Extraordinary Sailing

Half a month later.

The news of the recovery of Hipponoah, the goddess of the Black Sea, has spread like a whirlwind across the three continents where humans are active.

Countless countries and forces are evaluating how this existence will affect the current maritime shipping, whether it will cause turmoil in the continental structure, and whether they can benefit from it.

The revival of this goddess is like a big stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples that will not subside for a long time.

South of the Old World.

The Alfonso Peninsula is adjacent to the Black Sea and the Treasure Sea.

In this fertile land rich in mineral deposits, three countries of equal strength once coexisted. Although it is not enough to fight endlessly for years, peace has never been truly achieved in the history of the Alfonso Peninsula in the past hundreds of thousands of years.

Until 200 years ago, the age of great exploration began.

Under the leadership of the wise king, one of the countries seems to have taken advantage of the east wind and installed an accelerator. In a short period of time, the comprehensive national strength has far surpassed its peers, and even ranked among the world's powerful countries.

But in just ten years.

It has already wiped out the two neighbors of the Umayyad Dynasty and the Grand Duchy of the Algarve on the Alfonso Peninsula one after another, and has become the final winner of dominating this fertile land!

Because of such amazing feats, the royal family has won the unanimous support of the whole country and enjoys the supreme right of this country!

Moreover, for more than a hundred years, its expansion has never stopped, and it has become a world-wide power no matter in terms of strength or territory.

This country is the most powerful country in sea power that ruled this age of great navigation - the overlord Cyrus!

The jewel of Cyrus, the capital of Santa Cruz.

The "Dome Palace", which belongs to the residence of the king and the royal family, has a construction area of ​​more than 200,000 square meters.

Ceremony halls, concert halls, banquet halls, galleries, stables, gardens, sculptures, monuments, and royal chapels together form a small city that gathers all kinds of treasures and art treasures from all over the world. It can be called a museum of all nations!

Just like the footsteps of this country's foreign conquest, this palace has never stopped expanding since the age of great exploration. Every time you conquer a country and establish a colony, there will be a unique building with local characteristics!

It is talked about by all Cyrus citizens.

today.

Philip II, dressed in formal attire and wearing a shining crown, summoned a group of his subjects to "greet" a guest from afar in the dome palace where he was discussing affairs.

Bang——

The vase decorated with enamel, malachite, and gold was pushed to the ground by His Majesty the "furious" King.

An officer next to him "faithfully" recorded every word and deed of His Majesty the King.

'His Majesty is furious at the loss of the pledge of the syndicate, the 'Crown of Thistles' which still belongs to Cyrus

Broke the priceless treasure vase tributed by the Peacock Islands and vowed to hold the Netherlands Bank Group accountable! '

but.

Philip II in "Wrath" glanced at the well-dressed young envoy standing at the bottom of the steps, seeing his respectful attitude but still not humble, suddenly felt bored.

Sitting back on his throne again, he coughed lightly.

"cough!"

Seeing this, one of the subordinates came out more and more. He first glanced at the messenger, and then said respectfully to his king:

"Your Majesty, the Netherlands bears inescapable responsibility for the loss of the 'Crown of Thistles'! Although the treasury was looted and the treasures were lost, the senior management of the board of directors is still there.

They must pay for the loss of the kingdom. No matter which country's judge judges, the truth is on the side of the kingdom! "

On the throne, His Majesty the King, who was young and vigorous, knocked on the golden armrest of the throne noncommittally, and then turned his attention to the other subjects again.

Immediately another person walked out of the queue, bowed and saluted:

"My lord! The Chancellor is right, but I have one more point to add.

Our collateral is bound to the kingdom's loan, and the current situation is that even if we eventually repay the loan, the Dutch Bank Syndicate will not be able to return the collateral to us.

So, I think the Kingdom will put a temporary hold on repayments until the syndicate gets this collateral back! This is a very reasonable request. "

"Well, the Chancellor and the Chancellor obviously have a point. What do you think, Emissary Silas?"

There was slyness in the king's eyes.

Obviously, everyone now knows what Huggins did with the crown, and finally understands the potential value of the crown.

Although Philip II just heard that the sapphire on the crown turned out to be the "Heart of the Ocean" representing the authority of the Black Sea, he was so sad that he wanted to vomit blood.

If there is a sea god who can be controlled by him, even if he is only close to him, then who else in this sea will be Cyrus' opponent? !

But now that the treasure is lost, it's too late to say anything.

As a talented and ambitious king who even cared about the throne of the emperor, he must of course find a way to recover the loss from other places.

so.

Is there a better object of claim than the "Netherlands Syndicate"? And the victims of this incident are far more than my own family.

Although the "Heart of the Sea" is good, the huge wealth belonging to the "Netherlands Bank Group" is not bad at all.

The young man named Silas standing under the steps smiled slightly when he heard this:

"Your Majesty! Since I am here on behalf of the bank group, of course I have the sincerity of belonging to the bank group.

We all know very well what the Silius Kingdom lacks the most. Real gold and silver are more useful than a crown that can be seen but cannot be used! "

Philip II didn't pay too much attention to the understatement of "can see or not use" in his mouth, but asked with great interest:

"Oh? Real money? Does the envoy agree to our request?"

"No, no, you misunderstood me, of course business is one yard for one yard.

It is true that the bank syndicate has no ability to recover lost property from a demigod, but it can bring you more wealth, and the amount of this wealth will definitely satisfy you, please see! "

As he spoke, he took out a document from his purse and handed it to the waiter at the side, motioning for it to be presented to the king.

