Just when most people's attention was focused on the Intrepid, which had just sailed away from Ascatla, no one noticed that a ghost-like merchant ship sailed away from Ascatla and headed north in the opposite direction.

.

The crew members on this ship were all sailors from the John Chamber of Commerce, and this small ship was packed to the brim.

It was not until more than half an hour later that the sailors seemed to have come to their senses and looked at each other in disbelief.

"Hank, Tony, Bailey? Why are you here? Didn't you escort Miss Alyssa to Calishan?"

One of the captains seemed to have recalled something. He took out a crumpled letter from his pocket and said to the other captains in a daze:

"The lady said that she hired a mage to perform mass hypnosis and mirroring spells on us, creating the illusion that we were following her to sea. However, considering that this trade is too dangerous for ordinary people, let us advance in advance.

Back to the Northland..."

"Miss Alyssa...how can this be done? Without us, wouldn't she be more dangerous..."

"There are several high-level legal practitioners from Hogg's Black Claw Security Company on board, and they also hired a group of adventurers overnight... There shouldn't be anything too extreme. The lady is just worried about our safety..."

The five old captains, who had followed Old John for half their lives in shipping, were instantly moved by this move.

But one crew member suddenly asked in confusion:

"It's just...we are all on this ship...how did the other four ships get driven away by Miss Alyssa...?"

"..."

...

Sea of ​​Swords, Dauntless.

Xia Lanwei Luosi looked at Ammu, who was gradually turning into a black shadow on the horizon, and was slightly dazed, with some unconcealable loneliness in her eyebrows.

Li Wei opened his mouth, but found that he didn't know what to say, and finally turned into a sigh:

"Sorry, maybe I shouldn't have taken it upon myself to bring you to the south."

He could see that Amn's 'hometown' might not be as beautiful to Xia Lanweilosi as he imagined.

"Well."

Xia Lanwei Luosi shook her head in confusion, pursed her lips and said:

"You don't have to feel any psychological burden at all. I just... I still haven't figured it out. In fact, sometimes, I don't know what kind of feelings I have for that land and that family. I don't know what I felt like back then.

Isn’t your choice too selfish?”

Levi's expression became a little serious: "Can I talk about it? Sometimes, troubles can only be solved by speaking out. I consider myself a better listener, and I am absolutely tight-lipped, so I am satisfied...

My curiosity."

Xia Lanwei Luosi turned her head and glanced at Li Wei, tucked a strand of temple hair that was blown by the sea breeze behind her ear, and chuckled:

"Actually...my past is a very clichéd story.

"The relationship between me and my teacher is somewhat similar to the relationship between Calvin and Luo Jiali. He is my teacher, but I have always regarded him as my father.

"The only difference is that my teacher Letres comes from a much more complicated noble family, the Roznar family located in the city of Espta in eastern Amn.

"He comes from a branch of the Roznar family, a merchant family mainly engaged in the timber, furniture and fur business.

"In Amn, a country that worships money extremely, becoming a businessman is almost everyone's future. Whoever can earn more money will gain more voice and respect.

"The teacher is a very smart person. He has shown wisdom far beyond his peers since he was a child. Making money is also very easy for him.

"But compared to making money, his nature prefers to take risks and explore the essence of things. In an accidental 'supernatural' incident, he met a mage from the Masked Mages Association, and he embarked on a path to explore the essence of the world.

The mysterious path.

"He...became a magician."

Speaking of this, Xia Lanwei Luosi smiled sadly:

"If placed in other countries, this would be a fantastic beginning that would be envied by countless people. Magic is undoubtedly a gift to an ordinary person.

"But for a native of Amn, it...is a curse.

"Due to the historical origins of the Shane dynasty and the subsequent plague caused by the wizarding school that swept through half of Amn, almost all Amn people have instinctive resistance and hostility towards magic and even spellcasters.

"But even so, the teacher still couldn't resist his yearning for magic and exploring the world.

"However, in order not to cause panic and rejection from the family, he chose to hide his identity as a spell caster.

"When I was adopted by him, he was already over ninety years old, and my public identity was that of his granddaughter.

“He once said to me that Am’s current values ​​of money first are pathological and twisted to some extent, and will cause problems sooner or later.

"With the development of trade, although Amn is getting richer and richer, the gap between the rich and the poor is becoming more and more extreme. Everyone is looking at money. With money, they can make money make money and use money to bribe nobles.

, and then gain power through it.

