When the two chiefs heard that the mysterious fleet possessed a battleship, both of them immediately became suspicious.
Chief Logar frowned in confusion.
"Battleships are the trump cards of the major Maritime Kingdoms. How could one possibly end up in the hands of pirates?"
Chief Gortar frowned as well.
"Exactly. Even the major merchant guilds couldn't possibly afford the enormous cost of purchasing a battleship. And even if they somehow could, there's no way they could sustain the maintenance costs afterward."
That meant the mysterious fleet was very likely a Naval Corps from one of the Maritime Kingdoms disguised as pirates.
Chief Logar nodded.
"That's very possible. Every major pirate crew is actually supported by other Maritime Kingdoms behind the scenes. They use us to cause trouble for the Heller Kingdom."
"For top-ranking pirate crews like ours, there are far more than just one or two kingdoms secretly backing us."
Chief Gortar's expression grew solemn.
