Before she knew it, the battleship had docked, and Anina jumped off the pole of the ship, looked at Monica and her group who were still looking around like curious babies, and waved her hand.

"Why are you still stunned, hurry up and get off the boat and follow me to meet the adults."

Hearing this, the captain and the chief guard were just about to call His Highness, when they saw her running over and boarding the dock.

Seeing this, the two looked helpless and immediately followed.

Monica followed Anina, looking left and right, taking in everything in the harbor.

In front of me is a well-ordered, even somewhat strange scene.

There are not only human inhabitants here, but also orcs, kobolds, lizardmen, and sea people, and although they are not the same race, they seem to have no disputes or estrangements between them.

There are so many races in this territory? And they still get along so harmoniously?

Seeing this scene, Monica and the group of people who followed were a little surprised.

What surprised them even more was that the residents, whether they were passing by or working, often had a smile on their faces, and their eyebrows were full of fulfillment and satisfaction.

Between the busy paces, you can feel that this territory is full of vitality and vitality.

"Your Highness, this territory seems to be a little unusual," the captain whispered beside him, his eyes uncontrollably surprised, "I have never seen so many races living together in harmony. ”

"There are great differences in the habits of different races, and to be able to smooth out the differences between them, that lord must be an unusual being..."

The chief of the guard also said: "Our Duchy Reinhardt is a relatively tolerant country that treats different races, but there are also ethnic conflicts in the country from time to time, so such a situation is indeed very rare. ”

Monica nodded, looking at Anina striding forward in front of her, her eyebrows were a little solemn, "Since this territory can do this, that lord must have some unique methods, we may be able to ask." ”

The group followed Anina out of the harbor and into the jungle.

Today, the road leading from the port to the stone square where the lord's palace is located has been changed from a dirt road to a stone road wide enough for three carriages to pass through at the same time.

The trees on both sides are specially pruned to provide shade and look beautiful and atmospheric, and there are bright flowers and plants planted on the roadside.

Birds endemic to the island perched on top of the trees and watched curiously as people passed by under the trees.

Monica looked at the scenery all the way, and gradually gained some confidence in her heart.

The territory must have been very wealthy, otherwise it would not have been possible to afford to build such a facility.

Passing through hundreds of meters of stone pavement, the view in front of you suddenly widens.

A stone square appeared in front of you.

On the side of the square, there are residential houses that stretch for hundreds of meters, and in front of the square is a castle with a red roof and white walls.

I saw the giant sword girl turn around and point to the castle and say.

"Well, the lord is waiting for you there, but everyone else is going to stay here except for you to go in."

"How can this be?" The captain and the captain of the guard were the first to object, and after looking at each other, "At least we have to follow suit." ”

In the end, their request was rejected by Monica herself, on the grounds that since they were here, there was no need to worry about danger or anything.

Anina led her into the castle and into a large hall.

The crystal lamps on the walls on both sides emitted enough light to make the interior not appear dim, so that Monica could see Ji Chen sitting on the seat on the steps at once.

After seeing the appearance clearly, his eyes widened in surprise.

She had thought about what this lord looked like, it might be a middle-aged man full of power, it might be an old man with gray hair, but she didn't expect it to be such a young and handsome man.

At this age, it's only a few years older than her, right?

Ji Chen saw Monica's surprised look and asked curiously.

"You look surprised?"

Monica put away her surprised expression and first made an elegant curtsy before putting on her trademark smile.

"Yes, I didn't expect you to become a lord with such a powerful territory at such a young age, which is really unheard of in my experience."

Hearing this, Ji Chen couldn't help but smile, this wave of praise was not big, and he felt very comfortable in his heart.

But soon, he was in the right way.

"My name is Ji Chen, and I am the lord of the Stormy Sea and the Crescent Islands, and I am also the lord of this territory, the crown of the sea, and I welcome you to visit here."

"Please forgive me for any offense from my subordinates before."

"What are these words, we have to ask your forgiveness." Monica quickly shook her head, "We trespassed here without your permission, so it stands to reason that we should apologize." ”

"It's a pity that the Radiant Emissary has sunk, otherwise we would have given you some greeting gifts when we visited your territory."

Speaking of this, Monica thought for a moment, gritted her teeth and took off the necklace around her neck, "This is a self-defense treasure that my father gave me before, and now I give it to you as a gift from us, I hope you can be satisfied." ”

Gifted by the Grand Duke of the Duchy of Reinhardt?

Out of curiosity, Ji Chen stared over to check the information on this necklace.

【Teleportation Necklace】

[Level]: 4-star treasure

[Effect]: Teleports the wearer to a location 5 km away in the specified direction

[Cooldown]: 72 hours

[One of the masterpieces of Zamora Viller, the refining master of the Orleans Kingdom of the Northern Continent, a space treasure with a powerful life-saving ability]

[Zamora Weller: No one knows more about refining than I do]

A 4-star space treasure?

Ji Chen was surprised for a while, everything related to space must not be an ordinary thing.

This teleportation necklace can be described as specialization and escape and life-saving.

A distance of five kilometers is enough to successfully leave in most cases.

Although it looked very tempting, he would not accept the necklace that someone else's father gave to his daughter.

"You take it back, it doesn't have to be like this."

"This necklace was made by Zamora Willer?"

Monica was stunned, nodded and said, "That's right, Master Zamora Willer has a good relationship with my father, so I asked him to make this necklace as my adult gift." ”

"But why are you asking this, Your Excellency?"

"It's nothing, I got a treasure made by Zamora Willer before, and I'm just a little curious."

"I see... If you would like to entrust a master Zamora with a crafting or restoration of a treasure, perhaps I can help you pass on the message. ”

Hearing this, Ji Chen's heart suddenly became interested.

This can be there!

