The chaotic port is full of people, refugees, although there were quite a few people here before, but the number of people at this moment has obviously exceeded the capacity of the port, and all the resources here are in short supply.

"Mr. Tangning, it's not very safe here, there are a lot of thieves, and the invaders will arrive here soon, it's better not to stay here if it's not necessary, it's safer to return to the Eternal Continent as soon as possible. "The owner of the merchant ship, the Eastern merchant, described the current situation.

Originally, the king here was one of the helpers of the war on the Eternal Continent, but now it seems that the other party is also in big trouble, Tang Ning looked at the eastern civilians fleeing everywhere in the port, and he had to find a stronger helper again, but what other power could be used here, he had a bold idea.

"Mr. Schwark, what is the matter with the invaders?" he asked, eager to know what the aggressors believed.

Schwark, the merchant was by far the richest shipowner in the port, and the leader of all the merchants, who was in charge of all the ships here, and his face was horrified when he heard the young man's inquiry. "From the rulers of the more east, they sent armies, and those guys were more warlike, they had stronger horses and better weapons, and the king's army was hardly an opponent in front of them. ”

Coming from the east, Tang Ning knew that this was not the easternmost part of the continent, but only the nominal east, in fact, there were more powerful countries in the east, and the former pirate Zheng Shi came from those more mysterious eastern countries, where everything was a secret to the Eternal Continent.

Now that a mysterious force from the more east has invaded the nominal east, this force may be considered, and after a little thought, he asked in a low voice: "Mr. Schwark, is there a way to get in touch with the commanders of those armies further east. ”

Schwack was a little surprised by the young man's request, and waved his hand: "Don't be kidding, Mr. Downing, those invaders are devils, and no one dares to touch them. ”

"Well, if you have a way you better come to my apartment and find me, you know where I live. Downing left some gold coins as a gift and left.

At the moment, the muddy roads of the port were quite bad, almost turning into a waterway, and there was a loud noise everywhere, and some small merchants began to maliciously raise prices, making everything here quite expensive, at least several times more than usual.

"These greedy guys, I have to find a way to make prices normal, at least the food must return to normal prices. Taylor heard the frustrated expressions of the commoners who reasoned with the small merchants, and exclaimed, "The pastries produced by my company will be provided to these people for free." ”

"You have to make sure your business isn't bankrupt yet. Downing shrugged, the situation here is pretty bad now, except for the shipowners who trade in the port, everyone else should not have a good time.

As he had predicted, Taylor's business was completely bankrupt, and according to the only remaining local government official, the refugees had looted all the local food shops, including Taylor's, and the employees had already fled, and no one would want to stay here and wait for the invaders to enter.

Women and children are often the biggest victims of war, so it's understandable that they have to find ways to protect themselves before war comes.

The business failed, Taylor was not affected too much, the business here was just an accident, but the inability to help the refugees made the girl a little sad.

By the end of the evening, someone had good news, it was Schwack himself. "Mr. Downing, don't you want to meet the leaders of those invaders?"

"Got news?" Downing didn't have much hope, according to Schwark, the invaders from the further east were like the devil, and they did all kinds of evil, which meant that the other side didn't seem to have any rulers to check them over.

Schwack brought in a man, a local official, who looked panicked. "This is a man from the kingdom's military, and he has a way. ”

Tang Ning gave the other party a courtesy and invited the other party to sit down. "Sir, is there any way you can contact the leaders of the invaders from the East?"

The official of the kingdom looked at the young man with a strange expression. "Of course, but you'll have to pay me a handsome sum first, preferably gold, for now only gold is hard currency. ”

These officials are no different from those guys in the Eternal Continent, the first thing to talk about is always interests, and Tang Ning took out some gold. "That's enough. ”

Of course it was enough, the official put away the gold and whispered: "We have captured some prisoners, among whom is a high-ranking leader of the eastern invaders, who should be of some use to you." ”

This official was an officer from the top of the Eastern Kingdom, and he fled here after the defeat, because the defeated are usually punished by death here, so he came here in disguise and wanted to take a boat to the Eternal Continent, and happened to be recognized by Schwark's people.

The other party was not an ordinary high-ranking military officer, but one of the highest leaders in the army of the Eastern Kingdom, and many people knew him.

Then what the other party said was credible, and the officer quickly took Tang Ning and his party to a private house in the port city, which was dilapidated and could not be seen from the outside, which should be their foothold after escaping here.

