In order to strengthen the Pioneer Knight, Feng Chou held a Black Dragon Bloodline Ceremony for Chapman, Owen, and Chorre.
The challenge rating of a Black Dragon in its prime was only level 14. To unleash the bloodline of such a dragon, an intermediate bloodline ceremony was enough.
Using the blood essence of a Black Dragon in its prime, the intermediate bloodline ceremony could create a level 11 Black Dragon Warrior.
This was enough for Chorre, Owen, and Chapman.
Although Chorre was a level 9 Warrior, his professional ceiling was only level 10. Owen and Chorre were about the same. Both of them were older and would find it difficult to improve in the future. Instead, they would regress. The Black Dragon Bloodline Ceremony not only allowed the two of them to advance to level 11 Black Dragon Warrior, but also raised their ceiling to about level 15. It also gave them 200 years of lifespan, and their bodies immediately returned to their prime.
Chapman's situation was worse than Chorre and Owen. He was originally a level 6 Knight, but age and years of suffering from illness had caused his professional level to degrade to about level 3. In addition, with his physical condition, even with the protection of divine spells, he would not have many years left to live.
This bloodline ceremony could be said to have benefited Chapman the most.
Although Feng Chou held the Bloodline Ceremony for them in order to increase the power in his hands, to the three of them, it could be said to be akin to a new lease on life.
Although the three of them did not say anything, the gratitude and excitement in their hearts were beyond words.
After the bloodline ceremony, the Pioneer Knight now had two Master-level combatants and three high-level combatants, at least on the surface. In addition, Feng Chou had left behind ten Magic Wood Constructs, five Bone Golems, five Black Steel Constructs, and several high-level slaves.
This armed merchant ship could be considered to be seriously overpowered.
After everything was arranged properly, Feng Chou could finally leave with peace of mind.
The position of the Southern Continent relative to the Northern Continent was not in the south, but in the southeast.
The southernmost part of the Northern Continent was actually closer to the south than the northernmost part of the Southern Continent.
If the Southern Continent were to be moved to the south of the Northern Continent, the two continents would overlap for nearly ten thousand kilometers.
The distance of 100,000 kilometers between the two continents was mainly between the east and west.
If one were to search for the two closest cities between the two continents, it would be Tailun City, which was located in the southeast of the Northern Continent, and Yukson Port, which was located in the northwest of the Southern Continent.
Port Yukson was the capital of the Amazons. It was located in the northern part of the long and narrow Amazon Kingdom, in the Termodon Bay.
However, merchant ships traveling between the Northern and Southern Continents rarely took this shortest route.
The reason was that this route lacked midway supplies. There was almost no supply point along the 80,000-kilometer route.
On the other hand, almost half of the journey would be against the current if they took this route.
The equator of this world happened to pass through the northern part of the Meredith Kingdom of the Northern Continent and the central part of the Amazon Rainforest at the northern end of the Southern Continent.
On the north and south sides of the equator, there were two opposite ocean currents, the Equatorial Ocean Current.
The ocean current on the north side of the equator flowed from east to west. It passed through three to four thousand kilometers away from the northern end of the Southern Continent and flowed towards the southern end of the Northern Continent. Finally, it reached the east coast of the Northern Continent slightly north of Tailun Port.
When this ocean current reached the east coast of the Northern Continent, it split into two. One part flowed north along the east coast, while the other part flowed south past Tailun and finally reached the Cape of Good Luck.
The ocean current on the south side of the equator was the opposite. It flowed from west to east. This ocean current flowed from about six to seven thousand kilometers south of the Cape of Good Luck, through the island chain formed by the Meredith Isthmus, all the way to the east. It passed through nearly 100,000 kilometers of distant ocean and finally reached Manta Port in the southern part of the Amazon Kingdom of the Southern Continent.
The southern ocean current also split into two here. One part flowed north along the west coast of the Southern Continent and finally reached the northernmost part of the Southern Continent.
The other part flowed south along the coastline and finally reached the Kingdom of the High Elves at the southern end of the Southern Continent.
People discovered that if they sailed south along the island chain at the southern end of the Meredith Kingdom, they would reach the ocean current that flowed from west to east. Then, they would turn east and follow the ocean current to reach the Southern Continent.
After reaching the Southern Continent, merchant ships would follow the ocean current that flowed north along the west coast of the Southern Continent. They would be able to stick close to the coastline of the Amazon Kingdom and pass through almost all of the important ports in this coastal country. Finally, they would reach the free port at the northernmost part of the Southern Continent, Golden Port.
