Chapter 3 3. My Island The hot sun was shining, accompanied by the sea breeze, and the atmosphere inside the small pier was quite dull. A chubby man was sweating in the sun, watching the carriage pulled by two fiery horses and followed by four tall knights in the distance. He saw the carriage slow down and hurried to meet it. But before he could get close to the carriage, a knight in leather armor drew his sword to block him and said coldly: "Don't get close!" The bright sword reflected the light of the sun, and it was obviously a magic weapon. 'Isn't this thing more expensive than an island? ' The former lord of Hanjiao Island, Bartos, was shocked and immediately stopped obediently, looking pitifully at the figure who walked out of the carriage slowly. Other residents here also stared at the noble carriage. Seeing the gems all over the carriage, shining in the sun, deep fear flashed in their numb eyes, and they bowed their heads respectfully. The current lord, Cloya, holding his staff in his hand, wearing a dark blue wizard robe, walked out of the carriage calmly.
He raised his eyes and glanced around - there were low stone houses around, and a few small boats were moored on the sea farther away. The people around were all very thin, and their clothes were tattered. Just from the mental state, it can be seen that his territory is probably poor to a certain extent... 'There is a long way to go. ' His expression did not change at all, still a little cold and indifferent, and looked at the fat man who was shivering not far in front of the carriage. Others are pale and thin, but you are so fat? Croa's eyes suddenly became playful, and the fat man trembled even more violently - he suspected that the new wizard wanted to kill him. In such torment, he heard Croa's voice: "Report the situation of Hanhai Reef Island." Bartos was relieved and reported: "Dear Master, there are 135 households in Hanhai Reef, with a total of 284 people. There is a first-level magic ore, white iron ore, on the island, which can produce two magic gold coins in tax revenue every year." "The population is so small?" Croa frowned. Seeing Croa frowning, Bartos hurriedly said: "My lord, this is not my fault..." He hurriedly explained: "A year ago, a baron forcibly took some people away. There should have been more than 700 people!" "Took away 500 people at once?" Croa did not ask this guy why he didn't stop it. Although the baron is the lowest title, he is also a nobleman. It was far from something that a small lord like him could stop casually. If someone wanted it, he would have to offer it respectfully. He asked the baron's name, so that he could take his people and return them when he got promoted. But this guy didn't know it. Croya was speechless, not even knowing his name... Bartos saw Croya's dissatisfaction with him and knelt down on the spot: "If you are willing to believe me, I am willing to serve you as my master and continue to help you manage Hanjiao Island! I will never make mistakes!" "Haha, you should serve me as your master."
Faced with his surrender, Croya did not agree or refuse explicitly, but just said: "Let's go to the island first, Robert, you can take him with you." Butler Robert immediately understood: "Yes!" To say that he was taking him with him actually meant that he was monitoring and watching over him. Although Croya is now the lord of this place, who knows if the former lord has any extra thoughts or is hiding anything? Even if he wants to leave, Croya will not allow it. At least before he thoroughly understood the situation of Hanjiao Island, Bartos had no personal freedom - as a distinguished wizard, Cloya certainly had such power. You can be gentle in front of your own people, but it is better not to be gentle to these strangers, so as to prevent them from having some inappropriate thoughts and ideas. The order of respect and inferiority must be maintained before he controls the power to suppress everything, and it is also the order that exists in this world. ... Bartos quickly led Cloya and his party onto the ship. Fortunately, the ship was large enough, and it was still stable even with a carriage and a few horses. After about seven or eight minutes of sailing, the outline of an island appeared in front of him. With the first-level spell Eagle Eye, Cloya saw the general appearance of his territory. This is an oval island with extremely lush vegetation on the island. It is lush and green, and the terrain looks quite flat, with only a small hill that can be regarded as a hill at most. A castle is located on the hill. Overlooking the entire island. After a quick look, Cloya thought it was okay. At least it was not a barren island. The presence of so much vegetation meant that there must be enough fresh water resources, and there might be undiscovered magic veins. The ship quickly docked. The first to disembark were four knights, who were fully armed and holding long swords, followed by the butler Robert and Bartos, and finally Cloya and the carriage. Waiting on the shore at this time were all the residents of the island. Like the people at the dock just now, most of them were naked from the waist up, with dark skin, and it was obvious that they lived by the sea. They looked a little better than the people at the dock. But they didn't know how long they waited, and they were all sweating. 'Are the products on the island more abundant? ' He didn't pay much attention, but just glanced at them, and led by Bartos and four knights to the lord's castle on the island. After passing the crowd, he waved his hand casually to signal these people to disperse. They should work when they should work, and they couldn't just not work to welcome him. That would really be a waste of time. This section of the road was not long, but Kroya deliberately slowed down his pace. He scanned the surroundings, trying to find some unexpected gains-such as undiscovered magic plants. But there was nothing at all.
He was a little discouraged, but only a little bit, and he was soon attracted by the tall trees around him. The most common thing on this island is the tall coconut trees, and those coconuts hang on the trees, each one looks big and white. Hmm? White coconuts? Isn't it white only when it is peeled? I always feel that it seems a little familiar, as if I have seen it in some book, but I can't remember what it is for a while. This reminded him of the freshly squeezed coconut juice he had drunk before, and he was tempted for a moment. After all, even a mage would feel thirsty after being exposed to the wind and sun for so long! But the strange thing was that the coconuts on the trees were neatly arranged, with no signs of being picked. Coconuts can quench thirst and satisfy hunger, but no one picked them? He was a little confused, and then he thought of the reason. Everything in the territory belonged to the lord. Without the lord's permission, no one could pick even the fruits on the trees at will - it was okay for a short one, but would he be caught if he climbed up such a tall coconut tree? After thinking of this, he shook his head and continued to walk along the road while enjoying the scenery, leisurely as if he was on vacation. Bartos saw that Cloya was interested in the things around him, and he hurried to flatter him, saying how he protected these coconut trees and transplanted the best coconut trees on the island here, just to give Cloya the best coconuts... Cloya was interested in listening to him at first, but when he heard it getting more and more strange, he ordered him to shut up without hesitation. I don't know what happened, but after I told him to shut up, his expression became even more respectful. It was because there was no tail behind him, otherwise it would have been shaking like a flower. Just like that, Kroya spent half an hour to reach his castle - a stone castle built on a hill. It was simple in the eyes of modern people, but it stood out in comparison with those stone houses just now. The three-story castle actually had a sense of tallness and majesty. Kroya's eyes were immediately attracted, but it was not the castle that attracted him, but a strange-looking animal at the entrance of the castle. It was a monster that looked like a big rat, but its expression was particularly Buddhist, and its mouth was slowly chewing grass and trees. A message immediately emerged in my mind - [Found a monster suitable for the Star Spirit Imprinting Technique: Kabamon, please activate the Star Spirit Imprinting Technique to view the monster's star spirit body for spell imprinting. 】