At this moment, Saint Herner Harbor benefited from the great increase in trade and personnel exchanges with Ice and Snow Wilderness these years. It was more prosperous than that when Zhang Tie came here for the first time 5 years ago.
The Narwhal then anchored in a new berth in Saint Herner Harbor and started to disembark passengers.
According to the itinerary, the Narwhal would stay in Saint Herner Island for 2 days. After that, this huge luxury ship which belonged to Sinaira Steamship Company would set off for Arkray Island. After visiting some big and important islands across Ewentra Archipelago, it would return to Sinaira Island and finish the rest of its journey.
Such a relaxing and comfortable journey was the favorite leisure mode of rich people in Ewentra Archipelago.
Previously, rich people in Ewentra Archipelago liked to take a look in Blackson Humans Corridor; however, now that the entire Blackson Humans Corridor was in chaos, those rich people didn't have such an interest anymore. By contrast, Ewentra Archipelago and Ice and Snow Wilderness which were far away from the mainland were more like Xanadu.
The fishery and shipping industries across Ewentra Archipelago experienced an explosive growth. A great number of people who escaped from Blackson Humans Corridor brought gold coins and consumption power to Ewentra Archipelago while the poor brought demand and cheap labor. The combination of the two factors made the entire Ewentra Archipelago more prosperous in these years after the holy war broke out.
As Saint Herner Island was close to Ice and Snow Wilderness, the passengers were getting off the Narwhal. As Saint Herner Island was close to Ice and Snow Wilderness, it was a transit station for the trade between Ice and Snow Wilderness and Ewentra Archipelago. They could buy many local specialties of Ice and Snow Wilderness here.
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"Sir, the Narwhal will leave Saint Herner Island at 16: 00 on September 27th. Please take your ticket with you and pay attention to your return time!"
When Zhang Tie got off the ladder, the staff at the entrance of the ladder warned him kindly. They didn't find that Zhang Tie was just a hitchhiker.
Zhang Tie replied with a smile as he left the Narwhal by the ladder.
The dock was boisterous and crowded. After getting off the Narwhal, Zhang Tie was immediately surrounded by peddlers who were peddling various trinkets. After passing through the crowd of stalls, Zhang Tie finally squeezed out of the wharf.
Standing on the street outside the wharf where he had been a few years ago, Zhang Tie felt both familiar and strange.
At this moment. Zhang Tie saw a lot of trucks driving into the wharf from afar. The moment the truck stopped, many soldiers of Saint Herner City's Defense Administration had jumped off the vehicles with weapons and started to assemble.
"The first company will be in charge of the eastern part of the pier. The second company will be in charge of the western part. The third company will be in charge of the security of the streets near the pier. The fourth company will be on patrol. If you encounter any troublemakers, suppress them!" A major shouted at the soldiers who jumped off the vehicles. Then, with a wave of his hand, the gathered soldiers dispersed. Begin the mission.
The sudden arrival of over a thousand warriors caused many people near the dock to be inexplicably shocked. They all looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.
Watching them on one side, Zhang Tie felt the atmosphere in Saint Herner Island suddenly becoming restless and intense.
At this moment, a slight disturbance drifted from a commodity trading hall near the wharf. Someone rushed out of the trading hall and waved something in his hand. Like being stimulated, he shouted, "According to the trade business group from Ice and Snow Wilderness, North Wind Fleet of Ice and Snow Wilderness has already left Eschyle City a few hours ago with a triumphant flag..."
Many people on the street were confused by that man's shout. However, those who understood it changed their faces at once.
The street was a little chaotic, but the basic order was still there. Some people quickened their pace when they heard the news. There was also a car that drove out of the parking lot next to the trading hall. Because it was too fast, it couldn't dodge in time and collided with a taxi, causing a local traffic jam.
Stroking his jaw, Zhang Tie revealed a smile as he raised his hand. Closely after that, a taxi parked in front of him. Zhang Tie then got on the car.
"Sir, where do you want to go?" the driver turned around and asked him.
"Navyblue Castle!"
"It's one silver coin and 40 copper coins!"
Zhang Tie nodded. Closely after that, the driver started to drive.
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After leaving the dock, the situation on the street seemed to be inexplicably tense. Soldiers on duty could be seen everywhere on the street. The driver, who still had no idea what was going on, mumbled, "Ah, are they going to arrest a felon?"
Zhang Tie closed his eyes as he visualized four abacus in his mind sea. After about 20 minutes, the car stopped. Zhang Tie opened his eyes as he found the car could not leave anymore. A group of soldiers of the City Guard Administration of Saint Herner City were setting roadblocks on the road ahead.
