Chapter I. Sudden encounter

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Under the blue sky, a gust of sea breeze blew, making a little wave on the otherwise calm water. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

On the sea, a three-masted sailing ship was sailing forward with the wind, and on board, the sturdy sailors kept rowing their oars in their hands in the sound of a uniform horn.

Zhao Hao was wearing a linen coat, a pair of inferior cowhide boots on his feet, and a tunnel pistol representing the peak of the development of firearms in this era was inserted in his waist, and in his right hand he held a silver moon long sword carefully crafted by the dwarf clan.

Sitting on the somewhat damp bow of the boat, smelling the air with the salty and wet smell of seawater, and enjoying such an unrestrained life, Zhao Hao was in a pretty good mood at this time.

Glancing at the first mate with an eyepatch next to him, he shook his head a little speechlessly and said, "Ted, can't you take off your damn blindfold for me, those eyes of yours are obviously sharper than Eagle Eyes." ”

"Captain, the story of the Pirates of the Caribbean you told me last time was so cool, I'd like to try their looks, too." Ted shook his shoulders and said with some noncommittality.

Hearing his first mate's obviously excited words, Zhao Hao also patted his forehead helplessly, he really didn't know whether it was right or wrong to tell the other party the story that was very popular in his world.

"Huh?" Zhao Hao, who was originally joking with the first mate, suddenly changed his face, his face became solemn, his eyes stared ahead, on the coastline in the distance, and at some point, a faintly visible black spot appeared.

"Jack, six o'clock, look at what that black dot is."

"Yes, Captain." Hearing Zhao Hao's words, not far from him, a boy who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old immediately replied.

I saw the man named Jack fiddling with the old telescope set up on the boat, and after a while he pointed it in the direction of the black dot.

"Captain, I think I have bad news for you, the black dot you saw is a small warship of the Suglian Empire." Jack looked at the old telescope for a moment, then sighed.

"Damn it, folks, it looks like we're out of luck, Ted, order the sailors to get ready for a detour, I don't want to say hello to these damn "iron hats". Zhao Hao would not be stupid to think that these "sea policemen" would not do anything to themselves because their ship was a merchant ship, with their character of plucking feathers, half of the materials carried on their ship would be expropriated by the other party in various names.

Compared to the pirates, these "iron hats" are just a layer of imperial uniform, but in some ways, they are much more ferocious than pirates. After all, when encountering pirates, people will succumb to each other's force, and when they encounter these damn "iron hats", the other party only needs to move their mouths, and people have to hand over most of their profits to each other, and at the same time, they have to thank each other for their great kindness, praise the strength of the empire, and praise the bravery of the army.

Although Zhao Hao was not afraid of the other party, even if his side could defeat the soldiers on that warship, the casualties on his side were estimated to be not small, and he was unwilling to exchange the lives of these loyal sailors under his command for the lives of those heartless soldiers in the empire.

"No, Captain, wait a minute. If I'm not mistaken, the Imperial warship on the other side is not in good condition right now, the Imperial soldiers are lying on the deck one by one, and the warship is also quite damaged, and there are signs of breaking in many places, I think they must have encountered a great storm at sea not long ago to fall to this point. These brave Imperial soldiers were probably exhausted by this time, and probably suffering from hunger and lack of fresh water. ”

"Oh, in that case, I think that with the character of these "iron hats" of the Empire, if they want to find traces of our "Warrior", I am afraid that they will immediately catch up with them, and then requisition the food and fresh water on our ship in the name of the Sugerian Empire. Zhao Hao touched the stubble that had just emerged, and his eyes shone with wisdom.

"Yes, with the temper of the Imperial army, the probability of food and fresh water being requisitioned on our sailing ship is ...... One hundred percent. Jack said with some regret.

"In that case, we should "entertain" these warriors from the Empire, Jack, and inform everyone to prepare the "supplies" for the upcoming guests. Looking at the imperial warship that was quickly approaching his side, a sneer appeared on the corner of Zhao Hao's mouth.

Originally, he didn't want to clash with the other party, but now that the other party has been hit hard, he doesn't mind taking advantage of the danger at all.

……

Even if it was hit hard by the storm, this warship from the Sugrian Empire was still sailing faster than Zhao Hao's three-masted sailing ship.

It didn't take long for the two ships to officially meet.

A few disdainful glances at the "Warrior", his eyes swept over Zhao Hao and those sailors, and the squad leader-like figure standing on the bow of the imperial warship immediately let down most of his vigilance, just with the rabble in front of him, there was no threat to them at all, even if the imperial soldiers on the ship were in a state of hunger now, it was not these people in front of them who could stop them.

"I am Admiral Vibins of the Sugeria Empire, and now in the name of the Imperial Empire, I am here to requisition the supplies on your sailing ship, and hand over all the food and fresh water, rest assured, you will be compensated twice as much from the "Maritime Department" of the Sugeria Empire afterwards. ”

After saying this, to his surprise, all the sailors on the ship looked at him with a gaze that was almost a fool's eye.

The "Ministry of Maritime Affairs" of the Suglian Empire has been famous over the years, and every time the Empire's maritime army forcibly requisitioned materials and money, it would be in the name of the "Ministry of Maritime Affairs", but everyone knows that that thing is just an empty box, and for so many years, I have not heard of anyone who can ask for compensation from there. Because this so-called imperial institution does not even have an office location or even office staff, where can those who have been cheated go to compensate?

"It's not impossible to want food and fresh water on this sailboat, but...... You've got to trade something for something. Zhao Hao wiped the Silver Moon Sword in his hand and said.

"What's that?" Wibbins asked subconsciously.

"Your head." A demonic whisper rang in Vibins's ears, and when he realized the meaning of the sentence, his eyes were covered by a silver light that had not changed for thousands of years.

The "Warrior" was at least a meter high from the deck of this warship, but while Zhao Hao was speaking, his feet also stepped down violently, and then his body suddenly flew into the air like a wild goose.

His body was still in mid-air, and he had already drawn the saber at his waist, and the long sword was unsheathed, and it swung forward with unimaginable speed. Before the other party could react, the sharp sword had already slashed Vibbins's head to the ground, and hot blood splattered on the deck, as if to record this tragic scene.

Several soldiers who followed closely behind the squad leader were stunned for a moment when they saw this scene, and then they shouted angrily, and they all pulled out the sharp scimitars at their waists and slashed at him.

A sword cut off the head of Vibbins, Zhao Hao did not retreat with his sword, but met the imperial soldier who rushed towards him first, the swords collided, the man who rushed over only felt a huge force acting on himself, and then the right hand holding the knife shook, and the body suddenly flew out uncontrollably upside down a distance of several meters, and the body slammed on the deck, followed by a mouthful of red blood spit out of his mouth, and then fell into a coma.

A sword smashed the soldier out of the air, Zhao Hao did not take advantage of the momentum to pursue, but turned around and shouted at the sailors who had long been eyeing him on his ship: "Guys, let's start, let's entertain these "heroes" from the empire." ”

Hearing that his captain had finally given the signal to attack, the more than twenty fierce sailors who stayed on the ship screamed, pulled out their sharp scimitars at their waists one by one, and rushed towards the warship under the leadership of the first mate Ted.

Like a tiger descending from the mountain, like an eagle pounced on the enemy!

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