Chapter 205: Veritas
Chapter 205 – Veritas
“Is this Veritas ……”
A dwarven lady with fiery red hair and broad shoulders, her waist as wide as her shoulders, stared in awe at the sunrise in the distance.
The sun rose from the sea level in the east, its rays reflecting off an island.
“Yes, this is the Veritas Archipelago, a total of one hundred and one sea islands, they are named Sectors 0 through 100.”
The well-dressed mage Naga had a smile on his lips as he warmly explained.
“By the way, Mrs. Basque, do you know another name for the sea?”
“What?”
Mrs. Basker turned her head curiously.
She was so fast that the string of jeweled necklaces around her stubby neck clashed with a crunch.
“Ifeany, in Dwarven, means ‘great lake’. In other words, it was your ancestors who first arrived at the southernmost tip of the continent and built ships to begin exploring after witnessing the vast ocean.
“In honor of this fearless courage to explore, a Dwarven statue has been dedicated in the Explorer’s Square in Sector 1.”
“Really?”
Mrs. Basker’s eyes were alight with color and she smiled.
“You are truly a master of erudition, Mr. Nagar. It’s thanks to your tireless explanations along the way that I didn’t have to make jokes like an ignorant bumpkin.”
“You flatter me, this is what a mage should do.”
“May I ask if you are free tonight? My husband and I are going to be living here permanently from now on, and we’d like to invite you to our new house move-in party, which will be very lively.”
Megumi feigned surprise, “Isn’t this your first time in Veritas?”
“Yes, but my husband bought a house here in the 19th district two years ago and has been hiring someone to take care of it, and I’ve never seen it before.”
“That would be a real honor …… May I take him with me?”
She pointed aside to the silent Cornu man, Red, also known as Chandor.
The latter had been frantically reminding her of this since a moment ago.
“Mention me! Don’t forget to mention me to her!”
Hearing “mention”, Megumi almost all ptsd.
“You would even hire such a Cornu as an assistant? How rare.” Mrs. Basque was surprised, “I remember my husband was dealing with a Cornu for a while, and they come out very generous.”
“As a matter of fact I didn’t want to do that, it was my coworker’s trouble.”
Megumi sighed helplessly, “I still have to figure out how to get an island pass for this guy, really, everything is thrown at me.”
Mrs. Basque laughed, “That’s easy, there’s a slave quota for dwarves entering the country, just have him put under my name.”
“Really? This is really …… would it be too much trouble for you?”
“No it won’t, we are already friends, aren’t we?”
“Then thank you so much ……”
…
The zeppelin moored to the tarmac in sector 27, and the passengers got off and left one by one.
Naga, Red, and Simon went their own way.
Megumi: “Remember to act like it’s your first time.”
Duo: “I know, I know, why are you getting more careful.”
Megumi bristled.
It was all due to Heine’s influence.
…
Sector 27 is a towering island that has been completely gutted inside, with the apron at the very top.
A red cordon of overhanging air surrounded it in a semicircular arc, and the outside was crowded with fliers ready to solicit customers.
“Sections 50~70, 3 gold coins for any flight! Magic flying carpet, safe and reliable! 360° no dead angle to enjoy the beautiful sea view!”
“Ex-professional fliers, bundled flights, 4 gold coins a man, half price for women, beautiful women free! All districts can be flown, except 0123! 15 years of flying career, not a single bad review!”
“Flying boat, flying boat, magic flying boat! The newest magic product, limited to 12 passengers, direct flight to 3 districts without stopping, 1 gold coin!”
Looking at this scene that was both unfamiliar and familiar, and listening to the yelling in her ears, Hui Hui was in a bit of a trance for a moment.
In the “top ten downtowns” rated by the players, there is a tarmac in District 27.
Here, the line between players and NPCs seems to be blurred.
Sensing that someone was staring at her, she turned her head to look at Simon, who was four or five meters away.
The latter’s gaze was complicated, but it was hard to hide his awe. After being pressed to the ground and rubbed hard by Duo’s business talents, Simon had been completely bowled over.
After all, Hui-Hui had negotiated four deals for Heine’s vest, “Rick Exley”, on this voyage alone.
On the one hand, it was because of Duo’s secret guidance, on the other hand, she knew enough about the past and future of those rich people.
The last lady she approached was a heavyweight.
Her husband, Mr. Vasquez, was the second richest man in Eaglewing after Goldtooth.
But unlike Goldtooth, she safely retained most of her possessions when the Dead Air descended.
After two months of bouncing around, she and her husband finally decided to settle in Veritas permanently.
Having hitched their wagon, the rest was easy.
When they arrived at their “new home”, Vasquez would recognize the Cornu in front of him as Red, the son of Frey, the mayor of Granite Town, who had asked for his services.
It was a violation of the Shikoku Pact to take in people from the Makara Mountains.
Although everyone was violating it, it wouldn’t be appropriate if it was put on the table.
Coupled with the fact that Basilisk was a timid and fearful person, and had just come to Veritas, he would never dare to kill and kill.
He’d just find a way to use the money to shut Duo up.
So the latter had a reason to stay.
Then Duo would start brushing the other guy off.
Before Basil assimilated into the rich people here and learned to use legal loopholes to escape sanctions.
Dodo would show his talent by becoming the other man’s agent, spending his money for him and making his business bigger and better.
She had that confidence.
Next, it was time to wait quietly for the Void disaster to erupt.
This was the script that the two had written in the dirigible.
Megumi used a signal transmitter to tell Simon these thoughts silently.
The more honest she was, the more in awe Simon became.
…
The Lion King’s men arrived soon after, in a single-piloted pocket blimp.
Seeing Naga and Simon get in without a word and sit at one end each, he smiled and whistled.
“Ha, how come you two are this unpleasant every year? Hey, Naga, you look a year older.”
Megumi sneered, “You’d look like me too if you went to the countryside and worked with the Lion King’s people for a year instead.”
“Hahaha, I wouldn’t dare to be so bold, who doesn’t know that it’s the people from the Ministry of Trade who feed the entire Truth Academy.”
The zeppelin started up and headed for the 012 at the far end.
With an unobstructed road ahead, the pilot simply turned back:
“By the way, congratulations.”
Megumi froze, “Why congratulate me?”
“That Carl Elam guy’s been missing for over three months and his house is in foreclosure – by the way, how much does he owe you again?”
“5,117 gold coins.”
The man whistled again, “Still, you have a sharp eye, I remember you only lent him a thousand gold coins in the first place, right?”
“Hehe ……,” Huihui imitated Naga’s sneer, “It’s still the people from the Legal Tax Bureau who have a sharp eye, they’re going to take a quarter of this money.”
“Alas, finally there is an entry, plus your bonus for this year’s work down, add up to five or six thousand gold coins, right, and then a loan, are almost enough for you to go to a new set of house.”
Huihui froze, “Why would I want to change a set of house?”
“Because ah ……” the guy sighed helplessly, “See for yourself.”
Almost the next second after he finished speaking, the blimp seemed to pass through a curtain of water.
Megumi’s pupils suddenly shrunk!
The bright morning light, the radiant sea level, and the salty sea breeze all disappeared.
In view was a hideous purple-black chasm that cut off the towering island.
The Void Disaster …… is ahead of schedule????
(End of chapter)