Chapter 413: The Uninvited Guests of Wubei Territory

Hamete considered himself to have seen many beautiful women, from elegant and noble ladies to heart-stirring songstresses, but the woman leading the group on the deck still made his eyes light up.

Her face was like the finest porcelain fresh from Huitu Village, fair and delicate, revealing an innate noble temperament.

Her eyes were deep and bright, like the most brilliant stars in the night sky, flickering with a light of wisdom and friendliness.

And that gorgeous sky-blue robe outlined her exquisite figure beautifully.

Hamete thought of Princess Blanche, whom he had seen at the banquet in Wushan Castle; she was also very beautiful and moving, but she belonged to the gentle and green type, while the one before him looked more mature.

The woman who spoke was not angered by Hamete's gaze, "Brave Knight, we are lost at sea; do you know what place this is?"

Hamete came back to his senses, realized his lapse in manners, and hurriedly adjusted his expression.

"Beautiful lady, this is the territory of Count Luoning, and I am Hamete, the Baron of Jingji Town, currently responsible for the security here."

He introduced himself politely and asked at the same time: "May I ask where you are from?"

While speaking, he sized up the four people beside the woman.

Among them, another woman was wearing light armor; although not as beautiful as the woman who spoke, she looked clean and capable, and had an air of heroic spirit.

As for the remaining three, Hamete was secretly startled; the physiques of these three men were very upright, and although their expressions were a bit listless from the voyage, they still exuded an aura that was not that of ordinary people.

With such a team and this ship he had never seen before, Hamete judged that this group definitely came from some great family.

The five people on the deck discussed in low voices for a while, and then the woman continued:

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Baron Hamete; you may call me Suofeiya."

She introduced herself: "I wonder if you could introduce the five of us to your lord, Count Luoning? We would like to resupply in his territory and also hope to buy some materials to make some repairs to our ship."

"This..."

Hamete was stunned for a moment; he was only helping Weituolinuo work here, and was not a follower of Luoning.

However, taking a few people around the territory was not a big deal; Wubei Territory welcomed people from all directions and had never placed a ban on strangers.

What's more, these people were going to spend money, which was something that could generate revenue for Wubei Territory.

"I can take you there."

Hamete said: "However, Count Luoning is currently not in the territory. You can meet Lord Aierlong first; he is one of the people in charge of Wubei Territory, and he will decide whether to take you to see Count Luoning later."

"Then thank you very much!"

Having said that, four of them got off the ship, leaving behind the knight with the darker skin to guard the vessel.

"The journey from here to Swamp Town is not short, and walking is too slow. Let me have someone bring you four horses so it will be faster."

The cavalry under Hamete's command still had to stay here for a few days, so borrowing these horses was not a problem.

But before he could give the order, he was stopped by the woman raising her hand.

"No need, Baron Hamete, we will take the Magic Flying Carpet."

"What?"

Hamete asked subconsciously, then realized that the other party was talking about a flying carpet.

But what was a flying carpet?

A carpet that could fly?

Along, scroll-like object appeared in Suofeiya's hand.

With a surge of Magic Power, the rolled-up flying carpet floated in the air, then unfolded with a *whoosh*, covering an area of more than ten square meters.

Hamete and everyone else widened their eyes, watching the flying carpet slowly descend to their feet, too shocked to speak.

"Let's go," Suofeiya said, stepping onto the flying carpet first.

Following closely were her personal Guard Officer, and then the two accompanying knights.

After they got on the flying carpet, they found a spot and sat cross-legged.

Hamete was a bit nervous, but in order not to lose face, he stepped up onto it.

It looked like a carpet, but stepping on it felt just like standing on flat ground.

"Truly magical."

He thought to himself, then followed suit and found a spot to sit down.

*Whoosh—*

The flying carpet suddenly rose into the air; Hamete subconsciously clenched his fists in tension. He tilted his head to look at the ground, and Wubei Port was getting smaller and smaller.

Such a high altitude made him feel dizzy.

Hamete's performance was seen by Suofeiya and the four others; they did not understand what there was to be nervous about regarding a Magic Flying Carpet, which was a fairly common flight tool.

"Baron Hamete, please lead the way."

"Oh, oh, okay, okay!"

Hamete came back to his senses, "We just need to head southwest first."

The speed of the flying carpet was naturally not as fast as a dragon, but it was significantly faster than horses running on the ground.

Before long, they arrived at Swamp Town and headed toward Zhaozebao.

"This... is the territory of a Count?"

Suofeiya's tone was somewhat incredulous; she found it hard to associate such a dilapidated place with a Count.

The female knight beside her commented: "It feels like we've arrived at a small town outside Anyue City."

"Aini Lu, don't talk nonsense. My home is in the Swamp Small Town outside Anyue City, and the houses there are neater and newer than here. This is at best like a wilderness fortress."

Hamete listened as he walked, searching his mind for information related to Anyue City and Swamp Small Town, but unfortunately, he could find nothing. Perhaps these people came from the more distant Gistana Duchy?

Although he didn't know where Anyue City was, Hamete could tell that these people were saying Luoning's territory was quite dilapidated.

Dilapidated?

It seemed a bit so, but it was also alright; at least it was better than his own territory, Jingji Town.

"You don't know, but the year before last, Luoning was just a Baron of a small town in the Shanlin. Now, he is not only the Count of Wushan Territory but also the Torrent Island Baron conferred by His Majesty the King, and the Flame Knight who won the Martial Arts Tournament."

"He has been a Count for less than a year, and all his time and energy have been spent on land reclamation; how could he have so much time and energy to renovate these buildings?"

"Oh?"

Suofeiya revealed a look of surprise and suspicion; to have achieved so much in two years, this Count Luoning must be quite extraordinary, and they needed to meet him even more.

"Can you tell us in detail about Count Luoning?"

"Haha, it is my honor, Miss Suofeiya!"

Hamete opened the floodgates of conversation, starting from when Luoning was good-for-nothing, to how he entered Leisen, how he beheaded the leader of the Bolante Bandit Group, and so on.

Suofeiya listened, her brows knitting together.

While Hamete went into Zhaozebao to report, she whispered, "Two years to go from an ordinary person to a Silver Knight in one leap; such a rate of improvement cannot be achieved even with the help of Magic Potion."

"Indeed, this Luoning is somewhat strange."

Aini Lu nodded, "As far as I know, being able to improve one's strength level so quickly is very similar to the abilities of the Witch Soul Clan."

Upon hearing this, the group was startled.

"Are you saying that this Luoning is already a member of the Witch Soul Clan?"

The reason they had set sail this time was precisely because they had received news that the enemy had already arrived on this continent.

If Luoning had become part of the Witch Soul Clan two years ago, then their operation was at least two full years behind schedule.

"There is such a possibility!"

Suofeiya nodded, "When we see Luoning, let us be careful." (End of chapter)