The mage arrives

Gordon's words made Duo Maosai suddenly enlightened.He hammered his right palm with his left hand, and laughed loudly: "Haha, that's right! The north of the Sea of ​​Steam is the southeast of Changxia Province, which is one of the most prosperous areas in Freyton. And the east of the Sea of ​​Steam is The Wilfast area is the busiest and most commercially developed area in the entire Northern Continent. If we can establish waterways leading to these two places, our products will definitely be sold. In addition, we may even have the strength to build an ocean-going fleet in the future. Crossing the Sea of ​​Stars to the south and reaching the desert empire across the sea, we will gain even more wealth."

"You're right. So the top priority is to build a fleet that belongs to us. And in the future, not only hair removal agents, but I can also develop new products that are in high demand."

Duro asked: "You mean that wonderful textile called 'Nylon'?"

"Yes." Gordon nodded.

What he was talking about was, of course, the white fiber fruit he had collected in the Cold Mist Mountains before going deep into the Black Spider Cave to fight the black dragon Timodaros.After the spider eats this fruit, it can spit out spider silk similar in nature to nylon on earth.Gordon happened to have a few sycamores in his hand.He believes that as long as he spends a certain amount of time, he will definitely be able to create nylon, a textile with special magic power, in the world of Telos.

When the stockings are manufactured, I don't know how many people will be crazy about this great invention.

And countless gold coins will naturally fall into Gordon's pocket continuously.

"I believe that following the lord, life will get better and better in the future." Douro looked forward to it.

But build a trade fleet.It costs a lot.The funds in Gordon's hands, if the necessary expenses for maintaining the territory are taken into account, it is not known whether there is enough money to build ships.

And to sail in a sea of ​​steam.Experienced sailors are essential.

Because in the center of this sea area, there is an active volcano named "Baiyun".

The reason why a volcano has such a soft and poetic name as "Baiyun" is because this volcano is very peculiar, erupting a large amount of water vapor all the year round.Moreover, the Sea of ​​Steam is actually a huge bay. Because of the climate, the sea is filled with thick fog all year round.In addition, there are complex terrains such as dense islands and hidden reefs in the sea, and there are no experienced sailors to lead them.When the fleet is sailing in the sea of ​​steam, it is very easy to get lost, and accidents such as running aground on rocks occur.

In addition to the harsh natural conditions.What's more troublesome is that there are many pirates active in this sea area.They hide among the many islands, always relying on the cover of fog that frequently appears on the sea to attack merchant ships.Loot wealth.

So Gordon really wants to form a fleet that belongs to the Freeman family.And the development of maritime trade did not happen overnight.

The establishment of maritime trade routes is not an easy task that can be accomplished overnight, and land trade routes are not so easy to build.

The seat of the Freeman family is Cloudscale City in the south of the Haven Peninsula, while Black Iron City in the north is clearly the sphere of influence of the so-called "King of Haven" Abel Aldrich.In addition, the Frey family colluded with the Aldrich family in the southwest of the Changxia province, and the north across the entire region.The mountainous dense forests that isolated the Haiwen Peninsula from the mainland of the empire like a barrier wanted to establish a stable road access.I'm afraid it won't be easy either.

If the Aldridge family turned against him, which was almost certain to happen, then the northern access to the territory would be cut off.At that time, I am afraid that they will be isolated from the world for a long time.

Hope for the best and plan for the worst is Gordon's principle of conduct.So he has to think about how to support himself if he is isolated for a long time.Although Gordon's main purpose for obtaining the Haiwen Peninsula as a fief is for the spring of magic power.But if you can't even stand firm, and the territory is a mess, how can you free up your hands to build the mage tower that requires a lot of manpower and material resources?

"It is impossible to understand the current situation of the Haiwen Peninsula just through the official documents of the empire. After arriving here, I realized that there are many differences between imagination and reality. We still need a lot of field investigations before we can get really useful information." Gordon looked at the In the night, the sea of ​​steam that had begun to gradually fog up sighed.

Du Luo yelled "My lord, wait a minute", and ran away in a hurry - it's rare that he can have such agility despite his bloated body.

The adventurer-turned-businessman ran to the beach not far away, chatted with a fisherman who was repairing his nets, and after a while, waved to Gordon.

"Is something wrong?" Gordon asked as he walked over.

"My lord, I'm helping you with a field investigation." Douro explained, "When I was an adventurer, whenever I went to a strange place, I would chat with the local people, maybe I could get something Useful information."

