Global Mining.

Chapter 178 Fafner is suspicious

Sariel's fleet consisted of two heavy warships and four cargo ships. These four cargo ships were actually victims of the Sirens' robbery. In order to make up for their losses, they volunteered to fight - that is, to follow the warships and move the pirates' homes.

Of course, the cargo ships could not keep up with the warships moving at full speed, and there was no need for Sariel to deliberately protect them. If they encountered the Siren sea monster, they could serve as bait.

After becoming a god, the mermaid's power increased significantly. The direct tidal force quickly pushed the Silver Queen forward, and it reached the waters off Plague Island in less than two hours.

Of course, the Angel Family chat group must be invited to watch the exciting moments of revenge together.

At this moment, the first mate reported: "We've received news from the Black Iron Blade battleship of the Black Iron City Navy. It's the Black Iron Flower Fafna!"

Sariel was surprised. "She's actually nearby? Look at what she said!"

The magic crystal screen was connected, and Fafner appeared on the screen in a black general's uniform.

Sariel was suddenly stunned!

The angel family was even more surprised: "She actually has this set of skins?"

"It's absolutely beautiful! The beauty of black! The beauty of steel!"

"Ah, I'm a little regretful. Should I move into Black Iron City?"

Michael smiled and said, "Everyone, don't just look at her beauty. I think she's very suspicious around here. What do you think, Sariel?"

Sariel suddenly became alert: "That makes sense."

Fafnir spoke: "The Iron Navy greets the noble Silver Navy! May I ask your army—ah, the respected Mr. Sariel is here, Miss Remia—"

Sariel asked, "Miss Fafner, what are you doing?"

Fafna replied, "Of course, we're patrolling and intercepting pirates to prevent them from spreading the plague to Black Iron City. What are your troops doing?"

Sariel said solemnly, "Of course, we're bombarding Plague Island, the source of the pollution, as a punishment! Otherwise, we won't be able to explain to the citizens of Silver City who suffered such losses."

Fafnir frowned. "But Mr. Sariel, although Plague Island is abandoned, it is still the territory of Black Iron City. Your army is bombarding our territory—"

Sariel interrupted forcefully, "Of course, it's our joint bombardment exercise on the abandoned island! Please invite Miss Fafner to join us!"

Fafna was stunned: "This——"

Sariel continued forcefully, "We in Silver City have not held your territory responsible for the plague."

Fafna looked embarrassed: "It is a great honor to participate in your army's joint exercise!"

Sariel was very satisfied: "Then please ask the Black Iron Blade to arrive at the designated sea area and form a fleet with us!"

"The Dark Iron Blade understands."

The magic crystal screen image is turned off.

The chat group sighed: "Oh, he actually gave in. How boring!"

"I thought she'd be very strong with her black steel appearance, but it turns out she just passed Sariel's obedience test..."

"After all, the status of Black Iron City is not on the same level as Silver City."

"Even so, I'm still surprised that she dared to say that Plague Island is the territory of Black Iron City."

Sariel said happily: "I think I have a good plan——"

Raphael said angrily: "Stop talking, don't even think about my jewel flower!"

Sariel was stunned: "Raphael, when did you start to like women?"

"Just now, when I saw her in such a handsome general's uniform! I also want to dress my jewel flower in a handsome general's uniform!"

Gabriel snorted coldly: "My Oak Flower is my beloved little baby. If you dare to come over, I will bite you!"

Sariel smiled and said, "Then I'll take the Pirate Flower. Do you have any objections?" "No problem, but what if I don't want you to succeed?"

"You are jealous!"

Michael laughed in surprise: "Let's see what that guy is doing!"

Sariel smiled and said, "Although I don't think it's worth wasting a Global Hawk, but wasting is the greatest pleasure..."

As Global Hawk approached Plague Island again, a completely different scene appeared in the camera from two days ago.

The chat group was in an uproar: "How did it become like this? Did a big battle happen?"

Sariel immediately connected with Fafner: "Ms. Fafner, many abandoned buildings on Plague Island have been flattened. What's going on?"

Fafna was stunned: "I didn't know that!"

Sariel frowned: "Everyone, what do you think?"

"She's nearby, and she says she doesn't know anything. This is becoming increasingly suspicious."

"It's not a nuclear bomb explosion. Will those nearby know about it?"

"Where did that guy go? There's no sound from the blacksmith shop."

"Let's go and take a look."

The eagle landed in the blacksmith's shop. The fire in the blacksmith's shop was blazing, but Dachun was not there.

"Is it possible that Sariel's departure from Silver Harbor caused such a commotion that players all over the world guessed it, and Dachun got scared and went into hiding?"

"That's inevitable. The most likely hiding place is that mine. Even the Global Hawk can't conduct reconnaissance in that dark and complex environment."

Sariel was extremely unhappy: "Then let's flatten this blacksmith shop!"

As the eagle took off again, it suddenly discovered a hole under the ruins somewhere.

Sariel was shocked. "This building is, a bank? In the basement—a safe! An open safe!"

Everyone was shocked: "How could there be a safe?"

Michael hurriedly asked the butler, "Are you sure there aren't any missions listed in the Plague Island information?"

The butler said, "Yes! But we can't rule out the possibility that the plot module loaded itself! This is a common bank safe, and it's almost impossible for a player to crack it open. So it's very likely that a top-notch locksmith among the pirates opened this safe."

Michael suddenly realized, "So Dachun's claim of having unearthed a will in the ruins isn't credible. It was actually the pirates who opened the safe and discovered the will, and that's how they orchestrated the incident in Southern Canyon Village. It seems this incident is real! If they really collect debts based on the name on the will, the City Lord's family, to which Fafna belongs, will be the first to be implicated."

Sariel's brows jumped. "So this explains the suspicious appearance of Fafner. The reason she's intercepting the pirates nearby is because she doesn't want them to take the matter any further?"

Everyone understood: "That should be it."

Gabriel said, "The safe can't just contain a will; it's likely to contain the account books and IOUs. So, Biliana, the pirate's claim that there are no account books, was probably just a preliminary test... And the large gathering of Chinese players in the Southern Canyon Village suggests they know the truth and that the account books do exist!"

Raphael said, "These flattened ruins are most likely the result of another large-scale excavation by pirates in the past two days, trying to find a larger safe or something."

Sariel sneered, "After all, a good blow to the pirates will solve the problem, right?"

Everyone agreed: "This is indeed the simplest and most brutal solution."

Michael said, "It seems that there's actually no need to attack Plague Island. There's no need for us to expose our actions openly. We can understand Fafner's attitude by asking her if she's willing to join us in the fight against the pirates."

Sariel sighed, "Well, it's already a pile of rubble. We can let the reporters take some pictures and give the citizens an explanation."

After a while, Fafna replied happily: "It is a great honor to join your army to eliminate the pirates!"

Sariel was very satisfied: "It seems she is fine!"

(End of this chapter)