The lights circulate in the lighthouse and become the guiding light of the sea, but for this sea area where there are not many ships a year, such a design seems to be a bit redundant.

The lighthouse stands on an island in the sea. It was already night, but the island was not overwhelmed by the fall of night, and many people came and went to walk the lively streets. It can be seen that the buildings and the paved stone roads are very new. The isolated island, the lively people, seems so far from the opposite.

But it also brings a little flavor to this dark sea, "Captain, there is a boat!" It's five Kroynt-class battleships! The man in charge of the lamp on the lighthouse said loudly, so that the guy who was napping in the chair immediately opened his eyes, walked quickly to the guy's side, and picked up the binoculars hanging on his chest.

Sure enough, seeing five Krohnt-class battleships coming in the wind, as fast as galloping horses, there were still eight nautical miles away from them, looking at the unfamiliar flag on this ship, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, "Turn on the lights and let the other party slow down." I'm going to shake the bell. ”

"Yes!" The man hurriedly shot his lights at the other party, and at the same time made a burst of flashing lights with different rhythms, and the captain came to the bell, and quickly shook the rope in it, and the sound of "bang bang" spread outward, so that the seamen on the island quickly touched the sailor knives placed on the side.

Originally quiet, they seemed to release the demons in their bodies at this moment, and the strong smell made the vendors on both sides of the road startled, the reason why they came here to sell things at that time was mainly because they didn't need to pay taxes to sell things here, and all the income belonged to themselves, which seemed incredible.

But no one would disbelieve the decree issued by Yuki Ling, because every article on it was actually implemented. And this is the accumulation of trust, so those shops with excellent reputation in Yuki Collar have been qualified to enter.

"Someone invaded? Who is so bold? The vendors talked about it, Raphael's name naturally spread with the change of ownership of the Chamber of Commerce, everyone knew that the lord was in the limelight at the moment, and now someone dared to offend, this is really a bit ignorant.

"It's hard to say, I think it's possible that those forces want to make friends with our Yuki Ling."

……

"My lord, the other party told us to slow down, saying that we had invaded their territory." The stocky man spoke to the woman beside him.

"Then slow down and use the flag to show the other side that we have no ill intentions." Hearing this, the woman looked at the ships that had already sailed towards them, this lineup was no worse than the regular fleet cluster of the Empire, and it seemed that this 'Lion King' was far better than she imagined.

"Yes." The stocky man also seemed to catch a glimpse of the ship rushing towards them, and hurriedly ordered the flag bearer to wave the flag in his hand.

Only then did some of the tension ease.

……

"Who are you? Where did it come from, it was within the domain of the Marquis of Raphael, and you did not send us a letter of your visit in advance. ”

On a cruiser, the middle-aged man in the lead climbed up the rope that the other party had descended. His face was vicissitudes, and he spoke out very cautiously. This is a student from Yuba Academy.,Because of the rapid development of Yuki Ling, I received a letter from my family and returned to my homeland.。 After some testing, he took the position of squad leader. Although the position is not high, it is much better than being away for many years without ambition.

"We are from the Duchy of Bamorroton, and we have come to celebrate when we heard that the Marquis of Raphael won the title of 'Lion King' in one fell swoop, please forgive me for the lack of etiquette." The woman gave a slight salute and explained aloud.

"The Duchy of Bamorrotun? It's not far from our Yuki Collar, so I'm afraid it's not as simple as giving a gift. The middle-aged man obviously didn't trust her words very much, and looked at her suspiciously. With the distance between the Duchy of Bamoroton and Yuki Ling, it is impossible for the other party to target Yuki Ling at the beginning, and it must have been diverted halfway.

"Of course, there are some things we want to discuss with Marquis Raphael." Seeing this, the woman revealed her goal very generously.

"Our marquis has not returned to the territory at the moment, I am afraid that you have come early."

"Well, we can wait a little longer, I heard that there is a lot of wine in the hill territory, and I have long wanted to taste it."

This woman is not easy to deal with, and he can't make up his mind at the moment. After all, he is just a squad leader, and he can't make a decision in this kind of thing, otherwise if the other party is not good, it will undoubtedly be an impact on Yuki Ling. The reason why Raphael built a dock here was naturally to establish a buffer layer, and the second was to facilitate trade.

"I can't take your word for it, and I can't tell if it's true or false, unless you're willing to show sincerity." Although he couldn't make a decision, he also came up with a compromise.

"What sincerity?" The woman's face was calm, and she did not show the slightest displeasure because she was repeatedly blocked.

"Leave your weapons on the ship, and come with me to Lord Justin. Your ships are not to be able to approach the Lion King Harbor until the matter is settled. ”

"If you have bad intentions, then isn't my family in danger? That's impossible! Before the woman could reply, the short and fat fellow next to her spoke. The man looked over, and the man had a long beard, like a handful of ripe wheat on his chest.

However, it can be seen that this person attaches great importance to his beard, tying them into bunches of braids, and then stringing them together with metal rings, on which there are different patterns of different colors, which looks very complicated. If Raphael had been here, he would have been able to clearly recognize that this was a dwarven script, a quenched stone script.

And this has something to do with the birth of the dwarves, because the first dwarves were born in the stubborn stones, and their earliest cultural inheritance was also carried by stones, so the words of the dwarves are translated as quenching stones. The dwarf's first ring represents the dwarf's origin, such as 'Brass Whiskers', 'Fire Whiskers', 'Stone Hammers', etc., and the rest of the rings will record the things that the dwarves feel most proud of.

For example, if you kill some kind of monster, what kind of great weapon you forge, what kind of good wine you make, etc., so these rings are just as much a source of pride as the dwarves' whiskers, so if you talk to the dwarves and compliment them on their beautiful beards or delicate rings, they will definitely introduce you as a confidant.

