Chapter 956 (1/2)

Chapter 956: Thunder and Lightning

Translator: TransN Editor: TransN

Although Lightning promised to go talk to the explorer, she did not have high hopes.

Roland also knew that she was seeking Thunder. If he had heard anything, he would have told her. Since he had not, it was most likely that the explorer knew nothing about it.

But anyway, she would do what Maggie and Lorgar had suggested so she could put their minds at ease.

Lightning walked up to the explorer but frowned immediately when she got a close look at the person. She was shocked by his florid fashion style.

The explorer from the Fjords named Sander Flyingbird appeared to be around 30. His right eye was masked. The eye mask was embroidered with a fresh rose. More than half of his face, however, was covered by the tattoo of rose twigs and leaves. Apparently, he had a horrible fashion taste.

Although an outstanding explorer should not judge a book by its cover, she was not impressed with his act of demeanor either.

It appeared that Sander Flyingbird was boasting about one of his thrilling adventures to other guests. It turned out he was just talking about Searing Flame Islands, but the words and expressions he used to describe his experience made people believe that he had reached the end of the ocean or the edge of Hell. It was true that Searing Flame Island was a perilous place, where lava constantly ejected from the bottom of the ocean and formed huge columns of steam that tended to block the view and burn crew members… Nevertheless, after generations of exploration, a full map of that area had been drafted. Adventurers simply needed to follow the correct route and enter the Island at a right time in order to avoid the dangers.

She had visited the main island of Searing Flame Islands, Flaming Mountain, with her father when she had not even reached the age of ten.

For the people of the Fjords, they only considered those who discovered new sailing routes, islands or relics as explorers. Since there were thousands of islands scattered around the Swirling Sea, a lot of people called themselves explorers, there were huge differences among them in terms of skills, experience, and abilities.

There were very few people who, in Lightning’s opinion, could sit equal with her father, and Sander Flyingbird was obviously not one of them.

She instantly lost interest in him. While Lightning was hesitating, someone suddenly held her hand.

She looked up and found it was Aunt Margaret.

“Good timing, little girl.” The female merchant beamed at Lightning. “Let me present Mr. Sander to you. He’s an explorer from Twin Dragon Island and also the chairman of Dragonhead’s Chamber of Commerce. He’s also one of your father’s admirers.”

“I’ve already known his title.” Lightning grumbled under her breath. However, since Aunt Margaret had already started the conversation, she had no choice but to manage a smile and say, “Hello, my name is Lightning. I am also from the Fjords, although I wasn’t born on the Fjord Islands.”

“Ah, so you’re Sir Thunder’s daughter?” Sander replied gleefully, “Ms. Margaret told me that the daughter of the greatest explorer is currently in Graycastle. We have finally met. Hmm… you do sort of look like Sir Thunder!”

“He’s lying. Dad has never said I look like him. I look more like my mother whom I’ve never met.” Lightning twitched her lips. “Thank you. Do you have any news about him?”

“I’ve only heard rumors. Some say he’s ended up on an unknown island while others maintain that he’s actually returned to Fjords. Because he encountered something unusual after the shipwreck, he keeps a low profile and is now recruiting new crew members for his next undertaking. I don’t give a damn about other theories… especially those groundless rumors that harbor ill designs.” Sander rambled on. “Of course, I’m personally inclined to the second theory. There’re quite a few reefs around where the storm took place. Sir Thunder could definitely get himself out of trouble. In fact, many of his crew members survived the catastrophe.”

This speculation was quite close to her own. Lightning felt the man was less distasteful.