Colonel Sousa was ultimately disappointed.

His Majesty the King did not conduct the expedition in person, and the one who got off the ship was His Royal Highness Crown Prince Elvus.

"His Royal Highness Elvus, the Northern Army, and the Whale Tail Island Branch welcome you!" Enduring the disappointment in his heart, Colonel Sousa welcomed the arrival of Elvus with the most respectful attitude. In any case, it is better to have reinforcements than

It's not good, and if you think about it carefully, it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who is coming, so how could he not be protected by a strong person by his side?

Thinking of this, the disappointment gradually receded, and the germs of hope sprouted again.

"Colonel Sousa?"

Eleus looked at the man in military uniform standing at the front of the crowd.

The military system of the Kingdom of Exmundo is modeled after the navy under the World Government, but some changes have been made in order not to be confused with the World Government. The army is still divided into first, second and third classes of soldiers, non-commissioned officers of the upper, middle and lower classes, and lieutenants.

They are divided into second lieutenant, lieutenant and captain.

At the level of colonel officers, majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels are all the same, but there is also an additional senior colonel, which is superior to the colonel, and the senior colonel is the highest level of school-level officers.

Further up, there is no distinction between brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, admiral or general, only the first-level general rank.

Yes, the highest rank is general.

Today's Kingdom of Exmundo has only two generals, the Minister of the Navy and the Commander of the Guards, and there are only about ten senior military officials at the rank of colonel, including the deputy commander of the Guards, the commanders of the four major legions, and the commanders of the four major armies.

Captain of the fleet, etc.

After all, the colonel is already the absolute backbone of the Kingdom of Exmundo.

Another point is that the military rank is not entirely based on personal strength. It is true that if the personal strength is high enough, you will naturally be promoted. But even if your personal strength is not outstanding, you can still be promoted as long as you have real merits.

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Colonel Susa is considered a powerful man, and he is a direct descendant cultivated by the Kingdom of Exmundo.

His personal force is quite good. Even if he was placed in the navy, as long as he was lucky, he would be able to become a brigadier. Otherwise, he would not be sent to Whale Tail Island to guard the last of the three northern gates.

Seeing the troops behind Colonel Susa standing like pine trees, in neat formation, and so quiet that no noise could be heard, a flash of admiration flashed in Elus's eyes.

He is a talented person who knows how to train soldiers!

This is much rarer than an officer who can fight.

"Colonel Sousa, I heard General Foy mention that you are very good at training troops. In the joint military exercise of the four major armies five years ago, you represented the Northern Army and won the first place. When I saw it today, you are indeed worthy of your reputation. Your

The subordinates are very good.”

"Thank you for the award. I should do all the responsibilities."

Susa was not blinded by such a frivolous compliment.

As a qualified soldier, his mind was still on how to deal with the invading enemy. The corner of his eye kept wandering among Elvus's entourage, trying to find the strong man who could protect Elvus.

"Colonel Sousa, are there any acquaintances of yours among my subordinates?"

Susan's clumsy little move did not escape Elus's eyes, and he turned back to look at the attendants and other miscellaneous subordinates who were following behind him.

"Ah? No... I'm sorry, Your Highness Elus, please forgive me for being rude. I'm still thinking about how to fight the next war." Susa simply didn't cover it up.

Being reserved and tactful, while being straightforward was more in line with his personality. He glanced at the attendants behind Eleus with his eyes wide open, and said bluntly to Eleus:

"I'm not very good at talking, but I still want to say that the enemy this time is very fierce. If there is no real strong man, it will never be stopped by guns and fortresses."

This statement actually hurts the self-esteem of soldiers.

But the world is like this. Not to mention the four emperors and the three generals, any big pirate with a bounty of hundreds of millions is a fierce man who can mow grass unparalleled among thousands of troops. Ordinary

There is no point in having more soldiers with guns.

The prominence of individual force shapes different laws of war.

Soldiers versus soldiers, generals versus generals, this is the normal way of playing in this world. Of course, if one side is not strong enough, then the lives of soldiers can only be used to fill the gap.

And Susa did not see any famous strong man in the kingdom among Elus's entourage.

They are all young people whom I have never seen before.

"I see."

Elus nodded to express his understanding.

I thought that among the subordinates I brought, there were some acquaintances of Colonel Sousa, but I didn't expect that they were looking to see if there was a big shot hidden among them.

so,

This is what reputation does.

His Majesty the King and other ministers have witnessed the capabilities of His Highness the Crown Prince with their own eyes, so they can safely entrust the war to Eleus. But like Colonel Susa, he does not know how powerful the Crown Prince is, who has always been unknown. He only knows that the Kingdom

Those famous and powerful men.

"I understand your worries, but... Colonel Susa, don't worry, this war will be over soon." Elus smiled and reached out to pat the other party's shoulder.

Colonel Sousa is not very tall, only 197 centimeters tall, so it is easy for him to be patted on the shoulder.

The attendants behind Eleus also showed bright smiles and looked at Colonel Sousa with a smile.

Colonel Sousa frowned in confusion.

Could it be that there is a mysterious master among these people in front of him that he doesn't know about?

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Whale Tail Island is exactly as its name suggests.

The island looks exactly like a whale's tail, a bit like a stunted clover. The protruding end of the tail fin faces the whale's belly island in the north. The bifurcated tail fin forms a natural harbor facing south, and the entire whale tail island has only

With such a port, whether you are coming from the south or the north, if you want to land on the island on a large scale, you can only go around this whale tail port.

therefore,

Once a war breaks out, Whale Tail Port often becomes the main battlefield.

Elus just got off the boat and met with Colonel Susa, and came out to comfort the morale of the soldiers on the island.

Finally, we returned to the ship.

He did not transfer his residence to the island. As the crown prince, the luxury of the interior decoration of his ship is definitely not comparable to that of the manor or hotel provided by Whale Tail Island. Elus is still confident about this, and he will live on the ship.

It's comfortable and there's no need to move it around.

Just wait for the Amento Kingdom's fleet to arrive. After the battle, we have to go north to recover Whale Belly Island and Whale Head Island. Depending on the situation, we may be able to go further.

on deck.

A big parasol was erected.

Elus leaned on the recliner and looked through the information his father gave him before leaving.

"Cunning Sword, Vinkula, with a bounty of 15 million Berry... I remember that this guy has been very active in the past few years, but I didn't expect that he was actually a member of Umit, plus the Skull Hunter,

Magic Ball Warlock, Strangler, Black Beast... The King of Shipping is indeed very powerful!"

Each name represents a big pirate with a bounty of hundreds of millions.

Moreover, these people have nothing to do with Umit on the surface. In other words, these pirates are all Umit’s unknown secret agents.

After buying the information, you may not know that the person behind it is Umit.

Just looking at these hidden secrets, one has to sigh that the giants of the dark world are really not bluffing people, they are not paper tigers.

Umit is really confident when he dares to reach out to the Kingdom of Ecmundo.

"However, stretching your claws randomly is risky."

Elvus threw away the document and looked at the setting sun that was gradually setting towards the sea level, and the sea waves thousands of miles away were dyed with a halo of dim yellow.

at this time,
Chapter completed!