Chapter 436: Luck Descends

Having already obtained the core address of the Great Shark Gang from Hela at the Three-Footed Sea Dog, the plan of Xia Nan and his group proceeded very smoothly.

Especially with the help of the guards sent by the Baron, at this point in time, facing the official law enforcers from the Governor's Mansion, the hoodlums in the Saltwater District were not so blind.

They didn't encounter any obstruction along the way, and after leaving the Baron's mansion, they rushed to the Great Shark Gang's base at the fastest speed.

Even the entrances and exits of several nearby streets and alleys were surrounded by guards.

As for the result... it was exactly as Xia Nan had expected before:

——Empty.

As if they had long been prepared to evacuate, the things in the base were packed up cleanly, and not even a copper coin was left behind.

When Xia Nan and the others arrived, this two-story building was already a mess, and they couldn't find anything useful, let alone clues that could point to the current location of the "Great Shark Gang" members.

"But at least it further proves the suspicion of this gang."

After all, if they just kidnapped a passerby, a gang with professionals sitting in town like the Great Shark Gang would never make such a big move as it was now, being so decisive that they didn't even want their old lair.

Such an act was absolutely abnormal!

It made people can't help but combine the abnormal behavior of the Great Shark Gang with the Baron's daughter disappearance case that happened yesterday.

Xia Nan stood among the debris on the ground, walking slowly, his attention highly concentrated, his perception spreading, carefully searching for suspicious things.

As a Druid, Haian also had a good perception attribute, and with the help of "A-Yin" on her wrist, one person and one snake shuttled between the piles of debris in the house.

And the pair of twin warriors following behind her seemed to know that they were not good at this, so they closed their mouths tightly and rested assured to act as guards, one following Haian to prevent emergencies, and the other guarding the door of the house quietly, specifically responsible for the vigilance work of the outside world.

Time passed quietly, thirty minutes, Xia Nan and Haian had already turned the whole building over, almost digging out the foundation to check, but the harvest was sparse.

Staring at the rusty blade found from the corner, his gaze swept across the attribute panel that appeared in the void, seeing no abnormality, he threw it back into the garbage pile on the ground.

Xia Nan turned his head and looked at Haian on the other side of the room, just in time for the other party to turn his head to look over, and the two looked at each other.

The Druid shrugged.

"It seems that no useful clues can be found here." With some disappointment, Haian said helplessly.

"I remember there should be tracking spells, right?" The dark eyes turned slightly, and his gaze stayed on the 【Practice Staff】 at the Druid's waist for a moment, "Can you?"

"There are..." Haian's expression appeared somewhat hesitant, lowering his head and sweeping the garbage on the ground around him twice, "It's just that it requires some conditions for use."

She was a spellcaster, that's right, but it didn't mean she could master all the corresponding level spells in this world.

On one hand, as a Druid of the Coral Society, her spell list was restricted to a relatively narrow range, and there were certain restrictions on learning and memorizing spells, far less free than those proper mages;

On the other hand, reality is not a game.

It's not that as long as your professional level increases by one level with a "swoosh," a skill tree will inexplicably appear in front of you for you to choose from.

Except for the few "companion spells" given by the school and bloodline, if spellcasters want to expand their spell list, they really need to stay up late and work hard, memorize them book by book, engrave the spell model in their minds, remember the conduction method of spiritual power for each spell, and be familiar with the corresponding spell materials and incantations.

Many times, even for the most basic 【Light】, in order to make its brightness, duration, and even extension range reach the ideal degree, spellcasters have to spend many days and nights to conduct targeted research.

And as long as it is a human, or rather, as long as it is a wise creature, within a certain range, energy is always limited.

Even if there really is such a treasure house that can include all the spells in the world placed in front of them, very few people will study it.

After all, to some extent, the cost-effectiveness brought by tempering spiritual power to improve professional level is much higher than blindly expanding the spell list at a low level.

The terrifying power of a third-ring 【Fireball】 is incomparable to any number of zero-ring cantrips.

What's more, spell books on the Aifala Continent are expensive, and sometimes even if you specifically want to learn a certain spell, you may not be able to find a reliable spell model.

Facing the current situation, Haian said she was a spellcaster, but in reality, she might not know more than Xia Nan.

"I think... we might be able to ask the nearby residents about the situation, maybe we can find something."

As she spoke, Haian's expression appeared somewhat embarrassed, as if to relieve the awkwardness, she quite deliberately raised her right hand to wipe the non-existent sweat on her forehead.

Xia Nan had no objection to the Druid's suggestion.

And at the same time, his keen perception ability made him notice the flash of purple-blue at the cuff of the other party's right wrist during the movement of raising her hand.

"Is that the tattoo of your fleet?"

Greeting the twin warrior guarding beside him, Xia Nan walked toward the exit of the house with Haian, asking casually.

The same tattoo also appeared on the side of the twin warrior's neck.

Xia Nan originally thought it had no special meaning, but now seeing that Haian also had it, he couldn't help but raise a touch of interest in his heart.

To this, Haian just froze for a moment, then reacted quickly.

Without any sign of covering it up, instead, with a strong sense of pride, she took the initiative to roll up her sleeves to show Xia Nan the specific pattern of the tattoo:

Two crossed scimitars dripping with blood.

"'Oath-Breaking Blade', it is the flag of our fleet!"

Mentioning the name of the team, even Haian's voice couldn't help but become a bit louder.

"So every adventurer in your team has this tattoo?"

"Of course!" Haian waved her arm at Xia Nan, "Or rather, only official members are qualified to leave the team's flag on their bodies."

Xia Nan was noncommittal about this.

He respected the local customs and traditions of this world, and also fully understood the maritime culture of the Druid's fleet.

But if it were himself, unless the team really did a lot of things for him, making him feel enough belonging to the team, otherwise he would never leave such things on his body.

As for the reason, on one hand, he felt that tattoos were particularly troublesome to remove, almost things that would stay on the skin surface until death. If his thoughts and viewpoints changed in the future and he regretted it, he wouldn't be able to wash it off even if he wanted to, so he might as well not start this head at the beginning;

On the other hand, it could also be considered out of a certain obsession with his perfect body. It was hard to hone it into the current appearance through hard training, so how could he let some inexplicable patterns block his smooth and powerful muscle lines.

In contrast, it was the name "Oath-Breaking Blade" in Haian's mouth that attracted Xia Nan's attention more.

Every day he lived in Shoal Bay, he studied hard and urgently understood all kinds of information about this bay town.

And regarding the "Oath-Breaking Blade" adventure group, he had of course heard of it.

I heard it is a fairly well-known adventure ship group in the bay that has gone through many years of tempering.

Their overall strength is much stronger than the "Flying Fish Oil Barrel," and after all these years, they can be considered a medium-sized team with considerable fame throughout the Southern Archipelago, neither too large nor too small.

Anyone who has mixed in the Broken Wave Pier for a few years couldn't have not heard its name.

Of course, Xia Nan only glanced at the name of this adventure ship group when he was studying the forces related to the Nanfang Qundao, and remembered it in his heart to leave an impression, without continuing to go deeper, so he didn't know the specific composition of its internal members.

Right now, suddenly hearing this familiar name from Haian's mouth, he couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.

"So you went back to the tavern just now to report to your captain?" ===== CHAPTER 437 =====