Chapter Twenty-Eight: Hurry to the Island
As the golden light curtain dissipated, Wu Xin and the others found that they were gradually losing their stability under their feet.
The white jade square silently turned into wooden overtime, and the background color of the world changed from gold to blue, the blue of the sea.
"Round-tailed schooner." After revealing the full picture, Wu Xin showed his solid knowledge of navigation, and he succeeded in identifying the style of the sailing ship, which was far more backward than the medieval sailing ship that brought him to the island of Malta, and was very rudimentary in terms of the design of the waterline and the style of the sails.
"What kind of old antique .......... is this" In Wu Xin's eyes, the Villeforts are all medieval people, and in the eyes of these medieval people, this ship is also an ancient thing.
The stern is not designed to be a relatively stable square, but an arc that is integrated into the hull.
The maneuverability of this ship is quite low, and an inexperienced operator may not be able to play even three knots of speed.
However, Wu Xin was experienced in traveling through the era, so he quickly gathered his mind and shouted: "Delia, you go and observe the sea surface to see if there are other ships around." Villefort you go and set sail, this kind of sail is very stiff, don't rush, take your time. Joel, you stabilize the rudder first, don't use too much force, this kind of rudder can easily get stuck. I'll come right away, don't panic. β
In the whole blue world, there is only a little black, Wu Xin believes that it is the island of Malta, which seems not far away, but for this antique ship, it is not so easy to go.
Wu Xin had only seen this kind of sailboat in magazines, but fortunately in the Mediterranean, it was really the calmest water, and he soon found the feeling of operating a boat according to his memories of magazines.
Villefort had not been to sea, and as a trainee of the Knights Hospitaller, although he was a d'Artagnan thug most of the time, he still had experience in fighting at sea.
But this time he was in a hurry, and he hardly helped Wu Xin.
It was Bulsha who played a little role, although Wu Xin thought she couldn't help at first, so he didn't call her.
But Bursa also took the initiative to show her value, helping Villefort to control the direction of the sails, and performed quite well, even a little better than Villefort.
With their help, Wu Xin applied the knowledge from the books bit by bit to practice.
In fact, he was less experienced in maneuvering sailing ships than Villefort, but Villefort could only steer sailing ships in the sixteenth century.
In Wu Xin's time, the accumulation of knowledge of various sailing ships far exceeded that of Villefort's, so he was able to manipulate this more ancient guy.
Of course, this is also due to Wu Xin's strong desire for knowledge, and there are many modern seafarers who cannot live without computers and satellites.
At this time, Delia also spoke: "Alpha won't throw us into such a dangerous environment, he still wants us to work for him, there are no other ships around, we will definitely be able to go to the island before the Star Moon Sect." β
"Don't be careless, there is no food or water on this ship, and we can join the side of the Star and Moon Sect, which means that Abu Said's fleet will not be too far away, even if it is not in sight, we must hurry." Wu Xin extracted the intelligence from the details.
He was convinced that the task of reincarnation needed to be grasped at every step, otherwise it would be more difficult to follow.
Bulsha made a final effort as she grabbed the cable: "Can't we really join the Star Moon Sect?" I've heard that Drow is racist and very cunning. β
"Shut up." Wu Xin did not comfort Bursa again this time, it is okay to argue before making a decision, but once the team has made a decision, then it can no longer be questioned.
Half an hour later, under the tearful gaze of the hotel maid, Wu Xin and the others set foot on land again.
"Well, it's really the island of Malta, and I know that headlandβ" Villefort looked around as soon as he came ashore, and not only saw the landscape, but also trampled on the ground beneath his feet. However, the location of the fortress is different, the fortress we built is closer to the coast, and the fortress of the drow elves seems to be in the middle of the island, so isn't the port empty? The location of the port town was also different, and they chose the natural harbor to the south, where the water is very shallow. β
"And there is no martial law on the island, you look at the port, there is no vigilance at all." Delia also expressed her incomprehension about being able to go ashore so easily. "Shall we go to the port? Or go straight to the castle. β
It takes about half an hour to get to the port and two hours to get to the castle.
