Time turned back to the moment when the queen's maid Narsa arrived at the city gate of Bay City, because it is a typical harbor city, so the port area occupies a huge piece of land in the design and planning of Bay City, but in terms of floor area, it is almost a quarter of the size of the entire city, so more than forty years ago, when the slaughtered Bay City was rebuilt after the war, in addition to the city gate on the plain, in fact, a slightly smaller city gate was built in the part of the dock area connecting the city, and due to the aggressive posture of the Krakens in the past two days, this city gate has been closed for several days。 Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

As a port city, there are naturally a lot of people who rely on this natural harbor to eat, fishing, shipping, and some scattered foreign workers, and the last part is mostly small pirates, in short, the closure of the port in recent days has caused a great impact on the originally prosperous market of the entire Bay City, in fact, every day there will be a lot of temporarily unemployed fishermen and sailors sneaking over the city wall, using bamboo baskets and even ropes into the dock area, driving small boats in twos and threes in small boats to fish or other work in places where the Krakens can't patrol。

On the one hand, they are all locals, and it is easy to be dragged into the alley by people with sacks if they make too much trouble, on the other hand, letting those people out of the city is also an extra income, and the krakens besieging the city are simply not seen as long as they do not have malicious intentions to spy on intelligence or the like, after all, in peacetime, the trade between the krakens and these fishermen who rely on the sea for food has long been a custom, and even on the island off the coast of Storm Bay, which is very close to the sea, there will be a small bazaar, which is used to exchange the items they need。

Generally speaking, fishermen and merchants need pearls, precious stones, precious corals and some rare materials from the depths of the sea, as well as treasures found from shipwrecks on the bottom of the sea, and even some people specially collect these things from the krakens and sell them at high prices in other parts of the continent, while the krakens need more things, such as various potions on the continent where pharmacy is developed, and the iron tools they lack, of course, some of the richer kraken tribes need luxury goods from the human world, such as mirrors and other things, in short, in Bay City, this kind of trade has long developed into a special business system, Even if it is the current ruler of Bay City, the dragonborns of the city council, they don't dare to take the initiative to close it, once they annoy the real big people behind it, even if it is the prestige of TEDA, they can't keep them.

What's more, in this long time of TEDA, there are too many dragonborns with its bloodline, and it doesn't care about the death of one or two at all, so the people of the city council actually have their own difficulties when they look at the scenery.

But today, the Siren patrols, who have always turned a blind eye to these fishermen and merchants, suddenly became stricter, not to mention the people who drove the boats, even the fishermen who rowed small sampans out to fish, they would be mercilessly arrested by them, and gather these unlucky people on a small island not far away, although they will not kill them, but until they are released, it is estimated that they will really have to wait until after the war.

The reason for all this is that the big man who suddenly appeared on the front line with two teams of burly royal guards, the most important lady-in-waiting next to Her Royal Highness Queen Faraki, and also the secretary of the Queen, she brought the latest will of Her Royal Highness, but this is enough to make the Kraken generals who are supervising the battle on the front line feel worried, everyone in the Kraken world knows that Queen Faraki is a very talkative king, but once you anger her, then you are really finished, so the generals now only hope that this Lady Narsa will not bring bad news。

The Sirens' anomaly soon reached the ears of the city councillor, who was also a dragonborn, the city councillor who was tasked with overseeing the battle at the gates of the port district, and the unusually burly general with the usual irascible temper of the dragonborns immediately ordered the two thousand soldiers he could command to quickly prepare for battle.

Speaking of which, I have to mention the military arrangement of Bay City, which is considered a special place in the entire continent, because the Storm Bay area where Bay City is located is a complete three-way area, so the only legitimate government in this land is the Bay City Council, which has the strongest land power in this region, and in addition to Bay City, a commercial city similar to Bordeaux, under their command, in fact, in the inland region, there are three smaller cities, but because whether it is population or economy, those three small cities cannot be put on the table, so they have not been mentioned before。

But through these four cities, the city council can completely penetrate the tentacles of its rule into this land, and the population under their management is about one million to one and a half million, which is already equivalent to the total population of a small country like the Duchy of House, so it is actually easy to recruit troops among these people, and the standing army of Bay City, which is the most important ruling area, is actually quite sufficient, at present, the entire city council has a commander who leads the defense, and four generals who are stationed in various places, and Rohr is one of them, but because the place he is responsible for is in the interior of Bay City, so the soldiers under his command are also the fewest number, only about 2,000 people, but once there is a war, the hidden forces within Bay City will also be immediately dispatched to support Rohr's battle.

