Chapter 107 Herd
This is St. Anton Port in the Twin Towers District of Rhine City, the busiest inland port in Rhine City.
The long whistle startled countless waterbirds, and the clear birdsong floated to the clouds, making the blue sky deeper and deeper. The pier made of solid bluestone is dozens of meters long, and its edges are covered with traces of water erosion. The cool breeze mixed with moist water vapor blows towards the face.
It's embarrassing to say that Lynch has lived in the Rhine for twenty years, but he has almost never been to a port, let alone boarded a pier.
This place is more lively than the train station in the Cross District. Thousands of business travelers and customers are always gathered in the port square. A large number of goods have been completed before they even leave the port. People are always gathering on the dock. The enthusiasm and sweat of the hordes of workers waiting to be hired even made the temperature rise a few degrees.
“Come on, give on, my goods have arrived.”
"Guys, do you want to unload the goods? Our brothers have a lot of strength to ensure that it is fast and stable, and the goods will never be damaged."
"Come and take a look, today's cheapest food supplies, five first Order a box.”
“Come in and take a look, we have the best ready-made clothes and blankets in Rhine, and they are cheap. You will definitely not lose money if you take them back to Norin on the ship.”
"Extra number, extra number, the Organ lost contact last night, and the Shipping Association has issued a large reward."
At least tens of thousands of people gathered in the entire port, which made Lynch, a traveler who has seen really large numbers of people, unable to help but feel shocked Surprisingly, this is just an ordinary morning on an ordinary day. Calculating this, there are probably hundreds of thousands of people in Rhine City alone who depend on ports and shipping for food.
The experience of my hometown is certain that once the cheaper land route is opened, at least more than half of these people will be without food. Although it is possible to find other ways out in the end, what about before that? Not to mention the capital attached to shipping, just these dock workers and small businessmen are enough to cause big troubles.
My hometown used to be willing to ban the sea in order to have food for millions of water workers. This shows how big the impact is. I should investigate it if I have the opportunity. I am afraid there is a lot of opposition here. They are so arrogant and take the money they have advanced. As a reward, you must complete the task beautifully and be worthy of others' kindness.
Lin Qi was just thinking about it when a sharp whistle suddenly sounded in his ears. Then a group of people rushed to a pier, dispersed the workers waiting for work, and completely emptied the pier.
It was a group of strong men, wearing red and blue uniforms, carrying heavy rifles, sabers on their waists, and round metal helmets on their heads. This was the standard Rhine Governor's Guard, Rhineland The local army in the area.
What's going on? Will the army clear the area directly? What happened? Is this necessary?
Seeing that Archbishop Trinleth beside him did not show any surprise, Lynch watched quietly from the side. As the dock was cleared, a horn sounded.
Following the sailboat with the Holy Emblem of Dark Night slowly entering the harbor, you can see from a distance dozens of sailors in red and black uniforms standing neatly on the side of the ship.
It seems that they are also an army. They are...
"That's the Central Army on Nolan's side. They were asked by the church to participate in the escort."
"Such tight security?" Lin Qi frowned. He frowned, feeling something was wrong, "You even used the armies on both sides? Are you usually so cautious when transporting supplies?"
"What is carried on the ship is the materials allocated by the church's main hall to the local area. They are all high-value items such as secret medicines, scrolls or mysterious materials. It is true that some wanted soul-shifters will attack the goods, but relying on the protection of the church can It's enough to cope with it, and there is usually no need to mobilize the Rand navy on a large scale."
The Archbishop hesitated for a moment, but still explained:
"But this time we need to transport the Crimson Lady's sacred memories. The palace was more cautious and asked a master who was proficient in prophecy to make a prediction and found that the transportation might be in trouble. To be on the safe side, the safety level was raised to the highest level.”
"Is he being targeted?" Lin Qi's expression was a little tangled, "It's not because he's targeting the sacred memories."
"Probably not. It means little to other people except you. You don't have to worry. Everyone involved in the escort, including the Rand Navy, is very professional. They have carried out countless escort missions. They have rich experience and are trustworthy. "Lin Qi only felt that there would be no problems. My blood vessels jumped: "I always feel that something will go wrong if you say this,"
"Oh, I'm just an ordinary person. I don't have the prophecy ability of you soul-shifters. Look, it's almost over."
The ship has entered the berth and is moving forward slowly. Four people wearing Dark Night Saint The men in robes and swords walked out of the cabin, carrying two large wooden boxes. A six-star priest followed behind them, carrying a small square box in his hand. From a distance, it seemed to be made of pure metal.
“Alert!”
As soon as this group of people appeared, the sailors dressed as officers immediately shouted orders, and then all the sailors who stayed on the ship immediately guarded the priests, looking around cautiously, and always keeping vigilance.
The local army on the shore was also ready to respond. Not only did they clear the dock of idlers in time, they also fired several salvos at the water surface to eliminate all hidden dangers before the ship entered the berth. Then he took his position on the dock with a gun in hand.
It seemed to be very professional. Just when Lynch was relieved, he heard a soldier clearing the area exclaiming in low voice.
"What is that?"
Just as the ship was entering the port, a black spot suddenly appeared over the river behind it. The black spot quickly grew in size. It was dozens of huge raptors, lining up neatly. The team swooped down in the direction of the ship.
"Continue to enter the harbor while the others meet the enemy." The sailor officer himself stood beside the priests and ordered calmly and loudly, "Pay attention to the things hanging on their bodies. It may be gunpowder. Prepare to shoot." , don’t let them come up.”
The speed of the raptor was quite fast. In an instant, it was over the river and swooped down towards the large ship that was turning to the berth.
As expected of well-trained professional soldiers, there was no panic at all. Both the sailors on the ship and the local troops on the shore neatly raised their muzzles and pointed them in the direction of the raptor, and then gunshots rang out at the same time.
Blood splashed and screams continued.
The raptors were blasted one by one in the air, but before they fell, the packages hanging on them were also blasted, and a large amount of dust was sprayed out. The dust immediately exploded as soon as it hit the air, turning the exploded raptors into balls of fire. Using the inertia of the dive, they crashed down around the ship like meteors and fire showers.
“Oops, keep shooting and stop them on the water.”
The big ship is entering the port, surrounded by docks and other ships passing by. Once the fireballs fall down, not only the big ship will be set ablaze Everyone will fall into the water, including docks and other ships.
For a time, all the soldiers could only shoot desperately into the air, trying to shoot down these burning birds of prey in advance.
The effect was quite remarkable. After all, there was still some distance, and these were dead objects that could not dodge. Most of them were quickly shot down, leaving only a few fireballs that hit the dock. The flames were easily destroyed. It could be extinguished, but before the officers and priests could celebrate this, there were soldiers around them pointing to the river and exclaiming.
Just when everyone was attracted by the raptors and fireballs in the sky, three water lines quietly approached the ship.
They were three large finless porpoises with man-made objects tied to their bodies. Although I didn’t know what they were, I could tell from the raptors just now that they were definitely not good things and were probably explosives.
The soldiers on the shore turned their guns one after another, but it was too late. The three finless porpoises were already close to the bottom of the boat.
I have something to do at home tomorrow, so I may have to ask for leave. The details will be subject to the actual update
(End of this chapter)