Inside the Governor's Palace on Hope Island, men and women dressed in gorgeous clothes were chatting in groups of three or five, holding wine glasses in their hands.
Among them are the powerful people who hold real power in Hope Island, as well as wealthy businessmen who come to purchase fruits and socialites. They have only one purpose for coming today, which is to celebrate the return of the island governor.
Krona, who was wearing a neat black and white suit, raised his glass and took a sip, then smiled and said to his friend in front of him: "This wine has a smooth taste, low acidity, tight mouthfeel, and rich fruity aroma and mellow taste. It should be a blend of Yingdao's rare mushroom wine and Hope Island's specialty banana wine."
"Mr. Krona is really a master of wine tasting. He can taste so much from just a simple tasting."
Facing the other party's flattery, Krona smiled and said, "It's just some small hobbies. As long as you put your heart into anything, you will always gain something."
Just as the two were talking happily, a small-faced beauty in an exquisite off-shoulder long dress came over. She said a few words of apology to the guest and pulled Krona out.
"Misha, what's wrong?" Krona asked the little-faced beauty.
"Today's banquet is held for the Governor. Should we go and celebrate with him?" Misha said, pointing at Charles who was silently looking outside on the balcony.
Krona grabbed his wife and said nervously, "Don't go. He is not suitable for this kind of occasion."
"Why? Isn't he the governor of this island?" She looked confused.
Krona pulled Misha to the other side of the hall. "Don't ask so many questions, let's go to the other side."
Not only Misha, many people at the banquet secretly looked at the real governor of Hope Island.
As the actual ruler of Hope Island, people are constantly speculating on the intentions behind his every move.
"This Governor seems even more indifferent than the Bandage Governor. I hope he'll be easier to deal with."
"He has a scar on his face, but when I think of him as the Governor of Hope Island, he looks so handsome. If I go over and talk to him now, would that be too unreserved for a girl?"
“Why isn’t Governor Charles talking to anyone? Does this mean there is a big shakeup in the power structure of Hope Island?”
At this moment, Charles didn't care about any gazes behind him. His mind was recalling what the Pope said to him yesterday.
"My people are sorting the nautical charts of New Territories City. I will send you the surface clues you want as soon as possible. My request is very simple. You just need to tell me as much as possible about the various things you encountered during the voyage in detail."
"Please don't tell anyone about the matter of Dawn One. The church needs a miracle now. With it, the power of the Church of Light will expand rapidly. If you ruin the plan, I will be in trouble."
Charles quickly sorted out the various clues he had obtained from communicating with the Pope.
First of all, since he already had the sea chart, why did he give it to himself? The Church of Light had a large number of people, and he could completely launch a human wave tactic to directly occupy all the islands on the sea chart.
Secondly, why did the "God of Light" have to find the surface? The Pope said that as long as he found the surface, the God of Light could escape, but Charles did not believe this.
The last and most important point is that Charles feels very suspicious about the identity of the "God of Light". Even though the Pope has performed miracles, he remains skeptical.
He said that He was an omniscient and omnipotent God of light, which was a fallacy in itself. Since He was omniscient, how could He not know His fate of being trapped? Since He was omnipotent, why couldn't He escape
Not only did he not believe in the God of Light, he also did not believe in the Pope.
If you put yourself in his shoes, you will realize that he would not reveal all his plans to an outsider. Charles always feels that the other party is hiding something from him.
Maybe the Pope cannot lie, but deliberately concealing part of the truth can also achieve the purpose of covering up.
Although the purpose of finding clues on the surface was achieved, he still felt a little heavy in his heart.
Just as Charles was thinking about these questions with a frown on his face, a green-haired young man in a straight navy uniform walked over with a wine glass in his hand.
"Governor, this banquet is held for you. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to stand here for an hour?"
Charles gathered his thoughts and turned to look at Feuerbach whom he hadn't seen for a long time. "It doesn't matter. It's enough for them to see what I look like."
He smiled and gave Charles an unorthodox military salute, "You are the governor, you have the final say."
Looking at Feuerbach's uniform, Charles thought for a moment and then asked, "What do you do on Hope Island?"
Feuerbach pretended to be sad and said, "You don't even know this. It seems that I have no sense of existence in your heart. My current identity is the vice admiral of the Hope Island Navy. The warships that resist foreign enemies are under my charge. Of course, I am under the charge of the chief admiral."
Looking at the wine glass in his hand, Charles thought quickly for a while and then said, "How many ships are there on the island now?"
"In addition to the thirteen exploration-class steamships that occupied this island, I also recruited twenty or thirty exploration ships. In addition, we purchased two 40,000-ton Sea Lion-class battleships from the British Isles. These two ships have been on trial for more than half a year and have already acquired initial combat capabilities."
After thinking for a while, Charles said to him: "Continue to expand our combat power. Our strength is not enough."
Fersha was very surprised by Charles' decision. "Governor, who are we defending? This place is too far away from other islands. If we want to come here, we must go to Tianshui Island, which has been occupied by the Church of Light, to replenish supplies. Given the current relationship between the Church of Light and us..."
At this point, Feuerbach's face changed. "Captain, are you defending against the Church of Light? If so, I don't think it's necessary. We have a very close cooperation. If they deal with us, they will also suffer huge losses."
"Do as I say. It never hurts to have soldiers in hand."
Feuerbach gently lifted the green hair on his head. "Of course, my dear Governor, I will do it right away. In fact, if you feel unsafe, you can form an alliance with the governors of other islands. Some weak governors survive in this way."
"Alliance..." Charles muttered to himself, and the image of Elizabeth flashed through his mind.
"How's Elizabeth's island?"
"Who? Elizabeth? Who is that?"
After Charles explained the location of the island to him, Feuerbach understood. "It's that person. It's been so long, I almost forgot who she is. I heard that she is now a rising star in the North Sea. The people of this female governor seem to have some technology that can make ships active and defend themselves against enemies."
(End of this chapter)