Rise of the Dark Witch

The moist sea breeze blew in my face.

At the edge of Danube Port, the largest seaport in the Sea Empire, a dark sailing ship was docked.

This black sailboat made of unknown wood is five hundred meters long and twenty stories high. It looks like a mobile island floating on the sea. Just looking at it from a distance gives people a heavy sense of oppression.

However, next to the crowded Danube Port, this black sailboat looked like a ghost ship.

Even if it is docked at the edge of the port, even if there are crew members coming and going from time to time, even if trucks of goods are constantly being transported up and down...

Still no one noticed it.

People are just living their lives as usual.

Sailors were shouting on the deck, tourists were enjoying themselves on the beach, and pedestrians were rushing back and forth...

It was as if the black sailboat and the others were in two different worlds.

At this time, the black sailboat that had been docked in Danube Port for several days moved.

On the deck of the black sailboat, which is as big as an island, sailors are busy running around.

The sail made of the leather of an unknown monster slowly rose amidst the shouts of the sailors, and the five-hundred-meter-long and twenty-story-tall black sailboat moved slowly.

On the busy deck, two passengers were very obvious.

It was a man and a woman dressed in gorgeous clothes.

The man looks ordinary in appearance, but his blue eyes are as inclusive as the sea.

The woman, wearing a purple slit close-fitting robe, has a graceful and luxurious temperament that makes people dare not look directly at her.

Faced with such a conspicuous man and woman, no one around the sailors dared to take a second look. They just kept busy with their own things.

These two people were Roya and Glory who set off from the Kingdom of Saint Luo to the Devil's Palm Continent.

Although their appearance has not changed in any way, and no pseudonyms have been used in their titles, people around them would not associate them with the Holy Emperor and Queen of the Holy Luo Empire at all.

Because they have specially processed their own presence and breath.

Unless the other party is an outstanding wizard apprentice or a formal wizard, it is impossible to recognize them by looking at the portraits of the Holy Emperor and the Queen.

Although this Black Shark sailboat is said to belong to a wizard and has many wizard apprentices on it, among the many wizard apprentices, only the captain and a few others have the ability to see through the identities of Roya and Glory.

If there was only Roja, if he wanted to, even if the other party was a first-level wizard, he would not be able to see through his true identity.

Although Roya and Glory did not reveal their true identities in front of everyone, to most of the sailors and wizard apprentices on the ship, Roya and Glory were noble figures that they must not offend.

Glory held Roya's arm with both hands, and looked at the endless blue sea with Roya.

"Master Roya, is it really okay to let them continue like this?" Glory asked in a low voice.

"..."

Roja just stared at the calm sea and did not answer immediately.

Glory turned her head to look at the bustling Danube Port and the Sea Country, the Sea Empire.

The Haibang Empire was one of the six countries in the Six Kingdoms.

It is an extremely open and prosperous coastal country.

However, when the remaining five countries in the Six Kingdoms unified into the Holy Luo Empire under the power of Roja, the solitary Haibang Empire seemed so alien.

The reason why Roja did not take action against the Hai Bang Empire back then was because the Hai Bang Empire was backed by the Red Wizard in the Giant Whale Sea.

Roja, who was only a first-level wizard at that time, did not dare to take action against the Haibang Empire, which was protected by the Red Wizard.

But it's different now.

As a powerful wizard who is not even afraid of third-level wizards, Roja wants to incorporate the Sea Empire into the territory of the Holy Luo Empire. It is just a matter of raising his hands. I believe that the red wizard in the giant whale sea will not do it for a mere Sea Empire. Offended by Roja.

"Sir Roja, of your great achievements in unifying the six countries, only the Haibang Empire is left."

"Although your reputation will not be damaged even if there is no Haibang Empire, there is still a slight flaw after all."

"In fact, most of the high-ranking officials of the Haibang Empire want to join our Holy Luo Empire, and most of the people are eager to become a member of our Holy Luo Empire."

"As long as you nod, the flag of our Saint Luo Empire will be raised on the land of the Haibang Empire tomorrow."

The Haibang Empire was a chess piece supported by the Red Wizard of the Giant Whale Sea in the Six Kingdoms, but was quickly abandoned after the rise of Roja.

The abandoned high-level officials of the Haibang Empire were trembling day and night in the face of the neighboring behemoth of the Holy Luo Empire.

