The Drow elves had sent people to follow Colbert and the others upstream along the Astral River. They spent half a month and traveled several thousand kilometers, but the vampiric spawns did nothing. It was as if their goal was the source of the Astral River.
Finally, the Drow elves lost their patience and made a move against the vampiric spawns.
The result of their attack shocked the Drow elves.
Feng Chou had used Locke to tamper with the souls of his vampiric spawns. The secret door to activate this tamper was hidden in the armor he had prepared for these vampiric spawns.
When a detection spell in the armor specifically targeted the Drow elves detected the presence of a Drow elven within a certain range, it would give the command to activate the spell hidden in the soul of the vampire spawn. Once the command was activated, the spell would make use of the vampire nobles' soul suppression on the vampire spawn to instantly destroy the soul of the vampire spawn.
In the end, all the Drow elves obtained was a pile of corpses.
The Drow elves angrily boarded the Patrick when they realized that they had been tricked. It was only then that they discovered that the cargo on the ship was all empty. They didn't know if it had been tampered with when they were loading the ship, or if it had been swapped out afterwards.
The helpless Drow elves clenched their teeth and stared at the Patrick for another half a month before finally leaving in despair.
All of the Drow elves' actions were clearly observed by the simulated pigeons released by Qiankun Pagoda.
One night, half a month after the Drow elves left, a thick fog so thick that one couldn't even see one's hand in front of one's face appeared in Stormwind's harbor. The empty Patrick suddenly set sail and sailed into the fog before Nim could react, vanishing without a trace.
Aktina, who had received a short message spell and used the Greater Teleportation Staff to teleport over, cruised the sea near the harbor for over an hour like a madwoman, but to no avail.
The infuriated Aktina vented her anger on Nim, whipping the pitiful intelligence chief to death.
Even until his death, Nim could not understand. He had clearly been keeping a close eye on the ship. He had even sent his subordinates to secretly guard the ship. How could an empty ship drive itself away?
Even if the crew required to operate a magical ship was much fewer than a sailboat, it would still require the cooperation of more than ten mages to operate, right?
He didn't know that Qiankun Pagoda could easily trick a high-grade warrior, let alone a few low-grade rogues under his command.
How would he know that within a radius of two hundred meters, Qiankun Pagoda was practically everywhere? Replacing a few low-level mages and driving away a ship was nothing.
Taking advantage of the thick fog, Feng Chou steered the Patrick out of the harbor and away from everyone's line of sight. He then used Advanced Teleportation to leave this area.
When Feng Chou reappeared, he was already at the North Port District of Tailun City.
The destination he chose to teleport to was an abandoned factory in the east of the North Port District.
Feng Chou changed his clothes and used the Imitation Mask to change his appearance. He then used magic to cover the flaws of the Imitation Mask before leaving the abandoned factory.
The abandoned factory was located in the east of the North Port District, close to the slums of the Far East. It was very desolate. He walked on the dark streets for more than ten minutes before arriving at a street where public buses passed by.
After taking the public carriage to a slightly more prosperous street, Feng Chou took a rental carriage and arrived at a bustling street near the Holy Mountain in the North Port District. He checked into a luxurious hotel here.
The next morning, he went to an Ottawa Bank not far from the hotel and exchanged all the funds that Colbert had transferred to an anonymous account into bank notes worth a hundred thousand crowns each.
Even though there was no internet in the other world, the Ottawa Bank had the Divine Kingdom as a transfer point for information and treasury. Even if it was a transfer from a foreign land thousands of miles away, it would only take a week.
After leaving the bank, Feng Chou walked for a few minutes and found a deserted street. He took out his Teleportation Staff and activated a high-level teleportation spell without hesitation.
When he reappeared, he was back in the Sutton Empire. He appeared at the southern shore of the Star River, in the southern suburbs of Elvis City, not far from Storm City.
Due to the geographical location, there was a significant time difference between Tailun City and Storm City.
When Feng Chou teleported from Tailun City, it was already half past nine in the morning. When he teleported to Elvis City, it was still the night before dawn.
On the deserted road in the early hours of the morning, Feng Chou returned to his original appearance.
Originally, he should have learned his lesson in Tailun City and not use his original appearance so casually. However, he had to deal with legendary druids with powerful senses. Not only was wearing a mask useless, it was also easy for people to misunderstand him.
However, Feng Chou still tried his best to disguise himself. For example, he grew a beard and used a reddish-gold beard to cover most of his face. He also gave himself a pair of gold-rimmed glasses that had the effects of "Arcane Vision" and "Night Vision".
Needless to say, this simple disguise was quite effective. Feng Chou felt that at least it would be difficult for people who were not particularly close to him to recognize him.
Elvis City was a subsidiary city of Storm City. It was located on the southern shore of the Star River and was also a port city. Its scale was about a third of Storm City's.
Under the cover of the night, Feng Chou walked into the city.
The factories in Elvis City were even more crowded than those in Storm City. There was even a choking smell in the air.
When Feng Chou walked into the city, the night gradually receded and the sky gradually turned white. There were more people on the deserted streets.
At this time, most of the people walking on the streets were breakfast vendors who were preparing to set up their stalls and some workers who had just finished their night shift. These workers wore greasy canvas clothes and suspenders. They looked tired and silent. Some of them would stop in front of the roadside breakfast stalls and buy coarse bread with unknown sauces to eat as they walked.
On both sides of the street, there were also shops selling breakfast. The breakfast sold there was better quality. There were hamburgers with bacon or fried eggs, hot milk, hot milk tea, and even delicious buttered toast and cheese.
Some of the workers with higher incomes stopped in front of the breakfast stalls with hamburgers and hot milk or milk tea in their hands, chatting and laughing as they enjoyed the delicious breakfast.
A breakfast like this only cost less than ten hippies. The coarse bread with unknown sauces on the roadside stalls only cost two hippies.
The denomination and size of the currency of the Sutton Empire was not much different from that of Alvendell. The only difference was the image and emblem stamped on the coins. It was said that this was the work of the Goddess of Commerce.
Feng Chou walked towards the south of the city for a while. Public carriages and rental carriages began to appear on the streets. He waved his hand to call for a rental carriage and went straight to the South Train Station.