The Rise of the European Emperor

Marin has been downgraded to a second-class citizen in the family, and the first-class is now our Lord Caesar, that pink-toothed little guy...

Now, the whole family is all around Little Caesar, and Marin is left to the side. Mrs. Mary and Angela's mother, Lucrezia, took turns holding little Caesar. Of course, the fake mother-in-law, Mrs. Nelson, also came and showed up. However, the members of the Hoffman family knew that Mrs. Nelson was fake and Lucrezia was the real one.

However, they did not know that Marin's father-in-law was a black bishop wanted by the current Pope. If you know, maybe you will be scared to pee...

Because Archbishop Rovere is a clergyman, it is inconvenient to see his grandson. However, he often sneaks over at night to see his grandson...

Archbishop Rovere is 58 years old, the age of a grandson. He has no son, only three daughters. Unfortunately, the eldest daughter died early, otherwise he would have a child. Today, the second daughter gave birth to a son, and Archbishop Rovere is also very happy.

However, his identity is too sensitive, for fear of being discovered and reported to the Holy See. Therefore, in order to see his grandson, he entered the back door of the palace in the middle of the night. Moreover, recently, he also moved from the Frisian Islands to a small courtyard in the north of the city, so that he could easily enter the palace to see his grandson.

Ferris also seemed to be jealous that her sister gave birth to a son. It just so happened that Marin was not suitable for sharing the bed with Angela at this time. So Ferris also pestered Marin, wanting a baby. But is this what you want? Marin was speechless, but Felice's heart-pounding "brother-in-law" immediately softened Marin's bones... So...

Although there is some intemperance in life, Marin has not forgotten his business. He estimated that the soldiers on Fuerteventura on the Canary Islands should also adapt to the local climate. It's time for me to go there to command the battle...

In addition to personally going to this battle, Marin also participated in Schwartz. After all, Marin wanted to make Schwartz a marshal. So, he definitely got the field.

In addition to the Lancers composed of 1,000 wandering knights from the Teutonic Kingdom, Marin also sent 1,000 infantry from the mainland. Of the thousand infantry, 300 were musketeers and the rest were spearmen.

The soldiers had already reached Fuerteventura, and Marin felt that it was almost time for him to set off. So, in the palace, he bid farewell to his reluctant family members...

"Dear, what do you need to do in the war? Schwartz can't solve it alone? How dangerous is the battlefield..." Angela was a little dissatisfied. Although she can't have the same room with Marin now, she doesn't want her husband to go to war, how dangerous it is...

"Don't worry, Angela, this time we are attacking a small Arab tribe of 4,000 people. 1,000 Lancers are definitely enough to defeat them. In addition, I also brought 1,000 infantry to protect myself, and nothing will happen." Marlin comforted.

"But...there are pirates at sea, it's not safe...you go alone now..."

"Correct, I didn't go alone, but brought three warships..." Marin is also a person who is afraid of death. It is indeed not safe to go south alone. Therefore, he decided to escort him southward alone with three of the strongest 500-ton warships in East Friesland.

These three warships can be said to be the most powerful warships of this era. As long as they don't encounter the fleets of major powers, they basically walk sideways. In the Atlantic, the most powerful fleet is the Portuguese. However, Marin did not openly turn against the Portuguese, and the Portuguese would not send a fleet to surround him. What's more, his battleship has a speed of 10 knots. The Portuguese warships of this era had a speed of only eight or nine knots, not as fast as Marin's warships. Even if you can't beat it, you can escape...

As for pirate ships or something, in front of the three fully-armed warships, it is too late to escape, how can they dare to provoke?

Before leaving, Marin hugged the pink Caesar,

He kissed and said:

"Son, Dad is going to fight. This is a turf for you... In the future, these turf will be reserved for you. So, wish me good luck!"

Strange to say, little Caesar didn't know why, but he woke up from his sleep, saw Marin, and gave a smile. Seeing this baby's smiling face, Marin's heart is drunk...

"What an angelic smile!" Marin thought happily.

After handing Caesar to Angela, Marin put on his armor, left the palace without hesitation, and went to Emden Port...

In the port of Emden, Marin boarded the battleship "Hoffmann 1". Originally, Marin only wanted to go south with the sailors. But Kahn and Kohler were not at ease, so Kahn took 100 Praetorian Guards and boarded the battleship with Marin...

There were no accidents during the voyage, and the journey was smooth sailing...

In the English Channel, there are pirate ships spied on. But seeing the huge battleship lined with artillery, the pirate ship turned around and left without saying a word...

In normal times, Marin might lead his men to chase after the pirates and destroy the pirates, showing a sense of justice. However, now he was in a hurry to go south, and he ignored the pirate ships that were peeping.

In fact, the pirate ship's bottom line, Marlin, can see it clearly. Those pirates didn't have binoculars. Marin stood on the top of the low ship building, and with a binoculars, he could see the situation on the pirate ship. Although they didn't hang skeletons, Marin, who had seen pirate movies in his previous life, saw that many of them wore machetes. At first glance, it was not a good thing, and he could immediately infer that they were pirates...

When entering the Portuguese waters, Marin was actually very guilty. Because, he did infringe upon the interests of the Portuguese. If nothing else, sending Columbus to discover India was purely for the benefit of the Portuguese. Moreover, he also gave the nautical chart to Spain, Portugal's biggest competitor...

If the Portuguese know the truth one day, they will definitely want to burn themselves to ashes...

Therefore, after entering the Portuguese waters, Marin played the Spanish flag. After all, he is also a Spanish count, and it is reasonable to play the Spanish flag.

However, the Portuguese still sent boats to stern for a while. Because, Marin's three warships are too big and too conspicuous. The Portuguese were very sensitive to matters of navigation and thought it was the Spaniards who came up with the new warships. So, they sent clippers to monitor Marin's three large ships.

However, what the Portuguese didn't expect was that the clippers they sent, which could run 9 knots, couldn't catch up with Marin's boat at all. The three warships were faster than the Portuguese Clippers, and then the cold Canary current quickly went south, throwing off the Portuguese Clippers.

The Portuguese were taken aback - the Spaniards made a huge and fast new warship...

This news, soon sent to Lisbon, caused great panic among the Portuguese. After all, the Portuguese have always prided themselves on maritime superiority. They are not as good as Spain on land, and if they are behind at sea, they are simply behind in all directions... Then, the Portuguese ordered craftsmen to start developing large ships, and strive to develop new large-scale ships that can compete with "Spanish warships" battleship...

However, the Portuguese did not know that the large warships they saw were not of the Spaniards at all, but of Marin...