Chapter 132 Boarding the Ship
The trade of the Silver Sea originated from the encounter between the Silver Empire's ocean-going fleet and the Sun Elves' ocean-going fleet.
In the later period of Littorio's reign, after solving the pirate problem in the North Sea, Littorio also turned his attention to the rampant gnoll pirates in the Silver Sea.
With the support of the Silver Empire's national strength during its heyday, it took Littorio only a few years to form an ocean-going fleet to clean up the Silver Sea.
Afterwards, under Littorio's command, this ocean-going fleet easily annihilated all the Jackal pirates along the coast and sailed into the deep sea with murderous intent.
Then, they encountered the Sun Elf Ocean Fleet which was also heading to the deep sea to clear out the Jackals.
After cautious contact and communication, the two most powerful empires in the world finally began formal contact.
What followed was contact, communication, and trade.
Compared to the Moon Elves who were introverted, liked to play by themselves behind closed doors, and were indifferent to the Silver Empire, the Sun Elves were relatively more proactive. Especially after they realized and tasted the astonishing profits brought by trade with the Silver Empire, they took the initiative to expand trade.
It is precisely because the two empires need each other's goods and can both gain benefits from trade, so the trade volume between the two sides is also constantly expanding.
Even though there was a civil war in the Silver Empire and the First Phoenix Empire self-destructed, trade between the two sides was almost never interrupted.
Therefore, the trade volume of the Silver Sea has increased, and its share has gradually replaced the North Sea, becoming the most important trading area in Sinnar today.
Moreover, since the maritime trade between the Shinar people and the Sun Elves has to cross several sea areas, merchant ships have a wider range of activities.
This also means that they will pass through many uncontrolled waters, and as long as they want, they can change their flags at any time and play the role of pirates.
Therefore, the Silver Sea became a new breeding ground for pirates.
Especially after the decline of the Silver Empire and the Phoenix Empire, pirates became more rampant without regular crackdowns by powerful countries.
At least there are moon elves in the North Sea. Pirates who really want to cause trouble will basically be punched to death by the moon elves as soon as they start to cause trouble.
However, in the Silver Sea, as long as the core interests of the Silver Empire or the Phoenix Empire are not offended, the two countries will turn a blind eye to some minor fights.
Therefore, the pirates of the Silver Sea are the most rampant and have the most complex composition.
Some came purely for money, some committed crimes and fled to avoid disaster, some served as white gloves for the nobles, some were nobles who ran away from marriage, and some were princes in exile.
There are many active races, including humans, gnolls, dwarves, kobolds, sun elves, trolls, etc.
In the Silver Sea, there is nothing that does not exist, only things that you cannot imagine.
As for why Roland knew so much about the Silver Sea, it was of course because he had been there in his previous life.
However, he was not a pirate in his previous life, but a bounty hunter. Killing was his main business, and he would only rob occasionally.
The route to Ginza this time is all in the inland sea area, so we shouldn't encounter pirates, right?
Roland recalled the information about the Silver Sea and thought silently.
Although the Silver Sea is in chaos, the area controlled by the Silver Empire is still relatively safe. There are basically no mid-level pirates, and only some low-level pirates who pose no threat are active here.
As he was thinking, Roland looked at the several extraordinary people he sensed under the deck.
Not necessarily, maybe you will actually encounter one or two waves of pirates.
Looking at the extraordinary person who was surrounded and locked up with a depressed aura, Roland thought thoughtfully.
But it doesn’t matter.
He wouldn't run into another Lich King who was good at undead spirits and space and could perfectly restrain him, right? As long as he wasn't a spellcaster legend who specialized in undead spirits and wore legendary equipment, Roland wouldn't be able to fall.
Besides, what about the Lich King? Even though he held one third of the Crown of Domination, he was still killed by Roland and sacrificed to the Dark Elemental Sub-Plane.
If it weren't for the Lich King's last legendary spell, Roland would not have wanted to waste his blessing by taking it head-on, but would have chosen to teleport away. After staying in the time and space turbulence for more than ten or twenty days, he could say that he had quickly defeated the Lich King without taking any damage.
Not to mention, Roland now has more backup plans.
The blessing in the High Priest's Staff had increased significantly after the sacrifice of the Lich King. There was also the Crown of Domination, which provided a death-defying shield. Even if he was in trouble, if he met a legend who wanted to fight him to death, Roland would dare to confront him head-on.
However, the possibility of this is basically zero.
There are only a few legends in this world now. In Sinar, there were probably only two legends before each country completed its reforms and began to conquer and annex each other.
An old thing hiding in Ginza as the future Silver Queen's grandfather's plug-in, an ultimate antique hiding in a basement somewhere, waiting for the prophesied saint to be born.
Unless Roland went to dance on their graves, why would they deliberately target Roland for no reason?
By the way, I remember there seemed to be some good stuff in Ginza as well.
Thinking back to the legend hiding in Ginza, Roland's thoughts also began to wander.
While Roland was thinking, Hela, who had just finished various chores on the ship, walked into the room with some food.
She placed the things on the table in the room and looked at Roland with a strange look.
Is this thinking about something?
Having followed Roland for such a long time, and with Roland not being on guard against her, Hela knew Roland quite well. She could basically guess what he was thinking just by looking at his expression.
But, looking at Roland now, she couldn't see clearly.
Is he thinking about something important? However, it seems like he is in a daze?
Hela shook her head and put the thought behind her.
Impossible, absolutely impossible. Roland is so mysterious, so powerful and full of wisdom. He can handle everything with ease. How could he be wasting time here? He is not an ordinary person.
He must be thinking about something important. Maybe he is analyzing what he gained from the Tower of Truth?
Hela nodded, confirming her thoughts.
Then, she carefully pulled out a chair, took out a textbook written by Roland from her space bracelet, opened the book, and began to study.
Roland is so powerful and he doesn't relax at all. How can she rest here?
Hela knew that although she and Roland were both fourth-level spellcasters, their actual situations were very different and they were not at the same level at all. In order to keep up with Roland, she had to work harder than Roland.
As Hela began to learn, the boat moved with a slight shake.
(End of this chapter)