The Jinshui River is a miracle of the Creator, and when it flows into the sea, it rushes out of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of freshwater at the mouth of the sea, and people call it the Eastern River Bay.

The eastern bay is a vast ocean, with seven giant islands connected from end to end. The islands are arranged in a ring and are separated by only a few kilometers, with the largest island measuring more than 40,000 square kilometers and the smallest measuring more than 10,000 square kilometers, with a total area of about 220,000 square kilometers.

The island is fertile, wooded and rich in quality, with precious juniper berries and breadfruit groves. The value of adamantite gold goes without saying, as dume made from juniper berries is famous, and breadfruit, which is twice a year ripe and rich in starch, is peeled and ground into a powder to bake bread with a unique flavour. The Kingdom of Borui fed millions of people with the breadfruit harvested every year alone, not only to meet the food needs of the kingdom itself and the Eastern Alliance, but also to export a portion of it to the Kingdom of Neville. Coupled with the endless fish and shrimp aquatic products in the river bay, the seven islands belonging to the Borui Kingdom are also known as the eastern granary.

Ogar Island is located at the southern tip of the Seven Great Islands, less than 20 kilometers from the south bank of the Jinshui River. More than 200 years ago, the Borui Kingdom wanted to open up a new territory, they set out from the island of Ogar, landed on the southern continent, built a dock and a pioneer fortress, only to be besieged by a barbarian, and finally returned with a feather, and the pioneer fortress also fell into the hands of the barbarians. With the caves in the fields and mines left behind by the Borui people, as well as the production facilities in the fortress, the barbarian clan converted from nomadic herding to farming, mining iron, crafting weapons, and conquering many small barbarian clans. The growing barbarian clans claimed to be royalty, and established a barbarian kingdom with the Vanguard Fortress as their capital.

The Barbarian Kingdom directly threatens the security of Ogar Island, so the five families of the Borui Kingdom often send elite knights to attack the barbarian lumberyards and mines, and at the same time build more than a dozen castles around the island. The Southwind Fortress is undoubtedly one of the most striking castles of all.

The fortress of the south wind was built 80 years ago as a defense against the barbarians and the gateway to the island of Ogal. Mobilizing 50,000 laborers and taking 12 years to complete, the Kingdom of Borui has surpassed the limit of a human fortress, reaching a height of 72 meters, and is currently the most majestic fortress in the human kingdom.

At this moment, Sophia was standing on a balcony of the Southwind Fortress, looking into the distance.

The sand gulls fly together on the vast water surface of the smoke waves, the white sails are dotted, and the south bank of the Jinshui River is faintly visible. As long as you rent a big ship from the harbor below the fortress of the south wind, it will take half a day to send the barbarians to their destination, but Sophia frowned slightly, her expression was cold, there was no joy on her bright face, and there was a hint of murder in her amethyst-like eyes. At this time, Natalia walked up to her and said softly, "Sophia, the squire knight of His Highness Andrei is here. ”

Sophia turned her head to look at her close friend and confidant, and said with a cold smile: "Andre is finally willing to see me!"

In the living room, a young and handsome knight saw the beautiful figure of the marquis, and quickly got up from the sofa. Sophia was wearing a court-style low-cut tunic dress, revealing round shoulders and large snow-white breasts, her bright purple long hair was pulled at will, and her white and smooth skin made people can't help but have the urge to kiss, she walked to the sofa and sat down, her hands crossed in front of her knees, and her dignified and charming style made the young knight opposite lose her mind for a while.

Sophia's lips opened lightly, and she said in a clear voice: "What did Andre let you do?"

The young knight woke up suddenly, lowered his eyes, and bowed uneasily, "Schuster has seen Lord Marquis, may Lord Marquis's beauty last forever." Sophia bowed slightly, which was considered a return salute, and the young knight said: "My master has just arrived on the island of Ogal, and he is waiting for your Excellency in the Red Leaf Manor of the Crist family. ”

"Good. Sophia nodded and chuckled, "I'm going to change my clothes, but I'm not going to Momiji Manor." Please tell Andrey, I am waiting for him in the back mountain of the fortress of the south wind, there ...... It's more spacious!" The young knight raised his head and was about to speak, but when he came into contact with those purple eyes, he suddenly fell into an ice cellar, and he couldn't say a word, so he had to bow and retreat.

