Sword and Magic and Clear Flow

Partinia, one of the countless river port cities of Sous, belongs to the Citron family of Shahir.The current lord of Shahir inherited the title of baron from her father and became the Baroness of Citron. People affectionately called her Mrs. Citron.

In the present day when the kingship of Sousse has long since declined, the legitimacy of the heir does not need to be approved by the king. The nobles control their own territories, and their influence is deeply rooted. They can be passed on from generation to generation. The king has no right to deprive them of their titles, of course. In the past few hundred years, there is no reason for the title to be promoted.

Shahir City is in a peaceful corner. It has always been peaceful and peaceful. It has never played the game of combining vertical and horizontal. It is separated from the games of the careerists in Sous, and it is inconspicuous in the alliance of free city-states, large and small.Because it is geographically closer to the Principality of Salmon, it actually has closer contacts with that side.

It wasn't until a major event happened recently that the story about Baroness Citron gradually spread—even to the Kingdom of Dragon Island along the rivers and seas.

The Port of Partinia is not a big one, but there are twenty or thirty boats on the river at this time, all with colorful flags. It is clear where the boats come from. The cabins are wide open and the decks are full of goods. , are all local specialties.

Ships from the Duchy of Salmen are loaded with tires, rubber hoses, rain boots, umbrellas, and ball games; Pearls, seafood, pineapples, coconuts; there are more than a dozen flags on the ship that do not look famous, perhaps from other city-states, loaded with fresh fruits, grains, wine, pottery, copper, iron and silverware, magic plants, medicinal materials, leather, magic ore……

Unloading crews, merchants inspecting goods, porters running up and down, soldiers on patrol, officials in charge of river ports, brokers shuttle back and forth, peddlers shouting for deals... Busy crowds and noisy voices are everywhere.

A general cargo ship full of disinfectants and cosmetics docked at the pier, and soon someone from the Salmen Chamber of Commerce came to pick it up. Zhan Wensong came forward to chat with the people from the Chamber of Commerce and hand over the goods.The main purpose of the action group is to find people, and the buying and selling of goods is just by the way, and they may not be better than professionals who have ready-made channels to do business by themselves.

The people in the Salmen Chamber of Commerce are very enthusiastic. They pay taxes, unload goods, and store them all by themselves. The inspection process is completely free, and the money is also readily available, which makes the working capital in the hands of the operation team much more abundant. They even explain the local market conditions. , tour and shopping guidance, food, accommodation and entertainment...all are properly arranged, it can be said that they are quite competent companions.

Kaxiu was stunned at the attitude of welcoming the leader to come and guide him, and whispered to Xiao En quietly: "Is our leader a big boss?"

Sean: "No, he is the son-in-law that the big boss likes."

The power ring representing President Parker of the Salmen Chamber of Commerce is almost invincible. Not only the local Chamber of Commerce sent people to respond, but other captains and businessmen from Salmen came to talk to Zhan Wensong in their busy schedules. Island Kingdom, but they were all drawn into the business circle of the Principality of Salmon under the name of Professor Park.

The good thing is that they don't need to worry about the promotion of Chinese brand daily necessities, but there is also a little unexpected situation-Professor Park and Dean Li moved too fast, and they have only been separated for a few months. Tang" white sugar has already appeared on this little-known small river port pier.

Zhan Wensong chatted with the ground for a while, and said to the team members: "Looking at the situation, even if Professor Yin lived in Shahir, he probably won't be there now." printed tarpaulin, "Maybe I went to Robilia to find Dean Li at this address."

When their team was in Dragon Island before, it was separated from the main mainland by sea. The game system was disconnected from the teammates on the mainland, so they had to rely on sending letters to communicate. Although there was a delay in the system, compared with the physical letters, it was almost delayed. 800 million times.

Sean: "Can you receive everyone's signal here?"

"Let me see..." Zhan Wensong opened the guild's online list and said pleasantly, "Yes!"

