Start with Island Lord

night.

Maple Leaf Castle, Shire County.

After half a year, Mrs. Anna Agnet left Paddlefish Island for the first time and had dinner with her eldest brother and his family.

The atmosphere at the dinner was very calm. Everyone was eating quietly. Except for the occasional clank of knives and forks hitting the dinner plate, there was almost no unnecessary sound.

After a while, Anna commented: "This sturgeon stew is not very tasty. It is far less delicious than the moonlight paddlefish."

The sound broke the slightly oppressive silence.

Earl Robert said: "Sister, although the Baron's intention to develop new routes is very good, and the cooperation between us on magic weapons has indeed made me a lot of money, I still want to say it."

Having said this, the earl wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin: "He is a little too impatient. He is not short of money, so he should not sell so many pearls to the south."

"Even if he does have so many good pearls, he should sell them slowly. Maybe the money will be less, but it will be a safe and long-term deal."

The countess smiled when she heard this: "Grant, don't you often say that if you want to make money in investment, the most important thing is to seize the opportunity and go all out?"

"Why are you talking about playing it safe now?"

The earl was stunned when he was told that. He was speechless for a while. After a while, he defended: "That's different. It's just an economic investment, but the baron has put his whole family's life on the line. This will cause big problems!"

He has never seen such crazy investment.

Anna chuckled lightly and turned to her niece Alice: "Do you like the pearl jewelry your aunt gave you?"

The girl nodded repeatedly: "Of course, this is the best pearl I have ever seen. I like it very much."

"Anna, don't change the subject and tell me quickly, how does the Baron plan to deal with the Duke's fleet?"

Speaking of this, the earl gritted his teeth and said: "If he can't handle it at sea, we can't follow him on land."

"Those poor earls in the valley have gone crazy, but our Robert family cannot follow them."

"Ten kilometers to the west is the sea."

If the Baron is defeated at sea and the sea area is controlled by the Duke's fleet, not only will all the trading ships at the Broken Gold Pier be blocked, but the Duke's army may land in Xia Lin City at any time and behead the Robert family!

When the time comes, his role as earl will be over, and the lives of his whole family will also be ruined.

A certain branch of Robert's family, maybe his distant cousin or uncle, but in any case, he must be an incompetent coward who will become the new Earl Robert.

Anna sensed her brother's fear, and that was exactly why she came.

"Brother, the Baron's maritime fleet is already very powerful, enough to defeat the storm fleet heading north."

"And what our Robert family has to do is to stand up and answer the call of Princess Dawn at the right time, and sweep away the power of the Southern County and the Duke from the land!"

Earl Robert's brows jumped when he heard this: "Is it time for a complete break?"

It had only been a little over half a year. He felt that in just the blink of an eye, the situation had reached this point?

Anna looked at her somewhat panicked brother, but she couldn't help but think of Rosen in her heart.

Comparing the two, one can clearly feel the huge gap between the two sides.

After all, his brother was just a wealthy lord who grew up in a comfortable environment and could not withstand the storm.

"Brother, if you feel scared, then slow down a little. When the news of the victory in the naval battle comes, it will not be too late to act."

Earl Robert breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, yes, this is safer."

While the Storm Fleet was heading north, similar conversations were taking place in other northern counties.

But except for Gaoshan County, which was still hesitant, the earls of the other eight counties immediately took action.

They raised an army and began to clear the county of ducal power.

They were so poor that they were sucked to the bone by the Duke and Southern County.

There is nothing to lose, and the situation can't get any worse. It's better to take advantage of the opportunity and give it a try in order to gain more benefits when the new owner takes over.

During this period, five eagle-billed freighters were transporting a new batch of Bohemian refugees north on the new trade route.

When the fleet was replenishing fresh water at the supply island midway on the new route, Sir Maxim also received news that the Storm Fleet was heading north to counter the rebellion.

He looked strange: "Go north to quell the rebellion? To quell what rebellion? Who is rebelling?"

The person who conveyed the news to him was the loyal guard Ade. He spread his hands and said matter-of-factly: "Who else could it be? Of course it's the baron who married the princess."

Maxim stood up in shock: "So fast?!"

Although he knew that such a day would come sooner or later, the speed was beyond his imagination. He even felt that the baron failed to keep the secret secret and let the duke notice it in advance.

"What exactly is going on? Please tell me carefully?"

Ade reported the information he learned on the dock to Sir in detail.

From the huge amount of pearl jewelry, the Duke was furious, directly announcing that the Baron had committed a shameful pearl fraud, and sent a fleet north to judge the Baron.

As Maxim listened, he calmed down and even laughed: "The sale of pearls made the Duke furious. It seems that the Baron made a lot of money."

