The speed of the water became a little turbulent, and Lily stared at Eren with a tense face. In the years since she was born, no one had dared to speak like this to the human in front of her. Lily struggled to recall that this way of speaking seemed to be called a reprimand. A human reprimanded the princess of the Naga tribe!

It couldn't be more infuriating.

In response to Lily's anger, the waves quietly intensified, even forming a small whirlpool under Lily. The vortex rotated clockwise at first, then reversed a moment later. So a column of water rose from the sea, and the princess who carried Naga rose from the sea. She was short, only the height of a human girl of twelve or thirteen, but by the lifting of the water column, she looked at Alan condescendingly.

It's just that the little green face makes it difficult to feel the majesty of the superior, even though Lily is trying to make herself feel like this. After she thought that she had created the majesty of the princess, she said, "Am I wrong?" You humans are disgusting creatures, and you covet other things. Aggression, plunder, barbarism and cruelty, for the sake of your own selfish desires, you do not hesitate to infringe on the interests of others. Such an ugly life, I don't think I'm wrong. ”

Alan shook his head and said, "I don't deny that there are indeed such people in human beings. But after all, this is only a part of the people, and not all of the human beings. As far as I know, there are people who are brave and strong. In order to protect their compatriots, they are willing to sacrifice themselves and stand on the front line of resistance to foreign enemies! They are warriors, heroes, and their brilliance is enough to illuminate the dark side of humanity. ”

"There are always two sides to things, there is day and there is night. Day and night alternate, this is the law of nature. Another example is His Highness, and His Highness may not necessarily be completely correct. Far away, let's just say that during the day, your pet will shatter half of the island. I would like to ask Your Highness, are it the innocent people of this island who have captured your people? They don't even know what's going on! ”

"This ......" Lily's little face was a little flustered, like a child who had been caught doing something wrong, her eyes were rolling, and she was about to make excuses to prevaricate.

Alan spread his hands and said, "So you see, in this life, we may not be able to do all the right things. There is only one point, now that the decision has been made and acted upon. Whether it's right or wrong, we all need to take responsibility for what we do. ”

"I ......"

"Ahh Anyway, let's not meet again! Lily angrily stepped on the water with her little foot, turned around and jumped into the water. In the blink of an eye, it has disappeared into the dim sea.

Alan looked at the sea and shook his head, when someone called him on the other side of the beach, and he put away his fishing rod and walked over.

Lily swam deeper into the depths of the sea, and a moment later, a shadow rose from beneath the water, entrusting her to it. It was the Kraken that had attacked the island in the morning, its wounds had been treated, and although it had not regained its vitality, it was able to move freely. It carried Lily to the underwater palace, and Lily sat cross-legged on its big head, patted the Kraken and whispered, "Mammon, what he said seems to have a little bit of truth......

The Kraken opened its mouth, let out a low chirp, and faded away.

As soon as dawn came, the Paradise set sail. The sailboat left Pearl Harbor and continued its final journey. This time it was a smooth ride, and after a week at sea, the Paradise arrived at Ark Harbor. When entering the harbor, Alan could see the cliffs facing the sea hollowed out in the distance, and the hollow mountainside carved out a Z-shaped avenue to reach the top of the mountain.

The natural stone pillars are arranged at intervals, forming a unique scenery line of Ark Harbor and a corridor of stormy waves.

Ark Harbor is a special harbor that does not face the Strait directly like Violet Harbor. The entire port city is actually located on the top of the mountain, and the docks are located in the belly of the mountain, and when the Paradise sails into one of the hillside docks, Alan is surprised to find that it is not dark at all. Above the belly of the mountain, there are large and small gaps, and the sunlight casts through these gaps, forming columns of light that illuminate the entire pier.

Not to mention that there are also street lamps on the pier, which use real electrical light. Even at night, just the street lights on the pier are enough to illuminate them. The park crew stopped at one of the berths, the sailors lowered their decks, and the guards began to escort the slaves off the ship. Alan and the others disembarked from another dedicated deck with Roger Tong Guò and came to the dock, where they could see several merchant ships loading and unloading goods nearby. Horse-drawn wagons haul people and goods out of the docks, along a purpose-built passage into the Storm Corridor, and then to the city on the top of a hill.

"It's such a wonderful city." Alan said from the bottom of his heart.

