If it's not too much trouble for Magoose, I hope we can retcon it to the Ottomans giving all of the Dodecadense Islands and Cyclades islands so we rule over the entrance into the Aegan Sea. Also a reminder that we should have Cyprus and strips of Dalmatia and Albania since it was Venetian territory.
Normally, I would say no...
But I might do a retcon. might.
As for Spain, I don't understand why they're going through the trouble of Charles when they got a spare in Ferdinand who is willing and able to rule Spain. He was a competent Emperor OTL and generally has a far better personality of moderation, tolerance and flexibility than the insane Charles.
Because Charles has something that Ferdinand dosen't have.
besides being the firstborn.
He has all the Americas and their gold, and resources that he's not sending to them. To say nothing of the manpower pool he has as he isn't a wasteful fuck like everyone else who ruled the New World.
He's basically holding Spain economically Hostage, and even if they try to take him out... they can't. because crossing the Atlantic is difficult and they have no ports to resupply.
And amphibious invasions suck.
The fuck you talking about magoose? Golden age of piracy? With the Italian Navy soon to establish itself across the Atlantic? Piracy is going to be the world's second deadest profession by the time Luciano is 35.
Or Every Pirate flies the Italian Flag with a Letter of Marque to end all slavery in the world.
And sink Spanish ships.
Those Routes won't be enough to supply Charles with all the Slaves he needs for building his new Empire. He'll want to tap into more of them, even establish whole new ones...and since Spain lies on the Mediterranean, we, and our Mission, are about to become a Problem for him.
You know when we made that proclamation, all of Europe laughed at us calling us madmen...
They aren't laughing anymore.
Slavery is a scourge that needs to be destroyed.
Even if it can bring economic prosperity. The human suffering that it causes is not a good price to pay.
There is one good thing about the americas. The Inca is still intact, and is giving the good fight as a group that didn't make all of their neighbors hate them like the Aztecs did. One has fallen, but one still remains in defiance.
And the Inca, since they aren't fucking Aztecs... will most likely survive...
If they can get their shit together.
Considering that the Ottomans rolled well on the Rumor Mill and that 2 of their enemies crit failed, Suleiman is going to be done sooner with his internal issues rather than later (especially if the French, who are also doing relatively well currently, decide to offer him support in exchange for going after us again, like they did the first time the Ottomans invaded).
All I'm going to say is... he's a little mad that the slave trade kinda... stopped. So there is that.
As for France, well, they are not doing well.
I may be wrong about this, but we won't come to blows with Charles just yet, given that he's still on his powertrip and not yet realizing that things aren't as easy as they had been for him (even though he seems to be quite lucky) and even once he realizes the issue of Italy being a threat to his empire, I expect that he'll try to cut a deal with us (since he does seem to sincerely perceive us as a friend, for all the faults he has) in that regard before resorting to actually fighting us.
Um... All I'm going to say is this...
No... Once he gets back to Europe... he'll realize that to keep his new world Empire, he needs slaves. African slaves.
And he can't have it threatened by the Italian navy.
Coming to blows will be inevitable.
In addition, the Incas were very quick to adapt to and adopt new things they encounter if they deemed them beneficial (like, say, metallurgy, horses and gunpowder).
Coupled with the the Geography of the Andes...they will still take a beating either way, by disease and war, but they MIGHT survive.
... they just not need to fall into civil chaos.
And survive the waves upon waves of spanish soldiers.
True, but after how things ended in Italy for the Ottomans last time, I don't think Suleiman will be so keen to risk repeating the Failures of his Father. It's entirely possible that he will turn his focus to Hungary, Egypt or Persia instead of Italy.
...Although I just had an idea for a TRULY unholy Alliance: Charles and Suleiman teaming up to take us down.
... I mean don't give me ideas here and threaten me with a good time.