After the merchant ships were fully loaded at Golden Port, they would first sail north for about three thousand kilometers and encounter the ocean current that flowed west. They would then follow the ocean current all the way and reach the east coast of the Northern Continent. Ships that were fully loaded with goods would then sail south along the east coast of the Northern Continent for less than two thousand kilometers before reaching their destination, Tailun Port.
In the first half of the year, the north wind would prevail, and in the second half of the year, the south wind would prevail. The angle between the wind direction and the ocean current was just right for sailing ships. Even without the help of magic propulsion rings or steam engines, ordinary merchant ships could still maintain an average speed of fifteen to sixteen knots on these two smooth sailing routes. It would only take half a year for them to cross the ocean.
In addition to the smooth sailing, there were also many islands on these two sea routes for merchant ships to stop and rest.
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The Amazon Kingdom was a very strange country. The women in this country were very powerful. They controlled the country's political, military, and religious affairs. The men, on the other hand, had a low status. They were almost equivalent to tools for reproduction and farming.
The Amazons worshipped the Goddess of Storms, Hippolyte.
Hippolyte was also known as the Queen of Storms or the Goddess of Fury.
She only controlled the domains of storms, thunder, destruction, and battle. She was an extremely ancient and powerful deity in the Southern Continent.
The Amazon Kingdom was the core region of the Goddess of Storms.
Before the Arcane War, the Goddess of Storms had reached out to the Northern Continent and had a fierce conflict with the Lord of Storms.
In the Arcane War, the Goddess of Storms took advantage of the fact that the Church of the Lord of Storms was severely damaged by the Arcanists to launch a Divine War against the Lord of Storms. This Divine War led to the fall of the Lord of Storms, one of the most powerful gods in the Northern Continent.
After the Arcane War, the Goddess of Storms was unanimously rejected by the deities in the Northern Continent and was finally driven back to the Southern Continent.
The Amazon Kingdom was a secular country. Their queen was also the Pope of the Church of Storms.
Among the Amazons, there was a special profession called "Amazon Female Warrior."
This profession was not a pure warrior profession. It should be regarded as a clergy.
In the early days, the Amazon Female Warrior's training method was similar to that of the Drow Warriors. They both focused on strength and agility. Unlike the Drow Warriors, the Amazon Female Warriors focused more on the training of swords, shields, spears, javelins, and bows.
The Amazon Female Warriors were the best Javelins and Strong Archers. In war, the Amazon Female Warriors liked to use large shields and spears as weapons. In one-on-one combat, they liked to use more flexible one-handed swords and small round shields.
When this profession advanced to Level Five, they would try to introduce the power of the Goddess of Storms into their bodies and combine it with their own potential to form a special power of thunder. At this time, the Amazon Female Warriors could add the power of thunder to their attacks and shoot out arrows or javelins with thunder.
When the Amazon Female Warriors advanced to Advanced, they could use the power of the storm to form a small storm area around them. They could create lightning and thunder to attack enemies in the area. They could also use the power of the storm to fly.
Master-level Amazon Female Warriors could transform into electric arcs to perform short-distance jumps. Their speed was comparable to a Mage's Anywhere Door.
In short, this was a very powerful profession. However, only women could become Amazon Female Warriors.
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Feng Chou teleported to the Southern Continent. The first destination he chose was the Port of Manta. This was a bustling port city located in the southern part of the Amazon Kingdom. This was the first port in the Southern Continent for merchant ships from the Northern Continent.
Feng Chou chose the teleportation location to be over the uninhabited sea dozens of kilometers southwest of the Port of Manta.
This was because, when you did not have a detailed magic map, it was best to choose an open area for the teleportation.
The teleportation was very successful. Feng Chou's landing point was over the sea. In front of him, he could vaguely see the vague shadow of land.
Feng Chou floated over the sea and opened a portal to the Qiankun Tower. From Qiankun Pagoda, a small fast sailboat was driven out.
Driving this kind of fast sailboat alone required superb skills. Of course, Feng Chou did not know how to drive it. However, this was not a problem for Qiankun Pagoda.
Under the influence of the ocean currents and the monsoon wind, the cleverly designed fast sailboat kept turning and accurately stealing the limelight. At a speed of nearly 30 knots, it zigzagged towards the land.
After half an hour, the Port of Manta entered Feng Chou's sight.
