Chapter 52: The Last Hour
It was late at night, and in the darkness, the ears heard the sea, which contended with the night wind. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info The tide on the beach is covering for a while, and they wash over the body of the water swimming dragon, and the tide is rising.
Ava undid the chains and saddle that had been imprisoned on the water dragon for decades, and at that moment it was free.
"Ando doesn't understand, why doesn't Ava want Yuyu?" asked a short, ugly goblin scratching his head at Ava's feet, something was incomprehensible to his intelligence.
The pirate leader looked at the fading water dragon and sighed, "When my father handed me the reins of it, he said, 'The dying man is not worthy of it, it belongs only to the Kroenke pirates.'" And now, it needs to find the next pirate." Ava didn't care if the goblins below his knees could understand the explanation, or if the words were just for himself.
The water dragon twisted its slender neck and looked back at its owner, who didn't understand what he was up to. Ava stepped forward and patted it, the rough skin that was no longer young. Still a little hesitant, it slowly swam down the tide into the sea, and from time to time it turned back, its big bell-sized eyes shining in the night. Finally, with a crisp clatter and a thud, it finally returned to the embrace of the sea.
Ava could imagine the merriness of its thick flippers slapping the water, would it be more enjoyable than a Kroenke pirate sailing the sea?" He pushed his knee against the goblin's head. The last thing is done.
The goblin stood there, looking in the direction the dragon had left, as if he had had suffered a seizure of retardation, unable to move for a long time. Until the pirate leader reminded him loudly again.
In a pirate's cell
"Damn bastards, what are you doing?" roared Scott, who pounced on the group of young sailors who had fallen into a frenzy, but he was no longer the same Captain Scott who had been one to six, well, he hadn't been able to do it back then. He was thrust to the ground.
The group of young sailors surrounded Sean and subdued him with fists. A sailor, taking advantage of his inattention, strangled the chain between his hands around his neck.
Sean held the chain with his hand, trying to stop the other party's intentions, but unfortunately there were too many of them, "You cowards, will only this time unite and fight bravely?"
Being able to behave like this only shows that this group of young people is not too stupid. Now they've seen Sean's bravery, and if they stay here, what will happen tomorrow?
"Help!" the captain crawled to the door of the cell and cried out for help, "Help! Help! Damn it!
One of the sailors immediately ran over and covered his mouth to stop him, but eventually someone came.
It was the pirate who was in charge of arranging the banquet, and his braids were very recognizable. He stood outside the cell and sneered, "How is it, great hero, weren't you still majestic just now, and why did you end up in such a field now?" he hooked his finger and called the guard, who handed over a bunch of keys, "But you can't die here yet, at least not tonight." ”
When the cell door opened, Braided entered the cell with two of his sword-wielding men, trying to separate the twisted men.
At this moment, all the sailors suddenly dispersed, and Sean rushed out like a bolt of lightning and grabbed the throat of the braided head. "You're at least right, you dirty mouth, I can't die here. Let your men lay down their arms!"
Braided glanced at his men, and the two slowly lowered their swords to the ground. Suddenly, they stabbed Sean with their swords, but unfortunately this trick was too old-fashioned, and Sean had already taken precautions. And the braided head generously blocked the two swords for Sean, but fortunately he was not stabbed to death.
While the two pirates were overwhelmed by the stabbing of their eldest brother, the sailors had already taken advantage of the machine to subdue them.
"Hurry, boys!" Sean searched for the key on the pigtail and threw it to the sailors.
At this moment, the eyes of these young people had regained the vigor of that life, and in fact, they had already cheered up when Sean killed the lowly strong man.
Inside the cabin
"There's someone in the third bucket over there. Mason whispered in Sazar's ear as he grabbed the magician, "It's supposed to be an unlucky stowaway, but just in case." ”
Saza understood what he meant, and sent two wind blades to break the bucket directly. A huddled man was exposed to the fragments of the barrel, and when Saza approached him, he was surprised to find out that he knew him.
"Why are you here?"
"Your Excellency, my lord who is as forgiving as the sea, please forgive me for my rudeness, I am just a poor man who wants to cross the sea, and if you can forgive me for my offense, I am willing to pray for your health and wealth every day. ”
The two spoke almost at the same time. After hearing Saza's name, the young chicken raised his head close to the plank. He was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted: "Master Mage, I am deeply sorry for my rudeness in the past, so you can raise your noble hand and let me fend for myself with a mass of garbage." ”
"Do you know him?" asked the shipowner.
"Sort of," Saza looked down at the tender chicken kneeling at his feet and begging for mercy, "when he was a tender chicken with only bones." By the way, he is a red-haired subordinate. The sheer change in just a few days made Saza even want to ask him curiously what had happened, but now was clearly not the time.
He cast an inquiring glance at Mason, who shrugged his shoulders in response, which means, "You can do it."
Saza crouched down and looked at the eyes full of fear: "You want to cross the sea?" The other man nodded violently, and the water stains on his long hair even threw on Saza's face.
"It's a pity that the ship is not bound for Tidal Port. Let's go, tender chicken. Saza stepped forward and nudged the uninvited guest, "You don't expect me to carry you, do you?"
Monchi walked out the door with his head down, his mouth still saying those meaningless words, the only thing that did so was to make Saza feel that the other party had really been reborn.
On the bow deck, Aaron and his men were recuperating and waiting for the battle to come. But at this time, someone found them something to do.
