"Yes, there are no divine apparitions at all, or sailors who have defected to the side of Ashyclay.

Pretending to be a merchant whose ship had run aground, I sought help from the islands near the Gap Bend.

Bribe them to stay on the island.

For a whole month, I looked at the sea, and the sun went out to see it, and the moon went down and returned.

Finally I figured it out, and to prove it, I also found the sailors on the island who had participated in the sneak attack at that time, and according to them, on that day, Tywin the Breaker repeatedly stressed that the battle would be won, and that the storm was about to pass 'sometime'.

I was born in Venice, and I have been through many storms, and if Tywin had not calculated the time when the water would have stabilized, he would not have dared to commit tens of thousands of troops to such a risky operation at once.

However, I didn't have enough time to investigate, and I haven't found a definite time yet, so I can only estimate it. ”

Bran took the chart in his hand again and looked at it, looked left and right, and said, "There are several islands near Tongxia Bend, and now they have all been seized by giants and become the defenders, if they know the mystery as you say, then they may send more troops to defend it at that time, and at other times, because the current is fast and there are no pirates or foreign warships to break in, so only a small number of sailors should be sent in that place."

Therefore, as long as our side finds a way to get the military deployment map there, we can see the truth and the false. ”

Bran estimated that when this statement came out, Dandoro was a little surprised in his heart.

In fact, he thought the same as Bran, guessing that he could find it out in this way, but he had to sit on the ground and slowly reveal the information to Bran, if he gave it all at once, then Bran might despise his own function.

So Dandoro interjected again, "In the naval battle that day, a blue dragon appeared!"

"Is this true? I've also heard some rumors that in the two battles of Tongxia, there was this blue dragon that resembles the figure of a sea fish (dolphin)!"

"Yes, that day was the blue dragon appeared, and the tide of water brought up swept away the boat, Your Highness, as long as you give me enough funds, I will find a way to poke it out from the Mediterranean!"

In fact, Dandoro is not sure about this matter at all, but now he wants to let Bran support him first, besides, this kind of thing cannot be found overnight, and he is the party who has touched the blue dragon, and he is used to persuade Bran at this time, and the success rate is extremely high.

"You have proven your worth, you follow me back to the High Court Palace and go to ask my grandfather for guilt."

"His Royal Highness, the Grand Duke!"

"Don't worry, I will keep you safe, after confessing your guilt, you will be the naval adviser of the Teutonic Knights, you are familiar with commercial law, waterways, and many countries, and in the future, when the Knights establish naval equipment, you will also serve as the chief of foreign affairs."

"The Chief Foreign Service?" Dandoro was a little stunned, "Your Highness, are you going to establish a palace?"

Bran did not respond directly to Dandoro, and he had to discuss the establishment of the court with his grandfather.

Now he is too busy, and after the ceremony, he has to go to see "Durham".

The Irish businessman had arrived at the western border of the Republic this afternoon.

However, it was a little slower, and I didn't have time to attend the consulship ceremony.

After receiving Dandoro, Bran was in a good mood, Dandoro had a complete experience, in addition to old age and loyalty to be strengthened, he was considered a talent in internal affairs, and he lost his eyes and legs in Byzantium, and he was very easy to use to deal with Ashklai.

At about twelve o'clock in the evening, just after the city bell rings to signal the curfew, a horse-drawn carriage ignores the ban. After being stopped by the city guards, the occupants of the car said that they were going to the headquarters of the Knights, and the guards immediately let them go.

It wasn't long before the carriage arrived in the courtyard where Bran was now in the city of Meath.

The yard was also the property of the Quake family, and was taken away by Bran as compensation.

It was used as the headquarters of the Order and his office, and as for the Grand Commercial Hall, he gave it to Simon and Hilde.

A northern merchant stepped out of the carriage.

He was accompanied by a warrior.

He had a rough face and a turban

Looks a lot like a Viking, with a full beard.

"Welcome to Meath City, Durham."

"Your Highness, this is my right-hand man in Ireland, and I have brought him to meet the prosperity of the peninsula."

"Your Highness Chaman, my name is Polarin."

The man followed Duren's gesture and placed it on his chest and clenched his fist in greeting Bran.

"Vikings?"

Bran now has an instinctive rejection of the Vikings.

"Your Highness, he is not a Viking, he is an Irishman, but he was taken to Norway for six years, so he was dyed with a Viking tattoo totem, and then I bought him back from the Vikings to help me take care of the sheep, and it has been five years."

Bolarin also followed his master's words and scolded the Viking dog.

Bran walked out of the courtyard with Durham, and Polarin tried to follow, but Uller stopped him.

The Viking Uller also couldn't see through, when he was in Swabia, he was pressed by the 'Danish Vikings' in the country, and now he still sees the Vikings, and he feels contempt.

Polalin also used a sword.

He is about the same height as Uller, but he is stronger.

