Realm of Power

The carriage was traveling in the dark night, and the lights on the roadside swayed past the carriage window one after another like phantoms. Duke Putau sat in the carriage with a solemn expression, his eyes looking at the streets outside. It was already dark, and the port was full of people. Most of the neighborhood is quiet, with only a few people rushing around People returning from the night are still walking on the streets, but in the new port of Artanis, about three kilometers north of the old port, the buildings built appear to be very new and tall. The golden carriage of the Duke of Ptau passed through the ten-mile-long port. The port main street, turned into a three-way intersection,

The scene in front of me suddenly brightened up. The whole street was full of people.

"Let's stop here!" Duke Putau raised his hand and knocked on the door. The carriage stopped and looked forward. The streets in the outer area of ​​the port that had just been renovated were full of pubs and shops with various signs, and the lights were bright and feasting. , dazzling people, but the most attractive thing is the beautiful girls under the taverns and lofts standing there, dressed up and showing off their charms, exerting the most fatal provocative moves on every man who passes by.

"Your Excellency, are you coming to pick me up tonight?" the coachman turned around respectfully and asked.

"No, just like before, come back at dawn! If I'm not dead yet" Duke Putau shook his head with a wry smile, picked up the gray wolf fur cloak on the carriage chair and put it on his body, walked out of the car door, and felt a wave of The fragrant wind comes,

This is the red light district of Port Stanik in the southwestern province of the Falcon Empire. The car door opened, and the Duke, wearing a gray fur shawl coat, got off the carriage. Women's excited voices could be heard everywhere. Duke Putau walked into one of the rooms with an anxious look. Ornately decorated attic,

"It is indeed a charming place! It's a pity that as a puppet, you can enjoy it as long as you can! When you return to Gangfei, you will no longer be a duke! Or even the identity of a prisoner will be difficult to obtain." In Putao The moment the Duke entered, the coachman raised his head. His cold eyes paused on the Duke's back, and the corners of his mouth curled up in disdain.

He is the Duke's coachman, but he is also the spy arranged by Gang Feiren to be around the Duke.

This time, because Duke Putao angered a governor of the Falcon Empire, he was forced by the military to come to the Falcon Empire and apologize to the Falcon Empire in person. Everyone was waiting to see the joke of Duke Putao. This is also the news reported by the Falcon Empire. His Majesty Falcon is very angry about this matter. Thinking that it was the imperial envoy who had been humiliated by Duke Putau, he directly refused Duke Putau's audience and declared that he would continue to carry out the campaign. He even said that he would send his army south and not stop until they reached the gates of Kyoto. The Ministry of Non-Military Affairs is getting worried.

The agreement was finally signed, regardless of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who died in the battle, and the violent reaction to the war in Congo and Africa was just suppressed. The Ministry of Military Affairs of Congo is eagerly waiting for the Falcon Empire to withdraw its troops from the northern border.

As a result, the Falcon Empire suddenly repented, disrupting the rhythm of the Congolese Ministry of Military Affairs reporting to His Majesty the Emperor, and the Congolese Foreign Affairs Negotiators. When he angrily left the Falcon Empire and returned to Gangfei to report, he had already given a death order to Grand Duke Putao. If you cannot be received by His Majesty the Falcon, you will die in the Falcon Empire!

Grand Duke Putao suppressed the ecstasy in his heart. Finally got a chance to get rid of Gang Fei Ren's surveillance. On the other side, he also felt a chill, for Gang Fei Ren. So worthless

Soon, he got the exact news. The secret place to meet back was No. 116, Port Tanik. After investigating such a location, Grand Duke Putau not only did not express dissatisfaction, but showed full of satisfaction. Admire it, it’s awesome! Setting such a place as the meeting point is probably beyond the imagination of anyone.

Because it is the famous red light district in the port, the Grand Duke of Putao arrived here ten days ago. Of course he was frustrated and looking for a place to vent. The prosperity in front of him really shocked him. If it hadn't been confirmed by countless people, it would have been hard for him to imagine that this bustling street area, which was several miles long, was still a quiet sandy land two months ago.

