"Activated?" Charles's mind flashed back to that hair-raising appearance of 1002.
He had thought Elizabeth had found some way to get rid of that ghastly thing, but now it seemed she had not only managed to avoid being hindered by it but had also used it to profit.
"Have you ever seen an activated ship? What are the effects like?" Charles asked.
"I'm not sure, the female Governor is very secretive about the technology. One can only glean snippets from the pirates who have fought against her, and for this reason, many powers are now trying to ally with Icha Island, but they have all been rejected."
Charles thought for a moment, then waved at a distant waiter.
Taking the paper handed to him, Charles pulled out a fountain pen, and lines of Earth Sea script were swiftly written down.
"Send this via telegraph, Elizabeth will agree to the alliance proposal," Charles handed the paper to Feierbahah.