Bruce walked slowly to the point where the argument was made, and he saw Stukov standing opposite Edward in Ignas's vineyard, and they seemed to be talking about accepting the position of mercenary captain.

"You mean you've been a mercenary captain before?" Edward looked at Stukov in front of him, his one-eyed and vicissitudes of life seemed to hide many secrets.

"Mercenary captain? No, I used to be a captain of a ship with a sturdy ship sailing through the Screaming Seas. There was a hint of nostalgia in Stukov's eyes, as if this was the first time he had spoken about himself.

"Captain, you've been there?" Edward was slightly surprised, but he had already seen many people, even the crew of smuggling ships, and pirates.

"Don't treat me like a normal captain or sailor, I'm a royal captain, and I own the Queen Anna's Revenge." Stukov said proudly to Edward.

"What, Queen Anna's Revenge, isn't that the most famous ship of the Empire?" Edward was extremely surprised when he heard this, because Queen Anna was the grandmother of the Black King, and her identity was originally the queen of the Kate Kingdom, and the empire and the Kate Kingdom were once united through marriage, but it was only later that the opposition of the Dukes of the Empire and the death of Queen Anna's husband made the empire regain its independence, but the emperor of the empire still flowed Queen Anna's blood.

"That's right." Stukov's waist couldn't help but straighten up, and being able to become the captain of the Queen Anna's Revenge was definitely the honor of his life.

"Then why would you~~." Edward looked at Stukov in front of him, this gangster leader in the town, had such a prominent past, if it wasn't for his drunken bragging, it would be a great deal, even Bruce, who was eavesdropping on the sidelines, was shocked.

"Why is it the way it is, right?" Stukov smiled wryly, and he reached out and removed his blindfold, revealing empty eyeballless sockets.

Stukov became captain of the Queen Anna's Revenge at the age of twenty, at such an age, because his father was the most important lieutenant of the Imperial Admiral.

"Imperial Admiral? Christian. Morality. Marquis of Maxwell. Edward simply screamed, and his eyes widened as he looked at Stukov in front of him, because there was another unsolved case between black and white.

"That's right, my father was a civilian sailor, but he was a close friend of the Marquis since he was a child, and because of his rich seafaring knowledge, he was valued by the Marquis, and was even promoted to the rank of adjutant to be reused, although many nobles were angry at the time, but the fate of our family did change, after my father died, when the Marquis made me captain of the Queen Anna's Revenge, I am afraid that it was the peak of our family's glory, but no one expected it to become the beginning of a disaster." Stukov said bitterly.

"Christian. Morality. The Marquis of Maxwell was identified as an enemy by both the White King and the Black King because of his vacillating position in the dispute between the Black and White Kings, and the Imperial fleet was ambushed by the Kates during a sea cruise, and the entire fleet was almost wiped out, Christian. Morality. The Marquis of Maxwell was subsequently arrested and secretly executed at court on charges of collaborating with the enemy. Edward gathered together what he had heard in the courts of the various nobles and said to Stukov.

"Yes, but Christian. Morality. The Marquis Maxwell was reluctant to side with either side because he didn't want to see the empire split, and the ambush was premeditated. Stukov continued.

"You're saying that someone deliberately leaked the Imperial fleet's route so that the Kates could ambush and attack the Imperial fleet, it must be the White King, because it was he who the Kates supported." After hearing this, Edward said to Stukov.

"I don't know about this, I only know that the long and terrible naval battle that day, almost the entire sky against the rockets turned red, and the young man on the ship was dragged to the bottom of the sea in a helpless howl, if it wasn't for the favor of the Lord God, I might not have lost just an eyeball." Stukov put the blindfold back on, and he often dreamed of the day when he was immersed in the icy waters, paddling his arms helplessly, and swollen corpses floating around him.

"Is that why you're reluctant to become a mercenary captain?" Bruce said loudly, and he stepped out of his hiding place and into front of the two of them.

"Oh, Lord Baron." Edward and Stukov hurriedly saluted Bruce, who had thought that there was no one left in the vineyard, but they happened to be overheard by Bruce.

"I really didn't expect that there would be a captain with such a legendary experience among my retainers." Bruce smiled, patted Stukov on the shoulder, and said to him.

"It's all in the past, but fortunately, after the death of the Marquis, the empire doesn't seem to be pursuing any further, and I don't want to serve the royal family anymore." Stukov said with a gloomy face.

"You didn't cause the death of the crew on your ship, as you said, someone leaked information, which led to your defeat, so you don't have to blame yourself at all." Bruce enlightened Stukov.

"Uh, this." Stukov was stunned for a moment, he had been blaming himself for so many years, thinking that it was his own negligence that caused the fleet to fall into an ambush, because his own youth and incompetence led to the death of the crew of the Queen Anna's Revenge, subconsciously he buried himself among the villains to punish himself for masochism, but Bruce's words were like a candle suddenly lit in the dark, very faint but reviving something in his heart.

"That's right, as the Baron said, you should settle accounts with the person who leaked the information." Edward also encouraged Stukov.

"The one who leaked the information? But the White King was dead. Stukov smiled bitterly, the most suspicious person, the White King, had already been crushed, and his hatred could not be avenged at all.

"It doesn't have to be the White King, although the White King is indeed suspicious, but we should see who benefits the most in the end, so if you look at it backwards, you may find something different." Bruce touched his chin, he had more knowledge and experience than the two of them, and his words woke Stukov up at once.

"Who's the most profitable, Christian. Morality. The Marquis of Maxwell was once the most powerful and influential nobleman in the imperial court, and his family had very fertile land, and the ports and towns they owned were eventually owned by the royal family, uh, right? Edward muttered to himself, and suddenly he paused, and opened his mouth in disbelief.