On July 21, 1226, an army of 3,000 men finally approached the outskirts of Kadein Island. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The reason why info says army and not fleet is because this force does not have warships in the traditional sense. In fact, apart from operating in the sea, this force is not much different from the armies of all countries - officers and generals on horseback, elite soldiers armed to the teeth, and auxiliary and cannon fodder units with rudimentary armament. This is a very feudal army, and if it is seen by people with military knowledge, a large number of black spots in combat effectiveness can be found in this kind of army in an instant. However, the problem is that, as people without common sense can see, this should still be a rather majestic army of tigers and wolves, right? The only reason is that the soldiers who make up the army are all fierce sea tribes, argonians, shark people, etc., who seem to be quite effective, as well as the more numerous swamp people, frogmen, and flippers.

Judging from the formation and pomp, the leader of this army should be a Wurmon general. He was much larger than the average Argonian, not fat and bloated, but surprisingly large. Of course, compared to his average Wurmite counterpart, whose scales and skin were wave-colored and aqua-green, his appearance was a much deeper dark blue, and even began to darken, very close to the color of the deep sea. This is actually a sign of the Argonians' age.

However, despite having a scaly skin of this color, this wurm veteran looks quite fashionable in his outfit, or it can be described as "sassy bag". He wore a crimson battle robe, and rode on a chariot pulled by two one-horned killer whales and made of solidified coral rock...... Well, at least, that's what his men think.

In fact, if you take a closer look, you can find that this huge wurm, this taciturn wurm with a strong aura, has his eyes tightly closed, his breath is dull, and his nasal cavity is rhythmically spewing out turbid breath, and even the water is stirred, which is clearly napping.

In other words, the rest of the Sea Clan officers were riding on sea beasts of all sizes, but this guy was the only one riding in a chariot, maybe not to show his majesty, but just to sleep comfortably.

A mermaid officer with a trident in his hand and clad in armor - because he is not a sister paper, but a strong man, so he can't be called a mermaid, only a mermaid, which is a sad story - swam next to the snoozing Argonian general. He groaned for half a minute, hesitated, and finally decided to wake up the other party.

"Your Excellency, we are already approaching the waters off the island of Kadein, Your Excellency, Your Excellency?" The merfolk officer leaned closer to the Argonian's ear and whispered. However, after a few calls, the other party still showed no signs of waking up.

This guy can't be asleep already, right? The mermaid officer thought so, wondering whether to stab the other party with a trident, but it seemed too disrespectful to do so, and he suddenly hesitated.

Fortunately, this wurm man who has no sense of tension seems to have only a little longer reflex arc, and he is not really heartless. After a few seconds, he finally opened his eyes slowly, revealing a pair of dragon-like vertical pupils, and yawned heavily, before slowly turning his gaze to the fish-man.

"Oh." He said casually, but his eyes were completely out of focus.

Oh, what a ghost! The fish-man officer thought for a while, and felt that it was no problem to really stab the other party with a trident, but if he really wanted to fight, his combat strength was not enough, so he naturally squeezed out a smile on his face: "We have reached the open sea of Kadin Island, Your Excellency, if you want to go further, the chaotic currents, reefs, and wild sea beasts will become a mortal danger factor for the army." That's where your experience comes in! ”

"My experience? Oh, yes, it's precisely because of this that an old man like me, who is about to sink half of his body, will be called up to serve as a major figure as a striker! The old Argonian seemed to have finally sobered up a little, and like all the old people, he complained babblingly: "Really, I thought that at my age, I could finally get a place to retire, and it was not bad to die in a rocking chair like this!" But why should they be called to do such important work? Your Majesty and Your Highness are not worried about mistakes? Having said that, I've taken refuge, uh, abandoned the dark and turned to the prodigal son until now, and it's been almost 200 years, right? Is it the first time you have undertaken such an important mission? Shouldn't we be flattered and sincerely frightened to express great honor, and then do our best to get things done? Yes, if we were still a very enterprising young man, it should be. But the question is, I'm obviously so old, and I still want to run out to rob young people of their merits, won't I be hated very much? If you are cursed, you will not be at peace when you die, right? ”

I just want you to get up and lead the way or something, do you need to talk about such a long list? And how do you tell me to pick it up?

The fish-man officer wanted to look at the other person with a comforting gaze, but then realized that he didn't dare, and even if he did, it would be useless, so he could only barely squeeze out a smile that did not contain any information.

