Inside the Governor's Mansion in Malacca, a man dressed head to toe in black armor and a black cloak, his face completely hidden by a helmet, received Liu Zhi and the others.
The moment he saw the man, Liu Zhi sensed a faint disturbance in the air around him.
Liu Zhi even noticed that, although the man appeared to be standing on the ground, his feet were actually an inch above it. Unless someone looked closely, they would never realize he was hovering.
Liu Zhi was secretly startled.
"Level 5?"
Before Liu Zhi could say anything, the man glanced at him and nodded.
"So you're a Druid. No wonder you can communicate with the Naga."
After saying this, he looked at the two eyeballs Videnina was holding.
He was about to say something to Videnina when she looked straight at him.
A red light flashed in the man's eyes. "A master swordswoman. Very good. No wonder you made it here. I'll help you, but I can't give you a ship. You should know what ships mean at sea. We don't have enough to spare, either."
Liu Zhi knew that since sailing ships had disappeared, all ships were like spaceships. They cost far more to build, and ordinary people couldn't afford to maintain them.
That was why no port would simply give ships away.
Liu Zhi thought for a moment, then said, "Please just take me to this island."
Liu Zhi took out a nautical chart. "The island is in the nearby waters. It's beyond the strait, but I believe your ships won't be attacked around here. As for how we leave the island afterward, we'll find a way ourselves."
The man pointed at the chart Liu Zhi had taken out.
Having managed the nearby waters for years, he recognized the