Here, he learned about a Falcon Empire he had never known before,

The empire's policies gave the port areas very liberal political and economic policies, and even gave them full freedom in the formulation of local laws. While bringing about rapid expansion and rapid development of the region, it also brought about spiritual changes for some people. Empty and degenerate in life, for a time, many brand-new shipyards started working day and night to build ships, including military warships and civilian transport ships, thus attracting a large number of migrant workers to the coastal areas. Most of these workers are people from the mainland of the empire, the northwest region, and even the cold regions of the north.

The tide of business has quickly impacted the thinking and vision of the Southwest people before they fully woke up. Countless resources and financial investment in the empire are pouring into the densely populated Southwest like a sea. With a long coastline, excellent seaports, a dense population, and manufacturing potential, this place is becoming the foothold for the Falcon Empire to impact the entire business circle of the Europa continent. This is not the isolated northwest coast, but the intersection of east and west. Transit point between north and south

Merchant fleets rolled in from the northwest, and horse-drawn carriages traveled from the southwest day and night to all directions.

Under such impact, the port area in the southwest and the road center in the interior are quickly becoming the busiest areas in the southwest. This is the red light district of Port Stanike. There is nothing visible during the day. At night, it lights up half of the city. The light is like lighting up the clouds over the city

In the middle of the night, it suddenly started to rain. People who were still looking for fun moved to the sides to take shelter from the rain. The women under the attic worked harder. Not only could they use their words, but they could also use their hands to pull and pull the men they liked. , every male who has ever lived can't escape their harassment, so many men who are not strong-willed quietly disappear into the room next to them with soft words that can melt their bones. However, they don't It's all like this,

There were also a few men in black clothes. They stopped under an attic at the intersection of the street.

"This is the place you chose! It's really unique!" One of the people took a deep breath and put down the black hat to block the rain. He revealed a fat and fair face, and his eyes narrowed into a line, slightly I scanned the street in surprise, looking at the gorgeous lofts filled with dozens of red lamps. There were all kinds of men and women laughing inside. At the door of the loft, there were more than a dozen beautiful figures wearing scantily clad Yingying Yanyan. posture. Waving in this direction, it’s so obvious, the red light district!

"Your Majesty, this is a complete misunderstanding!" A handsome young man in his twenties or eighty-year-old next to him responded with a dumbfounded look on his face. "I didn't expect the changes here to be so drastic. If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't have known it." I dare not arrange the location here!"

"Forget it, at least it's much more comfortable than when I was in the wilderness!" The fat man patted the water stains on his shoulders, looked away from the group of beautiful women in the distance with difficulty, and said with a bit of ridicule, "I'm here Not to mention suffering from hunger and cold on the border, the most common thing I see every day is the wind blowing weeds, even if I want to find something. What fun, just bragging with the people in Dongting and looking at the stars above your head, Dustronkai, you don’t lack anything here! Not to mention being self-sufficient, there is such a place to enjoy, if I didn’t know it beforehand. I really can’t believe that this is the outer area of ​​the Imperial Navy’s port!”

"Sir, I usually stay at the military port! I basically never set foot in these chaotic outer areas, that's why I made such a deviation!" Dostelenko quickly looked ugly. In fact, it had only been less than half a month since he led the main force of the navy back to the military port in the southwest from Kasili Island. It was also the first time he had set foot in such a place.

Received orders from His Majesty the Falcon. When he learned that he needed to find a secret meeting place in the port, he immediately thought of this place, which absolutely no one would think of. Someone will arrange the meeting place in the port area where people come and go. This is a new area expanded from the port area of ​​the southwest military port Stany.

Following the outline of the original port, you enter an inward curved area to the north. On the outside is the sparkling sea water, and on the inside are several lofts. The scenery is excellent. This was a small port controlled by local nobles as a family-specific port. Large tracts of open land remain undeveloped;

However, since the southwest was included in the empire, the commercial wave from the direction of Dahai City quickly hit the entire southwest coastal area. Stanik, which had good geographical advantages, was only used as an old port for the navy. At this time, it became insufficient. Although the military port had sufficient area, but it is mainly used for docking warships with huge tonnage. Merchant ships do not have the right to enter the military port.

