The coastal scenery in the eastern part of the kingdom is more open than expected, and sails of various colors are floating in the waters at the junction of the Golden Bird River and the Sea of Singing. DeWitt recognized a dark green flag, which was the vassal of his territory. The sails on the teak masts swelled, pushing the fleet into the distant horizon. Most of the ships coming and going on the sea of singing are heading towards the ocean. The few who went against the grain were whalers returning from long voyages. The sailors on board had been drifting at sea for at least three weeks. No matter how harvested they were, they were forced to return to port to replenish fruits and vegetables.
The largest terminal in Knights Bay is Iron Dragon Harbor, where two-thirds of the ships on the Canque River unload. It is located in the town of Lighthouse to the north and is the core area of Knights Bay. DeWitt's ship, the Etheltel, was anchored here. The early morning harbor was crowded with fishing boats, and everyone smelled of eels and crabs. The distant horns and whistles are undulating in the waves. No wonder this place is called the Sea of Singing.
However, according to the records of past lords, the Sea of Singing was originally named after the song of the Siren Naga. Before the War of the Saints, Knight's Bay was still the territory of Naga, and only a few business travelers were allowed to approach the coast to conduct trade between the two races. The Oath Keepers Alliance is based on Gray Wing Island behind the horizon, and the Mystics travel by rectangular stairs. When the naga no longer had a seat in the alliance, the people and ships on the island and the sea people disappeared. DeWitt has not seen Naga since the Year of Glimmer. The blood of the deep sea flows in his body, but he has never seen the king who gave him the blood.
A long whistle came from the deck, and the sailors began to lower the sails. Another ship returned to Tielong Port, it was the "Ethel". A woman with a half-fish body is carved out of redbud wood on the bow of the ship, and the slowly falling white sail is even more gorgeous and noble. The strange smell of sea water and whale oil hit you.
The statue is of "Shallow Sea Maiden" Ethel, who is said to be the daughter of Elvens, the god of morning. So she held a white candle as thick as her forearm in her hand to pray to Father God to protect the ship from capsizing by wind and waves. It is said that the redbud tree, also known as the dragon's blood tree, has bright red sap and the wood will not rot for a hundred years. DeWitt stared into the glazed eyes of the "Shallow Sea Girl", thinking that he would come back a hundred years later to see if she was intact. The lifespan of a fishman is twice that of a mortal. I just hope that the bow of the boat will not be damaged during this period.
As soon as the "Ethel" came to a standstill, a knight jumped off the sampan first. His attire had nothing to do with a sailor, and looked odd compared to the knights behind him. Unlike the decorated knights in various kingdoms and territories, the court knights have their own armor, but it is definitely not the finely carved and decorative knight's full body armor he wears. It is very beautiful and complicated. The patterns on the nail leaves are carved and exquisite. But if it were to go to war, no one would choose it. DeWitt watched as the knight took off his helmet, revealing a purple-brown face.
Every part of this face seems to grow in line with human aesthetics. Only the skin color is slightly different, but this does not affect its handsomeness. The knight had a pair of sharp emerald eyes. When he saw Viscount DeWitt Hearn, he smiled with these eyes, but his whitened lips did not move at all. His long dark purple hair was tied together regularly, and its texture was as smooth as satin, completely different from human hair.
"Dalton." DeWitt asked his guard captain, "How was the harvest?"
The trip of the "Ethetel" is to reconnect the navigation route with the Gray-winged Bird Island for the new Earl of Knight's Bay. When he boarded the ship heading to the East, Four Leaf Duke Tracey Wiggins still did not forget to borrow letters and reminded him again and again. As for why he sent his own guard captain... Dalton Shadowfang Nathanael was a night elf - even if he didn't have pointy ears, it was obvious. Such beauty is rare among human beings - it's hard to say he would have enjoyed sailing. However, DeWitt had just arrived and had no foundation, so he was in a hurry to deal with the local nobles and ladies. But even so, he had to obey Aunt Tracy's orders. Aside from Dalton, he currently has no one available. Knight's Bay is dotted with the spies and hands of human nobles and various non-human races, and DeWitt suspects that they even know the type of breakfast they want to eat every day before he does.
"I can't say good or bad." Dalton replied confusedly. "There are only two outcomes for this voyage, either success or failure. After all, I don't know whether the eels and oysters caught along the way can make up for the cost of the voyage. .”
DeWitt understood. "Is there no one on the island?"
"No. We caught many local specialties - gray-winged birds are rumored to have been used as messengers. Don't believe this, my lord. Those birds ate everything on the island and now rely on fishing They had to make a living because their wings could not fly more than ten nautical miles. No one fed these poor animals and they abandoned the entire island."
When the captain of the guard answered, he couldn't help but touch the chain buckle on his shoulder, with a strange nostalgia in his eyes.
DeWitt noticed the nostalgia. "What's the environment like there?"
