Dozens of kilometers away from Luskan, a huge fleet of pirates has been assembled.

As the titular monitor sent by the Arcane Brotherhood, Zhang Cheng was sitting on the deck of the flagship, flipping through esoteric books borrowed from the library and eating freshly baked fish from the kitchen, completely oblivious to the vigilant Waterdeep Navy in the distance.

Of course, this is not because of his arrogance, but because there is no artillery, and most of the naval battles on the continent of Faeron are completed by ballistas, catapults, bows and arrows, and ship-accompanying mages.

Especially for mages, often a three-ring arcane - fireball, can cause unimaginable damage to a battleship in an instant, and it is normal for it to be almost directly sunk.

So there's no need to panic too much until you feel the magic power.

In addition, there is also the apprentice of Sini, who has inherited the power of the queen of the deep sea, is present, unless the other party is driving a high-tech or powerful magic warship that can escape gravity, otherwise a huge wave will go down to the sea to feed the fish.

From the beginning to the end, Zhang Cheng had no intention of participating in this naval battle, but only wanted to get rid of the ubiquitous eyeliner in the spire, and then personally plan an attack to clear the alliance of Delta and the harpists from Luskan.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, the root of the strength of the Arcane Brotherhood lies in the unruly high-level mages.

But in his eyes, it was these guys who were constantly fighting among themselves that caused the entire organization to be unable to concentrate its forces on the outside world, otherwise with just a few top mages who could cast the Nine Rings Arcane, where would they need to fear the intervention of Waterdeep City.

Although the elimination of these high-level casters will cause the organization to enter a temporary weakening, from the perspective of long-term development, it is equivalent to digging out a huge cancer, making the entire organization more cohesive, and no longer acting in silos or even pulling each other back as before.

However, for Zhang Cheng, whether it is Luskan or the Arcane Brotherhood, they are just toys used to vent the crazy thoughts and destruction desires that linger in his mind.

He hopes to use these energy-intensive things to keep himself sane to a certain extent, and then collect and learn complex and profound magical knowledge in a sane state.

Otherwise, he could not guarantee that his soul would remember everything he had learned after leaving this body.

"Master, the fleet of the Waterdeep fleet has just raised its flag and wants to send an emissary to negotiate with us. Ian came to the side and reported in a low voice.

As he spoke, he hadn't forgotten to sweep the pirate captains not far away who didn't know what they were thinking.

Although he was elected temporary commander of the fleet by virtue of the great prestige brought by the raiding of the harbor area of Winterfell, he knew that these cunning creatures were not convinced, and secretly continued to string up, waiting to see his jokes.

Zhang Cheng knew that the pirate captains were fighting openly and secretly, and he had no intention of interfering in the slightest, so he just smiled and joked: "Negotiations? Do they think that with the current situation, war can still be avoided?"

"Your Excellency, you don't know Waterdeep, these self-righteous guys always like to put on a high-minded posture, so I think it's likely that they're trying to put pressure on you to throw your head down and throw in the towel. A man in his mid-fifties with short, silver-gray hair stepped forward and explained.

"Right, it seems that they think I'm going to succumb to verbal intimidation, like the spineless idiots of the past?" Zhang Cheng pursed the corners of his mouth and smiled contemptuously.

"That's right! In fact, most of the monitors sent by the Minaret in the past would choose to back down in negotiations, so over the years, although we have had many frictions and confrontations with the Deepwater fleet, we have never really broken out into a major battle. My lord, are you really going to go to war this time?" the pirate captain looked serious and tentative.

Not only him, but the other captains who had rushed over to hold the battle council all raised their heads, their eyes flashing with naked ambition and desire.

There is no doubt that the pirates no longer want to endure any longer, and are eager to prove that they are the masters of the seas with a glorious victory.

"Hehe, I like the look in your eyes. Yes, this time I will not be backing down, and I will not choose patience, so please return to your ship and be ready for battle. When the negotiations are over, I will send a signal that all you have to do is to attack immediately and completely crush and annihilate the Waterdeep fleet. Tell me, can you do it?" said Zhang Cheng with a smirk.

"Go to war!"

"Hahahaha! That's what we're waiting for!"

"Yes, go to war, take out the Waterdeep fleet!"

"Make the bastards of Waterdeep pay!

......

All of a sudden, every pirate captain on deck couldn't help but start shouting loudly, wanting to vent all the resentment accumulated over the years.

They don't care what bullshit is good or evil, as long as they defeat Waterdeep, there will be no decent resistance in the Sword Bay area, and all the merchant ships that pass by will be like ducks in the lake, allowing them to hunt at will.

Appreciating the greedy appearance of these vulgar people, Zhang Cheng's eyes flashed with a hint of playfulness, and he turned his head and said to Ian with a smile: "Remember, let those disobedient guys take the lead in a while, and the Waterdeep fleet will help you clean them out." ”

"Hey, hey, understood, my wicked master. ”

Knowing this, Ian cracked his mouth and laughed happily as he gestured at one of his cronies.

The latter quickly hoisted the flag symbolizing the negotiations, and then lowered a small sampan.

Zhang Cheng jumped directly into the boat, let the four sailors paddle, and slowly sailed towards the enemy's flagship a few kilometers away.

After about ten minutes, he boarded an "advanced" battleship with a displacement of about 400 tons and at least 200 soldiers.

Of course, this "advanced" is not according to the standards of earthlings, but refers to a series of protective magic attached to the ship, such as protective flame barriers, protective arrows, etc., which can make it defend against the common means of general naval warfare.

"Welcome, messenger from Luskan. A woman in an ornate silk robe bent down and bowed gracefully.

She wore a strange mask on her face, and whoever looked at it immediately felt like she was in a trance, as if her vision had become blurred.

You don't have to ask to know that it's a magic mask that is used to hide the true identity of the wearer.

According to the gossip that has been circulating in Waterdeep, anyone who wears such a mask has only one identity, and that is the mysterious Council of Lords.

After perceiving this, Zhang Cheng also bent down and returned a salute: "Thank you very much." I really didn't expect that Waterdeep City actually sent a noble lady to negotiate......"

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