Chapter 45: The Choice

"Alexandria?" Hearing Xu Mo's answer, Tie Lilie was not very surprised, and simply nodded.

As the first mate of the Vasal, Xu Mo should have informed him of the next route and combat objectives before setting sail. However, due to the complexity of the composition of the personnel on the warship at present, and the supply port where it stays is also a foreign port. In order to avoid a large number of people and leaking news, Tie Lilie automatically asked Xu Mo to announce the combat area to the officers after he set sail.

"Yes, during this time, we used Tripoli to fight many times in the waters near Italy, and each time we encountered more and more powerful pursuing fleets. The admirals of those Catholic countries, as long as they are not stupid, should be able to deduce that we are in Tripoli, and it is time to change places! Xu Mo said with a sneer.

"You should have informed the Castello Chamber of Commerce!" Tie Lilie smiled and said, "I remember that you and they also had an agreement to explore the ruins!" ”

"Hehe, yes! Raphael is already waiting for us in Alexandria, and now it's time for us to repay the Portuguese teenager for his help! Xu Mo smiled casually, "Although the young men on the boat are well taken care of in Tripoli, it is also good for them to be able to spend more time on land, so it should be regarded as a scenic tour!" ”

Tie Lilie nodded, and did not say anything against it. Compared with the tight, life-and-death naval battles, exploring the ruins is indeed more like a tour for Viking sailors who are not afraid of heaven and earth.

"BOSS, are we really going to do that pyramid ruins quest?" In the team channel, Serna's voice was heard. Even if this little woman has been a reincarnation for so long, her nature is still difficult to change. As long as you hear about money-related things, the professional habits of business engineers will attack, and if you don't ask for clarification, you will always think about it.

"Well, we have hunted so many merchant ships, and the privateer gold has accumulated to about 50,000, and the main plot line and side quests given to us by the Swedish government have been completed." Xu Mo said cautiously, "And after staying in the Mediterranean Sea for so long, although I got some clues from the Temple of the Gods, I didn't really run into them, so I have to try other ways!" ”

It turned out that the time of the Vasa in Tripoli could be described as smooth sailing. The indigenous people, both Arabs and Berbers, all believe in Islam and have an instinctive rejection of merchant ships from Catholic countries.

However, the exception was the Castello Chamber of Commerce, which won the friendship of the local Muslims by rescuing the Morisco in the northern highlands of Spain. The Vasa, flying the flag of the Castello Chamber of Commerce, was treated kindly in Tripoli.

And when the Vasa embarked on a Mediterranean raid and repeatedly sank merchant ships from the Holy Roman Empire and other Catholic countries, this friendliness turned into an embrace. The local Muslims entertained the Viking sailors with the utmost hospitality, and the repair and replenishment of the Vasa was the highest priority for the dockyard.

The indigenous Muslims treated the crew members who consumed the local taverns as true brothers, and were not even willing to accept gold coins, giving them free drinks and services.

Even the information about the Temple of the Gods, which was unavailable to the Vasa when it first arrived, began to be provided to them on their own initiative. The rioters were a minority Arab minority, as well as some local pirates, who seized the Tsachar, the flagship of the Ottoman Second Naval Fleet.

The Ottoman Second Naval Fleet was also under the command of Hayreddin, and the flagship of the Chachar was a heavy warship of the new giant Arab galleys. For Tripoli, this was a rather ugly affair, and was therefore covered up by the local Governor's Palace. Without the friendship of the local natives, Vasa would not have been able to find out the details.

In fact, the Muslims of Tripoli pinned their hopes on the Vaasa, which was also a reluctant move. Because at this time, their hero, Barbarossa Hayreddin, was not in Tripoli. The Ottoman Emperor Suleiman I was seriously ill and dying, and Hayreddin and his First Naval Fleet were recalled to Constantinople.

According to a few reports from Muslim traders, the battleship Chatzal had now taken refuge in the Spanish government. This made Tripoli's Muslims even more ashamed, hoping that the Vasa would help them breathe a sigh of relief at sea. For the questions raised by Xu Mo and others, they are extremely detailed and endless.

Judging from the information obtained so far, several of the pirates who started the riot were extremely combative, and it can be said that these people played a key role in their success. 100% reincarnation, and it is also a reincarnation person above the second order. With so many teams of reincarnators above the second order, it is very likely that it is the total group of the temples of the gods.

Xu Mo led the Vasa to wander in the waters near Italy for so long, hoping that the other party would come to a decisive battle with the Vasa under the pressure of the Spanish government. Some time ago, the Vasa soldiers were strong and strong, and the morale of the sailors had reached its peak, if this state could not defeat the Temple of the Gods in an artillery battle, then I am afraid they would not have a chance in the future.

