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After checking the construction progress of warships and merchant ships, Hudson did not rush back home, but ran to the beach to inspect the fishery.

This time, he didn’t alert anyone. He rode the dragon directly into the sky, used magic to hide his figure, and quietly watched the fishermen fishing below.

A sea without pollution is just different. Just go online and you will get a lot of rewards.

"Hudson, look, the Skull and Bones people are hiding at sea?"

Bear Stearns said excitedly.

Looking at the way he was gearing up, you knew he wanted to say hello to his old friend in a bear-like way. As a highly intelligent creature, Bear Stearns is very vindictive.

Even though many years had passed since the Skull and Bones Society wanted to use him as a carrier for the evil god to descend, he still couldn't forget it.

"Wait a minute!

Just because a skull is hanging doesn't mean it's a member of the Skull and Bones Society. Many pirates also fly skull and crossbones flags when operating.

The size of that fleet is not small. If the skeletons had such strength, they would never fight like they did back then. "

While speaking, Hudson had already reached out and grabbed the eager Bear Stearns.

Everyone has a responsibility to fight against pirates, but we have to figure out which force it is. On this vast sea, anything can happen.

Not only the merchant ships that travel around the world can visit pirates, but even the navies of some countries will occasionally change their clothes and go out to do side jobs.

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"Island owner, there are fishermen in front of you, do you want to give them to..."

Before the red beard could finish speaking, the burly middle-aged man interrupted directly and said: "Gage, put your little thoughts away.

I know you feel uncomfortable, but those of us who float on the sea all day long cannot help ourselves!

The debt of gratitude owed must eventually be repaid. No matter what happens, things must be done this time, otherwise you and I will never get ashore alive.

Besides, what do those fishermen have to grab? Except for a few small boats that cannot go to the ocean, there are only fish that can be found all over the world.

Judging from the chart, this should be the coast of the southeastern province of the Kingdom of Alpha. I remember that this sea area is controlled by the Dalton family. Their strength is not weak. Don't cause trouble here! "

While speaking, the middle-aged island owner glanced at the ship's cabin behind him out of the corner of his eye, and then let out a long sigh.

Obviously, he was not willing to bring his younger brothers out this time.

After all, if a pirate leader is thinking about a "favor debt" and spreads the news, it can make people in the circle laugh out loud.

Just by looking at the team, you can tell that a pirate leader who can buy such an estate is definitely not a kind person.

Being able to force him to bow his head, ignore the "business" in his hands, and come all the way north from the central sea area to do one thing is definitely not something that ordinary people can do.

Unfortunately, there was too little conversation between the two. Based on this content, Hudson could only infer that they had taken on a hot job.

Perhaps the cabin that scares the pirate leader holds the answer to the mystery. But for safety reasons, the cautious Hudson still leaned over to check.

No matter how powerful the concealment magic is, it has its limits. Vaguely, he had already noticed that there was an expert lurking in the fleet.

There is no doubt that this is extremely abnormal. Strong people have their own arrogance. Even if they go to join pirates, they still have to be the leader of pirates.

Why would Hudson, a master who could not be recruited by any of the princes, follow a pirate leader?

If it's not the younger brother, then there is a high probability that he is the person behind this group of pirates.

In normal times, Hudson wouldn't mind his own business as long as it didn't involve him, but the current situation is too sensitive.

Thousands of pirates are heading north. If such a force is entrenched in the outer sea, it will not only threaten the safety of the kingdom's sea areas, but also have a great impact on his next plan.

"Maxim, put a magic mark on them. Remember to be secretive and don't let anyone find out."

Hudson immediately ordered.

There is no point in following them directly. Who knows the destination of these pirates, and who knows how long they will sail on the sea, and Hudson has no time to spend it with them.

Simply make a mark and wait for them to stop before taking action. Deep in his heart, a new plan has been hatched in his mind.

Such a sneaky move, and having to use pirates as cover, would most likely not be a good thing.

It doesn't matter if you don't know the purpose of these guys. As long as their whereabouts are exposed, their work will be done.

Next, it’s time for the Dalton family to come on stage. Fighting pirates is the duty of every noble.

Without even saying hello, he would just run into someone else's territory. If he didn't react, how could the Dalton family, the hegemon on the southeastern coast, still be around?

