Chapter 302: Sailing Out to Sea

"What is wrong with your brother today?"

Weituolinuo frowned tightly and asked his second son in a low voice, though his gaze remained fixed on Lisi; the other party was actually wearing a smile, even if it was a rather ugly one.

Has the sun risen from the west?

Jiemi looked at the smile on his brother's face and felt uncomfortable all over; he would rather the other party keep a cold face and scold him instead.

"I'm not quite sure. I heard from a servant that he went to spar with Luoning last night, but he failed."

Jiemi shook his head, "But the servants don't know if there was any wager between Luoning and this guy Lisi. I guess, could it be that the loser has to keep smiling?"

A wager to smile?

Weituolinuo found it unbelievable, but looking at his son's appearance, he felt it was quite possible.

If that were true, then Luoning was truly making things difficult for others.

Escorted by a group of men and horses, Luoning arrived at the pier of Dennis Port.

Although it was said that the Earl of Screaming Island had affected the business of the Dennis Family, the port was still quite lively at this moment.

There were quite a few ships of various sizes docked in the harbor, most of which were less than ten meters long with very simple cabins; one could tell at a glance that they were used for fishing or ferrying to the nearest pier.

The largest one Luoning saw was the Dennis No. 3 docked right in front of him.

This ship was thirty meters long, and according to Jiemi's introduction, it was even equipped with bedrooms and a kitchen.

Although it could not be compared to modern passenger ships or warships, it was already quite remarkable for this era.

At this moment, Dennis No. 3 was secured to the side of the harbor with ropes, and the sailors on board had already made preparations for departure; as soon as Luoning and his party boarded, they would set sail.

"Thank you for the hospitality and escort of the Dennis Family!"

Luoning expressed his gratitude to Weituolinuo; the hospitality of the Dennis Family was impeccable, and in addition to the banquet and the ship for the trip, they even had the family heir personally escort him.

"I hope the Viscount will seriously consider the cooperation between us."

Weituolinuo smiled, "I will, Luoning. I wish you all the best in Jinyu City!"

Led by the captain, Luoning and his party boarded the ship.

Following the captain's order, the sailors untied the ropes, hoisted the sails, and the large ship slowly pulled away from the port.

"Ante, go notify Baron Hamete and have him come to Jianjiao City as soon as possible; tell him I have an urgent matter to discuss with him."

After a night of consideration, Weituolinuo had basically agreed to Luoning's proposal; as soon as the survey was finished and the port construction site was determined, they could proceed to the next step of business negotiations.

Therefore, the survey needed to be carried out early so that results could be obtained faster.

On Dennis No. 3, the canvas swayed in the sea breeze, making a rustling sound as if it were telling ancient ocean legends.

The hull rose and fell with the waves, and every bump made one feel the vastness and power of the ocean.

Luoning had come into contact with the sea when he subdued Kaierluosi, but the feeling back then was different from now, and he had no leisure to observe the seascape.

"Earl Luoning."

Knight Lisi walked over and said in a mocking tone, "Your two guards are truly little rookies; they can't even handle such a small amount of turbulence."

Luoning was also helpless about this.

Dawei and Tangmu were both seasick; they hadn't even sailed a few miles before they started vomiting, and they were currently lying in their rooms in the cabin to rest.

In the future, when the port in Wubei Territory was built and a fleet needed to be formed, he would have to consider whether they got seasick first.

"Everyone has a first time. Both Dawei and Tangmu grew up on land, and this is their first time at sea; there is no need to make a fuss about them getting seasick."

Luoning looked Lisi up and down, "Don't tell me you weren't seasick the first time you were on a boat."

Lisi snorted coldly, "As a member of the Dennis Family, I am a natural expert on the sea; you don't need to doubt that!"

"Remember to keep smiling, Knight Lisi; your current attitude is not what a loser should look like."

Lisi froze for a moment, a flash of defiance in his eyes, but as a knight who kept his word, he forced the corners of his mouth to curl up.

"Luoning, you only beat me because of your strength. When my strength improves, that will be when you lose!"

While faking a smile, he said viciously, "At that time, I will also make you keep smiling in front of me at all times!"

Keeping a smile, what a "cruel" punishment.

"How about this, I see you are smiling with great difficulty, so just stop smiling."

Luoning suggested, "You can consider following me and becoming my knight; that way, I can allow you to keep Along face."

If he could gain Lisi's allegiance, it would not only add a talented and sea-savvy expert to Wubei Territory but also gain the support of Jianjiao City.

Lisi glanced at Luoning indifferently, "Lord Earl, don't forget that I am the heir of the Dennis Family, and in the future, I can only follow the Lord of Wushan Territory. And as far as I know, you seem to have already lost the inheritance rights to Wushan Territory, right?"

After saying this, he felt he had vented a breath of frustration, and his smile became more natural.

This remark made it difficult for Luoning to answer; he couldn't exactly say he was going to take back the inheritance rights, could he?

"Your father is only fifty-two years old. With his Silver Grade physical strength, there is no problem with him living another forty or fifty years under normal circumstances. In such Along time, you can completely train in my territory first."

Luoning tempted him, "There is more than one genius knight in Wubei Territory; my commander and Guard Officer are about the same age as you, but their strength can crush you."

A cold light flashed in Lisi's eyes; the word "crush" seemed to be an insult to him.

"Don't play these provocative tricks in front of me; I won't be provoked by you."

He turned around, not wanting to continue communicating with Luoning, "If you want me to follow you, wait until you become a Meteor Knight."

"Fine, if I become a Meteor Knight before you, then you will come to Wubei Territory."

"We'll see then!" he said, walking into the cabin.

Luoning spread his hands; then they would see when the time came.

He turned around and looked at the vast sea. After several hours of sailing, their ship was already dozens of miles away from Dennis Port, and basically no other ships could be seen on the sea at this time.

The Screaming Sea did not look big on the map, but its area was actually quite large, and it was an inverted triangle; the further north one went, the wider the sea surface became, and the further the distance between the two shores.

Luoning learned from Captain Maifu that the wind speed on the sea had been low recently, and the entire voyage would take half a day longer than usual.

"Niujiao Bay..."

Luoning whispered the name of this harbor.

It is said that when the site was originally chosen, the Griffin Knights observed it from the air and noticed this terrain shaped like an ox horn at a glance, so they named the harbor "Niujiao Bay," and the city that subsequently developed here was naturally named Ox Horn City.

This city is located to the southeast of Wangdu and is directly controlled by Jinyu City; in a sense, stepping into Ox Horn City is equivalent to arriving at Wangdu.

Sailing is dull, especially long-duration sailing.

After the initial novelty wore off, Luoning also became tired; looking at the same scenery over and over caused some visual fatigue.

On the evening of the second day, the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the sea red.

High up in the cabin, the crew member responsible for lookout suddenly pointed to the northern sea and shouted: "Captain, look, there are ships heading south over there."

"Oh? Did you see clearly what kind of ships they are?"

The lookout tried hard to identify them, but in the end, he still shook his head.

"Too far away, I can't see clearly!"

Captain Maifu immediately stepped onto the high platform and gazed intently into the distance.

At the edge of the horizon, there were indeed three ships sailing south with their sails raised, seemingly heading toward Dennis No. 3.

Maifu immediately shouted loudly: "Lads, perk up, all of you pay attention to the direction of those ships, control the rudder and sails well, don't let us collide!"

At the same time, he signaled his deputy: "Go and inform Lord Lisi of this situation; we have already entered the waters of the Screaming Archipelago." (End of this chapter)