Chapter 127: Divine Might Mercenary Corps

  Low-key achievements create dreams, and vulgarities create brilliance.

  Li Xie sat in a low-key and despicable corner of the sailboat deck, leaning against the wooden board at the side of the boat, drinking the fiery liquor in his hand, quietly watching the thirty or so people on the deck.

  This sailboat is very large and can accommodate about two hundred people. People of all shapes and sizes, each with a certain purpose, set out to sea.

  In Norton Sound harbor, one or two of these boats leave Bering Sea daily, taking passengers to some island and then letting them transfer to their destination.

  That is to say, this kind of boat only serves as a transit point, and Li Xie still cannot take it directly to the Sea Emperor's Palace. He must first go to "Turtle Island", where there are boats that go directly to the Sea Emperor's Palace.

  These people on the boat are also going to Divine Turtle Island. Since there is only this Noah's sailboat coming to Divine Turtle Island, the owner of the ship refused to charter a ship for Li Xie, so Li Xie can only take the ship with others.

  Li Xie looked at the thirty or so people on the foredeck with him, apart from a few sailors, almost everyone else was dressed as mercenaries.

  But they didn't know what they wanted to do when they went out to sea.

  Li Xie now only wants to quietly wait, first observe these people for a while, then make friends with a few of them and kill time. After all, it takes about ten days to get to the Divine Turtle Island, and being alone here would be very boring.

  However, some people don't want to keep a low profile and others are unwilling to get close to him. Some people want to keep a low profile but it's hard for them not to be noticed.

  For example, Li Xie wore a purple brocade robe, and the material was ordinary people can't afford. His black hair fluttered in the sea breeze, it's obvious that he often washed his hair, only nobles could be so luxurious. His dense sword eyebrows and slightly raised lips, deep and slightly gloomy green eyes, on his knife-cut face, outlined a noble and mysterious temperament, which was what people with a certain status could have.

  Especially that one bottle of top-grade Lihuo Zhongshao thoroughly sold out Li Xie. Perhaps some people don't recognize this wine, but the overflowing aroma is all explaining that this isn't ordinary high-end fine wine.

  Of course, if someone were to investigate the eight space rings on Li Xie's ten fingers, they would immediately be able to determine that this man not only has status but is also extremely wealthy.

  However, no one had thought that someone would wear eight spatial rings and show off like this.

  Li Xie sized up the people on the same boat, and the people on the same boat also noticed Li Xie, giving them the impression that he was a noble.

  "Hey! Kid! Has your hair grown yet? Still learning how to drink? Bring it here!"

  A mercenary with an evil appearance snatched a bottle of fiery liquor from Li Xie, downed it in one gulp, and let out a satisfied belch: "Good wine! Damn good wine!" He glared at Li Xie: "Giving such great wine to a little brat like you is a waste! Get a few more bottles for the big brother's men, or else I'll toss you into the sea to feed the fish today!"

  The mercenaries gave Li Xie the impression of being generous and passionate, of course, Li Xie also understood that human nature is complex, it's impossible for all mercenaries to be like this, there are always some who like to bully the weak, just like he was beaten by his peers when he wandered in the past.

  What Li Xie hated most in his life was this kind of unprovoked bullying, taking advantage of strength to intimidate the weak. This was all the hatred accumulated in his heart from being beaten many times!

  Li Xie glanced at the man who snatched his wine, a tall and sturdy man with a ferocious appearance, but he didn't know what kind of strength he had. There were two other burly men beside him, both looking at Li Xie with an air of watching a good show. These three people, Li Xie believed they absolutely did not have the strength of the tenth rank.

  Li Ye stood up with a poker face and calmly asked: "Excuse me, how many gold coins do you have on you?"

  Gold coins?

  The wine-snatching man was taken aback, but he had misunderstood Li Xie's intention. He burst out laughing and looked at his companions: "Did you hear that? I snatched his wine, and he still thought I'd give him gold coins! Haha, this kid is really amusing!"

  "Haha... Moscow, just give him a gold coin, otherwise, he'll be crying in a bit."

  Another companion of the wine-snatching man burst out laughing: "Exactly, look at him, he's probably a young noble, and nobles care about their image. Don't let the little guy cry and ruin his image!"

  Moscow pulled out a gold coin from his pocket and waved it in front of Li Xie: "Hey, take this and spend it, then bring Uncle a few bottles of wine, hahaha..."

  Li Xie shook his head and said indifferently, "Originally, this kind of small matter, just casually snatch some gold coins from you, but looking at the three of you, you're all poor devils, only cheapening the fish in the sea."

  "What!" Hearing the two words "poor devil", Moscow suddenly became furious, raised his hand and slapped Li Xie with a loud slap.

  Feeling the speed of his swing and the wind from his palm, Li Xie's right corner of his mouth slightly rose. Indeed, he didn't have the strength of a 10th stage cultivator. His attack and power were completely within Li Xie's reaction range, at most only around 7th or 8th stage!

  Moscow's raised hand was about to hit Li Xie's face, but it was tightly grasped by a large hand.

  This hand, however, did not belong to Li Xie, but rather another tall and sturdy man. The man had a square face, a buzz cut, and wore a suit of shining iron armor on his upper body. A large sword hung at his waist, and his eyes were clear and bright. Overall, he gave off an impression of being strong and upright.

  "This man smiled and said: 'Friend, one must have boundaries in life, don't take an inch and want a foot.'"

