Although he didn't take the viscount title seriously, when the canonization ceremony really came, Tang Ke still couldn't help but feel emotional. Fortunately, he has experienced many big scenes, and his heart is very incomparable, he suppressed his excitement and behaved calmly. He braved the strong wind from the heights and walked up the steps of the "Ascending Platform" step by step.

The 365-step platform is made of marble and is dedicated to various royal ceremonies. Below the platform, there stood four neat phalanxes of soldiers, with a total of 10,000 people. The soldiers were solemn and motionless, and all they could hear around them was the sound of the wind and the sound of the sun banner hunting.

Donk felt the gaze from behind, he and Greenland were once enemies, but not anymore. It remains to be seen how long this honeymoon period will last, but it won't change anytime soon, at least until the tsunami set off by Comanso has passed.

At the top of the platform is an open space of about 40 square meters, on which five people stand, in the center is the supreme Queen Isabel, surrounded by four neatly draped royal knights.

Tonk fell to one knee, the golden ribbon on his shoulders dangling, and the long cloak behind him lay on the ground, the special fabric at the edge glittering. He secretly used the investigation technique, and the four knights were all sixth-order masters, but the queen was an ordinary person, but she had self-defense treasures on her.

"In the name of the Holy Lord alone, I will bow my head and accept the canonization of the king, and accept this glorious mission......" Donk recited the canonization proclamation backwards, without any emotional fluctuations in his tone.

Queen Isabel was old, with pale hair under a jeweled crown and a face covered with the traces of age, but her eyes shone brighter and wiser than those of a young man, and were full of light that made people dare not look at them directly. She took the sword of power from the knight's hand and held it flat.

Donk took the sword and wore it on his waist, keeping his head too high. He is also a person with strength and status now, but compared to the lord of a country, he is still too far behind.

The queen took another golden sword with a cross-shaped hilt, placed it on Donk's shoulder, and said in a noble and intolerable tone: "There is no fear before your enemies. Stand side by side with bravery, and therefore the Lord will love you...... We will organize an invincible royal division to create the glory of the empire! ”

Forge the glory of the empire together!

Tens of thousands of soldiers in the audience let out a roar like a tsunami. The roar slammed into Donk's heart, giving him the illusion that he was part of the Greenland Empire.

The ceremony is over.

From this moment on, Donk officially became a royal pirate. He was going to hide under the big tree of Greenland and wait for his wings to grow. When the time comes, he will fly high.

In the evening, the queen held a banquet to celebrate Donk becoming viscount. Since Donk was a foreign pirate, some old-fashioned princes and nobles did not come. The people who came to celebrate were people who didn't mind being in the company of pirates.

In this day and age, piracy was not something everyone spurned for it. In particular, the royal pirates can even be supported by the people, because the royal pirates specialize in plundering enemy ships, and can bring wealth and glory to the country, similar to the navy. Many nobles were friendly with the royal pirates, especially some young girls, who were even more interested in the young and vigorous pirate leaders.

The court musicians played a heart-warming repertoire, the tables were filled with delicate but unappreciated food, the waiters walked around with plates, the esteemed guests gathered in twos and threes, and the ladies and ladies occasionally chuckled like silver bells.

"Listen to Emily, you are from the five continents of the East, do you still have relatives in your hometown?" The queen asked casually on the surface, holding her glass, but not a drop of wine.

Donk looked into the queen's deep eyes, as if to be sucked in, he tried his best to imagine the queen as an ordinary person, and calmly replied, "I am an orphan, and I have no relatives over there." ”

"Poor child, I deeply sympathize with your plight, and hope that you will find a home in the Greenland Empire." The queen's eyelids drooped, and her gaze softened a little.

"I think so."

"It is a wise choice for you to join the Greenland Empire, we have the best geographical location among the five empires, and the Greenland Empire is more convenient than the other four powers, both to the west and to the south. And in terms of naval tactics and naval systems, we are also a little more advanced than the other four countries. Because Greenland is an island country surrounded by the sea, our attention has always been on the sea, which is fundamentally different from the other four countries. In the era of land warfare, the Greenland Empire could only look at the ocean and sigh, but the era of naval warfare began, and the prosperity of the Greenland Empire was just around the corner. ”

"That's why I chose to join Greenland." Donk bowed slightly, showing a gesture of submission, but in his heart he was wondering when he would be able to compete with such a great empire.

The queen nodded, then changed the subject.

"The five empires are in a race. Comanso was ahead of its time when it came to firearms, and recently developed a rear-loading gun. In ancient times, Kachia was a country of dwarves, so they excelled in metallurgy, making fine swords and adding the lightest and toughest metal plates to ships. Xiyao Land is vast, there are many resources in the mainland, and the magic ship built the most among the five countries. Dragon's Tooth once discovered a relic of ancient technology, and it was superior in the manufacture of magical weapons. According to the spies, the Dragon's Tooth Nation is developing a magic weapon that consumes very few materials, and once it is successfully developed, it can be manufactured on a large scale. The queen looked at Donk, "Do you know the advantages of our country?" ”

"Ordinary ships as well as ordinary artillery." Donk replied quickly.

