The sea at night is illuminated by the stars and the stars on the sky. Tonight, there is only one unknown star hanging in the night sky.
As a result, tonight is a little darker than last night.
In front of their vision, a flashing red light guided them in the direction.
Looking at the red light coming from afar, Alka said, "Get ready, everyone. We are almost there."
Following the guidance of the red light, they could already see the huge towering lighthouse. On top of the tall tower was a red cross star that guided the surrounding ships.
The iconic building of Southern Cross Island, the Red Star Lighthouse.
At this time, the Sound of Dawn was covered with a simple camouflage, and the iconic bird head on the bow was changed.
It was changed into a very normal figurehead that looked like a shark's head. Although it was a temporary change, Porro's crazy suggestion was still adopted by everyone.
The emblem on their sails also became a shark head, biting a trident-like symbol.
With such disguise, they first slowly sailed into the port, then began to move uncontrollably and came to an area specially used for storing ghost ships.
"I haven't seen you before? What are you doing in Southern Cross Island?" At this time, a came to the ship, and the captain in charge asked Alka and others on the ship.
"We are a treasure hunting group. We just happened to pass by here and wanted to replenish supplies and rest for a few days."
“Treasure hunting team? ” The captain looked at Aka, and they didn’t think about it any more.
"A golden sail."
Alka nodded without hesitation.
A golden sail appeared in his hand and was flicked into the captain's hand. After checking the golden sail, the captain nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand cheerfully, and a red mark was printed on the bow.
"Recently, strict security has been in place. Strangers from outside can only move around in port cities. Unless they have proof, they cannot go to the central city."
Hearing this Alka nodded.
Then he watched the patrol team leave.
"Okay, let's take action." Alka turned and said to everyone.
Jason nodded first, jumped directly from the boat, and walked towards the port city in the dark.
He needed to collect some recent information about Southern Cross Island first. After all, it had been several years since they left the island.
Who knows how much this place has changed in the past few years?
Of course, it is also possible that nothing has changed.
"I'm going down too," said Alka, and he jumped off the boat.
Searching silently in the night.
Looking at the surrounding environment, they began to compare it with the memories in their minds. They had been on Southern Cross Island for a while and were quite familiar with it.
Of course, this was limited to the port, as for the capital outside the port and inside, they knew almost nothing about it.
Soon, Alka saw the street sign, turned into Mast Street, and came to the former number 28.
The shop was still open at this time, but there were not many customers inside. After all, it was already night. Alka looked at the plaque above.
Golden trout.
It seems that Balazs, who risked his life to stay and take a gamble, managed to survive.
After thinking about it, Alka turned around and went to an alley and walked into the alley.
The alley was a little dark, and there were some water stains underfoot. But fortunately, the alley did not emit any overly pungent odor.
Walk through the alley and come to a small staircase leading to the second floor, and open the iron gate outside.
As the iron gate opened, it seemed that some kind of spell was triggered, which lightly swept over Alka. Alka walked straight up the stairs to the second floor.
Leaving the wooden door.
As the door was pushed open, the sound of crisp bells rang out.
There was a dim light inside.
People were sitting in groups of three or four in various places in the tavern on the second floor.
The boss was wiping the wine glass and looked at Alka, frowned slightly, and then looked at him carefully for a while.
"Stranger? But I think I've seen you somewhere before, right?"
Alka smiled and said, "I had the pleasure of coming here a few times a few years ago."
Then he ordered two drinks and went to sit at a table in the corner. Looking at where Alka was sitting and ordered two drinks, the boss walked silently behind the bar.
Alka sat there quietly, savoring the wine in front of him, as if he was waiting for something.
About an hour later, a man in a cloak walked into the tavern and gently threw the cloth bag in his hand to the owner.
The boss took it directly and put the bag away.
The man in the cloak came straight to Alka in the innermost corner, sat down opposite him, and then he lifted his cloak.
It was Balazs's face that was revealed.
You can see some scars on Balazs' face, and these scars are a little old.
"Arka, it's been a long time. Has it been many years?"
Alka smiled and nodded, picked up his glass and clinked it with Balazs across from him.
"Yes, it has been many years."
Balazs smiled and drank the wine in his glass, looking at Alka with a serious frown.