After the young knight was out of the house, Sophia turned and returned to the back room, where Natalia had prepared her Mithril armor and sword. After dressing up neatly, Sophia changed from a noble lady with a variety of charms to a heroic knight, she raised her long sword to inspect it, inserted it back into its scabbard, and smiled at Natalia, who was also dressed in military uniform: "If there is a fierce battle waiting for us, are you afraid?"

"It should be Andrei who is afraid. ”

"Haha, that's right! Harald will make the Bores tremble!"

Two months ago, Sophia, escorted by the Holy Warriors, led more than 300 barbarians to quietly arrive at the Red Harbor and asked the Borui Kingdom to rent a boat to cross the river. Faced with a large group of strong barbarian warriors, the Borui people were full of doubts and did not give a clear answer for a long time. In the end, it was Archbishop Oreg of the Kingdom of Borui who intervened, and Borui reluctantly agreed that Sophia would bring a representative of the barbarians to the Seven Great Islands to negotiate the charter of the ship, while the other barbarians had to stay in Red Harbor and wait for news.

After all, the Seven Great Islands are the heart of the Borui Kingdom, and Sophia understands the caution of the Borui people, because even she herself can't tell the true purpose of the barbarians crossing the river, and she doesn't know whether the barbarians have anything to do with the barbarians of the Southern Continent. But she was sure that these barbarians would not endanger the security of the human kingdom, at least for now.

The Barbarians' promises are as unshakable as the Arrett Mountains, but the Borui don't necessarily understand this. Sophia is equally worried that the Borui people are manipulating the ship, and if the ship sinks on the way, it will be an irreparable disaster.

On the premise of lack of trust, the two sides must fully communicate and propose feasible solutions before reaching a consensus.

With the utmost patience and sincerity, Sophia tried to convince the Senate of the Borui Kingdom, but in the process, Andrei, who invited her to visit the Borui Kingdom, never showed up.

The Kingdom of Borui is ruled by five families in turn, the king of this generation is Duke Peter, and the Christ family is the next ruling family. Originally the younger brother of Duke Hornsmorne, André has now joined the weakened Crist family as a Golden Knight and married the eldest daughter of Duke Crist, so he can influence the attitude of the two families, and it is also appropriate to avoid suspicion.

Although Archbishop Oreg exerted a lot of pressure on the Borui Kingdom, the five major families were holding each other back, and the style of the Senate had always dragged on, and they discussed for a full month without results. Sophia desperately needs Andrei's help, and she repeatedly asks for a meeting, but Andrei uses various excuses to delay, and finally simply plays the trick of disappearing.

Today, 68 days have passed since Sophia landed on the island, and Andrei has finally appeared.

Nearly two months is enough time for the Borui Kingdom to arrange all kinds of back-ups, and even the dullest people can feel the malice in it. In fact, Sophia, Natalia, and the barbarian Harald are all trapped on the island of Ogar, and not only have they lost contact with the barbarians stranded in the Red Harbor, but Archbishop Oleg has also been sent to the Red Harbor, and most importantly, Sophia's stand-in Amy May has not been heard from since.

When the time came for the showdown, Sophia prepared for the worst, but she wasn't afraid. Gerald, the leader of the barbarians, is her strength.

The mountain behind the Southern Fortress is now a restricted area on the island of Ogar, and when Sophia and Natalia arrived, the soldiers of the Borui Kingdom stopped following them. They walked to an open area at the top of the hill and saw Gerald.

"Elder, have you eaten enough?" asked Sophia, smiling in savage language.

Gerald glanced at the heavily armed female knight, threw away the corbel bone in his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Urusa Sophia, you are ready to fight." ”

Sophia sighed and said, "I don't want to do this, but if necessary, I won't run away!"