After getting off the car, the driver negotiated with them for a short while before coming back with a sad look.
"Sir, I'm sorry. The City Guard Administration has already blocked the road ahead. It's 2 km ahead from here to Navyblue Castle. However, we can't leave now. I could only accompany you here!"
Zhang Tie faintly frowned as he took out a gold coin and gave it to the driver.
"Ahh, 1 gold coin, I don't have change!" the driver said in an embarrassed way.
"Keep the change!" Zhang Tie got off the car.
After leaving Selnes Theater of Operations, Zhang Tie became generous to these commoners who depended on their hard work and strength. One gold coin was nothing to Zhang Tie at this moment; however, one gold coin could make these commoners happy for a while. Perhaps, they could help them at the critical moment. Zhang Tie felt it was worthwhile to buy a person's pleasure with one gold coin and make himself happy at the same time.
After being stunned for a second, the driver revealed an excited look, "Ahh, sir, do you want to go to other places? If you can't go to Navyblue Castle, I can give you a ride. I'm Barsad, I always pull carts near the wharf. Remember my license plate number. Later on, I won't charge you for a ride!"
'This is the kindness of commoners. 'Zhang Tie revealed a smile as he waved his hand towards the driver. After that, he walked towards the sentry post.
Before leaving, the driver had parked his car on the roadside. It seemed that he was waiting for Zhang Tie to come back so that he could pull Zhang Tie back.
"Stop, this road has been blocked. Nobody is allowed to pass through!" Two soldiers stopped Zhang Tie.
"I want to go to Navyblue Castle!" Zhang Tie told the two soldiers calmly without losing his temper.
"You want to go to Navyblue Castle?" After hearing Zhang Tie's words, a first lieutenant at the sentry post instantly turned around as he watched Zhang Tie with vigilant eyes, "Are you a member of Navyblue Castle Business Group?"
"No!"
"Then why do you want to go to Navyblue Castle?"
"It's none of your business!" Zhang Tie replied calmly.
The first lieutenant was driven furious, "Arrest him!"
All the surrounding soldiers surrounded Zhang Tie, intending to take him down. However, Zhang Tie shook his head as he waved his hand casually, sending over 10 soldiers at the checkpoint flying over 10 m away, including that military officer. All of them were in a daze; however, none of them were killed.
Before they picked themselves up, Zhang Tie had already flown towards Navyblue Castle.
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Outside Navyblue Castle, dozens of armored vehicles and over 5,000 soldiers of Saint Herner City's City Defense Administration were surrounding Navyblue Castle. The gate of Navyblue Castle was tightly closed while all the city-defense weapons were pointing at those soldiers of Saint Herner City's City Defense Administration who were surrounding Navyblue Castle. The current situation was full of gunpowder.
In a suit of armor, the sturdy Gitta was standing on the wall with a frosty look, "Major General Tim, what do the City Defense Administration mean? Why are they surrounding Navyblue Castle?"
"Nothing, the clan head of Fein Clan wants to invite Ms. Olina to Saint Herner City as her guest for a couple of days!" A man in the uniform of major general told Gitta while standing on the roof of an armored vehicle.
"Bullsh * t, if that old guy wants to see our madam, let him come to Navyblue Castle!"
"I'm sorry. If Ms. Olina hasn't made a decision in 1 hour, we have to force her!" Major General Tim said icily.
"Really?" A voice suddenly drifted from the sky and reverberated across the battlefield. Closely after that, under the witness of over 5,000 soldiers of the City Defense Administration, a figure slowly descended from the sky and landed on the city wall of Navyblue Castle. Everybody at present changed their faces greatly.
Zhang Tie revealed a smile towards Gitta who was watching him with a dumbfounded look. Closely after that, he turned around and watched over the 5,000-odd soldiers of City Guard Administration outside Navyblue Castle as he said in a voice that could be heard by everyone, "Let the head of Fein Clan come to Navyblue Castle to see me in one hour. If he doesn't come here within this time limit, what you said to Navyblue Castle just now is what I said to Fein Clan!"
"You … You are …" Major General Tim's mouth was dry, and he felt his legs go weak. He almost couldn't stand on the armored vehicle.
"I'm Peter, Peter Hamplester, the king of Ice and Snow Wilderness and the dominator of the north water in the future. From now on, I declare that the entire Navyblue Castle will be under my protection."
Zhang Tie's voice was not loud; however, it was shocking. The name of Peter Hamplester was like a muffled thunder rolling across the sky, causing their fingertips numb...
Behind a window in Navyblue Castle, a pair of beautiful cyan eyes were gazing at the figure descending from the sky. After hearing the last words of that person, the pair of beautiful cyan eyes turned wet.
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