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Gordon's words made Douromouth pause. He slapped his right palm with his left hand and laughed, "Haha, yes! To the north of the Steam Sea is the southeast of Changxia Province, which is one of the most prosperous areas in Ferredon. To the east of the Steam Sea is the Wilfast area, which is the busiest trade and most commercial area in the entire Peking University 6. If we can build a shipping route to these two places, we will definitely have a market for our goods. In addition, even if we have the strength to build an ocean-going fleet in the future, we will cross the Sea of Stars to the south and reach the desert empire on the other side of the sea, and we will have more wealth. ”

"You're quite right. Therefore, it is imperative to build a fleet of our own. In the future, I will be able to prescribe new products that are not only hair removal drugs, but also new products that are in demand. ”

Douro asked, "Are you referring to that wonderful textile called 'nylon'?" ”

"Yes." Gordon nodded.

What he was talking about was naturally the white fiber fruit collected in the Cold Mist Mountain Range, before going deep into the Black Spider Cave to fight the Black Dragon Taimodalus. When spiders eat this fruit, they are able to spit out spider silk with properties similar to that of nylon on Earth. Gordon had exactly a few white fiber fruits in his hands. He believed that as long as he spent a certain amount of time, he would definitely be able to make a textile with special magical powers, nylon, in the world of Telos.

When the time comes, the stockings will be made, and I don't know how many people will go crazy for this great Ming.

And countless gold coins will naturally fall into Gordon's pocket.

"I believe that with the lord, my life will get better and better in the future." Douro looked expectant.

But build a trade fleet. The cost is not small. If the funds in Gordon's hands are excluded from the necessary expenses to maintain the territory, I don't know if there is enough money to build ships.

And to sail in the sea of steam. An experienced sailor is essential.

In the center of this sea area, there is an active volcano called "Baiyun".

The reason why a volcano has such a gentle and poetic name as "white clouds" is that this volcano is very peculiar, spewing out a large amount of water vapor all year round. And the Sea of Steam is essentially a huge bay, and because of the climate, the sea is perennially filled with dense fog. In addition, the complex terrain such as islands and reefs in the sea area is not navigated by experienced sailors. When the fleet is sailing in the steam sea, it is very easy to lose its way and run aground on the reef and other accidents.

In addition to the harsh natural conditions. What's even more troublesome is that there are many pirates active in this sea. They hide among the islands and attack merchant ships under the cover of the fog that frequently appears at sea. Plunder wealth.

So Gordon really wanted to assemble a fleet that belonged to the Freeman family. And the development of maritime trade is not an overnight thing.

It is not easy to establish a maritime trade route overnight, and the 6-way trade route is not so easy to build.

The Freeman family ruled in Cloudscale City in the south of the Hyven Peninsula, and the Black Iron City in the north was apparently the so-called "King of Hyperven". Aldrich's sphere of influence. In addition, the southwestern part of Changxia Province colluded with the Aldrich family to the Frey family, as well as the entire northern part of the region. The dense mountainous forests that separated the Haiwen Peninsula from the empire like a barrier were to establish a stable road. I'm afraid it's not easy.

If the Aldrich family were to be hostile to themselves, which was almost a certain occurrence, the northern access to the realm would be cut off. When the time comes, I am afraid that I will fall into isolation for a long time.

Hoping for the best and preparing for the worst is Gordon's principle. So he had to think about how he would be self-sufficient if he was isolated for a long time. Although Gordon's main purpose in acquiring the Hyvon Peninsula as a fiefdom was for the wellspring of magic. But if you can't even gain a foothold, and your territory is in a mess, how can you free up your hands to build a mage tower that requires a lot of manpower and material resources?

"The official documents of the Guò Empire are not at all able to understand the current state of the Haiwen Peninsula. After arriving here, I realized that there are many differences between imagination and reality. We still need a lot of field work to get really useful information. Gordon sighed as he looked at the sea of steam, which had begun to fog up in the night.

Douro shouted, "Wait, sir," and ran away - it was rare that he could have such agility with such a bloated fat body.

The adventurer-turned-merchant ran to the beach not far away, struck up a conversation with a fisherman who was repairing his nets, and after a while, beckoned to Gordon.

"Is there something wrong?" Gordon asked, walking over to him.

"My lord, I'm helping you with a field trip." "When I used to be an adventurer, whenever I went to an unfamiliar place, I would talk to the local people and maybe get some useful information. ”

The fisherman who repaired the nets was the most typical of the lowest people, and he didn't even know the meaning of Gordon's title of "Count of Herben". Maybe in the eyes of this fisherman, all the nobles are the same, they only need to pay taxes honestly, and they can say hello when they see the nobles.

