The recovery of the sailors was better than expected

This is thanks to the presence of the priest, and I have to say that although it is only level 0 and level 1 divine magic, as well as some holy water, it effectively solves the problem of wound infection and stops the heavy bleeding.

In addition, there was enough food and water on the ships of the captives, and now that there were so few people, enough food for three hundred people to let go of their stomachs, so that, except for the death of two people, the others, in the slow sailing, healed.

Due to the lack of manpower, the seven boats joined together and moved slowly, but on the thirteenth day, they encountered a storm and waves, and because of the lack of manpower, they could not fight it, so they had to let the boat drift in the wind and waves, at the mercy of fate.

The strong wind blew all night and day before it stopped, and at this time, it was already dusk, the sun was setting in the west, and twilight was gradually coming.

"My lord, why don't we find an island, let's rest first, stay on the island for ten days, and basically heal completely, so that the operation will be smoother." Hadak stepped forward and said that his merit was obvious, so he quickly expanded his prestige and became faintly the number two man.

This suggestion was good, and Fang Xin immediately adopted it.

Moreover, just when he was looking for the island, before the night, he actually found an island, and at the last trace of the sunset, the boat circled around the island, Fang Xin found that the island was about twenty square kilometers, and immediately found a recessed place, stepped forward to set up camp, and anchored, after all, this can be sheltered from the wind.

Since the island is not located in the main trunk of the sea channel, it is uninhabited, and almost half of the island is forested.

To the north of the concave, there is a sandy beach, about 300 meters long, and the gravel is as big as a chicken egg and as small as a projectile, and it is mainly gray and white, gray and yellow. There are red, brown, black and other colors, and the environment is quiet.

Fang Xin found that this was the estuary of a river, took a sip, and found that it was fresh water, and he was very satisfied at the moment.

After checking the charts, I found that I had almost arrived near the kingdom of Sampur, which was actually an uninhabited island - this situation was very common, and in the Age of Discovery, except for the islands, which were valuable in the main seafaring trunk, other islands. Unless a large area is easy to develop, it is basically ignored.

Originally, on Earth, Fang Xin, the Count of Monte Cristo, bought an island (in fact, he contributed a sum of money to the king, and then the island was legally in his name). Hence the position of count.

This island is too small, but it shouldn't be difficult to get a hereditary knight, Fang Xin thought.

Thinking of this, Fang Xin took the opportunity of cultivation to order the twenty sailors who had recovered relatively well to get off the ship with axes. There were carpentry tools on board, which were prepared to repair the ship in case of danger, so the trees were cut down and the houses were built.

Of course. Not all of them were newly built, but first set fire to a piece of land, and there were already solid wooden rafts on the ship. Directly move it up, use the trunks of a few small trees as supports, nail the wooden rafts around, and then cover the roof, and a simple wooden house is ready.

The wounded on the ship were moved to wooden houses on land, which was beneficial to their cultivation. Everyone had a brief meal that night. I went to rest.

The next morning, the morning sun came out. Fang Xin woke up, the weather was very good, there were seagulls flying around in the blue sky, Fang Xin didn't disturb others, so he ordered Tebi to join him and bring four soldiers.

First, I took a small sailboat and carefully looked around the island, and then climbed to the highest mountain on the island, and looked down condescendingly.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, the face of the island is already very clear, this island has the potential of a port, there is a small piece of flat land can be developed, although the development of the field is up to about 3,000 acres, but it is enough, after all, the nearby fishery resources are very rich, and it is not profitable agriculture, but also suitable for other industries!

Although it is remote from the main waterway, it is not too far, and if there is a stronghold here, it will be much easier to sail at sea, especially with a lot of secret information.

Thinking of this, he said to Tebi: "Tebi, what do you think of this island?" ”

"My lord, if you have any orders, you can do it!" Tebi said unequivocally, after a bloody battle, one of the two captains was killed in the battle, and now among the thirty-three people, there are twenty-one people left, and the losses are very large, but compared to the others, it is already good, and Tebi has also been promoted to squadron leader.

"Well, this time, all of you will go out to establish a stronghold on that small flat land, and distribute it according to the river, which was originally too close to the sea and low and humid, so it is not a good place to live."

"It should be built according to the official wooden house, and within ten days, it is enough for you to build two wooden houses, but a wooden fence should be placed around it, and in the wooden house, I will leave food, wine, and some medicine and weapons, and you will leave two people to guard it."

