The red moon returns

Chapter 107 Herd

This is St. Anton Port in the Twin Towers District of Rhine City, the busiest inland port in Rhine City.

The long whistle startled countless waterbirds, and the clear birdsong floated to the clouds, making the blue sky deeper and deeper. The pier made of solid bluestone is dozens of meters long, and its edges are covered with traces of water erosion. The cool breeze mixed with moist water vapor blows towards the face.

It is embarrassing to say that Lynch had lived in the Rhine for twenty years, but he had almost never been to a port, let alone boarded a pier.

This place is busier than the train station in the Cross District. Thousands of business travelers and customers are always gathered in the port square. Large quantities of goods are traded before they even leave the port. Groups of workers waiting to be hired are always gathered on the dock. , enthusiasm and sweat even made the temperature rise a few degrees.

"Come on, come on, my goods have arrived."

"Guys, do you want to unload the goods? Our brothers have a lot of strength. We guarantee that it will be fast and stable, and the goods will never be damaged."

"Come and see, the cheapest food supplies today are five shillings a box."

"Come in and take a look. We have the best ready-made clothes and blankets from Rhine here. The prices are cheap. You will definitely not lose money if you take them back to Norin on the ship."

"Extra number, extra number, the Organ lost contact last night, and the Shipping Association has issued a large reward."

At least tens of thousands of people gathered in the entire port, which made Lynch, a traveler who had seen real crowds of people, unable to help but marvel. This was just an ordinary morning on an ordinary day. Calculating this, there were probably hundreds of thousands in Rhine City alone. People depended on ports and shipping for their meals.

The experience of my hometown can confirm that once the cheaper land route is opened, at least more than half of these people will be without food. Although it is possible to find other ways out in the end, what about before that? Not to mention the capital attached to shipping, just these dock workers and small businessmen are enough to cause big troubles.

My hometown used to be willing to ban the sea in order to have food for millions of water workers. This shows how big the impact is. I should investigate it if I have the opportunity. I am afraid there is a lot of opposition here. They are so arrogant and take the money they have advanced. As a reward, you must complete the task beautifully and be worthy of others' kindness.

While Lin Qi was thinking about it, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded in his ears. Then a group of people rushed to a pier, dispersed the workers waiting for work, and completely emptied the pier.

They were a group of strong men, wearing red and blue uniforms, carrying heavy rifles, sabers on their waists, and round metal helmets on their heads. These were the standard Rhine Governor's Guards, the local army in the Rhine region.

what's the situation? Will the army clear the area directly? What happened? Is this necessary?

Seeing that Archbishop Trinleys beside him did not show any surprise, Lynch watched quietly from the side. As the dock was cleared, a horn sounded.

As the sailboat hanging the Holy Emblem of Dark Night slowly entered the harbor, you could see dozens of sailors in red and black uniforms standing neatly on the side of the ship.

It looks like they are also an army, they are...

"That's the Central Army from Nolan's side. They were asked by the church to participate in the escort."

"Such a tight security?" Lin Qi frowned, feeling something was wrong, "Even using the armies on both sides? Are you usually so cautious when transporting supplies?"

"What is carried on the ship is the materials allocated by the church's main hall to the local area. They are all high-value items such as secret medicines, scrolls or mysterious materials. It is true that some wanted soul-shifters will attack the goods, but relying on the protection of the church can It's enough to cope with it, and usually there is no need to mobilize the Rand navy on a large scale."

The archbishop hesitated for a moment and then explained:

"But this time we need to transport Lady Crimson's sacred memories, the main palace is more cautious. We asked a master who is proficient in prophecy to make a prediction and found that this transportation may encounter trouble. To be on the safe side, we raised the safety level to Highest."

"Has someone been targeting you?" Lin Qi's expression was a little tangled, "Isn't he targeting the sacred memory?"

"Probably not. It means little to others except you. You don't have to worry. Everyone involved in the escort, including the Rand Navy, is very professional. They have carried out countless escort missions and have experience. It’s rich and the level is trustworthy, so there won’t be any problems.” Lynch felt the blood vessels in his forehead throbbing: “I always feel that something will go wrong if you say this.”

"Oh, I'm just an ordinary person. I don't have the prophecy ability like you soul-shifters. Look, it's almost over."

The ship had entered the berth and was moving forward slowly. Four men wearing dark night robes and swords walked out of the cabin, carrying two large wooden boxes. A six-star priest followed behind them, holding a The small, square box looks like it is made of pure metal from a distance.

"alert!"

As soon as this group of people appeared, the sailors dressed as officers immediately shouted orders, and then all the sailors who stayed on the ship immediately guarded the priests, looking around cautiously, and always keeping vigilance.

The local army on the shore was also ready to respond. Not only did they clear the dock of idlers in time, but before the ship entered the berth, they fired several salvos at the water to eliminate all hidden dangers. Then they held the gun at the dock. Get in position.

It seemed that he was indeed very professional. As soon as Lin Qi's heart was relieved, he heard the soldiers clearing the area exclaiming in low voices.

"what is that?"

Just as the ship was entering the port, a black spot suddenly appeared above the river behind it. The black spot quickly grew in size. It was dozens of huge birds of prey, lining up in a neat line and swooping down in the direction of the ship.

"Continue to enter the harbor while the others meet the enemy." The sailor officer himself stood beside the priests and ordered calmly and loudly, "Pay attention to the things hanging on their bodies. It may be gunpowder. Prepare to shoot. Don't let them get close. .”

The speed of the raptor was quite fast. In an instant, it was over the river and swooped down towards the large ship that was turning to the berth.

As expected of well-trained professional soldiers, there was no panic at all. Both the sailors on the ship and the local troops on the shore neatly raised their muzzles and pointed them in the direction of the raptor, and then gunshots rang out at the same time.

Blood splattered and screams continued.

The raptors were blasted one by one in the air, but before they fell, the packages hanging on their bodies were also blasted, and a large amount of dust was sprayed out. The dust immediately exploded as soon as it hit the air, turning the exploded raptors into balls of fire. Using the inertia of the dive, they crashed down around the ship like meteors and fire showers.

"Oops, keep shooting and keep them at bay."

The big ship is entering the port, surrounded by docks and other ships. Once the fireballs fall down, not only will the big ship be set on fire, everyone on board will fall into the water, but the docks and other ships will also be affected.

For a time, all the soldiers could only shoot desperately into the air, trying to shoot down these burning birds of prey in advance.

The effect was quite remarkable. After all, there was still some distance, and these were dead objects that could not dodge. Most of them were quickly shot down, leaving only a few fireballs hitting the dock. The flames could be extinguished easily, but not yet. When the officers and priests were congratulated for this, there were soldiers nearby pointing to the river and exclaiming.

Just when everyone was attracted by the raptors and fireballs in the sky, three water lines quietly approached the ship.

They were three large finless porpoises with man-made objects tied to their bodies. Although I didn’t know what they were, I could tell from the raptors just now that they were definitely not good things and were probably explosives.

The soldiers on the shore turned their guns one after another, but it was too late. Three finless porpoises were already close to the bottom of the boat.

　I have something to do at home tomorrow, so I may have to ask for leave. The details will be subject to the actual update.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)