Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 468: Since ancient times, spearmen are lucky, and so are breasts
There is no doubt that the Castilian fleet that could appear in the first circulation belt at this point in time could only be the [Treasure Fleet] that had just set out from the mainland a dozen days ago.

Countless huge white sails are connected together and reach the sky. From a distance, it looks like large white clouds floating on the water.

The scale of this ocean voyage was unprecedented, with all the main cargo ships and escort warships adding up to more than one hundred.

Moreover, most of them are large Galen, which are extremely large in size and have a displacement of nearly 1000 tons, almost reaching the critical line of the third-level battleship.

This is also the extreme configuration for ocean voyages. If it is larger, the living conditions for sailors will be as harsh as those of a warship, and the self-sustaining capability will be greatly reduced to less than half a month, and the ship will lose its ocean-going capability.

Treasure fleets usually traveled regularly between Castile and its overseas colonies, transporting goods from the Old World to the colonies and bringing colonial products, especially gold, silver, spices, gems, tobacco, sugar, etc., back to the mother country.

In addition to the main cargo ships and escort warships of the Treasure Fleet, there will also be some cargo ships of great nobles and big merchants accompanying them and enjoying the protection of the Treasure Fleet.

The royal family can take one-fifth of their goods as security costs.

At the end of this fleet, there is a level 4 nominal battleship with the emblem of Princess Isabella and a strange warhorse skull, also a rare warship, the [Ruma Nandan].

The heroic female captain was holding the railing of the poop, chatting with a burly middle-aged knight in a very polite manner:

"Knight Isaac, Her Royal Highness has given me authorization. I will fully cooperate with you and the Poor Knights in the audit of colonial assets.

His Highness should have told you that this loan business is very important to our princess party.

Even this time, the transportation of materials overseas is secondary. The main purpose is to take the opportunity to cover up and cooperate with you to audit assets and assess loan limits.

So I have to remind you again, try not to contact any outsiders when you arrive in the colony, and never disclose the financial situation of Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Hearing this, the middle-aged knight patted his chest loudly:

"Captain Jeanne, we, the Poor Knights, have been handling savings, loans, and remittances for pilgrims going to the Holy City since the beginning of the Church's westward expedition. You can rest assured about our professional ethics and credibility.

Even if I die, I will never disclose any of my clients’ privacy.”

The red-haired female captain, who was about thirty years old, was wearing an obviously modified navy uniform. Her legs were round and slender, and her hips made the ordinary white military pants form a round arc.

Especially her bust was extremely exaggerated, and her military uniform was stretched completely tight. Anyone standing in front of her would probably worry that those brass buttons would suddenly pop open and hit their face.

Even the Mithril Dragon Lady Catherine only had a D, but this lady had at least reached an extremely exaggerated E.

In contrast, the middle-aged knight opposite him seemed too ordinary, with an ordinary appearance, ordinary figure, and ordinary attire.

The only unusual thing was the medal of the Order of the Knights on his chest.

The main body of the emblem is two knights riding on the same horse, each holding a shield with a red cross painted on it, and charging at the enemy with a lance.

This is none other than the famous "Poor Knights" of the Old World.

Because it was originally founded by two knights on the ruins of Solomon's Temple, it was named "The Poor Knights of the Son of God and the Temple of Solomon", or simply "The Poor Knights".

Why do we say "poverty"?

Because although most knights are nobles with status and possess hereditary titles and fiefs.

However, after many generations of inheritance, many knights had already fallen into poverty, and their fiefs had been sold off and mortgaged. It can be said that apart from their knighthood and extraordinary knowledge, they were left penniless.

The two founders of the Knights Templar could not even afford a horse and had to ride one horse together. This is also the origin of the emblem of the Poor Knights Templar.

However, many people think that the medal pattern is intended to show the mutual assistance and friendship among the knights on the battlefield.

But in the eyes of more outsiders, this style of painting is really a bit weird (gay).

Of course, now, many years after its establishment, "poverty" has long become a thing of the past.

