My queen is rebelling!

Chapter 260: The Wronged Cohen – Dangerous Temptress, Vermouth's Interrogation!

If only I could find this Starburst Clan's Saintess and talk to her about cooperation.

As for the hatred between the Human Race and the Starburst Clan?

Cohen felt no psychological burden about this.

What racial hatred is, is merely an excuse for uneven distribution of benefits.

If the Starburst Clan is willing, he can immediately reach cooperation with them.

As for outsiders' criticisms and hostility… In three to five years, once the memory Daphne sealed loosens, Effie, possessing a complete Divine Spark, will immediately become the target of the entire continent.

At that time, what would collaborating with the Starburst Clan matter?

Cohen doesn't hold any ridiculous notions about 'those not of my race must have different intentions'.

Speaking of racial divisions, Windsor Della is an Elf, Asuna has Dragon blood, not to mention Her Royal Highness Princess Grace, who has Devil blood flowing through her veins.

Cohen hid the thoughts in his heart, looked at Baron Malin, and asked the last question:

"Write down the identities of the Starburst Clan members you know who are active in the human continent.

Don't worry, I won't be unfavorable to them; I have no prejudice against the Starburst Clan!

Also, if you have the opportunity to meet your Saintess in the future, remember to bring her a message for me, saying that Effie's King is very interested in cooperating with the Starburst Clan."

Malin widened his eyes and couldn't help but blurt out:

"What is a foreign race?

Have you learned about me? Don't you know that there are several non-human races in my harem?"

Malin was stunned for a moment, his lips moved, and he said:

"Elves and Dragons are different; they are friendly races with you humans…"

Cohen's mouth curled into a meaningful expression, and he said:

"Then I'll just turn your Starburst Clan into a friendly race?

Is your Saintess single? If she marries into our Effie, wouldn't we become a friendly race?"

Rage appeared on Baron Malin's face, but he immediately closed his mouth tightly, no longer speaking, and buried his head in writing the list.

After writing the list, Cohen took it, looked at it, put it away, and said:

"Alright, that's it for the matter of your Starburst Clan identity.

Next, let's get down to business; there's another matter I've come to you for today!"

Baron Malin's expression froze, staring at Cohen, and asked:

"You… you have other matters to find me for?"

Cohen snapped his fingers and said:

"Of course, discovering your identity was just an accident; I came today for the sake of the Dark Tide Phantom Pirate Group!"

Cohen pointed to the captain who was still unconscious and said:

"Isn't this also your main purpose for coming today!"

Baron Malin sighed and said:

"Presumably, His Majesty already knows everything about the Southern Territory."

Cohen didn't hide it and said:

"That's right, this captain confessed much more readily than you, without much effort.

I'll remember Prince Charles's debt for now and settle it later.

First, tell me, what is your relationship with the core leadership of the Dark Tide Phantom Pirate Group?"

Baron Malin didn't know what Cohen was up to, so he had to honestly reply:

"I have always been Prince Charles's representative, communicating with the Dark Tide Phantom Pirate Group.

I have been in contact with the three leaders of the Dark Tide Phantom."

Cohen smiled faintly:

"Have you also been to their main base and know the precise location coordinates?"

Baron Malin looked at Cohen in astonishment, thinking, this King of Effie is really plotting against the pirate group; I really don't know what's on this person's mind all day long.

A dignified king, not only running around outside every day but also suddenly starting to plot against a pirate group?

Baron Malin nodded:

"I know, I've been there a few times."

"Write it down."

Baron Malin wrote down a coordinate and handed it to Cohen.

After Cohen took it and looked at it, he said to Malin:

"I'm going to offer you a new job; I wonder if Mr. Malin is willing to accept it?"

Baron Malin sighed:

"Do I have the right to refuse?"

Cohen smiled:

"Obviously, no."

As he spoke, Cohen handed the other party a soul contract and said:

"From today onwards, you will be the Chief of the Intelligence Division of the Caesaron Station of the Military Intelligence Bureau; your direct superior will be the Chief of the Caesaron Station… Julian Singer!"

Baron Malin looked at Cohen with deep shock on his face, incredulously:

"Singer… Mr. Singer is also your man?"

Cohen patted Baron Malin on the shoulder, without answering his question, but reminded him:

"I hope you can cooperate well with Chief Julian's work in the future; rest assured, my current target is only the Ceylon Kingdom and won't do anything to your Starburst Clan.

You only need to provide me with intelligence about the Ceylon Kingdom."

Hearing this, the color of resistance on Baron Malin's face lessened a lot.

… …

Scarlet Island main base, war room, Flint Blacktooth was narrating his plan to Cohen.

Behind him were the three vice-captains, the brain trust Beckman, the vanguard general Barbossa, and the impetuous young Will.

