Chapter 408: Operation Thorough Investigation and Meeting with Ezreal
Ta-ta-ta! Ta-ta! Ta-ta!
Under the control of the caravan guards, the exquisite carriage drove leisurely.
The wheels rolled along the solid stone road, making a rhythmic sound and blending into the crowd.
When pedestrians on both sides of the street see this carriage, they will unconsciously avoid it and cast curious eyes.
The Myrdalda family emblem engraved on the carriage is particularly eye-catching, and knowledgeable people will immediately recognize that this carriage comes from the Myrdalda Chamber of Commerce.
As one of the largest chambers of commerce on the continent of Shurima, the reputation of the Myrdalda Chamber of Commerce spread far and wide following the terrifying power of the Noxus Empire.
The businesses involved are wide ranging, from silk to jewelry, from grain to medicinal materials, covering almost all imaginable trade fields.
The most important thing is that Myrdalda Chamber of Commerce is known for fair transactions and honest operations, and has never defaulted on any trade amount.
Established good business relations with every city and village.
Therefore, in the continent of Shurima, whether it is a rebuilt city or a small village, the arrival of the Myrdalda Chamber of Commerce is very welcome.
As soon as the carriage entered the southeast corner of the village, its forward speed gradually slowed down until it stopped.
"Lord Shamara, there are tribal hunters from the rocky village ahead searching people passing by." The caravan guard said respectfully.
"It seems something happened. There are also tribal hunters patrolling the nearby intersection."
Xia Mara glanced at Huo Jixing, saw him nodding, and ordered: "Well, Then let’s wait for a while.”
The trade principle of the Myrdalda Chamber of Commerce is not to participate in local disputes, which is one of the reasons for their success.
Huo Jixing sat in the carriage, opened the gray-white curtain, and looked at the scene outside.
A gloomy atmosphere filled the streets. At the strategic intersection, heavily armed tribal hunters were conducting a rigorous search.
When they encounter any suspicious targets, they will immediately intercept them and forcibly interrogate them.
After a while.
A tribal hunter came near the carriage.
They looked at the emblem of the Myrdalda Chamber of Commerce engraved on the carriage, their expressions changed slightly, but they still stepped forward.
The Chamber of Commerce guard driving the carriage was about to take off the token from his waist, but when he saw the solemn expression of the tribal hunter, he faintly realized something.
He stretched out his hand to stop the tribal hunter and said in a deep voice: "This is the carriage of our Chamber of Commerce Consul Ximala."
"Consul Ximala?"
After hearing the words of the Chamber of Commerce guards, the tribal hunters looked at each other with some hesitation.
This time the person in charge of the Myrdalda Chamber of Commerce came to the rock village to conduct business transactions was none other than Consul Shyamala.
"Sorry, the situation is serious. We must implement Elder Faisal's order."
The tribal hunter at the front slowly shook his head at the caravan guard and spoke solemnly.
Then, he waved to the tribal hunters behind him to check.
The caravan guard frowned slightly, preparing to jump off the carriage and stop the tough-minded tribal hunter.
“Let them check.”
Xia Mara’s cold voice came from inside the carriage, stopping the movement of the caravan guard.
Seeing this, the tribal hunters bypassed the caravan guard and walked around the carriage outside. After no problem, they came to the car curtain and signaled the caravan guard to open it.
Wow!
The car curtain opened, Xia Mara looked at the tribal hunters with a cold look, turned sideways, revealing the spacious car and Huo Jixing's figure.
The tribal hunter swept around, looked at Huo Jixing who was dressed as an ordinary person, bowed slightly to Xia Mara, and apologized.
"I'm sorry, Consul Shyamala, I have disturbed you because of my duties."
After saying that, they immediately left the carriage, moved out of the way, and watched as Shyamala and others left. .
The carriage continued to move forward and arrived at the residence within a short time after leaving the cordoned off street.
This is a three-story building with a wide yard at the front and back, where the goods of the Myrdalda Chamber of Commerce are placed.
Huo Jixing was arranged by Xia Mara in a spacious and comfortable room with transparency from north to south and plenty of sunlight.
"Mr. Charles, news has come out about the martial law on the streets just now."
Xia Mara received the news from the caravan escort and walked to Huojixing in a hurry Behind him, Gong Sheng spoke.
Huo Jixing looked into the distance. In the red-gold field of vision, two clouds representing extraordinary beings gathered in the street not far away.
