The Iron Ship Island of the Great Voyage

I thought I would never wait for this news in my lifetime.

Seeing the half-piece of emerald fish tail on the table, Mrs. Lance's gaffe ended instantly.

The overwhelming emotions were instantly restrained.

She showed a friendly smile like an elder's to Raymond, and in a blink of an eye she returned to her calm and graceful demeanor.

Mrs. Lance narrowed her eyes and asked with a smile: "Well..."

After thinking about it, it seemed like a thousand words were piled up after I opened my mouth, and I didn’t know what I wanted to ask.

After a long while, she asked: "Is your elder okay now?"

Although the Mrs. Lance in front of him looked calm, Raymond could also feel the "qi" trembling all over her body today, like a pot of boiling water, which was completely opposite to the calmness on her face.

"I don't know either..."

Raymond sighed, took another deep breath, and added: "Two years ago during the war, I lost news about him. Probably...he died."

There was a moment of panic in Mrs. Lance's eyes, and she asked again: "Then...since he knew I was here, why didn't he come in person?"

Finally, she asked the question.

Raymond said truthfully: "Two years ago, he asked me to bring you a message, Madam..."

Lance's crystal eyes flashed with anticipation, "What are you talking about?"

Raymond hesitated for a moment, but decided to take what Old Mark said, and said: "He said that the cowardly sailor didn't go to the appointment because he failed to awaken to the extraordinary... He didn't want you to suffer with him and have no shame to see you again.

you."

A hint of bitterness escaped from the corner of Mrs. Lance's mouth.

She looked at Raymond again and asked: "So...are you his?"

Raymond said truthfully: "He is my adoptive father."

"Nice to meet you."

Hearing this, Mrs. Lance suddenly stood up and smiled politely at Raymond, making it completely invisible to the excitement that was already surging in her heart.

Waves of light surged in her crystal eyes, and she smiled at Ilya and said, "I suddenly heard news about an old friend. I lost my temper a little, which made you laugh."

Obviously, she had no intention of staying here anymore, and smiled at Raymond again: "You guys eat slowly, I'll excuse you for a moment."

"aunt..."

Seeing this scene, worry appeared on Elijah's face.

She is not the inexperienced little girl she was before. How can she not see the drastic changes in her aunt's heart at this moment?

"Do you want me to go with you?"

"No... no need."

Mrs. Lance smiled and shook her head, indicating that she was fine.

She ignored everyone and turned to leave.

The moment she turned around, everyone saw the deep loneliness reflected in her back.

She turned her back to everyone and walked step by step, tears welling up in her eyes.

She bit her lip tightly and tried not to cry out, just like the stubborn girl with the beautiful face back then.

...

I finally waited for news about him.

That was the only heartbeat she ever encountered in her life.

"Avalis, just wait for me...for at most three years, I will come back to marry you."

"Mark, no matter how long it takes, I will definitely wait for you...You have to come back early."

"It's a deal."

"..."

Over the years, every year she would go to the old dock and wait for a day on the appointed day.

She was afraid that she had misremembered the agreed time, and he would be sad if he came to keep the appointment and couldn't see her...

But I never thought,

Just wait for thirty years.

She spent her best years waiting for someone who never came.

The old alliance and each other's vows gradually fade away in the memory.

The thoughts I had all day and night disappeared at this moment.

I don't know why, but I had so many things to say in my heart, but after hearing his news, I couldn't say a word.

Even if you didn't come,

I don't blame you either.

Even if you forget me,

I still hope you are still alive and well...

The moment she turned around,

The emotions in my heart are like overwhelming waves,

This emotion also drained all her energy,

She lost the last trace of expectation in her heart, as if there was no existence in this world worthy of her concern.

...

Elijah obviously knew more about the inside story. She looked at her aunt's leaving back and sighed, "I never thought that your elder would be the person that my aunt has been waiting for for nearly thirty years."

Raymond was stunned when he heard this: "Waiting for thirty years? She's not married yet?"

"Yes. Aunt Lance has been waiting for someone...for almost thirty years. She once told me that the man made an agreement with her and would definitely come back to marry her."

As he spoke, Ilya frowned more and more, and asked again: "Is your elder called 'Mark Ivanov Lance'?"

"I thought his name was just... Mark Ivanov."

Raymond obviously understood something, but he didn't expect that the old man's full name actually had the surname of Lance.

It turns out that this is the origin of Mrs. Lance.

"I didn't expect to have such an ending."

Ilya glanced at Raymond with a complicated expression, "Maybe I didn't hear the news, so it's a good thing for her... At least there is something to look forward to."

"Why."

Raymond obviously knew what she was referring to.

