Aquila Capital, Colombia. In a magnificent courtyard next to King's Avenue, a white-haired old man wearing a blue coat sat at a table in the courtyard, his face calm and not angry.
He wears a purple-gold medal inlaid with sapphires on his chest. In the entire Sky Eagle Empire, only nobles above the duke can wear the purple-gold medal of nobility, and only one person can have a sapphire inlaid on it.
That is the former Marshal Skyhawk and the current Grand Duke of the West, Ulster Cullens. Grand Duke Karens sat quietly on the seat in the west, looking at the empty courtyard with eyes as deep as the sea, as if waiting for someone.
Suddenly, a space gap suddenly opened in the east of the courtyard, and a blond middle-aged man wearing a bright shirt walked out of the gap naturally.
"Hey, Mr. Karens, you're back very early." Archduke Belvine waved to Archduke Karens with a smile, and the ring on his hand shone with different lights in the sun.
"Grand Duke Rogge is not here, so I naturally have to arrive early, otherwise you and Vlad will definitely quarrel." Grand Duke Karens said unhurriedly.
"Oh, what the old man said is true, but this time he is probably quarreling with me, and I don't have time to pay attention to him." Archduke Belvine sat on the seat on the east side of the table, raised his finger slightly, and Jaylen The shining gold ring that Dezen borrowed was now lying on his finger, safe and sound.
"I won't argue with you." A quiet voice appeared in the courtyard. At some point, a middle-aged man with black hair and black eyes appeared on the seat on the south side of the table. His tall body shrouded the Underneath a strange black robe, his resolute face exudes a deep aura as deep as a mountain or the sea.
"Hey, he just appeared out of nowhere, without saying hello, like a ghost." Archduke Belvine glanced at Vlad beside him with disgust, and his neck unnaturally shrank back.
"Humph." Archduke Vlad snorted coldly, and a trace of blood seemed to flash in his dark pupils.
"You two, please give me some respect and don't start a quarrel here." Grand Duke Karens glanced at the two people in front of him, as if he wanted to ease the current atmosphere.
"It's rare that Your Majesty the Pope is willing to represent the North to attend the meeting of Sky Eagle. Today we have to talk about business." After hearing these words, Archduke Bellvien stopped talking and began to play with the ring in his hand.
Archduke Vlad didn't say much, and instead looked quietly at the vacant seat on the north side of the table.
This seat originally belonged to Grand Duke Rogge of the North, but since Grand Duke Rogge left Sky Eagle for the Far North Abyss 10 years ago, this seat has been vacant.
However, today, a person with enough weight will represent the Northern Territory at the meeting of the Grand Dukes of the Four Territories to discuss this important matter.
She is the current pope of the Natural Church who helped Grand Duke Rogge establish the World Tree Organization and maintains a long-term alliance with Sky Eagle. Hermode is one of the Ten Saints.
Hermod, who has elven blood, has been serving as the Pope of the Church of Nature since the end of the Third Cataclysm, and has not changed for nearly 200 years.
At the same time as her, Patriarch Gairon of the God of War Church died in an accident. Pope Merlin of the Church of Storms resigned from his position as pope and became the speaker of the Canglan Congress. Even Pope Francis I of the Holy Glory Church chose to retreat behind the scenes.
But she still serves as the pope of the Natural Church, and her qualifications and status are far beyond comparison with others. And several brief attacks in the 5th era showed its terrifying strength, so much so that when people ranked the ten saints in the world, they might have different ideas on the arrangement of the other ten saints, but Hull There is no doubt about Pope Maude's position.
Therefore, Hermod is also called
"Head of the Ten Saints", no matter in terms of strength or status, she is fully worthy of this title. As a twisted branch began to grow on the north side of the courtyard, a beautiful woman wearing a triple crown and a papal robe quietly appeared in the courtyard.
"Your Majesty the Pope." Seeing Helmut appear in the courtyard, the three archdukes also stood up.
"You three adults don't have to be like this. I'm here to temporarily take Arthur's place and discuss this important matter with the three of you." Hermod sat down on the north side of the courtyard, her The voice is calm, giving people an inexplicable sense of peace of mind after listening to it.
