The round floating disc rose silently. Ogland clenched the hem of her skirt with both hands, her expression solemn.
"Who's in the port now?"
"There's all kinds of people, Miss …"
Faced with Ogland's question, the maid behind her hesitated for a moment before answering in a low voice.
"Almost everyone is here."
"I see."
Although the maid didn't say it clearly, Ogland obviously understood that this meant that almost all the representatives of the forces that had gathered in the Golden Bay had gathered here. Obviously, they weren't here to welcome the fleet of the Country of Saints, but to watch the show firsthand. After all, the itinerary of the Country of Fire and Country of Wealth's fleets wasn't kept a secret. In fact, it was even made known to everyone under the influence of some "scheming people". These envoys were basically here to watch the show …
Ogland walked into the hall and looked at the crowd not far away. She took a deep breath, turned her head, and stared at the servant behind her.
"Go, raise the security level to the highest level. Everyone who enters and leaves, even servants, must be carefully checked. There must be no mistakes! No matter how high their status is, no one is allowed to enter without an invitation! "
The people here were envoys from various countries, plus the fleets of the Country of Saints, Country of Fire, and Country of Wealth that were about to arrive. If those damn cultists wanted to make a big deal out of this, this would be a great opportunity. Although she had already asked the Holy Cathedral to send reinforcements, Ogland still had to ensure the best security. Otherwise, if anything happened, she would definitely be the one to take the blame.
With this thought in mind, Ogland clenched the hem of her skirt, let go of her hands, and walked into the port hall. If Fangzheng were here, he would find that the design of this port hall was quite similar to the airport lounge in his world. The wide space and bright floor-to-ceiling windows allowed one to clearly see the sea view and the floating port outside. This was also the only port in the Golden Bay that had been rebuilt. After all, when the Age of Navigation began a hundred years ago, people only had ships on the sea. They never thought that one day they would welcome a fleet from the air. Therefore, this was the only place that was completely designed and built in the modern style.
It was enough to accommodate ten capital ships and two hundred floating magic warships of various grades. Coupled with the excellent wind-sheltered environment, the value of the Golden Bay was even higher than it was a hundred years ago.
Sure enough, they were all here.
Ogland's gaze slowly swept across the surrounding crowd. Those who were dressed in all sorts of unique clothing were the representatives of the various dukedoms. On the other side, the representatives of the four nations were rather conspicuous. The ones wearing white armor were the Holy Knights of the Country of Saint, and the blonde middle-aged man standing in front of them was the representative of the Country of Saint — Knight Aster. He was also one of the higher-ups of the Holy Cathedral. Ogland had also heard rumors about this Great Knight. It was said that this Great Knight was a dissolute wastrel when he was young and had a romantic history with many noblewomen. However, to everyone's surprise, this young and handsome Prince Charming, who was the dream lover of almost all the girls in the Holy City, ended up marrying an ordinary female Adventurer. From then on, he turned from a dissolute wastrel to a good husband. This was considered a widely spread anecdote in the Holy Church.
In addition to his dissolute history, Aster was famous for his social skills. As a Great Knight, there was no doubt about his strength. In addition, the most praiseworthy thing was his diplomatic skills. This Great Knight was one of the few people in the Holy Cathedral in charge of diplomacy and etiquette. He even had a glorious history of single-handedly going to the Blackstone region to reach a non-aggression agreement with the Nagas.
Perhaps it was because of this that the Country of Saint sent him to the Golden Bay to be in charge of affairs here.
"Ah … Miss Ogland."
At this moment, Aster also noticed Ogland walking towards him. He turned around and nodded at Ogland with a smile on his face.
"You're here too."
"Yes, Your Excellency Aster."
Ogland hurriedly returned the greeting, then looked out of the glass window. There was nothing but the blue sea and white clouds.
"Looks like our fleet is about to arrive?"
"That's right. We just received news that you can see the Glory Fleet of the Country of Saint in 20 minutes."
Upon hearing Ogland's question, Aster smiled and stretched out his hand to touch the mustache on his lips.
"Speaking of which, Miss Ogland seems to have watched the parade of the First Fleet before?"
"Yes."
In front of this Great Knight, Ogland naturally wouldn't throw a tantrum. She was polite, smiled, and nodded like all the noble ladies would.
