As for where the Sapphire Family would go from here, only the Sapphire Grand Duke and his heir, Anthony, knew.
More than seven thousand kilometers away, Liszt knew nothing of it. He was busy enough as it was, with no spare attention to spare for the situation beyond the Flame Archipelago.
Of course, plenty of intelligence still flowed steadily toward him—the Rats organized by Xavier Cow Dung and the Blood Servants managed by Mary Dawn Break were his two eyes hidden in the shadows.
The Rats were chiefly responsible for gathering intelligence within the Sapphire Grand Duchy, and more often for keeping outside forces from infiltrating his territory. The Blood Servants, meanwhile, had been dispatched to the Eagle Kingdom and Iron Ridge Kingdom, where they lay low, waiting to uncover major developments and send advance warnings.
For now, however, Sapphire remained stable, the Eagle Kingdom was busy pulling inward to maintain order, and the Iron Ridge Kingdom and Blast Furnace Kingdom were locked in a fierce struggle.
No one had the leisure to pay attention to the Flame Archipelago.
"The Pinecone Family fleet has already reached the mouth of the Great Whirlpool River? I'll make the trip myself and arrange the Pinecone Family's development while I'm at it." After receiving the message delivered by a knight, Liszt made a few arrangements. "Have Viscount Furnal lead a knight regiment and five thousand serfs to the mouth of the Whirlpool River."
From Kindling Town to the mouth of the Great Whirlpool River, the knight regiment could travel aboard the single-masted sailing ships that had just been launched from the dockyard.
The ships drifted downstream. Though they were not particularly fast, they saved strength. Calculating the time, Furnal Ink should already have led the knight regiment to the mouth of the Great Whirlpool