"We don't go to the port, the port must be more orcs and dwarves, go directly to the castle in the middle of the island, which should be the gathering area of Drow." Wu Xin used his knowledge of history to strengthen his persuasiveness. "The Drow elves have no manpower, and the city-states of the drow elves have always pursued racist policies and treated all other races as slaves, while the Star and Moon Cult claims that as long as they believe in the true Lord, then all races are equal and cannot be enslaved. You can imagine how attractive this was to the enslaved orcs and dwarves, and how they would repay their original masters once they were freed. β
"What?! As long as you join the Star Moon Sect, you can't be enslaved? Cesare, you were so stupid when I was an orc? Villefort gave an exaggerated expression. From the deserts of Morocco to the ice fields of Russia, they hunt slaves and trade people everywhere, whether it is Crimean orcs or Moroccan nomads in the markets of Istanbul, which breed of goods is not available? Could it be that those arrested can be set free simply by declaring their faith in the Star-Moon Archdemon? β
Wu Xin patiently explained: "Of course, it is useless for those who have been captured by the nomadic cavalry and Barbary pirates to believe anything, but this is the situation of our time, the Star Moon Sect has formed a clear vested interest nation, and now this is the era of the Star Moon Sect, and their guide has just died less than a hundred years ago, and it is when they are full of vigor that they can indeed treat those who join later equally." The Drow Elven city-states, which are in internal chaos and strife, are certainly no match for them. β
Wu Xin thought for a while and continued: "There is another point, in the early days, the Star Moon Sect tolerated the beliefs of dwarves and half-orcs, in this era, even if you don't join the Star Moon Sect, as long as you pay a poll tax, you can live your life in peace, of course, you can't become a civil servant and bureaucrat, and you will suffer a lot in taxes." However, as long as the drow elves do not believe in the spider goddess and choose the slave gods of other drow gods, they can also save their lives and most of their property, so there is an endless stream of people who surrender. β
"Hehe, shameless lies, when the overall situation is decided, they will immediately turn their faces, even if they hand over all their property, they will not be able to save their lives." Delia sneered, in the main plane, all the unique beliefs of dwarves and orcs no longer existed, and personal freedom could not be guaranteed, and most of them were reduced to slaves of the Star and Moon nobles again.
Not to mention, the Drow elves have all become the playthings and cannon fodder of the Xingyue nobles, and only a few Drow settlements in the desert have survived by relying on natural hazards.
"Indeed, the guys of the Star Moon Sect are the most ferocious." Joel the Fisherman also joined the discussion. "Barbary pirates deserve to go to hell, no other pirates have been killed like them, my brother and his son were killed by them, and my niece was taken captive and I don't know if she is still alive.
"It is said that when Highreddin conquered Mallorca, he killed 5,000 people and captured 5,000 people in one day." Delia's expression was grim.
Wu Xin didn't say anything, although the methods were slightly different, but in the area controlled by the Roman Church, dwarves and half-orcs Drow elves basically did not exist.
As for the Barbary pirates, it is particularly ferocious, because the core part of this pirate has been absorbed by the powerful sultan of Istanbul, and has actually become the tentacles of the Ottoman Empire, no longer the stragglers who were satisfied with tolls in the past, but first and foremost serve political goals, and to fight the presence of all hostile countries on the coastline, which will naturally appear more ferocious and ruthless than in the past.
Amid Joel and Delia's denunciation of the Star Moon Sect, Wu Xin and the others slowly approached the castle.
They were a lot quicker than expected, and although the roads weren't exactly the same, the terrain wasn't too different, and Villefort easily found the easy way.
Even so, it was already getting dark.
"Hey, why get close to the fort."
Walking to a place a hundred meters away from the castle, Wu Xin and the others were finally stopped.
Stopping them was a male drow elven warrior and two orcs, who looked like a patrol.
"We merchants from Naples."
Although there was information about the reincarnation space, Wu Xin still decided to be as careful as possible.
He naturally obtained the right to negotiate, and it was common sense to let the warlock and the priest be in charge of the negotiation, and Delia was not interested, so it was naturally Wu Xin.
Although Villefort knew that this would strengthen Wu Xin's position, there was no other way, Wu Xin became a spellcaster, and with the support of Delia, the state of this team was already very different from the last mission.
"You non-drows can't leave the port after sunset, get back here."
This time, however, Wu Xin's negotiations did not start well, and Drow responded to him with an extremely arrogant tone and insulting words.