――Wren――

Wren was standing on the back deck of the Dragon Eagle, holding on to the guardrail next to the ship, looking back at the back of the ship with a telescope from time to time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

About a nautical mile (1 nautical mile = 1,852 meters) behind the Dragon Eagle, three elite-class destroyers are in hot pursuit.

The Dragon Eagle had only four rusty iron guns, one in the bow and one in the stern.

The rusty iron artillery had a flat firing range of 150 meters and a projectile range of 300 meters, and the enemy was far out of range.

The two ships had been tracking the Dragon Eagle, and the black pirate flag on their ship showed that they had bad intentions towards the Dragon Eagle.

The symbol on the pirate flag is a red rose.

Wren asked the captain, and the captain said that he had never heard of this pirate group after so many years of sailing in the Sea of Sword Bay.

I think it's a newly formed pirate group.

But the strength of this pirate group is not small, and there are actually three elite-class destroyers.

Wren re-raised his monoculars to observe the pirate ship.

He observed a woman dressed in red with long red hair on the flagship in the middle.

The woman stood at the bow of the ship, also observing the Dragon Eagle with a telecular.

Wren saw the barrel of the other party's telescope meet her, and then she lowered the telescope and waved to greet her.

Is this a provocation?

Wren also put down his binoculars and waited for a while before re-observing.

The woman in red was no longer in the bow, and she reached the flank of the ship and shouted something at the other destroyer opposite her.

Wren turned his binoculars to the destroyer where the woman was shouting, and found two old acquaintances.

One is the thin man of the five leaders of the Blade Mountain bandits, and the other is Benjamin, the four leaders of the red armor and red sword.

How could it be them?

Wren looked at it carefully, and his faces were not very clear, but the outfits on their bodies were easy to recognize, and he was sure that they were those two people.

The Blade Mountain Bandit turned into a pirate, which was something Wren did not expect, and it also strengthened Wren's determination to escape.

Following the eighth master to dismantle the blade mountain, these guys will definitely not be able to throw Rennes and them into the sea to feed the sharks.

Wren put away his monoculars, walked up to the captain and asked:

"Captain Robert, can we go any faster?"

Captain Robert leisurely held the rudder with one hand, removed the pipe from his mouth with the other, looked up at the sky and replied:

"Don't worry, Captain! The wind will pick up in a little while, and I've already told the sailors to change their sails. ”

Wren nodded, convinced of Captain Robert's words.

This Captain Robert is fifty-six years old this year, and he has a lot of experience at sea, and he is very accurate in the weather.

Each time, he was able to accurately predict the weather changes in half a day and prepare the sailors in advance.

Sure enough, after a while, a strong wind began to blow on the surface of the sea, which had been still a gentle breeze, and the place where the mast cable was tied to the Dragon Eagle was gurgling.

The Dragon Eagle, which had changed its sails, ran at a fast speed, gradually widening the distance between it and the pirate ship.

In fact, the Dragon Eagle was now filled with cargo that Mr. Hoofdent had personally purchased, and the ship was significantly heavier than the Corsair.

Perhaps the Blade Mountain bandits did not have a suitable captain to join, so they could only leave the ship to someone with little experience, and they would definitely suffer a loss to the brave old captain of Robt.

"Drain the waves, lower your body and pay attention to grasping!"

The captain suddenly shouted a warning.

Having seen the power of waves on previous voyages, Wren heard the warning and hurriedly grabbed the guardrail in front of the helmsman's area and crouched down.

Captain Robert, on the other hand, held the rudder firmly with both hands, his body not lowered, and still held his position.

I saw a huge white wave that reached the sky appeared in front of the right side of the Dragon Eagle, and it was rolling mightily towards the Dragon Eagle.

The captain had already adjusted the direction of the ship after giving the warning, and he made the bow of the ship face the direction of the huge waves.

The waves came to the Dragon Eagle, lowered its head into the bottom of the ship, and lifted the ship high.

Then Wren felt weightless, and the whole ship was already flying in the air, and it was now falling to the surface.

When the bow re-entered the water, the splash washed the entire deck, and if any of the unlucky people had not caught it, they would have been swept into the sea by the backward water.

Safely passing through the waves, Wren turned his head to look behind him.

The waves obscured most of the view, barely able to see the tip of the pirate ship's mast in the distance.

Have fun!

Seeing the waves heading in the direction of the pirate ship and the Dragon Eagle continuing to move at high speed, Wren breathed a sigh of relief.

"Captain, we may have to change course. Now that the wind is coming to-night, I am afraid that it will turn into a big storm, so we will take shelter on a nearby desert island for safety. ”

Before Wren could finish his rejoicing, Captain Robert told Wren about the new changes, which made Wren have to take it seriously.

The storm at sea is very terrifying, it will set off a monstrous wave of tens of meters, and the ship is like a crumbling peanut shell inside, and it may capsize at any time.

