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Even if he has never tried diving, his swimming skills are not very good, but because of the protection of [Underwater Breathing], Xia De feels quite good when he swims.
The channel continued forward without widening or branching, and there was no chance for Shad to swim around underwater. The light of the silver moon became dim in the water, and the muddy vision under the water made him barely able to distinguish what was in front of him.
The passage became narrower and narrower, and finally turned into an underwater crack in front of which only one person could barely pass.
Just when Xia De was a little worried that the crack would become narrower and narrower, and he still had to carry out the demolition work, a light appeared not far away.
Some excitedly swam forward quickly, the light was the exit of the crack. After swimming out of the crack, the faint sunlight shines down from above through the water surface.
Swimming as hard as I could, it took less than ten seconds for my head to stick out from under the water.
Canceling the spell, while taking a deep breath, I felt raindrops hit my face. The rumbling sound of the crashing waves shook the eardrums, and the rain and wind brushed against the face together.
Panting heavily, he looked to the left and right. Behind him was a towering cliff. The wet and cold passage was obviously under the water at the bottom of the cliff.
And not far in front of him, there is a black reef protruding from the sea.
"I can't rock climb."
So instead of climbing the nearby mountain, he untied the rope around his waist, braved the rain and swam towards the black rock. After a while, he got out of the sea and stood in the rain.
Because of the thaumaturgy [time perception], Xia De knew that it took about 15 minutes from leaving the hidden wall to now.
This is because this is the first time to walk this "road", not only unfamiliar but also pay attention to observe the surroundings. After becoming proficient, it is no problem to compress the time to less than 10 minutes.
"But where exactly is this place? It won't be an isolated island in the ocean, right?"
Clouds hung over his head, raindrops slapped his cheeks, and the wind blew through his hair. Behind the cliff, the steep rock wall falls straight down, and it is almost impossible to see the complete appearance in the rain.
The damp smell rushed straight into his nostrils, and he squinted his eyes to look at the sky. The lonely seagull circled around his head in the rain, and soon left and flew to a more distant place.
Farther away is a deep and terrifying ocean. Except for a few nearby reefs, the rough sea level in the distance almost swallows everything. At the end of the field of vision, the dark clouds are connected to the ocean, and the twisted and strange shape of the dark clouds on the ocean makes Xia De instinctively feel terrible.
"Why is it raining in Tobesk, and it's still raining here?"
Shade, who was drenched all over, endured the sticky feeling and continued to look around. Except for the huge black reef under his feet, a series of rocks out of the water were densely covered under the cliff, which seemed to have peeled off from the side of the cliff at some point in the past.
The waves rolled under his feet, forming a series of disgusting white foam, as if hitting the stone under his feet unchanged for thousands of years.
The sound of the water is deafening, and the surroundings are desolate. Except for the vast sea and rocks, there are no trees, and there are no beaches or islands.
But just by moving a bit, the line of sight can pass through the side of the towering cliff and see the scenery covered by the cliff.
Xia De widened his eyes and held his breath—
He saw the harbor in the rain, the city standing by the sea, and even a huge factory chimney looming in the distance. The fires of civilization illuminate the coast, and the smell of steam carries the wind to the sea.
"This is a port city on the west coast of the mainland."
It was not until then that the silver light on his fingertips was extinguished. He looked at the giant steam cargo ships docked in the harbor in the distance, at the warships flying the flag of the Kingdom of Delarion's navy, and at the warships unfolding on the coastal plain. Huge city buildings.
"I'm still in De La Rion. There shouldn't be such a big city in the New World, so this is a port city on the west coast of the Old World."
Feeling lucky in my heart, I braved the rain to open the suitcase wrapped in canvas, and took out the bag of frog legs from it.
After reciting the awkward mantra, throw the rolling frog's leg into the sea. Then I took off in the rain and jumped from the slippery black reef to another nearby rock.
As long as you keep moving on the reefs under these cliffs, you can land on the shallows by the sea after turning around the side of the cliff. Walk along the shoal, and you can reach the pier where the large warship is docked in a distance of 20 minutes.
In other words, the location where Shad emerged from the water was actually on the edge of the city. When this road is proficient, it will take less than half an hour from leaving the hidden wall to entering the city.
Compared with the hidden walls of my own home, this place here is obviously safer, and it is too safe:
"Why can't the exit be in a certain basement or sewer in the city?"
This is the complaint of Xia De who jumped up and down on the rocks in the rain.
