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The old man raised the scroll in his hand a little higher.
The king thought about it and nodded: "Okay, information for information. Give me the incomplete scroll. I'll see if it's genuine."
The old man snapped his fingers, summoned the wizard's hand with a magic trick, and took the incomplete scroll to the king.
The king took the scroll, unfolded it, and examined it carefully. He said, "Yes, this is the spell used by the Cyclops Archmages to reap the lives of slaves and prolong their lives. Although this scroll has never been used, it is so damaged that even if you find other fragments, you cannot repair it to a usable state."
The old man spread his hands and said, "Don't worry about that. Here, the internal map of the cult you asked for."
The wizard's hand took back the fragment from the king's hand and handed the map scroll over to him.
As soon as Wang Gang unfolded the map, Marika said, “This is Yi Songzuo’s map.”
Wang pointed to the line above and said, "Is this the Ma Xunya River?"
"Correct."
Wang frowned. "There's no legend on this map. I have no idea what the marks on it mean."
Just as the old wizard was about to speak, Marika explained, "To prevent leaks, this kind of map usually hides the scale and legend, and the Ma Xunya River must have been deformed, so it will mislead you.
"You need to know the true scale and the correct position of the Mayunya River on the map to know the true coordinates of each point on the map. The drow elves also use a similar method to encrypt the map."
The old wizard said: "You can capture a member of the sect and ask him to help you decipher this picture."
Wang: “Don’t you know?”
The old wizard: "First, I am not a member of the cult, and second, I am not an enemy of the cult. I just got this map by chance. How can I know these secrets? Thank you for your hospitality. The food is quite delicious. I hope you can solve the supply problem as soon as possible and set out on the road to Yisongzuo."
Wang: "What are you in such a hurry for?"
Old Master: "Ah? I'm not in a hurry."
"You look like you know where to get the rest of the scroll." Flint smiled, "After confirming that the scroll is real, you can't wait to get it."
The old wizard frowned and stared at his old acquaintance: "You are right, of course I know the clues to the other scrolls, so I am eager to set out to follow the clues, that's all."
Flint raised his index finger and shook it. “No, no, no, if you put it that way, I’m even more certain that the so-called clue is pointing to a place nearby. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have let go of your mount, the black dragon, because you can get there without riding the dragon later.
"Considering that we discovered a floating city here, this place must have been an important city during the ancient Cyclops Empire, otherwise a new floating city would not have been built here. There may be other remains of the Cyclops Empire in this area.
"The lower half of the scroll you're looking for is in Frank's public territory! I don't dare to tell others, but I know you!"
The old wizard could only smile bitterly.
At this time, Wang interrupted and said, "I am an expert on the Cyclops Empire. You see, I have activated the floating city. If you want to explore the remains of a Cyclops Empire, it will definitely not hurt to cooperate with me."
The old wizard stared at Wang for a few seconds and nodded: "Well, you have a point. I bought this half of the scroll from an information dealer, along with the place where the scroll was found."
The old wizard walked to the huge device in the central control room that was used to determine the destination of the floating island. He took out a map drawn on cloth from his dimensional bag and looked at it. Then he pointed to a point on the device and said, "Here! The intelligence merchant who sold me the scroll said that the adventurer found this thing in a cave here."
Wang: "Cave?"
The old wizard: "The information dealer said so. But I guess there is a relic underneath. After all, think about it, the geological characteristics of the Principality of Frank make it impossible for there to be large caves. The large caves here are considered to be very likely to have been built."
The king looked at Flint.
Dwarves, without exception, have a specialization in Geology.
Flint: "That makes sense. It's true that this place is mostly mud, and the hard rocks are all deep underground. And with so much rainfall here, there must be a lot of groundwater. Naturally formed caves are easily flooded. Only caves built with superb stonework skills can survive."
Wang stroked his chin and said, "Wait a minute, according to this, the black dragon's lair should also be an underground ruin. So now we know the location of the two underground ruins?"
Old wizard: "Black dragon? It's just a young dragon. The nests of young dragons are usually not a big deal, right?"
King: "No, I asked the Black Dragon using the Talk with the Dead. He has a lair at the border of Isonzo and the Principality of Frank, and there are a lot of gold coins in it."
Old Wizard: "Damn it, I didn't even think of rolling those up when I was controlling it! I thought a young dragon wouldn't have any great collections."
Dragons become stronger as they get older, and the more treasures they store in their caves.
King: "Don't mention that. So now we are sure we want to explore this ruins together, right? You only want the Cyclops Empire magic knowledge preserved in the ruins, and the rest belongs to us?"
Old Wizard: "No, no, I provided the location of the ruins, and I must take half of the things inside, including the knowledge of the legendary magic of the One-Eyed Empire."
The king frowned and looked at the old wizard.
Flint: "That's the kind of guy he is. Think of the gold coins he owes me."
Wang: "Okay, now we have to do, first, find supplies to keep everyone from starving, second, explore this ruins, and third, initially build a shelter on the floating island to protect against the wind and rain..."
At this time, the talking stone in Rosalie's arms rang again.
This time Rosalie answered the call directly: "This is Rosalie, go ahead."
Hashir's voice came: "There is a boat coming up the river, flying the flag of Monrovia. Your Highness, you'd better come up and take a look."
Chapter 222 A Sudden Visitor
Upon hearing Hashir's words, Wang's first reaction was to look at Rosalie.