Taking out the photo stone to record the pirate ship's activity information, Hudson went straight to Hansen Port and selected an unsteady officer to perform the enchantment magic.

"Pirates are infested along the southeast coast. When the opportunity comes to make a meritorious deed, you immediately lead your men to arrest them.

Leave a message..."

After the good thing was done, Hudson stepped out of the way. He worked hard to combat the rampant pirates.

No matter which group of people it is, as long as the two sides are fighting, they can't stop it just because they want to.

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"Your Excellency, the Royal Capital has sent another message, urging you to come over!"

Tom reminded in a low voice.

In recent days, the Mountain Territory has received many letters from the royal capital, all of which asked Hudson to hurry over and take charge of military affairs.

"Reply to the capital and tell me that I will be there when I finish my work for a while!"

Hudson said without changing his expression.

He has used the same excuse many times. On the one hand, there are really many affairs in the territory, and on the other hand, there is the issue of power.

Nominally, he is the commander-in-chief of the kingdom's strategic mobilization, but there is no clear explanation of the specific scope of power.

Even the strategic mobilization headquarters is a temporary organization, and the administrative level has not been determined.

There is no explanation as to whether it is under the direct control of the king, under the Ministry of Military Affairs, or only responsible to the Parliament of Nobles.

Hudson also understood what Caesar IV was doing. After all, it is easy to delegate power but difficult to take it back.

If the power of the Strategic Mobilization Headquarters is too great, once wartime comes and everything is transferred to a wartime economic system, he, the king, may be sidelined.

Similar things have never happened in history. If Hudson were in the position of Caesar IV, he would not give up power easily.

Even if it is necessary to strategically mobilize the general headquarters to work, the powers of this temporary organization must be limited, and at least the necessary checks and balances must be retained.

You know what you know, but your butt determines your head. As the commander-in-chief of strategic mobilization, Hudson must fight for his own rights.

Don't even think about it if you just go to work without knowing anything.

Anyway, the Alpha Kingdom's mobilization mechanism is perfect. It won't affect anything if he comes a few days earlier or a few days later.

The royal capital was eager to urge him to take office, most likely frightened by the international situation. The current strategic situation in the Northern Continent is really not optimistic.

Before the reinforcements sent by the Alpha Kingdom have set off, two countries have already started a battle to defend the royal capital. The tragic ending is almost doomed.

Even if reinforcements are sent immediately, it will not change the overall situation. Now let's see how long these two unlucky guys can last.

In fact, the great nobles of the two countries had already arranged backup plans and transferred most of the clan members. Staying and holding on now is just to give an explanation to the Human Alliance.

According to the laws established by the alliance, those who run away in the face of alien invasion will be deprived of their noble honor.

The war has left them with almost nothing. If they lose even the last fig leaf - "Noble Glory", then they will really have no way to survive in the circle.

In the eyes of most people, the human race's current defeat in the Northern Continent is only temporary. After winning the continental war, the aliens will still have to spit out what they have eaten.

For thousands of years, everyone has been playing this way. According to the rules of the game, the territory lost now can be regained in the future.

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"Boom!"

The sound of the magic crystal cannon pierced the sky and broke the silence on the sea. Looking at the warship that suddenly appeared in the distance, the middle-aged "island owner" said with a gloomy face: "Organize a counterattack immediately!"

On other people's territory, he was not ready to take action. Unfortunately, the other party didn't give them a chance and used the magic crystal cannon to attack them as soon as they came up, even if they didn't want to.

After firing a shot, the young officer who was originally in a state of confusion also realized that the situation was not good.

A lone warship actually came out and started fighting with a group of pirates. This was not a human matter!

Gritting his teeth, the young officer immediately ordered: "Send a signal for help!"

Deep down in his heart, he couldn't help but feel happy. Fortunately, the ones we were fighting during the process of losing our souls were pirates. If we had disturbed the merchant ships that were coming and going, we wouldn't be able to explain it later.

Now as long as we insist that the pirates did it first, and give some gifts to show off, the matter of attacking without permission will be over.

Of course, the premise is that he can hold on until reinforcements arrive. If he died in the hands of this group of pirates of unknown origin, everything would be over.

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"Manbeard, what's going on?