"It is indeed an important matter. Nanhai and Canglan jointly invited us to attack Shipwreck Bay. This is really the first time." Archduke Bellweine said.
"Nanhai and Canglan both have their own interests to consider. Although this matter has nothing to do with us, since they are willing to use a certain amount of chips to invite us to join, we should also send some symbolic troops." Fra. Grand Duke De put his hands on the table and analyzed calmly.
"My opinion is the same as that of Archduke Vlad in this regard. We only need to send a symbolic force. As for the main force, we still have to look at Canglan and Nanhai." Archduke Karens continued.
"This is not as easy as it sounds. Saurons and the new Holy Glory Little Pope are both old foxes. If they don't send out a few saint-level combat forces, the bargaining chips they promised may not be so easy to obtain." Archduke Bellvien held up his hands. He crossed his chest and shook his head.
"Grand Duke Karens, is there any admiral in the military department who will be available recently?" Grand Duke Vlad asked.
"Two of the three admirals are currently in the Sarst Sea, and it is difficult to escape. As for Quanzi, he needs to be at the naval headquarters, and I'm afraid he won't be able to lead his troops there." Grand Duke Karens also sighed.
Skyhawk's current naval marshal, Edward Cullens, is the son of Grand Duke Cullens. Skyhawk's navy has always been controlled by the Grand Duke of the West. The recent turmoil in the Sarst Sea has probably caused Archduke Cullens to worry a lot.
"Where's little Ellie? She's always idle, right?" Archduke Belvine suddenly mentioned a name,
"She is considered an admiral after all, and she is the adopted daughter of Grand Duke Rogge. She has stayed in Black Coral for long enough, so it is time to send her out."
"Well...ask His Majesty the Pope what you mean." After hearing the name, Archduke Karens frowned slightly, and then turned his eyes to Helmode on the north side.
"I have no objection." Hermod said calmly.
"Then we can consider transferring little Ellie from Black Coral. It seems a little inappropriate to just let her lead the team. Moreover, it seems that she can't satisfy Nanhai and Canglan if she is the only one taking the lead." Belvine The Grand Duke said.
"There is a saint under me who is relatively free recently. She may be able to go with him." Archduke Vlad suddenly said at this time.
"That's very good." Hermod nodded.
"Then it's settled. Send a medium-sized naval fleet, led by General Ellie and the saint under Archduke Vlad, to the Shipwreck Bay."
"Yeah." Archduke Karens' words were unanimously agreed by Belvine and Vlad. ........... After the meeting, Vlad and Belvin left the courtyard one after another. Only Karens and Hermode remained at the round table in the center of the courtyard.
Helmud slowly stood up from his seat and looked at Archduke Karens beside him.
"I have some doubts. Do Nanhai and Canglan really have the confidence to destroy the entire pirate guild including Donghai Qinglong?"
"Haha, they didn't intend to list Qinglong as the target of destruction. They just wanted to destroy the thing that emerged in the center of Shipwreck Bay when the Four Seas Council was convened. Once the plan that Qinglong has insisted on for nearly 200 years is realized, it will inevitably It will have a huge impact on the entire world.”
"Having persisted in their goal for such a long time, Qinglong will definitely try his best to stop their attack and destroy that thing... It probably won't be that easy."
"According to the latest news from Long Dynasty, Qinglong is still staying in Yunchuan in the Eastern Continent. All we need to do is stop him from going to Shipwreck Bay before the Four Seas Council convenes." Grand Duke Karens seemed to have waves surging in his eyes.
"Qinglong is not that easy to deal with. If he wants to leave, even if Canglan and Nanhai deploy the strength of the Ten Saints, it will be difficult to stop him."
"Haha, the little pope of Shenghui borrowed 009 from Francis I who was in seclusion. Under the illusion woven by 009, even Qinglong would be half a beat slower."
"...009." Hermod frowned slightly, as if Karens had just mentioned something extremely terrifying.
"In this case, it's no wonder that Shenghui is so confident in inviting us to join Long Chao." Helmold raised his head and looked into the distance.
"...I'm afraid there will be no place for pirates in the new era."