Rosalie spread her hands and said, "I haven't received any notification from my father. Besides, if it comes to us now, it's possible that the ship had already set off before the destruction of Shallow Water City."
Elizabeth naturally added: "That means it is unlikely that this ship has the food we urgently need now."
Rosalie frowned and glanced at Elizabeth who pointed this out.
Elizabeth also looked at her with her hands on her hips: "Am I wrong?"
"Yes, Miss Langdon is so smart." Rosalie deliberately called Elizabeth by her last name.
Elizabeth: "Ms. Myhrvold, you are so kind."
Wang: "Anyway, let's go to the ground and check out the situation. By the way, after talking so much just now, Flint, what's your name for this old friend?"
Everyone then realized that they had not asked the old wizard what his name was.
Flint: "You could actually call him the old liar."
Xiaobai raised his finger and pointed at the old wizard: "Old liar!"
Wang tapped Xiao Bai's head gently: "Don't do this. Even someone like me who has no emotional intelligence knows that this is wrong."
He turned to the old wizard and asked, "What's your name?"
"You can call me Minsk," the old man said. "By the way, I don't mind being called an old liar. Especially when a little girl who could be my granddaughter calls me that."
Xiaobaiban frowned: "I have gone through 24 full seasons, not a little girl."
Wang: "The 'small' here refers to the size."
During the conversation, Hasher's voice came out from the sound transmission stone in Rosalie's hand: "The ship from upstream is launching a small boat. Should we let them land on the island? There are people dressed as wizards on the boat. I'm worried that if we let them land rashly, they will be ambushed."
Wang: "Stop them from going ashore first. We'll go to the ground right away."
"Got it. Guys! Ready your crossbows? Don't let them get to the shore!"
Because Hasher suddenly raised his voice and called out to the Pelican Gang members, Rosalie frowned and moved the sound stone to a farther place.
Wang: "Let's go up quickly. Mr. Minsk, because there are spellcasters on the other side, please help stand down. After all, we don't know their intentions."
Rosalie: "Since they can pass through Monrovia, these mages should not be hostile to us, otherwise my father would not let them come."
Wang: "It's better to be prepared."
**
The group arrived at the shore of the floating island.
Seeing the mages on the boat, Minsk took out a potion, but Marika quickly grabbed his hand and prevented him from drinking it.
The next moment, the potion was in Malika's hand: "Advanced invisibility potion?"
Wang: “What?”
He took the potion from Marika and took a look at it. It was indeed a high-level invisibility potion.
Wang: "Minsk, what do you mean?"
Minsk frowned: "I just want to... avoid some trouble for you."
Wang: “What do you mean?”
At this time, Nini said: "The two wizards on the small boat, and the wizard on the boat with the Monrovia flag at the back, all have the emblem of the Austrian Magic Union on their robes."
Wang suddenly realized: "You want to run away because they are mages from the Union of Arcane Magic! The mage tower you belong to was destroyed by the Union of Arcane Magic!"
Xiaobai: "I don't understand. They are your enemies. You should bite them. Why are you running away?"
Minsk smiled and said, "My hatred for the Austrian Law Union has long disappeared, but they are the organization that killed my mentor and classmates after all. I don't want to see them."
Wang: "Is it my illusion? Your expression doesn't look as simple as you say."
Minsk: "It's your illusion."
Flint: "It's not your imagination."
Just as Wang was about to speak, the wizard of the Union of Austrian Law who was still on the boat bowed and saluted, then said in a loud voice: "Are you the captain of the salvation team, His Excellency Wang? I am Ksette, the plenipotentiary envoy of the Union of Austrian Law, and we have brought some things that may be of interest to you."
The king glanced at Marika and ordered, "Hold him tight," then turned to the Federation envoy on the boat and asked, "Can you tell me what it is? Or is this something that is inconvenient to talk about in public?"
Cosette smiled and said, "Of course I can say it in public. After learning about the information about the world-destroying crisis, the president of the Austrian Federation decided to send us to join the rescue team."
Wang: "Are you sure you want to join us? We are openly opposed to the state religion from Catalonia."
The envoy's expression froze. "The Catalan state religion? Is it... the cult of Ragnola?"
Wang: "Yes, Ragnola is the source of the world-destroying crisis. Although the headquarters of the Austrian Federation is not in Catalonia, it is not far away, right?"
Envoy: "Yes, we also have a branch in Catalonia, and we recruit talented apprentices from Catalonia. In fact, the leader of the Ragnora Cult was originally one of our apprentices."
Wang: "So... do you still want to join us in our journey to save the world?"
Special envoy Ksette lowered his head and remained silent for a few seconds, then raised his head again and said, "I can't decide on this matter. We have to ask the president for instructions."
Wang gestured to the ship flying the Monrovia flag and said, "Please go back. It won't be too late to land on the island until the president makes a decision."
The envoy saluted the king, then said something to the sailor who was rowing the boat, and the sailor turned the bow of the boat around.
The old wizard Minsk breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you for not letting them go to the island."
Flint: "Old man, your reaction has definitely offended the Austrian Federation. If they recognize you, you're doomed!"
Minsk looked at the Pelican Gang members around him and said, "Let's go back and talk about it in detail."
Marika also whispered, "The expressions of several gang members show that they are paying attention to this place. They may be spies from other forces - or they may just be curious. Let's go down and talk about it."