Chapter 100: The Storm

Thundered!

A bolt of lightning pierced the heavy sky, illuminating the night sky violently, and a long procession was instantly revealed on the dark blue pavement.

They were dark-skinned, tall, and their muscles were as hard as a rock, revealing a strong texture.

These are the slaves of the Southern Continent that Tang Jie bought, they are hard-working, and several people work together to carry hundreds of pounds of boulders, shouting low and neat slogans, and walking step by step.

Next to these sturdy black slaves were the sailors of the island and the wives and children of the black slaves, who were either carrying barrels after barrels, or carrying all kinds of baled supplies on their heads, forming a long procession, which looked like a slow wriggling dragon from a distance.

Tick, tick.

The rain began to fall from the sky and soon turned into a downpour.

Nia stood on a tall rock, and the rain poured down on her like a torrent, drenching her, but the blonde woman didn't care, she stood in the storm, and shouted, "Quick, harder! We're done drinking rum tonight!"

Usually such incentives always excited these sturdy black slaves and sturdy sailors, but today the black slaves and sailors listened to their ears, but few of them cared, and they just glanced up at Nia one by one, and then lowered their heads and continued to walk slowly with the heavy cargo.

On a night of pouring rain, the atmosphere is oppressive and dreary.

A look of eagerness and sadness flashed in Nia's eyes, she was a good deputy, organizer and executor, but she was not a good leader.

She doesn't have Tang Jie's innate talent and ability.

The black-haired man seemed to have a convincing bearing and courage in his bones, and his smile could make people willing to fight and fight with him.

When I am with him on weekdays, his charm is not easy to detect.

But once it comes to a critical moment, or once he is no longer around, the gap between presence and absence is obvious.

If Tang Jie was still here, these black slaves would be high-spirited and not tired at all, and the sailors under him would hold their chests high, shout loudly, and fight angrily.

But now, all Nia can do is maintain the orderly work order on Alcatraz Island and not cause a riot.

Nia couldn't help but start thinking about the man she loved again, his smile, and his warm embrace.

Is he okay now?

When will he be back?

Nia frowned and remained silent.

"How's it going?" Simon rushed to Nya from the rain, awakening her worries.

Simon wiped the rain from his face and asked loudly, "The sea has risen, we have to speed up!"

The sound of the rain and the waves made Simon's voice seem a little erratic, and even though he was close, Nia didn't hear what he was saying.

"What? what did you say?" asked Nia with one hand next to her ear, tilting her head sideways.

Simon approached Nia and shouted, "The water has risen to the shore, and our wood is already soaked in it!

Nia shouted loudly, "No, we have done our best, even the old people are working, and even the children with a little strength are helping!

Simon gave Nia a thumbs up: "Okay way! I'll find someone to do it!"

"Wait!" Nia grabbed Simon, who was about to leave, "How much cargo has been unloaded on the ship?"

"Only one ship was unloaded, and now this one is almost finished!" Simon replied loudly, "However, there are still two ships that can't be approached at all, and they just came over with their lights, saying that the waves are too big, and some cargo must be thrown away, otherwise there is a danger of capsizing!"

"No!!Now that the supplies are getting more and more difficult to raise, these two ships of cargo are our life-saving grass, and we must not throw them away!" Nia flatly refused, her face was stern, and her voice was faintly full of the sound of gold and stone, "You light the light and tell them, hold on a little longer, hold on for a little longer, and the South Port will soon be able to dock temporarily! You let them go around to the south side of Alcatraz Island and prepare to enter the port from there!"

Simon was so beaten by the torrential rain that he couldn't open his eyes, so he had to put one hand in front of his eyes, and he shouted, "I'll go and talk to them!"

Nia nodded, "I'll leave it to you! this storm will be smaller tomorrow morning, as long as we can survive tonight, we'll be fine!"

Simon knew that Nia had been sailing on the sea since she was a child and was extremely familiar with the weather in the sea, so he nodded, hooked up, and turned around and hurried away.

