Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 92

After a few days' journey, Rhodes and his party came to a wide river. The opposite side of the river was the place where Weber sacrificed, looking at the plain.

This big river flows from the north of Nord all the way to the southwest to the middle of the Kingdom of Fish, and finally flows into the sea near Gulfstream City.

There are many names for the big river, and they are called differently in different places. The glacier near the Ice River City in the Xuefeng Province of the Nuo Kingdom is also the same river, and in the Fish Kingdom it is also called the Qing River or the White River.

Rhodes and the others planned to find a port near this river to board the ship, and then go south along the river to Gulfstream City in the Kingdom of Fish, then take a boat from Gulfstream City to River City in the Roman Empire, and finally arrive at Women by land. The glorious city where the priest is going.

Although this takes a lot of detours, it can bypass the position where Nord and the Empire may be at war.

This big river is [-] meters wide in the Dawn Province, forming a natural direction. When the Riverview Plain belonged to the imperials, they would only attack Nord from the Winterfell Fortress.

It is impossible for the large army of the empire to cross this river to attack Dawn Province. Their warships must pass through the Kingdom of Fish if they want to go to this river.

It is impossible for the Kingdom of Fish to allow the imperial fleet to enter their interior, and it is also impossible to build a dock on the Hewang Plain to manufacture ships.

Such an obvious move will be discovered by the Nords every time and they will send troops to destroy it, and now there are not enough tall trees in the Riverview Plain to build ships.

Going south along the great river, Rhodes and the others arrived at Qingliu City, a well-known commercial city in Nord.

Before entering Qingliu City, they saw countless large and small ships docking at the city's port.

After paying the entry fee, it was already evening, so they decided to go to a tavern to have a rest for the night, and inquire about the approximate price of the boat ride to Gulfstream City, so as not to be cheated.

Before entering the city, Rhodes handed Michelle the heroine's veil that had never been taken out in the system space, and asked her to wear it to cover her stunning face, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

Michel didn't refuse, and put it on his face without thinking.The effect is not bad, I really can't see her face clearly.

After walking into a tavern called "Fat Salmon", the four found an empty table and sat down.

"I've heard that the grilled fish in Qingliu City is delicious, do you want to try it?" Baron said to Hamer who hadn't recovered from his grief.

Time is the best medicine, Rhodes and Baron have recovered from Weber's death, but Hamer has not.

"Don't eat, there are too many thorns." Hamer replied.

"The grilled fish here is famous for its lack of spines." Baron said again.

"Okay then, let me try." Hammer nodded.

"What do you eat?" Baron asked Rhodes and Michelle.

"I can do anything." Michelle replied.

After sitting down, Rhodes kept looking around, observing the attire of the guests in the tavern. He found that there were very few adventurers here, and most of them should be porters on the pier.

After hearing Baron's question, he came back to his senses and replied, "I can do it too."

Soon, the tavern waiter brought four grilled fish, a large pot of fish soup, and a basket of bread.

Picking up the knife and fork, Rhodes cut a piece and tasted it. He thought the taste was okay, mainly because the spices added were not bad, and the fish was also very fresh.

Rhodes ate while listening to the loud conversations of people at nearby tables.

"Recently, there have been more merchant ships coming here, and there are too many jobs that can be done. In the past, the captain picked us, and those who were too thin didn't want to. Hehe, it's all right now. It's our turn to pick them. Whoever pays more money will help. Who will move the goods." said a man with a figure like a bamboo pole.

A drunk man next to him said, "Indeed, after I finish this drink, I will go to the pier again, and there are still very few people there."

"Aren't you afraid of falling into the river drunk?" Zhugan asked.

"How could it be? I fell asleep with my eyes closed and sleepwalked, and I was able to carry a box and walk on the pier." The drunk man said loudly.

"Bragging, didn't you fall into the river last time, or I went down to catch you." A fat middle-aged man next to him joined the conversation.

"That was at least ten years ago," said the drunk. "Now you jump into the water and you sink first."

"I'm really old now, but I did go down to catch you before, when you were crying for help in the river." The fat middle-aged man said.

"That time, I heard that the treasure of the River Pirate King was hidden in the river, so I jumped into the water to find it. Later, I couldn't swim anymore and my legs convulsed, so I shouted for help." The drunk said with a blushing face. .

"Do you still believe the story of the River Pirate King's treasure? Isn't this the story my grandma told me when I was a child?" Zhu Gan said beside him.

"So only people who drink too much every day and live in dreams will believe it." The fat middle-aged man beside him laughed and said, "I have never seen a river pirate on this river since I grew up, let alone Let alone the River Pirate King."

"There are river pirates on this river, but everyone who encounters them dies." The drunk said unwillingly.

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After dinner, Rhodes, who had been walking all day, washed up and lay down on the bed that smelled of sunshine.

It is summer now, and he can use cold water for bathing, but he still feels greasy without shampoo and shower gel.

Today when he took off the heroine's veil, he saw something that made his heart ache again, the mother-child flying knife.

Since he woke up in that cave, he has been forgetting to let it generate a child flying knife. He decided to find a chance to give it away in the future, so as not to feel that he has lost a lot of money every time he sees it.

These few days, Baron was going to buy a horse for Rhodes, but Rhodes refused. He wanted to improve the proficiency of Treading Snow Wuhen by walking on two feet, but he still didn't upgrade after a few days.

Rhodes had never had a chance to complete the missions he had received before. The law and order in Chenxi Province was not bad, and they had never encountered any robbers along the way.

It might be that people here just need a little effort to get by, like the porters who sat near him at dinner just now, and can still drink a few glasses of wine in the tavern after a day's work.

In contrast, being a robber is really not worthwhile. Every day, you have to worry about being wiped out by the lord's troops. You have to choose a good place to rob, and there should be neither too many nor too few people passing by.

When choosing a target to rob, you have to choose a better one. When you encounter someone like Baron, you will definitely be wiped out. You choose a weaker one, but after a lot of hard work, you find that the person who was robbed is poorer than yourself.

But Rhodes is also happy to see this, it is best not to have robbers.

Sitting on the bed, Rhodes had practiced divine illumination all night, and wondered if bathing in dragon's blood improved his physique. Now his meridians are much wider, not as narrow as before.

When the internal strength is increased, it will be a little painful to pass through those narrow places.

The night passed peacefully, but he was called out by Baron early in the morning, and Baron asked him to go with him to the pier to negotiate the price with those captains...

(End of this chapter)