"Almost all affairs in each city-state are for the purpose of making money. If you do something that is not profitable, it will be considered stupid or wasteful. Amn's social institutions are also composed of chambers of commerce. These chambers of commerce are controlled by those powerful people with huge wealth.

It is controlled by privately armed business families, and every aspect or method of each transaction will be disguised by the chamber of commerce.

"He said...a country should not be like this.

"Because desire loses its shackles and means loses its boundaries, Amn will only become more and more rigid, and most people will gradually lose hope.

"And such a land will undoubtedly become an excellent breeding ground for some evil gods, devils and even demons to spread their doctrines.

"Those who have lost hope, those whose industries have been annexed and bankrupt and living on the streets, those who have no money to seek treatment from priests even if they are sick, are like desperate drowning people, no matter who offers them help

'They will grab the straw at all costs, even if there is a devil behind the straw, even if it may bring about a more terrible disaster.

"And the facts are as he asserted. In those years, there were endless cases of evil god sacrifices, devil summons, and devil contracts in Amn.

"The irony is that most of those who deal with these sudden and vicious incidents still rely on teachers and other 'masked mages', a group of legal practitioners who are hated and ostracized by them.

"Because Woking's priests are not good at fighting, and the paladins also dislike these 'evil' merchants.

"While dealing with such a case, the teacher came into contact with the devil summoning ritual for the first time. He thought that this seemed to be a good research opportunity.

"In his opinion, these lawful evil devils who like to trade are really similar to 'creatures' like businessmen. Perhaps an in-depth study of creatures like devils will help him find the way to change Amn.

“And this kind of life lasted for a long time.

"Until...his research was stumbled upon by a relative who came to the house for a party.

"Teacher, he was reported. His identity as a legal practitioner, his writings on studying devils, everything was exposed.

"In the end, he was tied to a cross like a cultist...'purified'...

"He did not resist, because many of the people who tried him were his 'relatives' and his 'juniors'.

"Maybe in his mind, he did break a taboo? So he deserves it?

"Or maybe...he was already in despair at that time.

"Who knows? Ha."

Xia Lanwei Luosi chuckled and murmured: "He is just a pedantic fool... he has lived so many years in vain."

Li Wei could only sigh.

Vaguely, it seems that I can also feel the despair and sadness of old Master Letres who was betrayed by his relatives and whose life's achievements were wasted.

At the same time, I felt unworthy of this respectable old man.

The joys and sorrows between people are not the same.

Since you've been exposed, why don't you leave?

Maybe he would be exiled to other countries, or even go to Jishui City with Charanvilos. After witnessing the rapid development of their White City, he would realize the truth that "learning magic cannot save the people of Amn".

Sometimes, when the truth does not make sense, you need to convince people with reason.

Only when you are beaten down will others calm down and listen to your reasoning.

But he opened his mouth and suddenly thought of another layer...

In an environment like Amn's, I'm afraid Letres's biggest concern is that after he leaves, his family will be implicated...

"So when he noticed it, he arranged your itinerary in advance?" Levi asked.

"Yes, he said that with my study progress, I could no longer teach me anything, so he gave me a travel fee, a property deed in Kishui City, and a letter of introduction to Kelben, asking me to

Go to Jishui City Magic Academy to continue your studies."

Xia Lanwei Luosi raised her head slightly and said with some bitterness: "As a result, halfway through, a violent portal suddenly appeared in front of Senas. He told me calmly that the teacher suddenly terminated the contract with him, and he wanted it.

After being exiled back to the Nine Hells, he asked me if I wanted to believe him and sign a devil's contract with him again. He said... he didn't want to go back to the Hell, and he asked me if I wanted revenge."

"So you just signed with him?" Levi's mouth twitched, and he didn't know whether to call her naive or brave.

The devil dares to sign a contract blindly, and even after his soul is sold, he may still be counting the money to the other party.

"Yeah... So compared to the teacher, maybe I am really lucky. Senas is a very special devil."

Xia Lanwei Luosi seemed to be lost in memories: "Later I also asked him, why didn't he do something on the devil's contract? Take away my soul."

She suddenly smiled and said: "He said that he had long passed the age where he only knew how to deceive and deceive, and he also scolded those short-sighted devils, and that people like me and the teacher, whose souls were strong enough to sign a contract with him, could still live in peace.

There are not many kind-hearted 'fools', and he also said... He offended a lot of people in Baator Hell... Once he is exiled, he will probably not come back alive."
To be continued...