Chapter 219: The Flying Fish of Dawn

It was a strange-looking ship, with a slender hull that resembled a sharp knife. In Guelintea, the ratio of length to width of sea vessels is at least five to one. But this boat is different, the hull is thirty meters long, but the widest part of the rear of the boat is only five meters. The bow of the ship is inclined and plunges straight into the sea. The tall upturned bow statue is carved with a statue of the goddess Dawn slaying the evil dragon, and on either side of the smooth bow is a silver nameplate with five words written on it: Flying Fish of Dawn.

At this moment, the seven white sails on the three masts of the Flying Fish named Dawn were blowing the wind, and the arrows were crossing the blue sea, and the black blade mountains in the distance were slowly moving backwards......

Lorist stood on the bridge of the ship, the sea breeze blowing in his face, blowing the black hair behind him. Beside him stood his squire and student Schward, as well as the leaders of the three guard battalions, El, Pat, and Jim, and next to him stood the leader of the archery battalion, the golden archer Joske, the deputy commander of the chariot battalion, Doreus, and the commander of the sailor battalion, the golden knight Farea. There were two other people, one was the captain of the ship, Wilson, the family's silver knight, and the other was the helmsman Old Jack.

Captain Wilson, is a tall man in his thirties, he was originally the captain of a cargo merchant ship, but unfortunately encountered pirates, the goods he carried privately were robbed, and finally escaped back but was caught by the cargo owner, unable to repay the goods, his whole family of five was sold to slave traders by the angry cargo owner, and then Bode Finger, who went to buy slaves to form a guard north, was bought by Bodfinger, who went to buy slaves to form a guard north, and he also fought for his family. On the way to the north, he made many meritorious contributions. It was in the camp of the northbound convoy under the city of Nadegas that he was promoted by Lorist to the rank of knight of the family. Hear about his past experiences. This time, he was entrusted with the important task of becoming the captain of the Flying Fish of Dawn.

The helmsman, Jack Sr., was in his fifties and was also a slave. But his experience is even more sighing. He had been a sailor at sea for thirty years, and when he was in his forties, he met a widow, and the two decided to go and live a stable life. He quit his job and returned to his hometown with his widow, and within two months, the eldest prince raised the flag of rebellion, and the war in the Krisson Empire began. His hometown. A small town was breached by the Prince's troops, his wife, the widow, died, and he was sold into slavery as a member of the slave labor of the Kenmath family. Then Lorist returned north, and he was also liberated. Now that the Norton family had formed a fleet, veteran sailors like him had a place to play, and were appointed first mate and helmsman.

It is now August 1773 in the Gaylinthian calendar, and in the fourth month of the year, two whaling ships built by the family were launched, equipped with ballistas designed by Master Sid. A horrific massacre of whales near Whale Island was launched, and nearly 100 whales became the new trophies of the Norton family. The Hornhorn Bay Shipyard, on the other hand, concentrates manpower and material resources. It took only three months to build the three-masted schooner designed by Lorlist.

"My lord, this is the fastest ship I have ever seen, and at full sail it has reached eleven knots, and I am sure there will be no faster ship in Guelinthia. Captain Wilson was so excited that he never dreamed that he would be the captain of such a new type of sea-going vessel.

"yes, I think it's indeed the fastest ship in Gaylintia. It is estimated that tomorrow afternoon we will be able to see Platinum Beach in the West Degrad province of the Principality of Madras. The helmsman, Old Jack, agreed with Captain Wilson.

"Oh, Old Jack, you've been to the ocean here before?" asked Lorlist, turning.

"Yes, my lord, thirty years ago, several of the great chambers of commerce of the empire formed a coastal expedition to find a suitable port along the coastline of the empire and establish a sea transportation line, and I was only twenty-three years old at that time, and I had been a sailor for eight years, so I became a member of it. The expedition set out from the port of Ametrin, in what is now the Duchy of Rum, and traveled north along the coastline for more than three months, reaching as far north as the Lost Forest of the Black Mudmarsh. Old Jack replied.

"Have you found all the ports you're looking for?" asked Lorlist.

"No, the port that the coastal expedition was looking for was over when it reached the port of Qilin in the Kingdom of Antinac. Because the situation in the coastal waters of the Blade Mountains is the same as that of the Blade Mountains, shallow seas, dense reefs, and sea ships cannot dock at all, if it were not for the life-saving boats to dock to transport supplies, the people on board almost made a riot. I remember the president of the Great Chamber of Commerce, who was in charge of the operation at the time, scolded that this coast must have been cursed by the gods, so there was no suitable place to dock. Old Jack recalled.

"And then?" said Schward, listening with relish.

