Chapter 1959 New Avalon

On the first day of November, the expedition ship "Coral" left the port of Idalil, continued to sail north along the east coast of Wilnoa, and successfully arrived at the colonial capital of New Avalon Port on November 5.

Port New Avalon is located at the mouth of the Slade River, a tributary of the Vermur River, backed by the Slade Peninsula and opposite Maple Leaf Bay.

The place name New Avalon has been used for more than two hundred years, and it is one of the oldest colonial cities on the east coast of Wilnoa.

Two centuries ago, when the first group of Fijian immigrants landed on the Slade Peninsula, they confidently declared that they would build here a prosperous city comparable to the capital of their mother country, "Avalon". The colonial settlement is named "New Avalon".

The Slade Peninsula, where New Avalon is located, is not the fertile soil that the colonists expected. The high latitudes have traces of the Ice Age. The soil is barren and rocky, and there are few flat lands. The summer is short and the winter is long, which is not suitable for farming. farmland.

Fortunately, there is no unparalleled road. Although the land is barren, New Avalon has the advantage of being surrounded by water on three sides and covered with jungles. It also has a deep-water port and a vast fishing ground. It has been the most famous cod production area on the east coast of the New World since ancient times.

Most of the colonists who first came to New Avalon were farmers, who were always worried about the local cold climate and barren land. Fortunately, the people of Fei had a flexible and adaptable national character, and quickly found a new way out.

Since New Avalon is rich in water resources, the colonists adapted to local conditions, relying on forests to eat forests, and relying on water to drink water. They gave up the business of opening up wasteland and farming, and instead established waterwheel mills and sawmills along the banks of the Slade River.

Sitting on a good port and rich fishery resources, after nearly a century of development, New Avalon has become increasingly prosperous and has realized the vision of the first pioneers, becoming the capital and commercial center of the Jotunheim Colony, Will Noah One of the largest ports, it can be called the leading star city among all the overseas colonies of the Fizen Kingdom.

Since the beginning of this century, with the rise of the magical industrial revolution, New Avalon has also ushered in a golden period of rapid development for the industrial system centered on the shipbuilding industry while maintaining its commercial and trade advantages.

The dense jungle in the northeast of the Slade Peninsula and the natural asphalt lake in the west provide rich resources for the shipbuilding industry - oak can be used to make the hull, tall pine trees can be used to make masts, and asphalt can be used to water the seams of the ship.

In this colonial city with a population of nearly 400,000, there are no less than 200 large and small shipyards, and at least 30,000 people make a living from the shipbuilding industry. From the Meteor Ocean to the Storm Ocean, at least One-third is produced by the shipyard of New Avalon.

There are a total of nearly ten ports in the vicinity of New Avalon. In order to avoid arousing the vigilance of Messinger’s party, Captain Odysseus specially parked the expedition ship in one of the most remote fishing ports.

This port is dedicated to local fishermen. There are hundreds of offshore fishing boats moored, with white sails fluttering and cables stretched between the masts to dry fishing nets. From a distance, it looks like a laundry room floating on the water, mixed with sea breeze The strong and pungent smell of salted cod made Joan sneeze.

The water level in the fishing port is too shallow to accommodate a large ironclad ship like the "Narwhal". The small "Coral" is very inconspicuous among the fishing boats, so there is no need to worry about being discovered by Messinger's party.

Joan remembered that Joseph Adams came to New Avalon to settle down last year. On the surface, he was engaged in the legal business, but secretly he was developing the power of "Sons of Liberty". Association" liaison station in the Jotunheim colony.

Considering that he and his companions were not familiar with the place where they lived in New Avalon, Joan proposed to visit the law firm of Mr. Joseph Adams after going ashore, have lunch by the way, and ask him about the local area of ​​New Avalon Condition.

This suggestion, which seems reasonable to the Zion siblings, was strongly opposed by Hailaer.

"If Uncle Joseph knew that I didn't go to school, but secretly tracked down Francis Messinger, he would definitely stop me from continuing to track down, and maybe he would notify Dad to arrest me and go home!"

Seeing Hailaer's angry appearance, Joan secretly laughed, so she had no choice but to follow her temperament and give up the idea of ​​going to Mr. Adams.

Since the "Son of Liberty" line is not going to work, Audrey proposed another channel to obtain information.

"In New Avalon, there is Mr. Theodore Popper, who runs an accounting firm, and works part-time as the commercial agent of the Kingdom of Canaan stationed in Jotunheim. We are well-informed, we can meet with Mr. Popper and ask him about the details of Messinger's old partner, Am Flodie."

This time, Hailar didn't object, so Audrey took out the "communication stone" and sent a letter to Mr. Popper, and specifically told him not to reveal her true identity to the outside world.

After waiting for less than two minutes, Audrey received a reply. After reading it, she told her companions: "Mr. Popper is rushing over to the pier to pick us up into the city, and all the food and living during our stay in the city will be entrusted to you." He will arrange it."

The crowd waited at the port for about half an hour, when a luxurious carriage came galloping.

Before the carriage came to a complete stop, a pudgy middle-aged gentleman jumped down like a ball, trotted all the way to the pier, took off his top hat, pressed it on his chest, and bowed deeply to Audrey.

"Princess...uh, honorable Miss Zion, welcome to New Avalon!"

"Thank you very much for coming to pick us up, Mr. Popper, thank you for your hard work."

Audrey helped up the gauze bonnet, smiled and extended her right hand to Mr. Popper.

"Where can it be hard work, it is my honor to serve you."

Mr. Popper held Her Royal Highness's slender hand wrapped in white gloves, as if holding precious jewels carefully, and kissed her fingertips lightly.

"Mr. Popper, let me introduce my friend to you." Audrey withdrew her hand and introduced Joan, Hylar and Holden to Theodore Popper sideways.

Popper shook hands with Joan enthusiastically, and "kissed hands" to Hailaer in a personable manner. When it was Holden's turn, after hearing Audrey's introduction, he couldn't help being slightly taken aback, and immediately returned to smiling, as if he was eager to make up for it. He clasped Mr. Poet's right hand tightly with both hands, shook it vigorously with redoubled enthusiasm, and said "Welcome, welcome" repeatedly!

After exchanging greetings, Theodore Popper opened the door, waited for Joan, Hylar, Audrey, and Holden to get into the carriage, and turned to tell the driver: "Take me and the distinguished guests to the 'Silver Sail Hotel'."

"Okay, Mr. Popper, please get in the car, and we'll set off right away." The coachman said respectfully.