In the past half month, the port has been like a festival, and even standing on the terrace at the top of the lord's tower, Farion can feel the high atmosphere in the city.

The goods and population brought from Eagle City greatly expanded the power of the harbor city, and the raiders were all reaping the rewards, and the slave market was bustling with activity. After this series of battles, the Black Sail Fleet not only did not suffer many losses, but instead replenished a large number of slaves as sailors, and is currently training in the harbor. In a few days, they will head to the Fiordland Route to begin their first raid of the year.

Her Majesty also issued a slave development decree in due course, so that these slaves captured from Eagle City could be replaced by new people in the plunder, and they could be promoted from slaves to Clearwater Harbor Lords in one fell swoop. Presumably, with such an inspiring decree, the inhabitants of Eagle City who were reduced to slavery will also fight with all their might.

Now that Tifeco has been defeated, there is no one in the Grey Keep Kingdom who can stop the Queen of the Blue Water. In time, Garcia Wimbledon will become the owner of the Grey Keep. Farrion thought so, but why didn't the queen have much joy on her face, but a trace of long-lasting gloom between her eyebrows?

"Your Majesty, the patriarchs of the Sandstone Clan and the Black Bone Clan ask to see you. The voice of the guard came from outside the door.

Farion glanced at His Majesty, and seeing that the latter did not say anything, he cried out, "Bring them in." ”

Her Majesty prefers to do it from the top of this tower, whether it is to rest, to hold a meeting, or to receive people who visit her. As long as the weather is right, the terrace is where Garcia spends the most time. Most people are not comfortable standing in mid-air and facing the slightly fishy sea breeze. The sandmen are no exception.

The patriarch of the Sandstone clan is a petite woman and the goddess of the clan. When Farion first heard this introduction, he scoffed in his heart, what a goddess, but a depraved witch. The patriarch of the Black Bone Clan was tall and tall, with scars on his face and arms as thick as the thighs of ordinary people. At each meeting, three or four guards would surround him in case he had any ill intentions against Her Majesty.

The moment they stepped onto the terrace, the two patriarchs furrowed their eyebrows in unison, but they quickly reined in their expressions and knelt down respectfully to the Queen of the Blue Water, "May there be oases in front of you, and may the stars in the sky shine on your path." ”

"Get up," Garcia sat down with her back to the guardrail, "how is it, are you satisfied with your new accommodation?"

"All is well," said the goddess Kabala first, "the territory has woods and water sources, and it is much more comfortable than the wind-blown iron sand city." ”

"That's fine. What are you here for?"

"Your Majesty, you gave last time—"

The Black Bone Patriarch was interrupted by Kabala as soon as he spoke, "That's right, Your Majesty. Since the last battle, many warriors have been weakened and languished, and only by taking new pills regularly can they get better, but we don't have many pills in our hands. I'm here to ask you to give us more pills. ”

"That's what I mean," Black Bone glared at the goddess and said in a muffled voice.

"It's a complicated crafting material, and I don't have much left right now. Don't worry, I'll send it to you as soon as the new batch of pills is made. But don't forget to have the Golden Dragon ready, and if it's not enough, you can use the Styx water to offset it. ”

"Your Majesty, with all due respect," said Kabala, who hesitated for a moment, "I wonder when the next batch will be made?"

"I can't tell you that," Garcia brushed her hair, which was blown by the sea breeze, "everything about the pills is a secret, go back and be patient." Those warriors are just sluggish, and it doesn't hurt if they rest more. ”

The guards got the hint from Farion, stepped forward to surround the sandmen, and "brought" Kabala and Black Bone, who still wanted to ask a few more questions.

As the patio door closed, Garcia sighed softly.

Farryn seldom heard Her Majesty make such a voice, and he took the initiative to ask, "Your Majesty, do you think it is inappropriate to give up the land along the southern border to the sand people to settle down, if they become strong one day......

"No, Farion," Garcia shook her head, "I've never worried about the Sandfolk, they don't pose any threat to Ripwaterport. The lake in that land was right in the middle of the two clans' territory, and it passed upstream through the Blue Water Harbor. As long as I block half of the river, the shrinking water of the lake will cause them to fight against each other first. That's why I chose Sandstone and Black Bone – they don't always get along. ”

"So you're worried about pills?"

Garcia did not answer, and at this moment, the guard knocked on the door again and said, "Your Majesty, the priest of the church, Dicar, asks to see you." ”

"Bring him in," said the Queen, who stood up at once, her face darkened.

"Your Majesty Garcia Wimbledon, I greet you on behalf of the Holy City," said the priest as he ascended the terrace.

"What about the pills, why did the first few batches arrive normally, but these batches have been delayed?" asked Garcia in a cold voice.

"Your Majesty, I'm here for this," Dikal wiped the sweat from his forehead, "The amount of five thousand you asked for is too much, even Hermes can't meet your needs in a short time, this time I'll bring back a new batch-"

"How much?" interrupted Garcia.

"A thousand. Dika stroked his chest and said, "The later ones will be sent one after another." ”

"And how did you promise before?" she said with a slightly brighter face, "as much as you want." Where the pills are, I'll send someone to get them. ”

"It's in the church, I don't know the ...... of the golden dragon"

"I won't miss you a golden dragon," Garcia said in his ear as she walked up to Dicka, "but if the pill arrives later, your head will be hung on the ramming horns of the Black Sail Flagship, and I don't think the Archbishop will shed a tear for you." ”

The priest retreated palely, and she returned to the railing to look at the sea antenna in the distance. The sea breeze held up her long gray hair like a flag fluttering in the wind on the mast of a fleet.

"You're right, I'm worried about the pills. Garcia's voice seemed far away, "If Tifeco had been two months late, I would have been better prepared, and I would have been able to defeat his royal knights without relying on pills." It's a pity he came too soon. ”

"You've done a great job. Who could have done better, Farion thought to herself, and she had a plan in place from the moment she took possession of Eagle City, ordering people to take away supplies and inhabitants, while digging ditches in the city to pour out black water. Lacking manpower, trading the deserts of the South for support from the Sandfolk, and having the clan warriors who took the pills flank the Knights, her loyalists did not hesitate to swallow the elixir in order to withstand the final wave of overwhelming charges.

"The secret medicine provided by the church is not as good for life as I said. If it is not replenished, the person taking the drug will become agitated and die of weakness, pain and limb atrophy. I don't care if the sandfolk live or die, but the people who work for me deserve the best reward. She paused, "Farion, you take someone to retrieve the pills and distribute them to the valiant warriors. Let them eat in half so that they can last a little longer. ”

"I do as you wish, Your Majesty. ”

Just as Farion was about to leave, the guard's shout sounded outside the door for the third time, "Your Highness, there is a secret letter from the royal capital. ”

"Let's go after reading it. She said.

"Yes," Farion retrieved the secret letter, expertly cutting open the seal and removing the letterhead. Most of these messages are messages sent back by lurking eyeliners, with no signatures and no recipients, and the content is usually as concise and clear as possible. But when he saw the first sentence, the whole person froze in place.

- "On the 22nd of spring, the Church captured the capital of the kingdom on the grounds that the Queen of Eternal Winter, Terina, had been hiding for many years, and sentenced to take over the entire territory of Eternal Winter. (To be continued.) )