Nia watched Simon's back disappear into the night, there was no part of her body that was dry, and the soybean-sized raindrops hit her skin with a faint pain, and it was really thanks to Tang Jie's enough prestige in Alcatraz Island on weekdays, and left these slaves with enough tempting hope.

Otherwise, on this night, these black slaves will be transformed into a rioting beast.

"Quick, quick...... "Nia muttered in a low voice, a fire burning in her heart, making her anxious, "Faster, faster!"

It's been almost a month since Tang Jie left Alcatraz Island, and earth-shaking changes are taking place here every day.

The temporary wooden dock on the west side has been renovated, the cargo throughput of the temporary port has been significantly improved, and the initial construction of the sheltered harbor on the south side of Alcatraz Island is also in the final stages.

Darius is getting harder and harder to raise supplies these days, and only yesterday has been delivered in nearly a month, and the cargo volume is only the capacity of four griffon-class ships.

But a sudden storm made the unloading of the ship a big problem.

In the rough seas, the ship tossed up and down, and at any moment it could be thrown into the reef and smashed to pieces.

The sailors and the black slaves of the Dada tribe had just fallen asleep after a busy day, and they were rushed up by a heavy rain, frantically rushing to carry the goods on the ship and on the shore.

Lilith flew back and forth in the slow flow of people, and the little girl's magic power had increased by leaps and bounds after receiving the Blue of Awe, and now her magic level had entered the hall and entered the realm of a sixth-level magician.

Thanks to her constant lighting of magical fireballs to light the way under the feet of sailors and the people of the Dada tribe, otherwise in this dark night, you would not be able to reach out and lose your fingers, let alone carry heavy goods, and even walking by yourself would be a problem.

At first, Lily squandered her magic power unceremoniously, and the fireballs were thrown into the sky one after another, like a series of cannons, only to startle the black slaves of the Dada tribe one by one.

But this lasted for a cup of tea, and Lilith couldn't support it, but Nya saw the opportunity and found the sailors, and asked them to find a stout wooden stick, tie a cloth belt to one end, and then dipped it in fish oil, and then light it with Lilith's fireball.

The torches fluttered and swayed in the rainstorm by the raindrops of beans, and seemed to be extinguished at any moment, but they finally provided a faint light for the toilers.

"Nia! Where are you, Nia!"

I don't know how long it took, but a rough voice suddenly sounded.

Nya heard the voice familiar, and she turned her head, only to see William and Bill running towards her in the rainstorm.

"Why are you here?" said Nia, her mouth wide open, "what are you doing on the island when you are not on your own ship now, are you not afraid of the ship's sailors rebelling?"

Although William and Bill are now captains, Nia is still a first mate, but William and Bill's respect for Nia is beyond what others can imagine.

William was soaked all over his body, his captain's suit was tightly attached to his body, and the long leather boots under his feet were full of water, and Bill on the side was also like this, like a water monkey.

"Nia, why don't you let us abandon the cargo?" shouted William, who had arrived on the island because of Nia's order, and who could not understand Nia's order.

In such a storm, the heavy cargo on board must be abandoned, otherwise the ship will capsize!

"Bastard, did you two come here to question my orders?" Nia was furious.

Bill screamed, "Nia, have you been away from the ship for too long?

Nia was furious, and grabbed Bill to her, scolding: "Have you been blinded by the fine captain's suit? Have you forgotten who we are? Bastards, we are pirates! We are invincible pirates in the waters of Atax and Roentgen!

"You two bastards! Tang Jie made you the captain, but he wore off all the sharpness in your body?" The more Nia spoke, the angrier she became, and her eyes seemed to crack.

William and Bill came to reason with Nia in a fierce manner, but they were scolded by her and turned red.

"But, we're captains now......" William lowered his voice, "we have to think about our fellows on board!"

"Fart!!!" Nia shouted, her voice could not even hide the sound of the rain and waves, and it was heard far away in the night, "You are responsible for the crew, who is responsible for the thousand lives on Alcatraz Island, who is responsible for Captain Tang Jie?"

