V3.Chapter 15

Sauron left after making complete preparations this time.

Before leaving, he drew a blueprint for the further planning of the overseas archipelago. According to his initial layout, the upper limit of the population of Modo City was about 50,000 people, which was already a big city in the current era. The port part is still left to the Church of Fortune and the Church of the Sea to operate. Sauron pays more attention to land, and his future focus will also be on land. When his strength accumulates to a certain level, he may directly move to Treasure Island, where the wealth is easy enough. Alternative to overseas trade.

After all, no matter how lucrative trade is, it can’t compare to digging gold mines by yourself. In the future, if you want to change from pirates to a higher class, it will be quite difficult without gold mines behind them.

[Note: Treasure Island was mentioned earlier, and the overseas islands are rich in mineral resources. 】

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It is much more convenient to travel alone.

Sauron set off directly on the ghost ship Death Whisperer, followed the overseas route to the Shipwreck Bay, and did not need to supply supplies on the way. After a little inspection of the slave black market overseas, he headed to the Northland.

Northland is located on the northwest side of the continent.

And the country of ice and snow is located at the northernmost position, so Sauron's voyage route this time is quite long. If he wants to gather the other three elemental spar, he needs to travel about half of the entire continent. From the south to the north, from the north to the east, and finally across the death desert into the Underdark ±, ww︽w., because the last element spar is somewhere in the Underdark.

A place where you might encounter beholders.

Returning to the Northland again, Sauron's mood was very different. He landed from the deep water port and left the ghost ship Deathtalker in the nearby waters.

The port is still so bustling and lively.

However, among the noisy crowd, there were many more people wearing weapons, and even some half-year-old children had a dagger hidden in their waists.

Sauron could not help frowning slightly.

He walked out along the road, as he approached the gates of Deepwater Harbor. Saw a lot of wanted notices.

There are humans, there are dwarves, and there are lizardmen.

The law and order here seems to have deteriorated a lot compared to the last time I came here. There are dozens of wanted notices, large and small, on a notice board. The location of the Adventurer's Guild is more lively than before, and there are even bulletin boards outside with many tasks written in bright red letters.

Like the ones in front of you.

"One hundred miles south of Deepwater Harbor, Ancient Tree Town was attacked by Darkscale Lizardmen. The number of enemies is small, and the danger level is C. The reward for the task is 1200 Kindlers. Emergency tasks, additional rewards will be available after completion. ."

"There are ogres wandering near Fakna Town, and people have been missing one after another recently. The mayor wants to ask someone to investigate this matter and determine the number and traces of the ogres. The task rewards 300 Kindlers for assistance. The town guard has an additional bonus for killing ogres."

"The deep water port found a strange fog in the nearby waters yesterday, and some merchant sailors said they had seen traces of ghost ships. This task is a special task. Anyone who has clues can get rewards. The difficulty of the task is level B."

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Probably because the timeline is getting closer to the turbulent time. The Adventurer's Guild has also released a lot more quests than in the past.

But what made Sauron feel a little dumbfounded was that there were more than ten bulletin boards erected outside, the task difficulty ranged from F level to C level, and the only one with B level difficulty. It was to investigate the strange mist that appeared in the deep water port yesterday. Needless to say, it must be because of Sauron's arrival, because before he got close to the vicinity, he turned on the ability to summon the fog of the Deathwhisper, and unexpectedly, he was still seen by the nearby sailors. That's why today's special investigation mission of B-level difficulty came into being.

It's surprising to think about it.

Sauron also accepted a mission from the Adventurer's Guild back then, but he did not expect to experience so much. One day he also became a difficult investigation task.

Outside the city gate there is a gathering team.

Before Sauron walked out of the town, he saw the training militiamen, most of them were adult men, and there were many fifteen or sixteen-year-old children among them. In previous years it would not be in March. That is to say, during the busy period of farming, militia training is carried out, and the training is also during the slack period after the wheat is harvested. Therefore, people with a heart can guess that there is a problem with public security nearby just by looking at this situation. Emergency training of the militia, something must have happened nearby, or else how could there be such a time for sowing spring wheat.

Sauron didn't stay here.

In fact, he was already mentally prepared for the chaos to come. A catastrophe was far more than what he saw in front of him. When the real chaos came, it was the real disaster.

If nothing unexpected.

Sauron should arrive in the country of ice and snow tomorrow, but just after he left the deep water port, a little accident happened.

