Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 404

Chapter 404

Chapter 404 – Ruyen is Attacked

Taking the sea route, travelling from Rosen Empire to Aksu empire would take seven days . Upon arriving at Aksu Empire, it would need about three more days of travel before they can reach Buding City, the nearest port from Purcell Duchy . Ruyen would disembark there and transfer into a carriage . Then it would take 7 days or so for them to arrive at Casa City .

But Hart was aware that on the fifth day of their travel, they would be sailing inside non-governed waters . They would travel for two days inside this area .

In this place, both Rosen Empire and Aksu Empire ships were rarely seen . This was because this area is considered to be the buffer zone between the two empires . If either fleet comes inside, the other would feel anxious, thinking that they might get attacked . So for a long time, there were no empire ships sailing these waters . Unfortunately, this also made this area a pirate’s heaven .

Anybody sailing this area knew that they might get attacked at any time . So most sailors would be very alert while being here, preparing for a fight at all times .

After sailing for several days, they were finally about to entered the buffer zone along with the unknown ship . Hart became even more nervous since the ship was still following them .

In order to let the crew rest well and prepare them for the possible battles, Hart made the ship stop first and get a good rest before proceeding . Hart also wanted to know if the ship was really following or was just on the same path as them .

In the end, Hart finally found out that the other party was indeed following them . When they stopped to rest, the other ship also stopped . It just kept a safe distance from their ship .

After reporting to Ruyen, Hart understood that there was no use in further expressing his concerns . Thus, he just ordered his crew to always be prepared for battle .

After resting for a day, Hart officially entered the unregulated part of their route . All of the ships sailing here were keeping a safe distance between each other, mainly to avoid misunderstandings, another reason was to keep alert since any merchant ship could turn out to be a pirate ship .

Hart was also paying special attention to the ship that was constantly tailing them . Seeing the ship still keeping a safe distance away from them and didn’t express any intentions to attack, Hart started to believe Ruyen’s words .

The first day passed safely . When evening came, Hart released the anchor and after appointing some sentries, retreated to take some rest . Naturally, all of them had their own weapons placed in a convenient place .

The next day, Hart’s ship sailed early . Everyone’s nerves were tight, they were afraid of battles . Perhaps it was the heavens that helped them since they didn’t meet any attacks . This made Hart loosen up, and finally when they entered Aksu Empire waters in the evening, he finally breathed a sigh of relief .

However, what Hart didn’t think of was that they would actually suffer an attack the second day they entered the Aksu Empire’s territory . Moreover, this attack didn’t come from the ship behind them, but was actually from an Aksu Empire warship .

There was a three-master Aksu empire warship sailing on the waters . Hart originally thought that it was only a patrolling warship so he didn’t care . But he didn’t expect that when their ship reached the ship’s firing range, they were immediately met with a fierce attack . Hart’s ship suffered a huge loss, a lot of people in the ship were killed, a lot of ballistas were also destroyed .

Fortunately, Hart was well-experienced and immediately reacted . It didn’t matter why the other party attacked, but they immediately retaliated .

But in the end, their ship was only a Merchant ship while the other was a three-masted warship . Their firepower was inferior to the enemy, nor was their maneuverability . They were always in the state being defeated all the time .

At this time, the ship that had been following them came over and attacked the three-masted ship . The attack of the ship was also very fierce, its attacks weren’t something that a merchant ship like theirs were capable of doing . The main thing about the ship was that they seem to be unafraid of death, it just rushed towards the three-master ship as though it was willing to ram their ships together .

Seeing this, Hart fully believed that the other ship was escorting them . But Hart felt strange, if the ship was sent by the family to escort them , then why didn’t it contact Hart? If it wasn’t sent by the family, then who did?

The three-masted ship didn’t expect to face such a ship, it had been caught off guard . They also saw that the ship seemed to not care about life and death, it looks like it was willing to perish together .

