Realm of Power

Carrying an oil lamp covered with a raincoat, the port officer Avery walked slowly onto the merchant ship with a drunken look on his face. A wind carrying the musty smell of sea water blew, making his steps feel graceful. The merchant ship suddenly docked The port officer was a little surprised. The ship arrived too suddenly. In order to cope with the possible military attack from the north, the Marquis of Angus, who ruled the Ohacha region, had declared a total sea ban and required all The port reports any abnormal situations at any time

As a small port officer, Avery has no way of knowing the reason. He can only judge based on what he has seen. The Marquis of Angus has recently been recruiting mercenaries, training soldiers, the knights under Leng, and There seemed to be signs of a large-scale effort to recruit grain from the six subordinate regions, but Avery didn't know who the target was.

Therefore, as soon as he received the call of an unusual fleet of ships, he immediately ordered people to ring the alarm bell at the port and summoned a hundred-person port guard. Then he cautiously boarded the merchant ship. He brought 20 capable port guards with him. in case,

"How did you get here? Don't you know that the sea ban has been implemented recently?" He pretended to look around. The range that the oil lamp could illuminate was very limited. The deck was very clean. You could see the bulge at the stern of the ship at a glance, and it was almost invisible. what goods,

The captain carefully accompanied his "big man" with a flattering smile on his face, "Sir, we encountered a storm at sea. In order to reduce the load, we discarded most of the clean water and food, so we had no choice but to look for your port. The supply has been carried out, you can rest assured that we will pay the full price without any hesitation."

"Encountered a storm?" Avery rolled his eyes and sneered. "You would rather throw away supplies and clean water than throw away some cargo. You are really conscientious and the deck of your ship seems to be too clean. You didn’t even see a piece of seaweed, have you encountered a clean-minded man?"

"Haha!" The port guard behind burst into laughter.

"It was too chaotic at the time, and we cleaned it up several times later." The captain looked a little embarrassed. He nervously wiped away the sweat on his forehead. He was a middle-aged man of about forty years old. His face was a little dark, and his skin had a bronze color under the constant sea breeze. He looked very shrewd, but his eyes were too bright. Vicious.

"Really? Is that really like that?" Avery looked around. The sailors were standing neatly on both sides. It seemed normal, but there was something strange about it. The sailors' eyes were more or less on the side. Avoiding himself, he has seen this situation too many times. There was no sea flag representing the power hanging on the ship's mast, and there were traces of paint on the sail. The other party's clumsy cover-up indicated that it was a smuggling ship.

In the past, these smuggling fleets would dock at the inner bend of the cliff of the Hales Brotherhood, fifty miles away from here. It was the only shoal on the coastline that could avoid the rain, and it had always been controlled by the nearby Hales Brotherhood. There are also rumors that the local baron uses the brotherhood to extract private taxes from these smuggling fleets, because as long as they do not dock at the port, there will be no records and there is no need to pay to the superiors.

This time, for some unknown reason, this group of smuggling ships missed their docking place. This might not be a fat fish

"Routine routine, I need to open a position for inspection"

Avery stopped and raised his eyebrows at the location of the warehouse. Behind him, twenty port guards wearing pointed iron hats with white feathers on their heads and breastplates stopped.

"this"

The captain's face suddenly turned pale. The surrounding sailors also began to become a little commotion, which made Avery more and more certain that the other party was a group of smuggling ships, ever since the Normandy region was occupied by some Falcon Kingdom. The number of smuggling fleets appearing nearby has become more and more frequent. These smuggling fleets bring precious commodities from across the sea, and then transport the items from this side over, making a lot of money, which makes Avery jealous. a complete mess

"What? Is there a problem?" Avery turned his head, his face as cold as frost, and asked in a serious tone. The twenty port guards cooperated very well and pulled out the long swords at their waists.

"No, there's no problem at all. It's just that I'm afraid of making adults laugh at some things that can't be put on the table." The captain smiled sarcastically and quietly handed Avery a money bag as big as his fist and said in a low voice, "Sir, can you please help me?" , as long as we buy the supplies, we will leave before dawn tomorrow, and we will definitely not leave any trouble for the adults."

"I can't tell, but you are an interesting person."

Port Officer Avery smiled. He gently measured the weight of the purse with his right hand. He pressed the heavy hand, which should be heavier gold coins. A smile appeared on his face that was cold just now.

"Everyone encounters difficulties. It is our port officer's responsibility to help lost sailors. But you will see a lot of people when you dock this time. You need to register after all.

