Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 299 Admiral Amyrius
Friday came in a flash, and Odysseus agreed with Feynaporte's naval officer Abel to trade the "Ghost" this morning.

Tim, the officer sent by the Loen Navy to handle the matter, expressed great concern about this. However, in order to avoid being exposed, Odysseus did not let Tim participate in the conversation and asked Rupert to keep an eye on the officer.

The transaction took place in the town's tavern. Odysseus opened his arms warmly and said, "Welcome, my friend."

Abel smiled a little nervously and said, "Hello."

Then he added, "I saw the Argonaut in the harbor."

"That's right." Odysseus smiled and said, "This is also to show respect for this transaction. Didn't the Feynaport Navy also send a fleet?"

This time, accompanying Abel was a fleet of five warships of Fenaport, including a sailing battleship, a large cruiser, and three small cruisers.

Warships are generally taller than merchant ships and cargo ships, especially the battleship. Its mast is about one-third higher than that of a normal ship. It has three gun decks and can carry 106 guns. It is like a mobile sea fortress.

Although cruisers are smaller than battleships, they are faster and can be equipped with 68 guns on large cruisers and 36 guns on small cruisers.

This is also the reason why pirates run away immediately when they see the navy. Even if it is a large pirate ship, when it encounters a small navy cruiser, the pirate ship has no advantage in terms of the number of artillery or the number of crew members.

What Odysseus said was equivalent to mocking Abel in person: Aren’t you also worried about me?
But Abel pretended not to hear and talked about another issue: "Before the transaction goes ahead, I hope we can talk about establishing a long-term cooperation."

Odysseus spread his hands and said, "I don't have that many ghost ships to trade with you."

"That's not what I mean." Abel smiled and said directly: "We hope to mine the iron ore on the island."

Their plan is to win over the "Sword of Dawn" pirate ship through long-term cooperation, and when necessary, they can assign them some sabotage and plundering missions in the Rorsted Archipelago.

"Let's complete this transaction first," Odysseus said with a smile. "Through this transaction, we'll know for sure whether both parties are trustworthy. Then we can discuss long-term cooperation."

Abel laughed and said, "Are you afraid that we might not keep our word?"

Odysseus also had a smile on his face and said nothing.

"Okay." Abel didn't force it: "Let's complete the transaction first."

He paused and said, "However, I must go check on the Ghost first."

"no problem."

At this time, the "Ghost" was docked at the dock. Bazel, Rupert, several crew members including the third mate Beavis, and Tim were all waiting for Abel on the ship.

Before this, when Rupert invited Tim on board, he suddenly became nervous because he realized that he was either going to watch a good show or he would become the protagonist of that show and be killed.

In short, whether to choose Feynaporte or Rune seemed to be just a matter of Odysseus's thoughts.

Accompanied by Odysseus, Abel came to the "Ghost" alone.

Because the Fenapotent Navy's fleet was anchored near the coast, he was sure that Odysseus and others would not dare to act recklessly.

Arriving at the captain's cabin of the Ghost, Abel said, "Now please tell the Ship Spirit that you will be stepping down as captain."

Odysseus glanced at the suitcase in the other person's hand and said, "Before that, I hope to count the payment for the goods."

"No problem." Abel didn't take it too seriously. After all, the transaction had reached this point, so it didn't matter if he counted the payment first.

Bazel took the suitcase and opened it. Inside were stacks of banknotes, all in denominations of 10 pounds.

He counted it briefly, nodded to Odysseus, indicating that it was exactly 1 pounds, and put away the suitcase.

Together with the previous 5000 pounds, Odysseus has received 15000 pounds from Fenaporthe.

Odysseus said, "Okay, let's go."

Loen officer Tim almost laughed out loud. He hadn't expected that Odysseus would so casually refuse to pay Feynapotent the 1 pounds.

Abel stood there in a daze, unable to react for a moment: "W...what?"

He hurried after him: "Captain Gall! You haven't given me the captain's authority yet."

Odysseus smiled and said, “I asked for 4 pounds, but now you only offer me 15000 pounds.

