Extraordinary Sailing

The only thing that gave Ivan some comfort was that.

On the second day after An Qi successfully transformed her meditation method, he finally received the news that the "Navy Nova" reward had arrived.

Actually.

While Aiwen and his "Storm Horn" were still on their way at sea, the official newspapers of the countries of the Tulip Alliance were already scrambling to report on the situation of the "Navy Nova".

"The excellent new-generation navies of all countries in the alliance defeated the arrogance of the pirate group headed by "Octopus Ghost" Huggins with thunderous power, and achieved fruitful results."

With political propaganda as the finale of the action, the meaning of the "Navy Nova Project" has been fully realized for the alliance, and the rewards for the novas can only be regarded as added later.

But Ivan didn't care about this.

After receiving the notification, he immediately went to the Navy Department to receive the reward he had been looking forward to for a long time!

A small part of the rewards comes from the Alliance, and most of them come from the "gold master" of this mission - the Kingdom of Ilia.

And it was in the reward of the Kingdom of Elijah that Aiwen made an unexpected and reasonable discovery.

It was a letter that came with the package!

It is clear.

According to Aiwen's surname "Garriot", the officials in charge of related affairs of Ilya have confirmed his identity!

For others, there is still the possibility of such a small probability event as the same name and surname. But for them, if they can't even distinguish the hereditary nobles enshrined by their own kingdom, that would be too dereliction of duty.

So along with Ilya's reward came a personal letter from a powerful official in the kingdom's title management department.

"Dear Mr. Irwin Garriott.

Hello! .

The Garriott family has made outstanding contributions to the kingdom, and His Majesty the King and the kingdom have never forgotten the coat of arms of your family's 'Thornfin Sea Serpent'.

We are truly delighted to hear from you again. The Garriott family, which has lasted for nearly two hundred years, has not ceased.

Also, it is my great honor to inform you here.

We have obtained His Majesty's dispensation. As the only male heir of this generation of the Garriott family, you will automatically inherit the title of Baron Garriott.

There is no need to go back to the country to go through the formalities of succession to the title, and the resolution will take effect immediately."

In Ivan's view, the main content of this letter is to admit his vacant title of "Baron Garriott", but there is no mention of the territory that once belonged to his family and the minerals occupied by Earl Wright.

It was only mentioned in the letter that the "golden compass" chosen by Aiwen was the price paid by the emerging business aristocrats to escape further accountability after the delay in the warplane caused huge losses to the kingdom in the previous massacre one!

At this point, the last trace of doubt in Ai Wen's heart about the original ownership of the "Golden Compass" from Ilya was also dispelled.

As for whether the kingdom had known about the fact that this "golden compass" belonged to the Garriott family, Ivan was completely unable to prove it.

After all, there are too many magical treasures in the sea. As a royal family ruling a kingdom, it is not impossible to not take the seemingly true and false legends behind the "Golden Compass" to heart.

He only knows that when he seeks revenge on that Earl of Wright in the future, Ilya officials will definitely not hinder him.

The attitude of the Ilya royal family is obvious. It is clear that they are seizing every opportunity to continuously attract hatred for those restless guys in the country, and then reduce the pressure on the precarious situation of the royal family.

Aiwen actually knows the situation inside the Kingdom of Ilia.

He just didn't expect the royal family to have weakened to such an extent that even a small role like himself in a foreign country would be used to trip up political enemies.

Even the traditions and rules have been simplified to such an extent, is there still such a way of "cloud inheritance" for titles?

Anyway, this is the first time Ivan heard of it.

However, it is also a good thing to be able to restore the noble status. At least the Garriott family, as a hereditary noble family, has not been cut off in their own generation.

The "Crown of Thorns and Sea Serpent" representing the pioneering spirit of adventurers can also be seen again!

And with this nominal identity, he doesn't have to worry about his Phalatis military position conflicting with him when he returns to Ilia later, causing additional disputes between the two countries.

He has no control over Anita's actions, and the strength of the great knight is enough to ensure her own safety.