At that moment, he clearly noticed that the "qi" in Mrs. Lance was different. Just now, her aura was as strong as a full hot air balloon, but now it was as if the blazing flame had been extinguished, and her momentum had plummeted...

...

Mrs. Lance's departure did not attract much attention.

The atmosphere of the family dinner reached a climax after Matthew's father announced the Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce's potion market layout plan for the future before the banquet started. Matthew also successfully became the leader of the Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce's potion sales plan.

The banquet was open and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Only Matthew's father and a few powerful clan elders knew that Raymond was the supplier of potions. Although they did not say it openly, they clearly favored Raymond during the banquet.

.

Raymond was eating by himself, except when others took the initiative to ask questions, he would answer a few questions. Most of the time, he feasted as much as the greedy monkey next to him.

"Brother Nicholas, it seems that there has been a war in Nadia's southern territory in recent years? The elders in your family..."

"They lost information during the war, and now I'm the only one left."

"Oh! That's really regrettable news. I heard from Matthew that your family used to be a learned family?"

"Well, a little research."

"What are your future plans in the capital? I heard that this is your first time in the capital? Just stay in the manor for a while and let Elijah and Matthew take you around the capital..."

"..."

I don’t know what Matthew said to his father. Gunter, the bearded man, always looked at Raymond with a smile on his face, as if he was sizing up his future son-in-law.

Meng Tiancai made him very uncomfortable.

Most of the people who could sit at this table were the powerful elders of the Baylor family, so the presence of Raymond, a human-monkey, seemed very abrupt.

Except for a few people who knew the inside story, everyone else looked very puzzled. This also made those at other tables even more confused as to why an outsider was qualified to sit at the main table.

Especially the junior members of the Baylor family were talking a lot.

"Did you hear just now? That guy is actually Ilya's swordsmanship teacher!"

"No wonder he can sit at the main table...it turns out he was influenced by Elijah."

"Hmph, when did a Sequence 8 junior swordsman become qualified to be a human teacher? In the royal capital, there are a lot of junior swordsmen..."

"Didn't you hear? Didn't the head of the family say that he comes from the 'Southern Territory of Nadia'? Those kind of country bumpkins who come from remote sea areas may not even have learned more advanced sword skills. Sequence 8 is probably for them.

It’s already great.”

"..."

Kitts also knew that Matthew had found out about his affair with Susanna, and he had been frightened for a while. His fiancée had been slept with, and he thought that the fat man would fight him desperately. But he didn't expect that soft man.

Dan didn't show any signs of it. Instead, he was so complacent because he got a batch of magic potions that he completely forgot about it...

"Hmph! How can such a coward be qualified to inherit Thunderbird..." Kitts secretly mocked in his heart.

Now that he has returned to the royal capital, he doesn't have to worry about what kind of hidden tricks the fat man dares to do to him. After all, he has many clan elders who support him. Of course, there is also the Giant Whale Chamber of Commerce! If that guy wants to take action, he can't

You have to weigh your own weight.

"Hey... I didn't expect that Volcano Niguel was actually a prehistoric sea beast. This fat guy was really lucky and saved his life... Maybe Master Wumu and the others were also delayed by the volcanic eruption..."

Thinking of this, Kitz's eyes fell on Raymond again.

He felt something familiar, and then he remembered that he seemed to have seen this guy on Mount Niguel.

Suddenly, he thought: "Hey... the fat man went to Nigel, and when he came back, he found a new source of potion supply for no apparent reason. Could it be provided by this guy named Nicholas?"

He turned his eyes and said something to the clan brother next to him.

...

The dinner ended in a harmonious atmosphere.

The Baylor clan elders at the main table all left the table to say goodbye and left the banquet hall.

Jiji, a greedy monkey, refused to get off the table. His mouth was full of oil and he was still stuffing his mouth full of food. After others on the table got off the table, he lost his scruples and jumped on the table without waiting for anyone to give him anything.

When picking up food, I grab the food and stuff it into my mouth.

That astonishing appetite is like a bottomless glutton.

Raymond was also curious about how its small body could fit in. It ate several times as much food as his own, and its belly didn't feel bloated.

At this time, Ilya had already stopped his knife and fork, and was playing with the monkey with great interest.

Raymond glanced at Matthew, who was engrossed in eating, and asked, "Your father left in a hurry just now, seemingly to meet a very important person?"

It was obvious that he was asking questions knowingly, as he had clearly heard what the butler had just said.

Matthew didn't mean to hide anything and said bluntly: "Well, the ninth prince Jike Salo came to the manor secretly to visit."

Raymond frowned slightly when he heard this, and then asked: "Do you still have business dealings with the Tianlan royal family? Your father is very familiar with the Ninth Prince?"

