Chapter 434 Muddy Waters
Liya relied on the good water skills she had developed with the Osprey, holding her breath and sinking herself to the bottom of the water. She didn't know if Damon would be waiting for her to float up on the shore, but she didn't have the strength to swim far now, so she could only wait underwater.
At this moment, she had no concept of time. Time seemed so long and passed very quickly.
The wound stung from being soaked in sea water, and I had a headache and couldn't tell the direction.
I don't know how long it took, but she couldn't help but float up. Her nervousness and exhaustion made her consciousness gradually blur. She rose from the water and reached out to grab at random, trying to grab something to keep herself from sinking again. At this time, a strong hand grabbed her arm and pulled her from the water to the shore.
She could no longer open her eyes. Before darkness filled her brain, she heard the familiar voice: "Don't be afraid, it's me!"
Padre Joshua!
Liya finally passed out.
The dock was still in chaos. Helot picked up Liya and got into the crowd and left quickly.
But he didn't know that his actions to save people were being watched by a pair of eyes.
The owner of the eyes was the old sailor who had made a deal with Herot not long ago. He took out a wine bottle from his arms, took a big sip of wine, and said to himself: "I didn't expect you to be a necromancer! You spent Why do you go to such great lengths to save a Comosuo girl?”
The old seaman didn't have the courage to track down a necromancer. When Helot disappeared into the crowd, he also left the dock.
Helot carried Liya out of the port area and returned to the underground cave of Ian's house through the cracks in the mountains. He woke up Bai Lu from his sleep and asked him to treat Liyaya's injuries. Then he poured a bottle of recovery potion into Liyaya, and finally brought the girl's life back.
After waiting for about an hour, Ian staggered back.
"Liya..." Ian saw the girl lying on the carpet and immediately rushed over: "What's wrong with her?"
At this time, Herot had changed back into the priest's attire: "She's fine, she just needs a good sleep. Fortunately, a necromancer appeared at the dock and caused a commotion, and you attacked the industrial park in time. Otherwise, I wouldn't be sure to get Damon Knight from Rescued Liya from his hands.”
"A necromancer appeared at the dock?"
Ian was surprised to see a necromancer on Miracle Island.
Helot said: "Now is not the time to discuss the Necromancer. Liya needs to recuperate for a while and let her live here. White Deer will take care of her. You should stay in the shop during this time and don't use the six-tailed leopard anymore." The identity appears outside. And... Seal the entrance to the store! If you sense danger, don’t hesitate to run away.”
"I understand. Thank you, Padre Joshua."
"Liya has my blessing, I should do this. I have been out for a long time and must return to the park. I will come to see you when I have time, and I will also come to see you."
Herot bid farewell to the white deer, who chirped reluctantly.
When Hailot returned to the industrial park, the place had entered a state of full martial law. You can see black smoke rising from many places in the park, and many people are panicking to put out the fire.
When the young guard saw Helot coming back, he seemed to relax his worried heart: "Priest Joshua, you are finally back. The park has just been attacked by villains. I am really afraid that you are in danger."< br>
Hailot asked with concern: "When I was feeling the light in the mountain, I saw an alarm going off in the park. What happened here?"
"It's the six-tailed leopard..." the guard explained: "The six-tailed leopard is not a monster, but a genetic mutant who can transform into a beast. He was responsible for all the destruction. Moreover, Damon Knight was attacked by a necromancer at the dock. This is too much of a coincidence. Priest, Damon Knight is investigating the attack. If there is nothing important, you should not go out again."
"Necromancer?" Helot looked extremely surprised: "What are the necromancers doing on Miracle Island? It's full of positive energy, and it's not an environment they like."
The guard shrugged: "This is also where we are confused. But don't worry, Knight Damon can handle this matter and it will not affect your inspection."
"If you need me anywhere, please let me know."
Helot briefly chatted with the guard, returned to his dormitory, and then began to get into work.
No one would associate a necromancer with a priest, they could just carry on as usual.
At this time, Damon Knight summoned the captains of the guard in his office.
