Chapter 72: The Pirate's Festival
The New Year has arrived. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Blue Flame Island is still the scene of the past, and the pirates spend their days robbing, drinking, and gambling, and every living day is a carnival for them.
Of course, there are exceptions, and that is the National Day on September 19 every year. On this day, robbery can be legalized, and everyone can get drunk on the streets without worrying about whether they will be able to see the sun the next day.
And in the first month of the new year, the official Bilgewater organization and the Pirate Alliance announced an intriguing order: in anticipation of the upcoming 145th anniversary, Blue Flame Island will enter festive status throughout the month of January.
Elsewhere in Valoran, an official declaration of state is required, usually only at war.
But Bilgewater won't, because there are wars here every day. The official organizations with joint administrative powers and the pirate federation pinch each other all day long, and the pirates, the sheriff's office, and the bounty hunters are at loggerheads.
And once it enters the festive state, the internal strife on Blue Flame Island must stop. Legalized robbery itself is controlled within the limits of the law, and is more of a hoax nature, and even challenging this potentially life-threatening behavior is strictly prohibited.
Therefore, this order is more external, and all national caravans that appear in the waters of Blue Flame Island for the entire month after the order is issued will no longer be protected. Not only pirates, but even the official fleet of Bilgewater is ready to attack them at any time.
In other words, Bilgewater has declared war on all of Valoran. Well, actually, it's not a fuss at all. Even if they do not take a stand, almost all countries on the mainland maintain hostile relations with them.
On January 2, almost all of the pirate ships had sailed out of the harbor. On the vast sea, the pirate flag hunting is displayed, and the sound of cannons is not stopped.
Several hapless caravans were soon ransacked, wolves were plentiful and pirate ships began to scatter.
The Glory had been sailing northeast since morning, and finally spotted a land spot ahead at noon.
Gherrin, the southernmost province of Ionia, is also one of the three richest foreign ports in the south.
Once plagued by pirates, the peace-loving Ionians chose to compromise and settle with Blue Flame Island by offering a large amount of trade protection money every year.
The Glory lowered its pirate flag halfway to show neutrality, then continued north along the coastline, anchoring at the edge of the shoals.
In the afternoon, an Imperial warship appeared in front of the sea a few miles ahead, followed by several large cargo galleons.
Lin Feng raised the binoculars to observe, those cargo ships had a deep draft, obviously they were all fully loaded, and the position of the cargo compartment covered with a black cloth faintly projected a faint blue brilliance.
That's right, they're transporting crystals.
Noxus has been occupying the province of Nawel for some time, and based on the rate of production at several major mines in the occupied area, it is estimated that a shipment of crystals will be shipped away in the near future.
The accuracy of this information shows that Blue Flame Isle's infiltration of Ionia was not done in vain. After all, although there is no difference from the Ming robbery, there must be a reasonable basis for the incremental amount of trade protection agreements signed every year. After all, pirates are the most rule-oriented.
The Glory waited patiently, and after another hour, the slower, ordinary pirate ships appeared in the waters. Of course, they were only slower than the Magic Ships, and it was easy to catch up with a fully loaded cargo ship, and the plan of action for the entire month was clearly aimed at that.
"None of you want to bully Ionia, let her go and let me come." Lin Feng accurately made up the psychology of the Bilgewater people, and waited for the changes with the idea of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight.
Following the first southeast monsoon of late winter and early spring, the pirate ships rode the wind and waves to catch up with the Imperial fleet in the evening.
An Imperial warship escorting the flotilla at the back of the flotilla sounded an alarm signal, followed by a deterrent cannon fire.
The pirates didn't pay any attention to it and scattered in all directions.
Lin Feng leaned on the magic crystal cannon to look at the moon, and said from time to time: "Left full rudder, keep the state." ”
Caterina jumped on the magic crystal cannon, stepped on his shoulder with one foot, and scolded: "Zuo Manrudder, your sister, this has turned three or four times, say, are you cowardly?" ”
Lin Feng: "You know a fart, this is called tactics." What's wrong with me, you can do it. ”
Caterina smiled and announced loudly: "Captain Lin Feng has handed over the command, and now the entire crew of the ship is obeying my orders." ”
"Right hand rudder, full sail, full power on. Rush up and hit me. ”
As Carter's order was given, the Glory emerged like a tiger from the wolves.
The escort ships in front of the Imperial fleet noticed that something was wrong and immediately launched a salvo.
However, they couldn't calculate the speed of the improved Magical Battleship, and the cannonballs landed behind the Glory, and several pirate ships that were tailing were instead killed.
Carter shouted, "Gun on both sides, charge the main gun in the center, aim at the Imperial battleship in front of me, and knock it over at once." ”
Seeing her so excited, Lin Feng wondered in his heart: "Damn, do you want to be so strong, aren't you from the empire?" ”
Rumble.
More than 100 artillery pieces opened fire first, bursting out tongues of fire. The Demon Crystal Cannon came first, the strong light tore through the darkness, and two pillars of blazing light plowed through the huge abyss on the surface of the sea.
The Imperial warship was hit by the Magic Crystal Cannon, and began to spin in place. Moments later, heavy shells rained down and sank.
Carter yelled as if he had been beaten with chicken blood: "Give it to the old lady and let me watch it well and learn it hard, this is called the technique of fighting cannons." Prepare for a second round of attacks, and aim for me the Imperial ship in the rear. Kill it, and the front and rear channels of those merchant ships will be blocked, and they will soon become turtles in urns. ”
Lin Feng couldn't see through this woman more and more, she didn't give the Imperial Fleet a way to live like this.
The sunken battleship blocked the right channel, and the heavy merchant fleet slowly maneuvered to the left, complete pieces of fat circling under their noses.
The pirate ships swarmed towards the cargo fleet, and as the distance closed, the scattered formations gradually closed in one place.
The scattered passages of the advancing channel converged rapidly towards the middle, and when all the pirate ships were concentrated at the very tip of the point, they were almost connected in a straight line.
At this moment, a large area of light suddenly flashed on the dark sea.
On the right side of the land, a long chain of islands and reefs is constantly illuminated, and it follows a certain pattern in a hurry.
Lin Feng's face froze, and after continuously studying Hextech in recent days, he realized in an instant that it was the scene of the early model's power core warm-up and the magic crystal cannon starting to charge.
Surprised, Lin Feng glanced at Carter first, only to find that she seemed to be even more shocked than himself.
Carter personally operated the cannon and pointed the magic crystal cannon towards the reef.
"The starboard guns are in the direction of two o'clock, ready to fire."
As soon as the order was issued, Carter's magic crystal cannon had already been activated.
A bright light streaked by, and the entire chain of islands and reefs in the distance was exposed to the sea, and the outlines of huge warships appeared behind the black reefs.
Gray body armor, blue superstructure, white sails. The hull of the ship was filled with the brilliance of magical energy, and it looked holy and mighty.
The Ionian fleet, a whole ten magical warships!
The smile on Lin Feng's face froze for a second, and he finally remembered that the Ionian Navy had already been buried in the Nawel Military Port.
Then this fleet in front of you can undoubtedly only be, the Imperial!