"Is that so?" Upon hearing this, Lin Li frowned slightly.
Previously, because Lin Li had considered the dangers that they might encounter on the island, he had temporarily left some sailors who were not strong enough at Helena Port, who were about level-15 or level-16. Those sailors were not even considered minor characters in the Tower of Dusk. If anyone wanted to deal with the Tower of Dusk, they would not waste time on them. Besides, the farce of the Fifth Fleet had just passed, and he did not think that anyone in the Gilded Kingdom would dare to do anything to them.
However, some things were just so unbelievable. Lin Li really didn't expect that there would be people who would target the sailors. Apart from being baffled, Lin Li also found it ridiculous. He really couldn't figure out why the people of the Gilded Kingdom would lay a finger on those sailors.
Seeing that Lin Li did not seem to believe him, Jeremiah immediately looked a little anxious, and said, "It's true. The people of the Gilded Kingdom spread a rumor that you went to the cursed land and could not come back. Not only did they capture the sailors you left behind, but they also exerted a lot of pressure on the people of the Breezy Plains. If you had come back a few days later, the people of the Breezy Plains might really have surrendered to the Gilded Kingdom. "
It turned out that the people of the Gilded Kingdom had already found out that he had gone to the cursed land! Lin Li immediately thought that it had to be the news that High Priest Poer had sent back. Moreover, when he sent the news back, High Priest Poer clearly thought that he had already gotten the upper hand, and thus said that he could not come back. Unfortunately, that old man definitely did not expect that he would be the one who would not be able to come back.
As for the matter of the sailors being captured, Lin Li had already guessed it. Apart from Delano who hated him to the core, no one else would care about those sailors. However, although those sailors could not be considered members of the Tower of Dusk strictly speaking, and were only hired to work on The Star, Lin Li did not really intend to leave them alone.
It was also time to let some people know that he had returned from the so-called cursed land! At the thought of this, Lin Li smirked, and thought to himself, It seems that the fate of the fifth ship hasn't taught some people a lesson enough!
Seeing Lin Li's sneer, Jeremiah couldn't help but shiver. He frantically said, "President Felic, erm, I saw that you didn't come back for a long time, and I was worried that the things you left here would be damaged by others. Hence, I wanted to help you put them away and return them to you when you came back. Now that you're back, these things should be returned to their rightful owners. "
Jeremiah said while handing the few sets of nautical information to Lin Li obediently. Although he knew that he would definitely be rewarded by his brother, the king, if he were to bring the nautical information back to the Ledin Kingdom, he dared not harbor any greedy thoughts.
Lin Li looked at the documents, but did not reach out to take them. Instead, he said, "These documents are of no use to me anymore. If you need them, you can take them back." Although he was not a stingy person, he had never been a stingy person. Since Jeremiah had told him such news, he could use these documents as a reward.
Upon hearing Lin Li's words, Jeremiah was overjoyed. While stuffing the nautical data back into his arms, he said politely as if he was embarrassed, "How can I accept such an expensive gift when I haven't been of any help to you!?"
Although the nautical information was nothing to Lin Li, the Ledin Kingdom definitely needed the guidance of the nautical information if they wanted to develop in the sea. To the Ledin Kingdom, the nautical information was equivalent to opening a door to the Endless Ocean.
Although Jeremiah had already obtained a copy of the Gilded Kingdom's nautical information when he asked about the cursed land for Lin Li previously, he did not have any information that could explain everything about the Endless Ocean. The nautical information of the Gilded Kingdom was not very comprehensive, either. Moreover, the Ledin Kingdom was very backward in terms of nautical information.
Even if he obtained the Gilded Kingdom's information, he would have to invest a lot in various aspects in order to study it thoroughly. Many of Lin Li's documents contained his own opinions, and their value to the Ledin Kingdom was probably not inferior to that of the Gilded Kingdom's nautical information.
