Realm of Power

558 Winter Veil Festival Battle (9)

Moyun Port is a natural inward-curved port in the northwest of Salander. In the era when nuclear power was not yet prosperous, it was just a small fishing village with less than a hundred people. With the increase in the number of sea ships traveling to and from Vikia, this former port The small fishing village suddenly became busy.

The morning sunshine shone down from the thin clouds, covering the earth with a light golden color. The village is surrounded by rolling mountains.

A thin mist floats in the mountains. The mist floats with the wind, sometimes rising and sometimes falling along the valley, and finally disappears in the soft light of the morning sun.

It extends from the middle of the port through the village into the fields, passing through the large newly cultivated fields on both sides, and then winds up the mountains and disappears in the middle of the mountains.

Although it is still early in the morning, there are already many pedestrians on the mountain road, and many horse-drawn carriages are busy. Looking from a distance, hundreds of small stone houses made of cliff rubble are scattered in an orderly manner along the coast.

In front of a 100-meter-long curved coastline, there are already more than a dozen merchant ships loading cargo. Their brown wooden bottoms have been eroded by the cold and become pale white.

The huge hull rose and fell with the waves, and black spots, large and small, were busy between the hull and the pier. Carriages loaded with goods kept running back and forth on the road, and the horsewhip raised in the coachman's hand made a crisp sound. The whole town is waking up in this rush

The fat man glanced around and found that the dozen or so merchant ships docked at the dock all had the flag of Vecia flying on top. Occasionally, the flags of the Kingdom of Rode and the Kingdom of Ruidian could be seen flying. In the southeast corner of the port, There is a sea-going ship with a pointed bow and stern and a flat middle. It is the unique "leaf boat" of the Dorok people.

It is said to be a boat, but it is actually like an enlarged shuttle. It is said that the speed of this shuttle-type merchant ship is second to none among all merchant ships, but the cabin for loading cargo is a bit small, and it can only load about 3 tons of cargo at a time.

The fleet turned into a side corner of Moyun Port, slowed down slowly in front of a wharf made of white stones, and finally used the inertia of the sea-going ship to slide into the wharf. The water surface quickly receded, and a neat row of cranes appeared at the port. In front of me,

The fat man saw that there were already workers unloading goods waiting there. When he saw such a large fleet of merchant ships entering the port, they all cheered, as if something happy had happened.

"What's going on?" The fat man looked at the enthusiastic dock workers below and couldn't help but feel a little sleepy.

"Sir, these are workers affiliated with the Business Alliance." Sokutus Stellan came up from behind with a chuckle and explained to the fat man, "Because of Changheng, the working hours of these workers are implemented according to the rotation system. They only need to complete a certain amount of unloading to get extra leave or rewards."

Each worker who unloads about 50 tons of goods can get 10 days of vacation time," Sokutus Stellan said softly and respectfully. "Like our big deal of 30 shipments of goods this time, it is enough for them to complete half a month's quantity. , being able to complete such a quantity at one time, no wonder they would shout with joy."

"Oh, rotation system?" The fat man's eyes flashed, and he looked at Sokutus Stellan in surprise. In this era, how could the word rotation system appear?

"Have you forgotten, your Excellency, once I reported to you the incident of workers being passive and sabotaging work overseas, I heard your Excellency casually suggest this method. At that time, Your Excellency was commanding the battle against the Ruidian people for hegemony in the north, and his subordinates did not dare to use this method. If you want to harass adults with trivial matters, you can only implement this method first without getting approval.

Sokutus Stellan's body trembled, and her expression was unnatural as she said, "Who knew that the workers at Dillens Waihe became much more enthusiastic and active? Not only were there no longer any troublemakers, but many workers even offered to use them. In exchange for a generous salary, this method was temporarily implemented at all weighing docks.

"My subordinate, Your Majesty, has plagiarized your wisdom, please punish me." Sokutus Dailan half-knelt down in front of the fat man with her pretty body, and apologized.

"You have done a good job. As a superior, the necessary compassion can make her more beautiful." The fat man's eyes flickered, and he looked at Sokutus Dailan solemnly for a while before continuing.

"Do you know why I chose you to be the most powerful Thirteenth Butler in the Business Alliance?

Fatty said, "It's not that there are no other suitable candidates, such as Si Duhan, the former president of the alliance, Lidakus who is good at internal affairs, and the twelve deacons of the Business Alliance. They all have rich business experience and outstanding achievements." ability, but I chose you to be the one who controls everything?”

"Subordinate, don't you know?"

Sokutus Stellan shook her head and lowered her head in response with a confused expression. This was also the biggest doubt in her heart. In terms of background and talent, she was not considered outstanding among the many women of Fatty.

