Chapter 159: A Precursor to the Storm in the City

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"Hehehehehe, then please get ready! Bye! ”

Seeing this black-robed mysterious man disappear from his field of vision, the chief of the military department couldn't help but shudder and muttered:

"This guy ......"

Indeed, in the few minutes I spent with the black-robed guest, it felt like a cold, sticky slug crawling down my eyelids from my forehead, a strange mixture of nausea, fear, and inexplicability, which was really hard to put into words. If the situation allows, His Excellency very much hopes that he will never see this guy again in his life, and of course, he also knows in his heart that this small wish is unlikely to be fulfilled. Regardless of the success or failure of the assassination plan, the two sides will inevitably meet again, and recalling the scene of Shicai, it can't help but get goosebumps.

Leaving the meeting place, the black-robed man swayed and appeared in a dark basement, strangely unable to hear footsteps at all, only the faint sound of water dripping from the ceiling hitting the ground, breaking the deathly silence.

When the black-robed man stopped, a smooth and flat stone wall appeared in front of him, and he stretched out his staff and knocked on the stone wall, and the black-robed man said in a dry and vague voice:

"Yasha! The action is about to begin. ”

The melodious laughter like a silver bell echoed in the empty basement, and the beautiful Yasha appeared from the stone wall, and it could be seen that the back was exposed behind the other party. The scenery is a long Gobi Sea with a scorching sun like fire and yellow sand, Yasha is still smiling and groaning, and said coquettishly:

"Great, it's almost dried by the sun after lurking for so long, you have to remember to compensate me for a few spells, your hermitage is too stingy."

The black-robed man seemed to have no interest in Yasha's pretentiousness, and said in a dull tone:

"I'll leave for Wake Reef at once, and I'll be in touch with you when I get there, and this operation won't fail again."

When the words landed, the eyes of the black-robed man hidden under the hood lit up with a strange and inexplicable green light, just like a bloodthirsty beast looking for the smell of its prey in the dark night

"Bang dang!"

The door of Luo Zhengdao's office was kicked open, and the panting Brando Scarlet looked very inappropriate, looking like he might fall to the ground and die at any time, he struggled and said:

"Lord Earl, the Mage Tower has detected arcane fluctuations of unknown origin, and it is suspected that someone has used some kind of strange object, and it is likely that a spy has infiltrated it."

was leisurely drinking afternoon tea, at first hearing this bad news, Luo Zhengdao almost sprayed himself with tea, and immediately didn't care about tidying up his appearance, he jumped up from the chair in a hurry, and asked:

"Impossible! The island is full of its own people, who will have magical artifacts in their hands except me? It must have been done by a spy, quickly, and organized a manpower search. ”

Originally just a barren island and reef that no one cared about, the natural environment is also extremely harsh, like a blank sheet of paper, Wake Reef now contains a large number of human refugees from the main 6 and the sea of stars, the population size has swelled dramatically, and this once barren land has a bit of prosperity.

Most of these new immigrants were brought in from Qiongzhou and other places through the channels of the Guò Pirate Alliance and Luo Zhengdao himself, and they were the main victims of the goblin relocation and sea ban policy. Later, the news was also received from the human fugitives who had been scattered on the sea of stars for a few years, and they had migrated to Wake Reef in search of refuge under the wing of Luo Zhengdao, as the fact that the supreme ruler was of the same race was an important factor for most civilians in the New World.

At present, according to incomplete statistics, the population on Wake Reef has exceeded 100,000, and whether it is 110,000, 150,000 or 190,000, Luo Zhengdao can only vaguely accept this rough number.

No matter how good the idea is, it must be supported by the ability to execute, Luo Zhengdao's subordinates lack qualified civilian personnel, and there is no hope for all the work of registering the population in the short term, and the current extensive management model is not completely unacceptable, and Luo Zhengdao can't expect those rude men who control the sail cable to leave their own work and become a group of sophisticated and calm bureaucrats. In short, there were too few competent clerks on Wick Reef who were familiar with the work of paperwork, and the retainers of the former earl family from Qiongzhou worked as hard as they could, but their hard work boiled down to a drop in the bucket compared to the hundredfold increase in workload, and all the related clerical transcription and documentation work was mired in a state of severe chaos and disorder.

At the beginning, Luo Zhengdao also tried to establish a complete and detailed resident identity file system modeled on the old world, but naturally it was delayed due to the lack of civilian personnel.

In fact, such bizarre ideas that are not grounded are destined to be the fate of the castle in the air early on, and you don't look at how high the illiteracy rate is in the new world, if there is no literacy work for decades, who else can the time-travelers expect to popularize compulsory education in advance!

The people in charge of civil affairs are busy trying to keep the statistical error of the number of civilians under their hands as small as possible to three digits, which is already quite a remarkable achievement.

