The group of bandits walked for a while, but they stopped again, and stood at a distance to watch, as if they were very reluctant to give up on Jombus.

Cook glanced at the bandits, then teased Jombus, "Yo, it seems that you are very good in the bandits' den, and these bandits are really reluctant to let you go." ”

Jombus sighed and replied, "Hey, they are all poor people like me, and we are both fallen people in Dragon City, so it's not easy." ”

Cook didn't pay much attention to it, stretched out his hand and pointed to the hill on the south side and said, "I said Jombus, you should be familiar with this place, are there many prey on the mountain over there?" ”

"How?" Jombus frowned and asked, "You're here to hunt?" ”

Miller replied very politely, "What do you think?" Otherwise, it's okay, what are we going to do here. ”

Jombus reached out and patted Miller on the shoulder, and then replied to Cook, "You have to go a little further south, there is a warmer sea over there, and there is the most prey there, and the mountains are full of it." ”

"By the sea?" , Cook frowned and asked, "You mean, it's not far from the sea?" Really? ”

Naturally, this question aroused everyone's interest, and even Caldis leaned over to look at Jombus seriously.

Jombus nodded, "Yes, but you'll have to climb a lot of hills to get to the beach." ”

Caldis immediately asked, "Are you familiar with the way to the beach?" Can you show us there? ”

Jombus asked Cook coldly, "Who is he?" ”

Cook glanced at Jombus, and said loudly with a thick neck, "He is Caldis, the Duke of our Alto Domain, and the cousin I have often mentioned to you before. ”

"Oh!" Jombus was overjoyed and hurriedly explained: "I am not familiar with the road over there, but some of my bandit brothers are familiar with it. ”

After saying that, Jombus gestured to the group of bandits who were still standing in the distance and watched, and summoned them again, and asked them to show everyone the way to the beach.

When the bandits heard that they were doing things for the dukes and nobles, they were so happy that they couldn't wait to walk through the snow, beckoning everyone to hurry up.

Jombus smiled and said to Cook: "Cook, you see, these brothers are still very active, why don't you talk to the Duke and let him take in this group of poor people?" ”

Cook patted the snow on his leg and said disdainfully, "It depends on whether they are really efficient, and we will talk about it when we find the beach." ”

"That's going to be fine, they go to the beach a lot." After saying that, Jombus also took the lead and followed, helping to shout at the guards to hurry up.

The mountainous area on the southern side of the territory is vast and undulating from east to west, and if you are not careful, you will get lost. Fortunately, there was a bandit leader who was familiar with the environment here, and everyone kept walking in the snow towards the beach.

After a few hills, the situation was exactly as Jombus said, the snow here became thin, the temperature rose slightly, and the birds and animals were shuttling back and forth.

Robit said happily: "There are so many prey here, let's stop and rest for a while, and then hunt here now, and then continue to look for the beach when we have had enough hunting." ”

"Okay!" At this moment, Mariara seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and she couldn't wait to turn over and dismount. Cook was very attentive to her, and was busy getting her bow and arrows, and the two of them agreed to walk up the hillside together. As Cook's chief of guard, Rossabar followed closely behind them

Robit looked at Montpot and said, "You can go too, this thief has become his own brother, and the Duke doesn't need you to protect anything." ”

Mompot smiled, turned to Jombus, and asked, "How about we, let's go together, go have fun?" ”

"Okay!" When he met this group of old brothers, Joanbus didn't mention how happy he was, and he didn't hesitate to agree when he saw his new friend Montpot's warm invitation.

Robit smiled and said to Anne, "Let's go, let's go and have a good time, and see which of us hunts the most things." ”

"Who's afraid of whom!" Anne did not back down, picked up her bow and arrows, turned over and dismounted, and beckoned Robit to walk towards the other side of the forest.

When the group split up and went hunting, Caldis, Miller, and Tarrett were left in the valley with a team of guards. Without Robit, Cook, Anne, and Maria, it was much quieter.

