37 Gambling

The sudden appearance of the brig shocked everyone, and the approach of the brig barely went unnoticed when most of the attention was focused on Milo and the others. When everyone saw it, they realized that behind its hull was a dhow pulled by a rope, and behind the sloop was a mastless hull - the same fleet that Milo and Irene had seen and mentioned many times.

The signal flare released by Kelan was sent to them.

When the fleet approached the Pearl at high speed, the last empty hull ship dropped anchor first, pulling the first two ships, so slowing down and stopping the ship was almost instantaneous, and stopping at the location of Kolan and Milo and others without mistaking did require the captain to have excellent awareness and judgment, and it was obvious that the captain of this ship was capable of doing this.

"We will leave the Pearl on this ship, and I ask you not to stop you." Kelan said to the first mate.

"How could I have allowed you to escape, those two people are wanted criminals in the Spallow Empire!" The first mate was already furious when he saw that Kelan was so 'rampant', and the soldiers around him also felt insulted, clenched their fists, and were eager to try. The soldiers' weapons had also been delivered, and the soldiers approaching the center of the encirclement almost each had a short sword.

Several hooks were thrown from the brig and hooked onto the guardrail beside Milo, and several of the brig's sailors climbed up along the ropes.

The soldiers also turned angry eyes on the sailors, who seemed to be unconcerned and looked leisurely.

"I'm the captain!" A short, middle-aged man aboard the Pearl said, his lips thick and subtle, his triangular eyes emitting a fierce and cunning light, and his hooked nose had a strong visual impact like the bad guy in a fairy tale.

"Captain Allen, they're your passengers." Kelan pointed to the four behind him and said to the man who claimed to be the captain.

"No problem, Klan!" The captain turned to Milo and the others, "You four, slide down the rope. "Captain Allen's voice is high-pitched, making people feel slightly uncomfortable, thinking that he is a real bad guy.

Milo and the others hesitated, because the soldiers on this side already wanted to rush over, and the encirclement was even smaller.

"Don't want to go!" The first mate shouted in a warning tone, "We are the Splett Navy, and the people here will be more than enough to clean you up!" ”

"More than enough? Hahaha......" Captain Allen laughed sharply, this laughter made people shudder, "It seems that this military master does not understand the rules of the sea!" He cleared his throat, suddenly pointed to the top of the brig's mast, and shouted: "Look at that flag before you speak!" ”

A red flag, a skull wearing a hexagonal crown is imprinted in the middle.

"Pirate King Garst!! Sounds of surprise and horror came from the Pearl.

Cringe and timidity fell on the faces of every naval soldier, and even the expression of the first mate froze. "Gast, the Pirate King", the name that terrified the Dragon navy, has reappeared here after more than a decade of vanishing.

"It's a pity that it's not the deity, it's just his younger brother." Captain Allen said, "Although I borrowed my brother's flag, my reputation is also loud! If you are afraid, just retreat obediently, don't delay Uncle Ben to pick up people and hurry! ”

The hands of several Navy soldiers began to tremble, the hands of many more began to tremble, some flinched, others laid down their arms...... The encirclement began to show signs of looseness.

"Bullshit!" The first mate replied to Captain Allen with expletives, inspiring his soldiers with contempt for their opponents, "They don't even have weapons, we are not afraid!" Just in time to exterminate these pirates, make a great contribution and go back to receive the reward! The words worked, the trembling hands became calm, the weapons laid down were raised by others, and the encirclement was stable again.

"Toast without eating, eat and drink, right?" Captain Allen was no slouch either, shouting at the dhow behind him: "Torch it!" ”

A sailor appeared in the bow of the dhow in the middle of the flotilla with a torch, and another holding a small red wooden barrel beside him. Everyone at sea knows that the red barrels contain powerful gunpowder.

"That little wrecked ship," said Captain Allen, "there are hundreds of these casks in it, and if you insist that you don't let me take them away, then I'll order those casks to be lit, and then this big sightseeing ship, or my three ships, will all turn into fireworks and ascend to the sky, hahaha......" Although he was laughing, in the eyes of others, that smile was a poison that took people's lives, and people did not dare to look at it directly.

This time, the first mate didn't know what to do, but he still felt that there was a chance to keep the wanted criminal, "Fake, right?" He said in a mocking tone, in fact, he was already beating a drum in his heart.

Captain Allen didn't speak, but made a gesture. At the bow of the dhow, the sailor threw the mahogany to the distant sea, picked up a bow, and shot a lit arrow that hit the red barrel.

"Bang !!" There was a loud bang, a splash of water, and the deck of the Pearl shook a few times. More passengers were drawn onto the deck, and everyone held their breath and stared at the unbelievable scene before them.

Captain Allen made another gesture towards the dhow, and soon the sailors at the bow of the ship waved more red barrels, about ten.

"Can we go?" Captain Alan asked lazily, his voice still high-pitched, flat tone and content, as if he wanted to end this boring negotiation quickly.

The smell of burning sulphur wafted from the sea—the senses had confirmed that the red barrels were indeed gunpowder—and the soldiers began to retreat, and they gathered their weapons, no longer looking at Milo and the others, and even the first mate had hid behind the other soldiers, not daring to look at Captain Allen again...... Even Milo and the others looked at what had just happened with frightened eyes, and they still did not recover from their shock.

