In Port Naville, Rudolf returned to Old Bart's dock. Rudolf had been away for so long, and the ship had not yet been remodeled.
Cooper asked, "Rudolf, was the journey to send Kedrick back smooth?"
"It was very smooth. Kedrick was very satisfied. He even gave me 60,000 South Continent gold shields, saying that they were gold shields issued by the Church of the Gods, saving us the trouble of exchanging them. Let's use this kind of gold shields to pay the dock this time."
"Oh my God! Is the young master of the Earl's family so rich? He generously gave you 60,000 gold shields for sending him off? I would have gone there earlier. It would be a pity to miss this good opportunity!"
"Kedrick insisted on preparing it for me overnight. I had to refuse."
Cooper always felt that something was wrong. He suddenly thought of a possibility: "Rudolf, did you get blinded by money and rob the Earl's manor?"
Cooper's guess startled the first mate Mackenzie behind him. He hurriedly looked at Old Bart not far away, hoping that Old Bart would not hear it.
Rudolph patted Cooper's shoulder hard: "Cooper, do you think I am the kind of person who robs other people's manors for money when there is a disagreement? How much money I have is a secret. At the current rate of spending, it will take more than ten years or even decades to spend it all. What's more, you have never seen the Doc Manor of the Earl of Golden Anchor. These 60,000 gold shields are not even a fraction of the Doc Manor. If you don't believe me, ask Mackenzie."
Mackenzie nodded hurriedly: "This is true. The Doc Manor can also be ranked in the top ten among the many manors on the north coast of the southern continent. If you rob the Doc Manor, you will definitely get much more than 60,000 gold shields."
Cooper always felt that something was wrong here. Kedrick gave Rudolph 60,000 gold shields. There must be something fishy here. He just sold two armed merchant ships and got more than 50,000 gold shields.
After finding an office, Rudolph took out a sea chart, which was obtained from the Doc Manor. He found Old Bart and asked him about the issue he was most concerned about: "Old Bart, tell me about the nearby forces."
The sea chart information of Doc Manor might be delayed or incomplete, and he wanted to get more specific information from Old Bart.
Rudolf did not directly ask for the location of the Level 5 Apostle he wanted. He did not want to expose his target to Old Bart, and he was not that familiar with Old Bart.
Maybe if he asked where the Level 5 White Demon Priest was now, the whole underground world would know tomorrow that Rudolf the Furnace was looking for the White Demon Priest, and the day after tomorrow the White Demon Church would know that there was a wizard who wanted to dig out their eyes as relics.
"Mr. Rudolf, let me start with the port of Naville where we are.
This port is located at the mouth of the Sulo River and is the largest port nearby. The entire banks of the Sulo River belong to the Oblivion Church. Going upstream along the Sulo River, you will reach the core parish of the Oblivion Church.
The Southern Continent belongs to the Church of the Gods, and the center of the continent is the core area of the evil gods. On the contrary, the southern coast of the Saragu Sea, which is the northern coast of the Southern Continent where we are, the control of the church is not so strong.
This place is too close to the Northern Continent. The knights or alchemists of the Northern Continent will organize expeditions every few decades or even more than ten years.
The infiltration of the Evil God Church into the Northern Continent It is like a thorn in the flesh. Whenever the kingdoms of the northern continent feel that the church power in their territory is difficult to control, they will send an expedition to attack the evil god church on the other side of the Saragu Sea.
Several large port cities have become ruins in the war. The evil god church is unwilling to build here and make the north coast a paradise for us gray forces.
To the east is the scorching sun desert of the White Demon Church, and to the west is the gray moth forest of the Worm Nest Church. Of course, they are not called these names now, the Church of Nothingness, the Church of Holy Light, the Church of Harvest, etc., each of which sounds very nice and becomes more confusing. "
When he heard the White Demon Church, Rudolf's heart warmed up a little. The relic of the 5th-level White Demon Priest is one of the secondary relics in the Phoenix Secret.
"Mr. Rudolf, I don't recommend you go deep into the South Continent. It's too dangerous. The people deep in the South Continent are all believers of the Evil God Church. We, who have no faith, can easily be discovered by them."
"Doesn't the Evil God Church need the abilities of other apostles?"
Knights and alchemists have the habit of hiring or raising other apostles. Rudolf doesn't believe that the Evil God Church can reject so many practical abilities for the sake of faith.
"Yes. Every Evil God Church will have a group of fanatics who protect the religion. The fanatics are all apostles who have surrendered to the church. But it's difficult to get in there. You need the approval of a high-level priest and you have to buy expensive indulgences. The people in the fanatics are all crazy. In order to express their loyalty to the evil god, they are more extreme than those believers."
"The fanatics... recognize the master, but they are different from real believers. They really have to behave more like loyal dogs and bark more fiercely to gain the master's appreciation."
