When the tide is full, the tide in the Delta will flow through the Novigre Canal, and then there will be no drop of normal water left here. There is only a foul liquid filled with excrement, soap foam, oil and dead rats.

The decent people on the boat began to cover their noses in disgust. Lane glanced at Shani and found that her tolerance for the irritating smell seemed very high.

"I've also heard rumors about the 'big bug'," Lane said. "You know that we witch hunters are always interested in the research of abnormal creatures. According to rumors, the appearance of these animals is more in line with a creature called the 'dragonfly monster'."

"Dragonfly monster? You have researched it, so is this a monster?" Shani's knowledge and knowledge reserves were obviously very unusual, and she immediately began to learn from it. "Is this name a monster of the 'worm-like creature'? Does it come from the intersection of the sky orbs or the product of the magic experiment of the warlock?"

The medical student showed strong enthusiasm for biology knowledge, and Lane was not stingy with answers to his questions.

Before Lane left, Jeron prepared a lot of books for him, including magical popular science books written by Keldamer, such as "Natural Magic", which also includes monster hunting sciences such as "Brother Yadbert's Animal Fable" and other monster illustrations.

Over the days, Lane has seized the trivial rest time to read, and has not put down the volume.

"The dragonfly monster was not produced by the intersection of the sky, nor was it created by the warlock. Its first sighting time is not far from now," Lann explained. "We believe it is a product of some kind of environmental pollution, such as chemical waste in the water, or experimental residues that the alchemist can remove at will."

This explanation is obviously not as mysterious and romantic as the intersection of the sky and the warlock experiment, which made Shani feel a little disappointed, but then she became interested in academic discussion.

At this time, she completely forgot the legend of the Lion Knight, the nobles and civilians, and her whole body became pure and rigorous, and very scientific.

After a while, a large ship was joined by the ship, and seven or eight angry, noisy and energetic guys jumped onto the deck. They surrounded the captain, shouting fiercely, trying to make the captain value their identity. Then, they eagerly rushed to the passengers' property and luggage.

"It's the Count." House corrected, "the Count of Sintra, Lane Lannister Reanlun, the lion of Sintra, the lord of Broccion, and the griffin knight of the fairy in the lake."

House shook his head and pointed out Levin's mistake: "The ship has not yet landed, so it is illegal to board the ship at this time to check whether it is in any country. Either it is a robber pretending to be a soldier, or the soldiers have taken on private work - a private work that wants to use swords."

Milva looked left and right, feeling that both of them were right.

Lane recalled the contents of the book and explained: "Humans have rebuilt their food chains and replaced the prey of the swamp with other warm-blooded animals. Sheep, cattle, pigs and even humans themselves. I guess the Dragonfly Monster believes that every barge, raft or schooner in the waters of the Delta can be used as a good meal.

"I'll call the soldiers now." House began to wipe his sword.

"No." Lane shook his head, "The most surprising thing should be the emperor of Nifgaard. His style of war surpassed the traditions of the entire continent. And I am destined to separate life and death from such people."

Levin hesitated and advised: "We should have entered the territory of Redania. Maybe this is a normal customs inspection? Wouldn't it be a bad thing for us to put on such a tense attitude with the other party on the ship?"

Lan's eyes froze, and he heard it too.

The Count made the decision, and there was no need for the attendants to discuss it anymore. He obediently asked the Sintra soldiers to stand by in the cabin, leaving the three attendants to accompany Lann.

His ears were raised, and besides the sound of water, he could also hear the creaking of the oars on the oars. It was the boat that the customs officers were on, and there was more than one. It was not the dragonfly monster they just mentioned.

"What is in the box?" The leader of the Radania team leader, with a pair of offensive triangular eyes, shouted, "Hey, unpack the package! Whose carriage belongs to? Is there a circulation currency? Is there a circulation currency? Is there a Taimoria currency or a Nifgad currency?"

The big ship slowly walked along the wide strait between the shrub-covered islands. The bumblebees among the reeds made a frightening buzz, and the turtle also made a sharp whistle from time to time. The crane standing on one foot stared calmly at the water surface, knowing that it didn't take too much effort - the fish would swim by themselves sooner or later.

"Shani, go back to the room. If you are really scared, go find the Sintra soldiers, so they can protect you."

Lane made a decision: "Let the soldiers be on standby, don't let them come out together. If it is a normal customs inspection, it has nothing to do with us; if it is a robber, we will lure the enemy into deeper and catch them all in one go; if it happens to be coming for us, it will show that the enemy is weak to get some information."