Even if it doesn't capsize, if it is hit firmly on the boat by that monstrous wave, it can knock the boat apart in an instant.

In the case of stormy weather at sea, except for the experienced master who can drive the ship out of the storm, the other captains can only rely on luck to survive.

There is no way to make a detour, it is necessary.

With Wren's approval, the old captain confirmed the current position to the navigator, and turned the rudder with both hands to turn the Dragon Eagle to a new course.

At this time, Mr. Hoofdent, who was also in charge of logistics, came up from below deck and reported to Wren very bad news.

There was rat plague on their ship, some sailors were sick, and the ship's doctor needed to replenish the medicine.

Plague-carrying rats have contaminated fresh water and food, leaving enough food and water to last for three or two days.

There are still about ten days to go before the next port, and if you can't replenish the bubonic plague along the way, it will be troublesome.

Mr. Hofddent's news really made Wren's heart rise to his throat.

"Captain Robert, will the desert island you are talking about be able to supply us with what we want?"

Wren hurriedly asked Captain Robert.

And the old captain spat out his pipe, and looked ahead for a long time before nodding to Wren and saying:

"Commander, I remember that there is fresh water on the island. But you have to go deep into the desert island to get it.

There are also quite a few edible beasts on the island, which can be hunted for meat.

As for the herbs, I don't understand, it's better to ask the ship doctor to make a list himself, and you can go to the island to find it yourself. ”

After listening to Captain Robert's answer, Wren's hanging heart finally relaxed a little.

Since refueling can be done on a desert island, food and water are not a big problem, so they can concentrate on dealing with the dreaded plague.

As the ship sailed into the night, the weather began to get worse, and indeed as the old captain Robert said, the gale began to turn into a storm.

Following Captain Robert's advice and changing course in advance, they can now see the desert island.

At this pace, they still have time to find suitable areas around the desert island to withstand the storm before the storm rages.

When the Dragon Eagle approached the desert island, the old captain Robert avoided several reef areas according to the currents and moored the ship into a natural harbor made up of cliffs on both sides.

With a mountain cliff in the way, the impact of the storm will be much less, and the place is also secluded enough for large ships to hide.

The storm blew all night, and by the next morning, the storm had finally subsided.

That night, more than a dozen people developed symptoms.

There were now three hundred and eighteen people on board, one hundred and ninety-eight of them were mercenaries of the Dragon Eagle Regiment, and most of the rest were hired sailors.

According to Mr. Hovdenter, a total of 73 people were infected with the plague, of whom 29 were seriously ill and the rest were unwell of various degrees.

The patients were isolated in the sailors' living quarters, and the others were transferred to fairly clean holds.

But it was not possible to continue like this, the sick and healthy people had to be quarantined from the ship again.

Otherwise, sooner or later, the whole boat will be doomed.

On the spot, Wren decided to leave all the patients, paramedics, and necessary ship operators on board, and the rest of the healthy people to the desert island.

In order to maintain the morale of those who were left on board, the old captain Robert offered to stay on board.

The old captain's request could not be refuted, and Wren had to agree, and it was necessary to have the captain on board to deal with any situation that might happen at any time.

After instructing the old captain to pay attention to safety, Wren personally led the team to take everyone to the desert island.

Braving the cold of last night's storm, the sailors and mercenaries boarded small boats and landed on the desert island in batches and began to set up makeshift camps.

The makeshift camp is located on the edge of the woods not far from the beach, where the hard dirt makes it easy to pitch a tent and a nearby wood collection to light a campfire to protect against the cold.

Before leaving the ship, Wren had already obtained a list of herbs from the ship's doctor, and he had to arrange for people to deal with three things at the same time:

1. Hunt and find other foods to eat.

2. Go deep into the desert island to find the location of fresh water.

3. Collect as many herbs as you can for the ship's doctor's needs.

He then began to assign people to form three adventurous squads, which were:

A team of forty mercenaries went hunting and searching for food, and Pukes, the captain of the archer squad of the former Dragon Eagle Regiment, was in charge.

Two teams of forty mercenaries went deep into the desert island in search of fresh water, led by Leon, the former leader of the White Wolf team. Brothers Bruz and Nick Bruz are in charge.

Three teams of ten mercenaries and twenty sailors went together to find herbs, and Mr. Hofdent, who knew how to distinguish herbs, and Bambo, the captain of the sailors' combat team, were in charge.

After the three adventure teams were formed, they brought the necessary water and food, and began to go their separate ways.

Wren himself took ten sailors to find the highest spot nearby, and he needed a vantage point from which he could see the surrounding area from afar with a telescope.

In this way, you can observe the ships approaching from afar, and you can also learn about the situation of each exploration team in time.

The rest of the camp was handed over to Di Kai, the former leader of the swordsman squad of the Dragon Eagle Regiment.