Chapter 396 Interrogation

"Measure value."

And the result of disposing of prisoners depends on the value itself.

The captain couldn't help but think of his wife, two children and large farmland far away in the western sea. If he were gone, these things would be...

Be occupied by someone else!

That was a scene he never wanted to see.

"As a member of the Holy Wing Nation, you are working for the mainlanders here?"

"Effectiveness? Will you regard mercenaries as your subjects?" Olina sneered, "Next, you won't want to say, for the sake of everyone being Oceania, I will give you a hand, right? In Oceania At sea, don’t you regard the ships of the Holy Wing Islands as your own?”

"That was done by pirates..." Halfway through, Felin couldn't say any more. The pirates were indeed responsible for the attack, but Natadine did a lot of things like providing route information and even sending officers to guide operations. .

Regarding the competition for maritime trade, the overt and covert struggles among the oceanic countries have become increasingly fierce.

This is no secret in the eyes of the nobles.

"Okay...what do you want to ask?"

Feilin silently comforted himself that he was not disloyal to His Majesty, but was forced by the situation, not to mention that he had tried his best to deal with it.

Who makes this place too barbaric and ignores the rules of the Ocean Zone?

"Let's talk about your fleet first. The more detailed the content, the better." Olina said calmly.

This is the new task assigned to her by Xia Fan.

And there is also an additional remuneration.

After learning about Chi's treatment, she had hinted to Xia Fan in a roundabout way that she could also sing. Unfortunately, the latter did not agree to her self-recommendation and only promised that he would consider adding some additional tasks for her to do in the future. Although her goal was not achieved, she did not gain anything.

Now Olina has become more and more aware of the habits of this treacherous Central Plains man.

He appreciates people who take the initiative to negotiate rather than passively accepting; and as long as he agrees, he rarely makes a mistake.

This interrogation of Captain Natadine can be regarded as one of the results of the negotiations.

She didn't mind seeing the Imperial people in such a miserable state.

And in order to save the family, it is much safer to interrogate the captives than to risk finding out the whereabouts of the Holy Grail.

"These three ships are the capital ships of the Fourth Fleet. Their main mission to the Western Sea Region is to hunt down the fleeing elves. The commander of the fleet is the Governor of the Western Sea Region, Lord Tural Nat, who is fighting with you on the ship. That one. If you kill him, the empire will definitely not give up. Although this place is far from the ocean area, Natantine does not lack strong ships and guns... If you leave me to explain, your Excellency refused to surrender and fought bravely. Death, there might be a chance for things to turn around, after all, sacrifices on the battlefield are inevitable..."

The captain gave a general summary of the fleet information and added his own hints. Even if you don't ask him about the former, the first mate and helmsman who were dragged out can tell you everything. Only by increasing his weight can he hope to avoid following the same path as his colleagues.

"That's it? Nothing else?" Olina raised her eyebrows.

"Uh... I usually stay in the Ocean Region, and this time I came to the Western Sea Region to follow orders. This is my first time cooperating with the Governor, and I don't know much about things here." Feilin racked his brains and said, "Yes. The governor has also established a docking base on an island not far from the mainland. The local kingdom is called Dongsheng. I heard the governor mentioned that if the empire intends to expand the mainland, it can be used as a springboard. "

It turns out that Natadine has reached out so far, Olina thought to herself, this is valuable information. After all, other kingdoms are still at the stage of sending ambassadors, while the empire is already building frontier ports.

"So..." she lowered her voice, "Tular is also for the Holy Grail?"

The captain's expression couldn't help but condense. Obviously this was not a topic he wanted to talk about. But under the aggressive gaze, he could only nod slightly, "I don't know much about this, but I heard from the mage that the Holy Grail is not a gift that belongs only to Oceania. It may appear in any corner of the world, in this area The mainland and the Dusk Sea in the south, or other areas that we still don’t know about, are included...even the Black Barrier Area."

"Dark Zone? What is that?" Olina frowned.

This was considered a secret, but not that important. Phil Carter weighed the pros and cons and decided to tell it. Most likely, the upper echelons of the Holy Wing Islands have also heard of this, but the woman in front of them did not know. "The boundary of the world, the end of the sea, or the land of nothingness. Anyway, that area is very weird, I I have never been there personally, but someone in the fleet has been close to the black barrier area. They said that the water there tends to be still, and the closer it is to the end, the slower it gets. After crossing the black barrier, there is nothing, as if the earth is empty. Same."

"How big is its scope?" Dragon Girl asked subconsciously, "Has anyone ever entered it?"

"Water can't get in, and neither can humans. Of course... there may be some special passages in it. As for the scope..." Feiling paused, "Boundless."

"How is that possible?" Olina immediately questioned, "The world is round. As long as you follow one direction, you can naturally find its boundaries."

"Of course I understand this." The captain sighed, "But the man said that no matter how far the expedition team sent out, they could not find the place where the black barrier closed, and they could not return to the original point, so some people called it the sea. The end, rather than a simple barrier.”

This is a contradictory place, Olina noticed. If it is really boundless, then many ships should have discovered its existence. The Saint Wing Islands are also one of the frequent visitors to the ocean, and they should not miss such a strange thing.

"The black barrier you mentioned... in which sea area?"

"In the permafrost sea area, only the Imperial Navy has the courage to go deep into that polar region." The captain said proudly.

This is an interesting but useless piece of information. Olina raised one leg. The only thing she could learn from it is that in order to contact the Holy Grail, the Kingdom of Natatin has invested much more energy than other competitors.

There shouldn't be much other information to know.

The other party is just an ordinary person, not a Natatin noble.

In terms of the value of the information, this person is obviously not as good as the deceased Governor of the West Sea.

Thinking of this, Olina asked the last question, which was also the key to Xia Fan's commission, "As you can see, Jinxia City does not have a fleet in the traditional sense, and the rulers here hope to change this. They have technology and resources, but they lack some experience in long-distance travel on the sea..."

The captain's heart trembled, and he instantly understood the meaning of the other party's words.

"That's absolutely not possible. I can't train an army for the Empire's competitors. If the news gets back to Silisti, my family will be sent to the gallows!"

"You can even train pirates, but you can't accept employment from the mainland kingdom?" Olena shrugged, "First of all, this job is paid, and after the experience is passed on, your war crimes can be pardoned. At that time, Jinxia City will not stop you from going anywhere you want."

"I can't let my family take this risk..." Feilin clenched his fist.

"Really?" Olena suddenly remembered her experience in the dungeon of Shangyuan City. How did that treacherous Central Plains man do it? "Then Mr. Captain, goodbye..." She stood up regretfully and turned to walk out of the cell.

"Wait, wait!" Feilin hurriedly called her.

"Hmm?" Olena stopped, "You know, your value lies in being a captain, but now it's not."

"Ahem, what I mean is that there are many kinds of sailing experience, countless, and it is difficult for the captain to remember them all. So in order to avoid forgetting, everyone will write these experiences into logs or make manuals to record them... As for them being seized with the ship, it was definitely not the captain's intention, and it does not mean that the captain has surrendered to the enemy. Do you understand what I mean?" Feilin said cautiously.

"I see." Olena raised the corner of her mouth slightly, "...I will pass on your original words to the relevant person in charge."