Arrogant deeds were met with angry revenge.

As the barbarians plundered the villages of the Earldom of Aland as they penetrated the interior, a cavalry procession that had already been prepared rushed out through the three-meter-high wooden gates.

The swift cavalry has left the protected area of the walled city, this time to punish the damned barbarians!

However, when the barbarians saw that the situation was not good, they ran away, completely indifferent to the grain and livestock on the ground and the Glen who refused to go alive or dead.

Every time a landing is carried out, people will be sent in advance to conduct reconnaissance.

The Great Prophet once said that war is fought on mobility.

Although many people don't quite understand what mobility is, they all understand that when others are ready to come and take revenge, they can not fight without fighting.

Those Gran people who don't leave don't end well, and what is left for them is the anger of the lord.

From spring to summer, it soon came the hottest time of the year, when no matter how much the king and the church urged and mobilized, it was no longer possible to organize a large army to the north.

The peasants of the Kingdom of Gran are not peasants in modern society, and the grain stored in these farmers' homes is only enough to eat until the autumn harvest, and once the grain is not harvested in time, then they have to borrow grain to eat this year.

If everyone around them has to borrow food to eat, then someone will definitely starve to death.

The successive harvests did not bring good luck, and most of the nobles of the Kingdom of Gran raised the taxes on the land due to excessive harvests to make up for the losses caused by the reduction of grain prices.

Some people have long been aware of the problem, and some people do not want to follow the barbarians to strange lands as long as they can survive.

In the port of Ferry in the Land of Stars, Lawrence meets the emissary of the Kocako Kingdom.

The future king, now the Grand Prince Sergio, saw the rumored Ravenfeather Prophet for the first time, and his eyes were full of awe.

"It is an honour to meet you here, Gracious Prophet, I thought I would only meet you in the town of Phumitheus, so I didn't have time to prepare my makeup, please forgive me for my disrespect."

Sergio was well aware of the power of the prophet, and the only surprise was that the prophet was younger than expected, and he couldn't even see a beard, which was very different from what he had imagined the prophet to look like.

But he's as powerful as rumored!!

Lawrence is busy building a harbor in Ferry Harbor these days, using the capabilities of cement ships and Delen to reclaim the harbor and create a deep-water port more suitable for large ships to berth.

When Sergio came over, all he saw was Lawrence hollowing out a huge sand pit, and outside the sand pit was a rock arm (cement dam) that intercepted the seawater!

"I'm glad to see you, the storms are more frequent these days, and there are fewer merchants, and I just have time to fix the seaside here."

Lawrence looked in the direction of the sea, the original beach was gone, and since spring it has been digging holes to reshape the beach and the vicinity of the pier.

The project began the year before, and the construction was officially completed last year, and by this year, thanks to a large number of slaves and prisoners of war, more than half of it has been completed.

Witches' spells play a key role, as do the large number of ships and building materials.

The excavated sea sand and gravel are used directly to repair roads, fill in some of the nearby rugged reef beaches, or directly use them to repair roads.

The only trouble is mainly mining and separating the seawater, which can be solved with the power of witches.

Sergio took a boat to the nearby reef pier and walked a few hundred meters from there to reach this side, and when he looked ahead, he saw a terrifying and spectacular sight.

More than 200 meters away, more than 30 meters high wood formed a wall, blocking the direction of what should be the sea.

There was a terrifying creaking sound between the woods, and behind the walls was a fan-shaped crater, and a large number of people were carrying the quarried stones and sand in earthen baskets.

From time to time, seawater spills down from a height of tens of meters, and the whole ground is filthy and emitting a fishy and unpleasant smell.

No matter how many times I watch it, there is a fear in my heart.

Sergio, who was standing on the edge of the pit, like the knights behind him, could see the sea in the distance, and see the calm and terrifying and dangerous water, especially when the villains in the pit were compared with the sea in the distance.

