To the Nine Phoenix, the Green Jade Hills and the Swift Plains were only the periphery. However, to the Green Jade Hills and the Swift Plains, the Rosaleen on the other side of the Taiga Strait was also only the periphery.
The establishment of the Rosaleen family could be traced back to the Long Cotton War of the Swift Plains. A group of war refugees escaped the Taiga Strait by boat and landed on the barren land east of the Sea of the Dead Moon. They built a settlement there and prospered. After the war ended, some of the first batch of people returned home and brought back information from the other side of the strait to the Swift Plains. Then, the two sides of the strait had simple trade relations. However, due to the lack of land, these relations had always been the embellishment of the Golden Sea Route.
The second development of the Rosaleen family came from the defeat of the Rosaleen family in the Swift Plains. The defeat in the war forced the previous Rosaleen leader to lead the remnants of his army across the Taiga Strait to preserve themselves. The natives of the Rosaleen family could not resist, or rather, they did not resist, these destitute Knights from the other side of the strait. They stayed there for centuries. The Rosaleen family built a permanent castle and used their meager production to maintain their rule over the land.
The castle of the Rosaleen family was built abruptly on a promontory, overlooking the messy towns on the beach below. Because they had to resist the invasion of the spirits of the dead in the past few centuries, the city was surrounded by walls and tall sentry towers, making it look somewhat like a military fortress.
The carriages followed the main road to the city gate. Only then did a head poke out from the city wall. That person saw the Knight below and hurriedly gestured to the sentry towers on both sides. The soldiers in the towers pushed the winch and the city gate was raised.
After entering the city, the tense nerves of Rosaleen's knights immediately relaxed. They had already filled their pockets to the brim. At that moment, they all dismounted from their horses and greeted their familiar colleagues at the sentry posts on both sides of the city gate fortress. They began to joke with each other.
Kasav turned his horse around and passed through his subordinates. He came to the side of Brando and Mr. Liu, who were riding side by side. He glanced at the two of them and said to Na Xin, who was not far away, "Rosaleen is currently under martial law. You know the rules and don't cause any trouble. The merchant fleet from Swift Plains just left. There should still be empty rooms in Storm Shadow."
Na Xin hurriedly agreed. Unlike Brando and Mister Liu, he did not dare to offend the Lord of Rosaleen's territory. These Knights represented the authority of the Lord of Rosaleen, and they were not people that a smuggler like him could challenge.
After the Knight left, the leader of the caravan, or perhaps the leader of the smugglers, became gloomy. He spat and ordered his men to search for those who had escaped the night before to see if they had made it back to Rosaleen.
The scavengers had their own rules, and they couldn't be violated easily.
Brando watched the mixed-blood Rosaleen give orders. After dismissing everyone, he came to his side and said to him in a fawning manner, "Sir, I think that Kasav is up to no good."
"Oh?" He pretended not to know.
Mister Liu also looked at Na Xin. Since he had reached an agreement with Brando, he did not interrupt. He sat quietly on his saddle and held his reins, watching the two negotiate.
"Sir, I'm afraid that Kasav has recognized Mister Liu and Miss Huang Huo. I think he is up to no good," Na Xin whispered to Brando.
"Oh, why do you say that?"
"He was a little strange at the Qiusangze River. If it were in the past, he would have demanded an exorbitant price when he saw so many black crystals. However, after he asked about Mister Liu and Miss Huang Huo's identities, he was obviously distracted. A few of his subordinates secretly talked to him about taking advantage of us, but they were chased away by him. A few of my subordinates happened to hear their argument. I don't think that Kasav is that righteous. "
"Also," he licked his dry lips and continued, "he actually had the heart to remind us that if we were to exchange our lives, it would have nothing to do with these knights. If you ask me, I think he's hoping that we'll run out of luck sooner. I think the main point of his words was the last sentence. He reminded us that there was still an empty room in Storm Shadow. I think those words were meant for you and Mister Liu. "
"What is Storm Shadow?"
"It's an inn in Rosaleen City."
"You mean he wants us to stay there?" Brando looked at the smuggler with interest. He didn't care why the smuggler was showing him kindness, but he did need someone like that right now.
As for whether or not the smuggler was reliable, it didn't matter.
Na Xin hurriedly nodded.
His skin was dark, and there were deep wrinkles on his forehead. He didn't look like a merchant, but more like a sailor who lived by the sea all year round. Unlike the typical desperados and gamblers, his character was somewhat like those who made a living at sea. There was no lack of risk in him.