A large number of merchant ships that need to dock can only be parked in rows outside the port, making the sea look crowded.

To solve this problem,

The Imperial Navy, stationed on the southwest coast, applied to His Majesty Falcon at the end of June, requesting the establishment of a commercial area and commercial port in the outer area of ​​Stanik Naval Port, the center of gravity of the southwest coast, mainly used to berth the merchant fleet and maintain the daily routine of the military port. The entry and exit of materials,

The construction of these areas is entirely supported by private investment.

If this pilot is successful, Fatty is also considering promoting it to other military ports. According to Dustrunkai, the daily maintenance of naval warships is very expensive, and new warships have to be added every year, which is a heavy blow to the empire's finances. burden, in this case, why not Using the navy's influence in the coastal areas to drive the construction of the entire port area can not only reduce the financial burden on the empire, but also drive the economy of the coastal areas, increase fiscal revenue for the empire, and allow the people who once suffered from the ravages of the Congolese navy to The southwest coast became prosperous again,

Fatty signed and agreed to this suggestion, but the speed of development in front of him was completely beyond his expectation. When he set foot here for the first time, he looked at the continuous lights in front of him and even had a trace of illusion. He really couldn't help it. Imagine that this row of lofts was a barren sandy land a month ago.

Dostelenko looked at the fat man's slightly blue face and quickly explained, "The naval fleet is docked here. There are many sailors, and there are thousands of sailors from merchant fleets from all over the world. The merchants come and go every day." Teams, the fleets that travel to and from land transportation are too numerous to count. Men are very good at this. After holding it in for a long time, I have a bad temper. If there is no place to vent, my subordinates are worried that problems will arise. It is for this reason that I agreed to set up such an area in the port extension area, but I did not expect that in just a short time It has developed to this extent in just one month.”

"It's a miracle! Isn't it?"

The fat man glared at his Minister of the Navy, "Such a large red light district appears ten miles away from the Navy Headquarters. If you use a lookout, you will see thousands of orioles turning around in front of your eyes. It will be very pleasing to the eye! My Lord of the Navy, don't Tell me, you can’t see all this from your office at the top of the Admiralty Building!”

"Your Majesty, in fact, this is just a kind of equipment needed by the military port." Dostelenko's face turned red with frustration. Bite the bullet and say boldly

"Equipment?" The fat man was stunned for a moment. Women are also equipped with the army!

Dostronkai said, "Your Majesty, soldiers are human beings too, and they also have normal sexual needs. Such needs are unavoidable. Fortunately for the army, there are many refugees in war-torn border areas, looking for money and food. There are countless women who have sold their bodies for a living. There are countless women, some are voluntary and some are forced. As long as they are willing to spend money, there will definitely be no shortage of women. Even good-looking aristocratic women are no longer a minority. But the sailors of the navy fleet are different. The fleet is in loneliness. A casual cruise on the sea is mostly a round trip. Months, if you are on a transportation mission, running back and forth between two continents, and floating on the sea for a month is normal. A normal man would be anxious, let alone a soldier who is already more energetic than ordinary people. This is also a port. There is no reason why there are most red light districts! No one would stop at a port with a red light district! Let alone make the place prosperous! As the Commander of the Imperial Navy Fleet, although I know that Your Majesty may not like to hear it, I still have to serve tens of thousands of Imperial Navy troops. Say something fair!"

"It seems you have really matured!"

