Lear is in talks with Jeremy about his next trade move.

He needs a lot of things, and the demand for iron ore is especially huge at this stage, which is actually determined by his architectural philosophy.

Without the support of spells, he did not have the ability to build Spartacus into a magical fortress like the Palofodi Academy, but a castle made of earth and mixed bricks was not what he wanted, so he would have to use a lot of metal materials to achieve a level of stability.

Whether it was iron or copper, Spartacus was now a glutton, ready to eat as much as he could, but the only resources he had at his disposal were sulphur ore and mercury.

There is no iron ore in Misty Island, and the metal content in the stone is pitiful, which he has led the dwarven craftsmen to explore many times and finally reluctantly decided, so the only choice he can choose is trade.

Fortunately, after connecting the Peterley line, the cost of trade instantly dropped a lot.

It only takes a week to travel to and from the Deep Blue City from Misty Island, and it takes more than a month to go to the border city, so there is no need to think more deeply in terms of efficiency and value.

As for who the target of the trade is and whether there is a danger of breeding tigers, this is not something that Lear needs to consider now.

"My lord, Landrig is here, and he says he has something to report to you. ”

While the two were talking, Ivo's body suddenly appeared in the doorway.

In Haag's absence, he is usually Lear's guard, and Mr. Mage prefers the caution and sensibility of the Wood Elves in addition to combat.

"Let him in. ”

Lear sat up a little straighter, just as he had already finished talking to Jeremy, the biggest advantage of this cheap messenger was that he nodded yes no matter what Lear said, and he would never bargain, which was very pleasant.

"Sir, there are intruders. ”

Landrigo came in and saluted slightly, then directly expressed his intentions.

The chart given by Asha not only indicates the sea area of the entire planet Cronie, but also has the enchanting effect of seeing through the ocean in the sea area of Misty Island within a radius of ten nautical miles.

Any creature that moves in this area will be revealed by the chart, and this area is not yet a fixed circle, as long as you start moving with the chart, then the ten-nautical-mile area centered on the chart will be completely controlled like an unclothed girl, and there is no secret.

The fact that such an artifact was in Landrig's hands showed that Lear's trust in him was enough to exchange the former's loyalty.

"How many?"

Lear's face was a little solemn when he heard this, he didn't want to plan a large-scale conflict in the short term, and at this stage it was mainly about development and trade, although he didn't mind going out to fight the autumn wind or something, but this kind of invasion that was not planned was obviously not to his liking.

"There is only one ship, and it has entered the misty area, and is now being carried by the undercurrent to the shipyard on the west side of the island, but there are a large number of creatures behind the ship, it should be the Fish-People, I think the ship should have strayed into the waters of the Misty Island to avoid the pursuit of the Fish-People. ”

Landrigo spoke his mind.

"Fish-people, did they follow up?"

Lear touched his chin, which was a bit of a problem, although it was inevitable that he would come into contact with the fish-people and even clash with the fish-people as he grew stronger, but it was still a little early in the current time period.

"It should be the follow-up, the sea has lost their tracks, if it is to avoid the undercurrent, then they should be at a deeper bottom of the sea at this time. ”

At this time, Landrig was also very cautious, preferring to believe what he had and what he didn't.

The fish-men are known for their greed and brutality on this sea, and if they discover a new power here, it is difficult to guarantee that they will send friendly emissaries, and more likely an army of plunder and destruction.

"Ivo, gather your men, go to the ship's graveyard to the west to see what our guests want to do, and don't alarm too many people. ”

After saying this, Lear should go out first, he doesn't want to cause unnecessary panic when he doesn't know the number and purpose of the enemy, everyone is busy, in this case, it is good to bring the fighters to see it first.

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

To the west of Misty Island, in the Shipwreckage Ranch, a huge shadow mixed with a thick fog shrouded the sea in a deathly silence.

A three-masted galleon drifted silently with the undercurrent, and from time to time the cold wind blew the broken sails and swayed the surrounding hull to make a "squeak" sound, like the vicious cry of the undead's resentful soul.

The deck was deserted, and the gray-black sea water obliterated it, and the salty smell concealed the faint blood, but the smell was even more disgusting.

Lear stood on the cliff face on the shore and stared intently at the Dead Sea beneath his feet, behind him were the combatants, including orcs and six hundred slaves.

"When we entered the Misty Island, we didn't seem to have been attacked by the fog?"

He asked, turning to Landrig beside him.

The invading ship was easily recognizable, and the three-masted ship, which had a few more sails and a stern sail than the current sea ships, immediately reminded Lear of the Kerrick sailing ship of the Age of Discovery.

