"It's time to stabilize the current, put the sails and fix the hull."

The sea that was once stormy suddenly became calm

Bran changed into clean clothes and returned to the deck.

There was Dandoro standing beside him.

Dandoro was well known to the Ashklay troops because of his participation in the last Battle of Tongxia, so he dyed his hair all white and changed into old clothes to look like an old sailor.

"Your Highness, there are six islands here, which seem to be unrelated, but they are related to each other, if you regard this place as one, then when there is turbulence in one, the third and fifth are also turbulent.

The second, fourth, and sixth are all advection.

However, the advection turbulence generated every month is not fixed, and coupled with the influence of rain, it will take years or even ten years to fully find out the turbulence pattern in this sea area. ”

Hearing Dandoro's words, Bran asked, "Now that you're on the ship, you must have a quicker way to find out." ”

"That's right, during this time I was collecting intelligence, the dead Breaker Tae-yeon, ordered in the last Battle of Tongxia, and everyone acted according to his orders, when to drive, when to stop the sea, they were all very accurate.

But his march was to avoid two of the islands, mainly on the four islands.

My guess is that he doesn't fully grasp these things.

After the Byzantines conquered the area, each island set up a logbook according to the order of the Taeyuan, recording the changes in the ocean currents on a daily basis.

The answer we want is in it.

It has been more than two years since the Second Battle of Tongxia, and as long as we get the map of the island, I can analyze the changes that are close to the correct one.

As long as we can grasp the direction of the turbulence on a certain day of the year, or even within a few hours, we can calmly get through this place, when the surviving Venetian soldiers showed that it was turbulence, but the Byzantines dared to break in, and only then did they succeed in raiding their own undefended army, all because of the change in the sea situation. ”

Bran nodded, looked at the surface of the sea again, and suddenly rushed out of the turbulence every two or three hours.

He didn't dare to chase after these sailors, but only moved slowly.

At this time, the island's navy sent two men to follow Bran only.

They were safe from behind, so they were willing to let Bran's army enter after the pirates.

They even thought that Bran capsized with the pirates, and that they would salvage the corpse and the treasure along the way.

Because of these turbulent currents in the fjord, which is equivalent to a sea wall, the defense of the navy is not afraid of someone breaking in, and the six islands on land are guarded by their own soldiers, so there is no danger.

The night was spent in a time of waves, sometimes calm.

The next morning, Bran's ship began to start, and after several kilometers of progress, the body of the black thief was found.

Last night's torrential rain took away all the dozens of pirates who had escaped.

There are more than a dozen people holding wooden planks and waiting for rescue.

Their expressions were horrified, and they breathed as they saw someone coming, and they tried to make a sound, regardless of friend or foe.

Bran took with him four medium-sized sailing boats, close to one hundred and fifty men.

And chain all four boats together, and keep the T-shaped position forward.

"Drop the rope and go down and catch it."

Seeing that the sea water helped, Bran ordered everyone to clean up the battlefield and make it for a long time before they caught the pirates who had not become corpses.

When the rearmament was completed, Bran was not yet close to the island, and wanted to ask for a reason to go ashore with the damage to the hull.

A sea boat approached first.

"Thank you, please give us the pirates and the goods they have stolen." An island officer said.

"What's the cargo? It's all pirates. Ambu spoke up.

"These pirates obviously robbed the goods of the Purple Room, we all saw it, did you clean the sea field and didn't find it? Don't you want to swallow all this filth?"

The Fiordland Islands are geographically important.

But there is a problem, and the important thing is that relative to the rulers, for these island-defending navies, there is no oil and water.

Ports like the Aegean Sea, where cargo ships pass every day, are at your own expense.

But right now, even birds are afraid to fly over.

Not to mention fish, small fish don't, and the most common ones are sharks that dare to attack people.

In terms of food, the island is barely self-sufficient, but that's it, it's a bitter cold place.

So in the face of the ships that enter, no matter who you are, as long as you are not under the command of the giants, you have to pay.

After Bran understood, he was not angry but happy in his heart, which was equivalent to giving himself a chance.

He whispered a few words to Simon, who spoke Greek and Latin, to speak the officer.

A raft was dropped on board, and Simon boarded it, approaching the officer, and whispered.

"My lord, the pirates attacked us in Florence, and we only came here to fight for extermination, but last night thanks to your help, the pirates did not escape.

In order to thank you for your righteous deed, we have already converted the goods of the Purple Room, denominated in rubles, all here. ”

Simon took out all the funds on board.

This big bag is full of silver rubles and gold rubles.

And Bran put the ring of his finger in it.

"Please take it." When Simon passed the pass, the officer was almost petrified, and he couldn't get this money for 50 years of guarding the island.

