Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 109 New Boss, Black Gloves
Night falls.

The large fleet, which had successfully spent the first two days in the first circulation belt, continued to sail southward downstream without a break.

The captain's room of the fleet's flagship, the fourth-level ship [Support], was brightly lit.

Only the fleet commander, Rear Admiral Elsie Newman, and Byron, who was summoned, sat opposite each other across a dining table.

"Come, Captain Byron, try this bottle of Captain Morgan's rum from the Bantayan Islands.

See if it suits your taste.

If you want to talk about rum, the most authentic one has to be the one from Bantayan, the place of origin.”

I saw a major general of the middle rank pouring wine for me personally.

Byron was like a little pirate who had never seen the world except for his courage to fight and struggle. He immediately stood up again, "flattered".

"Sit down, sit down quickly, don't be nervous.

As the fleet commander, I would also like to thank you for stepping forward and killing that two-gun squid yesterday.

You are our hero, and now countless beautiful girls in the fleet are fascinated by you, Mr. Sea Hunter, hehe."

It can be seen that Elsie Newman was very satisfied with Byron's respectful attitude. She smiled warmly, like a very easy-to-talk uncle next door.

The new pirate captain did match the intelligence he had gathered overnight.

He was not the kind of young man he was most worried about, who was fearless and had no sense of awe.

It also means that there is still meaning in continuing the discussion.

Sitting down again, Newman did not get straight to the point, but first asked Byron a question:
"Mr. Sea Hunter, do you know which country is the undisputed overlord in the Bantaan Islands and even in the entire ocean?

How can he dominate?"

Byron thought for a moment and answered according to the knowledge of a new pirate captain:
“General, this is my first time on an overseas route. I have only heard that the Kingdom of Castile has great influence here.

But why did they become the overlord? Isn't it because they have the biggest fists?

Maritime proverb: The only use of artillery is to measure territory.

The winner is naturally the strongest one."

But I secretly thought:
"How could I not know? I'm afraid I know it better than you, the general."

The Bantayan Islands are also known as the Spice Islands.

In the past hundred years or so, the outlying island nation of Hastings first fought a Hundred Years' War with Iris, and then the Red Rose and the White Rose fought a Thirty Years' War for the Throne.

During this period, the Kingdom of Castile took the lead in launching the Age of Discovery and became the first to try something new.

At that time, Prince Henry of Castile established the first maritime academy on the continent and began to train sailors and various experts.

A meteorological observatory was established, which attracted geographers, cartographers, mathematicians, astronomers, and ship engineers from various countries on the continent.
All scholar-type extraordinary people in the Tower Sequence are welcome.

To see the grand occasion, one only needs to look at the artists' festival currently being held in Florence, which is led by the wealthy and powerful Ferdinand family.

Prince Henry allowed them to conduct research together in the college.

Collect a wide range of literature and data on geography, meteorology, trade winds, ocean currents, shipbuilding, navigation, etc., analyze, organize and draw new nautical charts.
In this way, an era of great navigation that changed the fate of the entire Old Continent and even the whole world was officially launched under the leadership of Prince Henry.

More importantly, this major event with an influence of at least 50 naturally gave birth to a large number of [Holy Relics].

The vast amount of [holy relics] in the hands of the Kingdom of Castile, such as nautical charts, compasses, steering wheels, and sextants, also made them invincible when expanding at sea!

In just a few decades, they controlled a large number of gold and silver mines in the Bantaan Islands, as well as the most important spice producing areas.

Sufficient spices can produce extraordinary people in batches, and gold and silver can be used to purchase weapons to arm them, so Castile's national strength expanded rapidly.

It has gradually grown into a behemoth that no one can shake.

Especially in the Bantaan Islands, even if the church wants to accomplish anything here, it must seek the help of Castile.

Under their suppression, other countries, including the Kingdom of Hastings, could only occupy the corners with low material output.

Catherine's new territory, the Taiman Islands, which is close to the boundary of human exploration, is such a place.

The major general briefly explained the situation of the Bantaan Islands to the newcomer Byron, and then said solemnly:
"Yes, the core of the fight in the Spice Islands is spices! They are the source of supernatural power!
They are more important than gold and silver.

Rapidly improve spirituality; strengthen the perception of the [Navigator]; serve as auxiliary fuel for the lighthouse to illuminate the spiritual world and protect the colony from weird attacks
Spices are necessities for overseas colonization and hard currency.

