On the eve of the Reverie, Marine Headquarters mobilized every officer-level Marine it could dispatch.
Except for the admirals, nearly every Marine from Marine Colonel to Marine Vice Admiral who was able to move was sailing aboard warships to all corners of the world.
Their duty was to escort the royal families of the affiliated countries and ensure that they arrived safely at Mary Geoise.
The two warships Maud encountered were precisely the Marines from Headquarters responsible for escorting the Carnet Royal Family.
The imposing ship guarded between the two warships was the Carnet Royal Ship of the Kingdom of Carnet in the East Blue.
As the exclusive vessel of the Carnet Royal Family, it perfectly embodied a certain adjective in every aspect, from function and size to appearance.
The scent of money!
At the bow of the Carnet Royal Ship, a green-haired boy of about eleven or twelve, dressed in luxurious clothes, stood on a secured table.
This boy was the second prince of the Kingdom of Carnet—Lyle Carnet.
Lyle held a gilded long gun with smoke curling from its muzzle.
He had fired those shots just now.
The reason was very simple: he was bored out of his mind.
Although there were plenty of slaves on the royal ship for Lyle to amuse himself with, playing with them for too long became boring. He would rather find some fun himself.
But before reaching land, sailing was an extremely dull affair.
Finding amusement on the vast ocean was clearly no easy task.
Fortunately, just after Lyle walked out of the cabin, he spotted a merchant ship.
Without any hesitation, Lyle ordered one of his lackeys to fetch the gilded long gun, then aimed at the figures on the mast ship and fired several shots in succession.
"Quick, see if