Although Evan sympathized with their plight, he had nothing to regret about the predestined end. Grabbed a longboat equipped with the battleship with one hand and threw it into the sea, pulling Milan, who was a little stunned beside him, to beckon Gary and William to withdraw from the battleship first.

Bang!

Milan and Gary, who had lost some strength after the frenzy, jumped onto the longboat with Aven, and several people waved their oars and rushed to the "Conch", which had not yet been carried away by the current.

William jumped directly from the battleship and glided towards his "Iron Bone" with the "U.S. Wind Return", and Evan didn't care about him, but secretly admired this very useful flying ability on the sea.

[Sorcery: Activated Plants] only brings out the vitality of the seeds for a short time, and these raging vines cannot exist for a long time. And just by instinctively attacking living creatures, the damage to the battleship itself is not very serious.

So...

Ten minutes later, the witchcraft effect was completely over.

When Evan and the navy who climbed up from the sea drove the "Conch" back to the battleship, although the deck in his field of vision was full of yellow sand, grave soil, human wreckage, and dry vines, his heart really swelled with pride.

The hull is forty-five meters long, with a normal crew of 35o and a total of 5o shipborne guns on the two gun decks, of which the 24-pounder gun on the lowest gun deck is simply Chi Guoguo's bully compared to the 12-pounder gun with the strongest firepower on the "Conch".

In the eyes of the navy, which believes that firepower is justice, this battleship is a treasure that cannot be exchanged!

Stroking the battleship's towering pine mainmast, Evan muttered, "From today onwards, your surname is Galiot!"

"By the way, there's one more problem that needs to be solved..."

To be honest, if William and his "Iron Bone" chose to flee directly at this time, Evan was not sure if he would order a pursuit.

Judging from this guy's consistent reputation and subsequent performance in the "Moby Dick Harbor" incident, William has always adhered to his own principles.

"Pursue not killing", "take money to protect merchant ships", "send a message to yourself as a navy"... Whether or not the principles he believed in were recognized by others, William himself never wavered.

Even in the eyes of Aven, a man with a modern vision, he is a pirate who deserves more rules than the nobles and navies of many countries.

However, at this time, the "Iron Bone", which had gathered all the surviving pirates under its command, did not rush to escape, but was stationed far away on the sea, obviously William, who was equivalent to receiving the help of the navy this time, was still a little hesitant.

Without escaping, the Navy's consistent attitude towards pirates speaks for itself. Fleeing, but contrary to William's principles, and there is not much hope at all.

"Iron Bone".

In this battle with Bassem, the crew lost more than a third, and the joy of the rest of the life was followed by great sorrow. In the blink of an eye, almost half of the companions who got along with each other day and night were lost, and even in a high-risk industry like piracy, morale could not help but be low.

But William, as the captain of the ship, knew that the current "Iron Bone" was far from being able to breathe a sigh of relief.

However, sticking out his head and shrinking his head is also a knife, and William has decided to go to the young captain he has met not long ago and try to negotiate the fate of the "Iron Bone" for the future.

In the midst of a thick depression, he spoke lightly to the crew:

"Get ready, wait for me here. In case something unexpected happens, I can't come back, and the first mate will automatically take over as captain, so you can sail and try to escape!"

After saying that, this middle-aged man with a cyan stubble laughed a little at himself, if he could have known that there would be such a day, shouldn't he be so arrogant when they met for the first time...

At least he now knew that with two light warships and one battleship in relatively good condition, the "Iron Bone" with damaged sails would never be able to escape as long as the navy wanted to chase it.

The only hope that these people can survive now is that the young naval officer can raise his noble hand!

Seeing that their captain William was about to glide to the battleship controlled by the navy, the crew couldn't help but hesitate.

"Captain?" The bronzed-skinned young man with several more scars on his body gently grabbed William, at this time, the ship of the Navy was really unpredictable.

"It's okay, this life has been picked up. And you've just survived Bassem, you don't want to fight the Navy again, do you? We can't win. ”

And, although he had only met twice, William could see that the young naval captain was not a conformist and ordinary man.

After all, the pirates under his command jumped into the sea in advance and didn't notice, but it didn't mean that they didn't notice, it was a naval officer who could use witchcraft!

He felt that a chip in his hand might arouse the interest of this young man with a "mysterious background" and win life for the "Iron Bone".

Fluttering Ridge –

However, before he could actually move, a white seagull had already flown in front of him first.

William, who has an "upright" temperament, can't figure it out, but Evan knows very well that even if there is any PY transaction, it can't be put in a public place.

He wasn't prepared to defect to the navy, and the sorcery he used could be ignored by the crew, but whatever the high-sounding reason, if William was let go openly, it really couldn't be said.

"Quick! Trim the sails, the fastest!"

The moment he saw this seagull, William knew that he should have a high probability of getting through this hurdle today.

Since the other party took the initiative to send a messenger, that is, there is a tendency to want to talk, and what he is most afraid of is that this young man is as angry as he was back then, and wants to hug the grass and beat the rabbit to turn the "Iron Bone" into his trophy!

"Your Excellency, please follow me. ”

I don't know what happened.,After the pirates who looked dazed.。 William bowed slightly to the white seagull and walked to the captain's room first, and the pirates under his command were not convenient to listen to the rest of the matter.

Moments later, in the very plainly decorated captain's quarters.

William sat in his chair, and on the back of his chair stood a snow-white seagull, and spoke as if to himself in a room where there was no second man:

"Thank you for your help, and I will remember the kindness of saving the Iron Bone. ”

Even if William's emotional intelligence has not been very high, and even his temper can be called stinky and hard, he knows how to speak at this time.

Only talking about the kindness of the Navy to himself, he never mentioned that Bassem himself was the hunting target of the Navy, and the battleship that had fallen into the hands of the young captain.

"Hehe..."

The two words that are ordinary are a panacea for conversation, especially when occupying the absolute initiative, the weaker side can even figure out 10,000 meanings from it.

As a normal human being, William naturally couldn't see its true thoughts from the face of a seagull, thought for a moment, and could only directly throw the chips he had prepared a long time ago.

"Of course, even though I'm a pirate now, I know that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Your Excellency may not be interested in ordinary gold and silver treasures, but I have a piece of information of great value that will definitely be of interest to you. ”

"Intelligence?" To be honest, he didn't expect much from William what he could get from William this time, he just wanted to find a reason for himself to let him go.

Now that he said it mysteriously, Evan suddenly became interested.

"Yes! Anyone who roams the seas understands the importance of intelligence! Accurate charts can help us get home, treasure maps hide infinite wealth, and merchant ships go to sea to find the fat... Ahem. ”

Speaking of pride, William almost forgot that he was a naval officer in front of him, coughed twice in embarrassment to cover up the past, and continued:

"Ahem, but the information I have in my hand may make you a great achievement!

As long as you have an official position as a naval officer, isn't wealth rolling in?!"

Having said this, William didn't mean to sell off, and directly said his information: "When we met for the first time, Your Excellency should know that I had received the movements of the 'octopus ghost' Huggins in advance, and I was ready to leave the east coast of the Black Sea.

Although there was a bit of an accident later, my intelligence source was completely fine. ”

Leaning forward slightly, William deliberately lowered his voice and said, "In addition to participating in the 'Port Dick Massacre', some of Huggins' subordinates actually went to another place. And that part is his real lineage, the hardcore henchman of the Pirate King!"

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