Lord of Arcane

Chapter 220 Lucky Owen
After a while, Xia Duo came out of the barracks, followed by a group of fully equipped soldiers, led by Captain Gibb who had worked with him before.

Xia Duo was in a good mood. The soldiers Lord Savile provided him were of good quality. They were all veterans who had experienced the tide of orcs, not new recruits added later.

Coupled with the presence of an acquaintance like Gibb, Xia Duo can guarantee considerable control over this team of soldiers from the very beginning. Although he can also control without Gibb, it is not as convenient as having Gibb after all.

Arranged these ten people to the port warehouse, put them together with the recruited citizens, appeased and encouraged them, and Xia Duo returned to the mage.

Now everything is ready, the only thing that is missing is the arrival of the ships purchased by the Liadon Chamber of Commerce from the northern Shiboden!

……

Back at the Mage Tower, Xia Duo went to meet Niya tutor immediately, and then he was going to open up a new territory, and his weekly lectures would definitely be affected, and he needed to readjust.

Generally speaking, apprentices are not qualified to bargain with mentors, but Xia Duo's situation is a bit special. Niya readily agreed, and also gave Xia Duo a communication magic weapon, which is enough for Xia Duo to contact him 20 miles away. to her.

Although this kind of contact can only transmit very short information and cannot be used for teaching, it can be used to arrange the next teaching time.

At the same time, although Niya didn't mention another function of this communication instrument, Xia Duo could guess a thing or two. It probably made him ask for help at a critical moment!

After returning to the residence and sorting out the necessary belongings for this trip, Xia Duo started to make magic scrolls. It is not so convenient to leave the mage tower to make again.

Need to reserve magic to deal with any situation that may arise, probably only one or two can be made before going to bed.

In addition to matters related to territory development, Xia Duo also has arrangements for himself. Although he can't completely concentrate on theoretical research outside, he can also improve his practical experience in the process of constantly using spells.

And from practice, it can confirm the theory and develop the theory.

Xia Duo intends to treat this development as a rare spell-casting practice, returning to the Tower of Time every ten days and a half months to recharge, and then solve the problems accumulated during this period.

so cycle.

……

Three days later, the port of Savile Town.

Xia Duo stood on the shore watching the wooden boat docked by the simple trestle.

In the eyes of Xia Duo, who has seen many cargo ships, warships and even aircraft carriers on earth, this ship, which is no more than 20 meters long and no more than 5 or 6 meters wide, is a small boat.

Such a small boat cost thousands of gold coins to buy. Xia Duo even thought that as long as he cut a few tall trees in the Green Pearl Forest, it would be enough to make a raft.

On the simple trestle bridge, two teams of soldiers carrying equipment are boarding the ship in an orderly manner.

One team is the soldiers supported by Lord Saville, led by Gibb; the other team is ten people selected from the recruited lords, all of whom have experience as adventurers.

For the first time to open up, Xia Duo is not planning to make any big moves. The main task is to establish a temporary stronghold and take root first.

Seeing that the last soldier had boarded the ship, Xia Duo was about to leave, and he agreed with the members of the organization and the cooperative chamber of commerce who came to see him off:

"Dean, Edric, I hope you will become real mages when you come back next time! Mrs. Patty, Yarman, thank you for everything you have done for me. Hans, Fleck, President Slavin, Daxia The development of the collar has already begun, and next time I come back, I need to see the personnel and materials you promised."

After finishing speaking, Xia Duo waved his hand, walked towards the trestle, jumped onto the flat-bottomed cargo ship, and shouted into the cabin:
"Captain Owen, let's go!"

"Obey, my lord!" Owen's loud voice came from inside, followed by another roar, "Little bastards, move! Hey, hey, hey!"

Hearing Owen's powerful voice, Xia Duo showed a satisfied smile. After seeing Owen with his own eyes, he knew that Owen didn't look like a person who was about to turn 60 at all.

It was really lucky to be able to hire Owen. Originally Owen had already retired, but after all he couldn't let go of life on the ship, so Yarman picked up the slip.

If it was later, it might be preempted by other chambers of commerce.

……

The river channel at the port of Savile Town has been expanded several times, and it is several times wider than other sections of Worfburg, which is enough for a ship larger than Xia Duo to turn around at will.

It was only when the cargo ship left the port that Xia Duo realized that the Wolfburg River is only a dozen to 20 meters wide, and it would be ridiculous if it couldn’t turn around when it went out.

It may be necessary to drive to the basin lake downstream first, and then turn around before returning to Savile Town, but in this way, I don't know how much time will be wasted.

The straight-line distance from Savile Ling to Daxia Ling is about 20 miles, and the waterway will be more, but it only takes half a day to reach it along the way.

When returning, the warm current in spring and summer blows from the south. Although it is against the current, it is also with the wind. If you count the night sailing, you can return within a day.

But the premise of all this is that you can turn around near the Daxia Territory. If you want to go to the basin lake first, it may take nearly a week longer.

And counting the time when the boat cannot sail at night, it may be even longer.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo felt that it was necessary to ask the "old driver" Captain Owen. When he met him before, Xia Duo had already given him the map that Da Xia had received.

After arriving at the boat, Owen was steering the rudder, with subtle movements, not as if he was controlling the rudder, but as if the rudder was actively cooperating with him, even a layman like Xia Duo could see that it was extraordinary.

Xia Duo thought to himself, it seems that this time he really picked up the treasure, and he felt a little more confident that Owen could solve the problem of the boat turning around in the river.

"Captain Owen, is the new ship still used?"

"Lord." Owen saluted first, then patted the rudder and praised, "This boat is really good, it must have been built by Hiboden, I drove such a boat when I was young, it's really good!"

"I don't know much about ships, but this ship was indeed purchased from Shebdenland. Captain Owen, I have something to ask you."

"My lord, what's the matter?"

"After the ship arrives at its destination this time, can it find a suitable place to turn around?" Xia Duo hoped to hear good news from Owen.

And Owen is worthy of being an "old driver". Hearing Xia Duo's question, he immediately gave an affirmative answer without any hesitation:
"Lord, the landing location you chose is really a coincidence. There is a section of the river less than half a mile downstream where you can turn around. If you miss this place, you can only turn around and return via the basin lake."

Xia Duo secretly said that it was dangerous, and at the same time, he felt much more relaxed since he had been carrying it since he set off.

In the current situation, it only takes a day or two to travel from the development point to the port of Savile Town. In addition to facilitating the transfer of personnel and materials, it is also much more convenient for Xia Duo to return to the Tower of Time to recharge.

As soon as I was happy, I announced directly: "From now on, this ship will be called 'Lucky Owen'!"

When Owen heard this, his hands trembled a little. He had been sailing all his life, and he had never been able to get a ship to call his name. Although he knew it was a way for the young mage lord in front of him to win people's hearts, he still couldn't help being excited.

At this moment, his whole body was full of strength, and he felt that he could do it for another ten years!

"My lord, old Owen's life is sold to you!"

Not for anything else, just because this "Lucky Owen" can continue to gallop in the water, the old Owen has even begun to imagine the scene of driving this ship to sea.

(End of this chapter)