"Ahh

Sean suddenly let out a loud sneeze, slightly startling the person next to him.

He reached out and rubbed his nose and whispered, "I'm sorry." ”

"It is said that if you sneeze once, someone is cursing you." Andrew, who was on the side, looked at Sean and smiled.

"Nonsense." Sean doesn't believe in this strange "earth theory".

Andrew let out a hearty laugh and didn't say anything more, he enjoyed the rare leisure time.

Since the matter of the God of War Church was dealt with, Andrew originally wanted to take Sean directly to the Floating Library. But Sean wanted to go back to the Void Principality, and of course, if he could, he also wanted to take Cecilia to the Floating Library, so Andrew had to accompany Sean back to the Void Principality.

So the people who returned to the Void Principality together were Sean, Andrew, Beth, Nkos, and Kokire. Levi, on the other hand, was unfit to use the teleportation array due to physical discomfort, so he temporarily stayed at the God of War Church to recuperate, with Alyssa by his side.

The magic teleportation array is the greatest invention of this era on the Miracle Continent. Because of its appearance, it has made the short journey on the entire Miracle Continent extremely safe and secure, although the cost of using the magic teleportation array is a bit expensive, but ordinary civilians can still afford a short trip in a year - this is much cheaper than the cost of hiring a group of mercenaries to protect it.

Of course, the appearance of the teleportation magic circle still can't solve the problem of trade routes. Although small trades over short distances can be operated through guò teleportation arrays, magic teleportation arrays cannot be used continuously, especially long-distance teleportation. For the body, there is also a certain danger hài. Therefore, with the advent of the teleportation magic array, the work of the doctor industry has become hot because of this. Pharmacist apprentices and trainee doctors, in particular, quickly became one of the most popular and promising professions.

Speaking of which. I don't know whether to say that Sean and the others are too lucky, or if they are unlucky.

On the way back to the Void Principality, because the Tonis Fortress did not set up a magic teleportation array, it is said that the Ryan Kingdom considered it for the safety of the fortress, so Sean and the others could only purchase mounts to return, so the return journey was probably nearly two weeks longer. In the past week or so, Sean has passed through many villages and towns in the Lane Kingdom, and has also seen the Lane Kingdom, which is now showing a thriving landscape.

I don't know if there is really such a thing as luck.

However, after the Duchy of Lane successfully annexed the Kingdom of Dabion and upgraded it to a kingdom, the overall level and strength of the entire country have risen by a great notch. Changed in the past. It would be good for the family background level of the Principality of Lane to have a mid-level Sacred Realm powerhouse in charge, and even the Golden Realm powerhouse in the country is extremely rare. But now, there are obviously a lot of golden powerhouses in the Ryan Kingdom, and on the way, Sean also met a powerhouse from the lower Sanctuary.

The two sides just took a face-to-face, but it could be seen that the other party was as cautious as if they were facing a great enemy. Perhaps it was because of the posture of this Sanctuary powerhouse, so Sean and the others did not encounter any unsightly goods in that small city to find trouble.

It's just that Sean is inexplicable, and he has a subtle sense of unease about the Ryan Kingdom.

Because the country's strength is expanding too fast.

It's like a poor family who suddenly gains a lot of wealth and becomes a nouveau riche. His temperament and heritage have not been thoroughly cultivated and accumulated, and the whole person will exude an arrogant and domineering momentum. Maybe this was not the case in the Lane Kingdom at the beginning, she would try her best to restrain this momentum, but she couldn't hold up the many nobles in the Lane Kingdom who had no brains. Especially once the strength is over-inflated, he will always find a way to show off.

This kind of ostentation is an extremely dangerous behavior.

So along the way. Sean and the others maintained an almost low-key attitude, and quickly cleared the fortress of Tonys. Entered the territory of the Void Duchy.

It was only on the territory of his own principality that Sean's spirit was noticeably relaxed.