"I was fortunate enough to attend the parade of the First Fleet when I was 10 years old. The shock I received at that time is still fresh in my memory, especially the figure of the 'God Bless'. I can't forget it until now."
At that moment, a forthright voice suddenly came from the side and interrupted their conversation.
"Then, I believe that today will be even more memorable for you, Miss Ogland."
"… Your Excellency John …"
Upon hearing this voice, Ogland raised her brows slightly. She turned around and saw a two-meter-tall, burly man wearing red dragon armour and a full beard walking over with a smile on his face.
He was the commander of the Country of Fire's Seventh Fleet, Lieutenant General John Clive.
The bearded man, who looked to be in his forties, strode to the two of them. He first smiled and bowed to Ogland, then looked at Yast.
"I've long heard of the Country of Saint's First Fleet, but it's a pity that I've been stationed in the Endless Sea for so long, but I've never seen your country's fleet. Coincidentally, our Seventh Fleet is about to arrive. I hope we can learn from each other … If there's anything you need, please don't hesitate to ask. We're all people of Order, so it's our duty to maintain order. "
Ogland couldn't help but frown slightly. Although Lieutenant General John's words sounded friendly, there was a hint of an elder brother lecturing a younger brother. In fact, when translated, his words were tantamount to mocking the Country of Saint. After all, the Country of Fire's Seventh Fleet had been stationed in the Endless Sea for so long, but they had never seen the Country of Saint's fleet. This was the Country of Saint's doorstep, so wasn't John mocking the Country of Saint's fleet for being cowards?
Not to mention the naked mockery at the end, which made Ogland even more unhappy. It sounded as if the Country of Fire's fleet was more experienced than the Country of Saint's, so he was looking down on them.
"Thank you for your kindness."
Aster's expression did not change in the slightest. He still had an elegant smile on his face as he replied.
"After all, our fleet has to deal with the attacks of Chaos, so we don't have much free time. But this time, I believe Sir John will get what he wants. Ah …. Speaking of which, a Rear Admiral of your country 'disappeared' in this part of the sea …. What's the situation now? Did you find the missing person? "
"…."
Hearing Yast's words, Lieutenant General Hardedef's expression also changed, and Ogland's heart instantly leaped. Of course, she knew what Yast was talking about. When Ogland and Fangzheng arrived at Golden Bay, a warship from the Nation of Fire tailed them. The one leading it was a Rear Admiral named Mousse. Of course, this unlucky guy was killed by Hecate in the end, and their warship was still lying in the sea not far from the Golden Bay!
Ogland certainly did not expect this matter to be kept a secret. Even if Fangzheng did not say it himself, there were so many people and sailors on the ship at that time, so it was hard to say who would say it. But what Ogland did not expect was that the Country of Fire did not come knocking on their door aggressively like she expected. On the contrary, the Country of Fire only released a statement saying that Lieutenant General Mousse had 'disappeared' while on a special mission …. Of course, this meant that the Country of Fire could only swallow this loss in silence.
But as the commander of the Country of Fire's Seventh Fleet, Lieutenant General John naturally knew the reason. Apart from the fact that the Country of Fire was unwilling to fall out with the Country of Saint because of this, the most important thing was that Lieutenant General Mousse was entrusted by a great noble in the Country of Fire to deal with a "private matter". In everyone's opinion, there should not be any problems with such a legendary powerhouse personally taking action. But in the end, not only did they fail to capture the person they wanted, they even lost a warship and a Rear Admiral …. The parliament already had a headache trying to appease the angry families, so they naturally did not want to cause more trouble.
"… You don't have to worry about that. The Country of Fire has its own way of doing things."
"That's good."
Aster smiled at Lieutenant General John in front of him. Lieutenant General John stood there expressionlessly, as if he did not have any special thoughts.
For a moment, the air became silent.
How unbearable ….
Looking at the two people who were at each other's throats, Ogland felt cold sweat trickling down her back. She hesitated for a moment and was about to leave, but suddenly, a crisp bell rang, echoing throughout the airport.
"Clang … Clang …!"
It's here!
Ogland's spirit jolted when she heard the bell. She hurriedly turned her head and looked out the window.
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