Secondly, there is the extra income that the representatives of the Dragonmark Family received, which partly came from the taxes of Storm Bay. This was also the reason why Carl became the decision-maker of Storm Bay so smoothly.

When the latter is slightly harmed, these people can make slight concessions.

Iris's request had no effect on either the former or the latter.

After looking at each other, everyone reached a consensus through the exchange of glances.

If the Dragonmark Family could get the psionicists among the drow to help hunt down and identify Ruiyi drow spies by acknowledging their "faith", it would not be a big loss for them, and they could even get a bunch of workers for free.

Of course, this is also thanks to the fact that the people of Khorvaire mainly believe in the Gods of Destiny and the Dark Six, and are not opposed to multiple beliefs in their bones.

If this happened in the Theocracy of Thrane, the followers of the Silver Flame Church would just flip the table.

After considering for a moment, the representative of the Shadow Dragonmarked Feoran family came forward and said:

"In principle, we cannot agree to your request."

This person is probably the only one present who has a direct conflict of interest with Elise. After all... the elves and the drow are hostile to each other.

However, the implicit meaning of "not possible in principle" is - in fact, it is possible.

"Don't worry, we drow are not hostile to elves. This sect is more of a mutual aid society to help ordinary drow better integrate into Khorvaire and Storm Bay."

After quickly making the assurance, the elf of House Phiollan retreated back into the crowd.

"In that case, the two of you should go to the prison and bail Lauren out to work. By the way, Lisanna, you go with them, and bring some of the drow sheriffs in the Sheriff's Bureau, especially those who are employed as group herders."

Elise and Ashe can investigate spies with psionics, and herders can investigate through the faint spirits of nature.

Because these spirits are weak, they are very sensitive to the outside world.

As long as the rangers who operate them can master certain tricks, they can make identifications as quickly as police dogs.

Of course, the accuracy will definitely not be as high as Elise and Ashe, but it is also a solution.

"OK!"

After giving Carl a military salute commonly used by the sheriffs of the Eludin Plains, Lisanna took the two of them downstairs and ran to the Sheriff's Headquarters across the street to call for help.

"Everyone, now we can clearly see Ruiyi Zhuoer's hostility. Although we don't know what they are planning, it is always right to strike the enemy. Next, how should we fight back?"

Looking around, the relatively irritable Warden Dragonmark representative spoke loudly in the dwarf's uniquely loud voice.

The Storm Dragonmarked Linland family followed closely and said, "We will gather all the ships in the nearby waters and send a message to the pirates. If a battle really breaks out, I think it will be safer to go over by sea."

Due to the situation in Xen'drik, a stable supply line is almost impossible to form on land, and sea and air transport become the two main options.

But air transport requires airships, which even the Tongxing Longwen family does not have many of, so there is no way to transfer one to transport grain or equipment.

Therefore, from a practical point of view, sea transportation is more cost-effective.

After saying this, the dwarf half-elf looked at Carl at the same time.

Although Joanna is in charge of the people's livelihood in Storm Bay, when it comes to fighting, the two still feel that Carl is more reliable.

If it weren't for the elusive whereabouts of the Druids of the Son of Winter, they would even want to drag them into the water.

Whether to fight a war and the scale of the war are all very important.

Storm Bay's current attitude is to use fierce resistance to warn Ruiyi Draco not to make any more tricks.

It can be said that their purpose is to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

At this stage, the combat effectiveness of both sides is still in an invisible stage, that is, no one knows how powerful the other side is.

According to the attitude of the representatives of the Dragonmark Family, as long as they can reach Ruiyi Draco's port in Xen'drik, it will be a strategic victory.

As for whether to break through the opponent's port and do something, it depends on the attitude of Ruiyi Zhuoer.

Fighting is not an end, it is just a means to an end.

As for what if Ruiyi Zhuoer doesn't admit it? At this point, it doesn't matter whether they admit it or not, what matters is that this battle can be won.

Because Ruiyi Draco obviously came here for the rich dragon crystal resources in Xen'drik, which is the fundamental contradiction between the two sides.

As long as the two sides fail to find something to replace the dragon crystal, the conflict will surely intensify as their respective sides develop.

These partial understandings brought over from his previous life quickly flashed through his mind. Carl looked at the different expressions of the people and sighed slightly in his heart.

"Hey~, if you give me some more time, I might be able to develop a more practical strange spaceship, and then I can attack the enemy directly from the air!"

Just as he was thinking about it, the family representatives of the Guardian Dragon Mark and the Creator Dragon Mark said respectively:

"According to what the drow just said, Ruiyi drow should have known by now that their spies have been discovered by us.

A blitzkrieg won't work, so let's just play it safe next time."

"As for the scale of the war... it's fine as long as it doesn't turn into a century war like the Final War.

Then, our Kanis family hopes to experiment with some military equipment to test the actual effects."

Although the Cannith family, which created the dragon pattern, seems to have no presence at ordinary times, they are actually the largest arms dealer family in Eberron.

The warforged, now an independent new race in Eberron, were developed under the leadership of their former chief.

Speaking of which, Carl has some relationship with them, because Mooreban was one of the disciples of the patriarch of the family who created the Dragon Mark.

If the Final War ends with a relatively ordinary battle, the strength of the Canis family will probably become the strongest among the twelve dragon-marked families.

Unfortunately, in the huge explosion in Sayre, the main force of the Canis family was wiped out, and the countless resources they had accumulated in the Final War also disappeared.

Their family is now in the early stages of a split. After losing its former patriarch, the family's three enclave managers have become candidates for the position of patriarch.

But more than 20 years have passed, and the three leaders of the Canis family have not yet determined the final winner.

After listening to what the two said, Karl felt a little relieved.

"Well, it seems that time can be slowed down. I may be able to develop a more reliable spaceship before the real battle comes."

(End of this chapter)