With the sound of the wooden bed shaking violently, Artot vented the beastly desires accumulated these days, and after venting the fire, he lay on the bed, closed his eyes comfortably, and just slept for one night, not a big problem.

The warbler pillowed Altot's arm, her straight and slender thighs wrapped around Altot's body, and her fingers touched Altot's chest. "I've never seen a man as powerful as you, we'll do it again later. ”

Altot wasn't interested in hearing this, thinking about a solution, he couldn't keep hiding like this, he had to find a solution once and for all.

The warbler's fingers touched the emblem on Artot's chest, a symbol of the Holy See, which must be imprinted on the body of any member of the Holy See.

"You are a member of the Holy See, and according to your doctrine, you are not allowed to get close to women, and you have violated the rules of the Holy See. The warbler said half-jokingly.

Altot's nerves tensed immediately, and he looked nervously at the head resting on the warbler's arm. "Don't get me wrong, I just used to serve the Holy See, not anymore. ”

"Yes, don't be nervous, my dear, we will have some patronage here, it is the nature of men. "Recently I heard some guests talking about an interesting thing about the Holy See. ”

"What's the matter?" Altot's body tensed, if it was about the Holy See's wanted warrant for him, he had to get out of here quickly, or he would be exposed.

"I heard that the Holy See wants a cardinal from the city of Brolot and a cardinal from the city of Varna. Liuying didn't know that the man next to him was a wanted criminal of the Holy See, and talked about it easily. "However, it is said that they have boarded the merchant ships of the East and left the area covered by the Holy See. ”

It was indeed a wanted warrant about him, but when he heard about the merchant ships in the East, he sat up excitedly. "That's right, I can go to the East, where the Holy See can't reach. ”

Liuying looked at the man who suddenly sat up in shock, not understanding what was happening. "What are you talking about, honey?"

Only then did Artot remember that he had said something he shouldn't have said, and was busy stroking the smooth shoulders and hair of the warbler. "It's nothing, I'm worrying about where to make a good fortune, and you reminded me that the East is a good place. ”

Liuying did not suspect it, and reminded: "I have also heard that the merchant ships in the East have encountered pirates, and their routes have been occupied by pirates, and they cannot navigate smoothly. ”

It's not a problem, it's better than hiding here in Tibet, it's worth the risk, Artot made up his mind, he had to go east.

Far away from the end of the world, there is a mysterious world, and in some dark architectural space of this mysterious world, the faint candlelight flickers.

The dark wide space was creepy, like hell, and there were terrifying cries around it, like tormented souls groaning.

The candlelight is a huge round table, the round table is carved out of stone, the huge stone table is enough for dozens of people to sit around, the candlelight cannot shine to the edge of the stone table, and the faces of those sitting around the stone table can be hidden in the dark, without revealing their true faces, only the palms placed on the stone table.

"It's funny that somebody seems to be going to do something to us. ”

"Maybe it's just that someone is jealous of what we have and wants a piece of it, so there's no need to make a fuss. ”

"No, I'm sure the young man came for us, and he had already taken three pieces of the badge from Alkmaar, as well as from Gaitan, and Mozart. ”

"Someone wants to open up the world and see us for what we really are. ”

"What do you know about this young man?"

"Smart, vicious, with some supernatural powers, while taking all the property of Alkmaar, a banker with a little money. ”

"We have to find a way to teach him a lesson. ”

"Don't worry, I've used some tricks to block the sea routes, and the business he has taken from AZ Alkmaar will soon be greatly affected by this incident, and soon he will have nothing left. ”

Everyone around the round table was talking and discussing.

"And then?"

"If he chooses to bow his head and give in, then give him some sweetness, take the place of AZ Alkmaar and Gaitan, serve us, and if he chooses to resist to the end, then let him become a stinky monkey again, with nothing. ”

"I've heard that he's built a fleet and plans to open up the route, and apparently he's chosen to resist, what a persistent young man, and I kind of like him. ”

"The young man is always not afraid of hardship, but he does not understand what kind of forces he is fighting against. ”

"Don't worry, someone will teach him a hard lesson, right, Edward Teach. ”

One of the mysterious participants leaned forward, head poking into the edge of the candlelight, his face exposed, his grin revealing a mouthful of golden teeth, and his black beard stood out. "That's right, I'll crush his fleet, then grab him, cut off his flesh piece by piece, and throw it into the sea to feed the fish. ”

One of the participants, Edward Titch, closed the meeting.

The situation on the Gold Coast has become even more dire, and even a single Oriental merchant ship cannot reach it through the route blocked by pirates, and the stranded Oriental merchants here are on the verge of collapse, and if this continues, their business will be completely finished.