"Your Majesty and Your Highness have always valued you very much, and the rest of your Excellencies also respect you very much!"

"The premise is that I have to be knowledgeable enough and obedient enough, right? Hey! The old Argonian finally showed his first expression after waking up, and on that big lizard-like face, he actually squeezed out a very worldly smile.

Since the other party said "hehe", the fish-man officer really didn't know what kind of expression to use, except for "hehe".

"Rest assured, rest assured, my little priest, old Rondo is a wise man who believes in his fate, and knows what to do to make everyone happy. Hey, hey, hey...... Those juniors of mine have made such a big deal here, and if they don't care about it at all, it really can't be justified. ”

Rondo? Red Scales, who had the nickname of "Fire Scale King" in his early years, was majestic. However, he is 648 years old this year, and even if the lifespan of the silver-seeded Argonian is calculated, this is also a time that has entered the last years. Older people often have times when they are low on energy, and even when they are on the march, if they have nothing important to doz, they will often find an opportunity to nap at any time. Anyway, the normal planning and arrangement of the march is responsible for the mermaid military adviser and the supervisor under his command, and he only needs to wake up when necessary and lead everyone to copy the knife. From his standpoint, if he really puts too much energy into military affairs, it will definitely make many people feel uneasy, right? The reason why "subordinates" have to put quotation marks is actually because of this.

However, what we need to know is that although this old Wurm man can be regarded as a fierce man in the Chen Sea, although he is an old man with one leg in the ground, he is still a fierce man; He is also a limited number of Argonian lords in the United City-State of Atlantis ruled by merfolk lords. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to lead such a strong Sea Clan army and serve as the vanguard of the entire army. However, even with so much aura, his position is still very awkward. If this guy has read the one with the most incorrect views among the four famous novels in Lu Xi's hometown, he will definitely resonate with it.

Yes, he, like a certain black man surnamed Song, was "recruited".

In more than 300 years, the age of great exploration of Tatsukai has just begun, and the era of pirates is also on the rise, he is also the most famous pirate king on this sea, and the golden-bearded Drake is on the same side. Compared with him, Samuel, the most powerful "Pirate Prince" in the current Chen Sea Pirate King? Bellamis, all of them are just fledgling characters. If this Argonian pirate king hadn't "degenerated" and become a "court eagle dog", maybe the pattern of outlaws in the Tatsumi Sea would be a different situation entirely.

In short, it is common sense that there are five so-called Four Heavenly Kings, and in addition to the four Pirate Kings, there is one more predecessor of the Pirate King who no longer has the name of the Pirate King, and this setting is actually very common.

Of course, from the "heroes of the sea" who were at large, eating meat and drinking wine in large bowls, "acting chivalrous and righteous", and "robbing the rich and helping the poor", he has become the current court eagle dog, and many onlookers are still a little ashamed that this pirate king who was powerful in the past has fallen to this point. Of course, if they saw such a big pirate king who had dominated Chenhai with the three armies at the beginning, and had fought with the golden-bearded Drake for half his life, become an old fool who was either dozing off or talking harshly, it was estimated that they would be even more shameless.

However, perhaps the ruling class of this city-state under the sea is, after all, a kind of golden fantasy race with a strong fairy tale color, and it seems that it is more generous than the surname Zhao, and it does not give Bai Aya a glass of poisonous wine or something just because the old Yalong people occasionally say two cool words, and they still trust each other very much. Well, at least in some particular situation, they trust each other a lot.

…… For example, under the present conditions.

There's no way around it. Even for the merfolk who can "control" everything in the ocean, the area around Kadin Island, which is composed of strange rocks, undercurrents, poisonous weeds, and the ferocious sea beasts that lurk in it, is also known as the territory of the Dead Land. And what we need to know is that except for this old man who has been recruited for two hundred years and has been an outsider to "abandon the darkness and turn to the light" to promote the typical Argonians, the mermaid royal family of Atlantis can't find a lord who is familiar with the surrounding area of Kadein Island. And such a "only" national treasure is an old decay with one leg in the ground, without any sense of tension.

