In the year 667 of the world calendar, many things really happened in the world in this year.

The Royal Navy of Insman defeated Blackbeard, the pirate governor of the Nightmare Sea, and began the path to sea dominance.

And the theoretical basis for this is the famous economist "On Sea Power" published in this year.

With this glorious victory, the terms Donald the economist and the steam ironclad were repeatedly mentioned by the countries of the continent of Ofar and were popular.

In that sea battle, although the pirate prince and the ghost ship both had eye-catching performances, the biggest winner was undoubtedly Insman!

Not only did he defeat Blackbeard's main force in one fell swoop, but he also plowed all the pirate forces in the Nightmare Sea.

Since then, those pirates in the Nightmare Sea have become a thing of the past.

Occasionally, a few fish slipped through the net, but they could only survive under the increasingly strict arrest of the navy.

Insman, the island nation, with the help of this shareholder wind, not only controlled the Nightmare Sea and monopolized the interests of the entire golden route, but also used many privateer captains to plunder the merchant ships of other countries, and even attacked their lands, trying their best to hinder the development of the navigation industry of various countries.

In addition, it has the reputation of 'where the sun shines, it is the land of Inisman's rule', and is regarded as the most powerful maritime empire.

After occupying the Nightmare Sea, Insman did not take it as soon as it was good, but actively attacked, targeting the adjacent Sea of Gold.

Compared to the nightmare sea, where the weather is capricious, the Golden Sea is a paradise of gold and spices, and the colonies and plantations of various countries have created a steady stream of wealth for them.

In particular, the Solomon Strait, which guards the main route connecting the East and the West, is the largest stronghold of Innsman in the Golden Sea.

At this time, the governor of the Solomon Strait was still Fang Yuan's old acquaintance - his father who was captive by the beautiful woman, Viscount Quia.

"Sun, sand...... Belle...... It's a pity that the bikini ...... is missing."

On the Red Lotus, Fang Yuan ordered his men to bring Elizabeth up, and said with a chuckle.

“……”

Elizabeth glanced up at him, not bothering to say anything.

The long life of captivity has long consumed all the temper and arrogance of this noble lady.

"What? Isn't our Miss Elizabeth excited at all? Because...... You're really going to be free......"

"You pirates...... What exactly do you want to do? O gods...... Even if they auction me off again, I'll admit it! Elizabeth muttered in resignation.

"Oh! I told you that this is the Golden Sea, and it is only a day's journey from the Solomon Strait! ”

Fang Yuan said lightly.

As soon as she finished speaking, a gleam flashed in our Miss Elizabeth's eyes, and it was clear that she was not as hearted as she seemed.

"And this time, if there is no accident, the governor will definitely pay a big price to ransom you! Cassenia ...... I'll leave the matter of contact to you, and I don't care how much I'm going to blackmail, but there must be the skin of the sea god and the conditions attached to it! Gipps will assist you for the time being. ”

"Please rest assured, I have divined, and Governor Quea will agree to this transaction."

The black-toothed witch covered her mouth and smiled, which was very coquettish.

Although her appearance is not excellent, many of the pirates on the ship still have a green light in their eyes.

'These pirates, like wolves, are going to have an accident if they don't give meat for a while...... What's more, through this naval battle, they also reaped a lot of benefits. ’

When Fang Yuan saw this scene, his eyes immediately flashed.

In this sea battle, Insman can be regarded as the first winner, and he will be ranked next.

Not to mention anything else, just catching Blackbeard is a terrible harvest.

Pirate governors, there are basically no bounties, because no country would dare to offend them in this way.

But at this time, Blackbeard was directly rewarded by Innsmain with a reward of one million gold Galleons, plus the title of a hereditary viscount, which set a new record for pirate bounties in one fell swoop.

Of course, since Fang Yuan also appeared in the battle in the ghost ship at that time and rescued Blackbeard, his reward also surged, and his so-so 700,000 gold gallons were also famous, so that everyone on the whole sea knew his name.

Thinking of this, Fang Yuan ordered someone to escort Elizabeth down, and then 'invited' Blackbeard over.

"How? Are all the injuries healed? ”

To be honest, Fang Yuan, the doppelganger, was also a mortal at this time, and of course he liked the environment of the Red Lotus even more.

As for Blackbeard, putting him on top of the ghost ship in his previous state of serious injuries is no different from murder.

Although he was already the captain of the Ghost at this time, the ship had long been accustomed to operating without a captain, and Fang Yuan only needed to occasionally pass through the two demigod necromancers and give them a general goal.

It didn't take long for Blackbeard to come over with a cold face.

His attitude towards Fang Yuan at this time was also quite complicated.