"Although it's been a while, it seems too early, right?" He looked at Alka with a questioning look in his eyes.
He remembered that if he remembered correctly, Alka should have just passed the third stage not long ago.
And now, it’s only been less than a few years, which is too short.
Alka opened his eyes and looked at Balazs in front of him: "You are already in the middle of the third stage. You are growing very fast."
If he remembered correctly, when he left, Balas should have only reached the second stage, and it seemed that he had not even reached the third stage.
But after all, Baraz has his own treasures, so such growth in strength is normal.
Baraz looked up at Alka, "I still can't fathom your strength, but now that you've returned, it's clear that you have gained confidence."
Alka nodded: "Of course, I won't come back to die."
Balazs nodded. Since Alka had said so, there was no need to ask any more questions.
"It seems that you made the right bet. I think you have been doing well these years?" Alka asked Balazs.
"When I came here, I saw that your Chamber of Commerce had reopened."
Balazs smiled bitterly, then shook his head: "To outsiders, I am just a dog of Creel now, and this Chamber of Commerce is not mine."
Alka nodded and understood. Although Baraz made the right bet, it was obvious that Kriel would not trust him so easily, or would never trust him in his entire life.
I just thought he was still useful, so I unceremoniously made him my subordinate.
His loyalty is not required.
Then Balazs reached out and tapped the table, and a faint soundproofing spell flashed, blocking out the sound from their table.
Then Baraz looked at Alka and said.
"This time, you are sure you want to kill Kriel, right?"
Alka nodded: "Yes, I tend to hold grudges."
If they hadn't had some tricks up their sleeves at that time, they would have been wiped out by Kriel.
Even though he managed to escape in the end and even turned it into a blessing in disguise, Alka would not thank his enemies for that.
This man must be killed by their own hands.
Baraz nodded, confirming Alka's exact goal.
Then he said, "I don't know how long you have been here, but I have to tell you now that the capital is quite turbulent right now."
Alka nodded, "We were informed when we docked at the ship that we cannot leave the port city and go to the capital at will."
"Yes, the specific reason is that Kriel killed his father, his brother, and anyone who would hinder him."
Hearing this, Alka looked at him in confusion: "Huh? Why would he do this?"
If he remembered correctly, Kriel should be the general of this country, controlling all the military forces of this country.
Simply put, the king at that time could be described as a mascot and there was no threat to him.
And Kriel is the real ruler of this country.
Why kill these people in this situation? There is no point in getting rid of your loved ones for no reason.
Can only bear the stigma.
Although it is said that royal families have no family affection, meaningless investment will obviously only leave hidden dangers.
"There are several reasons. For example, the king has begun to refute some of Kriel's opinions on state governance at some point." Balazs pointed to his head.
"This king is not very smart."
After hearing this, Alka probably understood that the king who was pushed to this seat was obviously bewitched by someone.
I really feel like I am the king, controlling the country.
“And Kriel had already successfully advanced to stage 5 last year. He seems to have some kind of ambition and is actively practicing diplomacy at this moment.
And those members of the royal family who were unwilling to be controlled by him have been making trouble internally over the years. He was just annoyed, and he didn't have so much time to deal with these internal rats, so..."
After listening to Balazs' explanation, Alka nodded.
"So are you sure you can take down a Stage 5 king? He's got some guards and stuff like that."
"Are you sure he advanced to the fifth stage last year?" Alka asked.
"I can guarantee this. He was indeed promoted to the fifth stage last year, and then he began to officially show himself."
Hearing this, Alka nodded: "That's fine. Of course, it can't be done blatantly."
Simply put, Alka is confident that he can take out Kriel, even if he is surrounded by guards.
But obviously he couldn't just break into the palace and kill his way in. That would be a bit of an exaggeration.
Balazs nodded after listening to this, and after thinking for a while, he said, "I suggest that we wait for a while. Now is not a good opportunity."
"Why do you say that?"
“Because even though I don’t want to admit it, Kriel does have very strong ability to govern a country.
The more you understand, the more you need to admit it, and he has now killed almost all the royal family members who will interfere with him, so once he dies, the country may be extremely chaotic. "
Hearing this, Alka frowned and narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Balazs in front of him.
