Chapter 469: Pirates (Ask for a monthly pass, ask for a subscription, ask for a recommendation)
So on the same day, Isabella, Lilith, and Loris were called to Solam's room, and sat on their knees one by one, dejectedly, not even daring to raise their heads.
On the table next to it, there was a bag of money, and the money in it was not much, most of it was copper and silver coins, only two or three gold coins.
This is what Solam got from Lilith, but how could a little girl's family have so much money? Lilith has been following Soram, and Soram is responsible for food and clothing, and there is no place to use money at all.
Besides, the child is still too young, so Solam has never given her pocket money, and he doesn't know how to spend it.
So where does all this money come from? That's what Soram asked Lilith as well.
"It's my uncles who won by playing the eldest dick, and the dice, by the way, and ......" As soon as Lilith said this, she immediately came to her senses, and immediately gushed about where the money came from.
"Enough!" Solam's face turned green with anger when he heard this. Damn, such a kid actually gambles? How will you get it after this? Don't really be a petty gambler. "Those swear words were also taught to you by those bastards?"
"Nobody taught me ......"
Lilith has lived in a mixed environment since she was a child, so she has become accustomed to those swear words, no one has ever told her before, swear words are not good, and even what swear words mean, she doesn't know, in her opinion this is normal, nothing out of the ordinary.
Later, because of the words and deeds taught by Isabella's side, I knew that swearing was not good, so I gradually changed it. But these days, Isabella is addicted to mahjong and has no time to look at Lilith.
As for Lilith, she often mingles with those sailors, and there is no need to say much about the quality of those people.
So this problem came out again, today Lilith just happened to be another gamble, Lilith was very lucky this time, and in less than half an hour, she killed those people and won all the money in their hands.
But Lilith was still a little dissatisfied, she felt that she had left the show before she could enjoy it, so she was a little depressed, so she habitually swore and spoke, only to be touched by Solam......
Hearing this, Solam was even more furious, and he turned his head to look at Isabella!
"Look at it! Look! What did this little girl learn! At a young age, he was like a little gambler, and he swore a lot, I handed Lilith to you, that's how you taught your children? ”
This is a bit of a husband's posture of scolding his wife who loves to play cards, but this is a great accusation for Isabella.
Isabella is actually the easiest to be by Solam's side, she doesn't need to worry about anything, she doesn't need to fight and kill, the only most important duty is to teach Lilith. Outcome......
Gambling is harmful......
Isabella didn't have any objection to Solam's point, in fact, she couldn't refute it, these days, she is indeed a little slack, addicted to mahjong, and completely herded Lilith.
And Loris, who was beside Isabella, pouted with an aggrieved face, these things have nothing to do with her, why should she be punished for kneeling together?
It just so happened that Soram saw Loris's expression, so he immediately turned the finger at her!
"And you! What are you pouting? Aren't you my personal attendant? Tell me, how many times have I seen you in the past few days? I know how to play mahjong all day long, are you still a qualified attendant? ”
Loriss also knows that she has indeed gone too far recently, she has been soaking on the mahjong table with them almost except for eating and sleeping in the past few days, and as for Soram's side to protect him, Loriss really didn't take it to heart.
At that time, Loris still had reason to comfort herself, this is the sea, and there is only such a ship, what danger can Soram encounter? So he retracted back to the mahjong table with peace of mind.
Seeing Solam making such a big fire, the three women could only bow their heads and be scolded.
But just as Soram was about to teach the three women who were addicted to gambling a lesson, a quick knock on the door saved the three gamblers.
"Boss! Boss! There is a case! ”
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"Interesting, I didn't expect us to encounter pirates so soon." Solam looked at several pirate ships in the distance with a telescope and said with a smile on his face.
Solam had always heard that there were many pirates in the waters near Kalinsan, but he had never seen them, and the voyage had been calm for the past few days, so he always thought that this was an exaggeration.
I didn't expect him to run into it today.
There are a total of three pirate ships, these pirate ships are not as big as Solam's Princess Lilith, but they are very fast, although Solam's ship has been advancing, but Soram can still see that the distance between these three pirate ships is getting closer and closer.
Hearing Soram say this, Captain Barry's face immediately turned bitter. He didn't find it interesting at all.
With the rise of maritime trade, piracy is indeed rampant, this is no way to do it, on the west coast of the continent of Faerun, it is no exaggeration to say that pirates are simply as many as a cow.
However, the sea is so big, the chance of encountering pirates at sea is really small, after all, such a big place, plus there are so many merchant ships, distributed to each merchant ship, the probability of encountering pirates can be imagined.
