The Sea of Nilsia, the Sea of Roentgen, Alcatraz Island.

The sea breeze gently blew across the sea, and four three-masted griffon-class warships lined up in a line on the sea, slowly cruising thirty nautical miles from Alcatraz Island, like sharks guarding their territory.

The eighteen-centimeter large-caliber bow cannon is like the hideous fangs of the shark, staring at the front, as if it will roar and devour people at any time.

On the deck, the shirtless and tanned sailors were busy in a hurry, some squatting on the ground to scrub the deck, some were shouting trumpets and pulling the sails, Bill stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the port side of the ship with a telescope, and an adjutant came up and asked loudly: "Captain Bill, we are very close to Sisses, should we step back a little?"

The adjutant was none other than Link.

This young boy has matured at an astonishing speed after following Tang Jie through twists and turns and tribulations, this young boy who has just passed the age of twelve has been tanned on his face, and his dark skin has a shiny and healthy color, and like every sailor, his originally thin body and muscles under his clothes continue to grow and grow under the heavy physical work every day.

The most obvious change is that this young man who used to have a hippie smile every day can hardly see any playful look on his face at this time, his thin lips are tightly pursed, his eyes are sharp, and he is bright, especially when he speaks, his tone of voice and his firm and confident demeanor, like the captain Tang Jie he admires.

Link was dressed in a rather clean sailor suit, the sleeve of one arm hung empty, swaying slightly in the wind, and the other hand was resting on the hilt of a short sword at his waist, his voice was sonorous, and he walked calmly and powerfully, like a young tiger.

Bill, who was still wearing a tattered sailor's suit, laughed when he heard Link's words, and said, "Those Sissian guys have been frightened, how can they send a fleet to cruise the sea?

Link only asked as a matter of routine, he nodded, no longer spoke, he stepped aside, carefully observing Bill's every move, learning Bill's sailing skills at any time.

Since Tang Jie left Alcatraz Island, and William died in the defense battle, Bill's importance in Alcatraz Island has become more and more reflected, and now the entire Alcatraz Island is mainly under the overall command of Nia, Bill serves as the commander-in-chief of the temporary sea fleet, Giljiko is still responsible for the training of the "Dark Night" special forces, and rarely shows his head in peacetime, Lilith only knows magic and doesn't care about anything, but because of this, she has a lot of time to practice magic, and the little girl's magic level is improving by leaps and bounds every day.

With Simon, the big butler, helping to take care of the internal affairs of Alcatraz, and Darius, a profiteer, transporting all kinds of materials to Alcatraz in Sicis, plus a large number of merchants flocking to Alcatraz Island to seek the protection of force in the waters of Nilcia, Alcatraz is now changing dramatically every day, and it is definitely not an exaggeration to describe it as changing with each passing day.

On top of that, before the upheaval in the imperial capital, because the Clumbel family had reached a preliminary agreement with Alcatraz Island in private, batch after batch of ultra-long-range howitzers were secretly transported to Alcatraz Island through underground channels. On the tower of the beach on the west side of Alcatraz Island, it is already covered with super-large caliber howitzers, and if you face an artillery battle of the level of the last time Alama Shay besieged Alcatraz Island, the pirates on Alcatraz Island can completely rely on the one hundred and thirty long-range howitzers equipped in the fortress to destroy the fleet in front of them in the sea!

In addition to the fortress cannon on the west beach, on the two cliffs on the west side of Alcatraz Island, Nia and two dwarven craftsmen also led the pirates to build two circular towers here.

The two circular towers are about 10 meters high, covering an area the size of a basketball court, and are divided into five floors. If one were to stand outside and look at the tower, one would only think that it was a cylindrical watchtower with undulating arrow stacks, and several pirates in charge of patrolling stood guard on the tower, and it was no different from the most ordinary watchtower.

But once the war breaks out, this tower will immediately open the upper and lower five floors of forty cannon ports, densely launched long-range howitzers, this glorious and white tower will suddenly become a black and oppressive steel forest, because these two towers are lined up on the cliffs on both sides of Alcatraz Island, each other is horns, occupying an extremely dangerous geographical location, once the artillery battle begins, it bursts out of firepower and strike power even more than the dense artillery on the castle.

