Volume 2 Before the Disaster Chapter 137: Wilderness Development Order
Two days later, in Blackdock Harbor, inside the Hearthfire Tavern.
Adventurers came and went in a bustling crowd, and the smell of alcohol and tobacco filled the entire hall.
Everyone is talking about a rare thing that was recently released by the Southern Wizarding Union.
That is the Wilderness Development Order!
The reason why it is rare is that the Southern Wizarding Union has not issued a wilderness development order for almost fifty years.
It is naturally a very eye-catching thing when something that has not appeared for a long time reappears.
On the East Coast, 80% of the adventurers carefully read the contents of this sudden wilderness development order.
Some of the words in it stimulated their eyes!
Gold mines, treasures, and a brand new port!
There are also high recruitment salaries, all of which are madly tempting the adventurers of Gem Bay.
This gang of desperate criminals were no longer satisfied with their life of killing fishermen in the shallow sea and sniping horse thieves on the inland official roads.
As soon as the Wilderness Development Order came out, it was immediately welcomed.
What’s more , this recruitment order was issued by all unions at the same time!
This means that the lord who issued this development order is a person with a very powerful background!
All of a sudden, the deeds of Baron Marvin in the White River Valley were dug up.
He became famous in the Holy Grail War, he might be the Masked Swordsman, he performed well in the Scarlet Monastery, he had an ambiguous relationship with Hathaway in the Three Rings Tower, etc...
A series of previously unknown stories spread along the East Coast.
Marvin's legendary status continues to increase.
The small place of White River Valley also began to be known to the entire East Coast.
In just two days, Marvin received more than three hundred pieces of feedback from major guilds!
These were only the adventurers who had registered. Many more people had gone directly through the Spider Dungeons and headed for the White River Valley based on the detailed map on the Wilderness Development Order.
These people are eager to achieve success and if under Marvin's leadership, they can really open up a new territory south of the Screaming Mountains.
They might be granted some small lordships - at least the title of manor lord.
Not to mention the gold mines mentioned in the Wilderness Development Order and the new port in Lord Marvin's grand plan.
The entire East Coast is buzzing with discussion about this matter.
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"No matter which world you are in, you still have to use your connections."
Marvin sat in the Hearthfire Tavern, watching everyone discussing the Wilderness Development Order, and felt a little proud.
If Hathaway hadn't used the connections in the Three Ring Tower, Marvin wouldn't have been able to apply for the Wilderness Development Order so quickly.
With this comprehensive decree, Marvin was qualified to publicly recruit talents from Gem Bay.
He released the recruitment needs and offered a higher salary as soon as possible.
The current White River Valley is still too poor, and everything can only be maintained by Marvin. Fortunately, he has not been worried about money since he killed Black Jack.
200 wizard gold coins were enough for a long time, not to mention that he later robbed the underground granary and made a lot of money in the Scarlet Monastery.
Within a few days, he received a group of craftsmen, including stonemasons, carpenters, tailors and so on.
He signed a simple long-term employment contract with a large team of adventurers and sent this group of people with little combat effectiveness to the White River Valley.
As for those adventurers who are ready to participate in the development of the wilderness, Marvin is not planning to hire all of them.
He will only choose to hire a part of them, and the rest can only follow him and pick up some benefits.
When necessary, they would even become Marvin's cannon fodder.
But this world is so cruel. Marvin knows his abilities very well. He can only protect a small number of people.
In any case, the issuance of the Wilderness Development Order greatly increased the influence of Marvin and the White River Valley, and everything started to run frantically.
Madeline sent out two patrol teams as support, and the Silver Church will arrive as scheduled.
The most surprising thing was that Hathaway directly sent a group of second-level wizards over.
More and more people are heading to the White River Valley to make a living.
Although Marvin is sitting in Blackwood Harbor now, he can imagine how lively the White River Valley is right now.
The arrival of adventurers will inevitably drive the development of other industries, such as taverns, catering, and pornography...
However, Marvin has no plans to open a brothel in the White River Valley. If these people want to vent, they can go to River Beach City, which is not far away.
"With Constantine and the newly reinforced security team here, public security shouldn't be a problem."
"Plus, the wizard group will arrive soon. According to Hathaway's letter, these people will obey Winnie's orders. Those adventurers should not dare to act rashly."
He sat in his seat, very satisfied with the results of this wilderness development order.
In three days, it will be the official gathering day.
There is a reason why he has not yet set out to return.
"Lola." Marvin sat in the tavern, waiting quietly.
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According to Marvin's investigation, just as Anna said, many well-informed people in Black Dock Port have never seen Laura.
All signs indicate that this girl really did abscond with the money.
