"Mr. van der Kamp, I am not a sailor in the tavern who makes a living by buying and selling news, and if you don't give me this, I will tell you everything you want to know, out of the trust and duty of my allies. Ferdinand took the diamond and put it back on the table in front of the king.

"Dear Ferdinand, you have misunderstood, please take this little thing, you can believe that I have no intention of insulting your character, but only my sincere gratitude for your responsible behavior. Lao Wang pushed the diamond back to Ferdinand, waved his hand and continued, "Okay, you have made the general situation in the Caribbean very clear just now, and now, let me also understand in detail what beautiful sails have appeared on the sea recently." ”

"Although I haven't focused on collecting information on this recently, the news from the sea is going so fast, and I know a lot, and in general, there are a lot of strong newcomers in the Caribbean recently, but in general, we can actually divide them according to the sea area where we are born, which is the traditional sense of the seven seas. Ferdinand thought about it

"For example, if you are a seafarer from the North Sea, and Mr. Hines is a seafarer from the Mediterranean, and if you come to participate in the Seven Seas Power Challenge, then there will be people from other seas who are also interested in participating, so the participants of the Seven Seas Power Challenge that are active in the Caribbean Sea are basically made up like this.

Let's continue with the example of the North Sea.

Following the division of the sea area, it is subdivided down, that is, the seafaring powers or large seafaring organizations in each sea, in the North Sea, in addition to us Dutch, there are other countries that also participate in the Seven Seas Power Challenge, then you can also consider other seas as having the same situation, by the way, the current information I have collected shows that the number of participants from the North Sea is the largest. ”

"There is no unified organization or alliance? Is this the case in every sea area? Isn't that just that everyone is an individual unit, just stragglers?" asked Lao Wang.

"That's pretty much it. Ferdinand affirmed, "But don't underestimate what you call stragglers. ”

"Oh, then, some of these people are now famous for being unprovoked?" asked Lao Wang, in addition to the composition of his competitors, he was also interested in the strong ones who were now more prominent, and the so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent was like this.

"As you might expect, the strong will shine wherever they go, and at the moment, there are some names that require your special attention, and of course, if you change your mind and decide to return to the North Sea with your treasure, you will not have to listen to this information, because you will not have anything to do with them. Ferdinand said, not giving up any chance to persuade Lao Wang to return to Beihai.

Wang Mancang looked at him with a smile, although his expression was gentle, his attitude was unquestionable, and he did not change his mind in the slightest.

Ferdinand sighed softly, he knew Lao Wang's character, he knew it as early as the Tulip Sniper Battle, he adjusted his breathing, and said slowly and clearly

"I'll start with the guests from afar, the most raw face in the Caribbean should be the seafarers from the mysterious Ming Empire in the East, except for the legendary Admiral Li Huamei and her team, we know very little about the remaining sea masters of this nation.

This competition alarmed them for some reason, the Ming Empire's high-level sent an ocean-going fleet composed of half-sailors and half-merchants to the Caribbean Sea to compete, what can be known at present is that their warships are not the most popular European styles at the moment, but there are also a lot of outstanding places, as for their number, tsk, that is a full 20 ships!

Of course, the admiral is the soul of the fleet, and the admiral of these 20 ships is a young military general named Han Bin, who serves in the secret service agency directly managed by the emperor of the Ming Empire, called damned, I can't remember the awkward name of the East, what is that Jinjin. ”

"Jin Yiwei?" Lao Wang listened to him for a long time, combined with the up and down questions, he said the name of this organization by the way, and sighed in his heart at the same time, the space is really quite associative, good guy, the details of Daming Jin Yiwei going to the sea with the sea ship have been added, but who is this Han Bin, is he a selector or a strong plot character?

"How does Admiral Van der Kamp know?" said Ferdinand, surprised, "Your pronunciation is correct, it seems to be the name!"

"Ferdinand, you should get used to my unexpected behavior in the future, please continue. Wang smiled at Ferdinand.

"In short, after coming to the Caribbean, this Jinyi Wei Mr. Han Bin never took the initiative to cause trouble, unlike other typical seafarers, his behavior is usually subtle and dangerous, and he does not take the initiative to attack others, but every time someone dares to fight those beautiful Ming ships, he will use advanced tactics and dazzling gunpowder weapons to send his opponent into the sea.

Therefore, he is in the limelight now, and among the participants of the Seven Seas Power Challenge, he belongs to the most famous type. Ferdinand finished Han Bin's matter in one breath.

"Powerful Far Eastern spy chief, okay, let's talk about the next one. Lao Wang concluded concisely and asked Ferdinand to introduce it.

"And Espinosa, the biggest black slave trader in Africa, this guy is a well-known bad businessman, as long as it is to make money, he will do anything, so whether it is in terms of strength or wealth, this guy is quite a considerable force.

Although he did not come to the competition this time, his branch captain - Janlonimer came to the Caribbean with his instructions, and the grapevine said that this Janlonimer was a talent he focused on cultivating, and he could assist the next generation of their family in the future.

Speaking of their naval warfare, these disgusting slave traders did not know how to transform their black slaves into vicious dogs that obeyed their orders.

As a result, their artillery strength is mediocre, but they rarely lose in broadside battles, plus their tactics are very similar to their style of acting, as long as they can win, it doesn't matter anything.

So they often pretend to surrender and suddenly attack when they get close to the enemy ship, so this guy is also a very difficult enemy to deal with among the candidates. ”

"Insidious slave traders, all right, what's down there?" asked the old king.

"And the young Venetian Biano from the Mediterranean, who was a self-made child, because he came out early, did everything, was a versatile merchant known as a generalist at sea, and it is said that he had dealt with many legendary admirals, and had a high reputation in the outside world. ”

"Doesn't sound like he's a guy who can survive a treacherous environment, he's just a serious businessman!" said Wang, puzzled, and listening to the description, this Venetian was like a delicate antelope among the wolves.

