When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 1092 Black Tower Port

Waves crashed against the sky, seagulls circled the masts, and the spice ship Golden Sheep, having replenished its water and supplies, set sail once more.

Danio's tutoring these past few days hasn't been entirely fruitless.

He quickly used his fluent Baroque language to buy a local clan's navigation flag for twice the normal price.

By flying this flag, they can resupply at nearby ports along the way.

Heading south along the western continent where the royal court is located, the sun becomes increasingly intense the further south you go.

Even though it was already November, the scorching sun still seemed to hang high above their heads as if it were an endless August.

Despite his initial loss of composure after his initial spice-selling blunder, Ezuan quickly regained his composure.

It's good that they stayed in the Western Continent for a long time, because he also needed to gather some intelligence about the royal court.

Moreover, according to rumors circulating among merchants, in many no-man's-land areas inhabited by vampires and ogres, there also exists a large number of Elian resistance fighters known as "Baggards."

Perhaps it could be a force that can be utilized.

So even though it wasn't always necessary to disembark for supplies, whenever they encountered a supply port, Ezuan would disembark to investigate and gather intelligence.

However, compared to the elusive Bagodas, the southern part of the royal court is now filled with news of war.

Danio was quite concerned about these war-related news items.

That day, Ezuan greeted the people on the transport boat and climbed up the rope ladder.

As soon as I stepped onto the deck, I saw Danio leaning against the ship's railing.

“Good afternoon, Brother Ezuan.” Danio extended his hand to Ezuan.

"Good afternoon." Taking Danio's hand and boarding the ship, Ezuan said somewhat embarrassedly, "Look at me, I always procrastinate like this, it's such a waste of time. I won't go down to the next port."

Danio waved his hands repeatedly: "No delay, no delay, this is one of the purposes of our trip."

Moreover, given the magnitude of what has happened at the royal court, we must gather as much intelligence as possible and send it to His Majesty.”

After persuading Ezuan several times, Danio finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ezuan had changed his mind.

Danio was actually happy that Essuan disembarked to gather intelligence, as this, while seemingly slowing down the journey, actually gave him more time to catch up on his studies.

Judging from how smoothly his previous flag-buying incident went, he seems to have some business acumen.

Although they couldn't complete their business in two months, at least those arrested businessmen left behind their business plans.

Although Moonlight Bay encountered problems from the very beginning of the plan, heading south should make little difference.

Maybe they can manage to get through this one!
"How is the civil war in the royal court going?" Danio asked with genuine curiosity as he sat on the stairs at the bow of the ship.

“It’s hard to say, I’m still organizing.” Ezuan held a thick notebook. “This Serfaye rose to power too quickly. I still can’t figure out how she convinced those ogre warlords.”

Vampires and ogres have a secret pact that has lasted for thousands of years. It is said that the pact was signed under the watchful eye of the Eternal Lord when the royal court was established.

The ogre warlords might be able to suppress the smaller clans, but in the face of the thirteen noble clans, they have always been swift lackeys.

This Serfaye Thetis is a second-generation vampire who rose to power by joining the Thetis clan.

In just two years, he rose through the ranks at lightning speed, becoming a vampire count in no time.

Now, he has used the volcanic eruption to slaughter the princes of eight clans and has even proclaimed himself the Lord of the Royal Court.

As for the noble vampires who remained in the City of No Light, apart from the Thetis family, seven or eight out of ten were slaughtered.

This naturally enraged the thirteen noble clans, and the remaining four princes immediately raised the banner of revenge.

Nearly twenty provinces of the royal court responded enthusiastically, contributing money and manpower to organize a coalition army of nearly 300,000 to launch a northern expedition, determined to recapture Wuguang City.

Of course, seven or eight provinces also chose to remain neutral and avoid war, calling themselves the Southern Mutual Protection Alliance.

As for Serfaye, she only had the support of three provinces, and even the ogres in the south were on her side.

"Even if she occupies the most populous and prosperous Kinki Province, she still wouldn't be a match for the Allied Forces, would she?"

