Two days later, in the Furnace Tavern at Dark Dock Port.
Adventurers bustled about, and the smell of alcohol and tobacco permeated the entire hall.
Everyone was talking about a rare event recently announced by the Southern Wizard Alliance.
That was the Savage Expansion Order!
The reason why it was considered rare was that the Southern Wizard Alliance had not issued the Wilderness Expansion Order for almost 50 years.
Something that had not appeared for a long time had reappeared in Jianghu, and it was naturally very eye-catching.
On the East Coast, 80% of the adventurers carefully read the contents of the sudden Savage Expansion Order.
Some of the words in it stimulated their eyes!
Gold mines, treasures, a brand new port!
There was also the high recruitment salary, all of which crazily tempted the adventurers of Gem Bay.
This group of desperadoes had long been dissatisfied with the life of killing the Murlocs in the shallow sea and sniping the Horse Gang on the inland official road.
As soon as the Savage Expansion Order came out, it was immediately popular.
In addition, this recruitment order was issued at the same time by all the guilds!
This meant that the lord who issued this expansion order was a person with a strong background!
In a short time, the deeds of Baron Ma Wen of the White River Valley were immediately dug up.
He became famous after the battle for the Holy Grail, the Double Blade Mask, his outstanding performance in the Scarlet Monastery, his ambiguous relationship with Lady Hathaway of the Three Ring High Tower, and so on …
A series of previously unknown deeds spread on the East Coast.
Ma Wen's legend continued to rise.
The small place of the White River Valley also began to be known by the entire East Coast.
In just two days, Ma Wen received more than 300 feedback from the major guilds!
These were just the adventurers who registered. More people directly followed the detailed map on the Savage Expansion Order, passed through the spider's crypt, and went to the White River Valley.
These people were eager to make contributions. Under the leadership of Ma Wen, they could really open up a brand new territory south of the Screaming Mountains.
They might be enfeoffed to some small lords — or at least the title of manor lord.
Not to mention the gold mines mentioned on the Savage Expansion Order, and the new port in Lord Ma Wen's grand plan.
The entire East Coast was in an uproar about this matter.
…
"No matter which world we are in, we still need to use our connections."
Ma Wen sat in the Furnace Tavern and watched the crowd discuss the Wilderness Expansion Order. He felt a little proud.
If Hathaway had not used her connections in the Three-Ring High Tower, Ma Wen would not have been able to apply for the Wilderness Expansion Order so quickly.
With this comprehensive law, Ma Wen had the right to openly recruit talents from Gem Bay.
He had already posted his recruitment requirements as soon as possible and offered a higher salary.
Currently, the White River Valley was still too poor. Everything depended on Ma Wen. Fortunately, ever since he killed Black Jack, he didn't have to worry about money.
200 Wizard Gold Coins would be enough for a long time. Not to mention the fact that he robbed the underground granary and had a bountiful harvest at the Scarlet Monastery.
Within a few days, he received a batch of craftsmen. These people included stonemasons, carpenters, tailors, and so on.
He signed a simple long-term employment contract with a large adventurer team and sent this group of people who did not have much fighting power to the White River Valley.
As for those adventurers who were going to participate in the development of the Wilderness, Ma Wen was not going to hire all of them.
He would only choose to hire a portion of them. The rest could only follow behind him and pick up some benefits.
If necessary, they might even become Ma Wen's cannon fodder.
However, the world was cruel. Marvin was well aware of his own abilities. He could only protect a small number of people.
In any case, the announcement of the Wilderness Expansion Order greatly increased the influence of Ma Wen and the White River Valley. At the same time, everything began to move crazily.
Madeline sent out two patrol teams as support, and the Silver Church would also come as promised.
What was even more surprising was that Hathaway had sent a group of rank 2 Magi over.
There were more and more people going to the White River Valley to make a living.
Although Ma Wen was sitting in Nightmare Dock, he could imagine how lively the White River Valley was now.
The arrival of adventurers would inevitably lead to the development of other industries. For example, the tavern, the food industry, the sex industry …
But for now, Ma Wen had no plans to open a brothel in the White River Valley. If these people wanted to vent, they could go to River Beach City. It was not far anyway.
"With Constantine and the newly strengthened guards, security should not be a problem."
"Also, the Wizard team will arrive soon. According to Hathaway's letter, these people will listen to Vigny's orders. The adventurers should not dare to act rashly."
He sat in his seat, very satisfied with the results of the Wilderness Expansion Order.
In three days, it would be the official gathering day.
There was a reason why he did not return.
"Lola." Ma Wen sat in the tavern and waited quietly.
…
According to Ma Wen's investigation, just as Anna said, many well-informed people in Nightmare Dock had not seen Lola.
All the signs indicated that the girl had escaped with the money.
