A strange world

Chapter 251 Chapter 104. A perfunctory birthday

"One piece of good news, one piece of bad news."

Not long after, Annan told Olmedo exactly what he said.

"Tell me the good news."

At this time, Olmedo was still signing decrees at the city lord's palace.

Annan opened his mouth and found that he couldn't start with the good news: "You have to hear the bad news first."

Olmedo paused and smiled helplessly: "Let's break the bad news first."

"The New Initial approached the Obiris Strait after two months of sailing, and they discovered traces of the Skaven."

Olmedo put down his quill and said to the corner of the room, "Tina, I'm going to Xingyue Bay."

Stepping into the portal, she appeared in Annan's study. This isn't Olmedo's first time here, but it's his first time at night. The sea, the breeze, and the quiet towns make up a peaceful night.

"Let's go out and talk."

Annan nodded and asked Abby to stay behind to look after the house. He and Olmedo came to the street and walked towards the bay.

"Tell me what happened."

"The McCann clan's sacred weapon, the Rat Man, appeared there..." Annan later recounted the experience on board the New Initial to Olmedo.

"This is really bad news..." Olmedo sighed. She once pessimistically believed that the rat men would come back, but it was too fast and menacing.

"What's more good news?"

"We got the news months in advance. It will take a long time for the McKean clan to get over and break through all the obstacles. Their target may not be Star Moon Bay."

"Looks like three pieces of good news."

Annan and Olmedo came to the coastal street, which was a little more lively. The distant taverns and voices on the beach were brought by the wind.

"We have to be prepared... a clan of ratmen will not go north for no reason." Olmedo said.

"Maybe it has something to do with the loss of contact with their rat gods?"

"Who knows..."

If scholars write history in the future, they may regard the Saint Laurent calendar as the beginning of a turbulent year—the gods lost contact, humans lost their shelter, and the rat men were ready to take action...

The vast bay did not improve Olmedo's mood: "I have tried more than a dozen ways to make Breeze City as prosperous and solid as the southern city-states, but without exception, they have all failed..."

"You didn't fail, you identified a dozen ways that didn't work."

At this time, a figure squeezed over: "You never said that to me."

Annan expressed his disgust: "Because you swallowed a thousand gold coins from me and got out a piece of oil!"

"What is oil?" Olmedo asked curiously.

"A violent oil that not even water can quench."

"Wouldn't that be nice?"

"One pound for a guinea."

"I take that back."

Annan continued to stare at Michael: "Aren't you going to refine gunpowder?"

"Damn it, I didn't exploit those mage apprentices so much!" Michael complained as he ran out, and then he was stunned when Annan said "The rat men are coming": "What?"

"One good news, one bad news...forget it." Annan told Michael what he had said to Olmedo.

"Are we just going to watch them come over?"

"So I'm urging you to refine gunpowder... When the Frost Giants invaded, if we had gunpowder, we wouldn't be in so much trouble." Annan said seriously.

"...I'll go right away and recruit some more mage apprentices for me!"

Michael hurried back to his alchemy room.

"Are we considered Ruikaner people?" Annan looked back.

"certainly."

"Then can we ask the Royal Capital for help?"

As the funnel-shaped Kingdom of Rikaner, the McKenen ratmen going north must have passed through half of the Kingdom of Rikaner, and maybe the royal capital was also on their way... They couldn't remain indifferent.

"The royal capital may not pay attention to this. They are fighting to the death to support the new king. The nobles who used to shock Ruikaner every time they died are now dying every day..."

"I do not know how?"

Evelin is still racking her brains for each issue of "Xingyue Bay News".

Olmedo looked around Xingyue Bay and said nothing. Annan understood what she meant - he was so focused on Xingyue Bay that he didn't even know what was happening in Breeze City recently.

"They won't still be fighting for power when the Skaven invade."

"You still don't know the nobles well enough... If the nobles cannot survive, they will only try their best to drag the enemy down..." Olmedo felt pessimistic, but still accepted the suggestion: "Just try what you said. , a letter doesn’t cost much.”

The recipient of the letter will be the second prince. He signed Annan's pioneering order, and he had some advantages in the battle for the throne.

When Olmedo was about to go back, a fiery red arrow fell on the fence.

Annan took out the letter paper and money bag from Huo Ya's ankle and came under the magic street lamp.

【My orphan brother:】

[Oh, you must have forgotten that you have two sisters. When you are trying to figure out whether their name is Jesse or Nana, the birthday gift your forgotten sister prepared for you]

[Congratulations, you are one step closer to adulthood tomorrow. But remember little Annan, stay away from women outside until you reach adulthood! 】

Aunt Susan's little Annan is doting, the Elf Tutor's little Annan is greedy, and Leila's little Annan is threatening.

The time I chose at random happened to be Levi's birthday...

Annan opened his purse and took out a pair of wool socks - he guessed they were gifts prepared by Leila, because the names of Itilia and Leila were written on the bottom of the socks... The eldest sister was not that stupid.

And giving wool socks in the summer is so silly.

"I will prepare your gift." Olmedo said next to him.

Annan did not publicize his birthday, only his friends knew it. But I still received many gifts the next day. Annan's most anticipated gift was Tasia's, but she still hadn't returned from the front line. Hope there are no surprises...

…

Wow – Wow –

The sound of armor clashing echoed in the dull and depressing castle.

Stepping past the groaning wounded, passing through the shining windows, and stepping onto the corridor covered with sticky blood, a figure in armor broke into the hall and reported to his lord:

"Lord Mogaro, a ship is coming outside..."

In the gloomy morning, the mage who cast the levitation spell landed on the deck.

He was keenly aware that the water element on this ship was extremely rich. He looked at the two figures surrounded by the crew, raised his head and said to them: "In the name of Lord Mogaro Shide, I am issuing a call to you, immediately-"

"Sorry, we came from the north just to investigate the rat clan." Francois refused.

"You..." The elite mage suddenly saw a large group of water elements pouring out of the cabin, and his strong threat turned into a plea: "...please help us."

Francois admired the castle that held out all night amid the rat tide, and promised: "I will ask the King of the North for you."