"Half a month for less, a month and a half for more, I will send someone here, as for the priest, it depends on Archbishop Barnier's intentions, and it must be arranged as a whole." Fang Xinluo said with a little regret, he estimated that Archbishop Barnier would not send a priest, the reason was very simple, now was the time to find out the situation of the Four Leaves Continent and import a large number of various materials and technologies, not the time to attack recklessly.

"Yes, sir." Those who can be dispatched are naturally all elites, and they are loyal, and they have long been prepared to sacrifice, Tebi replied without hesitation.

"Okay, you'll take care of it, and we'll go back." Fang Xin said, so the group went back, and returned to the beach, and found that the evening feast was ready, and the seven boats, with the stove and utensils, were moved down, and the fishermen caught some fish, and also caught a wild sheep—the baron's private cook, who was lucky not to die, was worthy of being a noble cook, and the aroma was fragrant.

"Ah, dear knight, you have finally arrived, and this sudden storm has delayed our trip." As soon as he returned, he heard the baron greeting him warmly.

The baron suffered heavy losses in his hands this time, and only four of the fifty survived, and only two of them were warriors.

"Well, yes, Baron, there is no way yet, but the deviation is not too far, we will rest for a few days, and wait for the sailors to be healed, and then we can quickly return to Imbu." Fang Xin said: "You can also make a sum to make up for your huge losses, and, if you testify, you can get a share of that merchant's property to make up for it." ”

After the pirate battle, the relationship between the two became much closer, and the baron immediately responded: "Yes, this damn pirate, but you really don't hand over those pirates who surrendered?" ”

"There is no way, those pirates in order to survive, suddenly converted to the god of Hadak, Hadak offered, in exchange for their lives, I agreed, only two unlucky people will be handed over, so be it, his part, I will share one-third of your share

According to the law of piracy, a person who has been attacked by a pirate, as long as there is evidence, has the right to compensation, of course, not everyone has this right, on the ship, Fang Xin is one, and the baron is one, and even Hadak, although his priest does not seem to be very public, but the court also knows about it, and therefore is also entitled to a copy.

"No, knight, you give me a boat, it's enough to make up for it, how can I take your things again?" The baron refused, but after discussion, the baron was satisfied with the agreement to "exchange cash for estate".

Vincent. Manley was dead, and according to pirate law, most of his estate was to be confiscated and compensated to those who lost it—of course his wealth was many, two-thirds of it was in the Chamber of Commerce and the seagoing ships, but the letter said he would rather have his six small estates.

Compared with the total assets of 200,000 gold lake, the value of these six small properties is only about 20,000 gold lake, according to the convention, it is estimated that two-thirds will be divided by the city lord, the court, and the chamber of commerce, but the parties should be able to get about one-third, this is to encourage the fight against piracy, the total value is 70,000 gold lake, so Fang Xin personally got the six small properties worth 20,000 gold lake, there is not much problem.

However, in this way, Fang Xin has seven small estates, and even if he does not cooperate with this island, it is not difficult to obtain a hereditary knighthood from the king.

The knight is still too low, and the hereditary knight can be regarded as the aristocratic gate who has truly entered this world.

As for the boats, the pirate ships captured on the spot directly belonged to Fang Xin without going through the court, even if the baron was given a boat, but Fang Xin's fleet already had four ships, plus a hereditary knight's ship - it was already considered a large scale.

As he spoke, the baron gulped down wine, drank clam soup, ate seafood, and held barbecue, and everyone cheered when Fang Xin, holding the information on Coel's statistics and budget, announced another hundred gold raks per person.

However, after the dinner, Motzt came over and said, "My lord, I want to go back this time, and I won't get on the boat." ”

In this battle, there were only three of Motzt's old brothers left, and Lawson, who thought of retiring when he returned, was also killed, and it was obvious that this was greatly from his estimate.

"Motzt, if you don't quit, you'll be the captain of a ship from now on." Fang Xin said.

The news obviously made Motzt hesitate, but after a moment, he still said: "My lord, I am old, not old enough to do this. ”

Fang Xin was a little regretful, and said: "It's really a pity, but since you want to quit, I will definitely promise you, there will be another appointment, and other personnel, as always, will be relocated to my territory, and I will make arrangements." ”

Motzt smiled a little wryly, but there was no way, he didn't think that at this time, he still didn't quit completely, so he answered and said, "Yes!" ”

When Fang Xin saw his expression, he knew what he was thinking, and said: "Don't worry, I won't treat you badly, you have been at sea for a long time, if you have any friends, you can also introduce them, I am the one who uses people." ”

Motzt thought about it, if he couldn't quit completely, then recruiting friends was also a kind of guarantee, and he responded: "Of course." ”