Extraordinary Voyage Chapter 169: The trouble of the Viscount
???? Leopold City Hall, reception room.
???? Came here again after a year, and Ivan's mood was completely different from that of meeting the Viscount for the first time.
???? Being led by the Lord himself to enter here.
???? Ivan even has a leisure time to appreciate the furnishings of the living room, not to mention the precious furniture and the oil painting on the wall, a weapon rack placed in the corner of the room is full of lances, shields, and swords. , All the time demonstrates the fact that the Viscount’s family is a noble martial artist.
???? And all this, when Ivan came here for the first time, he didn't even notice...
???? In the meeting room, Ivan saw Viscount Andrea, who had been away for a year.
???? "Good day! Your Excellency Viscount!"
???? "Welcome home, Captain Ivan!"
???? After greetings, Aiwen sat as a guest and looked at the old man in aristocratic dress on the opposite side. Suddenly he noticed that the change was subtle from the other friends. The Viscount Lord was obviously older than a year ago. few.
???? Although the sitting posture is still majestic, upright, and rigid, it is far from the deep oppressive feeling of a year ago.
???? "As an experienced old man, I saw your eyes a year ago, I think you can win your merits and honor sooner or later.
???? Unexpectedly, in just one year, you have not only successfully advanced to the extraordinary, you have even taken the position of the sixth-tier captain!
???? I'm old, really old. I can't see the depth of young people now. "
???? The Viscount looked at the heroic young naval officer in front of him, as if sighing with emotion.
???? Opposite him, Aiwen, whose eyes were no different from what he used to be, had long seen that the Lord Viscount was just an ordinary official knight.
???? At least on the transcendent level, I had to look up a year ago, but now I can look down lightly.
???? For the road of the Cavaliers, the physical fierceness has allowed them to obtain a physical quality far beyond ordinary people, but the rate of consumption has also increased at the same time. Even if the extraordinary transformation is completed, one increase and one decrease of lifespan will not actually be much longer than ordinary people.
???? It’s just that the body is healthier and stronger.
???? Ivan’s Garriott family is like that.
???? The barons of the past are basically extraordinary knights. As adventurers in their bones, they do not lack the firm will and extraordinary courage to make breakthroughs. But in just about 170 years of family history, hasn't the eight barons been changed like a whirlwind?
???? Only after reaching the "Great Knight" level to awaken the knight's extraordinary energy "fight", their spirit and body form a certain integration, and their life span can be significantly increased. The average life span of the "Great Knight" can reach 150 years, and it is not uncommon for people to live to 200 years of care and maintenance.
???? And when the "titled knight" has formed a qualitative change, even if it does not pay attention to life span...
The path of the knight can easily live a few hundred years old. It is no joke to sit and watch the rise and fall of a kingdom.
???? However, seeing the obviously old Viscount at this time, Ivan was only a little bit emotional. He was still young and thought that those things were still a little far away.
???? "Your Excellency, the Viscount, I would also like to thank you for your generous help!"
???? Ivan’s words came from the bottom of my heart, recalling that if there was no "Yellow Hu" and that "recommendation letter" when he joined the army, I am afraid that his road to the army will go to another turning point. Can there be a present? It’s really hard to tell.
???? "Thanks are unnecessary, it's just a letter of recommendation. If you don't have the talent, the letter is just a piece of waste paper.
???? About half a year ago, I saw a copy of the Bekeler Post. There is also the name of Major'Ivan Garriott' on it. I thought it was the same name before, but I have no doubt about you now.
???? Obviously, even without my help, your name will be echoed in this sea! "
???? It seemed to be embarrassing, but the Viscount had a somewhat normal old man's feelings at this time. Moreover, the Viscount could no longer be as casual as he used to be for Irving, who was already a navy captain.
???? With a slight smile and no humility, Ivan took a sip of the finest black tea, at least this was a treat he had never received when he came here last time.
???? The confidence brought by strength and status made him not restrained at all. Even the viscount, who is rigid, strict, and impersonal, now takes it for granted, as it should be.
???? 咚咚咚...
???? At this moment, a slightly rapid knock on the door sounded abruptly.
???? The old man frowned slightly, knowing that he was going to bother him when he was meeting guests. Are these guys so unruly? However, they can't get angry in front of the guests.
???? Shouted with a straight face:
???? "What's the matter? Come in."
