After Duke became famous for killing Hogg, Duke once again became famous in Stormwind for another thing - the Pearl Route.

The impact and reach of these two things are very different.

Hogg, no matter how much he is a bunker, is still a monster in the Elwyn Forest. For the upper echelons of the Stormwind Kingdom, Hogg is ultimately a local minority.

The appearance of the pearl route not only shocked the entire noble circle of the Storm Kingdom, but even King Ryan was alarmed.

At the heart of the Stormwind Kingdom, in Stormwind's Stormwind Fortress, the palatial white marble floor reflects the morning sun. In the octagonal royal reception hall, the royal guards holding sharp halberds stand as straight as pine. Their armor is bright, their eyes are sharp, their faces are resolute, and their vigilant gaze proves that they can handle any danger. They are the elite trained by Anduin Lothar.

From the time he handed over the Royal Order to Lothar to the present, Lothar's petty performance has never disappointed King Lane.

It has been 20 years since he ascended the throne at the age of 20.

With black and brown curly hair, an angular and manly face, and a pair of kind and majestic eyes, Ryan, who was in his prime, looked extremely heroic.

Sitting on a throne with gold trim on a white background, and behind him is a blue background and gold-rimmed lion banner with the emblem of the Stormwind Kingdom, Ryan is reading a report.

"The Pearl Route of the Western Wilderness?" Earth Mage Duke Marcus wants to get the exclusive rights to the route he pioneered for 10 years...... Anduin, I think I've heard that name somewhere?" King Ryan tilted his head, and set his eyes on his friend, his most loyal and reliable courtier.

Lothar has a handsome face, his eyes always exude a resolute look, and every curve of his face is so perfect that it perfectly interprets the word 'masculine'.

With long black curls that go past the ears, it would be a mess if you change it to a second person, but in Lothar, it is a special masculine charm. is also a handsome guy, and the biggest difference between Anduin and Ryan may be the skin color.

Anduin, who trains outdoors all year round, appears to have a darker complexion and a little healthier. Ryan's complexion was pale with a lack of sunlight.

As a childhood friend of King Lane, Lothar is also in the prime of men's lives. Energetic and experienced, it's the age to do big things.

Anduin Lothar took the report, swept it quickly, and nodded, "Indeed, he is." I just submitted my report to your majesty not long ago. Duke Marcus is the second-ever ninth-qualified magic apprentice in our country's history, and was promoted to Earth Mage on the day he entered the Academy. He is also a once-in-a-century genius in our country! He also belongs to the royal family mage group. ”

Ryan smiled, and there was a warm feeling of spring in his smile: "If this pearl route is true." Then our country's finances will be much better in the future. Monsters are rampant in the Elwyn Forest, making it impossible to collect many of the taxes due. You've been urging me to renovate the walls of Stormwind, and it seems like the money has been paid. But I have a question......"

"My Majesty, you ask. Lothar bowed gracefully.

"My interior advisers always told me that I had no idea of fighting the sea unless I spent half of my annual treasury income to feed a fleet no less than a third the size of the fleet of the maritime power Kurtiras. Why can this Marcus guarantee the safety of a route?"

"The application doesn't say that. I'll look into it thoroughly, though. ”

Ryan's finger flicked the report: "I admire this pioneering young man, if he can bring a steady stream of taxes to the kingdom every year, I can only collect 10% of his taxes." Well, Lothar, by the way, you can help me warn those who don't have long eyes, I don't want to ruin the seedlings of the kingdom. ”

"Yes, my majesty!" Lothar stepped back with one hand on his shoulder.

Unbeknownst to Duke, he had received the combined attention of King Ryan and Anduin, and he was listening quietly to Valla's report on a deserted island off the coast of the Western Wilderness.

The female Naga patriarch seemed to be adjusting to her new role, and Duke's low-brow attitude was comforting.

"Master, I have collected more than 3,300 pearls of various kinds, including 31 [Golden Pearls] and 125 [Black Pearls] with the highest value. Excuse me, do you want to ship it all at once?"

Duke waved his hand: "There's no need for that, it's better to leave a tenth here." I'm going to do hunger marketing. ”

"Hungry for what?"

Duke sweated in his heart: "Forget it, this is something you don't understand." However, you have to keep in mind that the three fish-man clans closest to Stormwind should never be conquered. Only ships with my magic mark will you send someone to escort them, and the trading point will be here. When humans land on the island, you just leave a male Naga as a handover. ”

"Understood, my master. ”

"You step back first. ”

"Yes!"

In the distance, three small cargo ships of small size entered Duke's field of vision.

As far as the eye could see, in addition to Macaro, there was an unexpected figure that broke into Duke's sight.

"Huh?" As the ship got closer, Duke knew he wasn't seeing a hallucination.

On the bow of the ship stood a dignified lady with her blonde hair coiled back her head. She wore a long aqua blue dress, and she was completely from two worlds with the Macaro next to her and the young sailors in the dirty shirts and shorts.

The 30-ton boat doesn't need a special dock, and it is not too much of a problem to dock on the beach by the sea, and the newly hired captain washes the boat onto the beach when the tide is about to drop, so that the boat can be easily lowered to the sea when the tide is high.

Almost as soon as the boat came to a halt, the lady jumped off in a frenzy.

This middle-aged lady is not a beauty, a pair of slender eyes under a relatively flat forehead are rolling slightly, the tips of her eyebrows are slightly raised, her eyes are clear but shrewd, and her small nose is sharp and straight, and she knows at a glance that she is a person with an extremely independent personality.

But she has a unique temperament, with the keen sense of touch of a businessman, and the dignified ladylike temperament makes you very comfortable.

The small steps quickly came to Duke, and she obediently gave Duke a ladylike salute.

"Hello, presumably you are Lord Duke Marcus?"

"I'm Duke, may I ask this lady ...... you"

"I'm Jones, Elizabeth Jones, the only jewelry processing supplier in Stormwind. I heard that you have a large number of pearls, and I think that you and I should be able to reach a pleasant cooperation. ”

Elizabeth Jones, the name Duke does not know. But Duke knew that there was an Isabel Jones who would become a jewelry supplier to New Stormwind City at some point in time.