Look at the officer's greedy eyes

Simon knew that there was a play, and whispered to this person, and the two became good brothers in an instant.

"What method does Simon use?"

"Your Highness, there is a boat with a woman hidden." Dandoro Road.

"Huh?"

"The island is poor and there is nothing, and these soldiers can make them dizzy by giving them wine and women. The woman was sent out to paralyze these people under the pretext of landing on the island.

And why did they bring women on the ship, just explain that these women were supposed to be snatched away by pirates and rescued by us. ”

Dandoro said, "Your Highness, rest assured, they are all some market wine girls, who are engaged in this industry, and there are no decent women." ”

As he spoke, he was about to pull out his sleeve and show Bran all the information about the women inside.

Dandoro also knew Bran's habit of caring for his people, and he didn't dare to go too far before making some moves.

Bran didn't look at it, waiting for the officer's permission.

Before going to the island to ask for permission.

The subordinate beside the officer persuaded, "My lord, although this fleet has His Majesty's warrant for thieves, can you let them go up rashly?" Violating the previous ban of Lord Tae-won!"

"What are you afraid of, originally we were going to reincarnate in the Aegean Sea as a navy, but Lord Tae-yeon is gone, and now no nobles care about how we defend the island, and if we don't take advantage of this rare opportunity to make some money, it will be a fool.

If you send a letter, you will say that the Teutonic ships fought with pirates, suffered more than 100 casualties, and strayed into the islands of the fjord.

Due to the strong sea situation, it was necessary to land on the island.

Once they are on the island, just control their movements.

We have six islands connected here, even if these people want to do something, at night, when people from other islands come to patrol, this place will be sealed immediately.

At night, even a 100-meter boat can swallow up the fjord, and they can't go. ”

The officer also said carefully, "How long has it been since you tasted a woman......

After a verbal exchange, the officer's subordinates let down their guard and sent someone to guide them to the island.

After boarding the ship, the officer's men sent men to surround Bran and the others.

"Listen, you can only operate on the edge of the harbor, and those who break out will be killed."

After speaking, the officer returned to the camp with a few cronies.

At dusk, Simon and Ambu entered the officer's quarters with a few women, wrapped in turbans.

At the end of the night, Simon returned to the ship in the harbor and reported to Bran, "Your Highness, after this night of friendly conversation, I have negotiated with them to use this place for smuggling, and if they agree to provide information on the charts, we will take care of the expenses of the officers on the island."

Simon pulls out a picture with a list of gifts.

"Prepare all these things to the Aegean Sea, and we can use this smuggling route right away."

Seeing that it went so well, Brandn was overjoyed.

The original plan was to find a breach on the island.

But Simon's plan is better.

Bound by interest relationships, first smuggling in a small area, and then sending a large number of ships in and out.

On the one hand, it is convenient to grasp the currents of the waterway, and on the other hand, it increases the trust of these people.

"You have become my lucky star, and last time, you organized a group of mountain lords to descend the mountain in the Alps, and let me pick the thorny mountain lord with a sword, and quickly reorganize the mountain soldiers.

Now, if I find you a random count's woman, I might have wronged you. ”

"It's all the teachings of His Highness, and Angbu has also made great contributions, he can drink with those people, and he can drink and call him a brother."

"I will remember the people who do things for me."

Bran delayed for another two days, making Simon more acquainted with the soldiers.

Simon negotiated with the officer privately and sent two Navy non-commissioned officers back with him, but there was no one to supervise him now.

When Bran returned to Florence, he asked Ambu to entertain them and treat them as courtesy to the two non-commissioned nobles.

And send Simon out.

Simon took Allen and Uller to Tunisia this time.

On the other hand, let Ichisu take someone to rendezvous with Hilde.

Ichisu looked at Hilde as he planted the spies.

Simon was looking for three of Chai Su's men.

Hilde went to Rome.

Bran then wrote two more letters to send, one for Ashclay and one for Blackbeard.

In the room, only Carol, who is closest to him, is there.

Bran wasn't afraid to tell him anything.

"Your Highness, I understand that you cooperated with Chai Su, but why did you send two teams of people to find Chai Su's different subordinates, instead of meeting Chai Su."

"According to the intelligence, Chai Su is suspicious, after dividing the country into a dual system, he and his subordinate Yi An, who live in Rome, and the three of them are divided in North Africa.

Coupled with the suspicion that Desley and his grandfather were assassinated, the trust link is still weak, although they are stationed in each other's offices.

We do it differently in reverse, and let these important ministers convince Chai Su that they have an advantage over us outsiders.

I have checked out this person Yi'an, what is important is wealth, and Hilde is also wealthy, Yi'an is not from an orthodox background, and he doesn't value blood, so let Hilde contact him.

