Also on May 3, 352 in the continental Gregorian calendar, Farensi, Caiunescu. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Queen Margaret is currently scheduled to take care of the young prince at this time of the morning, and the boy was born in the Ekru Palace last fall. This is great news for the Pallas royal family, which has been passed down for three consecutive generations, and if possible, everyone hopes that Margaret will have more children at the right age.

Just as the Queen and Queen Mother had moved their cradles to the garden and accompanied the little prince to enjoy the spring of May in Farency, Captain Jayne Beta came to see her. Margaret left her son in the care of his mother and maids, while she and Officer Beta strolled to the other side of the garden. The head of the Ninth Legion had the privilege of being given priority to see the queen at any time as long as there was an intelligence report.

It's not the first time Jayne has bothered the queen at this time, either.

"His Highness Francis is really healthy." Jayne started with a flattering polite remark.

"The child's name was also sent by you." Margaret said with a smile. Before the birth of the child, the whole country was thinking about what kind of name to choose. There are many options to choose from, which is a headache for young couples who are new parents. As a result, on the third day after the birth of the child, Jayne sent a text message. The name suggested by Sogre was the one that made everyone agree at once, because everyone thought it was a name derived from the "Sun King" Fran I. However, it was later mentioned that the name was unisex and that Sogrend might just be flattering.

"Okay, it's time to report that person's situation today." The queen reminds us that it's time to get down to business.

"Yes," Jayne owed, "I have sent the case file of Lord Ruce's trial last month to the Judicial Court, and Your Majesty can go there to consult it." As for his latest whereabouts, Campeña reported that Lord Leus entered the territory of Mastar on the 22nd of last month. He took the initiative to contact the personnel there, and obtained permission to call in the personnel of the Rorbuna side according to the procedure, but the details of the operation have not yet been reported by the Mastar side. ”

"Rholbner? Port? Sea! The queen said to herself.

"Your Majesty......"

"Don't interfere with Lord Luce's actions, he has a sense of what he cares about most."

"I'll inform the people over there to fully support Lord Luce."

"That's good, so be it."

At this time, the three of them also came to the outside of 37 Port Boulevard.

"Drake, how's it going?" The pirate leader pulls the boy who has just returned from reconnaissance into an alley.

"They don't look prepared."

"You're not being found, are you?" Sogrend asked cautiously.

"He's a fresh face, and he's very smart, and they shouldn't be aware of it." Hooke said.

"So, my dear captain, what are you going to do?" Sogrend asked.

"Do you need to say anything? the guys and get right in! ”

"Just the three of us?"

"What, scared? Anyway, you're also a character who has been called the 'Juggernaut of Swords' by Mastar. Hook patted Thorgrande on the shoulder, "Well, I know you're more known for your cunning than your bravery, so let's talk about the plans for the raid." ”

Thorgrande only smiled bitterly at the pirate leader's bad words and said, "It's just a simple disguise plan, it can make things big enough, I've already arranged it." ”

Half an hour later, a horse-drawn carriage with two sets of uncovered carriages stopped at the door of 37 Port Avenue. A man jumped out of the car and knocked on the door. After a while, the door was opened, and a fierce-looking man answered the door.

"What do you guys do?"

"Oh, sir, may I ask you, is this number 37?"

"Yes, so what?"

"That's right, our store has received an order to send two barrels of wine to you, where do you see you moving to?"

"Wine? What kind of wine, we don't seem to have ordered wine. ”

"But the money has already been paid, so we just have to deliver the wine to the designated place."

When the other party heard that the wine money had been paid, his eyes rolled a few times, and then he said, "Then you can leave the door, and we will move in by ourselves later." ”

"Oh, that's good." The tent-like young man beckoned to the men in the car, "Unload the wine, and let it go here." "The two guys don't talk to each other, it's important to keep your head down and work.

"Please give me a handprint, and I'll go back and pay for it."

"Bring the stuff."

The man who looked like a tent hurriedly and respectfully held a piece of parchment and a box of ink. Just as the people in the house lowered their heads and were busy looking for a place to press their handprints, the other party waved his hand at the two guys behind him, and then stepped forward, wrapped his arm around the neck of the person in the house, and covered his mouth. The people in the room were about to resist, and two men had already rushed up and stabbed the dagger into his waist from the sides of his body. The pain was so severe that the victim was completely unable to make enough noises to warn his accomplices.

"You're ruthless, Captain."

"Then it depends on Lord Luce to confuse the object, and we who do rough work can do it." Hook and Thorgrande complimented each other.

"What's next?" Draco asked as he put the body down.

"I'll clean up the enemies downstairs, and I'll leave the upstairs to you, Captain."

"Okay, no problem."

So, the three of them went their separate ways.

About 15 minutes later, the three of them met again in the living room on the ground floor. There was not much blood on the three of them, which on the one hand proved that they were all quick and did not give their opponents any extra chance to resist; On the other hand, it also shows that there are indeed not many pirates in this stronghold. In reality, Sogrerd only killed two people in the kitchen, and Hook and Draco only found four people upstairs.

