Some people do not believe in evil and are used to being forced to explain rather than taking the initiative to talk.

But unfortunately, I was no longer interested in listening to his explanation. The interrogation was handed over to Jiugui Masayoshi and Mo, who were more professional than me.

I was in the captain's room, listening quietly to them reporting the situation. These people were vicious. They were under a strong drug in their diet. After taking it, people would reduce their overall ability. Overeating can even be fatal.

Because we were prepared for a long time, we didn't eat our main combat power; but in order to lead to the other party's real actions, most of the sailors ate some more. In the end, three people lost their labor force, and seventeen people would be in a very bad physical state in a short period of time.

However, the cost of being able to solve the biggest internal hidden dangers is worth it. Although the number of people has decreased by more than 100, the overall strength and comprehensive combat effectiveness have increased a lot!

When I was leaving the port, I quietly divided the fleet into two halves. One part was the five ships I carried myself, and the other part was the other five carried by Adicen and Old Tucker. The two sides were not far apart, so the main intention was to have a support for each other. In fact, this move was not useful.

The enemy is cunning than we imagined, but it is also fragile than we estimate. Vicious is vicious enough, but it is combat power...

It's better not to mention it.

In the next few days, we temporarily landed on a small island in the Atlantic Ocean to do a rest. We mainly consider the physical factors of the injured sailors, and also solve the problem of Mathias.

There is not much problem with medical treatment, with Zhi and Karasim, and it only takes time to treat such toxins. Several people who have lost their combat effectiveness have also been adjusted from cutting-edge positions to positions such as material management and logistics support.

The next morning, Jiugui Zhengxiao and Mo came to me, told me, and asked. I followed them with interest and went to a temporary tent on the leeward slope of the island.

Jiugui Zhengxiao lifted the curtain and stepped into the tent. I saw darkness at first, and then I adapted to the light inside.

In the middle of the tent, there was a wooden stake that was thick with an adult's calves. A man tied up on the stakes was a guy named Schweiingstet, but he was actually named Matthias!

I looked at him and found that this guy didn't seem to suffer much flesh and blood, at least less than I thought. But his mental state was very bad.

I sat down on the Chair Mountain opposite him and whispered: "Tell me! Tell me about yourself."

Matthias raised his head, his eyes looked at me with a little unconscious mind, and then he remembered something, and whispered: "Captain... Captain, can you guarantee that our conversation will not be revealed?"

I snorted softly and sneered, "Do you think you have the right to be qualified? I have a sense of what to do! All you need to do is make it clear. Then start, my patience is very limited!"

Matthias nodded helplessly and said in a lower voice: "Captain, you are from the East, and you must not know our situation very well. My real name is indeed Matthias. Maximilian II, the former emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, is my biological father, and the current emperor Rudolf II is my brother. And I am the second emperor of the Holy Roman Empire."

I asked quietly, "You said you are the second prince of the Holy Roman Empire, why can't I say I am the Pope?" As I said that, I spread my hands and said, "Evidence! I want evidence!"

Matthias tilted his head, looked at the table not far away, and whispered: "There is my pocket on the table. There is a round thing like a makeup box inside. Open it! There is the evidence you want in it!"

I turned my head and looked at the table. Jiugui Masayoshi immediately went over and picked up a dirty pocket and touched it. There was indeed something like a small dressing box inside. They had actually seen this object just now, but because it was too inconspicuous, they didn't take it seriously.

At this time, Mathias talked about this, and the Nine Ghosts Masayoshi took it in front of him and looked at the lines on it carefully. Sure enough, there was a slight fine line in the middle of the box! It opened immediately after twisting!

A dazzling golden light reflected the sunlight, making the room as bright as a lamp! Jiugui Zhengxiao looked at it and immediately came over to present it to me.

After I took it, I looked carefully and found that it was something similar to a seal. There was a mezzanine on it. After opening it, it was a brand made of pure gold. It was indeed written in Roman font: "Give my dear son Matthias!" The signature was Maximilian II!

I looked at it, threw the thing at Matthias's feet, and said lightly: "This is not enough! It's not difficult to fake such things! To be honest, I'm almost out of patience!"

Matthias shook his head helplessly and said, "Okay! Captain, please listen to my explanation! In 1557, I was born in the Habsburg family in Vienna. Our family, to outsiders, is a blessed family and has served as the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire for a long time. In my opinion, the Habsburg family is a cursed family!"

I didn't say anything, signaling him to continue. Matthias cleared his throat and continued, "My brother Rudolph II is five years older than me. Our mother is Maria, the daughter of Charles V. He was trained as a royal heir since childhood and went to Spain to study Catholicism with our uncle Philip II. But..."