"For this price, you can only come to the boat to stroll around and take a look."

He paused and said, "But for this price, you can stay here for a few days, and I will send someone to bring you food."

Abel opened his mouth wide. Seeing Odysseus still walking away quickly, he quickly caught up with him and said, "We will continue to cooperate for a long time. As long as you cooperate with us, you will have endless money..."

"Didn't I tell you?" Odysseus said, "We'll discuss cooperation after this deal is over. When you pay the remaining 25000 pounds, we can discuss long-term cooperation."

Abel finally understood what Odysseus had said when he said that after the transaction, both parties would know whether they were trustworthy to each other.

At that time, Abel thought that Captain Gal did not trust the Feneport Navy. Now he finally understood that it was Captain Gal who was not trustworthy!

This made Abel so angry that he cursed, "Gar, you are not trustworthy!"

Odysseus was unmoved by this. He laughed and said, "I'm a pirate. Do you expect pirates to keep their word? I've already done you a great service by not ordering your death."

Ebel was immediately speechless. It seemed a bit strange to discuss the issue of credit with pirates.

Moreover, Odysseus's reminder made him suddenly feel that his situation was not good, so he immediately used the seal to leave the "Ghost".

Odysseus then ordered: "Bazel and Cleveland will fly the Ghost, and the others will board the Argo. Sail out of the harbor and prepare to fight the Feynapotent navy."

The crew members followed orders and boarded the ship. Tim also boarded the Argo. In the cabin, he reminded Odysseus: "Captain Gar, the enemy fleet has strong firepower. We can temporarily escape to Zaker Island.

"I will immediately report what happened here to Admiral Amyrius and ask him to..."

Odysseus waved his hand and said, "Don't you see? I have a fleet too!"

Tim opened his mouth: "I...you..."

Finally, he said with a sad face: "This is different!"

The combined tonnage of Odysseus's two ships may not be as large as a small cruiser in Fenipotent's navy.

Seeing that the other party was indeed a little anxious, Odysseus smiled and said, "Go sit over there first and see why I dare to take money from the Feynapote Navy."

Tim nodded, and thought to himself: "The word 'take' is too polite. Wouldn't 'cheat' or 'rob' be more appropriate?"

But he also thought that this was completely normal on the sea, and he should be thankful that Odysseus finally chose the Loen Navy.

At this time, Alvin had returned to the battleships of the fleet. The ships had already spread their sails and were rushing towards this side.

Odysseus used the "Voice Transmission Array" to tell Bazel: "Release the fog."

The "sound transmission array" is very practical when fighting at sea, but the range of "sound transmission" is within ten kilometers. If it exceeds this distance, this array will be of no use.

Although the sky was clear now, the area around the "Ghost" was suddenly covered by fog, and the fog quickly spread to the surrounding sea area, and the vision of the crew on the "Argo" was also covered by the fog.

Odysseus heard a majestic voice in the distance say, "Ghost ships are prohibited from operating here."

The Ghost was immediately weakened, and the mist it released was not as dense.

The majestic voice continued, "The power of the undead is forbidden here."

The Ghost suffered a second round of damage, and its speed slowed down rapidly.

Odysseus frowned. At this time, there was still a long distance between him and the Fenapotent Navy. Perhaps only a demigod could affect the "Ghost" at such a long distance.

But if the other party had a demigod, he should have killed him directly by now, so he concluded that the other party must have a seal that could expand the range of his abilities.

It didn't matter that the fog was gone. Odysseus immediately ordered, "Prepare the 'Spirit Wave Cannon'!"

The mechanical "Spirit Wave Cannon" quickly emerged from the deck and extended two mechanical rods.

After seeing the "Lingbo Cannon", Tim suddenly thought of some rumors about the "Argo". There seemed to be a powerful cannon on this pirate ship. I wonder if it was this one?
At this time, the "Sword of Dawn" fleet was divided into two, and the "Ghost" was far behind.

After the Lingbo Cannon completed its aim, that majestic voice reappeared: "The use of extraordinary cannons is prohibited here."