Because this knightly order, which combined both weapons and faith, received support from the church and was the first to develop the earliest banking industry, it has become one of the important pillars of the gold and silver sequence.

Anyone can be poor except banks.

Moreover, since the birth of the "Poor Knights", it has always had a good reputation and has never breached its contract.

They were determined to ensure the absolute freedom of banking transactions. Even when fighting with the Star-Moon Empire, the silver in the hands of the Star-Moon nobles could still flow freely out of the vault of the Knights Bank.

A role model for the banking industry!

This style of valuing contracts and order above all else made the banking business of the Poor Knights a huge success.

During the Dark Millennium, even many kings had to borrow money from them when they went to war.

This time, Princess Isabella, who is competing for the throne of Castile, obviously does not only aim to obtain the floating wealth accumulated in the colonies, but also to use her own assets as a lever to leverage the largest financial resources!
As for what she used to do with so much money she borrowed from the Knights at one time?
No one knows except a few confidants.

After the two men finished their business talk, they looked at the sailboats that were gradually appearing behind them, moving in strange and unhurried ways.

Knight Isaac couldn't help but frowned:
“Those ships may look normal, but if you look closely at the number of gun ports hidden on both sides of the ship, they should be pirates or privateers from other countries, right?

Is the Treasure Fleet going to be followed like this forever?"

The red-haired female captain obviously often travels this route. She is used to this scene and smiled indifferently:
“Don’t worry, Knight Isaac. Although the cargo from the Old World on the ship is still valuable, it is nothing compared to the cargo we will bring back on our return trip.

For such a small amount of money, any raider would be at a loss if they went head-to-head with a large and well-defended fleet.

There are people who do things that will get them killed in this world, but no one will do business that will lose them money. They just follow behind to take advantage of the bargains, and if they encounter a storm, they may indeed get stranded.

When we return in October, we will use the [Key to the Treasure Ship] to block our presence. Even if the ship is full of treasures, no one will be able to find us.

The three secret keepers this time are His Majesty the King, the [Puppet King], and the [Sailboat Collector] Morton Gray.

No one can use violence to make them reveal the secrets.

Not to mention pirates, even privateers from hostile countries would not be able to find us."

However, it was at this time.

The world's fastest ship, the Golden Deer, suddenly broke into the two fleets that were originally at peace, triggering the destiny: Who dares to be faster than me! "On this ship, you are the fastest men on the sea, and others are only worthy of eating your wake.

When sailing in formation, you can only be the lead ship, and there is no possibility of retreating behind the others."

He accelerated involuntarily, moving forward, and forward again, as if he was going to surpass the entire treasure fleet and reach the front row of the queue.

There were many sailboats following the fleet in its wake, but only this one stood out so much that it immediately attracted the attention of many Castilians in the fleet.

Byron himself felt that this behavior was a bit ostentatious.

But after taking a look at the two slightly trembling puppet threads on the bow of his ship and the flagship of the great fleet, the corners of his lips slightly curled up:
"interesting.

The puppet thread that was tied half a month ago was actually for the treasure fleet?
It seems that the [Puppet King] Louis is planning something to take over the great fleet. Is he trying to lure me in and use me as cannon fodder to help him get out of trouble?

Otherwise, I really can't figure out why he would go to such lengths to have us meet here by chance."

In fact, his previous entry, [I don’t eat beef], was aimed at the taboos of weird evil spirits, or the control and rule-based abilities of other supernatural beings.

Break the rules set by yourself or others to a certain extent.

The degree of weakening depends on one's own extraordinary rank. It can be weakened by up to one level. The fifth-order rules can also be weakened to the fourth order, reaching a level that one can contend with.

By shouting "I don't eat beef", Byron can transform himself into the most unruly contract fraudster, jumping around in various contracts, rules and taboos.

As long as he wanted, he could resist this interference of fate.

But rather than actively avoiding the small trouble in front of him, Byron actually wanted to take this opportunity to find out what the Puppet King was planning and whether it would hinder his looting operations.

At the same time, new words appeared in the logbook [Secret: Crisis of the Treasure Fleet, Historical Influence 28, Decryption Density 15%].

