Rise of the Empire Total War

　　 "Go! Our goal is the stars and the sea!!!"

　　 Sorry for taking the wrong script.

　　 "Go! Set sail for the Kingdom of Falnik!"

With an order from Richard, the Cuban Navy, carrying 323 soldiers and 120 civilians, left the port. This 25-ship fleet held the Orioles flag, indicating that they belonged to Stu The Yate family.

"From Kuban to the Kingdom of Falcony, it will take half a month at the fastest. This is still based on calm and downwind." Standing on the deck of the flagship "Paul" merchant ship, Captain Shelly said. Said.

　　 As there were no people in Richard’s army who knew about the Sea of ​​Shining and the rest of the sea, Richard invited Captain Shelly and his flagship as the leaders to lead the fleet to the Kingdom of Falnik.

　　 Shelley did not disappoint Richard. It was precisely because of the leadership of Captain Shelley that Richard's fleet was able to go smoothly and reach Riya, a small island nation in the Sea of ​​Shining, for supplies ten days later.

　　 The Riya Kingdom is very small, with a population of only 4,000. Its capital Riya City occupies the entire island. Limited by the size of the population, their armed forces only have a poor imperial guard in their early 100s and a city defense army with more than a hundred people.

　　As for the warship, there are only one or two old small warships.

　　 Because of this, when Richard's fleet approached the port, the Riyaans seemed a little panicked. Fortunately, Captain Shelly sent someone in time to release the semaphore that Richard couldn't understand, to avoid misunderstandings.

　　 Then, the fleet slowly entered the port of Riyadh. Standing on the deck, Richard looked at the busy port and was full of curiosity about the city of Riyadh.

　　 After the ship docked, the long board for people's access was lowered from the deck, and then a slender goatee official took two entourages onto the deck.

　　 "Captain Shelly, long time no see." When he saw Captain Shelly, the officer greeted him warmly.

"Long time no see, Treasurer Isido." Shelly nodded and replied with a smile, while introducing him to Richard behind him, "Treasurer Isido, this is Richard, Earl of Kuban from the Kingdom of Lavana. ."

　　 "Lord Earl, welcome to Riyadh." The Treasurer Isido looked a little surprised and greeted him respectfully.

　　 "Yeah." Richard nodded and said: "Treasurer Isido, this is my first time in Riyadh. I hope I can have a pleasant experience here."

　　 "That's for sure." Isido said, making an inviting gesture, "Please follow me into the city, my king will be very willing to meet with you."

　　 At the invitation of Isido, Richard agreed to come down altogether. After a few words with Captain Shelley, he followed Isido off the merchant ship.

　　The urban layout of Riyadh is a bit crowded. Each building is more than three stories high. The streets are also congested. Richard visually observed that only one carriage can pass at a time.

　　 Richard's arrival did not attract the attention of the citizens, they just looked at Richard who was walking with Isido indifferently, and hurried away.

　　The more he walked away, the more Richard felt that something was wrong, and he asked, "Treasurer Isido, how do I think the civilians in Riyadh are in a hurry? What's wrong?"

　　 "They, don't care." Isido waved his hand casually. "It will be His Majesty's birthday in a few days. Everyone has to prepare gifts for His Majesty, so they seem to be in a hurry."

　　 "Any gift is fine?" Richard asked curiously.

　　 "No." Isido shook his head, and said: "It must be the best item that everyone can hand over. If you just deal with it casually, then he must be punished."

　　 "So ridiculous?" Richard was taken aback, of course he didn't say this sentence, after all, the Treasurer Isido was still with him.

　　 Seeing that Richard was silent, Isido didn't want to go deeper into this topic, so he ordered the entourage who walked in the front to speed up. The entourage who received the order yelled at the civilians to move away, and at the same time pushed them with their hands. The civilians who had been retreated gave him a resentful look, and did not dare to say anything, so they could only leave quickly unwillingly.

These were all seen by Richard, and there was some speculation in his heart. It seems that the interior of the Riya Kingdom is not peaceful. If this continues, as long as someone is willing to stand up and shout, a rebellion is likely to sweep the entire kingdom. .

　　 These have nothing to do with Richard, as long as he doesn't cause trouble during the two days he stayed in Riyadh. After that, they would do whatever they wanted, even if they found a republic, it would be fine.

　　 Thinking about it, Richard was taken by Isido to the palace in the center of the city. It was a palace rather than an inner city. The layout of this palace is square, and the outside is surrounded by a tall stone wall (it is worth mentioning that the city of Riyadh itself does not have a wall, perhaps in their eyes, the vast sea is the most The strong city wall), inside the city wall is the most luxurious palace in the whole city, and the most conspicuous in the palace is the towering tower. How does Richard feel that people in this world like to build high towers?

　　 Without being checked, Richard and Isido entered the palace directly. Perhaps Isido had sent someone to notify him in advance. When Richard entered the hall, the King of Riya had already waited for a long time.

　　The king of the Kingdom of Ria was named Katuranus. He had long black hair, braided in thick braids behind his ears. He is slightly fat, and the most noticeable thing is the big nose and the thick black beard under the big nose.

　　Looking at his thick beard, Richard even wondered if he would stick food on his beard while eating.

While Richard was observing him, the King of Riyadh was also observing the visiting foreign earl. He had also heard about the reputation of the earl. In fact, before Richard eliminated the Moorish pirate group, the Riyadh kingdom was subject to pirates all the time. In order to avoid attacks, they have to pay so-called protection fees to the pirates every once in a while.

　　 And Richard’s act of destroying the Moorish pirate group undoubtedly eliminated the Damocles sword that had been hanging overhead for the Riya Kingdom, and let the Riya king Katuranus, who was tightened a little bit tightly, breathed a sigh of relief.

　　 In a sense, he should also call Richard a benefactor.

Of course, it is impossible for him to thank such a foreign earl who can even be his son. He will only pretend to be nonchalant and have equal relations with Richard-he does not dare to rely on his own king status. Chad's strength, crushing him is like crushing an insignificant ant.