"My lord, the body of Kumori has been found."

Bi Lin. Hegel came behind Hathaway and reported: "When he attacked, he should have stood at the window and watched in the direction of the port, his body was shattered, only his head and upper body remained intact. ”

"Freeze it up, bring it back to the Cordillera to show the public, and send someone to report it to the military department, and we can't do without the bounty we should receive."

Hathaway turned her head and glanced at the ruins and mess on the island, "How's the harvest?" ”

Bi Lin. A smile appeared on Hegel's face: "The Iron Skull deserves to be the number one pirate group, rich and rivaled the ...... of the country"

Thanks to the pirates' prudence, they kept their vital supplies in underground warehouses, and one of their greatest treasures, the 600 million gold carats, was placed in his space necklace. The pirate leader was carrying a necklace like a woman.

The main fleet of the Iron Skull Pirates was destroyed, but there were still many ships left, especially small clippers, a total of eight, three medium ships, and some ordinary ships, although they could not be used in battle, but they were still good for civilian use.

Except for a sum of money and goods left for the reward, all the materials were cleaned and registered by a special person, but all the magic materials were taken away by Hathaway. For the sake of safety, between the financial officers on the island, Arling. Hegel led a fleet to temporarily garrison the island of Sporonga, Alf and Bileen. Hegel led the special operations detachment to assist here for the time being, while Hathaway took Ilona back to the Cordillera on a snowvult.

……

The vultures flapped their wings rhythmically and flew at an altitude of less than 100 meters above the surface of the sea. Looking at the curious and somewhat nervous seagulls not far away, Hathaway felt more comfortable than ever.

This annihilation of the Iron Skull Pirate Regiment will greatly deter the pirates operating in this area, especially the Pink Skull Pirate Regiment 'Surrender', strengthening the defense force of the Cordillera territorial waters and effectively ensuring the smooth flow of trade routes. The most important thing is that after the actual combat exercises, not only proved the power of the new weapons, but also honed the sailors' mastery of the performance of these weapons, I am afraid that only the fleet of the great magician is in charge. will pose a threat to them.

In the distance, a group of hovering and flying seas flowed. Caught Hathaway's attention. Above the sea, seagulls, like dolphins, are the mascots and best companions of sailors. There are generally places where seagulls are circling. It's not far from the coast.

The size of this flock of seagulls is not small. The big seagulls swirled and coiled like harrier eagles, and the small ones were like swifts in the wind, changing direction flexibly. Fly up and down. Hathaway faintly heard someone shouting, and the cry was filled with joy and excitement. She told the vulture to turn and fly in that direction.

I was in a good mood and wanted to check out the surrounding sea, so I ...... Someone got lost at sea. Since she has met people, she just hopes that she will not be a road idiot like herself.

There was indeed a ship in the distance, and its wide, stubby hull made it unusually fat, like a fat man...... No need to laugh, most passenger ships look like this.

It is not known which Chamber of Commerce the passenger ship belongs to, but Hathaway can be sure of at least one thing, and that is that it could never be a pirate ship...... No idiot pirate would use a slow ship that can't run fast or catch up with him to plunder around as a pirate ship.

The seagulls circled and flew around the ship, and their targets were a pair of young men and women standing on the side of the boat.

The girl wore a long skirt and a wide floppy hat, and the boy was also neatly dressed, and it was clear that they were not sailors on board, but were supposed to be guests on board. At this moment, the boy was posing as an adult, holding his hands in front of his chest, looking at the seagulls hovering in the air, while the girl was holding a large piece of bread in one hand, breaking a small piece of bread with the other hand, and throwing it into the air, and it was these trophies that the seagulls were fighting for.

The arrival of the two snowy vultures frightened the seagulls into flying away, but after sensing the strange aura emanating from them, they gradually flew back to the vicinity and did not stay away.

"I wonder which direction Yale is?" Hathaway shouted loudly on the back of the vulture.

Naturally, it wasn't the young man and woman she asked, who probably didn't even know which direction the nearest land was, let alone the exact location.

With a string of noisy footsteps, five or six people emerged from the cabin. The leader, a man in a short-sleeved shirt who looked like a sailor, pointed in one direction and said, "About a hundred and fifty nautical miles there." ”

Hearing this answer, Hathaway secretly rejoiced that she hadn't deviated too far, not too far for a rookie who had just learned about seamanship.

Looking at the two snowy vultures in the distance, one of the sailors on board whistled enviously.

"Oh, what kind of monster is that?" The boy was interested in Hathaway's riding beast.

