Demon Royal Family

Ivo patted his head helplessly. The escaped prisoner turned out to be such a big fish, and he didn't know what trouble he would cause.

"What crime did you accuse Constantine of?" Ivo asked.

Benjamin waved his hand hurriedly, "It's not exactly what you think. Constantine is indeed a thug. He massacred more than 3,000 Saint Malo people in three years and fled to the Hokuriku. He has a very tyrannical power. Even Saint Malo Even the palace guardians would have difficulty defeating him."

Ivo became interested and asked: "What ability does he have?"

"We don't know. Constantine has extraordinary physical strength and endurance. He has escaped capture from the empire many times. His fists can penetrate steel, but swords cannot pierce his skin."

"Physically strong, he seems to be a warrior." Ivo nodded. If this was the case, Constantine would not run back to Saint Malo, and his attack on the Kuishang Navy could be concealed for a while.

This navy shoulders the mission of connecting the two countries. Losing contact in the Shark Sea will definitely attract investigation from the big forces in the Shark Sea. This is in Ivo's interest. It muddies the water and takes the opportunity to observe the performance of the local forces in the Shark Sea. .

An aristocratic prisoner with whom he had no connection could not arouse Ivo's attention for the time being. He dropped the subject and said calmly to Benjamin: "Tell me so much, you should know that you only have two choices left."

Benjamin smiled bitterly, not daring to be arrogant like a nobleman, and said solemnly: "I am willing to serve you..."

"Very good." Ivo got the answer and left the cell without staying any longer.

Although Ivo doesn't like the arrogance of nobles, it is undeniable that nobles have been trained since childhood and have certain abilities. Benjamin is not familiar with force, so he must be outstanding in management, otherwise he would not be able to become an executive officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

If you want to establish a stronghold, you must have a steward who can manage it. Ivo does not lack combat power, but only lacks various stewards. Only Gavin meets the standard. Recruiting Benjamin can just fill the vacancy of the stronghold steward.

The fleet bypassed the Twin Ports, and a day later, the lonely Black Bat Island appeared in sight, covered with dense forests.

Sixteen ships circled around, taking in the entire topography of Black Bat Island.

The terrain of Black Bat Island is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The northwest is a raised cliff. The two bays are located on the southeast coast. The northwest coast is a towering cliff with an altitude of more than 100 meters. It is impossible to dock any ships.

"If Black Bat Island is to be built into a stronghold, it is essential to transform the terrain. The bay is too conspicuous and is not suitable for storing warships, and the surrounding sea is wide, so the stronghold must be hidden in the center of the island..." Ivo thought silently.

After looking around, Ivo stopped the fleet in the southern bay and took the men ashore.

The tide caressed the beach slowly. Two hundred meters away from the beach was a continuous dense forest, deep and quiet.

It was dusk at this time, with red clouds hanging on the sky, and the sound of flapping wings constantly ringing in the dense forest. It was about to be the time for bats to be active.

"Bring all the supplies down, Sting, Stonehoof, and Rhodes, and each of you will lead thirty people to explore the island."

The three people quickly gathered people and entered the dense forest from three directions. Ivo stayed on the beach to supervise the sailors to move supplies.

The sky quickly darkened, and the sailors built simple bonfires and tents on the beach. As the night grew darker, the subtle rustling sounds in the dense forest became more frequent, and it seemed that countless small birds were flying through the leaves.

The bonfire was crackling. Although the sailors knew that there were many black bats hidden in the dense forest, they seemed not to care. They drank and ate meat, talked and laughed loudly, and used foul language in a very lively manner. The sailors of each ship formed small groups and had a relatively close relationship. .

Ivo and other core crew members stayed away from the noisy crowd and sat on the edge of the camp, talking business slowly and discussing the base's transformation plan. They were incompatible with the rude and rude sailors who were chatting with each other.

After waiting for a few hours, footsteps sounded in the dense forest, and Sting led the people back to the camp.

"How's the situation?" Ivo glanced at Sting's men, who were basically intact.

"I explored the northeastern part of the island. It was full of woods and uninhabited. We encountered thirteen bat attacks." Sting took out a black bat corpse, which was about the size of a human head and covered with jet-black down. It looks ferocious and has sharp fangs.

"There are many black bats living in tree holes. Ordinary black bats are just ordinary beasts. About one-thirtieth of the bats have bronze strength and are larger in size. I also met four stronger black bats with black iron strength. ." Sting asked his men to take out all the black bat corpses he collected, "These bats are very fast and difficult to distinguish in the dark. Their weaknesses are also obvious. They have no defense. Their attacks basically rely on their fangs. Black iron-level bats are very fast. The black bat can emit sound waves and is very lethal."

