November, the cold moon.

Alfalfa Harbor.

Alfalfa Harbour is a medium-sized port on the east coast, about the size of The Hague Port, named for its abundance of alfalfa.

At this time, the port of Alfalfa Port is very lively, with many ships docking, densely packed with sailors and coolies carrying goods, and it seems busier than some large ports.

On the sea, not far from the busy port, a small sailing ship sailed, and it was Richard who was at the helm of the sails. As for Pandora, she was locked up in the Garden of Eden, and because she had done something wrong, she was honestly learning and working.

"Whew-"

The sea breeze was blowing, the waves were constantly "rattling", and Richard pulled the sails to steer the boat, and kept approaching Alfalfa Harbor, his eyes flashing.

It's been almost a month since he left The Hague Harbor and landed on the Isle of the Dead. And after almost a month, he made a big circle back to the east coast, and the voyage did not advance much north at all, and it was a complete failure.

Having said that, even so, he doesn't regret it. He benefited greatly from obtaining the second treasure of the Black Spirit King, and also learned more about the Black Spirit King's ultimate secret, which was of great help to him in his journey to Moore.

With this in mind, Richard entered the harbor and controlled the ship through the gaps of the many large ships, docking and disembarking in one corner.

Coming up to the shore, Richard frowned slightly and looked at the many ships in the harbor, wondering why the ships had suddenly gathered here. But without much thought, he walked out of the harbor and found a good-looking tavern called "Fire Shochu" on the street and walked in.

The reason why he was looking for the tavern was simple - as in The Hague, he was going to ask the tavern owner for any news of ships heading north. After all, the tavern is the equivalent of an information platform in some sense of the word, and no one knows all kinds of news better than the tavern owner.

"Da Da Da ......"

Richard walked into the "Fire Shochu" tavern, and with a sweep of his eyes, he saw that on a sunny day, the tavern was also almost full of people, and business was simply good. Slightly surprised, he turned his head to look to the side, his gaze falling on a man behind the oak bar.

The other party is thin, almost a head taller than a normal person, giving people the feeling that a skeleton is wearing a human skin and a set of human clothes. However, the other party's expression was very enthusiastic, and while greeting people, he kept passing words to the back kitchen.

"Hello, there's a table in there, you can sit casually. What do you order, uh, a steak, a loaf, okay, wait. ”

"Nopps, a steak of meat, the portion should be sufficient, a loaf of bread, take the freshly baked!"

"Great!"

"Hello, what do you want? meatball soup, bread, and boiled beans? Okay, you find a place to sit down and get your stuff over right away. ”

"Nopeth, a meatball soup, a loaf, a boiled bean, hurry up, the guests are waiting. ”

"Got it. ”

“......”

Richard stepped closer, and the tall and lanky tavern owner behind the bar looked at him and asked with a smile, "What do you want, this guest?" ”

"A glass of water. Richard let out a voice and pulled out a silver coin.

"A glass of water?" the tavern owner was obviously stunned when he heard this, but quickly took a glass from the pitcher next to him and brought it to Richard, glanced at the silver coins on the table and did not take it, "Guest, do you really only need a glass of water? If that's the case, then I'll give it to you, and the money won't be charged." ”

Hearing this, Richard had a good impression of the tall and thin tavern owner in front of him, no matter what, the other party was at least much better than the greedy fat boss in the Hague tavern before.

But Richard didn't take back the silver coin, took the water handed over by the tavern owner, put it on the bar, and said loudly: "Don't worry, in addition to Qing Shui, I have another request." ”

"Request? Okay, please. ”

"I want to know something. ”

"What's the news?"

"Alfalfa Harbor, have there been any ships heading north lately?" asked Richard.

"Ah, this—" The tavernkeeper was visibly stunned when he heard this, looked at Richard for a moment, and exclaimed, "if you want to inquire about this...... You might as well keep the silver coins. ”

The tavernkeeper spoke as he shoved the silver coin into Richard's hand.

"What?" Richard raised an eyebrow, "not enough money?"

"No, no, no. The tavernkeeper shook his head quickly, "It's that this news isn't worth anything at all." ”

"How?"

"Guest, you've just arrived in Alfalfa Harbor, haven't you?" the tavernkeeper asked, looking at Richard with some affirmation.

"Not bad. Richard replied that there was nothing to hide.

"Guest, don't you know about the recent situation at sea?" asked the tavern keeper again.

"I don't know. Richard replied that there was no need to pretend to understand.

Listening to Richard's words, the tavern owner took a deep breath and said with a frank face: "Then I'll tell you that there is not a single ship going north now." You see the ships in the harbor, they were all intercepted by the sea in front of them and had to dock here. Wait a few more days, I'm afraid that the whole port will not be able to load. ”

"Why?" Richard was puzzled, but after only saying a few words, he suddenly remembered a message he had heard before, and said loudly: "Is it related to the Black Sacred Mountain Kingdom?"

"yes. The tavern owner nodded and gave a confirmed answer, "The Black Saint Mountain Kingdom and the Rob Kingdom have been fighting, and it has been almost half a month. Now the entire sea is blocked by the fleet of the Rob Kingdom, and no ship can pass through it, and if it is found, it will be sunk!"

Richard listened, his eyes blinked, and he asked out loud: "In this way, in the current war between the two countries, it is the Rob Kingdom that has the advantage, and ...... The Kingdom of the Black Sacred Mountain suffers?"

As far as he knew, the Black Sacred Mountain Kingdom was the country of the rich princess Ruth, who had several contacts with him in the White Stone Tower Academy. The Black Sacred Mountain Kingdom itself is a wizard country, although there may not be a few wizards, and the strength will not be very strong, but the entire country is extremely rich.

It is precisely because she is rich enough to lend money to the rest of the country at will that Princess Ruth has many fiancés. And such an extremely rich kingdom will be defeated by a foreign country that has not heard the name?

Seeing Richard's appearance, the tavern owner said loudly: "You are surprised, in fact, many people are surprised. But then again, the reality is like this, who made the Black Saint Mountain Kingdom really ...... Well, don't you fight......"

Next, Richard quickly learned about the war between the Black Sacred Mountain Kingdom and the Rob Kingdom from the tavernkeeper's mouth, and understood how indisputable the Black Sacred Mountain Kingdom was.