Chapter 72: Day 6 of Leisurely Traveling in Inazuma
Haige Island was once a rich land chosen by the snake god Oropas for his subjects.
After the death of the snake god, Umijima Island voluntarily came under the jurisdiction of Inazuma. This was the last oracle he made before his death.
But this is something that only the successive lords of Kaigi Island - the human-god priestess - know. Currently, Kaigi Island is still sorting out the post-war losses and comforting its people.
"Lord Coral Palace."
Wu Lang wanted to salute but was stopped by Coral Palace Xinhai.
"Everyone... still doesn't want to, right?"
She was talking about the peace talks with the shogunate army.
Originally, the resistance army had already captured Narukami Island with everyone's efforts, and General Raiden also agreed to abolish the Eye Hunting Order, but the war that had lasted for several months could not be easily calmed down.
Those who lost too much because of the reckless behavior of Tenryo Bugyo and Kanjo Bugyo chose to join the resistance army and were the most ardent opponents of the peace talks. As for the people of Kaigi Island, they did not have much objection to this.
After all, the right to speak for Haigi Island is controlled by Xinhai of Coral Palace, but that is not necessarily the case for the rebels, because the current rebels do not only include Haigi Island.
"…I'm sorry, Master Coral Palace. I tried my best to persuade everyone and told them that General Raiden abolished the Eye Hunting Order and that the heads of the Tenryo Bugyo and Kanjo Bugyo were arrested, but everyone still…"
Goro looked apologetic. Although he was a general, there were some knots in his heart that he could not easily resolve.
"I understand. Everyone is just worried that one day General Lei Dian might issue the Eye Hunt Order again."
Coral Palace Xinhai lowered her eyes, not intending to blame Goro. Although as a military strategist, the actions of the rebels were mostly in accordance with her ideas, but in terms of the degree of conviction in everyone's hearts, she was still not as good as Goro.
Even Goro can't convince them... What should I do?
But General Raiden has abolished the Eye Hunting Order, which means that Inazuma will soon have to resume normal life. Many people who have left their homes must be missing their loved ones at home, and not everyone is unwilling to negotiate peace with the shogunate.
There is still hope for this matter... We just need to wait for the right time.
"It's okay. Just calm everyone down. The shogunate won't want us to continue the stalemate, so someone should be here soon."
If her guess was correct, Kujo Sara was the best candidate for peace talks. After all, it was she who led the army to fight the rebels on the battlefield.
"Yes, Lord Coral Palace."
To reach Umijima from Narukamijima, one has to pass through several islands, among which thunderstorms are still the biggest danger, but thunderstorms that only exist on the sea surface do not pose any threat to those hiding under the sea.
So we landed smoothly.
The geographical environment of Haigi Island is very peculiar. Although it is an island, its terrain is sunken and there is no phenomenon of sea water backflow.
The waterfall cascades down, and coral rocks stand tall in the depths of the island, surrounding the Coral Palace in the center in circles. Foam rises from below and floats in the air, as if this is a waterless seabed.
"It's really beautiful. This is actually an underwater beauty without the seawater, right?"
Shui Qingli stood on the edge of the island and looked down. The surrounding sea water was blocked outside the beach rocks, while in the middle was a beautiful concave view.
The gate of the Coral Palace was right opposite him, glittering in the sun and was a beautiful sight.
"It's just a little troublesome to go up..."
When he was playing games before, in order to open the anchor point of Coral Palace, he flew down directly from the highest point. Climbing up from the bottom was extremely slow.
Of course, Haiqi Island belongs to Haiqi Island, and Yuanxia Palace belongs to Yuanxia Palace. He would rather go to the Layered Rock Abyss to dig stones than set foot in Yuanxia Palace.
At that time, my liver was almost gone, but I still had to endure that hellish environment to explore and look for treasure chests. I really didn't want to enter the Yuanxia Palace again.
"Hahahaha... look what I found. Are you here... to play with me?"
No one knew when a firefly sorcerer appeared behind her, with buzzing fireflies flying around her, which she could control, staring at Shui Qingli with a fierce look.
"...There are still Fatui on this island. I thought they were all driven away by Sora."
With the Traveler's character of not letting go of any materials, how could he not have searched the entire Kaigi Island?
Some things of the Fatui are also very popular in the Adventurer's Guild and can be exchanged for a lot of money.
Although Shui Qingli suspected that it was very likely that they recycled it and then sold it to the Fatui, after all, the Adventurer's Guild was already connected to Zhidong, and Miss Catherine was a doll from Zhidong.
"You... know the one with blond hair..."
The Firefly Warlock here certainly didn't just speak fixed voice lines like in the game, and she immediately realized that something was wrong.
"Forget it, you'll know once I catch you. Come on, my little darlings!"
She stretched out her hand and pointed, and a strange fragrance evaporated with her movement. It was the scent of the Mist Flower worn by the Firefly Warlock to control the insect swarm.
Shui Qingli smiled slightly without even moving. The lightning fireflies that flew in front of him fell down with a puff as if they were hit by something.
“…How could this happen? You are…who are you?!”
The Firefly Warlock was shocked. The fireflies that each Firefly Warlock carried with them were the swarms of fireflies that they had cultivated and controlled since childhood. Combined with the power of the Thunder Evil Eye, they could suppress the enemy through numbers. This trick worked almost every time, but they had never died as quietly as they did now.
"go with!"
More fireflies surrounded him but did not come closer. Instead, they spit out lightning from their mouths and attacked him. The Firefly Warlock raised his hand to control the swarm and launch a long-range attack.
"Come to think of it, this is probably my first time to seriously fight against the Fatui."
Shui Qingli suddenly said that he seldom used to fight in the past, and even with Tartaglia, he only beat people up at his strong request.
"As for who I am... you might as well go back and ask your executive officer."
The lady's expression last time looked very interesting. After he came to Inazuma, the Fatui of Narukami Island avoided him even when they saw him. The lightning firefly sorcerer from Umijima probably had never been to Narukami Island, otherwise he might have recognized his face.
His existence is probably no longer a secret among the Fatui, but it is worth looking forward to how the Queen of Winter treats him.
"Goodbye, little sister."
He waved his hand, and a water dragon flew out, biting the Firefly Warlock and flew towards the distant sea.
"It shouldn't be too far, right?"
He raised his hand and looked at it. It seemed that he had thrown it near the thunderstorm. After all, the thunderstorm and the evil spirit on the side of Talingsha had not been lifted yet.
"Um... A Lightning Firefly Warlock shouldn't be afraid of the Lightning Element, right?"
Although it was a thunderstorm caused by Thor.
I hope that young lady survives.
He made a hypocritical prayer gesture and turned around happily.
"Let's go see Xin Hai next."
She was the woman he couldn't get even after 70 draws.