"It seems to be a snow vulture, I have seen it in the art book, it is a magical beast that is difficult to catch." The girl said.

"Oh, if only I had such one, I would be able to become a powerful flying knight......"

"Stop dreaming! Even if we were to break the bank, we wouldn't be able to afford such a mount. The girl looked at the boy amusedly.

"......" the young man hung his head in disappointment.

Hathaway had not heard the slightest hint of the chatter, she had already ridden away on a snowy vulture to give birth.

The familiar harbor, the familiar wharf, the familiar scene of sailing, the only unfamiliar thing is the dozen or so speedboats moored cruising in the open sea.

Every ship that was about to enter the harbor was stopped by these cruising clippers, and Hathaway was very satisfied to see the gangplank boarding the ship and the uniformed policemen on board.

During the crackdown on piracy, she asked the police to cooperate with the city guards to do a good job of security and strictly inspect ships entering and leaving the port, which now seems to be doing well.

The sudden arrival of the two vultures did not bring the panic that I imagined. It must be said that the human beings in this world are very nervous after seeing more mysterious powers, and the appearance of the two snow vultures brings more curiosity than fear.

"Your Excellency, Captain of the Seventh Squad of the Yale Garrison of the City Defense Army, John. Farrell salutes you! A spirited warrior saluted Hathaway.

"Hmm. Captain Farrell, please continue your work, I'm only staying for a short time. Hathaway said with a slight bow.

"Aren't we going into town?" Inona was a little strange.

"Just looking, the city is well built."

Hathaway looked back at the city below, because of the weather, most of the infrastructure work in the new city had stopped, but the weather of a new city was already present. She believes that after the smooth shipping routes, the new city will definitely radiate surging vitality.

"We're leaving!" Hathaway was in a good mood and urged the vulture to speed up its flight, and Ilona hurriedly followed behind.

……

Snowflakes the size of goose feathers fell from the sky, enveloping Heidelberg in a silvery white color.

Rooftops, branches, streets, and alleys were covered in silver everywhere, and the guards lined up to pass by, and there was a rhythmic 'squeaking' sound on the snow, but the footprints were soon covered with snowflakes.

For ordinary people, Ruixue is a good year, but for some big people, this winter will certainly not be too easy.

In a room in Heidelberg, several important ministers of the empire sat under the head of Frevinette XVIII, and everyone's face was very heavy.

"Henry, I want to know what is actually going on, and I think that's what everyone else wants to know." There was a look of impatience on his face.

"Your Majesty, there's not so good news you must know. After paying the pensions of the dead and wounded, the Empire's finances were in danger of drying up, and the cost of repairing the palace for the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of His Majesty's accession to the throne next year was much shorter. "The Reich's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Minister of Finance, Henry. Rodriguez said with an embarrassed expression.

As a Chancellor of the Exchequer, he was extremely incompetent at this time, and every time he answered the question of His Majesty the Emperor, he was on pins and needles, and if possible, he would rather let the Deputy Minister Messain. Lusso took over the job.

The Otiga Empire is not not rich, but a lot of money is in the hands of those big nobles and big lords. They used all sorts of means to default on the Empire's taxes and evade their obligations.

If it was in peacetime, with the wealth of the central province, even if there were no taxes, it would not be overstretched, but due to the sudden war of the Orc Empire in Zimbuwe Province, the movement of the army, the supply of materials, the replenishment of soldiers, etc., all require a lot of money. This has made the already not abundant treasury even more strained.

Fivinlie XVIII nodded with a gloomy face and looked at Sexter. Field Marshal Tucker: "What do you need on the part of the military department?" ”

"陛xià."

Sexter. "While the onset of winter has allowed the orcs to stop attacking, we know it's only a temporary lull," Tucker said. We have lost a large number of troops in this war, and several of the main legions of the Empire have their own functions, and once the Orc Empire resumes its attack next spring, it will be a serious challenge for the province of Zimbuwe. We need a lot of money, new legions, and fortifications. ”

"There's no way the Treasury is going to come up with that money!"

Henry. Like a cat with its tail stepped on, Rodriguez almost jumped up from his seat, he turned to His Majesty the Eighteenth Emperor of Fei Wenlie, and shouted: "Your Majesty, we can't expand the army anymore, we can't support such a huge expense, and even if we form a new army, their strength is simply not enough to fight those orcs!" ”

"Are we just going to watch the orcs and let them in?" Sexter. Tucker asked angrily. (To be continued......)