The rules were set, which were not complicated, and the banquet officially began.
Major Micah, Kedrick's subordinate and the captain of a munitions ship, came to the side of the furnace. The green skeleton did not seem to communicate with other people much, and most of the things were handled by the furnace.
"Mr. Furnace, I have sent the news of your return to Redbeard Island back to the fleet. I think Lieutenant Colonel Kedrick will know it soon."
"Well, I do want to meet Kedrick. There are some things that need to be told to your senior management through him."
Major Micah did not mean to pry. He knew that the wizard in front of him was a friend of Lieutenant Colonel Kedrick. In the last naval battle with the White Demon Priest, it was this wizard who led a group of pirates to help the Royal Navy.
Maybe Lieutenant Colonel Kedrick and the Furnace have some other cooperation, which is not convenient for him to know.
Major Micah asked, "Mr. Furnace, I'm the captain of a supply ship. I'd like to ask the port to help me buy some supplies from the southern continent."
The war between the royal family and the Alchemy Council has become a protracted war, which has put great pressure on the logistics of the royal army, and they have to find a way to buy supplies from the southern continent.
"That's exactly what I want to say to Kedrick." Rudolph said, "The Church of Pain at the southernmost tip of the southern continent is preparing for war. This is bad news. This is also the reason why you have had difficulty purchasing supplies recently. The demand for war supplies from the Pantheon in the southern continent is very strong, and all the supplies have been looted by them."
Micah finally understood why he couldn't buy supplies anywhere. It turned out that the Pantheon was also preparing for war. But who were they preparing for war against?
Recalling the White Demon Church's sneak attack on the Royal Navy three months ago, Major Micah's face looked very bad. The already difficult war is now covered with a thicker cloud. If the Pantheon takes advantage of the civil unrest in the Kingdom of Elba to launch an attack, should the war between the knights and the alchemists continue?
The Elba royal family has always been shouldering an important task, that is, as a kingdom on the north shore of the Saragu Sea, it stands at the forefront of the resistance against the evil god.
Seeing Micah's frown, Rudolf comforted him, "Don't worry, this is not a problem you should think about, let the senior management worry about it."
Micah didn't expect that the furnace was still very open-minded. Micah didn't take up much of Rudolf's time, because he saw many captains looking here. Obviously, they were all waiting for an opportunity to say something to the owner of Red Beard Island.
One captain after another came over and talked to the furnace alone. They found that the furnace was not a madman. On the contrary, the furnace was very calm and a person who could communicate. This is very important, which proves that Red Beard Island has order and will not go completely to chaos.
Captain Connie, a former naval officer of the Upper Thorn United States who had just been named by Rudolf, stood in front of Rudolf for a few seconds without saying a word.
Rudolf looked at him puzzled, not knowing what he wanted to do. Rudolf's time is precious. He will leave immediately after finishing the things here. He is eager to go home and he doesn't want to waste time here.
Seeing that the furnace has become impatient, Captain Connie has to take out a letter. Whether he is reluctant or not, he has to complete the task. After handing the letter with both hands, Captain Connie was very nervous and waited for the furnace to read the letter.
Rudolf opened the envelope and looked up, his eyebrows slightly raised. The Ancient Sea Wizard Association?
Looking at Captain Connie, Rudolf roughly guessed the operation behind it.
The Carolingian Kingdom, Rudolf's hometown, is located in the northwest of the Kingdom of Elba. The Upper Thorn United States is located in the northeast of the Kingdom of Elba.
The Upper Thorn United States is an alchemist country that has completely cleaned up the noble knights. In the constitutional revolution, their noble knights were sent to the guillotine. The reform was very thorough and completely ruled by the Alchemy Parliament. This is unlike the Carolingian Kingdom and the Kingdom of Elba. These two kingdoms are constitutional monarchies. The king and the nobles still exist, but they no longer hold power, only wealth.
The Ancient Sea Wizard Association has cooperated with some people in the Upper Thorn United States. Therefore, the Upper Thorn United States acts as a middleman to help the Ancient Sea Wizard Association pass on messages.
In order to suppress the noble knights in the kingdom, the Carolingian Kingdom entered early to help the Elba Alchemy Council. The Upper Thorn United States, a country completely ruled by alchemists, is not so anxious. It has been watching the civil war in Elba and has not taken many substantive actions.
"Letter? Who would write a letter? Why doesn't the Wizard Association send someone to talk to me face to face? What's the point of sending a letter?"
