Port Portsmo. This small seaport in the southern part of Yaqui is dilapidated but still thriving. Originally, a small harbor of this size would not have been visited by many merchants, but Port Potsmore was different for three reasons: one was its special geographical location, it was located in the southernmost part of the country of Yakee, and there were no other ports further south, it was a wild land. As a result, it is small, but it is the southernmost point of the maritime trade route. It was the last supply depot for some merchants heading further south to trade with the Nubians; The second is that it is also the only port in the mountains of Jars, and if you want to go to Yakee to meet His Majesty the King, it will be more convenient to walk by water than by mountain; The third reason was that the port was once owned by the Duchy of Palchi, which had been conquered by the Yaki Kingdom, and after Palci surrendered to Yaqi, it lost a large part of its territory, including the port of Portsmo, but as compensation, the Yaqi King allowed the merchants of the Duchy of Palchi to trade freely in and out of the port, and was exempt from the transaction tax. With these three advantages, Port Portsmo has become an important transit point for material exchanges in the south of Yaqui, if it were not for its own geographical conditions that make it impossible to become a large port, I am afraid that it would have been comparable to the port of Maranster in the north of Yaqui.

In the lobby of Black Haiyan, the most luxurious hotel in Port Potsmore (it seems an exaggeration to call it luxurious, since there are only three in the port), the elderly shopkeeper looks at the only customer in the shop. It was already the middle of the night, and the guests had long since gone to bed, and the sailors had returned to their ships drunk, and only the guest had drunk so badly that he could not close. The problem is that this guest has been repeating this for more than three months! Is this to torture the dead? If it weren't for the fact that the wine money he gave was really good, he would have been driven away a long time ago.

And the drinker in front of him is actually far more painful in his heart than the hotel owner. He - Elda, tall and handsome, at the age of twenty-four he had become one of the four giants of the Li family's merchant group, and the prime minister of all maritime trade affairs west of the Paz Empire. This is also a special case in the Li family's business group, and it would not have been possible for him to sit in this position if it weren't for his innate business acumen and leadership skills.

However, a young talent like him has been unlucky lately. A year ago, the old master did not listen to his advice, and insisted on going to open a trade route to Frank, the kingdom of God, but was attacked and killed halfway, and only his personal guard Muller was wounded and fled back. As the head of the western region, he could not escape the blame for this incident, but fortunately, the new young master did not punish himself. However, this time, the young master went to Port Maranster again in order to find out the murderer, and he was on standby outside Port Maranster as a pick-up. However, after waiting for a whole month, the young master still did not come back, and not even the eyeliner sent out to inquire about the news came back. Sensing that things had changed, he immediately set sail and hurried to the alternate rendezvous point, Port Potsmo. Now that three months have passed, plus the previous days, it has been half a year, but the young master has never appeared, and this torturous waiting and worry is really unbearable.

For the past three months, Elda has been waiting in this hotel except for the daily affairs of the western branch of the Li family's merchant group. It is really painful for a man like him, who has been at sea for more than ten years, to be trapped on land now, and what is worse is that he, who has always prided himself on being personable, has recently increased his alcohol consumption several times, coupled with anxiety and haggardness, the original image of a handsome boy has long been reduced to no different from a sailor.

After drinking a dozen more glasses of ale, Elda's eyes were blurred, and looking at the boss's complaining and pleading eyes, Elda knew it was time to go back to the guest room to sleep. Elda stood up drunkenly, but she couldn't grab the money bag hanging from her waist, and it was the boss's help that paid for the drink. Just as he staggered and was about to go back to the house, the door of the store was suddenly pushed open. Elda looked back and saw three dusty people coming into the store.

Elda squinted his eyes to make a closer look, and when he found that one of them's eyes was black and blue, the whole person suddenly felt as if he had been struck by lightning. The one who came was the young master he had been waiting for a long time - Li Tianhao!

In the guest room, four guests and hosts sit around the table. Li Tianhao sat on the main seat, with Mueller on his left hand and Alam on his right, while Elda, who was sitting opposite, asked while pouring decanting soup violently: "Young master, no, master." My father he ・・・・・"

Li Tianhao nodded heavily, and then said in a pure Yaqi language: "Cha Helu, he died heroically. He asked me to bring you a phrase: 'You and I have the same enemy.' ’”

Although Elda noticed that there was no father of his own among the three when he first entered the door, he still couldn't help but let out a cry of grief when he heard the news of his death.

After the grief, Elda raised her head and asked, "Master! Who are our enemies? ”

"It's the Governor of Port Maranster! And his general, Sam! They formed privateer regiments and disguised themselves as robbers to plunder caravans! Li Tianhao gritted his teeth and said.

"What! It turned out to be like this! Elda was taken aback, and then punched the corner of the table, which snapped with a scream of protest. No wonder the old master was killed in no apparent way, no wonder our armed convoy was wiped out! I didn't expect that behind this scene it turned out to be Yaki's regular army! ”

Li Tianhao said with a straight face: "I didn't expect it to be like this, I lost the lives of so many brothers in vain!" But fortunately, we survived, and there is still hope for everything! ”

"Not bad! Master, what are we going to do next? Elda looked up at Li Tianhao and said.

Li Tianhao clenched his fists, and his blue eyes gradually turned purple, and Elda knew that it was a characteristic of the young master's anger.

"I'm going to take Port Maranster and capture the Governor alive! But this man is the cousin of King Arqui, and if we want to capture Port Maranster, we must first destroy the country! ”

Hearing this, Elda's eyes widened and she couldn't speak, and the other two looked at her companion with blank expressions.

"Destroy the country of Yaqui? What ・・・・・・ do about it? In the face of such a big issue, even a brave and resolute man at sea like Elda can't help but be a little stammering.

Li Tianhao raised his eyebrows and said, "Elda, I now appoint you as the head of the Li Family Business Group, and manage all the things in the Business Group for me, and everyone in the Li Family Business Group is under your jurisdiction, including the three elders!" ”

The head of the Li family business group! This is the goal I once set, and now I can get it at my fingertips! Elda barely controlled her mood swings and said, "Master, I'm too young to be able to convince the public. ”

When Li Tianhao heard this, he took out a roll of paper from his arms and said, "This is my letter of appointment." See this book, but there are those who are not convinced, and the law of the Li family is ruled by law! ”

Elda hurriedly knelt down on one knee, stretched out her hand to take the letter of appointment, and bowed deeply: "I will definitely be crushed to pieces to repay the master's trust!" ”

Li Tianhao nodded and said, "From today onwards, you will make every effort to strengthen my Li family's business group, and continue to deliver me gold, weapons, and necessary technical personnel and talents." To this end, any means can be spared, including plundering the merchant fleets of other countries. ”

"Looting? Be a pirate? Elda couldn't believe her ears, the Li family merchant group would never allow this kind of behavior, and the Li family merchant group originally opened the situation with a pirate nemesis in the South Seas. Now the young master has made such a request, so that he does not know how to respond.

Li Tianhao smiled slightly: "I just said that you can do this, and it's up to you to decide whether to do it or not." But one day you'll have to cut off all of Yaki's maritime economic lifelines with your fleet, and you'll still have to do piracy. You'd better be prepared. ”

"Yes! I understand it below. ”

Li Tianhao nodded and smiled: "Okay, we have decided on the big thing, now let's go to the kitchen together to steal some food and drink, and then discuss the specific action plan for the next step while eating." ”