Chapter Seventy-Nine: Bloodletting
"Hey, the Ptolemaic kingdom is luxurious and rich, but what can you trade with the Orton Lord, who has not yet been lifted out of poverty?"
The waves were splashing, and a fleet of several large and small boats was sailing down the wide river, heading in the direction of Orton's lead, and the church had already received Shepard's order to mobilize supplies and manpower to start building an improvised dock along the long river a few miles south of Grass Carp Village.
The doppelganger was standing on the bow of the boat, taking the downwind boat to Odun to take it back, there was no one else around, only Tai Chong was lying at his feet, this giant dog was now lying on the ground like a hill, fortunately it was not heavy, otherwise I was afraid that some counterweights would have to be added behind this flagship.
So the doppelganger is not only talking to himself, but in fact there is only one audience of Taichong, its wisdom is similar to that of a human being, but it can't be said.
The doppelganger propped his hands on the boat, looked at the scenery on both sides of the long river and retreated, and laughed in a low voice: "The Ptolemaic kingdom is rich and peaceful for too long, waiting for the fleet to arrive at the dock, these rich products Orton Collar can't digest it at all, because the people have no money to spare." ”
"But I can let the church come forward to procure, part of it for internal use in the church, I naturally have a purpose in forming a church to spread the faith, and it is also one thing to enjoy life, at least the large amount of sesame oil and spices brought from Ptolemy can save me from those terrible days of tasteless meals."
"Woo ......" Tai Chong roared a few times, and the huge dog head rolled its eyes very humanely, but it didn't dare to mock its master in the spiritual connection, and could only respond with such an action.
"Hey, you guy......" Shepard laughed for a moment, "Naturally it's not just that, I have the manufacturing bureau in hand, just exchange the raw materials of Auton Collar for those gold, silver and other things, and then make luxury goods, and dump Ptolemy on the luxury route, so as to corrode their internal minds, the goddess of spring water is used to it, how can I detect the ingenuity in this?" I can also use this to see if I can condense the priesthood of wealth or trade......"
Tai Chong didn't react, but after a while, he suddenly screamed a few times.
Shepard looked at it with a smile: "You reminded me, the nest where you were found may still be in the wilderness, and when the fleet arrives, you will go to the kobold tribe, I don't have a dragon under my command, and it will be troublesome for this alien race to mix with humans, just let you go over to suppress it, not only to control them to change their cannibal habits, but also to drive them to find your family, and catch some other beasts in the wilderness, and your future opportunities will also fall on the kobold clan, take advantage of it yourself." ”
"Woo, woo......" Tai Chong covered his eyes with two huge paws and screamed a few times.
Receiving the message from the psychic connection, Shepard couldn't help but smile: "You don't know what to do, what are you wronged at this time?" It's not that I don't want you, wait for me to go to the old continent again, and next time I come back, I'm afraid that you don't want to have a few more partners, and in the future, I will want you to be my minions for me to drive, at this time, if you don't hurry up and improve, what are you screaming about? ”
"Whew!" Tai Cheng stood up suddenly, and let out a long howl in the sky, which was full of spirit, but it only startled many crew members on the ship.
This naturally caused Shepard to laugh and scold: "Evil obstacle! What are you screaming about?! ”
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Shipping is much slower than land transportation, but fortunately, there are no beasts on land in the water, and the Naga and the fish-people basically live by the sea, and are far away from human settlements.
Bandorf, the resident priest of the Grass Carp Village Sanctuary, was already waiting on the dock on the bank of the river that had been repaired a short time, and Freeman and Millie had followed Arsa to the Church City, one of them was the first dark creature of the Church to succeed in redemption, and the other had a talent for swordsmanship that surprised Arsa.
Seeing a fleet of ships approaching in the distance, Bandorf hurriedly commanded the workers on the dock to prepare, with a white background of gold and gold, and the church flag decorated with the emblem of the sun and the moon fluttered in the wind, and the specially dispatched church guards were on guard all around, and four strong and steady cathar knights stood by the dock, with spears and huge shields in their hands, and the momentum of the four knights combined was as majestic as a city wall.
Although it looked like it was not far away, in fact, the fleet traveled for more than half an hour before finally approaching the pier, but it was because the terrain of the Long River in the southern part of the Orton Territory was mostly gentle, and you could see far away at a glance.
Bandorf straightened his clothes, and walked nervously to the fleet that had gradually stopped on the prepared ship, and looked up at the huge wooden ship that was three of his own heights, the sunlight was just a little dazzling, so that he blinked subconsciously, and when he came back to his senses, he saw a tall and mighty figure, but very ordinary-looking, wearing animal skin inlaid armor had appeared in front of him.
Bandorf looked at the long sword on the young man's back, and saw the giant dog that followed him down from the ship, and immediately knew that the person in front of him was the main one, and hurriedly saluted: "Your Excellency Thorpe! Pastor Bandorf salutes you! The light is always with you! ”
"The glory of my Lord will shine on your way, Pastor Bandorf, you don't have to be so polite, you know all the arrangements for your crown, right?" Shepard greeted Bandorf with a smile, and as for Thorpe, the name was just a pseudonym he had given to his doppelganger.
Bandorf's face was full of pride and excitement and he said: "The pleasure of my Lord is my greatest pleasure!" Yes, Your Excellency, the dock attached to Grass Carp Village is almost complete, and the Guardians and Guardian Knights will escort you and your guests from afar to the Church City! ”
Shepard smiled and shook his head: "No, you just need to escort the guests to the church city, I have other matters, and I will go to see the crown myself when I am done." ”
Bandorf hesitated for a moment, and then simply said, "Okay, Your Excellency, please be careful. ”
Shepard didn't care and said, "It's okay, I'll leave it to you here, I'll go first." After that, he handed over the rest of the matter to the deputy arranged by Bandorf and the church, and the task of the doppelganger had been completed, and the church would naturally handle the remaining trivial matters.
Tai Chong left the dock after Shepard, and when the dock was no longer visible, Shepard turned to it and said, "I don't need to say anything to you, do you?" The kobold chieftain will naturally know your identity, and it's up to you what you can do to make it happen. ”
The giant dog whined a few times, looked at Shepard with some reluctance, and saw that his master's face gradually became stern, so he whimpered a few times, turned his head and rushed into the woods.