On the main battlefield where the Intrepid was located, the rumbling of cannon fire finally gradually stopped. When the thick pungent smoke gradually dissipated, people finally saw the terrifying scene.

On the surface of the sea, the two pirate ships were covered in bruises, and the hull was covered with huge holes carved by shells, and there were crumbling pieces of wood, debris, and broken corpses everywhere, and half of the ships were dyed red with the blood flowing freely. Their masts had collapsed, and with them a great deal of things such as trusses, sails, and cables, had filled the deck, and even blocked the exit from the stern.

One of the ships was even in the water, and it looked like it was about to sink, but its stern was still burning violently, with bright flames and billowing smoke. Some of the surviving sailors were jumping from the sloping deck. It's a wise choice, there are no predators like sharks in the area, and if the enemy is merciful enough, they have a good chance of surviving.

As they had guessed, the Dreadnought had no intention of killing them all, and several lifeboats were lowered to salvage the unlucky ones who had fallen overboard.

Seeing this scene, the pirates who were still worried that they would be hanged without asking for a reason, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Two white flags were quickly raised from the other two pirate ships, and they surrendered.

Seeing the white flag raised, the cheers on the seawall became louder. The war is finally over! On the other side of the harbor, some bold civilians also opened the closed door and stepped out of the house. The haze of war, which had been overwhelming for more than a month, was swept away by this rare victory, and many people wept with joy and could not help themselves.

People couldn't help but walk in the direction of the docks, ready to welcome the return of the victors. But at this moment, behind them, Van Cleve's voice suddenly rang out:

"Guys, we need to hurry, or Lord Lords will have to go home in a dinghy!"

The crowd moved out of the way in surprise to see Van Cleef leading a group of vigilante soldiers carrying ropes, buckets, wet mops and pig bladders filled with water. Run in the direction of the trestle.

At this moment, a rapid and high-pitched snare drum sounded on the distant sea. Everyone looked into the distance in astonishment, and saw that the brisk clipper suddenly spread all its sails half a nautical distance from the shore and rushed towards the dock as fast as it could.

Their lord was standing at the end of the foremast. One hand gripped the sail rope tightly. The splash of the waves was split in half by the sharp bow of the ship, and rolled under the sides like an invincible enemy under his feet.

On the seawall, on the pier, and on the trestle, all the greeters, including the pirate captives, were stunned. Being so close to the docks, the unusual behavior of this clipper. It seems that he was planning to crash the ship and run aground. The ship was getting closer and closer, and there was no sign of slowing down, and it was about to hit the dock, and there was still no sign of the sails.

Rushing to a place of one or two hundred yards from the trestle, suddenly someone gave a loud order, and with a loud bang, the sails on the mainmast and the aft mast were lowered to the bottom, only the spinnaker on the foremast was still full of wind, and then the steering wheel spun, and the light clipper was centered on the bow. Crossing a 90-degree fan, it slowly clings to the best berth in the harbor, just a few meters away from the trestle.

Although the pier was still surrounded by flames, it was not a problem for the clipper, because the sea water that had been pushed up by the rapid transverse movement of the ship roared like a huge wave towards the burning trestle, and when the waves were overflowing and the wind was calm, a figure jumped down from the bow of the ship and landed steadily on the trestle with lingering smoke.

It was the first time Van Cleef had seen his lord in half a year, and he could tell at a glance that something must have happened to the young nobleman. Because the restlessness and recklessness that belong to young people have long since disappeared from this human face, replaced by plainness and gentleness.

"You have saved your people like a true hero, and allow me to pay you the highest respect," he bowed deeply. He bowed to his lord, "Welcome home, Your Excellency. ”

"Let's walk together, and I do want to know what has changed in the port of Long Beach, because you can see from the outside, it's a lot different from a few months ago." Diego replied approvingly. He turned. He waved his hand to his people, who responded with a round of cheers and applause, in fact, for many of the newly relocated residents, it was the first time they had seen the legendary lord.

Led by Van Cleef, the group walked in the direction of the port. Behind him, a large group of people came down from the ship, including minotaurs, goblins, and pirates who had just been recruited.

"Maybe you need to have a celebratory reception to introduce your friends, old and new subordinates and guests." Diego thought to himself.

The Dreadnought was left in the deep sea, and the depth of the water and the harbor berths in Long Beach Harbor were not large enough to dock such a huge heavy warship. Some sailors rowed to the pier in guò dinghy. They needed to add something, and the Port of Long Beach was just one of the stops on the Intrepid's voyage.

In fact, the Swordfish and the Dreadnought met for the first time only yesterday. As reinforcements sent by the Duke of Bolval, they were also quite surprised by the Swordfish's survival. But what is even more surprising is that the combat effectiveness of this flying clipper ship in this naval battle is even more shocking, even if it is the regular navy of the kingdom, it is nothing more than that.

For the next few days, Diego was busy putting the finishing touches on the battle, cleaning up the battlefield, collecting prisoners, and counting the spoils. However, these pirates were desperately poor, and there was no oil or water at all, and even the two pirate ships that the two largest trophies were captured were not taken seriously by Diego, and in his opinion, this kind of galleys were outdated, and they were completely unable to cooperate with the Swordfish.

But in the eyes of the merchants, these two trophies are still very valuable, and as long as they are pulled into the dock for repairs, they are still good ships. They immediately approached Van Cleef and asked to buy the ships.

Clearly, the former head of the Brotherhood was a good hand at dealing with these merchants. In his mouth, these galleys were good ships for offshore sailing, and even if they were not used for combat, their wide belly compartments, flat decks, and jibs showed that they were born cargo ships for Dora to run fast. With enough oarsmen, the boat could make a round trip between Stormwind and Long Beach in a month. Even a full-sail fast cargo ship is not much faster than it, of course, the supply pressure brought by twice as many personnel as a sailboat is selectively ignored by Van Cleef.

After haggling, the pirate ship in the best condition was finally sold for 6,000 gold coins, which was a fair price after deducting depreciation and repairs. Another pirate ship, which was more severely damaged, was sold as a partner in this transaction.

Van Cleef was pleased with the deal, and the 6,000 gold coins, while not a lot of money, were not unhelpful to the commercial damage caused to the Port of Long Beach by the news of the pirate invasion.

Of course, the value of this outdated old galley is not comparable to that of a newer type of sailing like the Swordfish. The latter cost Diego a whole ten thousand gold coins, which was still the friendship price given by the goblins for the favor he had helped a lot, enough to buy a large old-fashioned sailing ship. (To be continued.) )