29 The Captain's Clever Plan

In the early morning of October 29, 1805, all the warships of the Dragon's Empire received an emergency order, as Captain Fein said, the three-tier patrol circle was quickly and orderly arranged, and none of the fishing boats, merchant ships, and cargo ships could escape the fate of boarding and inspection, so that many smugglers, illegal fishermen, and those transporting contraband would also be wiped out.

The Union had reached the village of Deeds before dawn. It is a very small island, located on the west side of Passima Island, close to the main island of the Dragon's Empire, but it also seems very lonely, giving people a very remote feeling, the island is really not guarded by guards, and there are not even decent inns or taverns in the village. Captain Fein and a few sailors disembarked, greeted the local villagers, rented three empty houses, and carried the snow dogs inside. Here's the bad news – the snow dog has been having a high fever. "If something dirt gets into the wound, eat more oranges or lemons." The captain said that he had brought a lot of fruit from the ship to the night sparrow.

Erin, who hadn't slept all night, also got off the boat in a daze and landed on the small island, she wanted to hurry up and thank the snow dog for his help, but was persuaded by the night sparrow to return. And the matter of Snow Dog's fever, Night Sparrow and Milo and others also kept it a secret from Erin.

Life on the island is very boring, the men are in charge of fishing, the women are doing the housework, but there are two or three girls dressed in entertainers' costumes, playing musical instruments and singing at the same time, which has become a beautiful sight in the village, and the villagers say that these young girls often board the ships that come and go, and they can take the boat back even if they are far away, and their income is much higher than that of the fishermen, but the villagers despise them, because some people suspect them of selling themselves or stealing from boats.

The island's docks are rudimentary, barely enough to accommodate about three merchant ships the size of the Union. There is no dispatch station, just a bulletin board with information about the latest ships. At this time, another merchant ship named "Seagull", which is slightly smaller than the Union, is also moored at the dock, and is being repaired here. Captain Finn knew the captain of the Seagull, and the two occasionally talked.

Milo and Erin basically just rested in their rented house and didn't go out. At lunchtime, everyone got together, but everyone was pessimistic to find that Erin had changed out of red casual clothes and changed back to black clothes. There is also a humble chapel on the island, where Irene mostly prays to pass the time.

In the afternoon, a storm broke out on the sea, and the fishermen returned early, tied up their boats, and hid back in their huts. Milo and the others also returned to their temporary house, waiting for the storm to end. The storm lasted until the next morning, and everyone didn't sleep well during the night, and the whistling sea breeze beat at Erin's heart, and she still thought that she had caused everyone to fall into this situation.

On the morning of the 30th, the sea returned to calm, neither the village of Deeds nor the Union were damaged in the storm, and the Seagull also stepped up repairs. At noon, Captain Finn suddenly told Milo and the others, "Hide in the house!" "It turned out that a Dragon warship was heading towards Deeds Island. Milo worries about Erin, so she hides in a room with her, and if there is an army raid, the two can take care of each other.

The warship stopped not far from the island, lowered a small boat, and two lightly dressed Dragonese warriors boarded the island in small boats. Milo and Erin looked out of the crack in the window, "Oops, it's a samurai. Erin muttered to herself.

"What is a samurai?" Milo didn't quite understand.

"The most elite warriors of the Dragon Empire, each of them an elite, are armed with katanas, which is also a symbol of their status."

"None of them wear armor?"

"Yes, they are so strong in martial arts that they don't need to wear helmets at all...... In fact, the Dragon soldiers wore rattan armor. ”

Captain Finn leaned calmly against a tree in the village, pretending to be very leisurely. Soon, the Union's first mate came to Captain Fein with two samurai. As Erin said, Milo saw two samurai carrying a special knife at their waists, the blade of which was slender and had a subtle and beautiful arc, and Milo's mind unconsciously reflected the cold and death-symbolizing light of the katana when it was drawn.

"It's coming!" Erin whispered.

The two samurai approached Captain Fein and started talking, but Milo and Erin couldn't hear their conversation, but from their movements and expressions, Captain Fein was very polite to the samurai, as if he was going to invite the samurai to eat oranges. However, the two samurai didn't seem to buy it, and looked around as if they were looking for something, and their eyes fell on the house where Erin and Milo were. Sweat was running down Erin's forehead, and Mello seemed to hear Erin's heartbeat, and he put his hand on Erin's shoulder, signaling her not to be nervous and afraid. Time seemed to freeze for a long time, and finally the samurai looked away and began to speak to Fein seriously. Erin's head lowered suddenly, gasping for air, and Melo let out a sigh of relief and continued to look outside.

Seeing Finn make a farewell gesture, the two warriors walked to the docks, boarded the boat, and returned to the warship. After a while, the warship also sailed away from here and sailed into the distance.

"Come out!" Finn shouted.

Milo and Erin finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the two ran out.

"False alarm, those people are not looking for you." "They came for me," Fein said. ”

"Why?" Both asked at the same time.

"Because I didn't follow the dispatch when I came out of the port of Pasima, it seems that I caused some damage, and they ordered me to go to the port of Pasima within ten days to pay the fine, hehehehe......"

"Are you leaving us?" Erin asked worriedly.

"Yes! Beauty, hahahaha, you are reluctant to let me go. Finn smiled dumbly, but he became serious again, "They also mentioned that they are now on patrol orders, and have boarded quite a few boats for inspection. ”

"How long will the patrol last?" Mello asked.