The other three legions range from 10,000 to 20,000 each, mainly to defend against attacks from countries from three directions, as mentioned above, the position of Bay City is very awkward, the north is the undisputed first power in the Western Continent, the Holy Del Empire, and the west is the Marlborough Strait Alliance, the second power in the north, and the Principality of House in the south, no matter how you look at it, it is the only force they can touch, but now with the gradual completion of the second continental trade line, the Principality of House, which occupies an absolute advantage on this trade line, is gradually trembling, and it is no longer the small force that can be bullied at will。

Let's put it this way, relying on this standing army of less than 100,000 people, Bay City is in this dangerous place in the northern Xinjiang, and it can't even turn over a wave, so what they really rely on is actually the power of the Dragonborn, if you have to pick out a place with the most Dragonborn on this continent, it is definitely Bay City, but as long as these guys make up their minds to hide, except for rare professions such as Dragon Vein Warlock and Astrologer, it is too difficult to find them.

The reason why I say so much is also to prove that in fact, in front of the seemingly menacing Krakens, if Bay City makes up its mind, it can actually fight, nothing more than to see how long the old black dragon hiding in the darkest place can maintain his interest in mortal warfare.

And now, wearing black heavy armor, Rohr is carrying a giant serrated machete in his hand, and a hideous flail full of barbs in the other, looking like a monster, but for the soldiers who have already lined up in the dock area, having such a monster on their side can also make people's worries a little relieved.

"Siren, are you determined to break the agreement of a hundred years ago? I knew that you soft ghosts would do this, but I'm not afraid of you, come on! Let me see your courage!"

"Enough! filthy Dragonborn!"

Guarded by several Kraken generals and royal guards, Narsa, dressed in a light and strange robe, slowly walked out of the Kraken's seemingly endless army with a sapphire inlay in her head, her voice cold and high, and a single rebuke spread throughout the docks.

"I am here with the will of Her Royal Highness the Great Queen, not to listen to your foul language, now, to find someone who can make decisions about the current situation, I will personally hand over the will of Her Royal Highness to him!"

"Damn the Kraken! I'm the commander here!

Luo Er snorted coldly and strode forward, but before she was halfway there, Narsa, who had already taken out her golden coral staff, smiled slightly, and with a tap of the staff in her hand, four cyan waterspouts in the sky converged on her side, as if adding a pair of wings to this bewitching woman, she sneered and looked at Luo Er, who had stopped moving, and asked in a low voice,

"Oh, really? Are you sure you can take on the responsibility? Are you sure the one behind you won't punish you for your recklessness? If you're sure, then take it, filthy Dragonborn, it's your last hope!"

"Enough!"

Rohr angrily threw the flail aside in his hand, then grabbed his helmet again, and took two steps back and forth irritably, and then called the herald in frustration.

"Go, bring Ser Nard! I guess these Sirens are going to go crazy sooner or later!"

"Yes, General, I'll go at once!"

The herald immediately brought a bad horse from the side, turned over and ran towards the city, while Rohr tilted his head impatiently and looked defiantly at Narsa, who was standing not far away, who looked at them coldly, and his eyes were full of expressions of looking at his prey, which made Rohr a little uncomfortable, and for ordinary soldiers, the woman was like a demon.

A few minutes later, in the quiet scene of the confrontation between the two sides, a sound of breaking wind suddenly broke the silent confrontation, and Rol and Narsa looked up at the sky for the first time, only to see a pair of black and red dragon wings stretched out in the air, drumming a storm, and obscuring all the light of dusk, Narsa caught a glimpse of Rol's surprised expression, so her pretty face immediately turned cold.

The propped up dragon wings descended very quickly with the host, like the most vigorous bird, swept through the wind, almost brought a dazzling afterimage, and when the afterimage dissipated, Sir Nold's emaciated, but very infectious smile appeared not far from Narsa, he pushed the monocle on his left eye, and adjusted the black dress on his body that had become a little messy because of the fast flight, and said with some embarrassment,

"I beg your pardon, Lady Envoy, I'm a little late, but I think we'll save that for dinner..."

