Pirate System

Shuha Novels: Novels

Chapter 341 The Queen's Mission

It was noon, and the sun shone into the hotel room without hesitation. Tonk sat side by side with Wendy. He was leaning sideways, holding a sponge dipped in emerald green holy water, and carefully dabbing it on Wendy's face. with. According to the pastor, this holy water can take effect within ten minutes. Tang Ke is convinced of this, because the result of the investigation technique is also the same.

The room was filled with a strong fragrance, similar to the fragrance of lilies.

During the long waiting process, Wendy didn't say a word, staring closely at the face in the vanity mirror, the crossed scar looked like a crack printed on the mirror.

Tang Ke could understand Wendy's feelings, so he didn't bother. After applying the holy water, he put his arms around his wife's shoulders and waited quietly with her.

Time is like a trickle of sand in an hourglass, which makes people anxious.

"My face is starting to heat up," Wendy said beamingly, and she leaned forward, trying to see herself more clearly in the mirror.

Tang Ke smiled, and in this way, the heart disease that has been troubling Wendy can be relieved.

"The scars are starting to itch, those wounds are healing, and even falling off a little bit, this holy water is really effective." Wendy repeatedly announced the good news, showing a hearty smile that she hasn't seen in a long time. Even worse.

Tang Ke admired the gradually changing Wendy in the mirror. After Wendy recovered, she was not inferior to Elizabeth in beauty.

"Honey, thank you." The scar on Wendy's face had disappeared without a trace, she turned sideways, wrapped her arms around Tang Ke's neck, and gave a sweet wěn.

After he put his mind to rest, Tang Ke didn't leave the imperial city immediately, but stayed for a while.

During this period, Tang Ke sent someone to secretly inquire about the whereabouts of the resurrection spring, and got some inaccurate news.

Although he can use the resurrection spring in his body as a guide to find other resurrection springs, this kind of guidance ignores distance. If he looks for it along the arrow, he may go all the way to the other side of the world. Therefore, we can't rely entirely on the guidance of the resurrection spring. It is more direct and effective to inquire about the news.

At the same time, the nobles who were the first to taste the charm of tobacco also came to the door one after another, begging for more tobacco. Tang Ke brought some tobacco with him on this trip, but it was quickly divided up by these nobles.

After learning that Tang Ke could not supply a large amount of tobacco,

The nobles looked very disappointed.

Just like fine wine, tobacco has a very attractive charm. Those nobles expressed that they were already addicted to chōu, and felt that the way they swallowed clouds was very impressive.

Seeing the reaction of the nobles, Tang Ke became more confident about the prospect of tobacco.

Dragon Nest Island has reclaimed quite a lot of farmland this year, and next year, the tobacco production will double, which should be enough to supply the tobacco demand of nobles from all over the world. However, this amount of tobacco can only be supplied to nobles, and ordinary people should not expect to enjoy it.

With such a scarce supply, those tobaccos will surely fetch sky-high prices.

"To me, the tobacco must have been taken out of Pandora's Box, and the other two things taken out of it, as well as fine wine and women." The person who spoke was a young nobleman in his twenties, his name was Rose, and he was One of the nobles captured by tobacco.

Ross is a fifth-tier swordsman, his father is an earl, and he is quite high in both strength and status. He stayed here today with Tang Ke for the purpose of begging for some tobacco.

If it were an ordinary beast, Tang Ke would directly decline, but considering Rose's status, he gave him a little preferential treatment and gave Rose some tobacco.

"Then should we thank Pandora's Box?" Tang Ke accompanied Rose to smoke a cigarette. The scene of two young men in seventeenth-century costumes sitting and smoking opposite each other is actually a bit nondescript.

"We should be grateful for it, without it, I would be meaningless as a nobleman." Ross laughed a few times, then pointed to a paper box on the table, "Viscount, these tobaccos are not enough for me at all, Can't you give me some more?"

Tang Ke shrugged and said, "The one in your hand is already my last stock."

"Didn't you save some for yourself?" Ross narrowed his eyes and showed a smirk. **

"Isn't it? You don't even let me light a cigarette?"

