Chapter 345

Ren stood on the deck facing the cold sea breeze.

For the past two days, the steamer has continued northwards through the Gogoly Strait, finally arriving at Hightork.

This is a port city with a constant stream of passing ships. As the first ice-free port on the return route from the New World, almost every ship will stop here, which has created the prosperity of Hightork.

Haitok is the capital and largest city of the Sea Kingdom of Balshi.

More than 40% of the people in the entire principality live in Haitoke, and with the huge floating population, the number of people in the city exceeds 500,000. Even in the empire, it is still a big city.

The aborigines of Balshi are Mohe people, also known as Mohe Haimin.

They live by fishing and hunting at sea, and like most coastal countries in the world, they believe in the Lord of Storms.

Ten miles away on the sea, Ren saw a tall Temple of Storms standing in the city of Haitok, which was located on the side of the port.

In front of the temple, there is a huge statue of 100 meters high, which looks like a majestic human male, naked to the waist, extremely strong, holding a trident, eyes like lightning, watching every ship passing by, It seems that God's punishment will come down at any time.

The steamer sailed into the dock from under the statue of the Lord of Storms.

The mercenaries on board saluted Him silently, even though most of them were not believers of the Lord of Storms, they still had to express their respect.

Ren did as the Romans did, and bowed his body, silently saying "protection from the storm".

He felt the terrifying breath of divine power on this magnificent statue.

The Lord of Storms "Kesula" is a powerful deity no less than the goddess of magic. The Balshi Sea Kingdom borders the Empire with a population of less than one million. It occupies the best port in the Northeast, but it has not been annexed by the Empire, nor has it It became a vassal state precisely because of the protection of the Lord of Storms.

The ship anchors at the berth.

Emily came out of the room and said softly, "Ren, it's time for us to disembark."

She put on a luxurious enchanted robe, but she wore a gray cloak outside, and the hood could cover most of her face and hair, just like the dress she wore when they first met in Modu.

Ren's appearance has also changed at this time.

This time I came to Hightoke for a covert operation, and I couldn't be too high-profile, so I didn't bring the Ultramarines with me. He was only wearing light blue leather armor, with a sword hanging from his waist, and the very eye-catching blood-colored cloak was put away, and his body shape was also adjusted, becoming a little more slender, like a young and handsome ranger.

The two made an agreement not to be too intimate in front of outsiders.

Emily twitched her mouth and walked ahead.

Ren followed her like a guard.

On the lower deck, the mercenaries had already started to disembark. The headquarters of the Dragonstone Mercenary Group is in High Tok. Most of the members have a place to stay in the city, and even have married families. They regard High Tok as their hometown.

After leaving home for more than a year, the mercenaries couldn't wait.

As for the centaurs of the mercenary regiment, they took another ship a few days in advance to disembark at the hidden pier outside Haitok City, returned to the tribes on the grassland, and called more tribesmen to prepare for the battle.

The senior executives of the mercenary regiment were all waiting on the boat. The gray-haired legendary swordsman Astan was still taciturn, with his back straight; A decadent attitude.

"Captain."

"Your Excellency Emily."

"Lord Earl."

The three of them saluted Emily, their eyes involuntarily glanced at Ren beside her.

Especially Bigbell, although he tried his best to cover up, he still showed hostility towards Rennes, and quickly lowered his head.

Emily noticed Bigbell's state, her eyebrows under the hood frowned, but she didn't make a sound.

She has always been very clear about Biberger's thoughts, and she is also grateful for his loyalty. She has never left him for more than ten years, accompanied him like a shadow, and is even willing to sacrifice her life for herself, but she can't give any response. She can only pretend have no idea.

Now that she has confirmed her relationship with Ren, Bigbell's existence is not appropriate.

"If he can't adjust his mentality in time, he can only find an excuse to switch it off..." Emily thought to herself, although she was a bit ruthless, in order to restore the country, it was necessary to cut off all factors that might make Ren unhappy. .

Ren was silent.

In fact, he already knew that every time Bigbell saw him, the color of his soul would turn red, as if he had seen his father and enemy. These days on the boat, the voice of all things has heard a lot of gossip.

He didn't care about this, and didn't regard Bigbell as an opponent at all.

Emily is a smart woman, trust her to handle it.

"Let's go down, don't keep Varogen waiting for too long." Emilys said lightly, and took the lead to disembark, revealing the aura of a superior person, which is different from ordinary mercenary captains.

In fact, this is her real side in front of her subordinates.

A large carriage was parked on the pier, surrounded by a team of cavalry guards. Emily boarded the carriage alone, and Ryan followed on both sides on horseback like Astan.

As the team drove on the road, Ren looked around.

The city planning of Hightork is terrible, it seems to be put together randomly, buildings of various styles are crowded together, and there is no design at all.

The streets are crowded, there are many pedestrians, and the proportion of Transcendents is frighteningly high.

Ren suspected that if he smashed a brick, he would be able to hit three superhumans, most of whom were dressed as mercenaries. The racial melting pot.

