Demi-human Girls Completion Manual Chapter 1606 - 100: News from Nali (Double Length)

At this moment, on the deck of the merchant ship, Keken, dressed in Nali’s autumn attire, held up a telescope and gazed at the distant sea, observing the mountains and islands that were splashed up by some earth-shattering force on the sea surface. After a long time, he trembled slightly as he lowered the telescope, looked up at the illusory and ominous crimson color in the sky, and murmured,

"Mother Goddess bless, what on earth happened here..."

Compared to five years ago, Keken obviously appeared less naive; a small mustache graced his lips, and he wore a tall black gentleman’s hat, looking increasingly like the shrewd figure of his father in black-and-white photos.

The sailors around him were checking the cargo, clearly indicating that this voyage was not only to deliver some message but also to sell goods and make a fortune.

Faced with such a terrifying sight, the news from the Dragon Queen of the Dragon Court had yet to arrive. Keken raised his hand to instruct the sailors to urge a response, but as soon as he turned his head, a man in a white robe with black hair mysteriously appeared behind him.

Upon seeing the man, Keken’s hair stood on end involuntarily, yet it quietly faded as the man began to speak,

"Keken?"

"Mr. Fisher?"

Keken opened his mouth in surprise, upon simple recognition, he became increasingly certain that this was none other than the long-missing legend of Nali, Mr. Fisher Benavides,

"It really is you, my Mother Goddess bless, I... I didn’t expect to see you here! Where have you been all these years?"

He eagerly stepped forward and extended his hand, Fisher also raised his hand to shake his,

"Just been busy with some other matters. Moreover, I didn’t anticipate that the Bai Cui family’s descendants would have come so far... the Wutong Chamber of Commerce, is that your new masterpiece?"

"Masterpiece is truly an undue compliment, merely a minor attempt."

Even after releasing Fisher’s hand, Keken’s expression could not conceal his excitement. At this moment, surveying the ship still anchored on the sea surface, he couldn’t help but wonder how Fisher had boarded the ship.

It must be noted that due to the previous battle here, the port of Dragon Court had been completely destroyed. He had to send sailors to row small boats over to notify the Praying Tower, yet Fisher had boarded the ship mysteriously without being noticed.

He felt that Mr. Fisher Benavides now seemed different from before.

He did not directly inquire but instead reached out to lead Fisher to a more suitable place for conversation,

"Mr. Fisher, it’s inconvenient to talk here, please come this way. I’ll have my wife prepare some delicious food, oh, and of course, fine wine. You must rarely have tasted the most authentic Nali wine in these years?"

"Indeed."

Keken was delighted to lead Fisher toward the cabin, along the way instructing the sailors to hurry back from outside, while Emhardt, who was stealthily observing the outside from Fisher’s arms, took in all the various items within the cabin at a glance.

All one could see was the luxurious specialty items from various countries, resembling Schwali’s jewelry, Kado’s ancient relics, armor from the Sardinia Female Country, among others, apparently related to his gains over the years. In his peripheral vision, Emhardt also saw a statue of a Wutong Tree displayed along the corridor of the cabin.

He nudged Fisher’s chest as a reminder, and soon they arrived at a room at the end of the cabin, which judging by its construction, should serve as a reception hall.

"Lana, prepare some food for me, and also help take down the bottle of wine I’ve cherished in the bedroom, okay?"

Keken called out, and Fisher looked at the same time, suddenly seeing a woman dressed in the attire of the Northern Realm, expressionlessly leaning against the railing to observe below.

She had short burgundy hair and bore no expression, merely nodding slightly at Keken’s words before turning back to the room to make preparations.

"Please sit down, Mr. Fisher, it’s been five years since we last met, especially after that incident with Queen Elizabeth..."

"Ah, yes. These years I haven’t been informed of Nali, I don’t know how it compares to before."

After Fisher sat down, Keken turned around to pick up suitable wine glasses for enjoying the wine, as he selected appropriate ones, he spoke smilingly,

"To be honest, it’s much better than before. Queen Elizabeth is a good Empress, though there’s quite a bit of criticism from the political and commercial circles, it’s mostly targeted at her and the Golden Palace’s intervention in the market. It’s apparent to anyone observant that Nali’s power and people’s lives are far better than before..."

He fetched two suitable wine glasses and two fine cigars back, after placing them in front of Fisher and himself, he sat down,

"Corruption has been curbed, the Griffin Party and the New Party, previously skilled in infighting, have been placated, Nali Exploration Company has been nationalized, education reform enacted, workers’ rights protection acts issued... An iron fist may not govern Nali well, but Empress Elizabeth’s iron fist can. Even our Bai Cui Family has explored new domains, offering loans to companies producing cardinals."

"...She is even more outstanding than Dexter."

"How could she not be the first Empress then?"

Keken lit a match, intending to light Fisher’s cigar but was politely refused, so he lit his own instead, and then extinguished the match,