Act 133 Breeze in the Outer Harbor I

After passing through the storm, the temperament of the sublime inner sea became extremely gentle. A week later, at noon on the eighth day to be precise, amidst the sound of the watchman's order, a black line appeared on the horizon of the same color as the sea and the sky. are the mountains of Metz. The sailors re-measured the fleet's location and confirmed that it was already in the waters near Fatan. In fact, imperial patrol ships with red sails could already be seen on the sea level.

This imperial patrol ship came from the nearby Fatan Port. The sailors on the ship were obviously frightened when they saw a huge fleet emerging from the clouds in the afternoon sunshine. After being in a hurry for a while, they fired the cannon and asked. Who is coming?

"They usually use wind communication to inquire when they get close, and sometimes they also use flags. They should be warning the port now." Ephraim stood beside the string of the ship and explained in a deep voice.

Brando nodded and responded lightly: "Tell them our identity."

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"Did you see clearly what they were talking about?" Captain Hellman of the imperial patrol ship turned around and asked his deputy. The drunken old man had already woken up from the fright. He threw away the bottle and took the brass telescope. , staggeringly looking at the unfamiliar fleet opposite.

"They said... they are the Buga fleet." The first mate replied tremblingly.

"What, the Bugas! What are they doing here! Are you not mistaken?"

"Sir, I am determined not to make a mistake, unless they have the wrong signal."

"Then what do you think?" Hellman touched his unshaven chin, "Is this the Buga fleet?"

The first mate stared at the sail that shone like silver scales on the clouds with a complicated expression, but still nodded honestly - that was the unique fleet in the world, the fleet of the Silver City-State.

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The nominal owner of Fatan Port, Lord Ludwig Metz, looked a little restless in his office today. Just a quarter of an hour ago, the men he sent finally figured out the origin of the fleet that suddenly appeared at his door: it was actually the Buga fleet, and they heard that they had encountered it south of Loen Port. The air force of the Jorgandigan people had fought against each other once, so it seemed that these Buga people could be regarded as allies of the empire, but wizards rarely intervened in mortal wars. They even watched the previous holy war with cold eyes. Baron Metz didn't understand why the other party suddenly changed his gender, but the other party at least brought news about the south of the Evergreen Walkway, as well as the noble refugees. This cannot be faked. , his deputy was said to have seen Count Alcorns and several other prominent figures among the refugees. With the testimony of these people, Baron Metz did not expect that the other party would be deceiving.

However, seeing the huge fleet docked in the port, Baron Ludwig Metz was inevitably a little worried. What he is worried about is not other things, but how long these wizards will stay here. You must know that the logistics of supplying such a large fleet is not a simple matter. Even if the other party can be self-sufficient, so many warships can surge in all at once. Entering the port will inevitably have an impact on the port, if nothing else. More than half of the berths alone were lost out of thin air. This is all money.

on the other hand. As the lord of a city, Baron Metz has a respected status in the empire, but after all, the other party is a people of silver, and has already surpassed ordinary people invisibly. The empire has always prided itself on being the center of civilization, but this center usually Only limited to the area governed by the Temple of Fire. Even Faenzan and St. Osol may not be able to sell it, let alone other places. Most people today advocate civilization and order, and as we all know, most of the civilization of this era was inherited from the previous era, and many have been lost in the war, not to mention the priceless treasures stored in the Tower of Babel before the Dusk War. Ancient documents. In this regard, the people of silver have an inherent advantage over the civilization of black iron, not to mention the craftsman wizards who pride themselves on being 'custodians of knowledge'. Therefore, in the eyes of the world of this era, the arrogant and isolated Buga people It is simply synonymous with brilliance and civilization. It should be born to be aloof. Among the mortal nobles, the culture of the Silver City-State is highly respected, especially in the major empires, almost to the point of being pathologically arty.

Although Baron Ludwig Metz is quite pragmatic and not a die-hard Buga admirer, as a member of the high-level aristocratic circle, he will inevitably be affected by the thought of actually having to interact with those in the clouds. When dealing with the gentle craftsmen and wizards wearing white robes, I felt a little uneasy like Mr. Ye.

If Brando knew that he made up an excuse casually, and let a battle-hardened imperial noble have such a mentality, I don't know if he would laugh out loud. But at least he was determined not to believe that there were any gentle craftsman wizards. When he was a player, he had stayed in the Silver City-State for a long time. There were generally two types of wizards he saw - either very pragmatic, Either they are similar to scientific madmen, and the former are mostly from the Silver Council, and the latter are mostly from the Silver Society.

