Although Nan Ruohuai is a concubine, he is an adult prince after all, and has some private property of his own, although it is pitifully small. On Zhengwai Island, he owns a small manor, adjacent to a small town with thousands of people, which is quite convenient.
The manor is close to the mountain and facing the river. The main house is built on the hillside, and there is a stretch of farmland below. Several small villages are scattered, creating a beautiful and peaceful rural scenery. When climbing the mountain, you can see the panorama of the town in the distance when it is clear. A relatively flat loess road winds and connects the town and the manor.
It is now the end of summer and the climate is hot, but the hot wind blowing across the river brings a little bit of coolness. At noon when the sun is at its worst, lying down in the shade under a tree will make you feel less sad.
This place has been like this for many years, basically unchanged. Even if it is a battle for great position, it is also a matter of the king's capital. The king's capital is separated from here by the vast void, maybe it is hundreds of thousands of miles away. For those who finally worked in the fields, not to mention the world at the other end of the void, the farthest place many people have ever been to in their life is a small town.
But the tranquility was finally broken, bursts of deep roars came from the air, and then shadows swept across the earth. The farmers raised their heads in astonishment, staring blankly at the giants flying slowly above them, not even knowing that their hoes fell to the ground.
After a while, the whole town was in a commotion. Everyone walked out of their homes and looked up at the sky, stunned. Anyone with a bit of knowledge knows about airships, but these above them are quite different from the spaceships they know to bring passengers and goods from the mainland. In particular, the Imperial Battlecruiser sailing at the highest point is simply a small town that can fly.
The unprecedented scene shocked people for a long time. After a while, until the fleet came to the top of the manor and began to land one after another, the mayor suddenly realized, and said in surprise: "That is the property of the Wang family!"
He didn't even have time to drive the car, let alone his already fat and bulky body, so he jumped up and rushed towards the manor relying on the third-level force cultivation.
After all, this is the territory of the royal family. The manor is not big, but the infrastructure is still complete. There is an open space next to the main house, which is the landing pad for airships. But the area was too small, and the three frigates were already packed when they landed, and the rest of the transport ships could only go to one side, looking for places suitable for landing and temporary parking on the hillside behind Zhuanghou and other places.
After the hatch of a frigate opened, Nan Ruohuai disembarked first, and then waited respectfully beside her. Qianye appeared at the cabin door, first took a look around, then went down the stairs, and said to Nan Ruohuai, "The place is not bad."
Nan Ruohuai said: "This was bestowed by my father. The environment and area are both superior, but the location is a bit remote. If it weren't for such a far away place, I wouldn't be eligible for such a fiefdom."
At this moment, a bald fat man galloped over from afar, and shouted from afar, "Your Highness, is it you?"
Nan Ruohuai waved at the man, and then said to Qianye: "This is the mayor of Jishui Town, he has always been very helpful."
When the mayor ran to the front, he was already sweating profusely and his clothes were soaked. He first bowed to Nan Ruohuai, and then obviously found that Qianye was the leader of the crowd, so he looked at Qianye and asked carefully: "Your Highness, this is..."
Nan Ruohuai said: "Master Zhao, he is my distant uncle in terms of seniority. He has been wandering abroad for many years and has never been back to the country of Zheng. Now my uncle is homesick and wants to come back to visit. When I get the news, I will go to meet him and return to the country. Before that, come here and settle down."
Nan Ruohuai spoke very fluently, but Qianye was speechless.
Traveling abroad since childhood, returning home to visit relatives, this is an identity that has been drawn up for a long time. It's just that according to the original design, in terms of seniority, Qianye is Nan Ruohuai's cousin. In terms of age, Nan Ruohuai was a little older than Qianye, but how dare he let Qianye call him brother. Who knew that at this moment when Nan Ruohuai's words came to his mouth, his cousin became an uncle.
The mayor looked at the floating battleship that had landed, his face became paler and paler, and there was more sweat on his forehead, which could not be wiped clean.
Qianye suddenly smiled and said, "How about my warships?"
The mayor stammered: "Naturally, naturally is excellent. This is the empire..."
He stopped urgently, and Qianye smiled slightly, "You also recognize that this is Daqin's warship."
The mayor dared not speak this time, but just nodded. Qianye looked back at the frigate, then looked up at the battle cruiser hovering in the air, but still couldn't find a place to land, and said with a smile: "These are all Daqin-style warships. Of course, the model is relatively new, so it's normal for someone to recognize it."
After all, the State of Zheng is a nominal vassal state of the empire, and many times it will send troops and strong men to fight for military equipment, so many people can recognize the equipment of the empire.
The mayor was sweating even more. He knew more or less what the Empire's cutting-edge warships meant. At this time, a transport ship finally found a gap, landed not far away, and a group of soldiers armed to the teeth walked out of the ship.
Although they had mercenary marks on their bodies, the mayor felt that he was not stupid. The whole team was uniformly equipped, with the same armor style, and obvious military ranks. In addition, everyone in this team has an extraordinary aura, and their origin force cultivation is probably higher than their own.
How can there be such a mercenary
The mayor looked at Qianye and then at Nan Ruohuai, and he already knew it.
Seeing this, Qianye smiled and said: "This manor looks a bit small, I'm afraid we still have to live in the town. Come here and accompany the mayor back to make arrangements. Be careful, don't hurt anyone."
