Chapter 065. Increasing the cost of stopping the ship

Less than two hours had passed, and looking down at the pocket watch in his hand, Levi's face was a little more solemn. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 There are also more signs of human activity on the shore on the left, and the occasional horse-drawn wagon of lumberjacks can be seen setting up makeshift logging camps. The loss of the Outer Harbor of Grey Mist required extensive repair and reconstruction work with more timber, so the forests around the coastline were the best place to get them.

These trees, which grow in the forests at the top of the cliffs along the coast, are a kind of cedar that is unique to the shores around Grey Mist, and can be turned into excellent wood after a few processes, whether it is to make huge ocean-going ships or towering houses. Even Levi used his Devoe merchant ship to transport the best timber that Old Morton had used in Samar to build a new storage warehouse and hop farm.

However, Levi's eyes did not care about the scenery on the shore, but looked at the horizon in the distance, and two indistinct bulges appeared in the field of vision. It was the breakwater guard tower in the outer harbor of Grey Mist City, and it was also a night lighthouse in the surrounding sea that could quickly identify the target, which also showed that Grey Mist City was close at hand, and Levi also reached out his hand backwards and shouted to the Ottoman sailors behind him: "Lower the sails, our destination is about to arrive!" ”

"Understood." The Ottoman sailors, who were still leaning on the side of the ship and chatting, immediately responded, and there was not much confusion among them, who had a clear division of labor. Seven or eight sailors walked to the main mast of the hull and untied the thick linen cable, and with the combined efforts of several people, the large spinnaker that was still full of sails also slowly fell, and then the Devo Mall, which was still moving forward quickly, slowed down and drove unhurriedly in the direction of the outer harbor in front.

An Ottoman sailor had already picked up two flags and quickly waved a simple flag towards the heavy Gallerian warship following behind, which was already a common way of transmitting information, and the operation was simple and extremely effective. However, Captain Hall's heavy Garet did not need to lower its sails, because the regular row of oars like wings reduced the frequency of undulations, and the entire Garet warship, which required manpower to maintain its maximum forward speed, also reduced its speed.

There were already many shadows of ships on the surrounding sea, but they didn't get too close to each other, and they all slowly headed towards the entrance of the outer harbor of Grey Mist. And looking at these ships, most of them are the size of the Devo merchant ship at Levi's feet, and they belong to offshore transport ships, but looking at their appearance, Levi also knows that these ships should be from Xiaoyinpan Island, a port of stop closest to the port of Gray Fog City on Big Silver Pan Island, but because of the scarcity of fresh water resources, it is not a large-scale place, if it is not for the famous black market of Gray Fog City is located there, I am afraid it is the scale of several small fishing villages.

Rubbing the silver ring on his finger, the mysterious gold filigree on the outer ring also made Levi look at the gray mist city in front of him, which was getting closer and closer, and couldn't help but slowly hold his breath. There was a sound of cowhide boots stepping on the wooden stairs behind him, and he didn't have to wait for him to turn around to know that it was the first mate Green who had already arranged for the sailors, but Levi's brows also furrowed slightly, and he asked slowly, "Will we be in danger?" ”

"Perhaps." First Officer Green simply replied to him, looking at the gradually expanding Gray Mist City Outer Harbor in front of him with an expressionless face, and his face gradually fell. His eyes stared at the city defense team patrolling the breakwater with war bows, and his eyes swept over the gradually growing boats around him, and he slowly let out a cold snort in his nose, and said as if asking: "You have offended all the garbage of the Rotten Algae Gang, maybe it doesn't matter if you are mixing with the nobles and mages." ”

"The nature of the two is incomparable."

There was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, although the first mate Green had a calm personality, the cold jokes still made people feel a lot more relieved, at least Levi slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and the solemnity on his face gradually relaxed. Even if he offended the rebellious nobles and mage towers hidden in the shadows, it was not that people had not been killed, and the magicians had not been defeated, and the salvo bombardment of four 12-pounder falcon cannons, Levi did not believe that anyone could violate the laws of physics, even if it was an alien world!

