There was a black line that appeared at the end of the horizon.
"Sir Leslie, we're about to arrive at Paradise Island."
"Un, prepare to land." Leslie put down the telescope in his hand and nodded to his subordinates before giving this order.
The sailors on the guard ships immediately began to work.
After around half an hour, fifteen guard ships and two large transport Magic Ships arrived at the harbour that had been built half a year ago on Paradise Island.
The residents of the island saw this fleet approaching from afar, but they didn't reveal any surprised or panicked expressions. Rather they all excitedly rushed to the harbour with expectant looks as they prepared to welcome them.
This fleet that was said to have come from the distant Sines had come to Paradise Island several times in the past year, so the residents of the island were already used to it.
Moreover, this fleet would bring many new things each time. For example, the specialties of the Sines, the rare resources of the island, and the strange but useful magic machines … …
When they sold these precious items to the residents of the island, they didn't need the gold coins that could be used everywhere. They just needed to exchange for some common herbs and ores from the residents of Paradise Island.
At the same time, even this strangely wide harbour that had ten piers was built by the New Flyer that this fleet belonged to.
When building this harbour, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce had hired a large number of islanders to help build it. They had also given them a high wage of five gold coins a month, allowing these islanders to earn a small amount.
So to the residents of the island, the New Flyer and this fleet were simply angels that came from the heavens, bringing them all kinds of benefits. Of course they would be filled with anticipation and welcome each time this fleet came.
As soon as the fleet docked at the port, countless residents immediately swarmed over.
However, the first ones to come out of the guard ships were a group of fully armed soldiers that looked very strong.
The residents of the island weren't surprised by this because according to the people in the fleet, sailing on the endless seas was very dangerous. They would meet pirates at any time, so it was natural for them to be armed.
However, the residents of the island noticed that the number of guards coming down from the frigate this time seemed to be much more than usual.
In the past, when the fleet came, there would only be a hundred guards coming down from above. This time, there were four to five hundred people coming down in succession.
By the time they got down to the open space of the port and lined up in a formation, they looked like a black mass, and their aura was quite shocking.
Of course, when they turned their heads and saw that there were many more large steel ships outside the port than usual, they felt relieved.
This time, the size of the fleet was much larger, so it was not surprising that the number of guards needed would increase as well.
But at the same time, everyone was also very curious. Why did the fleet suddenly become so large?
They even brought two large transport Magic Ships that hadn't been seen in a long time?
Could it be that … this time, the New Flyer was going to do something on the island?
Thinking back to the last time such a large fleet appeared, it was during the construction of the port, everyone couldn't help but feel excited.
If it was like this, didn't that mean that they would have a chance to work for the New Flyer and earn a bit of money?
Thinking of this, the islanders became even more excited. Without waiting for the crew to come down, they all came forward.
If it wasn't for the guards coming down ahead of time stopping them, they would have already charged onto the ship.
When everyone saw Leslie come down from the deck, they immediately broke out in cheers.
Leslie raised his hand to greet the islanders on the pier, which caused them to respond even more loudly.
"Hei, these fellows really are simple."
Leslie revealed a faint smile. He stepped onto the pier and walked to the boxes that the guards had already set up. He bent his legs and jumped onto them.
Seeing him like this, the surrounding islanders became even more excited.
Last time when the New Flyer announced that they were going to build the port and recruit workers, this sir Leslie had also stood up like this and made his announcement.
Now that he was in the same position, he must be announcing the same thing!
The islanders on the pier surged forward like a tide, surrounding Leslie in the middle.
Seeing everyone gather around him, Leslie raised his hands and the surrounding noise quickly stopped as everyone's eyes fell onto him.
"Everyone, I have good news for everyone.
This time we're planning to open a magic machine component processing factory on the island, as well as a steel mill and a mine, so we're planning to recruit around two thousand workers ….. "
Hearing this, the crowd suddenly burst into an unusually loud exclamation.
Recruiting two thousand workers?
God, there were only twenty to thirty thousand people on Paradise Island and this New Flyer wanted to recruit a tenth of that!
