The next day, that is, the time when the Senate announces the details of the power trial. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Early in the morning, Lukka took the crew, plus Gray, who must follow, to the small square in front of the trial hall. As with the Endurance Trial a few days ago, the Senate will announce the specifics of the Strength Trial here.

As the clock struck nine o'clock, Captain Marlowe showed up on time.

This time, instead of a parchment with specific contents in his hand, he put his hands in his pockets, looked around with his left eye, saw Lukka and the butcher Haken, and nodded to the two strongest pirates here.

Then, in his usual hoarse voice, Marlowe said:

"This strength test is a great test for the captains, if you don't have enough confidence in your ship, it's still too late to quit, and the senators will not be responsible for the losses caused in the trial. ”

Although he said it solemnly, none of the pirates had any intention of withdrawing.

"It's the beginning of every year, and it's scary. Gray explained quietly.

Marlowe asked his assistant to bring a rolled-up drawing, which he hung on a nail on the wall, and unfolded it downward.

"This ship," he said, pointing to the huge warship on the map, "is your target!"

Lukka wasn't close, but the painting was large enough, and Crete passed the telescope at the right time, saving him the trouble of squeezing through with the other pirates.

From an artistic point of view, the painting is of a rather inferior standard, but the basic characteristics of the ship above are not bad at all.

The ship in the painting has three gun decks, a thickly armored shell, and an elongated hull that looks not much smaller than the Silent Death. And at the top of the ship's main mast, the flag of the Imperial Navy is clearly drawn.

"Why does this ship look familiar?" Lukka whispered.

Battleships of this size, not counting the five sold to Edward Hugh, there were at least twenty more in the Brohn Empire, and the appearance was basically the same. But the bow portrait of this ship is very special, although the drawing is not clear, but the shape is unforgettable.

"This is the Royal Grasshopper, no, the Royal Dragon!" Shut up and said on his shoulder, burying its head in its wings as it spoke, not wanting to be seen by other pirates.

Other pirates also recognized the ship, and the square suddenly became noisy.

"Captain Marlowe, isn't this a little too difficult?" I don't know if it was the bold pirate who voiced everyone's doubts.

"yes, this is one of the Empire's greatest flagships, do you want us all buried there?" the other pirate began to speculate in a bad direction.

Captain Marlowe clapped his hands twice, and this time everyone was anxious to listen to his explanation, and the square quickly fell silent, and the flintlock pistol that had been drawn did not come in handy.

Somewhat disappointed, he put the pistol back into his holster, pointed to the painting, and said:

"The First Fleet of the Empire has just changed its commander, and the current captain is a rookie who has never fought any naval battles, and he actually split a fleet, and this flagship is now almost unguarded. This is your best chance to make a name for yourself at sea!"

The butcher Haken asked aloud, "But aren't we quite close to the Empire?

Marlowe glared at him: "That's the strategy of the former lord, not necessarily the best choice! And now it's not us who are backwater, it's that they don't keep their promises, not only did they not provide much help, but they also took back the five battleships that had been delivered!"

"They probably think that after the death of the former lord, no one on Tata Island will be able to enter their eyes again, are you going to swallow your anger like this?"

"Are you pirates, or are you the Empire's casual fat sheep?"

I have to say that in terms of inciting emotions, this old pirate is very set, and the Brohn Empire suddenly became the public enemy of the pirates in the square.

When the pirates' emotions were almost vented, Marlowe continued: "Moreover, the goal this time is not to let you sink or capture this ship, this ship is carrying a valuable cargo, whether you steal or cheat, as long as you can get that valuable cargo, it will be considered a completion of the power test!"

"That," he told his assistant to open another scroll, "it's this gold nugget! this one with the Imperial insignia on it! they forcibly took it from Captain Miller near Panya Island!"

Lukka winked at the picture several times, Marlowe's news was a little lagging behind, this piece of natural gold was not on the Royal Grasshopper now, but was safely placed in Thea's cabin.

It seems that on the Empire's side, although Lieutenant General Kaflin did not have time to report this thing, the bitter lord who was forcibly expropriated by him filed a complaint with the Senate.

One of the pirates in front of Lukka on his left suddenly asked, "Captain Marlowe, if no one can get that piece of gold, how will this power test be judged?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man was despised by the pirates around him: "Are you a little promising, Captain Monkey?"

Skinny Monkey is obviously a nickname, and it seems that this short and skinny pirate is usually quite a wretch, and no one even calls him by his name, but they all call this not a good nickname.

Captain Marlowe didn't do the same as everyone else, but replied solemnly: "If no one gets that piece of gold, judge it by the achievements of the Imperial Navy! Any trophy that proves that you defeated the Imperial Navy, such as a ship fragment with an insignia, an Imperial Navy flag, or an officer's badge will count!"

"This test of strength, lasting for a month, thirty days later, is still here, the senators will rate your results! The time to set off is now!" he said this, and the pirates present were in a commotion, and they hurried back to their respective ships.

"Wait a minute, Captain Marlowe! Lukka said suddenly.

Marlowe stopped, and the question of the champion of the two consecutive trials made him have to pay attention.

Lukka walked up to him and said, "If we get that piece of gold before we reach thirty days, can we just get it back, and we don't have to spend thirty days outside?"

The thin monkey captain next to him wanted to laugh at first, he thought that Lukka was too arrogant, but he immediately realized that this was the champion of the first two trials, maybe he really had this certainty, so a mockery was directly choked back into his stomach.

Marlowe squinted at Lukka for a moment before replying, "Of course, once someone gets the gold nuggets, the strength trial is over." ”

"Then I don't have a problem. Lukka smiled and stepped back.

"So—" Marlowe announced aloud, "the power trial, start now!"