Strictly speaking, the other party saved his life, but now he is under house arrest, and then he has chased and killed the other party before...... This kind of grievances and grievances are really complicated to the extreme.

"What else do you need from me?"

Seeing Fang Yuan, Blackbeard's eyes darkened, and Sen Ran said: "With that woman, her father will agree to the conditions, hand over the skin of the sea god, and also let us pass through the Solomon Strait!" ”

As Insman's most important stronghold in the Golden Sea, the Solomon Strait is definitely not weak.

Not only have permanent fortifications and batteries been built on various commanding heights, but there is also a fleet of more than ten steam ironclads stationed at all times, led by a rear admiral.

This kind of configuration, even if the pirate prince wants to take it, there is a lot of trouble.

"That's right...... You have to pass through the Solomon Strait to set foot on the route in the treasure map......" Fang Yuan nodded: "As for you...... Feel relieved! You've been very useful to me, but at this point, would you be interested in becoming my pirate captain first? I can give you ninety percent of the privateer's harvest! ”

"Not interested!" Blackbeard's face was completely dark, and he directly rejected Fang Yuan's solicitation.

Joke!

As the former Governor of the Nightmare Sea, if he worked for someone else at this time, Blackbeard would definitely be ridiculed to death by all the pirates!

"Say it...... You don't have such childish ideas! What is the purpose of saving me? Blackbeard said straight to the point: "The benefits of a treasure map don't seem to be enough for you to go to war with the Royal Fleet." ”

“…… When I get the fortune of the Solo pirates, I'll head straight to the Pirate King's City! ”

Fang Yuan was silent, and then said slowly: "The rise of Innsman has caused all pirates to be feared, so a new pirate conference is about to be held there!" We need a unified leader, an authoritarian king, to compete with Insman! ”

"Your target, it's actually the Pirate King?"

Blackbeard lost his voice directly.

Pirate Kings don't exist in every generation, in fact, they're very rare.

After all, it's hard enough to convince the average unruly pirate, let alone the pirate governor.

"Yes, since you are a pirate, how can you not go to the supreme throne to have a look!" Fang Yuan said pointedly: "If you want to become a pirate king, you must first be nominated by a pirate governor, of course, in the past few years, you have nominated yourself ......"

"So, you want to take me to the Pirate Convention and get my nomination?" Blackbeard smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "Then you may be disappointed, after all, I am no longer the pirate governor of the Nightmare Sea!" Those pirates won't necessarily agree with what I'm saying about a governor who has lost his territory! ”

"Haha...... The rules of pirates, that is, there are no rules, I am not as naïve as you! ”

Fang Yuan waved his hand: "What I want is just the name of your nomination, it's as simple as that!" ”

"Nominating in name...... Hiss ......"

After understanding the meaning of Fang Yuan's words, even a person as bold as Blackbeard couldn't help but gasp: "Do you want to ......?"

"Shhhh Unspeakable! Unspeakable! ”

Fang Yuan had a cold smile on his face.

……

Under the moonlight.

Several warships quietly drove up and dropped their boats on a deserted island.

"Those damn pirates dared to kidnap my Elizabeth until now......"

Viscount Quia was a decent gentleman, and even more so a temperamental and qualified politician, but today he was a bit out of ground.

Ever since the news of his daughter's encounter with pirates, he has been worried about Elizabeth's safety.

But that group of pirates only brought him news today.

"Major General Jackson, it's all up to you!"

Thinking of this, he looked sincerely at one of the admirals next to him.

"Don't worry, Lord Doge, when I'm sure Miss Elizabeth is safe, I'll arrest and hang all the pirates!"

Major General Jackson, a handsome young man in his thirties, immediately patted his chest and assured him when he heard this.

"Nope! I mean, don't ask to catch pirates, just keep us safe...... Because according to the last news, Elizabeth was last seen in the hands of the great slave trader Sithfrey, and now it is possible that it was in the hands of the Purgatory Pirates......"

Viscount Quia took out a white handkerchief and touched the sweat.

"You mean...... The witch who came to blackmail her was a member of the Purgatory Pirates? ”

A sneer flashed across Major General Jackson's face: "Then I'm more interested...... Can the mere Purgatory Pirate Regiments still compete with my steel fleet? ”

"Nope! You don't understand ......"

Just as Viscount Quia was about to say something, the boat had already come to the shore.

Several of them disembarked in turn and came to the center of the island, and immediately saw Fang Yuan and a few people coming from the other side, and Elizabeth was caught in the middle.

"My daughter ......"

No matter how scheming Rao is Quia is, he couldn't help but be excited when he saw this scene.

But Major General Jackson, who was next to him, exclaimed, as if he was greatly frightened.