Lin Li waved his hand, and gestured for Jeremiah not to be so polite. He then said, "I wonder if you have any urgent matters to attend to, Prince Jeremiah. If not, why don't we have a seat together? I don't know what happened here during the time I was away, and I'm trying to find someone to ask about it. "
"It's alright, it's alright. What urgent matters could I have!?" Jeremiah was overjoyed at this moment. To be able to sit with a Sanctuary powerhouse like Lin Li, he wouldn't leave even if his house was on fire. When he went back the last time, he was severely reprimanded by the king because of what he had done in the Sky Castle. Now that he had a chance to get closer to Lin Li, he naturally couldn't miss it.
Although Jeremiah was rather dandy because of his identity as a prince, he was not completely useless. At the very least, after coming to the Gilded Kingdom, he got along well with others because of his personality.
Besides, Jeremiah was a special envoy of the Ledin Kingdom, and there was no direct conflict of interest between the Ledin Kingdom and the Gilded Kingdom. Even if the Gilded Kingdom was plotting against the Breezy Plains, the Breezy Plains belonged to the Felan Kingdom in name, and had nothing to do with the Ledin Kingdom. Hence, the people of the Gilded Kingdom would not deliberately avoid Jeremiah when it came to news about the Breezy Plains from the upper echelons.
Of course, Lin Li actually did not care much about the attitude of the upper echelons of the Gilded Kingdom towards the Breezy Plains. He asked Jeremiah to stay behind for a chat because he wanted to ask him about the situation of his subordinates, and why the people of the Gilded Kingdom had arrested them.
After all, the sailors on The Star were only employees of the Tower of Dusk, and it was impossible for Lin Li to have a clear grasp of everyone's character. Everyone knew what was going on with the sailors. After a long and boring voyage, they would all become beasts in heat on land, and it wouldn't be strange for them to do anything.
Although Lin Li had always been protective of his subordinates, he was not really unreasonable and domineering. He definitely had to save them, but if these sailors really did something outrageous, he would also teach them a lesson that they would never forget.
To Lin Li's surprise, the arrest of the sailors actually caused a huge commotion in the Gilded Kingdom. In his opinion, they were just a few mediocre sailors, and it would be too easy for Delano to deal with them without attracting the attention of others. However, after asking Jeremiah, Lin Li found out that the matter was really interesting.
The sailors were actually arrested for beating up the prince of the Gilded Kingdom. This accusation was truly inconceivable. Actually, sailors were a rather low-level profession, and they would have to work at sea for months or even years. They might even lose their lives at sea due to various accidents, and end up dying without a burial ground. Hence, anyone who had some ability and some means would not be willing to live such a precarious life. Those who became sailors basically had the mentality of living for the moment. No one knew if they would have a chance to set foot on land again the next time they went out to sea.
The prince of a kingdom was definitely a high and mighty existence, especially the prince of a powerful kingdom like the Gilded Kingdom. His status was even more noble. It could be said that the prince and the sailors were from two different worlds, and it was almost impossible for them to have any connection. How could there be a conflict between them?
Besides, with the status of the prince, he would be surrounded by servants and guards wherever he went. It would be impossible for a few level-15 or level-16 people to even get close to the prince, let alone beat him up! Lin Li immediately knew that there had to be a problem here. Could it be that the prince who was beaten up liked to travel incognito?
However, Jeremiah was not very clear about the details of what had happened. He only knew that the two parties had bumped into each other near a tavern, and then the quarrel escalated to a fight. Later on, the security team appeared, and pointed out that the one who was beaten up was the prince of the Gilded Kingdom, and arrested the sailors for this crime.
However, after hearing this, Lin Li did not need to understand the details anymore. It was obvious that it was just a farce. The identity of the prince, on the other hand, made him a little suspicious. The prince of the Gilded Kingdom had given up his glorious life to put on such a show, and was even beaten up like a pig. Could it be that he was a masochist?