Obviously, the other party had also carefully collected intelligence about the "Argo".

Odysseus said without any pressure: "Fire!"

The "Spirit Wave Cannon" immediately fired out a small ball of light, which was not greatly affected by the "Prohibition".

Because the "Spirit Wave Cannon" is not an "Extraordinary Cannon" in the traditional sense, or its entire structure does not use extraordinary characteristics.

Just as Odysseus could consider spirituality and extraordinaryness separately, the word "forbidden" had little impact on the "Spirit Wave Cannon".

Boom~
The shells from the "Lingbo Cannon" exploded, and the fleet was instantly engulfed by the explosion.

In the cockpit of the "Argo", Rune Navy officer Tim opened his mouth wide. The power of this cannon was too great!

Without extraordinary strength, no ship could withstand such a shot.

Odysseus ordered: "Drive to one side and keep your distance."

He had no intention of approaching the fleet because even for the Argo, the fleet had too many cannons, all of which were large-caliber, and the protective shield could not withstand one or two rounds of bombardment.

The aftermath of the explosion disappeared, and Odysseus saw through the telescope that the sailing battleship suffered almost no damage, the large cruiser was damaged, and two small cruisers were sunk.

This result did not surprise Odysseus. This type of sailing battleship was the main battleship in the navies of various countries. It was worth about 8 pounds and was usually captained by a Sequence 5 or Sequence 6.

With such a huge investment, it is impossible not to have some extraordinary defense design.

However, after learning about the power of the "Spirit Wave Cannon", the sailing battleship no longer had the momentum it had just had and turned around and ran away.

Odysseus ordered again: "Fire!"

Boom~
Another spiritual wave cannon, another huge explosion.

This time another small cruiser was also sunk, but the large cruiser still had some extraordinary defenses and was still holding on without sinking.

However, the small cruiser's extraordinary defense was too weak and could not withstand the shooting of the "Spirit Wave Cannon".

The stern of the first-class battleship was also damaged, and its bottom and sails were suddenly covered by a layer of black light. Then the battleship moved forward at an unnatural speed, almost the same speed as the "Argo" and "Forward Four".

This must be accelerated by some extraordinary power and cannot last long.

However, Odysseus did not pursue the sailing battleship because the "Spirit Wave Cannon" had entered its rest period. It would be better to quickly deal with the large cruiser.

Odysseus used a telescope to see that the large cruiser had lost a mast and had obvious damage on its hull. He used the "Voice Transmission Array" to ask Bazel, "Are you sure we can capture that ship?"

Tim on the side swallowed his saliva with a gulp. The pirates were actually trying to seize a large cruiser of the navy!
If this matter gets out, the Fenaport Navy will lose face all over the polar sea!

Bazel's voice in the "Voice Transmission Array" was also a little excited: "Of course you can, but you have to prepare for close combat."

A warship like this definitely has a crew of over 500 people, and the captain is most likely a Sequence 7. They would be difficult to deal with if they stayed on board.

At this time, Tim said, "I understand the structure of the Feynaporte fleet. I will lead everyone directly to the captain's cabin."

Odysseus nodded: "Okay, open the safety of the 'Extraordinary Machine Cannon'!"

Then he took over Bazel, who was already far behind, and quickly approached the large cruiser.

Originally, the officers and soldiers on the cruiser thought that if they were hit by another shot, they would be buried in the sea, but the enemy quickly approached.

The captain of the cruiser immediately understood the opponent's intention and immediately ordered the cannons to be launched in preparation for close combat.

For them, it was impossible to surrender to the pirates and they could only fight to the death.

In the eyes of the cruiser's captain, this pirate ship was too arrogant and even dared to try to seize the navy's ship.

However, for them, this may not be an opportunity to turn defeat into victory. After all, the opponent's cannons with such great power cannot be used at such a close distance.

When the two sides were eight or nine kilometers apart, the officers and soldiers on the cruiser had already prepared for battle, and they were just a little bit away from entering the range of their artillery.

At this time, the machine guns at the bow and stern of the "Argo" opened fire. Two blue shells exploded on the hull of the cruiser, and the surrounding area was suddenly covered with solid ice.

