Chapter Twenty-Four: Identity Revealed and Fleeing the Village
"Gloria, wanted by the Church four years ago for her defiance of theocracy in the Carolingian Kingdom, and any country covered by the power of the Church wants this girl. After this, it was rumored that the girl who defied divine power had turned into a famous pirate. It has three main warships, and the number of other types of ships is uncertain, and there are a large number of subordinates. β
"The Luna, the flagship of the legendary pirate Gloria, is 55 meters long, has a displacement of 1,000 tons, and can reach a speed of 14 knots when downwind, making it the fastest warship in the entire world. β
"Tsk, but it's a pity, just over a month ago, Captain Gloria led the pirates to the Splendid City of the Yan Empire and attacked the Silver Casting Division to steal a huge amount of silver. Just as he was returning with a full load and preparing to return, he encountered a mutiny from his subordinates, and from then on, such a good ship would never belong to Captain Gloria again. β
Gloria's expression instantly became vigilant, and she wondered, "You are investigating me, and how do you know about Splendid City?"
Lin Jue shook his head and said, "No, I didn't investigate you, and I didn't even suspect you from the beginning." β
"As for what happened in Splendid City, I think you should know better than me that I blocked the knife for you, otherwise it would not be so easy for you to leave safely. Miss Gloria, may I ask you a question?"
Gloria frowned and asked, "What?"
Lin Jue was puzzled: "One million taels of silver, a total of fifty tons, what I wonder is, how did you unknowingly transport so much silver to the beach in broad daylight, and still transport it on the ship without anyone noticing?"
Hearing Lin Jue's question, Gloria smiled and smiled happily.
"Lord Lin, I'm afraid you don't need to ask me this question, you should know it in your heart, right? It's not the first time I've done this kind of thing, seeing that you know me so well, you won't know that I have a dark archmage who is a spatial class, right? With his help, it is not difficult to transport such a small amount of goods. Speaking of which, Lord Lin doesn't seem to have answered me yet, how did you know about this matter in Splendid City?"
Lin Jue pondered for a moment and said, "I forgive you for this matter. β
Gloria sighed softly, "Then it seems that it is my former subordinates, the group of traitors, who have contacted you." In this case, the sword has no eyes, Lord Lin should be careful. β
Lin Jue shook his head and said, "Miss Gloria, first of all, I want to state that I have no malicious intent. Second, please don't do anything stupid. β
Gloria chuckled, "It's my own fate, I have to try to hold it in my hands, Lord Lin can't help it." β
As soon as the words fell, I saw Gloria take out a dagger from her waist and stab it directly at Lin Jue.
"Dingβ"
I saw a layer of fiery red light curtain appear in front of Lin Jue, blocking Gloria's attack this time, this layer of light curtain was like a flame, very gorgeous. Behind Lin Jue, a red-haired woman in a fiery red dress suddenly appeared there.
Gloria was secretly surprised, "When did she come in?"
Seeing that the attack was unsuccessful, Gloria turned and climbed out of the window.
Phoenixis was about to make a move, but Lin Jue stopped and shook her head and sighed, "Let her go, she will come back later." β
Gloria scurried out the window and hurried towards the outskirts of the village, quiet all the way, accompanied only by the bright moonlight and the crisp sound of her own footsteps.
But she hadn't gone far before she stopped, for not far ahead of her was a group of soldiers in white uniforms, in the moonlight, with muskets in order, sealing the road and aiming at Gloria's side.
"Damn!" Gloria cursed, quickly turning and fleeing the other way. In the same way, the other intersections were blocked, and after walking for a long time, they stopped, and all the roads leaving the village were blocked by the soldiers. The only area that can accommodate one's own activities is a radius of 100 meters near one's house.
"They don't dare to shoot like this, why don't I force my way in and try it?"
Gloria was a little hesitant, the current situation had made her understand that Lin Jue didn't seem to intend to ask for her life, but what was the purpose of him coming to this ghost place in the middle of the night to find himself?
"I'm of no value right now, and he came to the door tonight for two reasons, one is that the traitors came to the door and made some deal with him. Second, my whereabouts were discovered by the Yan Empire, and they forced the Orlante Kingdom to hand over people. Whatever the reason, it's only a matter of time before I die, so what should I do?"
"Captain!"
Gloria, who was pondering, was stunned, heard the voice, and turned her head to look at the road next to her, which turned out to be her first mate Rommel and the other four surviving crew members.
"Why are you here?" wondered Gloria.
Rommel sighed softly, and the expressions of the others were also a little sad, and Rommel sighed lightly: "Captain, there were many soldiers moving around here before, and we guessed that they might be unfavorable to you, so we quickly gathered here to avoid accidents." β
"When we arrived near your residence, we found that you were not inside, and thought you were safe, so we had to choose to leave quickly, but it was too late, the roads around us were completely blocked, and we were surrounded and could not get out. β
Gloria frowned, she now understood why Lin Jue only came by herself before, and chatted with herself for a long time about astronomy, the feelings were purely to delay time and let herself relax her vigilance, so that these soldiers would have enough time to surround them.
"Hmph, damn it, you come with me!"
In Gloria's residence, Finex was suspicious: "I said Lin Jue, it's been half an hour, are you really sure that she will come back?"
Lin Jue lay on Gloria's soft collapse, waved her hand, and said, "Don't worry, she will come back." β
Phinex shrugged her shoulders and said helplessly: "Alas, I really don't know where you got your confidence, let me see, the cooked duck has already flew." β
"That's not right, speaking of which, you pulled me out in the middle of the night, and suddenly ran to this ghost place like crazy, just for such a little girl? Why? Can't wait to open the harem? Cut, scumbag, when I go back tonight, I'll go to the concubine in your palace to explain the situation tonight!"
When Lin Jue heard this, he smiled bitterly: "You can eat indiscriminately, you can't talk nonsense, I'm not as unbearable as you imagined, otherwise why would I pull you out? Come and see a good show and then go back to give me a small report? I have another reason for looking for her." β
At this moment, outside the house, a sound of footsteps accompanied by Gloria's voice came: "So, Lord Lin, can you tell me why you found me? I think maybe we can talk." β
Lin Jue smiled and responded: "That's natural, happy!"