"Hey, just make an offer."

"Don't talk about it."

"How about a thousand gold coins?"

Tang Ke's eyes widened. This Ross really doesn't regard money as money. He opened his mouth and said with a wry smile: "Don't embarrass me. Although the tobacco left in my hand is not worth a thousand gold coins, But I would never sell it."

"Money is not enough? How about this one?" Rose looked determined to get it, and slapped an exquisite dagger on the table. The purple gemstone inlaid on the sheath of the dagger shone with dazzling light, and it looked extraordinary at first glance.

Tang Ke used the investigative technique, which is a high-quality dagger. Although it has no effect, it is worth more than 3,000 gold coins. He laughed dumbly and said: "It seems that you have made up your mind. Forget it, I will give you all the remaining tobacco. At worst, I will die myself. But I will not want this dagger."

Ross looked greedy, and said anxiously: "It's up to you whether you want it or not, where are your tobaccos? Give me all of them."

Tang Ke didn't pay much attention to the high-quality dagger, but he was quite happy when he saw the great attraction of tobacco. He went back to the room and put the last bit of tobacco into a bag, then returned to the previous room, threw a bag of tobacco on the table, and said with a smile, "I'm really convinced that you're willing to exchange a boutique dagger for tobacco."

Rose happily picked up the bag, took a deep breath after opening it, and said nonchalantly, "I can go to Dad's warehouse to get that kind of dagger at any time, and I have as many as I want."

Tang Ke didn't have much likes and dislikes towards this kind of son, so he didn't comment, and he smoked another cigarette with him.

After Ross stubbed out the cigarette butt, he suddenly remembered something, raised his eyes and asked, "It is rumored that you are a sixth-level swordsman, is it true or not?"

Tang Ke thought that Rose wanted to exchange ideas, so he asked with a smile, "Do you want to try?"

Rose waved his hand and said, "That's not what I meant. I asked you this question for another reason. I learned from my father that the queen is summoning masters. The minimum requirement is fifth-level swordsmen. A total of five people are needed. These five people The team is going to 'Lava Island' to complete a task. My father said that this is an opportunity to hone me, and he has already signed up for me. If you are interested, you can go with me. It will be much more interesting to have you on this trip. "

Lava Island is located near the Greenland Empire. It is a volcanic island, and it is also an active volcano, which is steaming all year round. There are no residents on the island, only a small number of heat-resistant magical creatures live. This island is extremely dangerous. Many adventurers once went to explore the secrets, but only a small number of people came back alive. All those who went deep into the island disappeared. If you only move around the outer surface of the island, it is still safe, but if you enter the caves on the island, you will definitely die.

Tang Ke likes to take risks, but he is unwilling to sacrifice his life for the Greenland Empire. He said without interest: "I have important things on my body, so I can't go."

Ross didn't show much disappointment, got up and said: "Then there is no other way. Thank you for the tobacco, I'm leaving."

"I'll take you out." Tang Ke also stood up.

The two left the house together, and the occupants of the hotel bowed and saluted after seeing them. Tang Ke thought about this move of the Greenland Empire as he walked: "The lava island is so dangerous, why did the queen gather strong people to explore there? She must do this because there are things worth taking risks in. Lava islands are everywhere. Fire...fire...could it be a fountain of fire?"

"Wait..." Tang Ke almost jumped up like a rabbit whose tail was stepped on.

"What's wrong?" Roston stopped in his tracks.

Tang Ke replied quickly: "I suddenly changed my mind and became a little interested in this trip to the lava island. Can you tell me about it in detail?"

...

In a conference room of the imperial palace, the large chandelier on the ceiling reflected bright light, and a cool breeze blew in through the open windows. Near the wall stands a shelf with a closed stack of drawings on it.

There were only five people in the room, Tang Ke was one of them, and there were four other applicants including Ross.

Tang Ke didn't get too much news about this trip from Ross, because Ross didn't know much about it. The only thing that can be determined now is that the destination of the mission is the dangerous lava island.

Even if there is only this clue, Tang Ke can't let it go.