It is normal for many refugees who move to Wake Reef to hide their population in order to avoid the poll tax that may be levied by the lord, or taxes and military service of a similar nature.

At this stage, he is accumulating popularity, and Luo Zhengdao definitely doesn't want to be criticized for being too harsh on his expression, or causing trouble that he can't pick up. In the final analysis, he does not have the legal qualifications of a supreme ruler of mankind, these refugees are just free people who have come to join him, an exiled nobleman, neither serfs nor slaves, assuming that everyone has a complete stiffening of relations, and these people start to rebel, Luo Zhengdao will not be able to do the same. Besides, he doesn't have a strong grassroots organization under his hands, and the detailed management is all nonsense, and there are no effective subordinates to implement the plan, so no matter how powerful the traverser is, he can only stare at it!

Smelling a dangerous smell of mountain rain coming and the wind filling the building, with Luo Zhengdao's order, all the people on Wake Reef immediately spread out to search for suspicious people around the island, and searched the slums where outsiders were hiding.

After tossing for three days in one breath, Luo Zhengdao did not forget to ask about this matter at the regular meeting held, he crossed his fingers with his hands, and said with a sad brow:

"Is there a result of the investigation?"

"Unfortunately, Lord Count, we didn't find any valuable clues."

The final answer given by Brando Scarlet Yan was definitely not satisfactory to Luo Zhengdao, he knew what kind of goods these pirates under his command were, just a group of rough old men. If you ask them to carry swords to cut people, or to ransack a certain port, there is absolutely no problem at all, and you order them to use their brains to analyze who is suspicious and other IQ tests, then it is a duck to the shelf.

In fact, Luo Zhengdao did not have much expectations for the unfavorable reconnaissance results of this expedition from the beginning, and he could not be discouraged and disappointed when the news of the failure came. Immediately, Luo Zhengdao touched his chin and said:

"Hmm, so I need to think of another way?"

Since these subordinates can't count on it, Luo Zhengdao simply uses his brains to try to find out this deeply buried time bomb, is it better to ask for others than for himself! After thinking about it, he felt that fishing should be a good way, but the premise of the success of this trick is that it needs good bait, not real fragrant bait, and those cunning fish will not swallow the hook lightly. On this wild and barren Wake Reef, an important target worthy of others' painstaking calculations, except for Luo Zhengdao, an exiled nobleman, it is estimated that he can't find any other suitable candidates, and if he wants to catch a big fish, he can only use himself as bait to lure the snake out of the hole.

In Wake Reef, where the defense measures against external threats are strict and thorough, and the internal living environment is extremely harsh, it has established the reputation of a fortified city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack with the countless blood shed by the Goblin Army. Challenging this hellish level from the front is enough to dispel the dark intentions of most enemies, so you can't choose to fish on the main island of Wake Reef, the enemy is not stupid to die.

The New Caledonian Islands, which Luo Zhengdao often visits, are one of the centers of piracy, and there are too many unpredictable unplanned distractions there, and no one will like this location.

After counting on his fingers, there is only one place where he needs to go out in person as Luo Zhengdao, and it is not easy to recruit reinforcements, and it is also in the eastern sea of the Star Sea.

Although the appearance has changed considerably, up to now, the Sawa Fishmen are still a culturally backward and ignorant intelligent race, just as a human being, if he is not well educated, he will act like a wild beast under the instinct of a beast, without the slightest sense of moral restraint or guilt. In Luo Zhengdao's view, the Shahua Fishman cannot be said to be inherently evil, but it still lacks enough civilization to accumulate, maybe if it persists for a few hundred years, the Shahua Fishman Kingdom can become a real civilized country!

These thoughts swirled in Luo Zhengdao's mind, and soon his gaze gradually became firm, and he was reluctant to let the child trap the wolf, so he had to take the risk and give it a try. After a moment's pause, he got up and said to the crowd:

"Recently, I'm going to go out and talk to the fish-man king Yakuru about food procurement and timber import, and I'll be back in half a month. Alright, let's get back to work! ”

deliberately announced his recent itinerary in advance, Luo Zhengdao delayed for two more days before leaving, and only brought three pirate warships with him when he traveled, and the escort force accompanying him was not as good as before.

As usual, the flagship Avenger was still Luo Zhengdao's ship, and the other two ships in the fleet were light cruisers with a load of less than 3,000 barrels, and compared to the size of the fleet he had traveled before, the escort fleet on this trip was greatly inferior in both quantity and quality. The explanation on the surface is that there is a need to leave enough troops to ensure the safety of Wake Reef, in fact, Luo Zhengdao is deliberately weakening the escort force around him and luring the enemy lurking in the darkness to attack, he can't go out with a mighty and powerful fleet, that's not a lure to the enemy at all!