Sergio respectfully praised, "Great Prophet, the port of Ferry is the most magnificent city I have ever seen. ”

Lawrence quietly looked at the dam in front of him, "I call this place the Winged Harbor, and the city behind it is Ferry City, and now the city has expanded into inner and outer cities, docks and residential areas. ”

"It's not grandiose, but it's really getting better here, and when the winged harbor becomes a deep-water port, it will be more convenient for big ships to anchor here."

Lawrence didn't think it was grandiose, and continued: "I'm going to make another island in the sea to be used as a lighthouse, otherwise it's a bit of a hassle to build a lighthouse on a hill, and the view from the sea is not good. ”

As a man of this era, it was difficult for Sergio to imagine building an island in the sea.

But looking at the magnificent building in front of him that isolated the sea, Sergio believed that such a thing was a matter of waving his hand to the great Pope of the Stars.

"Great Prophet, our kingdom of Kogiac has always been a faithful ally of the Church of the Stars, and I hope to be a member of the Church of the Stars."

Lawrence smiled, "That's exactly what I'd like to see, let's go to church and talk about the church." ”

"Yes." Sergio smiled and agreed.

Now the performance of the Kingdom of Glenn has made all countries think that the Dawn Church is a little too arrogant.

If there was no Star Church, everyone would be intimidated by this kind of strength, and they would not dare to resist anything if they had suffered from the Durella Kingdom and the Gran Kingdom.

However, now the Star Church has united several kingdoms and has shown its strength against the Dawn Church.

The most important thing is that the Church of the Stars is more enlightened and benevolent, especially willing to return power to the royal families of various countries.

The Hokuriku Kingdom, the Kogiac Kingdom, and the Haisenli Kingdom all rely closely on the Star Church.

Durella is also moving closer to the Church of the Stars, but the countries that are a little further away have their own ideas, and even want to rise peacefully and remain neutral.

There is no problem with maintaining neutrality, the problem is that geographical conditions do not allow some people to remain neutral.

Countries that are in the middle of the Kingdom of Glan and the Kingdom of the Stars are not eligible for neutrality.

Lawrence, however, did not trouble the Kingdom of Io and the Kingdom of Deco, as long as they attacked and harassed this side without knowing their faces, it was better to have one less enemy than one more.

Outside the cathedral in Port Ferro, Sergio had his men place boxes of goods on the ground.

"Wise Prophet, this is a specialty of our Kocako Kingdom, I heard that you need this black stone here, do you think this is okay? There are still many of these black stones in my territory. ”

Lawrence looked at the goods on the ground, and in addition to the delicate cloth and gemstone jewelry, there were also books, medicinal herbs, and samples of various ores.

Coal is a very common mineral, and it is not uncommon for the kingdom of Kogicoo to have this mineral.

The advantage of the Kingdom of Glen is its proximity to the sea, which can save costs by transporting it by sea, while the Kingdom of Kocako is a land transportation that is a lot more troublesome to transport.

"Yes, if you can transport the ore to me, I can give it to you at the price given to the Kingdom of Glan, you must know that the Kingdom of Glan is farther away from us, and the Kingdom of Kocako is very close to us."

Lawrence said something that seemed reasonable.

Sergio hadn't done anything like that and didn't know what was wrong.

"Good! Thank you, merciful prophet! Sergio had long heard of Lawrence's benevolent name, and he happily thanked him.

Lawrence did not take advantage either, the price of this ore itself was not high, and there was not much demand for this ubiquitous black stone anywhere except for himself.

The exchange of stones for food, or the kind of stones that can dig a lot, is an unusual thing in itself.

Lawrence had no interest in jewelry, but there were also beauty-loving women in the family, so he bent down and picked up a string of gemstone bracelets.

Sergio smiled and introduced: "This is a bracelet made of rubies, it is very beautiful in the sun, and no woman can resist its charm!" ”

Lawrence smiled, setting aside something else.

Soon Lawrence's eyes were on a basket of crops.

"Potatoes, garlic, thyme, oh? And mint? ”

Lawrence picked up a small pot of flowers, and inside was a green plant with leaves spreading out in all directions.

Sergio knew that Lawrence was more interested in crops and had been collecting all kinds of crops instead of gem beauties.

