Chapter 12: Foolish Cognition
Port Dum
Most of the crew and sailors have disembarked, and the ships docked ashore are trading.
The Oak and several large ships sailed into the dock near the shipyard for repairs, and several Western merchant ships were docked at the vacant dock.
Merchants from Ferry Harbor and Ice Harbor are talking to the captains about the goods and intentions on board.
After the negotiation, I will go to the nearby tavern for a drink.
There will also be profiteers who deceive outsiders, there will be port patrols in the vicinity to check back and forth, and businessmen who do business in violation of regulations will be arrested and fined.
Usually the merchants who come here will learn about the situation from experienced merchants in advance, and they will come when they are ready.
The more times you do, the more frequent the interactions will be.
Because of the slow transmission of news, the Land of the Stars is still an unheard name in many places.
The Oak's move south not only brought a large number of laborers, but more importantly, opened the door to Western merchants that it was a safe place.
Powerful military power and superior governance, as well as mysterious and powerful power.
A large number of merchants and aristocrats became curious about this mysterious place in the north, and gradually there was a trend to study and do business here.
While most of the nobles had gone to rest in taverns and churches, and a large number of migrant workers had been led to work in the salt pans and farm fishery, a group of men left on a large boat near the rear.
"The bastards of the Kingdom of Gran are gone!"
The nobles of the Wave Kingdom had just disembarked from the ship at this time.
As soon as a man cursed in the language of the Wave Kingdom, two smiling men walked nearby.
"What do you want? Want to exchange money? β
Lehman spoke to the men in Durella, and when he found that they didn't understand, he asked his men to greet them.
The man was from the Hokuriku kingdom and was responsible for working for the merchant Lehman, and the early Vakiri people took a lot of slaves from the west, so they also had their own private property.
Lawrence did not abolish slavery, which led to the benefit of certain people, such as Steel's and Wakirri's slave owners.
People who have their own land and houses are not slaves, and merchants who own their own slaves are not slaves, and at present, the country of stars still maintains the rules of the kingdom of LΓΆfen in many aspects, and many places still need time to deal with slowly.
Both sides couldn't understand what the other was saying, and soon a wizard from the Wave Kingdom looked at Lehman.
Lehman's brain was struck by the electric current, and the bastard trembled violently, and he instantly realized that he was not facing ordinary merchants and nobles, but some kind of powerful and dangerous existence!
"Take us to a quiet place to rest!"
The wizard gave orders to Lehman.
His ability was not controlling, but violent enough to create fear in Lehman's mind.
Violence was the lingua franca in most of the region, and with the help of some of the ship's sailors who knew the language, they quickly became familiar with the situation.
Two wizards and three witches from the Kingdom of Waves enter a restaurant in the harbor, where the proprietor has long been accustomed to the presence of foreigners, expertly serving a plate of scrambled eggs with cabbage, bread and ale.
As long as there is only one type of food, you don't have to worry about ordering food.
The people of the Wave Kingdom, like many merchants, did not have any objections to the food brought by the boss.
The wizards quickly sat down together and began to understand the situation here, and by the way, they had a lunch that could be anything as long as it wasn't seafood.
After eating, he bought some and went to the ship, and Lehman was hired on the ship.
In the evening, the people of the Wave Kingdom learned about Lawrence's plan for them.
"The master here has agreed to take us in and send us to work in his shipyard!"
"It's humiliating us!"
"No, at least it's much better than starting as a slave, people here seem to start as slaves, we're different."
"So what do we do now? Working in a shipyard? I'm not going. β
"Don't worry, I've inquired, strength is respected here, as long as we show strong strength, it will be reused, we can directly challenge the Raven Feather Prophet and let him know our strength!"
"That's going to die, I asked, this wizard is very cruel, whether it's a witch or a witch, anyone who provokes him will be killed."
"Then let's challenge the governor here, or let our knights challenge these barbarians with only fists in their heads, as long as we show great strength, we can gain territory here."
"After we become leaders here, we can fight back with powerful barbarians in the future, take revenge on the Kingdom of Gran, and kill them all!"
"Rabira is right, we can do that."
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Lawrence quickly understood the meaning of Beoff's words a while ago.
How easy it would be if the world could solve all its problems with only fighting, with only fists.
Lawrence, who was standing in the church, looked thoughtfully at the scenery outside the door.
"So, those of the Wave Kingdom want to challenge Beoff and Crete and prove that they are stronger than Baron Vakiri?"
Seravin nodded and said, "That's right, but Crete refused, and Beoff accepted the challenge, but lost." β
Lawrence sighed, then looked at Seravin with a calm face.
"Call Beoff back, send two hundred and fifty warriors to Vakiri, capture those wizards to me, and warn them before arresting them, if they dare to resist, they will be killed on the spot!"
Seravin bowed his head, "Yes, master. β
Lawrence looked at Seravon, "Someone challenged you too?" β
Selavin lowered his head and replied in a low voice, "Yes, master, I have refused. β
Lawrence was incomprehensible and sat in his chair looking helpless.
"People outside have a big misunderstanding about us, and strength is respected? The strong come first? Wrong! We've never been like that here! β
"We at the Church of the Stars are a family that loves each other, a group of people who are kind and friendly, who like to learn and progress, and are not barbarians."
The more Lawrence spoke, the more angry he became, "Even if you are a barbarian, there is no rule that whoever is strong will be the boss, and there is no rule that you can be the boss after challenging the boss with your fists and winning!" Otherwise, the previous generation of Count Vakiri would have been killed long ago! β
"Rules! System! Lawrence said loudly to the weak Seravon: "Our strength is not a certain person, but the system and rules, and at the same time everyone's efforts and contributions. β
"Whether it's Beoff or the rest of the berserkers in Vakiri, or you and the rest of the management, it's not how powerful you are, it's me and the rest of the Star Church who believe in you and let you use my power and theirs."
"An outsider who has nothing to contribute to us, who wants to be the leader of our brothers and sisters and call the rest of us by relying only on his fists?"
"Tell everyone that none of our managers and aristocrats here are allowed to accept challenges from outsiders, nor will they lose their current positions because they fail in the competition."
If they win the battle against their own men, they can be their own men?
Then they beat me, and I'm going to give them the position of boss?
The more Lawrence thought about it, the more angry he became, and pointed at Seravin and said, "You personally bring people over to arrest them, so that these people can know what real power is!" β
"Yes, master!" Seravin quickly went down to gather his soldiers, this time with Lawrence's Holy Legion.
Lawrence had five corps under his command.
Garrison Corps, Guard Corps, Expeditionary Corps, Security Corps, and Sacred Corps of elite warriors.
Several wizards had chosen the right opponent, and if they had chosen to challenge Lawrence in the first place, they would have definitely died in the ground by now.
Lawrence seems to be benevolent, but he is only merciful on the inside, and he has always been cruel on the outside. (End of chapter)