"That's right, our country is higher than the other four countries in the level of manufacturing of ordinary ships. We are recently working on a new type of sailboat that will surpass the current Galen yacht in terms of speed and stability. In terms of cannons and shells, I am also urging military factories to improve them. The queen's gaze suddenly condensed, "Each of the five countries has its own strengths, which country are you more optimistic about in this competition?" ”

The most flattering answer was, of course, "Greenland Empire", but Donk replied truthfully: "I can't make an accurate judgment, the situation at sea is too complicated, and it is necessary to consider not only the national strength of each country, but also the influence of some single powerhouses and powerful treasures." ”

The queen looked approvingly: "It seems that you are an honest person. The king's side needs the assistance of people like you. I hope you will do your best for the Greenland Empire in the future. I will pay attention to you, and once you make a result, I will promote you vigorously and will not let your talent be buried. ”

The Queen's attitude was obviously to win over Donk, and he could have said the same thing about the question just now, but he still had to show commensurate joy at the olive branch that was extended.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your love."

The queen smiled and said softly, "What a young man who pleases the elderly. ”

"Your Majesty is falsely praised. And you're still far from being called an old man. ”

The queen smiled a little more.

Donk took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, I have a reluctant request. Because my wife has a wound on her face, I would like to ask you for some holy water that can remove the scar. ”

Although Tang Ke's blood has the restorative power of high-grade holy water, it is one thing to treat wounds, and quite another to make scars disappear. In order to relieve Wendy's long-standing heart disease, he had to take the opportunity to ask the queen for this royal holy water.

"It's not difficult, I promise you. Do you have any other requests? "The queen was very generous.

"No, thank you for your majesty's gift."

"If there's nothing else to do, just go talk to the girls. Talking to me is sure to make you feel depressed. ”

"I will obey Your Majesty's orders, but it is actually very pleasant to talk to you." Tang Ke bowed his head and stepped back, then turned and walked towards the banquet hall. He found that many people's eyes were on him, after all, he was the protagonist today. He raised his gaze slightly, taking in all the people in the room. The girls with heavy makeup didn't attract him, and what he really cared about was a few prominent figures in the house. In his peripheral vision, Emily was walking, her steps and her skirt swaying.

The dignified Sanjie couldn't ignore it, and Tang Ke turned to Emily, touched a glass with the other party, and took a sip of wine.

"Didn't your lady come?" Emily asked. She wore a dark purple dress today, looking downright and generous, and she was still carrying the parasol in her hand. Although the parasols were out of place for the party, no one would be surprised that the people around them were accustomed to Emily's habit.

"You're asking Elizabeth, right? She didn't follow. Donk replied. He came to the Imperial City to be enthroned this time, and only brought a few people with him, including Blossom and Wendy, while Iona and Elizabeth were still on Dragon's Nest Island. The Imperial City is a landlocked city, located at a considerable distance from the port. Both of his ships are now in the harbor, guarded by Dardarian and Erwin.

"It's a pity, I kind of like talking to her." A smile flashed in Emily's eyes.

"I'll tell you that."

"Actually, I'm looking for her, not just to chat, but also to have some other personal matters."

"Private?" Donk's eyes widened slightly.

Emily said, "I wanted to invite her to a sightseeing event. I made an appointment with a few aristocratic ladies to leave in three days to visit Sakura Island, where there are so many beautiful cherry blossom forests that I must see once in my life. ”

"Is that so, Colonel, what a pleasure you have. It's a pity that she's not here and can't accompany you. ”

"Not necessarily, if she hadn't come, it might have been a good thing." Emily's voice was a little more magnetic, "I wonder if you're interested in participating in this sightseeing event?" If you join, I think those noble ladies will be very happy. ”

What an enticing proposition.

Donk chuckled, but unfortunately he didn't have the blessing. First, he was going to collect the Resurrection Spring, and secondly, Emily was not a person who would go on a tour, and this proposal was ninety percent just a temptation.

"I'm sorry, I'm going to disappoint you again, I've just been promoted to viscount, and I have a lot of things to deal with, so I really don't have time."

Emily didn't mind and said, "If you don't have time lately, I can wait for you for a few more days until you have time." ”

"There's no need for that, you might as well find another playmate." Donk was resolute.

"Hey, without Viscount Tang's company, I think this trip should be canceled." Emily shook her head in disappointment and changed the subject, "You've just become a royal pirate and you've been given a fief, what's next?" ”

"When I take care of the affairs of the fiefdom, I will gather my forces and attack the ships of the Comanso Empire with all my might. However, my pirate regiment is limited in strength, and can only fight guerrillas on the route. Donk replied.

For the second temptation, Donk again gave a qualified answer. But this statement is just perfunctory for Emily. He will indeed go and fight the ships of the Comanso Empire, but not himself.

