Chapter 130: The Burning of the Ship
"But there's no cure!" said Audrey helplessly.
Mars gestured to a paper bag on the table with the words "Antidote" written on it.
"This ...... What the hell is he trying to do?" Audrey didn't understand Woodson's behavior.
She skillfully unpacked the paper packets, dissolved the powder into a pot of water, poured it into a bowl, and with the help of Mars, poured it into the mouth of the unconscious man one by one.
After Mars and Audrey woke them up, the four sailors who had stayed on the merchant ship hurried to the infirmary, only to see their ragged clothes and burnt marks in many places.
After seeing Mars, he immediately cried and said: "Your Highness Mars, the merchant ship has been burned by robbers!"
"What?" Mars was startled, a hint of anger flashed across his face, but quickly calmed down and asked, "Tell me clearly, what happened?"
A sailor then told what had happened.
In the middle of the night, the sailors were awakened by the fire, only to find that there were more than a dozen robbers burning the ship, the robbers did not entangle after seeing them, and left immediately, but the merchant ship was already burning, and the four sailors who stayed behind wanted to extinguish the fire at first, but the fire was too big, and they began to rescue supplies.
After three hours of fighting, only a third of the supplies were salvaged, and the merchant ship was burned to the point that only empty shelves remained.
Most of the large merchant ships are specially treated wood, which is difficult to burn, but if you pour fire oil, it is no different from ordinary wood.
Mars was not angry, but was thinking about a question, whether the gang of robbers was led by Wooden, you must know that Woodson's home is also in Brown Town, and it is still possible to hide some robbers.
What role did Wu Sen play in this ship-burning incident?
"Bruce, where is Woodson's home in Browntown?" Mars asked, he needed to figure out one thing, and that was Woodson's purpose.
Dr. Bruce also didn't understand why Woodson drugged their water, but left the antidote, and he looked at Audrey.
Audrey preemptively said, "I'll take you there!"
Mars nodded, then let the sailors rest in the infirmary, and then went to her house with Audrey.
Audrey's home is an ordinary small estate, and they soon find traces of the robbers' hideouts, as well as the letters Woodson left for Audrey and Mars.
The letter only said that the burning of merchant ships was also forced by the times, and it was a last resort, and asked Audrey not to look for him, but Audrey could not find him.
Apparently, Woodson had expected Audrey to take Mars to the house to investigate.
But in this way, it also confirmed the fact that Wu Wooden burned the ship.
"I'm sorry, Mars, my father ......" Audrey looked apologetic, but there was a hint of anger in her eyes.
Mars shook his head slightly, and said, "Although I really want to kill your father, fortunately, my sailor is not injured, but what he doesn't know is that it is not an ordinary large merchant ship, but it is not enough to sell all the people and property in Brown Town to buy that merchant ship." ”
Audrey panicked and said, "Mars, how much is that, what should I do?"
Mars stared at Audrey, and Audrey stared at Mars, raising her chin unyieldingly, revealing the skin of her white neck.
"Heh......"
Mars couldn't help but smile and said, "A million gold knives, you can do the math, I don't want to say that my father pays my son's debts, but to be honest, I don't have time to hunt down your father, I'm afraid you will have to be loyal to me in the end!"
"For life, yes, I'm loyal to you anyway, it doesn't matter if it's for life or not, as long as you eat and have a place to sleep!" said Audrey, as if she didn't care.
After she awakened her magic, she spent her time hiding from hunters, often starving and cold, and returning to Brown Town for only two years, as his father, Woodson, was a powerful member of the Garden Bandits.
However, now that her father has made her love and hate, she doesn't know how to deal with it.
Mars makes any request, she will actually agree unconditionally, allegiance or something, it's not too simple, in her opinion, isn't it just to find a place to eat and dress warmly for the rest of her life.
Hearing Audrey agree so casually, a trace of surprise flashed in Mars's heart, is this girl big-hearted? It seems that it is not, for a while he can't figure it out, and he doesn't have to think about it anymore, it is also an interesting thing to be able to harvest a mid-level magician in Brown Town.
Audrey doesn't have to think about it, but how they will get to Sunset City King Capital next is a problem, do they have to take an ox cart?
There are very few horses in this town, only oxen and donkeys, and the only means of transportation for people are ox carts or donkey carts, unlike the magic carts that are very fast and convenient in the Barlov world.
Mars decided that once he inherited the throne, Sunset City would also change completely, and he would bring the magic and technology of the world of Barlov to Sunset City to build a base and complete the mission.
After returning to the medical office, Mars decided to leave immediately, and Dr. Bruce stopped talking, and Mars asked, "Mr. Brown, if you have anything to say, don't say anything like sorry, you've said enough!"
Bruce looked apologetic and said, "Actually, there are a few merchant ships on the other side of Oak Bay, although they are not big, but they are enough for you to use, but those are all merchant ships looted by the Gaden bandit group, I am afraid that those ships will be recognized by some chambers of commerce." ”
Mars looked at the first mate Pete, who smiled slightly and said, "This is easy to solve, our boatmen are very good, but I'm afraid we will have to delay for a day." ”
Mars couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said, "In that case, Audrey, take us to Oak Bay, Dr. Brown, you don't have to go, the town needs you." ”
"Thank you, Mr. Mars, that you are a nice young man, and that the God of Light will protect you. Brown said reverently.
Mars just smiled slightly, and went straight to Oak Bay with Audrey and the others, and saw the burned merchant ship skeleton from a distance, which made him flash a trace of anger in his heart, the bandit group, it will be solved later!
Oak Bay, thirty miles from Browntown, in the shallow bay that bursts out of the Skyline, where most of the robbers' looting boats are dumped, but in recent years Garden has changed his ways, no longer plundering boats, but collecting tolls.
Therefore, when Mars and the others came to Oak Bay, Mars had a flash of disappointment on his face when he saw those broken ships.
There were quite a few ships here, but most of them were in tatters, and after an hour of selection, I finally found a small merchant ship that was still in good condition.
Ranster, the shipwright, immediately said: "Your Highness Mars, don't worry, I will definitely transform it!"
So, Mars ordered to camp in Oak Bay.
As for the salvage supplies, Mars had Audrey deliver them to Oak Bay, while the other sailors worked with the boatman Lenster to renovate the small merchant ship.
In the process of the shipwright's transformation of small merchant ships, Mars also watched the whole process and gained a new understanding of Lanster's technology.