84. Acting alone
After Shaun and Tungsten Ramo separated, he set out on his way to Tonis Fortress alone.
The Fortress of St. Droens is not far from the Fortress of Tonys, after all, they are two fortresses known as the "Gateway of Lane" and horns to each other. But in reality, the passage between the two fortresses would have to bypass several noble territories without taking the military route, which would have taken about three months longer on the trip. Of course, this refers to the regular travel time, and if a strong person like Sean is in a hurry, it will naturally not take so long.
On the military route, the distance between the two fortresses can be reached in a month by passing through a hollowed-out mountainside tunnel. Originally, this was to facilitate the purpose of rapid support for each other when the two fortresses were attacked, so for this reason, this military road has always been under very strict military monitoring, and it is easy not to be used by outsiders. In particular, the owners of these two fortresses are relatively strict with themselves, so it is even more unlikely that the guards will accept bribes and let them go.
Sean, of course, will not throw himself into the net to go through this military passage.
He knew very well that now the secret agents of the entire Ryan Kingdom were looking for him, and it was precisely because he disappeared that many decisions in the Ryan Kingdom could not be made. If he suddenly appeared in the territory of the Ryan Kingdom now, it would be a disadvantage for him. And he also knew that it was impossible for Elizabeth and the Marquis of Flores to stay in the Tonis Fortress now, but it should not be too far from the Tonis Fortress, but even so, it would not be easy to find these two people.
Sean reached out and patted it in the air.
It looked like a nervous act, but only Sean knew that he was slapping the Tooth of Nothingness - the wolf-like guy was quite affectionate to Sean. It was much better than the Chaos Serpent Lion summoned by Tungsten Ramo before: the combination of the lion and the python was full of inexplicable hostility towards Sean, if it weren't for Tungsten Ramo's forced suppression. I'm afraid Sean has long been torn to shreds by the Chaos Serpent Lion.
It was also at that time that Sean learned about Tungsten Ramo's true abilities.
Tungsten Ramo was the same outfit Sean had seen. is a true magician-type powerhouse. However, to say that he is a pure magician is also a bit biased, he is just not very good at melee combat - of course, this is compared to super powerhouses like Kokire and Alexis who specialize in melee combat, if it is just an ordinary thirteenth and fourteenth order legendary powerhouse, Tungsten Ramo can still suppress it.
Of course, this refers to a one-on-one situation.
If Tungsten Ramo is given sufficient time to prepare, he alone can be equivalent to an extremely powerful and terrifying army. In Alexis' words, once Tungsten Ramo is thoroughly prepared, even she will find it very tricky. So she won't fight the well-prepared Tungsten Ramo, and if she does, she will definitely not give Tungsten Ramo any time to prepare.
Not to mention summoning the entire Chaos Legion, even the Seven Kings of the Throne would not let him summon it.
The so-called Seven Kings of the Throne are the seven extremely powerful Chaos Demonic Beasts captured by Tungsten Ramo's will: such as the Chaos Snake Lion and the Tooth of Nothingness. The weakest of these seven powerful magical beasts all have the combat power of a legendary powerhouse - under normal circumstances, a magician who specializes in summoning magic can only have one or two legendary contract beasts when he becomes a super strong, and even after becoming a super strong, the number of this contract will not exceed three, and even the geniuses among them will mostly only have five.
In addition to the fact that powerful monsters are hard to find. The division of willpower from spirit is also a limiting reason.
It's not for nothing that Tungsten Ramo can become a super strong man on a par with Kokire - his endless will is the most fundamental core, and it is also the source of his strength to become a super powerhouse. This. It's also the real reason why Tungsten Ramo is able to possess seven powerful monsters over the spec and summon an entire Chaos Legion at the same time - and don't forget, Tungsten Ramo himself is not the kind of weak mage.
However, there are weaknesses. At least he wouldn't be able to fight head-on like Kokire and Tungsten Ramo.
The Tooth of Nothingness is not very strong in individual combat, and its real strength lies in its hidden tracks. Especially once it escapes into the non-material realm, no one can perceive its breath. Great for raids and ambushes. Considering that Sean's frontal combat ability is not weak, the only thing lacking is this hidden ability to act, so Tungsten Ramo will leave the Tooth of Nothingness to Sean.
It's just that even Sean, who now has two hearts, can't stay in the shadow plane and the chaos plane for a long time. One of these two planes has the property of corroding the mind, and the other has the property of distorting the flesh, once you stay in it for a long time, you will be affected by the special ability of the plane and be completely assimilated into a different plane creature, especially Sean, as the son of the plane of the Miracle Continent, is even more obvious to the erosion of this external force.
He could only hide in one plane for about two hours a day.
Therefore, if the two planes alternate in turn, they can only hide for a maximum of four hours.
And considering that the reason for the need to hide will only happen when his whereabouts are exposed or something, four hours is enough for Sean to shift his position.
For the next few days, Sean was mostly on the road, and he didn't even enter any town except for necessary rest.
However, in the few small towns he occasionally passed, Sean did not find any signs of war, and it seemed that the entire Ryan Kingdom was still immersed in an atmosphere of peace and prosperity, and did not know that the armies of the Ryan Kingdom and the Void Duchy were in a state of confrontation. As for the civil strife and strife that occurred in the Ryan royal family, it is obvious that these people do not seem to be clear, which makes Sean very unclear about the current situation of the Ryan Kingdom.
Sean knew that the basic circulation of information in this world relied on the insights of bards and merchants, and unless it was a nobleman, he would have a special spy officer. If it is in a relatively remote area, and the merchant does not go to it several times a year, then it is better to say that the news is closed. However, these cities close to the two major fortresses of the Kingdom of Lane are all transit points for supply routes. This is unlikely to be the case.
