Alien Knights

A southerner who appeared on the North Island?

Todd looked at this southern pagan in his thirties who called himself Kendi in surprise, with dark skin, deep-set eyes, bushy beard, and the white scarf wrapped around his head.

The old man of the Claw tribe waved his hand at the escorting warrior, signaling to leave him behind, and they retreated first. Then he said: "Half a month ago, we caught him near the "Sacred Forest"..."

The old man thought for a while, a strange look appeared on his face, and he said in an uncertain tone: "...to dig a hole."

Kendi was taken aback, and then corrected loudly: "God is supreme! I've said it a hundred times! That's not digging, that's archaeology!"

After hearing this, Todd's curiosity immediately prevailed: "Archaeology? What did you find?"

"I heard from others that there are ruins of ancient Tyro in the North Island, and something called a crystal relic was dug out, so I wanted to come and have a look." Kendi looked a little annoyed: "Unexpectedly, after more than ten days of digging, I found nothing!"

Todd and Huggins looked at each other, and they smiled awkwardly.

The old man of the Talon tribe glanced at Kendy, turned his face to Todd and said, "This southerner, as a heretic, destroyed the 'Sacred Forest' and should have been executed immediately. But... we have to admit that his knowledge has helped us a lot."

Kendy puffed up his chest and raised his head, and said proudly: "I helped these North Islanders build a lifting platform, using rollers and pulleys, so that they could save a lot of manpower when transporting logs and stones; I also helped them design an airtight cabin, so that even if the bottom of the boat was hit by a reef, the boat would not sink; there is also a hydraulic iron saw built on the spring, which can automatically saw wood..."

Todd became more and more surprised, and couldn't help asking: "Are you a physicist?"

Kendy shook his head and said, "That's not comprehensive. I'm proficient in philosophy, logic, and dogmatics, and I have researched medicine, mathematics, astronomy, physics, geography, meteorology, political science, and music theory. By the way, I have also done a lot of translation work."

Todd was amazed and felt strange: "Then why did you come to North Island?"

"My father was the governor of the Abbasid dynasty. I was born in Kufa, Iraq, and studied in Basra. I was once appointed as the chief treasury by the Caliph of the dynasty. This time I came to the North Island because I wanted to help my friends find prehistoric monuments in the mainland..."

The impatient old man of the Claw Tribe interrupted his speech: "Kendi, because you know a lot, I came to you this time to ask you, as far as you know, is there anything rare in Bei Dao?"

Todd added: "A special product that can be used to trade with other cities?"

"Special products of the North Island? For trading?" Kendy blinked suspiciously: "Wood carvings, animal skins, dried fruits?"

Todd thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Is there any specialty of the North Island that has a big market in the south and can be sold at a high price?"

Kendi rested his chin on his hand, thought for a long time, and suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "I remembered! In the Abbasid Empire, there are indeed some North Island items, which are ridiculously expensive in the market, and generally only kings and nobles can enjoy them."

Todd asked quickly: "What is it?!"

"Seafood." Kendi pointed to the sea outside the house and said: "Seafood from the North Island, such as salmon, North Island shrimp, seven-color shellfish, etc., can be sold for astronomical figures in the empire. Because these delicious seafood can only adapt to the water temperature and environment of the North Island, they will soon die and become inedible during transportation. Therefore, the empire sends the fastest fleet every year to the North Island to buy seafood, and then put ice in the cabin and sail back as soon as possible. Even so, the seafood transported by the fleet can reach the palace. Less than one-tenth of it is eaten."

After listening to Kendy's words, Todd pondered for a moment, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

If Muxi Town mass-produces the dormouse carrying "frozen" bacteria, these "microbial refrigerators" will be deployed in the cabin of the North Island cargo ship. In this way, the seafood from the North Island can be refrigerated and transported to the southern empire intact, where they can be sold for a fortune.

The development of this commercial route has great political and economic significance for Muxi Town.

First of all, this sea trade route will bring a lot of wealth to Beidao and Muxi Town; secondly, Beidao will have its own source of wealth and will not have to rely on plunder to obtain survival resources; finally, in order to maintain the trade route, Beidao will have to choose to stand with Muxi Town, and the alliance between pirates and barbarians will be broken!

After formulating the trade strategy for North Island and Muxi Town, Todd raised his head and looked at the people in the room, and began to think about the next specific operational issues.

This trade route has three nodes, namely North Island, Muxi Town and Abbasid Empire. Under his own control, Muxi Town will not have any problems; the Abbas Empire is the downstream of the trade chain, and as a market, there should be no problems; the trouble lies in the upstream of the trade - North Island.

Todd needs to find a stable supplier for this "seafood cold storage logistics" business route.

Unlike those remote North Island tribes, the "Blackhead Tribe" and "Claw Tribe" are close to the south and are the best trading partners of Muxi Town. But if you only cooperate with one of them, even if Muxi Town has the technical advantage of "microbial ice storage", there is no guarantee that in the future, one company will not dominate and take the opportunity to raise prices.

So we have to find a way to bring both tribes into the trade route and introduce a competition mechanism between them.

To bring the two tribes into a benign competitive environment, the first step is to choose a suitable patriarch for the Talon tribe.

"Crofts is dead, have you considered a new patriarch?"

The people who were discussing the special products of the North Island were a little puzzled when they heard Todd's question, but an elder Claw still answered: "In a few days, we will hold a tribal meeting and re-elect a new patriarch."

"First of all, I hope that the people you elect this time will not be as selfish as Crofts. At least, the new patriarch should put the interests of the tribe first and put his own safety last." Todd said slowly: "Secondly, Muxi Town will open a trade route in the North Island. Regarding this trade route, I can assure you in the name of the Father that the people of the North Island will use it to completely escape poverty and hunger. After the islanders have no more malicious intentions, I will gradually release the captives of the "Claw Clan"."

The people of the Claw tribe said excitedly: "The leader of Muxi Town, what you said is true?! Are you really willing to release the captives for free? And promise to bring us wealth?!"

Before Todd could speak, Morgan stood up anxiously, looking hesitant to speak.

Todd glanced at the patriarch of "Blackhead", and said: "What I said is naturally true. Besides, regarding the grievances between "Claw" and "Blackhead", I want to be a mediator. I hope that "Claw Tribe" will return Blackhead Island to "Blackhead Tribe".

Everyone in the Claw tribe gathered together, whispered to each other for a while, and finally said to Todd: "The leader of Muxi Town, you promised to release the captives, and you promised to bring wealth to Claw. We are willing to listen to your mediation and return Blackhead Island to the "Blackhead Clan"!"

Morgan clenched his fists tightly, hammered Todd's chest hard, and said in a grateful voice: "Lord Todd! You are the benefactor of Blackhead! You are my best friend! I swear to the gods, my ax will fight for you, my shield will stand for you, and my loyalty will never disappoint your trust!"