"What did you learn?" Sogrend asked.

"It seems that Stitane is much more cautious than we thought, and when he found out that I was not caught, he had cancelled his original plan and returned to the ship early. I'm afraid it will be very difficult to catch him on shore in the future, but unless he never comes out to do business, we will definitely meet one day. ”

"This guy really starred in a tiger's play."

The three swaggered out of the main entrance, jumped into the carriage, and drove away from 37 Port Avenue. By the time someone found out that there was a murder inside, it was already three days later. By this time, Sogrend had followed Hook back to the Tiger Shark, and after greeting the elderly first mate, the two men walked into the captain's cabin.

"So, what exactly do you want to ask us about?" Hook lifted the bottle and poured it down his throat.

"Help me keep a fleet safe."

"Be a bodyguard? This is a very expensive service, even if you pay you back, give this amount. Hook held out his empty slap.

"Five hundred solari?" Thorgrande asked with a smile.

"How can it be so cheap, it's five hundred dinaris, fifteen hundred solaries, you can pay it after the matter is done, and I guarantee that your fleet will be absolutely safe before crossing the Gulf of Yaripo."

"Well, I think one such thing should be enough to cover the cost." Thorgrande pulled out a black stone from his bosom.

"What is this?" Hook had roughly guessed, but he still asked.

"What do you say? Anyway, it's something on the list of items prohibited from civilian sales in the Mastar Navy. Thorgrande laughed.

"Is it really that? You've helped me a lot! Hook reached out to grab the stone.

"Don't worry, you said you can pay for it afterwards." Thorgrande ducked back.

"Who of us is with whom, as long as we have this thing, we will have no problem protecting you all the way to Alexandria." Hook eagerly promised Thorgrand.

"That's what you said, as the boss, but keep your word." Thorgrande continued to agitate.

"Don't worry, I use my name, I promise with the flag of the Iswana pirates, you can give it to me quickly." Hook began to die and beg for nothing.

"Alright, alright, here you go." Thorgrande put the stone in the pirate leader's palm, "I also managed to get this thing through personal connections, so I'll be cheaper for you." ”

Hook took the stone and played with it. As the smart reader might have guessed, this is a magnetite. The Artikats learned from Efini and Herz how to tell their way on the sea by observing the sun, moon and stars, and then they learned about the role of magnetite from a scholar in Hitarus. Although it was not until the fifth century of the Gregorian calendar on the mainland that the method of artificial permanent magnetization came from the east, there is no doubt that the voyagers knew how to distinguish the direction by magnets. However, due to the lack of geological knowledge at the time, there were only a handful of places on the Yartikat that occasionally produced some magnetite. The Misharu tribe of Navi has guarded such a vein for generations, and it is only natural that Sogrande obtained such a piece from Gronshar. In order to prevent pirates from obtaining this precious navigation item, coastal countries strictly prohibit the sale and possession of natural magnets.

After playing with the ore for a long time, Hook thought of asking, "Which country's charts did they use?" ”

"It's supposed to be Zigna's."

"It's a route we rarely run, and the Zigners aren't easy to mess with, but it's not a big problem."

"They departed from the port of Lanfonte on April 22 and are expected to dock in Valencia for half a day on April 25."

"Then it's almost time to get around here tomorrow, so come with me tomorrow."

"Just what I want."

"Let's have a good rest today."

By the next day, Sogrerd had gotten up early, and the pirates had gotten up earlier than him. By the time he had finished breakfast and went to the deck, the sailors had washed the entire deck.

Of course, Hook's subordinates are not limited to the "Tiger Shark", but the flagship is so popular that uninformed people think they are a group of lone heroes. In fact, there are many pirate reconnaissance ships disguised as ordinary merchant ships in the Iswana Sea. They were responsible for relaying intelligence to the capital warships and listening to the movements of the Mastar and Zigna navies. Specially trained pigeons are used for maritime communications, which are expensive to train and difficult to train technically, so they are only used by the military and pirates.

By about noon, the lookout received the first pigeon.

Hook spread out the parchment note and looked at it, with a somewhat hideous smile on his face, "It's really a narrow road, hehe." ”

"Any good news, Captain?" Sogrend asked.

"Stitane, this guy really doesn't know how to clamp his tail and be a man, so he swaggers out to eat like this." Hook then shouted to the helmsman, "Adjust course, north-northwest, and let's go find the bad luck of the Stitanes!" He was greeted by a cheer from the sailors, of course.

"Captain, don't forget my commission." Thorgrande reminded.

"You don't know that pustule, if it weren't for the big deal, how would that bastard dare to run under my nose and dance right now? No one is your opponent on land, but this is at sea, so listen to me. Let's follow them, and we will be able to take revenge and work at the same time. Hook said, patting his chest.

"First mate, ask someone to bring the wine up!" The pirate leader then shouted excitedly to the bilge.

"I see." The voice of the old man came up, and then the old man was heard swearing and swearing below.

