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When he walked in front of the big ship, Roy really felt how tall the ship was.

The ship was parked lengthwise on the pier. The brass ram almost touched the stone steps, which was more than four meters higher than the pier. The main sail had already been lowered, but it was on the main mast that was more than forty high. There are countless ropes and pulleys involved.

Compared with the exquisite merchant ships of the elves, this ship looks very crude in terms of shape and facilities, but it is the largest ship Roy has ever seen in Castletown Port, just in terms of the length of the hull. I'm afraid it will be more than forty meters.

Putting down the bucket in his hand, Roy carefully observed the deep-draft ship. It seemed that there should be a lot of cargo on board.

The elven guards on the dock rushed here as soon as possible and have already climbed up the ladder to the big ship. They should be checking the dangerous items on the ship, such as the armed forces and weapons and equipment on the ship.

The sailors were still sorting some wooden boxes on the deck, which seemed to be some worthless goods.

As long as these goods are not moved from the ship, according to the regulations set by the Silver Moon elves, there is no need to pay taxes.

 So Roy did not see the tax officer on the dock on the ship.

 …

Just as Roy stood in front of the pier, staring at the sea and the ship alone in a daze, some well-dressed crew members had already walked down the ladder from the ship.

It can be seen that the safety inspection of these elf patrols on the ship is going smoothly, so there is no order to prohibit the crew from disembarking. Almost all of these crew members are wearing leather vests, white shirts, jodhpurs and boots, with waistbands. He was not wearing weapons.

Roy saw that the sailors on the bow deck all had swords around their waists.

The hair of these crew members seems to have not been taken care of for a long time. Many crew members have braids, and some have their hair loose, which becomes messy when blown by the sea breeze.

Their hair colors come in various colors, with yellow hair, red hair, and dark brown being the most common. All of them look very strong, at least they look stronger than the elven guards.

Probably because Roy was the only person on the dock who looked similar to them.

The crew members did not wander around after getting off the boat, but walked straight to Roy. The strong crew member in the lead also looked at Roy curiously.

"Do you need a guide?" Roy asked proactively.

 He does not like being a guide.

 In fact, this is the first time he has done this.

 The main reason is to get some news about the outside world from these sailors who are traveling far away.

Castletown Port is a fishing port, and most of the merchant ships involved in the fish trade dock here. Even if Roy wanted to get in touch with him to get information, he was not willing to pay attention to him.

"￥#...!" The strong sailor spoke a string of words quickly towards Roy.

Roy was confused and couldn't understand what he was talking about.

 It seems like there is no way to communicate!

Roy spread his hands and shook his head slightly, indicating that he was helpless and couldn't understand...

 "You don't know Imperial Tongue?"

A thin young man wearing a black robe appeared behind the strong crew member. His skin was very fair, and he had a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose. He was holding a copper-covered book in his hand. Elvish asked Roy.

However, his grammar and pronunciation are very problematic, but no elf would arrange the words in this way.

Roy nodded.

"I can only speak Elvish. Do you need a guide?" he asked again to the young man in robes.

At this time, he discovered that the black robe actually had some dark lines on it, which looked like magic lines.

Roy guessed that the other party was probably a magician.

The magician also waited for Roy to slow down his tone a little, and then listened carefully twice before saying:

"Take us to a hotel and then, once we've settled in, take us to a local pub. We all need to relax a bit."

 When he spoke, he spoke very rhythmically, and it sounded like he was reciting a spell.

 "No problem." Roy replied readily.

 The young magician discussed it with the strong crew member, then turned back and asked: "How much do I need to pay you?"  

"If you can, tell me the interesting things you encountered on your journey."

"Do you want to get some outside information? Let's exchange it. We also want to know about this elf city." The young magician quickly took the opportunity to say.

"This is Castletown Port in the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom." Roy said frankly. This is not a secret. You will know it after a little inquiry. Then he asked: "Where do you come from?"

"Green Empire, Strange Rock City. It is the largest southern city in the Green Empire. If you have the opportunity to go to Green Empire, you must visit Strange Rock City." The young magician answered without thinking, and then asked: "Here Is it far from Buenos City?"

"It's not too far. What are you doing here?" Roy asked curiously. He did not point out the specific location of Buenos.

The young magician opened his mouth and said: "Of course it is for trade. We plan to start from the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom..."

"Ahem..." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the strong crewman beside him.

 Obviously he did not understand the conversation between the magician and Roy. The magician could only patiently translate it to him.

 Then the strong crew member quickly said a few words to the magician.

The magician hesitated for a moment, then carefully organized his words, then smiled awkwardly and said to Roy: "We just plan to buy some elf biscuits, high-end swords and shields and other products."

Roy knew they weren't telling the truth, but he didn't bother to care.

 After all, we are not familiar with each other...

 Seeing that the crew members were still wary of him, Roy shut his mouth.

Since he agreed to take the other party to find a hotel, Roy didn't say anything. He just introduced to them that some hotels in the city were roughly divided into three levels.

There are two hotels on Brown Street where Roy lives. However, Brown Street is a civilian neighborhood, so the hotels here are also of the lowest grade. Usually, some businessmen who purchase marine fish on the dock will go to the hotel to stay for a day or two. night.

However, there are good places. The price is cheap and it is very close to the port.

 After hearing Roy's introduction, the crew members readily agreed.

Roy was walking at the front carrying a bucket. After walking out of the pier, Roy would take the initiative to explain to them what these shops were doing without passing a shop.

 At least let them know which one is a shop and which one is a restaurant.

Brown Street is really close to the pier. When Roy took more than 20 crew members passing by the Temple of Liberty, these crew members saw that a small temple with a small area was built on the hillside. Act surprised.

Immediately, there were crew members who couldn't wait to get over and have a look. However, there was a group of people crowded at the gate of the temple. Through the crowd, they could still see the priests wearing divine robes inside the temple, and they were chatting endlessly with several elven guards. Talking about something.

 It seems that something is wrong with this temple.

When Roy passed by here in the morning, this goddess temple was still so quiet...

 A group of people passed by the door of the Temple of Liberty, and no one was stupid enough to look over there with curious eyes.

After passing the Temple of Liberty, Roy thought of something, and then took out a Kohler from his pocket. The thin shell was between his thumb and index finger. Roy introduced to the crew behind him:

"The currency used here is the Koler, which is made from polished shells."

"Isn't it okay to use gold coins?" the young magician asked with a surprised look on his face.

Roy glanced at the magician with some envy. He really didn't know what it would be like to trade gold coins in the shop here, because he didn't have gold coins at all, and he had never seen anyone else use gold coins.

So Roy said to the magician: "You can try it. I think some elves will like it."

Roy took them to a hotel. Sure enough, this hotel did not accept gold coins.

But the young magician took out a light green crystal from his pocket. The front desk clerk in the hotel was a sweet-looking young female elf. After seeing the crystal, he immediately called the hotel owner. The hotel owner He enthusiastically arranged ten rooms for them, and the young magician even got a big bag of Kohler in exchange for it.

The young magician casually counted fifty kolers and handed them to Roy.

Roy was a little hesitant and did not pick it up. This was a lot of money for Roy.

"Take it, I'll ask you to take us to a more reliable tavern later."

The young magician forced the pile of Kohler into Roy's hand and said with a smile.