"BOSS, don't worry too much, Blakeney is more familiar with this world than any of us, he shouldn't have an accident!" Dinah's reassurance came from the team channel.

"I know that I have not received any message of the death of the regiment. He must have run into some trouble, and he didn't want to drag down the team, so he left the team on his own, and didn't want us to give up the whole plan in order to find him! Xu Mo leaned on the side of the boat and looked at the sea, and sighed lightly.

"Admiral, there's a ship on the sea!" Wood's shouts came from above Xu Mo's head. After the last naval battle, this newly promoted second-order transfer from Y-space finally put aside all distractions and began to serve the Vasa wholeheartedly, and sent his crew members to reach a mutual assistance agreement with Max, agreeing to work together on the Vasa and share the benefits of the naval battle mission.

"What kind of ship?" Xu Mo raised his palm to cover his eyes and looked at the sea in the distance.

"It's a Spanish ship, Admiral, do you want to raise the alarm!" Wood shouted a little excitedly.

"No, no need!" Xu Mo changed his mind for a moment, then shook his head, "I have already seen the coastline, this is less than three nautical miles from Amsterdam, and the sound of artillery will attract the intervention of the Dutch naval fleet!" ”

The Kingdom of the Netherlands, nicknamed the coachman of the sea, is made up of more than a dozen federal principalities. Because of the country's special national policy of trade and religious freedom, and the weakening of the Spanish Habsburgs, Amsterdam also slowly replaced Serbia in Spain as the center of the world's maritime trade.

After the death of Philip II, the successor of Philip III, could no longer besiege the nascent Kingdom of the Netherlands by land and sea, and the external trade environment of the Netherlands was greatly improved. However, due to the particularity of the national polity, the sea coachman did not develop the battleship, a sea monster used in high-intensity naval warfare, and has always favored the Flemish galleon for both military and commercial purposes.

The cost of building battleships alone was too high for the major Dutch states, and the privateer fleets of other sea powers in the world were also open to the Dutch merchant marine network because of Amsterdam's special status. Their only threat to the oceans is the lone wolves who roam the oceans. And against scattered pirate ships, heavily armed Flemish galleons are enough.

The current Dutch naval fleet is also made up of these Flemish sailing ships, and although these armed sailing ships can only be an appetizer for the Vaasa on the ocean, no one has dared to challenge the Dutch naval fleet in the harbor of Amsterdam. Any ship that gets in the way of free trade in Amsterdam will be torn apart like wolves by them.

Xu Mo narrowed his eyes slightly, and carefully looked at the Spanish ship opposite. Due to the distance, he could only see the approximate hull of the ship, and the specific situation on the ship was unknown. This ship is very similar to his Vasa, and it is supposed to be a battleship, but the hull is a little smaller than the Vasa, and judging by the gun doors on the side side, there are only two gun decks, about 40-50 guns.

In fact, the design of the Vaasa's three-tier gun deck was not mature, and most of the 36-pounder guns on the bottom had been removed in Stockholm, leaving only a few of them, so the ship's actual firepower was very close to that of the Vaasa.

The Spanish battleship was also three-masted, but its stern was taller than the Vasa's, and the square stern had a semi-suspended cabin that extended backwards, a design that shifted the ship's center of gravity slightly back and gave the bow a nimble steering ability. However, in an artillery battle, the rear bridge will also become a key target for enemy artillery, and the pros and cons can only be tested by actual combat.

The Spanish battleship on the opposite side had apparently spotted the Vasa as well, and cautiously adjusted its course slightly, keeping a distance of about 500 yards from the Swedish battleship, staggering in parallel.

"Hey, the admiral of this battleship is a redhead!" Wood's scream of surprise came from the top of the mast.

With the boom of the Great Voyage, it was not uncommon for female seafarers to occur, such as Christina, who was skilled in swordsmanship, and Lilu, a business genius at the Argotic Chamber of Commerce. However, Christina is the stormtrooper and Lilu is the president of the Chamber of Commerce, and they are not a real battleship admiral.

Although this era is relatively open and free for women, female admirals are still rare, especially for a powerful warship.

"Redhead?" Tie Lilie walked from behind Xu Mo with a frown, "Alfred, I seem to have heard of this woman!" ”

"Oh? Is she famous? Xu Mo turned his head curiously and looked at Tie Lilie with interest.

"This woman should be Caterina Elantz, she was originally a Spanish naval officer, but after a naval battle, in order to avenge her brother and lover, she robbed a newly built battleship in Spain, and became a pirate with a group of seafarers under her command, and now she is still wanted by Spain!" Tie Lilie shrugged his shoulders and told the rumors he had gotten.

