Chapter XVII: Special Prisoners

() In this not vast sea, a warship with the flag of the lion's heart and rosicrucius floats, churning between the storms and waves

Although the Strait of Sealand is narrow, standing on the beachhead in the narrowest sea area, you can even faintly see the black cliff line on the opposite side, but this narrow sea area is not calm, but is known for its stormy waves, because the western ocean has two huge currents every year to regularly go back and forth between the three large islands where King Sealand Island is located, forming a huge natural barrier, part of the current is sandwiched between Sealand Island and the Kingdom of Medin on the opposite bank of the Star River Continent, because the space is too narrow, the strong energy of the ocean current can not be fully released, and the situation of high wind and waves in the Sealand Strait is formed, which is why the Sealand Strait has become one of the seven most dangerous sea lanes in the ocean of Olopa

The great winds and waves in the strait, although they caused great trouble to the people crossing the sea, provided a natural strategic security line for the kingdom established on the island, and in terms of territorial area, the territory of the Kingdom of Sealand was only one-third of the territory of the Kingdom of Madin, and the total population of the Kingdom of Metin was four times that of the Kingdom of Sealand; But in history, the kingdom of Metin was tossed to death like the old kingdom of Sealand, if you count this time, these two rival kingdoms have broken out five full-scale wars since the beginning of history, these five wars have one thing in common, every time Sealand trampled the military boots on the territory of Metin as an aggressor, and the territory of Sealand has never suffered from the baptism of war from the Madin army, every war, regardless of the victory or defeat, the loss of Metin is far greater than that of Sealand, which is also the eternal pain and indelible shame of the self-proclaimed powerful Metin Kingdom, the reason why this is so, in addition to the difference between the commanders of the two armies in terms of strategic choices, the objective factors of the Sealand Strait also play a huge role, becauseWith the Channel of Sealand, a wide natural moat, the Kingdom of Sealand does not have to worry about its rear being attacked, and can unscrupulously put all its main forces into the war to invade Medin, and always occupy the initiative, the Sealand people firmly believe that their ability to control the sea as inhabitants of the island country is far from comparable to those landlubbers on the mainland, in fact, it also proves this: more than once in history, when the warships of Metin left the harbor with a vengeful army, under the stubborn resistance of the Sealand Navy and the double blow of the huge wind and waves in the Strait, the whole army was wiped out, and the small Sealand Strait became the pain of many Medin people's gnashing of teeth

For nine months of the year, the Strait of Zealand is under stormy seas, and now is the season when the waves are at their strongest, and this warship, which sinks like leaves on the waves, is a medium-sized warship, although it is very dangerous and thrilling, but it is more than enough to resist this kind of wind and waves, and today this warship is burdened with an important task. It was to send a special prisoner to the territory of the enemy country, and there was no additional convoy, except for the Sealand people, who believed that the sea supremacy was firmly in their own hands, in fact, the huge Sealand navy was already scattered along the east and west coasts of the Kingdom of Madin, blocking the enemy's maritime trade, and there was no superfluous warship to escort it

The sailors on deck were working extremely busy, trying to steer the sails to suit the force of the waves, and a huge wave crashed down, drowning all the sailors on deck, and after a while the waves receded, and the deck was revealed, and the sailors who clung to the cables were like chickens in soup, and they spat out the salty water in their mouths, and busily went on with their work, and the sailors were not deterred by the great waves, although in the next minute there was a larger wave that came head-on

The ancestors of the Sealand learned to survive in their stubborn struggle with the sea, and they built their own people, their own nations, and bequeathed this pen to their descendants as a treasure of fortitude and wisdom – a wealth that the nobles of Madin on the other side of the coast, full of wastefulness and blunt chivalric doctrine, lacked and could not understand, which was why the kingdom of Metin was repeatedly defeated at the hands of the Sealands

Now, however, it seemed that everything was about to change, and for the Kingdom of Sealand, the new King Louis V across the Channel would be a nightmare, and his terrible thing was that he would not stick to the old ways, and the young king had matured the stiff-minded kingdom...... The year 1686 of the Age of Light will always be remembered by history, a turning point in the fate of a nation, not the Kingdom of Medin, but our Kingdom of Sealand......

