Arcane Lord

In the following days, Xia Duo would either go to the library to read during the day or do research on his own. Occasionally he would go to the permanent office of the Severington Council to inquire about the gathering of new citizens.

Of course, what is indispensable every day is to take a look at the port. While taking a walk, see if there is a fleet flying the flag of the Great Xia Territory.

As for the evening, I studied Feld's spell book with Niya. Until the end of the month, Feld's spell book had been identified and entered the real cracking stage, but the fleet still did not appear.

In addition, there will be two major events at the end of the month. One is that the Elfland Elf Kingdom has officially established diplomatic relations with Netheril, and the new city of Severton will be expanded to the south.

Rumor has it that Irfaran is unwilling to use the same embassy area as Cormanso. In addition to building a new trade area, the most important thing is to build the Irfaran embassy.

However, this news has not been confirmed by the people in charge of the Seven Towers.

Another major event is what Shado himself thinks. The Severnton Council issued a military operation. The territories belonging to the Seven Towers Group jointly sent troops, led by the Grand Arcanist Badigal personally, to cooperate with the Danzo Dwarf Kingdom to clear the underground passages. .

Of course, just like that, Shado would not think that this matter would have much impact. The most important thing is that the Sevington Parliament set up a special army for this operation and will always be stationed in the underground passage in the future.

This has a different meaning. It is also the first time that Xia Duo knows that there were Nese people involved in the construction of the underground passage. Perhaps in the past, they just shelved the controversy, but now it is a different kind of "since ancient times."

In addition, the impact of underground passages on maritime trade routes is also worth studying.

Of course, this is not Chateau's research field.

…

At noon that day, Xia Duo finished his meal and did not return directly to Giles Tower. Instead, he took a detour and prepared to go to Severton West Port to have a look. Most ships from the south docked here.

At this time, it has been more than a month since the territorial fleet set off. Compared with the last round trip which only took two months, this trip took a lot longer.

Of course, considering the actual situation, from the south to Severton, one has to pass through many sections of rivers, most of which are countercurrents. Only in winter can the river be reached within a month if the water flow is gentle.

But now, May, also known as the snowmelt month, is already at the end of the month. It is spring and the water flow has increased, so the voyage will be longer.

Generally speaking, the situation is normal within two months. Although Xia Duo is a little anxious, he is not worried.

…

Although Severton is considered the capital of Netheril, strictly speaking, it is actually the territory of the Seven Towers Group. The huge flow of people gathered from the snowmelting competition naturally dispersed after the snowmelting competition ended.

Without a large outsider population, not to mention the old city, even the new city is a bit deserted, at least somewhat unfit for the name of the capital.

After passing through the trade area and arriving at Westport, Xia Duo felt a hint of prosperity. Of course, the entire population of Netheril was only a few million, spread over a large area of ​​land.

No matter how prosperous this place is, it may not be as prosperous as an ordinary small town in Xia Duo's hometown. It is already rare for Xia Duo to be able to say even a hint of prosperity by the standards of the earth.

"Huh--"

Seeing the familiar flag of Daxia in the distance, Xia Duo's eyes couldn't help but light up, and his careless pace that was originally just for a walk after dinner couldn't help but speed up a little.

When we arrived at the dock, we could already see the six cargo ships neatly lined up. It was not yet past noon, and there were crew members on the deck eating, looking around and chatting.

Of course, there were several soldiers on guard at the pier, wearing the standard leather armor with Savile collar, which was very conspicuous.

One trip had to transport hundreds of people, and there were no soldiers to support the formation. Xia Duo was not at ease at all. He borrowed two teams of soldiers from Savile to accompany the ship for protection.

In addition to ordinary soldiers, there are also mages hired by several chambers of commerce such as Hans and Slavin. They are all official mages and can basically deal with most situations.

Xia Duo did not see the mage outside. If he was not resting in the cabin, he would have gone to Severton to play. However, Xia Duo was not familiar with them and might not recognize them if he met them outside the port.

"Ah - Lord Shada! Why are you here?"

As soon as he got close, Xia Duo was spotted by a soldier, and then other soldiers immediately reacted and came over to salute.

Xia Duo waved his hand and asked them to take him aboard, but a soldier had already run back to call someone in advance. When Xia Duo got on the "Lucky Owen", Old Irving was already waiting on the deck.

In addition to him, there was also President Massa of the Slavin Chamber of Commerce. Unexpectedly, he came here in person.

"President Massa, Captain Owen, long time no see. Is the journey going well?"

"Your Excellency, your reputation has spread to the mainland. We drove all the way here. As long as we know that we are led by Daxia, there will be no difficulties." Massa flattered him with a smile.

However, Shado was not surprised by this. One of the events in the Snow Melting Competition was created by him, and Netheril won by a large margin. It would be strange if he had no reputation at all.

But he saw that Old Owen was hesitant to speak, so he asked again, "Captain Owen, do you have anything to say?"

"Sir, when we passed through Lake Macht, we encountered a group of fish-man bandits. Although they were eventually eliminated, I'm worried that we will encounter more when we go back."

Chateau is no stranger to Lake Macht. It is a large lake that must be passed through when traveling from the southern border to Severton. It is much larger than the small lake dug out by the Saville Territory to widen the river and build a port.

Xia Duo often hears about murloc bandits, and sometimes there are even lone murlocs running to the Savile Territory. However, the strength of murlocs is very weak. It is difficult for a fully armed regular soldier to fight two or three of them alone. No problem at all.

And the greater the number, the easier it is to crush them, because the murlocs are uncivilized and a mess, and can only fight with the wind. Apart from being slightly more intelligent, they can basically be regarded as enhanced versions of goblins.

Of course, this is on land. If it were in water, ordinary humans would basically not be able to defeat murlocs. After all, they were considered aquatic species and had a natural advantage over humans.

After thinking for a while, Xia Duo asked again: "Do the fishmen have spell casters?"

"This -" Old Irving hesitated for a moment and did not make a conclusion. He just said, "I have to ask the mage who is on board the ship about this."

"What about them?"

"They went ashore to drink!"

"..."

But after all, he was not his subordinate, so Xia Duo had no choice but to look at Massa, "President Massa, look -"

Massa immediately understood, "I'll send someone to find them right away!"

"Go!"

"yes."

Watching Massa quickly get off the Owen and get on another boat, Chateau turned around and asked Owen again, "When did you arrive in Severington? Have you been to Parliament?"

"Sir, we arrived yesterday afternoon. I'm not sure about the council. President Massa is responsible for handing over this."

Xia Duo nodded. He had indeed handed over the task of handing over and transporting the new citizens to the three chambers of commerce. Strictly speaking, among the six ships, there were only the "Owen" and another newly purchased ship. The boat belongs to Xia Duo.

In terms of personnel, only the people on the Owen can be regarded as Sha Duo's subjects.

The relationship of other personnel is still in Savile Territory, of course, it needs to be transferred, which is what Xia Duo said.

It's just that there is no business atmosphere in Daxia Territory now. Even if the other party joins, they will do the same things as now, and he doesn't want to force those three chambers of commerce to join, as long as they can be used.