Chapter 035: Port of Babylon
Behind Agna and Cai's dejected Mu, she wanted to laugh when she saw his distressed appearance. The one-eyed dragon www.biquge.info Pen Fun Pavilion took the people to the black market, and the bard slipped into a tavern with all the familiar way, and only she and Bandak followed behind Mu honestly. As for the Nord maid, she had been separated from Mu as early as Djerkhara and returned to Viruga under the escort of mercenaries to try to rob the inheritance of some bankrupt merchants.
"Boss, it's okay. Bandak thoughtfully patted Mu's shoulder, "We can sleep in the car." ”
"Thank you, Bandak. Mu smiled gratefully, "I'm not worried about the accommodation or anything, I'm just afraid that the fleet I am familiar with has already received someone else's goods." ”
"Do you have acquaintances here?" said Agna.
"Of course," Mu took it for granted, "it's not the first time that Svadia and Rhodok have fought. ”
So saying, they had come to the riverside side of the town, which was full of shacks, large and small, where the sailors and the maritime merchants rested.
He walked straight to a shack and slammed the door lightly, and soon the tattered wooden door opened, revealing a short, sturdy blond man. He was obviously stunned when he saw Mu, and the beard on his face suddenly stretched out, "Yo, isn't this Boss Mu, I haven't seen you for a long time!"
"Long time no see, Nordy, where's your brother?"
"Repair the ship. The short and stout man raised his chin in one direction and continued, "Boss Mu, this is going to Parabun?"
"Yes, I just don't know if there's a place on your ship. ”
"Yes, there's plenty of space," Nordy said with a smile, "I heard that the two sides were fighting, and I knew that you were coming." ”
"That's great. Mu breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm afraid that you don't have a boat here, so it's troublesome." ”
"Hey, what's our relationship. Nordy patted his chest, "You're a little late this time, why don't you hurry up and bring the goods?" ”
"Hey?" Mu was slightly stunned, "Doesn't this affect your business?"
"It's okay, take care of the old customers, it's right!"
"Okay, get your boat ready. ”
"Okay, I'm going to talk to my eldest brother. The little man ran quickly on two small short legs, and Mu also breathed a sigh of relief and took the two of them to pick up the goods.
"He... Aigna looked in the direction where the little man had disappeared, a little stunned, "Blonde, is it a Nord?"
"Yes. Mu nodded.
"Oh my God!" Aigna exhaled in surprise, "One meter six, the Nords, what the hell am I!"
"Where in this world are so many ghosts?" Mu rolled his eyes, "He was born like this." But if you underestimate his power because of this, you will definitely die a miserable death. ”
"Is he really just a boatman?" Agna continued.
"Yes and no. Mu said vaguely, "Before becoming the boss of the ship, he was one of Nordyar. ”
"What, he's a nobleman!"
"No, no, how can I say it... Mu pondered for a moment and said, "He is from the Nord Kingdom, but not from the Nord Kingdom. It's understandable. ”
"Oh, it turned out to be an archipelago. Aigna paused, then smiled, "Then he's pretty smart." ”
"Yes, the Nords aren't all reckless. Mu sighed.
When Mu finished assembling his team and dragged it to the port, it was already waning, and the moon only quietly nodded, still hiding herself shyly in the layers of clouds. Fortunately, rows of torches were lit on the docks, trying to resist the coming darkness.
In front of the cargo ship, two sturdy men of 1.6 meters were already waiting. Seeing Mu coming, the slightly taller one meter six walked over and shook hands with Mu, "Welcome, Boss Mu, thank you for taking care of our business as always." ”
"You're welcome, Captain Norton. Mu held his short, sturdy but strong hand and shook it up and down.
As mentioned before, they are the leader of a Nord tribe, the younger brother is the tribe Yar, and the elder brother is the tribal commander. The two have always complained about the tribe's way of living by raiding. So they took a group of their tribe out of the archipelago and formed a fleet to transport goods for the merchants of Pavron, or to escort merchant ships, and only after the goods had successfully arrived did they receive a fair commission. That's it, with their own face and axe, they are also mixed up in these waters.
