Fort Riptide nominally controlled the entire coastline of the Arathi Heights, but the ability of their naval forces to do so had been questioned, given that the newly formed army had not yet been trained in war.

Whether it was a mule or a horse that didn't pull out and yo-yo, who knows?

There is a good saying, the side of the couch does not allow others to snore!

If you want to test the combat power of the navy, you must find an opponent to let them fight, and the candidate for this opponent is really easy to find, isn't there one in Fadil Bay, not far from Riptide Fort?

The Blackwater Bandits are the target chosen by Leo and Scarlett.

Fadil Bay is too close to Fort Riptide, and the Blackwater Bandits are not the master of peace, both Leo and Scarlett are very worried about them, who knows if these guys will suddenly go crazy and attack the harbor of Fort Ripwater?

The first strike is strong, and the second strike suffers. Instead of waiting for this group of robbers to come and cause trouble, it is better to take the initiative to knock on the door yourself.

Two days before Scarlett's coronation, a naval army quietly set off from the harbor of Fort Rapids at night, and no one except Scarlett and Leo knew where they had gone.

If all goes well, I'll be able to go back before Scarlett's coronation is complete, just in time for a victory to congratulate her on her coronation.

Leo, who sat on Pelicion's head, thought.

The dragon lich used its illusionary abilities to hide itself, and secretly followed the head of the Riptide Marines and set out with them.

Although this battle is ultimately to be won, testing the combat power of the water army is also a purpose, and the way to test it is to let them fight with the Blackwater bandits.

"We're now outside the reefs in Fadil Bay, and it's dark and it's a good time for us to get here." A general gestured to his companion in magical robes, who chanted a spell to summon an eye of Kilrog, and the fist-sized eyeball descended into the sea to make its way for the ship.

If you don't pay attention to entering the reef group, you will run aground on the reef, and if you are serious, the ship will be destroyed and people will die, but fortunately, this time, the summoner legion, which has not yet officially formed an army, has sent a part of the warlock with the army, and it is not dangerous that the fleet will struggle in the reef group if they explore the way.

The Warlock's Eye of Kilrog is very good for pathfinding, this small green eyeball can fly and dive, he is still invisible, and he has more night vision, as long as he is careful, he doesn't have to be afraid of being discovered by the enemy, the only drawback is that the warlock must pay full attention when using it, and his own security protection is much lower.

With the Warlock's pathfinder, the Riptide Bunker Sailors passed through the reefs very smoothly, nearly twenty large ships and hundreds of small boats did not touch the reefs, and in the middle of the moon, when the Blackwater robbers in Fadil Bay were sleeping soundly, the Riptide Bunker Sailors had quietly killed.

"Robbers are robbers, a rabble, thinking that with the natural protection of underwater reefs, they can sit back and relax? Use your heads as the first stepping stone for my Riptide Castle Marine. ”

The general of the navy coldly issued the order to attack, and the terrible sound of the military horn tore apart the silence of the night, and pillars of light lit up the sky.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! …… The roar of magic cannons resounded throughout Fadil Bay, and the first salvo of hundreds of magic cannons stunned the blackwater bandits who were living in the bay at night.

Boom Boom Boom ...... A second salvo followed, and the robbers finally reacted to what had happened.

"Enemy attack!"

Enemy attack, what a strange word, a situation that has not been encountered since the establishment of the Blackwater Bandits actually happened tonight.

The Blackwater robbers were not only interested in the natural protective belt of the underwater reef outside the bay, but more importantly, there were no strong sailors in the vicinity.

Although Fort Riptide is building a port recently and a naval army has been formed, who takes him seriously with a newly formed naval army that is still in training? The sea is no joke, a group of sailors who have never even had a record of going to sea, and the Blackwater bandits who have been rampant for many years have not taken him seriously at all.

Not to mention the loose and undisciplined Blackwater bandits, even their master, the Blackwater chaebol, did not expect Scarlett to be so bold and let the sailors who sailed out of the port for the first time launch an attack on Fadil Bay.

But it happened.

In fact, many people ignore one point, although Riptide Fort did not build a port before, they also have experience in naval forces, you must know that the Kingdom of Theramore was their territory before, and it is still possible to win over some unambitious naval officers with the power of the Lothar family, such as Bindel, who is now commanding this naval army.

With an experienced general leading the troops, it is naturally impossible to give birth to anything wrong, and besides, there is Leo watching in secret, why doesn't Scarlett dare to let them out to fight?

Isn't it the way to win by surprise and attacking unprepared?

Judging from the current situation, everything is going very well.

After the third salvo of the Riptide Bunker, the Blackwater bandits swarmed towards the harbor, intending to enter the harbor's fortifications to resist.

