Chapter 345: Sycophants can't be filmed randomly!
In the Larkin family, in the Coconut Gold Castle, the Earl of Avery's face was extremely gloomy, and the Chamian butler in front of him was even more cautiously bent over, reading the report of Gibb Town that had just been delivered.
"The entire dockyard was destroyed and burned, and it can no longer be repaired! The entire town of Djib was burned and has been turned into ruins, and the garrison camp has also been burned and has been turned into ruins. ”
"A total of 50 guards and 30 guards accompanying the ship were all killed, and none of them survived! Of the total 386 townspeople in Jibu Town, only 100 escaped in 30, and the rest of the townspeople are all missing! There are a total of twenty shipbuilders in the dock, all missing! ”
"There are more than 100 people in the Coconut Gold Knights Brigade stationed there, including Captain Nem, all of whom died in battle, none of them survived, and a total of sixty-eight corpses of war horses were found, and the rest of the war horses are missing."
Reading this, the butler of Chamien couldn't help but pause, and cautiously glanced at Count Avery, a little afraid to read it.
"Read!"
Although Avery's face was like sinking water, he was an old Earl of Dao who had reigned for many years after all, and although his tone was cold at the moment, he still couldn't hear too much emotion.
"Yes! My lord! ”
Chamien had been following Avery for more than twenty years, and he knew that Avery was actually furious at the moment, but the current situation could only continue to read on the head.
"The two sea-going ships carrying the coconut pomelo trees were docked in the dock that night for repairs, and they disappeared after the war, and in addition to the guards who died in the battle, Wright's wife and the serf who took care of the coconut pomelo trees also disappeared."
Chamian finally read out the last one, and to be honest, this loss was unprecedented for the Rakin family.
In particular, the three things of the dockyard craftsman, the Coconut Gold Knights, and the potion coconut pomelo tree all went wrong at the same time, which simply detonated the oil pot of the Larkin family.
"Did you find any clues, who did it?"
There was silence for a while, and Avery finally spoke.
"My lord, no clues have been found in Jibu Town, not even the corpses of the enemies, the only thing that is certain is that these enemies have landed from the sea!"
Chamian broke out in a cold sweat, such a result was submitted to Avery, he was also weak-hearted, although he was not responsible for this investigation report, but at this moment it was his butler who was facing Avery, and now the loss was so big, but he didn't even know the identity of the enemy, this time someone would definitely be unlucky.
"At sea?"
Avery closed his eyes, thinking about what force could annihilate the Coconut Knights so quickly and completely, not even running out a single person to report the news.
"Is Wright back?"
After thinking for a long time, Avery only thought of two possible enemies, the first was that other Earls made a move and launched an attack on Gibb Town, after all, the enemy was only strong enough to be able to calmly clean up the scene after the raid.
Of course, Avery would not have imagined that none of Gervais's subordinates were killed at all, only a few unlucky ones were slightly injured.
The second is Wright, Wright has this strength, and there is also the possibility of this motive, his wife's affairs with Nem are not very secretive, only because Wright has been unable to land for many years, so he was kept in the dark, which is also a reason for Avery to guess Wright, because he has the motive and strength to attack Nem's camp.
Of course, one thing doesn't make sense here, and that is that if Wright really wants revenge, why burn down both the dockyard and Gibb Town, after all, his son is still a vassal baron in the Larkin family.
"My lord, I haven't received any news from Wright, and our only five remaining sea ships are all transporting items in various places, so there is no way to send people to the island to check on Wright's situation for the time being!"
Steward Chamien replied truthfully.
"Send an eye on Wright's son, Baron Samson, and if there is any sign of an attempt to escape, take him to Fort Coconut Gold!"
Avery said in a deep voice, Avery can't care so much at the moment, he just wants to catch these murderers as soon as possible, so as to vent the monstrous anger in his heart.
"Yes, sir!"
"In addition, the investigation of this matter should also continue, to find out the movements of other counties during this time, in addition, issue a reward, and if you can provide information about the attacker, you will be rewarded with 50 gold coins!"
