Chapter 419: Meeting

Wubei Port.

Over the past half year, Lulansi has successively sent fifty thousand people to Luoning, and with the support of Weituolinuo, a small town has long since formed near Wubei Port.

It is just that most of the houses are simple shelters built by construction squads; looking across them, they are no different from a refugee camp.

"Life here is truly terrible!"

Aini Lu, the personal Guard Officer of Soofeiya, stands on the deck, gazing at the laborers working hard to build the port not far away; the noisy environment makes her frown.

"Uncle Ximeng, hurry up and fix the ship so we can go out and look around."

"Be patient, Aini Lu. Uncle Ximeng has excellent shipbuilding skills, but he cannot make repairs without ore."

Knight Peiteluo, who has many years of sailing experience and is also the captain of this "Fengfeng Hao", says helplessly: "Wubei Territory has no iron ore to sell us."

"They are truly stingy," Aini Lu complains.

Leaning against the railing, Knight Hameng, who is writing something in a small notebook with a pen, speaks up.

"According to the intelligence I have gathered over the past month, they are relatively backward here. Iron ore is already scarce, and it is needed for agriculture and port construction, so there is indeed not enough to go around."

Hameng closes his notebook and sighs softly.

This month, he not only toured Wubei Territory but also went to the nearby large city, Muma Cheng, to take a look. To be honest, he is quite disappointed—it is too backward here, and in some places, it is even primitive.

"We look at this place as a 'Land of Hope', but whether there is any hope is hard to say."

They want to find strong individuals to return to Xinyue Continent to help, but here, one rarely even hears of a Silver Moon Knight, let alone figures above the Legendary realm.

"Don't be so pessimistic!"

A crisp female voice comes from inside; it is Soofeiya, wearing a sky-blue Magic robe, walking out of the cabin room and onto the deck.

"It is not that backward here. At the very least, the porcelain, Curved Plow, and this kind of paper we have seen are very interesting."

The three people in the conversation nod; they do not deny this point.

Aini Lu walks to Soofeiya's side. "I heard from Hameng that the battle for that Luoning ended nearly a month ago, yet he still hasn't returned. Your Highness, why don't we just go find him?"

Mentioning this matter, Soofeiya cannot help but feel troubled.

They have just arrived in a strange place and naturally want to stand on firmer ground. Wandering around aimlessly like this might invite unnecessary trouble.

This is also the reason they have been waiting here for Luoning to return, but this wait has been too long.

"If Luoning does not return within these two days, we will not wait any longer."

Soofeiya says: "Hameng has already bought a sea chart, and Peiteluo has asked the people at Wubei Port for the general direction. We will head north directly, pass through the Screaming Sea, and go to Wangdu."

Their trip is for the purpose of seeking support, and the first ones they think of are naturally the stronger factions they can contact.

The reason they have stayed in this place for so long is mainly to obtain the most basic intelligence.

Aini Lu and the others relax; they are finally going to start taking action.

Just as they are speaking, a burst of rapid hoofbeats approaches. Having experienced several battles, Tangmu's face also carries an air of maturity and steadiness.

He arrives at the edge of the pier and says respectfully: "Honored guests, my lord has returned to Zhaozebao. If you wish to see him, you may go over now."

Aini Lu mutters in a low voice: "This lord has quite the airs."

Soofeiya chuckles. If she were back home, given her status, others would usually come to greet her in person.

"Do not mind these things."

She nods toward Tangmu: "Thank you for the notification, Knight. We will set off now."

Having said that, she reveals a Flying Carpet and flies toward the direction of Zhaozebao.

"Truly convenient."

Tangmu cannot help but exclaim. He glances at the port that is beginning to take shape, and a sense of pride rises in his heart.

He can be considered to have witnessed Luoning's rise with his own eyes and has seen many changes in Wubei Territory.

He also believes that the future here will be even more brilliant.

Luoning waits in the courtyard of Zhaozebao; he wants to see with his own eyes what a Flying Carpet actually looks like.

Aierlong said that the other party's overall strength is not bad, so for this meeting, besides having Aierlong accompany him, Luoning also had Kaierluosi stay in the castle, while having Ruige take a Knight Squad to patrol near the castle.

Before long, a black dot appears on the horizon.

