For many people, this was a sleepless night. But for Fang Zheng and the others, this night was very leisurely and comfortable. The next morning, after breakfast, they were taken to the square of Golden Bay by servants sent by Oglan to participate in the ceremony.

Although it would be unreasonable not to prepare for such a ceremony for thirty to fifty days, unfortunately, those who came this time are all important figures. If this is a ceremony organized by a certain country, then everyone must be kept first, and several days must be spent on various private operations and preparations, and then a consensus must be secretly reached with several forces before the ceremony can be started.

But this time the ceremony was hosted by the Platinum Family, so naturally they couldn't do that. Many people came this time, but they all had other intentions. And now, they had all obtained the intelligence and information they wanted, so the ceremony itself was not so important to these people.

Because of this, Oglan did not waste any more time. Although the Platinum Family had a high status in the Holy Kingdom, the representatives who came to attend the ceremony were much larger than them, and many of them were powerful. For a commander of the Seventh Fleet like Vice Admiral John, why would he care about the nonsense of an aristocratic family in the Holy Kingdom unless he wanted to suppress the momentum of the Holy Kingdom?

Now everyone has seen what they wanted to see. The Fire Nation and the Wealth Nation have indeed made great efforts to suppress the Holy Church Nation, but they still failed in the end. Not only that, with the appearance of this mysterious fleet, it is almost equivalent to announcing that there is another force on this continent that can influence the entire world situation.

As for the name of this force, its background, and where it is located, these questions cannot be understood in a short period of time, but no matter what, as long as they show up, it will be enough for other forces.

Therefore, if the Platinum Family delays for a few more days, others will not agree.

I'm worth millions of dollars, why am I sitting here with a country bumpkin like you? Do you think we're sick?

Oglan naturally did not want to attract the hatred of so many people, so he held a ceremony immediately the next day after everyone arrived - of course, this was also to give face to the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Wealth, otherwise, if they stayed here for a few more days, these people would be so angry that they would demolish the Golden Bay.

Oh, look at those huge warships in the sky, it’s still unclear whether they have the courage to do so.

The whole ceremony was very simple. Oglan did not do anything annoying. Instead, he started by telling the story of the past and present of Golden Bay. At the same time, he more or less explained to everyone how Golden Bay returned to human hands. After all, many people were very interested in the rumors about Golden Bay. No one knew the inside story except Fang Zheng and Tilia. However, Oglan also heard about it from Fang Zheng, and then he said it out after putting some words together.

Of course, during this period, she naturally did not forget to brag about Fang Zheng's "wiseness and bravery". Although Oglan was furious when she thought about the time when she was thrown into the sea by the other party, she had no choice but to rely on Fang Zheng to support the entire Golden Bay. So she smiled and directly praised Fang Zheng as a hero who saved the Golden Bay... Although this was indeed the fact.

After that, Knight Astor also spoke on behalf of the Temple. Like Miss Ogland, he started by praising Fang Zheng, but this time he added a lot of praise from the Temple, such as "adhering to the Paladin's code" and "striving all his life to eliminate evil". Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the Temple was planning to show goodwill to Fang Zheng...

Of course, Knight Astor did not forget to express on behalf of the Holy Kingdom that they will continue to support free navigation, safeguard the interests of merchant ships, and build the Golden Bay into the new century... In short, it was official rhetoric like this.

Lieutenant General John naturally looked gloomy after hearing these words. You know, these words were originally spoken by the Fire Nation, and now these guys from the Holy Kingdom actually copied their speeches...except for changing the country name, it's almost exactly the same!

This is a naked mockery!

The representatives of other forces and countries obviously heard it, so when Great Knight Astor was speaking, the representatives below tried hard to hold back their laughter... It was a slap in the face or a double slap in the face, the hatred between the Kingdom of the Holy Church and the Kingdom of Fire was huge... But the two countries had never gotten along, so this was not a big deal.

Looking at the expressions of the representatives around him, Vice Admiral John was getting more and more upset. This time he really lost both his wife and his troops. Not only was the Fram scrapped, but even his idiots had fought with the enemy in public - you would have won, but you actually lost to a group of kids under ten? !

Lieutenant General John is sure that after today's ceremony, this matter will become a laughing stock among all the countries on the continent!

But these are all minor matters. For Vice Admiral John, the most important thing is that from today onwards, the maritime hegemony of their Fire Nation will completely cease to exist!!

