"Edward...... Are you the same Edward who once ruled the Pirate Bay? The guard on the high wall thought for a moment and asked tentatively.

"That's right, I'm the Edward who raised a bunch of pirates." Edward admitted with a smile.

"If it's you, you're indeed qualified to see our president, and I'll deliver the word for you, and you'll wait here."

"No problem."

The figure of the sentry man disappeared from the battlements filled with torches, and he relayed the news of Edward's visit to his superiors, who in turn passed the news to the higher authorities. The news finally reached Alice's ears.

An Rui led the team out and has not returned yet, and all the major and minor affairs of Red Diamond Island are handled by Alice. Even the Staff of Ten Thousand Kings, which can control the Canghai Demon Palace, is in the hands of the female elf archer.

Since the two had a spring breeze, the relationship has become closer, and they trust each other very much, so An Rui will hand over the Staff of Kings to Alice to take charge. It is also human nature that people are close to each other.

In Anrui's absence, Alice will have to take over Edward's visit.

This is no small matter, even though the Pirate Bay has been occupied by the Empire, Edward is still a big man on the Blade Sea, and not long ago he relied on his own to attack several Imperial territories in a row. If Edward used his magic to unleash a tsunami near Red Diamond Island, Alice would have a headache.

Alice first ordered a few of her eloquent subordinates to entertain Edward on her behalf, invited him to a living room to take a seat, and then contacted Anrui through the Sound Stone. She pointed at the Sound Stone. Told me about Edward's visit.

"Edward, though a pirate, doesn't have anything to do with us, and he has a common enemy with us. The enemy of the enemy is a friend, and he should have no ill will when he came over this time. You hand him this sounding stone and let me talk to him personally. You have the Staff of Kings in your hand, just in case, you should stay in the Canghai Demon Palace, and don't see him in person. Just find a smart person to go there for you. An Rui thought about it and made such a decision.

"Okay, I'll find someone to send the sound transmission stone over." Alice agreed.

The two then briefly cared about each other for a few words. Immediately cut off contact, Alice followed An Rui's instructions, found a henchman, and handed her the sound transmission stone. Ask her to deliver the Sound Stone to Edward.

The subordinate took the Voice Stone to the living room where Edward was sitting.

Edward had been waiting here for about ten minutes. At this time, he was sitting on a chair with a big smile, drinking the fine wine provided by Red Diamond Island, and surrounded the two people who entertained him to "abandon the light and turn to the dark", giving up his identity as a maritime merchant and becoming a pirate instead. His move left the other two speechless.

The Stone fell into Edward's hands, and he put it to his ear and made contact with Anrui.

"You asked someone to send the sound transmission stone, it seems that you are not on Red Diamond Island." Edward's gaze changed slightly. This was immediately speculated.

"You're thinking too much, I'm just too lazy to step down from the Canghai Demon Palace." Anrui's response was lackluster. He did not admit it, and his whereabouts were not easily known to outsiders.

"If you're really still on Red Diamond Island, that's the best, I'll be upset if you're not here."

"What do you mean by that?"

"An Rui, I came here this time with full sincerity, so I won't beat around the bush with you. Presumably, you should have gotten the news that the Sunset Empire has sent a large number of ships over to deal with you, and all of them are special ships with strong firepower. They came prepared this time, and there must have been a lot of strong men on the ship, and it is still unknown whether your Red Diamond Island and the Canghai Demon Palace will be able to withstand this attack. I want to know how you're going to deal with this crisis. Do you want to fight or escape? ”

"If I wanted to escape, I would have taken my subordinates and left a long time ago, how could it have dragged on until now. This time, I plan to fight with the empire on which the sun never sets and break the myth that the sun never sets. ”

"Very good, I like your answer!" Edward's eyes showed excitement, as if the sea monster smelled blood, "If you plan to fight to the death with the Sunset Empire, I am willing to help you deal with the Sunset Empire." This is the reason why I was worried about whether you are on Red Diamond Island or not, if you are not on Red Diamond Island, it will inevitably affect the morale of the military and weaken the combat power of Red Diamond Island, and then our chances of victory will be small. ”

"You want to work with me?" There was a hint of surprise in An Rui's tone.

