"If you don't have a boat in your hand, do you dare to promise someone else?" Ollie couldn't help but laugh. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"It's not that I don't have a boat, or I don't have a suitable one for Haken. "Aside from the Peregrine Falcon and the Silent Death, Lukka does have quite a few ships in his hands.

The fleet that Leon is in charge of, all the ships, according to the agreement, belong to Luca himself.

Not only that, but there are now some merchant ships in the dockyard on Tata Island that have been towed for sale, and Lucca also has the right to take a few of them on a pro-rata basis.

It's just that these ships are all merchant ships, and although some of them are not small, most of them are wide and bloated, and if they are used as pirate ships, they are simply excellent targets for sea activities.

Lukka didn't want Haken to die, he had to arrange some work for the fat man to do, and of course he wouldn't use this kind of ship to deal with it.

If he wanted to get a battleship with strong firepower and thick armor, the Imperial Navy was his first choice. Unlike those merchants of the June Alliance, who always wanted to set aside a few more cargo holds when building warships, those ships of the Imperial Navy looked like sharp weapons built for naval warfare.

Only now there is a small question: where to grab it?

Lukka spread out a large chart on the table, and according to the information contained in the war report, placed small stones representing ships on the chart. After looking at it for a long time, he pointed to the position about three hundred nautical miles northeast of Tata Island.

"Is there something here?" asked Ollie, looking at the empty waters on the chart.

"The battle report says that the navies of both sides are here-" Luka's hand turned to the north of Tata Island, where dozens of two-colored stones were arranged, "there is a war, no matter who wins or loses, the Imperial fleet will definitely go back to repair and replenish, and although there are ports further north, they have just resupplied the Second Fleet, and they will definitely choose to go southeast, and they will inevitably pass through here." ”

"That's a good idea, we'll wait on the road, and they'll grab it when they come!" said Daniel, who has always loved open water.

Kate looked worried: "Is it necessary to ambush here just to grab a ship?" The possibility of the empire winning this battle is very high, although there are no battleships in this fleet, the largest is the C-class Galen galleon, but the number may be twenty or thirty, is it too difficult?"

Before Lukka could speak, Nora preemptively said, "More is better, less I'm afraid it won't work." ”

Kate was stunned and looked at her for some reason.

"She said that if there are fewer boats, we may not be able to find a whole ship when we finish fighting. Ollie explained.

Kate hadn't seen the Silent Reaper's true firepower, and was still a little hesitant. Ollie was about to elaborate on his past results, but found that Lukka was also frowning, looking a little worried.

"Why? I haven't fought a naval battle for too long, and I forgot how fierce our firepower is? There are no battleships in this fleet, and even if there are, as long as there are no more than three, we can deal with it!" Daniel said confidently.

"I'm not worried about that, I'm afraid that we will fight too hard this time, and the balance of victory will tilt too much on the side of the June Alliance. Luca said.

"How come? No matter how you look at the alliance's warships, they are all at a disadvantage, and the battle report is that the empire has been taking advantage, if you want to balance, you should destroy a few more imperial fleets, right?"

"Who is the richest in the Sunset Islands, you say?" said Lukka in a seemingly unrelated question.

"It's not you anyway!" Thea listened to them discuss the war situation, but she couldn't interject, and when she heard the word "money", she could finally say a word.

"If you don't think about Sunset Express, it must be Taylor. Ollie replied.

Lukka said: "That's the problem. In the early days of the war, it was a sure thing that the Brohn Empire had a strong gun and a certain advantage, and I think Taylor knew that he should be able to bear the local losses now, including a few months later. ”

"However, if the war drags on, the empire's lost combat power will need a large amount of silver coins if it wants to replenish it. But as far as I've seen this year, the way the Brohn Empire rules has been curbing the commercial development of their territory, and they have been doing their best to build warships, I'm afraid the treasury is not very full. ”

"Moreover, if the war continues and is occupied by the Brohn Empire by force, the aborigines of those islands who have been suppressed with great difficulty are afraid that something will have to happen, right?"

Kate also nodded: "It makes sense, so it seems that as long as the June League can survive the first few months, it is very likely to win in the end." ”

"It's a bit early to tell who will win, maybe there will be some unexpected factors that will affect the course of things?" Luca said with a smile.

"You're talking about the 'unexpected,' we, right?" Ollie laughed.

She looked up, and their eyes just came together.

It seemed that time had frozen, and Ollie stood still, and suddenly found that the person in front of him was no longer the rookie mage who didn't understand anything more than a year ago, and was stupid and running around stupidly.

In a year and a half, too many people and things have changed, but fortunately, Luca's heartless smile has not changed.

Ollie jerked her gaze away, but the flush on her face and her accelerating heartbeat made it hard to hide.

"Are we still robbing the Empire's fleet?" asked Daniel suddenly, in a sneering manner.

Lukka thought for a moment and said, "Grab it, go and prepare now, it's a big deal to go and harass the alliance's supply depot after it's over." ”

"What about the solar crisis?" Nora asked, pointing out the window.

Phil said that it would take at least ten days to fully interpret the data, and it might take half a month to give us the results of the study, plus the time to place the laboratory. We can't afford to be here for half a month, can we?" Lukka reckoned that by the time he returned, Phil might not be able to sort things out.

As soon as they decided to go out to grab the ship, the crew of the Silent Reaper was all in good spirits, and their movements were much faster than usual, and in just two hours, all the supplies and ammunition were ready and set sail for the port.

At dusk the next day, with less than a hundred nautical miles to go, Lukka was ready to recharge his batteries for a good battle tomorrow. By "pretty" he means that the firepower is slightly reduced, and the opposite side is not blown into pieces.

Suddenly, Crete shouted: "There is a battle ahead!"

He raised his binoculars to look at it and gave the specifics: "On one side are four three-masted galleons with the imperial flag, and on the other side is a two-masted merchant ship, uh, with our protective flag. ”

"Protective flag, meaning the merchant ship paid us protection money?" Lukka confirmed.