Vacant houses in Starmoon Bay are filled with residents of Louis City.

Erie Gravel had no time to build new houses, as all the manpower was transferred to strengthen and expand the walls.

The walls in the north are two meters wide and five meters high, while the walls in the south and east are only two meters high.

If the Nezumi continued north along the kingdom of Rikaner, they would run into a wall in front of a 10-meter-high wall—though the two-meter-high and ten-meter-high walls seemed to be indistinguishable in the face of the overwhelming rat tide.

Xingyue Bay, which has not been idle for a few months, is busy again.

The things that Ulmet needed were piled up in warehouses, tools and cement were provided in Starmoon Bay, and food and horses had to be transported from Breeze City.

Ingrid and Annan reported on the price of grain: "The price of wheat flour per pound has risen by only two copper coins compared to previous years, but as the rat people approach, the grain brought from the south will become less and less or even disappear." We need to stock up on some food. ”

"I'm worried that if there are more of us, there will be fewer civilians." Annan hesitated.

Ingrid said that Annan's fears were unwarranted - by that time all grain would be monopolized by the aristocracy.

Annan confidently signed a decree for Starmoon Bay to buy farmland on a large scale, and then told Olmedo about it before the new issue of the Starmoon Bay News went on sale, and she said that the City Lord's Mansion had already begun to buy it.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I thought you knew...... Aren't you buying grain? ”

"Hmm...... I know. ”

Annan asked Lela to tell the eldest sister the news, and then mobilized all the residents to pickle the sea fish and dry it. Dried salted fish will not spoil after a few years, and can be used to defend against intruders if necessary.

A beautiful sight soon appeared in Xingyue Bay - rows of salted fish hung on the clothesline, and the smell of fishy everywhere.

"Do you want some?" Annan asked Ulmit.

"No ......"

There are two months left until the autumn harvest, at the speed of the nezumi and the territory of the kingdom of Rikanal...... At least next spring, the rats will have a chance to enter the North.

But Annan couldn't imagine why the nezumi would run to the foot of the snowy mountain, just as he couldn't imagine that the thirteen clans of the nezumi would go straight to the north.

Three sailboats set off earlier today with the intention of heading to Nevernight Harbor to find Seahawks to buy more boats. Annan was inspired by Louis City that if the nezumi did come, they could flee to the island.

After several busy days, enough grain was purchased, and a new week arrived.

A new issue of "Xingyue Bay News" is on sale. Evelyn's voice rang out in Starmoon Bay, Breeze City, and Snow Mountain Fortress at the same time:

"The Thirteen Clans of the Ratmen Go North! The Violet Kingdom has fallen! The kingdom of Rikaner has built a line of defense! 》

"The McCain Ratmen crossed the Strait of Obiris, crossed the Elven Pass and the Black Iron Mountains, and captured the Violet Kingdom, causing doom for the king and royal family. Only Count Ulmit was left to take refuge in Starmoon Bay, "I want to return to my homeland and rebuild the kingdom one house at a time!" He said. The rat army is overwhelmed, and the city-states along the way have migrated and escaped, and the kingdom of Rikaner is in danger! ”

"The second prince Vitalig was poisoned and died on suspicion of rebellion, and the king of the north was framed to participate in the rebellion and was wanted"

"The second prince of the kingdom of Rikaner, Vitalig, died of poisoning, after he was suspected of rebellion by the eldest prince acting king, and at the same time, the king of the north, thousands of miles away, was also framed to participate in Vitalig's rebellion. Lawrence's previous head of the family said: That [expletive] is simply impossible, [expletive] Annan will not do [expletive] dirty work for the nobles of [expletive] at all, this is the royal family of [expletive] wants to [expletive] to fight for power. ”

“……”

"Weather forecast for this week: there will be a massive rat tide in the southern part of the kingdom of Rikanre."

……

"How far are we from Starmoon Bay!"

The girl asked, poking her head out of the rickety window.

"Three weeks at most." The merchant leader in front hurriedly replied, "We're not far from Breeze City. ”

"Oh, I'm done with the Philosopher's Stone."

"Uh...... Do you want another Philosopher's Stone? "The heart of the merchant chief is dripping blood.

"No, do you have any books here?"

"Yes! It's just that I've been seen...... Do you mind? ”

"The teacher said that the more people know, the closer the knowledge is to the essence, of course."

The merchant leader ran back to the wagon, snatched the book that one of the apprentices was holding, and gave it to the maiden.

"The Law Breaks the Sky" by Annan Reeves, King of the North...... Hey? ”

"It's true, the locals know that Lord Annan hid in the town after being attacked and recuperated from his wounds, wrote this book, and the sentence 30 years east of the Puroni River, thirty years west of the Puroni River!" The apprentice who came with him shouted.

"Thirty years of the eastern ...... of the Puroni River?"

"It didn't take thirty years for Lord Annan, it only took him three months to catch the murderer who attacked him, and he also solved the crisis in Breeze City and cracked the nezumi conspiracy!"

The excited apprentices were filled with adoration for Annan.

"Then I'm going to take a closer look...... Is this your book? This one is up to you. The maiden took off one of her rings and threw it to the apprentice.

"I ...... I can't ask for it. The apprentice, in the caravan leader's insane hints, returned the magic ring.

"Take it, exchange what you like for what I like, and the equation holds."

The girl retracted into the carriage, and the caravan leader stared covetously at the magic ring on the apprentice's hand: "Your book is the ...... I gave her"

As the words fell, dust rose from the road in the distance, and a group of knights rushed by.

A few days later, the dusty knights came to the gates of Breeze City, where they were blocked by the guards. The captain of the knights took out the king's decree and declared: "We have come from the king's capital with the king's will!" ”

The people around the city gate stopped to look.

"The king of the north, Annam Reeves, colluded with the second prince Vitalig to rebel."

The crowd in front of the city gate stared at the knights in dusty armor, and I don't know who suddenly shouted: "They are the bastards who framed Jack!" ”

"Get out of Breeze!"

"Catch them!"

The surging shouts made the knights unexpected, and they pulled out their long swords with their tired bodies: "What are you going to do!" ”

"Sorry, they had some misunderstanding with you......"

The guards who poured out of the city separated the people from the knights, and the captain of the guard looked up and said to the captain of the knights:

"I suspect you of pretending to be Kingdom Knights, please dismount and accept our investigation."

……

Annan has always felt like he has forgotten something. Rela's fishing? Supplies for Ulmitte?

It wasn't until he came to the study and saw the broken magic mirror that Annan finally remembered what he had forgotten.

Picking up the broken magic mirror, Annan thought for a while and asked, "Magic mirror, magic mirror, who is the most beautiful woman in the world?" ”

Cold words came out of the shattered mirror:

"Liliana Lore."

(End of chapter)