At this moment, the Baron was thinking about what kind of attitude he would use to meet these noble guests later. There were already thumping footsteps in the corridor outside. He raised his head, and the door of the office suddenly opened with a creak. This incident made Baron Ludwig Metz frown slightly. He thought that these southerners really didn't understand etiquette. They pushed the door straight in without waiting for the call. He never thought that Buga would come in from the outside. Man, in his opinion, the people of Silver should be much more civilized than the residents on the earth, and they would definitely not do such rude things.

As soon as the door opened, Baron Ludwig Metz did not see the Buga wizard in silver robes, but what made his eyes widen was that he saw a group of people wearing armor, blue shirts, and holding hands. Soldiers with halberds filed in. Of course, these soldiers were not his subordinates, because he had already watched these soldiers come directly in front of him, pointing their spears at him from left to right.

"What are you..."

Baron Ludwig Metz was stunned for a moment before he finally found out the origin of this military uniform from the deepest part of his mind. His expression changed several times before he finally blurted out:

"Eruin?"

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It is the Eruin people.

It's a pity that Baron Ludwig Metz woke up a little late. In fact, this is exactly what Brando hopes to achieve. He uses the Buga fleet as a cover, hoping to make the Fatan Port relax their vigilance. . Fortunately, the fleet itself was built by the Buga people, and the battleship itself also followed the wizards' usual style. In addition, Count Alkans and others on board testified, even if the Cruz people wanted to raise suspicion, they would not do it. A rather difficult thing.

Things developed exactly as he expected, and the fleet entered the port smoothly. Nor was there any obstruction. After the warship docked, and the soldiers on the warship rushed down to remove the weapons from the hands of the Cruz port guards, those guys still couldn't believe how the aloof Buga wizard could suddenly turn against them. After all, in their eyes In the past, the people of Silver did not care about what happened in the world at all. For them, secular power was like a passing cloud. Thousands of years of tradition almost formed an inertia, and this inertia allowed Brando to build A huge bargain.

He directed Charles, Oni, Marjorie, Ephraim and others to divide their troops to 'take over' the entire port, and then personally led a team of troops to kill Baron Ludwig Metz directly at the castle. They didn't encounter any resistance along the way, and even the castle guards opened the door for them in person. When they were forced to confiscate their weapons under real swords and guns, they even asked these Eruin people in shock what they wanted to do. .

But when these people finally realized that they were not facing Buga people, but Eruin people, they all showed expressions similar to Ludwig Metz himself. First of all, they were shocked and disbelieving. , and then still shocked and disbelieving.

For these people. Brando had no time to answer their questions for the time being, so he waved them all into the dungeon under the castle. And just like that, with almost no trouble, he and his fleet took over the port.

Of course, this is only temporary. After all, he is just an outsider who wants to rule such a huge city. A few Eruin people close to him are absolutely not enough, because at most he can only catch all the upper-level officials in one fell swoop. As for the middle- and lower-level officials, he has neither the time nor the ability to catch them all. What's more, even if he has this ability, after he puts all these people in the dungeon, who will manage the city for him?

To run a huge port requires a lot of manpower.

Fortunately, he not only has the Eruin people in his hands, but also a considerable number of Cruz nobles. These people are all prominent figures in the empire. With these people in his hands, he can legitimately use military control as an excuse to take over this place. a city. Who said that the empire is in the midst of internal and external troubles? To the east of the Evergreen Walkway, the empire and the wind elves are fighting inextricably. To the south, there is a sudden appearance of the Jorgandigang army, not to mention the lion men of Tuoquining a few days ago. The Anzeruta fortress group was finally captured. It can be said that at this time, the situation in the southern part of the empire was in a deep quagmire, and even the Metz area was exposed to the military front.

At this time, they were nominally allies of the empire - a Buga fleet. After reaching a consensus with the nobles in the empire, they rested here and helped them fight against the Jorgandigan army. It didn't sound like they would let it go. People feel very weird. At this time, allowing the nobles of the Southern Empire to contact and order the middle-level officials will not give the Cruz people in the port the illusion of being 'occupied', making them feel as if the port is still under the control of the Empire, and this The Buga fleet was nothing more than a temporary talisman.

Of course, to do all this, we must reach a consensus with people like Earl Alcorns.

Brando hadn't figured out how to deal with these fleeing nobles. After all, 'taking over' a port from the city lord of an empire, which sounded like a rebellion, might not be acceptable to these fleeing nobles. I want to be in the same boat as him. But he didn't expect that an imperial merchant ship they captured on the route would help him a lot.

At that time, he originally ordered the capture of the merchant ship because he was afraid that the other party would leak the news that such a huge fleet had appeared in the heart of the empire. However, when they boarded the ship, they found that the bottom of the merchant ship was full of people who had fled from the heart of the empire. of refugees.

These refugees brought them unimaginable news -

Civil war broke out.