For example, the woman in front of me named Máo Mona Qing, even though we have only been together for a few days, I can still feel that she is an extremely intelligent and extraordinary beauty. In terms of appearance, she is top-notch, let alone a man. , even women will be attracted to it involuntarily. The title of the most beautiful woman in the West is enough to satisfy any man's vanity.

It can be seen that in your heart, this woman occupies a very important place, and she may even become a real grand duchess in the future. And a woman with such a reputation and status, there is also the daughter of the Dillens family in the south. , the daughter of the North Jones family,

These are all families that have announced their marriage through formal procedures, and I can only be regarded as a secret lover at best, and the identity gap with the other party is not the slightest bit.

But the fat man has placed the economic lifeline of Wikiya, the largest business organization in the mainland, in his own hands with such trust. The deep affection in this makes Stellan Sokutus feel an excitement that is hard to calm down every time she thinks about it. Ripples in my heart, my heart is as hot as a rolling flame

It turns out that in the eyes of adults, Sokutus Stellan is very proud that she is still somewhat useful. For this, it is worth it even if she is broken into pieces.

"Do you remember how I met you?"

The fat man gently lifted Sokutus Dailan's white chin with his right hand, and stared at the beautiful face in front of him tenderly, with a flash of memories.

With a smile on her face, she whispered, "I will always remember that girl who was trembling in the business alliance because she was hiding from debts. Your stubbornness at that time was what impressed me the most. Even if you are regarded as a madman by everyone, you must try your best." Give it a try"

"Sir, you mean..."

Hearing the fat man talking about the scandal of that year, Sokutus Stellan looked stunned for a moment, then her cheeks were flushed, and something seemed to be touched in her heart. She looked at the fat man in a daze,

"That's why I chose you." The fat man nodded, took back the hand with Sokutus Stellan's body fragrance, bent down and whispered in the ear of the half-kneeling Sokutus Stellan.

"Only you who have suffered harm from businessmen will know how many terrible and profound disasters will be brought to families like yours once wealthy businessmen with certain financial strength lose their most basic control."

Hearing the fat man's words, Sokutus Stellan's body trembled, and tears flashed in her eyes. Thinking of her helplessness and despair, her round and beautiful shoulders trembled slightly,

"Okay, let's get off the boat, otherwise there will be people waiting anxiously." The fat man helped Sokutus Dailan up. In the distance, Mona Qing was waving to this side.

Suddenly, there was a soft sound from the cabin next to it,

The fat man quickly looked around and saw a pretty female warrior appearing in front of him. It turned out to be Isa Moriel, who had just run away, coming out of the cabin.

The fat man's eyes lit up. This violent woman was wearing a close-fitting mail armor lined with a long white skirt, making her look even more heroic. Her long black and elastic hair was tied up into a graceful and flowing long hair on the back of her head. The ponytail and pale face look a bit like a little girl,

If the long sniper bow behind her hadn't betrayed her, no one would have thought that this beauty staring at her with a resentful look on her face would be the number one secret assassin who would make people tremble with fear.

Thinking of what Isa Moriel said to him just now, the fat man couldn't help laughing again. He waved to Isa Moriel, which received a blank look from Isa Moriel.

"Hmph, this damn fat guy must have done nothing good."

Isa Moriel glanced behind the fat man, and happened to see Sokutus Stellan hiding shyly. She blushed for a rare moment, with an inexplicable emotion in her eyes, and she snorted. , ignoring the fat man, the "dog-girl couple" ran away like frightened little rabbits.

After half a day's journey, at dusk, the fat man rode his war horse and climbed to the last high hill on the edge of the coast. The long-lost Lhasa Port appeared at the end of the plain in the distance.

Only when the fat man stood here did he realize why Lhasa could become the largest port in the north of Salander.

The natural arc curves inward, forming a huge arm more than ten miles wide outside the port, like a huge arc-shaped semicircle, enveloping the green cold, as if even the heaven and earth are blended together.

On the lake, there are many large and small island groups scattered according to a certain pattern, reflecting the afterglow of the sunset. The vegetation in the area next to each lake is particularly lush, with groups of animals flying and falling, various thick and white dots. They all gathered beside the lake, chatting casually and peacefully.

"Sir, this place is so beautiful"

Sokutus Stellan's cry of surprise came from the side. For her, who was visiting the island country of Saland for the first time, this dreamlike island scenery was simply like paradise. It’s a series of surprises

It was also the first time that Mona Qing discovered that Lhasa was so beautiful. Her pretty eyes completely lit up, shining like the bright moon.

"The whole team speeds up and the target is lost"

The fat man raised his whip high and said in an excited voice. Behind him, a group of 3,000 Guards Cavalry, who had arrived early, let out a shout and crashed down along the sloping mountain road, rolling up streaks in the sky. soot