Some cannons were directly frozen by the solid ice, some crew members were frozen into ice sculptures, and some crew members had parts of their bodies hit, and the hit parts were frozen, while the unhit parts remained normal.

The captain of the cruiser was stunned for a moment, and a blue shell hit him. The first mate quickly threw him to the ground to avoid being frozen to death.

The bombardment of the "Argo" lasted for about a minute, and the entire large cruiser was frozen on the sea surface.

At this time, several crew members of the "Argo" flew over here, and Tim was the one in the front.

Odysseus did not participate in this battle. He and the navigators stayed in the cockpit, while the other crew members all joined the battle.

Including Tim, there were three Sequence 6s in total, which was more than enough. Odysseus saw through the telescope that the battle seemed quite intense at the beginning. After all, some crew members must have taken cover during the bombardment.

Soon under Tim's leadership, the captain and first mate of the cruiser were killed, and the ship's resistance suddenly weakened a lot.

The battle lasted for about twenty minutes before Basel sent out a flag on the deck, indicating that he had completely occupied the ship.

Odysseus came to the deck and spread out his hands, and "Star Sand" appeared immediately. He used "Flying Technique" to come to this large cruiser which was four or five times larger than the "Argo".

Odysseus' first impression when he boarded the ship was that the deck was so large that he could run on it.

The cockpit was several times larger than that of the Argo. Not only was there a rudder, but the table and walls were also covered with nautical charts, the kind used in military operations.

Many crew members on the cruiser surrendered. Most of them were sailors, cooks and other logistics workers. Most of the crew members chose to die in battle.

Odysseus then ordered, "Rupert and Beavis, take a few crew members and use the Ghost to tow this ship back. I will send you twenty Extraordinary Puppets to assist you."

Rupert asked, "What shall be done with these prisoners?"

"Bring them all to Cruz Island," Odysseus said. "Use the 'Helm of Wisdom' to teach them the Loenese language."

He smiled and said, “I heard that Mandy is planning a quarry and is short of manpower, so send them all over.

"Try to rescue the Feynaporte crew members at sea. Let them work in the quarry for a while. They may be of other use later."

After all, these are all experienced sailors and can still be of great use.

Rupert nodded and said, "Okay."

Tim, who was a little tired, said, "I need to go back immediately to report the battle situation here."

Odysseus nodded: "Well, go ahead."

Then he walked around the ship and said to Bazel and others, "We can try to modify it and make it my flagship in the future."

Rupert asked, "What should it be called?"

Odysseus thought for a moment before smiling and saying, "Let's call it 'The General'."

Everyone immediately understood what Captain Gar meant. Beavis smiled and said, "After this battle, Captain will probably be recognized by many pirates as a 'General'."

Smiles appeared on everyone's faces. It was hard to imagine that they had only been at sea for a few weeks and they had already become crew members of the "Pirate General".

In this sea, the "Pirate General" is already a big shot that ordinary pirates find difficult to contact.

After handing this place over to the crew, Odysseus took the Argo and returned to Cruz Island first. Just as he stepped onto the dock, Tim suddenly emerged from the spirit world. Seeing Odysseus, he immediately said, "Captain Gal, the admiral wants to see you."

Odysseus was stunned: "Admiral Amyrius?"

"Yes." Tim said immediately.

He was somewhat surprised, because Admiral Amyrius always hated pirates, and he didn't expect that he would take the initiative to meet with Odysseus this time.

But thinking about the battle he saw today, Tim felt that this did not seem surprising. After all, everyone would be interested in such a pirate with a special ship and a complicated identity.

Odysseus was also a little surprised, but then he calmed down and asked: "When will we meet?"

"afternoon."

"Then there's no need to rush." Odysseus smiled and said, "I'll go have a drink to celebrate first."

Tim smiled helplessly. "You'd better get ready. At least change into a suit and shave."

"Since we're meeting in the afternoon, let's talk about it in the afternoon." Odysseus waved his hand and walked towards the tavern.

