Chapter 187 Center of the Storm

Author: Arion's Dolphins

Chapter 187 Center of the Storm

Ning Fu kept silent about the reason why the mermaid came here, as if she didn't want to say more, and Tang Zhao and others didn't force her. Anyway, it would take a long time, and the news that should be known would be known sooner or later.

In short, they were caught by the sahuagin on the way. They couldn't understand the language the sahuagin used when communicating, but they could probably guess that they wanted to use them as sacrifices for summoning.

Demons and the like, otherwise they would never leave anyone alive.

[I think, first of all, we should make some things clear. Now, can I think that the devil is colluding with the sahuagin, and that there are more sahuagin lurking offshore.]

"You can think so, no problem." Nymph answered simply and neatly, without any hesitation.

[After we go back, we can think about reorganizing the army and preparing for war. How many naval forces can be drawn near Yintao City? 】

Tang Zhao didn't shy away from Nying Fu when he spoke. He didn't intend to let her leave until the matter was resolved, so it didn't matter if they found out. It wouldn't have any impact on the situation.

"The Oran people do not rely on sea water for survival, and the development of the navy is relatively weak. In addition to our more than ten warships, the Yintao City administrator also has a similar number of warships. Originally, Count Sterling should have

There are also fifty or sixty warships, but you know something happened. In short, Yintao City's coastal defense situation is very poor now. It can only deal with rogue bandits and small pirates, but cannot deal with a large number of sahuagins."

If it is a city defense battle, you can also recruit a large number of militiamen to win with sheer force, but this is really not possible in naval battles. Only elite sailors can barely deal with the sahuagin. Ordinary merchant ships and sailors will die even if they go up.

It doesn't make any sense.

[The Oran royal family should have a water nurse, so go ask them for help first, write a letter asking for help or something like that.]

"Unfortunately, His Majesty the King doesn't pay much attention to coastal defense. When the navy is needed, he will send people to recruit Laurent's navy. It is a commercial city attached to Oran. They do have a large number of warships and sailors. I

I will write to ask His Majesty to inform them, but this is very inefficient, so be prepared that they will be late."

[I understand, distant water cannot cure nearby fire. I have some business dealings with the Castei family. Since they have completely taken over the Sterling family's navy, they should still have a certain fighting capacity. Regarding demons

, they are happy to help.]

"Need not!"

The moment the commander opened his mouth to speak, Nying Fu was the first to deny it, causing both of them to look at her. The commander was confused, while Tang Zhao had a deeper meaning.

Realizing that she had said the wrong thing, Nymph did not explain the reason. She just looked at Tang Zhao and the commander with calm and pleading eyes. However, the resistance of both of them was basically at full level. This kind of eye attack was effective.

Very little.

[Based on your status, you are now the target of rescue. Mermaids have no right to command the Church of Helm to do things, and they also have no power to command Karak Solma to do things. What do you want us to do, or not do, that’s no problem.

, but we all want to see the reasons and arguments, otherwise we will not adopt it.】

In fact, if these mermaids are handed over to the Casdeyi family, Tang Zhao thinks that he can complete the task. Marquis of Casdeyi will probably get the information he needs. But now Tang Zhao is not in a hurry, because his intuition tells him that the next step will be

Things are more important than a few gold coins.

She looked at Tang Zhao fearlessly for several seconds. Finally, Nymph surrendered first and sighed faintly: "Well, the reason why I came here has something to do with the Sterling family, to be precise, Barnard -

The Sterling family, our mermaids are old friends with this Sterling family. Forgive me for not revealing too much about the rest. Because I don’t know your position, and saying too much may hurt my friends.

They."

Barnard-Stirling is the current Earl of Stirling family. It was originally a marginalized branch of the large family that was not much valued. Now it was chosen as the main family and inherited the richest territory of the Stirling family.

Tang Zhao did his homework and knew that Barnard's family used to be the mayor of the coastal town, and his reputation has always been very good, so he was chosen as the heir. It is entirely possible that he has some social interaction with the mermaid. At first glance, the other party can at least talk to him.

There was no logical flaw, and the commander didn't refute it, so he acquiesced to what the other party said.

Since the other party came for the Sterling family, the purpose was worthy of scrutiny, but Tang Zhao was not stupid enough to ask directly, he just nodded lightly.