The seven springs will be born in the corresponding places, and the fire spring will only be born in extremely hot places, so it is very likely to be born on the lava island.

If this mission had nothing to do with the Fountain of Fire, Tang Ke would find a reason to quit, but if he was really looking for the Fountain of Fire, he had to bite the bullet and go.

Once the Resurrection Fountain falls into the hands of the Empire, it will be as difficult as ever to get it. It must be one step ahead of the Empire to get the Fountain of Fire.

Tonk thought about these things so much that even Rose didn't even blink at him.

In addition to Tang Ke and Rose, the other three candidates are also great guys. The leader is the general of Greenland, named Hannibal, a seventh-rank druid, known as the salamander. The other two are the fifth-level priest Nanni, and the fifth-level archer Alu.

Unlike Tang Ke and Ross, the other three are all members of the military and are loyal to the Greenland Empire.

The door engraved with hua patterns was pushed open, and the queen, who had been waiting for a long time, came in, followed by the four royal knights. The five people in the room knelt down to salute, the queen nodded, walked to the front of the wall, omitted the polite words, and said straight to the point: "Warriors of the empire, I admire your courage to sacrifice your life, and the empire will be proud of you!" .I will forever remember your service to the Empire."

"This is what we should do." Hannibal nodded slightly. This man in his fifties was wearing a green armor with a big tree family emblem tattooed on his left chest.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the Holy Lord will bless our trip safe and sound." Nanni is not young anymore, but she can vaguely see that she was a beauty when she was young, otherwise she would not have won the "Pure White Holy Hand" award. kind of title.

Aru is a stuffy person and rarely speaks, but judging from his solemn expression, he respects the queen very much.

Neither Tang Ke nor Ross went to flatter, and stood silently in place.

Isabel scanned the faces of the five warriors. When she saw Tang Ke, she paid more attention for a few seconds. She was probably also surprised that Tang Ke would join in. Because Tang Ke has just joined the Greenland Empire, there are rich rewards for refusing this trip, but it is not worth letting people take risks on Lava Island.

Tang Ke looked directly into the Queen's eyes, tried his best to be calm, and showed a friendly smile.

The queen withdrew her gaze and said loudly, "You must have realized something because you are here. I won't say much about the dangers of this trip. Now, I will tell you the purpose of this mission." Without waiting for the queen After speaking, the knight on one side had already opened the drawing, and there were two paintings drawn on one drawing, one was an island map, and the other drew a fiery red monster.

Tang Ke's heart beat wildly a few times, his eyes fixed on the red monster in the painting, maybe he was really right this time.

"This is a map of Lava Island. And this is what the Fountain of Fire looks like. A few days ago, a fishing boat passed by the Lava Island, and the fishermen saw the Fountain of Fire on board. The Fountain of Fire danced in the sky a few times , and then entered the crater of the lava island." The queen continued to explain, raised her well-maintained bare hands, and pointed to the two pictures respectively.

It's the fountain of fire

Tang Ke put his right hand behind his back and clenched it violently, his knuckles were faintly white. He knew the Resurrection Spring very well, and it was rumored that the appearance of the Fire Spring was a fiery red monster, that's why he was so excited when he saw that picture.

The biggest feature of the Fountain of Fire is that it has spirituality, just like a real beast, it knows how to think independently, and will actively attack those who approach it. The destructive power of the fire spring is extremely high, and the eighth-rank powerhouse has been burned to death in history.

If it was one-on-one, Tang Ke had no chance of winning against the Fountain of Fire, and because of this, he didn't plan to collect the Fountain of Fire alone. Thinking of this, his excitement became much less, as if a basin of cold water had been poured on his head.

The people present didn't notice Tang Ke's strangeness, and continued to talk about it.

Rose raised his eyebrows, and asked wonderingly: "What is the fountain of fire?"

The Queen replied briefly: "The Spring of Fire is one of the Springs of Resurrection. The Spring of Resurrection has the effect of resurrecting the dead, but it is useless to gather all seven paths. As long as there is a complete Spring of Resurrection, no matter the person No matter how long you have been dead, as long as you have a part of your body, you can be resurrected."