The trio are from noble backgrounds and attach importance to blood, Simon is from a priesthood, and now he has a fief, which is not too bad.

Let Simon meet these three people, and the courtesy will be higher.

The three of them love money, but they also love color. ”

This Sebulan didn't say it explicitly.

Bran was single-minded, and while he spoke, the first letter to Blackbeard was written.

The letter told Blackbeard that all of his men had been killed in battle, and that after some time, once he had taken control of an island in the fjord, he would let Blackbeard pretend to be killed by himself.

In fact, Bran brought the men into an ambush on one of the islands in the fjord.

The second letter was addressed to Ashclay, which stated that Blackbeard's movements had been mastered, and that the first siege was successful, and more than forty thieves had been headed.

In addition, he also expressed his condolences to the giants for winning the battle.

Ten days later, Simon, who was sent by Bran, successfully entered the port of Tunis.

The information that Bran uses now is all the legacy of Mrs. Meghan.

After the change of consuls, he immediately sent people to make friends with the various powers in the Mediterranean.

The sea regiment flying the Teutonic eagle flag is now coming to Tunisia for the third time.

As soon as Simon set foot in the land of this pearl of North Africa, he was attracted by the exotic scenery in front of him.

As an envoy from Florence, he went to the mansion of the trio as soon as he left the harbor.

Only one of the three was in Tunisia at this time, and the other two were sent to assist the navy in resisting the giants.

Leave this man named Ulchi. Mimuan.

The closest to Chai Su's blood, the deputy minister of the principality.

After he stayed in North Africa, he shifted his focus to the desert in the south, allied himself with the black tribes, and lived a very prosperous life.

When Simon went to see Uri.

Uchi was followed by four yellow-skinned women and massaged her back.

He smoked a hookah, put on silk, and lay on a soft bed.

Accept tribute from tribes and merchants.

After entering, Simon said to the important minister, "Your Highness." ”

"Sit down."

Before Simon arrived, the gift had already arrived, and it was also accepted by Uri.

So Uchi said again, "What is the matter, you can go to Rome to talk to the Grand Duke, why risk being discovered by giants and come to this place?"

"Because I have come to discuss a business with Your Highness, which is too valuable, and must be brought by me."

Uri smiled, "Woman? Everyone knows that I like women, but no matter how beautiful a woman is, it's not two legs and two hands. ”

Wu Qi gestured to the woman next to him and said, "Do you think these people are good-looking?"

Simon shook his head, then took out a scroll and presented it to Uschi.

Ulchi didn't make a move, letting one of his men take over.

As the scroll slowly unfolded, Uchi's eyes, which had been half-squinting to enjoy the woman's massage, suddenly widened, and finally took the portrait.

"Go down."

Ulchi asks Simon to leave the room behind.

Simon took the opportunity to get closer and said, "Your Highness, do you know who this woman is?"

"Who is it? With a crown on your head, royalty? It's the first time I've seen such a good-looking woman, especially these eyes, they're so beautiful!"

"From Ireland to Khitan."

Simon only said one sentence and didn't mention it again.

Ucci is a smart guy and will come to his senses right away.

He raised his voice, trying to verify his conjecture, "You gave me this portrait to show that you have the whereabouts of this noble lady and can control her life and death?"

"Yes, when the time is right, I can even let His Highness see this noble lady from afar, as long as you are allied with my country."

Ugi had anticipated Simon's words, and smiled, "You want a woman to make me rebel?" Betrayal of the Principality of Africa?"

Simon shook his head,

It looks relaxed, but I also know that I can't say the wrong thing.

He said, "I'm going to bring down Yi'an!"

Just now, the woman made Wu Qi admire, but these words made Wu Qi stunned.

Simon continued, "I know that in the Florentine territory, you have people who have sought information, and so have my country.

You should understand that Your Highness trusts a man named Hilde, a little peasant, who has been lucky a few times and wants to climb on top of me, who is smuggling in Rome and comes into contact with Yi'an.

And Yi An is hostile to His Highness, so he is naturally my enemy.

When I eradicate Yi'an, I also eradicate Heard.

What I mean is simple, Hilde has been appointed by my lord to contact Rome and resist Ashclay in the future.

But if it succeeds, will it still have the status of His Royal Highness in the future? I will also be replaced by Heard then.

Therefore I beg my lord to come down to His Highness. ”

Ugie's curiosity had been completely ignited, and he motioned for Simon to continue.

"Your Highness also knows that Florence is still semi-dominated by giants, but His Highness Bran will not allow an Orthodox Christian, if you are on the same front as our country, when you go to war in the future, our country will leak military aircraft to you and let you make meritorious contributions."

"Wait, what if His Highness Chai Su trusts Yi An and Hilde?"