Nia glared at Bill and yelled, "You?" She turned to look at William, "Or you?"

"Don't you know the difficulty of Sisis in raising supplies now? Don't you know what these two ships mean to us? For the sake of the sea god Tira, you two fools have also opened up a little bit, Alamsey is on his way back to Sissis, and the gate of Sisis will be closed to us at any time! Once our lifeline is cut off, we can only stay in Alcatraz Island and wait for Captain Tang Jie to return!"

"But, who can tell me when Captain Tang Jie will be back? Hell, William, can you? or you, Bill, can you?" The pressure that Nia has been under these days is terrible, usually with Tang Jie in front of her, he has ideas for everything, and he carries any pressure. But now, Nia's thin shoulders carry the safety and responsibility of more than a thousand lives.

On this stormy night, the depression that had been accumulated in Nia's chest finally burst out: "Defending this dead island to the death, with more buckets of food and more buckets of fresh water, we can live one more day, and when Captain Tang Jie comes back, the chances will increase!"

"Where is the William I knew? Where is the William who lifted the iron gate with a thousand pounds? Where is the William who has not changed his face in the face of countless enemies? Who is this stupid pig with a fat head and big ears standing in front of me in a neat captain's suit?" Nya sneered bitterly, she turned her head and scolded Bill unceremoniously, "Where is the Bill I know? He used to be a good and brave sailor, he has seen countless storms and waves, and he has experienced more dangers than the clouds in the sky!" But who is this shivering monkey standing in front of me now?"

"You two cowards, get out of here!, if you want to dump the goods, do it!" Nia's finger almost pointed at the tip of William and Bill's nose, "But you have to remember that once you do, don't come back! Cowards are not welcome here!!"

The stinking scolding was so terrible that Nia's every word was whipped like a whip on William and Bill's bodies.

These two pirates, who had been poor all their lives, suddenly became rich and suddenly became captains, and they were indeed a little flustered and uncomfortable for a while.

At the time of their arrival, William and Bill were still angry at Nia's orders on their respective ships, believing that she was not taking their lives seriously.

So the two of them privately contacted each other in a small boat, and ventured into Alcatraz Island, preparing to join forces to pressure Nia to change her orders.

Konia is Nia after all, this is a woman who is as hard as iron, maybe there is only one person in this world who can make her change her mind, and that person is Tang Jie.

Obviously, ten Williams and ten Bills together, in Nia's mind, are less than half of Tang Jie's.

The new captain's suit, the new ship, all this did make William and Bill forget a lot of things, but a scolding from Konia suddenly made them remember it again.

It seems that the night when I first met Tang Jie was also stormy and stormy, but on that night, I was full of fierceness, daring to roar to the sky, daring to roar to the sea, and daring to charge at an enemy ten times larger than myself!

Yes, why is it that when you have money, you are afraid of death?

William and Bill stood in the rain blankly, their faces blue and red.

"William, you are blind in one eye, but I see that you are even blind in your heart! Remember, you are a pirate, not a master of pleasure! And you, Bill, look at the way you look now, you have learned to bring up jewelry now! God, for the sake of the sea god Tira, you should hurry up and buy a grange and become your farmer! The sea is not suitable for you at all!" Although William and Bill's eyes showed a deep sense of remorse and shame, Konya did not let them go in the slightest, she mocked loudly, laughed loudly, and really hated iron in her heart.

"Say no more!" William shuddered, he suddenly let out a thunderous roar, he gasped, and pulled off his neatly dressed captain's suit, revealing his fluffy chest, he slapped his chest vigorously, and banged "I, William, am a famous pirate, I am not a coward!!"

Bill's face turned purple, and he shouted sharply: "Nia, you're right, we're pirates, not officials! What kind of storm is this, what kind of storm haven't I seen Bill?"

Nia looked at them coldly and said sharply, "Then what are you still rubbing around here?

"Yes! First mate Nia!" William and Bill replied loudly as William and Bill were scolded in obedience by Nia, and the fierce blood in their bodies burned and boiled again, and they replied with their heads raised and their heels touched at the same time.