Matthias looked a little sad, and he said very sadly: "In 1576, after the death of our father Maximilian II, Rudolph inherited the Holy Roman Emperor, the King of Hungary and the King of Bohemia, and became one of the most powerful people in Europe. However, although I had no ambitions, he still refused to let me go!"

I asked, "What did he do?"

Matthias begged, "Can you give me a glass of water? Captain, my throat is about to smoke!"

I waved my hand, and the water broke and lifted it to Matthias's mouth. He opened his mouth and drank all his eyes!

Without caring about the water stains flowing all over, Matthias seemed to be energetic again. After thanking me, he continued, "He has never been married, so naturally he has no descendants. But his lovers have many children without status! In order to allow his bastards to succeed to the throne, he must exclude me! So, in the second year of his succession, I was kicked out of Vienna and became the so-called governor of the Netherlands!"

I laughed and said, "That's really a pain for you! The Governor of the Netherlands is not as powerful as a mayor!"

Matthias followed me with a wry smile and said, "Yes! Under William's leadership, the Netherlands has been confronting Spain for a long time and is not subject to control at all. I was nominally recognized as the governor, but in fact, I have never even been to my own territory!" As he said that, he showed a look of falling ink.

Speaking of this, I actually believed his words eighty percent. But I continued to ask: "What happened later? What happened later!"

Matthias gritted his teeth and said, "Later! My brother wanted to completely eliminate my threat to him and ordered me to lead my troops to attack the Netherlands. In name, it was 'to fight for my own territory', but in fact it only gave me five thousand troops! I was captured by the British and the Netherlands coalition forces before I fought with the Netherlands for a long time!"

His voice became lower and lower, and I couldn't help but shake my head, and I felt a little sympathetic to this guy in my heart. Then I waved and said, "Masayoshi, please untie it for him!"

The Nine Ghosts Masayoshi naturally obeyed my orders. He walked forward and took out a knife to cut off the tendon that bound Matthias's legs! He got up and waved his hands again, and the rope was broken. Matthias regained his freedom, staggered, and almost fell to the ground. This is the sequelae of being tied for too long!

I have a little impression of these emperors in the Holy Roman Empire. Their father, Maximilian II, was an old stubborn emperor, and also a military emperor. His brother, Rudolf II, was a complete fool, which caused the national strength to decline and the war was trapped in years of war!

As for Mathias, he was somewhat similar to his father, but he was not as capable as his father, but it was inevitable that he would be stronger than his brother! From 1577 to 1582, he served as the governor of the Netherlands from 1595, and suppressed the local peasants' uprisings in 1597. From 1592 to 1606, he participated in the war against Hungary and Turkey.

I remember that in 1606, shortly before Rudolf II's death, Matthias snatched the throne from his brother and became the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire! But all history is vague about what happened between 1582 and 1595!

It seems that this guy didn't lie, but there is still an unrecorded history!

I looked at Matthias who was slowly getting up from the ground and watched for a long time. When he was already panicking, I continued to ask: "Since you have been captured, why didn't Britain and the Netherlands make a fuss about your identity and let you be brought out by me?"

Matthias gave me a big gift and smiled bitterly: "Captain, I have said just now that I have never been to my territory! After the defeat at that time, I handed over my clothes to a personal soldier. He dressed in my clothes and pretended to slaughter his grandmother, but was shot to death on the road... As for me, no one knew that I was Matthias! No one!"

I thought to myself, so that's it. After thinking about it, I continued to ask: "So what is your goal to achieve by snatching a boat from me?"

Matthias seemed very ashamed: "Captain, I...I just miss my wife and children too much! He was only one year old when I left! I haven't seen him for two years now! Actually... it's meaningless for me to go back to Germany. My brother won't want me to appear! Before I show up, I will definitely be wiped out by his power in the bud! Therefore... I am actually very confused about the matter of robbing the ship."

As he said that, he lowered his head and whispered: "After that being said, with my brother's heart and his actual situation of having no children, it is really difficult to determine whether he can allow my child to live to this day! So grabbing the ship...even if it succeeds, it will only fulfill my dream and have no practical effect!"

After saying that, Matthias felt discouraged and sat on the ground helplessly, with his head down, not looking at me or speaking.

What he said was true! There was such a voice in my heart telling myself. This was indeed a prince who was forced to leave his hometown by his close relatives! And he did have the fate of becoming an emperor in his destiny! It is said that everyone can hold a hot stove, but no one is willing to do it with a cold stove!

Since I have returned, I will definitely be walking around Europe all year round in the future. I can take such a person who may become a king in my hands. That must be something that is worthy of pride and will definitely bring about a lot of valuable things!
Chapter completed!