In addition to the seven of them on the list, there are also two soldiers from the military. After asking, I found out that the team that traveled from Snowman to the Duchy of Saoxien by sea had already completed the three missions of Saoxien, Moonlight Forest, and Salmon in the southwest of the mainland. At this time, the two fighters set up a signal transfer station all the way east as the vanguard team, which happened to be at the border between Soss and Salmen, very close to them.

After a while, the information on the guild’s announcement panel was refreshed again—at this time, there were 32 professors who had reunited in various countries. They had sent letters to the action team to report that they were safe and could confirm their current location, but they couldn’t leave for a while. There are 14 professors, 46 in total.

Most of them agreed to go to Robilia to meet to make the second-generation anti-traversal game cabin and accept the blessing of Prince Stabelle; a small number of people proposed to go to the Moonlight Forest, and they were more optimistic about the Elf Queen... In the end, a few obeyed most.Currently, the professors are on their way to Robilia either under the escort of members of the action team or relying on their local connections.

The whereabouts of four professors, including Professor Yin, are unknown. Maybe the letter of safety is still in the mail, maybe living in a town where Chinese brands of daily chemicals have not yet been popularized, maybe living in a backward area with a large area and sparsely populated, or maybe living in a remote area. The isolated island in the sea... None of the members of the operation team want to think about unlucky things. They firmly believe that it is only a matter of time before everyone is found.

On May 3031, 5, the secret operation team crossed the continent of Pislan to start the search and rescue mission. Now it is June 1, 3032, exactly one year and one month.Xiao En flipped through the new news and uploaded new materials in the game system, and an invisible knot in his heart seemed to be untied at this moment-the reunion at home was just around the corner, and the first rebirth finally had a different result.

On the river port, the sky was clear, and people were sweating from the sun. Suddenly, the cool breeze calmed down the hot weather. After a while, the sun and rain began to pour down, and the pier was busy again, spreading like magic. The colorful tarpaulins, the bright sunshine and misty rain do not affect each other, and an illusory rainbow bridge is built on the river.

The local companion of the Salmen Chamber of Commerce is very good at chattering. They have never stopped talking since they met. Now they are holding an umbrella and winking at Zhan Wensong and the others, telling local legends.

"Did you know that it is said that the rainbow in the rain connects the two worlds, seemingly invisible but tangible, only saints and sages can step on the rainbow bridge, go to the other side of the world, and come back when the next rainbow appears..."

Leaving aside the scientific principle of the dispersion and reflection of small water droplets in the air caused by sunlight, the logic of this legendary story is correct. Zhan Wensong nodded and said: "Ordinary people will fall into the river if they can't step on the rainbow? Only With the strength of the Dharma Sage, you can walk back and forth in mid-air regardless of gravity."

And special magic saints like Montgostin (before losing mana), not only gravity, but also space can be ignored.

Ground companion: "..."

Chatting with some people is really a technical job, you talk about romance with him, and he talks about science with you.However, the local companion found that what he said was very reasonable. The legend of the Rainbow Bridge on this river may be the result of some pretending to be a magician who was blown up by passers-by. The magician is no longer in Patinia, but Patinia is still circulating. With his legend...

After thinking about it carefully along this line of thought, I suddenly didn't dare to look directly at other myths and legends. The more I thought about it, the more I felt that it was all caused by the ancient Dharma saints who were too capable.

"Leave the matter on the pier to the Chamber of Commerce. The rain won't stop for a while. Everyone has a hard journey. I'll take you to eat and rest." The companion said: "It's raining..."

Zhan Wensong answered in a low voice: "Chocolate goes better with music?"

"What?" The waiter didn't hear clearly, and continued: "Beer and barbecue are more suitable. The biggest tavern in Patinia is in front of you. Let's go, let's clean up the dust for you!"

"Okay! Let's go!" This proposal was unanimously welcomed by everyone. Fuck his chocolate and music, blowing beer on a bottle and licking skewers are the favorites of this group of young men.

Commander Zhan, who often seems out of tune with everyone because of being too literary: "..."