"Then, Boss Mu," Nodi also walked up, "without further ado, let's hurry up and load the goods." ”
"No, wait. Mu waved his hand to stop the guy who was about to move things, "Before starting business, there are some things I think you two must explain. ”
Norton frowned, and Nordy was stunned for a moment before continuing, "Excuse me." ”
"Why is your cargo ship empty? Mu cleared his throat and continued, "Also, why are your crews fully armed? There are so many escort longships? and most importantly, with your reputation, why have you not received any business until now, but have stayed in the port?"
Nordi sighed and patted his brother on the shoulder, "Let me say, brother, how can an old fritter like Boss Mu not see through your tricks?"
Mu frowned, "What the hell happened?"
Norton hesitated for a moment, but finally sighed, "We are targeted by a tribe stronger than us, and they are very ambitious, not only content to kill us, but also want to take our fleet under their command. ”
"So, their Yar wandered with a fleet at the mouth of the sea," Nodi took over his brother's words, and continued, "They only attacked our ships, presumably trying to trap us in the harbor until we surrendered. ”
"No wonder you've been able to stay idle until now," Mu nodded, "It seems that their fleet is very strong." ”
"Isn't it?" said Nordi with a wry smile, "if we don't get any more business, we'll have to surrender." ”
The guys behind Mu looked at each other, and no one expected such a sudden change.
"That's not right," Agna whispered, shaking her head.
"Miss, the way you frown is so charming, but your smile is even more beautiful. Niza, who was standing next to Agna, grinned, revealing a mouthful of large white teeth. Agna made no secret of the look of disgust on her face, and quietly moved herself away.
Mu who was standing at the front of the team didn't have an angry look, but just asked, "If you take over my business, what are you going to do?"
"With the shadow of the night and the cliffs, I crept near the blockade, and then broke out in one go. "In order to prevent us from escaping, their ships are scattered, and as long as they rush out before they are finished, we will win." ”
"Why didn't you do this before?" said Agna suddenly.
The two Nord men glanced at the female knight in armor, but still turned their eyes, looked at Mu and replied, "Because of the moon, the moon was very good some time ago, and it can't be hidden at all." I planned to break out this morning when I saw the clouds in the sky, and then, you're here, boss. ”
Mu Pu smiled, "You have a good calculation, not only did you borrow my manpower, but I also had to give you a commission when it was over." ”
Norton rubbed his hands, and even in the firelight, he could clearly see the burning of his bearded hair, "Big deal, we don't want commissions." His brother slapped him again, glaring at him with hatred.
"Hey, how can we believe you, what if you run away with the cargo!"
"Although we have calculated you, we have been working well together. Noddy silenced the eldest brother, who was just about to speak, and then continued to answer lukewarmly.
When the two sides were talking about it, the abacus in Mu's heart was already playing.
In a naval war, the stakes are certainly high. But in the face of those routs, it is actually not safe. The most important thing is that because of the rest in Djerkhala, even if you count the time you have been stuck in the checkpoint or city because of the war, the caravan that goes ahead is a lot ahead of Mu, and you will definitely not be able to catch up by land, while if you take the water route, you should be able to catch up with the team that is ahead of you in Paravon. Although it doesn't hurt him to run so little, the lost profits... Hmm, it hurts to think about it. But is it necessary to fight? If it's an ordinary raid, it can be solved with some money, but the problem is, this is a real war.
"Boss!" Bardock suddenly interrupted Mu's thoughts. Mu raised his head and found that the quarrel had long passed, and everyone looked straight at him. Mu smiled awkwardly, straightened his collar and said, "Yes, the business continues, and I will also give the commission, but I have to do what I say." ”
Aigna turned her head suddenly, "You're crazy!"
One-Eye was a little surprised, "Hey, boss, when are you going to fight at sea?"
Niza's eyes narrowed slightly, and the inspiration in his mind kept coming, and Bandak still stood silently, all he needed as a soldier was an order.
