"Hmm? Someone's here. "
Standing outside the office of the garrison commander, Lieutenant General Gustav, in Dearborn Castle.
As an official Magus, Elven's sharp senses and spirituality allowed him to clearly hear the conversation in the room. Well, it wasn't a pleasant conversation.
"How overbearing, Shilius! He can't even be bothered to give a reason for sealing off the sea? We — "
It was the voice of the owner of the room, Lieutenant General Gustav.
Another unfamiliar but arrogant voice rudely interrupted him.
"Heh! Anyway, I've already delivered the note. I'm sure you know what to do.
As for the reason? When have we, Shilius, ever needed a reason to do things on the sea?
Alright.
I'm pressed for time, so I won't chat with you two. I still have to go to the other colonies of the Tulip Family.
I hope you can understand Shilius's … kind advice! "
* Bang! *
The door of the office was pushed open.
Under the protection of two Shilius soldiers in fiery-red military uniforms and boots, a man in noble's formal attire with a Shilius mustache strode out with an air of arrogance.
He ignored Elvin who was standing outside the door as if he was no different from a potted plant beside the door. He walked past without looking sideways.
His swagger made it seem as if this was not the largest military base of the Kingdom of Faletis in the New World, but his own backyard.
When he was completely gone, Elvin heard another voice from inside the room.
"That's too much!
Those bastards from Shilius don't care about us at all.
If he hadn't come here as a messenger of Philip II, I would've slapped him to death. Who gave an ordinary person, who isn't even a Transcendent, the courage to spout nonsense in front of two Great Knights?! "
"Alright, you and I both know that it's Shilius's sea hegemony that's allowed the villain to succeed.
Let's get back to business.
According to the nautical chart, the people we secretly sent over have already taken samples and sent back information. The Shilius soldiers brought back by the Storm Horn were not lying.
However, the position of the kingdom is a little awkward, and it's extremely difficult to reap the greatest benefits from this matter. Be it Shilius, Sark, or Atlan, none of them were easy to deal with.
Coupled with the warning just now, Shilius was clearly determined to take down Potosi.
It seemed that the kingdom's conservative strategy was the best way to deal with this.
At the very least, we have to vent our frustrations! "
He felt that it wasn't good to keep eavesdropping.
When Lieutenant General Gustav's voice temporarily stopped, Elvin stepped forward and knocked on the door.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
"Reporting!"
"Please come in!"
He pushed the door open and walked in.
"Commander! Captain Elvin Garriott of Storm Horn reporting for duty! "
After a salute.
Elvin was not surprised to see Lieutenant General Gustav and the owner of the other voice, his "senior" from the Royal Naval College, Major General Edmund Brand, the captain of the quasi-legendary warship.
"Captain Elvin, please have a seat."
No matter where it was, a captain of a battleship already belonged to the upper middle class of the naval officer system.
Coupled with the many titles Elvin had, even the serious and rigid Lieutenant General Gustav found it difficult to treat him as an ordinary young man.
Elvin had just sat down on the sofa opposite the commander, and before the lieutenant general could speak, Major General Edmund stared at him and suddenly asked.
"Elvin, have you successfully advanced?"
Previously, the departure of the Storm Horn was reported to the base in advance. He had just returned in the early hours of this morning, and before he could return to his residence in the base, he was called over by the messenger.
Elvin had nothing to hide. The stronger he was, the more attention he would receive, and the easier it was for him to gain merits.
Moreover, before joining the escort mission here, the local military officer would of course receive the resumes of the key personnel. The two officers knew that Elvin was a Wizard belonging to the kingdom's Witchcraft Association, "Violet Eyes".
In addition, thinking about the conversation he had just heard, Elvin already had a guess of the purpose of the two officers calling him over.
"It was a lucky success!"
Even though Elvin had returned to this place in good condition and should not have encountered any accidents, hearing it from Elvin with his own ears, he heaved a sigh of relief and was overjoyed at the same time. At this critical moment, every bit of strength was precious.
"Great! We were a little worried about whether you could do this job.
Now it seems that there shouldn't be any problem. With a peak Knight and an official Wizard in one body, it's enough to be a secret force that can change the situation! "
Even though Edmund didn't know much about wizards, as a senior officer in the navy, he was very clear about it.
Wizards had many tricks up their sleeves, and an official Wizard from the school of alchemy was not only a representative of productivity. If given enough time to prepare, it was not impossible to even kill a great Knight.
In the current era where a level 4 "Crown Wizard" only existed in legends, and a level 3 Wizard was the king's guest, a level 2 official Wizard was already a high-end force in a regular battle.
Even among all the armed forces of the kingdom in the New World, Elvin's current extraordinary rank was already the number one person except for a few great Knights!
It was enough to take on a heavy responsibility!
After that, Major General Edmund also explained the latest situation related to the Potosi Silver Mine while Elvin was focused on preparing for the promotion ceremony.
Indeed.
The development of the situation in the Potosi Islands was just as the captive Captain Victor had expected. The three parties involved had jointly blocked the news.
The information about the "Silver Island" in the north of the New World was not known to everyone for the time being.
However, for this unparalleled treasure, the navies of the three countries had already set up a fierce battle on the vast open sea.
Of course, it was not a three-way battle, but the navies of Sark and Atlan besieging Shilius together.
