.When the people of Arctic Port are excited about the thawing of the port, there are also people on the other side of the distant ocean fighting for the opening of the route.

"Cut the sails and prepare to lay the anchor!"

Under the bright spring light, the blue sea surface was very calm, and hundreds of common three-masted sailboats on the sea were swaying up and down with the tide. With the long command of the sailors, thick cables were tightly tightened, and heavy linen sails were removed from the mast. Because they were no longer available, the fleet had reached its first destination for the voyage.

"Deepwater City has arrived!"

Deepwater City is the most magnificent and prosperous city of the Naserel Empire, without "one of the ". Excellent ports, enlightened trade system, millions of people, and rare products from all over the world have nurtured this miracle of the civilized world known as the glorious city.

For many centuries, the Deep Water City has been the capital of the Naseril Empire, the center of trade, culture, magic and art. When it comes to this brilliant city, everyone will think of the huge floating city, towering magic towers, brilliant temples, noisy parliament, heroic guards, and any wonder that can be found in this magical world, showing the majesty of the empire and the gods from different angles.

Goods from all directions are concentrated in the huge port of Deepwater City. In the market near the dock, specialties from every corner of the Faren continent, even from the other side of the ocean and the far east can be bought. Countless sculptures and murals are erected on both sides of the spacious streets, playing music with varying styles everywhere. The smell of perfume is fluttered in every corner of the city, and there are often speeches full of wisdom in the square. Mysterious and powerful magicians occasionally show their research results. Deepwater City is also a capital of money, art, and academic capital. The cultures of various races communicate and collide in this melting pot, and spiritually infusing the soul into this huge entity called the Naserel Empire.

But that's all in the past.

As the elves gradually became the overlord of the sea, the global trade network of the Naserel Empire was shrinking, colonies and trade stations were lost one after another, and the wealth flowing into the Deep Water City decreased year by year. With the decline of the economy, scholars, artists and magicians left one after another. The floating city was moved one after another, and the temple was moved. In the end, even the city itself became the number one target of the elves fleet due to its position as the imperial capital, and was repeatedly hit by war, shelling, landing and terrorist attacks, which made the vitality of the city fade.

Under the endless harassment, the unbearable government also moved away from the coastal deep water city and built a new capital, Naiserel City in the middle of the country. The deep water city, which had lost its halo of the capital, declined more rapidly. Its commercial status was replaced by cities further south and became deserted and depressed. Only from the magnificent temples and tall stone statues that could the glory of this glorious city in its heyday was vaguely seen.

However, with the military operation of the expedition to the New Neseril, the city that had been deserted for a long time became lively again. Since last month, three-masted fleets with flags of empires, churches or dominions have concentrated from Ascatra, Podge Gate, Wudong City and other important coastal towns to the Desarin River. The Desarin River in the south of the Desarin River was also filled with inland river barges loaded with soldiers and supplies. The influx of people almost bought out all the supplies in this ancient port, and the large number of merchants following the market made the market even more lively than it was in its heyday.

The honorary coach of the expedition land, Ilminster, stood on the balcony of the Deepwater City Port Authority. He frowned and watched the Am Fleet enter the port. He heard the slow and low drum beats and the sound of waves hitting the bluestone pier. The dock was filled with people watching the fun, and many vendors and thieves took the opportunity to open, adding a bit of festive interest to the already very lively port.

As the fleet approached, loud salutes and deafening cheers rang out almost at the same time. With the eyes of tens of thousands of eyes, these more than a hundred sailboats were successively retracted into the port. It took more than an hour to stop at the edge of the dock. Although it was not as powerful and scale as the elf fleet, which often had thousands of ships, it was a wonder that had not been seen in many years for the residents of Deepwater City who had faded out of the center of the civilized world.

Amid the sound of the military band playing, the officers and soldiers of the Am Fleet lined up in neat rows and walked down their warships. The navy generals wearing gold wire seals and cloaks all stood up and were interviewed by tabloids with great majestic and graceful manners. The handsome officers boldly conveyed their feelings to the girls who came to watch the fun.