The encirclement of the soldiers was loosened and no longer pressing, and there were many more passengers on deck, booing the soldiers and laughing at the embarrassment they faced. The soldiers' faces were hot, and they were eager to open the deck and find a gap to get into.

It couldn't be more obvious that in this game, Captain Allen won perfectly.

"Please get on board! Several. Don't be shy, Kolan's friend is my friend! The captain dusted his hand and said.

Milo and the others hesitated a little again, not worried that the captain would harm them, but in shock. Soon, however, the night sparrow and the snow dog rowed to the brig with a rope.

"I'll go first with the sailors, and you two last!" Alan said to Erin and Milo, who were still on the Pearl, "Hey! You—glory to Splet. He laughed and said the last words to the first mate in a sarcastic tone, and then slipped down with the sailor.

"Hey! Brother—" Melo was about to slide down the rope when a loud voice stopped him, and without looking back it was Parrett, who made his way through the loose encirclement, "Great, you've met a noble man to help." ”

"Yes, I didn't expect to be able to escape, thanks to Kelan!" Milo said with a sigh of relief.

"Don't thank me, I'll go and thank Captain Alan later." Kelan said as he spoke, reaching for the rope.

"You're on this pirate ship too?" Erin asked in surprise when she saw this.

"Well, I can get rid of them so well." Kelan looked at the two Green Dragon mercenaries not far away—they were staring at her. Then, Klan slid down the rope.

"Then I'll take this ship to Wall Harbor, and no one in Spallow will trouble me anyway." Parrett said, and Milo nodded in support. "Well, I should have gone to help you, but those Navy people ......," Parrett said with some regret and self-reproach.

"They've been spying on you, we know." Mello interrupted Parrett and patted him on the shoulder. Parrett laughed three times and said again, "I'm still sorry, I'll pay attention in the future." ”

"Ladies first." Melo said to Erin, who grabbed the rope and, without hesitation, slid down.

"Goodbye to Windy then, Parrett." After saying goodbye, Milo slid down the rope.

Parrett, who remained on the Pearl, helped to lower the hook on the guardrail, but then retreated. The passengers on deck erupted in cheers and laughter, perhaps disliking wanted criminals, but hating the Splett soldiers even more, and the captain of the Pearl did not show up the whole time, to show that these things had nothing to do with him.

The first mate and the other soldiers did not make the slightest move, they watched all this helplessly, their eyes were full of flames, and their hearts were extremely sad, their ships sank not only without sympathy, but also provoked the cynicism of everyone, and now they lost the fat in their hands, which can be described as everything is not going well.

After a short and tense confrontation game, Milo and others turned the corner again. But on the notorious pirate ship, will it really be "Ann"?

As soon as Melo boarded the brig, the ship quickly lifted anchor and sailed north, the two ships behind were towed, and after carefully avoiding the Pearl, they also followed, and the speed of the fleet was not very fast as a whole, but it was much stronger than the Pearl.

Although Milo and the others were invited to board the ship, neither the captain nor the crew paid much attention to them, except for Kelan who walked to the bow of the ship and felt the sea breeze, Milo and the others still stood stunned where they had slipped. It wasn't until the Pearl and the other ships landed on the horizon behind the ship that Milo and his party breathed a sigh of relief, and their eyes fell on the ship's rudder:

Beautiful Starlight

Port of the Stars, Duchy of Komet

"It's not like the name of a pirate ship." Night Sparrow expressed his opinion, and as he spoke, one of the sailors had taken down the "Pirate King" flag and replaced it with the flag of a regular merchant ship.

"Oh! I'm so sorry for neglecting a few guests," Captain Alan was busy with the voyage, and he could finally ignore Milo and them, "Just now the incident happened suddenly, and I surprised you by inviting everyone to come to the ship in this way, and please be relieved in the coming days, we will treat you well." ”

When the four of them heard the captain's words, they all said "huh" in their hearts, because at this time, Captain Allen's voice and tone were completely different from the arrogant, sinister and cunning, jackal-like shrill voice just now, but with the rough, bold, and steady tone and tone unique to seafarers, and the attitude was quite sincere, not at all like the pirate leader just now.

Milo and the others saluted Captain Allen and thanked him for his help, and Koran returned from the bow of the ship, standing side by side with the captain, smiling at the four of them.

"By the way, introduce yourself," said Captain Allen, not of the shrill type, "Alan Gast, captain of the Beautiful Starlight, specializing in the maritime trade from the Duchy of Komet to Splett and Dragon. I've heard from Kelan that you're going to Fengxing Town, and I'll take this opportunity to see if this trade route can be opened. ”

"Open up routes? You—Aren't you the 'Pirate King'? Erin said, pointing to the top of the mast where the flag had just been raised.

"Fool!" Nightfinch reminded Erin, "Where can that kind of work be said publicly?" ”

"Hahahaha......" Captain Allen laughed, a hearty laugh just like Parrett usually laughs, "Klan, you see they really believe it!" Hahahaha......"

Kelan also pursed her lips and smiled elegantly, and in the face of the four people with bewildered faces, she said, "Let Captain Allen tell you the truth, and I, an amateur writer, happen to listen too." ”

"It's time for lunch, let's go! I'll tell you the legend of the Pirate King. Captain Allen led everyone into the cabin.