While everyone was talking, Xu Mo suddenly frowned, "Why hasn't the alarm bell on the ship sounded yet?" ”

Just now, Tie Lilie reminded Xu Mo that he had arrived in the Øresund Strait, and asked him for instructions on whether to enter the third level of alert. It stands to reason that they had been talking on the team channel for a long time, and the alarm bells should have sounded on the ship a long time ago.

Could it be that the Iron Rite has made a new discovery? Xu Mo stepped past the steering wheel on the bow of the ship and walked towards the middle of the Vasa, where a large bronze bell was hung. Now where he stood, he could not see the bell for the time being, because of the blocking of the sails and masts.

"Huh?" Not far away, Xu Mo heard the sound of argument coming from the bronze bell. One of the voices was Tie Lilie, and the other was a little unfamiliar to him.

Bypassing the bottom sail of the middle mast, Xu Mo saw several people gathered around the alarm bell. His first mate was surrounded in the middle by three fierce sailors who were tall and fierce, arguing about something, and next to him was Barron Larson, who looked embarrassed.

A trace of doubt flashed in Xu Mo's eyes, he was not very familiar with these three sailors. But the first young sailor with a full face of flesh, he knew the name. This tough Viking sailor, Frango Tyre, was a veteran sailor specially drawn from the Hell God, and was very popular with deck sailors for his fierce fighting style and rich seafaring experience.

Frango is said to have been a raiding Viking pirate before he became a Swedish navy. Later, because Sweden gained supremacy in the North Sea, it began to clean up the entire North Sea, and the pirate ship he was on was also sunk by Hedram.

However, instead of executing them, Hedlam left the Vikings behind and made them swear to serve the Swedish Navy. These pirate-turned-sailors were fierce and ruthless, and only a naval admiral like Hedlam could suppress them.

"Tie Lilie, why hasn't the alarm bell sounded yet?" Xu Mo's eyes flashed, and his face sank. The fact that he attaches great importance to the Iron Rite does not mean that he will tolerate the delay of the battle order.

"I ...... I'm going to sound the alarm! Seeing Xu Mo's arrival, Tie Lilie was silent for a moment, then turned around and walked towards the alarm bell.

The three sailors who were surrounding him next to him looked up at Xu Mo and got out of the way. However, the distance they get out of the way is very narrow, there is only a slit, and they can only squeeze through it almost sideways. Tie Lilie hesitated for a moment, and then stepped past the three of them. However, as he walked past Frango, he was deliberately hit by the sailor on the shoulder.

Seeing this scene, Xu Mo's face immediately appeared angry, and he shouted angrily: "Guard, tie him up for me!" ”

Looking at the few musketeers running nearby, the other two sailors became nervous, and they all leaned close to Frango, protecting him to the left and right, and his right hand rested on the stem of the scimitar at his waist. Seeing the movements of these two sailors, the anger on Xu Mo's face disappeared, and his eyes instead revealed a trace of strange calm.

"What are you doing, get out of here!" Frango, who had been silent, suddenly became furious, and pushed the two sailors beside him away, putting his hands behind his back, and allowing the approaching musketeers to tie him up.

"Admiral, I'm ......" Seeing a few wolf-like musketeers around him, tying Frango's flowers to the network cable, Tie Lilie couldn't bear to persuade him, "Frango is just confused about the warning order, just explain it to him, you don't need to punish him!" ”

Xu Mo, who had already stood back on the bridge at the back, glanced at the Tieli Column angrily, then turned back and nodded to the musketeer holding the leather whip. Receiving Xu Mo's signal, the shirtless musketeer raised his leather whip high and swung it at Frango's back.

"Smack!" On the quiet deck, the crisp sound of a leather whip sounded.

"One!" Barron, who was standing next to the guards, reported the count with a blank face, while Frango, who was tortured, gritted his teeth and lay on the net rope without saying a word, pressing his head against the thick cable, and beads of sweat the size of beans slowly oozed from his head......

“…… Ten! The execution is complete! Looking at Frango, whose back was a blur of flesh and blood, and his whole body was almost collapsed, Barron's face twitched slightly, and he raised his chin to the two sailors who had already prepared next to him, signaling that they could help Frango to the infirmary.

"Tie Lilie, Barron, you two come with me into the captain's room!" Xu Mo said with a straight face.

Walking into the captain's room, Xu Mo took off his tricorne hat and put it on the desk, and asked in a deep voice, "Tie Lilie, what happened just now?" ”

"Just when I was about to ring the alarm, Frango ...... There are some different opinions. He believes that now the sea view is very good, and even if an enemy ship comes, he will have time to react. It is still far from our next port, and rashly sounding the alarm bell will put the sailors in a state of tension and accelerate fatigue, which is not conducive to the subsequent voyage. Tie Lilie secretly glanced at Xu Mo and said softly.

“…… Did you take his advice? Xu Mo asked expressionlessly.

