Screech!
Near the center of the island, a bolt of blue lightning shot straight into the sky.
Olivia, who was lying on Elvin's back and hugging his neck tightly, had changed back into her military uniform. But now that their relationship had progressed to this stage, she no longer had any intention of using False Face.
Instead, she maintained her original appearance, donned a female military uniform, and with a longsword hanging from her waist, she transformed into a tall and valiant female officer.
Even the rank on her shoulder had changed from lieutenant to colonel.
She was no longer a military officer, Captain Rody. She was now the Brigadier General's civilian attendant, Major Olivia!
Although in the Alliance's military, it was inevitable that the military officers of the combat faction would receive better treatment, for a gold-devouring beast like Olivia, any amount of resource subsidies was but a drizzle.
It would be more convenient for her to return to her original appearance and stay by Elvin's side.
Due to the existence of supernatural powers in this world, there were actually not too few female soldiers in this world. But due to biological limitations, most women served on land or in various naval bases. Not many were willing to board ships and go out to sea.
In the blink of an eye, they had climbed to a height where they could overlook the entire island.
Even now, due to Olivia's [Gemstone Sorcery — Shattered Stars], the southern waters of Cape Eckles had entered the stormy season ahead of time.
But Elvin had the [Talisman of Tranquility] given to him by Bishop Fisher of the Raging Waves Church. As long as he was within the range of the Black Sea, no matter how treacherous the weather, it was no longer a forbidden zone for him.
The two of them circled around the island that had regained its tranquility. As expected, on the other side of the valley where the treasure was hidden, there was a slight depression in the terrain, but the trees were exceptionally lush. They saw a large patch of pale green phosphorescence floating and flickering.
Even if they did not see any bones exposed, they could imagine that there must be at least thousands of corpses of Anumar slaves buried under the sunken forest.
After all, the Shilius people were able to dig out such a large cave in the belly of the mountain under complete secrecy. They must have needed a large number of people who were "tight-lipped". Who would be more suitable than the Anumar?
In the end, the two sighed for this group of veritable forsaken people and turned to fly north.
After reconnecting to the mental network, Elvin had already determined the location of the Storm Horn. With the Thunderbird's flying speed, it would take less than an hour to catch up with them.
At the same time.
On the surface of the sea below their feet, a long black shadow broke through the whirlpool zone, like an underwater arrow flying towards the north. It was the completely liberated "Bramble Crown Sea Snake" Pipi.
For the 'Bramble Crown Sea Snake', its speed could reach 80 km/h, which was about 43 knots. For a short period of time, its speed could reach 112 km/h, which was about 62 knots.
Today was only one day later than "Storm Horn", which had escaped in advance. Even though Pipi's swimming speed was much lower than Elvin's flying speed, it would still take her no more than two days to catch up with "Storm Horn".
As for the windfall this time, the two of them discussed and came up with a plausible reason.
Legendary battleships that were powerful in all aspects needed the help of witchcraft or divine spells to complete the extraordinary qualitative transformation of human beings. They were the extraordinary among battleships!
Shilius, the most powerful country in the sea, was powerful, but the Church of Eternal Fire was even more domineering. The power of witchcraft was almost extinct in this country. Even the legal alchemists (the promoters of the steam industry) did not want to stay here.
Or rather, the entire parish of the Church of Eternal Fire was very resistant to the use of the power of fire.
At the same time, it was impossible for the royal family to bypass the Church and ask the gods to help them build legendary battleships. The Church did not want to increase the power of the kingdom for nothing. Everything was a deal.
Therefore, it was very difficult for the Royal Faction and the royal family behind them to have their own legendary battleships.
Perhaps it was because of the mutual restraint between the Royal Faction and the Church that they could only hide in the Treasure Tree Bay. If they transported it back to the kingdom, it would probably enter the Church's treasury in a few days.
Their speculation based on the information they had gathered was not far from the truth. But in fact, the resentment in the Royal Faction's heart was far more than that.
At first, the kingdom had plundered precious materials from all over the world. But after the divine blessings and the transformation into legendary battleships, they had become the property of the Church.
Every time they were dispatched, they would need the approval of the archbishop in charge of the relevant affairs. Although there had not been a case where the Church refused the request, it was still a constraint.
It was like having the password to a nuclear weapon, but having to hand over the lockbox to someone else for safekeeping.
Therefore, after obtaining the support of the Dark Wizards group, the School of Curses, this batch of privately hidden materials became the legendary battleships that they had completely independent property rights to.
But no matter how this batch of precious trees came about, Elvin had benefited from it. It would also become one of his most substantial assets in the future.
Elvin had also thought of the use of the other spoils of war, [Secret Treasure of the Sea, King Mansa Musa's Treasure Chest].
Even if there was no treasure to be guarded, it was still an excellent strategic weapon that could completely replace the crude version of [Defense Lock] and become the new barrier of Hatrapha Port. Just the absolute characteristics of the Secret Treasure of the Sea alone was not something that a mere official wizard could crack.
Elvin was in a good mood. With a flap of his wings, he had already arrived above the clouds. He slowed down a little and turned to the girl on his back.
"Hersey, we have made a fortune this time. What do you want?"
It was like an ordinary person facing his girlfriend when he received his year-end bonus.
Hearing this, Olivia hugged Elvin's neck and buried her face in the soft feathers behind his neck. Her face bloomed brightly in an instant. Even the vast and magnificent sea of clouds beneath her feet seemed to pale in comparison.