At this time. Sean, Andrew and others were on their way to Black Swan Castle. And in addition to Kokire and Sean riding together, Andrew, Bes, and Enkos each rode a horse - with Sean suppressed, the mount under the crotch was okay, and Andrew also had the ability to communicate with creatures, which was not very difficult, but the mounts of Beth and Enkos kept trembling, and they slowed down everyone's march.

In Sean's opinion, if the few of them didn't ride mounts, but just let go of their speed and ran with all their might, I am afraid that they would have arrived at the Black Swan Castle long ago.

It's just that Andrew really wants to experience this kind of "hiking" like a journey, which is why everyone buys these bantam horses known for their stamina.

Nkos, who was slightly behind Sean and Andrew, rode his horse and tried to sneak closer to Bess - but Enkos's mount was not very cooperative, so the old horse made a bit loud noise, and as long as he was not deaf, he could almost hear that Nkos was tossing his mount again. Of course, everyone pretended not to notice it, only Bess glanced at Enkos out of the corner of his eye, not understanding what this guy was trying to do.

Finally approaching Bes, Enkos whispered, "Hey, Bes." ”

"What are you doing?" The bass replied lazily, and the sound was at a normal volume, neither big nor small.

"I want to die! Be quiet! Enkos shouted a little angrily, of course, in a whisper-like voice, but the weakest of the people present also had the lower Sanctuary, and this voice was really no different from the volume of normal speech for them.

Beth really didn't want to talk to Nkos, but he couldn't help but keep Nkos shouting to himself, and the voice sounded like a hypnosis. Even Beth, the undead king, couldn't stand it, let alone Sean and Andrew, who were slightly ahead, especially Andrew would have wanted to turn around and yell at Enkos if he hadn't wanted to know what Enkos wanted to do because of curiosity.

As for Sean, he was the weakest in the field. He was also the least familiar with Nkos, so he had to endure it.

And Kokire?

In front of Enkos and Bess. This guy is really well-behaved like a child.

"What are you doing?" Bess replied weakly, he really wanted to say that he didn't know Nkos.

"Do you sneeze?" Nkos asked.

"Huh?" Bass apparently had a momentary crash in his brain. I didn't realize at all which tendon was not quite right with Enkos.

"Looks like you won't either." Nkos nodded slightly, his face was a little lost, "Why is no one cursing you for a guy like you?" There's no reason, I know it's normal for no one to curse, but I'm cursing you every day, why haven't I seen you sneeze? Hmmm......"

Bess looked at Enkos, trying to make out what kind of cold joke this guy was just talking about, right? But seeing that Nkos was actually very serious and thoughtful, Bess felt that he was still too young. Trying to guess the mind of this idiot.

"Nkos is...... Demons, right? Sean asked Andrew in a whisper.

Andrew also showed a helpless look and said to Sean, "It's making you laugh." ”

It's normal for demons and undead to sneeze, and if they do, it's something to be surprised about. Of course, that kind of deliberate behavior does not count. Andrew, on the other hand, still sneezes occasionally in his physical condition, but this kind of thing is very rare - mainly if Andrew can sneeze, then the consequences are too terrible.

Nkos continued to think about something.

"I haven't sneezed once. But when I sneeze, I do it twice in a row. Listening to what Enkos had been muttering, Bes, who couldn't stand it, said directly.

"Two sneezes, what do you mean?" Nkos asked curiously.

"You go and ask Sean." Bess said with a smile on his face. He knew that Andrew would definitely not sue Sù Nkos, so he had to shift the target," he knew. ”

Nkos glanced at Bess suspiciously. Then he turned his head and thought about it, and he went to Sean immediately.

The conversation between Bess and Nkos was low-voiced. However, this practice is completely no different from covering your ears and stealing the bell. Sean and Andrew both heard each other clearly, but Sean was a little curious about how Beth would know what it meant to sneeze twice. He looked at Andrew suspiciously, but saw that Andrew didn't want to remember it at all, so he could only rot this question in his stomach.

"Mr. Bes...... Isn't it the undead? Sean looked at Andrew, who pretended to be deep, and asked softly.

