Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

In the blink of an eye, it was Friday. Audis had arranged to trade the "Ghost" with Abel, a naval officer from Feneport, this morning.

Tim, the officer from the Loen Navy sent to handle this matter, expressed great concern. However, in order not to reveal anything, Audis did not allow Tim to participate in the conversation and even had Rupert keep an eye on the officer.

The transaction was still held in the town's tavern. Audis enthusiastically opened his arms: "Welcome, my friend."

Abel smiled somewhat reservedly: "Hello."

Then he added: "I saw the 'Argo' in the harbor."

"That's right." Audis smiled and said, "This is also to show respect for this transaction. Didn't the Feneport Navy also send a fleet?"

Accompanying Abel this time was a fleet of five warships from Feneport, including a ship-of-the-line and a large cruiser, as well as three small cruisers.

Warships are generally taller than merchant ships and freighters, especially the ship-of-the-line. Its mast is about one-third higher than normal sea vessels. It has three gun decks and can carry 106 cannons, like a mobile sea fortress.

Although cruisers are smaller than ships-of-the-line, they are faster. Large cruisers can also be equipped with 68 cannons, and small cruisers can be equipped with 36 cannons.

This is also why pirates run away immediately when they see the navy. Even a large pirate ship has no advantage in terms of the number of cannons or crew members when encountering a small naval cruiser.

Audis's words were tantamount to satirizing Abel to his face: Aren't you also worried about me?

However, Abel pretended not to hear and instead brought up another issue: "Before the transaction takes place, I hope we can talk about establishing long-term cooperation."

Audis spread his hands: "I don't have that many ghost ships to trade with you."

"That's not what I meant." Abel smiled and said directly: "We hope to mine the iron ore on the island."

Their plan was to win over the "Sword of Dawn" pirate ship through long-term cooperation and, when necessary, issue them missions to disrupt and plunder in the Rosed Islands.

"Let's complete this transaction first." Audis smiled and said, "In this transaction, we can clearly see whether both parties are trustworthy. Then we can talk about longer-term cooperation."

Abel smiled: "Are you afraid that we will not keep our word?"

Audis also smiled, but said nothing.

"Alright." Abel didn't press the matter: "Let's complete the transaction first."

He paused and added: "However, I must first inspect the 'Ghost'."

"No problem."

At this time, the "Ghost" was docked at the pier. Basel, Rupert, and several crew members, including the third mate Bivis, as well as Tim, were all waiting for Abel on the ship.

Before this, when Rupert invited Tim on board, he immediately became nervous because he realized that he was either going to watch a good show or become the protagonist of that good show, the protagonist who would be killed.

In short, the choice between Feneport and Loen seemed to be at Audis's whim.

Accompanied by Audis, Abel came to the "Ghost" alone.

Because the Feneport Navy's fleet was anchored in the nearby sea, he believed that Audis and the others would not dare to act rashly.

Arriving at the captain's cabin of the "Ghost," Abel said: "Now, please tell the 'Ship Spirit' that you will be resigning from the position of captain."

Audis glanced at the briefcase in the other party's hand: "Before that, I would like to count the payment."

"No problem." Abel didn't take it too seriously. After all, the transaction had already reached this point, so it didn't matter to count the payment first.

Basel took the briefcase, opened it, and saw stacks of banknotes, all in denominations of 10 pounds.

He counted them slightly and nodded to Audis, indicating that it was exactly 10,000 pounds, and put away the briefcase.

Including the previous 5,000 pounds, Audis had already received 15,000 pounds from Feneport in this transaction.

Audis "hmm"ed: "Okay, let's go."

Loen officer Tim almost laughed out loud. He didn't expect Audis to casually renege on Feneport's 10,000 pounds.

Abel was stunned and didn't react for a moment: "Wh... what?"

He quickly followed: "Captain Gael! You haven't given me the captain's authority yet."

Audis smiled: "I asked for 40,000 pounds at the time, but you only gave me 15,000 pounds now.

"At this price, you can only come aboard for a stroll and a look."

