Chapter 029. Ruined harbor
The ash under his feet had been paved with a layer of ash, and the half-old cowhide boots on Levi's feet were stepped on them, and after being mixed with water and mud, there was only a piece of mud, and even every step made a "crackling" sound, so that he could feel the hard touch of the masonry under his feet. www.biquge.info The original dock built of logs has burned down, and only the area built with stone barriers on the shore is still intact, but the original bustling open-air warehouse area on the ground, the original mountain of goods has been scattered on the street, and most of the goods have been turned into a pile of ashes with a faint red light with the fire.
Many merchants and sailors also stood on the shore and watched everything in front of them, and even more of them were completely pale, and they could barely stand with the support of the waiters next to them. The warehouse area of the outer harbor of Grey Mist City was basically piled up with a large amount of goods that the ocean-going merchants had come to here, and now not only had they been burned clean, but the huge investment they had spent here had all been reduced to the sea and disappeared, enough to plunge the less powerful merchants into a sad bankruptcy debt.
Baron Charrison looked at the tragedy in front of him with a calm face, but a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were rather gloomy and he said: "Those guys, it's really a big deal. He had washed his wounds on Levi's ship, bandaged them with a clean strip of cloth, and changed into one of Levi's best clothes, and had regained his former elegance and demeanor in aristocratic circles. However, Baron Charrison frowned slightly, looked at the shadowy appearance in the depths of the street, turned his head to Levi next to him and said, "I need to go back to the inner city of Grey Mist City, I think you need to escort me for some distance." ”
"My pleasure, Baron Charrison."
Looking at the groups of figures on the street in the distance, Li Wei's eyes couldn't help but squint slowly. The figures walked briskly through the ruins of the warehouse area, and they were obviously carrying things in their arms, and if it was a good Samaritan who had come to save them, he didn't trust the conscience of the world very much. Turning his head to look at the Devo merchant ships and the heavy Galie warships behind him, Levi greeted them and said loudly, "I need thirty men, take your flintlock guns!" ”
"Understood." The heavy ships were already densely packed, and although 40 of the 77 sailors were rowers on the lower deck, 37 were still sailors on deck. Excluding the few people in charge of the sails and watching, it is quite simple to make up 30 people. Especially when docking on the shore, those oarsmen at the bottom can also come up to breathe, and if there is any abnormal situation, this group of extremely large groups of guys can also draw their scimitars and fight them. In terms of numerical superiority, this heavy Galie warship was still several times more than the Devo merchant ships.
A thick plank that served as a ladder was lowered to the shore, and the Spanish sailors, armed with flintlock pistols, disembarked quickly, arranged in two neat columns. Although the Spanish Empire has entered the twilight of the game, the glory of the world's first empire on which the sun never sets is still reflected in them, with uniform movements and high spirits, as well as the pale orange sailor suits, all of which show the formality and professionalism of these sailors.
Unlike the Ottoman sailors on the Devo Mall, when they came to this world, they also wore neat Ottoman naval uniforms, but in more than two years, they had long been tattered and patched to the present, and they were not much different from those common simple sailors' uniforms. After all, it's the real world, and if it's like in the game, if you survive for two or three hundred years without attrition and dilapidated troops, it would be too fake.
"A neat queue, a clean uniform, a dwarven musket in each hand, Levi, you really make me more and more curious."
Baron Charrison coughed slightly, wiped the blood stains from the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief without leaving a trace, and looked at the Spanish sailors who were already lined up in two rows with a look of surprise. No matter what the world is, being able to arrange a neat formation means that this unit is well-trained and a unit with combat effectiveness. Especially in this world, which is still similar to the feudal era of the earth, such a uniform army appeared in front of him, Baron Charrison couldn't help but nod sincerely and exclaimed: "What a great young man." ”
"Of course, Baron Charrison, they've always been great." Smiling slowly, Levi's admiration for the baron was not tactfully accepted. In fact, as a game unit, it is really easy for sailors to line up in such a formation, at least such a neat queue makes people look intimidating. However, he reached out and took the cane handed over by the first mate Green behind him, and then handed it to Baron Charrison next to him and said, "The gentleman's cane is very useful now." ”
"It's sad."
Baron Charrison took the cane handed over by Levi, and his brow couldn't help but sigh a little. It is a gentleman's walking stick, and the fine, sturdy wood has been carefully coated with lacquer, giving it a noble and mysterious black. The curved handle is also carefully wound by the craftsman with two thin lines of linen and velvet, so that you can't feel the hardness of the wood in your hand. But Baron Charrison also understood that this uncommon gentleman's cane was also not owned by Levi.
The Outer Harbor of the Grey Mist City, which has fallen into chaos, has long lost its previous rules, and a once decent gentleman cannot guarantee the safety of his life. Not only the cruel and tyrannical water thieves, but even those poor people who were originally humble and only knew how to keep their heads down would be fatally attacked. All of this Levi and Baron Charrison also understood that once the order established by the higher-ups of Grey Mist City was lost, all ugliness and greed would be magnified to the limit, and anyone who dared to enter this chaotic region would be attacked and then swallowed up by this darkness.
This is also the reason why Baron Charrison asked Li Weiwei to send him, as a noble baron of Grey Mist and a high-ranking knight with a vindictive spirit, he can die in the war to protect Grey Mist, but he must not die at the hands of a group of lowly paupers or garbage scoundrels. This is an honor that is valued among the nobles, but if he still has the skills and strength he had before, and is not seriously injured, he will not need Levi and his Spanish sailors to escort him.
"First mate Green, Captain Hall, stay in the harbor and leave immediately if you find that the situation is wrong."
However, before leaving, Levi also glanced at the Devo Mall and the heavy Garrie warship that were still docked behind him, these two ships were his most valuable treasures now, and if there was any accident, it would really be too late to cry. But he also had great trust in Green and Hall of the two ships, and nodded to them, "It's best not to have any accidents." "Although Captain Hall is a newly recruited captain, he is also a middle-aged veteran who has been adrift at sea for more than 20 years, not to mention that First Officer Green has a calm personality, and the two cooperate with each other, it is estimated that even if that group of pirates comes to attack again, it is estimated that they will not be able to hurt them in the slightest.
The two ships had a total of 7 7-pounder guns, and the resulting firepower could cause even a squad of infantry to collapse outright. The salvo power of the artillery is astounding, both at long and close range. What's more, there were more than sixty people on the two ships combined, even armed with scimitars and flintlock pistols, which were not comparable to those water thieves who only had melee weapons. Especially the port behind them, if you can't beat it, you can escape, and the vast sea is not a place where the thieves of the Ketuv River can continue to commit murder.
The Spanish sailors walked on the left and right, their thick flintlock pistols on their shoulders in unison, and Levi led the way alone, with Baron Charrison on his canes behind him. And Levi also had to admit the mysterious power of this world, if the human beings on the earth were injured by this baron, it was estimated that they could only lie in bed and wait for treatment, and this Baron Charrison could still keep up with Levi's footsteps and walk quickly along a ruined street.