Half a day later, in Whirlwind Port, the scorching sun shone on the surface of the sea. Everything seemed so hot and painful.
Ma Wen and his entourage entered the city and were subjected to strict security checks. If not for Ma Wen showing his feudal lord badge issued by the Southern Wizard Alliance, he would not have been able to enter the city in such a chaotic time!
Whirlwind Port was already in a mess. People were trying their best to save the collapsed houses, parents were looking for their lost children, and the guards were quietly receiving treatment.
After the dragon disaster, many people lost their families, brothers, and friends. Some even lost their arms or legs.
For these injured soldiers, it was much better for them to lie here and receive treatment than their comrades who died under the evil dragon's fire.
At least they still had life and time to feel sad.
Disasters were so heartless.
Ma Wen walked on the street and silently watched children run past him. Their faces were filled with fear.
This disaster might be recorded in the history books, but more importantly, it remained in the hearts of the civilians in Whirlwind Port.
Especially the children. They suffered such trauma at such a young age. This was unimaginable for people who had lived in a peaceful era.
Ma Wen heard someone praying to the gods. It was a priest of the Silver God. He was praying to the gods to protect him and keep the disaster away from this land.
Unfortunately, this low-level priest did not know that the gods he believed in would not protect him.
Admittedly, the Silver God was a third-generation ancient god. He did not participate in the attack on the Universal Magic Pool, but he could not stop all this.
For the East Coast, and even the whole of Fernand, the dragon disaster was just the beginning.
The real disaster and pain had yet to come!
…
Ma Wen and Ibu parted ways in Whirlwind Port.
The son of Elven King was determined. He swore to find the hiding place of the Primordial Red Dragon Earl and complete his great cause of slaying the dragon.
However, Ma Wen knew that the nest of the Primordial Red Dragon was actually in a strange cave at the bottom of the sea. It was very difficult to find. Without the coordinates, it was impossible to find it in the vast sea.
It was a very dry and warm place, and because it was very close to the ground, there would often be lava eruptions.
The Primordial Red Dragon had fought twice on the East Coast. The first time was to attack Whirlwind Port, and the second time was an earth-shattering battle with Professor Copper Dragon. After the second time, both sides were heavily injured. Earl fled back to his lair at the bottom of the sea, but his lair was discovered by a master tracker who spread the news.
This instantly attracted countless adventurers, those who were trying to make a name for themselves as dragon slayers.
This was the origin of the first Legendary Dungeon in Fernand's Continent — Lava Palace.
These were all plots that Ma Wen was very familiar with in the game. He even knew how to find the lava palace hidden deep under the sea.
However, he didn't tell Ibu the location of the palace because he knew that Ibu was far from being a match for the Red Dragon.
Although he had fought against the Red Dragon with a punch, that punch was completely unexpected.
If the Primordial Red Dragon was prepared, a few dragon spells would have turned Ibu into ashes unless Big Elven King enchanted a forbidden spell like Resurrection on Ibu!
Even if Earl was scared away by the restraining spell of the Dragon Slayer, he was not something that Ibu could deal with now.
Of course, Ma Wen knew that the dragon was full of treasures, but he knew better than to act according to his strength. To kill the Primordial Red Dragon, at least Elven King, Anthony who had not fallen, Professor Copper Dragon, or a super legend like Inheim with the Void Boots would have a chance.
With his strength, even if the Primordial Red Dragon was lying in front of him, he probably wouldn't be able to pry off a dragon scale with all his strength!
This was the absolute suppression of strength.
His skills and experience had all become illusions.
Ma Wen watched as Ibu boarded a ship and went out to sea, and then began to implement his plan.
He didn't forget what he was here for. Going through so much trouble to pass through the spider's crypt was just to buy enough food.
Whirlwind Port was a large port for grain.
…
"What!?"
"Because of the Draconic Plague, all trade in Whirlwind Port has been stopped?"
Marvin furrowed his brows.
Laura also revealed a helpless expression.
It turned out that when she came to Gem Bay, she was looking for the person in charge of the Golden Bull Chamber of Commerce in Whirlwind Harbor to discuss the matter of cooperation.
With Lola's glib tongue, she managed to turn the poor and backward White River Valley into a territory with great potential for development!
The person in charge was negotiating with Lola (bluffing?) Finally, he agreed to sell a certain amount of wheat to the White River Valley at a price lower than the market price by thirty percent.
The precondition was that the Golden Bull Chamber of Commerce would be the first priority supplier of grain to the White River Valley for at least the next three years, and requested that Ma Wen give the Golden Bull Chamber of Commerce the right to set up a series of subsidiary industries in the White River Valley, and at the same time, lower taxes.
For Ma Wen, the business in the White River Valley was almost zero, and the taxes were not high to begin with, so he could completely accept the conditions of the Golden Bull Chamber of Commerce.
Therefore, if what Lola said was true, he would agree to it.