He paused and said: "However, this price can allow you to stay here for a few days. I will send someone to bring you food."

Abel opened his mouth wide. Seeing that Audis was still leaving quickly, he quickly caught up again and said: "We will have long-term cooperation in the future. As long as you cooperate with us, you will have endless money..."

"Didn't I say?" Audis said: "After this transaction is over, we will talk about cooperation. When will you make up the other 25,000 pounds? Then we will talk about long-term cooperation."

Abel finally understood that when Audis said that after this transaction was over, both parties would be able to clearly see whether they were trustworthy.

At that time, Abel thought that Captain Gael didn't trust the Feneport Navy, but now he finally understood that it was Captain Gael who wasn't trustworthy!

This made Abel scold angrily: "Gael, you don't keep your word!"

Audis was not touched by this. He smiled and said: "I am a pirate. Do you expect a pirate to keep his word with you? I haven't ordered you to be killed, which is already very kind to you."

Abel was immediately speechless. It seemed a little strange to talk about keeping one's word with a pirate.

Moreover, Audis's reminder made him immediately feel that his situation was not good, so he immediately used the Sealed Artifact to leave the "Ghost."

Audis then ordered: "Basel and Cleveland, pilot the 'Ghost'. Everyone else, board the 'Argo', leave the harbor, and prepare to fight the Feneport Navy."

The crew members followed the order and boarded the ships. Tim also boarded the "Argo". In the cockpit, he reminded Audis: "Captain Gael, the other party's fleet has strong firepower. We can temporarily escape to Chirkell Island.

"I will immediately report what happened here to Admiral Emilius, and ask him..."

Audis waved his hand: "Didn't you see? I also have a fleet!"

Tim opened his mouth: "I... you..."

Finally, he said with a mournful face: "This is different!"

The combined tonnage of Audis's two ships might not be as large as a small cruiser in the Feneport Navy fleet.

Seeing that the other party was indeed a little anxious, Audis smiled and said: "You go over there and sit for a while and see why I dare to take the Feneport Navy's money."

Tim nodded and thought to himself: The word "take" is too polite. Isn't "swindle" and "rob" more appropriate?

But then he thought that this was completely normal at sea. What he should be thankful for was that Audis ultimately chose the Loen Navy.

At this time, Elvin had returned to the fleet's ship-of-the-line, and those few ships had already unfurled their sails and were rushing towards this side.

Audis used the "Sound Transmission Array" to say to Basel: "Release the fog."

The "Sound Transmission Array" is very practical in naval battles, but the range of "sound transmission" is within ten kilometers. Beyond this distance, the array is useless.

Although it was a clear sky, the "Ghost" was immediately covered in mist, and the fog quickly spread in the surrounding waters, covering the vision of the crew members on the "Argo."

Audis heard a magnificent voice in the distance saying: "Ghost ships are prohibited from operating here."

The "Ghost" was immediately weakened, and the mist it released was not so dense anymore.

The magnificent voice said again: "The power of the undead is prohibited here."

The "Ghost" was weakened for the second time, and its speed quickly slowed down.

Audis frowned. At this time, there was still a long distance between him and the Feneport Navy. Perhaps only a demigod could affect the "Ghost" from such a distance.

But if the other party had a demigod, they should have already attacked directly. Therefore, he judged that the other party should have a Sealed Artifact that could expand the range of its abilities.

It didn't matter that there was no cover from the fog. Audis immediately ordered: "Prepare the 'Spirit Wave Cannon'!"

The mechanical "Spirit Wave Cannon" quickly emerged from the deck and extended two mechanical rods.

After seeing the "Spirit Wave Cannon," Tim suddenly thought of some rumors about the "Argo". It seemed that there was a powerful cannon on this pirate ship. He wondered if it was this one?

At this time, the "Sword of Dawn's" fleet was divided into two, and the "Ghost" was far behind.

After the "Spirit Wave Cannon" completed aiming, the magnificent voice appeared again: "Extraordinary cannons are prohibited from being used here."

Obviously, the other party had also carefully collected information about the "Argo."

Audis said without any pressure: "Fire!"