"No, Lord Nard, I don't actually have that much time to accompany you to dinner, now that the principal has arrived, then my mission here is about to be completed, take it, the principal of Bay City, this is an ultimatum from Her Royal Highness the Queen, when the sun is first born tomorrow, it will be the time when Bay City will fall!"

Narsa handed the box she was holding to Sir Nalde, and by the way, she told the Dragonborn who had more contact with the Kraken higher-level to say what Farage had instructed, and the moment the latter heard this, the smile on his face froze there, and he even grabbed Narsa's arm who wanted to leave very undignified, and as a result, he received a grim smile from the clerk, but now Nalde couldn't care so much, he walked up to Narsa, and said in a low voice,

"How can this be? Does His Highness Faraki really not care about His Excellency Tedda's face? Is this really going to tear his face?"

"Hmph, Sir Nold, don't think we don't know what the City Council is trying to do? I admit that Lord Teda is superior in strength, but now that the Siren has found an ally, do you really not know what Her Highness Ethasna means to Her Highness Faraki? Is it true that Her Highness will give up his only blood relative because of Tedda's face?"

Narsa laughed and broke away from Nalde's clutched arm and whispered in his ear,

"You've made a mistake, Nold, and you're trying to please the elves? Do you want to reap the benefits of both the Kraken and the Elves? Your strategy is working, but apparently you're ignoring who the real owner of this land is? That's not you, Nold, Lord Teda is not stupid enough to choose neutrality between the Kraken and the elves, in our war with the elves, there will never be such a thing as neutrality, Teda who has witnessed the history understands this, but you don't understand, so this is undoubtedly a good thing that you did without Ted, and it is also your stupidity and recklessness that led to the current situation, Sir, you and I both know that Teda is not a benevolent master, so..."

With a hint of contempt in her eyes, Narsa kissed the stunned Jazz on the cheek lightly, and this kiss contained no other elements, but was purely a gift from the living to the poor man who was about to die.

"Farewell, Nold. ”

The Kraken's envoy troops entered the deep sea and were never seen again, and Rohr, who had undoubtedly heard something bad from the conversation between the two, immediately withdrew his army, and he himself hid in the suburban manor under the pretext of being too frightened and laughing, and even temporarily handed over his duties to his deputy, it was obvious that Nard, who had been the leader of this generation of dragonborns, had made a very important mistake, Rohr originally thought that the City Council did not know the whereabouts of the elves, and the Kraken was undoubtedly pouring out his anger on the innocent Bay City。

But from the words of the Siren lady, Rohr heard different voices, and then connected to Nold's face like a dead face, although His Excellency the General is not smart, but he is definitely not stupid, it is obvious that Nelder has long known the fact that the elves are in Bay City, and he has the audacity to help them hide it, he thinks that the Sirens will never know all this, and the prestige of Teda , the Sirens do not dare to attack Bay City, so after all this subsides, he can get the friendship of the World Island, but now the Sirens who know the truth do not care about the threat of Lord Teda to knock on the door, and Nold's cleverness is naturally exposed。

Rohr could even imagine what a terrible thing he would have suffered tonight when Nold entered Lord Teda's resting place, so it was okay to be laughed at even if it was to clear himself!

I have to say that when it comes to intelligence, Rohr is probably the last in this generation of dragonborns, but when it comes to the overall situation and the prediction of danger, this guy is definitely a master, and sure enough, just three hours after he hid in the manor, two black dragon guards wearing black hoods and carrying dragon's teeth swords broke into the city council and forcibly took away Sir Nold, who tried to commit suicide, and several other big people who had heads and faces in the city council, as for him, Rohr, but he escaped, and no one came to disturb his rest, but a letter engraved with the city council reached him。

Mr. Rohr, as a soldier, was afraid of war, which undoubtedly showed his incompetence, so the title and position of the city defense general of Rohr were ruthlessly stripped of him, and he also had to pay a lump sum of 80,000 gold coins to the city council for the liquidation of dereliction of duty.

As a result of this, Rohr, who was sipping on mead and trying to numb himself, and cried while holding the letter, said that it was simply wonderful.

Just when Rohr laughed madly and scattered his family wealth just for safety, the dead-faced Nold had been escorted by the Black Dragon Guardian into a huge cave located hundreds of meters below an inconspicuous hill outside Bay City.

All the Dragonborns in Bay City have come out of this cavern, but no Dragonborn will want to return here when they reach adulthood, because it means punishment for them, and this punishment, in most cases, means... Death.