For the next hour's voyage, the Tiger Shark tracked the ship all the way to Stita based on the information it received. According to the intelligence, it is likely that the target of Stitaneh is the newly arrived Farensi fleet. The Falencians had a total of three ships this time, two armed transports and a fast cruiser. Although the lineup is not shabby, after all, this is the maiden voyage of the Farensi, and it is obviously unrealistic to expect them to be able to easily send away the Iswana pirates who have been rolling in the wind and waves for half their lives.

At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the lookout rang the alarm bell, "In the direction of 11 o'clock ahead, the 'Sea Lion' was found, about a nautical mile away!" "The Sea Lion is the flagship of Styta. (Note: 1 nautical mile here equals 1 nautical mile in the real world.) ）

"All the oarsmen are in place!" Hook shouted below.

"All the oarsmen roll me to their places!" The first mate repeats this meaning below.

"The highest combat speed of the whole ship, the catapult is starting to prepare for ammunition! The lookout continues to report on the situation. ”

"The 'Sea Lion' has entered into a broadside battle with the opposing side, a fast cruiser has been heavily damaged, and the mainsail is on fire."

"Okay, let's rush up and get straight to the raft in Styta, and raid his lair." Hook jumped into the helmsman's position, and the helmsman playfully stepped out of the way, leaving the captain at the helm.

"Give me the strength to breastfeed, paddle hard!" The first mate was beating and scolding below.

The remaining crew of the "Sea Lion" soon noticed the approach of the "Tiger Shark" and began to shoot at each other with a catapult in the stern of the ship. However, Hook literally turned the ship into a part of his body, and most of the incendiary grenades were easily avoided by him, and the occasional landing on the deck was quickly extinguished by the sailors. The Tiger Shark was not a pacifist either, but they valued accuracy and destructiveness, and it was not until they got close enough that they fired three flint shells from a catapult. As a result, one shot overturned the catapult in the rear of the "Sea Lion", one shot through the captain's cabin, and another knocked out a submast.

The Sea Lion had been on the right side of the armed merchant ship, but now the Tiger Shark had run to its right, and it was caught in the middle.

"Hold on tight, get ready for the collision!" Hook commanded loudly, and when he heard this, Sogrend quickly grabbed a railing on the side. The oarsmen also quickly put away their oars, looking for something to grab nearby, or simply crouching to the side with their heads in their hands.

Hearing a loud "boom", the "Tiger Shark" smashed a large hole in the back third of the "Sea Lion" hull at an angle of about 15 degrees. If Stitane saw this, he would probably want to cry.

"Hoohoo!" Hook let out such a cry, obviously pleased with his impact, "Brothers, fuck me if you haven't broken your dog's leg yet, and I'm going to throw these bastards into the sea today to feed the fish!" ”

"Ah, Lord Luce, come along." The pirate leader greeted him as if he were not asking someone to cut someone, but inviting someone to drink.

Even if Hook doesn't greet him, Sogre will still have to fight, the main reason is to avoid accidental injury between Hook's pirates and the Fallensi.

And as Stitane's side, it was supposed to be a victory that was on the horizon. They taught the cruiser, which lacked actual combat experience, a good lesson, and then smoothly took over one of the transports, and when the resistance of the transports was about to be wiped out, an uninvited guest came to disrupt the situation.

"Boss, our ship was hit by the Tiger Shark, and Hook has already rushed up with someone."

"Oh, damn it!" Stitane was so angry that he slashed the corpse on one side with a knife.

"Boss, what are we going to do? The ships are all broken. ”

"What's the panic, it's a big deal to grab Hook's boat and drive back together." That being said, even Stitane didn't believe he could do that. "Kill back with Lao Tzu."

By the time Styta returned to his ship with the men through the ropes, Thorgrande and Hook had already led the men to suppress the little resistance on board the Sea Lion. It was only then that Stetane could see what had been done to his beloved ship, and the plump Sirens bow of the Tiger Shark seemed to be embedded in his hull. Stytane gritted his teeth with hatred and killed him without saying a word.

Soldier against soldier, general against general. The two pirate leaders soon met, and it can be described as "enemies who meet each other, and they are very red-eyed".

"You bastard, why are you trying to mess with Lao Tzu's good deeds?! Do you still understand the rules of the road? Stitane asked.

"I don't know who broke the rules first, and didn't guard his own one-third of an acre of land?" Hook replied with a sneer.

"Now that you know, it's your life and death today."

"That's what I'm going to say."

Normally, white-knuckle combat on a ship is used to the turbulence of the water, but today the deck of the Sea Lion, which is in the middle position, is very stable, even if it is slightly tilted, because all three ships are connected together. Since the only factor that is unfavorable to Sogrand has become insignificant, then we naturally do not doubt that under his leadership, the "Tiger Shark" side will achieve an overwhelming advantage.

Hook used a combination of slashes and stabs to push his opponent back, and Stitane unwisely entwined his knife with his opponent's knife when he was forced to the side of the gang. After several attempts to unload the force, Hook raised his hand, and Styta's weapon flew into the sea.

"It's all over, dear Stitane." Hook said with a knife pointing at the other's nose. He then stabbed him with a knife, and the hapless pirate leader let out a scream and flipped over the gang and fell into the sea.