The three-masted ship became afraid and immediately retreated . The escort ship didn’t go for pursuit, it returned to Hart’s ship and stayed at a safe distance away .

Hart performed some flag signals to get in contact, but the other ship didn’t respond . In the end, Hart could only continue on sailing . Three days later, they finally arrived at Buding City . The ship that followed them silently vanished .

That ship was obviously the Swordfish which was sent by Zhao Hai to escort Ruyen . The Swordfish was crewed by undead so of course they weren’t afraid of death . If they weren’t sent to escort Ruyen, they would’ve chased the three-masted ship and steal it away .

And when Ruyen’s ship was attacked, Zhao Hai was naturally informed . When he heard that Ruyen’s ship was attacked by a battleship, Zhao Hai had no idea who was responsible .

Upon further consideration, Zhao Hai reckoned that it must have been Southern King Boris . . Boris had suffered a great loss under Zhao Hai, so he must have hated the Purcell Family as well . Thus, when Hart entered Aksu Empire waters, which was Boris’ domain, he immediately had a warship attack Ruyen .

However, Zhao Hai wasn’t in the mood to deal with Boris right now since they had already arrived at Jade Water City . The size of the city was quite similar with RIsing Water City . Almost everything was similar except for the larger and much cleaner port .

Obviously, it was impossible for Zhao Hai to dock their ship at the public pier . After all, Charlie was on board, he also had his own private pier .

Under the guidance of Charlie, Zhao Hai’s ship arrived at the Third Prince’s private port . Naturally, the people on the pier were already informed that Charlie was inside the ship, so they didn’t block the Haven from entering . On the contrary, the pier was full of people .

When the Haven stopped at the pier, it immediately lowered its boarding plank . Charlie led Zhao Hai down the ship and handed the Haven over to Luri to perform some repairs . After all, the ship needed some good repairs since it suffered quite some damage from the previous battle .

Zhao Hai didn’t reject Charlie’s good intentions, so he ordered Jinan to go along with Liru’s instructions . Then he sat inside a carriage with Charlie as the two of them were escorted by Jade Water City’s Lord towards the mansion .

Jade Water City’s City Lord is named Trezebo, Charlie’s hardcore supporter . He helped Charlie take charge of his money purse . Trezebo looked very thin with a dry skin but Zhao Hai didn’t underestimate this man . Although this man didn’t have a single bit of Battle Qi fluctuation, Zhao Hai felt something in this person that he only felt with Shun .

What is Shun? He was an assassin . For this man to have the same temperament as Shun, then it meant that he was also an assassin himself . This made Zhao Hai surprised, he didn’t think that Charlie would actually leave Jade Water City in the hands of someone with that profession .

The carriage’s curtains were open while they were travelling inside the city . Charlie was pointing and introducing various famous buildings to Zhao Hai .

What made Zhao Hai surprised about Jade Water City was its difference from Rising Water City in managing businesses . In Jade Water City, selling of products were centralized in a certain section of the city . For example, if you are selling grain, they you’ll have to sell it in a specific area along with the other grain sellers; the same goes for other products such as commodities and etc .

Zhao Hai didn’t expect that Charlie would govern the city like this . But it was actually a good idea, this made managing the city much easier .

Looking at Zhao Hai’s expression of approval with regards to his administration, Charlie felt proud since this method was suggested by himself .

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The carriage quickly arrived at the City Lord’s Mansion . The mansion was very stylish, but compared to Smith’s mansion, it lacked a few things here and there .

Upon arriving at the mansion, the three immediately went inside . Trezebo lead Charlie and Zhao Hai to the Purple Bamboo Courtyard that was already been prepared . This courtyard was the largest, most attractive, and most refined courtyard of the mansion . It was a courtyard meant specifically for Charlie’s use .

Originally, Zhao Hai didn’t want to stay here . However, he couldn’t just decline Charlie’s hospitality . The third prince wanted him to reside in Purple Bamboo Courtyard, so Zhao Hai had no choice but to stay .

