Chapter 338: Arrival at Jiliu Island

After resting for two days on Baijing Island, Luoning and his party, along with more than eighty prisoners living on the island, set off for Jiliu Island.

According to the experience of the four ship captains, this sea voyage would take about three days.

As it turned out, the four captains were indeed capable; on the morning of the third day, the outline of an island appeared on the horizon.

"Look, that is Jiliu Island!"

On the deck, everyone broke into smiles.

Long-term sea travel is a dull and tedious affair.

Every day, one goes around in circles in a tiny space, and the only scenery to see is the blue sky and the sea surface. Those who have never seen the ocean might find it novel at first, but after a while, it becomes monotonous, far less satisfying than having one's feet on solid ground.

However, not everyone felt bored.

Under Luoning's arrangement, Tangmu and Dawei were actively learning theoretical knowledge from the sailors of Baijing Island, while simultaneously learning how to fight on warships from the members of the Dennis Family's Knight Squad.

If nothing else, at least the two of them were no longer seasick as they had been previously on Dennis No. 3.

As the ships approached Jiliu Island, a port much more complex than that of Baijing Island gradually appeared before everyone's eyes.

At this moment, several ships were docked in the port, the largest of which was a twenty-meter-long sailing ship used for training outside the island; the others were small oar-powered boats, presumably used for near-shore fishing.

According to the introduction by King Bruno, the specialties of Jiliu Island were fruits and timber that could be used to build ships and furniture.

To transport timber from the island to Niujiao Bay, a wharf capable of docking cargo ships was needed. Although this wharf looked relatively simple, at least for a period of time, Luoning would not need to worry about the construction of a wharf.

Woo—

A low sound of a horn rang out, and the four ships slowly pulled into the shore.

It was unclear whether it was the guards or the administrative staff on the wharf who sprang into action, directing the crew to slowly bring the ships alongside the dock.

At this moment, in a building not far from the port, Wali Price, the Knight guarding Jiliu Island, heard the horn of the ships docking and immediately came to the window.

Looking from his current position, he could just see the four ships stopped at the port, the largest of which was flying the flag of the Auduin Royal Family.

"The support team has finally arrived!"

He revealed a smile, took the stairs two at a time, and hurried toward the port.

When Luoning and his party left the wharf and reached the shore, Wali's hearty voice reached them.

"Haha, welcome to the distinguished guests who have come from afar to land on Jiliu Island!"

He came before the group and bowed: "Wali Price greets you all."

Luoning had learned information about this Knight from Philemon; although the other party was only a Bronze Knight, the Knight Squad he led had been responsible for the defense of Jiliu Island for more than ten years.

"Very happy to meet you, Knight Wali."

Luoning stepped forward, "I am Ronin Wushan, the commander of this support operation. I wonder what the specific situation on the island is now?"

"Commander, and everyone, please come with me into the island to rest first!"

Luoning took Kalada, Tangmu, Dawei, Mixi, Lisi, Luqi, and Meilongnika and followed Wali toward the port building.

As they walked, Knight Wali explained the situation on the island.

Although Jiliu Island was an island for imprisoning criminals, after years of evolution, it had become a small city with a population of over twenty thousand.

With more people, society naturally became more complex.

Nowadays, Jiliu Island was roughly divided into three factions.

First was the side of Wali Price, representing the Royal Family, with over five thousand people, basically living in the area near the port.

The remaining two factions were one called the Laen Society and the other the White Flower Society.

"The Laen Society is led by the Knight 'Laen'. Their behavior is relatively conservative, and they are able to complete the assigned quota of collected oak every month. It is just that in the last two years, the number of times they have asked us for supplies has increased, and the quantities have also become larger."

"The White Flower Society is led by Knight Marcelo. They have about fourteen thousand people, the largest force, and are the most unruly. Last month, when we pressed for timber, a conflict broke out, and my deputy, Kelun, was beaten and injured by them and is still lying in bed unable to get up."

Luoning nodded; after the other party's introduction, he had a basic understanding of the situation on Jiliu Island.

"Listening to you, there is no large-scale cultivation of food crops on Jiliu Island. The food problem of the islanders basically relies on supplies from Niujiao Bay when ships come to transport timber. Since the White Flower Society is so blatantly opposing you, are they not afraid that you will cut off their food?"

Regarding this, Wali shook his head helplessly: "I am not too sure either. To be precise, my men have not ventured deep into the territory of the White Flower Society to investigate for Along time. Perhaps they have reclaimed farmland themselves and are already able to produce enough food."

This was the current awkward situation.

Originally, the role of Wali and his Knight Squad was to monitor these criminals on the island. But now, as the monitors, the existence like prison guards, they did not even dare to approach the living areas of the criminals.

No wonder His Majesty Bruno said that this place seemed to be slipping out of control.

"What is the overall combat strength of the White Flower Society?"

Wali shook his head: "Not too sure."

At this time, Luqi, who was on the side, could not help but say: "They are just a bunch of descendants of criminals, neither having enough weapons and armor, nor having received formal training. Even if the few leading Knights have some strength, for us, wanting to kill them has absolutely no difficulty."

Luoning nodded.

He now had two Knight Squads under his command, and in addition, there was a level-four Magic Beast, a Griffin.

And as for advanced combat power, besides himself, there was also the Meteor Knight Meilongnika as a fallback.

Coupled with Wali's Knight Squad, this force going to wipe out the White Flower Society was completely a dimensional strike; there was no need to consider any schemes or strategies, just a frontal push would suffice.

To Luoning, these restless people and factions on Jiliu Island all needed to be struck down, including the so-called relatively conservative Laen Society.

Leaving them there, Luoning would also have quite a bit of trouble when he took over Jiliu Island later.

"Let's have a good rest today. Tomorrow, Knight Wali, Knight Luqi, and Knight Mixi will each lead two-thirds of the manpower to take down the White Flower Society first. As for the rest, Lisi, you are responsible for staying behind to guard the port to prevent the people of the Laen Society from taking the opportunity to come over and occupy the port or snatch the ships."

Everyone pondered and nodded; such an arrangement that took into account both offense and defense was quite appropriate.

Such an arrangement even made Wali look at him with high regard.

Earlier, he had once led the entire Knight Squad out to suppress the White Flower Society, and if it hadn't been for receiving notice and returning in time, the port would have fallen into the hands of the Laen Society.

Since that time, Wali had not dared to send the whole team out.

"By the way, Knight Wali."

Luoning asked: "The leader of the Laen Society is Laen, why is the leader of the White Flower Society not 'White Flower'? How was this name chosen?" (End of chapter)