Chapter 1685: Approaching

Ailina looked shocked; Nashadier had actually managed to persuade Shawn, a man so stubborn that three donkeys couldn't pull him back.

"Nashadier really is a magical man; he was actually able to persuade you," Ailina said in surprise.

"How did he persuade you?"

At the mere thought of him, Shawn still felt a bit of fear.

"His noble character conquered me..."

Whenever Shawn thought of the sharp, piercing look in the other man's eyes when he spoke to him, he was absolutely certain that if he had said one more word of refusal back then, the other man would have definitely pierced his throat with a sharp blade.

And sent his life away.

Every time he thought of this, Shawn couldn't help but shiver.

He looked at Ailina and forced a smile: "In short, he persuaded me. This matter cannot be delayed; if you need any help, just ask, and I will do my best."

Shawn's boundless sincerity in this sentence made Ailina look toward the window on the west side.

Shawn asked: "What are you doing?"

Ailina replied: "I'm checking to see if the sun rose from the west today; this doesn't sound like something you would say at all."

Shawn: "..."

He offered no explanation and simply got out of bed.

Seeing this, Ailina also got dressed, rose, and washed up.

She was thinking about how to prepare the engagement banquet for her younger sister; since Shawn had agreed and even said those things, it had to be done in a grand fashion!

Time quickly reached eight o'clock in the morning.

At this moment, Marina was still lying in Nashadier's arms.

Nashadier's punishing offensive last night had left her completely unable to cope.

A night of madness had left her sleeping soundly in Nashadier's arms.

However, she did not know that Nashadier had long since risen and left.

Just at this moment, a sudden, urgent knocking sounded at the door.

Knock, knock, knock...

Marina opened her heavy eyelids and looked toward the door, wanting to get up, but the tearing pain left her completely unable to move; she could only say: "Who is it?"

"Ailina, your sister."

Upon hearing it was her sister, Marina hurriedly draped a garment over herself and said loudly: "Come in, the door isn't locked."

Ailina pushed the door open and walked in to look at her sister on the bed.

One guess was enough to know what had happened between her sister and brother-in-law last night.

It seemed her sister had been defeated yesterday, so Ailina opened with: "How was last night?"

Marina's face flushed, and she coquettishly said: "Sister, what are you talking about?"

"It's as if Brother-in-law wasn't there last night."

Thinking back to how Shawn had been scared limp last night, Ailina said irritably: "That brother-in-law of yours is just a coward."

"Alright, enough of that. Hurry up and get dressed; I'm taking you to find a tailor to customize your wedding dress."

"Where is Nashadier?"

"Call him to come along."

Ailina looked around and did not find any trace of Nashadier, feeling a wave of envy.

Marina didn't know either; she only knew that Nashadier was still here last night.

Marina could only say: "He might have gone out. Don't worry about him; let's sisters go first."

Ailina nodded; that was all they could do.

At this time, on the other side of Egypt.

Jiang Xuan now commanded both Cairo and the Suez Canal.

Because Cairo had been occupied, the security issues in the rear of the Suez Canal were considered completely resolved.

Jiang Xuan had placed his administrative center in Cairo.

Doing this not only allowed him to defend against foreign enemies but also to guard the Suez Canal.

Moreover, Cairo was in the Nile Delta, the most fertile region; Jiang Xuan needed such a place to develop the economy while sitting in the rear.

It would attract more Longyan people and other merchants to do business here.

This was the lifeline of the European economy; there were plenty of ice-free ports on the Mediterranean Sea, even though it was a time of war.

The war of succession between Prussia and Austria, as well as the maritime struggle between Britain and France, had swept across the entire Western world.

However, trade had not decreased; instead, it had intensified.

Now was a rare period of truce, the best time for trading.

After all, at other times, these merchant ships easily became victims of the maritime battlefield.

Although trade was very prosperous now, it was also the golden age for those so-called pirates.

They plundered wealth everywhere on the sea, and the Suez Canal was no exception to becoming a target of their looting.

Because the Suez Canal possessed the most and greatest maritime wealth in the world today, hundreds of ships passed through it every day.

These pirates could easily obtain massive wealth just by guarding the two ends of the Suez Canal.

These pirates caused great trouble for the merchants passing through the Suez Canal.

For Jiang Xuan, this was hindering their Longyan people from making money.

Jiang Xuan decided to dispatch the Longyan Navy to launch an expedition against the sea bandits.

He would use strength to tell them who exactly called the shots on this sea.

On the coast near the Suez Canal, a group of pirates had long been lying in ambush nearby.

Through plundering Merchant Ships coming out of the Suez Canal over the past few days, they had gained a bountiful harvest; their income from these few days already equaled their income for an entire year.

To them, this was simply like Heaven; they drifted on the sea, watching the Merchant Ships coming from afar.

Seeing the massive hull of the ship, they could not help but reveal greedy smiles.

"Such a large Merchant Ship, boys, a big fish has arrived; after finishing this job, we shall live in luxury for a whole year!"

The pirate captain said with incomparable greed.

Watching this incomparably massive Merchant Ship sailing slowly on the sea, the crew members all let out greedy roars, as if venting the emotions in their hearts.

At the pirate captain's command, the pirates steered their pirate ship to advance at full speed.

Jiang Xuan saw these pirate ships from his Telescope, sails hoisted and setting off, with a skull Flag planted on the ships.

Seeing this arrogant scene of the pirates, there was not the slightest expression on Jiang Xuan's face.

This time he was personally leading the team to suppress the bandits, intending to wipe these pirates out in one fell swoop, so as to save them from harassing the merchants of the Suez Canal and disturbing his business!

After Jiang Xuan saw this pirate ship, he also ordered the Longyan Supply Ship to accelerate.

His goal was to get close to the pirate ship; he did not intend to let a single one escape.

Seeing this Supply Ship approaching, excitement shone in the eyes of the pirates; in their eyes, this ship was simply like a woman.

It had clearly reached their pirate territory, yet it was actually heading straight for them; was this telling them they could come aboard?

"Boys, charge! Absolutely do not let this ship slip away from under our noses!"

The pirates shouted in unison: "Yes!"

The pirate ship also advanced at full speed.

Finally, on the vast sea, the two ships met, but after only a single encounter, the pirates' excitement turned into fear.

The firepower erupted by this Supply Ship knocked the pirate ship down completely in just a single encounter.

In one encounter, this pirate ship sank completely into the vast ocean.

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