When Happy returned to the game, he sent all the forty or so pieces of equipment and masterpieces he had obtained from the royal mausoleum to Phoenix Dances. Then, he rode on his Hoof Shadow and arrived at a port in a small town outside Gusu City.
Mountain River Town.
Since it was a transit station for Gusu City's waterways, many of the merchants' goods would flow into Changjiang from there. Then, they would be transferred to nearby cities, or they would go out to sea to be transported to the north and south. Some even went abroad. The convenient waterways allowed many merchants to gather there. It was just like a small city, and it was very lively.
Happy stood at the port against the wind and saw a large transport fleet parked not too far away. The Murong Clan's flag was very eye-catching at the top of the strange pole at the bow of the ship.
He put away his horse and arrived near the transport fleet. Immediately, someone got off the ship. A middle-aged man in a brocade robe walked over with a majestic gait. Behind him were two martial artists who looked like armed escorts. They should be his bodyguards.
"I am Xu Hong. Greetings, Officer Happy."
Xu Hong's air of a martial artist was very thick, and he was not weak. When he wrapped his fist in his palm and spoke to Happy, his two subordinates looked around warily.
"Thank you for waiting for me, Officer Xu."
Happy wrapped his fist in his palm politely.
Xu Hong laughed heartily.
"Officer Happy, you're too polite. The wind outside is strong, why don't we talk in detail on the ship?"
"Alright, this way please!" "This way please!"
The group boarded a rather large transport ship.
Happy noticed that each transport ship seemed to be the same. The belly of the ship was filled with bags of salt, and there were around forty capable and strong armed escorts and archers with sabers and swords in their hands. Their defenses were not weak.
Under Xu Hong's lead, Happy went to the second floor of the transport ship. It was very quiet and elegant, and his field of vision was very wide. A few maidservants stood by the side after serving him tea.
"Please!"
This time, Happy did not stand on ceremony. He sat at the seat of honor.
Once they sat down, they exchanged a few pleasantries before Xu Hong changed the topic to the escort quest.
"Officer Happy, I'll tell you the truth. I've traveled this route for a few years, and I've gone through more than one hundred battles of various scales. Even though I've suffered losses before, I've still managed to greet all the pirates in Changjiang. Because of the Murong Clan's name, we've been at peace with each other for more than a year."
"…"
Happy nodded quietly.
Xu Hong's tone changed. "The number of salt ships escorted this time might not be small, but I am confident that we will arrive at our destination safely … However, the salt ships were prepared to depart a few days ago, but we were delayed by an urgent letter from the clan. We have been delayed for a few days for no reason. I don't understand what the Lady is worried about. If we delay any longer, the goods will be out of date, and the Murong Clan will be considered to have breached our promise."
"On the way here, Miss said that as long as I arrive, the fleet can depart!"
Happy answered calmly.
Xu Hong's eyes lit up.
"Of course!"
"Absolutely!"
Xu Hong stood up with a whoosh. "Then I'm relieved. If we depart immediately and set sail at full speed, we can still deliver the goods in time." As he spoke, he gave an order to the person beside him, and the latter quickly walked outside.
"Master Xu has orders! The fleet … set sail! "
A loud and clear voice spread across the river.
The huge fleet was quickly mobilized.
Soon …
Happy felt the ship start to move. The wind from the river blew in, and the feeling of it on his face was incredibly comfortable. He immediately ignored Xu Hong, got up, lifted the curtain, and walked out.
"Since Officer Happy was sent by the Lady to escort the fleet, if there is anything you need me to do, just tell me." Once Xu Hong finished speaking, he wrapped his fist in his palm to Happy before he left to command the fleet.
Happy stared at Xu Hong's back for a while before his gaze returned to the rippling river.
The escort mission this time was very strange.
The Murong Clan had only received information that someone might have taken action against the salt ships, but the source of the information was unknown. Xu Hong did not obtain any clues either.
The entire mission was not about escorting the ships, but about accompanying the salt ships and observing the details. This made Happy a little puzzled, and he had to pay more attention to it to see whether he could get any other rewards.
He stood at the second floor and watched for a long time. The fleet rode the wind and waves and moved forward steadily. The armed escorts carried out their duties, and everything was very calm.
"Let's look around."
After all, Happy was bored. After watching for a while, he went down to the first floor and went to the bow of the ship.
Xu Hong was at the bow of the ship. When he heard the sound, he turned his head around and cast Happy a glance, but he did not say anything. He held a map and stared ahead with a few armed escorts.
Happy did not mind it.
Unless something happened, the NPCs would not pay attention to him.
Happy observed the area on the first floor before he turned his head around and crawled into the belly of the ship, which contained the salt bags. After all, salt was the main protection item in the quest. Perhaps he could find some clues from there.
In the end …
He walked around the cabin, but did not discover anything.
Dejected, he returned to the second floor.
Even after a long time passed, the fleet was still calm. There was no abnormality.
'Just what is this quest for?'
Happy frowned and thought about it, feeling a little bored. At the same time, he felt a little regretful.
'Could it be a normal escort mission? Killing pirates? '
If it was the latter, then the quest would be a waste of time.
Happy opened his Universe Bag and organized the remaining spoils of war from his trip to the royal mausoleum.
Aside from equipment and masterpieces, his greatest rewards were Nation Protecting Divine Sword and Golden Armor. Even though the former was an incomplete product and the latter was badly damaged and could not be equipped, Nation Protecting Divine Sword still had the chance to join the ranks of demon vessels once the time was ripe.
As for Golden Armor …
When he reached Baokang in Hubei and found the crystal mine, it would no longer be a dream for him to obtain Stones with Water and Unakite. Once he repaired it, Golden Armor would look brand new, and it would be incredibly domineering!
Happy looked forward to it!
There were also some other spoils of war. One of them was Small Reversion Pill, which was a holy healing medicine given to him by the Murong Clan Lady. There was also a Thousand-year Red Ginseng Pill, which could stimulate a person's potential. For a short period of time, it could increase a player's qi by one qi realm and increase their fighting strength by 10%.
Also …
There were also a few manuals.
One of them was a high-tier knife throwing technique — Shadowless Knife. Happy checked the requirements to practice it. Regardless of whether it was his qi realm or his attributes, he surpassed them by quite a lot. Hence, he immediately practiced it without hesitation.
The damage of Lancet Knife Throwing Technique could no longer keep up with his current environment. This knife throwing technique came at the right time, and its damage was pretty good. It dealt split damage, and it could be considered as triple damage. However, the damage needed to hit the target and throw the knife was rather great.
The other was Shadow Sword Technique, but Happy would definitely not practice it. He had intentionally kept Black Demon Sword for himself. He intended to leave these things for one person.
The Three Lonely Wolves' strength could be considered to be below average in Beautiful Robes Faction. Due to time, many people had caught up to them, but Happy knew that the trio loved the game. It would not be good for them to be overtaken by a group of people. Hence, since a long time ago, he had been thinking about searching for a unique martial art for the trio.
Shadow Sword Technique was coincidentally one of them!
However, he was still hesitating about who he should give it to.
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