Unless it was these merchants who were obviously reluctant to reveal anything, so Sean's first reaction. It was the upper echelons of the Lane Kingdom who deliberately controlled the transmission of these messages.
However, this kind of thing is not without benefits for these merchants. After all, in non-war times, the cost of supplies is generally maintained at a relatively average level, and these merchants who received the news can take advantage of this opportunity to buy these wartime emergency supplies on a large scale: such as food, wine, dried meat, etc., and in wartime, as long as they survive a relatively difficult period of material scarcity, these materials can be resold at a high price.
"It seems that Ryan has really begun to fall." Sean, who was sitting in the tavern, gave a look of disdain.
A few years ago, Ryan had not yet been elevated to his current kingdom form. The whole principality was in a state of prosperity. Even if a war broke out, the mood of the people in the country was very stable, and it could even be said that it was agitated, and there was no wartime chaos or coaxing of supplies at that time, and although public opinion was also controlled to a certain extent, at least the whole principality still exuded a vigorous vitality.
But now, what Sean saw and heard along the way was completely filled with an atmosphere of decay, decadence, and depravity.
This aura is very similar to what Sean saw when he went to the underworld in his previous life.
It was a false prosperity, and a hidden despair and fear.
"Boy. What do you mean by that? A drunken man unexpectedly had sensitive ears, "Ryan is much stronger now than before!" What is the Fall? Hmph, can a guy with such a thin body like you be able to hold a sword? People who don't know anything dare to say these things here. ”
Sean smiled and didn't speak.
But the drunkard still seems to be a little reluctant.
Soon, though. He was dragged away by his companions. The companion nodded politely at Sean, and said a few words, as if to explain something. It's just that the tavern is too noisy, so I didn't hear it clearly.
Sean glanced around the atmosphere of the tavern, where the inhabitants still maintained a high level of enthusiasm for life. In particular, many people were very excited that they had just sold all the grain they had been hoarding for a long time, and even encouraged the other residents to sell the grain and bacon while the caravan had not left.
Of course, it is not without doubts about it. After all, the sudden purchase of such a large amount of grain is obviously not quite right. However, there are still people who are skeptical of this, but these people who have already sold their things have begun to make up nonsense in order to show their own information circulation, some say that some nobles are going to hold a large banquet, and some say that some royal capital is preparing to hold a carnival and so on.
The words concocted by these ignorant people because of their ignorance almost perfectly make up for the chaos that has begun to arise in the entire kingdom of Lane.
Sean sighed, then raised his head and drank the ale in the glass, then walked to the bar, slammed the glass on the bar, and shouted to the boss who was standing behind and wiping the glass: "Boss, have another glass of ale mixed with water!" ”
"Nonsense!" The boss roared violently, "My old Mike's ale is never mixed with water!" ”
"Haha." Sean laughed, "Then a barley with a glass of water and wine." ”
The boss's eyebrows were raised, but his expression changed very quickly, and a smile quickly appeared on his face: "Haha, boy, you are right." The dwarves love to hear that, but it's a pity that I'm not a dwarven tavern. ”
Grunted as he poured Sean a new glass of ale.
Sean smiled and put down a few copper coins, raised his head and drank the ale in one gulp, and then left the tavern.
As soon as he stepped out of the tavern, Sean spat out what was in his mouth, a gray coin that looked a bit like a silver coin.
Black Market Admission.
In Sean's territory, the Gray Shadow Black Market still exists today, and it is more prosperous than before, after all, it is now supported by Sean, the Grand Duke. And maybe it's going to be an emperor in the future, who would dare to make trouble here in the Gray Shadow Black Market? And this time, Sean traveled alone, and he also made a lot of preparations, so he knew about the current location of several black markets in the Ryan Kingdom.
This Belo Village is one of the entrances to the black market, but unlike the usual black market area, the black market here requires an admission ticket - which is the coin in Sean's hand. And the way to get the coins is to match the code with the old Mike in the tavern, which shows that someone else recommended Sean to come here, and it belongs to the safe guests who have verified their identity, and they can pass with confidence.
Of course, if this is the case, there is no one to monitor, then Sean feels that the black market has been almost wiped out.
From the moment he stepped out of the tavern and spit out the coins, Sean felt at least five people staring at him.
But he didn't care much either.
This Belo village is one of the closest supply points to Tonis Fortress, and basically whether you want to leave Tonis Fortress or enter Tonis Fortress, you will choose these transit points to rest, but the black market is just open in this place. When the Marquis of Flores was in charge of the entire underground world of the Kingdom of Lane, this black market was one of his main sources of income and one of his most important core bases.
At this moment, Sean can't guarantee whether this place has been overrun by Black Hawk, but it is much better to ask for some information here than to search without a clue.
Again, this means that Sean is likely to reveal his whereabouts. However, he had delayed long enough, and now Nock's Second Infantry Regiment had set up camp outside the Tonis Fortress, and Elsie's Darkmoon Spear was also rushing to the aid of the area, followed by Hela's two orc and elven legions that had been temporarily redeployed. As for Aldolf's motorized infantry regiment, it went directly to the Duchy of Garrod, and the follow-up troops were the First Cavalry Regiment and the Scarlet Knights.
It can be said that, unlike the peaceful and tranquil situation in the Seybesan, the situation outside the Seygon has reached a state of complete war that is on the verge of breaking out.
The only thing missing now is a fuse.
And the Marquis of Floris, Elizabeth, and Furthys are the fuse of the war between the Void Duchy and the Kingdom of Lane - the difference is who finds each other first. (To be continued.) )
PS: It's rare to have a two-day holiday! Well, I'm sure there will be more tomorrow!