Rudolf roughly knew the situation in the South Continent. What Old Bart said was similar to what he saw in the manor. The South Continent is ruled by the Polytheism, and each church has a different ruling area. On the contrary, the southern shore of the Sara Ancient Sea has become a chaotic gray area because of the possibility of being attacked by knights and alchemists.
"Where is the Ancient Sea Wizard Association? Where is their headquarters?"
Old Bart was not surprised to hear the wizard's question. Rudolph the Crucible has killed the Level 5 wizard of the Wizard Association. He must be concerned about the situation of the Wizard Association.
"The Ancient Sea Wizard Association is an organization active on the sea. They also have a land base, located in the Martini Islands on the west coast of the South Continent. It is said that someone has seen a terrifying Level 7 wizard there. No one can tell what level the top combat power of the Wizard Association is.
The Martini Islands are far away, next to the parish of the Western Abstinence Church. The Abstinence Church is a church with weaker combat power among the Evil God Churches, and it poses the least threat to the Ancient Sea Wizard Association."
Hearing the name of the Level 7 wizard, Rudolph had a headache. He had to bypass the Martini Islands. Unless he became a Level 7 wizard, he would never go there in his life.
The good news is that sailing on the sea is very slow. By the time the Ancient Sea Wizards got the news of Nantian Siwo's death and sent out a revenge fleet, the Bauhinia had already left here.
The room was silent for more than ten seconds. Rudolph, Cooper and Mackenzie all looked solemn.
Rudolph did not allow his captain and first mate to look sad. He looked carefully at the location of the Martini Islands and said in a high voice:
"I, Rudolph the Crucible, am never afraid of any enemy. I will face all enemies head-on. Even the Ancient Sea Wizards, even a level 7 wizard, will not let me retreat a single step.
Isn't it just the Martini Islands? Don't be afraid. We will sail directly to the Martini Islands!"
Cooper hurriedly put his hand on the nautical chart: "Rudolph, calm down. Don't get inflated just because you killed a level 5 wizard. Going to the Martini Islands is no different from committing suicide."
"Listen to me." Rudolph said calmly:
"I think you have all read the popular science books of alchemists. They say that we live on a planet.
The Martini Islands are in the west. Our planet is a circle. As long as we keep going east, we will reach the Martini Islands in the west one day.
Face the wizards! Conquer the fear, overcome the fear! We will sail eastward and continue to advance towards the enemy in a detour. Every nautical mile we go eastward, we will be one nautical mile closer to the Martini Islands!
We will ride the wind and waves, and get closer to the Martini Islands step by step!"
Cooper silently withdrew his arm from the nautical chart. He was fooled. How could Rudolph, such a cunning man, go to die?
"If you say so, we are sailing eastward to reach the Martini Islands in the west, then we have to go faster, the faster the better."
"Yeah, I can't wait to have a big battle with the Ancient Sea Wizards, but I don't know how long it will take to travel most of the planet, don't make me wait anxiously."
It took old Bart a while to react. Rudolph the Crucible meant to escape to the east, and he said it so tactfully. Mackenzie, who had been with Rudolph and Cooper for a longer time, was much more receptive than Old Bart, and behaved much more normally, constantly agreeing with the shipowner and the captain.
Mackenzie said: "Mr. Shipowner, Captain, if it is a round-the-world voyage, it will take two and a half to three years."
"Three years? So fast? No, what I mean is that revenge is not all of our lives. The scenery along the way, the passers-by who brushed past, the exotic beauties, which one is not more important than hatred?"
Everyone nodded, and they recognized Rudolph's outlook on life and values.
Rudolph pretended not to know the southern continent, and asked: "Old Bart, where is the floating ice sea?"
Old Bart looked at the sea chart and pointed to a place near the South Pole: "This is the floating ice sea."
"Oh, very good, we don't have to go straight east, we can go southeast and then northeast, go to the floating ice sea first, and then go to the Martini Islands."
Rudolph's impatience was real. Three days later, the Bauhinia left the port of Naville and headed east.
Seven days after the departure of the Bauhinia, two people entered the ship market in Port Naville. They went straight to the depths of the ship market and came to Old Bart's shop.
Old Bart looked up and saw the person coming. As a local snake, Old Bart recognized who the person was at a glance.
"Hello, people from the Wizard Association."
Not only does the Northern Continent dislike wizards, but the priests of the Southern Continent also hate wizards. High-level wizards of the Ancient Sea Wizard cannot easily set foot on the coast. Once discovered by senior priests, the temple will also organize priests to hunt witches. No one likes to have their relics taken away by wizards.
The two people in front of him are not of high level, so Old Bart is not very afraid.
"Old Bart, just recognize us. This is a letter from the Antarctic Wizard. I hope you can take a look."