The aborigines here, the Mohe people, look similar to the Orion people.

They are generally short in stature, exposed to the sun all year round, with dark skin, men don’t like to wear clothes, and run around with bare arms and feet; women also go out with a piece of linen wrapped casually, and some are more open, directly showing their chests Show breasts for everyone to appreciate.

Almost all the Mohe people are believers of the Lord of Storms. They are irritable, brave and sturdy, and they speak like thunder, as if whoever has a louder voice has reason.

Along the way, Ren saw several Moher conflicts.

Regardless of whether the opponent is from their own family or from a foreign race, the Mohe people would fight at the slightest disagreement, and the beatings were bloody. There were no guards in the city to stop them, and it was commonplace for people.

"The whole country is full of irritable brothers and sisters..."

Ren was amazed.

He has read in books that most of the believers of the Lord of Storms are like this. The coastal countries in the world of Ellenus, whether they are humans or other races, as long as they believe in the Lord of Storms, their temper will gradually become worse. The influence of the Storm Lord.

This powerful deity who is in charge of many priesthoods such as "Ocean", "Storm", "Sky", "Tide", "Sea Race", "Sea Monster", etc., is notoriously moody, and often does some inappropriate things. The weirdness of logic makes people wonder if there is something wrong with his mind.

Not only is it impossible for mortals to fathom his thoughts, but even other gods are often baffled.

The Lord of Storms has made countless enemies because of his personality.

There are also camps among the gods, and they form alliances to fight against each other. Only the Lord of Storms has no allies. Even the widely respected, loving and tolerant Mother Earth regards the Lord of Storms as an enemy, and is the only enemy.

However, the Lord of Storms is safe and sound so far, and there is only one reason:

He is so strong!

As one of the oldest gods, the Lord of Storms was born in the prehistoric era, tens of thousands of years ago. The huge statue standing outside the port is just his human form, and no one knows what the main body of the Lord of Storms is like.

According to the teachings of the Church of Storms, the kingdom of the Lord of Storms is not in the outer plane, but in the main material world.

Somewhere in the depths of the endless sea.

There have always been rumors that the Lord of Storms may be the most powerful god, second only to the four evil gods of the abyss, but mortals cannot confirm it, and other gods have not admitted it.

Storm Priest is also a very powerful church profession. This is a profession created by the Lord of Storms who doesn't really care about human believers, and can even be said to be indifferent.

Most of his believers are in the ocean, and countless sea people have contributed a huge amount of power of faith.

Even so, no one on land dared to underestimate the Temple of Storms and its believers. When most people encountered them, they tried to walk around them as much as possible. Otherwise, they would inevitably fight or even lose their lives.

The city of Hightoke is not big, and after a while, the carriage drove into a luxurious manor.

In front of the main hall, two men were waiting.

Ren noticed the leader at a glance. He was well-built, with a chubby bald head, and was dressed in expensive silk clothes. At first glance, he looked like a big businessman.

The eyes of the soul go straight to the depths. This person is a legendary wizard of the twelfth level.

And it is a relatively rare wizard of all souls.

Emilys had introduced her important people before, and she specifically mentioned this one, named Valogen, who had served King Silia for many years and was loyal.

After the fall of the Drogonburg dynasty, Valogen transferred his allegiance to Emily and fled to Hightork together. He operated trade as a merchant, secretly established a huge intelligence network, and penetrated into Kangat Luo's major families.

Valogen and Astan are Emily's most important right-hand men, even more important than Astan.

Without him, the restoration of the Drogonburg dynasty is almost impossible.

At this moment, Varogen was standing in front of the hall, waiting respectfully, looking at the carriage full of anticipation, his soul color was somewhat orange, and he was a little excited.

There is a second person beside Varogen.

He was relatively young, looking only in his early thirties, handsome, with dazzling platinum hair, pale golden eyes, exuding a strange aura.

Ren looked at it with the eyes of the soul, and was slightly taken aback.

His appearance and temperament are somewhat similar to Emily's, and he is obviously related to the Drogonburg family. However, the eyes of the soul can see clearly that he is not a pure dragonborn.

Ryan has been with Emily for so long, so he knows how to identify dragonborn.

The original dragon descendants were humans blessed by Bahamut, the god of dragons. Their souls were transformed into dragons, but they did not have the body of a dragon, just like a real dragon transformed into a human.

The Drogonburg family has always had a tradition of interbreeding in order to maintain their blood.

However, there are also a few dragon descendants who combine with ordinary humans and give birth to offspring. The souls of the dragon race are weakened by mixing. After a few generations, the souls are similar to ordinary people, and they are no longer regarded as dragon descendants.

That should be the case with this man.

Judging from the shape of his soul, he only has a quarter of the dragon blood, and he has been intermarrying with ordinary people since his grandfather's generation. His extraordinary profession is not a dragonborn apostle, but a storm priest who believes in the storm lord Kesula.

When Ren was observing him, the other party's gaze also cast over.

His soul color instantly turned red.