"There are twenty-six villages in my Heixingen territory, but unfortunately the land is very barren, and we can only grow oats. ”

"Your Excellency, my family's territory is in the richest part of Bolandi, and the income from the land is 80,000 gold livres a year, not counting the money from the sale of wine. ”

"Haha, dear Miss Fernanda, how blessed you are, this dowry is enough for a prince. ”

Although the territory of Salian is vast, except for the hills and forests in the southwest, it is a saline and bitter cold land in the northeast. He also understood the deep meaning of Miss Fernanda's words.

As they spoke, they came to the foot of the mountain in Stlingenburg.

"Your Excellency, why is there such an eerie place around your castle, the forest seems to be full of death. "Miss Fernanda, who practices light magic, is very sensitive in this regard.

Salian replied with a smile: "Haha, don't be afraid, this is all used to scare people." ”

So saying, he walked to the foot of a huge old locust tree, and tapped the trunk three times with his hand, and in an instant the whole dark woodland seemed to be infused with life, and he waved the branches in his hands, and gave way to a mountain path in the middle. Salian led the way, and the four of them went straight through the forest to the top of the mountain. The three girls saw that the mountain city had no moat, but had dug a six-meter-deep trench for defense. The castle was surrounded by three layers of low walls, each covered with battlements, and several large-caliber magic cannons, protected by heavy shells.

Salian noticed Fernanda staring at the magic cannons, and said to her.

"Miss Fernanda, you must have noticed that the structure of the city defense here is somewhat similar to the city of Charlot, which was guarded by your father, Count Noel de Fronna, right?!"

The little nun was indeed amazed, and she asked, "Ah, what is the matter?"

"Hehe, since I experienced that great battle at the beginning of the year, I was envious of the new walls and magic cannons of Charlot, so I arranged for Stlingenburg to be renovated to some extent, and these magic cannons should have been bought from Professor Urban. Now my castle is an apprentice of Charlotte City, so it is naturally very similar. ”

"I see. So how do I feel déjà vu. ”

At this time, the people in the castle also knew the arrival of the lord through the old locust tree under the mountain, the drawbridge fell, and the city gate slowly opened.

"Young Master, you're back!"

Moreau, the steward of Stlingenburg, and her daughter Yulia welcomed Salian and his party into the castle. Immediately after letting Yulia and her three guests go to rest first, Salian convened a small council in one of the castle's side halls, with Morrow, Aphroa, and Ivan, the Black Dragon Hilda, the witch Teresa, and Salian's two handmaidens, Kovanni and Lil, present.

"Uncle Moreau, the renovation of the castle looks like a success!"

The patriarch of the three dynasties of the Hohenstlingen family said with a smile.

"Young master, this is the minister's business, and little Ivan has helped me a lot, and he can be said to be my deputy now. ”

It turned out that Aphroya's younger brother Ivan had already been in good health after several years of cultivation, and at the same time, the boy had also learned a lot of skills in managing the territory with Moreau.

"Very good, little Ivan, I will directly appoint you as the deputy governor of the territory, and if there is a chance to kill Ulrich in the future, I will also send you the iron crown of the duke to bring you, hahahaha!" Hearing this, not only the cat-eared boy Ivan, but even his sister Aphroa was very happy.

With the housekeeping done with that, Salian then told his plan.

"I'm going to go overseas to hunt dragons now, but our Schwartenn is being harassed by poor Conrad, the Shoe Club, the Guiyi Sect, etc., and is in turmoil, so Hilda and Teresa, you are the two strongest, please don't leave the castle during my time out, and defend the territory well. I'm leading three foreign helpers, plus Aphroa, Yulia, and Kevani (Vigri), and it's enough to deal with the lone dragons. ”

The black dragon girl who heard this was a little unhappy.

"Gee, there's no fun stuff to play with. Dear Daddy!"

"Haha, don't worry, my good Hilda. The New World is a long way, and it is inconvenient to travel one way according to the weather and water flow, which is as short as three months and as long as a year. Therefore, while hunting dragons, I will also look for suitable locations to establish a permanent base, and if I have the opportunity, I will first create a teleportation circle connected to Stlingenburg, which is easy to come and go. ”

"Oh, that's a good idea, and we won't be left behind in the resources of the New World. Moreau nodded his head in agreement.

"Miss Lil, please get ready, and set up the teleportation array in Stralingenburg first. I will connect with this place anytime. ”

"Well, I see, please let it go. ”

In the next three days, Salian prepared all the materials and objects for the establishment of the teleportation circle, and since Moro had already gathered a new pair of things needed to make space-time equipment, he took great pains to create another space-time ring and gave it to Yulia, which he had promised early on. The Duke of New Mark prides himself on walking the talk, even if it is a small thing.