Nia Zheng pulled out the long sword at her waist and roared: "All for the captain!"

"All for the sake of the Captain!!" William and Bill roared as they drew their scimitars from their waists, the sound of which shattered the dark sky and soared into the sky.

"Go, don't lose the captain's face!" Nia stared at them with blazing eyes.

The two of them said no more, turned around quickly, and ran away.

Before they could disappear into the night, Nia suddenly shouted loudly, "William, Bill!!"

William and Bill stopped at the same time, turned around, and looked at Nia in bewilderment.

Nia stared at them, she was silent for a while, and there was a bit of warmth in her tone: "I must land alive at noon tomorrow!"

Nia's words are equivalent to telling William and Bill that if you really can't stand it, you should do what you want. After all, human life is important, and I just lost my temper just now.

But William and Bill's pride and pirate pride were scolded by Nia, and they would not abandon their goods even if the sky fell apart at this time.

William and Bill looked at each other, smiled, and neither of them answered, but turned around and plunged into the thick night, and the two of them began to sing, and their thick and thin voices were mixed together in the night, very loud.

"We are pirates, ferocious pirates!"

"A bottle in your left hand, a treasure in your right hand!"

"We are pirates, free pirates!"

"Under the guidance of the blood flag, it is majestic and shakes the sky!"

Nia stood in the rain, quietly listening to William and Bill's singing fading away, and a smile appeared on her face unconsciously.

Oh, these two bastards who don't make people feel easy......

"Nia, Nia!" Not long after William and Bill returned to their respective ships, Simon suddenly ran again.

"What's wrong?" said Nia, staring sharply at Simon.

Simon didn't care about wiping the rain off his face, he ran to Nia and said nervously, "Darius is here!"

"What?!" Nia's body shuddered violently, "what is he here for?, has something happened?".

"I don't know, William's lamp tells me that he came overnight on his merchant ship. He's on William's ship right now, and he wants to see you!" Simon said.

In such terrible weather, Darius still risked his life to come to Alcatraz to see her, which shows that something very important must have happened to Sissis.

Nia was keenly aware of this, and she said to Simon categorically: "Prepare the boat immediately, and I'll go see him!"

Darius was now fidgeting in William's captain's chamber, his fat body trembling slightly, his fat lips gently squirming, as if he were chanting something.

The greedy and timid businessman was covered with fine sweat from his forehead because he was nervous and afraid, and he kept wiping the sweat from his forehead with his hands as he walked anxiously around the room.

I don't know how long it took, but with a creak, the door to the captain's room was pushed open, and a tall, blond woman in a felt raincoat burst in.

As soon as Nia entered the door, she glared at Darius and asked loudly, "What's wrong?"

When Darius saw Nia, he immediately ran quickly, his face frightened, and he lost his voice: "Something is wrong!"

"What's wrong?" asked Nia.

"Alamsey, he's back to Sisis!" Darius swallowed.

Nia's body shook violently, and a sharp glint flashed in her eyes, but she quickly calmed down: "He's finally back!

Darius nodded, wiping the beads of sweat from his face with a clean white handkerchief: "Yes, the Sisis he returned to this morning!"

"How's Sisis now?" Nya stared at Darius.

"Now all the Sisis are under martial law! The first thing Alamsey did after returning to Sisis was to issue an emergency war order and a curfew! All the warships of Sisis were mobilized by him, and the entire dock of Sisis was loaded with their military supplies and artillery!" Darius said as he ate, sweating more and more on his forehead, "In five days at most, the second, third, and fourth coastal guards of Sisis will be assembled and then sail here together! What should we do, what should we do?"

Nia froze, she expected this to come sooner or later, but when it did, she felt a suffocating pressure rush towards her, almost blackening her eyes!

"War is about to begin...... "Nya seemed to not see Darius's anxious and frightened face dangling in front of her eyes, she seemed to be in obsession, and murmured in a low voice, "Captain, my captain, when will you return?"