To get to Harrias, it was necessary to go down the river, and there was little need for more people than the man at the helm to drive the ship, and under the lure of Mickey's gold coin, the captain did not wait for the crew who had disembarked last night to gather, and sailed the ship down the river alone.

This is good news for Lu Tao and the three of them, the money Mickey spent has really played the effect he should have, there are not many people on the boat, and it also ensures that there are not so many fish and dragons mixed, in case something happens, the gap in numbers will not be too big.

As soon as they got on the ship, Mickey and Princess Sophie ran to sleep in the cabin, and Lu Tao, who didn't need to sleep, naturally stayed on the deck of the ship, observing the surroundings while basking in the sun.

Speaking of which, I walked here last night, Lu Tao didn't have time to pay attention to the surrounding scenery, now sitting on the boat, I finally have time to look around, the water flow of this river is not very urgent, and the water quality is not bad, although it is not clear to the end, but it is not like the mother river in Lu Tao's memory, it is not like words, there are some towering trees on both sides of the river, and the mountains farther away, the color of the two banks is dyed green, whether it is the territory of the Republic of Karl or Harias, it will not snow after the winter comes, and I don't know what kind of scenery it will be after then。

"Sir, what would you like to have for breakfast? But since the people who went out yesterday have not yet returned, only rice porridge and fish soup can be provided on the ship. ”

The captain didn't know when he walked to Lu Tao's side, it seemed that he had handed over the task of driving the ship to someone else, as for the matter of coming to ask about breakfast, this was probably the power of money, so that Lu Tao enjoyed the VIP treatment.

Drinking fish soup early in the morning was really uncomfortable, and Lu Tao didn't have that habit, so he replied: "Just bring me rice porridge." ”

"Good...... By the way, when will your companions wake up, and do you need to prepare their morning food?"

Lu Tao shook his head: "You don't need to prepare for them, it's okay to wait until they wake up." ”

"Okay, I see, please wait a minute. ”

The captain still smiled very happily, and after listening to Lu Tao's request, he returned to the cabin, and did not ask any other questions, but did his duty as a captain, I am afraid that the captain himself knows that for the price of a gold coin, from Issos to Harias, there must be some reason why he can't tell others.

It didn't take long for the captain to come over with a bowl of rice porridge, except for the rice porridge, there were no extra side dishes, which made Lu Tao a little nostalgic for the sauerkraut and salted beans he had eaten, not to mention things like fried dough sticks, soy milk, and tofu brain.

After the coolness of the early morning, the sun finally rose in mid-air, and the sun became blazing, so Lu Tao had to find a shady place, hide in it and squint, and rest for a while, he asked the captain before, according to their current speed, it will take a day to reach Haryas, that is, it will be almost tomorrow at this time to reach the destination, although it is a little slow, but there is nothing to be done, the closest way to get from Issos to Harrias in a straight line Mickey has already said, that is, to cross a mountain range between the two, but unfortunately that road is not easy to walk, although the waterway to take now has to go around a big circle, but it is the most stable and convenient way to move forward.

"Sir...... ...... sir?"

Lu Tao was half-asleep searching for other things, and suddenly heard the captain's voice in his ears, Lu Tao opened his eyes and sat up, looking at the captain with some confusion: "What's wrong?

"Sir, there is also a small boat from the shore, which seems to want to catch our boat and go downstream, so I have come to tell you that the boat may have to slow down a little later, and pick up the people in the boat......"

Lu Tao was a little strange: "Can't you let him sit on the boat behind? We are in a hurry, you don't want other people to go with us, I remember that the price of a gold coin is enough for us to charter this boat, right?"

"Although so...... But ......" The captain's expression was very embarrassed, and finally he gritted his teeth and continued to explain: "That small ship has the flag of the Garcia family on it, and if they don't upload it, my ship won't be able to do business on this route in the future, so ......"

"Garcia family?what's that?" Although the captain did look very embarrassed, Lu Tao really didn't want to let extra people get on the ship, Mickey also gave Lu Tao a gold coin and a large handful of silver coins before going to sleep, if it wasn't too troublesome, Lu Tao felt that using money to open the way should be a good way.

"The Garcia family is one of the nobles who control this river basin, but it is the largest nobleman in the vicinity, and those of us who are in the shipping business, whether it is transporting people or goods, must be controlled by the Garcia family, and we have to pay a lot of money to the Garcia family every month...... On the other hand, the Garcia family also has a good strength on the water, and with their own strength, they can even block the river. So...... We really don't dare to ignore the Garcia family's request, and it will be small to be unable to do business at that time, and in case of retaliation by the Garcia family, there may be no boats and people...... The captain patiently explained to Lu Tao while touching the sweat dripping from his forehead.

