893 Fall Ou (1/2)
A certain large port in Ettoman.
Fierce flames were raging near the wharves. The wreckages of a few warships had been set on fire.
In the nearby sea, there were a dozen or so pirate ships, looking like wolves surrounding their prey.
”Go straight for it, and take all the treasures and women…”
Wang Zhi grinned. Under his command, the five special cannons on Five Mountain fired a terrifying blast.
Although his extraordinary ship was not as powerful as the legendary ships, it was still very powerful. After all, it was a pirate governor's flagship, just like Monster.
A mere port was no match for the direct subordinates of a pirate governor.
He conquered the port and the port city in less than two hours. Excited cheers from the pirates echoed throughout the area.
”Great Governor…” An Eastern pirate's eyes flashed. He asked in the Eastern tongue, ”What should we do now?”
”Hehe…” Wang Zhi stroked his beard, his eyes gleaming with cunning. ”There are still five to six ports assigned to us by the Pirate King. We'll rob them one by one…”
”However… according to the Pirate King's orders, we need to control the army by pretending to attack it…” said a man who appeared to be an adviser hesitantly. ”I'm not speaking for the Pirate King. I'm saying this in consideration for you… If we don't succeed, the Pirate King can just retreat, but then he would have a score to settle with us!”
”That's true… I was almost too smart for my own good…” Wang Zhi broke out in a cold sweat. ”We'll first send a thousand men to first survey the port's situation and its surroundings. Then we can kill some of the people in power… In that case, no one would be able to say that we Eastern pirates weren't trying our best. At the very least, we'd have put in more effort than the other governors… That's the least we must do!”
”Understood!”
A giant sea eagle began circling the skies above the port immediately after the pirate received the order and stepped back.
”Great Governor, word from the Pirate King!”
Although Fang Yuan had invented the shell phone, its range was limited to a few dozen nautical miles. Large-scale, long-distance communication was still a big problem. The problem could be overcome if they asked the Dream and Armament Master to pass messages for them, but that was obviously impossible.
Wang Zhi's pirate group favored sea eagles for this purpose. These extraordinary creatures were shockingly fast. They also had some special qualities and were well-suited to act as messengers.
”What's the situation?”
The sharp eyes of the sea eagle found its caretaker and landed on his leather shoulder guard.
Upon hearing the governor's order, the caretaker swiftly untied the bamboo container on the eagle's leg. His eyes widened in surprise. ”It's news from the Pirate King. The Pirate King's main forces have already conquered the capital of Ettoman, Glass.”
”What? How is that possible?” Wang Zhi's eyes widened. ”I thought… that brat…”
”Great Governor, be careful with your words!” The adviser standing nearby approached him hurriedly and extended his fan. ”Our previous plan of not using our full power is no longer feasible!”
”That's right!” Wang Zhi sank into his seat, his face covered with shock.
The loss of a few ports was nothing critical to Ettoman, but it was an entirely different matter to have its capital conquered.
Perhaps this Pirate King Roche could accomplish this grand undertaking.
If he really succeeded, then he would have a huge country with a great geographical advantage. He could then control all the ocean trade of the Opher Continent. These profits could eclipse even the total profits of all the pirate governors combined and make them incredibly jealous.
Not to mention that Ettoman was extremely famous throughout the world. If someone were to become a noble with authority in Ettoman…
Wang Zhi immediately found himself breathing heavier. He drew his cutlass and swung down fiercely. ”Damn it, let's do this!”
”Governor's orders, attack! Attack land!”
…
With the power of the Sun Crown and the alliance with Hermes, nothing could stand in the way of the pirates' invasion of Ettoman.
In less than three months, the pirates had attacked and sealed all of the ports, cutting off all means of escape and communication with other countries for Ettoman.
Then, at the end of the year of World Calendar 669, with the fall of Ettoman's last remaining city, Akmundo, all of Ettoman had fallen under the pirates' control!
Duke Ham, who was serving as a diplomat, disappointedly found out that the fruits of his negotiation efforts with Cecil were for naught, for his country had fallen.
Cecil, embassy residence.
A thick layer of snow covered the grounds outside. There were even a few trees decorated festively. However, the atmosphere remained gloomy. None of the officers bothered to open the presents under the tree.
”Good day, gentlemen!” Donald entered the mansion, took off his cloak that was covered in snow, and casually shook the snow off his cloak.
Guided by his religion, he had long since brought his entire family to Cecil. He even advised some of the other officials with the same religion to do the same. He was currently smiling brightly without any worry.