Chapter 19, The Path to Courting Death

Since the opening of the Suez Canal, Austria's export trade with Asia surged, accompanied by a sharp increase in maritime accidents involving ships.

To maintain the smooth flow of maritime trade, the Austrian Navy had been deployed numerous times, sweeping through multiple pirate strongholds.

Pirates hanged at the ports now numbered in the hundreds, and those directly killed were naturally even more.

The eradication of pirates was indeed effective, as no country openly supported pirates, regardless of whether there was support behind the scenes.

During the campaign against piracy, navies from various nations participated. This was because the likelihood of ship incidents in recent times was about to surpass one percent.

Claims of sea monster sightings have also been frequently appearing lately. As for the truth, Franz was unsure, with eyewitnesses claiming to have seen pirates numbering in the thousands, including people from all nations.