"Then … can I ask for anything?"
Elvin did not seem to notice anything unusual. He answered very straightforwardly.
"Of course, you don't have to save money for me."
Just the large batch of precious trees and ship materials alone was already a windfall of immeasurable value. If Elvin dared to sell it, countless small and medium-sized countries would buy it even if they had to empty their national treasuries.
Of course, unless there was something wrong with his brain, he would never let a third person know about it before he had the ability to construct it. At least he had never heard of a privately owned legendary battleship.
"My necklace is a little old …"
"No problem, I'll buy it!"
"This year's new De Beers jewelry store's earrings are very nice …"
"No problem, I'll buy it!"
“.....”
"There are a full set of thirty-six rings in the gemstone equipment. More than half of them have spirituality close to the critical value …"
"Oh, let's … buy it."
After Olivia listed the various jewelry names for about half a minute, Elvin finally could not help but hesitate. He was no longer as calm as before.
"The Gemstone Star 'Artemis' has been heroically sacrificed. Why don't … we buy three to five spare pieces?"
Finally, Elvin did not hesitate this time. With a high-pitched chirp, he called out loudly.
"Screech! Next topic! "
Women always lacked a bag, and Olivia always lacked a jewel.
How dare he tell a female sorceress of the Gemstone School to 'not save money for me'? He was too naïve. Female Bodhisattva, please retract your divine power!
"Hahaha …"
The girl behind him laughed so hard that she swayed back and forth.
Shaking off the non-existent sweat on his head, Elvin suddenly thought of the project that he had planned long ago but had not been able to implement.
He asked again, "Hersey, do you know how many people there are in the Gemstone School?"
Although she did not understand why Elvin asked this question, Olivia, who still had a smile on her face, answered honestly.
"Although ordinary people can't afford it, the Gemstone School has a long history and many branches. There are at least five to six hundred sorcerers of all levels."
Elvin raised his eyebrows.
"That means these people's spending power is extremely high? Look at this. "
Under the control of the Activating Aura, an experiment plan automatically flew out of the "magical pocket" and landed in Olivia's hand.
She took a closer look and found that this was an implementation plan refined from "Organic Gemstone Cultivation Methods".
The producers of natural organic gemstones knew how to select suitable high-yield organisms, how to induce mutation, how to carry out magical transformation, the cultivation environment, and so on. The only thing missing was the part on how to induce the properties of natural gemstones.
But the remaining blank was in her field of expertise.
It might be difficult to realize this seemingly fantastical idea alone, but if there were two of them, one was an expert in biological transformation witchcraft, and the other was an expert in gemstone witchcraft, it was a perfect combination.
If she could complete it, not only would she not need to spend money to use "gemstone witchcraft" in the future, she could also use cheap artificial gemstones to squeeze the market and make a fortune!
Thinking of the beautiful life in the future, the girl only smiled at first, but gradually she could not help but laugh out loud. Then, Elvin joined in.
"Hahahaha …"
Their laughter was as loud as barbells, echoing in the air.
But to each other, their laughter was as pleasant as the sound of gold coins colliding.
.....
After the successful escape, the Storm Horn had been gloomy because the captain who stopped the enemy and the brave Captain Rody could not meet up with them.
Especially when Milan could not contact Elvin no matter what method she used, it added to the haze in their hearts.
After waiting for an entire day, they could not wait any longer.
Because of the difference in Transcendent level, Elvin's accurate divination was no longer effective. Milan simply found the crew files stored on the ship and performed a divination based on Rody's name, birthday, birthplace, and other "accurate" information (the last divination was on a person).
Then.
The result of the divination was:
"Captain Rody is … dead?! Then Elvin … "
"Captain … sob … sob …"
"It's all for us!"
Hearing the bad news, the group of people was immersed in grief. Some of them could not help but burst into tears.
Whoosh —
A bolt of lightning fell from the sky onto the deck. The captain's cloak fluttered in the wind. Iven gently released Olivia from his embrace. He cleared his throat and explained to the crew members who were bewildered by the sudden turn of events.
"Captain Rody unfortunately died in battle. This is Major Olivia, an attendant I just recruited."
The group of people who were still crying looked at their captain strangely. Their eyes were clearly saying:
"Who the f * ck are you kidding? Give us back our tears!"
Although her appearance and clothes had changed, the sword and the belt that originally belonged to Rody had not changed!
In particular, Milan had seen Olivia at the Orange Leaf Castle's banquet. The Marquis' daughter had actually come to the Southern Continent. She had even walked into Rody's cabin in a grandiose manner.
Look, she went in! She went in!
Her expression was wonderful.
"Elvin, she …"
He patted Milan on the shoulder, then looked at his officers.
"I'll give you a look. Understand it yourself."
After that, Elvin did not pay any more attention to them. Through the mental network, he once again contacted Commander Temple Elvis to understand the changes on the battlefield in his absence.
Although the operation to strangle Storm Horn had failed, the Shilius had the initiative after all. Before the "Concept Displacement" lost its effect, the two quasi-Legendary-level ships had already met up with the fleet.
They did not give the "Northern Cold Wind" a chance to counterattack.
At this time, the war in the Southern Continent had completely entered the decisive stage. On land, they had almost lost. However, most of the Tulip's colonies were coastal, and the navy determined the efficiency of the transportation of troops and supplies.
The upcoming naval battle would determine who the real winner would be!
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