The governor of Harrison Port is served by the imperial noble Viscount Grant, who was directly appointed by the previous imperial emperor. This was an honor for the Grant family in the past, but after the new emperor ascended the throne, things became delicate.
Since the Dark Moon Troubles decades ago until now, Port Harrison and the entire southern immigration area have been forgotten, or even deliberately ignored.
Even eight years ago, Harrison Port was hit by a terrible storm that was almost a natural disaster. The Imperial Capital and the Governor of the Southern Province did not show any sign of it. Various theoretical aid equipment and construction funds were not allocated for a long time.
As a result, the city wall fortifications and some edge streets in the port have not been repaired to this day.
But this does not affect the fact that the Viscount's mansion is the most luxurious and luxurious building in the entire port.
Elder Puder walked through a garden decorated with various brightly colored plants. In this marble courtyard, there are also several sublimated plants with special functions. They bloom with brilliant colors, and are extremely moving and radiant when blown by the breeze.
With a refreshing fragrance.
Elder Pude turned a blind eye to this. The short but strong old man of the Bai people was led by his attendants to the inside of the courtyard.
At noon, you can smell the aroma of incense and wine, and Viscount Grant is hosting a banquet again. Elder Puder can even see candles flickering. Those light yellow candles are mixed with frankincense and ash of concentration grass, which can assist meditation in sublimation practice.
One candle is worth more than seventeen thalers of silver.
"Here we come...Ah, Elder Pude."
Holding a slim red-haired beauty in his arms, Viscount Grant was obviously drunk.
This nobleman with dark brown hair and a red face looks young and has no wrinkles on his face. In fact, he is nearly sixty years old. However, as an ascendant, he can maintain his heyday for a longer period of time.
At this moment, he pushed the beauty beside him away, causing the other party to squeal. The Viscount smiled and patted the ripples on the other party's chest, then waved to Elder Puder and asked the civil affairs adjutant to sit down: "Sit down, come and drink.
Waiting for your arrival."
"It's disrespectful."
Elder Puder bowed slightly and sat across from him.
There is no civil affairs officer in Harrison Port. He is the civil affairs adjutant mainly because he is responsible for the maintenance of Viscount Grant's private army and his status as an elder of the White People. While working for the Viscount, he is also responsible for the administration of the White People community.
Elder Puder glanced around. In addition to the common fish stews and seafood in coastal cities, the wine table in the center of the courtyard also had a lot of pork chops and venison. There was also a plate of lamb chops with spiced meat sauce sprinkled on it in front of the Viscount. A basket
The bread inside is all fine whole wheat brown bread, exuding a fragrant wheat aroma.
But this is actually a bit shabby.
Theoretically speaking, the luncheon of an imperial viscount, port governor and ascendant should have good sea fruit oil, wine and refined white bread, and the staple food should also be mainly beef and mutton, so as to have sufficient nutritional supply.
.
But why is Harrison Port in a special situation? Without the empire's support for development and construction, the new settlement area is poor in physical capital. Apart from enough fish stocks, there are not many pastures to provide fat and meat. All livestock meat is a rare resource.
Viscount Grant is also unable to make further progress in the future due to political reasons. Naturally, he has no ambition to work hard and practice hard. He just muddles along and enjoys his semi-retirement time.
"Lamar and Yam have already met me."
Viscount Grant picked up a glass of mead - mixed with a lot of high-strength distilled liquor - and drank it in one gulp. Although he was already drunk, the Ascendant's constitution allowed him to sober up quickly when he wanted.
He turned his head, looked at Elder Pude with his light blue eyes, and said in an official tone: "Those lowly redwood savages actually sneaked into the city to attack the citizens of the empire and violated the majesty of the empire. This is intolerable. But the situation at the port is you
You also know that we don’t have money to drive away the pests, and the port guard is not fully staffed now, so we can only strengthen our defenses to prevent them from sneaking into the city again.”
"What we really need to do will have to wait until the aid arrives at the end of the year."
Lamar is the port treasurer, and Yam is the city defense officer and peace officer.
Originally there was a judge in Harrison Port, but eight years ago he was unfortunately mauled to death by an armored shark that fell from the sky during a storm. The successor had been waiting for three years for the imperial appointment document, but it was never issued. Five years ago,
He left the city in anger and his whereabouts are unknown. He was probably eaten by natives or wild animals. Now he has no choice but to be held by Viscount Grant.