The long list of titles seemed to have moved the leading soldiers, and he mumbled a few words, and Lann vaguely heard a riot from the soldiers behind him.

"Your description of it reminds me of the giant water bug," Shani inferred, "but monsters of this size should live in swamps or lakes. How do they survive in the delta?"

Lane stepped on the deck under her feet, and Shani cooperated and showed a look of fear, taking a step back half a step.

"Are there any circulating coins?" Perhaps their number gave him courage, the captain of the Triangle Eye looked at them with his bloodshot eyes, "What's there to declare?"

Dragging large animals off the deck is not difficult for dragonfly monsters, especially for large ships with deep drafts under our feet."

"I don't know what your adult is called, but it looks like a knight in his dress?"

"Businessmen only care about profits, they don't care about politics," Lane commented.

"This is because of the tariff war," commented the dwarf who has been doing business abroad for many years. "King of Vizmir forced Novigre to activate the right of priority sale. King Fultest of Temolia counterattacked and opened the right of priority sale in Vigima and Gos Villen. This was a heavy blow to Redanian vendors, so King Vizmir began to increase tariffs on goods from Temolia. Taimolia was filled with cheap goods produced by Nifgad workshops, so these customs officials were so excited. If too many Nemogad goods entered the country, Redanian's economy would be in a slump. Redanian had almost no workshops, and their craftsmen could not compete with foreign counterparts."

Later, Lane pulled House and Levine from the card table, and suddenly lost the entertainment time. It did not make them feel any regrets on their faces, but instead wanted to try.

Although the soldier was talking to House, Lane could feel his gaze floating towards him from time to time.

As for why hesitated, it was probably because of the intelligence or something. These soldiers were all serious soldiers from Redania, and they probably took it out, but it was obvious that the people who paid them had concealed some things, which made him dare not decisively attack Lan and his group.

The girl said nervously: "I seemed to hear the sound of water. Something big is swimming in the water, and it is getting closer and closer..."

Lanen keenly felt the hesitation of the soldiers opposite, and their people gradually surrounded him, as if they had discovered the target, but their leader was hesitating.

The dwarf exclaimed: "I thought the nobles would not pay attention to these things. Your knowledge surprised me, Lann."

Finally, these soldiers gathered in front of Lanen. They looked at the exquisite armor and noble emblems of Lanen and his men, and then looked at Lanen's lion eyes.

House, who was also a soldier, turned cold. He was familiar with this feeling. Sure enough, these people came for them.

"No." House said coldly, "You should be able to see that we are not merchants, we have no goods, so we don't need to pay taxes."

Compared with science, Shani obviously believes that life is more important.

"Nifgaard is slowly occupying lands that he cannot seize with force with goods and gold. The kings of Temolia and Redania have no power to resist this. If they block the border, merchants will protest, and even the interests of domestic nobles will be damaged."

Zhuoltan led the dwarves to Lanen and the others, and saw this scene, he took the initiative to explain the behavior of the customs officials to Lanen and the others.

"You are all wearing armor, full armor." The triangular-eyed team leader Radania looked up and pretended to be serious, "If you only bring some axes or something, I can still treat you as mercenaries, but you are wearing full armor. They are all dangerous elements. We are sorry to offend the Earl Master, but this is our duty, and you may have to trouble you to go to the cattle castle with us."

The witch hunter's lion's eyes shrink, as if he can travel through the fog.

The captain of the ship was dealing with several disputes. A merchant was quibbling at the customs that the silver fox fur he brought was an amazingly large cat skin, so as to make himself pay less tariffs; the noble family members had a bad attitude and tried to exercise their privileges from inspection.

"One, two, three, four, are you just four of you? Don't worry, this is a routine checkup and it will be cured soon."

The Triangle Eye Team Leader said skillfully, obviously very familiar with this process.

"Norvegrey and Novigrey are both free city-states, and you don't seem to know much about the laws of your country." Lane, who had been behind, finally spoke, "And I am visiting your king on this trip. Do you want to stop the king's distinguished guests?"

Lane slowly stood up from the chair, and House and Levin, who were standing in front of the front to help the count cut off the enemy, gave way to him, allowing Lane to face the soldiers of Radania.

The captain of the Triangle Eye only looked at Lanen for two seconds and couldn't hold on. He took two steps back, and then he felt that he had received an offense and immediately turned red.
Chapter completed!