"Don't be in such a hurry, my little friend! By the time we arrived, the battle might have been over. The old Argonian laughed without any nervousness, and patted the fish-man priest on the shoulder: "The Black Sea and my group of juniors have actually done it in the open sea of Kadein, and I think His Highness Sidligit must also hope that we will not be too anxious." Let them suffer while they are suffering, right? ”

“…… Well, our mission is to find a stable passage in the open sea of Kadein for the march of the army. Speaking of which, even the mermaid officer himself felt a little strange. You know, not to mention the follow-up army, the current 3,000 people, the vanguard force composed of four large and small sea clan gathering points, are also the largest military operation of the United City-State Kingdom in the past ten years.

To put it bluntly, the sea tribes of the Atlantis city-state are a group of people who especially like to live a small life in the deep sea, and they don't care too much about the hegemony on the sea, and they don't pay much attention to the pirates' attacks on the trade routes, so only the tribes of the Black Sea will cheer up. In the past two years, the Black Sea has repeatedly declined, and it is difficult to see them at the main gathering points in the Chenhai Seabed, and even military operations with more than 1,000 people have become quite rare. Even many mermaid lords knew that a new type of city called Tatuga was the base camp of pirates on this sea, and the boss behind the black market who laundered money also had the background of the group of followers of the evil gods of the Black Sea Naga, and they didn't think about sending troops to wipe this so-called "sin city" from the world.

"Soldiers need your guidance, Your Excellency!" Whatever one may say, as a military man, orders and tasks naturally come first. The mermaid officer knew that his former bandit boss who had been recruited would definitely not be able to do this, but he could only try his best to persuade the other party to do his best in this direction: "It is precisely because of you that everyone can maintain a strong fighting spirit when approaching a dead domain like Kadein!" ”

So, the old Wulong, who had just woken up, let out a cheerful laugh: "Oh ho ho! That's why I like to do things with you, little priest. Although I know that if old Rondo has any misdeeds, your orders include taking my crumpled head, but at least, listening to you is a way to make people's minds clear! Oops! Your Highness has really chosen a favorite magic advisor and military staff officer for me! For this reason, if old Rondo does not do his best, even the goddess will not forgive me. ”

The way you look like you're half in the ground, even if you really do your best, it's not worth a few pennies? The mermaid officer felt that it was still hurtful to say it so bluntly, so he could only laugh twice.

With a veteran driver leading the way, the march of this 3,000-strong force was quite smooth. Of course, in addition to their normal marches, they also try to eliminate reefs on the periphery of the ocean, poisonous seaweed, and even hunt down large wild sea beasts that hide in the shadows of ocean currents and the depths. Their task was to open a solid march for the follow-up army, and so far it seems that the work has been done well.

"Of course, our preliminary work can only be managed for three days at most. Kadein Island has always been a very evil place, well, when I was a pirate, it always felt as if it didn't belong in our world. What are you spellcasters talking about...... Well, space turbulence? It's always going to have all sorts of pretty weird effects here, like the poisonous seaweeds that grow faster than your beard! The passage we cleared today will turn into a dangerous maze again in a few days! ”

"In other words, there is no real stable shipping route on Kadein Island?" The mermaid officer wondered.

"Well, there should still be one or two. It was all drawn by my love-hate nemesis, Goldenbeard Drake. However, this is on the surface of the sea, not at the bottom of the sea, pirates can pass, but it does not mean that we water rats can pass! The Argonian smiled: "The water of Kadin Island is much more dangerous than the surface of the water!" Otherwise, do you think we have been doing nothing about this island for so many years? ”

The mermaid officer's eyes widened involuntarily, and he suddenly felt that he was in danger. Since there is no so-called safe passage, then this old Yalongman is an old driver who pretends to be a fart! Isn't this clearly bringing yourself who still has a great youth and a great future, plus 3,000 troops, to the pit?

"Superficial!" The old Yalongren snorted coldly: "Labor and management have been pirates in the Chen Sea for 300 years, and I don't know how many times I've been to this Kadin Island!" I've figured out the rules for a long time! In this world, there will never be a person who is more familiar with the underwater waters of Kadein Island than Old Rondo! If there is anyone in this world who can open a way for the army to enter Kadein, only a bad old man like me can do it! But then again, why do we have to capture Kadin Island? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to let that group of Black Sea and stupid juniors kill each other and then pick up the bargain? Didn't we all do that before? ”

"Find one, the lower officials also wondered. However, a mission is a mission. ”

"Alas, the public meal is really not delicious! However, for the sake of pensions, you can only work so hard, right? The old Yalongren once again lamented the hardships of the imperial eagle dog, but the road was chosen by himself, and he could only continue to walk like this on his stomach. (To be continued.) )