Moby Whale Harbor, with a permanent population of about 60,000 and more than 100,000 floating population, is the second largest commercial port belonging to the Kingdom of Ilia and an important port connecting the southern continent of the entire "Tulip Alliance".

Legend has it that when the port was founded, huge snow-white whales spit out a column of water tens of meters high on the sea outside the port for several days, which the inhabitants believed was a blessing from the goddess to the city, hence the name of the port.

However, whether or not it is really blessed by the goddess, at least the prosperity of this port city is unquestionable.

Now this season is the peak season for navigation, and the port business is busy, with merchant ships docking, unloading, loading, and going to sea all the time.

Well-dressed merchants, dark-skinned sailors, dreaming adventurers, pious clergy, sweaty stevedores, natives of all stripes... The port is full of traffic and people, and it is very lively.

"Captain Ambrus, Brigadier General Bühler in charge of the defense of the port is too arrogant, isn't he? We were ordered to assist in the defense, and not only did he not appreciate it, but his own defense work was also perfunctory.

If the pirate really puts his destination here, what will he do to defend against it? The people still don't know anything about it!"

A group of tall and burly knights dressed in snow and heavy armor like humanoid tanks walked out of the naval post in this port, and one of the young men with a somewhat immature face said indignantly.

The knight without a helmet, the captain of the young man's mouth, glanced back at the gate of the outpost. Given by his strength and unwavering belief, he has an extraordinary sense of perception that easily captures the resounding sound of the building.

Ambrus sighed softly.

This general, who invited his party out of the post on the grounds that he was busy with official business, turned out to be such a "diligent and dedicated"?!

"However, the situation in the Kingdom of Ilya is really a bit delicate..."

Even as an Iron Knight affiliated with the Church, independent of the world. Ambrus can also feel that as the only existing knight of the Kingdom of Ilia, "Storm of the Sea" Byron Elijah, is rapidly entering his twilight years, various forces within the kingdom, especially the emerging business aristocracy, have begun to move.

The struggle for power and profit is almost directly put on the bright side, and it is getting hotter and hotter!

Even the navy, which is the strongest armed force in the kingdom, has been infiltrated to this point, and perhaps this "ally", who clearly belongs to the new aristocracy, is not unaware of the risks that his actions may bring.

But when "yang and yin disobedience" have become a form of political correctness to some extent, his behavior is no longer under his own control.

When everyone is opposing for the sake of opposing it, you jump out alone and say, "We should do the right thing!"

So what is everyone's first thought at this time?

Traitor!!!

Hehe, politics is so ridiculous!

"Let's go, let's go to the local church for a while. The bishop's orders must be carried out, and the glory of God will shine on the Lamb in Moby Dick Harbor!

As a knight of a goddess, even if he only has a single sword, the word 'retreat' is not in our dictionary!"

Ambrose turned around and strode away.

"Yes, Captain!"

......

Ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.

The sea was calm and unusual. It was as if the assembled pirates had completely disappeared like foam on the surface of the sea.

Church.

Because of the belief in the "goddess of kingship and navigation", most of the churches of the Iron Cross are located close to the sea, and the Port Moby Dick Cathedral is no exception.

Whoa, whoa, whoa—

In a room with boundless blue waves outside the window, Ambrus was writing a letter to Benedict, the old bishop of Newinn in the kingdom of Pharytis who was like a teacher.

"Your Excellency the Bishop,

The situation in Moby Dick Harbor, or Ilya, is unusually bad, and the country's administrators are clearly in some kind of chaos within themselves, and have even completely put the lives of the people on the back burner.

Forgive me for the wording, I think that their actions are simply blasphemy against the grace of the goddess, yes "blasphemy"...

Compared to what you call the rigors of 'Port Newin', General Bouler in Moby Harbor did almost nothing. He's really, really busy, though..."

At this point, a sneer could not help but appear on Ambrus's resolute face, it was obvious that in only ten days of his arrival in this city, the impression left on him by His Excellency the Brigadier General was extremely bad.

