The Blood Shadow soon approached the port of Nod Island.
Mark did not let the ship sail directly into the port. Although there were no pirate-related signs on his ship, trespassing was still not much different from an invasion.
Mark had the boat put into the sea and sent people to deliver the Harvey family's coat of arms and letters with seals to the port.
The Nord family responded quickly. The messenger stood at the port and waved a flag to signal the Blood Shadow to enter the port.
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Nordburg is a long way from the port, so Kelly did not see Baron Renault after disembarking from the ship, but his niece was responsible for receiving him.
The Nord family is very thoughtful about this. Although this niece does not have a title, it is not rude to welcome guests as a member of the Nord family.
This suited Kelly well - she could just get some information out of her niece.
However, this niece's mouth was more difficult to deal with than Kelly imagined. No matter what Kelly said, the other party would always smile in response, and then give her an answer that was not what Kelly wanted after thinking carefully.
This also made Kelly understand why Baron Reno would arrange for such a niece to be here.
Since she couldn't ask anything, Kelly didn't say anything more and just let the other party take her around the port, just in time to wait for Renault.
After leaving the port, there was a winding slope. Going up the slope, Kelly saw the real Nord Island.
This is a broad plain with endless cultivated land.
A series of low fences circle the cultivated land into patches, where a variety of vegetables, beets, carrots, cabbage, and peppers are grown. The greenery is embellished with a hint of bright red, and it looks very beautiful.
In addition, Kelly also saw the wheat that Allen was thinking about.
I have to say that the environment on Nord Island is better than expected.
At the end of the cultivated land are patches of woods. According to Renault's niece, there are countless traps set by hunters to guard against all kinds of wandering beasts.
Of course Kelly would not believe that those traps were used to deal with wild beasts, or they might be used to deal with enemies who wanted to sneak onto the island.
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Baron Renault came quickly and appeared in front of Kelly in less than three hours.
This is a fat man wearing a blue dress, and his protruding belly seems to burst the dress at any time.
Renault's height is about 1.7 meters, which is quite average among the humans in the Ausen world. He can't be described as a strong man and can only be regarded as a cute fat man.
After Renault saw Kelly, his small crescent-like eyes suddenly narrowed into two slits, and he came to Kelly with a just right smile on his face.
"Good day, dear Baron Kelly, I am Renault Nord, the owner of Nord Island. You are very welcome to come."
Renault put his hand on his chest and gave a slight salute.
Kelly returned the greeting with a smile in the same way, "Good day, distinguished Baron Renault, thank you for your reception."
Then Kelly introduced Mark and Tina beside her, both of whom were bodyguards.
Renault looked at the two of them carefully and obviously noticed their red pupils, but didn't ask any more questions.
After a few polite words, Renault stepped aside and introduced to the armored lady beside him: "This is my wife, Onif Nord."
"Welcome, Baron Kelly." Onife gave a knightly salute to Kelly.
Kelly immediately returned the gift, and then couldn't help but look at Onyve more.
Kelly had noticed this lady for a long time, but she originally thought she was the guardian knight of the Nord family.
Mrs. Nord's figure is not much narrower than Renaud's, but she is more than a head taller than Renaud, and looks to be nearly two meters tall.
Onifu wore a set of dark gold full-body armor, with a long sword hanging on her waist, standing next to Renault like a giant.
At the same time, the subordinate next to him was holding a square shield. Kelly believed that this should also belong to Onif.
No one would mistake such a lady for Mrs. Nord.
"Oh, please don't mind, Baron Kelly,"
Sensing Kelly's surprise, Renault immediately explained: "My wife is a fourteenth-level shield sword warrior, so she is always used to wearing a suit of armor and forgets the elegance of being a noble lady."
Shield Sword Warrior is the promotion direction for ordinary warriors. They also have professional inheritance and have mastered the method of using elements to practice.
Kelly didn't know much about this aspect, but looking at Onifu's look, she knew that this career was very suitable for her.
"Of course I don't mind, and I think it's better this way."
Kelly looked at Renault and said with a smile: "After all, in this dangerous world, Mrs. Onif's strength can save your life, but elegance cannot."
Having said that, Kelly still felt that Renault was deliberately showing off his strength.
Of course, this way of showing strength is not a threat, at best it can be regarded as deterring the other party's evil intentions.
After all, this was their first meeting, and no one knew what the other person was thinking.
"Hahaha, you are so right, Baron Kelly,"
Renault laughed heartily twice, then moved out of the way and made a please gesture.
"The long voyage must have made you feel very tired. Please follow me back to Nordburg, where a dinner has been prepared for you."
"Thank you, sorry for the trouble."
Kelly gave a slight salute again and followed Renault towards Nord Castle.
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Nord Castle is located in the center of Nord Island, while other camps are located in various directions around Nord Castle, as if they are guarding Nord Castle.
Just like the information Kelly got from the captain before, the city wall of Nord Island is higher than that of Dawn Castle, and it still slopes outward, weighing on Kelly's heart like a huge mountain.
If this castle is to be captured, Kelly thinks the best way is to plan Mark's beheading.
And this made Kelly couldn't help but look at Onif, who was wearing full body armor not far away.
The latter felt Kelly's gaze, turned his head and smiled in return, but Kelly felt a deep sense of oppression.
With this shield sword warrior around, it will not be easy to implement Mark's plan.
From this point of view, my lord's decision is correct.
Kelly couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
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"Ah owe! Ah owe!"
In the study room of Dawn Castle, Allen sneezed twice in a row.
He rubbed his nose and continued the work in front of him.
There is a large nautical chart spread on the table, with various islands densely marked on it, not only most of the islands in the South Bay Alliance, but also many uninhabited islands in the east and west directions.
This picture was contributed by Mark, because he would try his best to find an island to spend the night on every night, so there are a lot of islands recorded on it.
In Mark's words, this nautical chart is his greatest wealth.
Of course, he still has his own secrets. There are two uninhabited islands in the upper right corner, that is, in the northeast.
And that's where Mark's wealth is hiding.
At this time, Fasqi's hand next to her was holding the nautical chart contributed by Kelly that said there were ruins. What Allen was doing was to find the location of the ruins from Mark's map.
Allen originally thought this was a very tedious task, but when he glanced at the upper right position, he suddenly found that the two were just right.
The island where Mark hid the treasure is right on the edge of the nautical chart marked with ruins.
"Interesting, I didn't expect these two pictures to be connected."
Allen immediately asked Fasiqi to put down the chart in his hand, then picked up the feather and dipped it in ink to complete the nautical chart.