Everyone was walking towards the tavern, and Kashu, who had heard the new vocabulary, approached Sean again and asked, "What is chocolate?"

Sean thought for a while and explained: "A snack made of cocoa, milk powder, fat, and emulsifier."

Grinding cocoa beans and adding sugar to boiled drinks are very common in the continent of Pislan. Cocoa powder itself is also used as a seasoning, but there is no solid chocolate yet.The history of solid chocolate on earth is also relatively late compared to cocoa powder. It was invented in the second half of the 19th century and became popular during World War I.

"Oh..." Kaxiu continued to ask, "What is an emulsifier?"

Sean: "Looks like some kind of alcohol anhydride, some kind of acid ester..."

Kashuu was confused.

"I don't know what an emulsifier is either." Sean wanted to talk about soybean lecithin. As for what lecithin is, there are endless explanations. It's better to spread your hands and not know. "When we return to Robilia, ask Dean Li to make it for you. He will cook anything delicious."

"Rang Rang, thank you." The more Lu Qinghe looked at this elf, the more upset he became. There were so many people in the team, why did they walk next to his lover? He squeezed into the middle of the two and pushed the elf away.

Sean: "..."

The road is so wide, it’s no problem to walk a few side by side. Kaxiu didn’t realize it. Someone occupied Xiao En’s left side, so he went around to the right side and continued to ask: “Is Dean Li the colleague that Zhao often mentions? He can do it.” What is delicious?"

Gu Qinghe: "..." The elves are simply the nemesis of the newlyweds. They managed to get rid of a small light bulb, Mongostin, and stuck a big light bulb, Kaxiu, after a stroll on Long Island.

"Only you can't think of it, there is nothing he can't do." It's not wrong for Sean to brag.

A group of people were talking and came to Patrinia Tavern.

Pislan's beer is hand-brewed in ancient ways, with strong personal touches and regional differences. During the process, natural fermentation produces carbon dioxide that dissolves into the wine, and has a denser taste than industrial beer that is diluted with water and aerated under high pressure. .

The craft beer in Patrinia Tavern is famous far and wide, and there are already a large group of people drinking their glasses in broad daylight.

Sean and the others sat together, and a large can of cherry beer and a large plate of charcoal barbecue were placed on the table. In front of Kaxiu, there were piles of grilled pineapples, grilled apples, grilled pears... and fresh fruits that relieved the greasy, and baked with salt. The pistachios that can be knocked and played, everyone has spent many days on the boat without taste, and finally set foot on the solid ground, open their bellies to eat, drink and relax.

At this moment there was a loud booing from another table in the tavern.

"Go on! Go on! What happened?"

A middle-aged human man drank the wine in his glass in one sip, and began to talk as if he was too kind: "Last time, I said how the old Baron Citron loved his only daughter, and he held a wedding ceremony in Shahir City, and screened out the prince with ulterior motives." , and drove away the second son of the Lord of Dude who had malicious intentions, leaving behind a handsome and polite local young man Erica who was born as a commoner."

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and the drinkers and diners all cast their gazes at the man, and some people pulled the stool over there to surround him.In fact, everyone has heard this story many times, but - no matter how many times you hear it, you will never get tired of it!

"Continuing this time, after three years, the old Baron Citron passed away due to illness." The middle-aged man put the finished wine glass on the table, and with a duang sound, he said again: "It's strange, it's strange! Everyone I have lived under the rule of the old Baron Citron for so many years, have you ever heard that he has any illnesses? Is there any local priest and shaman who often visits the baron's mansion?"

The foreign sailors and merchants didn't know the cause of the old baron's death, so they all craned their necks to listen, but the locals knew it well, the old baron's death was indeed sudden.

"No! He was very healthy, so why did he die suddenly? I will put this matter aside first, and then I will talk about the current Lord of Shahir——Mrs. She was gentle and considerate, and the two organized the funeral, and she has been in charge of Shahir and Patinia ever since."