All the way into the dark basement, he saw the prisoner of the invaders he was talking about, dressed in delicate armor, with long black hair and beard, and his pupils were pure black, unlike the people here and the people of the Eternal Continent.

However, it doesn't seem to be in a good mental state, and he should have been abused by these captives along the way, and he was covered in scars.

"Okay, you've seen it, I'll leave it to you. The senior officer quickly left with gold and a few of his remaining cronies.

Observing the captive, the other party looked at the people who came in with the same look a little panicked, and spoke some strange language, which the people here could not understand.

"We need someone who understands translation. Downing asked Schwark.

Schwark nodded, and left, and after two hours, he finally brought with him an old fellow, still shabby, but with a good complexion, looking like a bard on the Eternal Continent.

Downing handed over a gold bar. "Sir, you must help me translate his words, and by the way, translate my words to him. ”

The old man took the gold bar, nodded respectfully, and saluted. "Of course, I swear in God's name. ”

Swear in the name of God?, Taylor said unexpectedly, "He's a member of the Holy See?"

"No, I know that there is a Holy See in your Eternal Continent, and in fact there is a unique Holy See presence here in ours. Schwack explained to Taylor. "He's a member of the Holy See here, he's been to many places further east, so he knows the language, and he's been to the Eternal Continent and learned the language there. ”

It is not surprising that the believers of the Holy See have traveled all over the world, even the clergy of the Holy See in the Eternal Continent have many people who have set foot on other continents, in order to spread the will of the Holy See to new regions, so that the Holy See can spread to every corner of the world.

"Then start now and ask about his official position in the invaders' army. Downing gestured.

The old believer translated the words to the captive, and the captive muttered a string of words, and the old believer turned back and explained, "I don't understand what he said. ”

It's a pity that some special words in the language can't be translated, especially about official positions, and Tang Ning thought of a more colloquial question. "How many men does he have?"

The old man asked, quickly responding. "About 10,000 people. ”

"Similar to the captain in the orcs, the official position is high enough. Tang Ning muttered, the high-ranking person in the Eastern Kingdom Army did not deceive people, and the other party's level was not low.

"Tell him that I want to meet their leader, and that I can spare him if he can introduce him. ”

The old man exchanged words with the captive for a while, then turned back and said respectfully: "He said yes, but now we must let him go first, and treat him so that he can maintain his dignity." ”

It was not too much to have such a request, Downing complied, and asked someone overnight about the location of the nearest invader, and then went immediately, this time Taylor was left behind, the woman could be used as a prey in front of the invader, and he had to ensure the safety of the girl.

"King, I just want to talk to your monarch, and I have no interest in meddling in matters here. Downing sat in the car and communicated with the captive, who had changed into clean clothes, and the old man, who was the translator, accompanied him this time.

"Of course, I will convey your meaning to His Majesty the Emperor. The officer of the invader, known as the king, responded.

A day later they arrived at the camp of the invaders, and the carriage was stopped by the soldiers of the invaders, all of whom also had black pupils, and they completely surrounded the vehicle with their spears.

Downing poked his head out of the carriage. "I'm sorry, I just wanted to meet your leader, and I didn't mean anything malicious. ”

Soon the prisoners in the car walked out, and the soldiers immediately knelt on the ground and saluted, and it was clear that the identity of the other party was indeed not low, but the most oriental etiquette seemed to be too grand, and it was necessary to bow down sexually, which was beyond Tang Ning's expectations.

A short time later, a group of men in armor came out of the barracks and bowed in the same way, and the captured officer exchanged views with the officers.

The old man heard those words and explained to Tang Ning on the side. "That officer is their Royal Highness, the brother of His Majesty the Emperor of the East, and belongs to the nobility. ”

It looks like a treasure has been picked up, and if the other party is the brother of His Majesty the Emperor, then he can see His Majesty the Emperor himself through the other party.

After a short time the prince turned back and said something, and the old man translated: "He wants to invite us into the barracks together." ”

The tents in the east were quite comfortable, wooden in structure, and Downing sat down with the servants and the old man, and soon some soldiers brought some things up.

What the prince said, the old man translated. "It's their wine. ”

Tang Ning looked at the wine like clear water, broke it and drank it, the spicy wine penetrated his throat, which was stronger than the strongest wine in the West.

Lao Tu translated the next conversation between the two, so that the communication would not become difficult because of the relationship between languages.