We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

The pirate was wearing wrinkled coarse clothes, with tangled hair dripping with sea water. He looked at the Fengguo marines who surrounded him with fear in his eyes.

"Alright." Li Che walked over and the crowd slowly parted. "He's just a barbarian. What's there to discuss? Just do what you should do!"

The crowd then dispersed, leaving only a few strong sailors holding down the pirate.

Li Che squatted in front of him, took a look at the man's red hair, and thought to himself.

In Europe and the United States, there is actually a chain of contempt for hair color.

At the top of the contempt chain are naturally blondes, which symbolize nobility, while at the bottom are redheads.

Red hair is a characteristic of some Celtic peoples, who were once one of the earliest indigenous peoples of Europe and were distributed across the European continent and the British Isles.

Later, the Celts experienced conquest and integration, and their culture and traditions gradually disappeared. In this process, the red-haired Celts were often regarded as representatives of barbarism and backwardness, and their culture and traditions were marginalized or even forgotten.

This shows that this person is likely from the periphery of Europe and his status on the ship is not very high.

This matter has its pros and cons. The pirate crew member is of low status and does not hold a high position, so it is obvious that he cannot get much information from him.

But precisely because of his humble status, his recognition of the pirate group would not be too high, and he might be more easily instigated to rebel.

Li Che glanced at the red-haired man lightly.

The latter immediately trembled all over, realizing that the young man in front of him, who was more handsome than the noble lady of the kingdom, was the real leader of this huge fleet.

Without thinking too much, my body subconsciously crawled to the ground to show obedience.

Li Che smiled slightly and raised his hand to call Hu Qiang: "Bring this person in, I want to question him personally."

Hu Qiang didn't say much, he just stretched out his hand and carried the pirate on his back like a lamb, and walked towards the cabin.

The European pirate, who was about 1.8 meters tall, was as fragile as a toy in front of Hu Qiang.

Li Che did not rush to ask, but continued to command the Marines to clean up the battlefield and salvage some of the spoils floating on the sea.

Most of the loot sank to the bottom of the sea with the pirate ship, and only a few half-full barrels of wine, some scattered wood, and a pirate flag were salvaged.

Li Che happily put away the pirate flag. This thing could be kept as a souvenir and could be considered a meaningful collection.

There were still some tattered clothes and weapons on the sea, but it was impossible to judge the enemy's technological level and strength based on these alone. Li Che could only shift his attention to the only prisoner.

At this time, the pirate had been detained for more than an hour.

Li Che specifically asked Hu Qiang to lock him up in a dark warehouse where one could not see one's hand in front of one's face.

The moment the door was opened, the pirates collapsed and rushed forward.

Li Che's eyes narrowed slightly, and he kicked him back: "Where are you from?"

The pirate looked up at Li Che, saying something with tears and snot, and it seemed that he didn't understand what Li Che said.

But Li Che heard a few familiar syllables, and the other party seemed to be speaking Latin.

Li Che didn't know much about this. He did have an ex-girlfriend who studied Latin in his previous life, but she would only occasionally speak to him when they were playing some small games between lovers.

Latin is also a major language in Europe and is used very widely.

Li Che frowned and asked tentatively: "Where are you from?"

Richer spoke modern English, but English was not standardized until after the 16th century, and there are great differences between early English and modern English.

His original intention was just to give it a try, and he didn't expect the other party to understand.

But I never expected that the man's eyes would widen, as if he saw something unbelievable.

Then, he replied to Li Che in a strange English accent: "Are you from the Sun Never Sets?"

Li Che's pupils shrank slightly. He could actually understand?

Then a smile appeared on his face. It would be easy if you could understand!

"Do you think I look like the Sun Never Sets?" Li Che spoke again in English, his tone rising, "Answer my question!"

The pirate shuddered all over, realizing that even if the young man in front of him spoke the language of the British Empire, it could not change the fact that he was the governor of a powerful fleet.

He immediately said obediently: "I'll tell you, I'll tell you! I'm a Celt from Northern Europe. I followed the Portuguese fleet to Luzon, and was later captured by pirates and worked as a handyman on the ship..."

When Li Che heard the word "Flangji", he asked, "Have the Portuguese entered Luzon Island?"

"That's right." The Celtic pirate swallowed his saliva, "Ten years ago, the Portuguese fleet entered Luzon..."

Li Che sneered and felt unwell.

The Portugal mentioned by this person is actually the Spain of later generations.

Early Spain had a very powerful fleet and was even the maritime hegemon of Europe for a time. It did visit Luzon and colonized there for a period of time.

But this timeline does not match Li Che's previous speculation.

Spain entered Luzon during the Ming Dynasty, and Li Che speculated that Daqing at this moment should correspond to the period between the Tang and Song dynasties.

There is a difference of more than three hundred years, either Li Che's previous speculation was wrong.

Or it could be a change caused by the butterfly effect. The world's historical direction has been completely different since the Warring States Period, and the same situation may have occurred in Europe, causing many things to be brought forward.

As for the Portuguese...that is, the Spanish, Li Che didn't think they were any good.

Historically, after they occupied Luzon, they launched several massacres against the Chinese in the country and even repeatedly proposed plans to invade China to the country.

The Governor-General of the Philippines, Reker, even proposed an absurd plan to conquer the Ming Dynasty with only 60 people.

However, the King of Spain at that time was smart enough to know that the idea was too outrageous, so he rejected it outright.

Now that this group of people have entered Luzon, it is bound to interfere with Li Che's future plans, and a few battles are inevitable.

Thinking of this, Li Che looked at the pirate in front of him seriously and said word by word: "Tell me everything you know about the Portuguese. Don't leave out a single word!"

These pirates were Celts who were regarded as aliens and were the lowest among pirates. Naturally, they had no loyalty to the Portuguese.

He immediately told everything he knew like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.

After the Portuguese fleet arrived in Luzon, they began to go ashore and trade with Luzon.

After a period of trade, they found out the strength of Luzon and felt that this small island country was weak and could be taken over by themselves.

So the Portuguese bribed the King of Luzon with a large sum of money.

Taking advantage of the King of Luzon's good mood, they begged the King of Luzon to give them a piece of land as big as a cowhide so that they could build a small house on it as a habitat.

Li Che curled the corners of his mouth, feeling that the story sounded more and more familiar.