CH.120 White Ground
On the empty sky, five small black dots appeared, from far to near, showing a figure with wings flapping and flying high, which turned out to be a flock of eagles. They swooped down from a height of about two miles, and beneath their exhausted bodies was a rushing outlet to the sea, with at least one hundred and fifty armed galleons docked on both banks, all flying the flag of the Dragon's Tooth Nation.
The Black Whale was among them.
Harold received a summons from the Dragon's Tooth Country, and rushed all the way here, and the ships on both sides of the strait belonged to the Dragon's Tooth Country, in order to hold this outlet to the sea and prohibit any ships from entering or leaving.
The Dragon's Tooth is attacking a small frontier nation called Os, and in addition to attacking by land, it is also necessary to blockade it by sea. Although the geographical location of Oss is not good, and it is surrounded by mountains, the transportation is inconvenient, and it does not have much value, but the country is rich in saltpeter, which is an important raw material for making gunpowder.
Because of the saltpeter mines, the Oss country attracted the covetousness of the dragon's tooth country, and the fall was a matter of time.
A month ago, the Bomb Frog's agreement with Harold had expired, and the Bomb Frogs chose to leave the Black Whale, and under the leadership of Cross Scar, they jumped into the sea in groups and returned to Toad Island.
Without the powerful help of the Spitting Bomb Frog, Harold has not been in a good temper lately. He had a fat golden doll fish in his hand, and he wanted to go to Toad Island to renew his contract, but with the order of the Dragon's Tooth Country, he couldn't leave here for the time being.
If pirates want to gain freedom at sea, they must have a backer after all. Harold's chosen backer was the Dragon's Tooth Country.
The eagles in the sky saw the familiar Black Whale, full of sad messages, and swooped down, leaving a withered feather in the air, and the feather fluttered with the sea breeze, looking so helpless.
"Hey, shouldn't I be dazzled? How do those Eagle Eagle look like ours? In particular, the red and black Eagle was clearly Captain Roberts'. Lookout pointed to the group of Xunying eagles above his head and said dumbfounded.
The navigators understood what it meant for the Eagle flock to return for no reason, which is why the lookout was so surprised.
The sailors on the Black Whale looked up at the sky, and Harold stepped out of the comfortable captain's quarters, pushing his men away and looking up. The flock of eagles flew down, and one of them landed on Harold's arm.
Harold vaguely guessed something, and the unprovoked return of the Eagle Flock made his mouth feel parched, and his eyes widened and he trembled with shock, as if he had an incurable disease.
The eagles bowed their heads and shed tears of grief, grieving the death of their master. An innate loyalty prompted them to find the Black Whale to deliver the desperate news.
The five Signal Eagles represent the loss of five ships by the pirates.
This is a bolt from the blue for a pirate group. The bad news was like a black cloud, enveloping Harold and pulling him into the abyss of pain, and he felt the last shred of warmth in his body dissipate, as if something had been shattered.
"Isn't it? Could it be that our fleet has been crushed? ”
"That's a fleet of five ships. And there is also a magic ship like the Purgatory, who will defeat such a fleet, is it...... Donk? ”
"Shhhh Do you want to die? Carefully passed to the ears of the regimental commander. ”
One by one, the pirates showed their earthy faces, and whispered one after another, feeling incredible, and feeling half cold in their hearts, this pirate group had a feeling of falling into the West Mountain.
"Ahh Harold roared fiercely, grabbed the Eagle on his arm, and tore it to pieces, his hands covered in Eagle Eagle's blood and feathers. His eyeballs were covered in burning bloodshots, and he couldn't help himself.
Pity this loyal eagle.
The other eagles glared at Harold in grief, flapped their wings and flew high, refusing to stay on the Black Whale any longer, leaving a few mournful screams in the air.
"Casey, were you killed in the naval battle too?" Harold has been in pain to the bone marrow, and the only person he cares about in this world is Casey, which will seem incredible to outsiders.
A pirate who kills without blinking, but falls in love with a woman at first sight and loves it to this day. Pirates are indeed cold-blooded and ruthless, but that is only relative to the enemy.