If you can meet pirates as soon as you go to sea, who the will go to sea?
So now Barry not only doesn't find it interesting, but he also thinks he's unlucky. What's worse is that pirates tend to act alone to increase their chances of robbery, casting their nets wide to catch fish.
It's really rare to run into three pirate ships at once.
"Boss, why don't we run!" Barry became a slave because of pirates, and now he really feels like he is afraid of pirates for ten years, so he plans to run as soon as he opens his mouth.
"Run? Do you think our ship outran them? Solam was still holding the binoculars and looking at the distance that was getting closer, and he didn't look back.
In order to rob merchant ships, pirate ships must first be able to catch up with merchant ships, so pirate ships are generally very large, and at the same time, merchant ships are generally very large in order to load more goods, and at the same time, because of the relationship between the goods, the draft is relatively deep, so in terms of speed, it is still slower than that of pirate ships.
Solam's ship didn't have that much cargo, but it was still not as fast as the pirates' clippers, and it was only a matter of time before it was chased.
In fact, Barry knew this kind of thing, but it was fear that caused him to panic a little.
"So what do we do?"
"What else can I do? Of course it's hit! Saying that, Solam shouted to his sailors: "Turn around! We're going to meet those crumbs! ”
For men, ironclad behemoths are romance, but how about pirates and naval battles? If he could, Soram would like to hang out a pirate flag and coss a pirate.
But this kind of thing is no joke in this world, as soon as the pirate flag is hoisted, you are not a pirate but a pirate, if it is seen by other merchant ships, then Solam's ship will not want to dock in those serious harbors.
In this world, pirates are notoriously inhuman, and if they are caught, anyone can execute them, not only without legal responsibility, but also with a reward.
In general, the punishment for pirates in coastal cities is beheading, and if the heart is ruthless, it will be directly nailed to death on a wooden frame on the beach, and the corpse will become a specimen to deter other pirates in the company of the sea breeze and various birds.
So Solam's idea of flying the pirate flag was resisted by the whole ship, and Soram had to give up, but now that he finally encountered pirates at sea, Soram naturally had a good touch. Think about it, how cool it is to sail in naval battles!
Hearing Solam's order, many sailors were stunned, merchant ships can run when they encounter pirates, and if they can't run away, they will surrender with white white, how can they face pirates.
But the others were excited, with the Wiggins berserkers being the most aggressive.
Their title shows how eager they are to fight, in these days under Solam, they can't say anything bad, eat and drink well all day, Soram doesn't care much about them, and the degree of freedom is relatively good.
But they always felt that something was missing.
They are the best fighters, not mediocre sailors, they are always eager to fight! I couldn't touch it before, but now that I finally touched it, I naturally got excited.
These pirates from the North Sea, singing old songs, began to push away the first mate, who was steering the rudder, and made a big U-turn on the ship.
"Roar, let's turn the course together and raise the flag!"
"Pull, hurricanes and waves, we will never die!"
"We have the sea and the power, where should we wander!"
"Roar, let's turn the course together and raise the flag!"
"Pull, hurricanes and waves, we will never die!"
"Some have rested, some are still alive, and some continue to sail the seas!"
"Roar, let's turn the course together and raise the flag!"
It's a bit messy to listen to, but the unique ballad makes Soram finally feel like a naval battle.
Wahid and his brothers, who were also ready for battle at this time, had already gathered on the deck, although they did not sing, but from his high-spirited eyes, it was also clear that they were also very much looking forward to the next battle!
They used to eat together on this sea, and when they were at their most beautiful, even the Black Sails Guild had to rein in their edge in front of them, if it weren't for the later incident, they wouldn't be able to replace the Black Sails Guild today to become the masters of this sea!
Today's atmosphere gives them that feeling of dominance again, so they are all eager to try.
None of them were willing to be mediocre, otherwise they would not have followed Soram to sea.
Seeing that the people around them were so murderous, those sailors gradually calmed down, and they all ran off the deck one by one, pushing those dwarven guns to the launch port!
At the same time, on the open deck, a bed crossbow was also installed on the edge of the ship.
Solam's ship is also armed, and it's very complete, there is no way, he has a good relationship with the Hammer Guild, so it's too easy to get some arms from them. And all the weapons are boutiques.
Those cannons and bed crossbows alone are not the kind of cut versions that are sold outside, they are all powerful boutiques, like this layered weapon, they are all strictly controlled, and they are generally not sold out, and only those forces that have been approved by the Talisman Society can buy them.
But when it comes to Solam, it doesn't matter, no one will pursue it anyway. As long as Soram doesn't mess around Kalinshan with these weapons, the Talisman Society won't care about him.