The "Spirit Wave Cannon" immediately fired a small ball of light, which was not greatly affected by the "prohibition."

Because the "Spirit Wave Cannon" is not a "extraordinary cannon" in the traditional sense, or rather, its entire structure does not use extraordinary characteristics.

Just as Audis can consider spirituality and the extraordinary separately, the "prohibition" had little impact on the "Spirit Wave Cannon."

Boom~

The "Spirit Wave Cannon's" shell exploded, and the fleet was immediately engulfed by the explosion.

In the cockpit of the "Argo," Ruen Navy officer Tim opened his mouth wide. The power of this cannon was simply too great!

Without extraordinary powers, no ship could withstand such a shot.

Odis ordered, "Sail to the side, and be careful to keep your distance."

He had no intention of getting close to that fleet, because even for the "Argo," the number of cannons in that fleet was too large, and they were all large-caliber cannons. Even the protective shield couldn't withstand one or two rounds of shelling.

The aftermath of the explosion dissipated. Odis used his telescope and saw that the sailing battleship had suffered almost no damage, the large cruiser was damaged, and two small cruisers were sunk.

Odis was not surprised by this result. Such sailing battleships were the main battleships in the navies of various countries, worth about 80,000 pounds. They were usually captained by a Sequence 5 or Sequence 6 Beyonder.

With such a large investment, it was impossible not to have some extraordinary defensive design.

However, after learning the power of the "Spirit Wave Cannon," the sailing battleship no longer had the momentum it had just now and turned around and ran.

Odis ordered again, "Fire!"

Boom!

Another Spirit Wave Cannon shot, another huge explosion.

This time, another small cruiser was sunk. The large cruiser still had some extraordinary defense and was still holding on without sinking.

The extraordinary defense of the small cruisers was too weak to withstand the firing of the "Spirit Wave Cannon."

The stern of the first-class battleship was also damaged by the explosion. Its bottom and sails were immediately covered by a layer of black light. Then, the battleship moved forward at an unnatural speed, almost as fast as the "Argo's" "Full Speed Ahead."

This must be some extraordinary power being used to accelerate, which couldn't last long.

However, Odis did not pursue the sailing battleship, because the "Spirit Wave Cannon" had entered its cooldown period, and it was better to quickly deal with the large cruiser.

Odis used his telescope and saw that the large cruiser had broken a mast, and there were obvious scars on the hull. He asked Bazel through the "Sound Transmission Array," "Are you confident in capturing that ship?"

Tim swallowed hard beside him. Pirates were going to capture a large naval cruiser!

If this got out, the Fenapot Navy would lose face all the way to the Arctic Sea!

Bazel's voice in the "Sound Transmission Array" was also a little excited, "It is possible, but we need to prepare for close combat."

Such a warship would definitely have more than 500 crew members, and the captain was likely to be a Sequence 7 Beyonder. If they held their ground on the ship, they would be difficult to deal with.

At this time, Tim said, "I understand the structure of the Fenapot fleet. I'll lead you directly to the captain's cabin."

Odis nodded, "Okay, open the safety on the 'Extraordinary Gatling Gun'!"

Then, he brought Bazel, who was lagging behind a lot, over and quickly approached the large cruiser.

Originally, the officers and soldiers on the cruiser thought that if another shot came, they would die at the bottom of the sea, but the other party quickly approached.

The captain of the cruiser immediately understood the other party's intention and immediately ordered the cannons to be pushed out in preparation for close combat.

For them, it was impossible to surrender to the pirates, so they could only fight to the death.

In the cruiser captain's opinion, this pirate ship was too arrogant, daring to try to seize a naval ship.

However, for them, this might not be an opportunity to turn defeat into victory. After all, the other party's powerful cannon could not be used at such a close range.

When the two sides were eight or nine kilometers apart, the officers and soldiers on the cruiser were ready for battle, and they were almost within the range of their cannons.

At this time, the Gatling guns on the bow and stern of the "Argo" fired. Two blue shells exploded on the hull of the cruiser, and a surrounding area was instantly covered with solid ice.