Hattings needs spices, His Majesty needs spices, the Navy needs spices, and we, the Newman family, also need spices!"

When he said this, the major general's voice was as charming as a devil:
“Byron, you may not know this.

Although Bantaan's colonies were divided into company colonies (belonging to the development company), owner colonies (belonging to the nobility), and autonomous colonies (belonging to private individuals) in addition to the kingdom's direct territories.

But the new governor who has just taken office in the largest colony directly under the kingdom also has the same surname Newman.

I believe that a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. Although the Newman family cannot give you the title of pirate general like your majesty, I can support you with personnel, ships, munitions, funds, and docks.

I wonder if you would like to help me?"

The smile on his face was impeccable.

There can never be any deviation in the etiquette of the nobility.

In the eyes of ordinary people, these red tapes that are a symbol of the aristocracy have almost become a habit of life for them after decades of practice.

No noble would find social occasions cumbersome.

The kind of brutal and wanton nobles in the stories who could not help but laugh at or step on the common people and would scold and beat their servants at will were extremely rare.

Their contempt and prejudice towards civilians are hidden only behind polite smiles and almost impeccable manners.

Even if someone kills someone, it must be with a dagger hidden behind a smile!

'So, sometimes, these superiors clearly ask questions, but if the listeners really think they are asking for your opinion, they will definitely be in big trouble.

Many people feel that they always have a choice, but in fact they don't.

It's like there are two candidates pushed to the front for you to vote. No matter who wins, it doesn't affect the interests of those "thread pullers".

Talents are good, but if I cannot use them, they are useless.

It was obvious that the Newman family wanted to use their positions to suck blood from the kingdom system to support themselves, which was a good plan.'

As a qualified royal heir, Byron was of course well aware of this and fully understood the other party's hidden meaning.

He did not disappoint Major General Newman. He stood up, put his right fist on his chest, and solemnly promised:
"General, since I am a native of Hettings, it is my duty to serve my country!

If you have anything to ask, just tell me. "

But I know it clearly in my heart.

General Newman actually needs a black glove to do things that the government and the Newman family are not convenient to do directly.

Once things get out of hand, it is to be expected that the already dirty black gloves will be thrown out to put out the fire.

As usual, she signed a strict "indenture".

"Very good, Mr. Byron, you are destined to have a bright future!"

The major general, with a smile on his face, raised his glass and clinked it with him.

The two of them laughed heartily at the same time.

Everyone thought it was a victorious meeting.

The Newman family gained a capable man with no background, who is loyal, reliable and can do dirty work, and Byron gained a new boss who is worth remembering. They both have a bright future!

However, this new "confidant" identity still needs to be cultivated slowly, and can only be used to transfer the crisis after a period of time.

'How about giving him a copy of the treasure map of Treasure Island?'

While Byron was still lost in thought, Major General Newman raised his hand and handed him a piece of paper with a coordinate written on it.

Solemnly warned:
“Your first mission.

There is a small island rich in spices, right on the border of the kingdom's colonies and Castile.

Although the area is not large and the population is not large, it can always continue to output high-quality spices.

It was by chance that the Newman family discovered that there seemed to be some secret hidden here.

I sent people to the island several times, but those with higher ranks gained nothing, and those with lower ranks never came back.

What I need now is a team of unfamiliar faces, low-ranking people, but absolutely top-notch strength among their peers, to help me figure out what happened there.

If the task is successfully completed, perhaps the feat of artificially producing high-quality spices on a large scale will be within our grasp.

Before we reach Bantaan, you and your pirate ship need to leave the team in advance, sail away from the first circulation belt and do this quietly."

Byron took the note and slowly read out the name of the island:
"Tymanbrak Island?"

His face couldn't help but darken slightly, and countless curse words suddenly came to his throat:
'***, if I remember correctly, Taimanbulak is actually one of the affiliated islands of the Taiman Islands that I just asked my sister for?
Although this is indeed on the border with Castile.

But you actually used the disputed territory actually controlled by the overseas hegemon to perfunctorily deal with your grandfather? ! '

You still remembered that during the day, he also said that in this territory exchange, the York family's eating habits were not too ugly.

Young, really too young.

This familiar recipe, familiar taste, the taste is just so authentic!
(End of this chapter)