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10-2 The Two Earldo, toothat's onwithout anyone in control, but in the other world, ships cliship is flying quite far on the open sea so we're not her than the wave crest, so the ship should look like it's sailing nor three ti people should notice that this ship isn't nornoring pirates, exploring undersea ruins, and swi on the shores

Since I had carefully chosen the course while looking out for ships around the area, the journey has becoh, I realized that I could use illusion ic to et too close to other ships all the same, I didn't do the idea

We've journeyed about 1200 kilo of the third day The ship is currently cruising on water surface with nor the port in the bay of the Ukeu Earldo seasick, but please endure it for a little bit

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There are seven galley ships that are as big as our ship, and three boats anchored in the port of Ukeu Earldo as only four of the six are anchored on the sea slightly away from the port

I also lower the anchor on our ship on the sea slightly away

Since there's no need to drop by the port, we've decided to lower the s tour in the port town After everyone has boarded the sic Hand] to put down the boat on the sea surface Of course I did it from the location where it couldn't be seen frouard to the parrot-shaped scarecrows type 8 They can't fly even though they're shaped like parrots They can onlya bit of wire manipulation This wire manipulation can move dolls that looks like sailors, and activate trap The dolls don't have battle capability, but since they look like people working froh for crime prevention

I entrust Liza and Nana to row the sh to carry eight adults

"What kind of port town is it here?"

"It's the port of Ukeu Earldom, but we can take a shortcut to the port of Kirik Earldom if we cross that mountain We don't have to make trip around the peninsula that extends 500 kilometers far fro time saver"

"Won't it only take two days for a 1000 kilometers round-trip?"

"Arisa, you should not think that the speed of ht It'll take more than a half month for a normal ship"

Liza advices Arisa It seems to be a subject which othertheir hands in the sea surface Ta to touch the water surface with her hand She should just get down fro will it take to cross the , and there seem to be a rest area every 4-5 kiloet off their ships froic to briskly icians though Since it looks like it could become an important point for marine transportation between the royal capital and the duchy capital, I think there should be people who'd like to invest on it

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Since an official-like otten close to the wharf, I lead the boat to the place where it should be docked

"Hey, merchant-san Never seen you before, this your first time in Ukehaba port?"

"Yes, it's my first time here"

I take the ID plate frodown froecoach heading to the port of Kirik Earldom has left the port, and the next service will be for to The only inn that's suitable for noble-sae so back to the ship when the night co fee for the suards, one can be dispatched for one copper coin a day"

The official is talking sone ashore here going to the royal capital I decline the inn recouards However, one copper coin a day, isn't that too cheap?

There are a lot of beastkin working on the port facilities The raccoonkin, and the apekin are particularly the majority There are the s-unloading things, but odd jobs and other jobs that don't require power

"Isn't it Chevalier Pendragon over there?"

I turn my head toward the voice that calls me, it's the head of the noble family whom I've visited several tiuon if I'etting spices on the archipelago that's located on the straight line ahead the peninsula It's thanks to him that I could procure the needed cu silence Baron Eguon"

"What a coincidence for us to meet here Thanks to you, the sales of spices have had rapid increase I've come here myself to reinforce the trade you know"

Come to think of it, Earl Houen said toboo tournament sponsored by Earl Houen in three months time I wonder if that was the reason why I was rando the scroll workshop in the duchy capital Since I had heard the thing about the tournament earlier, I ht if they won the cooking tournament

"If you were just one day faster, you would have rettable"

The Viscount Rendo who jewelries in the duchy capital I had visited his engraving workshop and ge workshop several times Viscount Rendo seems to be currently in a trip for his customers that are spread from the duchy capital to the labyrinth city It seeuon has co toward the port of Kirik Earldoht, I ask the earl about earl Ukeu's and earl Kirik's personalities, and their territories inforet in his busy schedule

It see a honest person, and frankly speaking a bu, it seealley ships for the uarantee the safety of marine transportation then? But, pirates are like thieves that can appear anywhere in the first place Therefore, it seems that the marine force of the territory ar the port, not for securing sea route

Earl Kirik is a dandy and cheerful during trading, but on the other hand, he's frivolous, and skimps on money His territory army seem to be weak, but it see the army's equipment and the nuhtly better than Earl Ukeu's

Looks like the two earl's houses have bad relationship with each other Moreover, it's not only limited to the top positions, the territories people are also co with each other, and strifes tend to break one way or another