“That’s the strange thing.” Flipping through the notes on his lap, Ezuan pulled out his precious Dick fountain pen. “The ones at a disadvantage right now are the Southern Allied Forces. I’m giving them too much credit by saying they’re at a disadvantage.”

To be precise, on the battlefield, their 300,000-strong allied army suffered repeated defeats after achieving some initial victories.

With key fortresses and cities falling one after another, the advantages accumulated by the Southern Allied Forces in the early stages have been almost entirely wiped out in the last half month.

"Is there some exaggeration in that 300,000-strong army?" "Even if you remove the weakest skeleton and zombie soldiers, there are still 200,000 troops."

In the royal court, all vampires are obligated to serve in the army, while the lower-ranking blood slaves and human races are not.

Conscripting 200,000 vampires at once, while not the limit for the royal court, was still a serious undertaking.

"How did that Serfaye in the north achieve his victory?"

"I don't know. It's said that the vampires on Serfaye's side use a special explosive blood magic, which is said to be the key to victory or defeat."

However, so far we have not received any evidence to prove this, and it can only be taken as a reference.

Esuan closed his notebook and gazed northward: "This time, the thirteen clans have united in a rare move."

Heading south from Moonlight Bay, the Golden Sheep cruise ship had a smooth journey.

In Ezuan's prayers, in Danio's curses, in Paolina's lamentations.

The spice ship Golden Sheep arrived at Black Tower, the largest port in the southern provinces of the royal court, in just two weeks.

Standing at the bow of the ship, you can see the famous landmark of Heta Harbour, the 100-meter-high Black Rock Lighthouse.

This time, nothing went wrong.

They passed the tax collector's inspection smoothly, and following the regulations that Danio had memorized, the goods were counted, stamped, and sealed...

That afternoon, they successfully entered the port before sunset.

Golden sunlight spilled onto the bow of the ship, and the distant pier drew ever closer, while Danio and the others began to tidy their clothes and luggage.

As the largest port in the south, Black Tower Port naturally had commercial outposts for imperial merchants.

Danio's first task on this trip will undoubtedly be to make contact with these business hubs and then quickly seek outside help.

That makes sense, since you're new here and need to hire someone who knows the area.

If he does a good job, Danio wouldn't mind giving this friend he's never met a chance.

Give me more responsibilities and more opportunities to hone my skills. It's not that I, Danielo, am unwilling to take on responsibilities; it's that the Holy League needs talented people.

Where do talented people come from? They are developed through experience.

Danio is already a talent; he doesn't need further training.

Once it's all done, would Captain Danio really be stingy with writing him an excellent promotion report?
The Golden Sheep entered the berth, where ships were packed tightly together, so close together that one could even jump from the deck of one ship to another.

The sailors had already taken the ship's ropes and tied them to the dock, while simultaneously sinking the anchor, which stabilized the ship loaded with spices.

Carrying a set of spices with him, Danio, led by Paolina, ran non-stop toward the local Imperial Merchants' Guild.

In trade between the Empire and the Royal Court, both sides would set up merchant guilds in various coastal regions.

An individual businessman often brings together a group of partners, employees, trade agents, distributors, and so on, much like a spider web.

Danio knew that as long as he could get in touch with the Chamber of Commerce, he could quickly find an interested agent, even if he had to give up some profits.

In fact, this is the role of chambers of commerce.

It provides all chamber of commerce members with opportunities for joint ventures and guarantees of credit.

Five hundred years ago, merchants still sailed their small boats alone.

Nowadays, however, it's about forming cliques and factions, not about life and death, but about human relationships and social interactions.

The Imperial Merchants' Guild has a whole street in Black Tower Harbor, with guilds from all over the world and various countries lining both sides.

Danio quickly found the Windmill Village Chamber of Commerce, which he knew well. It was located in an old warehouse with high walls on all sides.

There were dormitories, taverns, trade fairgrounds, and even private soldiers patrolling.

Danio arrived at the door and confidently handed over his calling card.

Putting aside the Holy Alliance's image in Windmill Land, its reputation alone is enough to make them look at it with more respect.

It didn't take long for Danio to receive a reply—

"Where did this beggar come from? Get out of the way!"

(End of this chapter)