Lizardmen are skilled at forging, but they are unable to repair high-level treasures like the Dragonslayer.

But to be able to make a four-star space treasure, this Zamora master should not be an ordinary person, maybe you can ask him if he can repair the dragon slaying sword.

He smiled and said, "Then trouble Monica, I happen to have a treasure that needs to be repaired." ”

Monica smiled, "It would be great if I could help you." ”

The so-called desire for others is to give oneself first.

Monica offered to help so much, there must be something that needed his help.

He didn't believe that a woman born in a grand duke's house would behave so innocently and innocently as she did outside, and only a fool like Anina would be deceived.

"Monica."

"Your Excellency, I'm here."

"I have heard that your ship was attacked and sank in the stormy seas, but who attacked you? What is the reason? ”

Hearing this, Monica's face showed a little embarrassment, "This..."

"Your ship has sunk, and if you want to cross the ocean and return to the Duchy of Reinhardt, you will definitely need my help to return."

Ji Chen narrowed his eyes and continued: "But obviously, I will not help someone who may cause me unnecessary trouble without knowing the truth. ”

"You should understand this very well."

Monica thought for a long time, and a wry smile appeared on her face.

"Your Excellency Ji Chen, this is related to the safety of the Duchy of Reinhardt, please don't tell others after you know."

"Tell me, I still know this."

Seeing this, Monica seemed to relax a little and told the story.

On the northwest coast of the North Ocean in the Great Land, there are four kingdoms and principalities, one of which is the Duchy of Reinhardt.

However, due to the sea routes and the coastline where land was at a premium, the four kingdoms and principalities clashed from time to time.

Not so long ago, the Duchy of Reinhardt and its neighbors were again in conflict over the territorial issue of the coastline.

The ambitious current Grand Duke of Reinhardt, Monica's father, had lost all patience with centuries of conflict and was determined to solve such a problem in his hands.

Until here, it was still within the scope of Ji Chen's understanding.

From the chat channel and forum before, I also saw a lot of news about the Duchy of Reinhardt.

These are all known to most players.

But Monica's next words are unknown to outsiders.

"But my father didn't know that except for the kingdom that was not adjacent to the Duchy of Reinhardt, the other two neighboring countries were already secretly united."

"On the surface, it controls the conflict as before, but secretly it begins to draw fleets and soldiers, hoping to wipe out the fleet of the Duchy of Reinhardt in one fell swoop, take away the control of the sea, and occupy the land along the coast."

"What's more, they seem to have reached an agreement with a neighboring landlocked country, and when the first step is completed, the three countries will attack the Duchy of Reinhardt from the land, completely erasing the Duchy of Reinhardt from this world."

"It was on our way to other countries that we heard about such a plan through some channel, so we were chased and killed by the two countries on the way back, and we had to take the risk of fleeing into the stormy sea for refuge."

After speaking, Monica said with an extremely sincere expression: "Your Excellency Ji Chen, I beg you to send a ship to send us back to the principality, only if I go back in person, my father will believe this." ”

"I, including everyone aboard the Radiant Emissary, will be very grateful to you, and the Duchy of Reinhardt will not forget anyone who has come to her aid."

Ji Chen took a deep breath and looked solemn.

At this time, his heart fell into an unprecedented entanglement.

Kingdoms, principalities.

The power of this level is not comparable to the Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce and the Bauhinia Alliance.

Even their weakest existence, the number of warships is as high as thousands.

Battleships were no longer wooden hulls, but ironclad ships made of steel.

It is no longer equipped with ordinary artillery, but even more powerful alchemy artillery.

The strength of the sailors and soldiers equipped is dozens of times stronger than that of the Chamber of Commerce guards, and the number is calculated in tens of thousands.

Is it true that he can intervene in conflicts and battles between countries today?

Even if he just sent Monica and the others back today, if the two countries found out, he would definitely be hated, and sending one or two fleets at random would be enough to make him suffer.

If you start from the interests, there are three options.

One is to detain Monica here and ignore it, so that nothing happens, and wait until the dust settles outside.

The second is to simply send them all to hostile countries, which may get the goodwill of both countries, but it is not necessarily.

The third is to send Monica back to the Duchy of Reinhardt, so that there is a high probability that he can get the gratitude of his father and the Duchy of Reinhardt.

After thinking for a moment, Ji Chen looked at Monica below with a serious expression, and his tone was low.

"If I help you, what benefits can I get from it?"

Hearing this, Monica's expression became extremely serious and serious, "If Your Excellency Ji Chen can help the Duchy of Reinhardt survive this crisis, then as long as my father and I are still there, then the Duchy of Reinhardt will always be your best friend." ”

"Whether it's alchemy technology, resources, military, or something else, as long as the Duchy of Reinhardt has it, it will support you as much as possible."

"With the name and glory of the Valencian family, daughter of the Grand Duke of the Duchy of Reinhardt, guaranteed!"

Ji Chen looked at Monica, who was swearing, squinted his eyes, and had some thoughts in his heart.

If you don't help her, you won't gain anything or lose anything.

But if you take the risk to help her, then as long as the information is kept secret, then the benefits will be great in the future.

Let's not talk about how strong a principality is, the ironclad ship manufacturing technology that only the kingdom-level forces of the principality have mastered is enough to make him excited.

Not to mention the alchemy artillery, all kinds of advanced alchemy technology.

Take it out at will, and its value is enough for any player to go crazy.

The so-called fight, the bicycle becomes a motorcycle.

A large part of the reason why the crown of the ocean far surpasses most players and develops rapidly at an unattainable speed is that Ji Chen dares to take risks.

The greater the risk, the greater the gain.

Everyone understands this truth, but only those who actually fulfill it are likely to reap the benefits.

At this thought, Ji Chen frowned.

This deal, he did!

On it together