The architectural style of the Amazons was very rough. The first thing that entered Feng Chou's sight was the rough but definitely sturdy pier built with huge stones and thick logs.
Behind the pier was a wide stone road. On the opposite side of the long street were houses built with large stones and rough logs that were equally rough and sturdy.
The seemingly inconspicuous fast sailboat nimbly passed through the messy big ships on the pier and docked lightly at the pier between two big ships.
Feng Chou jumped onto the pier. Just as he tied the mooring rope, two tall and burly female warriors wearing leather armor, carrying a round shield and a spear, and short swords at their waists walked towards Feng Chou.
The two of them walked to Feng Chou's side. When they saw Feng Chou's face clearly, the stern expression on their faces suddenly changed and became flirtatious. The two of them looked at each other and gave each other a teasing look. The female warrior walking in front said a series of words to Feng Chou that sounded a little awkward.
It was the Amazonian language. Since Feng Chou had decided to come to the Southern Continent to make a living, he naturally had already used Time Acceleration, Language Proficiency, and the illusion created by Qiankun Pagoda in the Qiankun Tower to completely master this language.
Therefore, Feng Chou understood what the other party was saying. "Hey, baby, where are you from?
Are you alone? "
The flirting in the other party's words, coupled with their rough appearance, gave Feng Chou goosebumps.
Feng Chou released the Draconic Aura from the Golden Dragon Bloodline and immediately withdrew it, causing the two low-level Amazonian warriors to be shocked. Then, he stretched out his hand and flicked a big Golden Lion at the other party, turned around and walked across the street.
The Amazonian warrior who was shocked subconsciously caught the gold coin that flew towards her. She looked at the gold coin in her hand and looked at Feng Chou's back. Then, she simply turned around and walked towards the watchtower in the middle of the street.
This kind of exquisite gold coin from the Northern Continent was very popular in the Amazon Kingdom.
The Green Dragons and Black Dragons that lived in the depths of the Amazon rainforest, the Red Dragons and Blue Dragons that lived in the central plateau of the Southern Continent were all dangerous enemies of the Amazon Kingdom. The Amazonian warriors were no stranger to the Draconic Aura, so they understood that this handsome man was not to be trifled with. Since the other party had already paid twice the tax, they would not be stupid enough to find trouble with him again.
Feng Chou walked across the street and walked into a stone house with a signboard with a picture of a wine bottle hanging on the door.
When he opened the animal skin curtain, Feng Chou's face was filled with the warm smell of barbecued meat, alcohol, and sweat. What appeared in front of Feng Chou was a solid wooden round table without any decorations in the middle of the house. There was a circular bar around the main pillar of the stone house, a huge wine barrel on the bar, and a half-smoked drunkard who was talking loudly around the round table and in front of the bar. What entered Feng Chou's ears were unbridled laughter, loud noises, and drunken murmurs.
That's right, Feng Chou said to himself. Although it looked different from the Northern Continent, this was definitely a tavern.
Feng Chou walked towards the bar.
Standing at the bar was a middle-aged female Amazonian warrior. Compared to the two female Amazonian warriors who were rougher than men and uglier than men, this middle-aged female bartender looked very tasteful.
The upper half of her body that was exposed above the bar counter was clad in a brown, sleeveless linen garment. Manta Harbor was located south of the equator of this world. It had a subtropical climate, and it was currently summer in the Southern Continent. Therefore, the linen garment she was wearing was rather thin. Not only was it unable to cover her ample bosom, even the two large protrusions on it were clearly visible.
Not only was this woman not ashamed of it, she even puffed out her chest proudly.
Her exposed arms were very muscular, and even her slender neck had obvious muscle lines.
Her face was a little rough, and there were a few obvious or faint scars on her face. The lines of her face were also a little rough, and she lacked the gentleness of a woman. But for some reason, Feng Chou felt that this face was very charming. It was a kind of flamboyant and wild charm. This charm, along with her healthy and beautiful figure, and her voluptuous and tall chest, formed a different kind of sexiness.
Feng Chou's gaze involuntarily stayed on the female bartender's face and chest for a few seconds.
The female bartender who was facing the tavern door also noticed Feng Chou immediately. Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she also looked at Feng Chou intently.
After a long time, Feng Chou finally moved his gaze away from the female bartender's chest, and his attention was focused on the guests in the tavern.
Obviously, the guests in the tavern were divided into two groups. One group was men, and the other group was women, Amazonian women.