In June, Yangmi became more and more vicious, outside the bustling coastal port. Many people were working quietly, and their faces with a look of confusion, together with their yellow complexions, emaciated bodies, and uneasy expressions, formed a picture of sadness and distress.

This is a long way from Yuanfan Town, from here to reach the Viscount of Tetasho, the fastest speed is at least ten days, this port is the pillar port of a small country that is in the midst of a demonic disaster, because most of the country is in trouble, the people of this small country are generally miserable, only the port area is slightly more peaceful. But the people who live here are also living in a very difficult way.

The reason for this is partly because of the outbreak of the demonic plague, and partly because of it. It was caused by the short-sightedness of the local lords.

Before the outbreak of the demonic plague, because of the prosperity of the port and the income that blinded the lord's eyes, he ordered a lot of agricultural land to be converted into commercial use, built taverns, inns, gardens, and the entire port town, there was not an inch of land for crop cultivation, as a result, as soon as the demon plague broke out, the business of the port town plummeted, and now it lives only on the savings of the past.

The people who live here usually rely on working on the docks to make a living, but now that there is a demonic disaster on the mainland, the royal family and the major nobles have no care about opening up new shipping routes to protect the old ones, and even the existing navy has been thrown into land warfare.

Without the maintenance of the navy, the pirates at sea gradually became more and more aggressive, and every time a caravan passed. will be forced to pay a high amount of money to buy the road, otherwise, it will be the end of the death of people and ships.

In this case, some commercial houses that have spare money and food have gradually moved to areas where the demon disaster is not very severe, and if you have money to make, you have to have your life to spend, right?

The once prosperous port is gradually coming to an end, and the sea road is gradually drying up.

The direct consequence of this situation is that the people of the small town who live on the port are living in difficulty day by day.

However, there are exceptions to everything, since a special fleet of ships passed through the port several times, people's lives have been slightly better, and some clever people have followed the caravan away, and I heard that they have gone to some rich land without demonic disasters.

Most of the port dwellers don't believe in this kind of thing, in their opinion, the world is the same now, is there really a non-pirate country that is not plagued by demons?

Those who had really come into contact with that fleet believed in their official and business status.

"I said, boy, it's time for that caravan to come again, right? They are now the main customers of the store, and if we offend them, our shop will have to wait for it to close. "Inside the port town. The owner of a certain inn counted the account books with a sad face, and at the same time told the young man next to him to be cautious.

"Boss, the room has already been cleaned up. Except for them, we don't have any other guests here, alas, it's always like this, but what can we do? The young man who was not very old but looked old sighed. Say.

It can be seen that he has a good relationship with the boss's family. When he said such frustrating words, the boss just slapped him on the head. "What nonsense, take a look at the port again to see if they're coming, and don't let anyone else rob them this time. ”

Now the shops in the whole town are doing poorly. And this town has six inns, and the peers are wronged, not to mention that in this economic downturn, his own family finally took advantage of this person and the profit because his nephew was on an errand on one of the merchant ships among those guests, and if he was still pried into business by others, then he didn't have to open any business.

"Let's go, boss, I'll go. This young man naturally understands this truth, and knows that if the inn falls, his family can only drink the northwest wind.

He put the rag in the water coner, pulled a pair of calves, and ran out of town.

As soon as the guy went out, a middle-aged man who was slightly better dressed than the average townsman walked in from outside: "Yo, what is this little guy of your family doing, running so fast." ”

"Oh, isn't this Boss Henry, why did you come to my shop in such a hurry?" replied the innkeeper angrily.

"I said, brother, didn't I get busy some time ago? I heard that your distant nephew left with the caravan last time? he was just fourteen years old, and you are really relieved, what if he was tricked by that pirate?" Leaned over and asked.

"Pirates?. Enjoy, you didn't see it last time, such a magnificent person, could it be a pirate?" the innkeeper snorted disdainfully, and continued to get busy with his work.

"Hehe, brother, I don't want to make sure again, you also know this, I have three sons, who were originally helping in the store, but now the business in this town, you don't know, it's really a little sad, my third child doesn't want to stay at home like this, I want to go out and see the world." Look, can you" Boss Henry said with some embarrassment.