"Oh, what happened?"
"It's related to the previous disappearance, but this time the situation is much more serious. All the villagers on the street are missing." Xia Mara replied.
"There are also no clues left. It is suspected that void creatures have sneaked into the village."
"Void creatures?"
Huo Jixing's heart moved, and the eyes in his eyes The red-gold fireworks became more and more intense, but the clouds representing void creatures could not be seen.
"Do you rely on your own strength to hide? Or rely on the effect of the rune circle?"
He thought for a while, then turned to look at Xia Mara behind him: "Leave here as soon as possible, the rock village may be in danger."< br>
“Okay.” Shyamala nodded slowly.
Whether it was Huo Jixing's identity or the strength he had shown, she was extremely convinced.
After leaving the room, Xia Mara immediately arranged the affairs of the caravan, quickly traded the items that could be traded, and took the rest directly back.
Tomorrow morning, they were ready to leave the rocky village directly and embark on the journey back to Bergün.
However, the change of fate far exceeded people's plans and expectations.
While the Midarda Chamber of Commerce was handling the goods, people from the rock village came to visit and told Elder Faisal's decision.
"It has been decided to thoroughly investigate all outsiders in the village, and no one is allowed to leave the village before the end."
Xia Mara stood in the living room, looking down at the hand that came from The letter from the rocky village has an ever-changing look.
"At the same time, I hope to get the assistance of the Midarda Chamber of Commerce, and the rock village will provide sufficient reward afterwards."
Xia Mara put away the letter, looked at the cloudy rock village in the distance, and sighed helplessly.
"Is Mr. Charles still in the room?"
"Yes, Mr. Charles has been reading the chamber of commerce's information in the room and has not even stepped out of the door." The caravan beside him The guard bowed and said.
"Notice, everyone stops selling goods. We cannot leave the rock village for the time being." Xia Mara ordered.
Then she quickly walked up the wooden stairs to Huo Jixing's room.
The scorching wind of the desert carries the moisture of the oasis and soaks into the room.
Huo Jixing frowned, put down the letter in his hand, and sighed softly.
“A month has passed!”
He looked quite surprised. He didn’t expect that he would be trapped in the turbulence of space for such a long time.
In the dim space at that time, he could not see the passage of time at all, and could only rely on his own feelings to find a way out.
When he walked out of the space turbulence again, he was far away from Vikoula and came to the Sharise Desert.
After the Tomb of the Emperor incident ended. The Desert Emperor Azir officially announced his return and rebuilt the former Shurima Empire with Vekora as the center.
Nasus, the desert god of death, and Sivir, the goddess of war, became the core figures of the Shurima Empire.
The sun disk rose again in the sky above Vicora, and the area it covered was the territory of the Shurima Empire, attracting many Shurima people to join.
It is rumored that there was a small-scale friction between the newly established Shurima Empire and the warlord forces of the Noxus Empire, which ended in victory.
As for the goal of Azir and others, it is not the Noxus Empire entrenched in the northern part of the Shurima continent.
But it was Xerath who also returned to the world.
The ancient shaman returned to his homeland, Nerima Jie, where he raised a banner to resist the Shurima Empire.
While he won over people's hearts with the decree to abolish the slavery system, he also used his own arcane power to attract the effectiveness of extraordinary beings, establishing a power no less powerful than Azir.
The war also ensued, and the two had frequent confrontations with the mother of life river running through the east and west as the boundary.
Even the northern ports controlled by the Noxus Empire were also affected.
Countless Shuriman people chose to move south with their families and merged into this war that would affect Shuriman. In the war over the fate of the Mar Continent.
"The continuation of the thousand-year grudge, Azir's revenge against Xerath." Huo Jixing's fingers touched the tabletop lightly.
He realized that he had made the right choice in the Emperor's Tomb.
The hatred between Azir and Xerath is far from being eliminated by the interests of Shurima.
In the confrontation between two beings who are almost as good as gods, the interests of the Northland of the Noxus Empire are still preserved.
“I hope that the war between Azir and Xerath can continue, so that the Noxus Empire can absorb the blood of Shurima’s interests.”
Huojixing’s His eyes fell on the last part of the letter, which recorded the news of Katarina's return to Uzeris.
In the name of the new head of the Du Cecao family, Katarina, the Ominous Blade, takes charge of all the forces of the Noxus Empire in the northern ports of Shurima.
