"What's going on? Did something happen?" Lin Ruo asked with a smile, clearly someone who enjoyed watching a spectacle.
Hearing this, Klein, who had witnessed the entire scene, immediately tried to control his facial expressions with the help of his Clown abilities, to prevent himself from laughing out loud.
"Nothing, I just had a rather unpleasant conversation with Mr. Byrd Mustang," Cattleya said, and although she claimed it was nothing, she glanced at Byrd Mustang next to her as she spoke, her intention to complain quite obvious.
The smile on Byrd Mustang's face instantly froze.
And hearing this, before Lin Ruo could react, Nast Solomon's authoritative gaze had already fallen on Byrd Mustang, making the latter shiver.
"Count, I..." Byrd Mustang opened his mouth, wanting to struggle a bit more, but years of ingrained reverence and obedience to Nast Solomon made him swallow his words of defense.
"Alright, it's just a child being ignorant, no need to be too calculative," However, before Nast Solomon could speak, Lin Ruo, who had watched enough of the show, smiled and cut him off. But before Byrd Mustang could show a joyful expression, Lin Ruo looked at Nast Solomon and said, "But I think he's a genius. How about we let him handle the upcoming cooperation discussions between us?"
Byrd Mustang was stunned.
What cooperation? What discussions?
Nast Solomon, without hesitation, looked at Byrd Mustang and said, "Since Your Highness Lin Ruo values you, you will be responsible for the upcoming cooperation discussions between us and Your Highness Lin Ruo's affiliated forces. I will tell you the specifics later." His voice was deep and authoritative, clearly brooking no refusal.
Byrd Mustang was dumbfounded.
He had never expected that a casual trip to the Future with the Count would turn him into an external liaison.
Wouldn't that mean moving away from the core of the Black Emperor?
But Byrd Mustang couldn't refuse, and in the end, he could only helplessly respond, "Yes, Count."
"This is not a punishment for you..." Nast Solomon looked at his second mate. As one of the King of the Five Seas who had dominated the Five Seas for many years, how could he not see Byrd's thoughts? He suddenly spoke, "Do your job well, Byrd. This will also be an opportunity for you."
Byrd Mustang was startled, then immediately perked up, saying loudly, "Please rest assured, I will surely carry out your will."
Nast Solomon nodded slightly, then looked at Lin Ruo, instantly switching from the posture of a King of the Five Seas to that of a junior, saying, "Your Highness Lin Ruo, I will organize the relevant information shortly. This may take some time. Once the information is ready, I will have Byrd deliver it to you."
"Mm, you go ahead and get busy," Lin Ruo waved his hand, speaking with the demeanor of an elder.
Nast Solomon then politely excused himself, taking everyone who had come with him to the Future back to the Black Emperor.
However, the Black Emperor did not leave; the two ships remained very close.
It was only then that Cattleya truly breathed a sigh of relief, unable to resist looking at Lin Ruo, but ultimately holding back from asking.
After all, despite her strong curiosity, Cattleya still had the self-awareness of "don't ask what shouldn't be asked."
Klein, next to her, naturally didn't speak at this moment either. However, it wasn't that he didn't intend to ask; it was mainly because there were too many people on the deck, so Klein planned to ask later when they returned to their rooms.
As for Danitz, he was still bewildered.
Frank, after confirming there was no danger and no battle would occur, continued to study his beloved mushrooms.
"Alright, stop staring at me. Don't you just want to know what happened? Let's go to the captain's cabin. There are some things I need to tell you anyway," Lin Ruo could not help but feel the curious gazes of these guys, and immediately smiled, saying.
Then, he returned to the captain's cabin. Besides Klein and Cattleya, the only one who followed was Danitz, who was still bewildered and utterly confused.
Lin Ruo glanced at Danitz, thought for a moment, and said, "Danitz, you might not understand what's coming next. How about you go back and rest first?"
Danitz was startled, then his face flushed, clearly a bit annoyed, but he was ultimately a cautious person. After being annoyed for a long time, he whispered, "Who said I don't understand? I'm not an idiot. How could I not even understand human speech?"
"Alright, then you can stay," Lin Ruo nodded indifferently, looking at the other two and saying, "I've reached a cooperation agreement with Solomon."
"Cooperation?" Cattleya was a bit puzzled, clearly not understanding what Lin Ruo and Nast Solomon had to cooperate on.
"Mm, the content of the cooperation is—to jointly forge a new order on the seas," Lin Ruo took a sip of tea, then, without keeping them in suspense, said with a smile:
"I plan to work with Solomon to establish a new pirate order and push Nast Solomon to the position of King of Pirates. At the same time, the Black Emperor must also help the Rebel Army I support to develop, so that the Five Seas truly become the Rebel Army's base."
"Wh-what?" Danitz next to him widened his eyes upon hearing this, saying, "But that's impossible, isn't it? Nast Solomon is only one of the Four Kings, wait..." As he spoke, Danitz suddenly stopped, because he remembered that the person in front of him was an Angel.
If an Angel wanted to do such a thing, it might indeed not be impossible.
"Solomon?" Klein, on the other hand, showed a thoughtful expression. His intuition told him that something unusual was afoot, and he couldn't help but look at Lin Ruo, asking, "That one?"
"Mm, Solomon," Lin Ruo smiled and nodded. Since everyone in the captain's cabin was his own, he naturally didn't intend to hide anything.
Cattleya also realized something at this moment, her eyes widening slightly.
"What Solomon? The Captain told me that the King of the Five Seas is a descendant of the Solomon Empire, ugh..." Danitz looked around, bewildered, clearly not imaginative enough to immediately connect it to a certain Black Emperor.
Of course, given Danitz's level of education, whether he even knew of the Black Emperor Solomon's existence was also an unknown.
"Alas..." Lin Ruo didn't explain anything to Danitz, just sighed as he looked at him, his silence speaking volumes.
Even Danitz, as slow as he was, understood what Lin Ruo's sigh meant, and his face immediately flushed again.
Klein, on the other hand, had a feeling of sudden realization.
So, this was another one of Lin Ruo's old friends making a grand comeback?
Knowing Lin Ruo's multiple rescue plans and having witnessed Medici's resurrection, Klein's acceptance of such matters was clearly very high.
Cattleya couldn't help but say, "That one... didn't he fall? Or has he resurrected? But this... Great Emperor..." Clearly, Cattleya's emotions were a bit agitated, to the point that her words were somewhat incoherent.
After all, as Bernadette's adopted daughter, she knew a little about the Great Emperor's attempt to become a Black Emperor back then.
"Don't get agitated, Cattleya. Solomon is no longer the Black Emperor, and he hasn't returned; he's merely awakened. His existence will not affect Roselle," Lin Ruo immediately comforted her, seeing what she was thinking.