Chapter 296: The Crown
Bang!bang....
Twelve muskets rang out, the highest tribute paid by the navy and pirates to the deceased at funerals. Although he is a ruthless and devilish pirate king, he does not hesitate to show kindness to a respectable opponent.
Crash... Crash...
The entertainment belonging to the Pirate King ended, and with the joint efforts of the "Soil-bellied Snake Lizard" and the "Earthquake Two-Headed Turtle", the muddy water surged again.
It is possible that the location of the hole is in a snow collection area on the second level of the vault.
Along with the muddy water, there are also a large number of treasures of the bank group, which are worth a lot of precious metal utensils, jewelry, antiques, famous oil paintings damaged by muddy water, and extraordinary weapons、.... Even sporadic treasures of the sea.
However, Huggins, the "invincible" pirate king, stood at the edge of the pit, and even the most greedy pirates did not dare to give it a second glance.
Soon there was a "boom".
The last layer of rock also collapsed.
There was no longer an obstacle between them and the ultimate goal, and some invisible fluctuation that could only be perceived by a particular being was released with clarity and incomparability.
Moo——!
Hiss——!
The sea monsters on the periphery instantly became agitated and hissed one after another.
But no one noticed that Huggins, who was standing in front of the huge crater, was also short of breath and almost couldn't help himself...
To ordinary people under the demigods, the "Heart of the Sea" is no different from ordinary gems.
But for the dependents of the "Mother of the Sea Monsters" Urketo and the "Sea Witch" Hipponoa, the two goddesses who hold part of the power of the Black Sea, as the source of mystery and the transcendent beings who follow the same path, it is so different!
After barely calming down the restlessness in his heart, Huggins turned his head to look in the direction of the Dome of the Dome Cathedral, and after finding that there had been no movement until now, he sneered and gave an order to his pirates:
"Go! Empty the big vault for me from the third floor!"
Before he actually got the treasure, he didn't want to make a fuss, so he let go of those eye-catching insects for the time being.
"Yes, my lord!"
"Leave it to us!"
A large number of prepared pirates lowered their ropes and slid down with agility.
Even in such an exciting harvest moment, Huggins will never take risks. Even if it was a third-order peak transcendent, if the rock formation collapsed and was trapped under the 40-meter rock formation, it would be absolutely impossible to escape again!
He believed that even if he didn't go down in person, no one would be able to quietly take away his treasures under his nose.
With such a degree of caution, it's no wonder that the pirate king has been able to get to where he is today.
Not far from the cathedral.
"What shall we do, Mr. President?"
A group of gray-faced bank directors stood by the windows on the top floor of the cathedral and watched as hundreds of pirates were moving away their family's most valuable treasures.
As a bank with business all over the mainland, the treasure trove contains far more than the wealth of the bank group itself, most of which are actually gold, entrusted custody, loan collateral and so on.
If you lose them all, even if the bank group is strong, you may not be able to afford it!
Old Joel turned around and looked around the directors around him with some frustration, and laughed at himself slightly:
"Obviously, we were all confused by Huggins' disguise before this incident. To be able to lead hundreds of sea monsters to attack the headquarters of the banking group today is really worthy of our Netherlands!"
After a deep sigh, the old man, who had gray hair but was in good spirits, suddenly seemed to be ten years old, almost no different from an old man who was about to die.
He understands what these directors mean, don't look at the Dutch banking syndicate is already the undisputed giant in the industry, but the shareholders, factions, and forces in it are also unimaginably complex for outsiders.
Even if you are a director of a bank syndicate, it does not mean that you are irreplaceable!
"Don't worry, I'll take the responsibility this time. Grand Knight Grace has fulfilled his duty with his life, and of course I should do mine, after which I will resign as Chairman of the Committee. ”
The proverb of the bank group naturally uses his life to defend the customer's property, but "since ancient times, it has been difficult to die only", and it is still in vain, not only these young people do not do it, but old Joel himself will not do it!
With the current situation, even if all the combat power in the cathedral is pressed in one go, it doesn't make any sense.
It's an egg in itself, no matter what tactics you use, turning yourself into a salted egg, a boiled egg, a pine egg... It's impossible to touch a pebble.
