Merchant John glanced at the new recruits behind him. These were all comrades with whom he had shed sweat, and honestly, he wanted to take all of them.
However, Hiccup only gave him thirty slots, with the remaining twenty slots reserved for veterans.
After all, when sailing at sea, the caravan would definitely encounter pirates. If a battle occurred, these new recruits might hesitate because they had never seen blood.
There was no other way. Merchant John could only choose thirty new recruits with whom he had a relatively good relationship, and among them was even the girl named Cha Cha.
Hiccup couldn't help but ask, "Why are you taking a girl? Aren't you afraid she'll hold you back?"
Merchant John's face immediately flushed, and he quickly explained to Hiccup, "Esteemed Divine Emissary. Although I know that women cannot be taken on sea voyages, as that would bring disaster!"
"But I believe our caravan has the Divine Emissary's blessing. No misfortune will befall us; instead, it will be smooth sailing! And Cha Cha is really smart! She's practically a born merchant!"
"I humbly request the Divine Emissary's permission to take Cha Cha and establish the caravan!"
Hiccup did not answer him directly. Instead, he looked at Cha Cha and asked, "Do you want to go with him to do business, or do you want to stay and join the army!?"
Cha Cha looked at Hiccup and asked, "If I join the Dragon Knight Legion, can I stay by the Divine Emissary's side?"
Upon hearing this, Astrid immediately sensed a crisis and directly answered for Hiccup, "No! New recruits will form a separate team! They cannot stay by the Divine Emissary's side and hold him back!"
Cha Cha was immediately somewhat disappointed, so she could only nod and agree, "I am willing to join the caravan!"
Since the person involved had already agreed, Hiccup had nothing more to say.
He directly gave them three modified medium-sized warships, enough for these Dragon Knights to operate.
Because these three medium-sized warships were originally Dragon Hunter ships, their internal space was large enough; otherwise, they wouldn't be able to carry Dragons.
And those Dragon Hunters are now all locked up in the dungeon, so their ships have become their own ships, and now they have been converted into special ships for the caravan.
When sailing at sea, unless encountering an extra-large wave, there is absolutely no risk of capsizing.
Now the members of the caravan have been selected, and they have also obtained their desired Dragons.
Finally, Hiccup looked at Astrid and said, "Go select twenty Dragon Knights with rich combat experience and have them sail with the caravan!"
Astrid immediately retorted, "Our First Squad's Dragon Knights are all at the forefront of battle! How could they be willing to join the caravan?"
Hiccup looked at Astrid with cold eyes and asked, "Are you going to disobey orders?"
Upon hearing this question, Astrid immediately closed her mouth, and she couldn't help but think, "What is so good about this little girl named Cha Cha? Why is she worth Hiccup protecting her like this?"
Although unwilling, he still selected twenty brave and skilled Dragon Knights from the First Squad.
From then on, the caravan was officially established.
Hiccup looked at the fifty Dragon Knights in front of him and said, "You are not just an ordinary caravan! You are also the symbol of my Berk Island!"
"I hope that under John's leadership, you can bring back more useful information and more abundant food for me! Secondly, you must let all the sea areas you pass through know about Berk Island!"
"Do you all understand?"
The fifty Dragon Knights answered loudly in unison, "Understood!"
Hiccup waved to them and said, "Depart!"
Then, under the gaze of the villagers on Second Island, the caravan's ships cut through the waves and sailed towards the horizon, finally disappearing from everyone's sight.
According to the initial agreement, Merchant John would return to Berk Island with the results five days later.
At this moment, Astrid was clearly not in a good mood, maintaining a tense expression.
Hiccup also ignored her and went directly into an ordinary room, where Kamishiu was boredly looking at a parchment scroll.
Upon seeing Hiccup, he casually placed the parchment scroll on the table and then asked with a chuckle, "When do you plan to use me to help you?"
Hiccup, however, asked with some curiosity, "Why do you insist on following me? If you were to help any pirate crew, as long as you avoid me, you could establish a powerful pirate group!"
"Why do you insist on living a life of licking blood from a knife by my side?"
Kamishiu said with great confidence, "Because you are the Child of Prophecy! As long as I follow you, there is no danger at all, and I can enjoy peace!"
"Just for that?"
Kamishiu nodded firmly and said, "Only by enjoying peace can one enjoy honor!"
Hiccup said indifferently, "You can think whatever you want! You can leave anytime now..."
Kamishiu directly interrupted Hiccup, saying, "No, no, no! Why don't you just lock me in the dungeon? I'm not leaving! And right now, those people all want your life!"
Hiccup said thoughtfully, "Too many people want my life; they'll have to queue up!"
Kamishiu saw Hiccup about to leave, and he quickly said, "The people who want to harm you recently are a pair of brothers! You must be careful!"
At this moment, Hiccup had already walked far away, and the guards at the door had also withdrawn.
Hiccup did this simply to make Kamishiu lower his guard, as he couldn't predict everything.
So he withdrew the overt sentries and arranged covert ones, constantly watching Kamishiu's every move to see what he was really up to.
After returning, Hiccup's mind kept thinking about how to build a radio telegraph machine.
With the current productivity and the aid of magic, building a radio telegraph machine would not be difficult.
"Roar~"
Just then, the Thundercall Dragon outside the house suddenly flew over.
And loudly said in Dragon Language, "Esteemed Master! We have felt the summons! But without your command, we absolutely dare not leave!"
Hiccup looked at them strangely and asked, "Roughly in what direction? And what is doing the summoning? Is it a person or magic?"
The Thundercall Dragons were also confused; they could only feel the summons and couldn't distinguish what was doing the summoning.
Helplessly, Hiccup could only flip onto the Night Fury's back and then said, "Lead the way!"
After getting permission, the Thundercall Dragons flew out excitedly...