Captain – Chapter 708 – The Solution

“Yes, that guy is despicable enough.”

After a moment of quiet, Roy broke the silence, smiling: “And you’re right—to win against someone like Captain Edward, we definitely can’t fight alone.”

Hundreds of years ago, when that person was just a devil, he was already terrifying enough for the entire world to unite against him.

Facing the schemes of gods, the betrayal of old friends, and the combined forces of the greatest people and most powerful factions of that era, he still didn’t die.

He was merely heavily sealed, even forcing those people to make the old covenant with him.

This showed his strength.

And now, though the seals hadn’t completely dissipated, that person had already used his shocking conspiracy to completely seize the Lady’s divine power, using it to recover and even surpass his former strength.

He had become a god of the present world.

If they faced such a figure without putting all their chips on the table, it would be no different from suicide.

“But fortunately, we do have some preparation, though it’s just one advance move.”

Knowing her father’s suggestion should only involve the islands and those who supported them, the captain smiled more brilliantly and sent a glance to her first mate.

Caine understood the meaning, nodded slightly, then gave a brief account to Gerard, who looked at him questioningly, of their arrangements before leaving the islands.

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Naturally, this concerned the division of the great cake that was the Cursed Sea, and those letters.

But when they had decided these things at the time, they were thinking of finding a possible way out for the three parties after settling the old affairs here—they hadn’t expected to actually use it now.

After finishing his account, Caine smiled and added: “If we want to deal with a fleet, then the simplest and most direct solution is to use another fleet to face it.”

“Though I can’t guarantee other things, when it comes to fleets, Auran is naturally the strongest in the world.”

This was an indisputable fact.

Because if you didn’t count the devil Edward and those irreproducible transcendent powers, looking across the old era and present world, the imperial fleets of both ancient and modern times were hard to match.

Even against the Federation, they rarely suffered defeats.

Hearing the confidence in the young man’s calm narration, Gerard seemed to see again the face of the former Imperial Lion who had faced him across the great sea in that war for the world, and smiled nostalgically, asking: “But child, are you certain…”

“The Empire would be willing to send troops to help us?”

“You must know that those royal nobles, both past and present, have always viewed us as mortal enemies, and I believe no matter how much time passes, this division won’t disappear.”

“Moreover, the grand vision you’ve painted is still just a reflection in a mirror.”

Leaning back in his chair, the man smiled enigmatically, asking with interest: “With just these intangible promises, not to mention the calculating nobles, I’m afraid even the reputation-conscious emperor and Auston wouldn’t agree.”

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In Caine’s earlier account and the brief summary of the young woman’s experiences and major events when he had accompanied her, the Empire’s current situation hadn’t been mentioned.

Therefore, naturally, in Gerard’s eyes, Auran was still that empire that had failed to conquer the world and was now filled with decay—it couldn’t possibly ally with the islands for this.

As for the pirates who knew nothing about politics and could rarely even recognize important imperial figures, they naturally only listened in silence, growing worried because of this.

They thought yes, no matter how sweet that cake was, there was no reason for Auran to go this far.

Only Roy and Caine, who exchanged glances because of this, along with Richi and Vivian who had participated in planning that vision, knew the Empire was no longer what it used to be.

“Sorry, I should have explained more clearly. You probably don’t know that Auran has changed emperors, and many of the older generation in the military, including the old Marshal, have retired.”

Hearing this, the pirates became even more confused, and even the smile on Gerard’s face froze as he sat up straight again, seemingly unable to accept this fact for a moment.

Although from this… son-in-law’s words, the man already knew the islands’ leader had let go, this was because Roy had awakened and returned, which suited his intentions, along with those arrangements lurking beneath the sea. But what was going on with Auran?

Such a massive imperial power system would never change drastically because of emotions or thoughts.

Seeing the man frown slightly, Caine said calmly: “The successor is a young emperor, and many young people have taken office in the military. You can think of it as…”

“A new wind has blown through Auran, and naturally, that decay has dispersed.”

“Many things that were impossible in the past might not be so now.”

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As if certain of some things, tapping the table lightly, the young man then said with conviction: “And as you said, the promises we’ve given are just reflections in a mirror, without any concrete guarantees. But sometimes this isn’t necessarily a bad thing.”

“Because the Empire has never liked the feeling of being unable to control and only being able to follow others—at least on this point, it doesn’t matter whether an old man or a young man sits on the throne.”

“In other words, this great cake is certainly beautiful, and eating it would be even more beautiful, but compared to waiting to be fed, that young emperor would prefer to be the one dividing the cake.”

“So if there’s a chance to enter the game and seize the initiative and voice, he’ll definitely grasp it.”

“And moreover, this kind of decision that could leave a mark in history…”

Caine’s calm, highly persuasive speech continued. Though the pirates thought the first mate was impressive, they mostly listened in a daze, their heads spinning a bit.

Gerard continued listening quietly, his doubts gradually disappearing. Looking at the young man, he couldn’t help but feel more appreciation, thinking he truly had his father’s style.

Richi yawned and simply started talking about off-topic matters with Vivian beside him.

The raven on Roy’s shoulder began to doze, while she kept smiling as she watched the young man, knowing that among everyone present, he was the strongest in this area.

It was just that after becoming a pirate, there were few opportunities to display this ability—just like how she couldn’t find a complete, sufficiently large fleet for him to command in battle.

But from the looks of things… this time there seemed to be hope.

“Of course, if there’s a chance to persuade him face to face, I believe the chances would be even greater.”

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After finishing his discussion of the “righteousness” of crusading against Captain Edward, the role it would play in leaving a mark in history books, and analyzing the young emperor’s possible intentions and the Empire’s situation, Caine ended this speech perfectly with this concluding sentence.

But there was no applause—the pirates were all lost in thought.

“Then…”

Just as Gerard nodded, agreeing with these words and planning to offer some praise, an ill-timed voice rang out from the back of the long table.

So Roy and the others, who had seriously listened to the first mate’s analysis, along with the pirates who seemed to wake from a dream, all turned their gazes toward the young man who was raising his hand.

The speaker was the ship’s doctor—more importantly, he was the next head of the Anderson family.

Seeing everyone look toward him, Anderson, who usually only acted as an observer in such meetings and wasn’t in the habit of speaking, lowered his hand with a somewhat unnatural expression.

But after coughing lightly as if to ease the awkwardness, he still made his intentions clear.

His tone and expression were more serious than ever before.

“Since the first mate plans to take responsibility for persuading the Empire’s emperor, then the Federation side…”

“Should naturally be handled by this young master.”