"Yes, I plan to help you, and at the same time, I want to use your power to inflict a good blow on the Empire. Last time, I had already made the Empire suffer a big loss through a surprise attack, and this time I want them to suffer another loss, so that I can also take revenge. I want the Empire to pay a terrible price for taking the Pirate Bay. The corners of Edward's lips raised, his smile set off by snow-white teeth like a crescent moon, "It's not for nothing that the country of the Blade Sea has allowed The Pirate Bay to exist for so many years. If I were a soft persimmon, The Pirate Bay would have ceased to exist a long time ago, and it would be the turn of the Empire on which the sun never sets to take it away. If they take away The Pirate Bay, it's like stabbing a hornet's nest, and I'm going to make them suffer. ”

Edward's proposal is very much in line with what he has happened to him and his own character, and should be sincere. He is very strong, and if he can get his help, the odds of Red Diamond Island will be greatly increased. When the war broke out, he didn't have to do anything else, just unleashed a few large-scale water magics that would be enough for the Imperial Navy.

"Mr. Edward, I hope we have a good time working together and can win the next battle." An Rui's slightly cheerful voice came through the sound transmission stone.

"Let me join forces to beat the wretched mincks of the Sunset Empire. I'm going to make them regret coming to the Sea of Blades. Edward laughed.

Even if the alliance between the two was reached, they discussed the specific cooperation matters and chatted for nearly half an hour before ending the call.

After Edward, a second group of visitors arrived on Red Diamond Island early the next morning, this time with the elven emissaries of Aoki and the elven archers of the three ships.

The messenger was a woman who had been Alice's mother's handmaiden in her youth, and had risen in status as a petty official in her old age. She grew up watching Alice, and the personal relationship between the two is deep, like the relationship between an aunt and her niece.

The elves are a beautiful race, and even if they are old, they still have the grace of their youth. The elderly woman was still charming, and she was very good-looking, wearing a well-cut pale teal dress with an emerald the size of a thumb at the neckline.

The elves didn't come here for nothing, they were invited. After getting the news of the attack of the Empire, Alice was worried that the Overlord Chamber of Commerce would not be able to survive this difficulty, so she specially asked her mother for help, asking her to send troops to help.

The envoy sent by Aoki Province is not an outsider, and his identity is different from that of Edward, a former thief, so there is nothing to avoid. Alice directly invited all the envoys and the archers of Mifune to the Canghai Demon Palace, and arranged them properly and gave them warm hospitality.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries, and the elf elf, who had a close relationship with Alice, offered to meet alone.

Alice agreed, took the elder by the arm, and went to a secluded room. The furnishings of the room are simple, with a window open on the wall, the sea breeze blowing in, and the curtains dancing softly.

"Auntie, what do you want to tell me?" Closing the door, Alice turned around and asked with a smile.

The messenger responded with a smile, but a little reluctantly. With a soft gaze, she walked up to Alice, reached out and gently grabbed the soft golden hair, caressed it a few times, and murmured, "Time flies so fast, and in the blink of an eye, the little girl who ran around the palace has grown up." ”

"yes, time flies indeed." Alice also sighed.

"When you were a child, you didn't obey the rules, you didn't listen to anyone's words, and you did nonsense in the palace all day long, making the palace a mess. I thought you would be more restrained when you grew up, but I didn't expect you to be even more disobedient when you grew up. The messenger sighed softly.

Alice didn't talk this time, just bit her lip, she really wasn't a worry-free guy, and it was useless to say anything in the face of this kind of topic.

"Alice, it's been more than a year since you didn't listen to the advice of your elders and ran to the sea. If you just go to sea and turn around, but you join a chamber of commerce and have a relationship with this chamber of commerce. The Overlord Chamber of Commerce has offended several major empires, and it has been targeted by several major empires, which is no different from a sheep biting a few hungry wolves. This kind of catastrophe, even the Aoki Kingdom can't help much, and the Aoki Kingdom can't be allowed to go against those empires. The messenger continued.

"I don't want to cause trouble for the motherland." Alice muttered.

"But you still asked us for help." The words of the female messenger hit the nail on the head.

"I promise it's just this once, not the next one."

"You're right, just this once, this will be the last time your mother and Aoki Kuni will help you deal with this kind of big trouble."

"Is this what the Queen Mother meant?"

"Your mother is also forced to be helpless. The last time your queen mother did you a favor and put pressure on the Great Stone Kingdom, it had already caused the displeasure of the royal family and the ministers. This time, the Overlord Chamber of Commerce provoked several major empires, and those people just took advantage of the topic to play and turned over your new and old accounts together. If your mother consumes national power to help you, I'm afraid her crown will be unstable, so don't blame her, her ability is also limited. ”

No matter how much Alice likes to mess around, she can still see through this matter, she nodded and said, "It's me who doesn't listen to her, how can I blame her." ”

The messenger gave Alice a deep look and proposed, "Alice, if you are too late to go back with me now, I think your mother will be very happy." The Overlord Chamber of Commerce has offended several major empires, and it will not end well in the future, so you don't need to give the Overlord Chamber of Commerce a funeral. (To be continued......)