The sailors who were more sorry about their appearance and clothes were also looking for their own fun. They either looked for idle people on the dock to find out the location of the tavern, or bargained with the vendors selling fruits and cigarettes.

There were also some children who came to offer flowers and followed the battleship to visit. In tomorrow's newspaper news and school compositions, there must be a lot of "main theme works" to praise the powerful fleet and mighty officers and soldiers of the empire!

But obviously, some people disagree.

"A bunch of colorful airs without any military quality!" Ilminster pointed to the huge warship in front of him, and even his voice was trembling. "Is this a warship or a yacht! Isn't it the most obvious target that makes it so golden? They think this is a flower boat for a festival show!"

His right hand was facing the largest four-masted giant ship in the fleet. The ship was particularly conspicuous in the middle of an old three-masted sailboat. It was so golden that it was so shaking that it couldn't open its eyes. The mast, the side of the ship, and the deck were covered with gold powder, and even the sails and cables were golden. The ship also housed a golden statue of the goddess of wealth, Wujin, which looked particularly sacred in the golden light. It was really worthy of being the God of Wealth!

"Oh, that's a yacht." Karthas, who was the magical counselor of the Expeditionary Force, closed the magic book in his hand, looked forward, and pressed Daxian's hand back. "That ship is the yacht 'Gold Coin' of the current Speaker of Am. He donated it to the Expeditionary Force when he was raising funds before the war, so it became the flagship of the Am fleet."

"Is this guy so generous?" Ilminster was a little surprised. He recalled the rumors about that person, and felt that nothing seemed to be related to generosity. "Since he was willing to take out such an expensive yacht, why not give some more practical things? I remember he had also fought on the battlefield, so he shouldn't be so confused that he thought that such an ornamental gold ship could come in handy!"

"Why is he not sure? He just can't bear to leave it alone. You can check if he has donated anything besides this boat. I bet that this iron rooster who lends money to usury is definitely not a penny!" Karthas said disdainfully, "I borrowed a hundred gold coins from him, but in just half a year it rose to 1,500, and I had to pay my debts with myself... I had saved his life from the goblin before! Can you expect such an ungrateful guy to be generous?"

"Then why..."

"You are talking about why he donated this boat, right? Humph, his abacus is so good!" Karthas sneered slightly, "This boat was left by his extravagant father. It's just the daily maintenance cost, but the opportunity to use it is very few, and a large amount of tax has to be paid. This iron cock has long since no longer wanted to continue to be a sucker for a golden ship that can only be watched. But the problem is that this boat was built too sensational. If it was dismantled or resold casually, it would be easy to think of his family's financial difficulties and was about to be ruined, which is quite unfavorable to his business reputation."

"Then he donated the ship to the Expeditionary Force? It seems like a loss, after all, it's such a big ship..."

"Not a loss at all!" Karthas looked at Ilminster with an idiot-looking look, as if surprised that he knew nothing about human relationship accidents. "Since he donated such an expensive gold toy, he could naturally apply for tax exemption or other preferential conditions in the parliament. Although he is the speaker, he cannot give himself privileges casually, otherwise he would be impeached and stepped down immediately. However, with such a "generous" "feat", even the opposition parties have no reason to stop it. Even if he does not get much benefits from the parliament, being able to exempt the huge property tax of the "gold coin" without damaging his business reputation is a great victory!"

"Huge property tax... Well, it makes sense." Ilmins nodded in agreement. He vaguely remembered that someone had been forced into a pauper by the huge property tax because he had inexplicably inherited a remote and desolate castle. The unlucky guy wanted to sell the castle many times, but no one cared about it. Finally, he simply carried the sign of the castle free gift, trying to get rid of this heavy burden. He was arrested in a crazy asylum asylum asylum asylum as a mental patient. If it weren't for a major earthquake, his bad luck would not last long. This shows how dangerous an expensive item that cannot bring benefits is for everyone.

Just as he was thinking about scraping off the gold decorations on the ship for military expenses, Karthas spoke again.
Chapter completed!