But Marvin carefully discovered another suspicious point.
He also didn't find Little Took.
Laura had gone with him. The young halfling also did not appear in Black Dock Harbor, which was intriguing.
Neither the city gate guards nor some gray area informants had ever seen a halfling enter the city.
You know, the halfling race is very conspicuous when walking in the human city-state. If he really came to Black Dock Port, how could he not be discovered?
So Marvin concluded that it was very likely that Little Tuk and Lola had never arrived at Blackwood Harbor.
Something must have gone wrong in all this.
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The atmosphere in the lively pub became more agitated as the dancers danced.
Marvin sat calmly in the corner.
Soon, a waiter slowly came over and said, "Sir, the wine soaked in edingweed you ordered."
Marvin nodded his thanks and took the plate.
There was indeed a glass of wine on the plate, but there was a note underneath the wine.
At the end of the note, there was a picture of an eye.
"Mystification." Ma Wen snorted and unfolded the note to reveal its contents.
The Clairvoyance organization is spread all over Fenan. There is little that they don't know.
However, their prices are high and their conditions are harsh, so not every client will accept their offer.
Marvin also tried many times before he found the contact person of "Clairvoyance" to see if he could find any trace of Laura.
After all, he still didn't believe that the girl would cheat on him again for the money.
It's a feeling.
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There was only a line of scribbled words on the note.
"Two wizard coins in exchange for the name of a ship is really enough."
Marvin muttered something, memorized the words on it, then folded the paper into a ball, walked out the back door, and threw it into the gutter.
"The Southern?"
Marvin recalled the information about the ship in his mind. In his impression, this was indeed not a strange ship.
On the surface, this ship was an ordinary merchant ship, but secretly it was engaged in the slave trade.
The Southern Wizarding Alliance has always adopted a nonchalant attitude towards this. After all, the prosperity of the Pearl Harbors is largely based on the slave trade.
The clairvoyant's meaning was quite clear. They found Laura, and now she was staying obediently on the Southern.
Apparently, on their way to Blackdock Harbor, Little Took and Lola may have encountered horse thieves—who usually work in partnership with slave traders.
They killed adults and sold children and beautiful women. Women like Laura were good material for top-class slaves. Little Took was a halfling, so he was also a rare species. Most likely, the two of them survived.
Marvin believed that Laura's wit should be able to protect herself temporarily, but he was not sure how long she could fool people.
So he decided to go to the Southern tonight to take a look.
The information we heard from the dock area is that the Nan Fang is anchored at berth number seven at Black Dock Harbor tonight.
They would rest in Black Dock Harbor for three days, then head north, passing through Perch Harbor, and then to the north.
There should be a lot of experts on the Nan Fang. There are definitely no legendary ones, but there should be some fourth-level ones.
So Marvin was still very careful.
It was already late at night when he arrived at the dock area.
Most of the sailors should not be on the ship at this time. They are all in the brothel - the days at sea are painful and long, and it is rare to land, so these guys must want to vent.
However, if it is a slave ship, there will probably be more rules, and accordingly, more people will have to stay behind.
But Marvin was not afraid.
He was no stranger to life on a ship. Players born in and around Gem Bay had all fought in ship battles or conducted business trips a few times.
The South was a medium-sized sailing ship, carrying no more than two hundred slaves, which meant that they had about twenty guards.
"According to convention, there should be a master on board. The captain himself may not be on board."
Marvin did not use stealth, but instead used the Demon-Binding Step to jump from the dock to the deck of the Southern.
The sailors on guard were completely absent-minded, and they didn't even notice when Marvin slipped past them!
This is the power of Night Walker.
"I hope Lola and little Took are all right."
"otherwise……"
As Ma Wen thought this, a murderous aura rose in his heart.
He opened the hatch silently and entered the narrow first-floor passage.
Everything was pitch black.
He went down two floors in a row, used stealth to bypass the guards, and reached the third floor.
The third floor was filled with goods, but Marvin knew that they were all lightweight items such as cotton.
The real "goods" are still in the mezzanine below.
He found a corner and saw a glimmer of fire through the thin gap between the wooden boards.
"Huh? Why is there light?" Marvin was a little curious.
He gently pressed his ear against Class A and activated his listening skill!
The next second, a familiar voice came into his ears:
"Well... this way, there's nothing to lose."
"You must believe me. Isn't it enough that the abominable captain has exploited you? He can't even meet your most basic needs. He has no right to be a captain!"
"Tomorrow night, we will act quietly . No one will care that the Southern has a new captain... But everyone must keep it a secret. After all, treason is a serious crime."
"If we fail, everyone will lose their heads."
Marvin's eyes suddenly widened.