"The investigation has been very tight recently. If the higher-ups ask, I won't be able to explain it." Avery put the money bag into his pocket and took out the recorded ledger and catalog.

"Then let's temporarily register 100 boxes of Salander Sea pearls." After hesitating for a while, the captain looked helpless and said,

"100 boxes of Salander Sea pearls." The quill pen in Avery's hand almost fell to the ground. The drunkenness on his face was wiped away, and his eyes almost bulged. For this barren school port, this is definitely a miracle. An unbelievably high-priced commodity. This kind of luxury product from a foreign continent has become almost popular among the nobles in the northwestern region of Oparo in the past six months. It is called "Sirlings" (the gift of the goddess of the sea).

This is mainly due to the influence of fashion trends in Kyoto. It is rumored that in Kyoto, where luxury goods are gathered, the most famous tailoring master of the royal family, the beautiful and extraordinary Princess Ballara, has a special love for this kind of Salander Sea pearls. She is accustomed to using this kind of crystal clear sea pearls that can glow with brilliance in the sun to make stunning dresses.

Her design beyond the limits of life and her advocating free and casual matching style, elegant, simple and convenient clothing, with colorful sea pearls as the finishing touch, liberated women from the constraints of the traditional clumsy sleeve-style long skirts.

The clothes she tailors are favored by all women, including the Queen Mother.

There is a proverb in Kyoto. In this prosperous imperial capital, what else can be loved by three generations of a family: grandmother, mother, and granddaughter at the same time? It must be "the clothing of Bharara's personal dictatorship" for women. , Bharara is a "classic", an "eternal fashion and a gift from the ocean", and a "romantic dream". This dream transcends age restrictions.

Avery almost walked off the deck of the merchant ship in a daze, and even forgot to check his "harvest" just now, one hundred boxes of Salander Sea pearls, the huge value represented by it made his long-suppressed greed Thoughts rose again,

"This is simply an unexpected windfall. Am I just going to watch them slip away from my eyes like this?" The moist sea breeze blew on his somewhat ferocious face, and his eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes.

Even if the smuggling ship is disposed of, no one will pursue it. In this sea area, it is normal for it to sink in the rain. Such thoughts flash through my mind like lightning.

Closing the record book in his hand, he turned around and glanced at the merchant ship parked in the darkness. He suddenly gritted his teeth and whispered to a port guard behind him: "Go to the port immediately and tell everyone that no one can sell it." Give them food and fresh water. If anyone dares to disobey me, Lord Avery, I will tell him to get out of the port immediately9 and call all of us together."

"Sir, Andoko and Biscuit are still on vacation." The guard looked hesitant on his face.

"Emergency, call everyone, do you understand?" Avery said fiercely,

"Why..." The guard was startled by this order.

"Don't worry about this, just do as I say." Avery gritted his teeth and said, and the guard turned and left. "Have someone prepare a horse. I'm going to go to the Lord." Avery ordered the other guards. He said, "During my departure, you must pay close attention to the movements of this merchant ship. If they want to leave, immediately arrest everyone on board as pirates."

"Yes, my lord," hundreds of port guards responded.

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In the dark night, the sky is filled with stars, and the cold moon is like throwing a thin layer of silver on the sea.

The sea breeze blew the mast of the ship and made a creaking sound. The sea water slapped on the side of the ship, rising and falling. The Falcon Empire's Navy Minister Dustronkai stood on the deck of one of the Dragon-class ships with his hands behind his back.

Beside you are a group of huge masts standing like a forest,

The ferocious huge bows of the four Dragon-class ships rise and fall with the waves. The huge hulls are obviously larger than the other Dragon Tooth warships around. They are like four huge beasts crouching there. Once they are opened, the beasts will come out of the cage.

"Commander, Decoy No. 1 and Decoy No. 2 respectively sent back news of their successful arrival."

The adjutant came hurriedly from behind, handed him the two reports in his hand, and spread out the short report with only a large piece of parchment. A sneer appeared on the corner of Dostelenko's mouth.

"Sure enough, greed is human nature. Under such a huge temptation, even a saint will be tempted.

Two baits have successfully entered two ports on the Ohacha coast, and now there is only a shortage of fish to bite the bait."

"Commander, when will we take action?" the adjutant asked

"Don't worry, in such a dark night, it would be very beautiful if fireworks were set off."

Holding the information in the palm of his hand, Dostelenko smiled easily and looked into the distance with bright eyes. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Mobile phone Users please go to read