Conan Rick's Investigator

Because cats hate the cold and darkness here, as well as the very ominous atmosphere that is always revealed to the outside world in the depths of Leng Yuan...

"Hey, uncle, what are you looking at?"

Kuroba Kaito came up from behind with their luggage.

Qin Zhibo frowned and thought, then pointed to the mountains in the distance and said.

"That should be Lengyuan..."

"Leng Yuan?"

Kuroba Kaito's eyes were stunned, and then he also looked at those blue-gray mountains.

Because the sky in the northern continent darkened extremely quickly, in just a short while, only the towering outlines of the mountains were left.

But even so, Kuroba Kaito's eyes are still deep and persistent.

Is it right there?

Father……

Just then, a dark-skinned man walked along the side of the ship.

"Is your destination Lengyuan?"

Qin Zhibo looked aside and saw Larkin.

"Yeah, that's about right..."

"Excuse me, Brother Larkin, do you know how to get there?"

Although Lengyuan is now within sight, the current position is still quite far away from it.

There are no flat roads and convenient transportation like in the real world. In addition, the legendary Leng Wilderness is uninhabited, so it is quite difficult to get there.

And Leng Yuan is the place where the Illusory Realm Stepping Spirit Ascension Ceremony is implemented, so it’s impossible not to go there.

Larkin stared at Qin Zhibo blankly, his skin still darkened in the night.

He replied, "There is a way. It's to follow the 'road' in the mountains and walk step by step to Leng Plain."

"Humans have accomplished this feat before, so it must work."

"Good luck then..."

After saying that, Larkin turned around and left.

Qin Zhibo glanced at his

He looked at the back of the mountain, then turned his head to look at the low-altitude mountains closer to him.

Is there a road there?

Qin Zhibo was not sure, but he could only take one step at a time.

But the most important thing now is to find a place to stay in the city.

……

The northern continental city where the sailboat is docked is called "Inganok".

Like the entire cold continent in the north, this place is not very popular in the entire Dreamland, and almost no one wants to come here.

However, this city has a resource that no other place can ignore, and that is minerals.

Among them, onyx is the most famous, and even the entire city of Inganok was built with onyx.

Therefore, the place is full of quarries.

Qin Zhibo and Kuroba Kaito got off the ship with their luggage and walked into this ancient onyx city.

The first feeling the two had when they entered Inganok was "darkness".

Almost all the buildings here are black. Coupled with the already gloomy sky, it looks completely dark from a distance.

However, as long as you get closer, you can still find the ingenuity of local people in building buildings.

People will decorate the outside of the house with swirling gold products, grooves, and vine flower baskets.

The house has numerous windows, each side of which is carved with intricate, exotic flower patterns, the symmetry displayed through the dark tones is dazzling.

In addition to the architecture being different from the places I have been before, the people here are also unique.

There are people with skin of all colors here, but mostly black skin.

Among people of all skin colors, there are some special humans with narrow eyes, long leaf-like ears, thin noses and pointed chins.

The reason why they are special is because Qin Zhibo has heard rumors about them in Usa.

They are the products of the dream gods who live in the secret realm of Kadasi and humans.

Although these humans are of "demigod" origin, their strength is no different from that of ordinary humans.

And their father or mother has abandoned them, leaving no property or special abilities.

To put it simply, these people are the abandoned sons of the dream gods in the human world.

But even so, they still maintain the arrogance inherent in their blood, and tirelessly tell others about the memories of gods deep in their minds that were inherited from their father or mother.

"Elf?"

Kuroba Kaito looked at these "demigods" walking on the street and couldn't help but be stunned.

After all, these people do look very similar to the "elves" described in real-world fantasy literature.

It was just this one unfamiliar word, coupled with the undisguised scrutiny, that caught the attention of the "demigod" walking opposite, who gave him an unpleasant look.

While these "demigods" enjoy the pride that comes from their bloodline, they also somewhat hate that others regard them as special and constantly look at them.

Especially a female "demigod", whose eyes were as sharp as a knife, as if she had already scratched Kuroba Kaito thousands of times in her heart.

"Stop looking, let's go..."

Qin Zhibo didn't want to cause trouble. At this moment, he just wanted to keep a low profile.

……

The two quickly found a hotel in the city, and after paying for one night's room, they stayed temporarily.

After putting away their luggage and eating dinner, the two returned to the room to discuss their next trip.

After finally arriving at Inganok City, they had no intention of staying here.

Now that Leng Yuan is close at hand, both Kuroba Kaito and Qin Zhibo are very eager to reach the unknown and mysterious secret realm of Kadas.