However, the overlord of the sea was indeed the overlord of the sea. Even if it was one against two, it still had the upper hand.
It was only because the three parties kept each other in check that no one could safely land on the island to mine the mines, so the situation was temporarily in a stalemate.
However, in order to prevent new disruptors from appearing, the New World's colonies had also sent diplomatic notes to the New World.
Shilius had also issued diplomatic notes to the colonies in the New World, forbidding the ships of other kingdoms from entering a large area of the sea that it had designated.
This area not only included the Silver Island, but also a large part of Atlan's "Giant Horn Cape Fishery".
If other people saw it, they would think that Shilius had set his eyes on Atlan's fishery again.
Although it was a little too obvious, under Shilius's domineering style, the other countries could only be angry but not dare to say anything.
"After receiving the information you seized, we have already sent it back to the mainland as soon as possible.
The kingdom had already made contact with Sark and Atlan without Shilius knowing that we were actually aware of the situation.
Now, the Tulip Alliance has temporarily formed a united front with them to resist the pressure from Shilius together.
However, the situation at the front is very tense now. Even though Sark and Atlan have used all their strength, and Shilius is fighting in an away game.
However, with the arrival of their follow-up reinforcements, the two countries are gradually being pressured to the point that they can barely breathe.
To make things worse, the pirates in the north have become more active recently, which has made the two countries a little vigilant and have repeatedly urged us to send troops.
Therefore, the kingdom's plan is to attack Shilius' supply line! "
The interests of the country could not be disregarded by the threat of an emissary. Major-General Demond revealed the plan that his side had already formulated before the emissary's arrival.
He then took out a nautical chart and pointed at a point to analyze for Elvin.
"Look! Shilius has never really managed the 'barren' northern continent.
Even in the central and southern areas, most of their colonies are on the west coast of the new continent, near the Shattered Star Sea, and not the east coast near the Black Sea.
From their nearest central colony, it will take at least 20 days to reach the Potosi Archipelago, and the long supply line will definitely drag down the battle at the front line.
As long as there is no way to suppress the other two countries in one go, they will have no choice but to drag it into a war of attrition! "
Elvin naturally knew the scope of Shilius's influence in the new continent.
From the central part of the new continent to the south, it was:
New Shilius's Vice-King District, New Granada's Vice-King District, Myrmidon's Vice-King District, and La Plata's Vice-King District. Any one of these Vice-King District was much larger than the Kingdom of Faletis itself, and there were several Viceroys under them.
Each district was managed by a Shilius' Vice-King, and they also had their own fleet directly under them. Although there were differences in the strength of the fleets due to the precedence of their establishment, there was no doubt that they had the power to suppress the sea when combined.
In order to prevent the remnants of the two empires in the new continent from counterattacking and intimidating the other countries, each Vice-King had at least one quasi-Legendary-level ship to suppress them. They were much more powerful than the pitiful Faletis.
At this time, it all depended on how fast and how determined the four Vice-Kings were to reinforce them.
Demond raised his head and looked at Elvin. General Gustav, the commander of the garrison, also turned his head.
"So, we have a difficult task for you.
In this' Silver War 'that will determine the ownership of the Potosi Archipelago, seal off Shilius' main supply line between the coastal and distant seas.
"It just so happens that Storm Horn and Endeavour have just arrived in the new continent. Even if they suddenly disappear, it won't be easy for Shilius' intelligence agency to notice.
"Her Majesty the Queen gave us an order that the silver mine must never fall into Shilius' hands again, at least not completely.
"Now, we're asking you to turn into ghost units. With the power of two battleships, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with some supply ships, civilian ships, and abnormally active pirates.
"Even if it's a small-scale warship reinforcement, eat everything that can be eaten! "Just try not to leave any witnesses!"
Hearing this, Elvin's mind quickly turned.
Wasn't this just a kingdom that wanted to be something and establish something at the same time?
Because the central part of the new continent bordered the new Shilius' Vice-King District, at the same time, Shilius was also the country's biggest customer for industrial products.
He didn't want to openly send warships to participate in the battle and directly fall out with Shilius, but he also wanted to drag Shilius down. He might even have the idea of benefiting from the fight between the sandpiper and the clam.
With many concerns, he could only secretly trip up Shilius.
Also.
Just as he expected, after the war started, he was immediately out of his control.
In particular, this kind of interception mission with an uncertain target was the most troublesome. Hunting at sea was like opening a blind box. Before you took action, it was difficult to tell whether the opposite ship was a little white rabbit or a big tiger.
Back when he hunted down the pirates, at least there was a list of names and corresponding information, so the pursuers had some idea.
But of course, Elvin couldn't refuse this mission. In fact, under the kingdom's grand strategy, he had no room to refuse.
And Elvin was confident.
With his current strength and battleship configuration, as long as he didn't encounter those "quasi-legendary warships" that were almost unbeatable, he wouldn't be afraid of anyone.
Pa!
He saluted.
"I promise to complete the mission!"
His reply was crisp and clean.
The two base commanders smiled.
"Relax! He just had to do his best while preserving his own life!
The other countries in the Alliance will also send warships to set up layers of nets, but your mission is the most difficult.
At the same time, we guarantee that all the gains in the operation will belong to you.
And it's not like the base doesn't have additional support. "
Lieutenant General Gustav shouted outside the door.
"Is Major Boris here yet?"
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