In the Nordburg restaurant, a sumptuous dinner had just ended.
The servants quickly removed the empty plates and brought tea and fruits.
Renault put down the napkin in his hand and said to Kelly: "Please don't mind, Baron Kelly, I really can't help but want to ask you a question."
Kelly nodded, "Please tell me."
"Why are all your servants' eyes red?"
After saying that, Renault quickly added, "I don't mean any harm, it just looks a little scary."
When O'Neve heard this question, she immediately put the barbecue back on the plate and looked at Kelly curiously.
"Oh, well, they are allergic to food."
Kelly said with a smile.
Before she came, Allen had already guessed that Renault would ask this question, so he had already thought of the reason.
"There is a red fruit called cherry on our island. It is full of juice and has a sweet and sour taste. It is very delicious and is loved by many people."
Kelly continued to explain: "It's just that most people will become allergic after eating it, and their eyes will become congested and red. Fortunately, there are no other problems. If they are red, they will be red."
"Well, if it's just your eyes that are red, you can try some cherries."
Renault nodded slightly and asked: "But why have you never heard of this kind of red fruit?"
"Because this kind of fruit is poisonous after all, you can't serve it to guests unless they request it."
Kelly smiled and said: "And it cannot be stored for a long time, let alone transported by sea, otherwise you will pay a high price for eating these cherries."
"What's the price?" O'Neve asked at the side.
“It’s expensive as hell.”
Kelly replied seriously: "Storing it for a long time will make it extremely poisonous, and you will lose your life if you eat it once.
But if Baron and Madame Renault are interested, they can go to our island and try it."
"Hahaha, okay, I will definitely go to Black Reef Island and try some cherries if I have the chance."
Renault smiled heartily.
"You are very welcome. The Harvey family will definitely entertain you and your wife well when the time comes." Kelly agreed with a smile.
"Definitely, definitely."
The curiosity in his heart was satisfied, Renault was particularly happy, and he and Onifu frequently raised glasses to Kelly.
After another chat, Renault asked: "With all due respect, Baron Kelly, you didn't bring many soldiers or goods, but you brought two ships. They should be here to purchase supplies, right?"
"You are right, Baron Renault."
Kelly's face looked a little embarrassed, and she sighed slightly sadly.
"To tell you the truth, something happened on Black Reef Island. Now we are not only short of various supplies, we are also short of people."
Then Kelly told Renault what happened to the Harvey family.
Of course, she didn't completely lie - at least the fact that her two brothers were competing for the title was true, and the sadness of her father's murder was also true.
It's just that Kelly changed the ending. The two brothers died and the other was maimed in the fight. In the end, she had to inherit the family title.
"Oh, there are some things that no one wants to see, but there is nothing they can do about it."
After listening to the story, Renault's face didn't look good either. He turned to look at Onif on his left, his eyes full of tenderness.
"If I hadn't been with Onif, I'm afraid there would have been a disaster on Nord Island."
However, Onifu did not raise her head to look at Renault, but lowered her head and concentrated on the steak on her plate.
This lady had a very big appetite. Kelly remembered that this was the eighth steak she had eaten tonight, and each piece was as big as the palm of her hand.
Renault seemed to have been used to this situation for a long time, and was not embarrassed by Onif's ignorance.
He looked at Kelly very naturally and said very cheerfully: "Tell me, Baron Kelly, what do you need."
Kelly took out the list that Allen had prepared for her, which had been sorted by priority.
The huge demand made Renault a little overwhelmed, and then he stretched out his hand to interrupt Kelly, "I'm very sorry, Baron Kelly, I think it's better for you to show it to me."
"Well, that's how it should be."
Kelly handed the list to Renault.
"You really lack a lot of things."
Renault stared at the densely packed text on the animal hide for a long time and said, "What do you want in terms of food?"
"We need wheat, chili, honey, coriander, fennel and other condiments, as well as various vegetables. We need everything you have."
Kelly said that these were all deliberate instructions from Allen, and that she saw the vegetables after coming to Nord Island, and she felt that Allen should also want them.
"Well, these are no problem, but the amount of weapons and armor you want is relatively small, especially the full body armor, which only has more than ten sets." Renault said helplessly.
The air on the island is humid, and armor needs regular maintenance, so few people stock up on it in large quantities.
"In addition, the craftsmen and doctors you mentioned later don't have many people in Nord Island. There are only blacksmiths and carpenters with some apprentices, but I can't separate those who have families.
But I bought a group of laborers some time ago, so I can share some with you."