Putting aside the children and old people who didn't have much labour, this meant that of the ten thousand people on the island, many of them would be able to obtain good jobs that paid at least five gold coins a month!
Moreover, from Sir Leslie's tone, he could tell that the two unknown factories and the mine weren't short term projects like the port, but rather long term projects.
This also meant that as long as the people on the island had the chance to work here, they would be able to obtain a long term stable income.
This was simply the greatest good news for the islanders who could only rely on the resources of the island.
Although gold coins didn't have much meaning to Paradise Island that was cut off from the rest of the world, now that the Frestech Chamber of Commerce's fleet frequently came and transported goods from the Sines Continent, gold coins were quite useful.
For example, a Magic Fan that could bring a cool breeze to people on a hot summer day would cost three gold coins to buy.
If it was before, the people on the island would have to gather large amounts of herbs to barely exchange for one. But if they could obtain this job now, they could even buy one a month!
"Sir Leslie, I want to sign up!" There was a loud shout that came from the crowd.
The crowd was silent for a bit before they all shouted in unison. Everyone raised their arms, trying to attract Leslie's attention.
Leslie raised his arms again and signaled for everyone to be silent.
"Everyone, please listen up. As for the specific recruitment of workers, we will open the recruitment after the factories and mines have been built.
But before that, we need to first build the two factories and mines, which will require a large amount of manpower.
Those who are willing to help us build the two factories and mines, please come to the recruitment office later to sign up. We will recruit the best based on the situation, understood? "
Leslie's words were very clear and adding in the fact that they had similar experiences before, the surrounding people easily accepted this arrangement.
After this matter was announced, they entered into the trade that both sides were already familiar with.
Leslie had led such a large fleet this time, so naturally he had brought all kinds of resources from the Sines Continent. The residents of the island had been working hard to gather the herbs, ores, and other things that the Frestech Chamber of Commerce had bought before.
Both sides began to barter at the port, and the scene became extremely lively for a while.
Leslie watched this scene from afar and couldn't help shaking his head.
Paradise Island was alone in the sea and had been separated from the Sines for too long. Even the most basic currency had disappeared, so they could only use this kind of primitive method of exchange.
It seemed like if he wanted to develop this place into a reliable backup base, he would need to spend quite a bit of effort.
When Leslie was thinking about his future plans, a subordinate suddenly came over and said to him in a low voice, "Sir, there's movement over there."
"Oh?" Leslie raised his brows and waved his hand at his subordinate.
"Send down the order, follow the plan."
"Yes."
The subordinate left with this order.
Leslie continued to stay in the shadows by the dock. After silently waiting for around ten minutes, he heard the low sounds of the ground shaking in the distance.
"They're here."
Leslie turned his head to look at the island and saw a group of black figures charging over in the distance.
The islanders who were currently trading with the sailors of the fleet heard the sound behind them. When they turned to look, their expressions all changed.
"The royal family is here!"
"My god!
Why are they here? "
"What are they here for?"
"Could it be they ….."
… …
A moment later, the group of people ran to the edge of the beach. It could be seen that this group of people were all wearing the same style of clothing and holding all kinds of iron weapons in their hands. Although their formation was scattered and their bodies were not uniform, it could be seen that they had more or less received a certain amount of training. They could be called an armed force.
Among these people, one could also see a simple carriage pulled by two horses. Sitting in the carriage was a middle-aged fat man with a big belly. He was like a mountain of meat piled up inside. There was a particularly large crown on his head. Almost his entire face was buried in it, and it was impossible to see his face clearly.
After those people stopped, a man walked out. Looking at the situation on the beach, he loudly shouted, "What are all these people gathered here for?
Do you want to cause trouble? "
The islanders on the beach all stopped what they were doing and looked at each other. Then they all turned their heads and looked at Leslie who had been sitting on the beach without moving the entire time.
"It's time for me to make a move."
Leslie revealed a faint smile. He stood up and walked over to the group with a relaxed look on his face.