Tim followed him closely, as if he was afraid that Odysseus would run away.

Not only did Odysseus have a drink, he also went to talk to Wells about the issue of contacting the tribe in the mountains.

The liaison personnel sent out previously have returned, and the Tailang and Gelang tribes in the mountains have expressed their willingness to contact the new mayor.

Odysseus planned to send Beavis to discuss the matter, and then he would come forward to finalize the result after the discussion was almost done.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Odysseus finally got ready and changed into a decent suit, but he did not shave.

He was a pirate, not a gentleman attending a ball.

Tim took Odysseus through the spirit world and finally appeared on an empty street corner.

Odysseus's spirit sensed that he had arrived in the eastern part of the Rorsted Islands and even in the Sonia Sea.

Then he followed Tim to a mansion with high walls and a huge courtyard.

Odysseus saw that at the entrance of the spacious and solemn mansion, a gold-rimmed plaque read: Governor's Palace of Olav

Olavis... Amyrius...

Odysseus "recalled" that Klein seemed to be about to play the role of the admiral on Oravi Island!
Suddenly he thought: I don’t know if it’s Amyrius who wants to see me, or Klein?
There were naval guards standing at the door of the mansion, and many beautifully decorated carriages were lined up at the door for inspection. In the colony, those who could afford such luxurious carriages were all important figures in the military and political circles on the island of Oravi.

Tim showed his ID and entered the yard unhindered.

Odysseus sighed: "This yard is really big."

"I regret not calling a cab," said Tim, with a wry smile.

They had just learned that a grand welcome banquet would be held here in the evening to welcome Admiral Amyrius to visit Oravi Island.

This also made Odysseus realize that Klein should have started to serve as Admiral Amyrius's substitute from this banquet.

In such an occasion, running would seem ungentlemanly.

But the entrance was at least two kilometers away from the villa where the banquet was held.

Odysseus was aware of the extravagance of the colony. In Backlund, even the Sodrak Palace where the king lived didn't have such a large courtyard.

When he arrived at the villa, Tim found a young man wearing a tuxedo and looking gentle and refined. He was Amyrius' secretary, Lu Eran.

Lyulan glanced at Odysseus and said, "You don't look like a pirate. You look like a rough young man."

Odysseus laughed and said, "I heard there's a party going on here. I can't write 'I am a pirate' on my forehead and go around the party so that everyone knows I'm a pirate, right?"

Tim smiled. He knew that Captain Gal might really do such a thing.

Lu Er'an remained serious and said, "I hope you will still have such a positive attitude when you meet the general."

Odysseus thought to himself: This is a very boring person.

Then Lyrian asked the waiter to take Odysseus and the other man to a small reception room. After waiting for about ten minutes, the waiter pushed the door open and Amyrius, with his black hair neatly combed back, walked in.

He was of average build and didn't look very strong, but he exuded an unquestionable majesty.

Odysseus's gaze was slightly lowered, and he subconsciously tried to avoid looking at Amyrius.

"You don't look like a pirate," Amyrius said first.

Odysseus thought to himself: It seems that your secretary has been with you for a long time and has developed many of the same ideas as you.

He smiled and said, "That's because I know I can't defeat you if we meet at sea, so I've restrained my pirate temperament."

Tim was stunned for a moment, and then a little frightened. It was okay to joke with Lu Er'an, but it was too much to joke with the admiral.

To Tim's surprise, Amyrius smiled and said, "You sound a bit like a pirate when you say that."

As he spoke, he sat down on the sofa. Odysseus originally wanted to sit down as well, but under the majesty that Amyrius exuded at all times, he felt that it would be awkward to sit down, and it would be more comfortable to stand.

"I heard from Tim," Amyrius said, crossing his legs. "This morning, you sank three of Feynaporte's cruisers and captured the Connacht."

The Conant was that large cruiser.

"Yes," Odysseus said, "My ship is quite special."

The special thing is that it is roughly on the same level as the ships of the "pirate generals".

Amyrius asked, "I'm curious, why did you insist on destroying Feynaporte's warships? And why did you even try to defraud them of their money?"

