Chapter 62: This Is Not the Prophecy I Wanted
"The sail is long, sail with full sails!"
Blue sky and white clouds, a three-masted warship broke the waves and sailed alone on the vast black sea, and from time to time there were various seabirds rising and landing on the warship, as if this place was used as a temporary bird's nest.
This kind of scene has lasted for more than half a month since the departure of the military port, and the sailors on board have long lost the original novelty and are commonplace.
Today is the third day after the successful completion of the Sailing Day celebration, and the group is on their way back to the Gabred military port, but it is strange that the two warships that came are now only the "Silver Wing" itself.
"Morning! Captain Evan is feeding the seabirds again. β
On the deck of the "Silver Wing", Aven is carrying out the daily routine of feeding and nurturing and gathering intelligence. A handsome young man in a captain's uniform with short dark blue hair seemed to have wandered here by accident and greeted Evan very warmly.
"Morning! Didn't Captain Milan accompany Miss Evina in the cabin today?" said Evan as he threw out the last handful of bird food, clapped his hands and smiled back.
"Children are trouble, isn't it just a teddy bear that was left in the hotel, and it has been awkward for several days. The young man pursed his lips, disapproving of his sister's willfulness, but the pet sister who has tried his best to make his sister laugh these days is clearly him...
Needless to say, this young man with short dark blue hair is naturally our thief Mr. Zorro.
As for why they appeared together on the "Silver Wing", it will start with the celebration a few days ago.
After discovering the conspiracy of the Lion's Head gang in advance, I don't know if it was because the navy's strict defense made the mastermind behind the scenes retreat, or if there was no follow-up attack plan in the first place, and the seven-day departure day celebration was very smoothly passed.
However.
Just when this calm and calm made the navy who had been waiting for it just breathe a sigh of relief, they received a tern message from the naval department on the day of the end of the celebration.
The kingdom's route to the New World was sniped by a gang of vicious pirates, and in just half a month, it had lost more than eight merchant ships and one frigate.
Moreover, this group of pirates not only stole the cargo, but also killed all the people on board, and none of the nine ships survived. The methods are vicious and ferocious, almost stopping this route for a while, and the kingdom has suffered heavy losses and the impact is extremely bad!!
Finally, the warship sent to the front to reconnoiter returned the information, which was a medium-sized formation of at least three pirate ships, suspected to have been active in the notorious "shark teeth" pirate group in the New World.
This pirate is no stranger to many kingdom navies, and the "Shark Tooth" pirate group, known for its madness and blood, is a nightmare for many New World colonies, and even makes some small governors to the point of mentioning "Shark Tooth" and changing color, just because the main area of activity is not in the waters of Phaletis, and the navy has never dealt with them.
However, no matter what the purpose of their current return to the Black Sea to openly attack the sea route of Phaletis is, the Navy will not allow such crazy guys to continue to exist!
Even if you dare to go to the coastal sea to provoke the kingdom, even if you pay a big price, you will completely exterminate it.
There were four warships participating in the celebration on Lighthouse Island, which happened to be the closest to the attack site, except for Lieutenant General Snaitter, a civilian general who was not suitable to participate in the war, the remaining three warships, including the "Warm Wind", were mobilized to form a joint formation to support the frigates on the route and hunt down the "Sharktooth" pirate group together!
Of course, only the "Silver Wing", the weakest fifth-class cruiser on the surface, returned to Gabrid with the family and his entourage.
Although Gehr and Evan speculated that it was likely to originate from the "One-Eyed Becky", the deputy head of the Sharktooth Pirate Regiment captured by his own "Silver Wing", who had the intention of applying to participate in the war.
But he also knew that now was not the time to be reckless, so for the safety of His Excellency the lieutenant general, he had to obediently obey the order to return to Gabred.
It's just that what Ai Wen didn't expect was that not long after he got on the boat, "Zorro" found himself chatting with him, looking very familiar.
Although Evan was helpless, he had no reason to avoid him, and he also learned his real name "Milan Snaite".
After a few "chance encounters" on the deck, whether intentional or unintentional, the two also had a nod of friendship.
After small talk, Evan found that this guy unexpectedly had an appetite for himself, and did not have the arrogant posture common to the upper echelons of the era. A little cynical but very principled.,All in all, it's not a nuisance.γ
Evan has always thought.
A person can only show his true self after putting on a "mask", just like the normal person of Svenwen in his previous life, he became an Internet mob as soon as he arrived on the Internet. After several contacts with the camouflage "Zorro", the overall impression is not bad.
Apparently.
When His Excellency took the crossbow arrow, His Excellency subconsciously looked at "Zorro", others didn't pay attention, but how could he escape Aiwen's digital vision? Soon he reacted, "Zorro" was the one who fired a crossbow arrow in the dark to remind him.
