High Above

"Damn it!" After a while of greetings, Viscount Grant closed the communication with Elder Manya and gritted his teeth: "Has there really been nothing good lately?"

"That's it for that idiot Patrick and his nephew. It's understandable that Lapore goes crazy for his son (Baron Ryan). Why are even my knights so unlucky?"

"Is it me? Or is Nanling really unlucky?"

Knowing that Ian was safe could not curb his anger, because Ian was indeed injured, and Elder Manya's overt and covert hints showed that the attacker's background was extraordinary and his strength should not be underestimated. It is even possible that a certain second-level noble with a very prominent identity took action while hiding his identity.

And he, Ayers Grant, recognizes all the second energy levels in South Ridge!

Don't give him face, right? Apart from worrying about Ian, this was also what made Viscount Grant the most angry.

yes. Yes.

In Port Harrison, there is a rumor.

That is, Viscount Grant is a courtesan of the Nanling aristocracy, and there is no aristocrat he does not recognize.

——It must be clarified here that this is not a rumor.

Viscount Grant does know all the named nobles in Nanling. Of course, the knight couldn't recognize them all, but he must be very familiar with some of the stronger ones with the potential to advance to the second level.

As for the reason, of course it's not some joking social butterfly... it's just because he is the owner of one of the few foreign trade ports in Nanling.

Nauman City is essentially a military port city, and the main stationed troops are the South China Sea Fleet of the 19th Legion. As we all know, military ports and commercial ports are different. Although there are large ports that cater to both, Nauman City is not.

Most of Nauman City's maritime trade is transited through the small port 'Handalwood Port' in the south. The long coastline between Nauman City and Sandalwood Port is dotted with a variety of small fishing villages and gathering places. The Merchant Center is a very mature trade center.

However, these ports and trade centers are too mature and therefore do not have the same advantages as Harrison Port.

They are difficult to smuggle.

The Nanling Province has not been fully developed, and Harrison Port is so high up in the sky that no one cares about it. Many of the goods that the empire strictly exports or imports can be transshipped and traded at Harrison Port.

Just as every time Baron Ryan secretly hid Xiahui grass in the past, it was actually smuggled out of the country through Harrison Port. How many nobles in Nanling can resist this feeling of huge profits and no supervision?

In the six years after his victory over the natives in Harrison Port, Viscount Grant greatly expanded his social circle and established a secret smuggling center centered in Harrison Port. Basically, all nobles and powerful large chambers of commerce were involved. A hand.

In addition, there were not many serious nobles in Nanling who could be called by their names, so it was not surprising that Viscount Grant was familiar with everyone.

As among the mountain tribes, Elder Afud, who used to worship the Dragon God, and Elder Manya are also familiar with Viscount Grant. The two parties have a long-term trade contract with Warcraft materials and ores.

So when the Viscount knew that Ian was with the mountain people, he was quite relieved.

Dragon Worship Cult?

Please, let's not mention that the danger of the Dragon Worship Cult is pitifully low when there is no such thing as the remains of the ancient dragon. Even if it does exist, what does it have to do with him.

They like to bomb in the Baisen Mountains, so they bomb in it. Nanling is not the Quito Plain in the east. Tens of thousands of people will die in an earthquake. In a place like Nanling where there are more monsters than people, several mountains will collapse. It can't hit anyone's head.

"Who attacked Ian?"

After his anger subsided, Viscount Grant was also thinking about this issue: "The death of Lapore was strange. Bai Wu said that he might have died in a fight with the section chief of the Academy of Gnosis, but I wasn't dreaming. How could such a coincidence happen? "

"There must be a group of people behind this. They have silenced Ling Zhi Yuan and La Boer, and even want to silence Ian... Who could it be? With such brutality, Feiyan probably wouldn't dare to be so crazy."

Turning his head and looking to the north, the Viscount stared in the direction of Nauman City, lost in thought: "Should I let Ian come back..."

He shook his head: "Forget it, let's tell Pude the news first, so as not to upset him."

In Viscount Grant's mind, Elder Puder, who must be upset because of what happened to Ian, is currently watching ants with Elan.

