218 Shengfeng Country Part 1 (1/2)
Facing such a powerful weapon, Saleen did not dare expose himself immediately. Lex was in the air and had nowhere to hide. The current over the surface of her body became intense and turned into a wind-type magic shield – a level-5 spell, the Windshield spell.
This was the only spell that mages could use safely while flying. The currents revolved furiously around Lex’s body, her robes billowing in the air.
”Who is it?” Lex knew that Nailisi had killed someone but her words remained firm. If she moved about furtively at this point, even if she had not done anything wrong, people would grow suspicious.
Her voice resounded over the sea and left the people on the boat in shock. They had not expected to meet a grand mage in these areas.
”Your Excellency, can you come down for a word?” A thick-accented voice sounded as Lex looked down upon the other party and saw a big burly fellow in a black metal helmet walking over to the front deck.
Lex was like a giant bird, diving straight towards the deck. If they had not known that she was a grand mage, the people on the boat would have taken action. Lex’s body was almost the same size as a grand swordmaster’s and everyone was thinking in their hearts, This is a combat mage!
Some mages focused on combat and would only study the true secrets of magic as used in combat. These types of mages were not hard to deal with as long as people did not agitate them.
”Master, can you hear what they are saying on the boat?” Nailisi asked.
Saleen shook his head. He had not expected Lex to board the boat and was not sure of her intentions yet. Had she done that to hide the fact that Nailisi was the killer, or had it been so that she could seize the boat?
It seemed unlikely that she was about to take over the boat. The other party were not pirates, after all. However, if they followed this boat, they were not sure who these people were and Saleen never trusted a strangers who he had met by chance.
”Saleen, come out,” Lex shouted in Saleen’s direction. Saleen and Nailisi surfaced and everyone on the boat was shocked. They had been keeping watch with their alchemy binoculars for a long time, and yet they had not found these two people hiding on the turtle’s back. Even though the angle had not been optimal, the way these two people had concealed their auras was incredible, and even the captain had not realized they were there.
The boat lowered its anchor and released a smaller boat to welcome Saleen and Nailisi onboard. The small boat then went to pick up Sika and Daniel.
Lex laughed and said to Saleen, ”Come here. Let me introduce you. This is Captain Fellett.”
Saleen lifted his head. Captain Fellett was almost a full head taller than him and was dressed in black metal armor, minus the helmet. This man was roughly in his thirties and appeared intelligent, with a short moustache. His skin seemed paler under the glow of the magic lamps, but it was still a healthy color.
”This is Mage Saleen, my friend. This is…Saleen’s maidservant.” Lex glared at Nailisi. She had almost caused them a huge amount of trouble. There were at least thirty to fifty swordmasters on this boat, and Fellett must have certainly been a grand swordmaster. Looking at the alchemy engine on the boat, there must have been at least two other mages on the boat as well.
Luckily, Nailisi’s hands and legs were clean and had not left any evidence. The other party had not been able to observe what was going on underwater, and it had only taken a single swipe from the Dragon’s Tooth Dagger to kill four people. If it had happened on land, Nailisi might not have been able to conceal herself. She had returned to her original state in the water and was even more nimble in water than a fish.
”Mage Saleen is very fortunate, haha. Come, let’s talk in the cabin. Prepare something for the mages to eat, you bastards. What are you all standing around for? Secure the pan's turtle. If it sinks, when we are returning, I will take your heads!”
”Yes captain!”
The sailors quickly dispersed and only two people were left beside Fellett. Only now did they appear different from the rest. Saleen realized that the two of them were younger than Fellett and slightly stronger. Fellett was most likely a zun grand swordmaster while the two expressionless fellows must have been black grand swordmasters.
Fellett had boldly claimed the pan's turtle as his own, which left a bitter taste in Saleen’s mouth even though he could not say anything. The creature might have been killed by Nailisi, but without her, they would not have been saved either. Nailisi had secretly taken down a few of their men as well, and Saleen did not have the courage to argue at that point in time.
Sika and Daniel were brought up onto the boat, and Fellett was incredibly understanding. He made arrangements for Daniel, who was still unconscious, and set up their rooms before hosting a banquet for Lex in the cabin.
They looked over at the sailors who were releasing a large number of bags into the sea. These bags were each linked to a metal chain and were strung over the pan's turtle’s neck and limbs, filled with air to prevent the body from sinking. The sailors clipped the metal chains to the back of the boat and departed with the body of the turtle behind them.
”Captain Fellett, where are you from?” Saleen asked exhaustingly. He had not been so shameless as to assume that the turtle was his, but he was not happy either. Fellett must have accidentally spotted the turtle and followed it for more than half a month before getting a chance tonight.
”Shengfeng country.” Fellett’s reply left a chill in Saleen’s heart. Legend had it that there were hundreds of islands on the Myers Mainland and they were only there because humans had lost a great deal of their power and could no longer control the islands out at sea. However, records of Shengfeng country had still appeared in the recent centuries.