"Yes, this time I specially collected all kinds of herbs and flowers, as well as things that can be eaten and used in the field, and bring them to you, this is called scent grass in our place."

Lawrence nodded in satisfaction, and continued to look carefully between the pots of flowers and herbs and the herbs.

After seven or eight years of trade development here, the Land of Stars has collected a large number of medicinal herbs and seasonings.

Onions, garlic, thyme, radish, perilla, tangerine peel, green peppers, cinnamon, etc.

These are all managed by Keharan, and they are usually mainly for his own family's food, and are not sold to the outside world.

Because this world is very different from the earth, some plants are unheard of and unseen, so Lawrence just briefly checks it, and the specific screening is still left to professionals to do.

"I'll take a closer look at these, crops and herbs and flowers can give you seventy silver coins combined, I'll mainly collect some and plant them in the garden, this kind of thing won't continue to be bought like coal."

Sergio understood, "Yes, I'm very satisfied to be able to trade coal and stone with you. ”

Sergio added: "These gemstone jewelry and cloth furniture, as well as books and works of art, are also given to you as a gift for me to join the Church of the Stars. ”

Lawrence smiled, "Okay, I'll bless you personally." ”

"That's great!" Sergio delighted: "It is my honor to receive your blessing!" ”

Lawrence would have preferred that the kingdom of Kocako would have its own followers, so that the power of the Dawn Church would be much weaker.

In order to put the believer in his position, Lawrence quickly said, "I will sell you some weapons and farm tools at a low price, so that you can arm more soldiers." ”

Sergio looked embarrassed, "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need that many soldiers. ”

Lawrence asked, "What's the difficulty?" Tell me, as a prophet, I should hear about your troubles. ”

Sergio looked at this young man who didn't have a beard, although the other party was many years younger than himself, but Sergio felt a kind warmth in this young man.

"Merciful Prophet, my country is not rich, and my soldiers always ask me for money and rewards, and they often ......"

There were some things that Sergio was not good to say to his father, not being able to show his flaws in front of the king.

Now in front of the powerful Ravenfeather Prophet, Sergio does not need to worry about his majesty, nor does he need to worry about his inheritance, and he can talk about the troubles in his heart that he cannot confide in the outside world.

Speak to the prophets.

Lawrence listened quietly and intently to Sergio's troubles.

After Sergio finished speaking, Lawrence nodded.

"The royal power is not so easy to control, and you have a lot of responsibility on your shoulders."

"A lot of people don't understand you, it doesn't matter, you have to understand that you are the prince of Kogiak, and you will be the king of Kogiak in the future."

Lawrence said two words of comfort that didn't serve any birds.

Sergio nodded excitedly, "Yes, I feel a lot better to hear you say that!" ”

Lawrence didn't pay attention to the compliment, and seriously thought about a solution to the matter.

"It is very difficult to solve the problem of lack of money on your own, but fortunately, you don't need to worry about external invasion now, and you don't have to worry about someone restricting your development."

"Your father should not be able to stop you, and as a prophet of the Church of the Stars, I will help you."

"You can use the coal and stone of Kogiac to exchange iron, grain, and wine here in Ferry Harbor."

"I will give you a good price, and you can buy these cheap wine and grain and sell them to the nobles and merchants of the country, so that you will have the money to reward your men."

Sergio asked, "We have a lot of noble merchants in our country, and those people will rob me of my business. ”

"Don't worry." Lawrence said calmly: "I will not sell them luxury goods such as iron and fine wine, they want to sell coal and grain, they can only sell it at a lower price, and at the same time, the materials they can buy are limited, and it will not affect your business." ”

Sergio looked overjoyed, and had great respect for the wise, benevolent and generous prophet in front of him!

As it is rumored, this merciful prophet is the most merciful of all!

Lawrence soon hosted a banquet for the future king, teaching him how to protect his people and how to properly recognize the importance of being outnumbered.

Prince Kogiako soon returned with a full team, and when he returned, he spread the miracles and kindness of the Great Prophet, so that more people knew about the power and mercy of the Star Church. (End of chapter)