"You can say wrong, although he is honest in business, he still has an identity, he is like you, he represents a god who only walks on the earth, and all his battles will be blessed, so his naval strength is also very strong. ”

"Aha, the gods like me, maybe the gods behind us are still good friends. Lao Wang quipped.

"And then there's the Portuguese spice merchant Preira of Southeast Asia, a brilliant seafarer who was not only the Portuguese governor in Malay, but also an engineering officer in the Portuguese navy, who used his knowledge, combined with the fine timber of Southeast Asia, to create lighter, stronger ships, and the worse news is that his son came to the Caribbean with a portion of it. ”

"The ship's performance is excellent. Lao Wang pursed his lips, showing some disdain this time.

"There is also the African sea tribe, the Rama tribe, although their ships are not good, but the warriors are born with scuba and can breathe under the sea for a long time, so they have the most special water ghost army in the world, and it is their patriarch, Zubita, who leads these warriors. ”

"Maybe he'll be able to kill Janlonimer for us. Lao Wang smiled.

"It's not impossible, after all, the two sides have a long history of grudges, but that doesn't mean that we as competitors can take it lightly, you know, the sea can sweep careless sailors into the abyss at any time. Ferdinand reminded him, "In addition, there are many strong people, the group of sailors of the old uncle, the descendants of the ancient Inca kingdom, the descendants of the Japanese ronin, the descendants of General Yi Sunsin of Korea, there are all kinds of things, and I don't know some information, so Admiral Van der Kamp is still"

Lao Wang raised his hand to interrupt Ferdinand, "Okay, my dear Ferdinand, you are a good and cautious fellow, but this kind of character is too disappointing to put on a seaman, I have heard enough of these introductions, now let's talk about the situation of our fleet." ”

Ferdinand's expression changed, and he said with some guilt, "We lost the blue tulips, and at the same time, the other ships have been damaged to varying degrees, Lord Admiral, please punish you." ”

Wang Mancang patted Ferdinand on the shoulder indifferently and said, "What do I punish you for, if you come by myself, you can't keep it lucky for long under Duke Drake's black notice, you do your best to keep the fleet intact until we come back, which is rare in itself." ”

He comforted Ferdinand for a few moments, then asked, "How are our supplies and crews doing?"

Ferdinand's spirits lifted a little, and he raised his voice to Lao Wang, "Please rest assured, the Admiral, all our existing ships are well prepared, as for the sailors, the battle between us and the Drake fleet is mainly focused on the artillery battle of the expeditionary pursuit, so the attrition is not large."

In addition, we have removed some of the sailors from the Blue Tulip, and in general, it is not a problem for the remaining ships of our fleet to remain 90% full. ”

"Well done, with these family backgrounds, it will be much better for us to go to sea again, hurry up and make the final adjustments, we will go to sea tomorrow morning. Lao Wang waved his hand.

In his original expectation, Ferdinand was not a full-time master of naval warfare, and in the ten days that their selector was not on the ship, if this guy encountered the fleet pursued by Duke Drake, he would not be able to deal with it well, and the ship's losses would inevitably be great.

Lao Wang even planned the worst, which was to use diamonds to buy ready-made ships after entering a large port.

Who knew that Ferdinand's level was not good, but his mind was clear, he didn't fight, he only ran for his life, and finally effectively preserved Lao Wang's revolutionary achievements.

"Admiral, why are you in such a hurry?" Ferdinand was shocked by what the old king said about leaving tomorrow morning, the person in front of him was not only Skola's walker in the world, this was clearly Skulla's own visit, right?

"It's not that I'm in a hurry, it's that time is pressing. Lao Wang took out the Seven Seas Powerhouse Challenge Book and shook it in front of Ferdinand and said, "I don't know if the Witch Power has done something in this challenge book, the time and place that were vague a few days ago are now all marked, you see, three days later, we will be in Royal City, so, should we set off now?"

Ferdinand took the challenge book and looked at it, the expression on his face changed slightly.

On Lao Wang's challenge book, there is a line of text composed of golden liquid, which clearly states the time and place of the competition, which is no different from what Lao Wang described to himself.

"Admiral, I don't dare to say anything else, but this method of liquid writing must be a trick of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, they were originally responsible for transcribing the Bible for the Spanish Catholic Church, and the Bible used by the bishops was written in this beautiful liquid language, which made them have a great status in the eyes of the Holy See and achieved a lot of great business with the Church, and this liquid text has become their iconic emblem. "Ferdinand is a native of this world, and he knows more about these things than Lao Wang, and he can tell them at a glance.

"If you say so, then you can't go wrong, since we have decided to participate, we must be in time to get to Royal. Lao Wang retracted the challenge book, even if he didn't need the challenge book, he could know the exact time and place through the space, and in front of Ferdinand, the main thing was to reveal the rules of random space and the identity of the selector on the fact that the space could not be tested by the world.

"Of course you say that, of course, but I still have to dissuade you until the last moment, I don't think there is much need to pursue these things with your current wealth, you are a weapons dealer after all, you are not a poor jingle and need someone to finance to be a prospect of becoming famous, you still have a good life to live, there is no need to take risks. Ferdinand spoke earnestly.

"Thank you Ferdinand one last time, but I've already made a decision, so please support me as you always do, okay?"

"Everything will be as you wish, all eight ships of all types in the fleet will complete all the replenishment and recall of sailors within five hours, after which, at the first moment of your order, they will happily run to sea again. ”

"I love your diction. Lao Wang's tone was aggravated and repeated: "Run happily to the sea." ”