Chapter 72 Sun Moon Town
Chapter 72 Sun Moon Town
They sank the patrol boat of the Haidu soldiers and then steered the Shark Tooth northward for about half a day before heading towards the mainland.
The kind-hearted soldier said that this way of going could avoid direct contact with the sea, and they would probably be in a small soul beast forest when they reached the shore. They were not the kind of people who would not listen to other people's advice.
The group killed several sea soul beasts along the way and sank two patrol ships, and only then did they get close to the Sun and Moon Continent.
The place where the Shark's Tooth docked was a steep cliff. Xu Mingxi and the three elders carried two people each, and they transported all the people up in two trips. Then Xu Mingxi put away the Shark's Tooth, and everyone officially arrived at the New World.
According to what the soldier said, this is a small soul beast forest, guarded outside by soldiers belonging to Haidu. However, this is not a threat at all to Xu Mingxi and his group. Even Song Jiang can kill all the guards outside.
Xu Mingxi led the team and walked directly in the forest in the direction indicated by the mark. He needed to find a place to settle Song Jiang and others, and then it would be time for him and the three elders to explore.
Thanks to the strength of the veteran crew members, they walked in this small soul beast forest for almost ten days before they saw the exit. Xu Mingxi easily eliminated the soldiers guarding the exit and learned the location of Haidu from several kind people.
Xu Mingxi took out five thousand gold soul coins and gave them to Song Jiang, who then took the crew to Haidu to temporarily reside. They were free to do whatever they wanted, and they would return to Haidu to find them after they finished their business.
Song Jiang's strength is enough to lead these crew members to make a living in Haidu. Although the mercenary group and Miao Nong will most likely act separately in the end, they should be able to live a better life with the deterrent power of the Soul Saint.
Before setting off, Xu Mingxi had already given them enough money to buy their lives. Asking Song Jiangti to look after them was already the most he could do. There was nothing lacking on the Sun and Moon Continent, and there was no shortage of sailors who had been sailing all year round.
"Master Xu, the five of us will go by the name of Shark Teeth and stay active near Haidu. Please take us with you when you want to go back."
"No problem. We will probably start from Haidu eventually. We will look for you then."
Everyone separated, with the main group heading towards Haidu, while Xu Mingxi, with the three elders, moved straight forward in the direction indicated by the mark.
A few days later, the patrol boat still hadn't returned, and Haidu's top brass had already recorded the news of their deaths but didn't take it seriously.
There are many sea soul beasts in the sea. Although it is not common for an entire patrol ship to be destroyed and all the crew members to die, it does happen. This time there are just two more of them.
This news was not even reported to the Lord of Haidu City, let alone the almighty Emperor Xu Zilong of the Sun-Moon Empire.
The stars were twinkling in the night sky. Xu Mingxi and his companions traveled day and night and arrived at a small town according to the guidance of the mark. The golden and silver light emitted by the mark ended at the small town, and the four of them were completely confused.
They had no choice but to find a hotel in the town to rest for a night. They had been drifting on the sea for so long and traveling for so many days, and they were tired. They would see how the situation would be tomorrow.
In the hotel room, Xu Mingxi was writing at his desk, his pen moving across the diary.
"It's the 462nd day of sailing. My navigation diary ends here. I have finally arrived at the destination indicated by the mark. There must be clues in this town.
When we go back, we must change to a better ship on the Sun and Moon Continent. The Shark Tooth is still a bit slow. If we change to a better one, we can spend fewer days on the sea.
Well, if you can find your way back."
The soul guide light bulb in the room was extinguished. Xu Mingxi decided that he must bring some specialties of the Sun-Moon Continent when he returned. The information on all the soul guides in the Sun-Moon Empire was very good.
… “Sister, he’s here.”
"Really? That lucky guy is really fast. It's only been a little over a day, and it's only been a little over a year in the lower world.
But even if he arrives, it will take time for him to find our inheritance site. If he can't find it even if it's so simple, then he can forget about getting our help."
"Sister, you are still the same. He is the only human we have seen in all these years who can control the sun, moon and stars. He also got his brother's legacy. Who else can complete that plan except him?"
"I don't care. If he is a loser, I would rather my throne be shattered than give it to him."
"Why are you doing this? Oh, I hope he can succeed. He can't wait any longer."
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After a good night's sleep, Xu Mingxi stretched out in bed as usual. This was the first good sleep he had in more than a year. During his days on the Shark's Tooth, he either practiced or observed the situation in the surrounding sea on the observation deck.
Xu Mingxi felt that after more than a year, there was no loneliness he could not stand anymore. It couldn't be a place more boring than being on the sea.
As discussed with the three elders last night, we will first separate and go around the town today to get to know the situation here, especially the information about the sun and the moon, and we must pay special attention.
When Xu Mingxi walked out of the hotel, the town was already bustling. He hadn't noticed it until dark last night, but there were still so many tourists in the town. Moreover, there were flags outside many houses.
Xu Mingxi looked at these flags, either bright red sun flags with a brown background, or silver moon flags with a black background, and his intuition told him that these flags were not simple.
Walking to the side of the road, there was a small stall selling grilled fish with a strong smell of spices. Xu Mingxi took out his copper soul coin and bought a few skewers. He then sat down next to the stall and started chatting with the stall owner.
"Boss, your grilled fish is good."
"Of course, my grilled fish is a specialty of Sun Moon Town. I don't know how many tourists come here just for this taste."
"Really? But boss, I see every household in this town has a flag hanging, and there are two types."
"This is nothing special. The royal family of our Sun Moon Empire has the Sun Spirit and the Silver Moon Spirit. We just got them to attract tourists."
"Really? I thought there was some legend behind it."
"How can that be possible, my dear? We are just a small place. Apart from the beautiful scenery, there is no legend there."
Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of his questions, Xu Mingxi stopped talking nonsense with him and left. He continued asking questions. Unfortunately, everyone's answers were different, but they were all similar to the one of the owner selling grilled fish.
Everyone said that the sun and moon flags were just something they made up casually and there was no deep meaning at all. Before returning to the hotel, Xu Mingxi specifically asked them about the whereabouts of the mayor.
If the three elders hadn't discovered it, he might have become a thief.
(End of this chapter)