However, Ma Wen carefully found another suspicious point.
He did not find Little Tuck.
Back then, Lola had left with him. The young halfling did not appear in Nightmare Dock either, which was intriguing.
Neither the guards at the city gate nor the informants in the gray area had seen the halfling enter the city.
It should be noted that halflings were very eye-catching in human cities. If he had really come to Nightmare Dock, how could he not be discovered?
Therefore, Ma Wen concluded that Little Tuck and Lola had most likely not arrived at Nightmare Dock.
Something must have gone wrong somewhere in the middle of all this.
…
Accompanied by the dancers' dancing, the atmosphere in the lively tavern became even more lively.
Ma Wen, however, sat calmly in a corner.
Soon, a waiter slowly walked over and said, "Sir, the wine you ordered is made from Edin Grass."
Ma Wen nodded and thanked the waiter, then he took the plate.
There was indeed a glass of wine on the plate, but there was a note under the wine.
At the end of the note, there was a drawing of an eye.
"Deliberately mystifying things." Marvin snorted and unfolded the paper, revealing the contents of the note.
The organization [Clairvoyant] was spread all over Fernand. There were very few things that they did not know.
However, they asked for a high price, and the conditions were harsh. Not every customer would accept them.
Ma Wen had tried many times before he finally found the contact of [Clairvoyant] to see if he could find Lola.
After all, he still did not believe that the girl would lie to him again for the money.
That was a feeling.
…
There was only one line of scribbled words on the note.
"Two Wizard Gold Coins in exchange for the name of a ship. That's enough."
Ma Wen mumbled and memorized the words on the note. Then, he folded the note into a ball, walked out the back door, and threw it into the drain.
"The South?"
Ma Wen recalled the information about the ship in his mind. In his mind, it was indeed not a strange ship.
On the surface, it looked like an ordinary merchant ship, but it was actually engaged in the slave trade.
The Southern Wizard Alliance had always been indifferent to this. After all, the prosperity of the Six Pearl Ports was largely based on the slave trade.
The message from the Clairvoyant was clear. They had found Lola, and she was waiting obediently on the South.
Obviously, on their way to Dark Dock Port, Little Tuck and Lola might have run into horse bandits. These horse bandits usually worked with slave traders.
They killed adults and sold children and beautiful women. With Lola's beauty, she was originally good material for a high-class slave. As a halfling, Little Tuck was also a rare breed. They were probably not dead.
Ma Wen believed that with Lola's wit, she should be able to protect him for the time being. But he was not sure how long she could fool him.
So, he decided to check out the South tonight.
According to the information he got from the dock area, the South was docked at the seventh berth in Dark Dock Port tonight.
They would rest in Blackdock for three days, then head north, via Bass Harbor, then north.
There should be a lot of experts on the South. There were certainly no Legends, but there should be Grade Fours.
So, Ma Wen was very careful.
When he arrived at the dock area, it was already late at night.
Most of the sailors should not be on the ship. They were all in the kiln. The days at sea were long and painful, and it was rare for them to land. They must vent their anger.
But there might be more rules on a slave ship, and correspondingly, more people would be on duty.
But Ma Wen was not afraid.
He was no stranger to his life on a ship. The players who were born around Gem Bay had more or less participated in a few battles or a few business trips.
The South was a medium-sized sailboat. It couldn't have carried more than two hundred slaves, which meant that there were about twenty guards on the ship.
"According to the usual practice, there should be an expert on the ship. The captain himself might not be on the ship. "
Instead of sneaking, Ma Wen simply jumped to the deck of the South from the dock with Demon Restraining Footwork.
The sailors on guard were not paying attention at all. Marvin had slipped past them, but they did not notice at all!
That was the strength of the Nightwalkers.
"I hope that Lola and Little Tuck are intact."
"Or else …"
As Marvin thought of this, a murderous aura rose within him.
He opened the cabin door without a sound and entered the narrow passage on the first floor.
Everything was pitch black.
He went down two floors in a row and bypassed the guards with stealth, reaching the third floor.
The third floor was filled with goods. But Ma Wen knew that the goods were light items such as cotton.
The real "goods" were still in the mezzanine below.
He found a corner and saw a glimmer of light through the thin gap in the wood.
"Huh? Why is there light? "Ma Wen was rather curious.
He pressed his ear against the Alpha and activated the Listening skill!
The next second, a familiar voice reached his ears.
"Here … Nothing will go wrong this way."
"You have to believe me. Hasn't that despicable captain exploited you enough? He can't even satisfy your most basic needs. He's not qualified to be a captain! "
"Tomorrow night, we'll act quietly. Nobody will notice that the South has a new captain … But everyone must keep it a secret. After all, rebellion is a serious crime."
"If we fail, we'll all lose our heads."
Ma Wen's eyes widened.
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