"Yulia, my skills have improved again, this ring has a volume of ten cubic meters, and I can use it for this long trip, so I can buy more things to eat and drink. ”

"Well, I've heard that there are often monsters in the ocean, I don't know if it's true or not? ”

"Her affairs are too busy, not only the internal and foreign affairs of the New Mark Principality, but now the burden of the Knights of the Sword Monk also depends on her, if you alarm her again, my lord, it will be too much. ”

In this way, everyone finally got ready and set out early on the morning of the fourth day. In order to defend against the surprise attack of the rebels, Salian rode on the sweaty BMW Doros II, wearing a full crown and armor. Miss Fernanda, who had never been far away, was accompanied by Yulia in the carriage, and the others were also heavily armed and on guard. They traveled south along the post road, crossed the Linn River Bridge in Constance, crossed the Mars Mountains, and came to the Republic of Westport in Itkanlia, where Salian had already negotiated with Miss Lantoni di Varno to use the family's teleportation circle to teleport directly to Alcalá, the capital of the kingdom of Mulassen. The journey was surprisingly smooth and unhurried.

Alcalá is now one of the most prosperous cities in the world. After the unification, the kingdom of Murasen was rich and strong, and it also obtained the rich resources of the New World, and it has vaguely become the strongest candidate among the hegemonic contenders in the Western Continent.

After entering the city, Salian first found a luxury inn to settle the people, and he also rested for a day to regain his strength and spirit, so that he could go to the palace in the best condition to meet Queen Lydia the next day. He had not seen the beautiful Majesty since the departure of Countess Don Lonney.

The second day is in Miyagi.

"Declare the Count of Valentine to your audience!"

Hearing the name of the chief attendant, Salian stepped into the queen's private parlor with the most dashing steps. As soon as Queen Lydia saw Salian, she made a gesture to him to come closer, a courtesy for her closest ministers.

"It's been a long time since I've seen him. ”

"Haha, Your Majesty, you are still as beautiful as ever!"

"Aiqing is really a false praise! I have worked hard for state affairs, and I can't be idle every day, and I can't take care of my appearance anymore. By the way, what is Aiqing doing here?"

"Your Majesty, you must be careful of your body. ”

Salian took the Queen's jade hand and gently placed a kiss on it, expressing his deep affection, but not reverberating. Then he said slowly.

"I heard that His Majesty's fleet has found many islands in the New World where dragons live, and the minister wants to catch them for fun. ”

"I see, Aiqing has made great contributions to the unification of Mullasen, and I am really uneasy to ask for nothing but Don Lonney. It's a trivial matter if you want to go to the New World, but Aiqing, don't you already have a beautiful black dragon? ”

"Actually, Chen's recent efforts to create a weapon unlike other require a lot of materials from the dragon's body. That black dragon minister was reluctant to use her as a weapon. ”

"yes, I see. In this case, next week we will have a fleet to continue the exploration of the New World, and if Aiqing is not averse to walking with those adventurers, I can arrange it now. In addition, I asked the Privy Councillor to send you the latest map of the New World and a briefing on the terroir, and do you need a guide?"

Salian knew that these adventurers from all over the continent must be mixed, but he didn't care.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, but please don't bother, the minister himself has brought enough manpower, just a map and encyclopedia. ”

When Salian returned to the inn with all the information he wanted, the girls were gone, and they had already gone to the Flower World with the Duke of New Mark's gold coins. Salian's subordinates this time were all from Schwartenn or foreign people, so there was no conflict of interest. This made Salian quite comfortable. He thought that since he was alone, he could take a good look at the human geography of the New World.

He opened the map, and saw that the west coast of the kingdom of Mullasen was drawn on the east side, with a large blank space in the middle, and further west were countless archipelagos, except for a few large islands, most of which had not yet been named, only marked with directions and shapes, and further west there was also a coast of thousands of miles, with all kinds of twists and turns, but the top and bottom were only drawn with dotted lines, thinking that it was an unexplored area.

"Hehe, how vast is overseas, but my Divine Grace Empire has not an inch of land, it's sad and lamentable!"

Salian's exclamation was indeed helpless, and it is said that several states of Itcanlia, such as Triple Kings, Franços, and the United Provinces of Nilandes, were not far behind, and each sent a number of people to visit the New World. However, the Divine Grace Empire, as a great power, is silent, which is really frustrating.

"There are external troubles, internal troubles, and Max doesn't know if he can ascend to the throne, and Sebastian and I may not be strong enough. ”

Although he is young, his heart for the country is growing day by day. sighed to himself for a while, then closed the album, and took out the latest official compilation of the New World Scenery of the Mullarsen Kingdom and flipped through it, sure enough, there were many new things, and the ears and eyes were new.

When Salian read that Kuba Island was one of the largest islands in the ocean, covering an area of more than 100,000 square kilometers, and that the land was extremely fertile, and that there were many subspecies and strange plants on it, he said to himself, "Well, it seems that this is the destination. ”

Then I reopened the map and memorized the location of Kuba Island.