It's early August, and the weather in the southern part of the mainland is getting even hotter.
South of the Principality of Kane, on the Black Sea.
The Evil Black Sea is located to the south of the Scarlet Continent, where sea monsters are rampant and pirates are rampant. Any ship sailing on the Evil Black Sea will run the risk of being attacked by sea monsters and pirates.
The sun is blazing in the sky, and there is no coolness on the blue sea.
Jackal Locke stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the sea quietly with red eyes.
"Chief, the losses have been calculated!" Assistant Porter hurriedly came to Locke's side.
Locke turned around and angrily threw the Kraken's head on the ground, which he had been holding in his hand. Venting his anger against the Kraken, he looked at his assistant Porter and motioned for him to continue.
"Due to the Kraken's attack, a total of six of our large ships were damaged and can no longer continue sailing. Four large ships are still intact. Of the one thousand jackal warriors brought this time, we lost 352 people, and one more
More than a hundred people were seriously injured..."
Listening to Porter's report, Locke was furious, and his dog-like face seemed to be covered with frost. Nearly half of the Jackal warriors were lost before they reached their destination. The loss of the warriors greatly deepened the journey.
The danger is great, and if you are not careful, you may be in danger of being wiped out.
Locke and his group of gnolls came from the Kingdom of Azar, one of the three major gnoll kingdoms. Ten days ago, under the farewell of the gnoll king, Locke, as the leader, set out with the gnoll warriors on ten large ships.
Due to the existence of the Yenogu Kingdom, the gnoll kingdom in the north, the Azar Kingdom is restricted to the southeastern corner of the continent.
The sea is to the south and west, and the Black Dragon Mountains are to the east, which greatly limits the development of the kingdom. Jackals are not good at planting, so the kingdom's annual harvest can only barely cope with it. This year, there is an insect plague in the kingdom. Many places in the kingdom have failed to harvest. The kingdom has already
I can't hold it any longer.
In order to deal with the plight of the kingdom, the king led the army to launch a war against the Yenogu Kingdom, trying to overcome the kingdom's predicament by plundering the Yenogu Kingdom. Unfortunately, the Yenogu Kingdom was stronger than imagined, and the army retreated in defeat.
, but the Yenogu Kingdom was also harmed by the insect plague. It was busy plundering the human Luo Empire and had no time to launch an attack on the kingdom.
The Kingdom of Azar, which failed to plunder, could only think of another way. At the suggestion of a certain big leader, the Kingdom of Azar decided to launch a plunder plan against the Principality of Kane across the Black Dragon Mountains by sea. Locke was the vanguard and was responsible for
Explore various information about the Principality of Kane.
Unfortunately, not long after setting off, the fleet was attacked by the evil black sea monster. After repelling the sea monster, the fleet lost nearly half of its strength.
"Why don't you go on? Keep talking!" Locke, who came back to his senses, found that Potter had stopped.
"Chief, although we have brought the supplies from the damaged ship to the remaining four large ships, we have lost a lot of supplies due to the Kraken. We may...may not be able to survive...the Principality of Kane." Bo
Te said with worry in his eyes.
"Chief, I suggest you return to the kingdom first and re-supply before setting off!" Potter gave advice.
"No!" Locke decisively rejected Potter's proposal. This was an opportunity that he had finally fought for. If he returned halfway like this, he would not only be ridiculed by those guys, but he would also most likely disappoint the king who had high expectations for him.
Locke took out a shabby nautical map made of sheepskin from his arms. There were still faint route marks on the map. This map was a collection in the royal treasury. It has been more than a hundred years old. The origin of the map cannot be verified.
, but through vague navigation maps, it can be determined that a hundred years ago, opposite the Black Dragon Mountains was the Principality of Kane.
"If the direction is correct, we will pass an unnamed island marked on the map in a few days. As long as we hold on until we get to the island, we can get the supplies we want." Locke said firmly.
"Yes, leader." Potter was about to retreat.
"Wait a minute, Potter." Locke looked at Potter expressionlessly and said, "Send the seriously injured soldiers away! You should know they won't last long." Soldiers who are injured in battle can still rely on themselves if their injuries are not too serious.
To heal, if you are seriously injured, you can only wait for death, unless you can get a magical fruit with healing properties. Unfortunately, the magical fruit is so precious that it is not available in the fleet.
Porter lowered his head, stopped talking, and exited the bow.
Locke knew that Porter didn't want to lose any more Gnoll warriors, but it was a pity that deceiving himself was useless. The seriously injured warriors would definitely not survive, so it was better to kill them and save supplies for other warriors.
As long as we get to the Principality of Kane, everything will get better. Locke comforted himself in his heart.
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Principality of Kane, Qinghuang Territory.
After a lot of time of investigation, Fabia finally completed the task assigned to him by Allen in early August.
"Lord Baron, after a long period of statistics, the population of the territory has been clearly investigated. According to statistics, the total population of the territory is 8,672 people, including 2,800 serfs. My subordinates have calculated the total population of each person in the territory.
The information is stored in the prepared warehouse." Fabia smiled at Allen.
"Fabia did a good job on this matter. I want to give you a reward. What kind of reward do you think you need?" Allen was also happy that the matter could be resolved so quickly and said without hesitation.
"Lord Baron, haha, this is what I should do!" Fabia quickly refused with a smile on his face.
Allen looked at Fabia, who had gray hair, and said, "Fabia, have you ever thought about quitting your job as a political officer and going back to take care of your health? After all, you are not young anymore."
"Lord Baron..."
Allen looked at Fabia, who had been frightened for a year, and said sincerely: "Don't worry, I am serious about this matter. You are old and should step back. Don't be too tired."
Hearing Allen's words, Fabia hesitated in his heart. After all, it is not that simple to let go of the power that he has held for a long time. However, he then thought about how long he had been working on his body. Since the Baron said it, he still agreed.
For good.
"Thank you Baron for your concern, I am indeed not qualified for this position." Fabia said.
Looking at Fabia, Allen nodded in his mind. It seemed that Fabia was quite sensible and knew that since he proposed it, he was ready to implement it. If Fabia refused, Allen would forcefully withdraw him.
"Fabia, remember that your grandson Dulu has joined the territorial army?"
"Yes, Dulu joined the territorial army and trained with Mr. Antonio." Fabia confirmed.
"Tell him and let him train seriously. I promise to give him a chance to break through the knights, which will be considered as compensation for Fabia." Allen has no guilt for Fabia. This is just an explanation to Mrs. Lisa.
After all, Mrs. Lisa is also her mother.
"What! Thank you, Lord Baron, for your generosity!" After hearing this, Fabia became emotional, flushed, and thanked Allen for a while.
Looking at Fabia's back, Allen couldn't help but sigh. If Fabia was not taken down, his plan would not be easy to implement. After all, the Government Affairs Office had too much power. Only by removing Fabia would he be able to control the Government Affairs.