A quill pen was hurrying on the parchment roll, and the tip of the pen spit out letters one by one, forming a large part of the above feeling, because the cabin was extremely wet and steamy, and the paper was very easy to mold, so the owner of the quill chose to use a parchment roll, which was much more expensive than paper, to record

Giggle...... The inkwell was moving a little bit along the sloping table towards the ground, and just as it was about to fall to the ground, a large handcuffed to the chain blocked it and put it back in the middle of the table

After letting go of the inkwell, the big hand picked up the quill pen that had just been put on the table, and returned to the parchment scroll to write angrily

Suddenly, the door of the cabin was kicked open, and a fat-brained Sealand nobleman rudely barged in

Hey, that guy, the ship has come ashore, hurry up and clean up your pile of rags, and the officer shouted domineeringly

The writer was an old man of about 50 years old, he was covered with an old leather jacket that was somewhat tattered, and his body was emaciated, but from his sitting posture, the figure of this man was quite hard, his yellow face was full of vicissitudes and haggardness, and there were freshly scabbed scars on his forehead, and his turquoise eyes were looking through the decadent eyes, and the old man did not look at the fat nobleman, still buried in his writing

Are you deaf, the arrogant attitude of the old man makes the fat nobleman thunder, give you 5 minutes, I haven't seen you when I come in again, and if you clean up, it will make you feel good...... You two give me a good look at him

The fat nobleman commanded the two spear-wielding soldiers standing beside him, and then glared at the old man, turned to leave the cabin, and the sound of heavy footsteps faded away

The old man, handcuffed in black iron, turned a blind eye to the threat of the fat nobleman, and before the quill could slow down, soon a parchment scroll was already written all over the place, and the old man calmly took out a new blank parchment from a dirty little wooden box beside him, and spread it out on the table

Five minutes is not a long time

The ship had stopped jolting--indicating that it had docked, and although the kerosene lamp hanging from the roof of the cabin was still shaking, the fat nobleman kept his promise and appeared in the cabin again, and when he saw that the old prisoner Guan had not packed his luggage as he had hoped, but was still writing angrily as no one had been, the fat nobleman was furious

You old thing, the fat nobleman kicked over the table in front of the old man, and a roll of sheepskin with words written on it was scattered on the ground, and the black ink spilled the old man's body, and the fat nobleman snatched the spear from a soldier, scolded and raised the not-so-sharp end, aimed at the old man, and smashed it head-on

The half-reached spear stopped abruptly, and the fat nobleman turned his head angrily, only to see a red-haired knight standing behind him, holding the spear with his left hand, you bastard, the fat nobleman cursed, and grabbed the spear with both hands, trying to pull the spear out of the red-haired knight's hand, but when he used up his strength, he found that his strength was not even one percent of that of the red-haired knight

Do you want to rebel, the fat nobleman said angrily

Lord Earl, the red-haired knight bent down slightly, please don't be angry about this, I will persuade the general well

You still call him 'General,' and the fat nobleman pulled out a precious silk handkerchief from his clothes, and exaggeratedly wiped his right hand, which had just touched the spear, and if it weren't for your father's face, those two words would have thrown you into prison

Leave it to me, Lord Earl, the red-haired knight asked with a pleasant face

As you go, the fat nobleman turned and walked towards the door, and when he walked to the door, he stopped, don't blame me, don't tell me, this guy is the prisoner that His Majesty hates the most, don't get too close to him, otherwise even if your father is an important minister of the kingdom, he won't be able to save you, hum, just throw the handkerchief on the ground like garbage

After the fat nobleman walked away, the red-haired knight squatted down and picked up the silk handkerchief thrown by the fat nobleman and wiped the ink on the old man's body

I'm very sorry, Your Excellency, General, I am the knight of the legion who is responsible for protecting your safety, Kadilupa Hansen, the villain is a villain, a traitor, and a loyal knight is imprisoned, it is really chilling, the red-haired knight gritted his teeth and said, Although my ability is small, as long as my sword can reach, I will never let that kind of dog-fighting and honorless moth come close to you, I will definitely protect you with my life, Kadilupa gritted his teeth as if taking an oath

Without saying a word, the old man was picking up the parchment rolls scattered all over the place, folding them neatly and putting them in small wooden boxes one by one, but when he heard Kadirupa say that he would protect himself with his life, the old man suddenly stopped

Anything is fine, but don't use life, you have to keep life to shoulder the future of the kingdom, and the old man's tone was slow and heavy

No, my strength is insignificant, and only an exemplary knight like you, General, has the strength and quality to bear the future of the kingdom, and every one of our soldiers is looking forward to the general leading us to a triumphant return

The old man couldn't help but laugh dumbly, in this war of attrition like a winch, it was impossible for the kingdom to win, but His Majesty the king and the group of ministers around him had not yet woken up, lost their way in extreme frenzy, and let the runaway carriage carry the country to the precipice, even if I threw myself into the battlefield in my old age, it could not change the fate of the kingdom's inevitable defeat

The general's words made Kadilupa extremely uncomfortable, and he clenched his fists with both hands: Could it be that His Majesty was forced to go on the expedition with the general's family as a threat to you, as rumored to say

It wasn't entirely the forced old man who patted Kadirupa on the shoulder, and the reason why I set foot on this boat was not only to save my wife and children, but more importantly, I had to bring them home safely before the quagmire of war completely drowned all the soldiers.