Half a month later.
The news of the Black Sea Goddess Hipponoa's revival had already spread like a whirlwind across the three continents where humans were active.
Countless countries and forces were evaluating what kind of impact this existence would have on the current sea shipping, whether it would cause a turmoil in the continent's structure, and whether they could benefit from it.
The revival of this goddess was like a large stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples that would not calm down for a long time.
South of the Old Continent.
The Alfonso Peninsula, which was adjacent to the Black Sea and the Treasure Sea.
On this fertile land with rich mineral resources, there used to be three countries of equal strength coexisting. Although it was not to the extent of endless wars, the Alfonso Peninsula had never truly achieved peace in the past hundreds and thousands of years of history.
Until 200 years ago, when the Age of Navigation began.
Under the leadership of a wise king, one of the countries seemed to have ridden the east wind and installed an accelerator. In a short period of time, its comprehensive national strength had far surpassed its peers, and it was even ranked among the world's strongest countries.
In just a short dozen years.
It had already successively eliminated the two neighbors of the Alfonso Peninsula, the Umayyad Dynasty and the Grand Duchy of Algarve, becoming the final victor of dominating this fertile land!
The royal family had also won the unanimous support of the entire country because of this amazing achievement, and enjoyed the supreme power of the country!
And in more than a hundred years, its expansion had never stopped. Whether it was in terms of strength or territory, it was already a world's strongest country.
This country was the strongest sea power that ruled this Age of Navigation — Hegemon Shilius!
The pearl of Shilius, the capital of Shilius, Santa Cruz.
The "Dome Palace" that belonged to the king and the royal family alone had a construction area of more than 200,000 square meters.
Hall, concert hall, banquet hall, gallery, stables, gardens, sculptures, monuments, royal chapel … Together, they formed a small city that gathered all kinds of treasures and art treasures from all over the world. It could be called the Museum of All Nations!
Just like the footsteps of this country's conquest of foreign countries, this palace had never stopped expanding since the Age of Navigation. Every time a country was conquered, every time a colony was established, a unique building with local characteristics would be added here!
All the citizens of Shilius were fond of talking about it.
Today.
Philip II, who was dressed in a formal suit and wearing a shining crown, gathered his officials in the Dome Palace where he discussed matters to "welcome" a guest from afar.
Bang!
The vase decorated with enamel, malachite, and gold was pushed to the ground by the "furious" king.
Beside him, a clerk was "faithfully" recording the king's every word and action.
'His Majesty is furious about the loss of the bank's collateral — the' Thistle Crown 'that still belongs to Shilius …
Breaking a priceless treasure vase offered by the Peacock Archipelago … I vow to pursue the responsibility of the Nederland Bank! '
However …
"Furious", Philip II glanced at the young messenger standing at the foot of the stairs. Although the young messenger was respectful, he was still neither humble nor arrogant. Philip II suddenly felt bored.
He sat back down on his throne and coughed lightly.
"Cough!"
One of the vassals stepped forward when he saw the situation. He first glanced at the emissary, then spoke to his king respectfully.
"Your Majesty, Netherland is responsible for the loss of the Thistle Crown! Although the vault had been looted and the treasures had been lost, the board of directors was still there.
They had to compensate the kingdom for its losses. No matter which country's judge, the truth is on the kingdom's side! "
On the throne, the young and powerful king quietly touched the golden armrest of the throne without commenting. Then, he looked at the other vassals again.
Immediately, another person stepped out of the ranks and bowed.
"Your Majesty! The chief justice is right, but I have one more thing to add.
Our collateral is tied to the kingdom's loan. The current situation is that even if we eventually repay the loan, the Nederland Bank will not be able to return the collateral to us.
So, I think that before the bank recovers the collateral, the kingdom should temporarily stop the repayment! This is a very reasonable request. "
"Hmm, the chief justice and finance minister's words clearly make sense. Emissary Silas, what do you think? "
The king's eyes were cunning.
Clearly, by now, everyone knew what Huggins was doing with the crown. They also finally understood the potential value of the crown.
When Philip II heard that the sapphire on the crown was actually the 'Heart of the Sea', which represented the authority of the Black Sea, he was so upset that he wanted to vomit blood.
If he could have a sea god under his control, even if it was just a close relationship with him, then who would be a match for Shilius in this part of the sea?!
But now that he had lost the treasure, it was too late to say anything.
As a king with great talent and bold vision who even coveted the throne, he naturally had to think of ways to recoup his losses from other places.
So.
Was there a better target than the 'Nederland Bank' for compensation? And the victims of this incident were far more than just his family.
Although the 'Heart of the Sea' was good, the huge wealth belonging to the 'Nederland Bank' wasn't bad at all.
The young man named Silas standing at the bottom of the steps smiled when he heard that.
"Your Majesty! Since I'm here on behalf of the bank, of course I bring the sincerity of the bank.
We all know very well what the Kingdom of Shilius lacks the most at the moment. Real gold and silver are much more useful than a useless crown! "
Philip II didn't care too much about the understatement of "only being able to see but not use". Instead, he asked with great interest, "What do you mean?
He asked with interest, "Oh? Real gold and silver? Does the emissary also agree to our request? "
"No, no, no. You misunderstood me. Business is of course a separate matter.
The bank indeed doesn't have the ability to recover a lost item from a demigod, but it can bring you more wealth. And the amount of wealth will definitely satisfy you. Please take a look! "
As he spoke, he took out a document from his bag and handed it to the attendant beside him, indicating that it should be presented to the king.
