The Tyrrhenian Sea is a sea area located west of Italy, Canada and Sicily.
After the Normans occupied Sicily, the cargo ships that crossed the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Holy See had to pay two taxes: one was the commercial tax on the goods purchased from the Holy See, and the other was to be handed over to the Normans.
"Maritime Protection Fee".
If the lord of the place where they are sold is more evil, then they may have to pay three taxes. Such multiple layers of complicated exploitation have almost eliminated the trade of most cheap goods, leaving only one type:
Namely, the Templars' global trade network.
As we all know, all the high-tech or precision industrial products of the Holy See cannot be directly exported to foreign countries through Italy. Instead, they must be transported along the Templar trade network to the diocesan branches of various countries, and then selectively sold to some
The "devout" local nobles used this so-called double-sword tactic, that is, they used the "secular sword" of Christ to open the way for the "spiritual sword" of Christ.
The last time Asker helped the Holy See clean up Raphael, the Templar trade license he requested was the authority to purchase these technological items.
Since such goods are scarce and irreplaceable, the price outside Italy is often extremely high. For example, an ordinary pair of knight power armor sells for up to 200 Lorraine gold coins in the Holy Roman Empire, of which the power imported to the Holy See
The cost of the servo system is 140 gold coins.
The high selling price brought high profits, allowing the cargo fleet to accept exploitation from many parties, and also made the Normans become extremely financially dependent on the so-called "sea protection tax", because after all, this money came from
It's really too easy.
Because of this, once the undead fleet arrives in the Tyrrhenian Sea, the cargo ship trade will probably be cut off. After all, the undead do not accept bribes, they only know how to kill, and the undead lords are even more happy to plunder the industrial products of the Holy See and from
The crews on these cargo ships were "recruited" there.
This will greatly affect the financial revenue of the Kingdom of Sicily, so the Normans will never sit idly by. As for using it as a test for the young Normans, it can only be said that this is the usual arrogance and arrogance of the Normans.
Following the Hauteville family's order, a large number of Norman ships left the port of Palermo and began sailing towards the northern ocean. Many young people from the family seemed to be going to sea for the first time, and they were excitedly lying on the side of the ship, looking at
They caught the waves rolling under the boat. Some people even suffered from seasickness and hurriedly hid in the cabin.
Demigod William was riding on the last flagship, silently watching the performance of these family descendants in the distance.
Although the ancient Vikings were famous for their pirates, the Hauteville family had long since abandoned their piracy profession. Now, even though they have occupied Sicily and established a larger navy, they have not actually experienced many large-scale naval battles.
This is true for the army, let alone the young people in the clan.
After secretly taking note of the seasick juniors, William continued to scan the nearby sea area, and suddenly noticed a small ship on the right wing of the fleet. The crew seemed busier than other ships.
"Pull up the sail! Are you going to be out of touch with the fleet by driving so fast?" The woman's scolding voice kept sounding, and as a one-handed battle ax was inserted into the mast, the sailors quickly executed her move
order, fearing that he would encounter the same treatment as the mast.
"Right rudder one-sixth! Stay away from the ship on the left, don't get hit by them! What if the person at the helm is an idiot?"
"Wipe the floor clean so that you don't slip and fall down during the boarding battle, and send your throat to the enemy's blade in vain!"
"Twenty wooden barrels containing ballast are brought out and piled on the side of the ship! You can use them as bunkers later!"
The white-haired Norman female warrior kept scolding, and almost no sailor could survive her angry scolding. However, despite being scolded to pieces, the sailors' overall preparations for war were carried out extremely quickly, and the progress was even faster than that of the entire fleet.
They are all far ahead. You must know that the captains of other fleets are almost all naval veterans of the Hauteville family!
Is Hidliefa Robert's daughter? William secretly refreshed his understanding of this woman...Such a tactical quality could never be cultivated on a merchant ship or a passenger ship.
Emphasis on preparation for boarding battles, distrust of wing ships and distance control of the entire fleet are not like those from regular naval academies in various countries. Those academies emphasize strict discipline and strict execution of procedures, and this
The style of the position is wild at first glance.
In other words, do you have any experience as a pirate?
The demigod William had also asked people to investigate the experience of this Sidrifa. Last year, she was in a mercenary group called "Blue Sword". Before that, she seemed to be in the corner of Constantinople.
Registered with the Fighters Guild.
Considering the situation in the Eastern Solomon Empire, she might have tried to sign up for the Royal Varangian Guard, or she might have become a gladiator after failing the interview.
Pirates, gladiators and mercenaries, if there is a person who has survived so many high-risk professions, then this guy is definitely a veteran. Even an ordinary person without a level should be more careful on the battlefield and he might be drawn out.
I'll shoot you in the head with a gun.
What's more, this person is already a level 10 transcendent... William narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking that this year's Viking Trial would most likely have a pretty good result.
To please Navia Bone Tooth, and even... gain its approval.
Of course, regardless of whether she [.] can make Navia Bone Fang recognize her as its owner, considering that she also possesses another Beryl Ax, William must deal with her to a certain extent.
After all, the Navia Bone Tooth is an extraordinary artifact that the Otterville family relies on for its survival. It must not be easily handed over to an uncontrolled member, even if she is a member of the Otterville family.
William, who was thinking this way, clapped his hands gently, and several Norman knights carefully moved a body out of the cabin.
The corpse was that of a young Norman man, whose whole body had been frozen and turned into a mummy. Hanging around his neck was a necklace made of a hemp rope strung with thick bones and teeth, each bone and tooth turned upside down.
It penetrated deeply into the blood vessels of the mummy's neck.
As the frozen corpse was moved to the deck, under the sunlight, the frost on the surface of the corpse also glowed with colorful luster. The cold air on it seemed to roll up tiny vortexes in the air, and gradually gathered into the bones and teeth.
In the necklace.
It's like a man-eating monster greedily sucking blood.
On the deck of the ship in the distance, the Normans' exclamations sounded again. Because the ghost fleet of the Kingdom of the Dead has appeared on the horizontal line where the sea and the sky meet on the left.
Their ships are made of rotten planks, seaweed and bones, like abandoned and desolate tombs. Countless banshees and ghosts are hovering over the fleet, making creepy and weird screams that can almost make people feel deep in their souls.