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Kraz really didn't make them wait long. The next day, before noon, he again came to the Sailor's House, and with him was a treasurer sent by a wealthy man. He had with him an order for the dockyard - a small battleship under construction, ninety feet long, twenty-six feet wide, with a draft of twelve feet, and a displacement of about two hundred tons. It was loaded with ten four-pounder guns on each side and two two-pounder guns at the bow and stern gun emplacements. It takes about thirty crew members to start it, and can carry about eighty soldiers.

The ship was supposed to be built as a convoy for a certain goblin merchant's fleet across the sea, but unfortunately, the hapless goblin merchant had died in a sack by the Naga pirates a few months earlier - apparently he and his fleet were no longer able to use the ship to protect them.

"You're lucky, in another month, the boat will be ready to be built and launched." After signing the order and employment contract, the treasurer congratulated with a smile.

For the wealthy Rivigaz, it was a surefire business, as the hapless businessman had already paid the deposit. Generally speaking, this deposit is generally 60% of the total amount, which has basically recovered the construction cost. When Diego paid all the expenses, the sale, which was almost a two-to-two deal, would net Rivigaz a semi-small warship.

For a very good reason, Diego did not pay a deposit because he was about to sail with the Blackwater Fleet in Treasure Bay, but noted in the agreement that the ship would be paid for when it was launched. No one can guarantee that the goblins will not trap him to death at sea for a deposit of a few thousand gold coins. Then sell the boat to a third family. There's no place to cry.

About a week later, Diego received orders to get ready to board the ship. Once hired, Kraz was less polite. Start calling the shots. The day before, Diego and Masrae had received leather armor made by the Gusti brothers.

These are two sets of sleeveless half-body armor, similar to horse clips, with side openings, divided into two pieces at the front and back, and when worn on the body, they can be tightened through the loops on the ribs, so that even a person can easily wear them.

For Diego, it's because of the 'Cuisine of Asnar'. This set of leather armor is more likely to reduce the impact of a slash attack, and as for piercing damage, the scales on the inside will resist it.

These two sets of leather armor are all made of lizard-backed skin, which is very strong, and Diego tried it with an ordinary sword when he received it, but it was completely unable to cut through its protection. Of course, he didn't try it with his own bayonet and musket, because the bullet holes in the lizard's skin already showed what the consequences would be.

to these bullet holes. Chicksdi repaired it with copper rivets, which not only did not affect the overall protection, but also had the effect of local strengthening.

In addition to this, the goblin tanners also created bracers, knee pads, and arm armor from the soft leather of the lizard's abdomen. These soft skins are not as protective as the back skin, but fortunately they do not affect mobility.

For seclusion in the jungle, under the building of Diego. Instead of maintaining the lizard's skin's original dazzling golden yellow, Chicksdi dyed it in different shades of green. The middle is interspersed with mottled brown stripes, which look a bit like temperate camouflage.

Generally. Diego was satisfied with the two sets of leather armor, which were almost three times as protective as the one they were wearing now - it was just the skin of a golden-scaled lizard, not a dragon, nor a molten dog, and he couldn't ask for more than that.

Diego paid the price of a thousand gold coins - mainly the rune threads and the secondary immortal essences that needed to be added to the demonized leather took up a large part of the cost, and Brikrez wiped them out with a bold stroke of the pen. Accordingly, as a token of appreciation, Diego gave away the leather armor they had replaced as a bargain partner.

Diego and Masrae, rejuvenated, boarded the Goddess of the Waves in the evening, and this time there were two warships, the other named the Flying Osprey.

Both ships were good ships of oak construction, one hundred and fifty feet long, with a displacement of about eight hundred tons, loaded with fifty fine guns cast by the dwarves, and fifty sailors on each ship.

Once on board, Diego discovered that there were not only sailors on the Goddess of Waves, including him and Masrae, but also many marines on board, about 200 people. Among them, there are not only the goblin guards of Treasure Bay, but also many mercenaries like him, who are about the same number as the goblin guards. They wore a variety of armors, from plate armor to multi-layered cloth armor, and held a variety of weapons in their hands, ranging from maces to battle axes and flails, but the pirates were most fond of using scimitars.

Compared to the shabby armor on these people, the leather armor on Diego and Masrae looked a little too new, but fortunately, both of them were wearing a burqa outside, which did not attract too many covetous glances.

As marines, they are responsible for jumping into the gang when the ships of both sides are approaching, and as for maneuvering the ships and firing guns, it is the business of the sailors, and it has nothing to do with them, of course, this group of outright laymen does not understand, and they can't do it.

When night fell, the two warships retracted their cables and left the dock. This time was set sail to prevent leaks, but with such two large warships leaving the port, Diego didn't think that the people on the docks would not be aware of it, who knows how many spies of the Blood Sail Pirates were in this harbor?

Brave the stars, they sailed past the Garniro outpost at the exit of the bay. On this small island stands a huge statue of the wealthy Rivigaz, fifty feet tall, with his hands raised flat and spread out to his sides, as if to welcome every incoming traveler. The statue also serves as a lighthouse, with a huge light shining on the head of the statue that guides ships sailing at night.

After heading west out of the bay, the warship rounded the end of the Cape Mountains, which stretched into the sea, and turned south. This is almost the southernmost point of the entire Eastern Kingdom continent. Except for a chain of islands to the east, no land would be closer to the south than they were.

However, instead of going into the depths of the sea, they drove along the continental shelf, and under the light of the double moon, they could faintly see the dark shadows of the mountains on the northern land, and sometimes even hear the roars of wild beasts coming from there.

Looking at the bow of the ship in the middle of the night, the initial novelty disappears, because nothing can be seen above the sea at night. Diego returned to the cabin with some trepidation. But to tell the truth, if he hadn't been sleepy, he wouldn't have been killed and wouldn't have wanted to go back to this hellish place—the crew compartment was cramped, and the Marines slept in rows of hammocks, like bacon hanging in a smokehouse. And the inside of the cabin was dark and damp, filled with a disgusting smell of musty, sea, and foot odor. But fortunately, the people in this room are very well adapted, and they did not encounter the legendary seasickness, otherwise, the smell here would be even more disgusting.

Lying in a hammock, in a swaying and shaking, Diego gradually fell asleep with a musket in his arms.

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Note: For sailboat dimensions, the unit is in feet. (To be continued......)