???? What surprised him was that the person who came in after pushing the door was not the clerk of the city hall, but his housekeeper!
???? "Master!"
??? The butler in a hurry is now a little messy, which is unimaginable in aristocratic families who value etiquette.
???? After entering the door, although he did not run, he rushed all the way to the Viscount at the fastest speed. Obviously, some tricky things have made him forget these details.
???? He even temporarily ignored the guest Ivan, and whispered in the ear of the Viscount: "Master, just received the news from Tern that our'Two Tail' was hijacked by pirates. ."
??? Hearing that, the Viscount’s hand slightly shook and overturned the exquisite tea set beside him, the bright red tea soup was scattered all over the ground, and the face of Gujing Wubo, who had been cultivated for decades, also broke in an instant. .
???? "Are you sure it's the'Two-Tailed Fish'?" His eyes widened, and the old man's voice was unusually rushing.
???? "There can be nothing wrong...
It was a message sent by the captain of the "Two Tails" before being captured by the pirates.
???? It’s just a bit strange in the intelligence that even if they resisted, they still killed and injured the pirates.
???? But the pirate’s artillery counterattack was not fierce, like an idea to capture everyone alive. We won’t know what happened after that..."
???? The butler did not dare to conceal any details, he knew his master's style of behavior, and never wanted to influence the master's judgment for his own reasons.
???? Bang——
???? The old man's old but still strong palm patted the table vigorously.
???? "Hmph, of course they want to capture the crew alive! Do they want the goods? What they want is my life!
???? Okay, I want someone to take advantage of it!
???? In order to drive me out of the position of Wake County Councillor, the fat pig in Wester City has completely torn off its skin! "
???? Even a rigid old man like the Viscount was so gaffe, which made Ivan curious about what was on the ship. After all, based on his knowledge of the old man's wealth, even if he lost a shipment of cargo, he wouldn't be so anxious.
???? "Master, what shall we do now? Those goods..."
???? The butler rarely sees the master in this state. He knows what's on the boat, knowing that the situation is too unfavorable for his side, so he cautiously asked.
???? "Since they have already taken action, it is naturally impossible to give us time to react. Maybe soon there will be a military patrol ship "encounter" the pirate?
???? The ships seized from the pirates, naturally, do not need to be protected by the privileges of the nobility, and can be searched in an open manner, and the matter can be directly determined from the legal principle.
???? And in the end, it can be pushed to the navy's normal inspections and picked up completely. Except for hiring pirates and whispering, there is no loss at all! "
???? Viscount's eyes flashed with a fierce light like an old wolf. It is a matter of his life, so he may hesitate for a moment:
???? "We must take the ship back in advance before the navy finds the cargo. The safest way is to deal with the pirates together!"
???? At first, Ivan next to him still listened to the troubles the Viscount encountered with a bystander mentality. But soon he realized that how could the Viscount’s Lao Lao tell this secret that obviously involves some kind of "prohibited goods"~IndoMTL.com~ in front of his own face?
???? The following words are clearly meant for myself!
???? And unless the opponent has the ability to directly buy into the navy to arrange in advance, seamlessly "cooperate" with the pirates. If you want to say which naval cruise ship is the closest in the nearby waters at this time, isn't it your own "Conch"? Find someone to deal with the pirates, how can there be a more suitable candidate than yourself?
???? This old man may have a spare armed merchant ship in his hands, but can he catch up with the pirates, can he beat the pirates...
Still two talks. The old fox is clearly trying to make himself come forward!
???? Ivan quickly weighed the pros and cons in his heart, did he need to intervene in this kind of obviously local power struggle for the old Viscount?
???? At this time, there is no Uncle Geer as his life mentor, and any decision he makes has to bear the consequences.
???? The test is also the determination of the captain!
???? Although I have some personal relationships with the old man, the pursuit of pirates involves a joint operation of more than a hundred people on the entire warship, and I need to be responsible for the lives of the navy headquarters and the crew.
???? Although it is not necessary to be too clear between public and private, but...
???? This time.
???? The old man saw Ivan suddenly raising his head, as well as the almost glowing eyes looking straight at him. Somehow, I suddenly thought of what I looked like when I was young when I was young (keng), exhibition (meng), fist (guai), and foot (pian) without relying on the family to earn the first pot of gold.
???? Suddenly there was a chill on the neck.
???? "Uh..."