Chapter 466: What Are We Doing?
The night sky is like a blanket of blue and boundless, and the stars shining in the sky are set like jewels.
Under the light of the bright moon, the sea seems to be covered with a blanket of silver light, reflecting the sky in the distance.
"It's nice tonight."
On the high walls of Port Royal on the waterfront, the patrolling soldiers were in a good mood, and they could see the area stretching out from the dock for thousands of meters.
In such an environment, they can finally relax a little, and they don't have to be nervous to keep staring into the dark depths, worrying about being attacked.
Since the previous night attack on the Black Pearl, the entire Port Royal has been on alert by several levels, especially at night.
Warships were neatly moored in the harbor, and one of them, a huge battleship with sails that looked like a fortress, stood out.
It is the Dreadnought, the pride of the British Royal Navy, with a length of 67.8 meters and a width of 15 meters, and it took more than 2,000 oak trees and 38 tons of iron to build it.
With a displacement of more than 2,000 tons, the Dreadnought has a sturdy hull and very powerful firepower, with three gun decks on the left and right sides of the ship, and a total of 102 cast iron cannons and 2 giant short cannons, a salvo can fire half a ton of shells, while the ship's standing storage of gunpowder is 35 tons, and there are another 120 tons of shells.
However, the only drawback of such a formidable battleship was its speed, and despite the fact that it was equipped with three masts fifty or sixty meters high, it could only reach a speed of eight knots, about half that of the Black Pearl.
"We're leaving tomorrow, and we'll be sure to make those damn pirates look good then."
The soldiers on patrol looked at the warships moored below, all of them full of confidence, and they knew in their hearts that both Governor Swan and Commodore Norrington could not wait to find Elizabeth.
But no one noticed that just below, under their noses, small boats were swaggering adrift on the sea.
Each small boat was filled with pirates, and they slowly paddled their oars, trying not to make too much noise, and slowly approached the dreadnought.
"This can also work?!"
The pirates on the ship looked at each other one by one, their hearts full of surprise.
As soon as they looked up, they could clearly see the soldiers patrolling the city walls and the harbor, but every time they looked over, they were stunned as if they could not see them, and let them drive straight in.
The pirates couldn't help but look at Xu Jing, who was sitting upright on one of the ships, and finally understood what the order before the action meant.
Looking at the intrepid getting closer and closer, everyone became excited, gearing up and ready to do a big job.
"Go up and clean up, and then set sail!"
Just as they approached the dreadnought, a new order suddenly sounded in the pirates' minds.
Sail?
Don't you have to fight?
The pirates didn't know why, but they were cautious and climbed up the side of the ship with their hands and feet.
However, the expected battle did not take place.
I saw that on the deck of the Intrepid at this time, a British naval soldier guarding the guard all fell on the deck, unconscious.
One by one, the pirates boarded the ship, and one by one they froze in place, wiping their eyes and staring at the unconscious enemy.
Originally, they thought it would be a dangerous battle to the death, but they didn't expect it to be so simple, so simple that it was unbelievable.
What are we here for?
Some pirates are starting to doubt their lives.
"What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and raise the anchor and raise the sails!"
It wasn't until Xu Jing also came up that everyone woke up like a dream and acted quickly.
The pirates finally understood that they were here to sail the ship.
At this moment, everyone felt very complicated, and various emotions kept coming to their hearts.
Xu Jing spun around on the Dreadnought, feeling very satisfied with the battleship.
He looked up at the patrol soldier who was still unaware, and stopped paying attention, for ordinary people, even the simplest illusion was enough to blind the other party's perception.
It didn't take long for the sails of the Dreadnought's three masts to unfurl, and with a rattling of the wind, it went from stationary to moving, and then sailed quickly through the waves.
"What's the situation?"
The soldiers on the city walls, in the harbor, and on the other ships finally sensed that something was wrong, and they looked at the source of the sound, but found nothing.
But soon, the dreadnought that stayed in place suddenly disappeared like a bubble, completely dissipating under everyone's gaze.
Where did the ship go?
The soldiers were stunned, and then there was an uproar.
A shrill whistle sounded quickly, far away under the silent night sky.
By the time Norrington and Swan got the news and hurried there, the port was already in chaos.
"Where's the Dreadnought?" Norrington roared angrily, "Are you all idiots? How did such a big ship disappear? ”
He went up to the walls and searched around with binoculars, but found no sign of the Dreadnought, but he made another discovery.
"Quick, send someone there to pick it up." Norrington shouted as he pointed in the direction of the boat.
Soon, the men who had been ordered to pick them up brought back two young men, a man and a woman, who were Will and Elizabeth.
Norrington and Swan were pleasantly surprised, and they finally learned from them the reason for the Dreadnought's disappearance.
Damn pirates!
Norrington was so angry that he couldn't figure out how the pirates had snatched the Dreadnought, but he had to take an inescapable responsibility for the loss of the Dreadnought, and it was conceivable that what he would have to face was anything from a good thing.
"Come on, get Turner for me!" He waited for the soldiers to subdue Will and said, "Mr. Turner, you helped the pirates snatch the Interceptor, what else do you have to say?" ”
Elizabeth was in a hurry: "But she's here to save me!" ”
Norrington was silent, he knew it, of course, but it only made him more annoyed.
"I will take responsibility for everything I do." Will had long thought that there might be such a day, and he looked at Elizabeth, "I must tell you that I have been in love with you since the moment we met. ”
At this moment, Norrington and Governor Swan were both stunned and turned their heads to look at Elizabeth.
Elizabeth, on the other hand, was stunned at first, then her face was full of surprise, and she covered her mouth in excitement, and she ran to Will desperately, blocking the other party, and looked at Swan and Norrington with stubborn expressions.
"You're ......!" Norrington was furious, his face changed and changed, and he said in a trembling voice: "This is where your true heart lies?" ”
"Yes!" Elizabeth replied without hesitation.
"Let him go!"
Norrington bowed his head in a dejected manner and turned to leave.
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