"The six-tailed leopard, the necromancer, and the Komosan girl Liaya, do you think the three of them are related, or is it just a coincidence?"
The six-tailed leopard attacked the industrial park, the necromancer attacked Damon at the dock, and the Comosuo girl took the opportunity to escape. There are too many truths that can be combined from these three things.
No one dares to express their opinions casually.
After a while, a squad leader said: "Captain, from your description of the necromancer, the other party should be a necromancer from the Gravekeeper faction."
Someone else reminded: "The Claude family is the founder of the Necromancer faction of the Gravekeepers. At this time, the patriarch of the Claude family is on Sail Island."
Damon asked a staff member next to him: "Is there any latest news from Sail Island? Especially the news from Claude."
The staff replied: "According to the latest intelligence sent in, Claude Lund and his party did not continue to have contact with the Island Group after staying at the Wonderful Time Resort. I heard that Claude Lund suffered from food poisoning the night he arrived at Sail Island. Until now, Still recuperating, no one is seen.”
Food poisoning?
Whether it's true or not, Damon feels that the necromancer who appeared on Miracle Island should be related to the Claude family.
Could it be... discovered by the empire?
It is said that the Claurend family has recovered its lost power. Now that he is in the Comosa Islands, it is equivalent to the empire stationing an army of undead here.
If, if the necromancer we saw today was Helot Clairund, then this army of the undead would be ready to attack on Miracle Island at any time.
Damon's face became extremely ugly.
"Order, a high bounty is placed on the wanted six-tailed leopard, the necromancer, and the Komosuo girl Liaya. Contact Finch and ask him to catch the white deer immediately. The underground base must speed up the experiment, we may not have it Too much time!”
When the captains received the order to go out to work, Damon said to the staff around him: "No matter what it takes, make sure Claude is on Sail Island."
"Yes, Damon Knight."
"Go to Chuanfan Island to handle this matter yourself."
"Yes, I will go in person!"
After the staff also went out, the young guard walked in: "Captain, Pastor Joshua is back."
"Is there anything unusual about him?"
"I didn't see it. I asked the rebels. When they captured Liyaya for the first time, they were indeed blocked by Pastor Joshua. It's just that you escorted Liyaya out to catch the falcon, and you deliberately avoided it. It’s because of Pastor Joshua, what happened today probably has nothing to do with him.”
Damon thought for a moment: "If the necromancer attacked me to save Liya, the Comosuo girl must have another value. Find an opportunity to learn about Liya's situation from Pastor Joshua, and find out Find out where she lives. You said last time that Liya had a friend on Miracle Island."
The guard replied: "Yes, when Finch arrested Liya, her friend was also there, but he escaped."
"Find Finch and ask him to take people to find Liya's friends."
"Finch doesn't seem to be on Miracle Island now. I'll contact his men immediately." "Quick!"
In the evening, the wanted posters for six-tailed leopards, necromancers, and Leia were plastered all over the streets and alleys of the Miracle Island port area. Hunters who were greedy for the high bounty all set out to search for the whereabouts of the three people.
After nightfall, Finch, who received the message from the birds, took a boat back to Miracle Island.
As soon as I landed, I heard some bad news.
The white deer is missing!
"How could the white deer be missing?" Finch grabbed his men's collars and asked loudly, regardless of the other people on the dock: "Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on it?"
"Boss Finch! The man we sent to follow the white deer was killed. Then we searched the entire broadleaf river and found no trace of the white deer. Someone else must have captured it!"< br>
"Asshole, trash!"
Finch's face turned blue with anger.
The disappearance of White Deer not only resulted in the loss of a large bounty, but also directly affected the Mass Theocracy's subsequent support for the resistance. On their own, the Comosu rebels could not possibly fight against the Oath of Glory Empire and the industrial parks that lined the archipelago. If you want to be independent from the empire, you must have the support of a powerful force.
I have never captured the White Deer, just because I want to exchange for more things from the Mass Theocracy. Now that Damon is so anxious to ask for White Deer, it is a good opportunity to negotiate terms.
As a result... the white deer disappeared!
