A few more days had passed, and the goblin fleet had not yet arrived. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info and there is still about a week before the Winter Veil Festival.

Locke couldn't help but get a little anxious. So much of the preparation I made was based on the materials that the goblins prepared for me, and it turned out that it had been almost two months! The goblins haven't seen a shadow yet.

Locke left the town of Iva with some annoyance, and rode straight to the north-flowing coast with his guards.

Now, the northern part of the Silver Pine Forest is much safer. A large number of gnolls were encircled and killed, and a few were dragged into the quarries as slaves. The brown bears and wolves that used to roam the woodlands have also become scarce due to the lack of food for humans.

In order to prevent more and more refugees from falling into a situation where there is nothing to do, Shiloh organized the refugees to start a project to connect all the crusader camps in the northern part of the Silver Pine Forest.

Shiloh first drew a few lines on the map, and then the paving movement began. All the trees along the way were knocked down, bridges were built over the river, and the foothills were bypassed. Civilians carved the remaining pieces of rubble using stonemasons, paved the roads, and hardened them with the help of mage apprentices. The dug sand was spread on the road from the seashore, and the entire northern forest was completely connected.

The advantage of this is that Locke rode a horse from Iva Farm to the sea, which was originally more than 100 kilometers, but only took an hour and a half to reach.

On the shores of the North Stream, countless civilians are busy.

Locke asked Hilo to build a large warehouse complex in a woodland by the sea. A trade caravan just to greet the goblins.

On the seashore, a row of more than a dozen piers is being built at the same time.

The wharf, also known as the ferry, is a long causeway that stretches from the shore into the water. Led by the craftsmen, the commoners were standing in the water, using hammers to strike wooden stakes inserted into the seawater until they met the requirements of the carpenters. When the rows of stakes were inserted deep enough, the stakes were fixed, and the civilians began to splice planks on top of the stakes, and they were nailed to the stakes until they resounded into the depths of the sea until they were able to moor large merchant ships.

In addition to the surrounding docks for loading and unloading goods, there is also a dock for loading and unloading passengers in the middle, and there is also an auxiliary ship and ship repair dock next to it.

While the civilians were busy, some craftsmen were measuring with rulers on the docks, and then marking them at intervals.

Locke called the person in charge and asked the craftsman what he was doing. The person in charge said he was mapping the length of the dock line.

Locke listened a little inexplicably. The person in charge explained that there will be several ships parked at each pier, and that drawing the length of these dock lines in advance will facilitate the docking of ships.

To put it bluntly, the role of the length of the dock line is to give the crew a clear mark. By docking the ship in this area, the ship is safe and will not run into other merchant ships.

Of course, this dock line is demarcated by the largest ships.

It dawned on Locke.

The pier was built very quickly, which fully confirms the saying, there is power in numbers. A dock often has hundreds of people working there at the same time, and it doesn't take long for a pier tens of meters long to be built. As for the quality, it's really hard to say, but we can only wait for the arrival of the fleet to actually verify.

In the sea outside the civilian dock, several fishermen are holding small fishing boats on the sea, alerting the movement on the water.

In the world of Azeroth, the sea is not much safer than the land. The sea is full of pesky fishmen, ferocious naga, sea monsters, sea beasts, sharks, and all sorts of other strange creatures, all of which are deadly.

Every year, because of these deadly creatures, countless lives die on the surface of the sea. Even so, people still yearn for the sea because it contains an inexhaustible resource for human beings.

"Them?" Locke pointed to the fishermen on the surface of the sea with some confusion.

"They are fishermen near here because of the establishment of our Eva. They joined us and have been helping us with our fishing these days. Now, we're going to build a dock, so we have to have them act as our lookout posts to keep an eye on the sea. ”

"Can they? They are not professional naval soldiers! Locke asked, skeptically.

"They are fishermen who have been begging for a living at sea all their lives, and they know best what is in the sea. Commander, don't worry! "The captain in charge here comforts Locke." What's more, we don't have naval soldiers either, and there is no way not to use them. ”

Locke then thought of the advice of some of the officers and sent an ambassador to the kingdom of Kurtiras. We ask them to assist us in building our navy.

Combined with the current situation, this seems to be a very feasible plan. When it comes to the ocean, I'm afraid no one knows it better than they do. And the strength of their navy, there is no need to question this.

Then, when the goblins arrive, they can rent ships and send people to the kingdom of Kurtiras, but who can they send?

Bridget? No way! She's gone, who's in charge of the civil here? Hilo? Not at all! She has a heavy burden, so who to look for?