Roger laughed and said, "I had this idea when I first came, and I actually dug out the pier and corridor in the belly of the mountain, and I have to admire the ancestors of Count Oban for having this perseverance and idea. ”

Oban. Ridley is the owner of Ark Harbor and a vast territory around it. Attached to the count were several barons and viscounts. The Earl's family is one of the most famous families in the Empire, and the history of the family can be called a long family history dating back hundreds of years. At the same time, the Ridley family is also the creator of Ark Harbor. When the family first came to Ark Harbor, it was still a small village.

After the Ridley family's operation, it gradually changed from a village to a town, and eventually became the port city now known in the empire.

After riding through the stormy corridor in a carriage and reaching the top of the mountain, a beautiful city jumped into view. Clean streets, lush trees, beautiful stone corridors, sculptures, squares, and fountains are scattered in all angles of the city. Although it is a city that has been continuously expanded, it has been well planned to tell the difference between the old and the new only by the appearance of the buildings, but the city itself is a huge work of art.

Most of the city's foundries are located on the edge of the city and even form a characteristic street. On this street, known as Ark Street, there was a constant stream of merchants, and many merchants from other places came to order their caravanserais.

As the carriage passed through the central square of the city, Allen saw a special sculpture. It was a sculpture of the bow of a ship, and although it was carved out of stone, the grain of wood was delicately carved on the stone. The fault is that the stone is dominated by a natural gray tone, otherwise people would have been mistaken for parts that had been unloaded from a sailboat.

At the bottom of this bow sculpture is engraved a name, Olo. Ridley, the ancestor of the Earl of Urban, was the man who built the city's first sailing ship.

The carriage eventually came to an old castle with a façade made of natural white rock, and its name befitting its shape, the White Castle. The White Castle, the birthplace of the Ridley family, passed the castle's ancient arches and the carriage stopped in a cobbled square. Roger got out of the car with Allen, and someone guided the carriage away.

A middle-aged man who looked like a butler trotted over, shook Roger's hand cordially, and said, "It's been a long time, Mr. Roger." This time, I would like to trouble you to personally bring the war slaves that Lord Earl needs. ”

"You're still in the same spirit, Steward Mace. I've made an appointment with the Earl, I wonder if he's available now? ”

"Yes, the Earl heard that you were coming, and was waiting for you in the study." Steward Mace pretended to be mysterious and said, "If there is no accident, there is a big business waiting for Mr. Roger." ”

Then he looked at Alan and said, "Who is this?" ”

"Oh, forgot to introduce. This is Baron Allen, and he's my partner. Come with me this time to pay homage to the Marquis Count. Roger laughed.

"Baron?" Mace looked at Alan in surprise and said, "What an unexpected youth." ”

Alan smiled slightly, Roger had already informed him. At that moment, taking the opportunity of shaking hands, he put a small bag of gold coins into the butler's pocket: "Please also ask the housekeeper Mace to introduce me." ”

Mace laughed dryly: "The Baron is also unexpectedly generous, come with me." ”

Although the castle has been around for a long time, the interior is surprisingly ungloomy, thanks to the fact that it was built with daylight in mind. This required the designer to consider the orientation of the castle, the distribution of doors and windows, etc., and what is now presented in Allen's eyes is a long but bright corridor and a spacious interior.

Walking through the castle, you can see well-maintained paintings, polished armor and bonsai everywhere. As you can imagine, the daily cleaning of the castle is a huge undertaking. But after so many years, there is no trace of the castle in dilapidation, which shows the hard work that the earl's family has invested in this castle.

Soon they arrived at the earl's study, and after being briefed by the housekeeper of Mace, Roger walked in with Alan. It was quiet in the study, and there was a faint scent wafting through the air. It's not like a floral scent, but like the smell of some kind of fragrant wood.

A man was reading a book, and he was bathed in the bright sunlight by the window, and that was the Count of Auban. The earl, who has entered middle age, looks surprisingly young. Perhaps because of proper maintenance, the white and beardless face looks only thirty years old at most. Hearing footsteps, he looked up, and behind a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose were a pair of eyes with blue eyes.

His gaze first fell on Allen, then moved to Roger's face, and then smiled, "Welcome to Ark Harbor, it's been a hard journey, Mr. Roger." And also...... Sir Allen? ”R1058