To be honest, Zhao Hai actually liked the atmosphere inside the courtyard . Zhao Hai found Purple Bamboos to be beautiful, so naturally he would be extremely fond of the place .

One could say that Bamboo rice is also a type of bamboo . But since it was too long and is used mainly for grain production, its ornamental use was very unpopular .

At the same time, Purple Bamboo was also not mainly used for decoration . Purple Bamboo was actually a very good material for weapons . This fine bamboo can be used as a shaft for spears as well as a body for a bow . The bamboo was very tough, making it one of the most popular material for weapons in the Continent .

However, the Purple Bamboo was also like the Bread Tree, it was very picky about where it could grow . It had very strict requirements about temperature, humidity and climate . If these special conditions weren’t meant then they wouldn’t be able to survive . This made its output quite scarce in the continent .

Fortunately for Jade Water City, its location was the Purple Bamboo’s largest habitat . The mountains around the city were full of these bamboos, making them the most popular export of the area .

Upon arriving at the Purple Bamboo Courtyard, Trezebo asked to be excused in order to prepare the banquet . He didn’t leave behind a lot of servants in the courtyard since he knew that Charlie dislikes it . Therefore, he only had the place cleaned and left behind four maids . This arrangement was just right for Charlie’s preferences, and it coincidentally matched with Zhao Hai’s as well .

Since everything here is complete, Zhao Hai didn’t need to do a lot, so he quickly finished his unpacking .

The Purple Bamboo courtyard had a total of 27 rooms . Naturally, Charlie resided in the main room . Zhao Hai, on the other hand, stayed at an independent building .

After Zhao Hai’s group was settled in, Trezebo came in and expressed Charlie’s invitation for a meal . While he left Charlie earlier, Trezebo took that time as a chance to investigate Zhao Hai further . He already had some information about Zhao Hai, but he didn’t put any emphasis on it . But now that he was going to help Charlie, he needed to be screened carefully by Trezebo, after all, the assassin cared a lot about his lord .

After the group arrived at the dining room and sat down, a maid immediately provided the meals . The dishes were very good, the things that Trezebo had prepared weren’t that luxurious, however, they had some special characteristics, they were also made using seasonal ingredients, they were fresh .

Charlie was surely satisfied with his subordinate’s meal . While they were eating, Charlie introduced Trezebo and Zhao Hai with each other .

After eating, the group sat inside the living room . Charlie drank some tea and turned to Trezebo and said, “Trezebo, go give mister Zhao Hai my badge tomorrow . Make sure to exempt him from taxes later as well . Also, allow his ship to use my own personal pier . Right, also look for a good store location for mister Zhao Hai, after tidying it up, hand it over to mister as a gift . ”

Trezebo gave a nod . Zhao Hai wasn’t polite and smiled to Charlie, “I give my thanks to your highness . When my people gets settled down, we’ll immediately send you the things we agreed on . Right, I also need a bunch of daily necessities as well as some iron, I’ll have to ask for your highness’ help in this . ”

Charlie replied, “Iron? What does mister need iron for? Weapons? That wouldn’t be good . Even if I want to produce a large number of weapons, I still need to report it to the capital . You know that my situations is quite complex, I think mister should hand this over to someone else . ”

Zhao Hai nodded, “I understand . Don’t worry, I don’t need a lot of iron . On the other hand, I need a ton of necessities, include ceramic products as well . I’ll need your highness’ assistance with this . I want a lot, enough to fully stock one ship . ”

Hearing Zhao Hai, Charlie nodded, “If that is so, then it wouldn’t be a problem, mister can rest assured . Trezebo, prepare those things from mister as soon as possible . Also, go prepare means to store and transport 50 thousand fire fishes . How many days would you need?”

Trezebo thought for a moment then replied, “Your highness, the things can be prepared tomorrow . But the equipment for the fire fishes would take at least ten days . ”