"All the jewelry of the Tianlan royal family are exclusively supplied by our Baylor family, and they have some business dealings. But this Jike has no relationship with our Baylor family... He has another purpose here."

Matthew raised his eyebrows and said, "He wants our Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce to support him in his fight for the first heir to the throne."

After a pause, he explained: "Ever since His Majesty the King was shelled and fell into a coma two years ago, the princes have been fighting fiercely among themselves... My father means that our Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce will never participate in any faction's fight for heir apparent.

The Ninth Prince sent someone to communicate with us a few months ago, but my father declined... I didn’t expect him to come in person this time. Maybe... the recent rumor is true."

There are rumors that Salo I's condition has turned critical and he may die soon.

After hearing this, Raymond's brows relaxed, "Oh."

Matthew obviously realized something and asked: "Brother Nicholas, you don't want to deal with the royal family?"

"Well, I have a grudge."

Raymond nodded, but before he could explain anything, he saw several young descendants from the Baylor family walking over.

Looking at that contemptuous expression, it was obvious that he had bad intentions.

The young man with an arrogant look at the head asked Raymond: "Excuse me...are you Miss Ilya's swordsmanship teacher?"

Although he used honorifics in his words, there was no trace of respect in his tone.

Matthew's pupils shrank slightly, and he probably guessed that the other party was looking for trouble. He glared at the young man slightly unhappily, and said coldly: "This is a distinguished guest of our family, Judd, please don't disturb him.

Dining.”

Judd is a swordsman genius from the younger generation of the Baylor family. He just broke through to Rank 8 last year and is also a well-known swordsman in Tianlan Royal Academy.

He sneered, "No, brother Matthew, we just heard that a very powerful swordsmanship teacher came to our family, and we specifically wanted to come and ask some questions about swordsmanship."

"Yes! Ilya's swordsmanship must be very powerful, and we want to learn it too."

"That's right, we happen to be learning swordsmanship, and we have many questions that we would like to ask the teacher for advice."

"...."

The young people behind Judd also agreed.

After all, Matthew has not yet been selected as the heir to the Chamber of Commerce, and these stupid boys of similar age don't have much respect for him.

“If you want to ask for advice, I’ll leave it for another time!”

Matthew naturally knew that Raymond was very good at swordsmanship. When he came to stop him, he was not afraid that these stupid boys would hurt Raymond. They were not even qualified to cause trouble at this level, but they were afraid that they would arouse his resentment.

But, this girl Ilya thought things were not lively enough.

Her crystal eyes turned ghostly, as if to show off, and shouted: "Of course my teacher's swordsmanship is very good! Judd, since you think your swordsmanship is not good, you have to be modest if you want to ask for advice..."

"Oh? Really?"

Judd's face twitched when he heard this, his eyes were full of contempt, and he said coldly: "Then please ask this teacher to give me some advice. I happen to have some kendo puzzles that I would like to ask for advice!"

Haha, it’s just because Cyclops is your teacher that I was a little more modest and said I wanted to “ask for advice”.

To put it bluntly, it is a challenge!

A Sequence Eight swordsman might not be able to beat me, so what qualifications does he have to ask me for advice?

Only those rural aristocrats who have never seen the world would hire extraordinary swordsmen of this level as teachers.

"..."

Raymond glanced helplessly at the little girl next to him who was worried about the world being in chaos. He really had no interest in competing with a group of boys in swordsmanship.

But Ilya's little face was filled with excitement. He shook Raymond's arm and said half angrily and half coquettishly: "Oh, teacher... just let these disciples, who have never seen the world, see who the real master of swordsmanship is."

How is it?"

When Matthew saw his sister, he was about to speak but swallowed it in his mouth. He decisively chose to bury his head in eating and watch the fun.

He was slightly frightened when he recalled Raymond's mentality of transforming into a demon and killing everyone, but this girl seemed not to be afraid at all. Moreover, this Nicholas brother seemed to follow her willful girl in everything.

Going up, the relationship between the two is definitely unusual. Hey...did I discover some secret?

Raymond showed a dumbfounded smile, shook his head slightly, and said to Ilya: "You know, my sword is used to kill people, not to show others..."

After hearing this, the Matthew brothers naturally understood what it meant, but others sounded a little arrogant.

It's like a rookie supernatural person just opened his mouth and said, my swordsmanship is used to slay dragons, you are not worthy of seeing it... Haha, it feels childish and ridiculous when I think about it!

"Oh, your tone is not small!"

Judd sneered in his heart, and his tone became more and more rude: "Teacher, I happen to be learning the sword technique of killing people, and I want to ask the teacher for some advice!"

