Chapter 1742: A Bird Entered the Secret Birdcage

Is this... the legendary Golden Land?

After being carried down from the ship by her big brother, looking at the clusters of black reed-like chimneys in the distance, the clouds dyed lead-gray by the coal smoke, and the pitch-black city as far as the eye could see, a heavy look of disappointment couldn't help but appear in the still-red eyes of the Original Sin Great Rose God.

The Golden Land that produced 70% of the precious metals in the present world, the Golden Fiber Port with the world's number one sea cargo throughput, the Golden Ear District where all the giant chambers of commerce of the Western Continent were stationed, and where the tax of one street was enough to support a country... and this is it?

"Put on your mask."

Taking out the children's mask he had prepared from the Mirror World, hanging it on Meilanni's ears, and carefully tightening the locking rope to ensure there were no gaps at the nose and chin, Li Ang, who was also wearing a large mask, turned back and instructed:

"Mo... cough... a friend told me that the air in the Golden Land is very bad. You must take precautions when outdoors, and don't go near those neighborhoods with many large chimneys, otherwise your nostrils will be black."

"Anna, Miss Wendy, it's best if you two cover your hair too. If the wind picks up later, the fly ash and coal smoke from those chimneys will stick to it, and it will be quite troublesome to wash it off."

"It looks so dirty here..."

While Li Ang was distributing masks and hairnets to everyone, Meilanni, who had been put down, looked at her black shoe soles and couldn't help but complain to William, who was calm beside her:

"It's gray everywhere, and my shoes are already black after walking just a few steps. I don't think this place should be called the Golden Land; it should be called Ash City."

"This place was indeed originally called Ash City."

"Ah???"

"The 'Textual Research on Kingdoms and City-States of the Pan-Continent,' which records the origins of the Twelve Kingdoms, wrote that before the discovery of large-scale gold mines, the largest mineral product of the Morna Kingdom was coal. The current Golden Land sits on the river valley where coal was originally washed and smelted. At that time..."

After giving his ignorant sister a simple popular science lesson on the history of the Golden Land, William the younger brother, who had done his homework before coming, stood on tiptoe, looked at the only golden building on the opposite bank of the river, narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, and turned back to Queen Veronica behind him:

"Sister-in-law, do you want to send an armed..."

"Cough, cough, cough!!!"

Fearing that William the younger brother would be impulsive and say something shocking in front of the mermaid miss, exposing his family's identity, Li Ang hurriedly interrupted:

"There's no need for an armed caravan. This is the inner port of the Morna Kingdom; there won't be any more pirates. Just bring a guard to ensure basic safety... By the way, Miss Wendy."

Li Ang, who was quite curious about the alliance formed by the six monarchs against him and had not yet explained his identity, quickly gave Anna a wink, entrusted the heavy responsibility of taking care of the child to her, and then smiled at the mermaid miss:

"Remember you mentioned earlier that you should be the last one to arrive among everyone. Are the others..."

"They must be anxious waiting!"

Firstly, she didn't think she could be so unlucky as to crash into a ship and happen to run into the God of Cookery, and secondly, she had quite high trust in Li Ang, who was a "fellow clansman." After hearing this, the mermaid miss didn't think much and immediately urged:

"Let's go, let's go! Some of them have already arrived for a week. We must hurry over, otherwise we won't be able to catch up... Hmm?"

Just as she was about to take Li Ang to attend the "Anti-God of Cookery Meeting," the mermaid miss seemed to have discovered something, turned back to look at the waiting area of the pier, and saw two guard teams driving away the crowd.

"Strange..."

After looking at the Morna royal marks on the two guard teams and identifying the corresponding welcoming specifications, the mermaid miss couldn't help but be surprised:

"This specification is a royal visit? Are there other royals coming on the same day as me?"

There are indeed... but because you were frantically speeding along the way, we arrived half a day earlier than expected, and the welcoming department of the Morna Kingdom has only just started clearing the area.

"Could it be that the God of Cookery and the Queen of the Travel Thrush Kingdom have arrived?"

After blinking, Li Ang, not wanting the mermaid miss to continue lingering here, suddenly "tightened his expression," and reminded her "seriously":

"This is the North Pier of the Golden Land. If the God of Cookery and that Travel Thrush Queen choose to take the Golden Route and come by ship from the sea, his ship will probably dock at this pier, so... Hey? You wait! Why are you running!"

"I... I'm not running..."

Hearing the call from behind, the mermaid miss, who had subconsciously run seven or eight meters, came to her senses, her expression slightly embarrassed:

"Mainly because I'm already very late, it's really too rude, and I can't let them keep waiting for me, so I'm walking a bit fast... this... how about I go first?"

"No need, let's go with you."

Holding Anna's hand and giving a few instructions, and arranging the guards, Veronica, who was also wearing a large mask, walked over quickly, reached out to take Li Ang's arm, and smiled:

"We are very interested in the opportunity you mentioned. Opportunities to see so many monarchs at once are rare. Thank you, Miss Wendy, for bringing us such a precious opportunity!"

"Wendy!"

Looking at the mermaid miss who entered the meeting room under the guidance of her attendant, the Refraction Queen, who was also a Great Court blood descendant and had a closer relationship with her, took the initiative to stand up and greet her.

"You finally arrived. On the way..."

"There was a small accident on the way, but fortunately I was fished up, and nothing major happened."

After holding the Refraction Queen's hand and exchanging a few simple pleasantries, the mermaid miss just wanted to introduce Li Ang and the other person behind her, but heard a slightly nervous urging sound from the room.

"Don't stand at the door, come in and talk!"

"The door is not safe! You hurry in! Don't let the news leak!"

"???"

"Oh right, it should be said inside!"

After blinking her round eyeballs, the Refraction Queen took the mermaid miss, who was full of doubts, and pulled her toward the inside of the meeting room, while Li Ang and Veronica followed quickly.

And just after a few people left the door, as the Refraction Queen waved her hand, a faint light curtain hung down from the door frame, firmly covering the entrance of the meeting room, even the door cracks were covered tightly, completely turning this room into a secret room.

"Secrets are birds with wings. If you don't want them to fly around, you have to lock them in a cage while they are still eggs."

After saying a proverb of the Refraction Kingdom, the round-faced queen of the Refraction Kingdom instructed the mermaid miss:

"The mother of that Travel Thrush Queen is from the Morna Kingdom, and the two countries have always been firm allies. So we are now discussing how to deal with him on the God of Cookery's turf, so we must be doubly careful... Wendy, who are these two behind you?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1743 =====