"If there is a time, I will find a way to give Hilde false information, after Yi An gets the fake military information, if he instigates His Royal Highness Chai Su to go on the expedition, it will definitely fail.

After defeat, he will lose his status, and if His Highness Chaisu adopts your strategy, this is a real military situation, and you can successfully defeat the giants in the future, and your position will be more secure. ”

The proposal made Ugi ponder.

It sounds good and bad, the only drawback is that when the lord really uses Yi'an's strategy, he may have to lose a lot of people, but he thinks that he has sent someone to assassinate Yi'an before.

Now it is impossible for him to reconcile with Yi'an.

Finally, Simon got a nod of agreement.

On the other hand, in Hilde, in Rome, he also came into contact with Yi'an.

He said the opposite of Simon.

He told Yi An that he had made great achievements, but he was suppressed by Simon.

Simon knew he had a relationship with Ian in Rome.

So he proposed to Lord Bran that he find three people from North Africa to be lobbyists instead.

Heard tells Ian that Simon is on credit and wants a lover by the lord's side, causing Bran to be angry.

As long as Yi An can convince Chai Su to cooperate with Lord Monarch Bran and send troops together in the future, he will definitely be able to deal a huge blow to the giant.

And if the three of them succeed in convincing Chai Su, they will find a way to destroy it when they send troops.

Simon and Hilde's words were taught by Bran.

Both thought Bran wanted to get rid of the other.

Bran tells Hild that after Simon's deed, he wants his lover, who is the daughter of Alain, because he has promised to reward him for his wedding.

Bran told Hilde to complete this covenant well, and he would have a lot of use.

Bran gave each of them a sign of great trust.

This made Hilde secretly rejoice, maybe he could get Alain one day, as long as he was more and more trusted by Bran.

Simon also had this idea in mind, after a united front in Northern Italy.

After seeing Queen Alain again at the manor, she almost wanted to come forward and talk to her.

But he was more than twenty years older than Heard.

These years of life have made Simon know one thing, the sovereign's woman, if you sleep, you will either die or the opposite.

People don't make trouble for themselves.

The two of them tried their best to get Bran to confess.

At this time, Bran was busy and sent someone to bring the princess of Alain to the city of Mees.

The two lived in a noble mansion.

This place is no more luxurious than a manor house.

But Bran was there with her, which made her feel better.

Now that the princess of Alan has become a chess piece, Bran, as a chess player, naturally has to be gentle with the chess pieces.

The princess of Alain is even more delicate than before, and she wants to vent out the resentment that has accumulated in her heart when Bran didn't care about her before.

Didn't you marry a woman in the purple room?

Didn't you make me obedient?

Don't you care about the Roland sword?

Now when Alain was eating, he was even late to Bran and asked Bran to wait for her.

During the meal that day, Alain watched the circus on the lawn of the mansion.

She told Bran to wait at the table, and she would come after the play.

Bran waited for an hour before the princess Alain smiled and followed the circus clown to the table.

"You should have come just now, do you know what kind of opera you are performing? Brand. ”

"If you like it, I'll send another band, and you can do whatever you want."

After Alain ate the first bite of meat, he put down his knife and fork, "The meat is cold, take it and feed it to the dogs." ”

Bran looked at Alain's facial features and said slowly, "It's so beautiful, you must be the reincarnation of some angel." ”

Looking at Bran's obsessive expression, Alain was even more proud.

But she couldn't read her mind, and she couldn't see the last sentence in Bran's heart.

Angel's face, pig-like brain.

Those who serve people with color are weakened and love relaxation, and love relaxation is gracious, and grace is broken.

But Alain didn't understand this.

"Someone, re-serve food for His Highness."

Alain was satisfied, and she raised her glass and saluted Bran.

Bran returned with a cup.

That night, Bran entered the room of the princess of Alain.

The two sat on the windowsill.

Alain was wearing a thin blue silk pajamas, and the scenery on his chest was looming.

She felt that Bran completely regretted it, and just after she showed her charm about women, Bran didn't even care about his new wife, put down her business, and brought herself here.

Bran pretended to kiss Fang Ze, but Alain stopped him and said, "I am the princess, noble and holy, I can only be your first wife, before that, don't even think about it, don't forget, you swore an oath, if you don't listen, you will suffer calamity, and even lose the Roland sword." ”

"Alain, I know very well that you and the sword are very important."

"That's good, you go out first, I'm tired."

For the next few days, Bran waited at the mansion.

One day, I finally received a reply to all the letters sent out.

Ashclay sent words of encouragement, and Blackbeard said to continue.

And Hilde and Simon, who went south, also came with good news, and reached a preliminary consensus with the three people and Yi'an respectively.