He saw a pile of dead bodies.

Strictly speaking, it was a pile of corpses that had been dead for a while. The corpses had basically begun to rot. The reason Sauron was disturbed was the stench that emanated from here.

Dead bodies are not uncommon in this day and age.

If it was just a corpse, Sauron wouldn't care at all.

However, these corpses had an obvious feature, but Sauron couldn't help but stop, and all their eyes were gouged out.

Strictly speaking, it should have been taken out!

All the bloody eye sockets, the eyeballs of all the corpses were taken out, and there are signs of battle on their bodies. From the traces of struggle in certain places, some people even had their eyeballs gouged out when they were alive, and then The enemy cut his throat.

Very familiar murder method!

Sauron glanced at the corpses and couldn't help muttering: "The Eyeless!? Has this group of people appeared?"

Eyeless.

A church of the evil gods that is not very strong but not weak.

What they believe in is an evil god without eyes. These people like to goug out their eyes after defeating the enemy, or sacrifice the evil god they believe in with a killing, and finally dig out the eyes of the killed person as a sacrifice. Taste. The reason Sauron knew them was very simple. Back then, he accepted the task of investigating another Church of the Evil God.

The Church of the Evil God is called the [Blind One].

The two corrupted evil organizations have certain similarities, and Sauron encountered the followers of the Blind when he was investigating the Blind.

"Die! Evil!"

Just after Sauron had seen these corpses, he pondered for a moment and was about to leave. Suddenly, a spell that made him extremely uncomfortable appeared, and then the paladin's signature spell 'Detect Evil' landed on him.

It was as if a mine had been triggered!

Sauron's body exploded in an instant, showing an extremely rich blood-red light. As the most powerful pirate king in charge of the south coast, it is no exaggeration for Sauron to say that his hands are full of blood. order, so that the lives of ordinary businessmen are much more stable. But it is undeniable that he controls the black market trade, the slave trade, and extracts protection money from other merchants. Therefore, no matter from which angle, the evil aura on Sauron is very strong!

There is only one type of person in this world who throws 'Detective Evil' at others without asking.

That's the paladin!

There was a trace of murderous intent on Sauron's body. If there was any behavior in this world that disgusted him the most, there was no doubt that the paladins who threw 'evil detectives' were definitely in the top three.

So at this moment he has an urge to kill!

But what he didn't expect was that it was the paladin in front of him who was the first to shout 'Let's die'.

It was a young handsome man.

He looked like a son of a nobleman, because he was wearing gorgeous full-body armor. After he threw a 'Detect Evil' at Sauron, his face was full of justice, and he slashed his sword directly. At first glance, this paladin did not have much combat experience, and before the distance between the two of them was shortened, he had already started to accelerate the sprint. Sauron could even close his eyes to capture the trajectory of his attack.

This is an inexperienced rookie!

It is estimated that the occupation level is around the third order, and it is not unexpected that the occupation level is around 12.

Judging from the color of the spell's aura reaction, Sauron had no intention of belonging to that kind of wicked person! Therefore, after seeing such a strong blood-red light, the paladin launched an attack without hesitation. In his opinion, Sauron belongs to the kind of criminal who can be directly judged!

"Don't be impulsive!"

"return!"

"You're crazy! Don't litter detect evil!"

A female voice came from behind the young paladin, and there were two or three other mixed voices, which seemed to be a team of adventurers.

Paladins seem to have taken over the role of warriors.

They looked like a team of adventurers who had accepted a certain quest, and the paladin walking in the front, after seeing the pile of corpses and Sauron standing beside him, the first reaction was not to ask, but Is thrown out a detect evil.

Damn it!

With a clanging sound, Sauron pulled out his machete in an instant, and then a series of steps simulating a monk rushed forward at a high speed. After swinging the knife stand to open the paladin's attack, he slashed his head with a knife!

"don't want!"

An exclamation sounded.

Three figures rushed out from the woods on the side. Among them, a female voice sounded familiar to Sauron. There were very few people who could make him feel familiar, so after hesitating for a while, he twisted the knife with his backhand and replaced the blade with a back of the knife.

clang!

thump.

The young paladin was knocked unconscious, and fell to the ground like a leech.

Sauron turned to look at the four approaching adventurers, his eyes swept a little among them, and immediately he really found a familiar figure.

Anjali.

The girl priest who once helped them in Amber City!

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(ps: That's all for today.)

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