The fishermen who repaired the fishing nets were the most typical low-level people. He didn't even know the meaning of Gordon's title of "Earl of Haven".Perhaps in the eyes of this fisherman, all the nobles are the same, and he only needs to pay the taxes honestly, and bow down to say hello when he sees the nobles.

But even so, Gordon got a lot of information from the chats between Douro and the fishermen.

This fifty-year-old fisherman with tanned skin turned out to be a monk halfway through.Three years ago, he was an ordinary farmer living in the southern part of the peninsula, farming more than ten acres of land.

Taking the Isthmus of Cork as the benchmark, the Haven Peninsula is divided into north and south regions of almost equal size.The mountains and subtropical jungles in the north, which produce mineral deposits and timber, are now completely controlled by the Aldrich family.In the south, there are mostly swampy jungles and plains with dense river networks, where crops such as tobacco and cotton can be grown.

However, in recent years, the crop production in the south of the Haiwen Peninsula has been gradually declining, even to the point where it is difficult to make ends meet.It is precisely for this reason that the fisherman put down his hoe and picked up his fishing net to go to sea to make a living.

"The land is becoming more and more barren, because the gods in Vesula Mountain are angry! He is angry that someone has disturbed his peaceful life on the Haiwen Peninsula, and he will soon wake up and set off a catastrophe." The fisherman took With an expression of piety and fear, he vowed to Gordon.

Mount Vesula is located in the south of the Haven Peninsula and is the highest mountain in the entire region.Since ancient times, the aborigines of the peninsula have worshiped this mountain as a god.Around this mountain, many legends and myths have also been born.

However, from Gordon's professional perspective as a mage, most of these legends are nonsense.What the fishermen said before me is that the land on the peninsula is becoming more and more barren, resulting in a decrease in crop production.

When confronted with the unexplainable unknown, the wise seek to find out.And the fool will make up a story to deceive himself.

However, if the land mentioned by the other party is becoming more and more barren and the phenomenon of crop yield reduction is true, then it will be troublesome.

"Could it be that as soon as he takes office, he has to solve the famine problem?"

Before arriving at the destination, Gordon found that there were many problems that he urgently needed to solve.But for the two magical springs on the Haiwen Peninsula, he did not regret his choice.

Gordon chatted for a while with the fisherman who had lived on the Haiwen Peninsula all his life, and the other person's face suddenly changed, and he said in panic, "Master, a ship is coming, it's a pirate!"

"Pirates?" Gordon asked suspiciously.

His hearing was much stronger than that of the old fisherman, and he heard strange sounds from the distant sea just now.But as a northerner, he didn't know what these sounds meant, and thought they were just waves blown by the night wind.

However, the old fishermen, who were far more familiar with the sea environment than Gordon, were able to spot the incoming enemy one step ahead of Gordon.

Hearing what the fishermen said, Gordon took a closer look at the foggy sea.In the deep night, relying on the night vision ability brought by the successor of blood, he finally saw clearly, on the sea about 700 meters away from the shore, there was a black shadow approaching the shore.

"Duro, go and inform Captain Chuck to bring 100 people over." Gordon ordered.

"Yes, my lord."

After the short and fat businessman ran away, Gordon sent the old fisherman away: "Go back to the village quickly, and let the villagers pay attention not to run around. There will be a battle in a while, and I don't want any accidental injuries."

The old fishermen who lived by the sea had also seen pirates. Although those vicious guys generally looked down on poor fishing villages, the few robberies still left a deep and painful impression on him.Hearing Gordon's words, the old fisherman immediately stumbled and ran back to the fishing village.

With himself alone, Gordon sprang into action.He threw three lighting spells into the mid-air in the distance, instantly illuminating the dark night like day.

Although the sea fog was still as thick as veil, Gordon managed to see the situation on the sea clearly.

The imaginary pirate galleon was not seen.Continuously driving towards the shore were twelve assault boats lined up.These small boats have a small black sail with the iconic skull pattern painted on it.On each assault boat were eight to ten pirates wearing turbans, short shirts, and sailor machetes.

They were paddling hard, trying to catch up with a frantically fleeing boat ahead.

The fleeing boat had no sails, and moved only by oars.A flag fluttered in the wind at the bow, with a golden phoenix reborn from the ashes painted on it.

"I seem to have seen this flag somewhere..." Gordon narrowed his eyes slightly.

Suddenly, he heard a few more sweet voices, which came along the sea breeze.It turned out that on the boat that was hunted down, all the warriors wearing fiery red armor and rowing oars were women.

A slender woman with a sword was standing at the bow, encouraging her companions.Her short blue hair, which is similar to the sea, is particularly conspicuous under the light of the arcane light. (To be continued..)