The first ray of sunshine in the morning shines into Gray Stone City, and the brown bear pattern is slowly held up by the breeze. Sometimes it looks ferocious, sometimes it turns into a bitter face.
The owner of the island, Russell, lowered his head and flipped through the official documents. The hot tea in his hand was curling up with white mist. The quill was not yet full of ink, so it was pressed against the parchment again.
The rustling sound continued, and this state lasted for more than half an hour before it stopped. Seeing this, the three people across the long table hurriedly offered belated greetings.
"Let's get down to business. Our material reserves on Tiegou Island have continued to decline in the past two months, and because of the North Sea Kraken, most fishing boats are unwilling to go deep into the rocky sea to hunt."
"There are widespread complaints among the nobles, and a large number of professionals are losing their jobs. Even several corpses of poor people can be found in Greystone City every day, including old people and babies."
"I need you to come up with a solution, otherwise when the next dark rainy night comes, Yi Zi will probably eat each other."
Russell, the owner of Tiegou Island, twirled his crooked beard, his tone was calm and clear, and there was no trace of the cruelty in the rumors.
This is also true. Since Russell can be the first person to break away from the rule of King Augu, he will naturally not be a brash man full of muscles.
Contrary to appearances, his thoughts are even more delicate than those in power in other principalities. But he likes to watch others "perform", especially those crappy guys, such as Campbell, the owner of Crab Island.
The wife who feels good about herself.
"Crab Island has received more than a hundred dark elves in the past half month, and each of them has the strength of at least one winged killer."
"Thinking about the abnormal behavior of the Kraken and the Principality of Cambay, I think there must be a potential connection between these two things."
"Therefore, I suggest that on the one hand, more merchant ships be sent to the Principality of Floy and the Principality of Knight to inquire about information, and on the other hand, we should secretly monitor any moves on Crab Island."
"Although the two islands have been brothers for thousands of years, no one can guarantee that in times of crisis, the other side will choose to stay out of the matter, stand by and watch, or even stab us in the back."
"Finally, I propose to hide some of the elite combat forces in Sunset Cliffs. This is not only for the sake of multiple trump cards, but also for the rare soldiers of Iron Hook Island."
"In addition, the financial officer needs to pay more attention to the construction of warships and the configuration of artillery."
After finishing speaking, the woman bowed and saluted heroically, and then sat firmly back in the wooden chair. The island owner Russell nodded happily, and even rarely nodded in return.
This person's name is Vanessa, a high-level knight, commander of Iron Hook Island, beauty with a hundred braids, and master tactician. Although she is a girl, she has a strong will that is not inferior to that of a man.
It was precisely with this will that she became a high-level knight in just ten years through a training method that was almost masochistic.
But she also has self-awareness. If there is no adventure, then "high-level" will be the end of her career. Therefore, Vanessa changed her goal and worked hard to increase the combat power of Iron Hook Island. As for the so-called "Beauty with a Hundred Braids",
It is the symbol of every legion's victory.
"What Commander Vanessa said is absolutely true. I personally agree with her views and also support the expansion of Iron Hook Island's combat capabilities."
"But one thing you need to understand is that it is also a law that has never changed in this world. War is to occupy more territory. More territory means a larger area of arable land, and a larger area of arable land can attract more
people went to settle there."
"Once the population grows to a certain point, it will naturally breed countless resources, professionals, wise men, counselors, and top masters."
"However, the premise of all this is based on a large amount of gold coins. This is the case for King Augu today, and the same is true for the Napawa Federation."
"Our Tiegou Island has limited capabilities. We cannot afford to serve those peak experts, nor do we have the room to recruit a large number of professionals. But if we have more warships, I believe that I, the financial officer, can still get the gold coins." "The shortage of supplies is indeed a serious problem, but when did our Tiegou Island ever get rich? If you have to blame the people who died, you can only blame yourself for not having a good life. It's better to go back to the old age and rebuild it as soon as possible."
"But one thing I'm worried about is that Crab Island's current development speed has surpassed ours. This is a helpless situation in a corner of the world, but it is not without solutions."
"I propose to open the route to the Principality of Floy today, even as far as South Antler Port, which is adjacent to the Trolls. As for the dark elves and pure-blood elves, we'd better not mess around."
An old man whose face was covered by a hood said softly. The weird hand was holding the teacup, and his fingers were stirring inside it.
This man's name is Dorn, and he is the financial officer of Tiegou Island. He is in charge of all the money. However, due to a strange disease when he was young, every inch of his skin is like fish scales, and as long as he is exposed to the sun, he will suffer severe pain.
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As the eldest of the four people present, Dorn first agreed with the commander's proposal, but at the same time he pointed out the biggest drawback of Iron Hook Island.
Limited by its territorial area, Tiegou Island’s development ceiling is very low. At least it is not at the same level as other principalities in the Augu Continent.
Therefore, being able to promise to provide the construction cost of the warship is already the greatest ability of his financial officer, and it is also the limit that Tiegou Island can currently bear.
"Since both of you have expressed your thoughts, I can't remain silent."
"I propose that from now on, our Tiegou Island will begin to develop into an 'elite territory' and only provide supplies to those who are useful. As for the poor and low-level professionals, their lives are a waste of air."
"In addition, Island Master, you should also be careful about that Campbell. Although this person appears to be a brother to our Tiegou Island, he always reveals his cunning."
"And his wife is even more of a little fox. You may be able to keep a secret, but the mistress, Stella, is an honest person with a simple personality."
"As for dispersing part of the combat force to Sunset Cliff, I think we can even let the young island master go together. You must know that those dark elf killers are all inhuman beasts."
The Archon of Iron Hook Island, Finger Severer Vogel finally said. As the chief steward of Iron Hook Island, he is naturally the one with the most say.
And in Vogel's mind, whether a territory is stable and peaceful is the only criterion to prove its degree of civilization. War-torn raging is not anyone's goal. Only by increasing the speed of development can we compete with other principalities in the future.
"Then let's do it, but the content of today's meeting is to clarify the relationship between Crab Island and the Principality of Cambay."
"In addition, all matters related to the dark elves will be overseen by Commander Vanessa, and we must be proactive."
"As the owner of Tiegou Island, although I cannot change any situation, I will not be alone."
"I believe every word of the three of you, so just go ahead and do it. If anything happens, I will handle it."
Russell, the owner of Tiegou Island, closed the last official document, and his whole aura suddenly changed. The calm and capable look of the previous second disappeared, replaced by a silly and upright look.