Both pressed their hands on the hilts of their swords, hostile to each other.

However, Uller did not dare to draw his sword, but shouted, "No one with a weapon can approach His Highness." ”

He clearly understood what he said in Danish, and he did not step forward to follow Duren.

Although Durham walked with Bran, he knew the rules very well, and it was always natural for him to take half a step slower than Bran, so that Bran would always walk ahead of him.

"Duren, I have sent you a message this time, on the one hand, to let you meet with my men, and to take charge of the paper trade, as well as the goods exported from the Republic to the north.

Second, tell me about the battle in the north. ”

"Thanks to Your Highness's grace, I will maximize the benefits of Florence in the north.

Bran's support for Duren to grow up in the North is a good thing.

As soon as he came to the north, he was too far away, and Bran could command it remotely after finding an agent.

Second, Durham could use Bran's help to expand his influence in Ireland, and then expand to the three northern islands.

After Durham thanked him, he began to explain, "William of Scotland won the upper hand in this war, but he fought London several times, and was beaten back by the long-legged Edward organization.

In addition, Edward's third son was very powerful, with few enemies and many enemies, he only relied on 300 men to hold the largest granary in the east of England, and William's men with 2,000 men could not take it. ”

"It's Joan, my teammate in the Knights, and I worked with the Acting Father, and when he returned to England, it was reported that he was the third son of the King."

"It was him, who was not popular at first because of his dark skin, but now he is loved by the English, and they even gave him a nickname."

"What's the nickname?"

"Black Prince?"

Bran read it twice and said, "This nickname is very appropriate, let me ask you again, among the long-legged nobles, isn't there an old viscount who came from the peninsula to serve, Viscount Meng Gao, how is he doing?"

"This old knight was originally very trusted, but some time ago, because he openly supported the Black Prince, so now there are rumors that he has been alienated by Edward.

In the North, most of the nobles knew that Edward always thought that the child was a curse and should not be born. ”

Bran didn't need Joan at all, it was better that England would also be caught up in the struggle for the throne, so that the continent would produce less wool, which would be more beneficial to the Republic.

"Duren, as the royal merchant of the northern border of the Republic, you will send me two letters every month, on the first and sixteenth of the day, to tell me what has happened in the north."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Even though it was the middle of the night, Bran still entertained Duren and his men.

This one named Polarin is particularly drinkable, and in front of Bran, he didn't get drunk after drinking a barrel of wine.

And Uller, who was fighting with him, finally couldn't help but vomit after drinking half a barrel.

"Enjoyable!"

Bowl after bowl, Bolarin drank it and told everyone about his Viking experience.

"Your Highness, he's drunk, please don't be surprised."

"It doesn't matter, let him say it."

When Paulalin was captured for Viking, he was a slave to a nobleman, and an Italian slave, and for a few years, he was able to speak Italian.

He talked a lot about the habits of the Vikings, but he wasn't interested in that.

So he raised his voice and said, "Guess which punishment is the most terrifying on the mainland?"

"It must be the Byzantine Ling Chi eye-gouging."

"No, it was the Abbasids who were buried alive."

"No, it's the burning at the stake in North Africa."

The Knights argued, and Polalin laughed.

"No, it's the Punishment of the Blood Eagle, the most brutal ritual of the Vikings.

When the punishment is used, the sinner is tied face down.

Then, the sinner's back is engraved with an eagle bird with its wings outstretched.

After that, the executioner used an axe to stick to his spine from the back, and cut his ribs one by one, and then the two ribs were pulled apart by the flesh and bone, so that "wings" were born on his back.

Most of them died at this point, and if some were still alive, the executioners would rub salt on the huge wound and irritate the sinners.

Finally, the exposed lungs of the sinner are pulled out of the body and spread out on the "wings" behind the back, so that when the torturer dies, the watchers can see the final, bird-like 'wings'.

It was so scary that one of the slaves once escaped, insulted the lord's family on the way, and when he was caught, he was tortured by a blood eagle, and we slaves were taken to watch.

I'll never forget that image. ”

Such a description made some people regurgitate and put down the meat in their hands.

Polarin is very proud, what a peninsular samurai, a bunch of soft goods.

Especially the good-looking dummy-like aristocrat in front of him, he didn't have much strength at first glance.

After drinking too much, he made the same mistake again.

He looked at Bran with contempt.

Bran, who had been reborn, saw this look and threw the wine glass in his hand.

"Huh?" Before Polarin could react, Bran's minions raised a kind of spear and crossbow arrow, and pointed them directly at themselves and their master, Duren.

"Your Highness!" Duren hastened to apologize.

Bran said, "Next time, the blood eagle will fall on you, and I wonder if I will never forget it after I watch it?"

The purple pupils appeared blood-red, and Bran's murderous aura made Bolarin wake up from fright, and immediately knelt down on one knee.