chsdbacks Chapter 301 Shipbuilding and Going to Sea
Chapter 301 Shipbuilding and Going to Sea
Chapter 305 Shipbuilding and Going to Sea
It seems that many nobles do not want to get involved in Richard's topic.
Count Lark suddenly stood up and said with a smile, "I've had a bit too much to drink, I'm going to relieve myself."
Without waiting for anyone's response, he turned and walked out of the pavilion.
Earl of Redwood rubbed his temples, looking exhausted. "I got up early today, and I'm so sleepy right now. I'll go for a walk in the garden to wake myself up."
He slipped away too.
Viscount Golden Oak picked up his jar of black pepper from the table: "I'm a little hungry. I'll go to the kitchen and get some steaks."
He left too.
Immediately afterwards, the other nobles also found excuses to leave, and in an instant, only three people remained in the pavilion.
Marquis Amethyst, Lawrence, Richard.
The servants were also silently dismissed, not even the one to pour the wine.
Richard knew why they left. As Star's spy planted in the North, they planned to leave the answer to this potentially leaky question to Amethyst and Golden Lion.
An autumn breeze swept through the pavilion, and the petals of the golden osmanthus fell softly onto the stone table, filling the air with a sweet fragrance, yet unable to dispel the somber atmosphere.
Marquis Amethyst leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, looking at Richard with a scrutinizing gaze.
Richard returned the gaze with neither servility nor arrogance.
Marquis Zijing remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking, "I don't know much about the death of the Skyhawk heir either."
"The only thing that can be confirmed is that the armed force that ambushed him had at least two Saint-level experts."
Lawrence sighed slightly and continued, "After all, it's within the Empire's territory. Only a Saintly Glory expert could do it so quietly."
Richard suddenly realized.
Two Saintly Glories?
Just as he had guessed!
Don't let Charles's old man status fool you; he's been reduced to a pathetic state by the Wolf Knights. The true combat power of a Saintly Glory expert is still terrifying.
It's worth noting that he not only killed over a hundred Wolf Riders that day, but also protected several hundred priests as they safely evacuated from the battlefield, demonstrating his formidable strength.
When two Saintly Glory experts work together, the effect is far more than just one plus one.
Lawrence, seeing that Richard was silent, assumed he was worried about something.
"Richard, I suggest you stay away from the Eastern Territory for now. There's no need to put yourself in danger just for the sake of research."
Richard shook his head and laughed, "You misunderstand. I'm not worried about safety; I'm just curious."
This incident has blown up so much, not only humiliating Tianying, but also slapping Xingchen hard in the face.
After all, one should consider the owner before beating a dog, let alone the heir to the Eastern Territory.
Xingchen must have conducted an extremely thorough investigation and surveillance in secret. Once the murderer is found, things will get really interesting.
Thinking of this, Richard paused, then tentatively asked, "The attack on the large orc tribe in the Cape Region must also be related to the death of the Sky Eagle heir, right?"
Lawrence nodded, without denying it.
"Although there is no direct evidence, it should have been done by the same group of people because the timing is too coincidental and the methods are very similar."
The same group of people were able to ambush the Sky Eagle heir and his dozen or so noble guards, and at the same time behead the high-end combat forces of several large tribes in the Cape Region.
This is something that a few Saint-level experts could not have accomplished; it was a meticulously planned and simultaneously executed military operation, and there must be a huge organization operating behind the scenes.
Richard wasn't actually curious about those people's motives and conspiracies; he just wanted to steer the conversation toward Cape Town.
He picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and asked somewhat casually, "So, what do these two things have to do with Grand Duke Shuangmo's desire to build a ship and go to sea?"
Upon hearing this, Marquis Amethyst and Lawrence were visibly taken aback!
The two exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.
Lawrence frowned. "This hasn't been made public yet. Where did you get this information from?"
Richard didn't hide anything and answered frankly, "I've recently been building a trade route from Chiffon to the Cape Region, and I've had some contact with the orc tribes there. That's what they told me."
"Orcs?" Lawrence suddenly realized, shook his head, and muttered under his breath, "I knew those green-assed guys were unreliable."
Marquis Zijing wasn't too surprised. He simply raised his hand and tapped the armrest. "The matter of Frostfoil Shipbuilding has nothing to do with the death of the Sky Eagle heir."
"As for what Frostfoam is going to do at sea..."
He paused, looked at Richard with a hint of apology in his eyes: "I can't tell you that."
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Lawrence sighed as well: "Richard, this matter is quite confidential. It's not that we don't trust you, but we can't tell you. We hope you can understand."
He paused, his tone becoming more serious.
"Also, try not to mention Shuangmo's shipbuilding to anyone."
Richard nodded, indicating that he understood.
He hadn't expected to pry any core secrets out of these two anyway; the fact that the Marquis of Amethyst told him "it doesn't matter" was already an attitude in itself.
This at least shows that they are willing to consider him "one of their own" to some extent.
However, the phrase "it doesn't matter" alone was enough for Richard to ponder a lot.
He picked up his glass and took another sip, but his mind was racing.
If Frostfoil Shipbuilding is not directly related to the death of the Sky Eagle heir and the decapitation operation in the Cape Region, then the purpose is very clear.
It's the war that decimated the nation that Earl of the Wolf once hinted at!
Cape, as its name suggests, is like a protruding promontory, surrounded by the sea on three sides except for the land connecting it to the North.
To the north lies the Arctic Ocean, to the east the Goblin Sea, and to the south the Aegean Sea.
Starting from there, although it's a long way, the fleet can reach any corner of the Star Continent.
Shipbuilding is not something that can be completed overnight, so it takes several years to prepare, which makes sense.
However, Richard wasn't concerned with where the fleet could go, but rather with what it was made of.
Shipbuilding requires timber, especially for ships of the size of a "war that could destroy a nation," which would require an even more staggering amount of timber, including giant trees tens of meters tall.
The Cape is as barren and desolate as the northernmost part of the North. Although there are forests, they have been ravaged by orcs for hundreds of years. Where are the giant trees to build Frostfosh ships?
There is enough timber in the thorny mountains.
However, that area is a customary hunting ground for warhorses among the northern nobles, and it is forbidden to set foot there except during the summer hunt.
If the monsters are hacked to pieces and lose their home to reproduce, where will we catch monsters in the future?
Therefore, after much deliberation, Richard concluded that there was only one place that was most convenient, closest, and had the richest timber reserves.
A black pine forest!
When Wa Shi Tou told Richard that Shuang Mo wanted to build a ship, Richard was already worried about this issue.
Now, through the conversation between Marquis Amethyst and Lawrence, he was even more convinced that Grand Duke Frostmoore might target Black Pine Forest.
This doesn't work.
Richard absolutely refused to accept it.