With the explosion of gunpowder, the solid iron ball endowed with terrifying kinetic energy and muzzle velocity can blast all enemies who dare to stand in front of it to a pile of minced meat with absolute heaviness, high quality, and denseness. This is not the so-called high magic world of the magic shield forbidden by the god of law, since the mage who held the mysterious fireball before was shot in the back twice by Levi, he already knows the so-called magic in this world.

And according to Acheson, the vice-captain of the Governor's Guard, the High Priest who can gather a group of people and cast the ability of fireballs belongs to the senior mages in the mage tower, and such an unknown death is not worthy of Levi's awe. It's a big deal to encounter it in the future, a few rounds of musket salvos or artillery serial bombardment, it is estimated that the two sides are not even close to the distance to meet, and the power from science and technology can crush this low demon world that is still in the feudal era.

"It seems that the outer harbor of Gray Mist City has recovered quite a bit."

First Officer Green looked at the temporary dock in front of him, which had been filled with ships again, and although the original huge ocean-going merchant ships had disappeared, the small ships like their Devo merchant ships were full of docks. There were also a lot of infantry from the city guards on the shore of the dock to maintain order, and the personnel of the town hall had begun to collect docking fees, and if it weren't for the remnants of the burned ruins on the shore, it would look almost the same as before.

"Lean over and take a look." It seemed that the caravan of several ships in front of him was about to leave, and Levi immediately commanded the Devo Mall and the heavy Galie warship to dock over. As the heavy iron anchor fell to fix the hull of the ship, and the bow of the ship was also thrown down by the sailors and quickly tied to the stone pillar on the shore, Levi also looked at the two dock keepers who came over, and smiled at the corner of his mouth: "In the reconstruction work, taxes must at least be less." ”

The thick planks that served as ladders were slowly lowered, and Levi and a few Ottoman sailors disembarked quickly, and the two dock masters who had approached also walked towards them. After scribbling down a few times in a rough notebook with a pencil in his hand, he turned his head to look at the Devo merchant ships and heavy gallerian warships docked on the shore, and also nodded: "The cost of docking for one day is 10 small silver coins, and two ships are 20." ”

"20 pieces? Is it going to be a price increase again? ”

Before Levi could speak, the first mate of Green behind him frowned slightly, the previous docking fee could be solved by 4 small silver coins, but now it has risen directly to 20, I have to say that the price has risen too much. Turning his head to look around, most of those administrators were unfamiliar faces, and the dock administrators who were familiar with him before were also gone, and he couldn't help but frown while pulling out his money bag: "Now Gray Mist City is so short of money?" ”

"It's not the water thieves who made trouble." After receiving twenty small silver coins, the two administrators did not have much expression on their faces, and behind them were the city guard infantry armed with spears, and they were not afraid of any guys who did not pay to make trouble. And one of them nodded, shrugged his shoulders and said to First Officer Green and Levi: "The reconstruction of the outer harbor of Gray Mist City costs money, and the warehouse area, the docks, and the city wall at the mouth of the sea, those damn Ketuf River thieves are really not things. ”

"That's true." Levi also shrugged his shoulders and smiled as if understanding. They didn't talk a few words, they separated from each other after a few casual words, and Levi turned his head to look at the sailors who were still waiting on the ship, and his tongue couldn't help but lick his dry lips slightly, his eyes looked in the direction of the inner city of the gray fog city, nodded and said: "In this case, you guys are here to guard the point, and I will go to the inner city." After a pause, he also whispered to Captain Hall and First Officer Green who came over, "You all wait here, and I'll lead the team myself." ”

However, Levi was not alone, and a certain card in his mind also fluctuated slightly with his thoughts, and instantly turned into golden powder and disappeared. But in the direction of Levi's thoughts, 120 well-proportioned Barbary pirates instantly appeared in the bottom cabin of the Nadvo merchant ship. This sudden weight also caused the Devo merchant ships to sink to a draft height of more than ten centimeters, if it were not impossible to use in enemy ships, this would be a miracle skill to kill people and seize ships.

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