Ivo nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Not long after, Rhodes returned from exploring the north. He and his men were basically all injured. Fortunately, they were all minor injuries. Only one sailor had a bloody wound on his eyelid, which was a bit miserable. There was no loss of personnel.

"There are several rock hills and many underground caves in the north, and there are especially many bats."

Stonehoof, who was exploring the northwest, has yet to come back. Most likely, he is in trouble. Ivo leads people directly to the northwest.

The northwest of Black Bat Island is a continuous island mountain with many caves. Ivo's keen sense of smell smelled the smell of blood, and he followed the trace all the way to the outside of a huge cave. There was a faint sound of fighting inside.

Everyone rushed in and saw Stonehoof waving a totem pole and fighting fiercely with three silver-level black bats. Six people in the team were seriously injured, and the others were entangled by countless swarms of black bats.

"Captain, this is Black Bat's lair!" Stonehoof shouted.

The men brought by Ivo immediately took action and quickly killed a large number of black bats. Three silver-level black bats were easily subdued by Barlow, Ender, and Hades.

Angry screams sounded from deep in the cave, and a circle of sound waves was shot out, which was extremely harsh.

His eardrums were tingling and his consciousness was slightly dizzy. Ivo felt a chill in his heart. He stabilized his mind and resisted the damage of the sound wave, and his whole body remained motionless.

The sound waves spread all the way to the entrance of the cave. Many sailors looked in pain. The capillaries in their eyes burst, their pupils were blood red, and a stream of blood flowed from their ears. Ivo grabbed a sailor and looked at his injuries, and said in a deep voice: "Teared eardrum. I can barely recover with magic potion, everyone exit!"

The sailors hurried out of the cave.

A huge bat the size of several people flew out and hung upside down on the ceiling of the cave, staring at Ivo with its blood-red eyes.

"You must be the king of the black bats on this island." Ivo took out his red spear and said solemnly: "Submit or die!"

The Black Bat King roared angrily. As a silver-level peak beast, it has wisdom no less than that of humans. It issued an attack command, and countless black bats were like a storm, roaring toward Ivo.

"Bloody tornado!" Ivo's arm swelled in a circle, and a small hill-like bulge quickly swam from his upper arm to his palm. The tyrannical power poured into the red spear in his palm. The lines on the spear shaft suddenly lit up, and the spear tip sprayed. The bloody red tornado energy strangled a large number of black bats, and the entire cave suddenly became quiet.

Black Bolt turned around and ran away. The instinct of the beast made him know that the opponent was a powerful enemy that could not be matched.

Ivo threw out the secret gold chain and kept chasing. Seeing the opportunity, he shot a red spear, which penetrated Black Bolt's wings and nailed it to the mountain wall, screaming and struggling.

Ivo pulled out Motos and trampled Black Bolt under his feet, releasing his momentum without reservation.

After a few minutes, Black Bolt stopped struggling. Even if he moved his feet away, Black Bolt still lay prone on the ground, expressing his submission.

Ivo didn't want to kill King Black Bat. Black Bat is the natural barrier of the island. Since he can control the leader of Black Bat, it is equivalent to adding a guarantee of concealment, and Stonehoof and others will not suffer much loss.

Next, Ivo spent a day subduing the black bats on the entire island and eliminating the threat of beasts that had established a stronghold.

In the following month, everyone stayed on Black Bat Island and established a stronghold in full swing.

The first step was to transform the cliff on the northwest side. A team of highly efficient laborers dug a cave leading to the sea on the cliff on the northwest coast to serve as a boathouse. The entrance to the boathouse was simply disguised, and the boatmen built a stone door, which combined with the mechanism, became a boathouse. The movable entrance of the library, which equals a new dock.

After the boathouse was built, everyone immediately parked the boat in it. The original bay of Black Bat Island was too conspicuous, and the boathouse was blocked by rocks, making it highly concealed.

There is an island mountain in the northwest of the island. Ivo organized people to dig out a large space. After simple decoration, it was built into a material warehouse, a grotto residence and a kitchen. All cooking must be done in the cave to prevent smoke from attracting attention.

The highest peak on the mountain was set up as a lookout point by Ivo, and someone was always responsible for observing whether there were any ships approaching on the sea.

A field was opened up in the middle of the island as a plantation. Someone bought some seeds in Ivo, Twin Ports, and they were all planted.

The plantation is the most important link. It is responsible for self-sufficiency. When the first crop is produced, it can afford the food and clothing of the fleet, forming a stable logistics. The captured sailors are farmers and coolies prepared by Ivo. Specialized in planting and mining.