"When are you going to do what you promised?"
Tia Dalma walked into the Royal Palace's backyard and asked Li Qingyuan, who was fishing.
"Don't be so impatient! Want to try fishing?" The King smiled and waved his hand, signaling to the attendant to get the witch a fishing rod.
"I'm not interested in your sick hobbies!" The witch shook her head. She didn't think there was anything fun about fishing for mermaids.
Yes, the pond in the backyard of the Royal Palace didn't hold ordinary fish. Instead, it was filled with the mermaids Li Qingyuan brought back from White Hat Bay years ago!
Ever since Li Qingyuan subdued the Sea Ghost, Davy Jones, ten years ago, the Dawn Kingdom's development had been progressing by leaps and bounds. All ships sailing the Atlantic Trade had to register with the Dawn Kingdom; otherwise, they would undoubtedly be plundered by ghosts and wraiths along the way.
Europe was furious about this, but after their joint fleet was defeated by the Dawn Port navy, all the European countries had no choice but to accept it!
The Dawn Kingdom now boasted a population of over ten million. It commanded hundreds of warships and nearly a hundred thousand soldiers. Even considering its military strength alone, it could go toe-to-toe with the top powers of Europe.
Not to mention that His Majesty the King possessed extraordinary powers beyond the comprehension of mortals. Currently, the Dawn Kingdom stretched from San Juan in the east to Panama in the west, encompassing almost the entire Caribbean Sea and completely monopolizing trade between Europe and the Americas.
So even though those European kings cursed Li Qingyuan to an early grave every day, they still had to send people to pay tribute to him annually.
There was no help for it. In this era, controlling the Atlantic Trade was equivalent to strangling the lifeblood of the Europeans. Without the constant supply of resources from the Americas, Europe, with its small territory, wouldn't be able to achieve anything.
"Fishing is a very good way to cultivate one's character, it can help one to improve oneself!" Seeing that the witch wasn't interested, His Majesty the King didn't force the issue, but instead directly swung his fishing rod and cast the line.
Immediately, a mermaid leaped out from under the water, flying up to bite the hook.
"I don't think this has anything to do with cultivating one's character!" The witch said disdainfully, watching the mermaid bite the hook and writhing in the air.
Who in the entire kingdom, including all of Europe, didn't know about His Majesty the King's perverse hobbies?
Not to mention the princesses from Europe and America sent to the Royal Palace for marriage could fill the entire back garden!
Although according to the teachings of Catholicism, European countries all demand adherence to monogamy, in the face of absolute power, the so-called doctrines are just a joke.
"I have already instructed Barbossa to convene the Pirate King meeting. In at most half a month, our agreement will be fulfilled!" After throwing the caught mermaid back into the pool, His Majesty the King stood up with the help of the head maid, Carina.
When he learned Black Witchcraft from Tia Dalma, he made an agreement with her that he would liberate her divine power seal when his Black Witchcraft was proficient.
After nearly ten years of study, his Black Witchcraft was finally accomplished, so the task that had been delayed should also be completed!
Currently, Li Qingyuan's attributes are:
"Name: Li Qingyuan.
Race: Male Earthling.
Profession: Beginner Black Wizard.
Strength: 5 (5)
Agility: 8 (5)
Constitution: 10 (5)
Spirit: 16 (5)
Title: Old Li Next Door.
Skills: Demolition Expert, Limited Value Increase (Fragmented)."
At the time, in order to learn Black Witchcraft, he had allocated all five free attribute points given by the system to his Spirit, which resulted in a talent that even Tia Dalma praised.
And now, after ten years of training, his spiritual power had increased by another three points, reaching sixteen!
As for the slight increase in strength?
That was entirely due to reaching his physical peak as he aged!
This mage data template was truly frustrating to look at.
Because according to standard mage textbooks, shouldn't a mage only learn a single Lumos or Teleport, and then max out their constitution and strength?
"Has your father replied yet?"
Shaking his head to dismiss the frustrating thought of his attributes, the King asked Carina.
That's right, the long-legged, busty head maid standing beside him was Barbossa's long-lost daughter. According to the plot, she should also be Elizabeth's daughter-in-law!
However, Will Turner had already kicked the bucket over a decade ago, so Carina should be considered Elizabeth's sister now.
Barbossa, back in his younger days, fell in love with a female pirate and had a daughter with her.
However, he felt that as a pirate, with countless enemies at sea, he couldn't properly raise his daughter. So, he left the young Carina and a diary he'd plundered from somewhere at the orphanage's doorstep, hoping his daughter could live a decent life.
One wonders if Barbossa had been kicked by a donkey back then. Even back then, let alone years later, weren't there plenty of dark secrets in orphanages?
Fortunately, His Majesty the King was merciful and rescued his daughter from the orphanage a few years ago. Otherwise, Carina might have been sent to some underground market for trade!
Of course, the reason His Majesty the King remembered Carina wasn't because she had long legs and a big chest, but because of the diary Barbossa had left for her.
That diary was the famous Galileo's Diary. Without it, no one could find the Trident of Poseidon!
Even Jack Sparrow's compass and the witch Tia Dalma couldn't find Poseidon's tomb.
There was no help for it. The difference in their levels was too great. Even if the witch broke the seal, she was just a minor sea deity. Compared to Poseidon, who controlled the entire ocean, it was probably the difference between a neighborhood committee director and the director of the State Council's General Office.
Although both held the title of director, the difference between them... well!
You all understand.
"Father said he has persuaded all the Pirate Kings to change the meeting place to Dawn Port, but because many are too far away from Dawn Port, it will take some time for them to arrive!" Carina said as she adjusted the king's clothes.
As for why the king's clothes were a mess?
Let's not dwell on that!
"Ten years, huh!"
Hearing Carina's response, Li Qingyuan couldn't help but sigh.
A task that could have been completed long ago, he had dragged out for a full decade.
If it weren't for the system popping up recently to say that staying in this world for too long would affect the timeline of the main world, he would have wanted to keep procrastinating.
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