Kuroba Kaito's goal is to find his father who died in an "accident" 8 years ago.

Ever since he learned the whereabouts of Kuroba Toichi from the ghoul Pickman, Kuroba Kaito has suffered a lot in searching for his father.

But these pains and seeing you again

Compared to his father, everything is nothing to Kuroba Kaito.

In addition to helping Kuroba Kaito, Qin Zhibo also has to complete his main mission-to go to Kadath.

This main quest comes with a huge reward of general skill proficiency and 5000 mysterious myth skill proficiency!

The richness of this reward is similar to that of going to the Abyss Enkai in the underground world of Kunyang.

Based on this, Qin Zhibo guessed that "Secret Kadath" must not be a dreamlike and beautiful place as people say.

The so-called "beauty" is often a smelly thing disguised as hypocrisy.

This is true for humans, and so is God.

In addition, it has been many years since Black Feather Pirates went to the secret realm of Kadath. If nothing unexpected happened, he should have arrived by now.

Or there is no possibility of accidents at all, because Hei Yu Daoyi is a gifted "dream maker".

The Dream Maker is a powerful existence that reigns like the Creator in this dream world.

But to this day, there has been no news about Kuroba Toichi in either the dreamland or the real world.

This probably means that what is waiting at the end may not be relief...

……

The next day.

Qin Zhibo and Kuroba Kaito came out of the hotel early in the morning and headed to the nearby market.

After a brief discussion last night, the two decided to accept the hotel owner's suggestion to purchase yaks.

Compared with horses, yaks are more tolerant of cold and plateaus, making them a more ideal mount.

The initial capital donated by the citizens of Usa was quite sufficient, and soon Qin Zhibo bought two of the strongest-looking yaks in the market.

Kuroba Kaito used the other part of the money to re-purchase necessary supplies on the road.

At the market, Qin Zhibo saw many merchants who seemed to be from foreign lands in the north, selling some rare items.

Such as exquisite emerald goblets, masks made of gold, and Shantak bird eggs.

According to others, the eggs of this kind of Shantak bird are a legendary delicacy. Even in this market, they are considered a rare treasure in several years.

Qin Zhibo looked at the giant egg, which was slightly larger than an ostrich egg, and had an idea in his mind.

Can this egg be used as a sacrifice?

However, this idea only stayed in the imagination of the mind and was not implemented.

Because the current bidding price for this egg has far exceeded the entire net worth Qin Zhibo carries.

Chapter 1254 Black Feather Pirate’s Letter

After collecting supplies, Qin Zhibo and Kuroba Kaito did not plan to stay in this city any longer.

Passing through the onyx palace belonging to the Masked King in the center of the city, starting from the northern corner of Inganok, they mounted their yaks and embarked on a pilgrimage to the north.

Although the northern continent is relatively deserted, there are still many quarries, farms, villages, etc. scattered around Inganok.

At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, they arrived at Uge, the first village north of Inganok.

This is a village built next to a small abandoned mine.

The two tied the yak outside the village tavern and planned to go in to inquire about the next road to Leng Yuan and information about Black Feather Pirates.

The reason why I hadn't inquired in Inganok City before was because the city was so big that it was almost impossible to inquire about a person who lived many years ago.

But it is just a few hours away from the city of Inganok, and it is the first resting place that every traveling merchant heading to the north will not miss.

After entering the tavern, Qin Zhibo still took the lead in inquiring about information.

After all, Kuroba Kaito is too skinny and tender in this world. When he was in Dilas-Lingang, he was even regarded as a woman by drunkards, so he was easily looked down upon by the people here.

After Qin Zhibo symbolically purchased some pomegranate wine brewed in the village, the tavern owner really recalled something.

"Kuroba Toichi..."

"It's a name from ages ago, but I do remember it..."

"Who are you to him?"

Seeing the vigilance and suspicion in the boss's eyes, Qin Zhibo murmured in his heart.

Could it be that Kuroba Toichi did something bad here?

But before Qin Zhibo could further test the tavern owner, Kuroba Kaito behind him could no longer restrain his excitement and answered first.

"I'm his son!"

"Son?" the tavern owner looked the young man across the bar up and down. "Your name is Kaito?"

"Yes! I'm Kaito!"

Kuroba Kaito's eyes became even more excited.

The tavern owner said "wait a moment" and turned back to the small room behind the bar.

Looking at the curtain that was opened and lowered, Qin Zhibo was a little surprised. This tavern owner actually knew Kaito's name?

That's probably...

As Qin Zhibo expected, after a while, the tavern owner opened the curtain and came out of the room, with a knife and a letter in his hand.