As a former lieutenant general of the Imperial Royal Navy, Flint's combat command ability was beyond doubt. After Cohen obtained the precise coordinates of the Dark Tide Phantom Pirate Group's main base, Flint began to formulate a combat plan.

Today was the time to discuss the details with everyone.

Of course, Cohen and Flint had not yet announced the specific action target to the three, only mentioning that it was an ancient ruin in the sea, guarded by some small pirate forces.

Seeing Flint talking eloquently in front of the battle map, stopping from time to time to ask for Cohen's opinion, Beckman and the others were a little confused.

In just a few days, Flint's attitude towards Cohen had taken a 180-degree turn.

After Flint finished speaking, the three's expressions were a little strange.

Most of it was because of the action plan Flint had just finished speaking about.

Beckman said first:

"Captain, Boss Flint, I'm not sure how big this so-called treasure is, but to conduct operations by moving our Scarlet Island main base… wouldn't it be a bit too risky?

Can't we send a few more fleets to attack from the periphery?"

The core of Flint's battle plan was to use the Scarlet Island main base's spatial teleportation feature to teleport directly near the target point for attack.

This plan was a bit bizarre to Beckman and the others.

In history, the Scarlet Island main base had carried out three long-distance teleportations, each time used for strategic transfer.

Actively attacking was still a first.

Flint replied in a deep voice:

"The opponent's strength is not weak either. If we start sweeping from the periphery, it will easily attract the attention of the remaining large pirate groups.

Directly moving the main base for attack is the most effective and quickest method."

Barbossa asked:

"How important is this treasure that it's worth us spending such a large price to obtain it?

Each time we move the main base, it consumes a huge amount of resources, and the group's inventory doesn't seem to have much left, right?"

Mentioning this topic, Cohen opened his mouth and said:

"I can personally bear half of the resource consumption."

Hearing this, everyone was shocked and couldn't help but become more curious about Cohen's true identity.

It should be known that the resources consumed are not a small number. The captain was actually able to bear half of it personally. Could it be that he was the heir of some large chaebol family?

Or is he simply a member of the Pale Wings?

Everyone hid their thoughts and looked at Cohen and Flint, who had obviously made up their minds, and it was not good to offer any other opinions.

Cohen said one last sentence:

"Please everyone go back and prepare well. This time, it will most likely be a fierce battle, but as long as we can win and take this treasure, the Scarlet Marauders will usher in a qualitative leap.

I can clearly tell everyone that the day we dominate the near-sea waters of the Northwest Continent is not far away!"

Hearing this, the three vice-captains looked at Flint and found that the boss also had a serious look on his face, which couldn't help but add a bit of confidence to their hearts.

At this time, Cohen also took out the "Scarlet Skull Flag" that had been passed down through generations of the Scarlet Marauders.

Seeing this weapon, envy appeared in everyone's eyes.

Just by relying on a weapon, one could strengthen the combat power of three thousand pirates to the "conventional level". This was definitely a divine weapon that every pirate dreamed of.

Cohen directly handed the flag to Beckman in front of everyone and said:

"I'm not good at naval warfare, so things should naturally be given to those who know how to use them.

Flint has other tasks, so this flag will temporarily be handed over to Vice-Captain Beckman for use.

In the future, everyone's merits will be counted once a year, and the right to use this flag for one year can be obtained according to the size of the merit."

Hearing Cohen's words, including Flint, were shocked.

Cohen actually shared the weapon symbolizing the captain's power without any hesitation and even opened it for use, and a trace of identification with Cohen couldn't help but rise in everyone's hearts.

After Flint sent the specific combat arrangements to the three vice-captains, the three left separately and began to mobilize the pirates under their command to carry out combat readiness work.

Especially Beckman, who also had to prepare for the Scarlet Island main base's spatial teleportation, which was no small project and could not be completed in less than ten and a half months.

Cohen and Flint were left in the war room.

Flint said in a deep voice:

"They were here just now, and I didn't mention some things in order to keep them secret. Now there is still a key issue that needs to be resolved."

Cohen motioned for Flint to speak directly.

Flint said slowly:

"The news that we are occupying the Dark Tide Phantom Pirate Group's base camp must not be leaked.

At least it cannot be leaked before we obtain the psionic core and move the Scarlet Island main base for the second time.

Otherwise, it will easily attract the attention of the remaining pirate groups, and the forces of the Dark Tide Phantom distributed outside will also come back to rescue, and then things will be out of control.

The Dark Tide Phantom Pirate Group is on par with our strength, and it is not cost-effective to fight a prolonged war."

Cohen nodded in agreement:

"You are right. According to my estimation, we will need at least a month to obtain the psionic core.