However, this morning, when he asked Lola to look for the person in charge, he received this news:
Trade was prohibited in the entire city, everyone was rescuing dangerous buildings, outsiders were not allowed to enter the commercial district, noble district, and dock area.
This ban was said to last at least a week.
In other words, for at least a week, Ma Wen would not be able to buy grain from the Golden Bull Chamber of Commerce!
Ma Wen quickly went to verify the news.
Lola was not lying.
The notice board in Whirlwind Port clearly prohibited trade, especially the trade of grain and daily necessities.
"This is a little troublesome."
"In at most six days, the territory will run out of food. If I ask Madeline to get some grain, I will have to give away the Magic Holy Grail. This is too much of a loss! "
"If I head north, the other five ports of the six Pearl Ports, although they did not suffer from the dragon disaster, were still affected by the tsunami. They might have implemented a similar policy, which would delay me even more."
Ma Wen frowned, thought for a while, and finally made a decision.
There was only one way.
Wooden Horse Town's black market.
…
Half an hour later, Ma Wen bought a healthy horse from a merchant who was preparing to leave Whirlwind Port at a high price.
He rode the horse, bringing Lola with him, and headed west.
Lola did not know how to ride, so Ma Wen could only let her sit in front of him to prevent her from falling off the horse.
Only, who knew what this girl, whose mind and eloquence were always operating at high speed, was thinking.
The reason why Ma Wen brought Lola was very simple.
Lola was very eloquent, which meant that she had the potential to become a super merchant. Her accounting and bargaining skills were also very good, which were very important in negotiations.
Of course, among all her skills, the most powerful was probably [Bluff].
Although Marvin had some trust in her now, he didn't leave everything to her to handle.
If Anna had this kind of eloquence, he would have let the half-elf butler handle it. Why would he need to do it himself?
…
On the official road at noon, there were a few people scattered around, and the scorching sun was very annoying.
After a while, Ma Wen left the official road and set foot on a plain.
To the west was Wooden Horse Village.
Wooden Horse Town was closer to the entrance of the spider's cave, so the old halfling and little Tuck went directly to Wooden Horse Town. They did not buy a lot of things, so they could satisfy their needs here.
Ma Wen knew that there was an underground black market in Wooden Horse Town, where many things could be bought. Of course, food was one of them.
However, the price would be very high, and there might be robberies.
So at first, he planned to go through the formal channel.
Who would have thought that the ancient red dragon would raid the Six Pearl Ports on the East Coast at this time — even if it was a few days late!
When Ma Wen was thinking about this, Lola suddenly exclaimed, "What a strange shadow!"
She pointed to the distant sky. That was the direction of Wooden Horse Town.
Ma Wen was stunned for a moment. He looked up, but the sunlight was dazzling, and he only saw a dense shadow.
The next second, his expression suddenly changed!
That was a human skin kite!
"Double Snake Sect … Not good! Wooden Horse Town! "
This thought suddenly flashed in Ma Wen's mind. He suddenly waved the whip and sped up.
Lola did not understand. Looking at the serious Ma Wen, she could not help but feel a little nervous.
…
Ten minutes later, outside Wooden Horse Town.
Wah!
Lola vomited.
What a tragic scene unfolded in front of her!
On a pillar piled with human flesh, a rope was hung. At the end of the rope, there was a kite made of human skin!
These human flesh belonged to the people of Wooden Horse Town when they were alive. As a result, they were skinned and made into human skin kites.
Needless to say, this must be the handiwork of the Double Snake Sect.
In the entire Wooden Horse Town, apart from the corpses, there was no one alive.
The smell of blood was so strong that it made people nauseous. This time, the scene that Ma Wen encountered was even more tragic than the last time in the Thousand Leaf Forest!
Last time, it was a small elf village.
This time, the entire Wooden Horse Town had almost six or seven hundred residents!
They all died, died in such an extremely cruel way.
"Double Snake Sect!"
Marvin gritted his teeth as he spat out this terrifying term.
These damned animals!
Before the Dragon Disaster, the Southern Wizard Alliance must have mobilized the guards of the nearby towns to the Six Pearl Ports. The town's defense was weak, so they attacked the old, weak, women, and children!
He did not know how shocked and painful the soldiers who guarded the East Coast would be when they returned to their town and saw their loved ones killed and made into human skin kites!
"Damn it …"
"I must tear these scumbags into pieces!"
Ma Wen endured the smell of blood and pulled Lola into Wooden Horse Town.
Since the human skin kites were hung here, it meant that the people of the Double Snake Sect had left.
But there should be something left in the town. He could use the night to track them and find these bastards!
The situation inside the town was especially tragic. Lola vomited even more violently.
Marvin, on the other hand, looked around cautiously.
Suddenly, he heard a series of low footsteps!
On the left!
Whoosh!
Without hesitation, he threw a dart.
…
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