Chapter 14 Set Sail

South Hopelander.

Although it has experienced chaos some time ago, after the establishment of the New Verga Alliance, it has become more prosperous than in the past. After the separation from Frost Rose, it has also become a place where trade between the two sides meets, and there are more ships coming and going.

The Karites Chamber of Commerce has gained more seats and benefits in the alliance because it is an advocate of the new alliance. At the same time, because of Roland Hill's proposal, the alliance will use more income to do basic public welfare undertakings. , such as building schools, roads, hospitals, etc.

At first, due to the detailed plan left by Roland Hill, I basically followed the instructions, but it is inevitable to encounter some problems in daily life. I started to miss that eldest lady, but I couldn't, so I could only learn to solve it by myself.

Although commercial issues can be explored and negotiated by oneself, the lack of high-level strength and backbone has made the Karites Chamber of Commerce slightly less right to speak after Loren Hill left. The overall strength of the Chamber of Commerce is indeed very strong. , but lacks a person who can control the big picture and bring it all together.

Ceres is retired in the Southern Islands. Although Chelsea is old, he is not suitable to be a leader. The other senior leaders and the leaders of the three fleets are away all year round. Many other stewards and workshop executives were recently promoted by Lorraine Hill. They are all capable people, and they are a little dissatisfied with those who are mediocre but senior, but they also feel that everyone is similar, why do you stand on my head.

If you really want to discipline this group of talents, only when Roland Hill is there can they be convinced.

In this way, on major events, the top officials of the Chamber of Commerce had to hold a voting system, and sometimes even asked Chelsea to send a letter to Loren Hill to ask for the final decision.

In the early morning of the port, the snow has slowly melted, and only a small amount of snow remains on some ropes wrapped around the dock. Sea ships are docked at the port, some are unloading, and some are preparing to sail.

At the port, some passengers who are ready to take a boat are queuing up. Due to the recent unrest, they need to verify their identity and register when entering and leaving the port.

"Name?"

In the hut by the port, a recorder wore a warm hat, held a pen in his hand, and put a stack of forms in front of him, and asked, the fire inside was very strong, and there were many people outside. waiting.

"Bud." A young boy replied, his skin was a little dark, and although he was young, he also had a lot of calluses on his hands after working hard. At first glance, he was someone who could endure hardships, although he was uglier.

"Where are you going?" The recorder looked up and asked in a business-like manner.

"Nedshire in the west wind." The boy said this somewhat unfamiliar word.

"It's not called West Wind anymore, it's Crancia. It's a bit far for you to go there. Even if you take a boat to the northern port, you have to pass through the Wind Breath Wilderness and some forests." The recorder asked suspiciously.

"Well, I have food and money ready." The young man shook his heavy burden and answered in a sincere voice.

"That's not what I'm talking about, sigh, forget it, do you have a guarantee certificate?"

"Yes." The boy carefully took out an envelope from his arms. The exquisite envelope seemed to be extremely inconsistent with the worn-out clothes.

"It's so precious." The recorder took it and opened it, took out the paper, and the patterns on it were also revealed.

"The coat of arms of the Karites Chamber of Commerce is very powerful. Let me see which lord is vouching for you... Luo... Miss Roland Hill."

The recorder raised his head in shock. He recorded thousands of people traveling by boat this month, and it was the first time he saw the letter of guarantee written by this eldest lady. This guy looks so poor, how could he possibly catch up with that adult? Relationship?

He was a little puzzled, but the seal and words on the guarantee letter could not be faked. He had worked in the Alliance before, so he naturally knew the truth of this kind of thing very well.

"I really can't see it." He sighed. At this time, he put away his casual attitude before, concentrated on filling out the form, and then asked Bud if there was anything he needed help. The north is more chaotic now, and it is not safe to go there. Do you want to find some big caravans and set off with the team?

Bud said no, he was not worried about his safety, then took the sign given by the recorder and went to the port to prepare for boarding.

The port was busy. Some ships were unloading, some were loading, and some were being repaired and inspected. Some guests were sitting by the port and waiting.

The boat that Bud is going to be on is still loading things, and he can board the boat later. He found an old pier, wiped off the snow on it, and sat down on his butt. Anyway, this little water can't wet his thick pants. , He is also very strong and won't catch a cold.

"Is it Bud?" At this moment, a voice came from the side, and the boy turned his head and saw a young man with a long box on his back.

