On the surface, "Lighthouse Island" is just an ordinary overseas island with neither resources nor scenery.

But it was actually the place where the Great Navigation Movement of the Kingdom of Phaletus began, and it was also the first non-offshore island discovered by officials. It has extraordinary significance in the entire history of navigation.

The annual "Sail Off Day" commemoration event also symbolizes the Kingdom's spirit of exploration that continues to develop and never forget its original aspirations.

In the annual celebrations, in addition to the participating people, chambers of commerce, explorers and various non-governmental organizations, the kingdom's three major fleets regularly send representatives to participate.

This year, the Third Fleet dispatched a fourth-level battleship "Warm Wind" and a fifth-level cruiser "Silver Wing" headed by Lieutenant General Snart, which is enough to show its importance.

It is worth mentioning that although the Fleet Logistics Officer is already one of the top three absolute executives, the Third Fleet is far from wealthy enough to send main battleships of level three or above to participate in the celebrations.

In the Age of Discovery, every warship had its own important responsibilities.

Moreover, the east of the lighthouse island is an offshore area, and safety can be completely guaranteed. Even though these two warships were temporarily captured by strong men, this style is in line with the pragmatic spirit of the Logistics Officer.

Ivan weighed the comparison between the pirates he had encountered and his current strength.

"Well, this mission should be safe. Besides, except for a lunatic with a special purpose like One-Eyed Becky, who would attack a warship inexplicably when they have nothing to do? There is no oil or water, and the skull may collapse if you are not careful.

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The trip has just begun, but Alvin has already set a flag unknowingly!

Unbeknownst to him, three black-sailed pirate ships wandering the New World route quietly changed their course and collectively sailed to the east coast of the Black Sea.

With the help of the sea breeze, the black sail surface is swaying, and the big mouth of the crack-tooth shark painted on it opens and closes as if it is coming to life.

"Fire warning shots! Tell them to stop the ship."

Bang

Bang

The shell hit the side of the ship and caused a huge splash, slowly forcing a fast merchant ship that ignored the warship's signal to stop to a stop.

From fat merchants in silk robes and merchant ship captains to ordinary sailors and slaves, they all ran to the deck and lined up to wait for inspection. Facing two navy warships armed to the teeth, no one dared to think of resistance.

Tap tap tap

The soldiers lined up and ran on the deck, their military boots making loud and orderly footsteps, and they quickly took control of everyone in just a few minutes.

It was already the fifth day since the two warships set off to participate in the celebration. The journey was uneventful, but General Snart's "fierce eyes" discovered a fast sailing ship suspected of being a smuggling ship.

The voyage on the sea was too boring, and the general, who was extremely quiet and restless, discovered the joy, and the above scene naturally happened.

"Sir, we are serious businessmen!"

The obese businessman wiped the oily sweat from his head with a handkerchief while trying to push a beautiful gold pocket watch into the hands of the major officer who led the team to the ship for inspection.

"Serious businessman? Then what were you running for just now?" the officer sneered, ignoring the obese businessman's bribery. Lieutenant General Snart was watching from the warship behind him. He was crazy to open the back door for this profiteer.

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"We just didn't see it, yes, we didn't see the signal!" The sweat on the businessman's face started to flow faster. The officer's refusal of the bribe made him feel that the situation was not good.

After a while, the navy soldier who went down to the cabin to inspect came back.

"Report sir! The upper layer of the cargo hold contains ordinary wine in oak barrels, but there is only a small layer. The entire hold below is filled with fine whale oil."

Hearing this, the major officer chuckled, patted the fat businessman on the shoulder and said: "Mr. serious businessman, can you explain why your actual goods are inconsistent with the tax payment documents issued?"

The fat businessman, whose face turned pale, was slapped by the officer and collapsed to the ground, crying loudly.

"All my net worth, woo woo woo"

Kingdom law stipulates that smuggling ships that have not paid taxes are not protected by the navy, and all goods will be confiscated once they are seized.

If he did not happen to be inspected by a warship and succeeded in selling the smuggled goods, then based on the difference in value between whale oil and ordinary alcohol, after deducting all necessary expenses, his net worth would be at least four to five times higher.

Greed creates a sense of luck, but the mentality of the fat businessman collapsed instantly when his dream of getting rich was shattered.

Everyone knew that he was not regretting smuggling, but he was regretting his bad luck and all the wealth that was about to leave him. If he could go back to the past, he would definitely make the same choice, but he would never take this path again.

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The news was quickly sent back to the warship "Warm Wind" where the general was located.

Standing on the main deck next to the middle-aged officer wearing a general's coat, a young man who looked somewhat similar to the general but wore a captain's uniform immediately jumped for joy: "Hahaha, I knew this was a smuggling ship."

Obviously, the person who discovered that it was a smuggling ship was not the sharp-eyed general as everyone imagined, but the young people around him.

"Wow! Brother is great!" A girl wearing a gothic luoli skirt also cheered next to her. Apparently they were the family members accompanying the General to the celebration.

A group of adjutants and officers from the Warm Wind formed a circle around them, and they all exclaimed: "Sure enough, a tiger father has no dog son!"

By coincidence, on the Silver Wing, which was traveling side by side on the other side, Ivan, who had seized the vantage point of the observatory and was watching the excitement, also immediately noticed the young man who could be said to be the star of all stars.

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"Wow!"

"Mr. Zorro is indeed a 'big man'!"

Although other than normal semaphore communication throughout the process, there was not much interaction between members of the two ships.

But when he saw this young man today, Alvin recognized him at first sight. It was Mr. Zorro, the thief and fortune teller he had dealt with several times.

You don’t need to guess to know that the reason why the unlucky smuggling ship sank was not because of the so-called "eyesight" and "experience", but because of "Zorro's" extraordinary level of divination.

To be honest, when Ivan recognized "Zorro" at first, he didn't think much about it other than sighing that his true identity was higher than he thought.

Because although they traveled together together, the two of them had never had any interactions. After this mission, they were even more inseparable as two people.

But Alvin quickly became excited.

etc!!

Alvin suddenly remembered the words "Zorro" left after that night's fight:

"I remember you! I'll give you something and ask for advice next time."

I wasn't disguising at all that night, this guy knew me!

However, after thinking about it, Ivan repeatedly confirmed that there should be no irreconcilable conflicts between himself and this guy. Although he robbed him of a witchcraft notebook, he had also taken care of his divination business!
Chapter completed!