"Captain, we're in the headlines of Le Monde again. This is the first version of the motherboard..."

The next day, as soon as the sky was gray, the Seagull postman brought the latest newspaper.

On the deck, Anna flipped through the newspapers, pointed to the latest bounty order stamped with the navy's red seal, and said to Raymond with a beaming look: "Look, your bounty has been raised by the World Government again..."

After all, it was the sea thief who had a bounty of 955 million that was killed, [Flamingo] Rhein Carredo, and Raymond's bounty naturally rose to 888 million.

"Front page?"

Raymond glanced at his bounty order, looked at the contents of the newspaper roughly, and pouted and didn't pay much attention.

The bald head is not afraid of lice, anyway, it is a high reward, and he doesn't care about the extra 100 million.

He spread his hands and said, "Now that the trouble is gone, there will probably be a lot fewer people who will come to trouble us in the future." But the next time I encounter the enemy, I will probably be the real top powerhouse..."

This time it was on the front page, and the exposure of the matter slightly exceeded some of his expectations.

He has also appeared twice in Le Monde, once in the "City of Eternal Night" in Eleudnes, and once in the "Land of Giants" in Gafatron.

However, it was reported twice, although it was not a small limelight, but it was only a "corner news" attached to the [Blood Emperor] Capone's big moves.

In the eyes of others, no matter how much their "ghost group" is a pirate supernova, it is just a capone light.

But this time, Raymond proved their toughness with their strength.

Not only did they kill a captain of the "Endless Eight Emperors", but they also defeated the round-up of eighty trapping ships.

This battle made the "Ghost Pirates" famous in the Endless Sea for the first time as a strong man.

Although [Flamingo] Rhine's rank did not reach Sequence 0, no one denied his strength.

Le Monde clearly records the events of Raymond's independent and single-handedly beheaded Rhine... Everyone realized that the little pirate they regarded as a "newcomer" already had the super strength of a real veteran pirate.

......

After reading the newspaper, Raymond looked at the friends who gathered around to watch the excitement, and said: "So, the limelight is out, but everyone has to be more careful if they want to travel in the future." ”

Everyone responded in unison: "Got it, Captain! ”

In last night's naval battle, although the "Golden Ghost" shook the round-up fleet of the [Night Emperor] regiment with an absolute advantage, and also sank more than 30 warships, including three "Sea King-class" warships.

But the Iron Toad itself suffered a lot of shells, and the hull also showed some damage.

Hearing Raymond's words, Colin put down the tools he was repairing the hull and said, "When I mature the 'Magic Energy Annihilation Technique' in the shipboard artillery experiment, even if it is rounded up by a large fleet, there is nothing to worry about..."

Raymond nodded, "Hmm." ”

Thor on the side also looked thoughtful.

He rubbed his chin and said with an urn voice: "I also want to try to become stronger!" I don't know when I'll be as good as the captain..."

Fat Cat: "I'm going to practice well..."

Lulu echoed: "My 'No. 8 Strengthening Elixir' has also entered the final experimental stage, and when the time comes, if there are really top masters, I can also help..."

Gigi: "Squeak squeak..." (King Gigi will help you keep an eye on the ship, go ahead.) ）

Raymond smiled, except for a certain monkey, everyone looked excited.

But at this time, a different voice appeared.

"Oops... I said captain, you have a reward of 900 million, and if you work harder, it will be 1 billion in no time! ”

Anna looked heartless, as if she had thought of something, and her eyes were full of a playful smile, "Didn't Sister Helen say that when you have a reward of one billion, you will come to sail with us?" When the time comes, with a great master of the Seven Martial Seas level like her on the ship, no matter how powerful the enemy is, we don't have to be afraid..."

“...”

Hearing the scratch, Raymond's eyelids jumped.

Although the words were so reasonable, for some reason, he looked at Anna's eyes and always felt that something was strange.

At that moment, the phone bug rang "jingle bell".

As soon as he answered, his eardrums were destroyed by the rough voice of the Capone boss.

"Ouch, you kid can, you actually got rid of that guy in Rhine? Well, you're not hurt, are you..."

"I..."

Raymond listened to the opening remarks of the Capone boss and felt flattered.

But another thought immediately flashed through his mind, and he always felt that this big guy definitely didn't call specifically to care about him.

Sure enough, before he could say something polite, a hearty laugh rang on the other end of the phone.

"Hahaha... I said, why didn't you worry about the [Night Emperor] guys coming to round up before, it turned out that such a powerful treasure was released. ”

The Capone boss really didn't ink as always, and said straight to the point: "You have already researched the 'Demon Energy Annihilation Weapon'?" Your 'Predator-class' shipborne guns are as capable as they break through range and power? And your Iron Toad's defensive armor is an SS-level enchanted rune? Where did you get so many 'black titanium' alloys? Yo, silently, I didn't know that your kid was actually rich..."

"That..."

The big guy asked a series of questions, which directly stunned Raymond, and he didn't know which question to answer for a while.

But listening to the tone of the Capone boss "nothing to do", he had a faint bad premonition in his heart.

Will the top boss of the "Endless Eight Emperors" like Capone be so idle, call early in the morning, and care about the juniors?