This black dot slowly expands. Judging by its speed, it is slower than a dragon or a Griffin, but it is definitely much faster and more comfortable than horses.

Before long, Luoning sees the appearance of the Flying Carpet clearly.

Although this thing really looks like just a blanket from the outside, if one observes carefully, there are complex patterns on it, which seem to be some kind of Magic Law Rune.

Basically, the moment he saw the Magic Flying Carpet, Luoning determined that this group of people did not belong to the Orland Continent.

The Flying Carpet lands slowly in the courtyard, and five figures step down from it.

Coming to Zhaozebao this time, Soofeiya even called for Ximeng, who had been staying on the ship the whole time.

"You are the master of Wubei Territory, Count Luoning?"

Luoning nods while observing the other party.

The Magic fluctuations on this woman are indeed not weak, especially when she just put away the Magic Flying Carpet. If his guess is correct, the other party should be a Magic Master.

Although the three men and one woman behind her do not reveal their strength, they do look extraordinary.

Wherever these five people go, they could probably overturn a castle, right?

Luoning smiles slightly, "I am very happy to meet you honored guests. I am indeed the Count of Wubei Territory, Ronin Wushan."

"I am very happy to meet you. I am Soofeiya Xiersi from the City of Dawn."

The two shake hands, and Soofeiya smiles: "I did not expect you to look so young."

She adds a sentence in her heart, "Not only young, but also very strong."

Luoning glances at Aierlong. He does not know if the latter has heard of the place name "City of Dawn", but Aierlong does not give a response; perhaps that city did not exist in that era.

"The City of Dawn on the Xinyue Continent?" he asks directly.

Hmm?

This time, it was Suofeiya and the others' turn to be surprised.

Because of the Storm Sea, the two continents had almost no contact for years; where did Luoning learn information about the Xinyue Continent? Could it be that history here had not been wiped out as Hameng had investigated?

Or perhaps...

Suofeiya thought of another possibility and hurriedly covered the area with her Mental Power, but she did not detect any fluctuations of Soul Witchcraft.

Luoning frowned slightly; what was the other party just probing for?

"Apologies, I just wanted to confirm a few things."

Suofeiya withdrew her hand; since the other party had already guessed, she saw no need to hide it, "I didn't expect you to know about the Xinyue Continent as well. That's right, we are indeed from there."

"I saw the Xinyue Continent in three ancient books. It is said to be a place where Magic and Battle Qi shine brilliantly. So, after seeing your Magic Flying Carpet, I had a guess."

Luoning sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect you all to actually come from there."

Aierlong muttered to himself, could those three ancient books be referring to him, Ruidar, and Maiken?

"Your knowledge is admirable."

Suofeiya offered a polite compliment, then stepped aside to introduce them: "These are the companions who came with me."

"Guard Officer Aini Lu Weite, Meteor Knight and Chief Mage."

Aini Lu, who liked to mutter, nodded to Luoning in greeting.

Luoning nodded in response, secretly startled in his heart; this Guard Officer was not weak at all.

"This is Uncle Ximeng Huojinsi, a Silver Moon Knight who specializes in forging. The ship we traveled on relies on him for maintenance and repairs."

Ximeng grinned, his dark skin making his teeth look particularly white.

Luoning also smiled; this honest-looking uncle was actually a Silver Moon Knight, and he was also skilled in forging and shipbuilding.

This was a great talent.

"This is Peiteluo Puruisi, who is responsible for navigation, and my liaison officer Hamon Masailluo; they are both Meteor Knights."

Peiteluo spread his hands, "Introducing me together with Hamon, it seems I'm not strong enough yet."

"What, does being with me make you uncomfortable?"

Although the two were bickering, it was in a joking tone.

Luoning greeted them, but the strength of this group left him both shocked and wary.

Led by a Silver Moon Knight and a Magician, plus three Meteor Knights, such a small team was far too powerful.

Moreover, Suofeiya introducing them so bluntly had a hint of intimidation to it.

"Your strength is shocking!"

Luoning said with a smile: "I fear any castle in Wushan Territory could be easily destroyed by you all."

"You misunderstand, Count Luoning."

Suofeiya said with a smile: "We have no intention of starting a conflict, so I also ask you to put aside your hostility; that Magic Beast in the backyard is making us uneasy." (End of chapter)