Everybody knows--

It is only a matter of time before Roja unifies the six countries!

Abandoned by the Red Wizard and without the support of the Red Wizard, how could the Haibang Empire be a rival to the Holy Luo Empire?

Once the Saint Luo Empire goes to war against the Haibang Empire, it probably won't last even a month, right?

As selfish wizards, the senior leaders of the Haibang Empire would certainly not go against the Saint Luo Empire for the sake of the Haibang Empire.

Civilians of the Haibang Empire? They just want to live a better life, and they can't wait to become a member of the Saint Luo Empire immediately.

In recent years, the top leaders of the Haibang Empire have secretly met with Glory many times, hoping to merge the Haibang Empire into the Holy Luo Empire.

But because Roya was not around at the time, it was difficult for Glory to make a decision.

It can be said that everyone in the Haibang Empire is waiting for Roja to make a statement. It can be said that as long as Roja nods slightly, not even a war will break out, and the Haibang Empire will become the territory of the Saint Luo Empire.

When Roja came back from the Ten Thousand Demons Cave, Glory immediately told Roja about regaining the Haibang Empire, but Roja never expressed his opinion after hearing it.

Looking at Roja who still didn't nod, Glory was puzzled.

"Lord Roja, what are you still hesitating about?"

"Don't you mean you don't want to unify the Six Kingdoms? Or are you still worried about the giant whale waters behind the Haibang Empire?"

"With your strength and potential, even a fourth-level wizard would not dare to underestimate you. There is no way that the red wizard in the giant whale sea would offend you for the mere sake of the Haibang Empire."

Faced with Glory's repeated persuasion, Roya knew he had to say something.

He thought for a while and then said: "I have offended too many people and forces. Almost all the countries and forces around our Holy Luo Empire are on guard against and wary of us."

"Not many forces are willing to establish diplomatic relations with us openly."

"I think it's best to leave a window for external communication."

Luo Ya killed hundreds of official wizards in one go that year, offending countless forces.

Those forces dare not speak out about Roja, but they must be extremely resentful of Roja in their hearts.

Moreover, Roja also imprisoned the third-level wizard Andre in the space ring, offending the Yanhai Island Kingdom, one of the five empires of the Shenwa Witch Domain.

He also made an appointment with the He Mo wizard in the Land of Fusheng.

It’s hard to say who will win in the battle between Roja and Hemo Wizard.

If we are eager to curry favor with Roja and establish diplomatic relations with the Holy Luo Empire now, when Roja is defeated by the He Demon Wizard and the Holy Luo Empire becomes the target of public criticism, will the forces that have made friends with the Holy Luo Empire suffer retaliation?

The Gray Bones Empire, Thousand Forest Ancient Kingdom, Devil's Palm...these big forces can make friends with the Holy Luo Empire without fear of retaliation afterwards, but their small forces that don't even have second-level wizards dare not.

The Saint Luo Empire can't always be in a state of isolation, right?

The forces outside the Saint Luo Empire have what they need.

Within the Holy Luo Empire, there are also things that outside forces need.

"Let the Haibang Empire be our window to the outside world."

"Although everyone knows what's going on, at least there is a fig leaf covering it, right?"

"As for how to deal with the Haibang Empire..."

"Find a way to make the Haibang Empire appear to be an independent country, but in fact it has become our territory."

"As for how to do it, we need to carefully discuss it."

"I leave these matters to you."

After listening to Roya's explanation, Glory looked at Roya with admiration.

She did not expect that Roja, who seemed not to care much about the Holy Roman Empire, actually thought so much about the development of the Holy Roman Empire.

In fact, what Roja said are just the most basic strategies for governing the country.

It's just that Glory and others have been exposed to cultivation since they were young and have never seriously learned how to govern a country, so they didn't think of it.

There must still be people in the Saint Luo Empire who have the same ideas as Roja, but those people are not powerful enough to reach the top, and their opinions are not taken seriously by Glory and others at all.

After all, this world is just a world of power.

As long as you have enough power, any strategy or conspiracy is simply superfluous.

In the eyes of Glory and others, Roja only needs to unify the six countries with absolute power. Who dares to disapprove?

As for after Roja's failure and death, will the Saint Luo Empire be counterattacked by the surrounding forces?

nonexistent!

Except for Roja himself, anyone who dares to raise such a question will immediately become a public enemy of the entire Saint Luo Empire!

