It was another glorious victory.
More witnesses, more spoils of war.
For three days in a row, the corpse of the Grey-scaled Naga leader and hundreds of Murlocs hung in the port of Stormwind.
"Most of the Naga and Murlocs within three hundred nautical miles of Stormwind have been wiped out by His Excellency Duke Marcus. Fishermen, you can fish to your heart's content. If you join our 'Hurricane Chamber of Commerce', you will receive better protection and better profits. "
"If you don't have a boat, we can lend it to you first. You only need to sign a five-year labor contract with our Chamber of Commerce, spend no less than 25 weeks at sea every year, and promise to hand over 30% of the catch to the Chamber of Commerce. A brand new fishing boat is yours, and once the contract expires, the fishing boat will belong to you."
As one of Duque's mouthpieces, Makarov had officially become Duque's follower.
Now, he often encouraged more fishermen at the docks for Duque, and more young men to join Duque's newly established Hurricane Chamber of Commerce.
In fact, Duque used the common method of taxi companies before his transmigration to seduce fishermen or fishermen's descendants who could not find work, and it was really successful.
And more varieties of fish and seafood also supported the expansion of Duque's business.
Especially in the last month, Duque had formed a whaling fleet.
On the big ship, Duque patted a few huge barrels next to him.
"This is the float. As long as the javelin tied to the rope hits the whale, we don't need to fight this behemoth at all. We just need to stop it from diving, and when it runs out of strength, victory will be ours."
Duque's explanation made Windsor, who was standing beside Duque, speechless.
Yes, Windsor had returned with the craftsmen that Duque needed. Before he even arrived at Stormwind, he had already heard of Duque's reputation in Kul 'Tiras.
A Pearl Line.
In this era where diving was risking your life against Murlocs, Naga, and sharks, most people could only try their luck picking up pearls from the shells that washed up on the beach. But Duque continuously produced all kinds of seafloor specialties that made nobles crazy.
The appearance of the Pearl Sea Route also stimulated the merchants of Kul Dilas.
A bet of 500 gold coins?
There were more than two zeros.
Therefore, Windsor simply said that he was sent by the owner of the Pearl Line to recruit craftsmen. In addition, Duque managed to convince the Stormwind army to lend him a Gryphon and have Makarov bring 20000 gold notes to Windsor.
In the end, Windsor had not only brought along a huge team of 200 craftsmen, but also cleared out all the inventory in Kul Tiras' shipyards.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he returned and saw Windsor's ship, Duque had a new idea — a whaling fleet.
The others threw the javelin with their arms, but Duque was even better. He simply stuck the javelin into the whale's tail with Hand of Magic.
The sailors watched in astonishment as the barrels swayed on the surface of the sea, but did not sink.
More than an hour later, the exhausted whale floated to the surface of the water. Seeing this scene, the hundreds of sailors on the three whaling ships burst into enthusiastic cheers.
Windsor and Makarov were dumbfounded.
"Reggie, do you know what this big guy is for?"
Reginald Windsor, who was nicknamed Reggie, was still not used to Duque's almost blind trust in him and the way he treated him like an old friend.
He wanted to do business, but remembered that he had lost the bet, and he was already Duque's follower. Sighing in his heart, Windsor asked tentatively, "Can it be eaten?"
Duque smiled and shook his head. "Most whale meat is not delicious. What I want is inside the whale. "
Duque would not say it out loud. His goal was the ambergris of the sperm whale. That thing made into a perfume would drive the noble ladies of the entire Azeroth human kingdom crazy. He knew what to do in general, and this would be the key stepping stone for Duque to open the door to wealth and convenience.
Duque continued, "Of course, I won't waste such a big piece of meat. Drag it back, and I'll tell you how to make it taste good. By the way, whale fat is also good stuff. "
Duke already had a complete set of soy sauce brewing methods. This was purely something that Duke accidentally remembered when he was bored and asked Baidu what soy sauce was.
He would divide the process into multiple parts, each operated by a different master. In fact, the first batch of finished products was already out, and the results were quite good.
A few days later, in the Stormwind Palace.
King Laing Wrynn and the queen, the young prince and princess, and Anduin Lothar saw the royal chef serving him a dish he had never seen before.
"This is …" The king looked up and looked strangely at his royal chef.
"This is a new dish that has recently appeared in Stormwind — raw salmon."
"Fish? That stinky thing? And how do you eat it raw? "
In Azeroth, people still did not know how to avoid the smell of fish. In the minds of most nobles, things like fish were eaten by the lower classes.
But the royal chef used the method taught by Duque to show Laing and Anduin how to pour lemon juice on the iced salmon, and how to eat it raw with wasabi and soy sauce.
With the mentality of trying it out, Laing and Anduin tried it.
"Hmm, it really tastes special. I think I'm starting to like this stuff." Laing gently wiped his mouth.
The little prince and the little princess repeatedly said that they wanted an extra portion.
At this time, Anduin spoke, "Laing, do you remember Duke Marcus who was in the limelight?"
"Of course, the youngest earth mage in our kingdom." When answering, Laing also glanced at the fan-shaped red coral placed in the center of the dining room. The fiery red coral had a radius of nearly a meter, which was given to the king by Duque. "Why?"
"This thing was also made by him."
"Oh? Isn't he a mage? How did he become a chef? "King Laing was curious.
"In fact, this mage Marcus has done a lot of things," Anduin told Laing one by one what Duque had done recently. From taking back the Naga and Murlocs, forming the Pearl Sea Route, to expanding the fishing range of fishermen, to whaling, to making spices such as soy sauce and wasabi.
The more Laing listened, the more he liked it. "I like this little guy. My tax officer has mentioned him to me more than once. He pays taxes on time and in full in one go. Hmm, it seems that we are going to have a good year. Unfortunately … Medivh is missing, otherwise I would have recommended this dish to him. "
"The problem is that recently, he officially submitted a report to me, hoping to form a whaling team of 200 men using javelins and cannons, and to expand a large stone pier."
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