Finch felt dizzy.
"Look! If you want to capture White Deer, the other party will definitely send out a large number of people, and there will definitely be traces left. Gather all of us and go into the mountains to look for... We will turn over Miracle Island and find White Deer. ! ”
"Yes, Boss Finch!"
All the men dispersed and left.
The remaining person whispered to Finch: "Knight Damon also asked us to find the Comosuo girl Leia who keeps ospreys."
Finch asked: "Did Liya run away?"
The men recounted what happened at the dock today: "Knight Damon suspected that the purpose of the attack by the necromancer and the six-tailed leopard was to save Liya. Therefore, Knight Damon asked us to find Liya as soon as possible to find out the undead." What did the mage come to Miracle Island for?”
Finch said: "What does this have to do with us? Liya ran away. That is Damon's business. We are looking for White Deer."
"But, Boss Finch! There is news from our people in the park that the necromancer is the tomb keeper, possibly sent by Claude Lund."
Finch had to pay attention to the name Claulund.
What’s the biggest thing happening in the entire Comos Islands right now?
It was the arrival of Helot Clairund.
Some people value the bread mushroom development project he brought, some value the original mother bacteria in his hands, and some value his own value.
If the necromancer who appeared on Miracle Island was really sent by Claulund, it would definitely not be a good thing for the resistance.
But Finch couldn't figure out how an ordinary Comosuo girl could be related to the Claude family.
Could it be just a coincidence?
Finch didn't dare to bet on the chance of coincidence, so he had to find Liya.
But Bailu also needs a lot of manpower to find.
Finch felt like his head was going to explode.
And just when Finch was worried about how to allocate manpower to find Bailu and Comosuo girls at the same time, one of his subordinates came with an old sailor.
"Boss Finch. This is my bet... A friend I met on the freighter said he had clues about the Necromancer."
When Finch saw the old sailor's dirty and drunken appearance, his first feeling was that he had met a liar. There are many scoundrels in the port who sell false information to make money. You can even buy the title deed of the royal palace from them.
But this is the first clue related to the Necromancer, so listen to it.
"You can tell I'm pissed right now, so you better really have a clue about the Necromancer, or I'm going to tie an anchor to your foot and throw it into the sea."
The old sailor was very afraid of Finch: "Of course my news is true. The necromancer pretended to be a sailor and invited me to drink, and asked me about the news about the resistance. And I also saw him fish out a fast fish from the sea with my own eyes. The dead Comosuo girl and carried her away from the dock.”
When Finch saw that the old seaman's words were accurate, he asked: "Where did they go?"
"The other party is a necromancer, and there must be ghosts following him. I don't have the guts to follow him. But..." the old sailor said with a flattering smile: "He gave me a way to contact him. As long as I find the rebels, I can send him Message.”
Finch was very confused, what did the necromancer want to do when he came to the rebels?
"How do you contact that necromancer?"
The old seaman said: "This... I can't tell you."
Finch knew the old seaman's purpose: "How much money do you want?"
"One..." the old seaman stretched out a finger: "One hundred gold pounds!"
One hundred gold pounds.
Finch sneered, obviously this old guy didn't know the true value of his information.
"Okay, as long as you can get that necromancer out, I will give you one hundred gold pounds!"
The old sailor didn't expect Finch to agree so readily, which made him regret asking for too little.
However, one hundred gold pounds is already a huge amount of money for me. If I ask for too much, I may risk my life.
The old seaman's ability to survive to this day is not just due to luck.
"You are really a generous man. If I have important information in the future, I will definitely tell you first. I will send a message to the necromancer now. Where do you want to meet him?"
Finch thought about it for a moment: "Don't send the message now. Wait until four o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Let's make an appointment with the caravan at...Jianshi Alley. The time is six o'clock in the evening."
The old seaman understood what Finch meant.
From four o'clock in the afternoon to six o'clock in the evening, two hours are enough for the necromancer to reach the caravan in Sharp Stone Lane, but there is no time to make other preparations. The rebels have one night and tomorrow day to prepare for this meeting.
(End of chapter)