Didn't I ask you to act more cautiously? Why are you making such a noise? "

The voice of a warehouse elder came from behind. The middle-aged island owner Manbeard was frightened and hurriedly stepped forward to explain:

"Sir, this is none of our business! As soon as the warships on the opposite side came up, they fired directly at us without even leaving us a chance to negotiate.

As you know, there are some people who hate pirates deeply and will shout and kill them whenever they meet. Maybe the commander opposite is this kind of person. "

After hearing this explanation, the old man nodded with a hint of disdain on his lips, and said coldly: "Trash!

You can't handle such a small amount of things, but you still claim to have control over the world. If anyone wants to die, send them down quickly.

It's a waste of time to get entangled here. After a while, reinforcements will arrive, and it will be difficult to silence him! "

He said this, but he knew it very well in his heart. It was impossible to enter the village quietly. This battle would definitely alarm the local snakes.

The pirate fleet is strong, so it depends on who you compare with. If you bully ordinary businessmen, you will naturally be successful. If you go up against some big nobles who have been engaged in maritime trade for many years, you may not be able to gain the upper hand.

The most important thing is that people can "call friends". Once a fight breaks out, the maritime forces along the entire southeast coast will strangle them.

Generally speaking, when such a bad situation occurs, pirates will choose to retreat. They only come out to rob money, but have no interest in competing with the navy of a kingdom.

If there is someone behind the scenes, you can also ask someone to mediate the conflict. They are all hanging out on the sea, how can there be no friction, and they can give each other some face so that they can meet each other in the future.

It's a pity that the identity of the old man cannot be exposed, otherwise they will only die faster.

The Alpha Kingdom might not go to war because of a group of pirates, but if it knew that a pirate force controlled by the Holy See appeared at its doorstep, there would be absolutely no room for negotiation.

Even if they said they had no ill intentions and were just here to visit, no one would believe them.

Hudson just moved the reins, causing the situation to get out of control, forcing the Holy See and the others into an embarrassing situation.

"Sir, since our whereabouts have been exposed. How about we go back first and wait until the storm has passed before going to Poison Dragon Island..."

Before the middle-aged island owner could finish his words, the old man slapped him with a big mouth, and then warned: "Manbeard, it seems that you have really grown a lot in these years, and you dare to teach me how to do things.

Do your part well, and you don't need to worry about other things. I hope this is the first and last time.

Otherwise you will regret coming to this world! "

Thinking of the old man's terrifying methods, Barbarian Beard, who woke up from his daze, was so frightened that he nodded hurriedly.

At some point, there was a pool of unknown liquid on the plywood. Fortunately, the sea was rough enough and the waves quickly covered it up.

If the younger brothers knew that their boss still had such a cowardly side, they would immediately become distraught.

After teaching everyone a lesson, the old man returned to the cabin with a few people behind him, as if nothing happened just now.

Seeing the group of people leaving, Manbeard's face finally showed an expression of resentment, but this expression only passed away briefly, and then it turned into an expression of surviving the disaster.

Life and death are all controlled by one person. Even if he becomes a famous pirate leader, he is still just a dispensable pawn in the eyes of the other party.

There is no way, who makes him a pirate?

Such a status is extremely vicious in the eyes of ordinary people; but in the eyes of real big shots, he is just an ant that can be crushed to death at any time.

It’s not like the Holy See didn’t have a fleet. They arranged for them to accompany them. In addition to keeping their whereabouts secret, the main reason was that going to Poison Dragon Island required a lot of cannon fodder to explore the way.

The Holy See's direct lineage is reluctant to lose, but it can only make these marginal characters unlucky.

Between the eyebrows, the mustache also showed a hint of ruthlessness. After so many years of working for the Holy See, he still had no status. He had long accumulated a lot of resentment.

If he hadn't known that the Holy See was too powerful and he had no ability to fight back, he would have fought back.

Thinking of the legend of "Poisonous Dragon Island", Man Beard's eyes lit up. If he could intercept the gains of the Holy See during this operation, he might be able to escape from his current embarrassing situation.

At the worst possible outcome, this pirate group would be abandoned and they would appear with a new identity. Now is the period of continental war, full of countless opportunities.

Choosing a country where the Holy See is weak, waiting for an opportunity to join in, and obtaining a noble status on the surface is more reliable than floating on the sea all the time.

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