In fact, for Odysseus, the best way to deal with this incident is to end the transaction with the Fenaport Navy and spread the news that the transaction with the Loen Navy has been completed.

This way, he could get the 2 pounds from Rune without completely falling out with the Feynaporte Navy.

Now that Odysseus has done this, after the Fenaporter Navy has made sufficient preparations, it will definitely retaliate against the "Sword of Dawn".

Odysseus said, "In terms of the current international situation and maritime power, the Loen Navy is the overlord of this sea area. I can only gain the greatest benefit by standing on the side of the victor and severely punishing the loser."

This answer surprised Tim again: Pirates nowadays still care about the international situation?
Admiral Amyrius paused for a second or two, then asked in a serious tone, "Do you think war will break out in the Raging Sea in the future?"

Odysseus spread his hands and said, "This is obvious, but the Loen Navy's main enemy doesn't seem to be Feynaport."

"Your answer is impressive," Amyrius said. "Unfortunately, my time today is limited, so I can't continue this topic."

He paused and continued, "The Navy hopes to secretly recruit the Sword of Dawn pirate group. You will be directly awarded the rank of Colonel."

Odysseus was stunned: So will I be a navy or a pirate in the future?

Tim was also stunned. It was not the first time for him to recruit pirates before, but he only gave them the rank of lieutenant or captain at most. This was the first time he heard of such a high rank.

Amyrius continued, "I know you are the naval force of the Church of the Evernight Goddess. I have also sent people to gather intelligence on you. The number of pirates you have eliminated in the past month is more than a naval captain eliminates in a year.

“The only flaw was your actions in Backlund.

"I can officially inform you that if you agree to join us, MI9 will no longer consider you an enemy."

Odysseus thought for a few seconds before taking a deep breath and saying, "To be honest, being recruited by the navy sounds good, but I went to sea in pursuit of freedom..."

Amyrius suddenly raised his hand and interrupted Odysseus: "No one will give you specific orders, I will only give you two broad orders.

“The first is to eliminate as many pirates as possible, and the second is to harass the central channel and attack Feynaporte’s navy when the time is right.

"You don't have to hand in any of the spoils you obtain, and you will also receive a reward from us."

Odysseus said with some worry: "If I anger them..."

"If they send out the demigods, I will be there as soon as possible," Amyrius said.

Odysseus smiled and said, "I can't think of a reason to refuse."

Amyrius nodded. "Talk to Tim about the details."

After saying that, he stood up and asked Odysseus to wait here for a while, and he took Tim out to talk for a while alone.

Soon Tim came back and said, "You are so lucky to be so appreciated by His Excellency the Admiral."

Odysseus sat on the sofa, curling his lips and smiling: "My luck is really good today, but this is not surprising."

"Why do you say that?"

"I just thought of that," Odysseus replied, "The Loen Navy is indeed the most powerful maritime force at present, but the Loen Navy's main military force is in the Sonia Sea, confronting the Feysac Empire.

"We also need to allocate some forces to guard against the Intis Republic.

"So the Loen Navy no longer has much strength left to deploy along the line of Zaker Island, Nicut Island, and Nohaus Island.

"This resulted in the Loen Navy being forced to watch helplessly as the Fenaport Navy's forces infiltrated the eastern Rorsted Archipelago."

At this time, if there is a chess piece that holds on to that sea area, the situation will be much better.

Odysseus' words shocked Tim again, and at the same time he realized that the pirate in front of him had a bright future.

His expression immediately became more flattering. "Just now, the Admiral assigned me to officially join the Sword of Dawn, specifically responsible for communicating with you."

Tim smiled and said, "I will be your subordinate from now on."

Then he took out a document and said, "Secretary Lu Er'an gave me a detailed document. If we destroy one of Feynaport's frigates, we will be rewarded with 1000 pounds.

"Destroying a small cruiser will earn you 2000 pounds, a large cruiser 3000 pounds, a second-class battleship 6000 pounds, and a first-class battleship 1 pounds."

Finally, Tim said, "You can also put forward a few more conditions."

(End of this chapter)