Andrew didn't want to open his mouth anymore, he felt that letting these two idiots out was simply the stupidest thing he had ever done in his life, and he was already thinking about putting these two people back in the coffin. Seeing Enkos quickly approach Sean, Andrew glanced at Enkos coldly, the warning meaning in his eyes was very obvious, which made Enkos laugh a few times, and then cautiously retreated.

Then, Andrew's eyes turned to Bess again, and Bess pretended to be calm and stared ahead, not squinting at all.

Andrew stared at these two barely peaceful guys for a few seconds before he finally turned his head and smiled at Sean, "Well, it's okay." ”

Sean nodded slightly, the murderous aura that Andrew exuded just now almost made his heart stop beating. This is also the first time Sean has seen Andrew show such a murderous aura, you must know that even when dealing with Marz in the Northern Continent, Andrew was always light-hearted, but he never showed such momentum.

The group of five people quickly left the grassland and entered the main road outside the Black Swan Castle.

Because of the Black Swan Castle, Sean's purpose in taking this place was a bit impure, and this castle was not a defensive castle, so there was only one official road from the Black Swan Castle to the Void City. The so-called official road refers to a flat road path that is regularly maintained by the government, and the first priority is to facilitate the walking of horse-drawn carriages, wagons, and horses, and there is also a certain guarantee of safety.

From the Black Swan Castle to the Void City, the fastest journey is about five days.

In a sense, the Black Swan Castle is a lonely fortress, if there is a surprise attack or something. This castle, which is not known for its defenses, is difficult to defend. It is precisely because of this that William specially trained an all-round elite guard for the Black Swan Castle. Almost everyone has a strong fighting level, especially when the group cooperates with the military formation killing technique. The combat effectiveness has been increased exponentially.

However, because Sean and the others are crossing the Black Reef Grassland, they are highly selective in the direction and destination of their movements.

When everyone crossed the grassland and entered the official road, they had already arrived at the foot of the Anglodar Mountains, where the Black Swan Castle was located.

Originally, it was from the foot of the mountain, and when you reached the halfway point of the mountain, you will find the Black Swan Castle.

But when Sean and the others came to the foot of the mountain, Sean looked at the scenery in front of him in disbelief.

A small town of considerable scale is presented in front of Sean like this.

The town is almost complete with all the facilities, including stables, taverns, hotels, bazaars and other living facilities, and even military facilities such as fences, watchtowers and barracks. From this point of view, it can be seen that this town is not just an ordinary village. Rather, it can be regarded as a village and town where the military and civilians live together, and according to the general control law, most of such towns implement military control, and most of the people living in the town are military families.

But what Sean and the others saw in front of them was that the whole town was filled with a lively atmosphere, and people in luxurious and expensive clothes could be seen walking everywhere. These people were obviously nobles, and how could there be no followers around the nobles - just in the flow of people that Sean saw, he could find more than a dozen powerhouses who were all at the peak of the upper gold, and these people were obviously already preparing to storm the Holy Domain.

What's more. It was Sean who also saw several lower Sanctuary powerhouses with hidden aura.

This discovery really scared Sean.

At the foot of the mountain closest to the Black Swan Castle, there were actually close to double-digit lower Sacred Domain powerhouses, what the hell was going on?

"You don't know the situation?" Andrew glanced at Sean. Looking at Sean's expression, he knew that he didn't know anything about this town.

"When I left about a year ago, there were no villages here." Sean said in a deep voice. However, he quickly continued on the road, and Andrew and others immediately followed. The crowd quickly crossed the town, and then began to walk towards the Black Swan Castle halfway up the mountain.

This time. I happened to meet some people coming down the mountain.

Judging by their clothing, these people were also nobles and their followers who were responsible for protecting them. However, the strength of the people among the followers is not strong, but the strength of one of them has attracted the attention of Sean and others, this person is actually a powerhouse of the upper Sacred Domain, much stronger than the powerhouses of the lower Sacred Domain in those towns at the foot of the mountain, and the two sides are not at the same level at all.