"I'm waiting for the good news of Viscount Tang's triumph." Emily's eyes narrowed, and she smiled meaningfully, the two topics she had just talked about were indeed tentative.

At least on the surface, Donk made a qualified gesture of trust in the pirate royales. Emily didn't want to say anything more, so she talked about something inconsequential, found an excuse and left.

As soon as the chat between the two ended, someone immediately walked up and stopped Donk again. This caused the socialites who were one step slower to stomp their feet in anger.

It was Sicamon and his son who stopped Donk, which was not what Donk expected, as the two sides were outright enemies.

Immediately after entering the port, Donk handed over Sicamon to the local government, and at the same time used the IOU to obtain the funds and treasures he deserved. Subsequently, Tang Ke rushed to this imperial city to participate in the canonization ceremony. The whole process went smoothly, and he was worthy of Donk's previous cautious attitude.

There was no hostility in old Sicamon's face, he was a white fat man, with a black beard on his double chin, and a narrow mouth turned into a crescent. In contrast, little Sicamon did not have such a deep city, although he did not show anger, but there was a coldness in his expression.

"Congratulations to Captain Donk for becoming a viscount." Old Sicamon smiled and raised his glass.

"Thank you." Donk didn't want to look stingy, and raised his hand to toast to the other party.

Seeing that his son did not react, Old Sicamon secretly pushed his son's arm.

Sicamon reluctantly said, "Congratulations." ”

Old Sicamon glanced between the two of them, for fear of being cold, and said with a smile: "My son has been taken care of by Lord Viscount these days, if it weren't for your help, I'm afraid he would have died in the belly of the fish." ”

"You've already paid for food and accommodation, so you don't need to thank me." Donk replied lukewarmly.

"That money is simply not enough to express my gratitude to you. I heard that you prefer boats and shipbuilding materials, so I have prepared some of them. Check it out, and if you like it, it's yours. Old Sicamon took a folded piece of paper out of his pocket and handed it over.

Tang Ke took the paper and glanced at it, there were the parameters and ages of the five ordinary ships written on it, as well as more than a dozen special materials, these things added up, there were 100,000 gold coins. He was puzzled, did this Sicamon father and son have their heads in water, it was not enough to be blackmailed, and they took the initiative to send a huge sum of money!

Seeing Tang Ke's doubts, Old Sicamon explained with a smile: "Lord Viscount has just obtained the territory 'Windmill Port', and many of the Clover Merchant Alliance's transactions will be carried out there, so I will rely on Lord Viscount to take care of it in the future. ”

So that's what happened!

Tang Ke laughed dumbly, it was really fate, it turned out that the rat tail of the Sicamon family was trampled under his feet, no wonder Sicamon and his son would come to offer their courtesy. After becoming a royal pirate, he reaped many benefits from the Greenland Empire, including two fiefdoms, a trading port of Windmill Harbour and Crab Island. The former can collect 200,000 gold coins a year, while the latter is relatively poor and can only be used as a supply island.

This benefit is huge, but without such benefits, how can you retain the heart of a sixth-order powerhouse? Because Tang Ke defeated Catherine, the outside world regarded him as a sixth-order powerhouse, although he was actually only a fifth-order.

"I took this money, and no one would dislike it. You don't have to worry about me getting into trouble with you in the future, I don't have such a small belly, and I don't regard your family as an opponent at all. ”

Old Sicamon looked very happy: "That would be great, thank you Lord Viscount for raising your noble hand!" ”

Tang Ke didn't go into details, in fact, even if Sicamon didn't pay for bribes, he didn't bother to suppress the Clover Business Alliance. As he had just said, he didn't take Sicamon and his son seriously at all. He inquired in detail that the Sicamon family was a merchant family, and there was no one in the whole family who could use force, at most there were some mercenaries under his hands, so there was nothing to worry about.

Old Sicamun achieved his goal, and seeing that Donk had no intention of talking more, and was not bored with himself, he led his son away.

Donk finally freed up and plunged headlong into a circle of nobility before being entangled by the little girls. He was not familiar with these people, and at first the conversation was very stiff, but after getting acquainted, he deliberately led the topic to tobacco. He claimed to have discovered something new, and described it as magical.

Most of the people in the aristocratic circle are idle, and the biggest problem every day is how to play, and after hearing about tobacco, they all show a certain interest. Donk tried to amplify this interest and promised to give everyone some tobacco.

Donk mainly wanted to contact some buyers today, so he only talked to the nobles, and did not bother with merchants like Sicamon. After the middle of the night, he contacted about fifty nobles, intending to use them as test subjects for opening up the market.

Several women seduced Tang Ke in every possible way that night, but he politely refused. Although he was distracted, he had already married four wives and was satisfied, and he lacked interest in these wild flowers. His mind is now all focused on his career.

The day after the feast, the queen sent the holy water with the scar-removing effect to Donk's temporary residence. After using the investigation technique to evaluate the effect, Donk was overjoyed and immediately ran to Wendy's room with the holy water.