Forget it, don't think about it yet. Let's talk about it when the goblins arrive first.

After inspecting the work, Locke left the seaside and returned to the town of Iva .

However, before he could sit down, the soldiers outside came in to report that there was a goblin outside who wanted to see him.

Locke couldn't help but be a little curious, what would happen to the goblins? Is it another recommendation to yourself that a lighter that will explode?

Locke Fox walked out suspiciously, but he realized that the goblins who had called him out this time were not the goblins in the camp, but wandering goblins.

The goblin was dressed in a gray-blue mage robe, and held a staff of his size, with a large sparkling ruby at the top. He wears a pair of red goggles on his eyes.

At the same time that Locke was massing him, the goblin was also looking at Locke, and his face was a little surprised.

"Oh! Hello! Great Lord! The goblin first bowed slightly to greet Locke, and then he looked up to introduce himself to Locke. My name is Gary Gates, and I'm a goblin mage, and I'm here to join you. ”

"Oh?!" Locke felt that it was rare, first of all, there were very few mages among the goblins, because spell research burned money. With the habits of the goblins, it may be difficult for them to spend this money. Secondly, the one named Gates had one in his previous life, but he would make money if he was very rich.

"Great lord, won't you invite me in and sit down?" The goblin mage looked at him with a smile, and Locke couldn't see his eyes, only the red goggles on them.

This is the most core part of Eva, and it is also the most heavily defended, and he can't make any waves even if he is a goblin.

So, Locke asked him to enter the town hall first and wait for news.

"Go and get Mage Olivia! Fast! Locke beckoned the guards at the door to ask the female head of the mage regiment to see if this goblin was a real mage or a fake.

"You may be seated, Mr. Gates." Locke beckoned the goblin to sit in the guest chair, and he looked at the goblin with a smile, "Can you briefly explain where you're from?" And what kind of major do you have? ”

"Oh! Of course! That's fine. The goblin who was drinking tea put down the teacup in his hand, he cleared his throat, and then said formally. I am a mage of Dalaran from whom I fled before Arthas destroyed Dalaran and wandered through the Silver Pines Forest to the present. I'm a master engineer, an enchantment expert, and a high-level fire mage. What I love the most is to soften engineering and magic together and make some magical engineering creations. ”

"For example, Magic Bomb! They're powerful! Able to blast enemies within a radius of 200 yards to the ground. There is also my improved Fool Thrower Grenade, which has a diameter of 10 yards and can be used by soldiers with no engineering knowledge. Gates took off his red goggles and held them in his hands.

"Because I'm a mage who loves invention and research, I don't have the funds." The goblin said embarrassedly, "When I heard that there was a generous lord here, I came to you. I hope you will fund my research in other areas, there are still a lot of whimsical things in my head. ”

"For example, a grenade that explodes and explodes when an enemy picks it up, a bullet that can be fired from a musket with magical power, and so on."

Goblin Gates stopped talking, and he looked at Locke expectantly.

Locke stalled as he picked up the teacup in his hand and drank it.

"Why don't you go to the Stormwind Kingdom? I'm sure the people there will be happy with you, the High Mage, joining us, right? ”

"Great lord, you are wrong. There is no shortage of mages in the Kingdom of Stormwind. In their mage tower, those stupid human mages dominate together, and he looks down on us goblin mages! They think I'm nervous! Oh! I'm sorry, my lord, but I don't mean you, I mean the mages. "Gates sincerely apologizes." I'd rather go to the countryside than to rest on my laurels. ”

At this moment, Mage Olivia walked in, and she saw the goblin mage sitting next to her. Olivia's eyes narrowed suddenly, and she subconsciously picked up the wand in her hand.

"Oh? My lord?! Do you have any other mages here? Gates asked in surprise, he put down the glass of water in his hand, and said goodbye to Locke in a little anxious. In that case, I won't bother you, great lord. I went looking for other places to stay. ”

"Nope! You can't go anywhere! Gary Gates! "Olivia Mage raised her staff, and at the top of the staff, the blue gem began to glow blue! The room began to get damp.

The goblin put on the red goggles in his hand, waved the staff in his hand, and a red lava appeared on the surface of the goblin's body, surrounding him.

Locke was momentarily stunned! How can this meet and start fighting!

"Don't do it! Tell me! Why is that?! ”

He hurriedly shouted to stop him. Just kidding, this is the heart of Eva! If you really fight here, will the whole of Iva be destroyed by you?!