Alcatraz's fortress defense line took shape, and at the same time, Nia did not give up the purchase and expansion of the fleet, and almost every day poor sailors from Sisis and various coastal cities came to this prestigious island on merchant ships, in search of a piece of glory and wealth.

After Nia carefully selected the group, the sailors who were familiar with the art of navigation and were physically fit were left behind, and then handed over to Bill, Gilgico, and Simon for a separate selection.

Nia doesn't even have to worry about someone with bad intentions coming to Alcatraz to wreak havoc, because with Lilith, a magician with the "Blue of Awe" on her hand, and Octavier, a powerful mermaid, those who want to wreak havoc will have to weigh their own weight.

What's more, now that the naval backbone of the Principality of Marta has been broken by Tang Jie, the Pound Empire has fallen into infighting again, and there is no time to take care of the group of pirates on Alcatraz Island.

Bill looked at the sea level motionless like a fixed rock at the bow of the ship, this flying and jumping pirate on weekdays, in the days when William was killed in battle and Tang Jie was away, the smile on his face gradually became less, although Alcatraz Island is getting stronger and stronger every day, but there is always a hidden worry in his heart that cannot be solved.

"Captain Bill, what are you thinking?" Link, who was on the side, asked suddenly.

Bill turned his head and looked at Link, who was overly young but the one-armed pirate who was so sharp that he smiled at Link and said, "I wonder when Captain Tang Jie will come back." ”

Link sighed, the sharpness on his face suddenly disappeared, he looked at the endless sea, and said with a wry smile: "I hope too!

For a while, the two pirates, one old and one young, stood against the railing, looking at the blue waves in a daze.

It stands to reason that as the absolute leader of a group like Tang Jie, such a long period of separation from this group can easily lead to internal instability in the group, and even a situation of struggle for power and profit.

But now Alcatraz Island has not seen such a situation, the reason is not only because Tang Jie's personal prestige is really unparalleled, but also because the second-in-command Nia is loyal, if anyone has a different heart, she is definitely the first to jump up and use the knife.

The main reason is because the speed at which Alcatraz is developing is so amazing.

Sisis and the major seaside cities adjacent to Alcatraz, the people here are looking at the direction of Alcatraz every day, and they can even see the amazing speed of Alcatraz's crazy growth through the fast-moving clouds in the sky!

As more and more sailors joined Alcatraz, Nia quickly reverted to the basic naval configuration of the previous three ships, but after a while, Darius sent two more newly-built three-masted griffon-class warships to the sea, bringing the total number of Alcatraz pirates to five.

These five warships are enough to maintain the normal maritime defense activities of Alcatraz Island, and as long as they do not provoke the terrifying behemoth of the Pound Empire, the existing five warships can fully cope with the possible naval military operations of the Duchy of Marta and the Duchy of York.

Moreover, the current Duchy of Marta and the Duchy of York are looking at the fierce and turbulent Garcia in fear, and they all know that once the dust settles on the distant imperial capital, it will be a new round of power reshuffle.

As a small coastal country, how to preserve their strength in such turmoil and how to take advantage of such opportunities to develop themselves is the first thing they have to consider.

Therefore, even if Alcatraz's power grows wildly every day, they can only watch, and they have no spare energy to care about these pirates at all.

However, in the midst of this great prospect, the pirates of Alcatraz still encountered some unpleasant things.

As Bill and Link returned to Alcatraz Island and arrived at the first officer's room, which was set up in the cavern, Nia's roar was clearly heard from inside.

"What? you say it again?" Nia's long golden hair hung down the side of her cheeks, and her piercing gaze shot out like a sword from the long golden hair, leaving a merchant in front of her in a state of disgrace.

"I, my lord, say that there are still some remnants of the pirate Tony Ark in the waters of Kadera, who are ravaging our caravans. My lord said, "Yes, according to the trade agreement between us, honorable, honorable Nia, you should go with your valiant men to exterminate them." The merchant looked like a gentleman, his face was pale, and he said in a slur voice: "If you can't do this, then, then my lord has every right to tear up the agreement in accordance with the agreement between the two parties, and from now on I will no longer pay you trade fees, and I will ask you for trade compensation." ”

Nia's face turned pale, she squinted at the weak-looking guy in front of her, she really didn't expect this guy who was so scared that he seemed to be about to vomit out all the bile, and he would dare to repeat the words again.

The longer she stayed in the position of the number one on Alcatraz, the more prestige she had accumulated, and now there were few people in the entire Alcatraz who dared to look at her squarely.