The pirates knew the temper of the captain, and when they saw that things were not right, they withdrew one after another.
All of a sudden, Harold was empty, standing alone on the spot. In his rage and grief, he lost control of his emotions, and then his body went violent, and the anger fueled the curse, and his hands swelled and stretched, and he actually evolved a gray cuticle, like a shelled sea creature, his five fingers changed into claws, and spikes grew, which was very terrifying.
Harold roared to the sky and grabbed with his hands, grabbing five cracks in the ship's plank, sawdust flying, and the pirates trembled with fear.
"Kathy, you can't die! I won't allow you to die! Harold was hoarse, his eyes red, and two drops of blood ran down the corners of his eyes. In addition to his hands, his body also underwent terrifying changes, fish gills appeared on his cheeks, and soft tentacles stretched out from his neckline, moving back and forth.
Harold went into a frenzy and wreaked havoc on the Black Whale for a while, damaging several of the ship's facilities and injuring two people. It was a long, long time before he cooled down, his body returned to his form, and he turned his anger into a plan.
He couldn't wait any longer, he had to go to Toad Island right away, and he had to organize a new fleet. As for the enemy, he doesn't know yet, but it's probably that damn bastard from Donk. He left his frightened men behind and ran ashore in a rage to meet a colonel of the Dragon's Tooth Nation.
…… Among the temporary battlefield forts built on the shore, there is a small building that stands out because it is the office building of the naval colonel.
Michael stood in front of the planetar, and from time to time he used his slender hand to flip the sphere, on which there were twisted continental lands and shipping routes. The voyagers discovered almost every continent of the world, but only almost, there were still a few noticeable white fogs hanging over the planetar.
There are places that are so difficult to conquer that they bury batch after batch of navigators.
Michael was young and promising, and at the age of only twenty-eight, he became a naval colonel in the Dragon's Tooth Country.
His life is flawless, in terms of identity, he is a naval colonel, and he has a heavy hand in his hands. In terms of appearance, he is handsome and handsome, and he is confused by all beings. In terms of family background, his ancestor was the founding general of the Dragon's Tooth Country, and the name on the family tree was golden. In terms of social circles, he has a close personal relationship with the current king of the Dragon's Tooth Kingdom. In terms of strength, he is one of the three heroes of the sea, outstanding among the young generation.
In the course of his young life, he also encountered difficulties, but all kinds of difficulties could not stop him from moving forward, and he fought hard with everything he had, and it was the same until now.
The ocean was a big cake, and he had a knife in his hand to cut it into large pieces and savor it.
Lately he has studied the changes in the power of the sea, from the Papal Meridian to the distribution of colonies in various countries, and even the subordination of the magic ship. He found an interesting situation, if you left the unknown area on the planetary plane alone, there was less and less white space left on the map for pirates.
The so-called white land is a port where pirates can dock. The reduction of white space means that the range of pirates is shrinking.
It's a trend, a wave that's hard to contain. In the contest between the private armed forces and the national army, it is always the latter who wins.
With a charming smile and confidence, Michael tapped the map a dozen times and it was covered with some of his side thorns that would make him feel refreshed if they were all bulldozed.
Outside the door, Michael's thoughts were disturbed by the adjutant's knock on the door, and the adjutant informed Harold that he wanted to see him.
Michael gently stroked his shiny and neat hair and let Harold come inside to talk. His hands were in his trouser pockets, looking lazy.
Harold, a big and fierce man, came in, but Michael didn't take Harold seriously at all, and looked calm.
"Colonel, I need some help from the great Dragon's Tooth Country!" Harold was resentful and spoke in a loud voice.
"Go on." Michael said indifferently.
"My fleet has been wiped out, and I need a few new pirate ships. Also, I can't wait here any longer, I'm going to Toad Island to renew my contract with the Spitting Frog on the island! The more Harold spoke, the more agitated he became, and he kept getting closer.
