Global Mining.

Chapter 384: Pirate King? No, Lord of the Underworld!

10pm Golden Continent time, Silver Sea.

Over a hundred ships of the Silver City Fleet, large and small, set out to search for the missing Golden Maryland frigate. Sariel, Remya, and all the officers and men from the original frigate gathered aboard the flagship, the Silver Queen, to lead the search.

Although Sariel had successfully delayed the ship for half an hour and thus shirked responsibility, it was, after all, a warship from the Golden Empire. The Silver City Lord attached great importance to it and not only dispatched nearly the entire city's fleet, but also sought the mermaid's consent and sent out a giant whale to search.

At this point, Sariel seriously suspected that the city lord wanted to take this opportunity to launch a sneak attack on the Thousand Islands Sea and launch a general attack on the pirates!

After all, whether it was "defection" or "robbery," it could only be related to pirates. But if they really wanted to attack the pirates, how would they deal with the Sirens? Would they have to bring mermaids along? But mermaids, as guardian spirits, were not supposed to attack mortals, so bringing a mermaid with them wouldn't be appropriate...

Sariel was in a dilemma. The entire operation was led by the city lord and the negligent captain, and as a sage, he had no decision-making power, at least not yet!
As for Remia, her expression remained serious throughout.

Sariel was a little confused. Even if Silver City bore significant responsibility for the loss of the warship, it didn't affect her particularly greatly. Was she simply worried about her father, the city lord? But as the Empire's most valued cultural envoy, and the Church's fair and just Saint, she didn't seem the type to worry...

The ship ahead sent another report: "A treasure-hunting ship named Sea Snake was spotted offshore, claiming they didn't see the missing warship."

Sariel suddenly felt something was wrong: "The Sea Serpent? What were those two ships we encountered earlier?"

The steward replied: "The Sea Otter, the Sea Otter!"

Sariel had a sense of déjà vu and immediately looked through the sailing log from half a month ago. It was the day when the mermaid was captured. On the way back, he also found several treasure hunting ships nearby.

After checking the records and time, it was indeed them!

The Sea Otter is especially suspicious! Is it the Pirate King? Only the Pirate King is qualified to intervene in the Mermaid Pack, but he didn't intervene back then. Now that the Imperial Frigate is missing, only the Pirate King has the ability to do so!

Then another report: "A treasure-hunting ship named Sponge was spotted again, claiming to have found nothing..."

Sponge! All four ships are here!
Sariel felt that any opportunity to make a contribution could not be missed: "Captain, I think these four treasure hunting ships are very suspicious!"

Having said that, Sariel glanced at Remya. Remya's solemn expression obviously relaxed, and she looked at him expectantly!
Sariel was confident: "We should capture all four treasure-hunting ships we encountered!"

The negligent captain was already frantic: "Catch him! Catch him quickly! It's better to catch the wrong one than to let him go!"

The captain of the Silver Queen issued an order: "Attention, all fleets! Surround the four treasure-hunting ships: the Sponge, the Sea Serpent, the Jellyfish, and the Sea Otter. Prepare to capture them..."

As the command was issued, flames were seen from all directions outside the dark ocean!
The command center immediately erupted in a commotion: "Report, the enemy has blacked out the lights and activated the Mist Hiding Technique..."

"Report! The Sea Otter is speeding away..."

"Report! The Sea Snake fired a flash bomb at our ship..."

Sariel became excited: "The other party is obviously prepared, it really is them!"

The captain didn't hesitate: "All ships, full speed ahead!!"

At this point, Sariel felt he had fulfilled his role. As for whether he could capture the Pirate King and recover the frigate—Sariel still hoped he wouldn't. After all, only if the frigate fell into the hands of pirates could they potentially buy key equipment and technology. Of course, he didn't think the Pirate King would be so easy to capture.

So this battle should also delay a considerable amount of time, allowing the frigate to escape more smoothly...

Then, Sariel also felt that Michael should take action: "Boss..."

Michael was helpless: "I know."

……

Golden throne.

Michael came out of the airship modification factory first. He was very satisfied with the progress and expected to set sail in a day.

Then I went to the library again and saw Mr. Clown and Gauss having an engrossed discussion at the mathematics bookshelf. I felt relieved and decided not to disturb them.

Finally, at Sariel's request, he went to Valhalla and transformed himself into a butler again to enter Remia's mansion.

However, this time the entry was completely out of sync. In reality, Remya was not in the mansion, but on the boat.

So Michael decided not to ask anything and just wait and see what she did. If she just slept and didn't move at all... Michael would have to wait until tomorrow night or go to the Bronze Flower Mansion to check.

Fortunately, Remia was not asleep. She was wandering anxiously in the hall, obviously affected by the war on the front line.

Michael breathed a sigh of relief. This anxious state of hers made it most likely for her to "tell the truth in her dreams."

Seeing the butler appear, Remya called out, "Butler, please make me a pot of Lauder coffee."

Of course Michael had to take the initiative to say: "Miss, drinking coffee at night will affect your sleep."

Remya sighed, "I just can't sleep anyway, so I might as well stay awake."

"Miss, wait a minute."

