"White Wave Island has now completely wiped out the underground forces, smuggling forces, and prostitution forces. Next, we will use the wine and spices shipped by Bolavis and the island to exchange for food from outside, and then upgrade the residents' homes..."

"Also, a few days ago, during the crackdown on merchants who were planning to commit crimes against White Wave Island, we rescued a large number of slaves, including many skilled technicians... Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are you listening?"

Varean looked at Xia Lan, who had dark circles under his eyes and was dozing off, and then looked at the people at the long table who all looked helpless.

"Let's eat first."

Putting down the report in his hand, Varean took everyone to the restaurant to eat while continuing to discuss the subsequent development of White Wave Island.

"Class is... dismissed!"

After wiping his saliva, Xia Lan looked up and found that there was no one in the hall, only him lying on the table.

I knocked my dizzy head and realized that I had talked with Ash Middall in the house all night last night and didn't get anything accomplished. I almost got myself into trouble.

As expected of the evil Earl Hanyue, there must be a reason why he is so hated by the Thirteen Councils.

As soon as Xia Lan entered the restaurant, she heard Wodek banging on his rice bowl. "We need to refine copper. There are copper mines on Brownsea Island. Why don't we refine copper?"

"But this will damage the environment of White Wave Island. Copper coins won't be used for large-scale maritime trades. We can just use gold coins to purchase a batch of copper ingots from outside the island, and that will be enough for White Wave Island."

As the first administrator of Brownsea Island, Varean sat at the head of the long table on the left side of the restaurant, while Wodek, the sheriff and garrison commander of Brownsea Island, sat at the head of the right side. The two argued endlessly about the development direction of Brownsea Island.

Wodek believed that Brownsea Island could make copper smelting its main industry. With the blast furnace developed by Xia Lan, Brownsea Island had great advantages. Varian believed that Brownsea Island was the main route to the north for Bolavis and could be developed into a commercial center.

At present, the internal management of Faox is still a makeshift team, and the ministers appointed in the early days were also for the purpose of appeasement. After all, Xia Lan established a country and became the king, so he had to give official positions to his powerful subordinates.

After Xia Lan came in, he sat directly at the first seat, then fell asleep with his head covered on the table. There was still something special about this place. The only thing Tone Soutine did was to choose a good table.

Everyone else at the long table was eating, only Valerian and the other two were still arguing. After Bolavis vomited the fish, he ate magic pork, and after vomiting the magic pork, he ate bread again. Now they can finally eat noodles for a change of taste, but they hope not to eat noodles every day in the future.

The three ten-meter-long tables were enough to support the 32-man knight group and the 50-man militia group, plus Good, Volor and other senior officials for dinner.

Amid the sounds of quarreling, eating, and snoring, Hong Chongzi, who was on duty outside, hurried in to wake up Xia Lan.

"Your Majesty, Ash Mido said that the Blackbeard Pirates broke away from the combined fleet of the southern nobles and are heading towards White Wave Island."

Hearing this, Xia Lan instantly woke up. She stood up, thought for a moment, and then gave the order: "Evacuate the residents of the port first. Red Worm and Kahneman, organize the veterans of the Silver Deer Legion to patrol other landing points on White Wave Island. The rest of you, come with me to the port."

For a large-scale landing operation, the only option was to land at the dock, and send elite troops to infiltrate from other small landing points to disrupt the rear. Xia Lan released all the ravens he brought this time to observe the coast of Bailang Island at all times.

"According to intelligence, the Blackbeard Pirates have over 4,000 pirates, all heavily armed by the Thirteen Councils. They are difficult to deal with. I wonder if the over 3,000 people Ash Mido brought to the island can hold their own."

Varyan looked worried.

Xia Lan didn't know whether Ash Mido had gone too far or was deliberately luring Blackbeard over, but now was not the time to say discouraging words.

"Whether Ash Mido did it on purpose or accidentally, it all depends on us in the end. We have to be wary of Ash Mido's men when we're on zone defense later."

"yes!"

Everyone had experienced life-threatening situations and was not afraid of Blackbeard, whom they had never even met.

"Charles, first drive the boat to a secluded part of the dock and get all the sailors ashore."

"Your Majesty, this is the Blackwater Fleet's first battle..."

But Xia Lan ignored Xia Er's almost pleading eyes and said coldly:

"Then tell them to remember the humiliation of today, to seek revenge, and to train hard, so that when they face the enemy again, they won't have to abandon ship and run for their lives like stray dogs.

If they have any sense of shame, they will naturally charge in front of Blackbeard's command ship next time. If not, it would be nice if they died on the way to the charge."

The current Blackwater Fleet only has three ships, not counting the Silver Deer. The ships captured from merchants cannot be moved, and no one knows whether the captured sailors will rebel during the battle.

Even now, there are still people on the ship who are seasick. Although the old men on the Silver Deer are the backbone, many of them were dock workers less than ten days ago. They are basically a group of disorganized people, and rushing forward is tantamount to seeking death.

When Xia Lan arrived at the dock, he found that Ai Xi Mido had also abandoned the fleet and set up a defense line directly at the dock.

When Xia Lan arrived, Ash Mido took the initiative to greet her, but Xia Lan didn't like the way he looked like an elder.

"Your Excellency, please return to the castle. We can handle it here."

"That's what I thought, Goode, retreat to the back."

Xia Lan led the Knights and the militia to demolish all the shacks where civilians lived in the port to build a second line of defense. These dilapidated houses would be demolished sooner or later anyway.

Xia Lan's straightforwardness made Ai Xi Mido a little overwhelmed. You can enter the castle, but you have to leave the soldiers behind. Did I just mean to build a second line of defense?

The Storm Knights and the militia captains were all extraordinary beings. Together with the militia members who practiced breathing techniques, the shacks in the port area were knocked down one by one, and the materials were piled into a low wall.

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