November, the cold month.
Alfalfa Harbor.
Alfalfa Port is a medium-sized port on the east coast, about the same size as The Hague Port. It is named after its abundant alfalfa.
At this time, the Alfalfa Port was very lively, with many ships docked and densely packed sailors and coolies carrying goods. It seemed busier than some large ports.
On the sea not far from the busy port, a small sailboat sailed over, and it was Richard who controlled the sail. As for Pandora, she was imprisoned in the Garden of Eden. Because she had done something wrong, she was studying and working honestly.
"Huhu—"
The sea breeze was blowing, and the waves kept making a crashing sound. Richard pulled the sails to control the ship, and kept approaching Alfalfa Harbor, his eyes flashing.
It has been almost a month since he left The Hague Port and landed on the Island of the Dead. After almost a month, he made a big circle and returned to the east coast. The voyage did not go much further north at all, and it was a complete failure.
Having said that, despite this, he has no regrets. He benefited a lot from getting the second treasure of the Black Spirit King, and he also learned more information about the ultimate secret of the Black Spirit King, which was of great help to him on his way to Moore.
With this thought, Richard entered the port, controlled the ship to pass through the gaps between many large ships, docked in a corner, and landed ashore.
When he got to the shore, Richard frowned slightly and looked at the many ships in the port. He didn't understand why the ships suddenly gathered here. But he didn't think much about it, walked out of the port, found a good-looking tavern on the street called "Fire Shaju" and walked in.
The reason why he was looking for a tavern was simple - just like in The Hague, he was going to find out from the tavern owner whether there was any news about ships going north. After all, the tavern is equivalent to a certain information platform in this era, and no one knows all kinds of news better than the tavern owner.
"Da da da… "
Richard walked into the "Fire Shao Liquor" tavern, and with a quick glance, he saw that even on a sunny day, the tavern was almost full of people, and business was extremely good. Slightly surprised, he turned his head and looked aside, his eyes falling on a person behind the oak bar.
The opponent's body was thin and almost a head taller than a normal person. It gave the impression that the skeleton was wearing a human skin and a set of human clothes. However, the other party's expression was very enthusiastic. While greeting people, he kept passing words to the kitchen.
"Hello, there is a table inside. You can sit wherever you like. What would you like, uh, a steak and a piece of bread. Okay, wait a minute."
"Knops, a steak, a big portion, and a piece of bread, freshly baked!"
"Okay!"
"Hello, what do you want to come? Meatball soup, bread, and boiled beans? Okay, you can find a place to sit down first and send your things over right away."
"Knops, a piece of meatball soup, a piece of bread, and a piece of boiled beans, hurry up, the guests are waiting."
"knew."
“…”
As Richard stepped closer, the tall and thin tavern owner behind the bar looked at him and asked with a smile: "Guest, what do you want? As long as there is something here, I will satisfy you."
"A glass of water." Richard said, taking out a silver coin.
"A glass of water?" The tavern owner was obviously stunned after hearing this, but he quickly took a glass from the jug next to him and brought it to Richard. He glanced at the silver coins on the table without taking it, "Guest, are you really Just a glass of water? If that's really the case, then just treat it as a gift from me and don't charge any money."
After hearing this, Richard felt a little fond of the tall and thin tavern owner in front of him. In any case, he was at least much better than the greedy fat owner in the Hague tavern before.
But Richard did not take back the silver coins. He took the water handed over by the tavern owner, put it on the bar, and said, "Don't worry, besides water, I have another request."
"Request? Okay, please tell me."
"I'd like some news."
"what news?"
"Alfalfa Port, are there any ships heading north recently?" Richard asked.
"Ah, this -" the tavern owner was obviously startled after hearing this. He looked at Richard for a while and then said, "If you, guest, want to inquire about this news... you should really keep the silver coins."
As the tavern owner spoke, he pushed the silver coin into Richard's hand.
"What?" Richard raised his eyebrows, "Not enough money?"
"No, no, no." The tavern owner shook his head quickly, "This news is not valuable at all."
"how to say?"
"Guest, have you just arrived at Alfalfa Port?" The tavern owner looked at Richard and asked with some certainty.
"Not bad." Richard replied, there was nothing to hide.
"Then the guest doesn't know the recent situation at sea, right?" the tavern owner asked again.
"I don't know." Richard replied. There was no need to pretend to understand.
After listening to Richard's words, the tavern owner took a deep breath and said frankly: "Then let me tell you, there is no ship heading north now. Have you seen the ships in the port? It was intercepted by the sea ahead and had to dock here. If we wait a few more days, I'm afraid the entire port won't be able to accommodate it."
"Why?" Richard was confused, but he only said a few words, and suddenly thought of a piece of information he had heard before, and asked: "Is it related to the Kingdom of Black Holy Mountain?"
"Yes." The tavern owner nodded and gave a confirmed answer, "The Kingdom of Black Holy Mountain and the Kingdom of Rob are at war, and they have been fighting for almost half a month. Now the entire sea is blocked by the fleet of Kingdom of Rob, and all ships are blocked. It’s impassable and will be sunk if discovered!”
After hearing this, Richard blinked and asked aloud: "So, in the current war between the two countries, the Rob Kingdom has the upper hand, and... the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom suffers?"
As far as he knew, the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom was the country of the wealthy princess Ruth, who had had several contacts with him at the White Stone Tower Academy. The Black Holy Mountain Kingdom itself is a wizarding country. Although there are not necessarily a few wizards and their strength is not very strong, the entire country is extremely rich.
It is precisely because she is rich enough to lend money to other countries at will that Princess Ruth has many fiancés. And such an extremely wealthy kingdom would lose to another country whose name I have never heard of
Seeing Richard's appearance, the tavern owner said: "Are you surprised? In fact, many people are surprised. But having said that, the reality is like this. Who makes the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom really... Well, it doesn't live up to expectations... "
Next, Richard quickly learned about the war situation between the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom and the Rob Kingdom from the tavern owner, and understood how unsatisfactory the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom was.