"Yes! My lord! ”
50 gold coins can really be called a huge bounty, if it weren't for the fact that the attackers not only killed the hundred-man brigade of the Coconut Gold Knights, but also robbed the saplings of the potion coconut pomelo tree, one of the foundations of the Coconut Gold family, the Larkin family would never have paid such a price.
Because if you don't find the enemy quickly and recover the potion coconut tree, it is likely that one day in the future, the enemy will be able to use the potion coconut pomelo tree to strike at the economic lifeline of the Larkin family.
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After the pirate exploration was completed, Gervais left behind Laurie's guard team to oversee the serfs' quest for the island.
The first thing to do is to cut down some of the trees on the island, all the way from the beach to the stone houses by the lake.
Then build a gathering place around this small lake, and when the gathering place is built, a small amount of land can be cultivated to grow crops, and if it is fast enough, maybe the grain will be harvested next season this year, and then these serfs will be completely self-sufficient.
As for the Laurie team, there are only 14 people, in the face of the more than 200 serfs who have looted, will the number be too small to suppress, this is very reassuring to Gervais, the serfs in this world have actually been completely domesticated by the nobles, as long as there is still a way to live, they will not resist.
It really didn't make a difference to them whether to be a serf for the Larkin family or to be a serf for Gervais, and Gervais had decreed that no taxes would be charged for three years on the fields cultivated on the island.
There were a lot of peasant movements on the spot, and reclaiming the fields was not a matter for them, and compared to not collecting taxes for three years, at least they could live in peace for several years.
At the same time, the workers who were responsible for the care of the coconut pomelo trees, as well as the shipbuilder Gervais, did not let them sit idle, and had already confessed, and when the serfs began to cut down the trees, there was a surplus of vacant land and timber.
The few people who know how to plant the coconut pomelo tree are responsible for finding a suitable place to plant the potion coconut pomelo tree seedlings, and ensure that the coconut pomelo tree survives, and if it is done well, they can receive a daily salary of copper plates in the future.
As for the craftsmen, they need to use the freshly cut timber to build a wooden bridge outside the beach, which can be regarded as a simple dock, after all, the one who can build a ship is also a good carpenter.
As for the construction of the dockyard, Gervais does not have so much manpower to build it this year, so he can only wait until next year, and when there are enough manpower, the construction will start immediately.
After explaining everything, Gervais left the island with seven ships and headed for Storm Leader.
Standing on the sea ship, Gervais's look at the island has changed into expectation, even if there will be an orc invasion every year in the future, but after he transfers some of his industry here, the impact will be minimal, at most the serfs will not be able to cultivate two seasons of grain.
"Lille, what are the names of the islands you meet at sea?"
Standing at the stern of the ship, now that the island was officially occupied by him, and it was beginning to develop, Gervais felt that the matter of choosing a name could not be delayed any longer.
"Back to my lord, many small islands in the sea have no names, and we usually take them ourselves, such as Wright Island, Turtle Island, Basho Island, ......"
Lille listened to the quick and respectful answer, and after answering, seeing that Gervais did not speak, Lille carefully patted the sycophants again.
"My lord, you see that this island is so beautiful, and there is a lot of green on it! I think it should be named Viscount Gervais Island! In this way, you can show your majesty! ”
However, it is clear that there is a generation gap between Lille's level of sycophant and Gervais!
Instead of receiving Gervais's appreciation, Lille suddenly felt an inexplicable chill on his neck, as if he was about to lose his head.
Lille quickly shrank his head and peeked around, but didn't notice anything unusual.
"Viscount Gervais? Green on top? Is it that people will call it like this in the future: Viscount Gervais is green, but beautiful! Ah, no, add an 'island'! ”
It's really a good shot! Lille didn't know that his feeling was real, he was almost braided! Gervais had the urge to send Liel to serve the Glory Boss, after all, such a talented man had stayed with him and succumbed to it.
"Let's call it the Golden Island!"
Finally, Gervais held back! In the end, Gervais ignored Lille and walked straight towards the captain's quarters.
"Hiss......"
Lille hissed for a long time and didn't know how to give a compliment, Golden Island! That's a ...... name It's not noble!