Activated? Images of 1002's spine-chilling appearance flashed through Charles's mind. He had assumed Elizabeth had found some way to get rid of that cursed thing, but now it seemed she hadn't just avoided being hindered by it—she had turned it to her own profit.
"Have you ever seen an activated ship? How effective is it?" Charles asked.
"Not sure. The Governor is extremely secretive about this technology. The only scraps of information come from pirates who've fought her. For this reason, many powers are actively trying to ally with Icha Island, but she's turned them all down."
Charles thought for a moment, then waved over a nearby server.
Taking the paper handed to him, Charles pulled out his fountain pen and quickly scribbled line after line in the Abyss-Sea language.
"Send this by telegraph. Elizabeth will agree to the alliance," Charles said, passing the paper to Feierbahah.