"I don't know, three months to half a year, one of which lasted for more than a year, causing a lot of complaints. However, waiting is not a solution, I have thought of a good way, do you want to try it? ”

Milo and Erin nodded hurriedly.

"Follow me!"

The two followed the captain to the sign on the dock, where they could see the nearest ship voyage, and Finn pointed to a notice for the two behind them.

"The Pearl is expected to arrive on November 2nd?" Erin read the proclamation and asked what the captain's intentions were.

"You can take this boat to avoid boarding inspections." Finn said confidently.

"The Pearl will dock here?" Mello asked.

"Fool!" The captain said disdainfully, "This ship has a deep draft!" It is impossible to get to such shallows. ”

"So how do you get on board? Also why was the ship able to evade boarding inspections? Erin also asked questions.

Captain Finn coughed lightly and said slowly, "First of all, this is a sightseeing boat that sails from Alex City in Aube to Wall Harbor in Split......" Erin's body trembled when she heard the name of Wall Harbor, her brother was there, "This ship belongs to a wealthy man in Aube, and it can pass through the Dragon's Empire, and it can stop at the port for sightseeing and supplies on the way." Warships do not inspect such sightseeing boats, because they assume that the people on board are predetermined at the time of departure, and the possibility of wanted criminals sneaking into them is very small. Secondly, although it is expressly forbidden to temporarily increase the number of tourists on the way, the ship faces a situation of dissatisfaction with tourists every time it sails, so it often does temporary solicitation business in some ports of Dragon. Finally, we know from this notice that on the 2nd of November, the Pearl will pass by and stay a short distance for about a day......"

"I see!" "We just had to board the Pearl in a small boat," said Milo. ”

"I understand," said Erin, "but the ship is bound for Spreett, and when we reach Wall Harbor, we will still be arrested." ”

"Hey, hey!" The captain smiled slyly, "The solution to this problem is there!" ”

Erin and Milo looked in the direction Finn was pointing - the Seagull.

"I can't accompany you, I'm going to Port Pasima to pay the fine." He motioned for the two of them to follow him to the Seagull, "In about two days, the Pearl will be here." They're on the boat," he said, pointing to the entertainers and girls, "and you follow aboard, the gold is your best ticket, and the people of Aube are quite money-worthy." I agreed with the captain of the Seagull that his ship would always follow the Pearl, and when the outermost patrol circle was out, you would buy the captain of the Pearl to stop the ship and transfer to the Seagull, and then he could return to Windwalk. Then again, gold coins are the best ticket. ”

Milo and Erin couldn't help but be convinced, Finn's flexibility was really good.

When they got to the Seagull, they met Captain Hule of the Seagull. Finn explained to him what had been discussed, and Hule said, "Oh, Windwalk, I've been there twice, no problem. My boat has just been repaired, and it may need a little more...... Well......" next to Finn signaled: Give money! Melo immediately took out the gold coin and handed it to Captain Hule. "My boat is ready to leave at any time!" Gold coins are really the best tickets.

"Your boat will be boarded and inspected." Milo said.

"So what?" Hule said proudly.

"I'm afraid I'll delay you from following the Pearl......"

"Not to mention the Pearl, the Raven of the 'Pirate King' Gast couldn't catch up with my Seagull!" Üle straightened his back proudly, "I know the course of the Pearl, and even if it is a day behind, my Seagull can overtake it in half a day. ”

Captain Fein next to him smiled and nodded to show that he was not bragging, and said, "You know, the only one who could escape from the 'Pirate King' Gast was the Seagull. Finn's words gave Milo confidence.

"Then it's decided, I'll pay you more when I get to Windwalk, Captain Hule!" Milo said, reaching for it.

"Happy working together! After successfully breaking through the patrol circle, we use the red flag as a signal. Hule also held out his hand, and the two shook hands to finalize the deal.

……

"Don't worry, you can trust this guy." After the trio left the Seagull, Fein said.

"Who is the 'Pirate King' Gast?" Erin asked, if she didn't understand.

"The great pirates who were the most powerful in those days, robbed more than 60 ships in four years, and drove the Dragon Navy crazy." "However, this 'pirate king' has been gone for a long time, and legend has it that he was surrounded and killed by the Dragon navy. ”

"With your vouches, I have full trust in Captain Hule." Milo said.

"I'll wait until you board the Pearl before leaving."

"Thank you, Captain Finn." Milo and Erin said together.

That night, Milo told Finn's plan to Nightsparrow, and she couldn't help but praise the captain for being very well thought out, perfect in the current situation, and the fly in the ointment was that it cost a lot of money.

The next day, the snow dog had a fever and the wound was completely healed, leaving only a red mark. Nightfinch allows Erin to visit the Snow Dog, but remains silent about the fever, and Irene apologizes to the Snow Dog, who comforts her with a smile and reassures her not to blame herself.

Everyone also began to prepare for boarding, and Milo added ten more gold coins as Finn's reward, Fain had already made a lot of money on this trip, but Milo didn't care, there would be cooperation between the two in the future, not to mention that this time it was thanks to him for coming up with such a thoughtful plan. The Dragon warships, which have always worried everyone, have not been seen again, and they are better at patrolling the sea than land raids.

On November 2, everyone waited for the Pearl on the beach, but they never saw it. During the night, everyone took turns to wait, but they did not wait.

It wasn't until noon on November 3 that the Pearl finally appeared "not so punctually".

"My God of Ten Thousand Sources, is this a sea fortress?"