In the cemetery of Bailang Island, a beautiful blonde woman with a ponytail sat in front of a tombstone, drinking alone, with a blue-striped heavy sword beside her.
"His Majesty is looking for you, the future first administrator of Brownsea Island, Ms. Carmenla."
Wodek held his helmet, saluted the cemetery, and said to Carmenla who was sitting and drinking.
"Why are you looking for me? Are you telling me that I'm not fit to govern White Wave Island and asking me to voluntarily give up the position of First Administrator?"
Wodek said nothing, put down his helmet and sat beside her, opened a bottle of brandy and took a sip, then grimaced at the spicy taste of the liquor.
"We all know who he is. Beneath his shabby face, he's cold and terrifying, but everything he does is for Faox."
Wodek was also somewhat helpless. No one wanted to be the administrator of White Wave Island. Everyone wanted to wear armor and rush to the front line of the battlefield. So he and Varian jointly recommended Carmenla, the only one who wanted this position.
Although Xia Lan didn't want to agree, he had no choice but to transfer Melvin, who was in charge of Bolavis, to Brownsea Island.
"Carmenla, I once charged into battle countless times without shedding a tear during the Second Battle of Blackwater, but now I have to carefully choose every attack. The same goes for Sharan Auglos. If the failure of the Silver Deer Legion's commander means the demise of an army, then the failure of King Faox means the demise of a nation.
Every appointment is the king's most important decision. White Wave Island is very important to Faox. It is the fulcrum for the kingdom to swallow the Baltic Sea to the north. Talk to him..."
Wodek stood up, put on his helmet and left, leaving Carmenla staring at the tombstone in a daze.
Xia Lan's uneasiness about her position as the first administrator of White Wave Island was almost written on her face. She had not received any aristocratic education and only started to learn to read and write after arriving in Bolavis. The support she received from the people of White Wave Island was entirely due to the legacy left by her father, and it seemed to have nothing to do with her ability.
Sixteen years ago, Whitesea Island was trapped by a storm for four months. After the islanders ran out of food, his father Luo led the residents of Whitesea Island into the lord's manor to grab life-saving food.
The second lord of Bailang Island was stabbed to death by a dung plug in the chaos. No one knew who did it. When the investigation team of the Zilaner Kingdom arrived, they saw that no one had come forward to confess, so they prepared to massacre all the residents of the island.
In order to prevent the entire White Wave Island from being buried with the lord who would rather die than give grain to his people, Luo voluntarily stood on the gallows, which made every resident of White Wave Island remember his kindness.
She was able to lead Whitelang Island to resist Tone Sudin because she had Luo's blood, not because of anything she had done. The reason she rebelled was also because her father had rebelled. Everyone believed that the daughter of the hero of Whitelang Island would definitely lead them to victory.
But she did not drive away Tone Soutine's tyranny like her father did, but was suppressed again and again. Tone Soutine teased her like a mouse until he became impatient and drove her out of Brownsea Island. Then she met Kannepal and Arthurs on the sea and was taken to Boravice.
Since then, the sacrifices of those lying in the cemetery seemed to have real meaning. They died in eradicating the darkness on Whitesea Island, in besieging the remnants of Tone Soutine, and in the battle to defend Whitesea Island...
Instead of being suppressed powerlessly after resisting, and then having their bodies thrown into the sea...
Many of them were elders who trusted her, companions who grew up together, and had trusted her countless times. After she returned with the Ink Sea Dragon Flag, they once again stood by her side, took up arms, and joined the Silver Deer Legion without hesitation.
Your Majesty may be right. Under her leadership, Brownsea Island will not change at all.
"Woo~"
Hearing the desolate horn sound, Carmenla looked up blankly. When she stood up and ran towards the dock, she found that the Blackwater Fleet had already set sail.
"First Administrator, His Majesty said that he hopes that when he returns, he will see that you have governed Brownsea Island to the standards he desires."
Wodek, who stayed behind, handed a book called "Urban Management Regulations" to Carmenla and turned to leave. There were still 500 new recruits waiting for him to train in the barracks.
This regulation is a special edition for another world compiled by Xia Lan based on the development level of this world and his experiences in his previous life. He hopes that there will not be a city in his kingdom where people urinate and defecate anywhere.
Carmenla tightly grasped the regulations given to her by Xia Lan, her eyes slowly brightened, and she vowed to prove herself this time.
The Blackwater Fleet, the Silver Deer, sets sail.
"Two mages, can you please hurry up? I'm starving."
Xia Lan urged the two mages who were using fire magic to burn the blue-veined steel pot while fanning themselves with a palm-leaf fan.
"Sir, what are you stewing in the pot? Why is it so difficult to cook?"
The two mages wiped their sweat and asked Xia Lan.
"I just caught a seabird. Okay, I think it's enough. You guys can go down. I'll call you if there's anything else."
Xia Lan patted the steel pot with a palm-leaf fan and said nonchalantly.
After the two men left, Xia Lan called He Li, Good, Xia Er and others to open the lid of the pot, pick up chopsticks, and start eating around the steel pot.
"Your Majesty, where did you catch the third-level bird?"
Charles picked up the piece and took a bite. His eyes lit up and he put down his chopsticks and started to eat it. With the fighting spirit rising from his hands to isolate himself from the high temperature, he quickly finished a large piece of meat. Seeing this, the others were not willing to fall behind and quickened their pace.
"Oh, these are the ghost birds that the two undercover mages left behind by Weining Paro used to deliver messages. There were originally two, but I thought one would be enough, so I caught one to give everyone a treat. The remaining one can also deliver the message overtime."
Except for Xia Lan, everyone stopped what they were doing. They knew that two of the five mages who were originally intended to stay were undercover agents. Although they didn't know how Xia Lan discovered it, they believed Xia Lan because even they could not hide in front of this man.
Seeing everyone stop, Xia Lan sped up and said while eating:
"Among the people brought by the Thirteen Councils, there are seven spies. I have picked them all out and plan to sell them along with the goods. Remember to tell the buyer their identities after the transaction is completed. We are trustworthy.
Hey, why don’t you eat anymore?”
Everyone finally reacted, looked at the people around them warily, and immediately scrambled for the little bird meat left.
They didn't feel the slightest bit of sympathy for the two mages who were assigned all sorts of odd jobs by Xia Lan and worked themselves to death every day. Isn't this what workers who receive two salaries should do?
Although Xia Lan's share is still a pie in the sky, and Xia Lan will not let them get the salary sent by the Thirteen Councils, at least they will receive two salaries.
After everyone finished eating and digested the food on the boat, the fleet arrived at its first destination, Willow Gowen's Storm Island.
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