Twin Towers

Eastern Route.

Three ocean-going cargo ships appeared ahead, and the sailors on the decks could be vaguely seen, but due to the distance, they all appeared as Little Black. The Half-Elf first mate grinned and took down his exquisite Monocular, then gestured behind him. Immediately, Inshore Cutter was launched. Most pirate ships prioritized speed, and these fast ships were relatively narrow, unable to carry much cargo, but quite useful for intercepting cargo ships.

"Move closer!"

The Half-Elf first mate looked excited and said in a deep voice, "Gunners, prepare! Speedboats, give chase! The rest of you, prepare for boarding!"

Ever since receiving intelligence about the voyage to the East and having concrete information, the Half-Elf first mate had been preparing to plunder them. Leaving aside the other cargo on board, the artisans from the East alone were extremely important. These were exactly the kind of manpower Throat Cutter needed. The Half-Elf first mate had spent half a day recruiting in Port Tyler, City of Wealth, and Shipwreck Bay, but still hadn't found any top-notch artisans. He'd heard that Adele Isabella had gone to complete another mission assigned by Throat Cutter.

As the Half-Elf first mate who had always aspired to become Soren's top henchman, he naturally hoped that his ability to complete missions could surpass that of the Red-Haired Female Pirate.

To successfully defeat his opponent, he mobilized the elite forces from Port Tyler, Shipwreck Bay, and Serpent Island simultaneously.

Soren took some of the elite pirates with him, but some remained behind.

"Trying to run?"

The ocean-going cargo ship ahead had clearly noticed something was wrong and seemed to be trying to go around it and escape. The Half-Elf first mate smiled knowingly and said in a deep voice, "Where can you run to on this sea? This entire South Coast is Throat Cutter's territory. You can run to the ends of the earth, but it won't do you any good!"

"Someone come here!"

"Raise the Black Flag! Prepare for battle!"

A Black Flag was hoisted, and the pirates shouted excitedly. The cargo ship in the distance was clearly flustered, but it calmly began to make preparations, which surprised the Half-Elf first mate slightly, considering that their numbers far exceeded those of the enemy. However, this was not a big deal; Soren's forces had recently grown significantly, and more and more pirates wanted to join. Soon, there were nearly a thousand pirates near the Shipwreck Bay, and minor casualties were within acceptable limits.

After all, the world is different; most pirates are low-level professionals.

Otherwise, by the standards of Soren's previous life, Pirate King like him would be equivalent to a local pirate lord who monopolized a region, with thousands or even tens of thousands of henchmen and thugs under his command. A representative figure of this kind is Zheng Chenggong during the Ming Dynasty, who monopolized a part of the long-distance Trade and supported an army with the wealth of maritime Trade.

Goria?

Upon hearing this, Soren fell into deep thought.

As a former Legendary Rogue, he naturally knew how dangerous Wizard Tower were, let alone those that might be remnants of the Arcane Empire. Judging from the location of the Wizard Tower Wizard Tower, Soren suspected it was the Twin Towers Masterpiece by some Arcanist. The so-called Twin Towers Masterpiece was the simultaneous construction of two Wizard Tower: one on the Material Plane and the other on the Shadow Plane. These two Wizard Tower echoed each other, then served as a passageway to expand Plane space, and further opened up Interdimensional Passage to develop into interdimensional Demiplane.

Their final form.

It is the legendary Flying Citadel at the core of the Twin Towers, where the two Wizard Tower will rise into the air and connect simultaneously.

Soren explored many ruins. Similar Twin Towers Masterpiece are common in ruins from the Arcane Empire era, because the Archmage were extremely afraid of death and cautious. They feared that someone might use the Shadow Plane as a springboard to find their weaknesses, so they simply built Wizard Tower in the Shadow Plane as well, since they were quite wealthy anyway.

Soren has evidence to support his judgment!

Because the two Wizard Tower are located close to each other, and the area of Material Plane has a strange energy field, it seems that after the Wizard Tower on the surface collapsed, there are still some ruins underground. This is a sign that Floating City is about to be built. Wizard Tower built in the current era do not develop underground space on a large scale. Only during the Arcane Empire did people like to build a huge race under the Wizard Tower.

If it truly is Wizard Tower from the Arcane Empire era, then Soren must be extremely careful!

There is no other reason.

In the Arcane Empire era, the standard combat Guard of Wizard Tower were not Steel Golem, but the legendary [Magical Construct Golem]!

Soren actually prefers to call them "[Magical Mecha]"!

The technology of Puppet Golem has been passed down from ancient times. This technology has had its peaks and troughs. The peak periods include the Netheril Era, the Silver-Earth Era, the Arcane Empire Era, and so on. There have also been many periods of decline, such as the current Golem technology. Soren has fought some very difficult Golem Hit Points in the underwater ruins, so he is quite wary of this technology.

To put it simply...

Imagine having to take down a Gundam mecha with just a knife—the thought alone is terrifying.

"Goria?"

Soren glanced at Vivian before him and nodded slightly, saying, "If we could get her to come here, it would indeed be much easier. I just don't know if she'd be willing to come to such a remote overseas location!"

Vivian rolled her eyes at Soren upon hearing this, then said cheerfully, "Elder Sister Goria would definitely be willing to come. Because my brother is here, and so am I! Besides, if this really is Wizard Tower left over from the Arcane Empire era, it must contain a lot of very precious information and Spell from the Arcane Empire time. Elder Sister Goria must be very eager to acquire this knowledge!"

It would be best if you could come.

The Time of Troubles has begun to brew and ferment. It won't be long before the Spider Queen's plans are being laid out. She was among the first Deity to descend upon the Material Plane, and soon the Drow will gradually appear before the world. Basically, in Soren's memory, there is no particularly safe place on the continent. The territory of the Northern Witch was also affected by the chaos, and was taken advantage of by the Abyssal Fiend and Hell Devil. Goria stayed in the North, she might not be as safe as she was in the Overseas Islands.

Soren actually cares about her quite a bit, and perhaps this is a good opportunity to invite her over!

After all, he couldn't just say that the world was about to change drastically, that the Deity were about to fall down and fight each other, causing mountains and rivers to collapse and the sky to cave in, that Demon Legion were Slaughter everywhere, and that Devil were sowing discord, almost shattering the entire world into pieces. If he said that, Goria would probably think he was either crazy or that he was beyond saving.

Soren cared about very few people.

Although his bottom line is getting lower and lower and he is becoming more and more ruthless in his actions, he still hopes to keep the people he cares about by his side so that he can protect them when necessary.

...(To be continued~^~)