The Indian Ocean is still as stuffy as ever, like a big steamer, making people in it unspeakable to be bored and hot.

Compared to the hot weather, what makes people feel more irritating is the heart.

After leaving Nanyang and the people I am most familiar with, my heart is always a little empty and particularly uneasy.

I don’t know what the future will be, but my heart is always full of uneasiness.

Always tell yourself that everything will be fine and everything will develop in the direction you imagine.

But what is the fact? No one knows what the facts will be.

It's like a dream surrounded by a dream. Whenever a dream wakes up, I will tell myself that this is the worst possibility, but when the next dream wakes up again, I find that the bottom line is far from reaching.

But no matter how painful or depressed you are, you have to face many things yourself. Some things cannot be avoided. Only by moving forward and persisting can you see the light and the future.

The fleet approached Karihet and encountered a familiar fleet, Fleet No. 3 under Woodin. I can't remember what the admiral of the fleet is called Abdullah, but his signature laughter still vividly.

"Mr. Sun, you are here!" The first thing Abdullah said when she saw me was this: "Captain Woodin has a headache recently. When you come, things will turn around!"

I couldn't help but frown, what's wrong with Woodin? Since we joined forces to defeat the Kaplan Chamber of Commerce, hasn't this kid monopolized 70% of the Indian Ocean's trade volume? Isn't it satisfying that he has to take it alone? In addition, he has also been recognized by the city federation, so what else is there to be dissatisfied?

So I asked, "What's the situation? Let me listen."

Abdullah bowed to me, leaned closer and whispered: "Recently, the people in Kaplan seem to be colluding with the Spaniards again, and they want to make a comeback. Many small chambers of commerce were a little excited when they heard the news. In the past month, three small chambers of commerce have turned to the Kaplan Chamber of commerce. If this momentum is not curbed, I am afraid that it will become more and more intense in the future! You said, can leader Woodin not have a headache?"

Spanish? It seems that things are not as simple as I imagined. A bold idea suddenly appeared in my heart!

I don’t know if Abdullah’s news is accurate. In Pence’s intelligence, the Spaniards have already taken an offensive position in two places in the Western and North America. If they do take an offensive position in the Indian Ocean, even if the UK and Spain are suspected of romance, other countries will never sit idly by and watch Spain become bigger again!

After all, the lessons before were too painful. Once the Spaniards became big, they would definitely squeeze and coerce other countries - although the UK is similar, it is still slightly better than the Spaniards.

So under such a situation, Spain's overly radical policies may be the starting gun for its complete decline!

In this case, should I "help" him and let him decay faster?

The little Alfred behind him suddenly stood up, walked to me and whispered to me, "Sun, I want to tell you some things. Tell me privately."

I looked back at him and looked deep. Little Alfred's eyes were full of sincerity, so I nodded and signaled the fleet to continue moving forward, heading to the Port of Aden where Woodin was, with Abdullah's fleet. But I followed Little Alfred into the captain's room and closed the hatch behind me.

"What do you want to say?" I asked softly.

"I want to tell you that we are not the same person attacking the Indian Ocean and the New World." Alfred's expression was calm and serious.

"What does it mean? It's not that the Spanish are attacking Duyang and New World? Who is that?" I asked in confusion, but I was a little suspicious of Alfred's words.

"It's the Spanish, but not from our camp." Alfred Jr. replied: "You should know that my father and De Guzman had been tit-for-tat with each other before, right?"

I nodded. Although the two turned enemies into friends after De Guzman retired, they still could not resolve their love, hate and affection for the rest of their lives.

"So? Are you trying to say that the person who attacked the Indian Ocean and the New World was descended from De Guzman?" I began to believe his words.

Alfred little nodded, but shook his head again: "No, it's inaccurate to say this."

As he said that, he picked up a pen and tapped it gently on the navigation chart hanging on the wall with the pen holder: "They are people here!"

I looked up at the position where he hit - Madrid, thinking about what he meant.

"You mean, they belong to the Spanish Emperor Philip II?" I suddenly had a glimmer of enlightenment: "So you also control this power in the house. Is this what it means?"

Alfred little smiled happily: "It's great to talk to you! This is what I want to say. Before, my father and De Guzman checked and balanced each other, and Philip II was not worried, but now De Guzman is lonely, and our family is at its peak in the country. As the ruler, Philip II came up with such a solution."

I understood what he meant: "So, what you mean is that your family was actually excluded by Philip II, so they were sent to take back control of Nanyang. And these old subordinates of De Guzman who he had supported were in the limelight and became your strong competitors and substitutes. Is this what it means?"