From an outsider's point of view, the Vasa always uses artillery bombardment to solve the opponent's opponents, and not engaging in broadside battles is a strategic arrangement for a quick victory. In fact, in addition to avoiding being surrounded by the pursuing naval fleet, Xu Mo suffered heavy casualties. The most important reason is that he is afraid of the reincarnation of the Temple of the Gods, and his terrifying melee ability.

However, two months of consistent victories have boosted the confidence of the sailors, but also fatigue and slackness. Although the Golden Elephant replenished them with a group of Viking sailors in the later period, the frenzied hunting during this period also drained the energy of the Vasa and its crew.

In fact, there was no lack of doubts in Xu Mo's heart, it stands to reason that after the Temple of the Gods took refuge in Spain, it would be impossible for the Spaniards who were suspicious to eat and drink spicy food. I am afraid that the Spanish government will put great pressure on them, and it is very likely that they will be used as cannon fodder to meet the Vasa.

In fact, the reality is also true, these days when the Vasa is wreaking havoc in the Mediterranean, the Temple of the Gods has not had a good time. The Spanish governor of Serbia sternly demanded that they go to sea to meet the enemy, and sent several small sailing ships to follow them, apparently for supplies but for surveillance.

However, the reincarnation forces of the Temple of the Gods played a key role at this time. Through the team of Y-Space Reincarnators distributed in the ports on the northern shore of the Mediterranean, the Temple of Gods always rushed to the accident area with other naval fleets later after hearing the battle report of the Vasa, artificially avoiding direct combat with the Vasa.

Actually, this can't be blamed on the temple, they don't know that the old K regiment is on the Vasa, they only regard them as plot warships. Xu Mo was so well disguised that there were almost no flaws. After such a long time in the age of sea power, the core members of the Temple of the Gods increasingly felt the great power of the navigators of this era, and they did not have the confidence to face a Swedish naval admiral who was called a "tyrant of the sea".

Even the trenches buried their hatred deep in their hearts and no longer proposed a duel with the Vasa. Perhaps only if the Temple of the Gods successfully solves the old K-group, and they have no worries, will they try to challenge such a powerful plot battleship.

Odin's two original strategies were largely scrapped after the Vasa gave up calling at ports on the northern shore of the Mediterranean. At the time, Odin believed Frango's false information that the Vassar had come to the Mediterranean in search of treasure in support of Gustav II's land offensive. As a result, the Temple of the Gods sent a message to the Collaborative Team, asking them to spread the news of the treasure in the major ports of the Catholic Nation, leading the numerous reincarnation teams and pirates to attack the Vasa.

However, the Vaasa chose Tripoli as a supply port and was supported by the local natives. At the same time, it has also won great prestige in previous naval battles, and has dispelled the bad thoughts of some treasure watchers. Iron striking also needs its own hardness, and it is true that the reincarnation team and pirates are driven by profits, but there is more than one treasure rumor, and there is no need to challenge the Vasa and the "Tyrant of the Sea".

However, the Vasa was only a secondary target for the Temple of the Gods, and while this part of Odin's strategy did not work, their main strategy was a great success. At the behest of Odin, the Reincarnation team of Y-Space launched a war against the Reincarnation Team of X-Space.

In fact, the team of members of the Great Round Table in Space X basically understood from the space competitive tasks that the Mediterranean Sea would be a war zone between the old K Regiment and the Temple of the Gods, so these people wisely chose to avoid it. However, among them, there is a big round table reincarnation team that did not choose to avoid it, which is to feel the existential crisis and be forced to join the scorpion group in the era of sea power.

The Temple of the Gods, which cast a large net in a large area, finally got some information from the defeated X-space reincarnation team and the information passed on by the Scorpion Regiment. Among them, there is a video of the battle between Azeroth that has been modified by Xu Mo and Ruhr.

After watching this battle video, most of the core members of the Temple of the Gods breathed a sigh of relief. Obviously, the other party's strategy is indeed very strong, but the strength of the team members is basically limited to the first order, and even the group leader K is only the second order.

Even if there is a breakthrough in the subsequent world, it is within the control of the Temple of Gods. The teams on both sides faced each other, and the victory rate of the Temple of the Gods was 100%, and the old K group had no chance at all.

Then, the old K regiment has been very strange until now, and there has been no movement, putting the Temple of the Gods in a very embarrassing situation. Due to their betrayal of their original country, the Ottomans, the main quest has been defaulted to failure by the two dimensions.

Since the Temple of the Gods abandoned Y-Space, they lost a large amount of resource reserves, and Y-Space would no longer give them the preferential treatment of the top team. As for X-space, it is naturally even more impossible to give the Temple of Gods any good fruit to eat. Therefore, the penalty for failure in the main quest is not a trivial matter for the Temple of the Gods.

At present, there are three missions left in front of the Temple of the Gods, and their fate will depend on the choice of the regimental leader, Odin......