"Don't argue about what the axe can solve, the mortals here have wasted too much of our time. ”

Gerald took out a handful of dirt to wipe the grease off his hands, picked up the tomahawk that lay across the ground, and slowly stood up. He was naked, his muscles were like steel, his bronzed skin was covered with scars and tattoos, his silver-white hair and the frost marks on his face showed that he was in his twilight years, but his vicissitudes of life were still firm, two giant axes weighing more than three hundred pounds were as light as nothing in his hands, the earth and mountains seemed to be connected with him, and the strong and wild aura suffocated Natalia's chest, and she involuntarily took a step back.

"The opponents have arrived, and may they be as strong as the terrain dragon and as brave as the snow monster. "The old barbarian looked down the mountain, and a figure came in an instant, he was well-proportioned, handsome, his blond hair was as dazzling as the sun, his blue eyes were purer than the sky, and as deep as the sea, and his gestures were full of heart-wrenching charm.

"Your Highness, good day. Natalia curtsied, while Sophia held on to the hilt of her sword and said with a coquettish smile: "Your Highness Andrei, don't you feel rude to come to the appointment with your bare hands without armor or weapons?" At this moment, her amethyst-like eyes had turned green.

Andrei saluted gracefully to the old barbarian and the two female knights, and said sincerely, "Sophia, I'm sorry. ”

Sophia said coldly, "I need an explanation. ”

Andre pondered for a moment and said, "Sophia, you are from a Seuss nobleman, you should know the relationship between the Suss Kingdom and our Borui Kingdom. Although our Borui Kingdom is rich, it has always lacked raw materials for refining potions and energy potions. The Kingdom of Seuss has always been dissatisfied with our recruitment of knights and nobles from the Eastern Alliance, and they have forbidden the medicinal herbs from the Dusk Forest to flow into the Kingdom of Borui. There are only two ways we can source medicinal herbs, one is the Kingdom of Neville and the other is Terrell Mountain. ”

"Since you obtained the right to operate the purple cane wine, our share of trade in the Kingdom of Neville and the Duchy of Teuton has been declining continuously, and the reserves of medicinal herbs have reached the point where they cannot make ends meet. But the barbarians on the south coast are always a big problem for us, if our knights can't continue to destroy the barbarians' production facilities, or in ten years, the barbarians will be able to build docks and ships, directly threatening the security of the seven major islands, and even the entire Eastern Alliance. ”

"I invited you to visit Borui to talk to you about the share of trade. But we didn't expect you to have such a deep connection with Terrell Mountain......" Andre shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Dear Sophia, I apologize to you again...... If you complete the Barbarian's commission, Gambis will have a complete monopoly on the trade in Terrell Mountains. This is unacceptable to us. ”

In the eyes of the Seuss nobles, this statement of the Borui people is purely alarmist, it is so easy for the barbarians to build ships, the Borui Kingdom can suppress the barbarians on the south bank as long as there are enough warships, and the Gnoll Kingdom in the Dusk Forest is the biggest threat to the eastern country. The Borui recruited knights from the Eastern Alliance, but instead showed their ambition to annex the kingdom of Seuss. As a result, the kingdom of Seuss sold high-quality wood to the Borui people, but refused to provide the raw materials for making refining potions and energy potions.

The Borui Kingdom has the same concerns. The Seuss Kingdom has monopolized the timber and restricted the medicinal materials, and Sophia is also a Seuss nobleman after all, if she cuts off these two trade routes, it is equivalent to pinching the throat of the Borui Kingdom.

"Although I am a Marquis of Gambis, and a Souss nobleman, I have always adhered to the principle of the neutrality of the Chamber of Commerce. I have made it clear to the Borui Senate that you will be supplied with a sufficient amount of medicinal herbs every year. Archbishop O'Reg can oversee my promise. Sophia said coldly.

"Haha, the Marquis of beautiful Sophia, I also uphold the principle of neutrality of the Chamber of Commerce. It is better for me to fulfill the barbarian's commission, and I promise to sell enough medicinal herbs to the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce every year. Can you agree?" said several nobles and knights as they walked up the hillside, one of them laughing.

Sophia's eyes froze, staring at the person who shouted, and said word by word: "I knew that you were plotting against me behind my back!