The sea breeze is howling, and the sky covered with dark clouds is shining with lightning and thunder. The tiny Oak is like a lonely boat in the face of the violent power of nature, struggling to escape from this boiling sea water, as if it may be overturned and submerged in the endless deep sea at any time.

Prous walked in the dark and wet swaying boat corridor without saying a word, and his mood seemed to be affected by the bad weather environment and seemed a little depressed and heavy. Although he had long been used to the raging storm, no one could guarantee whether any accident would happen next moment.

He valued his ship, but his crew more.

Anphil followed Prouss with his steps lightly. Because of his thin figure, he would sway under the roll of the waves every time he took. Sometimes if he was not careful, he would hit the thick wooden walls on both sides. Unlike Prouss, his steps were as steady as flat ground, which was really incredible.

Dongdongdongdongdong-

When he arrived at Lord Xialan's lounge, Prous knocked on the wooden door. No, the wooden door opened, and Adelina greeted them with a smile on his face.

Xia Lan leaned her back against the low and simple edge of the bed, and the swaying candlelight reflected his pale and cold face. Instead, there was a strange light in the dark and deep eyes that looked at Prous.

"His Excellency Xia Lan, sorry I'm late."

Prous apologized respectfully as soon as he entered the door.

"Understand." Xia Lan nodded and said with no concern.

"I wonder what is important about Mr. Xia Lan calling me over?"

Prous was straightforward and glanced around the room without any trace.

"Captain Prous, I ask you to change your course." Xia Lan said calmly.

"Change the course?" Prous was stunned and asked subconsciously: "Why?"

Xia Lan did not answer. Instead, she said to herself: "How long will it take if we go to Monteres now?"

"At the fastest half a month." Prous took a deep breath and said, "Your Excellency. I have a question here. Do you know what kind of place Monteres is?"

"Of course." Xia Lan glanced at him lightly and said, "And I know more than you imagined."

Monteres is a place name, and it is located at the coastal intersection of Grenada and the Principal of Civir in the continental continent of Eldrain. Due to the historical reasons of the long-term hostile war between the two countries, in 1037, Bristov, the commander of the Grenada Legion stationed in Monteres, held high the freedom and peace anti-flagration and declared independence. This move immediately shocked the surrounding countries. Grenada was furious and sent troops to quell the rebellion. As a result, he was hit head-on and returned in a disastrous defeat. It turned out that Bristov's rebellion was secretly instigated and supported by the Principal of Civir. The purpose was to weaken the power to split Grenada and intensify internal friction, so as to take the opportunity to defeat Grenada in this long-term civil strife.

However, the Principal of Sivier did not expect that when they helped Blistov defeat the Grenada counter-rebels, Blistov turned around and attacked the Principal of Sivier, which completely disrupted the strategic deployment of the Principal of Sivier and led to the failure of the invasion. Even Blistov occupied a small part of its own territory.

Later, people learned that Grenada failed to fight the rebellion. After the full invasion of Civer, he sent envoys to reach a secret agreement with Blistov. They persuaded Blistov to send troops to the Principality of Civer on the premise that they recognized Monteres' independence and no longer pursued it. However, several years after Civer was defeated, Grenada violated his original promise and launched an attack on Blistov again. However, the Grenada failed again because Blistov exchanged the territory occupied by Civer that year for the help of Civer.

Until nearly a hundred years, Monteres has been swaying on both sides of Grenada and the Principality of Civir, thus gaining independence in essence, but it has not been recognized.

Monteres' century-old war has made the people here extremely brave. Because they are located on the coast and have poor arable land resources, the Monteres can only rely on trade to maintain normal living needs. However, during a period of historical period, when Grenada and Civir jointly launched a trade blockade, the Monteres were brave and organized countless pirates to attack merchant ships on the west coast, and sometimes even launched attacks on coastal cities. As a result, everyone on the West Coast Kingdom was in danger for a while. They had to go to Grenada and Civir to lift the trade blockade. However, the Monteres seemed to have tasted the sweetness of pirate operations. Moreover, with the secret support of the official Monteres, Monteres has become a pirate paradise that scared countless merchants.

Although Monteres is known for its peace and freedom, it has actually become a crime paradise for countless adventurers. As long as you abide by the legal order of Monteres, no matter what crimes you commit in other places, Monteres' government will not pursue it.

The West Coast countries have jointly condemned Monteres' behavior and even threatened with force, but in the end they ended up in vain because no one was willing to take the huge risk to directly offend a pirate country with a climate. If Monteres launches attacks on cities on the West Coast at all costs, the losses caused will definitely make them regret it. They have to go to the West Coast countries to vigorously develop their naval armaments. Monteres has also begun to restrain their unscrupulous piracy in the face of the increasingly powerful naval forces of the West Coast countries.