"Raymond the Kid... You know that our [Blood Emperor] Regiment has been at war with the World Headquarters recently, and it is at a time when equipment is scarce. ”

Sure enough, the big guy was completely unceremonious, and said directly: "What kind of 'Demon Energy Annihilation Weapon' do you have to support a little?" A few of the kind of guns on your ship... Don't have too many, 1,800 doors, it's good to equip a fleet all the time..."

After a pause, he continued, "Oh! And the armor runes on your ship, the mechanics in my regiment actually said that they can't do it to your level, oops, it's just more popular than people..."

Raymond: "..."

Capone: "Yes, yes, yes... I don't mean anything else, I just want you to let the mechanic on your ship come to our [Blood Emperor] regiment to guide and guide the work, and stay for a while? And your toad battleship, too, get a few for our regiment..."

"Eighteen hundred guns?"

Raymond listened to a grunt, and the tone of the Capone boss was really not small.

Moreover, this is not only about equipment, but also about people?

His tone was full of helplessness and said: "Senior Capone, that artillery is very difficult to manufacture, and you may not be able to make one in half a month." Ship manufacturing is more troublesome, even if there is a large shipyard, it will take at least more than half a year to produce one, and there are not many black titanium alloys...There are few finished products for the 'Magic Energy Annihilation Weapon', if you want it, you can give you a manufacturing drawing first..."

"Hahaha... I was joking with you kid before. ”

A big guy like Capone naturally can't do that kind of thing to take advantage of juniors.

Moreover, he didn't know how difficult it was to build ships and cannons, and said: "However, we do need the technical support of your ship's mechanic, and I will send a mechanic to contact you when the time comes." ”

Raymond: "..."

After a pause, Capone continued: "Also, you kid has been in the limelight lately, so it's better to keep a low profile. The power of the [Night Emperor] is not simple, even if it is my face, he may not give it. Now that you've killed him again, there might be a little bit of trouble. And on the side of the World Mansion, the technology of the 'Magic Energy Annihilation Weapon' has been cracked, and the Ministry of War will find a way to prevent the technology from leaking, and there may be a master to intercept and kill you..."

I have to say that Capone, a strong man who is standing at the top of the world, has a much higher vision than ordinary people.

In a few words, he analyzed the pros and cons of some of the linkage reactions triggered by this incident.

This chat is more than half an hour.

"Okay, let's get down to business. If you kid have trouble that can't be solved, tell me, and I'll send someone to help you..."

After saying this, the carpone boss hung up the phone.

Raymond looked at the phone bug in his hand, raised his eyebrows, and a lot of causal clues flashed in his mind.

The matter of Lulu has not been settled before, but now that the black technology of the iron toad has been exposed, the world government must be more concerned about their "ghost group".

This time I went to Hippocrates, the "medical capital", if Lulu's parents were really alive, people would have to be saved. It would be best if it could be rescued in a low-key manner; If you can't, I'm afraid there will be a lot of commotion...

"Looks like you've got to plan well..."

Raymond muttered in his heart, his eyes flashing with fierceness.

"Jingle Bell~"

At this time, the phone bug rang again.

Pick it up, but it's Arno.

"Master, CP9 HQ has raised your attention level, and it is now 'S+' level. This means that once your whereabouts are discovered by the spies, you will be watched. On the navy's side, they will also send the nearby sea area to chase down the lieutenant general and above..."

"One more important piece of news. Dr. H from the War Department has also sent a secret order to headquarters, asking us to keep an eye on the movements of your team. He also instructed the branch of Hippocrates that you might go there..."

“...”

Raymond listened to Arnold's news, and there was a hint of amusement in his eyes.

He was conjecturing just now, but now it has become a fact.

I have to say that there is a "shadow" at the level of the captain of the CP9 headquarters, which provides him with an important channel to obtain high-level confidential information.

......

The news of the defeat of the [Night Emperor] Sixteenth Team of the "Ghost Pirates" spread throughout the Endless Sea.

The most shocking thing was not those people who underestimated Raymond and them, but those scientific researchers from the War Department of the World General Government!

Some high-level "big shots" even got the news before the "Le Monde" newspaper was printed, not only the text, but also the live battle video sent back by the secret son lurking in the [Night Emperor] group.

Dr. H looked at the black light that interrupted the [Flamingo] Rhine in the video, and immediately recognized it as the "Magical Annihilation Weapon" that they regarded as the biggest secret of their scientific research.

This is a "killer feature" that their research institute claims to be able to change the pattern of future battlefields.

Not long ago, they received a strong commendation from the top brass of the world's governments for this technology.

Unexpectedly, in addition to them, there are still outsiders who have mastered this "top-secret technology"!

As a result, an emergency meeting was convened by the Department of Secret Scientific Research of the World Government.

The scientists, who were invincible on weekdays, sat quietly together and watched the video of the entire naval battle.

The whole process was silent, and everyone's faces were very gloomy.

At the end, their cheeks hurt even more, as if they had been slapped in the face.

The layman looks at the bustle, and the insider looks at the doorway

These scientists, who are at the forefront of the scientific community, know better than others the scientific and technological content of the "Golden Ghost".