It was clear that he didn't trust them very much, but fortunately, there was still time. Tang Zhao would not do such shameless things as kidnapping, but the time to "treat the wounded" was a little longer, and it was still within the acceptable limit of everyone. Anyway, people

They were all rescued. Without Tang Zhao, most of these people would have died in the end, so Tang Zhao had no psychological burden.

[Well, just don’t disturb the Castei family for the time being. Calculate the time, more lizard warriors will arrive soon, barely able to fill the gap. Of course, I don’t make promises, everything depends on the situation.

Certainly.】

The territory of the Castei family is only a few dozen miles away from Yintao City, and even the port is less than 200 miles away. If necessary, it can be deployed in two or three days. It is really necessary to move the Castei family

When it comes to getting involved, it's very simple. It can not only infiltrate Yintao City, but also earn a good reputation. Anyway, those navy and warships are not trained by them at their expense, and they will not be used at all in normal times. If they die, they will

Don't feel bad, the probability of rejection is almost zero.

Nymph breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you for your understanding. When things calm down, you will all receive compensation from the Mermaid Kingdom."

Tang Zhao talked with the commander for a while. The main content was about recruiting troops to prepare for war. Tang Zhao only had three to two hundred people under his command, so they couldn't do anything big, so he didn't learn more about it. He confirmed that the commander would notify the mayor and Si at the same time.

After Earl Trin, he stopped talking to the other party. The commander was also very sensible and found an excuse to go outside the cabin to observe the sea conditions.

In the room, only Tang Zhao, Nymph and two elf druids were applying medicine to Tang Zhao.

[Let me confirm first, can a mermaid turn its tail into human legs and then move on the shore? I don’t recommend that you live temporarily at the mouth of the Dua River. There are many people there, and more importantly, there are

There are traces of demons and sahuagin activities, so you will most likely come ashore with us.]

Nymph's voice was slightly sarcastic: "When it's really dangerous, can it be safe on the shore?"

[It is close to the military camp, has developed transportation, and is easy to defend. After my inspection, it is definitely one of the top five safest places in Yintao City, and you seem to have no right to choose. You are willing to treat the wounds and illnesses of human beings without asking anything.

There are not many places, there seems to be only one in Yintao City.】

From the perspective of the rescued person, the tone of Nymph's words was not pleasant. Most people would probably be unhappy or even angry, but Tang Zhao felt fine. He knew that creatures like mermaids were very xenophobic, and he also knew that creatures like mermaids were very xenophobic.

When panicked, they will use more intense expressions to pretend to protect themselves.

However, the two elven druids behind him couldn't stand listening anymore. Looking at the nymph's expression, Tang Zhao's wounds caused by the sahuagin and the mad war demon were still slowly oozing blood, not to mention that Tang Zhao's wounds were still slowly oozing out.

Many elves were also favored by Tang Zhao, who provided protection and food. Even Karak Solma also assisted the elves with a lot of strategic materials. The elves always valued friendship and protected shortcomings, so of course they would feel very unhappy.

Nying Fu looked at the wounds and ointments all over Tang Zhao's body, and knew that her words were inappropriate: "I'm sorry for my words and deeds. I have no right to ridicule a warrior who fought bloody battles. The things I have experienced recently are really rich.

Please forgive me.

All adult fish have this ability. The mermaids you just saw are all adults, so you don’t have to worry too much about this problem. But we are all aquatic species after all, and we need to soak in water every one or two days.

Otherwise, there will be health problems or even life crises. I hope you can satisfy us with this little thing."

[Don’t worry, we will try our best to satisfy any reasonable demands. After all, you need to stay in Yintao City for a while.]

Halfway through his words, Tang Zhao remembered something again and asked the druid to bring a sealed bottle of unknown liquid and handed it to Nymph.

[After their inspection, you all have varying degrees of demonic corrosion on your bodies. It should be that the sahuagin have tampered with the food. If you leave it alone, although there is a high probability that you will not die in the end, it will be very troublesome for the priest to cure it.

, may require the action of a bishop-level priest, so I still recommend that you nip the danger in the cradle,]

"How much should I drink?"

[About half a bottle, just drink it while you watch. We have enough potions. I swear in the name of the great Dragon God that this stuff is harmless to humans. Drinking too much will definitely not cause any problems. Drinking too little may result in incomplete treatment.