After listening to Renault's words, Kelly suddenly fell into silence.
Before coming, Allen had given instructions that food is a necessity and craftsmen must buy it.
If you can't buy it with money, you have to grab it.
"Baron Renault, are there any old craftsmen on your island who are older and can no longer even work?"
After thinking for a moment, Kelly said: "Maybe I can spend money to buy them."
"These...the old people who can't work are already in bad health. There's no use in buying them, right?"
Although the old craftsmen have skilled skills and rich experience, these people are not of much use to Renault after training their successors.
To put it bluntly, when many craftsmen are too old to work, they are not far from death.
Kelly smiled and nodded, and said calmly: "It depends on my luck. If they can survive the New Year, they can help me train several qualified apprentices."
"In that case, okay, I will ask these people for their opinions, but the price..."
Baron Renault paused for a moment and said with a smile: "Although the old craftsmen can't do the work, you have to know that they have rich experience and knowledge..."
"Fifteen gold coins for each person, and twenty gold coins for the doctor."
Kelly interrupted Leno and gave the offer directly.
"Baron Kelly, a formal craftsman costs at least twenty-five gold coins, and a doctor costs thirty-five gold coins!" Renault looked bitter.
Kelly shook her head and retorted with a smile: "You also know that is the price of a formal craftsman, but now we are talking about some old people who can't work. I have to take risks when I buy them back.
And you have to know that these people sold it to me, but they helped you solve a certain burden."
Renault agreed with Kelly in his heart, but he still wanted to struggle for more gold coins.
At this time, Kelly said again: "Baron Renault, this is our first transaction, but it will not be the last.
These old people are just for emergencies, we will still need formal craftsmen in the future, and you can train more in the future."
"Then... okay, just follow the price you mentioned."
Renault took a deep breath and said helplessly: "Baron Kelly, you are really a shrewd island owner."
"Baron Renault, you have not suffered a loss."
Kelly raised her glass, "For food and weapons, you have to give me an affordable price."
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Kelly and Mark stayed on Nord Island for another two days, and the Blood Shadow set sail on the morning of the fourth day.
"That damn fat man is so cowardly. He takes his wife with him every day, even when sleeping."
Mark sat on the bow of the boat, with a hint of hatred in his tone.
During the three nights in Nordburg, he kept trying to sneak into Renault's room to do something, but he never had the chance.
In addition to Onifu, this fat man who loves to laugh has arranged guards at every corner of the castle, and the number is not fixed.
It was easy for Mark to kill these guards, but he could not guarantee that he would not be discovered, because no one knew where a person would suddenly appear from around the corner.
"Onif and his wife, of course they have to sleep together at night."
Kelly was currently holding a dove-sized bird and stroking it.
This bird is called a gray-tailed harrier, and it was given to Kelly by Raynor specifically to deliver messages.
Kelly knew this sea harrier, also known as lovebirds.
Because they usually travel together and have a spiritual connection, even if they are forcibly separated and separated by hundreds of sea miles, the other one will find the other.
This unswerving persistence is not even affected by the black fog, and it does not delay their flight even at night - being eaten does not count.
Of course, this contact method can only be used once.
The mate of the gray-tailed harrier is a white-tailed harrier, which is kept in a cage in Nordburg by Renault.
Nord Island relies on this method to keep in touch with many captains. Often when the captains want to go to Nord Island, they will release gray-tailed sea harriers to notify Renault.
Kelly is very relaxed now because the task assigned to her by Allen has been completed.
Fifteen sets of full-body armor, more than 100 tons of wheat, potatoes and various vegetables, 20,000 arrows and 70 bows, as well as 29 old craftsmen, 50 laborers and various supplies.
These things cost less than three thousand gold coins, plus two boxes of iron ore and ten baskets of red fruits abundant in Black Reef Island.
And the reserve fund Allen gave her was fifteen thousand gold coins, which was more than enough to buy these things.
Of course, this is also because I didn’t buy the Light Source Orb.
Kelly continued: "Reno is actually on guard against us. Although he usually smiles and is easy to talk to, he keeps sending people to keep an eye on us."
The past three days seemed calm, but secretly both sides were on guard against each other.
"I know."
Mark nodded. As a shadow assassin, of course he also discovered this and wanted to kill the people who were following them.
But I finally endured it.
"Boss, boss!"
While the two were talking, Otto, who was at the helm, suddenly ran over in a hurry and shouted: "Boss, a fleet appears from the northwest!"