“Ye Daren!”

Seeing Fang Yue, the man hurriedly bowed respectfully and handed over a translucent, crystal-clear half-face mask.

“Ye Daren, Qing Chen Daren instructed that before the thick fog outside dissipates, everyone entering and exiting the deck must wear this mask.”

“What kind of mask is this?”

“The Jingying Mask (Crystal Mask) is a strange object prepared by the special envoy.

Originally, it was a white mask, made of a special material, mainly the skin of the Jingzhang Clawed Octopus, supplemented with various precious materials by the imperial palace's strange object masters. It has extremely strong protective properties and is highly resistant to the intrusion of various gaseous substances. kΑnshu伍.ξà

However, Qing Chen Daren believed that the protection of the Jingying Mask (Crystal Mask) was not strict enough, so after taking the mask, he made some modifications, turning it into the translucent appearance it has now. The protective effect should also be even better, enough to resist the thick fog outside.”

The guard seemed to respect Fang Yue very much, even explaining the origin of the mask in detail.

Fang Yue noticed the number of masks hanging behind the guard. Including the one in his hand, there were only three in total.

Fang Yue frowned, thought for a while, and asked, "Even Qing Chen couldn't tell that the mask couldn't protect against the thick fog just by looking at it. Did someone try going out directly with the original Jingying Mask (Crystal Mask)?"

"...Yes."

Fang Yue's heart skipped a beat.

"Who?"

"One of my colleagues."

The guard's colleague was naturally another guard.

Although it was somewhat heartless, Fang Yue felt a sense of relief in his heart.

But soon, he felt that this was inappropriate and asked with concern, "How is he now?"

"He's lying with Qing Chen Daren, his fate uncertain."

As he spoke, the guard proudly puffed out his chest, seemingly proud of his colleague's actions.

This is Qing Country, a country similar to an ancient feudal society.

In this environment, as a servant, being able to eliminate threats for one's master with one's life is a great honor.

And the higher the position and power of the person, the more obvious this mentality becomes in the subordinates they cultivate.

The people of the special envoy group have never been from Tianrui Chi, but are... the Seventh Prince's people!

Their sacrifice for Tianrui Chi is actually for the Seventh Prince.

This is supreme glory, and as trusted aides of the Seventh Prince, their families and all their funeral arrangements are completely taken care of.

The treatment of the royal family's confidants is enough to make people risk their lives and show their loyalty with death.

Looking at the guard's somewhat fanatical and proud expression, Fang Yue's expression was a little complicated.

After all, he was educated in a modern society, and he simply couldn't understand this kind of brainwashing-like blind loyalty.

However, from the guard's performance, Fang Yue felt a sense of pressure.

That was pressure from the royal family!

Whether the Seventh Prince was a friend or foe was still unknown, but if all the Seventh Prince's subordinates were this fearless and honored death, then the Seventh Prince's power and strength were probably unfathomable and simply not something he could contend with.

By the same logic... the more cunning and resourceful First Prince, or the Fourth Prince and the like, would only be stronger! More difficult to deal with!

The enemies hidden in the capital... might be much stronger than he thought!

After all, the Seventh Prince's attitude presented to the world was one of leisure and detachment, yet he still had such a loyal group of subordinates, with the capital to join the fight for power at any time!

And those other princes with more thorough preparations would only be even more powerful.

The First Prince, the Fourth Prince, the Seventh Prince... and the Phoenix Organization, Taurus...

In the capital, who exactly is a friend, and who is an enemy...

Fang Yue was lost in thought about the matters of the capital.

He didn't come back to his senses until the guard called him twice.

He took the Jingying Mask (Crystal Mask) without showing any emotion, put it on, and walked towards the deck.

The Jingying Mask (Crystal Mask) is a half-mask that covers the nose and mouth.

Although it was translucent, as Fang Yue stepped onto the deck and was enveloped by the surrounding thick fog.

With the rise and fall of his breath, the Jingying Mask (Crystal Mask) actually presented a change between reality and illusion.

Times have changed, and Fang Yue now has a certain understanding of the knowledge of the strange and unusual.

Especially with a professional like Qing Chen by his side, it was easy to come into contact with all kinds of strange knowledge.

Therefore, after carefully feeling the changes in the Jingying Mask (Crystal Mask), he immediately understood what Qing Chen had done.

The Jingying Mask (Crystal Mask) originally only had the function of protecting against gases, but after Qing Chen made a move, the Jingying Mask (Crystal Mask) turned into another form to protect the wearer's breathing.

That is, when the fog drifts over, it will sense the components of the fog and carry out synchronous assimilation. This is why the Jingying Mask (Crystal Mask) becomes illusory.

And when this step is completed, the Jingying Mask (Crystal Mask) will return to its solid form, rejecting all the analyzed fog, completing the cycle.

It's simple to understand, but the actual modification is not something Fang Yue can operate.

That is a technique that only Qing Chen understands, and Fang Yue can only achieve partial understanding at most.

After confirming that the fog had been blocked out, Fang Yue pushed aside the fog and walked towards the helm.

He needed to ask Helmsman some things.

But as soon as he took two steps, Fang Yue suddenly stopped, his pupils constricting!

The fog was moving!

Violent movement!