Chapter 16: Turmoil in the City
The small pirate ship accelerated towards the archipelago, and according to the ship's charts, after passing through some very small uninhabited islands, it entered a fairway, and gradually became more and more ships of all kinds, including high-end yachts, mighty gunboats, all kinds of pirate ships, and more cargo ships.
There are many islands in the Thousand Islands, but not all of them have been developed, some of the islands are very small and the terrain is also harsh, almost uninhabited, the largest islands of the entire archipelago are divided in a relatively concentrated area, and the Twin Towers Strait between several islands is the most important traffic lifeline of the entire Thousand Islands. Fortunately, the strait is still very wide and can accommodate the gallop of large warships. The pirate ship continued to move forward, Noyi and Achill's eyes were full of excitement, after all, this was their first time in the outside world, for them born in the desolate Tin City, there was too much excitement and prosperity here, and there were too many novelties, although Barry told the outside world in as much detail as possible, but it was always better to hear than to see.
After a long time, the pirate ship finally drove to the entrance of the Twin Towers Strait, there are two towering peaks about hundreds of meters high, growing out of the sea abruptly and piercing the sky, the top of the two peaks, and each has a bronze lighthouse, the shape is full of steampunk style, the lighthouse is slender, full of rivets, there is a glass ring corridor with a circular metal frame at the top of the tower, which can be cleaned to see the entire sea surface, and the top of the ring corridor is a huge spotlight to guide the surrounding ships, and the same flag is hung on the top of the two lighthouses, There is only one bronze gear on the flag, representing the largest local power in the Thousand Islands, Coppertooth City. Between the two peaks, there is a sea about one or two kilometers wide, which is the entrance to the Twin Towers Strait.
Soon after sailing into the Twin Towers Strait, the channel is getting wider and wider, and comes to the inland sea between several large islands, at this time, a huge island slowly emerges in front of everyone's eyes, this island is very large, so that the Nuoyi and others on the ship finally have the feeling of arriving on the mainland, the island is facing this side of the strait There is a huge figure-eight bay, the end point of the bay is a huge port, the trestle bridge is like a forest, thousands of boats compete for the current, all kinds of cranes of different sizes gantry cranes, working in an orderly manner. The most impressive thing is an exaggeratedly long metal bridge that spans the entire harbor, like a metal rainbow flying over the harbor, but the dense cannon ports and various weapon platforms on this rainbow fully explain its true purpose. According to the chart, this is the Copper Tooth City of Coppertooth Island, which is the largest seaport and the largest trading place in the entire Thousand Thousand Islands, according to Yege's suggestion, Nuoyi can go to Coppertooth City first to find a place to settle down, after all, this place is relatively open, with many people and complicated, it is a good landing choice.
The bow of the pirate ship rises and falls gently, passing through the Twin Towers Strait is the Twin Towers Inland Sea, because there are islands on all sides, so the wind and waves are very small, under the blue sky and white clouds, the sea breeze is also so gentle, and the surrounding ships are also lively enough. Lingxi was very happy, he never thought that he would be able to escape from the Iron City so quickly, and came to such a beautiful place, brushed his hair with his hand, Lingxi hummed happily, Nuoyi and the others all smiled and looked at Lingxi, this is the first time Lingxi let go of the heart knot, and he is really happy.
Suddenly, a rough voice amplified by a loudspeaker sounded: "The boat on the opposite side, immediately slow down and stop for inspection." Lingxi's singing stopped abruptly, everyone turned their heads to look at the voice, and a patrol boat twice as big as the pirate ship quickly approached, and Yege said softly: "Don't worry, this is the patrol boat of Coppertooth City, sampling is normal, our ship has cannons, and we will generally check it." Then the people were relieved.
As the patrol boat approached, a man in civilian clothes stepped down from the boat, accompanied by two soldiers in battle armor, which was much better than the old battle armor of the manatees.