Byron's eyes light up:
"I was just worrying about the slow spiritual progress of my two sisters and I, and the new entry [Why not eat meat porridge] has not been opened yet, and now I have a pillow just in time for my sleepiness."

As the Golden Deer gets closer and closer to the fleet.

On the [Ruma Dante] at the rear of the fleet, the voice of the commander of the Treasure Fleet suddenly rang in the ears of the female captain Jeanne:

"Order, [Numa Nan Dan Hao] attack, kill this chicken to make other people with bad intentions pay with blood!

If we don’t show this, people will think that we Castilians are all good-tempered.”

No matter whether it is the escort ships of the Treasure Fleet itself or the private armies of the nobles who are taking advantage of the situation, as long as they join the formation, they must be under the command of the fleet commander.

Even though the female captain and the fleet commander are of the same extraordinary rank, and her master is Princess Isabella of the royal family, they must not break the rules.

Moreover, everyone in Castile regards overseas interests as their own and looks down on other countries, regardless of their camp.

"As you command, Commander."

The female captain touched her chest in response, stirring up another turbulent wave.

Then he gave the order to the entire ship:

"Take advantage of the wind, load up the guns, and let's go sink that ungrateful warship."

"As you command, Captain."

Just as the crew were busy pulling the sails and cables, or running to their respective combat positions and pulling out the cannons.

The female captain jumped to the steering wheel and steered the ship herself while shouting:
"Contracted Heroic Spirit Don Quixote, summoned!"

The Silver Law manifested, and a tall and thin knight riding a nag suddenly jumped down from it and threw himself into her body.

At the same time, the four holy relics placed in various locations on the ship began to glow.

There is a warhorse skull at the bow, an ancient shield on the left bulwark, a rusty iron spear on the bowsprit, and a knight's armor tied to the mainmast.

咴儿～

As a sharp horse neigh that tore through the sky rang out, a knight's shadow as big as a hill suddenly enveloped the entire warship.

Using the sails as horses, the bulwarks as shields, and the cannons as spears, he charged towards the Golden Deer like an armored knight, in a completely contrary trajectory of wind direction and speed.

The female captain shouted out the family motto: "Freedom is as worthy of life as dignity. To be enslaved without freedom is the most miserable thing in life!"

Jeanne Don Quixote is apparently a fourth-rank [Oath Knight] and the guardian knight of Princess Isabella.

Born into the famous knight family of the Kingdom of Castile: the Don Quixote family.

Her sworn hero is none other than the famous knight Don Quixote, the Ridiculous Knight, who was born on the land of Castile during the Dark Millennium.

At the same time, he also inherited the title "Don Quixote" passed down from generation to generation in the family.

This title represents high moral principles, fearless spirit, heroic behavior, firm belief in justice, and loyalty to love.

There is also a contradiction between ideals and reality!

Title, Heroic Spirit, and Holy Relic Set [Don Quixote's Knight's Heart]:
An old shield, an iron spear, a set of armor, and a horse skull that originally belonged to the mount "Naoma Nanda" can be used to activate a magical skill: [Absurd Absurdity].

“When you are doing good deeds, all you need to do is use your imagination and say the words ‘ridiculous, ridiculous’, and you can change the shapes of the objects around you at will and turn your ideals into reality!
Windmills become giants, sheep become armies, and barbers become knights. They are far more powerful than the fantasy treasure house of [Phantom Blade].

Destiny: Because the Ridiculous Knight is too absurd, each generation of Don Quixote family heirs faces different side effects of destiny, but they are all presented in a very absurd way.

For example, in this generation of [Don Quixote], Jeanne gets the following random side effects:
"Lancers have always been lucky. Chest size is also E!"

Although she had bad luck indirectly and got involved in all kinds of unexpected troubles, she also gained a bust of the same level and felt the unbearable weight at a young age.

Although outsiders do not know whether this destiny is a negative effect or a positive gain for a beautiful woman.

But strong is really strong!
(End of this chapter)