Worry?

A prophet, nothing to worry about.

"Brother, I am very happy now."

While watching the ants carrying the fallen leaves on the ground, Elan happily said to the old man beside him: "It's like, the plan is completed, so happy."

"...Hmph...I knew how he could be attacked by someone."

Elder Puder knew that Ian was a prophet. If other people knew about Ian's sneak attack, they would be a little worried about whether Ian would be too proud and ignore the strength of the enemy.

Then the old man knew 100% that Ian definitely had the room to deal with this matter, so he would intervene in this matter.

The question is, what exactly does Ian plan to do?

Elder Pude has also heard about Nauman City and the Dragon Cult. He doesn't quite believe that Ian doesn't intend to get involved... This kid definitely intends to make some big news, so he deliberately pretended to be attacked. of!

"Do you want Qingchao to go over and help Ian?"

After rubbing Elan's little head, Elder Puder pondered for a while and slowly shook his head: "No, a first-level peak person can't help Ian much... but if he stays in Harrison Port, it will It’s a powerful force.”

"What's more, now is the critical moment..."

"The great shaman is dead, the Sequoia tribes have collapsed, and Ayers is fighting with Marquis Barton over the Great Labyrinth. It's a good time to try to obtain the Foresight Twin Leaves."

It’s not just Port Harrison.

Noon, the day after Ian was attacked, in Nauman City.

In the Governor's Mansion in Nanling, a man wearing armor, a long sword on his waist, and dark brown tendrils on his chin was standing on the balcony, looking up at the scorching sun above his head, his eyes fixed on it.

Under the scorching sun, the invisible water vapor in the sea rises in the distance, and will eventually turn into a violent storm heading towards Nanling.

Although the city was sunny at the moment, in his eyes, he could already see the scene of heavy rain pouring down and thunder bursting from the dark clouds two hours later.

The man looked like a middle-aged man, but his appearance was already old. His once resolute face now even looked a little kind. Take away the equipment and dye his hair white, and he would look like someone who would wear it in a remote corner of the city. The old man feeding the pigeons bread crumbs.

Barton Henryl, Governor of Nanling Province, Marquis of the Border, former Royal Knight, Commander-in-Chief of Military Intelligence of the Inspectorate of Knights, and Lieutenant General of the Empire. This series of titles does not bring him a sense of security. Only the armor on his body, the sword on his waist, and the strength in his body can allow this nearly eighty-year-old man to sit down and drink tea with peace of mind.

But now, with the situation in Nauman City, even if he is sitting in the etheric weapon, he may not be able to eat half a cookie.

"General, we have not traced the forces that attacked the guide knight. There are too few clues to catch any traces."

The sound of metal stepping on the stone tile floor sounded, and Chris, the magnetic knight, came with a report. He first gave a military salute to the old man, and then reported: "The clues collected so far indicate that this mysterious force is related to the Gnosis Institute. .”

"They came here because of the matter between the Gnosis Institute and Baron Ryan, and they wanted to silence the guide knight who seemed to have some information."

"Now, the group suspects that...the other party may be a...private organization of a big shot in the imperial capital."

The report of the Magneto-Light Knight was quite satisfactory. For people who don't know the undercurrent behind everything, this result is already quite clear.

As for the fact that the other party is from the imperial capital, it is not big news.

After all, in this day and age, apart from the group of dignitaries and great nobles in the imperial capital, as well as the important departments counted by the dozen, which local noble can reach out to the border provinces beyond their own territory?

Duke Thorin may be one of them, but he is currently so battered by Feiyandi that he obviously can't care anymore.

"Yes." Marquis Barton grunted at this result. He was still staring at the sky, seemingly not paying attention to his knight's report.

But the Magnet Knight still told the recent information respectfully and orderly: "The Guide Knight luckily escaped and was not killed, but he was kidnapped by the Dragon Worship Cult. Now the Dragon Worship Cult requires us to release Canaan who was captured a few days ago. Moorish Dragon Cult members in exchange.”

"General, look..."