Therefore, in the eyes of sea traders, Monteres is definitely a forbidden place that he can't avoid.

"His Excellency Xialan, since you know what kind of place Monteres is, I also want to consider the safety of my crew's lives!" Prous said in a deep voice.

"Captain Prous, do you think the people on Monteres have the ability to threaten us?" Xia Lan said lightly.

Prous suffocated his breath, and his body and mind couldn't help but feel a little depressed. He glanced at Adelina who was standing beside Xia Lan, shook his head and said, "I know that with the strength of your Excellency and Miss Adelina, I am not afraid of Monteres, but what if we arrive at Monteres and send you away? As the captain, I have to think about these things."

"Don't worry, you will be fine." Xia Lan said with a faint look: "Or, do you want to violate our deal?"

"I dare not!" Prous quickly lowered his head.

"Since I don't dare, then follow my instructions." Xia Lan waved her hand gently.

"...If you have nothing else, I will take your leave first." Prous said expressionlessly.

"Um."

Hearing the other party's approval, Prous turned around and prepared to leave, but suddenly knocked Anphir behind him down.

"Anphere! Let's go!"

Prous didn't care about Anfir's situation after falling, and directly reached out to pull him up and quickly opened the wooden door and left.

"Mr. Xialan, why are we going to Monterres? Listen to your conversation with Captain Prous, it seems to be a very dangerous place?" After Adelina closed the wooden door, she looked at Xialan with some curiosity and confusion.

"It is indeed a dangerous place for the timid people, but it is a wonderful place for the brave people." Xia Lan coughed gently and said, "As for why we go to Monteres, because only Monteres is the safest place for us."

"Mr. Xia Lan...is it because of me..." Adelina seemed to understand what Xia Lan said.

During the days when Shalan's health gradually recovered, he asked Adrina many things, including the shocking news that she had destroyed Port Louis with her own hands.

However, when he heard this, he seemed extremely calm, and he looked at Adelina with a mysterious depth.

"Don't worry, we won't have anything to do." Xia Lan deliberately did not talk about this matter, and said in an understatement.

"But..." But Adrina still felt guilty about self-blame.

"No, but! Adrina! As long as you are by my side, I will never let you suffer any harm." Xia Lan interrupted her thoughts roughly.

"Um."

Adrina came to him and quietly leaned against Xia Lan's shoulder and said obediently.

"By the way! Go and see the situation of Magnison under the cabin, and detain him to other relatively safe places. I don't want him to die inexplicably in this storm." Xia Lan said.

"Okay, Mr. Xia Lan, please take good care of yourself. I will be back soon." Adelina nodded obediently, left a word of concern and walked out of the room.

As Adrina's footsteps drifted away, Xia Lan stood up from the bed. He slowly walked towards the corner of the room, bent down, and reached out to pull out the solid bread that was blocking Winnie's mouth.

"I know you're awake."

Winnie's closed eyes opened in an instant, and a hint of sarcasm appeared on her pretty little face. The originally round and bright eyes emitted a strange cold light, like a sharp dagger that pierced people's hearts.

"When did you know?"

Her voice was clear and cold, and the cold arcs raised at the corners of her mouth were indifferent.

"It's very early." Xia Lan threw the bread in her hand randomly on the sidelines.

"Haha, you are not as childish as that little girl!" Winnie sneered. "Since you always know that I'm disguising, why are you exposing me now?"

"Body, time." Xia Lanyi said in a brief terror.

"So that's it." Winnie realized in an instant: "No wonder you kept ignoring me. Tell me, what do you want me to do? I don't think you will wake me up for no reason!"

"I need to know your worth to me." Xia Lan said.

"Value?" Winnie seemed to smell an unusual smell of danger from Xia Lan's words. "If I have no value to you, are you going to kill me?"

"I know all of you and I know something." Xia Lan said calmly.

"Drank Shalan, are you going to betray Herbert's promise? It's not like your style!" Winnie said in a low voice.

"The meaning of commitment is not only to comply, but also to betrayal." Xia Lan said.

"You have indeed changed." Winnie stared at Xia Lan and said. "It turns out that my intuition is not lying."

"You haven't told me your answer yet." Xia Lan said to herself.

"Value...my body, my medicine knowledge is my value." Winnie's eyes circulated, and her voice suddenly felt an unspeakable charm.

Before Xia Lan could speak, her voice changed again.
Chapter completed!