"Ginger pirates?" Xu Mo blinked, and turned his head to look at the other side again.

……

When Xu Mo was observing the Spanish battleship, there were several people on the other side looking at it. The most conspicuous of them was a handsome redhead. The woman was dressed in a commander's suit, a white sailor's shirt underneath, and a pair of black leather pants underneath, and her bright sky-blue pupils exuded a fierce gaze that repelled people from thousands of miles away.

Although her long fiery red hair bears a slight resemblance to Christina, compared to the sexy and charming English beauty, the Spanish admiral's facial lines are more rigid, and she has a heroic neutral beauty, and her temperament is somewhat similar to that of the deceased Black Widow Elise.

"Katarina, it looks like that Swedish battleship isn't ready to go to war with us!" To the left of the red-haired female pirate stood a fierce-looking blonde man, retracting his gaze from the Vasa.

"This is Amsterdam's sphere of influence, and of course they won't go to war rashly!" Katerina said lightly, "Speed up the ship, and leave this sea area as soon as possible when the Swedish warship enters the port to replenish, I don't want to have a bloody battle with that 'North Sea Silver Eagle'!" ”

"Katarina, how do you know that the Admiral of this battleship is Hedram?" The blonde man asked, confused.

"I've seen the Vistelos in Serbia, it's much larger than the Inquisitor Gerhardt's Vistelos, and looks exactly like the legendary Hell God, and the person on it is likely to be the North Sea Silver Eagle himself!" Caterina smiled, turned to a teenager to her right, and asked, "Blakeney, did you say that?" ”

The young man's eyes flashed, and he turned his head stubbornly, and replied stiffly: "I don't know! ”

"Hehe, little one, are you pretty cute when you're angry!" Ignoring the boy's resistance, Caterina reached out and rubbed his little head vigorously, "I said it, I found the merchant ship of the Farrell family, and let you go!" ”

It turned out that on the way to Amsterdam on the Vaasa, Blakeney also wanted to meet the group early in Amsterdam, so he had been wandering in the bars of the harbor, hoping to find a merchant ship that could take him to sea.

During these days, Blakeney became acquainted with a young admiral, John Farrell of Portugal. John Farrell and his companions are currently sailing around the world in pursuit of their sailing dreams.

John came from a large family, and his father, Leon Farrell, was the Duke of Portugal, Prime Minister and Minister of the Admiralty. Blakeney was also born in a big aristocracy, the same background, similar age, and common sailing dreams, so that the two teenagers cherished each other, and became friends in less than two days.

Knowing that Farrell's merchant ship was on a different course from the Vaasa, in order not to miss the rendezvous with the team, and also to prevent his friends from getting involved in the bloody battle between the Samsar teams, Blakeney politely declined John's invitation to board the ship, and chose to stay in Amsterdam to wait for the Vasa.

During a brief exchange of days, John Farrell showed him a treasure map of the Mediterranean, and the two exchanged views on the treasure map. However, shortly after the departure of Farrell's merchant ships, something unexpected happened.

A Spanish battleship followed John's movements and came to Amsterdam, and the person who came was naturally the red-haired female pirate Caterina. Legend has it that Caterina's brother and lover were killed by an armed merchant ship of the Farrell family, and that Caterina had come to seek revenge on John.

At the tavern, he learns that John Farrell is gone, and the only person who knows his course is Blakeney, a close friend of John's new acquaintance. The red-haired pirate immediately kidnaps the Swedish boy and forces him to find Farrell's merchant ship for himself.

Besieged by numerous pirates, Blakeney had no choice but to be captured. He had wanted to use the Vasa to get out of trouble, but after seeing the Spanish battleship in port, Iron Boy immediately changed his mind. Although he had heard of the Vasa in the team channel, the battleship in front of him was just as powerful, comparable to the Hell God that he had personally shelled.

Once on board, the many experienced sailors, as well as a few well-trained Spanish naval officers around Caterina, made Blakeney quickly realize that if he informed the Vasa of his location, the old K-regiment would most likely encounter an unplanned bloody battle.

Blakeney didn't want the old K-Gang to be dragged down by this incident, and he preferred to face this dilemma himself. So, after thinking about it again, he voluntarily left the team to avoid letting his fellow map-sharing companions know about his current situation.

The Swedish Admiral on the opposite side is definitely not Admiral Hedram, it should be Alfred! Blakeney smiled as he allowed the Vasa to glide past him, and even ducked behind Caterina silently to avoid being seen by his sharp-eyed companions.

Goodbye, buddies!