On the vast ocean, a huge fleet is sailing all the way west, sailing rapidly. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It was the Royal Spanish Fleet.

"Ladies and gentlemen, that's right. On the flagship of the Royal Spanish Fleet, the great navigator Christopher Columbus explained in detail to the Holy See: "Generally speaking, pirates are divided into three types, one is offshore pirates, one is a mid-sea pirate, and the other is an ocean pirate. ”

"And what about the two who are now at war?" asked the fourth cardinal, Master St. Mark, faintly.

"According to the information provided by the previous merchant ships, the two sides of the war are the Vikings in the North Sea and the Pirate Alliance on the Caribbean side of the South Sea. Columbus explained in detail: "Viking pirates are the largest pirates in the North Sea, and they are also the largest offshore pirates, they generally make a living by robbing offshore merchant ships, that is, the kind of offshore merchant ships that engage in transportation and trade between countries, and occasionally when they are not old, they will also go ashore to rob some small coastal cities and plunder some goods and women." “

After a pause, he continued: "The pirate alliance on this side of the Caribbean in the South Seas has always operated in the south, and it is also the largest ocean pirate alliance, making a living by robbing passing merchant ships. Your Excellency also knows that this side of the South Seas is different from the North Seas, rich in products, and has never stopped maritime trade, plus there are many islands, which are easy to hide, so the pirates here have also grown stronger and stronger, until the current huge pirate alliance has been formed. ”

"Isn't their territory very well divided, and why are they fighting?" said St. Mark, puzzled.

"This problem is complicated......" Columbus thought for a moment before saying: "To put it simply, it is because this Viking pirate is not the same as other pirates, most of the other pirates are fugitives, villains, poor people who have offended the great nobles, etc., they are pirates only for money, just to satisfy their own desires, in essence, they are no different from those bandits and bandits on land." And the Vikings are not like them. “

"Oh?" said Master St. Mark, leaning forward and asking with interest, "What's the difference?"

"How so...... Well, they're more like farmers. Columbus explained: "They were in fact a people, similar to the Anglo-Saxons of England and the Germanic peoples of Germany, except that they lived on the sea, on the islands of the sea, and they had very little land for production." So, in their eyes, the sea is their pasture, their land, and the raiding of merchant ships and coastal cities is the same for them as the peasants grazing and farming. ”

Christopher Columbus laughed: "Your Excellency, you know, what farmer would like others to graze and harvest wheat on his pasture? The same is true of the Vikings, it is said that about four or five years ago, when the Pirate Alliance of the South Seas was just formed, the Vikings came once and fought with them, and the result seemed to be that the Vikings lost. ”

"Lost?" Master Saint Mark frowned, puzzled, "How could you lose?" I seem to have heard that this Viking King is a martial saint, and he is still a famous veteran martial saint, and his strength is also good, how can he lose?"

"Of course, this is because the South Sea Pirate Alliance also has an old martial saint. Columbus shrugged his shoulders and replied: "In the early years, there were many pirate gangs on this side of the South Seas, and their size also varied greatly, from more than a dozen ships to as few as one or two. Of course, in order to deal with these pirates, the fleet formed by the maritime merchants is also getting bigger and bigger, many times, it is a number of maritime merchants acting together, often thirty or forty ships set off together, and sometimes fifty or sixty ships are also available, such a fleet is not something that those pirates can provoke, and the Spice Islands often organize fleets to sweep away the surrounding pirates, so to speak, the pirates at that time did not have a good time. ”

"Until the Pirate King of the Seas appeared and established the Pirate Alliance of the Seas. It is said that this pirate king's name is 'Blackbeard', and when he first appeared in the South Seas, he had the strength of this Venerable level. Later, with his own strength and various intrigues, he became the leader of one of the pirate groups, and then became bigger and bigger, becoming one of the best pirates in the entire South Seas. Then he was promoted to the Martial Saint, and really became the strongest among the pirates in the South Seas, and successively subdued the rest of the pirates, formed a pirate alliance, and gathered people on weekdays, even those forty or fifty large fleets, they dared to rob. ”

"Moreover, according to the grapevine, this 'Blackbeard' is a martial saint who has advanced with swordsmanship, and his sword aura is shocking, and it is very likely that he has some connections with England. His strength is not below that of the Viking King, and he successfully repelled the invasion of the Vikings last time and established his position. And this time the big battle, it was obvious that the younger brother of the Viking King was also promoted to the Martial Saint, and the Vikings felt that they had the strength to overpower the other party, so they went south in a big way, triggering this sea battle. ”

Hearing his explanation, Master St. Mark also almost understood the relationship, and nodded: "Okay, I understand, but what about the other two Martial Saints?"

"According to the previous merchants, those two should be the Assassin Brotherhood's dwarf martial saint 'Hydra 'Hydra 'Hydra' and his younger brother 'Chameleon' Harvey, the two of them are known to be willing to do anything as long as they are given money, and this time they should have been invited by Blackbeard to help, so the Vikings may not be able to win this time. Columbus explained in detail.

"That's the five Martial Saints......" Master Saint Mark touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

After thinking for a moment, he turned his head to the left, where sat the old woman dressed in black, with her eyes closed, holding a small cross in her hand, her mouth opening and closing, silently muttering something, as if she did not care at all about what was going on outside.

Then Master St. Mark spoke, even with a faint deference: "What do you think, Mama Teresa?"

As one of the cardinal archbishops at the pinnacle of the power of the Cult of Dokivus, the fourth cardinal, St. Mark, still showed enough respect for this old woman.

The old woman still didn't open her eyes, but let go of the cross she was holding, her tone was very light, but cold as ice: "Since they are all enemies of the Lord, then it is better to destroy them all." ”

Listening to the old woman's words, Master St. Mark nodded earnestly: "Okay, I understand. ”

At this moment, there were three hurried knocks at the door, and then a Templar entered, knelt down on one knee, and reported: "Not far to the west, we have found several ships that are chasing and fighting, and by the flag, they are the pirates!"