This is not in compliance with the regulations, but there is no better way. However, it is said that the situation in the imperial capital has changed. Perhaps because of the trade needs of Whale Song Cliff and Canaan Moore, the imperial center once again set its sights on the south, Harrison Port.
At the end of this year, we will receive the first imperial aid in thirty years.
"The natives attacked because of the pure sacrifice." Elder Puder said, and he also drank a glass of mead mixed with high-concentration distilled liquor. His dwarf heritage made him appreciate this pure stimulation even more.
After putting down the cup, he exhaled the smell of alcohol. Elder Puder's dark green eyes became brighter. He said to the Viscount: "I know very well about Oceana. He is not clean. This brat often sneaks out of the city to make deals with those savages.
I can see you smoking black mushrooms."
"He is a bad guy, there is no doubt about it. But that group of savages went too far. They specially sneaked into the city this time and specifically asked Oceana to give them two children as sacrifices. We, the white people, cannot bear this.
For the sake of their loved ones, even a cripple will fight tooth and nail, this is the truth of this attack."
"Sir, I beg you, in view of his courage to fight against the redwood natives this time, do not punish him for transgressing the rules, and can you please grant him some incense and medicine to treat mental damage? In this attack, there were young people
The child was affected by the indigenous sleeping powder, and the sequelae were quite serious."
He requested with formal etiquette: "The White people will remember your generosity."
Summarizing the information from one night, Elder Puder is very close to the truth. He does not know what Oceana really thinks, but it is his job to show the unity and friendship within the White people in front of outsiders.
"It's easy to talk about Oceana and Yao. He is deformed and it's not unusual for him to be immersed in a dream. I also sympathize with that child's experience."
"But pure sacrifice..."
He nodded and casually agreed to the request. Viscount Grant actually had no intention of punishing 'Osenna' at all - he himself occasionally smoked black mushrooms, which was nothing in the imperial aristocratic circle.
As for the medicine, it was not worth much to him, and it was nothing compared to the value that Elder Pude provided for his work.
The White people account for one-seventh of the population of Harrison Port, second only to the plains people, the main ethnic group of the empire. Elder Puder is not only his good friend, but also an elder of the clan. He has a good relationship both at work and in personal relationships. He has always been
Very cooperative, face still needs to be given.
Only the word "pure sacrifice" caused Viscount Grant to frown immediately when he heard it: "Is it true or not? The situation is so serious? Do I need to notify the bishop?"
His face quickly turned from red to white. The sublimated body metabolized the alcohol. The Viscount let out a breath of alcohol and murmured with some luck: "Fortunately, the help is coming soon. Otherwise, we would be powerless, and the strength of the natives is still the same."
Not to be underestimated.”
But then, he shook his head in annoyance and muttered: "It's not easy at Huaiguang Church these days, it's really troublesome."
Everyone in Nanling knows that purity sacrifice is one of the great ritual sacrifices common to all indigenous people in Nanling. It can only use the blood of children and the souls of warriors to perform the ritual. It is second only to the highest level ancestor sacrifice. Every time it appears,
There will be great events and changes.
The Bishop of Huaiguang Church in Port Harrison is a powerful second-level ascender who has reached the level of condensation. He is a truly poor ascetic who is more powerful than Viscount Grant who is not dedicated to spiritual practice.
Only recently, the bishop has been inspecting many coastal villages and even going to the northwest colonies to drive away the sea monsters that become active due to the typhoon season, and often disappears for a month or two.
"You decide everything." Viscount Grant was still thinking deeply. Elder Puder would not be stupid enough to think that he really needed to give an opinion.
He just emphasized one point: "Before the storm eight years ago, those savages also made pure sacrifices in exchange for the protection of the mountain tide spirits. Their shamans are sharper than us in this regard and will not take risks for no reason.
Unfold the sacrifice."
"One more thing, sir. Recently, there have been more and more magical beasts and sublimated plants around the port. If there is another abnormal storm like eight years ago..."
Speaking of this, Elder Pude emphasized: "This means that these phenomena are most likely related to the 'maze'!"