Sometimes, in the dead of night, Nia would have thought unbelievably that a few months ago she had been a lost pirate on the run, but now that she was entrenched on Alcatraz Island, it would not be an exaggeration to describe her as a sea hero.

But no matter how awe others looked at her, Nia knew very well that all this in front of her was brought to her by Tang Jie.

It was this man who cleared out the pirate king Tony Ark in the Kadra Sea in Mozambique, otherwise they would still be busy fighting with Tony Ark for control of the Nilsia Sea, where could they develop and grow with such peace of mind?

It was precisely because Tang Jie cleared Tonyak and handed over a rather calm Kadra Sea to Nia's hands that Nya was so angry about this news.

Because in her opinion, she failed to keep the inheritance handed over to her by Tang Jie, failed to stabilize the situation, if this man came back and asked herself, she said: I'm sorry, dear, the Kadela Sea is controlled by those thieves again, and there is nothing I can do!

No matter what form such words are said, it will make Nia ashamed!

However, anger is anger, and Nia knows very well that their current strength is far from enough to support them to carry out an expedition deep into the waters of Kadera, not to mention how vast the sea is, if you want to find a group of pirates wandering around in the vast sea for a decisive battle, it is simply a matter of looking for a needle in a haystack!

Not all pirates have the courage to build their own bases and fortresses in isolated islands of the sea, and stay there even when the enemy is in front of them!

Nia took a deep breath and forcibly controlled her anger, she said coldly to the merchant in front of her: "Go and send a message to your lordship, tell him that I will solve the matter in the Kadra Sea! However, he should pay no less than one gold coin, otherwise, he will have to worry about more than just the pirates in the Kadra Sea!"

The merchant shuddered, and then quickly retreated.

Bill and Link watched the businessman flee the room, and then walked into Nia's front office together.

"My lord, is there something bothering?" said Bill and Nia, who had an unusual friendship, took his own hands to find a bottle of wine in his room, and began to blow on each other.

If it had been normal, Nia would have grabbed the bottle back in his hand in a fit of rage and said angrily, "This is the best ten-year rum, and you actually drink it like this?"

But now, Nia rubbed her temples with her hands, her face was tired, and she closed her eyes and said, "Those damn merchants!" she said, she raised her head and glanced at Bill, "Bill, can we now afford to fight the resurgent pirates there in the waters of Khadra?"

Bill shook his head categorically and said: "Absolutely impossible! Our current strength can only intimidate the surrounding cities while protecting ourselves, and if we go deep into the Kadra Sea through the Ataq Sea to fight, it will be to die!"

Nia let out a long sigh, "I knew this was the result. ”

Link on the side looked at Nia and then at Bill, and he said cautiously, "I have an idea. ”

Nia glanced at him slightly, in her heart, this is still a child who has not grown up, although he has experienced all kinds of hardships and matured a lot with Captain Tang Jie in Mozambique, but he is still too young after all.

"Say, Link, we'll all listen. Nia said noncommittally.

This was the first time Link had proposed before Nia, and he himself was a little nervous, but the young one-armed man swallowed his spit and said, "I think we can use Captain Tangjie's relationship with Fiona, the magic queen of Mozambique, to get her to find a way to help us deal with those damn pirates in the Kadra Seas!"

Nia, who was rubbing her temples, and Bill, who was drinking and frowning, froze at the same time, and then the two of them stood up suddenly.

Nia was overjoyed and slapped her hand heavily on Link's shoulder: "That's a good idea!"

Bill laughed and rubbed Link's messy hair with his hands, "Well done, you stinky boy!"

Link was tingling on the shoulder by Nia's hand, he grinned for a while, and said, "But, what if there is no handwritten letter from Captain Tang Jie?"

Nia had already found a way out by this time, and she said excitedly, "I'll write it! I'll imitate the captain's handwriting!"

Bill said cautiously, "Let Lilith write it, she is a student of Fiona, and she has a good relationship with the captain." ”

Nia nodded heavily: "That's it!"

As the saying goes, three stinkers, one Zhuge Liang, and this is how Nia, Bill, and Link make an extremely important decision.

It was also this decision that allowed the magical capital of Mozambique, a holy place in the wizarding world, to join the sphere of influence of the super fortress of Alcatraz Island in advance.