, so drink as much as possible.】

In fact, this is the perfected experimental product. The main material is Tang Zhao's blood. Combined with some conventional drugs, his blood has the effect of "eating evil". Before it can be officially promoted and used, someone should be the first to take advantage of it.

The nymph didn't say much. After nodding her thanks to the druid, she reached out to take the medicine bottle, raised her head and drank the potion in one gulp. It seemed that she was really afraid of the devil's erosion.

[Final confirmation, do you know that there are a large number of Berserker Demons lurking in Yintao City now? 】

Nymph's eyes suddenly widened: "What?! How could I know such a thing? If we go to Yintao City now, wouldn't we be sailing into the center of the storm!"

[Probably about the same, otherwise we would have nowhere to go, or do you want to go to the Yongwang Mountains, the deepest part of the mainland? It is indeed safe there, but it is farther away from the sea, probably thousands of kilometers away. 】

Nymph did not refute this time, but just sighed again: "Well, I hope everyone can return safely, just don't sail to the other shore (Hades)."

[Just do everything you need to do and let fate dictate. Do whatever you have to do. It’s not time to think about the outcome yet.]

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The Church of Helm left a warship to Tang Zhao, and the commander left first with his people. It took Tang Zhao some time to prepare the carriage and human clothes.

The original clothes of the mermaid were not considered restricted products, but they were indeed very eye-catching in a human harbor. There were a large number of hidden sentries lurking in Yintao City, some of which belonged to the Sterling family, but most of them belonged to other families. Tang

Zhao didn't want the news about the mermaid to leak out yet, and it would be safer to put on human clothes as it would be difficult to explain to others.

The mermaids hid in the cargo carriages in batches, and then used shark carcasses and sahuagin trophies to cover them up. They could not be seen from the outside. Others only thought they were captured trophy carriages. Although they attracted a lot of attention, no one seemed to be there.

I suspect that there are a few living people hidden behind the large amount of loot.

The carriage entered the courtyard smoothly, and several mermaids got out of the carriage. Tang Zhao was slightly interested and took a look at their appearance.

The transformation magic of their legs is very good, and they look just like normal human beings. The fins on their elbows have also converged. The only drawback is that they still have a small amount of fish scales on their bodies, stuck in the skin of their arms and shoulders.

If hidden, it would look very conspicuous.

[Fortunately, there is a way to cover it up, or change the idea. It seems that it is not impossible to let them play a role as a dragon-human hybrid. 】

Tang Zhao quickly pulled back his thoughts and looked at the mermaids looking around.

It was also the first time for them to come to a big human city, and they were very curious about the things around them, which is human nature.

[You guys should rest in the courtyard for a while first, and I will prepare relevant things as soon as possible, such as pools and the like. Recuperate in peace, and I will ask you to answer any questions you have. In addition, I know that you are interested in Yintao City.

Some of the things are very curious. Unfortunately, these are troubled times and your status is relatively sensitive. I will try my best to provide you with opportunities to go out, but the specific situation will depend on the situation.】

Tang Zhao was still very talkative and tried his best to provide a good environment for the mermaids. The mermaids also nodded consciously and let Nymph take the lead. Everyone thanked Tang Zhao. After all, Tang Zhao was a lifesaver and he accepted it with peace of mind.

The following period of time was mainly about waiting, firstly for the grain transport ship to arrive, and secondly for the situation to change further.

The commander's war preparation plan did not go smoothly. Both the mayor and the Sterling family were worried and only dared to carry out small-scale war preparations. For this reason, the Church of Heim also asked Tang Zhao to borrow some carrier pigeons and let them go

Send messages to recruit reinforcements.

Tang Zhao was seriously injured now and needed to recover quickly. He did not dare to continue drilling into the sewers. Instead, he stayed quietly in the courtyard and occasionally followed the team out to investigate the situation.

After waiting unhurriedly for several days, Tang Zhao finally waited for the grain transport ship. The fleet was not small, consisting of six medium and large merchant ships. In addition to a large amount of grain, there were also more than 200 sailors inside.

, and more importantly, Andrea and several of her right-hand assistants.

I made a mistake in my judgment before. I didn't expect that there would be so many things in Yintao City. In addition, I had to take into account the defense of the settlement, so I didn't bring anyone who could handle the matter. As a result, Tang Zhao had to handle everything personally, and he no longer had to give up.

The shopkeeper’s sense of freedom.

Now, the familiar feeling can come back.
Chapter completed!