Upon hearing the word 'wealth,' Philip II's interest was immediately piqued. He forgave the other party for his slight rudeness in refuting him.
He took the document that the 'attendant' had verified to be fine and opened it with slight anticipation.
"A report on the exploration of mineral reserves? An island located in the New World, discovered by Potosi.
Rich silver reserves … estimated reserves of 25,000 … tons?!!! "
Bang!
Philip II suddenly stood up. Because he was too excited, he kicked another vase standing beside the throne to the ground. However, he didn't care about the heartache at all.
He asked anxiously, "Where is the Silver Island?"
It was impossible for the noblest king on the continent to not be excited.
What was the concept of 25,000 tons? Converted to 55.1 million pounds, even if all of it was melted into 32-pound cannons, it could fire nearly two million cannons!
If it was used to buy cannons and cannons, how much could the kingdom's military be upgraded to? This was something that even a child could do!
The significance of this was not necessarily any weaker than obtaining the help of a demigod.
Upon seeing this number, Philip II had long forgotten the other purpose of gathering his subjects — the topic of 'dealing with the changes in the situation of the Black Sea after Hipponoa's recovery' — to the back of his mind.
He gave a look to the only one of the four Knight Guardians of the Kingdom, Fire of Thorns, who was seated beside him. The latter nodded and transformed into a red whirlwind to completely seal off the meeting hall.
Heh! The greedy King of Shilius has taken the bait.
The young messenger's eyes flashed with the glint of his scheme succeeding.
The Potosi Island Chain that was named after the discoverer was a veritable 'Silver Archipelago', born from a volcanic eruption. However, this island was currently not within the control of Shilius or any other civilized country.
Instead, it was located in the crevices of many factions, the final homeland of a group of natives of the New World.
After the bank's exploration team discovered this island, it was due to various factors that they delayed excavating it. Even if they did, this fat piece of meat might not fall into the hands of the bank.
If they couldn't guarantee a long-term occupation and continuous mining, it would be no different from watching a splash of water.
However, at present, it seemed that the heavily damaged bank could use a piece of information that was nothing but a mirage to them to exchange for enough benefits to make up for their losses and survive this crisis.
At the same time … they could also teach Shilius, one of the main culprits who indirectly caused the bank's calamity, a lesson!
With Shilius's tyranny, there would definitely be a fierce conflict with the other colonies. Most importantly, even if they knew the consequences, would they be willing to give up?
Without a peak Tier 4 champion, or rather, without the qualifications to have a Tier 4 champion, how could Nedland stand tall for three hundred years?
It seemed that too many people had forgotten the bloody methods of the bank when they made their fortune!
.....
Kingdom of Faletis, New Haven.
After more than twenty days of trekking on the sea, Elvin and the crew of Storm Horn, who had faced the 'Clash of the Titans', returned to New Haven exhausted both physically and mentally.
"Is the autumn voyage to the New World not over yet?"
Walking down from the warship, Elvin was surprised to find that there were many more deep-sea merchant ships in New Haven that were clearly fully loaded.
"Be careful! If these cashmere carpets are stained with seawater, I'll skin you alive! "
"Hurry them up again. Why isn't the transferred goods here yet?"
“.....”
The port was a little noisy.
After leading the crew ashore, Elvin, who only wanted to finish his report and go back to rest, did not realize the meaning behind this scene and threw it to the back of his mind in the blink of an eye.
Right now, Elvin was not interested in things that had nothing to do with him.
"Holy Pond Water?"
Unexpectedly, when he reported to the crown prince and the military later, he suddenly received an unexpected surprise.
The reward that Benedict, the bishop of New Haven Cathedral, gave Elvin for inventing the "Siren's Song" before he left was finally delivered when Elvin went to the Kingdom of Tylo to carry out a mission.
But he felt that this was a reward with a taste.
"What? You don't want it? "
Sitting behind her desk, Levina played with a bottle of potion that looked clear but slightly glowing with silver light, and joked with Elvin, who was standing in front of her.
Legend has it that the Holy Pond in the Kingdom of the Goddess was the place where the souls of devout believers who went to the Kingdom of God were reborn. It was also said that this was … the bathing place of the Goddess.
But no matter what the truth was.
This "Holy Pond Water" could only be produced in small amounts during the Christmas Day mass held once a year on the "Iron Cross Throne" in the Land of Miracles of the Goddess.
Without making indisputable contributions to the Church and the Goddess, it was absolutely impossible to be bestowed.
The effect was also very direct:
After an official Knight took it, he could expand his potential without any side effects and obtain the most perfect foundation. And depending on the original physical foundation, he could reach the peak of a second-order official Knight in a month to a year.
Of course, the effect was only limited to the physical body. The human mind and will were parts that even the true gods could not fully control. It was also the part that truly belonged to the mortals.
Perhaps for the orthodox Knight who was really interested in activating their combat power, even if they would rather become a peak Knight two years later than take this shortcut. For example, Her Highness Levina herself.
Because although there were no side effects, it also lacked the dual training of the body and the mind. It did not have any benefits for tempering the will and activating [Combat Power].
But this little shortcoming was nothing to Elvin, who had made it clear that he wanted to take a different path.
And with his current level of a senior official Knight, as long as he drank this potion, he might be able to become a peak Knight in less than two months!
He could easily obtain the powerful strength that others could only dream of in ten, twenty, or even a lifetime!
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