You know, the reason why the Fire Nation has such a strong power and influence on this continent is entirely due to their control of the entire sea area. Other forces have to befriend them because of this, but now that the Holy Nation has risen, these forces naturally don't have to act according to their wishes.

But...even if I knew, what could I do?

Thinking of this, Vice Admiral John couldn't help but raise his head again and look at the metal warships in the distance. He had confirmed with the accompanying wizard that those were not illusions or projections, but real existences. This means that these warships are not illusions, so what can the Fire Nation use to deal with such a fleet?

Forget it, now let’s see what those fat pigs who are obsessed with money can do.

Lieutenant General John sighed helplessly. As a soldier, he could only do so much. But the Wealth Country would not turn a blind eye to this. After all, the wealth accumulation of the Wealth Country was closely related to the sea routes. The rise of the Holy Country and the transfer of control over the sea would also cause immeasurable losses to the Wealth Country.

Soon, Knight Astor finished his speech, and then Oglan, Astor, and Fang Zheng came out and symbolically threw a handful of dirt, and the ceremony was over. However... as mentioned before, the ceremony itself is never the point.

"Please wait a moment!"

Just when Oglan was about to announce the end of the ceremony, a voice suddenly interrupted her, and then everyone saw a fat man with a big belly and gorgeous clothes walking out of the crowd. Seeing his appearance, many people were stunned, and then silently entered the mode of watching the show - because this person who came was the representative of the country of wealth, Caron.

"…Excuse me, is there anything else?"

Seeing the fat man appear, Oglan frowned slightly. She had almost guessed the other party's intention, but... what should she do?

"Before the ceremony ends, I have something I want to discuss with Lord Fang Zheng."

Having said that, the fat man turned his gaze towards Fang Zheng.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, your battleship is indeed amazing and has opened our eyes, but... when your battleship landed, it collided with our Fram, causing our Fram to be completely scrapped... I think you should give us corresponding compensation."

"oh?"

Hearing what the fat man said, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows.

"Is there such a thing?"

"...Do you want to pretend that it never happened? Everyone who was at the airport at that time can testify for us!"

“I see…”

Fang Zheng raised his head, touched his chin, and recalled carefully.

"I'm sorry, I didn't notice. Maybe your boat is too small?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

After hearing Fang Zheng's answer, the crowd suddenly burst into a series of low laughs, and the fat representative and Vice Admiral John also looked gloomy - they had spared no expense to build the Advance, just to make it debut as the largest battleship on this continent, but in the end Fang Zheng said that their battleship was too small for him to see... Although he wanted to retort, he glanced at the Hell's Angel class anchored in the distance...

I was so angry. What the other party said was completely true. I couldn't say anything back! !

"But... there are so many warships, why is it that only yours was hit? I doubt whether you are deliberately doing this to cause trouble..."

Fang Zheng was obviously not a pushover, as he immediately changed the subject with just one sentence, and the others were also stunned when they heard this.

Yes, you said these fat guys are smarter than the devil in hell, how could they make such a mistake? All the other battleships escaped, only the Fram did not escape? What? You said the Fram was slower than the other battleships? Do you have any evidence?

Could it be that these fat guys did this on purpose in order to extort money from Fang Zheng?

"So, Mr. Fang Zheng, you are not going to admit your mistake?"

At this moment, the fat representative's face also turned ugly. He didn't expect that a Templar Knight would be so shameless... and the faces of the others also became a little strange. Although they all knew that Caron and his group wanted to blackmail them, this Lord Fang Zheng was a little too...

"Ahem, ahem, can you allow me to say something?"

At this moment, Lieutenant General John also stood up and spoke with a smile. Seeing him stand up, Knight Astor and Bishop Karl also changed their expressions slightly. But before they could react, Lieutenant General John had already spoken.

"In any case, it is a fact that your warship rammed our Fram in public. Of course, we also made mistakes. After all, this warship was just built and we are not yet fully familiar with its performance. But no matter what, this Fram was built by us and Caron at a huge cost, so no matter what, you must give us an explanation."

"oh?"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Lieutenant General John with a half-smile.

"So, what do you propose?"

“It’s very simple.”

Lieutenant General John also raised his head and smiled at this moment.

"To be fair, let's use the 'Ceremony of Holy Judgment' to decide."

"Varied……"

Hearing this, everyone around was stunned, and Oglan frowned and was about to say something, but before she could say anything, Fang Zheng had already made a decision.

"Well, let's do it this way then."