Chapter 3 3. My Island
The blazing sunshine was shining, and accompanied by the blowing sea breeze, the atmosphere inside the entire small pier was quite dull.
A chubby man was sweating profusely in the sun, watching the arrival of a carriage pulled by two blazing horses in the distance and followed by four tall knights.
When he saw the carriage slowing down, he hurriedly rushed forward.
But before he could get close to the carriage, a knight in leather armor pulled out his sword and blocked him, saying coldly: "Don't come close!"
The sharp sword body It reflects the light of the sun and looks like a magic weapon.
‘Isn’t this thing more expensive than an island? ’
After being shocked, Bartos, the lord of Qianhan Reef Island, immediately stopped and looked pitifully at the figure who walked out of the carriage unhurriedly.
Other residents here also stared at the noble carriage, seeing the gems shining in the sun all over the carriage, deep fear flashed in their numb eyes, and they respectfully Lowered his head.
The current lord Croya, holding his own staff and wearing a dark blue mage robe, walked out of the carriage unhurriedly with a calm expression.
He raised his eyes and glanced around - there were low stone houses all around, and there were several small boats moored on the sea further away. The people around him were all very thin, and their clothes were in tatters.
You can tell from your mental outlook alone that your territory is probably very poor...
‘There is a long way to go. ’
His expression did not change at all, still a little cold and indifferent, and he looked at the fat man shivering not far in front of the carriage.
Others have sallow faces and thin muscles, but you end up eating so fat?
Kloya's eyes suddenly became a little playful, and the fat man trembled even more - he very much suspected that the new mage wanted to kill him.
During such suffering, he heard Croya's voice: "Report on the situation on Hanjiao Island."
Bartos was relieved and quickly reported: " Dear Master, there are 135 households in Hanhai Reef, with a total of 284 people.
There is a first-class magic marcasite mine on the island, which can produce two magic gold coins every year. Tax."
"The population is so small?" Croya frowned.
Seeing Croya frowning, Bartos quickly said: "Sir, this is not my fault..."
He hurriedly explained: "A baron took some people away by force a year ago. There should have been more than 700 people!"
"Taken away 500 people at once?" Croya didn't ask why he didn't stop him. Although Baron had the lowest title, he was still a noble. noble.
It is far from something that a small lord like him can stop casually. He probably has to give it to others respectfully if they want it.
He asked the baron what his name was. If he took away his people like this, he would have to get them back when he reaches a higher level.
But it turned out that this guy didn’t know.
Cloya immediately felt speechless and didn’t even know his name...
Bartos saw Croya’s dissatisfaction with him and knelt down on the spot: "If your lord If you are willing to believe me, I am willing to serve you as my master and continue to help you manage Hanjiao Island!"
"Haha, you should have regarded me as your master."
Faced with his surrender, Croya did not agree or explicitly refuse. He just said: "Go to the island first and then talk about it. Rob, you can take him with you."
The butler Rob immediately understood: "Yes!"
It is said that he is taking it with him, but in fact he is monitoring and taking care of it.
Although Croya is now the lord of this place, who knows if the former lord has any extra thoughts or is hiding anything. Even if he wants to leave, Croya will not allow it.
At least until the situation on Hanjiao Island is thoroughly understood, Bartos has no personal freedom - as a noble mage, Croya certainly has such power.
Being gentle can be used in front of your own people, but it is better not to be gentle towards these strangers, lest they have some thoughts and ideas that they should not have.
The order of superiority and inferiority is what he must maintain before he can control the power to suppress everything. It is also the original order of this world.
......
Bartos quickly led Croya and his party onto the ship.
Fortunately, the boat is large enough, even if it is pulled with a carriage and a few horses, it is still stable.
After about seven or eight minutes of sailing, the outline of an island appeared in front of him. With the help of the first-level spell Eagle Eye, Croya could clearly see the general appearance of his territory.
This is an oval-shaped island by visual inspection. The vegetation on the island is extremely lush and lush. The terrain seems to be quite flat, with only one hill that can be considered hilly at best. A castle sits on a hill.
Overlooking the entire island.
At a glance, Croya thought it was okay.
At least it is not the kind of deserted island. The fact that there is so much vegetation means that there must be enough fresh water resources, and maybe there are undiscovered magic veins.
The ship quickly docked.
The first to disembark were the four knights, fully armed and holding long swords, followed by the stewards Robert and Bartos, and finally Croya and the carriage.
At this time, waiting on the shore are all the residents of the island.
They are the same as the people at the pier just now. Most of them are naked from the waist up and have dark skin. They clearly look like they live by the sea.
Looks a little better than the people at the pier.
But they didn't know how long they had been waiting, and they were all sweating.
‘Are the products on the island richer? ’
He didn’t pay too much attention, just glanced at it, and headed towards the lord’s castle on the island under the leadership of Bartos and the four knights.
After walking through the crowd, he casually waved his hand to signal these people to disperse. Go to work when you have to do it. You can't stop doing things just to welcome him.
That’s really giving up the basics.
This section of the road is not long, but Croya deliberately slowed down his pace. He scanned the surroundings, trying to find some unexpected gains - such as undiscovered magic plants.
But there was absolutely no gain.
A little discouraged, but only a little bit, he was soon attracted by the tall trees around him.
The most common thing on this island is the tall coconut trees. The coconuts hanging on the trees look big and white.
Huh? White coconut?
Isn't it white when you peel it off?
It always seems a bit familiar, as if I have seen it in some book, but I just can’t remember what it is.
This reminded him of the freshly squeezed coconut juice he once drank, and he felt a little moved for a moment. After all, even a mage who has been exposed to the wind and sun for so long will still feel thirsty!
But the strange thing is that the coconuts on the trees are all neat and tidy, without any sign of being picked.
Coconuts can quench thirst and satisfy hunger, but no one picks them?
He was slightly confused, and then he thought of why.
Everything on the territory belongs to the lord. Without the permission of the lord, no one can pick even the fruits on the tree at will - it’s okay to be short, but it’s hard to climb such a tall coconut tree. Go up there and get caught?
After thinking of this, he shook his head and continued to walk along the road while admiring the scenery, as leisurely as if he were on vacation.
Bartos saw that Cloya was interested in things around him, and he quickly came to flatter him, saying how he protected these coconut trees, and transplanted all the best coconut trees on the island here. , just to give Croya the best coconut...
Croya was interested in listening to what he said at first, but when he heard it became more and more strange, he ordered him to shut up without politeness. .
I don’t know what happened, but after telling him to shut up, his expression became more and more respectful, which meant that there was no tail behind him, otherwise the design would be shaken into flowers.
In this way,
It took Croya half an hour to arrive at his castle - a stone castle built on a hill, which looks from the perspective of modern people. It looks simple, but it stands out in comparison with the stone houses just now.
The three-story castle actually feels tall and majestic.
Chloë's eyes were immediately attracted, but it was not the castle that attracted him, but a strange-looking animal at the entrance of the castle.
It was a monster that looked like a big rat, but had a particularly Buddhist expression, and its mouth was eating vegetation leisurely.
A piece of information immediately appeared in my mind -
[The Warcraft found suitable for the Protoss Imprinting Technique: Kabamon, please activate the Protoss Spirit Imprinting Technique to view the Warcraft Astral Spirit Body for spell engraving. 】
(End of this chapter)