"You mean that good-for-nothing Vincent?" Upon hearing Lin Li ask about the so-called prince of the Gilded Kingdom, Jeremiah's expression suddenly became rather disdainful. He said, "Vincent is indeed a prince of the Gilded Kingdom, but he is the most useless one. This Vincent is the youngest uncle of the Gilded Kingdom. Although he has the title of prince, he has no power at all because he only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun. "
After listening to Jeremiah's brief introduction, Lin Li finally understood why even a dandy like Jeremiah would be full of disdain when he mentioned Prince Vincent. In the Gilded Kingdom, Vincent could be said to be a disgrace to the royal family. Not only did he know nothing about government affairs, but his strength was also only a little over level-10. If he were an ordinary person, it might not be a big deal. After all, ordinary people did not even have level-1 strength. However, as the prince of the Gilded Kingdom, he had enjoyed a lot of resources since he was young. Yet, he was only able to raise his strength to a little over level-10. This showed how useless this prince was.
Although Prince Jeremiah was a dandy, his strength was at least at the Legendary-level. Moreover, Jeremiah was not completely clueless about government affairs. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become the special envoy of the Ledin Kingdom. Besides, after he came here, he had obtained so much nautical information from Lin Li, which was already a great contribution to the Ledin Kingdom, not to mention anything else.
Prince Vincent of the Gilded Kingdom, on the other hand, only knew how to take advantage of the situation and reap some benefits from his title. Prince Vincent had many properties in the Gilded Kingdom, but the only one that really belonged to him was an island that was used as a fief. Most of the other properties were given to him regularly in order to use his title as a prince.
More importantly, Prince Vincent did not seem to know that others looked down on him, and used his title as a prince to cause King Bradlor a lot of trouble. There were even several times when Bradlor was so angry that he stripped him of his title. However, at the request of the other members of the royal family, his title was restored.
After listening to Jeremiah's introduction, Lin Li was even more certain that his sailors had been caught because they had been set up. If the sailors had really committed crimes, Lin Li would not stand up for such trash no matter how unreasonable he was. However, since the sailors had obviously been set up, Lin Li could not sit back and do nothing even if they were only employees of the Tower of Dusk.
"So, do you know where they are being held now? Are they still in Helena Port?" Lin Li had already understood the situation, so he directly asked about the location where the sailors were being held.
As soon as Jeremiah heard Lin Li's question, he immediately became excited, and hurriedly said, "I heard that because it involves the members of the royal family, this is no longer an ordinary security case. Hence, they have already been escorted to the capital two days ago, and should now be locked up in the prison of the royal guards."
Although the royal guards of the Gilded Kingdom were not as famous as the naval fleet of the Gilded Kingdom, they were the most elite army of the Gilded Kingdom. The main responsibility of the royal guards was to guard the capital and protect the safety of the members of the royal family of the Gilded Kingdom. Hence, since the sailors had been charged with assaulting the prince, they would definitely be dealt with by the royal guards.
Jeremiah was very clear that the President Felic in front of him was a fearless person. If he was really angered, he would do anything. Back then, the people of the Gilded Kingdom had seized The Star, but in the end, the Fifth Fleet was destroyed. This time, although it was only a few sailors who had gotten into trouble, the fact that Lin Li directly asked about where they were being held clearly showed that he did not intend to go to the Gilded Kingdom to negotiate first. There would probably be a show to watch next.
As expected, after finding out where the sailors were being held, Lin Li stood up, and said to Jeremiah, "Thank you for telling me this news. Just a few sailors can make the people of the Gilded Kingdom go through so much trouble. It seems that I have to go and bring them back personally."
"You're too kind, President Felic. This is what I should do! Do you want me to put some pressure on the people of the Gilded Kingdom through diplomatic channels in the name of the Ledin Kingdom? "Jeremiah was naturally overjoyed to hear Lin Li thanking him, and he hurriedly volunteered.
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