During the week they sailed on the Sublime Inner Sea, or to be precise the day after they left Port Loon, earth-shaking changes took place in the Cruz Empire. Her Majesty the Queen suddenly took control of an army that had never appeared before. This army was composed of Senyans and Miners. She directly deprived Valla of his power as the Pope of the Temple of Fire and declared a religious reform. A religious reform initiated by secular kings. This is simply a huge joke. At the very first moment, the church in the empire was divided into two distinct factions. The scholastic department clearly stood on the side of Her Majesty the Queen, while those loyal to Vala were in a short period of chaos. The banner of resistance was immediately raised.

In short, the empire suddenly became a mess. This is not just an internal matter within the Temple of Fire. This huge change of interests has affected everyone's hearts. The nobles of Cloak Bay responded to the Silver Queen's call immediately, but the nobles of the north obviously cannot accept it. This fact, in fact, at this time the two sides had already had a battle in the east of Metz. What is surprising is that the traditional military aristocrats actually lost and suffered a big loss. Brando could not learn from these for a while. Learn more from the mouths of refugees. It is only known that the coalition composed of several lords retreated towards Ludwig after the defeat.

But these are not the point, a real bombshell is:

The Miners are back.

These remnants from the Dark Dragon Age have finally resurrected.

When hearing the news, the original supporters of Her Majesty the Queen, including Count Alcorns, could not believe it at first, and then became suspicious. However, after repeated confirmation, they fell into silence one by one. middle. After all, this is still a world dominated by the order after the War of Saints, no matter how dissolute and deviant they are. I dare not deny the justice of the four sages. This is the foundation of the Black Iron people and the sages and nobles. For a moment, they simply couldn't figure out what happened to Her Majesty the Queen. Was she crazy? How dare she do this?

But after the silence, Brando understood that his opportunity had come, and hurriedly struck while the iron was hot to instill his plan into these dumbfounded imperial nobles-when the environment was unclear, it was best to stand firm first. Then choose what to do next. Probably because of such a huge change, such a small problem as 'taking over' a port was not on the minds of these fleeing nobles. Besides, people like Earl Alcorns are not stupid. Of course, they understand that there are strong enemies around them. Surrounded by the situation, what is the best choice when the situation is unclear.

For what Brando did when he took over the port. They all chose silence.

But Brando actually understands that choosing silence at this time is actually support.

As the dust of the affairs in the port settled and one piece of work was assigned, Brando stood in the original office of Baron Ludwig Metz and saw through the floor-to-ceiling arch window that nothing much happened in Fatan Port. Despite the big commotion, everything was still in order, and I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This time Buga's wizards gave him a huge problem, and now he finally took the most difficult first step. Fortunately, Tullaman did not lie to him, and Her Majesty the Queen took the first step. In this way, there will be more choices left for him next.

At least the empire is no longer monolithic.

As for using tiger skin as a banner, Brando thought that Buga's wizards would definitely not mind such a trivial matter with him. He couldn't help but think with some malice that these damn guys wanted to stay out of the matter. , I just can't let them get what they want. So that these wizards who think they are superior understand that there is a price to pay for being used as pawns.

He knocked on the table and saw Ciel pushing the door in from the outside.

The young wizard attendant looked at his lord with a strange expression, and said, "Sir, the weather is nice today, and there are some unexpected gains in the port."

"Stop talking nonsense," Brando said with a straight face, and then he was slightly startled: "Unexpected gain?"

"Well, it's a big fish...oh, no, I should say it's a little mermaid."

What is this mess, mermaid? I'm still a siren. Brando frowned and was about to speak, but Charles already knew what he was going to say, and quickly interrupted him with a smile: "I'm not talking nonsense, Lord, you will know after you come and take a look."

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The light penetrating into the darkness is the only connection between this huge mobile cage and the outside world. It comes from the air holes above. This beam of light slants down in the dark environment and falls on the floor not far from Faina. above, forming a circular spot. She wore cold shackles on her hands and feet. The shackles were not heavy, but they were inlaid with magic circles that could isolate magical power, which reduced the magical power she controlled to nothing.

She calculated the day and night based on the change in position of the light spot and the food she obtained. Almost a week had passed since she was imprisoned in this cage, and counting the days she was imprisoned in Wagner City, almost half a month had passed.

Thinking about the time she was put in this prison, she was furious and wanted to kill that damn villain Rodney. But as the days passed, she became a little numb. After the rage, she felt deeply uneasy and... Fear; but what Faina fears most is not her own fate. After all, she is a student of Blue Sword Saint Veronica, and she is not willing to kneel down and beg for mercy from the enemy in order to survive. But what she is worried about is her family and her father. There is also something unexpected that happened to her younger sister. If by this time she still doesn’t know who is attacking Huaye Ling from behind, then she is a real idiot noble lady without any political IQ.

...(To be continued...)u

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