"Aaron, if I'm not mistaken, this guy is your subordinate, right? The way he boarded the ship was quite peculiar, and I hope his presence didn't surprise you. Saza pushes the tender chicken towards the red-haired group.
"Boss, help me Boss, Boss, I'm just, I'm ......" Monchi explained incoherently, apparently, he saw someone he didn't want to see again.
Aaron just glanced faintly at the soup chicken, "Monchi, where were you when I knocked on your door tonight?"
"I... I ......" He'd seen that look and knew what it meant, but damn it, his mouth couldn't give him a reasonable explanation.
"You didn't open the door," although bringing this person may not be of much help, but he didn't open the door, and that's the most important thing. Aaron continued, "Remember the agreement, I will protect you, and you must be available. And you're out of promise, so I don't need to give you any protection. ”
Saza on the side didn't have much patience to watch these war cadets clean up the portal, "Aaron, I don't want to ruin tonight's operation, but I don't want to see blood now, and it's the blood of an innocent person." My suggestion is to give him the boat and compass and let him row back to Tinghai Town, or, Tide Harbor on his own. ”
Normally, words like this from the mouth of a zero-level and two-level magic apprentice would definitely be forgotten by Aaron like a fart after laughing, but tonight it was respected enough: "Of course, I'm not a murderer, but I think the young chicken should stay, I have more important tasks to give him, as I prepared for him before." ”
"As you wish. Saza glanced at the tender chicken, well, he was still apologizing. It seemed that the matter was settled, so he turned to leave, and he had to continue the conversation with the owner of the ship that had been interrupted.
"Done?" said Saza as soon as he opened the door, a question rang out in the cabin.
"Yes, I handed him over to his boss. I think it would be more appropriate for him to handle it. The magician replied as he closed the hatch.
The shipowner sat up from the ground, patted the dust on his body, and said, "As a superstitious shipowner, I must remind you that needless bloodshed before the war will only bring bad luck to your own battle. ”
"Although I don't believe this, I think I probably conveyed this to Chifa as well, and he should be measured. Saza said he sat next to Mason.
"Yes, of course, he does. Mason smiled disappreciatively, someone had forgotten the mole who died in the garage so quickly, and it seemed that his death was really not worth it.
Saza probably felt that this method was a bit unreliable, but at the moment, he couldn't change anything. "Let's continue our conversation, then. He said.
"Okay, no problem. However, you can actually save your tongue, about the questions you are full of now, I will answer those who can answer you one by one, and the rest of the answers will have to be found by yourself, in fact, it is not difficult at all. It seems that this shrewd old man has already guessed the intention of the other party's arrival, "You know what, boy, you are very similar to me when I was younger, and you both like to get to the bottom of things." ”
He clapped his hands, "First of all, first question, there are so many islands in this area, and why do I know where these pirates' lair is?" Saza didn't even need to ask a question now, just listen quietly, because that was really the question he was going to ask. The answer to this question couldn't be simpler, and once you've got the wealth and a few more dealings with these filthy Kroenkes, you'll be able to easily get your hands on their information. ”
"Second question," he held out two fingers, "I'm coming with me personally, am I really that sure I'll win?" He paused, "Actually, in order not to make the people who are watching us suspicious, I must come too." Secondly, as far as I know, not many of these pirates are warrior-minded professionals, and the rest are just fools who can only smug around, and it's not as hard to defeat them as you might think. If you're smart enough, you won't ask why I know this. ”
But at this point, Saza had to interject: "It's good to have faith, but I must remind you that Aaron and his men were severely taught a lesson by a gang of mountain bandits in the recent King Hunter, and I was there at the time, and I could see it clearly, the only thing I can't remember is how many people they killed." ”
"Believe me, Saza, those bandits are different, they are special. At least all of them are professionals with fighting spirit. ”
Saza habitually pursed her lips and raised her eyebrows.
"Okay, go ahead. The third question, and I think this is the last one I can answer yours. Why have these pirates survived so far?" he poked his finger at the young magician beside him, "yes, it's you." A well-trained professional like you, to be exact. It is strange to say that the pirates in this area make a living by attacking the merchant ships that come and go, and in fact they only attack the merchant ships and never bother the inhabitants of the sea. So the mayor of Haizhen didn't think about going over to suppress bandits and anything like that, after all, that kind of bloodshed was unnecessary for him. ”
Out of nowhere, he found a small jug of wine, took a sip and continued, "And it so happens that as the only victims, we merchants are also defenseless people. Almost all of my men are honest people who work hard, all of them have their own families, and no one wants to participate in the suppression of bandits, especially those pirates who will not harm anyone who disarms them every time they rob. Even if I used gold coins to get them to nod, the mayor wouldn't nod, and the death of these people would cause the lord's displeasure. That's why these pirates have survived to this day. ”
"Then ......" Saza was about to speak, but was stopped by shouting.
That's all I can answer, and whether my answer is true or false, you'll have your own judgment. The rest of the questions, the answers to them are even more up to your own eyes, after all, hearing is nothing. ”
Suddenly, the hull of the ship shook, and then a loud shout was heard: "Enemy attack!"
"Sure enough, the pirates have already taken precautions, and their leader is not stupid yet," it was not difficult to see from the calm words, and Mason had also expected this enemy attack, "The battle has begun, Saza." ”