Some cannons were directly frozen by the solid ice, some crew members were frozen into ice sculptures, and some crew members were hit in parts of their bodies. The parts that were hit were frozen, and the parts that were not hit were still normal.

The captain of the cruiser was stunned. A blue shell attacked, and the first mate quickly knocked him down to avoid being frozen.

The shelling of the "Argo" lasted for about a minute, and the entire large cruiser was frozen on the sea.

At this time, only a few crew members of the "Argo" flew over, and Tim was at the front.

Odis did not participate in this battle. He and the navigators stayed in the cockpit, and all other crew members participated in the battle.

Including Tim, there were three Sequence 6 Beyonders, which was enough.

Odis saw through the telescope that the battle seemed to be fierce at the beginning, after all, some crew members must have hidden during the shelling just now.

Soon, under the leadership of Tim, the captain and first mate of the cruiser were killed, and the resistance of this ship was greatly weakened.

The battle lasted for about twenty minutes before Bazel raised a flag on the deck, indicating that the ship had been completely occupied.

Odis came to the deck, spread out his hand, and "Star Sand" appeared. He used "Flight" and came to the large cruiser, which was four or five times larger than the "Argo."

Odis's first feeling when boarding the ship was that the deck of this ship was very large, and he could even run on it.

The cockpit was also several times larger than that of the "Argo." Not only was there a ship's wheel, but the table and walls were covered with nautical charts, and they were exquisite military nautical charts.

Many crew members on the cruiser surrendered. Most of them were sailors, cooks, and other logistical workers. Most of the crew members chose to fight to the death.

Odis immediately ordered, "Rupert and Bevis, you take a few crew members and use the 'Ghost Ship' to tow this ship back. I will send you twenty 'Extraordinary Puppets' to assist you."

Rupert asked, "What should we do with these prisoners?"

"Take them all to Cruz Island," Odis said. "Use the 'Wisdom Helmet' to teach them Ruen language."

He smiled and said, "I heard that Mantis is planning a quarry, and it is the time when there is a shortage of manpower. Send them all over."

"Try to rescue the Fenapot crew members in the sea and let them work in the quarry for a while. They will be useful later."

After all, these were experienced sailors and had great value.

Rupert nodded and said, "Okay."

Tim, who was a little tired, said, "I need to go back immediately to report the battle situation here."

Odis nodded, "Okay, go ahead."

Then he wandered around the ship and said to Bazel and others, "We can try to transform it and make it my flagship in the future."

Rupert asked, "What should it be called?"

Odis thought for a while before smiling and saying, "Let's call it 'General'."

Everyone immediately understood Captain Gahr's meaning. Bevis smiled and said, "After this battle, the captain should be recognized by many pirates as having the strength of a 'General'."

Everyone's faces showed smiles. It was hard to imagine that they had only been at sea for a few weeks and were already crew members of the "Pirate General."

On this sea, the "Pirate General" was already a big shot that ordinary pirates could hardly reach.

After handing over here to the crew, Odis took the "Argo" and returned to Cruz Island first. Just as he landed on the pier, Tim suddenly came out of the Spirit World and said to Odis immediately, "Captain Gahr, the admiral wants to see you."

Odis was stunned, "Admiral Emlyn?"

"Yes," Tim said immediately.

He was a little surprised, because Admiral Emlyn had always hated pirates. He didn't expect that he would take the initiative to meet Odis this time.

However, thinking of the battle he had seen today, Tim felt that this was not surprising. After all, everyone would be interested in such a pirate with a special ship and a complicated identity.

Odis was also a little surprised, then he calmed down, "When will we meet?"

"This afternoon."

"Then there's no hurry," Odis smiled and said, "I'll go have a drink to celebrate first."

Tim smiled helplessly, "You better prepare, at least change into a suit and shave your face."

"Since we're meeting in the afternoon, let's talk about it in the afternoon," Odis waved his hand and walked towards the tavern.

Tim kept following him, as if he was afraid that Odis would run away.

Odis not only had a drink but also talked to Wells about contacting the tribes in the mountains.