There is also a Siren Clan guarding there, so we must hide the news for a month."

Flint's expression sank slightly and said:

"If that's the case, the difficulty may be even greater.

Everything else is easy to say, the only thing is the Dark Tide Phantom Pirate Group's captain David Moss, he is a Legendary Tier, we must get rid of him."

Taking down a Legendary rank, at least for the previous Crimson Marauders, wasn't very realistic.

It was also because of Mr. Modo's presence that Flint felt this plan had a certain feasibility.

Cohen frowned slightly, and after a moment of silence, he said:

"I understand, no problem."

Flint glanced at Cohen in surprise. To completely eliminate a Legendary rank, at least three Legendary experts were needed to take action.

Otherwise, if a Legendary rank was determined to escape, no one could stop them.

Seeing Cohen's confidence, Flint didn't dwell on the topic and continued:

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"If Captain is confident in killing the leader of the Dark Tide Phantom Pirates, then the rest will be easy.

Pirates have always believed in the truth of 'might makes right.' For the middle and lower levels of the pirate group, as long as they are paid enough, it won't be too difficult to get them to switch sides.

As for the remaining hardliners, just kill them directly.

If everything goes smoothly, the news of our occupation of the Dark Tide Phantom Pirates' base will not leak in a short time."

Cohen said:

"The time is set for late at night ten days from now. All actions will be under your command at that time.

Mr. Modo and I will arrive at their base ahead of you to scout out their defenses. Pay attention to the information on the communication stone."

Flint nodded, then suddenly thought of something and asked:

"Also, there's the communication issue. We need to ensure that the other party cannot send messages to the outside world immediately when attacked."

Cohen waved his hand and said:

"You don't have to worry about that. I'll take care of it. You just need to ensure that not a single person leaves the battlefield alive."

Seeing Cohen's certainty, Flint didn't say anything more, and his voice had a bit of inexplicable meaning:

"Captain, if this time can really be as you say, then from now on, you will be the well-deserved leader of the Crimson Marauders!"

...

The question Flint raised was crucial. To ensure that the secret wasn't leaked, the Legendary rank leader of the Dark Tide Phantom Pirates had to be killed.

With Mr. Modo's strength, joining forces with Flint to deal with a low-level Legendary rank was no problem, and even seriously injuring him would be easy.

But the opponent had been operating in the Endless Sea for many years, and who knew what life-saving cards he had in his hand. If he slipped away due to carelessness, then all their efforts would be in vain.

After thinking it over again, Cohen still felt that it would be safer to find another Legendary rank helper.

Who should he look for?

If he looked for a Legendary rank within the Effaine Kingdom, it would be easy for Flint and the others to see through his identity. Now wasn't the time to expose his true identity to them.

Cohen fell into deep thought and soon thought of a suitable person.

Cohen took out the communication stone and contacted an old friend far away in the "Lost Land."

Lost Land, Mysterious Continent, top floor of the Wizard Tower.

The Curse Witch Belmodi Wynyard discovered that the long-silent communication stone suddenly had a response.

There was only one person on the entire continent who could contact this communication stone.

Sure enough, soon, a familiar male voice sounded from the other side:

"Witch, are you free?"

Hearing Cohen's voice, Belmodi immediately recalled the blushing "gifts" that Cohen had given her before he left!

She immediately became angry and replied coldly:

"Speak your business!"

Hearing Belmodi's cold tone, Cohen was a little puzzled. It seemed that the Witch wasn't in a good mood.

However, this matter was of great importance after all, so he braced himself and told Belmodi the whole story.

After listening, Belmodi slandered inwardly, wondering why he didn't stay as a good king and instead ran to the Endless Sea to be a pirate leader.

He was truly a born troublemaker.

She could hear from Cohen's tone that he attached great importance to this matter, and although she was annoyed by his actions, she still didn't refuse.

Not to mention the relationship between her sister Melantha and him, Cohen's current status and strength alone were enough for her to seriously consider the cooperative relationship between them.

However, agreeing to help was one thing, and the last time he teased her was another.

Since she was going to make a trip, she might as well settle the score with him in person!

The Witch's actions were extremely swift. Three days later, Cohen received the location sent by the Witch, and she also stated that only Cohen was allowed to come to meet her.

Cohen was a little puzzled as to why the Witch didn't come directly to the Crimson Island base, but instead wanted him to meet her alone outside?

Could it be because of Melantha's matter, or did Mephisto say something about him to her.

However, since a beauty had taken the initiative to invite him, Cohen naturally had no reason to refuse and went to the appointment alone.

Belmodi's agreed location was on a deserted island not far from the Crimson Island main base. Stepping onto the beach, the shell fragments under his feet suddenly began to resonate.