Although the shape of the steel toad is not the same as that of a conventional ship, no one dares to deny that it is a whimsical high-end design.

Able to fly, escape to the sea, leap forward...

In terms of the capabilities of the steam-steel battleship, the design of this ship is almost impeccable.

Of course, now that there is such an idea of a finished ship, it is not a big problem to use the endless resources of the world government to imitate it.

The real question is... The "black technology" on board the Iron Toad!

Whether it's the "Predator" artillery that is beyond the range of the "Sea King" artillery...

Or that ultra-short interval of magic energy recharge time...

Or maybe it's the incredibly defensive rune armor...

Each of them is an unknown territory beyond the upper limit of the technical reserves of the World General Government Research Institute!

These scientists, naturally, saw the essence under the surface at a glance.

They had to admit that the mechanic of the "Ghost Regiment" not only possessed the world's top scientific and technological knowledge, but also mastered the top-level rune enchantment knowledge far beyond the level of all of them!

How ironic is that?

The mechanics of a small pirate group have created a super warship that their group of science and technology associations that the world government has cultivated so much money cannot match.

This comparison is a slap in the face.

After the video was played, Dr. H looked at the silent scientists in the audience, his eyes full of gloom.

In this "rapid leakage incident", the biggest pressure is naturally on him, the minister.

He couldn't help but be furious, and said angrily: "What are you doing in the Technical Secrecy Section? The 'Demonic Annihilation Weapon' only appeared once, and it was cracked, and it was said to be foolproof? ”

"Your Excellency, our technology should be fine. The ship-accompanying mechanic of the 'Ghost Pirates' was able to master the 'Magic Energy Annihilation Technique', probably because he was a personal disciple of Grand Master Connie back then, and he already understood..."

"Yes, I heard that Grand Master Connie's granddaughter is also on that 'Ghost Regiment' ship. Although it was only a small pirate group, the technical reserves they possessed were no worse than those of any top research institute..."

"Humph! Still quibbling? ”

Dr. H's face was dark, although he also knew that what his subordinates said might be the truth, but the "big guys" in the world government would not listen to any reason, but only grasped the fact that the technology had been leaked.

Seeing that no one dared to talk, Dr. H was angry and had nowhere to go, and his old face was bruised.

"The leak of the 'Magic Energy Annihilation Weapon' technology has become a fact, so I won't say much for the time being, it has been handed over to CP9 for investigation..."

His eyes were full of coldness, and he threw out another sentence: "The problem now is that a certain 'big man' in the World General Government has spoken, let us imitate that kind of 'toad battleship'." Guys, look at it..."

“...”

As soon as these words came out, the entire venue immediately went cold.

Everyone knows that it is not difficult to imitate a battleship in the form of a toad.

But the "black technology" on the ship is definitely not something that can be thoroughly studied in a while.

This problem was thrown, and this group of scientists also looked different.

After a long time, someone finally spoke.

"Minister... Although our institute brings together the world's top scientists. But judging from the video, I have to admit that the disciple of Grand Master Connie did have some advanced knowledge in enchantment runes that we had not designed. If the above wants us to prevent the toad battleship... I mean, it's better to get that mechanic named Colin..."

"Not bad! Minister, I see that the rune has traces of ancient law, like the dwarven epic rune that has been lost in ancient legends. The top-level runes in our research institute are only three or five SS-level mutilated runes, and the toad ship is obviously a complete set of enchanted runes..."

"If it's a complete SS-level rune, it's too much beyond the level of the current rune. The best option is to grab that Colin and ask... Otherwise, without rune technology, we want to imitate the toad battleship, and it is impossible..."

"Your Excellency, scolding us for being incompetent is secondary... The most important thing is that this technology must not be in the hands of outsiders! ”

"Not bad! Back then, Connie's old fellow was unruly, and now his disciple has caused us so much trouble. It's best if you can buy it, and if you can't, don't leave it behind! ”

“...”

Everyone began to talk about it, and the more they talked, the more excited they became.

The emergence of "black technology" affected the interests and status of everyone present, and immediately attracted the hatred of a group of scientists.

In contrast, they have become waste in the eyes of those "big shots" who are not even as good as pirates.

If technology can't do it, buy it.

If you can't buy it, you will destroy it.

This is the consistent style of the world's governments.

It is impossible for them to imitate the toad battleship, to do such a lack of morality, but they are skilled.

After listening to everyone's words, Dr. H seemed to have hit the original plan in his heart. He waved his hand and said lightly: "I know, I have my own arrangements for this matter." ”

......

It's been nearly a month.

On this day, the "Golden Ghost" slowly sailed to a sea area with a biting cold wind.

At the end of the view, a steel city covered in snow glistens in the sunlight, reflecting the cold light.

Standing at the bow of the ship, Raymond recognized the city at a glance.

He let out a breath of white air and whispered, "Whew... It's finally here. ”

This city of ice and snow is not elsewhere, it is the legendary "medical capital" of the Great Maritime World - Hippocrates City!

And beside him, the eldest son looked at this homeland where he was born and raised, and his big eyes were full of crystal tears.

"I'm finally back..."