Michael made coffee and waited, not even asking a single question. Asking would likely lead to trouble, but not asking would only pique her desire to talk, and she would speak up.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Remya took one sip of coffee after another, but there was no sign of her opening her mouth.

Michael also showed enough patience, still standing aside without making any sense of presence. Michael was helpless, he really didn't want to come here unless it was absolutely necessary. At this moment, the result of the naval battle on Sariel's side was announced: all four treasure ships escaped!

Remya in the command room's expectant and nervous expression suddenly became lonely!

At the same time, in Valhalla, Remya's cup, which was drinking coffee, fell over.

Michael immediately went up to wipe the table: "Miss, be careful."

Remya sighed helplessly: "What should I do..."

Michael said nervously and cautiously, "Perhaps, I can help Miss think of a solution?"

Remya said helplessly, "Although I tried my best to lead the incident to the direction of defection from the Imperial Navy, there is a strong smell of evil spirits lingering at the scene. Could it be the Pirate King?"

Sariel, who was watching the live broadcast, was excited: "She really did discover the evil spirit's aura. Her thoughts are exactly the same as mine!"

Gabriel said angrily: "Stop making noise and don't interfere with the boss's train of thought!"

Fortunately, Michael had a clear mind. "Miss, if it was an ordinary pirate who stole the warship, we would indeed bear an unshirkable responsibility, but he is the Pirate King! We can hype up the Pirate King's strength after a century of silence. It would be best to give him a very powerful folk nickname, one that even the Empire would be afraid of. That way, we won't be at fault. Even if it's a defection, we can explain it as the Pirate King's powerful mental confinement. This way, the responsibility of the officers and soldiers on the frigate will be minimized, and they will definitely cooperate with us!"

Remia was surprised. "Exaggerating the Pirate King's strength? What kind of nickname is powerful?"

Michael thought for a moment and said, "The Lord of the Underworld Sea!"

Remya took a sip of coffee and finally calmed down: "That makes sense! Or do you have a solution?"

Michael was very pleased, and took advantage of her happiness to ask the key question: "So, how is the evil spirit mine being handled, Miss?"

Remya sighed loudly, "It was my fault. I handled it very badly."

Michael was startled, but pretended to be calm and tried to soothe her emotions: "The worst thing that happened is nothing more than the warship being stolen. Miss, don't worry about other trivial matters."

Remya shook her head and sighed, "I regret it deeply. What if the warship was stolen because of my mistake?"

Michael couldn't believe it: "Miss, how could it be possible?"

Remya said in a deep voice, "I seriously suspect that Dachun colluded with the Pirate King and released the evil spirits of the entire mining area!"

Michael was shocked: "The evil spirit ran away?!"

Remia sighed, "And then the Pirate King and these escaped evil spirits stole the warship!"

Michael hurriedly asked, "Why did the Pirate King save these evil spirits?"

Remya said, "Because the mithril that the evil spirits hid a hundred years ago was not buried in the mines at all. Instead, they colluded with the Pirate King to smuggle it out."

Michael asked in surprise: "Miss, do you have any evidence for this?"

Remia sighed, "There's just no evidence! I've always had suspicions. Since this Dachun revealed his connection to the Pirate King, I put him in this evil spirit mine. Coincidentally, as a blasphemer, he will be considered one of their own, making it easier to investigate."

Michael finally understood: "So, the final result proves Miss's suspicion!"

Remya sighed: "It seems so!"

Michael had no choice but to soothe her, "Miss, this is actually a good thing! First, now that we've determined the whereabouts of the mithril, we don't have to worry about keeping the mine a secret. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if the Empire found out. Second, letting these evil spirits escape will eliminate a hidden danger to the city, and we can continue exploring the mining area."

Remya nodded: "Actually, I think so too."

Michael smiled and said, "So Miss is not at fault at all! The warship was stolen only because of the corruption within the Imperial Navy. On the contrary, this incident will serve as a warning to the Empire. Miss, you have secretly done the greatest good deed. There is no need for you to blame yourself."

Remya's expression instantly relaxed: "That makes sense! I feel relieved when the housekeeper said that. That's good. I can finally sleep well."

Michael smiled and said, "Good night, Miss."

At this moment, all the big guys in the chat group watching the live broadcast suddenly realized!
Sariel sighed, "I finally understand why she seems the most panicked when she doesn't actually have any responsibility. That's why!"

Gabriel sighed, "It seems this Hall of Valor is really necessary! Last time, she only said that Dachun's blasphemous body should be used to investigate the Mithril, and she didn't mention the Pirate King."

Michael sighed, "So this NPC's intelligence is just layered with secrets, like the skin of an onion."

Sariel was a little nervous. "If a group of powerful evil spirits from centuries ago steal a warship, wouldn't that be the same as the emergence of a new pirate force? Could it become Dachun's force?"

Metatron laughed and said, "Becoming his power? You think too highly of him, don't you? Even sages like us can't control the basic situation of our respective cities."

Michael asked, "What's Dachun like now?"

Metatron smiled and said, "He just woke up again and continued to sweep the tunnel."

Michael said, "Be alert!"

(End of this chapter)