Mage Joan

On the first day of November, the "Coral" expedition ship left Idalil Port and continued to sail north along the east coast of Wilnoa, arriving at the colonial capital of New Avalon Port on November 5th.

The Port of New Avalon is located at the mouth of the Slade River, a tributary of the Vimur River, backed by the Slade Peninsula and opposite Maple Bay.

The name New Avalon has been in use for more than two hundred years and is one of the oldest colonial cities on the east coast of Wilnoa.

Two centuries ago, when the first Fijian immigrants landed on the Slade Peninsula, they confidently declared that they would build here a prosperous city comparable to the capital of the motherland, "Avalon", so it was still very rudimentary. The colonial settlement was named "New Avalon".

The Slade Peninsula, where New Avalon is located, is not the fertile soil expected by the colonists. The high latitudes are left with traces of the Ice Age. The soil is barren and rocky, flat land is scarce, summers are short and winters are long, and it is not suitable for farming. farmland.

Fortunately, there is no way to go. New Avalon is a barren land. It has the advantage of being surrounded by water on three sides, full of jungles, deep-water ports and vast fishing grounds. It has been the most famous cod producing area on the east coast of the New World since ancient times.

The colonists who first came to New Avalon were mostly peasants. Facing the local cold climate and barren land, they were sorrowful. Fortunately, Feizhen had a flexible and flexible national character, and soon found a new way out.

Since New Avalon is rich in water resources, the colonists adapted their measures to local conditions, relying on forests to eat forests, relying on water for drafting, and abandoning land reclamation and farming, and instead set up waterwheel mills and sawmills along the Slade River.

Sitting on a good harbor and rich fishery resources, after nearly a century of development, New Avalon has become increasingly prosperous, and has realized the vision of the first pioneers, becoming the capital and commercial center of the Jotunheim colony, Wilnoa One of the largest ports, it can be called the premier star city among all overseas colonies of the Feizhen Kingdom.

Since the beginning of this century, with the rise of the magical industrial revolution, while maintaining the advantages of business and trade, the industrial system centered on the shipbuilding industry has also ushered in a golden period of rapid progress.

The dense forests in the northeast of the Slade Peninsula and the natural asphalt lakes in the west provide abundant resources for the shipbuilding industry-oak can be used to make hulls, tall pine trees can be used to make masts, and asphalt can be used to pour ship joints.

In this colonial city with a population of nearly 400,000, there are no less than 200 large and small shipyards, and at least 30,000 people depend on the shipbuilding industry for their livelihoods. From the meteoric ocean to the storm ocean, at least among the ships flying the Fijian flag One third is produced by the shipyard of New Avalon.

There are a total of nearly ten ports in the vicinity of New Avalon. In order to avoid arousing the vigilance of Mesinger and his party, Captain Odysseus specially moored the expedition ship into one of the most remote fishing ports.

This port is dedicated to local fishermen. Hundreds of offshore fishing boats are moored. White sails are deployed. Cables are pulled between the masts to dry the fishing nets. From a distance, it looks like a laundry room floating on water, mixed with the sea breeze. The strong pungent smell of salted cod made Joan sneeze.

The water level in the fishing port is too shallow to accommodate a large iron-clad ship like the Narwhal. The small Coral is inconspicuous among the fishing boats, so there is no need to worry about being spotted by Mesinger.

Qiao An remembers that Joseph Adams came to settle in New Avalon last year. He was engaged in the lawyer business on the face of it, but secretly he was developing the influence of the "son of freedom". The law firm he set up in the city was also a "son of freedom." The association’s liaison station in the Jotunheim colony.

Considering that he and his companions are not familiar with the place where New Avalon was born, Qiao Ann proposed to visit Mr. Joseph Adams's law firm after landing, and take lunch by the way, and ask him about the local New Avalon. Happening.

This suggestion that looked reasonable to Sister Zion was met with fierce opposition from Hailar.

"If Uncle Joseph knew that I didn't go to school, but secretly followed Francis Messinger, he would definitely prevent me from continuing to track down, maybe he would have to notify my father and arrest me and go home!"

Seeing Hailar's bulging appearance, Qiao An was amused secretly, and had to follow her temperament and dispel the idea of ​​looking for Mr. Adams.

Since the line of "Son of Liberty" is not working, Audrey proposes another channel for obtaining information.

"New Avalon has a Mr. Theodore Popper who runs an accounting firm, a part-time trade agent of the Canaan Kingdom stationed in Yodonheim, and a real unknown diplomat who is very popular in the city. Wide and well-informed, we can meet Mr. Popper and ask him about Mesinger’s old partner Am Frody."

Hailar did not object this time, and Audrey took out the "communication stone" to send a letter to Mr. Popper, and specifically instructed him not to reveal her true identity to the outside world.

After waiting for two minutes, Audrey received a reply. After reading it, she told her companions next to her: "Mr. Popper is rushing over to the pier to pick us up into the city. All the food and daily life during our stay in the city He will arrange."

The crowd waited at the port for about half an hour when a luxurious carriage came galloping in.

Before the carriage stopped, a middle-aged gentleman with a short stature bounced off like a ball, ran all the way to the dock, took off his hat and pressed it on his chest, and bowed deeply to Audrey.

"Princess... well, noble Miss Zion, welcome to New Avalon!"

"Thank you very much for meeting us, Mr. Popper, for your hard work."

Audrey supported the millinery with gauze and smiled and handed out her right hand to Mr. Popper.

"Where is hard to talk about, it is my honor to serve you."

Mr. Popper held the delicate hands of the princess wrapped in white gloves, cautiously as if holding precious jewels, and kissed her lightly at her fingertips.

"Mr. Popper, tell you about my friend." Audrey withdrew her hand and introduced Joan, Hylar and Holden one by one to Theodore Popper.

Popper enthusiastically shook hands with Qiao An, and gracefully gave Hailar a "kiss hand". When it was Holden's turn, after listening to Audrey's introduction, he couldn't help but start to smile again, as if eager to make up. What kind of hands clasped Mr. Poet's right hand, shaking vigorously with redoubled enthusiasm, repeatedly saying "Welcome, welcome"!

After the greeting, Theodore Popper drove the door, waited for Joan, Hailar, Audrey, and Holden to get on the carriage, turned around and told the coachman: "Send me and the guests to the'Silver Sail Hotel'."

"Okay, Master Popper, please get in the car, and we will leave." The driver said respectfully.

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