Sean was able to discover this Sanctuary powerhouse, and of course the other party could also discover Sean and the others.

It's just that in addition to Sean, Andrew, Kokire, Bes, Enkos and other four people, the other party can't see the strength - or rather, they don't feel any strength fluctuations at all. Usually this is either too much more powerful than itself to be detected at all, or it is a real ordinary person. However, in the eyes of this high-ranking Sacred Domain powerhouse, the people who followed Sean and the four were just ordinary people.

On the side of the Southern Continent, his strength in the Upper Sacred Domain is already very good, and if he is stronger than him, there are only powerhouses above the legend level. However, if it is a legendary powerhouse, he can more or less sense it, and if he can't sense it, it proves that the difference in strength between the two sides is too much. If it was somewhere else, he might have been more cautious, but on the Southern Continent side, he didn't think that there would be so many legendary powerhouses.

Sean's gaze shifted slightly, and he soon discovered that the person this high-ranking Sanctuary powerhouse was responsible for protecting, it was a handsome young man. His clothes are very close-fitting, which makes his elite temperament more obvious, and his short brown hair is also neatly combed, which can be seen that this is a very image-oriented aristocratic child.

Seeing Sean and the others walking up, the other nobles walked past Sean and the others without paying attention.

Only this brown-haired young nobleman stepped forward with a smile on his face and said, "Friend, the time to visit the Black Swan Castle is almost over, and you won't let you in if you go up now, so let's wait until tomorrow to visit." ”

"Visit?" Sean was stunned for a moment, a little confused.

"You're not here to visit?" The young man with brown hair was very sharp-eyed and instantly caught Sean's slight stunnedness.

"When will the Black Swan Castle be opened for people to visit?" Sean asked rhetorically without answering.

"Probably seven or eight months ago." The brown-haired young man said in a tone of uncertainty that "I only arrived here more than a month ago, so I don't know exactly when it will open. …… However, the Black Swan Castle is worthy of being one of the five ancient castles famous in the entire southern continent, and the Black Swan Lake and the Black Swan on the top floor are really beautiful. ”

"The Black Swan has descended on the Black Swan Castle again?" Sean was really a little shocked, he had only been away for a year, how could it feel like he had been away for a century.

"I said friend, what the hell are you doing here at Black Swan Castle?" The brown-haired man shook his head a little helplessly and smiled, "You don't even know this, so you ran up?" …… Listen to me, come back tomorrow, and if you go up now, the guards won't let you in. ”

"Uh...... Thank you for your kindness, but I'd like to go up and have a look. Sean was originally a little worried about what happened to the Black Swan Castle and what danger Cecilia would encounter, but now it seems that he is too careful, but even so, he still wants to go back.

"Hey, okay then." The brown-haired young man smiled, "If you're kicked back in a moment, don't say I didn't warn you." ”

"Okay, thanks for the reminder." Sean smiled back.

"That's it for now." The brown-haired young man waved his hand, and then quickly left with the man.

The two sides did not exchange each other's names throughout, but this was unnecessary, as the nobility was not yet so worthless. But this small episode can easily become a symbol of friendship between the nobles, and if the next time the two sides have a chance to meet, and can prove that they are not on opposite sides, then it is necessary to introduce themselves and exchange information.

Otherwise, for the nobles, any other nobles they met on the road would be just passers-by.

After watching the brown-haired young man leave, Sean hurriedly walked towards the mountainside again, and Andrew and the others followed suit. It's just that Andrew's face has a thicker smile: "You don't look like a person who has been away from here for a year, but like a traveler who has been lost in a certain plane for a long time." ”

"yes, that's what I thought, too." Sean glanced back at the dark sky, the lights of the inn at the foot of the hill, and the noise of the whole town as if it was starting to fall into a carnival, and the wry smile on his face was even more obvious, "...... It feels like I've been away for a long time. ”

Sean's heart is subtly a little uneasy. (To be continued......)