Hearing the captain's explanation, Lu Tao was also a little helpless, and continued to ask: "Do you know who is on the boat? Why don't you take your own boat downstream? Do you have to come to the river to intercept our small boat?"

"Judging from the banner, it seems to be the eldest son of the Garcia family, that is, the patriarch of the next generation of the Garcia family...... Maybe there was something urgent that wanted to take our boat to Haryas...... This one...... Actually, I don't really know ......."

"Well, let him come up, is there enough cabin on the ship? I don't want our men to be squeezed out by them. Lu Tao thought about it for a while, and decided to put this so-called eldest son of the Garcia family up, if he was ignored, who knows what kind of situation would happen, in case the family became angry all of a sudden, and sent their own army to encircle and suppress Lu Tao, the small boat they were on would be in trouble, and they would not be able to run away when they wanted to.

"Enough, enough!" The captain finally showed a relieved expression: "Don't look at my ship, this ship looks small, the cabin part below is still quite spacious, I have seen the eldest son of the Garcia family, he is not a difficult person to get along with, and his main energy seems to be focused on his family's affairs, and he will not cause trouble." ”

"That's fine, as long as there is no conflict, then I'll go and talk to my companions, and I won't meet with the eldest prince of the Garcia family. ”

After Lu Tao said to the captain, he came

When they arrived at the cabin below deck, they found Mickey's room and woke him up first, and then they went to the door of Princess Sophie's room and knocked on the door to wake the princess up.

After all three of them were seated, Mickey rubbed his eyes and asked, "What's going on?"

Lu Tao glanced at Princess Sophie, who was a little drowsy, and explained: "Just now the captain told me that someone wanted to take our boat halfway, and the other party was the eldest son of the Garcia family, so I put him up......"

While speaking, Lu Tao repeated all the information that the captain had just told him to Mickey and Princess Sophie, and finally continued: "Since there are outsiders who want to board our ship, until noon tomorrow, we will try to go out as little as possible, so as not to meet their people and cause any accidents." ”

Garcia...... Garcia ......"

Mickey repeated Garcia's name twice, then turned his head to look like Princess Sophie: "Sophie, are you familiar with this so-called Garcia family? I have only met the people of their family once or twice, and there is no superfluous impression at all." ”

"Oh...... I know yes, but I don't know much. Princess Sophie's eyes widened with effort: " In fact, the control of the royal family of the Karl Republic over the surrounding nobles is not as strong as imagined, and this Garcia family is also one of the nobles that we can't control, they have their backs to this river and have a powerful naval army, and we do not have a naval army in the Karl Republic, even if there is a conflict, Count Garcia is invincible as long as he leads his people to the water, and he can also use the convenience of the river to detour in different directions and disturb the peace of the entire Karl Republic. ”

After a pause, Princess Sophie continued: "I have met Count Garcia, but I have not met his son, so it doesn't matter, even if they have looked at each other, they will not be able to recognize me...... So, we can do what we have to do, but it's also a good thing that the Garcia family is on the boat, at least the road ahead is clear, no one can stop us anymore, anything can be solved by the eldest prince of the Garcia family...... Okay, I'm going to go back to sleep, I'm so sleepy, don't disturb me next......"

Princess Sophie stood up, the momentum on her body was like a soldier at the forefront of the confrontation between the two armies, Lu Tao and Mickey glanced at each other, closed their mouths to each other, and the sixth sense told them that it was better not to talk more at this time, and sure enough, this kind of thing was more conspicuous in Sophie, who was a princess.

This ship is not big, even in the cabin that Sophie called the best by the captain, there is only a small window opened, and a fairly clean bed is placed, at most, there is a table and a few chairs on the side of the room near the door, which is why Lu Tao put the place where he spoke in Princess Sophie's cabin, the cabin where Mickey and Lu Tao lived, just put down two cramped beds, and all the space had been exhausted, not to mention things like sitting down and talking.

Mickey glanced at Lu Tao, and the two of them stood up and prepared to walk out.

"Bang bang bang!"

Who knew that at this moment, there was a knock on the door of this room, Lu Tao and Mickey stared at the door of the room and were silent, and Princess Sophie also sat up, staring at the door a little nervously.