At the same time, a fleet had already appeared on the Gold Coast, an incomparably powerful battle fleet, two flagships designed and built with two of Downing's drawings, and twelve built to the specifications of regular Kingdom Navy warships, and in two months, Sara lived up to Downing's trust.

Two flagships, one of which was named by Madison himself, the new Queen of Vengeance, was given extremely high marks by Madison for the battleship built with new drawings. "It's exciting to surpass the former Queen of Vengeance, and I'm sure it will achieve great results. ”

The other ship was named by Downing himself, the Silver Dawn, a new name given to him by Uncle Adebayo, and the ship deserved that name.

As for the crew, Barak recruited many retired sailors from the kingdom's navy, some guys who had been engaged in piracy for a living, and some hard labor who were willing to change careers, trained by Madison himself, a brand new fleet appeared, named the Dreadnought Fleet, and Madison became the commander of the Dreadnought Fleet without any suspense.

Soon, though, Sara reported a piece of bad news.

"Mr. Downing, we spent half of our business continuing to build this fleet, and to keep this fleet running, our remaining wealth can only last for a month, and you know our business has taken a heavy hit. ”

Running a fleet requires an ongoing investment, more than the cost of building one, something Downing has known for a long time, as Uncle Adebayo had mentioned and Madison had calculated for him.

Personnel expenses are the largest, and the crew members who die in battle need generous pensions, so that they will spare no effort to fight, otherwise no one will want to die for the fleet.

Downing already had a plan. "It's time to meet the anxious merchants of the East. ”

Soon I met the Oriental merchants who had been stranded in the port for a long time, and the representative of the Oriental merchants proposed. "This fleet needs to serve the sea lanes and fight those rampant pirates. ”

"That's right, the original intention of this fleet is official, we are willing to serve you, but the cost of the fleet is not small, as a common beneficiary, you must provide a lot of financial support, in other words, we need to collect the protection fee of the protected, whether you can convince the merchants in the eastern ports to pay a huge fortune together is an important prerequisite for our protection. ”

The representatives of the Eastern merchants just wanted to get the business going as soon as possible. "We willing, and we will persuade those compatriots who are still in the ports of the East to provide you with huge financial support. ”

The final result of the negotiations was that the Oriental merchants would come up with 50,000 taels of gold per month, which was a huge sum of money, equivalent to double the assets that Tangning currently owned, and the annual cost was twelve times, which meant that it was a very profitable business.

However, everything is only possible if the dreadnought fleet can defeat the pirates, otherwise everything is empty talk.

"Deal, happy cooperation. "Downing negotiated the deal.

However, some people seem to be unhappy, and Madison is willing to become the commander of the dreadnought fleet, and his purpose is not to escort these guys, but to find his old rival Adebayo, and defeat the opponent to wash away the shame.

Downing quickly convinced the fleet commander.

"My friend, Adebayo is a pirate leader, he doesn't take it easy, and when we defeat all the pirates in the world, Adebayo will fight himself, you say. ”

Madison didn't know that he was dealing with Edward Titch and agreed with Downing's claim. "That's right, an opponent like him has to be challenged last. ”

After arranging everything and determining the day of the Dreadnought's departure, Downing returned to his temporary residence on the Gold Coast, planning what would happen after the voyage, when all the Oriental merchant ships in the port would follow the Dreadnought from afar, and it would not be easy to ensure the safety of all the Oriental merchant ships while fighting the pirates on the sea.

There was a knock at the door.

It's Sarah, but with a few strange men, and judging by their attire, they don't seem to be ordinary people.

Sara looked very nervous and introduced, "Mr. Downing, they are envoys sent by His Majesty the King, and there are some matters that need to be discussed with you personally. ”

His Majesty the King personally sent someone to come, which Downing had not expected. "Please come in, distinguished guest. He welcomed the king's envoy into a room that was not luxurious.

"Mr. Downing, His Majesty knows of your fleet, has heard of your plans, and in view of your selfless actions, His Majesty has canonized you as a noble Duke of the Kingdom. "The envoys who came saluted Tang Ning respectfully, that was the duke's etiquette.

This is a bonus, as a duke, he can have more privileges like AZ Alkmaar, such as owning a fief, which was once a fief of AZ Alkmaar, which will help a lot in future plans.

"Thanks to Your Majesty's trust, I will bring the prestige of the kingdom to the East. Downing responded procedurally that he would receive a fief over the city of Blot, which Alkmaar had left behind, and that the king would provide a portion of the funds to the fleet to support the fight against piracy.

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PS: "Lightning Tree Otter" I adopted, Mo Da, thank you for the positive reply of the book friend "Canglong Lingxi", the other three are too GAY...... Haha, you know. Please actively post book reviews, and the ones I choose will be announced here!