What he was thinking about was.
The death of a well-known "Knight of the Oath" was enough to silence the bankers' rivals, and all that remained was to figure out how to fill that astronomical hole.
Otherwise, even if you survive today, you will become a rat that everyone shouts and fights.
"Ahh
By this time, the sharp-eyed director had already seen that Huggins had taken out a magnificent gold crown from a pile of glittering treasures.
The solid gold base is staggered with thistle and lily ornamentations, set with pearls, crystals, and carved gemstones, while the four arches on the front and back of the crown hold up a large sapphire.
That is the crown that belonged to King Philip II of Hirius, the first power of the sea!
Of course, there is only one crowning crown for the kingdom's inheritance, and even if he kills the modern king of Cyrius, Philip II, it is impossible to use that kind of thing as collateral.
But even if it is an ordinary crown that is worn on a daily basis with a total of more than ten crowns, it represents the supreme right to rule the kingdom of Hirius, and has an unparalleled symbolic meaning!
It can also be seen from this that the finances of Syrius have been tight in recent years. If the amount of money borrowed was too large, it would not have been possible to mortgage such a significant thing as a crown to a syndicate of banks.
"Huggins' goal is really this crown of Syrius, is there anything strange about this crown?"
After seeing the pirate king hold the crown with all his might, and never let the second one handle it, the directors could not see what Huggins wanted for so long.
Philip II, the Pirate King, the Kraken, the Brotherhood of the Deep, the Mother of the Kraken....
A person and a force crossed their hearts.
Then it is easy to come to the conclusion that the "Dutch banking group" is simply blocking the guns of the Syrius!
Moreover, could it be that Philip II knew that he was being targeted by an evil god and deliberately mortgaged this crown to cause trouble?
The banker's mind diverged quickly, and in an instant he thought of countless intrigues.
Some directors were heartbroken:
"Do you want the crown to say it sooner, what can't be discussed?
But although he said this, he actually understood it himself.
If Huggins really did follow the way of py trading, the best possibility would be to make himself the "custodians" aware of the unusual nature of the crown, and then take it to a place that Huggins would never find and study it alone.
However, it is too late to say anything now.
Only Joel Sr., chairman of the banking group, looked at the crown and muttered:
"Sylius, in order to keep the banking group safely through the difficulties, I can only release the news about that place, I hope you are still as greedy as ever!
Now this world of great navigation is already chaotic, even if it is a little more chaotic, why not?"
Bang!.. Bang!.. Bang!..
At the edge of the big pit, a rare treasure in the outside world was brought up in a basket.
It was then sorted and boxed by the pirates waiting on it.
The bankers, though well guarded, were well guarded, but the precautions were mainly in the passages and rock walls, and they were not so mad as to put a curse on every treasure.
The reason is very simple, the fault tolerance of doing that is too low, even if you are not careful, you will be injured by mistake.
This also made it easier for pirates who "went off the beaten path" to carry out moving raids.
However, there are so many treasures in the Great Underground Vault that they far exceed the carrying limits of the pirate ship.
But in this case.
The Pirate King gave a strange order that made the pirates even more confused: the excess was to be discarded at two-thirds of the load limit of the "Eternal Icon"!
The pirates also know that while their actions do require a race against time, why not use them when there are so many sea monsters that can act as pack beasts?
The rest of the pirate career may not have this opportunity to ransack the vault of the largest bank in the mainland!
However, there was no one on this ship who dared to question the Pirate King's orders.
They can only reluctantly discard most of the heavy and worthless ones... Gold!
That's right, by this time, gold had become the cheapest thing.
What can be packed and taken away is mainly the third-layer boutique, cherished potions, alchemical artifacts, powerful sea treasures, precious transcendent materials, worldly treasures of great significance and value, and so on.
From the fact that the Ocean Secret Treasures with relatively weak functions can only be thrown to the second layer, you can imagine the preciousness of the third layer treasure house collection!
It can be said that even if they only take two-thirds of the corsair's load, the most valuable part of the Great Treasury has been swept away by them.
The losses of the Dutch banking group are unprecedented!