Caldis seldom took the initiative to speak, and when he saw Miller sitting on his horse in a daze, he even said, "Lord Miller, why don't you go hunting?" Why don't you let Captain Tarrett go with you, and you'll have a companion on the way. ”

Miller shook his head and replied, "Forget it, it's rare to be free, so I won't join in the fun." ”

Caldis smiled and looked out at the mountains on the south side, his eyes full of anticipation. He asked Miller and said, "Lord Miller, if we can really find an outlet to the sea from here, you say that we will build a road here to the beach, and then make a small port belonging to our Alto territory, what do you think?" ”

Miller was taken aback when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked, "Is it true that Lord Duke really has this idea?" ”

Caldis nodded and replied, "Yes, the people of our territory are still starving, and if we can get some food from the sea to the territory, we can more or less relieve the pressure on food." ”

After listening to Caldis's words, Miller's mind suddenly opened up, and he continued the topic of Caldis: "If we can really build a port of our own territory here, then our territory will be in front of us in the future." When the crops in the fields begin to produce food the following year, the people will no longer have to worry about starvation. Not only will we be able to feed ourselves, but we will definitely be able to sell food to the outside world, and with these scarce seafood, the trade in our territory will definitely become very prosperous. ”

Caldis was just an idea, but Miller expanded the idea and thought further and planned. Caldis agreed with Miller, and he smiled and said to Miller: "If I find a beach, I want to leave the construction of the port to you." If this is done, I will not treat you badly, Lord Miller. ”

When he heard that there was a reward, Miller felt a little disgusted, and he came to Alto to assist Caldis, it was entirely because the brothers were here, so he worked hard to find a way to live for everyone. Miller never thought about himself, and no reputation or status was worth anything to him. However, for the sake of face, Miller still asked, "Oh? What good will the Duke do me? ”

Caldis smiled and said, "There are no benefits, our territory is so poor that we can't afford to reward you with gold coins." If you can make a harbor for us Alto, then this mountain, along with the harbor and the surrounding coast, I will give you all your domain. Then the port you built was named Miller Town, and the road from the port to Alto Town was called Miller Road, so that the people of the whole continent would remember your name. ”

This is a tempting reward, and in this age of fame and glory, even Miller cannot resist such a temptation. In particular, it was the first time he had seen the practice of naming towns and roads after himself, and Miller's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he replied with joy: "Well, I have done it." ”

At this time, Tarrett asked on the side, "Lord Duke, if we can really open up a port, can we also consider trading with those merchants from other continents at sea?" I heard that the south coast of the ocean is rich in products, including pearls, agate, diamonds, ironware, and especially cattle, sheep and horses. ”

"That's right!" , Miller's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said excitedly: "Isn't our Nate just short of war horses, if we can sell a large number of war horses from the sea, it will be much more convenient for us to form a knight order in the future, and we will no longer be restricted by horses." ”

Caldis nodded again and again and replied: "This is a very good idea, our territory is full of wasteland, there are countless weeds and jungles, and when the time comes, some horses can be stocked in it, and it can also be produced on a small scale for its own use." ”

The more people talked, the happier they became, and the more things they thought of, the more important this future port that had not yet found an outlet to the sea.

Two hours later, the big guy took turns returning to the group, bringing back a myriad of abundant prey.

At Miller's repeated urging, the crowd continued to follow their bandit friends southward, and they did not seem to give up until they found the beach at the mouth of the sea. As the group climbed mountain after mountain, the snow became less and less around, and the temperature began to get higher and higher.

