readease #206 - Chapter 206: Sea of Despair, Poseidon (Part 1)
#206 - Chapter 206: Sea of Despair, Poseidon (Part 1)
The sunlight was brilliant.
Golden rays fell upon the city walls, accompanied by a pleasant breeze.
Jiang Han hummed a leisurely tune, his heart filled with joy as he strolled through this city brimming with coastal charm.
The Isle of Divine Grace was situated at the edge of the Sea of Despair, a considerable distance from the Dragon Phoenix Empire.
Even with flying mounts, traversing such a vast distance would be difficult.
The best mode of transport was naturally by water, sailing by ship.
"Truly magnificent."
Jiang Han raised his head, gazing at the colossal structure in the distance.
Regardless of the creatures on land, the sea was an incredibly dangerous and terrifying entity.
Especially the area known as the Sea of Despair, where countless beings had perished, and it was rumored that even top experts of the dragon race had met their end.
Although the Isle of Divine Grace was not located within the Sea of Despair, it was not far off.
Even so, the danger was considerable.
Only a handful of giant ships could approach this mysterious sea.
And the "Poseidon," before him, was one of them.
Rumor had it that this merchant ship was originally a warship built by the dwarves in ancient times, later falling into the hands of the human race and being transformed into its current state.
As a product of the dwarves' forging prowess, the Poseidon was extraordinary.
Aside from the profound runes and several formations engraved on the hull, its sheer size surpassed even the largest cruise ships in reality.
A capacity of tens of thousands of passengers was proof enough.
However, the Isle of Divine Grace was an extremely dangerous area. Although the island contained a large number of creatures and items rich in life attributes, the risks were also enormous.
Only a small number of people would venture to this island, where charm and danger coexisted.
As a result, boarding the Poseidon often required paying hundreds of thousands of gold coins.
The exact amount depended on the number of passengers in that particular batch.
Jiang Han's batch was average, with a total of five hundred people, excluding crew members, so the ticket price was as high as two hundred thousand gold coins.
But this amount of money was a drop in the bucket for Jiang Han.
After paying the fee, Jiang Han boarded the Poseidon.
Although there were not many people boarding, it was clear that each one was a formidable character.
After all, the Isle of Divine Grace was not a paradise, but rather full of dangers, and those who dared to risk landing on the island had a few tricks up their sleeves.
Jiang Han even saw many NPCs wearing level eighty or ninety sets forming teams.
"Hey, you're alone?"
After changing into the Valor War Pattern Set, Jiang Han's appearance was completely different from before, and he had never shown his true face.
This meant that although his name resounded throughout the Dragon Phoenix Continent, few people could recognize him.
Three warrior-like NPCs approached, and the scar-faced youth in the lead asked.
"Is there something you need?"
Jiang Han admired the seaside scenery, answering without turning his head.
In the scar-faced man's eyes, this behavior was a bit pretentious, but he didn't say anything, simply stating:
"Judging by your attire, you should be a mage class, right?"
"Our team is currently lacking a mage class, how about it? Are you interested in joining us?"
"Don't worry, although our Conch Mercenary Group isn't a big team, we have a reputation, you may have heard of us."
"You're a mercenary group?"
Hearing this, Jiang Han became interested, turning his head to curiously examine the three people before him.
"That's right."
The scar-faced man nodded with a smile, "This trip's goal is to collect at least two million worth of Wood Spirit Crystals, how about it? At the very least, we guarantee you'll get your money back."
"I see."
Jiang Han nodded.
Wood Spirit Crystals were a specialty of the Isle of Divine Grace, and most life potions required this material, which was why the price of Wood Spirit Crystals had always been very high.
"But I'm not interested, please find someone else."
Jiang Han shook his head, Wood Spirit Crystals, no matter how precious, could not catch his eye now.
"Do you have other plans?"
The scar-faced man frowned, asking, "Is it convenient to reveal which mercenary group? If we meet, it would be easier to deal with."
Most people went to the Isle of Divine Grace to make money, and sometimes encounters were inevitable, and once the division of interests was involved, friction would occur between mercenary groups from time to time.
But if they greeted each other in advance, they could avoid this situation as much as possible.
The Conch Mercenary Group had greeted all the teams targeting Wood Spirit Crystals, but the person in front of him was indeed unfamiliar.
The scar-faced man thought it best to ask first, anyway, it wouldn't take much time.
"There's no need to worry about that, I'm alone, and I'm not here to collect materials this time," Jiang Han said with a smile.
"Not here to collect materials?"
The scar-faced youth was slightly stunned, "No wonder you dare to come to the Isle of Divine Grace alone, may I ask what you're doing, brother?"
"Nothing much, just looking around," Jiang Han smiled.
"Just looking around."
The scar-faced youth smiled helplessly, although he knew these were perfunctory words, he followed the topic, "Then you've really picked the wrong time."
"What do you mean?" Jiang Han raised an eyebrow.
"You really didn't ask around?"
The scar-faced youth was a bit surprised.
"I came in a hurry, I really didn't understand the situation carefully," Jiang Han nodded.
"Brother, you're really brave!"
Next to the scar-faced youth, a large, fat man couldn't help but speak, "You dare to board the Poseidon without knowing anything, don't tell me you just reached level sixty?"
"That's right."
Jiang Han nodded again, in his previous life he had heard of this Isle of Divine Grace, but he had never been here.
This trip was also in a hurry, after coming from Wind Leaf City, he directly boarded the ship, and the information he learned was limited.
"Damn, we really met a greenhorn."
The others were stunned, their eyes filled with surprise.
At this moment, in their eyes, the youth wearing a mask and acting cool had a few big words clearly written on his forehead:
COURTING DEATH!
Coming to the island alone, just reaching level sixty, that's too brave!
"Brother, listen to my advice, no matter what you're here for, get off the ship now while the Poseidon hasn't started moving."
"Believe me, it won't be bad for you."
The scar-faced youth sighed heavily, dispelling the idea of temporarily recruiting Jiang Han, they were short of people, but they needed experienced partners, not this kind of greenhorn.
It's not like visiting a vegetable market, anyone can come.
"I remember I can't get a refund if I get off the ship now, right?" Jiang Han smiled.
"Indeed, you can't."
The scar-faced youth nodded, "But compared to life, you should take the loss."
"The Isle of Divine Grace is not peaceful these days..."