"You mean, you want to be the third child of your family, too. Come with my nephew, and when they get to the town and tell them, why do they come to me? "The innkeeper was not happy about it. ...※

"Isn't this one more acquaintance to take care of, don't you rest assured that your nephew is out alone?"

This did speak to the innkeeper's heart, and he nodded: "Okay, when they come, I'll let the kid ask."

"Hey, thank you very much. ”

"You're welcome. ”

There was a pleasantry here, but there was still no movement at the port, and the waiting workers were a little panicked, not knowing what was going on at sea.

At this moment, about ten miles away from this port, on the sea, six merchant ships were moving quietly behind a dozen warships. A pair of vigilant eyes swept over the surrounding sea on the deck, their palms tightly gripping the weapons at their waists, ready to deal with any contingencies.

As early as half a day ago, they had obtained the news through some secret channels that a large number of pirates were going to intercept merchant ships, and these merchant ships that ran out of the sea with the battle were all together with the warships sent by Viscount Testashaw before the pirates attacked them, and these navies were originally very disgusted with pirates, and most of the caravans seeking protection were caravans in their own territories, and they were very generous to let them go to their own ranks to provide security for their safety.

As a warship navy that has fought pirates at sea several times, it is the first time that it has gone to sea at the same time as a merchant ship, but it can maintain a basic tacit understanding, and during the voyage, it is enough to cooperate with each other at all times, and do not create any weaknesses for those pirates along the way.

In this part of the sea, everything was relatively peaceful, but when the team approached the port. A small-scale pirate attack, the brutality of which was shown in front of everyone.

The attackers were a well-known local pirate team with more than ten warships, but it's a pity. They encountered the powerful Wang Navy, and under the bombardment of the Royal Navy, they left two ships behind, and finally fled in embarrassment.

By the time they arrived at the port, it was already getting late, and the deputy governor decided to rest in the harbor that day. The warship carried thousands of refugees, and most of the soldiers rested on the ship, protecting and supervising them.

The leading officials and the merchants had no scruples, and stayed in the town that night.

As soon as the ship landed, the young man's eyes lit up and he ran over, but unfortunately, as soon as he arrived at him, he was frightened by the fierce navy. Until he saw his boss's nephew come down from the boat. That's when he ran over.

"Let's go, go back and see that it's my own little man, the young man who got off the boat smiled slightly, patted him on the shoulder, and pulled him back.

"The owner said, the guest

"Don't worry, I have agreed with several business owners, and they will come to our store to spend money in a while, and this business will not be able to run away. The young man said in a loud voice.

"That's good, that's good!" the young man couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief when he saw that his task had been completed.

He's low, and he's thinking about things. Didn't see, when looking at his hometown. That strange look on the boy's face.

When they returned to the shop, the neighbors heard that the boy who had followed the caravan had returned, and they all came to see him, and when they saw that he was wearing decent clothes and doing well, they all wanted to join.

When they were all gone, the innkeeper pulled the boy to his room and closed the door

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"How's that place, is it really as quiet and peaceful as the news says, and is conducive to development? The boss, who is usually always kind and wealthy, straightened his waist, and his eyes sharpened, he stared at the young man in front of him and asked softly.

"Chief, that, the place does have a lot of potential for development, not only is it populous, but some of the local lords are also very enlightened. In particular, the Viscount of Tetacho, where I went, paid more attention to the development of commerce than other places in front of the boss, the "nephew." He replied very respectfully.

"Well, that's good, that's good, you're doing a good job this time

Patting the boy on the shoulder, the boss said, "The boss means, let you continue to be my nephew." Investigate the situation there, and if it is really appropriate, it is time for our underground trading houses to move their places. After all, a stable environment is suitable for the safety of a commercial house

"Don't worry, I will definitely work hard. Hearing the boss's praise, the young man's eyes lit up and he was busy.

"Well, you've been busy for a while. Go and rest, pay attention, our business house is different from those little fleas on the surface, don't give away the secret, or else." The boss's eyes narrowed.

The young man hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, I will not sell the firm." ”

When the boy had gone down, the old man took a small box from a hidden place in the room and began to write a letter.