Raise the Black Flag! (The Previous Chapter Has Been Revised)

As Elder Lovia walked towards him step by step, staring straight at him, Derrick immediately sensed something was wrong.

Elder Lovia.

When the members of the Council of Six saw the elders approaching, they immediately bowed. Derrick, suppressing his unease, followed suit, placing his hand on his chest and bowing his head in greeting.

"Um."

Lovia, with her long, slightly wavy, silver-gray hair, didn't react much. "Derrick and I have something to discuss. You two go ahead."

"Yes!"

Faced with an elder, the other members naturally could not disobey, nor did they have any reason to do so. They merely gave Derrick a somewhat strange look before quickly catching up with the group ahead, leaving the two of them at the back of the line.

What does Elder Lovia want with me...? I was secretly observing her, did she find out?

Derrick thought nervously and guiltily.

He Consciousness glanced towards the center of the group, where Colin Iliad was clearly visible. This tall figure gave him a lot of confidence. Derrick knew that as long as Chief Colin was still there, Elder Lovia would not act rashly.

The two walked side by side at the back of the group, surrounded by darkness. Although flashes of lightning occasionally illuminated the area, it still felt very oppressive.

"Elder Lovia, is there something you need?"

Derrick Courage and asked.

"I'm a little curious."

Lovia looked at him intently with her grey eyes, and finally spoke slowly, "I'm curious why you would use your precious contribution points to exchange for a 'Knight's' Potion recipe."

Derrick was taken aback.

He quickly understood what Lovia meant.

From Derrick's own perspective, he was buying a promotion formula for Mr. Temperance. However, from the perspective of the others in City of Silver, he was exchanging a Potion formula that was useless to him for a great price... This is clearly illogical.

However, since the chief agreed to the exchange, it meant he tacitly admitted that there was something wrong with Derrick. And that exchange was only known to the three people present and was not spread outside.

"I.."

Derrick didn't know how to answer. He racked his brains, trying to come up with a plausible explanation.

"Hehe."

Lovia looked at him and suddenly smiled.

"Did you get promoted?"

She asked that question.

This question sounds abrupt at first glance, as if Ping is asking Derrick if he has advanced in rank. However, his real intention is probably to ask the person behind Derrick if he has become Demigod through his Potion recipe.

Lovia had already guessed that there must be a Shepherd behind Derrick, who, like herself, hoped to be promoted to Sequence 4 "Black Knight". And since this Shepherd was in the same camp as Derrick and shared the same stance, it meant that the Shepherd probably did not believe in the True Creator!

She's trying to learn about the outside world through me!

Derrick was startled.

He noticed that Lovia was staring intently at him with her silver-gray eyes, her gaze seemingly filled with some indescribable emotions.

Thank you for your concern.

Deckard replied cautiously, "I have successfully been promoted to Sequence 7 Solar High Priest."

"... I see."

Lovia's expression remained unchanged, revealing neither disappointment nor notification; she simply nodded. "Alright, you can go ahead now."

"Yes."

Derrick was eager for them to let him go, so he quickly bowed, turned around, and caught up with the group. At the dark end of the line, only Lovia remained, walking quietly alone.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, her body shuddered violently, followed by an expression of extreme pain on her face, as if she were enduring some kind of torture.

"Lord... please forgive me..."

Lovia trembled as she suppressed a prayer, "I shouldn't have questioned the glory of the Lord, I'm guilty, I'm guilty..."

Her low voice sounded like a sob, carried away by the wind in the darkness.

The Sonia Sea, on the shipping route to Oravi Island.

"Captain! We've spotted our prey!"

Anderson rushed in excitedly, shouting, "And there's more than one!"

Which way?

Upon hearing this, Luther, who was holding a cat and reading about the Ancient God, put down the Parchment in his hand. He took the binoculars that Anderson handed him, stood in the captain's Captain's Cabin with a good view, and looked in the direction Anderson was pointing. He quickly spotted the target.

Several ships were anchored on the sea a few nautical miles away.

The largest of them was a three-masted sailing ship, which, judging from its design, was likely a merchant ship used for both passenger and cargo transport. It had some obvious damage and bloodstains on its hull, and the cause of all this was probably another ship right next to it.

The ship looked light and swift, with cannons mounted on both sides and a black flag flying at the top of the mast.

The pirate's Black Flag!

This is standard pirate practice: once they get within a certain distance of their target, they raise Black Flag to identify themselves. They tell the target, "We are pirates. If you surrender and stop your ship, we'll only take your goods. If you try to escape or resist, don't blame us for being ruthless later."

The advantages of doing this were twofold: firstly, it would cause panic among the crew, leading to an inland river and allowing their own ship to catch up sooner; secondly, it would provide an excuse for the brutal acts that followed the battle.

Without a doubt, the merchant ship right next to it was a pirate ship. The pirates on board had successfully intercepted the merchant ship and were looting it.

However, things are not that simple.

Luther moved his binoculars slightly and soon spotted the third ship.

It was a Ships gleaming with metallic light and wielding numerous cannons, with people in uniforms running around on it.

Warship!

Ordinary travelers, pirates, and sailors have all gathered at this moment!

"So, Captain, isn't this scene interesting?"

Anderson said enthusiastically, "I think this could be our pirate crew's first memorable operation."

After being wanted, he completely let loose and really planned to do something big as a pirate.

Luther smiled.

"That's really a very good prey."

He nodded.

The pirates who were plundering merchant ships were caught by the navy; this was indeed a rare sight.

"Captain!"

At that moment, Sailor "Sea Serpent" Walter also ran in.

How is the personnel training going?

Luther asked.

"We have some basic skills, enough to deal with ordinary pirates. But if we really have to face the Shanghai Navy, it probably won't be enough."

Walter was telling the truth.

"It's alright, you can learn those things in battle."

Luther didn't mind and nodded, "Then let's get to work. Tell the Sailor to raise our Black Flag too."

9

"Yes!"

Walter shouted, turned and ran out of the cabin, yelling and calling to the Sailor. Before long, excited shouts came from the deck.

Luther saw a black flag being hoisted onto the mast.