Chapter 87: The Twin Towers
Eastern Sea Route.
Three ocean-going cargo ships appeared ahead, and the sailors on the deck could be vaguely seen, but they looked like tiny black dots due to the distance. The Half-Elf First Mate grinned as he took down the exquisite monocular telescope, then gestured behind him, and immediately a nearshore swift ship was launched. Most pirate ships prioritize speed, and the hulls of these swift ships are relatively narrow; they cannot carry much cargo, but they are quite useful for intercepting cargo ships.
“Get closer!”
The Half-Elf First Mate’s expression was somewhat excited as he said in a deep voice, “Gunners, prepare! Fast rowing boats, pursue! Everyone else, get ready for boarding battle!”
Ever since obtaining intelligence about the eastern voyage and having clear news, the Half-Elf First Mate had been preparing to seize them. Not to mention the other goods on board, even those craftsmen from the East were extremely important. These were all the manpower that Your Grace Throat Cutter needed, and the Half-Elf First Mate had been recruiting for half a day at Taro Port, City of Wealth, and Shipwreck Bay, yet he still couldn’t find top-tier craftsmen. He heard that Adele Isabella had already gone to complete another task assigned by Your Grace Throat Cutter.
As someone who had always wanted to become Soren’s top enforcer, the Half-Elf First Mate naturally hoped his ability to complete tasks could surpass that of the Red-Haired Pirate Woman.
In order to successfully take down the opponent, he had mobilized the elite forces from Taro Port, Shipwreck Bay, and Snake Island this time.
Soren took some elite pirates away, but there were still some left behind.
“Trying to run?”
The ocean-going cargo ship ahead clearly noticed something was wrong, seemingly trying to evade, and a playful smile appeared at the corner of the Half-Elf First Mate’s mouth as he said in a deep voice, “Where can you run on this sea? This Southern Coast is all Your Grace Throat Cutter’s territory; it won’t help you even if you run to the ends of the earth!”
“Come on!”
“Raise the black flag! Prepare for battle!”
A black flag was hoisted, and the pirates excitedly shouted. The cargo ship in the distance appeared somewhat flustered, but it began to arrange its defenses rather calmly, which surprised the Half-Elf First Mate a bit, knowing that their numbers were far greater than that of the opponent. However, that didn’t matter much; recently, Soren’s ranks had significantly expanded, and more pirates were seeking to join. Soon, there were nearly a thousand men around Shipwreck Bay, and minor casualties were within the acceptable range.
After all, the world is different; most pirates are low-level professionists.
Otherwise, according to Soren’s standards from his previous life, his status as a Pirate King would equate him to a local pirate lord with tens of thousands of underlings. A representative figure of such would be Zheng Chenggong during the Ming dynasty, who monopolized part of the ocean trade routes and supported a military force through maritime trade finances.
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Gloria?
Soren couldn’t help but fall into deep thought upon hearing the name.
As a former Legendary Wanderer, he naturally knew how dangerous wizard towers could be, not to mention possibly being remnants from the Arcane Empire era. From the location of the wizard tower, Soren suspected this was the twin tower masterpiece of some arcane mage; the so-called twin tower masterpiece involved simultaneously establishing two wizard towers, with one built in the Material Plane and the other in the Shadow Plane. These two towers would echo each other and act as a connector to expand planar spaces, thereby opening interdimensional passages to develop interdimensional semi-planes.
Their final form.
Would be the legendary floating fortress at the core of the twin towers; both wizard towers would ascend and connect simultaneously.
Soren had explored many ruins. Similar twin tower masterpieces were common in the ruins of the Arcane Empire, as great archmages were very cautious and feared for their lives. They were afraid someone would use the Shadow Plane as a springboard to find their weaknesses, so they even built wizard towers in the Shadow Plane, as they were quite wealthy.
Soren’s judgment had its evidence!
Because the positions of the two wizard towers were similar, and there was a strange energy field in the area of the Material Plane. It seemed that after the wizard tower on the surface collapsed, there were still parts of the ruins underground. This was a sign of preparing to establish a floating city; the wizard towers built in the current era wouldn’t extensively develop underground spaces; it was only during the Arcane Empire era that they liked to establish massive complexes below their wizard towers.
If this were indeed a wizard tower from the Arcane Empire era, then Soren would have to be extremely careful!
The reason is simple.
The standard combat guards in Arcane Empire-era wizard towers were not Iron Golems, but the legendary “Magical Constructs”!
In fact, Soren preferred to call them— “Magical Mechas”!
The technology of puppet golems has been passed down from ancient times; this technology has seen peaks and valleys, with its peaks in the Naser Era, Silver Era, Arcane Empire Era, and so on, with many valleys during low periods, such as the current situation of golem puppet technology. Soren had dealt with some quite troublesome golem beings in underwater ruins, so he was rather wary of this.
To put it simply.
It’s like asking you to take a kn*fe to dismantle a towering mecha; just thinking about it makes one dizzy.
“Gloria, huh?”
Soren looked at Vivian in front of him and gently nodded, “If we could invite her over, it would indeed be much easier. It’s just that I wonder if she would be willing to come to such a remote overseas place!”
Vivian, upon hearing this, gave Soren a white look and cheerfully said, “Sister Gloria would definitely be willing to come. Because Brother is here, and so am I! Besides, if this is really a wizard tower from the Arcane Empire, there must be many extremely precious materials and spells from that era inside, and Sister Gloria would surely be very eager to obtain this knowledge!”
Having her come over would definitely be the best.
The Saint’s Cataclysm had already begun to brew, and it wouldn’t be long before the Spider Queen’s plan should be set in motion. She was one of the earliest deities to descend to the Material Plane, and soon, Drow would gradually appear in front of the world. In Soren’s memory, there was hardly any particularly safe place on the continent; even the Northern Witch’s territory was affected by chaos, with Abyssal demons and infernal devils exploiting the opportunity. If Gloria stayed in the North, it might not be safer than being in the Overseas Islands.
Soren actually cared quite a bit about her, and perhaps this was just the opportunity to invite her over!
After all, he couldn’t directly say the world was about to undergo great changes, that the world would collapse, that the deities would all drop down to fight each other, causing mountains to crumble and the sky to fall, while demon legions slaughtered everywhere and devils sowed discord until almost the entire world was shattered. If he said that, Gloria would either think he was crazy or completely beyond repair.
Soren cared for very few people.
Although his bottom line was getting lower and he became increasingly ruthless in his actions, he still hoped to keep those he cared about close; this way, he could protect them when necessary.
………………(To be continued ~^~)
