On the other hand, in the City Lord Mansion of Moon Harbor City.
Published by cmfu "Duke Gangsa, how is the preparation going? Why haven't the 300 sets of Full Steel Armor I requested been equipped?" The speaker was an elderly man dressed in silver-white Knight Armor, with engravings of a dragon, a griffin, a giant serpent, and a lion on his chest. Sparse, white hair hung on his head, and as he spoke, the wrinkles on his face trembled as deeply as the scar over his left eye.
Published by cmfu "There's nothing I can do about it, Dragon Slayer Macken. The sea is currently not calm. Perhaps sothing caused a delay." Duke Gangsa gazed worriedly out the window, focusing on the distant harbor. He sighed, and his upturned mustache trembled gently. "Wait two more days, and they should arrive. Now, we have two things we can do: intensify the final monts to properly train those new recruits, and the other is to pray. The God of Justice, Pate, will bless us as we engage in a righteous war."
Published by cmfu "Yes, as you said, we will use the sword of justice to defend the glorious Moon Harbor City! Let Pate's glory bless us!"
Published by cmfu Just then, a servant suddenly burst through the door, panting heavily, "Master, the ship, the ship has returned..."
Published by cmfu Duke Gangsa and Knight Macken paid no attention to the servant's breach of manners; the word "ship" was all that occupied their minds. The two of them imdiately dashed out through the main door. The two arriving ships were carrying various defense equipnt from Haisas, especially their newly produced product, the Honeycomb Crossbow, said to be a formidable defense weapon. Duke Gangsa had spent a fortune and promised tax-free incentives in Moon Harbor City to acquire these items.
Published by cmfu The two of them did not take a carriage, instead seizing horses from the hands of the servants and galloping toward the port. The guards were montarily stunned before realizing their duty and hastily following suit.
Published by cmfu At the port, two massive cargo ships were docked, with their particularly dark hulls and conspicuous silver-white unicorn emblems marking them as Duke Gangsa's ships.
Published by cmfu Due to the impending war, many rchant fleets feared being caught in the flas of war and losing a lot of money, thus seizing the mont of temporary calm at sea to withdraw from Moon Harbor City. Fortunately, Duke Gangsa had tily blockaded the port, allowing only entry and no exit. Otherwise, the mass exodus of rchants alone would have cost Moon Harbor City half of its reserve supplies.
Published by cmfu With not much unloading to do, most of the laborers gathered at the dock in groups of three or five, discussing, exchanging gossip and crude jokes, occasionally erupting into strange laughter.
Published by cmfu The workers on the dock were familiar with these two incoming ships. The massive hulls had a substantial draft depth, indicating they were fully loaded! A large number of stevedores would be needed. People gathered around, waiting for the captain to give the order to start their day's work.
Published by cmfu However, the captain never showed up, not even a shadow of a person, no sailors, no first mate or second mate. From the dock, peering up at the ship, apart from the flag of the City Lord of Moon Harbor City fluttering with the wind, there was only silence.
Published by cmfu The sailors had never seen such a situation either; they whispered among themselves, speculating about the state of the ship. Without orders, they dared not board, as there had been instances in the past where those boarding without permission were directly killed as thieves.
Published by cmfu "Make way, please make way!" Duke Gangsa and the Dragon Slayer Knight rode their horses, opening up a path through the crowd until they reached beneath the ship. Duke Gangsa glanced up at the ship's state, noticing sothing unusual. "Edmund! Old fellow, co out of the captain's cabin, it's Gangsa! Soone co down from the ship!"
Published by cmfu No response. Macken gestured several hand signals, and the guards that had followed spread out into formation, holding their spears at a 45-degree angle in a defensive stance. anwhile, two more guards swiftly ran towards the city garrison, calling for reinforcents.
Published by cmfu "Your Grace, perhaps I should go up first and take a look. If I don't co back down, begin the attack," Macken suggested to Gangsa, simultaneously drawing the longsword from his waist.
Published by cmfu The duke pondered for a mont, unable to let Macken take such a risk alone. The giants were about to launch their attack, and if anything happened to Commander Macken, even a minor injury could have detrintal effects.
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