Chapter 121: Arrival at Manhill Harbor
The Crescent Moon and Haihai No. 1 sailed north along the coastline, during which they encountered many sea vessels coming and going from the north to the south, but most of them were more cautious, did not contact or communicate, and avoided the direction without incident.
Thirteen days later, in the scorching noon, Donner and his party finally arrived safely at Manhill Harbor.
At this time, the largest port in the northern part of Augustos was full of people, with a weaving of traffic, and strange shapes of various kinds of magical beasts pulling trucks were being dragged to and from the docks and all parts of the city.
Donner and Yuri stood in the helm tower, and the Crescent Moon and Sea One lined up to enter the harbor with the current.
Far away in the sky, a flying demonic beast slammed into Manhill City, and a person was faintly sitting on top of the demonic beast.
Donner pointed curiously at the strange thing and asked, "What's that?"
Yuri said, "Griffin. ”
"I think there seems to be someone up there, this kind of monster can take advantage of people?"
"Yes. "The griffon's wings are wide and docile, and they can be domesticated as mounts, but they can only carry one person on flight." The Kingdom of Augustos has such a hundred-strong griffin knights, and the griffin knights use short spears and bows as weapons, which can suppress the cavalry very well. ”
Donner listened, and silently thought, if the griffin knight is equipped with explosives bags and muskets, can it be used as a fighter squadron?
Dyeing the griffin's abdomen with a hammer and sickle symbol, turning into a fighter jet, flying above the enemy's head, bringing a shuttle of bullets and brushing a wave of explosives, this picture is exciting just thinking about it.
"That's right, old Yuri. Donner was a little excited, and then asked, "Have you ever seen a dragon? Is there really such a creature?"
Old Yuri shook his head and said, "The real dragon does exist, but I haven't seen it, but the sub-wyvern species has seen it." ”
"Can dragons be domesticated?" asked Donner curiously.
Whether it is depicted in novels, movies, or in this world epic, the legendary creature of the dragon is a terrifying existence that is as large as an airplane.
If you can domesticate a dragon, load thousands of pounds, and sail away to vent explosives, this can't be a bomber that escapes alive.
Old Yuri rolled his eyes: "How can a real dragon be domesticated, this kind of high-level intelligent species, you may not know its horror, this is the existence that can easily destroy a city." ”
"Huh!" Donner was a little disappointed, "Are all the dragon slaying warriors described in the epic fake?"
Old Yuri was speechless: "Of course it's fake, no...... It's not fake, at least there are dragons that have been slaughtered by humans. ”
"By the way, what about the Wyvern, can they be domesticated?" asked Donner.
Dragons are powerful creatures of terrifying strength, but they are very sexually, often mating with other creatures.
The flying dragons existing in the continent are basically the descendants of dragons and other species, and their bloodlines are not pure, so they can only be regarded as wurms.
This kind of wurm, whether it is running on the ground or being able to fly, although its strength is not as good as that of a real dragon, it still inherits part of the dragon's bloodline.
For example, flying dragons and the like, although they are not as long as real dragons, they are dozens of meters long and as large as a mountain, but they are also huge, and their wings are generally spread out more than ten meters above, and it is definitely not a problem to load a hundred and ten catties.
Dragons can't be domesticated, so what about dragons. If Wyverns can be domesticated...... Donner touched his chin, a smile unconsciously curled into his mouth.
"Wyverns can be domesticated. Yuri nodded, "The first knight of the Kingdom of Augustos, his mount is a two-legged pterodactyl, and I heard that there is an unknown number of two-headed Chimera Wyverns in the Elven Clan. ”
"Wurms can be tamed, but they are very difficult. Yuri said, "Not to mention the dragons, the wurms are very rare in the entire continent, and there are even fewer wurms that have been tamed by humans. ”
Donner smiled and said, "It's good to be tamed." ”
Yuri glanced at him: "Wurm has more or less dragon blood, and its lifespan is hundreds of years. After being tamed, the wurm recognized itself as a master for the rest of his life. Unfortunately, human life is only 100 years. So whenever the master dies, the wurm will leave and will never be tamed again. ”
Donner waved his hand: "Okay, let's not talk about this for the time being, let's get ready to get off the boat!"
The Crescent Moon and the Sea One followed the other ships to dock slowly at the edge of the dock.
Manhill Harbor is not a small wharf like the Harwan Harbor.
As the largest port in the northern part of the kingdom, it has enough strength to match its status, and there are many ships coming and going here every day, and the entire port can accommodate hundreds of ships at the same time.
Every day, countless goods are transported here, and all kinds of people come and go.
But what is surprising is that the whole port is neat and orderly, and there is not the slightest bit of chaos.
The bay is full of patrol boats going back and forth to maintain order, and every sea vessel entering and leaving the port is towed by a special tugboat.
On the piers, several pairs of guards with swords patrolled back and forth, and at each pier there were tax collectors registering ships and people.
It can be seen that the manager of the city, at least in comparison, is a qualified leader.
It didn't take long for a tax collector to come up on the crescent moon, and Jason stepped forward to greet him.
Because of his identity, Donner didn't care about these things, and left Jason in charge of these things.
The tax collector, with four guards, carefully registered the purpose of the ship's arrival, the people on board, and the person in charge of the ship.
Jason smiled and talked to the tax collector for a few words, and after giving enough parking tax, the tax collector explained some things and left.
Donner and Hans stood together, looking around, and several ships next to him caught his eye.
"Those people...... What's going on?" Donner's eyes were solemn.
"I don't know!" Hans and Yuri shook their heads, and Jason walked over and said, "I just asked the tax collector, these are refugees from the war in the Northlands. ”
On several ships, people in tattered clothes, yellow muscles, and dull eyes, with blank eyes and blank eyes, lined up and walked out of the cabin under the leather whip.
Occasionally, a few people who had no strength to move around were whipped by the raised leather whip, and they couldn't make the slightest sound, and the whole person exuded an aura of death.
Donner looked at one of the women in silence, with a baby wrapped in rags in her arms, and both the adult and the baby were whipped because she walked slowly.
The woman had no tears in her eyes, and she was holding the baby deadly, but the baby did not make a sound, and she did not know whether it was dead or alive.
Those with long whips were presumably the servants of the shipowner or some slave owner, but for this group of refugees, they were not regarded at all.
There was a steady stream of refugees coming out of the cabins of sea vessels.
According to the basic loading capacity, it is already the limit for a three-masted sea ship to accommodate two hundred people, but according to Donner's visual inspection, it is enough for four or five hundred people to come out of a single sea ship.
Donner also saw that the people behind him, carrying a lot of corpses, were gently blown by the sea breeze, and Donner could smell the stench from such a distance.
It's horrific.