A guy who can afford to use an arm crossbow, likes to run around at night and hides his head and tail, and has good intentions for the navy, I think there is no one but him.
Although he knew that Milan had already recognized him, he didn't point it out after a few times. Evan no longer rejects contact with him, and he should have met an ordinary friend.
"The weather at sea should be good for the next few days, is Captain Evan interested in fishing together?"
"Oh, our captain is also a master of weather forecasting, and is Captain Milan good at that?"
As if he had been tickled, Milan was a little smug on his face: "Weather forecasting is my strong point." In the Captain Navigation Competition organized by the Third Fleet, whether it is chart identification, navigation, intelligence gathering or weather forecasting, I am among the top 10 in all skill competitions. β
"Wow! This is too strong, isn't it?!" Ai Wen admired from the bottom of his heart, this is the achievement of all the combat personnel of the entire Third Fleet, including the first, second, and third class main battleships, and the gold content can be imagined.
I didn't expect this guy who seemed to be a gentleman to have this kind of ability, and he had already outperformed most experienced old-timers at a young age.
Capable people always make people look high, and only those who have been adrift on the sea know how important a good navigator is to a ship.
It has been a long time since Evan joined the "Silver Wing", and he has also spent time in various key departments on a battleship, and he has learned a lot of skills. Now that I have met a master, I also have some skills, and I can't help but talk about navigation knowledge with Milan.
"You see, there is not much wind and waves now, and although there are many clouds in the sky, they are all cumulus clouds like cotton wool, and their bases are all on the same level. When there are such clouds in the sky, it indicates that there will be no rain in general. β
Milan was gushing about his knowledge to Aven, who nodded his head in agreement from time to time, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Milan had even forgotten to come to Evan to make sure he had discovered the secret of the witchcraft notes.
Originally, he wanted to confirm it through divination.
But after several failed divination attempts, he was surprised to find that Ai Wen had quietly broken through the second-order formal knight, beyond his own divination limit, and was surprised and driven by curiosity, he personally came to talk to Ai Wen to try it.
Just when Milan is confidently saying that the weather should be good for the next few days.
In the air, a trace of white mist quietly formed, and then quickly thickened, and soon reached the point where it affected the vision of the seamen, and the captain Gehr immediately sounded the command to lower the sails and slow down.
"Sail long, lower the sails, slow down!"
Evan noticed that Milan's face stiffened for a moment, and the slap in the face came so quickly that he was a little embarrassed as an audience.
hurriedly opened his mouth to round the field for him: "The weather on the sea changes too fast, even the sea god can't fully grasp the entire sea, let alone us mortals?"
"Hahaha, Captain Aven, ...... you"
Milan's voice stopped abruptly at this point, and from Aven's point of view, he seemed to be overpowered, and his eyes wandered away from him as if he were stunned on the spot.
One second, two seconds, three seconds......
Milan's body shook again, but it seemed that a lot of physical strength had been expended in just a few seconds, and he was about to fall to the ground in an instant, but fortunately, Evan was quick to hold him up.
But even so, Milan leaned weakly on Aven, like a dehydrated fish desperately breathing with its mouth open.
"Whew... Call... Danger! Danger! Blood... Gunfire... Shark... Mortal danger is approaching!"
If it was someone else, they would only be confused when they heard Milan's words, and they didn't understand what the eldest young master was talking about, but Evan knew that he was a real soothsayer, and he had already proven his divination ability when he instructed himself to find saltwater crocodile scales.
Now when I hear his words, my heart instantly sinks!
Whewββ!
Ignoring the secret that Milan might discover, with a loud whistle, a few pintail swifts that stayed on the boat flapped their wings and flew high and instantly shot towards the depths of the fog.
Blind guessing is useless, and you will know if there is danger by looking at it with your own eyes.
Looking back, Milan had recovered his strength, but he didn't notice a few swifts in a flash under the violent mood swings.
He took out a crystal ball the size of a child's fist from his pocket, and saw that it was white.
"Damn it!"
Without explaining to Evan in detail, Milan rushed to the cabin, where he wanted to tell the only father on the ship who could trust him.
Otherwise, even if I tell the truth, no one on this ship will believe it, let alone prevent the disaster from happening.
Even though most of the navy have seen some otherworldly strangeness, it would be too shocking to predict the future. Instead of bothering with words, it is better to turn to the most authoritative person on this ship.
Milan's mood is extremely complicated now, obviously he has finally made a long-awaited major prophecy and can meet the conditions for promotion, but now he would rather not be able to break through the second-order prophet in his life.
"I wanted to predict a crisis that would affect hundreds of lives, but I don't want to be one hundredth!"