Captain Connie felt that the Furnace wanted to hunt for relics again. How could the Wizard Association dare to send someone over now? Unless it is a level 6 wizard, a level 5 wizard cannot last long in front of the Furnace. The Swordfish Wizard and the Antarctic Wizard are two proofs of this.
Rudolph lowered his head and continued to read the content of the letter.
"From Lord Furnace:
The Ancient Sea Wizard Association is an organization dedicated to serving wizards, and has helped many wizards to go to the southern continent for promotion.
Recently, the Wizard Association has noticed that Lord Furnace has had repeated disputes with us, and has also caused many casualties in the Wizard Association.
We now require Lord Furnace to immediately return two level 5 wizard relics and the Iceberg, an important property of the Wizard Association.
Otherwise, the Wizard Association will upgrade the level of accountability actions, and I hope Lord Furnace will consider it carefully.
Sala Ancient Sea Wizard Association, Level 6 Zhongtian Whale Wizard, Wells."
After reading the letter, Rudolph was shocked: "I didn't expect it..."
Captain Connie was very nervous, not knowing what the attitude of the Furnace was.
"I didn't expect that the clerks of the Ancient Sea Wizard Association were good. The letter was written in a soft and strong way, and it was reasonable and well-founded, so I couldn't find any faults."
Captain Connie was stunned. Is it time to worry about the level of writing?
But in a flash, Captain Connie's face became much uglier because he saw that the Furnace burned the letter.
As he approached the candle on the table, the letter began to burn, starting from a corner and burning cleanly.
Return the relics? How to return them? The relics of the Southern Swordfish Wizard Swo have become part of the Southern Hydra Secret. Should Rudolf's relics be returned to the Wizards?
Return the Iceberg? His Wizards want to save face, but I, Rudolf, don't? If the Iceberg is returned to the Wizards, will the Furnace still be able to survive in the Saragu Sea?
Rudolf looked up at Captain Connie standing beside him, and said, "How about this, Captain Connie, since you are transiting through my Red Beard Island, I will not make things difficult for you. I will also write a letter, and you can take it back as a reward."
"Okay, okay, thank you for your understanding, Mr. Furnace." Connie breathed a sigh of relief. If he took the reply letter back, it would be a reward.
Zachary, the intelligence director standing beside him, immediately brought paper and pen, and Rudolf began to write a reply. "Dear Zhongtian Whale Wizard Wells:
My friend and I passed by the Saragu Sea and were inexplicably harassed by the South Sky Swordfish Wizard. I guarantee with my personality that I have never offended the Swordfish Wizard Swo before, and we didn't even know each other.
In the conflict, the Swordfish Wizard unfortunately died, which was not what I expected.
Later, I was inexplicably harassed by the South Sky Antarctic Wizard Nelson. In the conflict, the Antarctic Wizard also unfortunately died, which was not what I expected.
The situation has become like this, and I hope not to be harassed by the Wizard Association to avoid misfortune again.
In addition: The Earl of Golden Anchor Castle has the intention to subscribe to the Iceberg. If necessary, please contact the Earl of Golden Anchor Castle to repurchase the Iceberg.
Furnace, Rudolf."
In the letter to Kedrick, Kedrick couldn't wait to buy the Iceberg, which was a good ship.
As for returning the relics... Who would ask a wizard for relics? Isn't this asking a dog for meat buns? Alas? This metaphor doesn't seem quite appropriate, but that's the meaning.
After sealing the envelope and dripping beeswax on it, Rudolf pressed his thumb on the beeswax, and the star power flowed. A vivid phoenix seal appeared on it, which was a symbol of Rudolf's identity.
"Okay, take this letter back and you can report it."
Watching Connie bowing and leaving, Rudolf fell into a brief contemplation. He called Major Micah again: "Major, I heard from my intelligence chief that Count Golden Anchor was promoted to a level 6 knight?"
"Yes! This is a big event for the Kingdom of Elba! At the most critical moment of the battle with the Constitutional Army, Count Pallu was promoted on the battlefield and defeated the counterattack of the Constitutional Army! The promotion of the Count gave all the nobles a great boost of confidence. This is the most important moment to establish merit for the royal family!"
Speaking of the promotion of Count Golden Anchor, Major Micah was very proud, because he was also an officer led by Count Golden Anchor, and the strength of the Count made him feel more honored.
Rudolf nodded. It seemed that he needed to strengthen cooperation with the Castle of Count Golden Anchor. A level 6 knight is enough to make the wizards afraid, and can also provide more protection for Red Beard Island.