Old Bart took the letter, opened it and looked at it carefully.
The Antarctic Wizard, an important wizard of the Wizard Association, is very famous on the sea. He is a cold level 5 wizard who likes to make others into ice sculptures.
After closing the letter from the Antarctic wizard, Old Bart said, "I didn't expect the Antarctic wizard would write to me personally. I am really flattered."
The two did not speak. They believed that the handwritten letter from the Antarctic wizard was enough to make this slippery local snake spit out everything he knew.
After Old Bart spit out a mouthful of smoke, he said,
"The furnace Rudolph you are looking for did find me. This is business, and I certainly won't refuse. After he and I completed the transaction, he asked me for a sea chart and asked me about a place, the floating ice sea."
After saying this, Old Bart lowered his head and continued to play with a ring in his hand. This is a space magic tool given to him by the wizard Rudolph after the transformation of the Bauhinia. It is very practical.
The two looked at each other, got the most desired information, and turned to leave.
Old Bart waited until the two were far away before looking up again.
Level 5 wizards are not common goods, and there are not many level 5 wizards in the Ancient Sea Wizard Association. After the death of the Swordfish Wizard, it was unexpected that the Antarctic wizard was responsible for hunting down the furnace Rudolph. This time, without the order of the Carolingian Alchemy Council, the wizard will be more active in hunting down the furnace.
As far as Old Bart knows, the Swordfish Wizard has the ability to control fish and can lay a net in the Sara Ancient Sea. No one can escape the pursuit of the Swordfish Wizard Swo.
Now that the Swordfish Wizard is dead, the intelligence ability of the Ancient Sea Wizard Association will be reduced by one level. It is much more difficult to find another ship in the vast ancient sea.
This is why the Antarctic wizard deliberately wrote a letter to threaten him. They can only use methods they are not good at to find the furnace Rudolph, and they can't even ask him questions.
"Fortunately, the South Sky Swordfish Wizard is dead, and the Bauhinia has a much greater chance of survival..."
As for the floating ice sea, it was a false news deliberately spread by Rudolph.
This false news is so true, because Rudolph will really go to the floating ice sea and become the direct shooting area of the Hydra that the Hydra wizard must go to. Anyone who knows the secret formula of the Hydra will never doubt Rudolph's destination. However, Rudolf is not going to go recently. He has a new love now, and Phoenix is his real goal.
Off the coast of Port Naville, a huge white ship is parked on the sea.
This is the Iceberg of the Antarctic Wizard. Nelson, the Antarctic Wizard of the South, has just come here from the Antarctic waters and failed to block the furnace Rudolf.
The Antarctic Wizard is a middle-aged man with a white beard and lush hair. He is like a white bear covered with hair. He hates the hot and humid climate here.
"No matter how cold it is, you can solve it by wearing more clothes, but who can tell me what to do when the weather is hot? Do I have to take off a few layers of skin?"
Others looked at the Antarctic Wizard surrounded by ice and did not dare to say anything. The Antarctic Wizard in front of them would really peel off other people's skin.
The two people who came to ask Old Bart questions came to the Iceberg in a small boat. The two boarded the Iceberg in a small boat.
"My Lord Antarctic Wizard, your letter has worked. Rudolph the Crucible's destination is the Sea of Floating Ice."
The Antarctic Wizard's eyebrows and eyelashes are extremely thick, which makes his eyeballs deeply sunken in the hair, and his eyes can't be seen clearly.
"The Sea of Floating Ice... The Crucible really knows the secret formula of Hydra. A Scorpio wizard has a title like 'The Crucible', which is more disgusting than him."
The Sea of Floating Ice is a sea area close to Antarctica. For ordinary ships, the Sea of Floating Ice is extremely dangerous. If you are not careful, you will be sunk by icebergs.
The Ancient Sea Wizards will know some secret formulas of the Southern Sky Constellations. Hydra is a constellation very close to the South Pole, and the Antarctic Wizard Nelson is very familiar with this constellation. The most special thing about the Sea of Floating Ice is that it is the direct shooting area of the Southern Sky Constellation Hydra, and it is a place that must be visited to become a Southern Sky Hydra Wizard.
"Try to chase the furnace and his ship first. If you can't catch up, go to the floating ice sea and wait. Since he has mastered the secret formula of the South Sky Hydra, he will definitely go, not to mention that he now has the relics of Swo."
It is very difficult to be promoted to a South Sky wizard, and the secret formula is very precious. The Antarctic wizard Nelson does not think that Rudolf will give up the South Sky Hydra.
At this time, Rudolf, who had already left the port of Naville, was full of the Phoenix and rebirth. With a new love, who would remember the old love? Rudolf will sooner or later become a South Sky Hydra wizard, after he has the ability of immortality.