While Roya and Glory were talking about the Haibang Empire and admiring the coastal scenery, a small figure walked out of the cabin.

When they heard the sound of someone walking out of the cabin, the sailors busy on the deck cursed without thinking.

"Didn't I say not to..." when the ship is setting sail?

But when he saw clearly who the figure was that came out, the sailor who was ready to curse one second shut his mouth tightly the next. He quickly turned around and was busy with what he was doing, as if nothing had happened.

What frightened the sailors so much was a cute primary school student with a delicate and lovely face, dark and healthy skin, and an innocent smile on his face, as if he had been lost somewhere.

This cute little girl who looks like a primary school student is a second-level wizard from the Devil's Palm - Wizard Siqi!

As soon as Siqi saw Roya on the deck, she immediately ran over with sparkling eyes, "Loya, why are you here on the deck? It will be easy for me to find you."

Seeing the second-level wizard Siqi approaching, Glory immediately stepped aside in a wise manner, leaving room for Roja and Siqi to talk.

Although Wizard Siqi looked harmless, Glory knew that he was a peak level 2 wizard. A pseudo-level 2 wizard like her, who had gathered the foundation of three realms, could kill the opponent with just one hand. She couldn't do that. Offended.

Even with Roja as her backer, she may not be able to catch up with him in terms of cultivation level and strength in this life.

Although the other party would not take action against her for Roja's sake even if she made extremely rude words and deeds, in order to maintain Roja's trust and love for her, it was better to be good.

Like a gust of wind, Siqi suddenly came to Roja's side.

She jumped up to the railing and sat down.

The sea breeze blew, and her delicate short white hair was messy in the wind.

"Lord Luo Ya, I didn't expect you to be willing to ride on the Black Shark sailboat." Siqi looked at Luo Ya and said in surprise.

months ago.

Roja contacted her and asked her about the opening of the nightmare world.

She is the contact person arranged by the Demon Hunter organization for Roja, and she naturally knows everything about Roja's inquiries.

After answering Roja's question, she tried to ask -

"There are still a year or two before the Nightmare Realm opens. Do you want to try taking a boat to the Devil's Palm?"

The Devil's Palm is a continent across the sea from the Holy Roman Empire, with an area dozens of times that of the Holy Roman Empire.

There is generally only one way to get to Devil's Palm from the Saint Luo Empire.

That’s by boat!

Thousands of kilometers of sea separate the Saint Lo Empire and the Devil's Palm. There are countless dangers hidden in this vast sea.

There are sea monsters with terrifying strength.

There is a huge whirlpool that can swallow everything.

There are hurricanes that can sweep across entire continents.

There are ghost ships that have been wandering the sea for who knows how many years.

There is a sea race that lives deep in the sea and is hostile to humans.

Even for a first-level wizard, it is very difficult to cross thousands of kilometers of sea alone to reach the devil's palm.

Regardless of whether you are an ordinary person, a wizard apprentice, or a first-level wizard, if you want to go from the Saint Luo Empire to the Devil's Palm, you usually need to take the Black Shark sailboat.

But level two wizards don’t have so many scruples.

With the strength of a second-level wizard, crossing thousands of kilometers of sea is not a problem at all.

If Roja wants to go to the Devil's Palm Continent, he can choose to fly there directly. With his sixteen times the speed of sound, he can reach the other side in less than an hour.

You can also choose to take the boat like everyone else.

However, if you take a boat, it will take much longer.

Because ships have to pass through many places and sail tens of thousands of kilometers.

If it's quick, it could arrive in two or three months.

If we go slowly, a trip may take several years due to some extreme weather conditions.

But after thinking about it for a while, Roja still chose to take the boat.

Anyway, there are still a year or two before the nightmare world opens, and during this period he has nothing to do.

It is better to wander around and see the customs and customs of various places.

Youdao means reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles. The feeling of learning relevant knowledge in books and truly seeing it in reality are completely different.

and--

A belated honeymoon with Glory?

Thinking that they had been married for nearly two hundred years, the two of them had not traveled well.

Take this opportunity to take Glory on a trip, so that she, who has stayed in the Six Kingdoms her whole life, can experience this vast world.

For people like Roja who have never taken a long voyage on a ship, it is understandable that he would take one once in a while when he is free.

Why does Siqigui, a level two wizard, have to take the boat with him?

