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Even the records indicate that when they lost the war, the other party didn't rush to flee, but instead tried to seize a small warship from the Empire! They wanted to seize a warship from the Empire for research!!??
After Du Wei finished reading that information, he sighed with emotion for a while. This is clearly a sign of the rise of a civilization, but the Empire's military didn't pay much attention to it. Because, after that tragic battle, the United Kingdom of the Nanyang Ocean seemed to have weakened again. Probably because of that tragic naval battle, their entire fleet was destroyed, and their vitality was greatly damaged, causing them to collapse.
There were even some merchant ships heading towards the Nanyang Ocean that brought news that the United Kingdom had already disbanded after the defeat.
At the end of the document, Earl Raymond, the former commander of the military, wrote down a few words of his own opinion. And this opinion, in Du Wei's opinion, is very correct!
"It is recommended that the Empire concentrate their forces and build a large scale expeditionary fleet, the scale should be at least three times larger than the current fleet, and transport a group of troops along with the fleet. Prepare to pay a certain amount of sacrifice, the expedition to the depths of the Nanyang Ocean, concentrate all forces, search for the specific location of the United Kingdom, and must destroy and conquer it! For the Nanyang Ocean that the Empire's forces cover, change the previous' expeditionary 'purely military operations, and start to think of a way to truly incorporate the Nanyang Ocean into the Empire's territory. The Empire can station troops there, regularly change the defense, and cultivate local forces. Or, the Empire can directly appoint officials to manage it. When necessary, the mainland can be forced to emigrate! Strive to make the Nanyang Ocean region into a new province of the Empire within 30 years! This will bring a huge burden to the Empire's finances, but in order to prevent the Nanyang Ocean situation from evolving into a new Northwest, put an end to future disasters, and eradicate the Empire's hidden threats, it is worth it. "
Du Wei believes that these ideas are very correct. But it seems that although Earl Raymond has this idea, the Empire's central government doesn't seem to pay attention to it. After all, the Rollin family's strength is temporarily limited to the military. And the old emperor is getting old and muddle-headed, and the Empire's finances are tight, seriously weakening the Empire's national strength. Such a large-scale plan was unrealistic.
Du Wei quickly went through all the information in his mind, then narrowed his eyes, making it impossible for others to guess his inner thoughts. Du Wei looked at the old bank card: "The United Kingdom of Southeast Asia? High Priest? "
"… Yes." Old Ben Carson seems to have completely surrendered: "In the United Kingdom, the existence of the Great Shaman is almost equivalent to the Empire's …. Shrines, Pope."
This time, Duwei was really moved!
His Majesty, the Pope of Shrines, could be said to be on equal footing with the Emperor in the Empire! At the very least, only the Emperor and the Pope had the right to be called 'Your Majesty'!
However, compared to the Pope's limitless authority and glory in the Empire … Even if the United Kingdom was a crude, backward and barbaric place, it was hard to believe that the High Priest was in such a miserable state.
"Just a few years ago …. there was a civil strife in the United Kingdom." Ben Carson helplessly explained: "A few years ago, the decisive battle with your Empire's expeditionary fleet was a wrong decision, but the Zealot faction gained the upper hand in the United Kingdom, causing the Steadfast faction to be pushed aside. The Zealot faction was too eager to concentrate their forces to drive away the invaders, and they were too optimistic about the situation. As a result …. after the war, the United Kingdom almost collapsed, and the voices of doubt within the United Kingdom were very strong. The defeat was a huge blow to everyone's confidence because even after gathering all of our forces, we still couldn't defeat your Empire's expeditionary fleet. The shadow of the defeat even caused some of the tribes that originally joined the United Kingdom to have a change of heart. Many tribes even decided to give up resistance and decided to move to the distant southern seas to avoid your Empire's invaders. The previous King of the United Kingdom was the Chieftain of the largest tribe at the time. After the war, his tribe suffered the greatest loss and could only step down. "
At this point, Ben Carson glanced at Du Wei: "Unlike your Empire, your Emperor is hereditary. But our United Kingdom's King is elected by many tribes. After the previous King abdicated because of the defeat, everyone lost confidence in the United Kingdom and no one was willing to be the King. More people wanted to go back and prepare for migration instead of useless resistance. Later, several High Priests …. "
"Several High Priests?" Du Wei smiled.
