It's getting dark.

There is still a layer of hazy clouds floating on the sea surface in the distance. This is because small water droplets formed by the evaporation of the water vapor after the sea water is liquefied on the sea surface where there is only a breeze. When the sun comes out and the sea breeze begins to blow, they will soon dissipate.

As the red light on the horizon becomes more and more, the city of Seville, which monopolizes the overseas trade of Spain and even almost the entire Europe, controls the Strait of Gibraltar, has ushered in a new day.

So far, the Invincible Armada has been set off for five days, and the Port of Seville is still prosperous and has not been affected at all.

Every day, there are at least dozens of merchant ships from the Mediterranean Sea, the New World, the North Sea, etc., or temporarily docked.

In this era of great voyage, the Port of Seville was obviously the one who had the most dividends of the times, and the Spanish royal family made a lot of money, so much money would be used to form an invincible fleet and roam the Mediterranean and the New World.

In this era, Spain is undoubtedly the strongest maritime kingdom, which can be seen from the prosperity of the Port of Seville.

At this time, on the fortress tower at the top of a hill next to the pier, two soldiers wearing armor and holding long-handled battle axes were standing guard.

Behind them was a big bronze bell for alarm, but it had not been ringed for many years, so they were just standing guard here, and last night they leaned against the wall and slept for a night without anyone being discovered. No one even came to check the post, because neither they nor their superiors believed that what would happen.

"Ah~!"

"It's really sleepy..."

"Hey!"

"Louis, how many boats have entered the port from last night to this morning?"

One of the soldiers stretched his waist first, and then asked in a daze to the companion who was rubbing his neck.

Standing here is a bad guy, relaxed and enjoyable, and you can sleep. The only bad thing is that you can't get extra oil and water like those who maintain order on the dock.

You should know that the owners of the ocean sailing slower are very fat. If you find a reason to make things difficult, you can easily get a lot of benefits from those private owners who don’t have a backstage!

Whether it is to get a few silver coins or to take away some scattered goods, it is a real benefit. With a small amount of money, the monthly receipt may be many times better than the two of them who stand guard at the tower.

"Boat?"

"I don't know, maybe there are ten ships?"

The soldier rubbed his neck before putting on the heavy helmet again, and then held his long-handled battle axe and continued to stand guard crookedly.

"Ten ships?"

“It’s a little less.”

"Um!"

"Isn't it because of the Li family fleet?"

"I heard that they occupied Madeira, and many merchant ships from Africa and the New World were forced to temporarily stop in Raspalmas, for fear that they would be snatched by those Easterners when passing by Madeira."

"yes!"

"But, this world is so big. Even the terrifying female thieves from the far east have come to our Europe."

"It's really not easy for those who run business at sea. Those Ming people from the East, I think it's scary."

"Um!"

"That's no longer something terrible..."

When he heard his companion say that, the Spanish soldier Louis, who was ecstatic at the sea with his own weapon, nodded in agreement, and then added:

"I went to the tavern yesterday and heard a lot of news."

"It is said that Li Huamei, the female thief who had come to our Seville before, is a little better. She just likes to use strategies and diplomacy to paralyze her enemies, and then catch her off guard while the enemy is unprepared. Although it is difficult to deal with, her fleet is so powerful, and the ships she brought are also very ordinary and there is nothing special about it."

"But the devil fleet led by that evil Admiral Hasta is different..."

Speaking of this, the soldier Louis couldn't help but pause.

"I heard that although the other side only has five warships, they are very large and very fast. The range of cannons is even farther, even further than our shore cannons, which is very incredible!"

"No one is her opponent..."

"And, I heard that she also likes bombarding ports and robbing cities?"

As he spoke, the soldier Louis became energetic. Then, when he saw his companion who seemed to be very interested, he no longer cared about the empty sea in the distance, but began to speak confidently:

"Think about it, generally speaking, the bigger the ship, the slower it is, right?"

"But the devil admiral's ship is different!"

"It is said that they are the largest ships in the world and the fastest!"

"It's so fast that even the medium-sized three-masted fast-armed sailboats that we commonly use here are not as good as them. I'm afraid that only the devil can make them!"

This is a low-level soldier named Louis who can't understand it.

