Chapter 2203 - 69: Arrival at Crosswind Harbor (Part 5)

Fang Hong didn't tell Pasha what that thing was, because he was afraid that the little guy would have a mental burden, so he directly let him take the potion and drink it down. Pasha didn't hesitate at all, staring with his shiny eyes, he picked up the potion and gulped it down in one go.

He had the kind of demeanor that even if it were a bottle of poison, if the Lord Captain told him to drink it, he would do so without hesitation.

However, after drinking it, Pasha wiped his mouth with his arm and stood there curiously, without any noticeable change.

The Big Cat squeezed his thin arm and joked, "Looks like you've gotten a bit stronger."

Fang Hong asked him, "Pasha, do you feel anything?"

Pasha honestly shook his head, "No, sir, just a warm feeling in my stomach."

"Alright then." Fang Hong thought to himself, the Experience Potion mainly provides cognitive experience, but as for what direction it will ultimately manifest, that's not certain.

Like Bakins and Hilveld, since they've already chosen a career direction, the reaction from the Experience Potion is quite obvious. Either they feel they have more strength, or their mind feels clearer, and so on.

As for Pasha, whose life has just begun, Fang Hong suspects that the cognitive experience might turn into potential, playing a role in his future career choices.

But the reason for giving the Experience Potion to Pasha is simply because they've always considered this little boy as part of the ship's crew. They never really expected him to show some amazing talent after drinking the potion.

After the loot distribution conference ended, the Seven Seas Traveler returned to its usual mundane affairs. The Cat-loving faction and the Rational Party continued their endless debates. With this, they headed north along the Vampire Mountain Range, and soon sailed away from Aike, entering Linole Fink Corner.

The most famous port here is Crosswind Harbor—it's already within the control area of the Third District Stargate Port, which is territory allocated by the Colin Ishurian Kingdom to the Chinese Government.

You heard it right, it's territory—it's not even a concession but genuine territory, and in this place, the military is practically the Kingdom's lord.

But it's only practically—

Because the identity of this lord isn't personal, nor is it a specific army or country, but rather a collective represented by the Stargate Port and the United Nations.

Moreover, the Stargate Port and the United Nations delegate jurisdiction over this place to different countries, all, of course, under the framework of the "Stargate Declaration."

The reason for such a peculiar system also lies in the history of Eteliria; during that war, both sides ultimately came to an agreement, compromised, and jointly built everything we have today.

On this land, the Stargate Port holds multiple identities; it must obey the "Stargate Declaration" that stems from the interests of the Invoker as a whole.

But it also has to jointly maintain the interests of the Colin Ishurian Kingdom—this stems from the identity recognition of the lord of the Colin Ishurian Kingdom, and this recognition is certainly not genuine but stipulated by declarations and treaties.

As for the structure of the Super Competitive League, it's even more complex, but ultimately it doesn't exceed these two layers of relations—bound by the "Stargate Declaration," while also loyal to the local area and royal power.

Fortunately, Fang Hong doesn't need to understand these complicated systems; he only needs to know that once they reach this place, the Seven Seas Traveler is basically safe.

Because this is under the actual control area of the military, whether it's the Colin Ishurian Royal Fleet, or the Super Competitive League, or the Descendants of Flor's fleet, none will wander into this area.

And this is their last stop in Colin.

Linole Fink Corner is east of Golande, which is very close to the heartland of the kingdom, and the Seven Seas Traveler can't advance beyond Linole Fink Corner, as the kingdom's navy is formidable.

Letting such a group of important fugitives swagger into the royal capital's domain is something Fang Hong never even dreamed of.

Although he indeed wanted to visit Golande, partly to report back to that Sir, and partly because Golande, as the capital of Colin Ishurian, gathers information from various places, and there's also the Adventurers' Guild's difference engine available for use there.

For any investigations, finding clues there would be appropriate.

Given their current identity, it's better to temporarily dispel these unrealistic fantasies.

Fang Hong had planned it out early—mainly a suggestion from Hilveld—they will disembark at a small place south of Crosswind Harbor called Idris, which is near Crosswind Harbor, within the military's territory, relatively safe, and won't be too ostentatious.

Moreover, the place is at the end of the Vampire Mountain Range, with many adventurers, making it easier to travel together and closer to Golande.

He plans to send the group of Walnuts from the Underground there, and they can directly use the Forest Avenue to reach the royal capital from there. The area is low-level, and the group, having consumed Experience Potions, has experienced varying degrees of level upgrades, should be able to handle it.

Even if there are some troubles, being near an area active with adventurers, they can easily hire a team to escort them.