The liaison personnel who had been sent before had returned. The Tarun tribe and the Grang tribe in the mountains said they were willing to contact the new mayor.

Odis planned to send Bevis to talk about this matter, and he would come forward to finalize the results when the talks were almost done.

At more than three o'clock in the afternoon, Odis finally prepared a bit, changed into a decent suit, but didn't shave his face.

He was a pirate, not a gentleman attending a ball.

Tim took Odis through the Spirit World, and finally appeared at a deserted street corner.

Odis's spirituality felt that he had come to the eastern part of the Rosed Islands and even to the Sonia Sea.

Then he followed Tim to a mansion with high courtyard walls and a huge courtyard.

Odis saw that the wide and solemn mansion gate had a gold-rimmed nameplate that read: Olavi Governor's Mansion

Olavi Island... Emlyn...

Odis "recalled" that Klein seemed to be playing this admiral on Olavi Island recently!

Suddenly he thought: I don't know if it's Emlyn who wants to see me, or Klein who wants to see me?

There were naval guards stationed at the entrance of the mansion, and many beautifully decorated carriages were lining up at the door for inspection. In the colony, those who could afford such luxury carriages were important figures in the military and political circles of Olavi Island.

Tim presented his credentials and entered the courtyard without any hindrance.

Audis exclaimed, "This courtyard is truly enormous."

"I also regret not calling for a carriage," Tim said with a wry smile.

They had just learned that a grand welcome banquet would be held here tonight to welcome Rear Admiral Amyrius's inspection of Olavi Island.

This also made Audis realize that Klein was probably starting to impersonate Rear Admiral Amyrius from this banquet.

In such an occasion, running would seem very ungentlemanly.

However, the distance from the entrance to the villa where the banquet was to be held was at least two kilometers.

Audis realized the extravagance of the colony; even the Sord拉克 Palace, where the King lived in Backlund, didn't have such a large courtyard.

Arriving at the villa, Tim found a young man in a swallowtail coat who looked refined and courteous; he was Amyrius's secretary, Lueran.

Lueran glanced at Audis: "You don't look like a pirate; you look more like a rugged young man."

Audis laughed: "I heard there's going to be a banquet here. I can't exactly write 'I'm a pirate' on my forehead and wander around the banquet, letting everyone know I'm a pirate, can I?"

Tim smiled; he knew that Captain Gahl really might do something like that.

Lueran, however, remained stern: "I hope you'll still be in such a good mood when you meet the General."

Audis thought to himself: This is a very boring person.

Then, Lueran had a servant take Audis and Tim to a small reception room. After waiting for about ten minutes, the servant opened the door, and Amyrius entered, his black hair neatly combed back.

He was of average build and didn't look very strong, but he exuded an unquestionable air of authority.

Audis lowered his gaze slightly, subconsciously avoiding direct eye contact with Amyrius.

"You don't seem to have the temperament of a pirate," Amyrius said first.

Audis thought: It seems your secretary has been by your side for too long and has adopted many of your ways of thinking.

He smiled: "That's because I know I can't beat you if we meet at sea, so I restrained my pirate temperament."

Tim was stunned for a moment, then became somewhat apprehensive. Joking with Lueran was fine, but joking with the Rear Admiral was going too far.

To Tim's surprise, Amyrius chuckled: "Saying that makes you sound a bit more like a pirate."

As he spoke, he sat down on the sofa. Audis had also wanted to sit down, but under the authority that Amyrius exuded, he felt that sitting would be awkward, and it was more comfortable to stand.

"Tim told me," Amyrius said, crossing his legs, "that you sank three Fenebote cruisers this morning and captured the 'Connaught'."

The "Connaught" was that large cruiser.

"Yes," Audis said, "My ship is quite special."

The special thing was that it was probably on the same level as the ships of the "Pirate Admirals".

Amyrius said: "I'm curious, why did you have to destroy Fenebote's warships? And swindle their money?"

In fact, for Audis, the best way to handle this situation would have been to end the deal with the Fenebote Navy and spread the news that he had completed a deal with the Loen Navy.