But even so, Gordon got a lot of information from Douro's small talk with fishermen.

This fisherman, who is over half a hundred years old and has tanned skin, is actually a monk halfway. Three years ago, he was an ordinary farmer living in the southern part of the peninsula, cultivating more than a dozen acres of land.

Based on the Isthmus of Kork, the Haiwen Peninsula is divided into two areas, north and south, which are almost equal in size. The mountainous and subtropical jungles of the north, which produce mineral deposits and timber, are now under the complete control of the Aldrich family. In the south, there are mostly swampy jungles and plains with a network of rivers, where crops such as tobacco and cotton can be grown.

But in recent years, crop yields in the southern part of the Haiwen Peninsula have been declining to the point where it is difficult to make ends meet. It is precisely for this reason that this fisherman put down his hoe and picked up his fishing net and went into the sea to make a living.

"The land is getting poorer and poorer because the gods of the mountains of Waisura are angry! He is angry that someone has disturbed his peaceful life on the Hyven Peninsula, and he will soon wake up and set off a catastrophe. The fisherman, with a mixture of piety and fear, swore to Gordon.

Mount Waisula is located in the southern part of the Haiwen Peninsula and is the highest mountain in the entire region. Since ancient times, the indigenous people of the peninsula have worshipped the mountain as a god. Around this mountain, many legends and myths have been born.

However, from Gordon's professional point of view as a mage, most of these legends are nonsense. The fishermen in front of them said that the land on the peninsula is getting poorer and the crops are decreasing, which is the story of the angry awakening of the gods in the mountains, and it is not worth talking about.

When confronted with unexplained unknowns, wise men will explore the end. And the fool will make up a story to deceive himself.

However, if the land mentioned by the other party is becoming more and more barren and the crop yield is reduced, it will be troublesome.

"Do you have to solve the famine problem as soon as you take office?"

Before he arrived at his destination, Gordon realized that he had a lot of problems to solve. However, for the sake of the two magic springs on the Hyven Peninsula, he did not regret his choice.

Gordon chatted with the fisherman who had lived on the Haiwen Peninsula all his life for a while, and the other party's face suddenly changed, and he said in a panic: "Master, a ship is coming, it's a pirate!" ”

"Pirates?" Gordon wondered.

His hearing was much better than that of the old fisherman, and he had just heard strange sounds from the distant sea. However, as a northerner, he had no idea what these sounds meant, and thought it was just waves blown by the night wind.

And the old fisherman, who was far more familiar with the sea environment than Gordon, was able to appear before Gordon attacked the enemy.

Hearing the fisherman's words, Gordon took a closer look at the already foggy sea. In the deep night, with the night vision brought by the Blood Inheritor, he finally saw clearly, on the sea surface about six or seven hundred meters away from the shore, there was a longing black shadow, which was heading towards the shore.

"Douro, you go and inform Captain Chuck and ask him to bring a hundred people." Gordon ordered.

"Yes, my lord."

After the stocky merchant ran away, Gordon beat the old fisherman away: "Go back to the village quickly, and tell the villagers not to run around." There will be a fight in a while, and I don't want to get hurt by mistake. ”

The old fishermen who lived on the seashore had also seen pirates, and although the most vicious ones generally looked down on poor fishing villages, the few robberies still left a deep and painful impression on him. Hearing Gordon's words, the old fisherman immediately stumbled back to the fishing village.

Leaving him alone, Gordon set to action. He threw three illuminations in quick succession into the air in the distance, illuminating the dark night as if it were day.

Although the sea fog was still thick as a veil, Gordon finally managed to see the situation on the sea surface clearly.

The imaginary pirate galleon was not seen. Constantly heading towards the shore were twelve assault boats lined up. These small boats have a small black sail painted with a very representative skull motif. Each assault boat consisted of eight or ten pirates wearing turbans, short shirts, and sailors' scimitars.

They were paddling hard to catch up with a small boat that was frantically fleeing ahead.

The boat that escaped had no sails and moved purely by oars. At the bow of the ship is a flag fluttering in the wind, painted with a golden phoenix reborn from the ashes.

"I think I've seen this flag somewhere......" Gordon narrowed his eyes slightly.

Suddenly, he heard a few more shouts, which came along the sea breeze. It turned out that the warriors in the small boat who were being chased and killed, wearing fiery red armor and rowing oars, were all women.

A slender sword-wielding woman was standing at the bow of the boat, encouraging her companions. Her short turquoise blue, close to the sea, stood out in the light of the arcane light. (To be continued......)