Hearing the word "wealth", Philip II immediately became interested and forgave the other party's little rudeness in refuting him.

With a little expectation, I took the document that was identified by the "waiter" as no problem, and unfolded it:

"A report on the detection of mineral deposits? An island in the New World, Potosi the discoverer.

The silver reserves are abundant and the estimated reserves are 25,000 tons? ! ! ! "

Bang——

Philip II suddenly stood up, and because he was too excited, he kicked the other vase standing beside the throne to the ground, but he didn't care about his heartache at all, and asked eagerly:

"Where is Silver Island?"

Can't help but the most honorable king in the mainland is not excited.

What is the concept of 25,000 tons? Converted to 55.1 million pounds, even if all of them were melted into 32-pound shells, it would still be able to fire nearly two million shells!

To what level can the kingdom's armament be raised if it is used to buy artillery and shells? This is the account that children can calculate!

That kind of meaning is not necessarily weaker than getting help from a demigod.

Seeing this number, Philip II had already completely forgotten the other purpose of the convening of his subjects, "to deal with the changes in the situation in the Black Sea after Hipponoah's recovery".

He winked at the only "Fire of Thorns" among the four guardian knights of the kingdom sitting next to him. The latter nodded and turned into a red whirlwind to completely seal off the palace for discussion.

'Ah! Sure enough, the greedy King Cyrus took the bait. '

There was a flash of success in the eyes of the young messenger.

The Potosi island chain, named after the discoverer, is a veritable "Silver Islands", born due to volcanic eruptions, but this island is not currently under the control of Cyrus or any civilized country. .

It is located in the cracks of many forces, the last retreat home of a group of New World aborigines.

After the expedition team of the Bank Group discovered the island, it took many factors into consideration and did not start excavating it for a long time. Even if it is done by hand, this piece of fat may not fall into the mouth of the bank syndicate.

If there is no guarantee of long-term occupation and continuous mining, it is almost like watching a splash in the water.

However, at present, it seems that the bank group that has been seriously injured can use the information on a silver mine that is only a mirror image to itself, and get enough benefits to make up for the shortfall, so as to survive this crisis.

By the way, Silius, one of the culprits who indirectly caused the catastrophic incident of the bank syndicate, can learn a lesson!

The hegemony of Ecyrus will inevitably lead to fierce conflicts with several other colonies. The key is, even if they know the consequences, are they willing to let them give up?

Why has the Netherlands, which has no peak fourth-tier powerhouse or is not qualified to have a fourth-tier powerhouse, stood up for three hundred years?

It seems that too many people have forgotten the bloody means of the bank syndicate to make a fortune!

The Kingdom of Phalatis "Newin Harbor".

After more than 20 days of trekking at sea, Ivan and the crew of the "Storm Horn" who faced the "Battle of the Gods" head-on, returned to Newing Port exhausted physically and mentally.

"Isn't the autumn voyage to the New World not over yet?"

Stepping off the battleship, Aiwen accidentally discovered that there were a lot of ocean-going merchant ships with extremely deep drafts in the "Newin Port", which were obviously fully loaded.

"Be careful! If you let these cashmere carpets get wet with sea water, I will skin you!"

"Go again, why hasn't the dispatched goods come yet?"

""

There is some noise in the port.

After leading a group of crew members to land, Ai Wen, who just wanted to finish his duty report early and go back to rest, didn't realize the meaning behind this scene, so he put it behind him in a blink of an eye.

Now Aiwen is not interested in things that have nothing to do with him.

"Baptism water?"

Unexpectedly, when reporting to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the military department later on, he suddenly got an unexpected surprise.

Before his departure, the bishop Benedict of the "New Yin Cathedral" gave Ivan the reward for inventing the "Song of the Siren" before he left, and it was finally delivered when Ivan went to the Kingdom of Tairo to perform a mission.

But he felt that this was a tasty reward.

"What? Don't you want it?"

Sitting behind her desk, Liwena played with a bottle of potion that looked clear but slightly silvery, and teased Ivan who was standing in front of her.

According to legend, the holy baptism pool located in the kingdom of the goddess is the place where the souls of believers who go to the kingdom of God reshape their bodies to gain new life. Another says that this is the bathing place of the goddess.

But no matter what the real situation is.

This kind of "Holy Baptism Water" can only be produced in a very small amount through rituals during the Christmas Mass held once a year at the "Iron Cross Throne", the place of miracles of the goddess.

It is absolutely impossible to be bestowed without making undisputed achievements for the church and the goddess.

The effect is also very straightforward:

After the official knight takes it, it can expand its potential without side effects and obtain the most perfect foundation. And depending on the original physical foundation, within a month to a year, 100% reach the peak of the second-order official knight.

Of course, the effect is only limited to the body. The human mind and will are the parts that even the true gods cannot fully control, and they are also the parts that truly belong to mortals themselves.

Perhaps for orthodox knights who are really interested in arousing fighting spirit, even if they would rather become a peak knight two years later, they are not willing to take this shortcut, such as: Her Highness Liwena herself.

Because although there are no side effects, it also lacks the double tempering of the body and mind when a little progress is made through hard practice, and it is of no benefit to tempering the will to stimulate [fighting energy].

However, this small shortcoming is nothing to Ai Wen, a guy who has made it clear that he wants to find another way.

And with his current level of senior official knight, as long as he drinks this bottle of potion, he may be able to become a peak knight in two months at all!

Easily obtain the powerful power that others have dreamed of for ten, twenty, or even a lifetime!