At the beginning of August, the weather in the south of the mainland is even hotter.

To the south of the Principality of Kane, the Evil Black Sea.

The Evil Black Sea, located in the south of the Scarlet Continent, is infested with krakens and pirates, and any ship sailing on the Evil Black Sea runs the risk of being attacked by krakens and pirates.

When the sun is scorching and the sea is blue, you don't feel a trace of coolness.

Jackal Locke, standing at the bow of the ship, with red eyes, quietly looking at the sea.

"Chief, the damage has been counted!" Assistant Potter hurried to Locke's side.

Locke turned around and angrily threw the head of the Kraken that he had been holding in his hand to the ground, venting his anger at the Kraken, looking at his assistant Potter and motioning for him to continue.

"Due to the attack of the Kraken, we have a total of six large ships damaged, and we can no longer continue sailing, and there are still four large ships intact, and the thousand gnoll warriors brought this time have lost three hundred and fifty-two people, and more than a hundred people are seriously injured......"

Listening to Potter's report, Locke's anger burned with ice, and his dog-like face was like a layer of frost. This lost nearly half of the gnolls before reaching the destination, and the loss of the warriors greatly deepened the danger of this trip, and if you were not careful, there was a danger that the whole army would be wiped out.

Locke and his entourage came from the Kingdom of Adjara, one of the three major gnoll kingdoms, and ten days ago, under the farewell of the gnoll king, Locke, as the leader, set off with the gnoll warriors on ten large ships.

Due to the existence of the ancient kingdom of Yeno, the kingdom of the gnolls to the north, the kingdom of Adjara was confined to the southeastern corner of the continent.

And the south and west are the sea, and the east is the Black Dragon Mountains, which greatly restricts the development of the kingdom, and the jackals are not good at planting, so the kingdom's annual harvest can only barely cope, and this year the kingdom is even more insecticide, and many parts of the kingdom are out of harvest, and the kingdom can no longer hold on.

In order to deal with the plight of the kingdom, the king led a large army to wage war against the ancient kingdom of Yeno, trying to survive the predicament of the kingdom by plundering the ancient kingdom of Yeno, but unfortunately the ancient kingdom of Yeno was stronger than imagined, and the army was defeated and returned, but the ancient kingdom of Yeno was also plagued by insects, and was busy plundering the human Luo Empire, and there was no time to attack the kingdom.

At the suggestion of a large chieftain, the Kingdom of Arzar decided to launch a plundering plan against the Principality of Kane across the Black Dragon Mountains by sea, while Locke was the vanguard and was responsible for finding out all kinds of information about the Principality of Kane.

It's a pity that not long after the departure of the fleet, the fleet encountered the attack of the evil black sea kraken, and after repelling the kraken, the strength of the fleet lost nearly half.

"Why don't you go on?" Locke, who came back to his senses, noticed that Potter had stopped.

"Chief, although we have brought the supplies from the damaged ship to the remaining four large ships, we have lost a lot of supplies due to the Kraken, and it may be ...... May not last ...... The Duchy of Kane. Potter said with concern in his eyes.

"Chief, I suggest you return to the kingdom first, get new supplies, and then set off!" Potter suggested.

"No!" Locke decisively rejected Potter's offer, which was a hard-won opportunity, and returning halfway would not only be laughed at by the fellows, but would also most likely disappoint the king, who had hoped for him.

Locke took out a worn-out nautical map made of sheepskin from his bosom, and the route markings could still be vaguely seen on the map, this map was in the royal treasury, it had been more than a hundred years, and the origin of the map was no longer verifiable, but through the vague nautical map, it could be determined that a hundred years ago, opposite the Black Dragon Mountains was the Duchy of Kane.

"If we're in the right direction, we'll be passing by an unnamed island on the map in a few days, and we'll get what we want if we get to the island. Locke said firmly.

"Yes, Chief. Potter prepared to step back.

"Wait a minute, Potter. Locke looked at Potter with a blank face and said, "Send the seriously wounded warriors away! "Injured in battle, if the soldier is not too seriously injured, he can still heal on his own, and if he is seriously injured, he can only wait for death, unless he can come up with a magical fruit with healing effects, but unfortunately how precious the magic fruit is, it is not at all something that the fleet can have.

Potter lowered his head and stopped talking, and exited the bow of the ship.

Locke knew that Potter didn't want to lose any more gnolls warriors, but unfortunately self-deception didn't work, and the seriously injured warriors would definitely not survive, so it was better to cut them off and save supplies for the other warriors.

As long as you get to the Principality of Kane, everything will be fine. Locke comforted himself in his heart.

......

The Principality of Kane, the Wilderness Territory.

After a lot of time and investigation, Fabia finally completed the task given to him by Allen in early August.

"Your Excellency, after a long period of statistics, the population of the territory has been surveyed, and according to statistics, the total population of the territory is 8,672 people, of which 2,800 are serfs. The subordinates have stored the information of each person in the territory in the prepared warehouse. Fabia smiled at Allen.

"Fabia has done a good job, I'm going to give you a reward, what kind of reward do you think you need??" Alan was also happy that this matter could be solved so quickly, and he was not stingy.

"Lord Baron, hehe, this is what I should do!" Fabia hurriedly refused, smiling.

Alan looked at Fabia, whose hair was already gray, and said, "Fabia, have you ever thought about not being a political official anymore and going back to take care of your body, after all, you are not young anymore." ”

"Lord Baron......"

Alan looked at Fabia, who had been terrified for a year, and said sincerely: "Don't worry, I'm serious about this matter, you are old, you should retire, you can't be too tired." ”

Hearing Allen's words, Fabia hesitated in his heart, after all, it is not so simple to let go of his long-standing power, but he thought about it, how long has his body been dry, since Lord Baron said it, it is better to agree to come down.

"Lord Baron Xie's worries, I am indeed not qualified for this position. Fabia said.

Looking at Fabia, Alan nodded in his heart, it seems that Fabia is still a good acquaintance, and he knows that since he proposed it, he is ready to implement it, and if Fabia refuses, Alan will also forcibly withdraw him.

"Fabia, remember that your grandson Duru has entered the territorial army?"

"Yes, Duru joined the Territorial Army and trained with Mr. Antonio. Fabia is sure.

"Tell him, let him train seriously, I promise to give him a chance to break through the knights, which can be regarded as compensation for Fabia. "Alan doesn't feel guilty about Fabia, it's just a way to say to Mrs. Lisa, after all, Mrs. Lisa is also her own mother.

"Thank you, Lord Baron, for your generosity!" Fabia was so excited when he heard this, his face flushed, and he thanked Allen for a while.

Looking at Fabia's back, Alan couldn't help sighing, if he didn't take Fabia, his plan would not be easy to implement, after all, the power of the administrative office was too great, and only by removing Fabia would he start a big split of the administrative office.