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What is even more incredible is that the Church of Storms, which has always been intolerant of pirates' wantonness, did not take any big action this time.
In normal times, Scenery Church would definitely contact naval forces everywhere to eliminate pirates who dare to offend.
The Church of Storms is out of manpower, and even the channels for sending messages may have been blocked... Klein had a rough guess in his mind.
He waited at the dock for two days before going out to sea with several merchant ships.
On the third day at sea, they encountered pirates wandering nearby. Fortunately, they were only a small pirate group and did not have the courage to come and plunder.
On the fifth day at sea, the merchant ship sailed to Zhongcheng Island. Klein disembarked here. He was going to turn here and head to the Rhoside Islands, which is currently the most well-informed place on the sea.
In addition, in order to promote the economic construction of the Star Sea Kingdom, they specially sent some ships to attract businessmen from various countries who were interested in investing.
Without prosperous commerce, it would be impossible to drive the huge carriage of the Star Sea Kingdom simply by relying on pirates' plunder.
Klein boarded the Star Sea Kingdom's ship at Zhongcheng Island, and it took him half a month to arrive at the Rhoside Islands.
Before they even got ashore, they saw rows of magnificent warships docked at the pier of the Rhoside Islands.
This is the rhythm of war.
After landing ashore, Klein made some inquiries and found out the current situation of the sea.
The pirate king who suddenly appeared gathered a large group of pirates together with the Kingdom of Star Sea, and formally declared war on the Church of Storms five days ago on the grounds of defending the freedom of pirates.
The Southern Continent specially sent twenty medium-sized warships and three heavy warships to support the Star Sea Kingdom.
At present, the war in the sea has gradually spread to the waters near Pasu Island.
Once Pasu Island is captured, only the Storm Abyss, the headquarters of the Church of Storms, will remain.
This development trend surprised Klein a little.
The Church of Storms has controlled the sea for so many years, but it gives people a feeling of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside. Not to mention effective counterattack, the pirates have now beaten them to their doorstep.
This is obviously not in line with the strength of the Church of Storms.
Klein thought deeply
After searching for a while, the answer was found. The enemies of the Storm Church are not only the Pirate King and the Star Sea Kingdom, there are also more terrifying enemies hiding in the dark.
It was their actions that destroyed the key nodes of the Church of Storms on the sea, making it impossible for the Church of Storms to tighten its fists and launch an effective counterattack.
The wave of the times?
The Twilight Hermits.
While exchanging extraordinary knowledge with Hastur during those three days, Hastur inadvertently revealed the news that Adam was about to become a god.
After Klein finished his meal, he came to a secluded place and began to act as Gehrman Sparrow on the Rhoad Islands.
His reputation among pirates is pretty good, and his name is not on the list that was exposed. He is equivalent to a certified bounty pirate, which has increased his reputation a lot.
……
The Abyss of Storms, the church of the Church of Storms, is holding a cardinal meeting that has not been held for a long time.
This is a meeting that only the cardinals of the Church of Storms are qualified to participate in. It is the highest-level decision-making meeting of the Church of Storms.
The middle-aged man who looked to be in his early forties, sitting at the front with his eyes closed and concentrating, was the Pope of the Church of Storms and the favored one of the Lord of Storms, Gad II.
The passage of time has not left many traces on his face, but has engraved his perseverance through the vicissitudes of time. He has been in charge of the Council of Cardinals for nearly a hundred years.
"A group of pirates dare to show off their power to us. This is a shame to all of us Storm followers!"
"Destroy this group of reckless pirates and wash away their sins with the storm!"
"We shouldn't have allowed them to grow bigger in the first place. Now that they're fine, it's ridiculous to want to bite their owners!"
"The so-called Four Kings and Seven Pirate Generals are just a bunch of dancing grasshoppers that can be crushed to death at any time!"
"And that Kingdom of Star Sea, let's also wipe this kingdom from the sea!"
……
The cardinals present at the cardinal meeting showed a strong and confident side of the storm believers, and did not pay attention to the pirates' momentum and the chaotic situation on the sea.
Pope Gad II listened to the noisy, disdainful, and excited discussions around him without even raising his eyelids.
The teachings of the Church of Storms neither advocate fighting nor promote war, but they absolutely emphasize treating the enemy with the cruelty of a storm and venting any anger on the spot.
Therefore, it is common for cardinal meetings to be noisy, abusive, or even violent.
Chapter 563 War against the Church of Storms
The noisy discussion lasted for a long time, until there was a loud noise and lightning flashing outside the church. They suspended the discussion and sat down respectfully. As for the cardinals who could only participate in the meeting remotely and could not come to the Abyss of Storms, Just shut up now.
Pope Gad II raised his eyelids slightly, opened his captivating eyes that were condensed like lightning, glanced around, and slowly said: "Where was the discussion just now?"
"We are discussing how to destroy this group of pirates who are seeking death."
"So do you have any good suggestions?" The tone was still unhurried.
"Mobilize storm believers and troops from all over the country to directly face the pirates and launch a cleanup!"
