"Is that so?"

"Archbishop Valcy, please come in and tell me more. ”

Hearing Archbishop Valcy's farewell words, Marquis Terry hesitated for a moment before getting up and opening the door and inviting Archbishop Valcy into the room.

Over time, the dividends of keeping Archbishop Varcy in the Marquis began to fade, and the negative effects gradually manifested themselves - in the distrust and ridicule of the nobles, the position of Marquis Terry regressed and even retreated slightly before it was returned to Archbishop Valcy.

After all, no one can afford to be easily deceived, especially a nobleman.

And at this moment, when the Marquis of Terry had already begun to consider whether Archbishop Valcy was a complete liar as the other nobles said, Archbishop Valcy suddenly told him such news.

This made Marquis Terry surprised, but hope burned in his heart again - if the wisdom moonlight rat that Archbishop Valcy said really existed, even if it was a simple warship similar to the big fishing ship of Waterdeep, it would be enough to make the higher-ups of Waterdeep pay attention.

After all, this is a sapient race, even if it is less educated, it can still provide a certain amount of resources for Waterdeep, and when these resources are exclusively enjoyed by one person, the rich are born.

Moreover, such a reversal is enough to make a sensation in the entire noble circle of Waterdeep, and the stupid name that Marquis Terry bears will immediately turn into prescience, and the nobles who began to alienate him will once again surround him.

"Archbishop Garthy, how long will it take for the nobles' warships to reach Waterdeep?"

"About fifteen days or so. ”

"Please reside in my mansion with peace of mind, I have many things to ask the archbishop. ”

Lowering his posture, Marquis Terry negotiated with Valcy, which meant that Valcy understood that although he couldn't see the light in his eyes clearly because he was wearing glasses, the corners of his mouth curved on the rat's face were enough to explain his intentions.

So the two looked at each other and smiled, everything was not serious.

............

Ever since he stuffed a gold coin into the Marquis of Terry's housekeeper when he sold the hammerhead shark, Fisher's life immediately became better - the butler of Sost didn't look at anyone else's goods at all, and always came to Fisher first.

Fisher, on the other hand, was a sincere man, and the goods in his sampan were always fresh, so life immediately turned for the better—he bought the dilapidated house next to the tavern for a gold coin, and hired a few odd workers to clean and repair it, and finally became a man with a house.

So the widows who worked odd jobs in the tavern also began to be courteous to Fisher—their men had lost their lives at sea, and the superstitious city dwellers could not accept them, so their best hope was to find another sea man who could support his family with a house.

And Fisher has met these conditions.

However, Fisher refused the widows' courtesy—he was still young, less than forty years old, and as long as the care of the housekeeper of Sost continued, Fisher would soon be able to marry a girl from a commoner family.

Of course, Fisher's offerings still have to be continued.

"Today is a good day, everything you want can come true~"

The morning sun shines on the sea, rippling with the reflection of the scales of the fish underwater—today it is said that guests will arrive at the Marquis de Trivas's Court, so before dawn Fisher is out to sea early, hoping to catch more fresh seafood to sell to the Sost steward.

"Wow~"

Another net of fresh fish, Fisher put the fresh fish into the live tank, he calculated that after selling fresh fish for two years, he could buy a fishing boat, and he could go to the farther sea to catch more windy seafood.

And just as he bent down to release the fish, a huge black shadow enveloped him—he looked up in horror, only to see a steel battleship slowly gliding past his sampan—the battleship had no sails, but it was faster than a battleship with sails.

"Hey, buddy!"

"Waterdeep is coming this way, isn't it?"

In a state of panic and numbness, the porthole of the Iron Battleship opened, and a huge rat head emerged from it, asking in a fluent lingua franca.

Still in shock, Fisher nodded stunned, watching the steel battleship move in the direction of Waterdeep, and then he couldn't help but shudder and came to his senses.

"Oops, if that ship was going to attack Waterdeep, wouldn't I be a sinner?"

"If you don't show the way, they can find their way to Waterdeep, and you little sampan can't do anything at all!"

In his head, the demon and the oracle are at war, and finally Fisher gives up fishing and rows his sampan towards Waterdeep—although it is too late, Fisher is still concerned about his friends in Waterdeep and his house.

............

"Whew!"

"Enemy attack!"

Waterdeep had its own navy and defenses, mainly for pirate incursions - in the bright sunlight of dawn, the city defenses first spotted the steel warships rapidly approaching in the distant sea, so the horn of emergency defense was sounded, and the soldiers immediately took position, launched their cannons, and raised warning flags.

"Ship on the other side, you have entered the territorial waters of Waterdeep, please confirm your identity!"

"If you don't reply, it will be regarded as a provocation and aggression against Waterdeep, and Waterdeep has the right to sink you!"

Three times in a row, the opposing battleship also stopped and began to wave the flag—much to the relief of the city guards of Waterdeep—the battleship in the distance reflected the metallic luster in the sunlight, and there were no sails, no cannon muzzles on the sides, only a few huge iron pipes towering over the front and back of the body.

He had never seen such a strange warship in all the years he had served as a city defense officer.

"Sir, the other party's flag is out. ”

"Wisdom Moonlight Rat, the Dolphin-class battleship Nautilus, has come to Waterdeep City to retrieve the archbishop of his clan. ”

That's it. ”

Listening to the Bannerman's translation, the city guard immediately thought of the Marquis of Terry, who was himself a minor nobleman who had visited the Marquis of Terry's mansion to see the honor of Archbishop Valcy, but as time went on, he came to think that Archbishop Varicy was just a liar.

He had never imagined that there really would be a race of intelligent moonlight rats—but at the moment, the truth slapped his cheek—and a steel battleship that had never been seen before sat at the entrance to Waterdeep's harbor, waiting to enter.

"Go, let this ship stay out of the harbor for the time being. ”

"You come here, go to the Marquis Terry's mansion, and tell the Marquis of Terry the news. ”

After a little thought, the city guard made the decision that was most beneficial to him, he had no right to let the warships into the harbor, so let them stop outside and wait for the decision of their superiors, and in secret he informed the Marquis of Terry, which was regarded as secretly selling a good to the Marquis of Terry, and laid a way out for a good meeting in the future.

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