Two mercenary leaders came over, sandwiched the mayor from one left to the other, picked him up like an eagle lifting a chicken, and said with a grinning smile: "My lord said, don't let us use too much force. Hurry up!" Come on, let's get things done first."
Another leader turned around and shouted: "Fifty people, line up and follow!"
The mayor's face was full of despair. Not to mention fifty such murderers, ten of them were enough to wipe out his poor town guards, and there would be no casualties.
Nan Ruohuai hurriedly said, "I'll go and have a look too."
"Alright." Qianye nodded.
A moment later, Qianye was already in the mayor's office, sitting in his large and comfortable leather chair. The decoration of the office is old-fashioned, rough in luxury, and there are many famous calligraphy and paintings on the walls, which should be fakes.
Nan Ruohuai and the mayor stood on both sides, one respectful and the other nervous. There was a middle-aged man sitting in front of the desk, who was at a loss and was sweating all over his body.
Qianye held the roster in his hand, glanced at it, and said in surprise: "There are 150 town guards in such a small place? Can you afford it?"
There are only a few thousand people in Jishui Town, how can they support 150 full-time town soldiers? Moreover, the town is remote and quiet, and there is no chaos nearby. The biggest dangers on weekdays may be fierce beasts and refugees, so there is no need for so many people to protect safety.
The middle-aged man in front of the table is the captain of the town guard, and he also has two levels of force cultivation. Put it in the town, that is also a character, but in front of Qianye, he can't even speak a word. He couldn't see Qianye's strength at all, but the fear was spontaneously born, and he couldn't suppress it.
Hearing this question, the captain could only look at the mayor. The mayor cursed secretly, with a smile on his face, and hurriedly said: "That's right, the expansion of the town guard is also to deal with possible chaos. At present, there are only so many posts, and the number of people has not been filled. I am also planning for a rainy day. "
Only then did Qianye understand, and he laughed and shook his head, "It turned out to be empty quota, I didn't think of it for a while."
He put the roster aside, suppressed the smile on his face, and said indifferently: "Both of you are smart people, and you should know some things without saying anything. Now take out the map and information of the floating island, and take as many as you have." How many."
The mayor secretly glanced at Nan Ruohuai, seeing that the smile on his face remained unchanged, and he couldn't see anything on his mind, so he understood immediately. He put his mind to rest, got up and went into the back room, and after a while, he took out a stack of materials and placed them in front of Qianye.
Qianye first picked up the atlas, flipped through the pages, and then compared it with the information after reading it.
Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, the sun was already setting into the distance, and Qianye just raised his head, silent in thought.
Nan Ruohuai, the mayor and the captain of the town guard waited with bated breath, not even daring to breathe. After a while, Qianye raised his head and said, "This place is really good. Ruohuai, in my opinion, take this place as your first fiefdom."
Nan Ruohuai was startled, isn't his fief manor on this island? He thought about it for a while before he understood, and he was ecstatic in his heart, bowed deeply, and said, "Thank you, Uncle!"
Qianye had no choice but to pinch his nose to recognize his seniority. He waved the mayor and captain out, called Song Lun and several generals who were with him, and circulated the atlas to everyone.
The area of this floating island is not small, equivalent to half a county smaller than the empire, but it is the farthest away from the mainland of Yonglu, and the transportation is inconvenient. In addition, the edge of the floating island is close to the protective layer of the land block, the climate is unstable, and natural disasters are frequent, making it uninhabitable. The western half of the entire floating island is suitable for living, while the eastern half is uninhabited.
However, it is precisely because it is close to the edge of the mainland protection area and is constantly washed by the force of the void, so the eastern half of the floating island is rich in minerals, and the distribution of rare ores can be seen from time to time. It's just that the mining area over there can only be mined for one or two months a year, and the rest of the time it is idle due to the harsh environment.
But the so-called harsh environment here is nothing to the people in the neutral land. At most, they feel a little uncomfortable after staying for a long time. Judging from the historical weather data here, for most of the year, the standard of a neutral place is called calm, and only need to take shelter when encountering void storms.
The population on the floating island is only a few hundred thousand. Because of the inconvenient transportation, they are basically self-sufficient. In Qianye's eyes, this is the perfect base and springboard. The distance from the mainland of Zheng State is actually a natural barrier. For Qianye who holds the Hall of Valor in his hand, the void is not a problem at all, but it gives him the advantage of being able to attack and retreat.
Yuanjing City, the largest city on the floating island, is located on the west coast of the floating island. It is the most stable area in the outer space of the entire floating island, and it is also the largest transfer point between Yonglu and Yonglu. The only small fleet on the floating island is stationed there.
There were more than a dozen floating ships of various sizes in that fleet's establishment list, which seemed rather bluffing at first glance, but after the generals saw the specific model parameters, they couldn't help laughing. How can those airships be called battleships? The gunboats are all flattery. They are basically ordinary airships equipped with small cannons, so they are considered battleships.
A captain patted his chest and said loudly: "My lord, give me two frigates, and I'll go and destroy them right away!"
Another general stared, "Two frigates are needed to deal with these miscellaneous fish. Just give me one."
"Let me go, just bring an armed transport ship!"
"I don't even need a transport ship!"
Seeing that these generals were getting more and more shameless, Qianye had no choice but to knock on the table to calm them down.