They were not directly defeated, and these Blackwater bandits were not vulnerable.

Leo overlooked the entire battlefield from above, and it was not bad that the Blackwater bandits were not defeated by the sudden attack, and the resistance of these bandits was just the right test of the true combat power of the navy.

After the fourth salvo of the bombardment, there were also sporadic pillars of light shooting out from the harbor that had been bombarded, which was the prelude to the Blackwater bandits starting to fight back.

I took the lead and still want to fight back?

Bindel's face was full of confidence, and it was the twenty large ships in the flotilla that bombarded the harbor with a salvo of magic cannons, and under their cover, nearly a hundred small ships in the flotilla had already docked. The thousands of sailors who came ashore were divided into ships and a team of 50 men, and they were killed at the fortifications of the port.

When the Blackwater bandits hurried towards the port, they found that a group of soldiers in neat armor had already taken these places first, and the Blackwater bandits could faintly see the red insignia on the opponent's armor by the light of the magic cannon shot.

It is the emblem of the kingdom of Araso!

These guys who sneak up on us are the army of Fort Riptide!

The Blackwater bandits couldn't believe that the recruits at Fort Riptide, who only practiced near the harbor, had managed to sneak up on us?

These guys were still playing in the mud on land while we were coming and going on the sea, and we didn't bother them, they dared to sneak up on us!

Feeling insulted, the Blackwater bandits were furious.

They rushed forward with a loud voice, and they were greeted by a rain of enthusiastic arrows.

Fort Riptide isn't all close combat, and a third of them are archers.

After the rain of arrows, the Blackwater bandits who rushed ahead suffered a lot of casualties, but these injuries did not make the Blackwater bandits retreat, and after seeing the blood, they became more and more fierce. Those who set foot on the road of pirates are outlaws, and although they have poor discipline, they may not be able to match the bravery of the veterans.

The blackwater bandits rushed up against the rain of arrows, the wounded beast was very dangerous, and the wounded outlaw was even more dangerous, and the casualties of the Riptide Fort sailors increased sharply as soon as the two sides fought.

The Blackwater bandits attack very fiercely, often you slash them but they don't dodge, and they will give you a blow even if they are injured, and some soldiers are killed by the other side in this way. Fortunately, when recruiting the navy, many adventurers with rich combat experience were added, and these adventurers were also outlaws before joining the army, and they were no strangers to this kind of scene. With these people present, Fort Riptide's sailors quickly stabilized their positions after the initial panic, and the newcomers to the battlefield are adjusting to the battlefield with the help of these adventurers.

Looks like I don't need to do anything.

Leo nodded secretly, this was the first battle after the formation of the Riptide Castle Naval Army, relying on their own strength to defeat the opponent would give them more confidence than relying on their own help.

The most intense battle for the harbor would not be a problem for a while, and Leo's attention was to the rear, and he suddenly noticed a group of people sneaking towards the mountains behind Fadil Bay.

A couple of goblins protect two gnomes, what's going on?

Curious, Leo let Pelicion creep over them, and the sound of the group of people reached his ears.

"Professor Fitzthorpe, Dr. Drakrig, I don't think it's that simple for this group of people today, let's get out of the secret passage first."

A goblin said this to the two gnomes who were guarding them in the middle, but he didn't know that it was this sentence that had brought him death.

Doctor? Professor?

Looking at these two gnomes with engineering glasses, are they engineering talents?

The goblins themselves are a race of engineering-savvy people, and if these two gnomes weren't extremely skilled in engineering, they wouldn't have taken them so seriously.

Isn't this exactly what you need?

Pharmaceutical research already has Veslim, and engineering has these two gnomes.

Despite the fact that Leo is considered by others to be a master of engineering, he is actually just a pseudo-engineering master, and he can't make anything but a few items on the engineering list. Not being able to innovate and research more engineering items means that it is difficult to improve engineering capabilities, but if someone helps with research, it is a different story.

"Pelicion, kill!"

The goblins, who were fleeing towards the secret passage, suddenly noticed a strong wind pressure coming from their heads, and before they could react, a sharp pain came and they didn't know anything.

Under the cover of the night, the bone dragon crushed several goblins and two gnomes to death, and the dragon's claws tossed on the ground, grasping the corpses of the two gnomes in their hands and quietly disappearing into the night.

The scene that happened here was a fierce fight, and no one of the Riptide Castle sailors and the Blackwater bandits noticed it.

As the sky turned brighter, the victorious Riptide Marines set fire to the pirate lair after hastily cleaning up the battlefield, and no trace of it was hidden under the scorched earth.

(To be continued)