"Terrible, my lord. It reminds me of my homeland. Not to mention ships, the laws of the Sensing Order are difficult. I suspect Gray Wing Island is close to the borders of Knox."
The border of Knox seems to be the secret of a world. No one has been to the edge of the world, but it undoubtedly exists - it is said that the evil dragon broke through the barrier of Nox before the Dawn War because the demon hiding in the creatures of order opened the passage to hell. After the Alliance's victory, these spies were driven to the borders of the world to endure disasters as punishment. There are also many heroes of the Dawn War who volunteer to guard the borders.
There are no demons on Gray Wing Island, and certainly no guardians of order. DeWitt doesn't think that's where Knox ends, and not just because of legend. He knew that his father was hiding under the blue waves of the Sea of Singing. Compared with the vast sea, Gray Wing Island was just a small dot on the map next to Knight's Bay, far from being an isolated overseas island.
"I didn't like it there," Dalton said bluntly. "No one on the ship liked it. I was forced to pay the captain twice the price before he would go to the island. Many sailors believed that Gray Wing Island was guarded by murlocs. The island is asking for death. I really don't know where they heard these ridiculous things." His shoulders clinked together, his voice was thin and crisp. "I would rather believe that there is an ancient branch of the bat family hidden up there."
DeWitt made no comment about his satire. It was normal for one or two vampires to appear in Knight's Bay. In other words, after arriving in the fiefdom, DeWitt had to deal with these dark night races every day.
That's why he brought Dalton with him.
The night elves are the mortal enemies of the Vampires, and the conflict between the two races is as long as their history. DeWitt always felt more secure when he took Dalton to attend meetings of the feudal nobles. From time to time, he would think of what Tracy had warned him, but when he put it into practice, he found that the experience contained in it was not very realistic. Compared with the cities on the plains, the situation in the bay next to the sea and surrounded by the river is more complicated than that of Yotsuye Castle, which has experienced three generations of dukes and has a stable rule. If it weren't for half of the fishman blood in him, I'm afraid his vassals would never come to Beacon Town to meet the new lord.
No matter how biased Duke Yotsuba's teachings were, at least one thing she said was right. DeWitt thought as he took the guard captain and the knights onto a small boat. The man who was punting the boat was a local man with a flamboyant manner and a lot of talk. When he saw the count, he bowed to the few scaly lines on his face, and then turned around silently to push the oar.
Even though the Sea Clan has disappeared for thirty years, it still has a special status in Knights Bay. The whole Eastman Kingdom knew that there was no one more suitable to be the lord here than him.
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"I don't like it here."
Jasper heard the woman behind him say as a bus passed in front of him. He kept an eye on her the whole way.
Jasper worked in a newspaper and magazine publishing house in the East District of Iron Claw City, where he was responsible for decorating the manuscripts of editors and writers. Sometimes the team leader assigns him boring letters to review, which are not included in his salary. The team leader believed in Jasper's vision, but he could not ask others to have the same trust in a newcomer who had just entered the industry. Qualifications are required in any profession. For those who pay for the job, people with work experience are certainly more cost-effective than rookies who know nothing about it. But if every boss in town thought so, Jasper didn't know where he was going to get work experience. It's not over yet! If a temporary job that lacks manpower accepts him, after leaving the job, those picky bosses will suspect that he is not loyal to his boss and is not worthy of the responsibility, and will give him a harsh labor contract - as if his colleagues all over the world should give them free work. It’s like developing employees and then giving away the results completely.
People who work don’t think so. Jasper planned to become a journalist. No matter how difficult it is to find news, it is still better than standing in front of the table and measuring the size of the paper. He had confidence in himself, even though he had no idea what qualifies as news. In any case, Jasper acquired the ability to read and write from a poor scholar who would never have been able to unload cargo at the dock or pick up a masonry knife to repair bricks.
"You said it three times," a man replied.
To Jasper's attention, the two men seemed out of place in the Iron Claw. This is a strange feeling derived from temperament, as if a tall linden tree stands out in a green space, providing huge shade and overlooking the green grass below. He really didn't have a talent for discovering news...but he was unconsciously attracted to them. The crowds of people waiting on the street were nothing more than crowded lambs, and Jasper was no exception. He felt threatened by these two men.
"There is filth here." The woman spoke again, and Jasper did not dare to look back at her. "The sunlight is unpleasant. It's hard to imagine that this is where demon hunting will end. Maybe I haven't seen the demons, but I can feel their malice."
demon. Jasper felt cold all over and his limbs were stiff. He turned sideways and stepped forward as if he didn't notice anything. There was no news at this moment, and he just wanted to stay as far away from this street as possible. He didn't know if he was the only one in the crowd who heard their conversation clearly.
"He was scared away." A soft female voice sounded in my ears.
Jasper looked clearly horrified.
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