Chapter 26: The Gathering of Storms (2)

In the captain's room of the Vasa, the members of the old K regiment looked at Xu Mo with strange expressions. After the battle in the waters near Denmark, the next day, Xu Mo naturally promoted all the members of the old K Regiment to the alternate officers of the Vasa.

In the naval battle, in order not to expose the old K regiment, Xu Mo did not let the members participate in the boarding battle. However, Max commanded the musket team, and Hong Jian was on the artillery deck, relying on Mary's ballistic calculations, and made a meritorious service. Dinah, Serna, and Li Ze also contributed to the naval battle because of the care of the wounded, and all of them can be promoted.

However, after Xu Mo announced the promotion order, everyone was taken aback, because they got a hint of space, and each of them had some more honor points. These honor points were not given to them by Xu Mo, but the space recognized the promotion order, and regarded the honor points as some kind of prestige reward.

The last time in the era of sea power, when Hedram recognized and promoted Xu Mo, Xu Mo received more or less honor points. However, Hedram is a plot character, and it is only natural that he will issue story quests and receive honor rewards. And once the things that the characters do in the plot become reincarnators to implement, it seems a little weird.

"BOSS, one of your current promotion orders can actually make the space give us honor points!" Dinah laughed and said, "Wait a while, send us a few more hidden story missions to play!" ”

"It's possible!" Xu Mo's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice.

Xu Mo's answer made everyone slightly stunned, everyone could hear that Dinah's words just now were just a joke, but they didn't expect Xu Mo to give such an answer.

"Boss, do you notice anything?" The group looked at each other, and Serna asked cautiously.

“…… I think, maybe it's due to my plot identity! Xu Mo pondered for a while, and then said, "Alfred's plot identity has a greater impact than I imagined, and I am afraid that it has been deeply integrated into the history of this world......

"BOSS, are you saying that your actions are likely to trigger an epic battle for sea power like Hudram and Clifford?" Dinah's eyes widened and she said in shock.

Dinah's words shocked everyone present, and an incredible light appeared in their eyes, and they all turned their heads to look at Xu Mo in the center of the cabin.

"I don't have the influence of Hedram and Clifford yet, but it does have the potential to trigger some big story missions." Xu Mo frowned tightly, he didn't like this feeling very much, the original clear situation seemed to be gradually starting to get out of his control, and began to move in a vague direction.

"BOSS, don't worry too much, at least you're the mission initiator now, and you can decide to do it or not!" Looking at the sadness on Xu Mo's face, a trace of tenderness appeared in Dinah's eyes, walked behind Xu Mo, and pinched his shoulders.

"Hee-hee, boss, it's better to give us more rewards!" Serna covered her mouth and laughed.

"Hehe, if you want to get a prestige reward, it's not enough for me to recognize, you also need to make actual contributions to the Vaasa. The reputation you get now should be a combination of these two situations. Xu Mo temporarily put down his mind and said with a smile.

"Cole, will you see Blakeney soon?" Seeing that the atmosphere in the captain's room was no longer so heavy, Caesar asked with a grin.

Hearing Caesar's words, even little Mary, who had been sitting quietly and silently, couldn't help but cast an expectant gaze. They can't appear in front of the characters, and the others are too busy to take care of them, and the two little ones are really a bit boring during this time.

"yes, we'll be in Amsterdam this afternoon!" Xu Mo nodded with a smile, and subconsciously clicked on the world map shared by the team. It's just that the next moment, his face changed drastically, Huo Ran stood up, and the bright spot that originally belonged to Blakeney on the map disappeared......

At this moment, about five nautical miles from the mouth of the Thames, a dinghy was struggling through the waves. There were two young men dressed as sailors on the dinghy, and a tall young man paddled with a calm expression. The other young man was pale, covered in sweat, his blonde hair was stained with sweat on his forehead, his lips were dry, and he was already severely dehydrated.

"Roland, I'm dying! If you are able to return to London, please tell my father that I died in battle and did not flee from the battlefield! Henderson muttered, and as soon as he finished speaking, he fell unconscious against the side of the ship.

Seeing this, the tall young man moved slightly, leaned over Henderson's chest, listened to his heartbeat, took a small kettle from his bosom, and fed his companion some water, which was the only few mouthfuls of water they had left.

"Joseph, how much time will it take, the drink of space has no effect on Henderson, he won't last long!" Roland said with a frown at the air beside him.

"If my calculations are correct, this is very close to the mouth of the River Thames, and we will soon be able to see the coastline!" A flat male voice suddenly sounded in the air.

Roland nodded, silently picked up the oar, and began rowing again.

"Alas, Roland, you can't let go of me if you help Lao K!" Joseph's voice resounded in the void.