This would not only have gotten him the 20,000 pounds from Loen but also would not have completely soured relations with the Fenebote Navy.

But now, Audis had done this, and after the Fenebote Navy was fully prepared, they would definitely retaliate against the 'Dawnbreaker'.

Audis said: "In terms of the current international situation and naval power, the Loen Navy is the overlord of this sea area. Only by standing on the side of the victor and severely beating the loser can I obtain the greatest benefit."

This answer surprised Tim again: Do pirates nowadays have to care about the international situation?

Rear Admiral Amyrius paused for a second or two and then asked in a serious tone: "Do you think there will be a war in the Berserk Sea in the future?"

Audis shrugged: "It's obvious, but the Loen Navy's main enemy doesn't seem to be Fenebote."

"Your answer is impressive," Amyrius said. "Unfortunately, my time is limited today, and I can't continue discussing this topic."

He paused and added: "The Navy hopes to secretly recruit the 'Dawnbreaker' pirate crew, and you will be directly awarded the rank of Colonel."

Audis was stunned: So, am I going to be a Navy officer or a pirate in the future?

Tim was also stunned. It wasn't that they hadn't recruited pirates before, but at most, they would give them the rank of Lieutenant or Captain. This was the first time he had heard of giving such a high rank.

Amyrius continued: "I know you are the Sea Force of the Church of the Night Goddess. At the same time, I have also sent people to collect some information about you. The number of pirates you have eliminated in the past month is more than the number eliminated by a Navy Colonel in a year.

"The only flaw is some of your behavior in Backlund.

"I can formally inform you that if you agree to be recruited, 'Military Intelligence Section 9' will no longer treat you as an enemy."

Audis considered for a few seconds before taking a deep breath and saying: "Honestly, being recruited by the Navy sounds pretty good, but I went to sea to pursue freedom…"

Amyrius suddenly raised a hand to interrupt Audis: "No one will give you specific orders. I will only give you two broad orders.

"The first is to eliminate pirates as much as possible, and the second is to harass the central sea lanes and attack the Fenebote Navy when appropriate.

"You don't have to hand over any of the spoils you get, and you will also receive our rewards."

Audis said somewhat worriedly: "If I anger them…"

"If they send demigods, I will be there as soon as possible," Amyrius said.

Audis smiled: "I can't think of a reason to refuse."

Amyrius nodded: "You can discuss the specific matters with Tim."

After saying that, he got up and asked Audis to wait here for a while, while he took Tim out for a private chat.

Soon, Tim returned and said: "You are really lucky to be so appreciated by the Rear Admiral."

Audis sat on the sofa, raised the corners of his mouth, and smiled: "My luck is indeed good today, but that's not surprising."

"Why do you say that?"

"I just thought of it," Audis replied: "The Loen Navy is indeed the most powerful naval force at present, but the Loen Navy's main military force is in the Sonia Sea, confronting the Fursac Empire.

"It also has to spare some forces to guard against the Intis Republic.

"As a result, the Loen Navy no longer has much power to deploy on the line of Chackle Island, Nicate Island, and Northouse Island.

"This has caused the Loen Navy to only be able to watch helplessly as the Fenebote Navy's power penetrates into the eastern part of the Rosed Islands."

At this time, if a chess piece were to stand firm in that sea area, the situation would be much better.

Audis's words once again shocked Tim, and at the same time, he realized that the pirate in front of him had a limitless future.

His expression immediately became much more flattering: "Just now, the Rear Admiral sent me to formally join the 'Dawnbreaker' to be specifically responsible for communicating with you."

Tim smiled: "I will be your subordinate from now on."

Then, he took out a document: "Secretary Lueran gave me a detailed document. From now on, we will be rewarded 1,000 pounds for destroying a Fenebote frigate.

"Destroying a small cruiser will be rewarded 2,000 pounds, a large cruiser 3,000 pounds, a second-class battleship 6,000 pounds, and a first-class battleship 10,000 pounds."

Finally, Tim said: "You can also make a few more requests."