He had made a living in the underworld for decades. Although he had saved a lot of money, his deepest wish was to return to the Nine Phoenix.
When Huang Huo and Mister Liu appeared, he vaguely realized that this opportunity might have appeared. It was a pity that he didn't find this opportunity along the way. However, after Brando woke up, the Knight of Rosaleen finally presented this opportunity to him.
Therefore, when Brando asked him to share half of the profits of the caravan with the Knight of Rosaleen, although he was reluctant, he was actually more excited.
He knew that such a high and mighty person would definitely disdain taking advantage of a small character like him. As long as he behaved more respectfully, he would definitely be able to obtain that opportunity for himself.
Now, this opportunity was almost right in front of him.
Brando shook his head. A crystal the size of a thumb appeared in his hand, and he threw it forward. "Na Xin, I need you to do something for me."
Na Xin hurriedly caught the crystal. "A flame-patterned red crystal!" He sucked in a breath of cold air, almost loosening his grip on the priceless item and dropping it to the ground. He hurriedly clenched his fist and carefully covered the item in his palm. This was a magic crystal of the highest grade. There was no magic crystal of this grade in Rosaleen. Just this one was worth half a carriage's worth of black crystals.
However, this magic crystal was a little troublesome. As a cleaner, he obviously knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world. He couldn't help but raise his head to look at the young man in front of him, wanting to see what mission he was going to assign him.
Unexpectedly, Brando said, "Don't misunderstand, that crystal is just a compensation for you. What I want you to do is not difficult. Help me find a few people, including the little fairy I mentioned to you last night and two of my pets, a talking white cat or white fox. They are all very strange and shouldn't be seen so often around here. If they appear in Rosaleen, there should be news."
Brando knew that White Mist could take many forms, but she still liked to take the form of a white cat and white fox. Therefore, he simply described both forms to Na Xin in case he missed any information.
Na Xin was a little stunned. He thought to himself, Is this young man not worried about the threat of the Lord of Rosaleen at all? He didn't know Brando's true strength as well as Mr. Liu, or rather, he didn't know much about the level of strength above the Celestial Realm. The leader of the guards of the Lord of Rosaleen had a strong reputation among the desperadoes. Therefore, even though he had seen Brando kill hundreds of monsters with a single sword, he still didn't think that this young man was a match for the Lord of Rosaleen.
After all, there was an age gap. Even if this young man had been practicing swordsmanship since he was born, the leader of the guards of the Lord of Rosaleen would not have wasted his years.
Na Xin wanted to remind Brando, but unfortunately, Brando didn't give him the chance. He waved his hand and gestured for Na Xin to quickly carry out his orders. What he was interested in was the smuggler's power and connections. Since the smuggler could search for his men who escaped last night in Rosaleen, he would definitely be able to find out about Lute and White Mist, if the latter had indeed appeared here.
This mission didn't require too much loyalty, and he didn't care if the person carrying it out was reliable or not. He generously gave out a flame-patterned red crystal to compensate for Na Xin's loss, but more importantly, he acknowledged Na Xin's previous attitude and told him that he had the ability to provide him with what he wanted.
However, Brando had obviously underestimated the ambition of this smuggler. Na Xin couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he saw that Brando didn't care. He didn't hesitate to give away half a cart of black crystals just to make money. Of course, he didn't care what trouble Brando and Mr. Liu would encounter. He was only worried that if they couldn't deal with the threat of the Lord of Rosaleen, then his opportunity to go to Nine Phoenix would be ruined.
However, he also understood that his words wouldn't have much effect here, so he could only nod and step aside. At this moment, Mr. Liu suddenly said, "Your name is Na Xin, right? You want to go back to Nine Phoenix?"
When Na Xin heard this, he couldn't help but tremble. He didn't just want to go back to Nine Phoenix. In fact, there wasn't a single refugee from Nine Phoenix who didn't want to go back to Nine Phoenix.
Nine Phoenix was a rich and prosperous country. Those who lived outside of Nine Phoenix couldn't even imagine that world.
It was just that they couldn't go back to Nine Phoenix. In fact, other than merchants or nobles like Mr. Liu and Huang Huo, most of the others had no choice but to leave Nine Phoenix because they got into trouble. Unless they were recommended by someone with status, people like Na Xin would never be able to return to Nine Phoenix.
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