"Later, we went north along the coast, and everyone was in it for money, so why can't we get along with money? And the chambers of commerce swore that we had to find a place to dock, and promised us twice the bounty. Eventually, he found a place to dock in the Lost Forest. Then the people of the Chamber of Commerce began to discuss, they wanted to occupy that place, relocate immigrants to expand their territory, and then get recognition from the empire and become the new hereditary lords.

But one night three days later, the camp was attacked, and huge orangutans rushed into the camp from the forest in droves, tearing apart everyone they saw. I was really lucky to stay on duty on the ship. I saw with my own eyes that the bodyguard of the head of the Chamber of Commerce, a golden two-star swordsman, was torn in half by a huge orangutan and stuffed into its mouth. I had nightmares for a month in a row......

Only forty-one of the more than 700 men who had come ashore on that occasion escaped, and we had to abandon two transports to gather the men needed for the remaining five, and returned to the port of Qilin miserably, where we were paid and disbanded. It is said that three chambers of commerce closed down due to the heavy losses caused by this sudden tragic event, but for a low-level sailor like me, it was good luck to come back alive, so I refused to join the expedition fleet and ate on the merchant ship with peace of mind......"

Old Jack finally finished his adventure. Schward turned to Lorist and asked, "My lord, is the orangutan very powerful?"

Lorist patted him on the head: "Haven't you read the book I have collected the Atlas of Warcraft? Adult sturdy orangutans are three to four meters tall. Titanic. That's the top three beasts. If a golden swordsman can calm down and deal with it, there is a good chance that he will escape unharmed. Old Jack saw just another example, and he couldn't play in a panic, so he died. So staying calm is the most important thing. ”

Schward bowed his head respectfully: "Thank you, my lord, I understand." No matter what kind of critical situation you encounter, you must be calm and keep a clear head, so that it is possible to find a way out of danger......"

"Hehe......" Joske next to him reached over and touched Schward's head: "This kid is becoming more and more like an adult." Didn't you get engaged at the end of last year and grow up all of a sudden? Having a wife has changed a lot. ”

Before the first heavy snowfall fell in December at the end of last year, Baron Philim arrived at Rock Castle with his precious fifteen-year-old illegitimate daughter. Baron Philim said that the biological mother of his precious daughter should actually be regarded as his younger sister, who studied at the house of an old knight when he was young, and fell in love with the only daughter of the old knight, and the two young boys and girls could not control the forbidden fruit for a while, and as a result, the sixteen-year-old sister had a big belly, and gave birth to this daughter at the end of November of the same year.

Two years later, Baron Philim, who was wandering outside, received bad news that his lover was molested by the son of the new lord Baron when he went to the town to buy potions to treat her sick old father. The girl who resisted gave the baron's son a kick hard, and the baron's son, who had been hit hard, was angry. The girl was stabbed to death with a sword, and the sick old knight was burned alive on the bed. Fortunately, the little baby girl escaped because her grandfather was sick and fostered in a neighbor's house.

Baron Philim said that he was just a wandering knight at that time, looking for a way to revive the Pegasus family, and even if the hatred was as deep as the sea at that moment, he had to endure it until the outbreak of the civil war in the empire five years later, and he defected to the second prince, where he was deeply used and mastered a troop of troops. So when the borrowed army passed through the town, they raided the castle of the baron, who was also in the camp of the second prince, and buried nearly 100 members of his family alive, avenging his lover and master.

Caterina, the daughter of Baron Philim, was a sensible and well-behaved girl, very good-looking, and she and Schward had a good impression of each other after they met. Bodfinger was satisfied that he could have such a daughter-in-law, so he betrothed Caterina and Schward under the auspices of Lorlist, and when the girl reached the age of twenty and had a coming-of-age ceremony, they could marry and start a family.

Seeing that Schward's face was red, Lorist said something to relieve him: "Okay, Joe, don't tease my student, I know that he has a tender face and still teases him." If you have that spare time, you should find a wife for yourself first. ”

Josk shrugged: "Your Excellency, you know, my heart is long dead, and I won't be tempted by other women." In this life, I still live freely alone. ”

Lorist shook his head: "You can't do this, you have to find a good woman, have a few children to pass on your magic arrow skills, so that in the heaven of the god of war, Baron Umado and your lover will also bless you with happiness." ”

Josk didn't speak, and fell silent.

Lorist knew that it was not easy to persuade him now, so he turned to Schward and said, "Go and see Knight Schreider, is he better?" ”

The Flying Fish of Dawn, the destination of this voyage is the Kingdom of Andinac. There are two things to do on Lorist's trip, one is to send the second prince, who has been imprisoned in the family for more than a year, to save the waste of family food. Lorist was already very tired of this second prince, and as a prisoner, he didn't stop, and when he saw someone, he made a wish to save him from the cage. There are really a few people who don't know the secret of life and death in order to ascend to the sky in one step, and ran to the Grand Duke of Fisabrun with the second prince's distress letter, and then they were sent back to the Norton family territory with the letter and hanged in front of the gate of the rock castle.

