Chapter 33 Do You Want to Bet?

The pier in front of me was small and messy.

There was noise and a strong fishy smell everywhere, which made Windsor couldn't help frowning. If it wasn't for the occasional fish in the meal, Windsor would hardly know that there is a pier dedicated to fishermen in Stormwind City.

The not-so-wide wooden pier only extends from the sand on the shore to less than forty steps from the water's edge. All you can see are small fishing boats. On the pier, many wooden boards are rotten and have many holes. Stepping on them not only makes a dangerous "squeak, squeak" sound, but also twists your feet if you are not careful.

Only in the distance is a slightly larger stone pier, which is the exclusive military port for the royal navy of Stormwind City. The size of the Royal Navy is also a little better than that of the Mongolian Navy. Anyway, if they dare to say "my journey is the sea of ​​stars", they will definitely be ridiculed.

Three medium-sized armed sailing ship-level 'warships', this is all the navy of the Stormwind Kingdom now. Although it was well maintained, Duke could even see that the paint was freshly swept on the ship, and at this moment there were Navy recruits brushing the splints under the supervision of officers.

But the impression given to Duke is still weak! too weak!

In Duke's mind, such a scene could not help but emerge.

The endless orcs, like a huge green wave, roared and swept across every long street in Stormwind City. Although the stormtrooper guards in the middle of the road fought bravely, it is a pity that in front of the orc infantry with absolute strength, every line of defense was almost like paper, and they were unable to retreat a little, and they were immediately involved in the frenzy of orcs, crushing them into pieces. fly ash.

The tall and extremely strong orcs artificially created one terrible earthquake after another. The trade area, mage area, Stormwind Fortress...all the buildings were easily destroyed and collapsed like dominoes. All human beings either became captives of orcs, or became victims buried with Stormwind City.

All land routes have been heavily blocked by the orc army, and the only lifeline for the entire Stormwind Kingdom to escape is the ocean.

The sea kingdom of Kul Tiras, one of the seven human kingdoms, sent a huge fleet to assist the Stormwind Kingdom in evacuating its citizens and troops, but the speed of retreat has been unable to increase due to the small dock.

This is the first catastrophe in the human history of the world of Azeroth in the millennium - just because of a bad dock.

So after the second rebuilding of Stormwind City, Stormwind City added a huge military-civilian port——Stormport!

At this moment, however, it's just a fisherman's wharf that won't even be marked on the city map.

Duke was disappointed.

Not to mention that he couldn't get a boat for a while, even if he did, he wouldn't need it because the pier was too small. And he's getting too many boats is a problem.

You, a little mage, what do you want to do with a fleet that is even more exaggerated than the royal fleet?

There must be a suitable reason!

In his head, Duke quickly adjusted his plan.

"Go! Go to the shipyard first."

With a puzzled Windsor, Duke came to the small shipyard next to the Stormwind City pier.

The shipyard is not big,

A hunchbacked old man with bare upper body showing muscles that did not show signs of aging saw Duke approaching, he was stunned for a few seconds before he realized it, and bowed in salute.

After all, the combination of a mage robe, a young mage with an official mage insignia, and a young knight student in military uniform is absolutely rare in this place.

"Good morning, your honorable mage. May I ask if Jackson can help you?"

"How big a ship you can build here, I mean the biggest." Duke pointed straight to the Royal Fleet parked in the military port: "Can you build something that big?"

Old Jackson froze for a moment, then smiled wryly: "How is this possible? Even the warships of the Stormwind Kingdom are ordered from Kul Tiras. We can only build offshore fishing boats or cargo ships of dozens of tons here."

"That's good! I want ten ships!" Duke made a decision on the spot.

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was stunned, not only old Jackson, but even Wen Desor who followed him was dumbfounded.

"Wait!" Windsor almost dragged Duke out of the shipyard and dragged him to a place where no one was there.

"Your Excellency Marcus, the money is yours, and I have no intention of asking how you use the money. But if you plan to build a ship for an investment, even if I am just a knight candidate who is dedicated to practicing martial arts, I will warn you that you will lose money. deal!"

"Oh?!" Duke had an intriguing expression on his face: "Why do you say that?"

"For the sake of His Majesty Ryan, please give up this terrible idea. I know that your mage training requires a lot of money, and I also know that most of the existing profitable industries in Stormwind City have been occupied by nobles, but You can't waste money on a boat." Windsor waved his arms exaggeratedly, expressing the seriousness of the matter with his maximum body language.

"go on."

"Only poor people are willing to eat fishy and smelly fish. Nobles don't eat this at all. Similarly, it doesn't make sense for you to build a small cargo ship of dozens of tons. In the offshore where such a small ship can go, even a decent town can't eat it." No. Who do you want to sell to when you get the goods? As long as you leave this coastal area, you will be full of damned Naga and murlocs."

Duke still smiled without saying a word.

Windsor became more and more anxious: "It's not that no merchant ships will come. In fact, only the Kul Tiras merchant fleet will come once a year, and the dock is still at the military port. They come to dump those that cannot be sold elsewhere. Lordaeron's goods to the nobles of Stormwind."

When Duke heard this, he suddenly realized something.

At this moment, the Kingdom of Stormwind is still a remote place in the eyes of the nobles of the major human kingdoms on the mainland. In fact, if it weren’t for the various invasions of later generations, and the undead Scourge that almost wiped out all the human kingdoms north of Stormwind City, who would have predicted that the Stormwind Kingdom would become the most powerful and safest shelter for mankind Woolen cloth?

"Duke! Listen to me, unless you can earn the money of those nobles, it is impossible for you to do any side business to meet the money you need to practice magic. This is why so many mages become court mages or exclusive mages of nobles ..."

Duke suddenly smiled, and he smiled brightly: "Wendsor, how about we make a bet?"

"Still betting? You're almost losing money."

"Indeed, whether it's for my personal cultivation or development needs, I need a lot of money. Then just bet on whether I can earn 500 gold coins within three months. If I can't, then prove my That's all for your level, I will let you go back to Lothar and be your knight candidate."

Windsor suddenly had an ominous premonition: "What if you win?"

"First of all, I will call you Reggie in the future. Your name is too long and too troublesome."

"..."

"Then, you will mess with me from now on. I will tell you who is the hope and future of the Stormwind Kingdom."

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