Smack-

The flicking whip made a loud pop above the slaves' heads.

"Hurry up, get all this silver to the ship, and I'll skin you if you delay the sailing!"

The Navy soldiers, who were overseers, shouted and cursed, urging them to speed up.

Because of the short construction time, Potosi III has not yet used animal power, let alone steam equipment, and no matter how heavy the work is, it is now dependent on the shoulders of the indigenous slaves.

But.

Who cares?

Anyway, the lives of slaves are worthless.

Obviously, whoever won or lost in this "silver war" over Potosí's ownership was not fundamentally different from the original owners of the New World.

Whoever gains control of Potosi will inevitably go to the mainland to capture wild Atlians as slaves and engage in the most dangerous mining work.

However, at this time, most of the slaves were Atrians from the New World, and some Anumas from the Southern World, but there were still a considerable number of white-skinned Nemansters from the Old World.

Because these people... Slaves too!

However, they are slightly better than the natives in that because of their status as indentured servants, they do not have to be slaves for the rest of their lives, but can regain their freedom after a certain period of time.

Due to poverty, politics, religion, and so on, the inhabitants of the Old World came to the New World in search of a chance to survive.

However, because they were too poor to pay the fares, they entered into contracts with the ship's owners or employers to pay for the ship's wages with four to seven years of unpaid labor.

And don't think they're a small number compared to the native slaves, according to the scholars who Phaletis posted to the New World.

Probably 60% of all Nemansters in the northern part of the New World are or have been indentured servants!

Compared to the "stupid" Atrians or Anumas, these people have more or less a little bit of skill, or have a stronger ability to learn and communicate, and can take on the most technical part of the mining job.

For example, silver ore is heated with salt and water, and then combined with mercury to form silver amalgamation, and finally mercury is evaporated to obtain silver.

However, these Niemansters were not much better than the indigenous slaves who required intensive manual labor and were exhausted to death in just over a month after the facility was built.

If you don't have adequate protection, you won't necessarily die from chronic mercury poisoning.

At present, the No. 1 and No. 2 mines belonging to Hilius and the No. 3 mine belonging to the three countries, and the mining and refining facilities have all been completed.

With full exploitation, the total daily output of the silver mine is about 660 kilograms.

However, although the reserves of Island 3 account for only a quarter, the actual production can account for nearly half of the total production, at about 320 kilograms.

Because the reserves are low, it does not mean that the mining rate is slow, and the mobilization of manpower and material resources behind the three countries is even more than the investment of Sylius in a single mine.

Obviously, the high-level leaders of various countries who vaguely feel that the current rumors are a little wrong are eager to mine their due part as soon as possible, and they can also stay away from the domineering evil neighbor of Hilius as soon as possible.

However, even with full support, the time scale of the mining of this silver mountain may take at least a few decades.

After more than a month of reserves, there are now 12,000 kilograms of silver reserves on Island 3, and according to the agreement between the three countries, each family has 4,000 kilograms, that is, four tons of silver.

In order to avoid long nights, the heads of the various countries stationed here have decided to transport this batch of refined silver ingots back to their colonies' base camps as soon as possible.

Moreover, it was made a rule that the total number of silver ingots accumulated would be cleared once when the total number of silver ingots reached 12,000 kilograms, and several of the responsible persons were also under great pressure to stay with the notorious Cyrius.

Knock! knock...

At the urging of the overseers, a group of slaves transported one hundred and twenty heavy wooden crates to each of the three cruisers docked at the docks.

There are three other warships next to it to escort the ship.

Although it didn't have the ability to open a sea course like the Commander Konoe, it was long enough for them to explore a safe deep-water channel in the reefs on the outskirts of the archipelago that would allow large warships to enter port.

A mere four tons of weight is not much different from a feather for a cruiser, and it is perfectly capable of transporting the silver back to its own territory as quickly as possible.

Moreover, the armistice agreement of the four countries has been signed and has been justified by their respective churches, at least at this point, there is no need to worry that Cylius will backtrack and send warships to intercept it.

A moment later.

"Pull the anchor!

The captains of the cruisers on the mission issued orders one after another, and a total of six warships sailed out of the temporary port of Island 3.

Sack and Atlan went west, while Pharytis went south. Each nation's silver fleet had a warship for transportation and one for escort.

Even ordinary pirates would not dare to fight their ideas, which is enough to guarantee foolproof under normal circumstances.

But...

It was only six hours before they left the Potosí Islands, and even less than a hundred kilometers, and the warships of the three countries were already in trouble.

"Crowns, skeletons, blood-dripping scimitars, those are Bradley's men, one of the two kings of the Golden Sea!

We've got five sloops that are faster than us!

Give a signal to them to back off!"

Captain Phaletis, who was in charge of transporting the silver, also wanted to send a flag to emphasize his identity and make them retreat.

"Get up, take the ship, take the ship!"

A group of nimble sloops ignored it, and like wolves, they did not hesitate to pounce on the two battleships with silver in them.

They apparently knew everything about the situation with the transport fleet for a long time.

The fate of the four warships of Sack and Atlanta is even more desperate.

