Rise of the Empire Total War

"Let's go! Our goal is the sea of ​​stars!!!"

Ah, sorry for the wrong script.

"Let's go! Target the Kingdom of Farnik, set sail!"

Following Richard's order, the Cuban Navy, carrying 323 soldiers and 120 civilians, left the port. This fleet of 25 ships hung the flag of Orioles, indicating that they belonged to Stuart. Art family.

"From Cuban Island to the Kingdom of Falcone, it will take half a month at the fastest, and this is still on the basis of calm seas and smooth winds along the way." Standing on the deck of the flagship "Paul" merchant ship, Captain Shelley said Said.

Since there is no one in Richard's army who knows about the Shining Sea and the rest of the sea, Richard invited Captain Shelly and his flagship as leaders to lead the fleet to Farnic Kingdom.

Shelly did not disappoint Richard. It was precisely because of the leadership of Captain Shelly that Richard's fleet was able to travel smoothly and arrived at Riya, a small island country in the Shining Sea, to seek supplies ten days later.

The Riya Kingdom is very small, with a population of only 4,000 people, and its capital, Riya City, occupies the land of the entire island. Limited to the population, their armed forces are only a poor guard in their early 100s and a city defense army with more than 100 people.

As for the warships, there are only one or two old small warships.

Because of this, when Richard's fleet approached the port, the Liya people seemed a little panicked. Fortunately, Captain Shelly sent someone to release a semaphore that Richard could not understand in time to avoid misunderstanding.

Then, the fleet sailed slowly into the port of Riya. Standing on the deck, Richard looked at the busy port and was full of curiosity about the city of Riya.

After the ship docked, the long boards for people's access were lowered from the deck, and then a slim goatee official walked on deck with two entourages.

"Captain Shelley, long time no see." The official greeted Captain Shelley warmly when he saw Captain Shelley.

"Long time no see, Financial Officer Isidore." Shelly nodded and smiled back, while introducing Richard behind him, "Financial Officer Isidore, this is Richard, Earl Cuban of the Kingdom of Ravana .”

"Lord Earl, welcome to the city of Riyadh." The financial officer Isidore seemed a little surprised, and quickly greeted him respectfully.

"Yes." Richard nodded and said, "Financial Officer Isidore, this is my first time in Riya City, and I hope I can have a pleasant experience here."

"That's for sure." Isidor said, making an invitation gesture, "Please follow me into the city, my king will be very willing to meet you."

Upon receiving Isidor's invitation, Richard agreed straightforwardly, and after explaining a few words to Captain Shelly, he followed Isidor off the merchant ship.

The urban layout of the city of Riyadh is a bit crowded. Every building has more than three floors, and the streets are also congested. According to Richard's visual inspection, only one carriage can pass at a time.

Richard's arrival did not attract the attention of the citizens, they just looked at Richard who was walking with Isidore indifferently, and left in a hurry.

The further he walked, the more Richard felt that something was wrong, and he asked, "Finance Officer Isidore, why do I feel that the civilians in Riya City are acting in a hurry, what's wrong?"

"They don't need to care." Isidore waved his hand casually, "It will be His Majesty's birthday in a few days, everyone has to prepare gifts for His Majesty, that's why they seem in a hurry."

"Any gift is okay?" Richard asked curiously.

"No." Isidore shook his head and said, "It must be the best item that everyone can hand over. If he just handles it casually, then he must be punished."

"So ridiculous?" Richard was taken aback. Of course, he didn't say this sentence, after all, Finance Officer Isidore was still by his side.

Seeing that Richard was silent, Isidor didn't want to go further into this topic,

Then he ordered the followers who were walking ahead to open the way to quicken their pace. The entourage who got the order scolded the civilians to get out of the way, and at the same time pushed them with their hands. The retreated civilians gave him a resentful look, did not dare to say anything, and could only walk away unwillingly.

All these were seen by Richard, and he had some guesses in his heart. It seems that the interior of the Riya Kingdom is not peaceful. If this continues, as long as someone is willing to stand up and shout, a rebellion is likely to sweep the entire kingdom. .

None of this has anything to do with Richard, as long as he doesn't make trouble during the two days he stays in Riya. After that, they can do whatever they like, even if they create a republic.

Thinking about it, Richard was taken by Isidor to the palace in the center of the city, which is more like an inner city than a palace. The layout of this palace is square, surrounded by a tall stone wall outside (it is worth mentioning that the city of Riya itself has no walls, perhaps in their eyes, the vast sea is the strongest wall), inside the walls It is the most luxurious palace in the entire city, and the most conspicuous thing in the palace is the towering tower—how does Richard feel that people in this world like to build tall towers?

Without being checked, Richard and Isidor entered the palace directly. Maybe Isidor sent someone to notify in advance. When Richard entered the hall, King Riya had already been waiting for a long time.

The king of the kingdom of Riya was named Caturanus, and he had long black hair, braided into thick braids and hung behind his ears. He is a little chubby, and the most noticeable thing is the big nose and the thick black beard under the big nose.

Looking at his bushy beard, Richard even wondered if he would stick food to his beard when he was eating.

While Richard was observing him, the King of Riya was also observing the visiting foreign earl. He had also heard about the reputation of this earl. In fact, before Richard wiped out the Moore pirate group, the Kingdom of Riya was always under the influence of pirates. threats, and every so-called protection fee must be paid to the pirates to avoid attacks.

And Richard's act of destroying the Moore pirate group undoubtedly eliminated the sword of Damocles that had been hanging above the head of the Kingdom of Riyadh, and relieved the King Caturanus of Riyadh, who was a little bit tight.

In a sense, he should also call Richard a benefactor.

Of course, it is impossible for him to thank such a foreign earl who can even be his son, he will only pretend to be nonchalant, and interact with Richard on an equal footing—he also dare not rely on his status as a king to make a big deal, after all, with Richard With Richard's strength, crushing him is like crushing an insignificant ant.