"As a reincarnation, I can now understand what Lao K did at that time, but our hatred cannot be solved." Roland shook his head gently, "Actually, after all this time, I don't hate Old K anymore." Compared with Lao K, those traitors are the ones who really can't be forgiven. It's just that...... Can you be sure that those traitors will definitely enter this world? ”

"Hehe, don't worry, those people must be in the era of sea power! Do you still remember the provocation of Old K to Anon after the end of the space conference? That's part of my deal with Old K! Joseph said calmly, "Anon will never sit still, he will definitely chase Lao K into the space-time battlefield, take advantage of Lao K's time and space to deal with the Temple of the Gods, and then fall into the ground, isn't this his usual trick?" Otherwise, when the old K regiment gets through this crisis, they won't have any chance! ”

"Why did Lao K provoke Anon at such a critical juncture?" Roland asked suspiciously.

"Hmph, Roland, you don't understand! For people like me and Lao K, sometimes the enemy's strength is also his own strength. Joseph said quietly, "Old K's plan is good, but he is still worried that the strength of the Temple of the Gods is too strong. Once the strength of the Temple of the Gods is strong enough to break the game with force and ignore any strategy, the old K-group will be very dangerous. ”

"In this case, the best thing to do is to make the overall power that enters this world as great as possible. As long as the total amount increases, then the proportion of the temples of the gods will become smaller, and if you make good use of the remaining power, you will naturally be able to defeat the temples of the gods! This is a way to go to extremes, and once Old K finds out that the strength of the Temple of the Gods is completely out of his layout, he will use this method! ”

"You're really ...... When everyone else is an idiot! Roland said with some tears and laughter, "Rose, Simon, let's not talk about it, Anon is a bastard, but at least he is not stupid, will he obediently be at your mercy?" ”

"Roland, everyone is not stupid, but why do they sometimes do stupid things?" Joseph's meaningful words rang out in the air, "In the final analysis, it is driven by desire and profit, and once some kind of paranoia takes over man's head, he will do extremely stupid things." Just like I used to, if it weren't for the fact that I was entangled in separating the high and low from the old K, how could I ignore the hidden dangers within the team!

If Lao K wants to muddy the water, there are no less than dozens of ways! For example, trigger an epic, competitive naval combat mission with huge payouts...... Or in the team of reincarnators, release a treasure map of great value...... Or use the Swedish Navy to issue a national-level bounty that draws the Temple of the Gods and all the other teams into a trap......"

Roland's body froze slightly, and he sighed softly, "You informed Lao K the day before yesterday that there was a division of the Temple of the Gods on the ship in England, and was it also part of the transaction between the two of you?" ”

"No, the trade between the two of us is only for the Scorpion Regiment and Anon. As for the annihilation of the Temple of the Gods, it is for our own sake! Joseph said slowly, "Under normal circumstances, just the two of us would not be able to get a powerful warship for going to sea!" Even the Spanish galleon will soon become the possession of the Temple of the Gods. But now it's different......"

"Do you mean Henderson?" Roland glanced at the unconscious English teenager.

"Well, Henderson is the illegitimate son of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham in England, and you should understand the weight of the name in England. I think that the people in the Temple of the Gods probably chose this old sailing ship because of him. Joseph said in a deep voice.

"However, even if the Duke of Buckingham attaches great importance to this bastard, he probably won't send a warship for him, right?" Roland said hesitantly.

"Of course it's impossible, even if the Duke of Buckingham sends a battleship, I'm afraid it won't be something we can control!" Joseph laughed, "But, with Henderson's consistent performance, what do you think he will do?" ”

"This child is ashamed to flee from the battlefield and haunted by everyone's death. If you are being encouraged by others...... It is possible that he will go to sea privately and seek revenge on that Swedish battleship! Roland was shocked, "Joseph, are you trying to ......?"

"Hehe, the Duke of Buckingham really wouldn't make a big deal about an illegitimate child. But as long as we use it well, it is enough to borrow the name of the Duke of Buckingham to help Henderson get a large sum of money, enough gold coins to buy a large ship......" Joseph said lightly, "Although this boy is a naval officer, at his age, the only seaman he can trust and rely on is you, the savior......"

“…… I don't want to take advantage of him! Roland was silent for a while, and then said in a low voice, "What is the difference between us and the old K guy when we do this?" ”

"Roland, if you don't want to, I won't force you!" Joseph sighed softly, "But, please think about it! This is our best chance to take revenge on those traitors and old K! If we can succeed, Henderson will also be able to wash away the shame in his soul and return with honor! ”

While the two were talking, a faint gray shadow also appeared at the junction of the sea and the sky, and England had arrived!