"Okay, I see what you mean. Please don't get too close, it makes me feel uncomfortable. Michael waved his hand and motioned for Harold to step back.
Although Harold was in a violent mood, he still knew in his heart what kind of person was in front of him, and if he angered Michael, he was afraid that blood would be splattered on the spot. He paused, and stepped back as he should.
Michael then continued: "The fleet can give it to you, but you have to sign a contract with me and change your status. After signing the contract, your freedom will be restricted, and I ask you to give more power to the Dragon's Tooth Country. Also, I approved you to renew the contract, go ahead. ”
If you ask for benefits, you naturally have to pay something, and Harold understands this truth.
"But I still have a lot of work to do at the moment, as I just said, my fleet has been wiped out."
"I can give you half a year, and after half a year, you have to completely obey my schedule, how about it?"
Harold weighed it, and although he didn't have enough time, he planned to get the fleet in his hands first, and nodded, "Okay." ”
"Also, I can give you a little bit of information about the destruction of your fleet." Michael walked to his desk and pulled out a sheet from a stack of blank papers, on which was a report and a portrait of an Oriental with unclear facial features, judging from the time in the lower right corner, it turned out to be the news that had just arrived the day before yesterday.
"According to reliable sources, there is a magic ship called the Sky that has been found, and the person found is called Donk, a new pirate who has just debuted for more than a year."
With that, Michael threw the report at Harold, and the paper spun around and flew steadily.
Harold looked it up and down, as if he was about to pierce the paper with his eyes. He figured out a key point, and it was almost certain that Donk had destroyed his fleet, not anyone else.
"Donk!" Harold glared angrily, "That's right, he must have found the Sky so he could defeat my fleet." I really didn't expect the combat effectiveness of the Cangtian to be so strong. ”
Michael looked at Harold's eruption-like expression indifferently, and continued: "Not only that, but your Purgatory has also been snatched by him, and his current strength should not be underestimated. But these two ships are nothing compared to another big news. ”
There are only two magic ships, and in the face of a large number of naval fleets, the combat effectiveness of magic ships is also very limited.
"What else did he do?" Harold asked.
"He made a pact with Goldbeard." With a playful expression, Michael briefly recounted the whole incident, and then said something that pushed Harold into the abyss, "In other words, Donk is now protected by Goldbeard, and you can only choose to endure the fact that he wiped out your fleet." Although it is not difficult to destroy him at sea, if there are witnesses nearby and the news reaches the ears of Goldbeard, it will definitely attract the revenge of the madman. ”
Harold's chest rose and fell like a bellows pulled by a blacksmith, and he roared, "I want a fleet to avenge Casey, if I don't touch Donk, then what else do I want the fleet to do!" He was so angry that he threw the report on the ground.
"Whatever you want," Michael's expression grimaced, "if you take the fleet from me, you must install my men in the fleet, and at the critical moment, the command of the fleet must belong to my subordinates." The purpose of this is so that you don't do stupid things at sea. ”
"Well, I'd rather not have such a fleet! I can build a fleet at my own expense! Harold squinted his eyes and walked forward step by step, he had endless anger to vent, but some rumors about Michael kept him awake and did not go to offend Michael.
"That's whatever you want, I can't stop others from sending them to death." Michael still had that calm and breezy expression, and Harold was not even a chess piece in his eyes, but only a speck of dust on the chessboard.
Harold knew there was no room for manoeuvre, snorted heavily, and turned to leave.
"It doesn't matter if you have to die, if you are lucky enough to run into Tang Ke in the vast sea, remember not to raise the flag of the Dragon's Tooth Country." Michael admonished.
"That was originally my personal grudge with Tang Ke, so naturally it has nothing to do with the Dragon Tooth Country." Harold said without looking back, slamming the door and leaving.
Michael shook his head at the empty doorway, his eyes fell on the report, and with a stomp of his foot, the report bounced off the ground and into his hand as if it were alive. He looked at the portrait that didn't quite look like Donk, and became a little intrigued.
"Donk, you've come into my sights."
Someone's bounty goes up again because of this sentence.