Lord of Arcane

Chapter 564 Murloc robbers since ancient times
In the following days, Xia Duo would either go to the library to read books during the day, or do research on his own, and occasionally went to the executive office of the Severton Council to inquire about the convening of the new citizens.

Of course, what is indispensable every day is to take a look at the port, and while taking a walk, see if there is a fleet with the flag of the Great Xia.

As for the night, I studied Feld's spell book with Niya. Until the end of the month, Feld's spell book had been identified and entered the stage of real deciphering, but the fleet still hadn't appeared.

In addition, there are two major events at the end of the month. One is the official establishment of diplomatic relations between the Ilfaron Elf Kingdom and Netheril, and at the same time, the new city of Severton will be expanded to the south.

According to the gossip, Irfaran is unwilling to use the same embassy area as Comanso. In addition to building a new trade zone, the most important thing is to build the Irfaran embassy.

However, this news has not been confirmed by the person in charge of the Seven Towers.

Another major event is what Xia Duo himself thinks. The Severton Council issued a military operation. The territory of the Seven Towers Group jointly dispatched troops, led by the great arcanist Badigal himself, and cooperated with the Danzo Dwarf Kingdom to clean up the underground passages. .

Of course, just because of that, Xia Duo didn't think this matter would have much impact. The most important thing is that the Severton Council has set up an army specially for this operation, and it will always be stationed in the underground passage in the future.

This meaning is different. It is also the first time that Xia Duo knows that the underground passage was originally built by Nethers. Perhaps the controversy was put aside in the past, and now it is another kind of "since ancient times".

In addition, what impact the underground channel will have on the sea trade route is also a matter worth studying.

Of course, this is not Xia Duo's research field.

……

At noon that day, after eating, Xia Duo did not return directly to the Gilles Tower, but took a detour, preparing to go to the west port of Severton, where most of the ships from the south docked.

At this time, it has been more than a month since the territorial fleet set off. Compared with the last round trip, which took only two months, this trip took a lot more time.

Of course, taking into account the actual situation, from the southern border to Severton, you have to pass through many sections of rivers, most of which are countercurrents. Only when the water flow is gentle in winter can you reach it within a month.

But now, May, also known as the month of snowmelt, is already at the end of the month. When spring comes, the water flow will increase, and the voyage will be extended accordingly.

Generally speaking, the situation within two months is considered normal. Although Xia Duo is a little anxious, he is not at ease.

……

Although Severnton is considered the capital of Netheril, strictly speaking, it is actually the territory of the Seven Towers Group. The huge flow of people gathered in the snowmelt competition naturally dispersed after the snowmelt competition.

Without a large population of outsiders, not to mention the old city, even the new city is a little deserted, at least some of which do not meet the name of the capital.

Passing through the trade zone and coming to Westport, Xia Duo felt a sense of prosperity. Of course, the population of Netheril is only a few million, and it is still distributed on a large area of ​​land.

No matter how prosperous this place is, it may not be as prosperous as an ordinary town in Xia Duo's hometown. It is already commendable for Xia Duo to say a little bit of prosperity by the standards of the earth.

"what--"

Seeing the familiar Daxia flag from a distance, Xia Duo's eyes couldn't help but brighten up, and he couldn't help speeding up his casual pace, which he thought was just a walk after dinner.

When we arrived at the pier, we could already see the whole picture of the six cargo ships lined up neatly together. It was not past noon at this time, and there were still crew members on the deck eating while looking around and chatting.

Of course, there are still a few guard soldiers on the pier, wearing the standard leather armor of the Savile collar, which is very conspicuous.

There were hundreds of people to be transported in one trip, and there were no soldiers to support the formation. Xia Duo was not at ease at all. He borrowed two teams of soldiers from Savile to accompany the ship for protection.

In addition to ordinary soldiers, there are also mages hired by several chambers of commerce such as Hans and Slavin. They are all official mages and can basically deal with most situations.

Xia Duo didn't see the figure of the mage outside. If he didn't rest in the cabin, he should have gone to Severton to play. However, Xia Duo is not familiar with them, and he might not recognize them when he met them outside the port.

"Ah—Master Xiaduo! Why are you here?"

As soon as he approached, Xia Duo was seen by a soldier, and then other soldiers also reacted immediately and came over to salute.

Xia Duo waved his hand and asked them to take him aboard, but a soldier had already rushed back to call for someone. When Xia Duo got on board the "Lucky Owen", the old Owen was already waiting on the deck.

In addition to him, there is also President Massa of the Slavin Chamber of Commerce. I didn't expect him to come here in person this time.

"President Massa, Captain Owen, long time no see, is this journey going well?"

"My lord's reputation has spread to the mainland. We drove all the way. As long as we know that we are led by Daxia, there is no difficulty." Massa smiled and flattered.

However, Xia Duo was not surprised by this. One of the events in the snowmelt competition came from him, and he also let Netheril win by a big score. It would be strange if he had no reputation at all.

It's just that he saw old Owen's hesitation, so he asked again, "Captain Owen, do you have anything to say?"

"My lord, when we passed Lake Mecht, we encountered a group of murloc robbers. Although they were wiped out in the end, I'm worried that we will encounter more when we go back."

Shadow is no stranger to Meht Lake. It is a large lake that must pass through from the southern border to Severton. It is far larger than the small lake dug out by the Savile Territory to widen the river and build a port.

Murloc robbers, Xia Duo often hears, and sometimes even murlocs who are alone will run to Savile's side, but the strength of the murlocs is very weak, a fully armed regular soldier singled out two or three No problem at all.

And the larger the number, the easier it is to crush them, because the murlocs are uncivilized and a mess, and they can only fight with the wind. Except for a little higher intelligence, they can basically be regarded as an enhanced version of goblins.

Of course, this is on land. If it is in water, ordinary humans can basically beat murlocs. After all, they are also aquatic species, and they have a natural advantage over humans.

After thinking for a while, Xia Duo asked again: "Do murlocs have spellcasters?"

"This——" Old Owen hesitated for a moment, but did not assert, but said, "I have to ask the mage on board about this."

"What about them?"

"They went ashore to drink!"

"..."

But after all, he was not his subordinate, so Xia Duo had no choice but to look at Massa, "President Massa, look—"

Massa understood immediately, "I'll send someone to find them right away!"

"Go!"

"Yes."

Watching Massa quickly disembark from the "Owen" and board another ship, Xia Duo turned around and asked Owen again, "When did you arrive at Severton? Have you been to the Parliament?"

"My lord, we arrived yesterday afternoon. I don't know much about the council. President Massa is in charge of the handover."

Xia Duo nodded. The task of handing over and transporting the new citizens was indeed handed over to the three chambers of commerce. Strictly speaking, among the six ships, there was only the "Owen" and another newly purchased ship. The boat belongs to Xia Duo.

In terms of personnel, only those on the Owen can be regarded as Xia Duo's leaders.

The relationship of the other personnel is still under the leadership of Savile. Of course, it has to be reversed, which is what Xia Duo said.

It's just that the current Daxia collar doesn't have any business atmosphere at all. Even if the other party joins, they will do the same thing as now, and he doesn't want to force the three chambers of commerce to join, as long as it can be used.

(End of this chapter)