In fact, he also heard that even the best shipbuilding engineers in Seville's largest shipyard could not understand why, so the naval admiral Barudis led the invincible fleet to attack. While preparing to attack the arrogance of the Orientals, he also had the purpose of trying to get the ships or cannons of the Orientals?

Of course, those things are just rumors, so they just listen to them. It’s not their turn to worry about them.

"yes……"

"I've heard of this, too."

"At the beginning, the devil admiral set out from the far east, but as soon as she arrived at the Spicy Islands, she defeated the Malay Governor Doyle Ropez Di Preira of Portugal, and then forced Antonio van Kuhn of the Netherlands, and even robbed the entire Far East fleet of Hedram Yoachim Bergstone of the Swedish Navy!"

"That Bergstone is so unlucky. I heard that he was dismissed as soon as he returned to Swedenland, but unfortunately he was not taken to prison."

As he spoke, the gloating soldier smashed his mouth with some regret, as if he was regretful because he didn't see the legendary Swedish admiral being unlucky or being sent to the guillotine?

After all, although Sweden is not very strong, it is one of the competitors of the Kingdom of Spain. When they see the navies of other countries are unlucky, they will definitely not be wrong if they are happy or gloating.

"It's so scary to think about it!"

"The Dutch and Portuguese are not low on the spicy food archipelago. Even the British, French and our Spanish cannot interfere in the spicy food deal, right?"

“It can be fruitful…”

"That terrible Eastern Devil Admiral, they managed to build the entire spicy food archipelago with five ships, occupying the market share of most of the spicy food there, causing the spicy food in Spain to rise by almost two or three times."

Speaking of this, the soldier couldn't laugh because he found that it seemed that it was not just the Portuguese, but the Dutch and Swedes, and their Spanish market was obviously also affected.

If this continues, I am afraid that the goods shipped back from the East and Africa will become less and less, or simply monopolized by those Easterners. I don’t know what will happen in the future!

"Not?"

"And it's more than two or three times, and it's probably going to rise again in a while!"

"It's almost more expensive than gold."

Speaking of the prices of those spicy ingredients, another soldier, Louis was also shocked.

"You're afraid you don't know yet?"

“??”

"What do you know?"

"I heard..."

"There are also East India, which produces spicy ingredients, is now being defeated by that devil admiral!"

"A native prince and great merchant in India became the minion of the devil admiral. It is said that a while ago, many ships and tens of thousands of people were sent to receive the interests of the eastern coast of Africa. The territory of our Spanish merchant, Gianlonime de Espinosha, was robbed, and now she has been beaten to the New World to take refuge."

"Tsk tsk!"

"It's so pitiful. That guy was originally a well-known merchant and nobleman. Even the king invited him to have dinner. He made gold, gems, ivory, leather and black slave trade in Africa. But now, dozens of sea ships were beaten to the point where there were only a pitiful dozen ships left, and he almost went bankrupt!"

The more he talked about the soldier, the more excited he became. At this time, he no longer cared about the fact that the unlucky big businessman was actually a Spanish. He only knew that he would be happy to see those rich big businessmen who were unlucky, and if the other party was sunk into the sea, it would be even more perfect.

"I know that thing too!"

"but……"

"So, the spicy food archipelago, the Indian Ocean and Africa have now become the sphere of influence of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce from the East?"

"That's right!"

"you do not say!"

"Don't you don't know yet, right?"

"Portuguese explorer, the ivory businessman who dominates West Africa, also took the initiative to open the market to the Li family not long ago. He was forced to do so. If he dared not to open up, the fate of Preyra and Espinosa would be his role model!"

"That cunning old Portuguese guy..."

"ah!"

"No wonder..."

"No wonder His Excellency Piedro de Barudis, the commander-in-chief of our Spanish Invincible Fleet and the Admiral of the Kingdom Navy, will suddenly announce the war against their Li Family Chamber of Commerce. No wonder he will lead the Invincible Fleet south and head towards Madeira."

"That Li Family Chamber of Commerce has threatened our Spanish dominance in the world!"

"yes."

"Always give them a profound lesson, or just drive them away!"

"Otherwise, if she runs to the Mediterranean and runs to the Strait of Gibraltar, how can we Europeans live?"

A mere five ships can turn a few oceans upside down, which made the soldier feel that the devil admiral of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce is indeed well-known, and it is definitely more scary than a ghost ship or a legendary sea monster!

"well……"
To be continued...