  "Mind your own business!" Moscow was furious and tried to break free, but the hand holding his arm felt like an iron vice, gripping him tightly. The severe pain shooting through his arm made Moscow's face contort in agony.

  At this time, three more people approached, seemingly friends of the person who was helping.

  This made Moscow's anger dissipate, as people who like to bully the weak are most afraid of those who are soft on the outside but hard on the inside.

  In an instant, he understood that this person was not to be trifled with.

  "Just kidding, just kidding." Moscow smiled.

  He let go of his hand and smiled: "Obviously, he doesn't like playing with you, please leave."

  "Alright, alright." Moscow smiled and nodded, winking at his companions before backing away. However, as he retreated, he shot Li Xie a cold glance, clearly blaming him for his own embarrassment and possibly seeking revenge in the future.

  Li Xie let out a sigh, not because he sensed that Moscow might retaliate, but because he had been preparing to teach the three from Moscow a lesson and then throw them into the sea, only to have his plan ruined by someone who couldn't mind their own business.

  Li Xie let out a sigh, which fell into the eyes of the person who came to help, but he thought Li Xie was relieved and stretched out his hand with a smile: "I'm Auster, Auster Monty Max Rodger, the captain of the Divine Might Mercenary Corps. This is Lala, this is Jin Ya, and this is Kidd."

  "In the lower Li Xie." Li Xie stretched out his hand and shook hands with Oster, his eyes also took a glance at Oster's three companions.

  Lala is a girl wearing white clothes, looking like she's in her early twenties, with blue hair tied up in pigtails, and sparkling eyes that highlight her cuteness. Looking at the one-foot-long short staff embedded with ice-blue gemstones she's holding, she should be a magician.

  Kamui's nickname should be, he is a black-haired man with a cross-shaped scar on his left cheek and a pair of eagle eyes that reveal him to be a ruthless and unfeeling master.

  Ji De is a round-faced dwarf, of course, he's about 1.7 meters tall, but compared to the burly men around him who are over two meters tall, it's not an exaggeration to say he's short. Looking at his kind smile, or perhaps he's the one in charge of external communication for this group.

  They knew each other, and Oster smiled: "You're a noble? How come you're sailing alone?"

  To describe a beggar, it can be said that they are tying up the good karma of the world. Although Li Xie was not much different from a beggar in the past, he still had some reservations about people. Oster asked if he went out to sea alone, rather than asking Li Xie if he went out to sea alone, which implies that Oster had already noticed Li Xie's intentions beforehand. Whether or not he had ulterior motives for helping is still uncertain. However, since the other person has indeed lent a hand, we can't just refuse their kindness outright.

  He smiled and said, "I am a duke of the Tudor dynasty. This trip to sea is mainly to broaden my horizons, and I don't want to be constrained by the attendants around me, so I naturally set sail alone."

  "Duke?" Lala's eyes widened as she looked up and down at Li Xie, then surprisingly reached out to touch Li Xie's head, rubbing his hair with an air of superiority: "Young man, it's not good to talk big!"

  Lala's actions made Li Xie a bit embarrassed, wondering if he was really that young. But Li Xie didn't mind being treated like a kid, on the contrary, he could tell that Lala was a straightforward girl who was easy to get along with, and it felt kind of familiar.

  Oster was also quite embarrassed, he knew his teammate's personality and that he liked to act like a big sister. He cast an apologetic glance at Li Xie before speaking. Kidd, who was slightly chubby, burst out laughing: "Lala, you can't look down on someone just because they're young and deny their status! Not being a duke of the Wang dynasty, how could he have such noble bearing? Right, Duke Xie, but..."

  "Ji De lowered his voice: 'The world is treacherous, and the evil duke wants to see the world. I'm afraid he'll set sail intact but return incomplete! At least, these hands will hardly remain on my body!'"

  As soon as Ke'er finished speaking, everyone's attention fell on Li Xie's hand. They narrowed their eyes and stared at it intently. La La covered her mouth in surprise: "War God above! You... you're really a duke! You're too bold!"

  As Li Xie had expected, the four Ostlers had indeed taken notice of him early on. After all, his noble attire stood out on a ship full of mercenaries, making it hard not to draw attention. However, they noticed that he didn't have any magic or aura, so they thought he was just a minor noble and didn't pay much mind to the eight spatial rings on his hand, assuming they were just decorative accessories.

  But what Ji De said was that he thought Li Xie wasn't bragging, and only then did he focus his mind to realize the magical fluctuations on Li Xie's ring finger, confirming it was a space ring.

  Austre and others also saw the ring on Li Xie's hand because of Kid's words, which was not a decoration, but a space ring! Having so many space rings must have been a certain family background. It seems that there is no need to talk big on the title. This made Austre and others think that Li Xie was a young and inexperienced hereditary duke who traveled alone and didn't know how to be low-key, which was indeed bold.

  Ost's gaze swept back and forth, his voice low as he said, "If the Duke of Evil has no particular goal in mind, then why not come with us on this trip? At most, we'll ask him to treat us to some fine wine, but it will be enough to keep the Duke of Evil's hands safe."

  From the reactions and words of the Osterreichers, Li Xie only then realized that he was not low-key enough. These eight spatial rings on his hands would inevitably attract people with ill intentions.

  Especially, Li Xie had already noticed that although Osterreich and the others lowered their voices, the people around them still heard what they said. Already several groups of people cast greedy glances over, and even carried murderous intent!

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