But the one was a little overwhelmed by the Nord brothers, "You, seriously?"
"Of course. Mu smiled and said, "I think, you have a second cargo ship, right?" "Night, enveloping everything, except for the sparks on the ships that sail at night, the whole Pavron River is immersed in darkness. The oars quietly paddled across the water, and the blackened sails glided slowly towards the sea under the impetus of the night wind. The longboat quickly slid out of the estuary, slowly approaching the cliffs of the coastline, and then quietly disappeared into the shadows of the cliffs.
Whoosh, collapse, several fiery arrows flew out of the dark sea, and nailed fiercely to the longship, although the light of the fire was dim, but still illuminated the outline of the longship.
"They're out!" the high horn sounded throughout the sea, and the sailors on the longship, knowing that they had been discovered, simply lit the torches on board, and rushed not only a longship, but a whole fleet!
"Quick, full sails!" a short Nord on the longship, wielding an axe, shouted to the sailors, "Protect the cargo ship!"
Before he could finish his words, another wave of arrows was heard in the distance, and at the same time, torches were lit on the sea, and suddenly, the entire sea was dotted with stars.
"Damn, he got it right. The short man gritted his teeth and suddenly shouted loudly, "Don't be afraid of those sissy arrows!
There was a violent chord sound, and a huge harpoon, over the longship, pierced through the inner strings of the cargo ship, and almost shot a sailor to the heart. However, when the pale sailor calmed down, he suddenly became more nervous, and he found that there was still a rope tied to the end of the harpoon!
"There's a raider on the other side!!cut the rope!" he said, rushing forward, and just as he was about to swing his axe, another harpoon pierced the side of the ship again. This time he was not so lucky, and the sharp harpoon pierced his chest hard.
The short man looked at the chaos on the side of the cargo ship and spat into the sea, "MD, hurry, hurry!
However, at his command, the rope behind the harpoon had been straightened, and the bulky cargo ship was slowly dragged out of the fleet. The sailors on the ship struggled to cut the rope, but how could the rope that could pull up the cargo ship be cut so easily? Not to mention that more harpoons came from afar, nailing them to various parts of the ship.
"I'll just say, tonight is definitely not that simple. A male voice looked at the dotted torches and muttered to himself.
"Bandak, how much accuracy can you maintain on this boat?"
Bandak felt the swaying of the ship beneath his feet, then wiped a little saliva on his fingers and felt the direction of the wind before saying, "If you hit the target accurately, you need luck." ”
"It seems that not many people died in that rain of arrows just now. ”
"That's right. It was another short man who answered, "The mutual shooting of the naval battle itself is not the point, the collision of boats, jumping gangs, and killing people are the main events of naval warfare." ”
"Look, it's charged!" said a female voice this time.
"Rush!" The longship in front was already juxtaposed with the longship on the opposite side, and they could already see the Nord pirates on the opposite ship slapping their shields with their axes, and in the light of the fire, the horned helmets looked so hideous.
"Ready!" the little man yelled. The two ships slammed into each other. The Nords on both boats also ignored the violent shaking of the boats, and stood up one after another and jumped to the opposite boat. Several ships rushed over one after another, and the Nords who blocked the strait did not intend to let them go, and one by one the longships collided together, and the charge came to an abrupt end. In this way, two groups of people fought together on the longboat and wielding axes.
It was clear that the raider ships were not pinned down, and the cargo ships were still sliding towards the enemy fleet.
"Cut their sails!" the commanders of both sides shouted orders at the same time, however, both sides were fighting fiercely, and for the time being, no one could penetrate the other's line. The short man chopped off the skull of an enemy with an axe, took a step back and let the brother behind him take over, then took a hand axe from his waist and threw it at the enemy's sail. The hand axe swirled and struck into the mast with a snap. The rope that tied the sail broke at the sound, and the speed of the long boat on the opposite side dropped suddenly. The short man snorted coldly, knocked away a throwing axe that struck him, and shouted, "Go!"