C882 Anxious French Emperor (1/2)

The rumors of the ghost ship in the Atlantic Ocean were getting more and more outrageous. Today, the ghost ship was still roaming the Azores, but the next day they appeared in the Bermuda area. They had actually arrived in the Bahamas the day after tomorrow.

Various versions of the ship were dazzling as they filled the sky. Some said that it was the ghost ship Golden Deer led by Lord Drake, while others said that it was the dead Spanish pirate queen, Katrina. Some even said that it was the ghost ship of the dead Blackbeard Edward …

The most glorious era for pirates in the Atlantic Ocean had long passed. Ever since the British had gradually established the rudiments of the British Empire in the 18th century, pirates had become the thorn in the side of European countries. Under the constant oppression of various countries, pirates of the 19th century had long since lost their former glory.

The pirate era had fallen. People could not believe that there was such a powerful pirate force in the Pacific Ocean that could cause nine ships to mysteriously disappear in a month's time. Furthermore, not a single one of them was left alive.

Public opinion gradually began to move towards the ghost ship's side, because only that sort of explanation could make sense. Who could attack a merchant ship in a storm regardless of their own danger? Which country's battleship had the power of a shore defense cannon, so how could the sound of it shake the sky?

What was even more surprising was that the pirate ship's strange trajectory completely ignored the effects of the monsoon zone. In the Atlantic Ocean, it was like an unrestrained ghost, able to move between islands quickly against the wind, hunting those innocent merchant ships.

There were always people who exaggerated their words in their conversations or had random stories mixed in with them. Gradually, various versions of the legends began to appear on the ghost ship, giving it an endless amount of discussion for the newspapers in Europe.

To the common people, ghost ship was just a story to relieve the boredom after meals. However, to the European governments, it was a huge threat, especially to France.

Napoleon III within the Hall of Mirrors had never been so angry before. Since she became the emperor in 1852, to the point where she had now ruled over the France for exactly 16 years. In these 16 years, she was scolded by countless of French as a one-man tyrant.

He had endured it all. He had used match after match of victory to prove that Napoleon's family was a royal family in Europe. They were not worse than those thousand years old royal family.

The Crimean War won, as did the invasion of Italy. Although the expedition to Mexico did not reach its desired goal, it did support a patriarchal government.

Of course, one could not forget the victories in Africa, Asia, and the Indian Ocean. Although Annan of the Great Qing was still a Qing Kingdom in name, but the colonial power of the France had already taken control of the southern plains of Annan.

The strongest dream-like China could not even protect its capital. The Qing dynasty summer palace of the Garden of Ten Thousand Orchid became the playground for the soldiers of the France, and the blazing flames burned the last bit of dignity of the ancient empire.

All of this was far too wonderful. The continuous victories caused Napoleon III to protest countless of times, but he still maintained the position of emperor firmly and firmly, like a boulder.

However, everything had changed. Ever since the Chinese came to Europe, the national destiny of the France seemed to have walked the wrong path. Although failure after failure was not a big deal for the France, the sense of humiliation was real.