"It's really you. I almost didn't recognize it. I'm Lavoisier, the apprentice of the alchemy workshop near the restaurant where you used to work. I used to go there for dinner."

"It's you." Only then did Bud recall that the alchemist apprentice was relatively wealthy. He ordered white bread every time and ate very well.

"You resigned later, I haven't seen you for a long time."

"Well, then I went to work in a winery for a while."

"Is that so, alas, a lot has happened recently." Lavoisier sighed before asking.

"Are you going back home?"

"No, I went to see my friend's hometown."

"Visiting friends, that's good too. I can't, I don't have any friends, and the teacher isn't here anymore."

"If you don't have friends, just accompany your family. It's fine if you can get along for a while." Bud felt a little bit.

"But I don't have any family either. I was an orphan when I was young, and I almost died of starvation on the street. If it wasn't for the mentor who saved me, I probably wouldn't count as a person."

Having said that, he seemed to open the chatterbox and continued to talk about some recent emotions.

"The tutor treats us apprentices very well. Most of us are from poor families, but the tutor seldom makes us suffer. He said that suffering is not a good thing. If you eat too much, you will become inferior."

"Then your instructor is pretty good."

"Not bad..."

Speaking of this, the young man showed a bitter smile. In order to succeed in the final experiment, the instructor used these apprentices as materials to extract the soul to transform the golem, just to improve the efficiency and autonomy of the golem.

If it wasn't for his turn, the golem would have been completed, I'm afraid he would have died too.

"Actually, the teacher's kindness to us is not pure." He paused for a while before continuing.

"But let me hate him, and I can't hate him. After all, he raised me and made me survive."

"Forget it, let him go in the past."

The two briefly chatted a few more times, but unfortunately Bud didn't talk much and boarded the ship after a while.

Lavoisier watched the ship he was going to open the deck and walked over.

A staff member asked before approaching the deck.

"What's on your back?"

"This, this is the alchemy creation that my mentor left me." He thought for a while and then replied.

"Can you open it and take a look?"

"Yes." After Lavoisier opened the long wooden box, a golden sword was revealed. The sword's body had exquisite magic lines, which allowed it to fly in the air and was extremely sharp.

"You are a weapon and cannot be brought on board."

The staff shook his head and refused, and looked at him vigilantly.

"This is really a treasure left by my teacher, and I want to take it with me."

Lavoisier was a little distressed, and then kept begging, but unfortunately the staff didn't allow it, and the two got into a stalemate on the deck in front of the ship.

"What's the matter, the delay is so long?" A sharp knife-like voice came from the boat.

"Sir Gerde, I'm sorry, this passenger wants to bring weapons on board." The staff replied in panic.

"Let's see." Gerd pressed the sword, got off the boat, looked at Lavoisier and the sword, and said after a while.

"Do you still want to bring this thing?" He seemed to have something to say.

"Yes." Lavoisier nodded as he looked at the big man in the Helis family.

"Don't you hate it?"

"I hate myself for being weak, there are many things I can't do."

"The creator of this sword has failed. Why do you still want to go this route and study other things?"

"While mentors have failed, it's not the whole story, and I think there's some value in it."

"The mentor relies too much on external things, and the adult who defeated the mentor also made me soberly realize that it is better to concentrate on one thing instead of distracting energy."

"for example?"

"For example, this sword, the only thing that hurt the adult is this golden sword. If only the sword could be faster, sharper, and tougher."

"Is this your philosophy?"

"Yes, as long as my sword is fast and sharp enough, I can ignore those sidewalks."

"Is that so." Gerd seemed to resonate a little, and then said.

"Let him go up."

"Thank you, sir." Lavoisier thanked happily, and then boarded the boat.

After the young man boarded the ship, the staff asked carefully.

"My lord, that sword should be the creation of the Ruerna alchemist. Given our relationship with Frost Rose, should we pay more attention to letting him board the ship?

"It's okay, that's a poor person." Gerd recalled the information and things that the guild searched at the alchemy workshop later, shook his head, said no need to worry, and boarded the boat.

"start sailing!"

With the sound of the command, the sails of the entire fleet were pulled up, and at the same time, the logo of the Helis family's yellow and green camellias was raised.

They will sail to the south, transfer supplies to the southern archipelago, and then follow the ocean current, all the way east, to another distant continent in the east, and stop at Longquan Bay, where the pro-dragon country that occupies the entire eastern continent, the gorse dynasty.