"I didn't agree!" Tie Lilie shook his head, "However, there is some truth to his words, so I don't think you should punish him!" ”

Hearing Tie Lilie's words, Xu Mo's eyes flashed, but he didn't answer him for the time being, but turned his head and looked at the young officer with a straight face, "Barron, do you know why I asked you in?" ”

"I ...... Know! Barron's face changed slightly, and he replied a little bitterly, "I made a mistake just now!" As a military judge, I shouldn't sit idly by and watch those three sailors offend the first mate! ”

Hearing Barron's words, Xu Mo's face softened a little, this young officer is still worth cultivating, it's just that something happened suddenly, and he hasn't adapted to the new position of a military judge, "If you know it's wrong, go out, the captain's position will be handed over to Max for the time being, and you will serve as his deputy!" ”

"Yes, Admiral!" Barron responded loudly, reached out and touched the brim of his hat, and after saluting Xu Mo, he turned around and went out with his head held high.

Watching Barron's back disappear behind the door, Xu Mo turned his head again, looked at the nervous young man and said, "Tie Lilie, sit down first!" What was your previous position on Hudlam's ship? ”

"Admiral Hedram asked me to be his clerk, responsible for helping him sort out the navigation information and lay out the route!" Tie Lilie replied a little confused.

"That's right, damn it!" Xu Mo grinded his teeth, blurted out a curse, and saw that Tie Lilie's face was a little ugly, and immediately explained angrily, "I'm not talking about you, it's the white-haired eagle!" Hedram didn't even tell me that you have always been a civilian on a battleship! ”

"This ...... Does it matter? Tie Lilie was stunned.

"Tielilie, didn't you notice that Frango was deliberately targeting you?" Xu Mo stared at the young man and sighed softly.

"Why would he do that? We don't have any friendship on the Hell God, but we can be considered half acquaintances, huh? Tie Lilie's eyes widened, a little incredulous, and suddenly a thought came to the young man's heart, which suddenly made his face change, "Could it be that he is dissatisfied with my appointment as the first mate of the Vasa?" ”

"You're not too stupid! It doesn't matter, though, whether Frango is upset with you or wants to replace him. Xu Mo said solemnly, "The important thing is that you must understand that what is needed on the battlefield is not reasoning, but obedience!" Once your order has been given, the Vasa must obey it except me, and there is no need to explain it to anyone. I've heard that you've had a boat of your own before, how can you not understand it? ”

"My previous ship was a dhow, with a total of more than a dozen crew members, basically friends chasing sailing dreams, and everything was discussed with each other." Tie Lilie said with a wry smile, "What's more, I haven't been this captain for long, and the first time I went to sea, I encountered pirates and lost our ship. ”

"I see! Okay, now that you understand, let's get out! Xu Mo nodded, and when Tie Lilie walked to the door, he solemnly reminded again, "Tie Lilie, remember!" Sailors need not friends, but leaders. ”

"Yes, my Excellency Admiral!" Tie Lilie smiled and put back on his navy hat and touched the brim.

As soon as Tie Lilie went out, Xu Mo's face immediately became cloudy, and he commanded on the team channel, "Serna, you can use that thing!" These two days are a little harder, you and Dinah take turns using that thing, and be sure to find the ships of other Catholic countries at sea. ”

"BOSS, that thing costs a lot, we haven't entered the North Sea yet. If you use it frequently now, I'm afraid that when I face the Temple of the Gods, I won't have enough Super String Coins and Honor Points! Serna was startled and immediately reminded.

"It's okay, it's really not enough, just exchange my honor and title!" A hint of iron blue flashed on Xu Mo's face, "The internal problems of the battleship are much more serious than I thought, and we don't have that much time to sort them out slowly. Before facing the Temple of the Gods, we must win a great naval battle as soon as possible, uniting all the sailors around us with victory and spoils. Otherwise, there will be problems at the critical moment! ”

"Alright then, Dinah and I work shifts day and night, taking turns as lookouts!" Serna sighed a little helplessly.

"Well, let Mary be with you, what's the situation, she can help analyze it!"

"Admiral Alfred, are you in there?" At this moment, a pleasant female voice came from outside the door of the captain's room.

"What is she doing here?" Hearing this voice, Xu Mo raised his eyebrows, "Please come in, Christina!" ”

"Hi, Lord Alfred!" As the hatch opened, Christina crossed her waist with one hand, walked on her long legs, and walked in front of Xu Mo with a smile.

"What's the matter? Christina! Xu Mo looked at the beauty in front of him with an admiring gaze and asked politely.

"I've heard that you used to be the stormtrooper captain of the Vestelos, so you must be pretty good at fighting, right?" Christina took two steps forward and leaned over to prop her hands on the desk.

Christina was wearing a low-cut dress on her upper body, and when she leaned over, the proud twin peaks on her chest were suddenly squeezed out of a deep trench, and her white and tender skin shook so that Xu Mo's eyes were full of snowflakes.

"Uh-huh!" The rich businesswoman in her subconscious suddenly put on such a seductive posture, Xu Mo's mind didn't react for a while, she short-circuited in an instant, and her eyes were a little blank and she responded casually.

"Ho Ho Ho, I also have some confidence in swordsmanship, I don't know Your Excellency Admiral, can you find a time to guide Miss Ben?" Christina curled the corners of her mouth slightly and threw a wink at Xu Mo.

"Instructional swordsmanship? Hey, hey, Christina ......" When Xu Mo came back to his senses, he found that the red-haired beauty had already walked out quickly.

Is spring coming for this beautiful chick? Xu Mo rubbed his temples with his fingers in a bit of a daze, thinking about what Christina had just said. For some reason, there was a faint sense of uneasiness in the young man's heart.