The salty sea breeze suddenly stagnated, and he couldn't help but look up. Under the moonlight, a figure of a stunning beauty appeared—

Belmodi leaned back lazily, her sexually charged movements causing the hem of her deep purple robe to split open, revealing her porcelain-white thighs.

Purple runes winding up from the roots burned out an eerie glow on her fair skin.

Her body presented a perfect proportion that defied nature—her waist was constricted like the narrowest part of an hourglass, but her hips exploded into breathtaking curves.

The deep purple robe was propped up by her full breasts, creating wave-like folds that fluctuated with her breathing and transformed into patterns of twinkling starlight.

Her face was still obscured by a cloud of mist, but from her exposed plump red lips and fair chin, one could imagine what a bewitching and alluring face was hidden under the mist.

Previously, Cohen had always believed that Grace, the eldest princess, was the epitome of a mature woman among the few of them, but after seeing Belmodi's fully unleashed charm tonight, he realized that the Witch was truly a top-quality mature woman.

Suddenly, Cohen felt the fire of lust in his chest burst out uncontrollably.

He was slightly startled. It didn't make sense. His willpower attribute was already maxed out, and ordinary charms were useless against him... unless the Witch was actively seducing him.

Cohen was even more puzzled. Why was the usually dignified and aloof Sequence Master, the Curse Witch, suddenly joking with him like this?

Almost in an instant, Belmodi appeared in front of Cohen, and Cohen could almost smell the faint fragrance from the Witch's body.

Finally, a lazy and hoarse voice sounded:

"Is it beautiful?"

Cohen was stunned in his heart. Before he could answer, the right shoulder of Belmodi's robe suddenly slipped off, revealing a shocking glimpse of tender white.

Cohen reflexively stared at the moving curve, but immediately afterward, an eerie rune appeared on the surface of the Witch's skin, and the rune suddenly exploded.

Cohen's visual nerves began to twitch uncontrollably, and then his expression suddenly became stiff and dull.

Under the cover of the mist, a blush appeared on Belmodi's exquisite jade face. She put her robe back on, raised her hand to tuck her hair behind her ear, and pressed her slender fingers against Cohen's warm chest.

Her red lips moved slightly, and her voice was cold and stern:

"Who bought those clothes you gave me before you left?!"

Cohen's expression froze. He didn't expect Belmodi to put in so much effort to charm him, only to ask such a question.

He had realized when he saw Belmodi's bare thighs that the other party was preparing to cast a charm spell on him to control him.

However, he wasn't worried. His willpower attribute had already reached the maximum level. As long as he was determined to resist, Belmodi's charm spell would be useless against him.

He didn't know why Belmodi suddenly wanted to do this, so he pretended to be controlled by her, wanting to see what she was up to.

However, he didn't expect that after controlling him, the other party would ask this question.

Cohen still had a dull expression on his face, and his voice was very mechanical:

"I bought them."

Belmodi clenched her jade hand tightly, and her voice had a bit of imperceptible anger:

"You've already deceived Melantha and provoked Mephisto!

Are you trying to get my attention now?

What do you mean by buying those clothes?"

Cohen was directly stunned. He was really stunned.

He didn't understand why Belmodi was so angry. He remembered that those clothes were very normal. He just brought her a few clothes. How did it involve trying to get her attention?

Cohen continued:

"I didn't mean to get the Witch's attention. Isn't it normal to give some clothes to an elder?"

Belmodi was furious. Anyway, the other party was also controlled, and he wouldn't have this memory in the future, so she simply asked directly:

"It's normal to give clothes, but what kind of clothes did you give me?

A suspender hip dress, a deep V evening dress, studded nude high heels, various styles of stockings, and even lingerie!

Are these the clothes that should be given to an elder!"

It can only be said that the clothes Cohen gave to Belmodi were too impressive, so much so that the Witch remembered every item very clearly.

Cohen widened his eyes incredulously, and immediately realized something. Immediately, ten thousand grass mud horses were roaring in his heart.

Damn it, he was tricked.

He finally understood why Belmodi was so abnormal today!

He remembered that when he was preparing gifts for Belmodi, he entrusted Grace's cousin, the executive of the Crimson Lips Trading Company, to help him prepare them.

This executive was also a relative of Grace, and she was Grace's cousin. Back in Ceylon Kingdom, she was the one who helped Cohen handle his identity as the chairman's private secretary of the "Crimson Lips" Trading Company.

When Cohen explained this matter to her, he only said that it was for a slightly more mature woman, without specifying who it was.

This executive must have thought he was referring to Grace.

Needless to say, because of the matter of him becoming Grace's private secretary, this executive probably regarded him as Grace's lover, the gift for a lover...

At this moment, Cohen just wanted to shout out that he was wronged!