Gad II glanced at the cardinal who had the courage to speak, and narrowed his eyes, "That's a very good suggestion. Then you can deploy the army to fight."
"This... I'm afraid I'm not qualified yet. No one here is more qualified than me." The cardinal turned pale with fright and almost collapsed on the ground.
"Don't you want to die for the storm?"
The neither light nor serious tone created a great sense of oppression at this moment, making the relatively young cardinal feel as if he was in the center of a storm.
"I am willing, and thanks to the Pope's respect, I will..."
Before he could finish his forced words, Pope Gad II's eyes were as sharp as a knife's edge. "What are you going to do? What can you do!"
"Do you know how many defenders in various places are followers of the storm?"
"Do you know how many troops they each have in their hands?"
"Do you know how many mid-level officers belonging to the Storm Cult were assassinated during this time?"
"Do you know how many troops the Kingdom of Loen still has for you to mobilize at this moment?"
"You know? What do you know? A bunch of useless things!"
Pope Gad II's angry and accusatory tone scolded all the cardinals who attended the meeting.
The young cardinal who bore the brunt of the attack was paralyzed at the moment, with beads of sweat the size of soybeans oozing out from his pale cheeks. If his hands hadn't happened to be propped on the round table, he would have collapsed on the ground and turned into a ball of filth. mud.
"You're not talking anymore? Wasn't there a heated discussion just now?"
Gad II glanced at them coldly and said softly: "Which of you will solve the problem of where the army comes from?"
"Which of you will take off the head of that pirate king and bring it back before the Lord to accept the divine punishment of the storm?"
"Which of you is going to deal with Bernadette from the Star Sea Kingdom?"
The entire meeting was immediately silent, not daring to make any more noise as before.
Gad II's thunderous eyes closed and he stopped speaking, making the whole meeting even quieter.
The Church of Storms and the Kingdom of Loen have a complementary relationship. Although the Church of Storms has its own maritime army, the number is not too large.
Under normal circumstances, the Church of Storms operates in conjunction with the armies of the Kingdom of Loen.
At present, the Feysac Empire's army on the battlefield has not yet withdrawn, and some troops are needed to support the Kingdom of Feneport. The coastal areas also need troops to defend themselves against attacks from the Southern Continent.
The real military force that can be left to the Storm Church
There aren't many teams left.
In addition, during this period of time, officers of the Storm Believers were assassinated one after another, which further weakened the influence of the Church of Storms in the military.
The pirate king is comparable to the king of angels, and only God can deal with him.
Bernadette from the Star Sea Kingdom, according to reliable information, has been promoted to Sequence 2 and is a sage. In addition, he is also a believer in the stars.
The situation is already so serious, but in the words of these fat cardinals, they are just some low-class pirates, and they keep talking about annihilating them all.
Once they are asked to do something, each one is stupider than the other. It is simply stupid!
Pope Gad II suppressed his anger and irritation and spoke again: "No matter what measures you take, they are not allowed to cross Pasu Island and disturb the purity of the gods."
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About fifty nautical miles away from Pasu Island, pirate ships with no specific shape appeared on the sea, some were large and some were small, and they were arranged in various order.
It was a mess, and sometimes there would be shouts of curses when the two ships accidentally bumped into each other. Some would even take out their pistols and wave daggers and bayonets at each other to show off their strength.
The nearby pirates acted as onlookers, whistling in fancy ways to add to the fun.
In the center of this pirate ship, parked is a particularly majestic flagship, which is the death ship of the Immortal King Garitu.
On the deck of the Suicide Squadron, the young pirate king Gao Wei Overlooker was inspecting his fleet. Although it was somewhat unsatisfactory, he was better in numbers than in numbers.
Anyway, he didn't expect this group of pirates to make any outstanding contributions. He just wanted to attack and plunder together when the Church of Storms couldn't hold on.
Next to him, the former immortal king Garitu was trembling with fear.
When the sea was about to be in chaos, he chose an extremely secret place to hide. Unexpectedly, he was caught out by this terrifying young man. Not only did he confiscate his death number, but he also forcibly accepted him as his younger brother.
"Tell me, what are those people from the Church of Storms doing now?"
The high-dimensional Overlooker asked the question casually, which made Garitu tremble slightly and hurriedly replied: "They must have deployed heavy troops near Pasu Island to stop us on the outskirts of the Abyss of Storms."
"Then how do you think we can capture the Storm Abyss?"
Capture the Stormdeep?
This is simply a life-threatening problem!
The corner of Garitu's mouth twitched slightly. How could he know how to capture the Abyss of Storms?
He didn't even dare to think like this in his dreams.
Normally, he wouldn't even dare to get close to Pasu Island, let alone the Storm Abyss.
As for capturing the Storm Abyss...he didn't have the courage and strength to compete with the gods.
Garitu was hesitating and speechless, and was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
The high-dimensional Overlooker withdrew his eyes from inspecting the fleet, and a half-smile fell on Garitu, "If you continue to be so useless, I don't know how big of a heart I should have to spare your life."
"With your great power, one person is enough to overturn the entire Church of Storms and fill the entire Abyss of Storms. There is no need for my meager and insignificant advice."