"That's the flagship of Bradley the Oathbreaker!!"

In the face of the personal plundering of a pinnacle knight, the officers and men on the four warships instantly turned to ashes.

"Hahaha! Hand over the silver, I won't kill you!"

The giant, more than two and a half meters tall, stood on the bow of the ship, and the sound of thunder echoed on the surface of the sea for a long time.

Although the previous attacks of the pirates did not have an immediate effect on the situation of the war, many of the pirate ships that heeded Bradley's call to attack the colonies of Zac and Atlan disappeared without a trace on the way.

This also made Bradley feel embarrassed.

But now Syrius is still willing to give them a chance.

As long as there are enough political contributions, the previous promises are still valid!

So... Plundering at sea, who is not robbing?

Now that Cyrius is facing a huge deficit in military spending, in order to prevent the mutiny of the low-level soldiers who live on military salaries, every silver coin is extremely valuable to Cyrius.

Of course, the ready-made Potosí silver mine re-entered their field of vision at the first time, while appeasing the low-level soldiers who were in mood swings due to the delay in the arrival of military salaries, while speeding up their actions and planning.

Although the silver mineral rights have been openly reversed due to the justice of the gods, the output can be 100% won by Bradley's hands, and this extremely easy to mine silver mine can be realized as soon as possible!

As for whether to continue this kind of looting operation after recovering enough military spending, hehe...

......

Exhale-inhale-

Ai Wen held a wooden long sword for training in his hand, using the most basic knightly breathing method, practicing the "White Sail Swordsmanship" one move at a time.

Transform the harvest in the spirit world into physical memories, and then truly become a part of your own strength.

Although the ability to reproduce reality in the spirit world is possible, the same swordsmanship is always different from using the soul body and using the body.

Thorn -

Gradually, the surface of the unbladed ironwood training sword in Aiwen's hand seemed to have a thin layer of white mist, and there was a faint piercing sound that tore through the air when he waved it lightly.

Trample!

There was a twinkle in Aiwen's slightly closed eyes.

Suddenly, the force rose from the soles of the feet like a full bow, and the power that unified all the bones, fascia, and muscles in the body suddenly stabbed out a sword.

Whew——

In the black sawdust, a waist-thick iron stake in front of Aven had been pierced by him with a training sword.

The wound is smooth and you can't even see a little roughness.

This is an ironwood made of the same material as the wooden sword in his hand, and the hardness is almost as hard as steel!

Even if there is a knight's heavy armor here, the ending will not be the slightest different.

"Whew-"

Ai Wen slowly exhaled a breath of white air, his face unchanged at all, it was obvious that such a powerful sword didn't actually cost him much strength.

At this time, with full concentration and preparation, he was already able to use a powerful power like a sword qi on his own.

It has reached the point where Colonel Reynolds Ban, the peak knight of Cyrius, who had sunk to the bottom of the sea, once used the supreme mystery [Circle of Sacrifices].

Bang Bang Bang!

A young man next to him, who was wearing a training uniform and also holding a wooden sword, couldn't help but applaud excitedly when he saw such a sword.

Calvin never expected that his teacher was not only a magical wizard, but also a master of swordsmanship.

In his opinion, whether he needed to prepare or not to use his sword qi, this was already a sword master-level ability.

If he hadn't wanted to look too much like a child, he would have almost jumped up.

"I really made a lot of money by worshipping such a teacher!"

"Calvin, you already have a certain foundation in swordsmanship before, and now that your body recovers, it shouldn't be difficult to pick it up again.

In particular, the combat power of a wizard at the apprentice level is far less than that of a full-fledged knight, and you can try to practice swordsmanship at the same time after completing the study plan I have set for you.

At the very least, you can protect yourself during the apprenticeship stage, and the combination of work and rest will not delay your witchcraft learning. ”

Ai Wen turned around and was about to point out his second disciple.

Suddenly.

Whoosh –

A tern descends from the sky and brings an urgent letterhead from Fort Dilborne for Aven, summoning him to an emergency meeting at "Fort Dilborne".

After a few hours, he met Lieutenant General Gustav, whose face was gloomy, and the other senior officers who were also attending the meeting.

"There's very bad news for everyone..."

The first batch of output from the Potosí Silver Mine was attacked by Bradley the Oath Breaker and his pirates on the way, and the terns were released ahead of time and were summoned to no avail.

This was true not only of Phaletis, but also of Zac and Atlan.

Even all countries with interests in the New World, including Tulip member countries, have reported losses of varying degrees, and they are intensifying.

There were pirates and the army of Syrius...

Although everyone could afford to lose the first month's output, the occurrence of such an event sent a very bad signal to them.

The New World policy of Cylius has been further tightened, and the rope has been put around the necks of other countries, and the attitude of taking and taking is hardly concealed!

Cyrius's series of actions due to the destruction of the Treasure Fleet were like a fuse, bursting the already tense nerves of various countries.

In just a few days, a consensus was reached.

"Sylius must pay the price for his hubris!

At a time when the perpetrators are complacent about gaining large short-term benefits, a full-fledged anti-Cyrius coalition has quietly formed...