"Wizard Siqi, it's not because of me that you appear on this ship, right?" Roja asked.

"Haha, did you notice?" Siqi scratched her head, "The real reason why I invited you to take the boat is probably because I wanted to find an insurance policy. With you, the strongest second-level wizard in the Shenwa Witch Domain, I can This Black Shark sailing ship will definitely not be in danger on this long voyage.”

"Danger?" Roja raised his eyebrows, "Isn't it enough that you, a second-level wizard, are here?"

Siqi is not an ordinary second-level wizard, but one who has reached the peak of the second-level and is one of the top second-level wizards in the Devil's Palm Continent.

With Siqi's strength, even if she enters the Magic Machine Academy to participate in the four-color arena, she has a good chance of entering the top 100.

With her protection being so powerful, she still couldn't guarantee the safety of this voyage?

Roja's eyes suddenly narrowed.

Was he being plotted against?

"Don't stare at me like that." Siqi shrank her neck in fear, "I will explain the reason to you. If you don't want to, you can leave at any time."

After Siqi's detailed explanation, Luo Ya finally understood the ins and outs of it.

Over the decades, sailing ships traveling between the Saint Luo Empire and the Devil's Palm have been attacked many times, and three of the sailing ships disappeared with both people and the ship.

Why did the route that had been sailed for thousands of years suddenly become dangerous?

We must investigate clearly!

So they sent a first-level wizard to investigate.

Then they discovered the reason why the ship was attacked and disappeared - the overlord-level monster that swallowed the island, the sea monster!

This is a sea monster that lives in the deep sea, looks like an enlarged version of a monkfish, is a kilometer long, and can swallow a small island in one gulp!

Faced with the overlord-level monster, the island-swallowing sea monster, the first-level wizard who followed the ship to investigate did not dare to take action.

He quickly abandoned the boat, jumped into the sea, and swam back to the shore secretly.

Since the culprit who attacked the wizard's sailing ship was the overlord-level monster, the island-swallowing sea monster, the only way to deal with it was for the second-level wizard to take action.

However, even for a second-level wizard, it is still extremely difficult to kill an overlord-level monster in the dangerous deep sea.

Because the physique and magic power of an overlord-level monster are far superior to that of a second-level wizard. If a second-level wizard wants to kill an overlord-level monster, it can take anywhere from a few hours to several months.

During the battle with the overlord-level monster at sea, the overlord-level monster escaped into the deep sea. Should we pursue it or not?

Chase?

The dangers of the deep sea make even a fourth-level wizard dare not step into it at will.

Not chasing?

If you can't deal with the opponent the first time, it will be even more difficult to deal with him later.

Ordinary second-level wizards really have no way to deal with the overlord-level monster, the island-swallowing sea monster. Even if multiple second-level wizards besiege it, they probably won't be able to keep the island-swallowing sea monster.

But the second-level wizard in Devil's Palm is different.

As demon hunters, they are extremely good at dealing with monsters.

Even if they fight one-on-one with overlord-level monsters in the sea, they have more than 90% chance of winning.

In the end, the demon hunter organization with the devil's hand took over the task of dealing with the sea monster that swallowed the island.

In recent years, when the wizard's sailing ship is sailing, there will be second-level wizards from the Devil's Palm lurking on the ship, waiting for the island-swallowing sea monster to arrive.

The Swallowing Island Sea Monster has not appeared for several years, but they still dare not neglect and still carry out normal rotation.

This year it’s Siki’s turn.

She received news from Roja before setting off, and tried to ask Roja if he wanted to take the boat together.

"Leave it to me to deal with the overlord-level monster, the Island Swallowing Sea Monster. You just need to help protect the ship. As a reward..." Siqi licked her lips and smiled thoughtfully, "During the days you stay on the ship, I can be your personal tour guide."

"I didn't expect that you invited me to protect the ship. You are a pretty good person." Roja said in surprise.

"Wha, what? Me? A good person? No! No!" For some reason, Siqi blushed and denied desperately, "It's just that several wizard sailing ships have been destroyed by island-devouring sea monsters in recent years, and there are not many wizard sailing ships left... I It’s not because I’m worried about the people on the boat!”

"Ah, yes, yes."

Roya stroked Siqi's head and smiled.

"you……"

Seeing that Roja didn't listen to her explanation at all, she could only puff her cheeks and glare at Roja angrily. (End of chapter)