He didn't think that Lin En was deceiving him. After all, the movements of the Holy See in the past few days were an extremely obvious signal.

It was precisely because of this concern that he chose to hide behind the scenes and observe the situation, ready to escape at any time, but he didn't expect to be caught anyway.

"The Ship Gang has been operating in Harbor Town for many years, so they should be well-informed. Do you know who was arrested by the Vatican?" Lin En asked expectantly.

Loud hesitated and shook his head, and replied helplessly. "The gang is being closely watched now, and I know very little. I'm afraid that the archbishop has blocked the news. Now only the priests in the harbor town have the right to access such confidential information."

It is not easy to corrupt and control a priest. These people possess powerful divine arts, usually have firm beliefs, and are not short of money. They are all very tough.

Therefore, even though the [Ship Gang] had been operating in the Harbor Town for decades, he usually avoided these people and tried not to have any contact with the clergy of the Vatican.

Lin En couldn't help but frown. He originally wanted to get enough information from Lord, but he didn't expect that even the other party didn't know about it. This was completely beyond his expectations.

"Master Wizard, are you planning to rescue those captured wizard apprentices?" Lord asked tentatively.

"Yes, this is very important to you too, isn't it?" Lin En said freely.

"That's probably difficult. There are guards everywhere in the harbor town, and they may not be locked up in the harbor prison. Even if you manage to rescue them, you won't be able to escape from the harbor town." Lord shook his head and retorted. "Instead of taking this risk, it's better to find a way to kill them. That way it will be much easier!"

Since the other party knows the secret of the [Ship Gang], it would be enough to just make this person disappear.

Generally speaking, killing someone is easier than saving someone!

Lynn was not surprised by Lord's cruelty. In this dark alien world, a life really meant nothing, not to mention that this involved the secrets of the wizarding land.

However, Lin En did not agree with the other party's opinion, and sneered and said, "Mr. Loud, you are not still fantasizing that after this matter is over, the [Ship Gang] can live in peace and continue to stay in the Harbor Town to make money, right?"

Since Anruk chose Harbor Town as its base, it must mean that the other party has found some clues. Even if White Dove and Johnny are dead now, they will be able to trace it back to Lord sooner or later.

After all, most of the cargo transportation in the entire harbor town is related to the [Ship Gang]!

Lord's face turned very ugly. He could naturally think of this, but he was just unwilling to admit this fact.

In total, he has been in Harbor Town for twenty years. It can be said that all the efforts of the second half of his life have been put here! "You are a smart man, Mr. Loud. Our only way to survive now is to take a boat across the foggy sea and go to the land of wizards. Otherwise, with what you have done, no matter where you hide, you will be caught by the Church!" Lin En said bluntly. "Now you can take a part of your accumulated money by crossing the sea by boat, but if Anluk takes action first, you may not even be able to survive!"

Loud looked at Lin En deeply, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but finally sighed helplessly. "It's too late to go out to sea now! Harbor Town has begun to strictly control the cargo ships entering and leaving. Today, two large ships were supposed to transport goods to the imperial capital, but they were both detained."

"So soon?" Lin En paused. It seemed that the situation was worse than he thought, but he quickly calmed down and asked. "But you always have a way to solve it, right?"

If it weren't for the terrifying power of shaping magic that allowed him to disguise himself as the leader of the [Ship Gang], there would be no way to catch the other party.

As such a cautious person, Lin En didn't believe that Lord would not anticipate that there would be a day when he would be trapped in the town due to the port closure, and it was even more impossible that he would not make any preparations.

Lin En quickly thought about the various intelligence he had learned in the past few days...

Since the harbor is in a semi-blocked state, the only ships that can leave the harbor freely during this period are those responsible for patrolling the sea area! "Holy Spirit, Sky, Watcher... Which ship has your people on it?" Lin En asked curiously.

Lord's face twitched. He didn't expect that Lin En could even guess this. He even suspected that someone among his trusted confidants had betrayed him. He could only bite the bullet and admit it. "It's... the Sky Dome!"

That’s pretty good!

Lin En was amazed at Lord's methods. He was actually sure of taking control of a warship. He just wanted to trick the other party.

Lord said unhappily. "It's not as easy as you think. Although the captain of the Sky is my man, the ship needs to report and verify every time it leaves and enters the port. If it deviates from the route, it will probably be discovered by the sentry soon."

On the foggy sea, their warships can only rely on long-range bows and arrows or close combat with ramming, but the enemy ships have priests on board. After a few spells, even the sturdiest ships will be torn into pieces.

Moreover, large-scale transfer of personnel and materials is not an easy task.

"You don't need to worry about this. When we cross the sea, they will have no time to pay attention to us." Lin En said confidently.

"I have a plan. If it goes well, no matter how many troops there are, they will no longer be a threat. However, this requires the assistance of the [Ship Gang]..."

Lin En looked at Lord, waiting for his response. The entire [Ship Gang] had thousands of boatmen. Even if they were just a group of rabble, if they could be utilized, they would be an extremely powerful force.

"You'd better not count on them to fight against the Vatican's guards..." Lord sighed. Although the [Ship Gang] has a lot of people, most of them are just making a living under his command.

It's okay to engage in gang fights on a daily basis, but if they are really pulled out to fight with regular troops, I'm afraid that half of the people will turn against you on the spot before the fight even starts!

"Don't worry, I just need you to do some small things." Lynn took out a piece of parchment from his sleeve and pushed it in front of Loud. "Can you collect these things? The more the better!"

(End of this chapter)