Ade nodded: "There are various rumors in the market. Some people say that they made at least one million Oggs, and others said that they made at least two million. Anyway, it is a lot of money."

Maxim laughed and said, "It must be at least four million to make the Duke so angry. I estimate it may even be five million, hahaha~~"

He laughed so hard that he slapped his thigh: "The Baron must have used the role of the Lightning Messenger to the limit to make so much money in one go."

Ade was puzzled: "Master, this is not funny. If the Baron is tried by the Duke, no one will want us refugees."

Maxim laughed and said, "Don't worry, the Duke can't try the Baron, and we can also share a share of the profits from the Baron's money."

Originally, he prepared various barter transactions for the Baron so that the Baron could pay for the refugees, but now, he plans to ask the Baron for cash directly.

Who made him rich now?

After thinking for a while, he immediately said: "Notify the fleet to set off immediately and go to the White Sturgeon Island to watch the excitement!"

Ade was stunned: "Watch the excitement?"

Maxim's eyes lit up: "Yes, watch the excitement, watch a wonderful battle."

"I don't understand, why is the young master so optimistic about the baron?"

Although he said so, Ade still turned around and spread the news.

Maxim smiled in his heart and said secretly: "Because the Duke of Dawn is a fool, and the baron never does anything unprepared."

Soon, five eagle-beaked cargo ships raised their sails and were blown by the warm wind of late spring and early summer. They followed the new route around the Dawn City and headed north all the way.

Because the new route is much shorter, at noon on the third day, the fleet actually encountered the storm fleet heading north to suppress the rebellion on the east coast of Hongyuan County.

When the warships move forward, civilian cargo ships naturally have to avoid them.

Maxim announced to slow down while observing the storm fleet in front with a telescope.

"Hmm~ There are actually twenty ships, which is quite large. They are used to deal with a small island baron. They are really important."

For a big country like Levender, these warships in front of him are actually very ordinary, and Maxim is not even interested in observing them.

He was not worried about what the other party would do to him. After all, Weilan is just a principality, and it has no courage to bully him, a noble son from a big country.

He issued an order to his telegraph communication officer: "Notify the entire fleet to keep a distance and follow the fleet in front slowly all the way."

Ade immediately reminded: "Master, be careful not to get involved in the war!"

"Don't worry, we are far enough away, and I also want to see how the baron will deal with such a large fleet."

He really couldn't think of what the baron would do, and he firmly believed that the baron would not lose, so he thought that the baron would definitely come up with some powerful secret weapon.

Just like the lightning messenger he created, an unprecedented but surprisingly effective weapon.

So, a fleet, a merchant fleet, sailed to the White Sturgeon Island one after another.

A few days later, the fleet crossed the border of Hongyuan County and entered Xiaer County.

Gradually, more and more cargo ships gathered on the road, and even more small fishing boats.

Sir Maxim could vaguely feel that a large part of them must have the same purpose as him, that is, to watch the fun.

The Storm Fleet did not drive them away, as long as they kept a safe distance, they would let them follow.

It can be imagined that the fleet commander must also be fighting to establish his prestige.

Therefore, the further north they went, the larger the fleet became. When the shadow of the Longmian Snow Peak of the Sturgeon Island appeared on the northern horizon, hundreds of ships of all sizes had gathered on the sea.

It is less than fifteen kilometers away from the Sturgeon Island.

Sir Maxim issued an order: "Slow down and look from a distance."

As a senior mage and a knowledgeable businessman, Maxim faintly smelled a dangerous breath.

He felt that the battle might break out soon.

And his sense of smell was indeed sensitive. After only ten minutes, the lookout sailor reported loudly.

"There is a ship~~~There is a ship in front~~"

"What a strange ship, I have never seen it before, without sails, but it runs very fast, as if sliding on the sea!"

Maxim was very surprised and immediately flew to the watchtower with flying skills, snatched the telescope from the lookout sailor and looked.

Then he saw the strange ship.

There were five ships in total, lined up on the sea, cutting through the waves all the way, and heading straight for the storm fleet.

As soon as he saw the warship, especially the green smoke coming out of the middle of the warship, Maxim's eyes suddenly widened.

"It turned out to be a Black Stone Warship!"

Levinder was also studying the Black Stone Steam Warship, and had already made some finished products and started sea trials.

Although it was just a test, the performance of the Black Stone Warship, especially the performance of sea movement, has completely crushed the sailing warship.

Unexpectedly, the northern part of Weilan, which has always been a magic desert, has actually used this new warship and has formed a mature combat capability.

At this moment, the well-informed Sir Levender showed a deep shock on his face.

A lot of thoughts floated in his mind, and finally turned into several amazing judgments.

"Storm Fleet, finished!"

"Veland, the owner is about to change."

"The Natural Alliance. A new maritime power is about to rise."