"Although we have not been able to catch any trace of the pirate fleet, it has been ten days since we arrived at Moby Dick Harbor on a mission in Ilya after receiving your order, but there is not even a change here, not even the addition of a warship...

The busy shipping, the rolling golden lions, the blood and sweat of the dock workers, the big businessmen and the powerful are raising their glasses and celebrating. But in my eyes, Moby Dick Harbor is like a girl walking alone in the primeval jungle, defenseless against the danger of not knowing where to hide...

Maybe I'm thinking too much, hoping that the goddess will continue to favor the people of this city!

We..."

Bell –

Bell –

Boom, boom, boom....

At this moment, immediately after the alarm bell that resounded throughout the city, the deafening sound of artillery fire suddenly interrupted the knight's thoughts, and he paused his pen and looked up out the window.

It was as if the execution knife had finally fallen.

It seemed that the black pressure pirate fleet that had come out of the bottom of the sea had approached the port, and several low-level warships on the periphery were sunk by concentrated fire in an instant without any resistance.

There are just too many, too many shells fired at the same time ....

"We will fight until the last moment, bless us, Your Excellency!

The goddess is with you and me!"

The tip of the pen continued to slide and the last sentence was written. Because Ambrose knew that this might be the last letter he would write to the old man in his life.

There is no military deployment, no friendly defense, no emergency plan, no backup or even any vigilance...

Unless the goddess does perform miracles, the future of the city is almost sealed from the moment the pirate fleet appears.

But as he himself said, as the knights of the goddess, they did not flinch in their dictionary!

Grabbing the heavy sword and giant shield on the table, Ambrus shouted with all his strength:

"Iron Knight, assemble!"

......

Boom –

It was originally an open and new trading city, and "Moby Dick Harbor" was not equipped with a castle wall from the very beginning. The pirates from the sea, with their naval power in mind, easily breached the city.

Even before entering the city, they imitated the "battle line" in a crooked long formation and carried out a wave of fire on the coast.

The shells fired from nearly a kilometer away were completely inaccurate, but nearly 3,000 solid iron shells that rained down like drops still easily destroyed everything close to the coast!

The church was lucky enough to survive the disaster, and the main building was almost intact, but what was the point?

"Kill, the treasure and the woman are ours!"

"Ahahahaha, what about the big city?

"Where's the navy, what about the damn navy, hurry up and get a taste of our pirates!"

“......”

The pirate ship has landed, and a large number of black and crushed pirates have rushed into the city with a strange scream. Aristocrats, paupers, clergy, soldiers, officials... No one in the city is immune.

Soon.

The regular garrison of the city, which had only a few hundred men, was easily broken.

"Help!"

"Don't kill me!"

"Run!"

The screams and cries for help of the city's residents have already resounded, men, women and children are treated equally, property has been looted, buildings have been burned, and the originally prosperous and peaceful Moby Dick Harbor has been dyed red in an instant.

That's the color of blood and fire!

Not counting the people left behind on the pirate ship, there are more than 200 pirate ships, and a total of tens of thousands of pirates have poured onto land.

This scale can no longer be described as pirate raids, this is a war, a bloody and brutal massacre.

Huggins, the "octopus ghost", stood on the burning dock, the smile on his face unchanged.

It's just that at this time, I will go to see this Black Sea Pirate King, and under his easy-going and rich appearance, there is a cold-blooded, murderous and vicious devil hidden!

However, in the torrent of pirates, some people run for their lives, but there are also people who bravely go against the grain!

The high-pitched proverb resounded through half the city:

"The strong enemy is now, not afraid of it!"

"Courageous and loyal, worthy of God's grace!"

"Loyal and upright, I would rather die than give in!"

"Protecting the weak is not against the principles of heaven!"

【Divine Arts: Knight's Proverbs】

In the torrent of steel, there is a white brilliance rising into the sky!

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