Although in terms of human aesthetics, this kind of thing that only jingles and has no practical effect is really unelegant, it is like a narcissist who wants everyone to know his beauty. Once or twice can be acceptable, and if there are more, it will be boring.

"If that's the case, we probably don't have anything to talk about. The Marquis has not returned, and we little minions will not be able to make decisions for him, so you should go back and forth from where you go. ”

"You! It's so presumptuous! The dwarf said, taking off the hammer behind his back and quickly swinging it at the middle-aged man. The woman didn't seem to see it, and was silent.

"Boom!" The long knife on the man's side is unsheathed, he will not take the dwarf's hammer, the hammer in the hands of these guys is something that even the monsters are not willing to touch easily, these hammers are often awarded to the young dwarf by the family elders in the coming-of-age ceremony, so there are all kinds of extraordinary things on it.

The man staggered the dwarf's blow with a sliding step, and the long knife in his hand was about to slide down, but the dwarf's change of move was very fast, and he changed from a hammer to sweep, as if he was ready to submit the man with one blow. However, the dwarf's idea seemed to have been seen through by the man from the very beginning, and he saw that he was like a loach in a rower, and easily avoided the blow.

Both of them were testing each other, the dwarf just wanted to teach this man a lesson, and the middle-aged man didn't want to fall into the majesty of the Yuki Collar. One has scruples, and the other is full of fighting spirit. The difference in mentality between the two made this battle taste different, and the dwarf, who was supposed to be a force to descend ten times, began to be a little passive defensive, while the long knife in the middle-aged man's hand danced more and more smoothly.

"Ah~ Grandpa can't help it, this is what you kid asked for!" The dwarf let out a loud shout, the fighting spirit in his body condensed, and the hammer in his hand suddenly burst out of a flash of fire, and at the same time, the speed of his attack was much faster than before, if this blow was solid, the middle-aged man would definitely be dead or alive.

"Stop, Kroze!" Seeing such a change in the situation in the field, the woman's originally calm face also changed, they didn't come to make a revenge, if they really killed this middle-aged man, it would be a big trouble. Not to mention Raphael, these warships around them alone are enough to leave them all behind!

The woman couldn't help but regret letting the dwarf make a tentative move, but at this time it seemed that it was too late to regret, the dwarf was already carried away by anger at the moment, and how could such an offensive momentum be easily retracted?

The crew that followed the ship drew their sailor knives and attacked the dwarves. These people were all from the Black Flag Pirates, and Raphael couldn't recruit any good seamen, so he let Jack Kenway keep some people here as members of the navy. The island was actually built specifically for them.

The pirates were used to being free, and letting them be regulated and obey the rules of the Yuki Collar was undoubtedly an oppression of their nature, and Raphael naturally wouldn't do that, so he asked Jarvis to find a nearby island where he could find it.

However, because they are pirates under the banner of the Black Flag Pirates, they do not make trouble on the island, so Jarvis wants to make this group of people integrate into the system of Yuki Collar in a subtle and silent way.

"Humph!" A cold snort came into the ears of everyone present, like a thunderstorm from the sky, and these guys from the Duchy of Bamorroton all of a sudden felt that they were being targeted by a giant dragon, and the momentum of drawing the weapons on their sides was also stagnant. Then the attacking dwarf seemed to have crashed into a transparent wall, and the hammer in his hand was unable to move a bit.

There was a flash of red light, and the dwarf was shot out like a ball.

"If you want to be a guest, you have to be a guest. You can't even control your subordinates properly, do you want me to do it for you? Before the man arrived, the sound reached the ears of the people, and then a high column of water rushed out of the sea, and on it stood an extremely handsome young man, with a lilac robe attached to his muscular body, which made him even more noble and mysterious.

"Your Excellency!" The pirates of these Black Flag Pirates immediately recognized the identity of the person who came, it was none other than the owner of their Black Flag Pirates, Raphael Abraham.

"Cough~" The dwarf was heavily beaten into the deck made of fine iron, and a mouthful of blood was spit out directly, this is still Raphael's hand, otherwise this can be regarded as a sneak attack, this dwarf will definitely die.

"I'm very sorry, Marquis Raphael, I beg your pardon for this incident because I didn't discipline my men well." The woman took off the cloak from her head, and it was a very delicate face, as carved by the carver, and a pair of big watery eyes made me feel pity.

"Put away this useless set, ma'am. If it weren't for the fact that I rushed back, I'm afraid that my subordinates would be about to become unjust souls, is this something that you can cover up with your request for forgiveness? And even if you apologize, you're looking for the wrong person. "Raphael is dismissive of women's performance and wants to tempt herself with beauty? This is simply too clumsy.

The woman didn't expect Raphael to be so inactive, for a nobleman, it is actually a normal thing to die a subordinate, and no one will make a big deal about this kind of thing, otherwise every subordinate who dies will be angry about it, even if the old birthday star will return to the West early.

Just apologizing to a lowly soldier was something she couldn't imagine. Could it be that the upstart of the empire in front of him wants to give her a disgrace at this moment? It's just that this humiliation is just too much.

"Or do you want me to kill that subordinate of yours, and then we'll have a good talk?" Raphael didn't know what was going on in the mind of the guy in front of him, and as he spoke, a thin piece of ice had already emerged from the dwarf's side, as if he really wanted to put the dwarf to death.

"I'm very sorry, sir. We did it wrong. Seeing this, the woman apologized to the middle-aged man beside Raphael with an unnatural face.

(Thanks to the book friend Longjia's Nuo Z 100 starting point coin tip.) ）