Cook actually felt a little hot, he wiped a few sweats from his forehead, frowned and asked everyone: "It's really strange, this year's winter is a little abnormal, this snow has just stopped for a long time, why did the temperature rise so much." ”

Anne was also puzzled and said, "yes, shouldn't this year's winter end like this?" ”

"That's not right!" Miller pointed to the trees around him and said, "Look at these trees, many of them are still green leaves, and it doesn't look like it's winter at all." ”

After hearing this, Jombus said with a smile: "Miller is right, a few more mountains to the south, and you will find that the climate suddenly becomes spring, and the trees in front of you can be luxuriant. ”

Miller asked, "Huh? Why? What the hell is going on? ”

Jombus explains: "It's surrounded by mountains and dense forests, and neither the cold winds from the north nor the hot winds from the south can penetrate the forests. Where we are now is at the junction of the northern and southern monsoons, and further south is the warm climate of the ocean, where there are three climates of spring, autumn and summer all year round, and there is no winter at all. ”

After listening to Jombus's explanation, everyone let out a burst of exclamation, thinking that this was incredible, and they couldn't wait to go to the south side to have a look.

After everyone walked through countless mountains and mountains with great difficulty, the surrounding mountains and forests were really green, and the temperature also rose to more than ten degrees, so hot that everyone hurriedly took off their thick leather covers.

Suddenly, on the mountainside ahead, Miller looked back and shouted to the crowd: "It's here, it's finally here, and you can see the sea ahead." ”

When they heard Miller's call, they rushed towards the mountainside, only to see a blue ocean behind the peak in front of them, sparkling in the westward sun.

The bandit friend stretched out his hand and pointed to the valley on the west side and said, "You can't get through here, you have to go from that side to get to the beach, and there is still a way to go, so let's go down the mountain quickly." ”

Seeing the sea is like seeing victory, everyone forgot their fatigue and quickly followed their bandit friends down the mountain.

An hour later, the people who had crossed the mountains finally set foot on this warm beach, and the distant sunset had already sunset into the earth, and a red sunset appeared over the sea, so that everyone was enchanted.

Standing on the beach, feeling the warm breeze blowing on the sea, Miller couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder so many poets and travelers will mention the sea, it turns out that the sea is so beautiful and charming, it is incredible." ”

Cook glanced at Miller and teased him, saying, "Then you can come too, read a paragraph to the big guys?" ”

Miller took it as he could, and immediately recited aloud: "Snow drifts in the north, ice accumulates in Dragon City, and spring is seen again after turning over the mountains, the world is full of wonders, and this unique seascape is the most charming." ”

The crowd cheered, and Cook shouted and said, "Yes, Miller, although it's not bullshit, I still like it." ”

Although Cook hurt himself so much, Miller didn't care, he pulled Cook with a smile and said, "Let's go Cook, let's go swim in the sea, maybe the water is still warm." ”

Cook hurriedly pushed Miller away and said, "You're crazy, such a strong wind, this temperature is not very high, you want to die." ”

As soon as Cook finished speaking, one of the robbers took off his clothes and jumped into the sea, shouting as he played in the water, "There are so many fish here, come and catch them." ”

This call attracted more people's attention, and everyone rushed into the sea.

Caldis, however, seemed calm, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, he climbed the hillside next to the beach and looked down on the beach from a high vantage point.

After Miller noticed this scene, he followed from a distance. Standing on the hillside, Miller looked at the cliffs on both sides of the beach, and as the wind pushed, the sea looked very fierce on the cliffs, and the waves crashed against the walls like a roar of a god.

Caldis pointed to the beach under his nose and said, "Look at Miller, there are cliffs on both sides, and there is such a beach in the middle. The harbor is only suitable for the beach, and the pier is built at the beachhead, extending as much as possible to the deeper part of the water in front of it, so that more ships can be berthed. ”

After saying this, Caldis turned around again, pointed to the valley behind the mountain on the north side, and said: "That valley, there is a mountain as a barrier to the south, and no amount of wind and waves can threaten there, and your town of Miller is just right there." You see, there's a little stream running through it, and there's even a water source. ”

Miller laughed when he heard it, and he nodded his head again and again, with indescribable joy in his heart.