Finally, the relevant personnel on Red Beard Island came to toast Rudolph. Rudolph asked about the promotion plan of each of them, and arranged for Director Salmon to provide support for the promotion.
Zachary on the side was hesitant to speak, and Rudolph said sternly: "Except you! Zachary! I will never provide any help for your promotion except money!"
"Don't be excited, Mr. Rudolph, I didn't say you must provide physical support."
"Oh! Don't say it anymore, I'm already sick!"
What surprised Micah was that just one week later, he saw Lieutenant Colonel Kedrick's ship!
Lieutenant Colonel Kedrick came to Red Beard Island so anxiously. Lieutenant Colonel Kedrick is now affiliated with the Royal Navy's Ancient Sea East Fleet, not far from Red Beard Island. This interval also proves that the lieutenant colonel rushed to Red Beard Island at full speed as soon as he received the news.
Kedrick didn't even bother to listen to Major Micah's report, and went directly to Rudolph's office.
Rudolph was revising the rules and regulations of Redbeard Port. He looked up and saw Kedrick sitting across from him in a hurry.
"Mr. Rudolph! I need your help!"
Rudolph put down his pen: "Kedrick, I already know from Major Micah that you have become a lieutenant colonel in the navy. More importantly, you have become a level 4 knight. You must be calm no matter how big the matter is. Isn't 'calmness' a precious quality that you nobles advocate?"
"This matter is too big!" Kedrick couldn't stay calm: "Mr. Rudolph, I will be 16 years old next month! I will hold my coming-of-age ceremony soon! I urgently need your help!"
It turned out to be this matter. Rudolph understood why Kedrick was so flustered. Looking closely, Kedrick still had that childish spirit on his face.
For underage nobles, the coming-of-age ceremony is a very important matter, which will involve the family's allocation of resources.
"You should be happy. If it were you last year, what you could get would depend on what your father gave you. It's different now. You are a young Level 4 knight, and you can be regarded as half a Level 5 apostle. Your father must have given you a lot."
"But I want more, especially after I have suffered so much and experienced so many dangers this year, and was promoted two levels of knighthood in one year. Even if what my father gives me is the highest standard of any heir without inheritance rights in history, I don't think it is worthy of me." "
You are too anxious, Kedrick, when I was your age..." After thinking about it, Rudolf said in his heart: I haven't traveled through time yet..."
"Mr. Rudolf, it's not that I'm anxious, but the war situation is extremely bad!" Kedrick said quickly:
"The Carolingian Kingdom's support for the Elba Alchemical Council is simply unlimited. On the railroad tracks behind the enemy, steam trains are carrying countless artillery shells to support the front lines. We are not fighting the Elba Alchemical Council, we are fighting the Alchemical Councils of the two kingdoms.
The Western Fleet and the Marines led by my father can only defend the Port of Kordor and parts of the surrounding areas. If my father hadn't been promoted to a level 6 knight, the Port of Kordor would have been recaptured by the Elba Alchemical Council long ago."
"Count Golden Anchor is such a powerful noble knight that he was promoted to a level 6 knight." Rudolf sighed: "The higher the level of the apostle, the more difficult it is to be promoted."
Kedrick had no time to sigh at his father's strength. He continued: "That's not all. The Royal Navy has received news that the three churches in the south, the White Demon Church, the Oblivion Church, and the Trapped Church, are actively preparing for war. This puts tremendous pressure on the Royal Navy."
"I have to correct something here. It's not three churches. I just came back from the southern end of the southern continent. Even the Church of Pain at the southernmost end is preparing for war."
Hearing what Rudolf said, Kedrick didn't know what to say. He was stunned for a moment before replying: "There is not much difference. Three churches are enough to destroy the Eastern Fleet of the Royal Navy. Seven churches are also enough to destroy the Eastern Fleet. Mr. Rudolf, if I were promoted to a Level 4 Knight in normal times, resources would definitely be tilted towards me, but now, I think it would be very difficult for the Golden Anchor Castle."
Rudolf nodded. In this chaotic situation, it is understandable that Kedrick's coming-of-age ceremony is a little simple, but this is not what Kedrick wants.
"Let's go, let's go to Kodor Port. It just so happens that I have to pass by Kodor Port and start our journey home from there."
"Mr. Rudolf, are you going back to the Carolingian Kingdom?"
"Yes. If you don't return home when you are rich and powerful, you will feel suffocated. I really want to go back."