Go back and check the cri scene again!
There must still be details he had overlooked!
Casbin gradually cald down and was about to head to the ship's hold for inspection when he suddenly heard commotion from the port entrance area.
Looking back, he saw a group of people blocking the entrance.
Them again!
Troubleso!
When Casbin saw Cao Ge among the crowd, his heart sank.
At this point, Cao Ge had already beco a mber of the Empire Chamber of Comrce and was deeply trusted by His Majesty and Princess Willow. Their arrival was very likely to cause trouble.
He could not afford to offend them.
Casbin took a deep breath and led his guards toward the port.
Cao Ge had actually been staying near the port all along. He had personally witnessed Casbin and the Seth Chamber of Comrce arguing fiercely, and he felt extrely satisfied, even thinking they were not fighting hard enough.
"Too bad..."
Cao Ge muttered to himself regretfully.
ng Qingyu heard him and asked, "What's a pity?"
"It's a pity they didn't actually fight at the end. Sothing's missing."
ng Qingyu curled his lips and muttered, "True."
"Not necessarily," Fang Heng said, looking at Cao Ge and asking, "Cao Ge, are the supplies ready?"
"They're all ready," Cao Ge replied.
After receiving the order to set sail, he had imdiately prepared the supplies. In less than an hour, everything was ready. They could set sail at any ti. However, the port and ships were still under strict military guard, so they could not leave yet.
"But from the looks of it, they don't seem like they'll easily return our ships," Cao Ge said quietly.
"No problem, leave it to ."
Fang Heng led them toward Casbin and the harbor guards.
"May I ask what the matter is? The sapphire theft case is still under investigation. The case has been handed over to Sir Tristan. I am not fully aware of the situation."
"No, we have accepted an imperial mission and need to set sail imdiately."
"Now?"
Casbin froze for a mont.
He had thought they were here to investigate the sapphire crystal theft.
Then he found it strange.
At such a ti, instead of urgently searching for the missing sapphire crystals, they wanted to go to sea?
What did that an?
There was a conspiracy!
"No! The ships are related to the sapphire theft case. Until the matter is clarified, the ships cannot leave!"
Casbin firmly refused.
He would not allow the ships to depart.
This was his last chance to prove his innocence.
Fang Heng remained calm and looked at Casbin with a hint of provocation in his eyes.
"What if I insist?"
"Arrogant!"
The harbor guards drew their blades and glared fiercely at Fang Heng.
Casbin raised his head and stared at Fang Heng, saying word by word, "You can try."
Cao Ge, worried about a conflict, quietly reminded him, "Your Majesty, Casbin is still the harbor chief and represents the harbor authority. It is not advisable to conflict with him."
Fang Heng said nothing. He simply looked at Casbin, and his God's Eye spun rapidly.
Casbin's gaze was drawn to Fang Heng's rotating God's Eye. His hostility quickly faded, and he fell into a dazed, confused state.
Fang Heng asked again, "I want to take my ships and set sail now. Can I?"
"Yes."
Casbin said as he stepped aside, making way.
Huh?
The guards were all stunned.
Just monts ago, it was tense and hostile—now he was letting them pass?
Casbin shouted, "Didn't you hear ? Move aside!"
"Yes!"
The soldiers quickly cleared a passage.
Cao Ge was also confused.
What was going on? Why did his attitude suddenly change completely?
"Cao Ge, get the preparations ready. We set sail imdiately."
"Understood!"
Cao Ge imdiately signaled his subordinates to begin loading supplies onto the ships.
Huh?
Not far away, the Seth Chamber of Comrce watched from a distance. Seeing Fang Heng and Casbin exchange a few words and then enter the ships, their expressions grew serious.
Seth looked at the subordinate sent by Duke Windy to diate and asked, "Do you still think Cao Ge and Casbin have nothing to do with each other?"
The subordinate fell silent as he stared toward the port.
Ten minutes later, they watched as Cao Ge's fleet sailed away.
Everyone beca even more confused.
Leaving at this ti?
So urgent?
What were they going to do?
There must be sothing wrong!
Seth narrowed his eyes and said to Duke Windy's subordinate, "Please inform the Duke imdiately. Casbin has already betrayed us, and Cao Ge's Chamber of Comrce has also set sail. This is the best chance to eliminate them!"
"Understood."
The Duke's subordinate nodded and quickly left.
Seth narrowed his eyes, coldly watching the pirate ships set sail, a sinister smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Although he did not know what they were doing, this ti, the sea would be their grave.
Trying to escape?
Let's see where they can go.
The Skeleton Pirates had failed once; they would not fail a second ti!
...
"Hm? What did you say?"
When Willow heard that Fang Heng's team had already set sail, she was stunned.
So fast?
They had just obtained divine power, and they had not even fully familiarized themselves with it, nor recruited sea priests, yet they had set off so hastily?
What were they in such a rush to do?
Were they still trying to collect sapphire crystals?
Willow felt Fang Heng was being too hasty.
All signs had indicated that the Skeleton Pirate Crew was colluding with Duke Windy.
If the pirate fleet made a move, it could be very disadvantageous to them.
"Did they say where they were going?"
"No, Your Highness. However, before setting sail, Fang Heng's team accepted the following missions from the military supply office."
Willow took the docunts and frowned.
She could understand the mission to clear pirates, but what were the other two missions?
One involved hostile empires competing for control of an unclaid sea region, requiring direct naval battles with other imperial fleets.
The other was slightly better: transporting supplies to a small imperial outpost on a distant island, but that island was located in a highly dangerous zone where encounters with the main forces of other empires were highly likely.
Why were they going so far into that sea region?
Was it really necessary just to complete mission points?
Willow felt a headache coming on and gently pressed her forehead.
If it were any other Chamber of Comrce, she would not care how they played themselves to death.
But Fang Heng's Chamber of Comrce was different.
The sapphire alchemy puppet they had developed was extrely important to the Empire.
If Fang Heng ran into trouble, the Empire's newly found trump card would be lost with him.
After thinking for a mont, Willow stood up.
"Issue my order. Prepare the warships for departure."
"Yes!"
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