"More than two thousand people, not a single one left..."
While the people around were still thinking about the impact of this incident on them, Xia Lan said another piece of news: "Blackbeard has been recruited."
"What! How could the Thirteen Council let that guy go?"
"He wasn't recruited by the Council of Thirteen, but by Tone Soutine. That guy allied with the Icelandic barbarians and, with the help of Blackbeard, seized Lovik, the largest island in the northern Baltic Sea.
He declared that the Thirteen Councils were a group of traitors who had conspired to murder King Zilaner thirteen years ago, and that he wanted to avenge the death of the Zilaner royal family on a snowy night thirteen years ago. Many nobles in the Baltic Sea responded, and Ashe Mido also joined the crusade.
Count Lovik was a troublemaker sent by the Thirteen Councils to the north of the Baltic Sea. Killing this disgusting guy allowed Tone Sudin to clear up a lot of his previous identity as a slave of the Thirteen Councils. He also became the first shot fired in the Baltic Sea's resistance against Zilan Island, and gained a lot of reputation.
"Are we on the side of the Council of Thirteen?"
Seeing Xia Lan's response to Weining Paro just now, Varian asked uncertainly.
"No, we're on the side of the gold coins. Once the Thirteen Councils deliver the ransom and benefits, we'll declare neutrality, sell some weapons to those who want them, and then open up new routes eastward. As for holding the Thirteen Councils accountable, we'll just say... we'll say that Patriarch Kode died suddenly, and we're busy selecting a new Patriarch and don't have time to look for Ash Mido."
Varyan's face twitched but he said nothing, but he hoped that his eldest brother, who was somewhere unknown, would not hear this.
"The storm is coming, the storm is coming..."
Xia Lan looked at the Ink Sea Dragon Flag fluttering in the wind and couldn't help but mutter to herself.
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