The fat man looked down. But the anger on Dostronkai's face, which looked determined, unexpectedly slowly disappeared, and he took a deep breath, "In fact, the Supervision Department has long reported that there is a red light district in the naval port, and many captains' officers They are all frequent visitors to these red light districts. If they ask for anything, they will have what they need. There are tens of thousands of men who are screaming. How about none of them? It would be a weird thing not to blow things up! As the Minister of the Navy, it is a good thing to take care of your subordinates, but the combat effectiveness of the fleet must be guaranteed. If that day, I heard that a fleet officer had a problem because of this kind of thing, Even if he is going to die, your head, Dustelenko’s, will definitely be hanging on his head too!”

"Yes, I understand!" Dostelenko nodded quickly with beads of sweat on his head. He knew that he had escaped a fateful decision.

"Lead the way! No. 116 Tannic Port, I really don't know what you think of such an address!" The fat man snorted, waved his hand, and put on his hood again.

In the distance, a beautiful girl wearing a petal skirt and dressed as a wandering warbler was leaning alone in a corner. Her eyes happened to see the fat man's hooded hand, and a shining ring flashed through her blue pupils. She almost didn't open her eyes to the limit,

What a big ruby!

The girl's mouth was slightly open and her eyes were fixed on her fingers. Although it was only a weak light at the fork, the red luster of expensive gems could be clearly seen even from a distance of more than ten meters. She was born into a noble family, although her family declined during the Southwest Rebellion. , but her own vision is definitely not low. She has noticed these weird people for a long time. The fat man in the middle should be the core of it. He has an aristocratic air in his movements. The other people should be guards.

She is not a real wandering warbler, but one of those people who mixes among the wandering warblers and takes the opportunity to do some deception.

This kind of thing similar to the fairy dance is very common on this street. There are always people who like to take advantage of it. Moreover, this girl is very confident in her appearance. Although she is only fourteen or fifteen years old, she is from a noble family. , good temperament, a little makeup, more There is a different kind of charm that makes many veterans feel excited. It's a pity that a few people on the opposite side stood there for more than ten minutes, especially the fat man, who seemed to be a little blind, and kept pretending to himself. Several seductive gestures seemed completely invisible,

In her eyes, this fat man is a super fat sheep. She can't just let him go. On this street, besides herself, there are other people staring at this place. At least three of them passed by just now. They just saw themselves standing here. , did not take action for a while, everyone’s eyes were sharp

When a fat sheep is so shiny, the whole street will know about it in a few minutes.

I see too many people like this. They are all children of noble families. Either they are very arrogant and domineering and wish the whole street knew about them, or they are just like this silly fat man in front of me, shy and shy. People who feel their face turn red every time they take a step It is also the easiest to get. Such people often come from high-level nobles. For the sake of face, they dare not tell anything even if they lose something. The girl can feel that there are at least a dozen eyes following these people in the whole street, and no one is there. I'm moving because no one has come out for interviews yet.

"This little brother, do you need the most refreshing service? The price is absolutely fair and I guarantee you will have endless aftertaste!"

Finally, someone couldn't help it. It was an extremely gorgeous woman, wearing a tight-fitting leather hunting suit and a pair of tall legs. From one end of the street, she twisted her thin waist that looked like it was about to break at any time. The two charming dimples leaned towards each other, and with their big watery eyes, they gave the fat man in the middle what they thought was the most charming look.

"Asshole, it's Angie Luo, this bitch!"

The girl's eyes were clenched with fists, and her pretty eyes were suddenly filled with hatred. Anji Erou was the most famous master in this street. He was not only coquettish, but also willing to sacrifice. Generally, as long as he took action, few men could resist him.

Moreover, behind this woman, it is said that there is a very terrifying force. Unlike himself, he is reluctant to use his body as a bait, and he does not have much to rely on.

Just as everyone was looking at Angelo walking towards the target, and the silly fat man seemed to have an interested expression, a graceful figure suddenly blocked the fat man,

"Angelo, go away!" The speaker was a very tall woman with long purple hair draped over her shoulders. She had a gentle and pleasant voice, but it was chilling to the bone. "Who can I provoke and who can't I provoke? Are you blind?"

"Miss Feilin, you... why are you here!" Angelo's body trembled slightly, and the charming expression on his face just now turned into a trace of fear (to be continued...)