Wait, what's the story behind the old baron's death?Hamburg didn't expect that the person who spoke suddenly stopped talking, and hurriedly grabbed a stool to get closer to listen.

"Erica grew up in Shahir. Before she got married, she had no name for the pheasant and no number for the straw sandals. She just made some speculative business in the streets and alleys. Her family was poor, she didn't have anything, and she couldn't think of gold coins. What does it look like! Why did it change suddenly, from a pheasant to a phoenix? It's not all because of a good-looking face and a mouth that can speak.

He followed the old baron and his wife to the balls of famous families, pretending to be such a thing, and everyone praised him as a humble, kind, open-minded and studious young man!They don't know that it is difficult to draw a dragon or a tiger, and they know people and faces but don't know their hearts.After three years of marriage, Erica kept her secret, and suddenly, the old baron died!After another three years, he will attack his wife!

It was Mrs. Citron's 30th birthday party at that time, and the guests were all celebrities, including nobles from the Duchy of Salmon, the bishop of the Temple of Light, and more than a dozen ministers sent by neighboring city-states to celebrate.It is said that she has a bad face and has no good intentions. Erica got the poison/drug from nowhere, and murdered her wife in broad daylight under the eyes of everyone at a banquet full of guests, and accused the Salmon nobleman of doing it! "

"What kind of poison? How did you get it?" The drinker in the back row asked loudly.

The middle-aged man unhurriedly ate a cherry and spit out the pit, and continued: "Then there is a way - let's say that a little nobleman from Salmen personally poured a glass of wine for Mrs. Citron. After the lady finished drinking, After a while, he fell down on the spot, and the little nobleman couldn't explain clearly!

The scene was chaotic, screaming, arresting people, the bishop of the Temple of Light immediately cast the holy light spell, but it was of no use at all, seeing his wife convulsed and comatose, with more breath out and less breath in ! "

Everyone asked anxiously: "Ah! What kind of strange poison is that, can the bishop's holy light spell not cure it?"

"At this very critical moment—" the middle-aged man touched the table with his cup, and immediately a winking person filled him with beer. He took a sip and raised his voice and said: "I saw the crowd A scholar with eyebrows flying into his temples, bright eyes, and shiny head came out from the middle, brushed away those flustered fellows, took a sniff from Mrs. Citron's lips, and explained the mystery—' Smells of bitter almonds, cyanide poisoning'!"

"Pfft—" Hamburg spewed out beer and splashed all over the place, coughing and interrupting the man's speech.

The audience gave him a dissatisfied look, and moved aside in disgust. "Go on, go on, what is cyanide, and who is that scholar?"

The man who told the story drank another glass of wine: "If you want to know what will happen next, let's listen to the next chapter."

The audience laughed and scolded: "You slicker, you just tricked us into drinking, boss, and another big shot—no, just put it on the barrel!"

"Okay!" The boss with a big shoulder picked up a wooden barrel and slammed it down among the crowd listening to the story, letting them continue to drink by themselves.The content of the story is well known to the locals, mainly because there are many foreign merchants and crew members in the tavern, and the way the talking man tells the story is particularly fascinating, and people will never tire of listening to it.

The seven members of the action group looked at each other in blank dismay, thinking in unison, what's going on, has Detective Conan published a storytelling book in Pislan?

After Hamburg coughed, he immediately asked the local companion of the Salmen Chamber of Commerce: "Hey, what kind of story is that man telling?"

The local companion listened with gusto, and replied after hearing the words: "Huh? Haven't you heard of it? Not only people in this area know about it, but it seems to have spread to Long Island. It is one of the famous detective Ilya series—— In the case of the murder of the baroness' son-in-law, you should know the name of Ilya, there are several stories in his series."

Professor Yi's name is Ilia, which is taken from the Christian prophet, and the pronunciation rules conform to the common language of Pislan, but the aborigines here hardly have such religious names—that is to say, there will be no more names with the same name. Elijah.

Zhan Wensong was so shocked that he swallowed all the pistachio shells. Isn't Professor Yi doing well in Long Island? When did he become a detective here?