The scorching flames, the fleeing crowd, the screams of fright, the entire Xicheng District of Fog City was a sea of fire.

George covered his face in pain as he looked at Piccardelli Street, which was engulfed in flames and then smoke.

"It's over! It's all over! Our plan is all over! Damn, are those people in the navy all stupid? How can you get the Tulip fleet to touch here, this fire has burned at least half of the fog city. ”

The Lannisters are also very helpless at the moment, the shop they bought has been almost renovated, and the opening time has been determined, and even the invitations have been sent, and now this fire, which lasted for three days and three nights, burned all the plans. And after a while, who knows if their goods will still be so hot?

There is an 800-yard chain between the mouth of the River Tame and Chatham, and no one would have thought that Tulip's fleet would dare to penetrate into the belly of the enemy and burn the flames of war to the capital of the Dragonheart Kingdom, but what makes people wonder how they passed through the mouth of Chatham?

"I've inquired about it!" said old Captain John with a strange look on his face.

George couldn't wait to ask, "What's going on?"

Now everyone is concerned about this issue.

"Pegasus cavalry! The admiral of the tulip fleet brought out all the royal guards of the past royal family, and then bypassed the shore guards by surprise, and blew up the large chain blocking the river. ”

"Pegasus?" Lagerlof walked up with a look of surprise on his face, "The countries of the Southern Continent actually have air forces?"

"Not only Pegasus, but also dragon eagles, manticores, griffins, and horned eagles...... However, the number of flying monsters is not large, and they do not play a big role on the battlefield, so they are generally regarded as royal honor guards or janissaries. It's just that I didn't expect the naval commander of the Tulip Fleet to come up with this idea, and the effect is really unexpected!"

The old captain looked at the crowd running and fleeing from the street, and sighed leisurely.

"I heard that Tulip's battleship stormed the base of Chatham, shelled and captured the Hillness Battery, seized more than 4,000 pounds of gold stored there, and a large amount of wood, resin, and other supplies, and burned eight battleships built on the slipway, and finally even towed General Mondstadt's flagship, the Royal Charlie, as a trophy...... This time it should not only be us civilians who will suffer, but also those powerful people, and perhaps a large part of them will also be implicated. ”

As the old captain recounted, George's heart sank to the bottom.

He found that nothing went smoothly on his outing, and now he had completely lost the idea of making a fortune. If he could go back safely, he decided never to do anything like this again.

"My lord, maybe this is still an opportunity......" A goblin whispered as everyone was thinking.

"Opportunity, Pounds, what do you think of?" the Lannister couldn't help but look up.

These goblins came with him, mainly to help him establish a stronghold, promote the products of the kingdom of Navia, and find ways to expand trade.

"My lord, hasn't our cement patent been successfully applied? After the fire in Fog City, what people need most is a fire-resistant building material......

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Looking at the white Pegasus rising into the air, Green touched his chin with great amusement, and then walked up to Leopold and asked, "What kind of letter is this tulip messenger sending?"

Leopold's sad expression changed slightly, and with a smile on his face, he handed the letter in his hand to Green.

"Ultimatum: In view of your attack on our Fourth Legion, all dwarves are to be ordered to withdraw from the port of Otlan within ten days, to compensate for our losses, and to surrender the Viking barbarians and dragons who participated in the attack on us,...... Otherwise, you will bear all the consequences. If we don't get a clear answer after ten days, the Tulip Republic will declare an all-out war on the Moria Dwarves......"

Grimm amusedly returned the letter to Leopold.

"It seems that they have premeditated, and this time they really tore their faces, I hope they don't regret it. ”

It's been a month since the battle for Otlan Harbor ended, and surprisingly, Tulip's army has not moved since its defeat, but it didn't expect an ultimatum to be sent at this time, and it seems that their army is ready.

However, the other party has been preparing, and the dwarves of Moria have not let up, and when Green signed a cooperation agreement with them, the dwarves immediately established their first gunpowder weapons arsenal.

The steam engine drives the machine tool, the gun parts are standardized, the assembly line is working, and the rigorous and persistent dwarves like robots let Green see their extremely terrifying side.

In just one month, the kingdom of Moria produced 30,000 flintlock pistols and 1,000 cannons, and also built a new army of 50,000 men, following the Viking model (Green cites the system of the army of the previous life).

Although the equipment has not yet kept up, no one will doubt the combat effectiveness of this iron-like dwarven army.

"What do you think the dwarves will do?" asked Mary, turning her head to Green after Leopold had left.

"There's a good chance they'll do it first. Green said as he stood on the terrace of Fort Rapids, looking at the waterfalls splashing down around him.

Leopold now seems to be a different person, doing things vigorously, never hesitating too much, and almost sparing no effort to implement new reforms in Moria. Since coming to Riptide, they had barely seen any opposition from the dwarves, or that any opposition had been extinguished before they could see them.

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If there is anything that shocks people on the continent except for the recent major events such as "Tulip's fleet burned down half of the capital of Dragonheart", it is that the dwarves of Moria suddenly declared war on Tulip.

The situation of the war was beyond everyone's expectations, not how quickly Tulip's army had taken over the territory of the Moria Dwarfs, but that in just six weeks, the Dwarves of Moriah had driven Tulip's army to the edge of the cliff.

If they can't stop the dwarves in the Sarin Canal, then all the territories of the three northern provinces of Tulip will fall into the hands of the dwarves.

To that end, they have assembled an army of 60,000 men – the largest army in the history of Tulip, which has been focusing on building a navy.

However, today, the magnates of Fog City, the capital of the Dragon Heart, don't care about this.

Unlike the commoners who were busy building their new homes, most of the nobles and wealthy merchants didn't lose much in that fire. First of all, they did not have only one residence, and in addition, their wealth was in private estates outside the city...... It's just that the fire still caused them some trouble.

Piccadelley Street, where they usually shop, was burned in the fire, and it is the most famous shopping street in Fog City, which is home to almost all luxury brands and historic stores, and has always been the first place for the powerful to shop because of its exquisite workmanship and high price.

Now that they have been destroyed, their lives and clothing have been affected to a greater or lesser extent...... You say that if you let them wear the same clothes as civilians, it will make them more uncomfortable than killing them.

But today is different.

Because in just a few weeks, a shop on Piccardelli Street has been announced, and it is still selling watches and stockings that are of great interest to them.