Starting from the Golden Anchor Port, a rumor spread around that the Golden Anchor Family gave a precious level 8 alchemical bullet to the furnace as a reward for the furnace's firm standing by the Golden Anchor Family in several naval battles and helping the fourth son of the Marquis to be successfully promoted to a level 5 knight.
Of course, this is just a rumor. The Golden Anchor Castle once came forward to clarify that they definitely did not hide a level 8 alchemical bullet. No family would admit that they privately hid a level 8 alchemical bullet, which was a deadly weapon needed to assassinate high-level officials.
As Rudolph said, the clarification of the Golden Anchor Family will only increase the credibility of this rumor.
The speed of this news spread so quickly that the news involving the furnace was big news and was taken seriously by major forces.
After a short time, the intelligence personnel of the evil god cult sent this news to the temple in the southern continent.
On White Night Island, the level 7 White Demon Priest Hakob listened to the report of his subordinate priests in silence.
Level 8 alchemical bullets, his revenge plan just started, came to an abrupt end. As a level 7 priest, even if he had a new artifact to protect himself, he might be found weak by the cunning furnace and die from the sneak attack of the level 8 alchemical bullet.
The furnace's absolute hitting ability that was far beyond common sense made Hakob's scalp numb when he thought about it, so much so that he always carried the golden mask of the sun god with him, fearing that a high-level alchemical bullet would suddenly fly from somewhere. Without the artifact, he would die.
It was a long time before he told the priest in charge of intelligence: "The cardinal priest will consider the furnace and arrange for the believers to cross the north first."
There are more than a dozen ships at the port of White Night Island, and they will transport believers to Beida Road.
These ships are the first batch of ships in the early stage. There will be a steady stream of ships coming in the future. The church will choose a hidden route to send the priests and believers of the White Demon Church to the northern continent.
Their strategy has not changed. Since it is difficult to defeat the navy of the Northern Continent on the front battlefield, they will rely on a large number of believers to start a war of faith. When the faith spreads enough and the Northern Continent has enough believers, the knights and alchemists will become commanders without troops and have to surrender to the church.
In Naville Port, the 7th-level Annihilation Priest Knut put down the intelligence in his hand and frowned for a long time without saying anything.
His plan to wash away the shame cannot be carried out. If the furnace has the 8th-level alchemical bullet, then the plan he prepared will not be feasible, and his life will be fatally threatened.
The furnace is so cunning and his fighting style is shameless that Knut can't come up with any good solution. This is even more so now. The furnace has the 8th-level alchemical bullet. The cost of dealing with the furnace has increased. The furnace can die 20 times, and 20 times is just the number of times tested now. In fact, the number of times the furnace is reborn from the fire is still a mystery. Knut can only die once. The Lord of Nothingness does not have the power of the God of Death and cannot resurrect the dead priest.
In the dock of Golden Anchor Port, with the assistance of the technicians of the Golden Anchor family, the transformation of the Volcano and the Giant is proceeding in an orderly manner.
The transformation of the Volcano is mainly to eliminate the traces of pirate ships and make the ship more like a merchant ship. The previous black background with red patterns has been changed to white background, and there are only volcanic patterns on the bow and stern.
The transformation of the Giant is relatively large.
Of the three rows of cannons on the side, the lower two rows were removed, and the extra two-story cabins were used to carry passengers or as cargo holds. Only the bow gun and stern guns are retained on the deck, and the remaining positions are welded with cargo box fixing frames to hold more cargo boxes.
After the transformation, the Giant became an armed merchant ship, and it is the largest armed merchant ship on the Saragu Sea.
Many flags are hoisted on the ships. The largest flags are the flags of Volcano Shipping Co., Ltd., with a red outline of Saraguhai on a black background, indicating that the company is engaged in shipping trade. The initials of "Volcano Shipping" are written inside the outline of Guhai. The black capital letters echo the black background of the flag, which is simple and highly recognizable.
In addition to the company flag, there are many flags. For example, after obtaining certification in Golden Anchor Port, the flag of Golden Anchor Port will be hoisted. The Giant flag with a white cross means that the ship was seized from the giant Roberts.
The Volcano flag with red mountains and red smoke on a black background and the Green Skull flag with a green skull on a black background are only hoisted on one side, proving their past and openly admitting that they were pirates before.
The Volcano, as an armed escort ship, the Giant, as an armed merchant ship, and the five cargo ships of the Golden Anchor Castle left the Golden Anchor Port fully loaded with cargo.
At the port, Steward Wenler watched the fleet go away, and his anxiety for days was finally relieved. A fleet with a furnace will definitely be able to deal with many accidents on the route.
Outside the official forces, there is no stronger person than the furnace. The furnace can do things that the official is not convenient to do. The furnace can even go to the port controlled by the Elba Alchemy Council, because he is a free man, but he has a better relationship with the Golden Anchor Family, which does not affect his freedom to enter and exit various ports.
Thick smoke or steam came out of the chimneys of the ships, and several ships began to sail.
The northern waters of the Saragu Sea are still somewhat orderly now. Most of this voyage is in the waters of the Elba nobles, and the main danger comes from the southern waters.
Wherever the sphere of influence of the evil god cult expands, it is like a black hole. They refuse to communicate with others because the doctrine states that anyone who does not believe in the evil god is a pagan who should go to hell.
On the deck of the Volcano, Mackenzie was giving a lecture: "We are no longer pirates. We must change our identities as soon as possible! Defending the pirate port will only make us the focus of the evil god cult. If you want to survive and make money, then be a good employee of the shipping company! Where are your hats? Why don't you wear the company's standard hats?"
Just when Mackenzie was giving a lecture, the navigator Pilot suddenly walked out of the bridge and shouted: "First Mate Mackenzie! Go and inform the captain! A pirate ship has appeared on the south side!"
Soon, the enthusiastic Captain of the Furnace came to the bridge.
He looked at the position of the pirate ship marked by Pilot on the sea chart and said happily: "When we were pirates, we were law-abiding and never robbed merchant ships. Now we are merchant ships, can we rob pirates freely?"
Seeing the captain of the Furnace in high spirits, the crew finally saw that the captain had come to their senses. The Furnace Pirates were so powerful, but they had never robbed. Now they could finally use their strength to rob others.
Mackenzie explained: "Captain, the pirates come from the sea controlled by the evil god cult in the south. The evil god cult has cracked down on all pirates, but there will be no power vacuum. New pirates will appear in those seas. They will only plunder to the north due to the threat of the evil god cult."
"Without the official navy getting involved, someone will find out in every sea area that plunder is the most efficient way to get rich. Since new pirates have emerged there, let them see the strength of the last generation of big pirates!" Rudolph asked happily: "How long will it take them to get there?"
"Captain, at their speed, we still have half an hour if we don't slow down."
"Don't be so obvious, don't slow down, pretend not to know them, give them a surprise!"
The captain said not to be so obvious, but the smile on the captain's face was overflowing, and the happiness was too obvious.
"That's right! Let's lower our pirate flags quickly to avoid being discovered by them. It would be bad if they recognize us."
Both ships have been modified, and they don't fly pirate flags. The pirates on the other side should not be afraid.