"Ah, I have a little impression. I seem to have seen it in some treasure illustration book."

The rigid Hannibal glared at Rose, and said softly, "You just have to listen to the queen obediently. If there is anything you don't understand, I will tell you later."

Ross smiled wryly, shrugged and said, "Okay, I'll shut up right away."

"It's very difficult to collect all the seven resurrection springs. Now is a tense period, and I don't intend to waste national power on this. But I heard a while ago that Longya Kingdom is vigorously looking for the resurrection spring. It is estimated that other countries also have interest in the resurrection spring." interest. If they revive the first-class powerhouses from ancient times, they will pose a threat to us. Therefore, if I don’t plan to collect the resurrection fountain, I still have to try to stop their actions. As long as we can get a resurrection fountain, we can Let other people's plan to collect the resurrection spring fall through."

The queen showed a worried expression, which shows that the resurrection spring has put a lot of pressure on her.

If a certain country revives the tenth-order powerhouse, it will have a terrible impact on the situation of the five countries.

It is precisely because this matter is so important that it has been kept secret from the outside world, and it was not until this time that the applicants were fully confessed.

"Your mission this time is to go to the lava island to find out about the fountain of fire and confirm whether the fishermen's news is true. Because the lava island is extremely dangerous, you don't need to go deep, just station outside the island to observe. Wait for you to confirm the fire. Quan is indeed after the lava island, we will proceed to the next step, and then I will send more people there.”

As soon as the queen finished speaking, Hannibal asked, "If the fountain of fire flies out of the volcano again, should we collect it?"

"The Fountain of Fire has a self-awareness and is extremely destructive. General Hannibal, are you confident that you can take the Fountain of Fire into your pocket?"

Hannibal clenched his tiger fist and replied in a deep voice, "I will live up to His Majesty's mission."

Isabel stared at the old general for a few moments, nodded and said, "Well, if the fountain of fire bursts out of the volcano again, you can work together to defeat the fountain of fire, and then put it in a container."

As soon as this remark came out, the room fell into a tense silence. Everyone present had a certain understanding of the destructive power of the Fountain of Fire. With the fighting power of these five people, the chance of winning is only about 70%, which is not foolproof.

The Queen seemed to be aware of everyone's worries: "If you plan to fight against the Fountain of Fire, your manpower is obviously insufficient, and I will send more men to your team."

Tang Ke couldn't be happy when he heard such a suggestion. The more experts there are, the harder it is for him to fish in troubled waters, and the lower the possibility of getting the Spring of Fire. His brows were involuntarily furrowed.

"Can I make a comment?" Rose asked with a wry smile and raised his hand, but he still couldn't choose to remain silent.

The Queen said briskly, "Of course."

"If the fountain of fire stays in the volcano and refuses to come out, do we have to stay on the lava island indefinitely?"

Hannibal replied with a sullen face, "Of course. If you don't want to, you can quit now."

"General Hannibal, please don't discourage young people like this." The queen looked at Rose kindly, "I hope you can endure this difficult task."

"Don't worry, I'm just asking, I can still bear the pain." Rose nodded.

But Tang Ke knew that Rose was forced to join by his father, and in fact he was completely unwilling in his heart.

"Do you have any questions?" Isabel's question was answered silently, and she looked at Tang Ke, "You just took office, and I don't want you to be involved in such a dangerous mission. The situation between you and Ross Not the same, if you give up now, I will never blame you."

"Your Majesty is too worried. I am willing to join this team of warriors to fight for the Greenland Empire." Tang Ke calmly showed his loyalty.

"Well, this matter is settled like this. You will set off for Victoria Harbor tomorrow, and then take the 'Mercury' to Lava Island. This 'Mercury' has the power of water elements and is very suitable for this mission. If The Fountain of Fire has appeared, and it will definitely be of great help."

"Of order." The five candidates responded in unison.

While Tang Ke nodded, he was muttering in his heart: "It's too difficult to get this fountain of fire. I can't deal with the fountain of fire alone, and with so many masters trying to snatch it, I can't." Turn your face against them, and the place you are going to is the mysterious lava island. Damn, this matter is too tricky.”