Chapter 1198 Visitors From a Foreign Land

Wolf Heart, Sinchi Bay.

As one of only two seaport cities in the Wolf Heart Kingdom, the dock area here is always busy. Every day, there are many merchants from the inland, sending goods to sea ships to sell to other countries, or directly exchanging what they need from maritime merchants. Therefore, the dock area is also quite like a big market, with everything from furs to slaves. .

White sat bored in his carriage, listening to the chatter of the laborers beside the carriage, and looking toward the sea in the distance.

Since the war between Hermes and Graycastle, the mission of churches in various places to transport orphans to the Holy City has also been suspended. After losing his largest extra income, his life suddenly became much sadder. But the worse is yet to come. The order of the kingdom that was overthrown by the church has not been restored with the end of the war. Small conflicts continue between lords in various places. Coachmen like him who rely on the carriage dealer to make a living have basically lost their stable source of income and have to Come to Shenchiwan to find a new livelihood.

Although the prosperity here has also been affected to a certain extent, fortunately, the lords fought for power and their pursuit of enjoyment did not fall behind. In addition, the main road across Cage Mountain was controlled by the Token family, and the luxuries wanted by other lords relied more on shipping, allowing the city to still maintain its pre-war prosperity.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Baron Shenchiwan always insists on neutrality.

White also had stability considerations in choosing this location.

He is getting older and no longer wants to travel around.

After a few more sales, I can buy a house in an outer city. I should be able to survive by doing some small business by then.

"Uncle, haven't you got a job today?" Suddenly a young worker climbed onto his car with a smile.

"Go, go, it's none of your business if I catch you or not," White waved his hand like he was shooing away flies, "Don't just get into my car, you can't afford to pay for the axle being worn out."

"Don't say that. I'm heavier than the cargo. You can tell by looking at this." The latter patted his open belly first, then lay down in the carriage, picked up a piece of straw from the bottom, held it in his mouth, and looked around. He asked, "What did you transport last time? Why does it smell sour?"

"If you don't get down, I'm going to beat you up." White said angrily. This guy has no name. The other workers call him a clever guy, and they don't know how clever he is. The two of them had nothing to do with each other. They were both working at a dock and had only met each other a few times.

"Is it because of your prosthetic leg that hurts so much that you can't stand still on rainy days?" the other party said nonchalantly, "It seems like it's going to rain again. Your bones are aching now, right?"

White couldn't help but choke. When did this annoying brat—

"Hey, don't stare at me like you want to eat someone. I'm here to help you find a job." The clever ghost said, "There are only so many goods to be transported on one ship. You are old and can't squeeze in." , naturally earn less.”

"what do you want to say in the end?"

"It's very simple. My brothers can help you seize a good position. It's much more useful than you doing it alone. Are you interested?"

"Humph, your work will not be in vain." White spat.

"10% of the shipping fee is very fair." The smart guy smiled.

He fell silent for a moment. At this time, the sky above his head was already a little gloomy, and the sea breeze made his clothes whistle. It was obvious that a heavy rain was coming. If a ship arrives at the port at this time, it will be difficult for him to grab business from other colleagues - the prosthetic leg is not only an obstacle to himself, but also a reason for the employer to screen him out.

Seeing that he didn't answer, the smart guy snapped his fingers and said, "Since you don't refuse, I'll take it as your consent."

"I'm not the only one you helped, right?" After a while, White glared.

"Ahem, if everyone can line up, we can save a lot of trouble, can't we?" Smart Guy deliberately skipped it, "I said, uncle, can't you replace the straw with cloth mats in this car? Shenchi The most valuable goods in the bay, besides Chaos drinks in the bay, are perfumes. Although the buyers are all nobles, they usually bring their own carriages, but no one will encounter an accident and there will always be a time when they need to add a carriage. And you This car stinks, even if we help you get a good seat, your employer may not agree..."

Glancing at the guy who was chatting, White suddenly understood why the other person was called a smart guy, but he was not a vegetarian for a long time in his life, "By the way, didn't you ask me what I pulled last time? "

"Um?"

"Cow dung, the kind used as firewood." He said slowly, "Although it has been dried, it is normal for some residue to be left after getting wet."

The smart guy's face suddenly froze, he turned his head and spat out the straw in his mouth, and lay on the frame of the car, coughing dryly.

Yep, he's just a brat after all. White snorted with his nostrils, looked at the sea again, and then froze on the spot.

I saw several three-masted ships appearing at the end of the field of vision, slowly heading towards Sinchi Bay. Each of them was a flagship-level ship of the Fjord Chamber of Commerce, with a mainmast of nearly ten feet, and a flag with a gold base and black edges flying on the top of the mast, and that was not the emblem of any chamber of commerce that he was familiar with.

But who cares, as long as there is a ship, there is business, which company is not pulling goods for? And with three ships coming at a time, he should be able to receive one or two cars of goods even without the help of these workers.

White rolled over the frame, untied the horse's rope two or three times, and was about to lead the horse to the unloading area to wait, when the clever man suddenly reached out and grabbed his clothes.

"Hey...there seems to be something wrong."

What could be wrong? White turned his head impatiently - and the sight left him stunned.

Behind the three sea ships, there are many ship masts that are being revealed little by little, and the raised sails are vaguely connected, forming a "white wall" on the sea.

"Oh my god……"

When a group of gray-black boats came into view, almost covering the original appearance of the sea, White tried to count how many boats there were at first, but after counting to fifty, he found that his eyes could no longer follow. The speed at which the boarding ship appears. one hundred? Two hundred... no, I'm afraid it's much more!

There are many huge three-masted ships, but more of them are paddle steamers emitting white smoke - he has occasionally seen this new type of ship without sails a few times, but now there are so many at once, It was completely beyond his imagination. He swore that even the sailors living in the harbor had never seen such a huge fleet!

Other people in the harbor also noticed this incredible scene. Whether they were traders, sailors or laborers, they all involuntarily put down their work and watched with bated breath the approach of the mighty fleet.

The originally noisy dock actually became quiet.

As the ship got closer, the fluttering flag became clearer - on the gold background, White could vaguely see the emblem in the shape of a tower's spear. All ships at sea are flying the same flag. When hundreds of emblem flags are fluttering in the wind to form a new sea line, everyone can feel the majesty contained in it.

The clever ghost took a breath.

"Is this... the royal flag of Graycastle?"

White murmured in disbelief, "You mean...the King of Graycastle is here?"

Since Sinking Bay could not accommodate so many large ships, most ships lowered their sails outside the harbor, while ten steamships sailed straight into the harbor.

As soon as they docked, a group of people wearing uniforms of the same color poured out from the gangplank, quickly assembled into several formations on the trestle, and walked into the pier neatly. These people had expressionless faces and a chilling light in their eyes. They looked like experienced warriors, but they did not have the unruliness and arrogance that were exposed at all.

White swallowed. Although he had never seen such a team, he felt sincere fear in his heart, and he knew that he was not the only one - these outsiders quickly occupied every trestle, but none of them No one dares to object to this.

White realized that this fleet was not for business.

The atmosphere on the dock seemed to be frozen.

The clouds in the sky are getting lower and lower.