The boots stepped into the shallow sea water, while leaving footprints on the beach, they also stepped on the small shells among the gravel into the sand. But as the boots were lifted, the influx of sea water made the sand surface smooth again, and no traces of human walking could be seen.
Xia De landed quietly in the shallows, then stooped stealthily and walked towards the shore. Fortunately, in this rainy weather, no one would come to the beach, so no one could see this kind of caution.
This is the beach near the pier, the wind and tide left some garbage on the soft sand. When Xia De was walking forward in the rain, he noticed a wet newspaper lying not far away.
After quickly approaching, he picked up the newspaper and checked it. Most of the content of the newspaper was blurred. The only things that can be seen are the newspaper's name, date, and parts of the left page.
The time was yesterday, and the content was "Princess Rezia returned home after her visit to Kasenrick, and spent a week in Lengshuigang City" (Note), and the headline of the newspaper was "Lengshuigang Evening News".
"Lengshui Port City, the most important seaport city on the west coast of the Kingdom of Delarion and the main trade hub with the New World?"
He looked up at the urban buildings not far away under the cloud, but he still couldn't understand why he came here.
"Princess Rezia?"
He looked back at the large and abnormal warship at sea. This was a steam-powered ship. Apart from extraordinary power, a warship of this size could almost be regarded as the most powerful weapon a mortal could have in this era.
It is true that the Royal Navy and the Royal Army are stationed in Lengshuigang City, but warships should not be in civilian docks, so this ship should be used to transport important people.
"Is the princess on the boat, or in the residence arranged by Lengshuigang City? Also, what's the use of me going to find Princess Rezia? She doesn't know me, and I don't want to involve her in the "Whispering Poetry" things."
Xia De hesitated for a while in the rain, and decided to take a walk in this harbor city first. Now that they have finally come to such a far place, foreigners naturally want to experience the customs and customs of different cities.
Because of the heavy rain outside, when Shade, who was soaked all over his body, broke into the Golden Rose Hotel on "Hoglunz Avenue" in the wharf area of Coldwater Harbor, no one suspected that the young man emerged from the sea.
The hotels in the dock area receive guests who come to this city by boat from all over the world all the year round. Relatively speaking, Shade is not a weird guy.
Registered under the false name of "John Watson", and spent 3 shillings (including lunch and dinner) to rent the cheapest room in the hotel. After taking a shower and changing into clean and dry clothes, he didn't leave the hotel in a hurry, but went back to the counter, borrowed some newspapers from the fat woman who was knitting, and then returned to the room.
In the damp and musty small room, after lighting up the gas lamp that seemed to have not been cleaned for decades, the first thing to do was to check the place where Princess Rezia stayed.
The good news is that Miss Louisa's princess friend does not live on a warship that is inaccessible. The bad news is that the Prince's mansion where she lives temporarily is not accessible to ordinary people at will.
It was a mansion in the most prosperous southern district of Lengshuigang City, and it was part of the huge property of the royal family. When members of the royal family visited Lengshuigang, most of them would choose to live there.
The Coldwater Harbor Evening News wrote extensively about the remarkable efforts of the local police and city hall to keep the princess safe.
In other words ~www.mtlnovel.com~ Shad never had a chance to meet Princess Rezia Cavendish.
Then look at other parts of the newspaper to see if there are any suspicious incidents in the local area. But just like the newspapers in Tobesk, all kinds of information, large and small, false and true, are displayed in different types of newspapers. When fishermen fished, they brought back strangely shaped stone statues, and they met privately on the beach at night. Many men and women saw ghost ships appearing on the sea, golden islands full of treasures appeared in the open sea... and so on.
Each city has different city rumors. In Tobesk, it is mostly related to the nightlife of the big city, while in Coldwater Port, it is mostly related to the ocean. Wanting to find valuable clues from this information, Xia De might as well hope that the silver-eyed person will fall to his death when he goes out to buy groceries.
"However, a person with the identity of a silver-eyed person should not go out to buy vegetables by himself."
Thinking to himself, he spent the rest of the morning reading the newspaper. I had lunch in the hotel at noon, and even took out the [pirate's blood money], but there was no reaction.
So in the afternoon, he borrowed an umbrella from the hotel and went out. Since he had nothing to do for the time being, he planned to deal with the affairs of Mrs. Lemaire, the client. The friend who helped Mr. Lemaire keep the will was here.