"I will kill him. Even though he is important to the country, he must die."
“I totally agree with that, but it’s going to take a while.”
"If you say so, you must have a reason." Alka looked at Balazs and said, he needed to give him a reason to convince him.
Baras nodded: "Of course, although the previous king was not very smart, he did give birth to a good son.
I have had the honor of meeting him before. He is talented and charming, but not ambitious enough. He also has very good political skills. "
"In short, he was a very suitable king."
"Didn't you say that all those who were in the way were dead?"
"But he's not in the way, is he? And he's a follower of Our Lady, and he's studying outside.
Kriel will definitely come back quickly after doing something like this."
"Believers of the Virgin Mary..." Hearing this, Alka leaned back in his chair and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"Will he come back safely?"
"Yes, Kriel is not so bad as to be an enemy of the Holy Mother Church. And his nephew is a saint of the Holy Mother."
"Why?" Alka didn't quite understand some of the politics in this world.
Although he himself doesn't really understand politics.
But this saint of the Virgin Mary could certainly have taken over Creel's place under certain circumstances.
Why do we have to leave such a powerful hidden danger?
Balazs seemed to understand Alka's confusion.
He explained, "You are a believer of the Virgin Mary, so you should know that Southern Cross Island doesn't believe in this. We believe in the White Mist Serpent, which is what you and we saw before."
Alka nodded. The Southern Cross Island believed in a powerful king in the dream.
Although Alka didn't think that the king of dreams would care about them at all.
"So this young man is not very popular with the people or the ministers. People on the island see him as an alien."
Alka nodded, perhaps understanding it.
It is possible that this young man will come back for revenge, but it is clear that the Holy Mother Church will definitely not help him.
This kind of internal political struggle is not what the church is about.
And he will not have much impact on Creel's power .
So this is a character that needs to be eradicated, but if the price is too high, forget it.
"So Kriel's idea is probably to let his nephew come back to take revenge on him, so that he can kill him legitimately without offending the church." Balazs summarized briefly.
"So you want to wait for him to come back, kill Kriel and let him take over the position of king?"
Alka asked, looking at him.
Balazs nodded: "I was born here, grew up here, and I don't want to mess up this country because of my hatred.
But I do hate him, so I wanted a slightly better plan. And now that plan is possible, isn't it?"
"And you are a believer of the Virgin Mary, aren't you? We also learned in our dreams before that the big snake worshipped by the country has ended its contract with the royal family and he no longer protects the people of this country.
Although I don't know much about this vast sea and have never been far away, it has become increasingly chaotic and the sea conditions are becoming increasingly dangerous.
People seem to have nightmares frequently in their dreams, which all indicate that the great god of white fog has left us."
Here, Balazs frowned and said, "So, if he ascends the throne, he can also allow the Holy Mother Church to begin preaching in this area legitimately.
It is a good thing to believe in a truly powerful god. I think you will not refuse, right? "
After listening to what Balazs said, Alka rested his chin on his hand.
He looked at Balazs and said, "You have successfully convinced me, and you are very perceptive."
The departure of the white fog snake resulted in a certain number of fog-like creatures still gathering in the dreams of this gathering place.
But those black fog creatures that had been spying on the periphery for so long would definitely not be able to resist wantonly destroying.
Mental weakness is inevitable, and of course it will not last long.
Once these black fog creatures have been venting their energy for a while, they will naturally reach a balance with the number of fog-like creatures.
But the people who once lived here with the White Mist Snake never had nightmares.
Of course they couldn't accept it.
Moreover, with such a powerful Dream King in this area, the environment of this area will naturally become very stable.
The departure of a powerful being naturally causes this area of ​​reality to become chaotic.
The Southern Cross Island is just a matter of going from complex to simple.
But it is difficult to go from complexity to frugality.
Now is indeed a rare opportunity.
It is certainly a good thing to be able to attract more believers to the Virgin Mary. After all, Alka has always been a recipient of the grace of the Virgin Mary and her church.
To be honest, it didn't provide any good help.
I hope this time it can be considered as a thoughtful gesture.
If you can reduce the losses of innocent people while taking revenge, why not do it?
It's just a matter of waiting a little longer.
Can wait.