The second thing is for the sealed territory of the island of Hilovas. Five years ago, Lorist accepted the title of Earl of the Kingdom of Antinac, and in order to make up for his mistakes, His Royal Highness gave Lorist his princely domain, the island of Hilowas. But because this island of Shilois is isolated overseas, and Lorist is in a hurry to lead the northbound convoy back to the family territory, so he has no time to take care of it. Now that the family has Niujiao Bay and an outlet to the sea, it is natural to go and see this new territory.

Get the news that Lorist is going to sail far away. The knights of the family enthusiastically signed up. Nest in the family territory, immersed in hard work, development and construction, for so long. Everyone wants to go out with Lorist and see each other. It's just that the Flying Fish of Dawn, which has just been built, is more than 30 meters long. But it was very narrow, and could carry a maximum of twenty-seven people, except for the necessary twenty-eight sailors and the captain, first mate, and helmsman.

Joske is going to go with Lorliste and count him in a spot. Farea said that he was the commander of the sailor battalion, and that he could not miss the maiden voyage of the Exocet in Dawn, so he took the second spot. Dorres said that the ship was newly equipped with five steel gizzards, and that it was his responsibility to teach the sailors how powerful the family's long-range weapon should be, so he brought five crossbow shooters from the chariot battalion on board.

Lorist is going, Schward is also going to take it, and El and Pat of the guard camp say that they want to protect Lorist and follow suit. There is also a second prince to bring. Shi Fatzi was not interested in going, but Lorist said that the family lacked a single civil official, so Shi Fatzi handed over all the affairs at hand to Sedercamp to manage, and he was going to go to the royal city of Antinac, the imperial capital of the former Cresson Empire, to recruit some high-level bureaucrats to return to the family territory.

That's fourteen people. So Lorist asked Jim of the guard camp to set off with nine guards, and then he could form an escort team to escort the second prince to the royal city of the Kingdom of Antinac and hand it over to the second highness.

I just didn't expect it. After Shi Fatzi got on the boat, he began to get seasick and vomited, and after only a day's work, he became a sick cat in bed. Lorist gave him a seasickness potion, and let him take it before he fell asleep groggily.

On an August night, when the sea breeze was still a little cold, Lorist put on a coat and sat on the bridge on the ground, looking at the starry night sky and silently contemplating.

Everyone on the Flying Fish in Dawn fell asleep except for the lookout on the mast and the sailors on duty. The white sails on the three masts had been retracted, and only the sylopter at the bow and stern was still carrying the wind, pushing the Flying Fish in the morning light gently on the calm sea......

A figure climbed onto the bridge, and with heavy steps came to Lorlist's side and sat down, and handed over a small barrel of cider and a silver cup.

"Feeling better?" asked Lorlist.

The person who came was Shi Fatzi: "It's much better, I don't feel nauseous and don't want to vomit after taking the medicine and sleeping, except for my head is still a little dizzy." It's really strange, how can I get dizzy when I don't get seasick when I was a child? I slept too much during the day, and now I can't sleep even if I want to, so I come up to you. ”

Pouring some fruit wine into the cup and having a toast with Fat Shi, Lorist looked at the starry sky and said, "Fatty, I don't want to take this opportunity to go back to Moldant City." Old Jack said that at the speed of this boat, it would be possible to reach Treasure Bay in a month. Don't you want to go back to Dawn Academy? Write a letter to your father and tell him that you're out of the woods. ”

"Needless to say, when you give me a piece of territory so that I can also become a territorial noble, I will tell him, and then I will surprise him. Shi Fatzi took a sip of wine and said.

"Then you have to wait for four years, and you can't seal the territory if you don't serve the family for ten years. But I'm only an earl now, and I can only seal two viscounts and four barons at most, and I can't seal it in the original family territory, so I'll wait until I get to the island of Hirowas to see if I can divide a few territories there. If I become the Grand Duke of the Northlands, then I can canonize you a richer territory. ”

"Locke, I have an idea, if you really become the Grand Duke of the Northland, it is best not to canonize the Northland, the Northland can have the Golden Knight's Manor Castle, but there should be no other lords. I believe that the entire Northland as a whole belongs to the Norton family, and that is the key to the family's continuity for thousands of years. As long as the three rope bridges and ferries leading to the outside world are blocked, the Northlands will be able to stand on their own, and no matter what the outside world becomes, we in the Norton family can sit back and watch the storm rise. But now that we have Oxhorn Bay, we need to form a strong fleet to ensure the peace of the family's territory......"

"You're right, that's what I'm thinking. However, we have to wait for the right time to achieve it, and now our family needs to continue to accumulate strength......"

The silver moonlight shone on the calm sea, and the silver waves shimmered. The Flying Fish of the Dawn slowly drifted into the distance in the silver waves...... (To be continued.) )