Start with the Readers Chapter 425: Before the dinner
Woo!
At 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, after nearly four days of sailing, before a storm came, the "White Agate" finally arrived at Bayam, the capital of the Rorsted Islands, the "City of Generosity".
Also known as the Spice Islands, there are all kinds of exotic spices, and the plantations in this area are the backbone of the economy.
Among them, the Blue Mountain Island where Bayam is located occupies more than half of the land area of the archipelago. There are gold, silver, copper, coal, iron and other mineral deposits. The forest coverage rate is high, there are many kinds of fruits, and the land is extremely fertile. In this way, the first colonists named their city by the sea the "City of Generosity", thinking that it was a place of treasure flowing with milk and mead promised by the gods.
Abner put most of the Extraordinary items and materials back into the "lounge" of the "Dream Labyrinth Tower", then packed his suitcase, left the second-class cabin, and disembarked the ship smoothly.
Looking back at the "White Agate", which stands side by side with chimneys and sails, and has 12 cannons and corresponding gun positions on both sides of the ship, Abner sighed with some emotion, and thought: I don't seem to have anything The treatment of the "protagonist" ah, actually passed the journey for a few days safely, without even encountering a single pirate... So he didn't have the chance to show his hand and make friends with that "notarized Ireland"...
Perhaps, it is because the captain did not have any balls, banquets and parties on board... After all, my bad luck is all reflected in this!
After making fun of himself, Abner looked at the sky and felt that it was still early, there was no need to stay in the hotel temporarily, and he should have time to go directly to the manor on the outskirts of Bayam that Karen gave him.
He thought about it, and first went to the service company to hire a "local snake" named Winter as a guide, and asked him to rent a carriage for himself that was willing to go out of the city in the evening.
Fortunately, the manor that Karen gave him was not far from the urban area. Although the weather was bad and it was about to get dark, some coachmen were willing to make a trip under the temptation of gold pounds.
Sitting in the carriage, Abner opened the window and kept asking the guide Winter beside him about the names of the buildings on both sides of the street.
Winter is a tall and thin young man with slightly curly black hair and profound facial features. He is not actually a native of Bayam, but is from Simim Island, the westernmost island of Rorsted Islands. However, he has already He has been in Bayam for three years, and he is very familiar with it, and he can answer Abner's questions fluently.
Just as the carriage was about to leave the city, Abner suddenly saw a somewhat familiar figure coming out of the building on the other side, and boarded a carriage on the side of the road.
Looking at the figure, it was a woman, but she used a hood to cover her head, so that people could not see her face clearly.
But Abner, who had seen her once at the Pirate Conference and had a pretty good memory, recognized her as "Vice Admiral Disease" Tracy at a glance!
It's very arrogant... Except for covering the face, there is almost no cover up... Is it sure that even if the authorities find out, they can escape?
That's right, the Witch Sect is cooperating with the royal family, and some people in the military must have colluded... and Bayam is the territory of the Loen military, so even the Church of the Storm cannot be considered the biggest force here
It has been less than 50 years since this place was completely colonized. At first, Loen cooperated with the native princes and chiefs in the name of the Zhongsonia Company to extract economic benefits. They even provoked the enemy for their personal interests and started wars. The most absurd thing is that they also reported to each other that their competitors had accepted bribes. For this reason, they each found the MPs behind them, attacked each other during the meeting of the House of Representatives, and almost went to court.
After that dispute, the king and the prime minister reached an agreement to redeem the stocks, end the Zhongsonia Company, send troops to fully occupy the Rorsted Islands, and implement real colonial rule.
Think here. Abner sighed, then withdrew his gaze, and chose to ignore it. After all, even if they go to report, the military does not dare to protect Tracy publicly, but it is more than enough to let her go secretly...
And I still want to use my identity as a "hero detective" to live in Bayam for a while, so it's better to keep a low profile.
"Sir, that's the Said Chamber of Commerce, mainly engaged in the tobacco business, but... I heard that they are not very clean in private, and they are related to several local gangs." At this time, I noticed Abner's gaze Wen Te hesitated for a moment, and introduced in a low voice.
So, this chamber of commerce is actually an agent to help the "Vice Admiral of the Disease" deal with the stolen goods? Well, as mentioned in the original book, most of the time pirates have to rely on gangsters or people with deep backgrounds to deal with stolen goods and buy necessities...
Abner nodded thoughtfully.
After this episode, the carriage drove out of the city quickly and smoothly, and came to a manor with a small castle and garden covering an area of about 500 mu.
At this time, the original housekeepers and servants in the manor seemed to have been notified a long time ago, and they all gathered in the open space in front of the main castle building, waiting for Abner's arrival.
Looking at the manor in front of him, Abner immediately began to figure out how much maintenance costs would be required to support the normal operation of such a building.
"Fortunately, here is a colony, the labor cost is not high...the manor itself also has a certain output, otherwise I really dare not live..."
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The Saide Chamber of Commerce is a Loen-style three-story building with extremely luxurious exterior decoration, which seems to show the financial strength of the chamber of commerce.
At this time, in a room in the corner of the second floor, "red-haired" Elaine was sitting on a chair, reading a book calmly on the surface, but her heart was already anxious.
It's rare for Tracy to go out to do errands. If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to escape, you really have no chance!
But... Silia is there too... I'm not sure I can stop her with one blow... If she calls someone else ~IndoMTL.com~ I'm hopeless.
Thinking of this, Elaine bit her lip, racking her brains to think of how to send Xilia away.
Xilia is another maid of "Vice Admiral Disease" Tracy. She has beautiful blond hair and is also a Extraordinary.
Just when Elaine became more and more irritable and was about to lose her composure, Xilia glanced at her, then stood up suddenly, and walked towards the corridor.
"What are you going to do?" Elaine asked subconsciously.
"Why should I tell you?!" Xilia snorted, stepped into the corridor without paying attention, and closed the door heavily on purpose.
"Great opportunity!" Yi Lian's eyes lit up when she saw this, and she came to the window in three or two steps, feeling that the opportunity must be missed. She glanced at the alley downstairs and saw that no one was passing by. , so one jumped out of the window and landed firmly on the ground.
Then, she identified the direction and fled towards the suburbs.
Although the ultimate goal is the Intis embassy, Tracy's people may find themselves escaping at any time. No matter what, it is impossible to stay in Bayam. After she leaves, the city will not be so dangerous.
At the same time, Xilia in the corridor raised the corners of her lips slightly, thinking: Run away, run away, it is best not to come back forever! After having you, the captain never looked at me again...
Clenching her fists, Xilia kept smiling and dragged the two pirates who came to check, and chatted with them.
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In the "Fragrant Manor" on the outskirts of Bayam, Abner walked into the restaurant with his hired guide Winter.
Here, Mr. Harvey, the housekeeper, prepares a sumptuous dinner for the arrival of the new owner.