It is precisely because of Katarina's intervention that the empire's power did not have much conflict with the forces of Azir and Xerath.
“You made the right choice. While the internal chaos of the current Noxus Empire has not completely subsided, it is indeed unhelpful to interfere in the disputes on the Shurima continent.”
Dong Dong. ! Boom!
The rapid knock on the door brought back Huo Jixing's thoughts.
He looked at the familiar clouds at the door and said softly: "Come in, Shyamala."
Squeak!
The door opened, Xia Mara looked at Huo Jixing who was sitting upright, walked forward and told the requirements of the rock village.
"Is it so urgent?" Huo Jixing was thoughtful.
He still remembered the peaceful scene of the rock village last night, but he did not want to impose martial law today.
"The forgotten land of Icacia, void creatures, and the situation in Shurima are becoming more and more interesting." Huo Jixing thought to himself.
Seeing Huo Jixing not speaking for a long time, Xia Mara hesitated and made a decision.
"We have good relations with several nearby chambers of commerce. If it doesn't work, we can force our way through and leave the rocky village."
Huo Jixing raised his eyes and looked at Xia Mara, looking a little surprised. .
“No, just keep doing your business.”
"After all, the rock village is very close to the land of Icathia. We must not give up the void materials obtained here."
Huo Jixing had roughly guessed the rock village caravan through his previous conversation with Shyamala. Reason for gathering.
There is also the reason why Ixtal established a mage stronghold here.
"Did Rock Village say when the meeting would begin?" Huo Jixing asked.
"Tonight, they held a bonfire banquet and invited all chambers of commerce to participate." Shyamala said.
"The mages of Ixtal will also participate."
"Then go and have a look."
The black curtain covers the sky, and the stars are embedded in it like bright diamonds, twinkling With a glimmer of light.
Under the deep night, a huge bonfire was lit in the center of the rock village, dyeing everything around it a warm orange-red color.
The firelight illuminated the dark sky, as if competing with the stars.
Near the open courtyard, there are tribal hunters patrolling. They are wearing leather armor and holding bows, arrows and spears, which makes people feel safe.
At the entrance, many carriages and camels were parked, representing the various forces staying in the rock village.
Some of them are merchants from far away, some are envoys from Ixtar, and some are travelers seeking asylum.
Their arrival means that a thorough investigation of the rock village is about to begin.
Huo Jixing and Xia Mara arrived at the bonfire area early, found the confirmed location, and sat down leisurely.
Wherever you look, there is a lively scene.
The bonfire is burning brightly, and the firelight shines on the faces of everyone around, bringing warmth and light.
Around the bonfire, the children in the village danced and played happily.
Their faces and bodies were smeared with various colored marks. These marks appeared colorful under the light of the fire, which drove away the serious impact of the disappearance.
Huo Jixing looked at the scene in front of him with a smile on his face.
After entering the continent of Shurima to perform his mission, he rarely enjoyed the hustle and bustle brought by the banquet.
But the frequent people coming nearby made Huo Jixing reluctant to give up his thoughts.
As the consul of the Myrdalda Chamber of Commerce, Shyamala holds a pivotal position in the upcoming banquet.
The position where she sits is also eye-catching and is a natural focus.
Before the banquet started, many people had already gathered around Xia Mara.
They came up to say hello one after another, hoping to take this opportunity to establish a cooperative relationship with the Myrdalda Chamber of Commerce.
Although Xia Mara was smiling, she felt helpless and tired inside.
Because she knew very well the purpose of these people, and for the sake of the reputation of the Myrdalda Chamber of Commerce, she had to deal with them one by one.
After she sent everyone away, before she could take a breath, a curious voice sounded beside her.
“Have we met somewhere?”
When Xia Mara heard the sound, she subconsciously thought it was someone coming to say hello again, so she didn't raise her head and prepared to send this stranger away as usual.
However, Huo Jixing heard a sense of familiarity, turned around and saw Ezreal standing there, touching his nose awkwardly.
This was one of the few times when he was rejected in public.
"I must have seen it before, just in the tavern last night." Huo Jixing smiled and pointed out the scene where the two of them were toasting in the tavern.
Xia Mara heard Huo Jixing's voice and realized that something was wrong.
She looked back at the stranger and instantly recognized his identity.
"Explorer Ezreal?"
(End of this chapter)