Chapter 294: Return to the Old World

"Pirate King? Who are they? Count Noctilus?" Sinuoli knew that the Vampire of the Manfred Family was entrenched in a deep-sea Great Vortex known as the Graveyard of Sunken Ships, not too far from his own shipping route.

"Your foresight is comparable to the gods!" Panuosen praised. "There are also pirates from Araby; this news came from them as well. Ordinary people cannot break into the undead forces under the Vampire."

"So, brother, you must have a way to deal with it, right?" Sinuoli calmed down.

"Indeed. Haimenguan likely has moles for the pirates. My sudden departure this time, without bringing a single non-Dwarf sailor, should have disrupted their plans." Panuosen's expression was not relaxed; both Dwarfs knew this move could only solve a temporary emergency, and the threat of the pirates would always exist.

"No time to delay, tell the merchant fleet to board the ships quickly! The load is lighter on the return trip, so our speed can be faster!" Panuosen called out. The trade caravan quickly surged across the gangplank. For the merchants, time was a part of wealth, and they were more than happy to rush their departure!

"Woo!"

With a long blast of the steam whistle, the Dwarf fleet quickly sailed out of the harbor, moving downstream. They pushed forward at full speed, rushing to the mouth of the Great Mortis River without a moment's pause.

"As expected, someone is blocking us! But there are only two small ships!" After looking through his binoculars for a moment, Panuosen handed them to Sinuoli.

"If we had been any later, I fear it wouldn't just be this number!" Sinuoli praised after taking a look.

"Boom! Boom!"

The main guns of the Dreadnought roared. Seeing the Dwarf fleet, the two pirate ships were clearly taken by surprise. They were still busy weighing anchor to flee when a barrage of shells landed on their heads.

"I think the bag of bones will help us deal with these drowned dogs!" Panuosen looked at the wreckage and survivors on the sea surface; he did not stop to clean up the fallen pirates. The fleet continued to advance, quickly crossing the Strait of Bandits and entering Blackwater Bay.

Fortunately, they had caught the pirates off guard this time; the safety in Blackwater Bay was quite different from the open sea. The people on the ships breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, at Haimenguan, some discordant episodes were occurring.

"My dear wife, how do you expect me to bring this up!" Lord Panuosi shouted in the bedroom at a plump middle-aged woman. This woman was dressed in finery and lived in luxury; her fingers were adorned with numerous jewelry rings, looking like brass knuckles from afar.

"You old thing with no vision! Jinboli cried to me for a long time again this afternoon, and my good niece Xiya is so angry she wants to jump into the sea!" The female Dwarf scolded while slapping her palm with an exquisitely carved Zhendan Folding Fan.

"The Ancestor Chosen will arrive tomorrow. If you dare not mention the marriage, see if I don't beat you to death!" Lord Panuosi's wife was the sister of the current Clan Chief of the second-largest Clan in the area. Relying on the power of her maiden family, she showed no courtesy to her husband.

"This, this, before Sinuoli left, they were considered a match, but who knew that in these two years he would conquer the entire Southlands! Back then, I thought it would be good enough if he could just gain a foothold in Red Cloud Mountain, sigh..." Lord Panuosi hammered his thigh.

"So what! He still has to rely on the ships of our Haimenguan!" the Lady of the Lord said bluntly.

"I say, you old woman, don't meddle if you don't understand! Go out and ask around. As the Revitalizer chosen by the Ancestor Gods, even Brother Thorgrim is not as prestigious as him. As for strength, heh, you don't know how capable a Demigod is, but you surely know how formidable Plague Father Kugasi is, right? That Great Demon's position is never missing from bedtime stories!"

Panuosi felt annoyed by his wife's misjudgment of the situation. His face was flushed red, and he shouted loudly. The master of Haimenguan was not young, and beer and work had left their marks on his body.

"That Great Unclean One who received Nurgle's favor was banished under the Storm Hammer! Your stone head wants to try it too? Hmph, if any Dwarf dares to hinder the Exterminator of Plagues' cause, let alone what kind of judgment they will receive when they go to the Ancestor Hall, everything they have in the Mortal World will be stripped away by their own kin."

"You've said both the right and wrong things! Why didn't you go when I suggested you arrange the marriage back then?" Seeing she couldn't win the argument, the Lady of the Lord utilized the advantage belonging to women.

"That was because I was worried his expedition would suffer setbacks..."

"A blind fellow who makes a mistake and doesn't think about how to remedy it!"

"With Sinuoli's current status, only a Princess of a great hold is a match; your niece really won't do!" Panuosi was still trying to reason.

"How do you know she won't do if you don't ask? What if Prince Sinuoli likes Xiya's appearance? His first stop upon returning is here; it's a god-given opportunity, and not using it makes you a fool!"

"You, why don't you talk about yourself? Always comparing everything to Lagos's spouse! They have three daughters; if you had been even a little bit capable, wouldn't it have been solved long ago?" The master of Haimenguan was completely enraged.

"You have the nerve to say that? Back then..."

The next morning, the fleet arrived smoothly at Haimenguan. Arriving at the harbor under the cliff again, Sinuoli was surprised by the busy trade here. His expedition to the Southlands had injected momentum for development into the entire Dwarf Realms and had also had a significant impact on the Old World.

"Lord Panuosi, what is wrong with you?"

At the entrance of the elevator, Lord Panuosi and the entire high-level leadership of Haimenguan were gathered together to welcome Sinuoli's arrival. The young man noticed that the leading Lord had bloodshot eyes and seemed to be in low spirits.

"Hmm, housework, no, official business is just busy!"

"Take care of your health! May the Ancestor Goddess bless you!"

Sinuoli looked at this compatriot who was older than his own father; in his view, this was undoubtedly laboring over his own affairs. While speaking, he gave Panuosi a Vigorous Effect; the cost of this ritual was now insignificant to him.

"This, um, let's go eat. I have prepared the best wine and roast meat; the ingredients from the Southlands are not authentic!"

The feast at Haimenguan made Sinuoli and his subordinates very comfortable. Returning to their home in the Old World, these expeditionary warriors finally relaxed. Now that they had time to spare, they rested for a few days before setting off for Everpeak.

"Miss has recorded so much, are you going back to report to Governor Yin Yin?" Sinuoli drove his Snuo to the side of Wan'er's sedan chair; this member of the Jade Blood Clan also did not like the sun.

"Peering through a tube to see a leopard, one can see a spot. Aren't you also very curious about our Celestial Empire?" Wan'er's crisp voice came from the sedan chair. Along the way, Sinuoli would ask her about news from Zhendan whenever he had nothing to do.