In the eyes of this group of young people, this Sequence 8 guy probably has no real ability, and what he said just now is just an excuse.

Ilya, this girl, obviously got through with a blur. Her eyes were narrowed like crescent moons, and she said with a bad smile: "Teacher, Judd and the others are so sincere, so why don't you just show your hands? Of course... they

After all, they are the clan brothers of your dear disciples. For the sake of your disciples, you can just give them some advice, but you can’t hurt their lives."

These words simply add fuel to the fire.

When Judd and the others heard what Ilya said, their lungs almost exploded with anger.

Listen to this, if that person takes action, he won't even be able to save his own life?

Do you still need Ilya to beg for mercy before the other party will be merciful and spare their lives?

Judd almost gritted his teeth and said: "Ilya, it doesn't matter! Just let you, the teacher, take action with all his strength. Even if he is not as good as others and is killed! I will never blame him..."

Raymond rubbed his brows and felt his head hurt. The key was that he had absolutely nothing to do with this girl. He said he was asking for advice on swordsmanship, but why was this girl instigating him into a duel full of gunpowder?

Judd also knew that the ugly monkey on the table was Raymond's pet. In order to provoke him to take action, he deliberately picked up the long sword in his hand and swung it. Using the sword as a stick, he shouted coldly: "Where did this unruly monkey come from?"

, and it’s actually on the table!”

A double entendre, not only scolding monkeys, but also people.

This stick was filled with anger and obviously had no strength.

Huh~ the strong wind is howling.

If it were an ordinary monkey, it would probably be beaten to death if it received such a heavy stick.

But!

An embarrassing scene appeared!

No one expected that the monkey, who was facing away from Judd and was enjoying his meal, looked like he had eyes on the back of his head. When the sword scabbard struck him, it did not dodge. He casually grabbed the sword above his head and held it firmly.

Caught in the monkey's claw.

Hey...this monkey reacts so quickly!

Everyone was shocked for a moment by Jiji's action of grabbing the sword with his bare hands.

But the most embarrassing thing is Judd...

He wanted to withdraw the long sword, but found that the scabbard seemed to be clamped to death. No matter how hard he tried, it would not move at all.

Although the "Fire Spirit Iron Bone Monkey" has been defeated time and time again in the hands of Raymond and others, it seems that anyone can bully it, but after all, it is a third-level monster! Not to mention that its strength has skyrocketed after returning to its ancestors due to virus mutation.

A big chunk...

Now, even if a Sequence 6 transcendent comes, he may not be able to benefit from it, let alone a Sequence 8 rookie swordsman like you?

Then, an even more surprising scene appeared...

This monkey didn't know where he learned the expression of wanting to be beaten. After grabbing the knife, this guy actually turned his head towards Judd and bared his teeth and showed a bright and sarcastic smile.

squeak squeak...

No matter how you look at it, this abominable demeanor is mocking the opponent's "overestimation of one's capabilities"!

Judd felt like he was going crazy. He was actually being mocked by a beast...

With a sonorous sound, the cold light came out of its sheath.

In a rage, Judd pulled out his knife. He wanted to chop the nasty monkey to death!

Huh~

Cold light passed by.

However, Gigi's reaction was also extremely quick.

Before the light of the sword fell, it jumped onto Raymond's shoulder.

The sword failed and cut a deep crack into the solid wood dining table.

Obviously, this sword had murderous intent.

"Zhizhizhi..."

Naturally, Jiji felt the murderous intention of the other party, and yelled at Judd with bared teeth, and was about to run away at the sight of him.

"Jiji, don't make trouble."

Raymond touched Jiji's hair and comforted the monkey that was about to go berserk and hurt people, fearing that it would bite these guys to death in a rage.

Elijah, who was watching the excitement from the side, laughed excitedly, with his sarcastic aura fully turned on, "Judd, forget it... You can't even beat Jiji, so don't challenge the teacher... Maybe, you really

will be killed..."

Well, the fire was burned to the extreme by this girl.

Judd's face turned purple with anger and he shouted angrily: "Coward! Do you dare to fight me?!"

coward?

Raymond squinted at those people and smiled coldly. He knew that if he didn't teach them a lesson today, he might not be able to stop them.

There was no reason to convince myself to take action just now, but now I seem to have it.

It also depends on the owner when hunting monkeys...

Hmm...this reason seems a bit far-fetched.

After all, if I didn't stop him, this evil monkey would probably be bitten to death by these little brats.

"So...how do you want to ask for advice?"

After pondering for a moment, Raymond raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

He looked at everyone and asked strangely.

"Come one by one, or... together?"