Nolde didn't speak, he didn't try to resist, he knew that only the strongest dragonborn were qualified to become the Black Dragon Guard, in front of them, his own little bit was really not enough, but the more he walked into the cave, the fear of death made his feet weak, and finally the Black Dragon Guard could only lift him up, step by step to the deepest part of the cave.

"Ah, my most wonderful child is back. ”

In the deepest part of the cave in the flowing irascible magma, a middle-aged nobleman in a black robe, with black hair and black eyes, was sitting on a throne composed entirely of magma with a smile, he looked at Nold who was kneeling on his knees, his golden pupils were full of disdain, but his face was full of concern for his outstanding juniors, but in fact, the more this middle-aged man was like this, the greater the tremor of Nold's body trembled.

"Why are you kneeling there, my child, wouldn't you go up and give your father a nice hug?"

The middle-aged nobleman stood up and stepped into the magma that could melt anything in an instant, then another step, and finally when he walked up to Nold, the boots on his feet were not damaged in the slightest, as if the flowing flames were afraid of him, so they did not dare to hurt him.

"Tell me, Nold, my wonderful boy, do you really think that harboring those elves will do you any good?"

The middle-aged man lowered his head and put his ear to Nold's mouth as if he was listening, but he could not hear any response, so the trembling amplitude of Nold's body was so large that it could be seen with the naked eye, and the sound of his teeth colliding up and down was so abrupt in this place where there was only the occasional burst of magma.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it, I'll show you what that little girl from Farage brought me. ”

The middle-aged man beckoned, and the small box placed on his throne quickly fell into his hand, he opened it, pointed to four of the things in it, and explained to Nold, who didn't even dare to lift his head,

"You see, this badge, don't you know, this is the emblem of the strongest person in the Barren Stone Plateau, it represents the will of a top sword master, and this hairpin, which you must know, it comes from the top of Farage's head, and it also represents the will of Her Royal Highness the Queen, and the remaining two, although their owners are a little weaker, but at least they are also legends who have been famous for a long time, guess what they mean by sending these things to me together? Look, Nold, you have brought me four difficult opponents at once, and they have even gained the power to threaten me, and is that the benefit that the elves have given you? Or do you think it's better to be in league with those ungrateful fellows than with the neighbors who are always giving me trouble because of you and your stupid brothers?"

Speaking of this, the middle-aged nobleman's tone was already a little hateful, he put away the box, and gently put his hand on Nold's shoulder, this action made Jazz's body shake, and then he heard the middle-aged nobleman's voice to the extreme's indifference,

"Perhaps, it was a complete mistake for me to protect a few of you damn little things at the cost of turning against Faragei, fools will be fools no matter how long it takes, mortal power has made you forget the meaning of your existence, remember, Bay City, Storm Bay, and even the entire Bay Area, there is only one meaning of existence, and that is to serve me permanently and sincerely!"

The creature's voice grew louder and louder, and at last it even spread into a distorted voice that was not at all human, and a terrible roar, but soon he relented, straightened his smooth robes, and said to Nolde slowly,

"But it's okay to forget, anyway, you don't have to obey it anytime soon, you get it quickly, what you coveted... Freedom, ha, your death will be a warning to your restless brothers and sisters, and in this respect, you are not a good-for-nothing piece of waste, don't you?"

"But... But this... All this... It's all for... Your dignity!"

Nold finally uttered an intermittent rebuttal, and as a result, he received a mocking smile from the middle-aged man,

"The great dragon doesn't need those weak things, only a defective product like you will pay attention to those meaningless lives, come on, my child, I have no intention of participating in any mundane struggle, my existence is only for a higher purpose, a life like yours, your understanding, everything you do, meaningless!"

The next moment, endless black flames erupted from the place where the middle-aged man grabbed Nold's shoulder, and almost instantly ignited everything it could, Nold's clothes, Nold's hair, and even Nold's body, a silent wail burst out from the dragonborn's body, but was ruthlessly pressed back into the black flames by the middle-aged man's outstretched other hand, until everything turned to ashes, the middle-aged man clapped his hands with satisfaction, and summoned a silent black dragon guard.

"Open the city at midnight!" and gather forces to help the Krakens find the crumbs, cuts, and ungrateful things of that group of World Islands!" (To be continued.) )