The person in civilian clothes is Eric, the son of Pinol, the director of the Trade Department of Coppertooth City, today is his second day as a patrol leader, as one of the evil young people who have been walking sideways in Coppertooth City since he was a child, Eric is very satisfied with his first independent official position, although he is only a patrol leader, but after all, he has three "screw" class patrol boats, in the archipelago, what is the most important? O warship! What's more, although the patrol boat is small, any ship can go up and make it difficult, and there is a copper-toothed city behind it, who dares not to give a little face. As soon as Eric saw this tattered gunboat, he thought that it must be those pirates who fought in the autumn wind that have come to sell the stolen goods again, there must be a lot of good things in the ship, Lao Tzu knocked a sum first, and this month's pocket money will be more. Bringing the two battlearmoured members aboard, Eric did his job and asked lazily and with a little majesty, "What kind of goods are you carrying on the ship?" Don't break the rules, if you have any HI drugs and arms, you have to go to the Trade Office to pay taxes and record. Barry hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, my lord, the ship is full of tattered parts and some unsightly handicrafts." ”
Eric snorted coldly: "Hmph, it's not up to you to have the final say, we'll check it!" With that, he lifted his eyelids and glanced at Barry, and at this glance, Eric's eyes lit up as he saw Nightsong and Lingxi behind the cockpit glass. Eric's heart feels like he's been hit, beauty! Or two, the big one is simply breathtakingly beautiful, how many of these stunning colors can be found in Coppertooth City? I can count it on one hand, the small one, well, it's too small, but it's also so pure and cute, especially the blue eyes, which are as clean as the bluest water in the archipelago, I want both! On this wrecked ship! How can such a broken ship be worthy of two beauties, and the luxurious bed of your own big yacht is such a stunning place to stay. Eric made up his mind, and immediately coughed: "This ship, in tatters, but the cannon is so new, there must be something wrong, do you want to smuggle this cannon in disguise?" The two patrol members in the battle armor knew what Eric thought as soon as he saw the beautiful woman's eyes, and now the captain said this, although he understood Eric's intentions, he was also shocked by Eric's ability to find a reason, the captain's excuse was really stunning, out of nothing, seamless, admiration, admiration, the two battle armor soldiers were large-caliber rifles with their muzzles raised, facing everyone. Eric said, "You don't have anything to say, do you?" Smuggled naval artillery! Endanger the safety of Copper Tooth City! This is a felony! Grab me! ”
Night Song gave Noyi a look in the cockpit, and Noyi quietly went down and put on the battle armor. Eric turned around and called out to the other two members of the patrol boat, and the four members of the entire "Screw" class patrol boat came to the pirate ship. Under Eric's command, two of them took control of Barry and Achill, and the other two, led by Eric, went into the cockpit to capture Nightsong and Lingxi. Eric couldn't wait to walk into the cockpit, came to the side of Yege and Lingxi, tidied up his clothes a little, and said with a sense of grace: "Two beauties, we treat women gently, please come with us and cooperate with our investigation." Two gun-wielding soldiers raised their guns in the back.
Then, to Eric's surprise, a huge collision sound sounded behind him, the sound was so loud that Eric was a little dizzy, and as soon as Eric turned around, he saw that his two battle armor members were grabbed by a person wearing a silver patch battle armor and hit each other, the impact was so strong that the helmets of both team members were deformed, and he didn't know why the other party's battle armor was so powerful. As soon as Eric was trembling and wanted to speak, the silver mecha directly slapped him. Eric, who felt as if a lot of teeth had fallen out in his mouth, fainted, and then Noyi picked up two large-caliber rifles on the ground, and rushed out to shoot at the soldiers who were kneeling on the deck with their guns at Barry's father and son.
The rest of the crew on the "Screw" class patrol boat were frightened when they saw this, and the four battle-armored soldiers were all dead, how could these sailors wearing a few clothes be opponents, and they were so frightened that they left at full speed. Soon, another "Screw"-class patrol boat began to approach, the muzzle of the rapid-fire gun in the bow of the ship was raised, and the alarm on the boat was loud. The entire Coppertooth City was shaken! At the top of the arc of the steel rainbow bridge in Coppertooth City, there is a huge circular armored control cabin, surrounded by bulletproof glass and energy shields, this is the defense center of the entire Coppertooth City, and the inside and outside of the entire Coppertooth City can be seen at a glance. As soon as the alarm sounded, a resolute man with slightly gray hair and a straight military uniform in the cabin stood up, and a guard next to him immediately stepped forward: "Report to the security officer, the alert level is the lowest level, the situation is that an unknown ship in the open sea is resisting the inspection by force, and at present, a "Screw" class patrol boat has lost contact, and the rest of the patrol boats are going to support, and the video image is uploaded immediately. The man said in a deep voice, "Turn on the video and prepare for the live broadcast." "He is the chief military officer in charge of the entire Coppertooth City, Nuoge, second only to the city lord Haiyan-Coppertooth, a person who has commanded the Coppertooth fleet for twenty years at home and abroad in the Twin Towers.
"Bang!" With a cannon shot, the entire sea outside the Copper Tooth City and in the port were alarmed, in the Thousands of Islands, who still dared to make a move in the Copper Tooth City? This is big news that has not been heard for many years, and for a while, inside and outside Tongfang City, countless cameras and sensors are aimed at the place where the cannon sounded.