Alfred little smiled and nodded: "Although you are too straightforward, it's the final result. But according to my father and I, Philip II, was not trying to replace us, but checks and balances. What he needed was a new balance! So these people were carried out, that's all."

I said "um" and suddenly looked at Little Alfred and smiled: "It is possible to make the emperor try every means to check and balance, which means that your family is still in his plan. If one day he starts to praise you and coax you, I am afraid that your family will not be far from destruction!"

After hearing my words, Little Alfred was stunned for a long time and shook his head and sighed: "Emperor's mind skills, emperor's mind skills!"

I patted his shoulder and smiled and said, "I care more about who those guys are, than who they are, is there any good way for you to restrain them, or how can we better help your family to fight against political enemies?"

Little Alfred lowered his head and thought, as if he was weighing the pros and cons. I didn't urge him, just waited for him to think.

A moment later, Alfred raised his head and suddenly said to me, "Why don't you ask me why Africa is not attacked?"

I couldn't help but laugh: "What's the point of asking about this? Africa is a place where Portugal, Britain and our forces intertwined. Spain is now not as strong as before. In addition to trying to explore new income growth points, it is also important to reduce friction with traditional enemies. Dare to take action against Africa? I'm afraid that Spain is not far from being beaten up."

Little Alfred smiled happily: "You are really... you said last time, what is this called according to your Eastern words?"

"What's the name? A plan to win a thousand miles away?" I replied with a smile.

"Yes, yes! That's the sentence! I think that's what you mean now. You're even clearer in your grasp of the overall situation than those of us who have been here for a long time." Little Alfred must have brought it with a high hat.

I waved my hand and said, "Don't interrupt, what's the point of saying this? I'm asking about the solution to the existing problem."

Alfred Xiao suddenly smiled sinisterly: "If we want to completely solve this problem, it is not possible to get head-on. After all, we were quite weak in Nanyang at the time, so we could only engage in sneak attacks and conspiracies. However, these naval professional guys are strong and we must use some means."

"Tell me the point!" I urged.

"Haha, don't be anxious, Qi Lan." Alfred replied with a smile: "Those words I just said were not without purpose. Think about it, why did Philip II dare to attack so arrogantly? In the final analysis, he reached a certain agreement with Britain to jointly deal with the uncontrollable rise of the Netherlands!"

I nodded, didn't say anything, and signaled him to continue.

Little Alfred stared into my eyes and said seriously: "Actually, I shouldn't teach you this method, you are the best! What I mean is - to sow discord, isn't this your specialty?"

After hearing his words, my eyes rolled, and I seemed to understand what he meant.

Strictly speaking, what Alfred Jr. said is not unreasonable. The Spanish suddenly jumped up again, and 90% of them were making peace with the British.

Therefore, I want to completely attack the Spanish's arrogance from the root. Destroying their relationship with the British is definitely a ruthless trick to get rid of the fire!

As for the methods, there are so many ways, so I don’t need to think about it here. But what I care about the most is another question, so I squinted my eyes and looked at Alfred and said, “You are right, but I believe that you and your father will definitely not get up early because of your own good. So please tell me, what are the benefits for you to instigate me to provoke the relationship between your motherland and the United Kingdom?”

Before he could speak, I asked again: "A different question - what kind of motivation is that prompting you to give up your loyalty to the country and seek other benefits that I still can't understand?"

Alfred Jr. answered quite calmly: "The reason is very simple. The descendants of De Guzman who attacked the Indian Ocean and the New World were also the new confidant of Philip II. If there were huge problems in their direction and affected the diplomatic foundation of the overall strategy... Qi Lan, think about it, who would benefit the most?"

Sure enough! I lit the little Alfred with my fingers: "It turns out that the weasel is not happy to wish the chicken a happy New Year! I knew you wouldn't come out for no reason to explain the whole story to me. It's true that it's because of your family, I want to use me as a gun!"

Little Alfred immediately replied seriously: "No! Qi Lan, your statement is wrong! I am not treating you as a gun, but I have information. If you have the strength, we are mutually beneficial!"

"Hmph!" I scoffed at Alfred disdainfully: "You can exchange my fleet for information like this to fight against the Spanish? You're so good at it. Moreover, what you owe me hasn't paid off yet! Let's think about how to redeem yourself first!"

"Uh!" Little Alfred was stunned. It turned out that the old account had not been passed yet?

I shook my head and smiled, and looked at the coastline in the distance. It seems that I, who want to be clean, can't escape this battle in the end!
Chapter completed!