"Yes, where we come from, the power of religion is not in the hands of one person. You only have one Pope, but we have four High Priests." Ben Carson explained before continuing: "Several High Priests discussed together and finally elected a new King. The new King was also a powerful Chieftain. But his prestige and intelligence were not enough to lead us against the invaders, so …. we all understood this point. The new King agreed with us that he was willing to help us temporarily preside over the situation, but in the next few years, he hoped that we could find a suitable candidate. "
Du Wei smiled: "Oh? And then? "
"And then …." Ben Carson hesitated again. But looking at Du Wei's cold eyes, the old man felt a chill in his heart and helplessly said: "We High Priests decided to search for the 'Lost Race' together. Only by finding the legendary 'God's Race' will we be able to use their influence to reunite our United Kingdom."
"God's Race? Lost Race? " Du Wei vaguely felt that this name is somewhat familiar. He vaguely heard from Earl Raymond's subordinates that there was such a legend in the Southeast, but he didn't know much about it.
It's just that in front of this old guy, Du-Wei pretended to know everything. Faintly smiling, he said: "It is indeed a good idea. Only by finding this legendary race can we use their prestige to subdue your United Kingdom."
Sure enough, Ben Carson was deceived by Du Wei's pretense. He nodded: "Unfortunately, while I was on my way to search, I happened to encounter your expeditionary force and was unfortunately captured."
"And you have been carefully hiding your identity?" Du Wei smiled.
"Yes." Ben Carson nodded: "My identity is a High Priest. I was worried that if the people here knew my identity …. it would be very dangerous. I have been hiding my identity because I wanted to live safely. I am not afraid of death, but I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders. I can't die so easily! "
Du Wei smiled: "Then what about the young slaves with you? They seem to be different from ordinary people. "
The young people you see around me are all my followers. They have all received some training and are specially trained to protect me. " A trace of regret flashed across Ben Carson's face: "Unfortunately, when I was captured, some of the soldiers died in order to protect me."
Pausing for a moment, Ben Carson added: "They are the bravest soldiers of our United Kingdom. In order to follow me, they gave up their lives at home and accompanied me across the vast waters of the Southeast …."
"There is no time to be sad," Du Wei calmly said: "You and I are enemies. Casualties are normal."
Ben Carson was silent.
"Then, the identity of that Lufei …." Du Wei smiled: "Don't tell me he is a member of that legendary race?"
"… No." Ben Carson shook his head with a trace of helplessness in his eyes: "He …. No, he is my son."
Son?
Du-Wei smiled: "Ben Carmichael, this lie of yours is too deceptive."
"It's true." Ben Carson said: "Unlike the Shrines of your continent, our High Priest is allowed to marry and have children. Moreover, our position is hereditary. Our children will receive the education and training of the High Priest from an early age. After we die, the position of High Priest will be inherited by them. This is completely different from the Shrines of your continent who are not allowed to marry and have children …. He is really my son, please don't hurt him …. I can swear to our Father!! "
Looking at Ben Carson's sincere face, Du-Wei's heart couldn't help but feel uncertain.
"Alright, I will keep a close eye on you, Mr. High Priest." Du-Wei seemed to smile: "However, in view of your identity, I will give you some preferential treatment, but you must not try to escape. Understand? "
"Ruo Lin! Bring that child to me! "
Du Wei shouted. Soon, Ruo Lin brought the child named Lufei into the room.
To Ben Carson's surprise, Lufei's body didn't have any scars! But the sound of the whip …. and the screams ….
Du Wei smiled: "Your ears and the sound are deceiving you."
In fact, in the next room, the two pirates only took out some things to scare the child. As for the sound of the whip …. It was just the sound of a bag of leather being whipped.
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