This kind of ship is also the prototype of the battleship he has always wanted, but the material and technical limitations are still in his mind, and he can't enter the actual construction stage, but he didn't expect the people of this era to make it out first.

Although it is only a simple prototype transformation now, the main builder must have mastered quite superb shipbuilding technology.

It seems that wisdom develops the same regardless of the parallel world it is placed in, which reminds Lear not to think too highly of himself just because he has some knowledge.

The ship was now empty, much to Lear's surprise, and the fog was disorienting and not aggressive based on what he had entered, so he asked Landig that question.

Is it too late?

At this moment, the death-like sea under their feet suddenly swelled violently, and the originally calm darkness suddenly collapsed into a huge whirlpool.

A few moments later, two stout black shadows rushed out of the depths of the whirlpool, and their bodies thicker than wine barrels rolled up on the bow and stern of the ship, respectively, and the hull, which had been damaged by the storm, immediately made a painful "creak" cracking sound.

Sawdust scattered.

Sea snake!

Lear's eyes were slightly cold.

The strongest sea creature raised by the Fish-Man Clan is a seventh-level class whose combat power is comparable to that of an angel dragon on land.

Two sea snakes more than 20 meters long wrapped around the two ends of the three-masted ship, making the hull immobile and rapidly disintegrating and sinking.

Who is on board? Make the Fish-Folk take the need to dispatch sea snakes to intercept them?

And now that the sea serpents have appeared, the fish-man beast tamers must be lurking beneath the surface of the sea, and there will be more fish-man warriors hiding in the darkness shrouded in shadows and mist.

If it was an invasion, then it would undoubtedly be quite a serious one.

Lear, who had wanted to go down to see the ship, also hesitated when he saw the sea serpent appear.

He didn't want to worry about it, he wasn't afraid, but there was no reason why he didn't want such a hierarchical conflict in this situation.

The price to pay for slaughtering the two sea serpents and the animal tamers and warriors behind them is certainly not small, and Lear is not sure whether the risks and benefits are proportional for the time being.

"Your Excellency...... Let's leave this alone..."

Jeremy, who was following Lear closely, whispered to him after seeing the two sea serpents.

"Oh, do you know them?"

Lear was noncommittal, but asked curiously.

"There is only one fish-man lord in the nearby waters who has the ability to domesticate sea snakes, Lord Schanel, and there is only one general among his subordinates who is qualified to call on sea snakes, this person is known for his brutality even among the brutal fishmen, if I guess correctly, he should be the one chasing the ship below. ”

"This man is very difficult to mess with. ”

As if he didn't think he was deep enough, Jeremy added later.

"How is it compared to your brother?"

Lear asked again.

"That naturally can't be compared, let alone Xiluo, even Schanel can't have a territory in the Deep Blue City, although the fish people prefer the vast sea and islands, but being able to gain a foothold in the Deep Blue City is a symbol of strength and authority, as long as there is ability, no one will fight. ”

Speaking of these, Jeremy's eyes were full of pride and confidence, after all, Peterley was his own brother, and the more majestic the latter, the more honored he was.

"So, I know. ”

After saying this, Lear continued to turn his head to look at the sea, neither giving any orders nor retreating, which also added to Jeremy's anxiety.

With his understanding of Lear, since the latter did not make a decision in the first place, there is still a great possibility that things will change.

At this time, a thousand meters away from them, the three-masted galleon had been dragged to the shallows by the sea serpent and ran aground.

The stern and bow of the ship were already in shambles, and the shadows swayed in the eerie graveyard next to it, as if the ghostly water ghosts were also silently cheering for their new companions.

One after another, heads were moving out of the sea, and judging from the number of people they began to gather towards the three-masted galleon, there were probably hundreds of them.

Lear applied an eagle-eye effect to himself, with scales shining in the dark, sharp fangs, and a variety of weapons mainly halberds and forks, which also originated from the worship of the sirens, as the weapons of the sea god were tridents.

Sure enough, they are all fish people.

In addition to the sea spirits and the kraken, Lear also found a group of sea crocodile warriors, which are equivalent to the sixth-level military class of the Terran Holy Knights, but fortunately there are no sea crocodile warriors.

This comforted Lear a little, though he didn't know what it was to be comforted with.

With this kind of troop configuration of the fish-man, it will definitely be a bloody battle if he wants to make trouble.

And it must be his side that suffers based on the strength of the troops.

Already the Fishman Warrior had jumped onto the deck, and cries of despair began to be heard intermittently from the bilge with the sound of the hatch smashing.

There are survivors.

Lear's eyes narrowed deeply.

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