Aiwen has his own thoughts. The destruction of his family and the death of Grandpa Leo have always been a thorn in his heart.

A tooth for a tooth and blood for blood! What he wanted was not only the life of the culprit, but also the power that was so huge that even the royal family was afraid to be buried with him!

personally!

"Since the royal family has confirmed my identity, it is impossible to keep the secret from their political enemies.

Next, we have to see how the Earl of Wright will react.

I look at you like a thorn in my throat, and you look at me like a thorn in my back, and then we'll see who can have the last laugh! "

Trying to calm down, temporarily putting the enemy aside, Ai Wen continued to count the rewards.

Except for the title of baron, which is full of water, the rest are all kinds of real benefits.

Among them, it is mainly divided into three parts: wealth, authority, and treasure.

Let me talk about wealth first.

The annual salary of an on-duty battleship captain is about 800 gold lions. , and the annual income of a fleet commander can reach an astonishing 1,500 golden lions, which is a fixed salary that the kingdom will pay even if you do nothing.

Of course, besides the fixed salary, the most lucrative thing is the capture on the battlefield!

Even if it is just a simple capture of an enemy merchant ship, the captain can get a quarter of it. According to the value of merchant ships, there is actually no upper limit to this number, so although the navy's work is indeed dangerous, the money comes in really quickly.

Just like Uncle Geer did not have any prominent family before he joined the army, but he was able to buy a share of Cowper Manor when he was in his thirties before he was demoted to Gabred as the captain of a fifth-rank ship. A huge industry, of course, has its reasons.

Therefore, as a reward for wealth, the Kingdom of Ilia cannot be too stingy.

Aiwen obtained a mineral share transfer agreement, and the target was a copper mine in the New World held by the Kriboom Mining Company with the background of the Ilia royal family.

Now that Aiwen has got 2% of the shares in this copper mine, he doesn't need to worry about anything, and dividends will be paid into the account every year. It's the same as the ownership of the "Vanilla Manor" in the southern continent that Geer exchanged for him with the "Song of Shipwreck".

According to the financial report of the previous five years, this belongs to 2% of the shares of Kriboom Mining Company, and it can also bring Ivan a huge return of at least 1,200 golden lions every year.

That is to say, Aiwen is not considered a spoil of war right now. He is the captain of his battleship safely and securely, and his annual salary plus bonus can steadily exceed 3,000 golden lions, which is already on the head of three one-eyed Betsy.

Coupled with the inevitable seizure of spoils after going to sea, it is not an exaggeration to say that Aiwen, who is not even 20 years old, has now achieved financial freedom.

Of course, "financial freedom" is based on the premise that Ivan is not a wizard.

Just to support the learning progress of himself and the chief disciple An Qi, two wizards, no matter how much money he has, Aiwen can think of countless ways to spend it clean.

The apprenticeship stage was fine. After receiving the rewards from the school, all the potion materials for the series of "psychic potions" that I spent in the apprenticeship stage were all available.

Even Aiwen couldn't imagine that there is any place where the raw materials are more complete than the warehouse of the "Alchemy Potion Branch".

The reward from Mr. Principal not only saved Aiwen a lot of money, but also saved him a lot of energy in collecting materials.

But wait until the official wizard stage, with the continuous improvement of the quality of extraordinary materials, the cost of each experiment will not be a small number. Over time, no amount of golden lions can fill this bottomless pit.

As we all know, every powerful wizard is piled up by golden lions! Even "gold that weighs as much as a person" is no longer enough to describe the value of a wizard!

What's more, there is still a school to be raised in the future, and the scale of reference does not need to be too large. To support the shelf of the school, it must at least be the size of the "Violet Eye" branch in Port Newing.

It was a behemoth supported by the kingdom's finances and the talent reserve base of the Naval Academy. Therefore, Aiwen's little money is nothing more than sprinkled water.

His road to making money is still a long way to go.

"Hey, no matter how much money you have, you don't need to spend it!"

Thank you book friend Feng Qi, for your thousand rewards! Thank you book friends for your monthly tickets and recommendation tickets!