If you think of the territory of the Kingdom of Jerusalem as a triangle.

The port of Al Lah is at the bottom of the triangle, at the head of the Ayyubid territory.

On both sides of the coast, surrounded by the two territories of Qasim the Impale, Aqaba and Dahab, over a cliff and over a high slope, you can see the border fortress built by the Impale in the distance.

Lothar rode a horse, and under the salute of more than a dozen Varangian guards guarding the city gates, slowly walked into this port city filled with the smell of the sea.

It is full of flat-roofed buildings with yellowish white walls.

Churches and Zoroastrian temples are clearly distinguished, and they are distributed in an orderly manner according to the topography and the divisions of Christians and Zoroastrians.

He carefully looked at the topography of the city, and couldn't help but sigh: "This place is really easy to attack and difficult to defend." ”

The same thing can be expressed in two opposing ways.

It can be said that Al Harbor is surrounded, or it can be said that Al Harbor is like a sharp blade, piercing the enemy's chest and abdomen.

Divide the entire territory of the Ayyubid kingdom in two from the south.

Therefore, the position of the bishopric of Alain has become very important, and the two cities are obviously at odds with each other.

This is one of the reasons why Zahn had to give up the idea of holding on to the port of Ella and try to take advantage of Lothar's absence to recapture Alaindeler.

Lothar led the people straight to the original mansion of Zahn Aladdin.

The situation in Ila Harbor was tense, and everyone except the Christians had a tense face, and they didn't know what kind of person Lothar was as the new pagan lord.

But they didn't bother to resist.

Few people missed the rule of Zahn Aladdin, and even the Saracen chieftains, who belonged to their own kind, were full of hatred for this greedy man who scraped the ground.

When they learned of Lothar's arrival, they chose to meet them as soon as possible.

"Lord Lothar, it's an honor to be summoned by you!"

A local chief, speaking fluent Gallic Chinese, cried out to Lothar about the atrocities that Zahn Aladdin had done to them—heavy taxes, extortion, and recklessness.

There is quite a sense of "the world has been suffering for a long time", and today I welcome the funny feeling of Lothar, the pagan "king".

Although the Kingdom of Jerusalem's rule over the localities never penetrated into the localities, it cannot be said that they were ineffective at all.

For these local leaders, it is clear that the port of Aylah was part of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and that they were having a better life.

After meeting with the local leaders of Port Eyra.

Lothar stepped on the soft carpet and thought to herself that maybe she didn't have to dispose of the local bosses of Ira Harbor too soon, or if they were smart enough, she would leave them to chance.

For one, their power is already very weak.

Second, Lothar has to consider whether if he disposes of these local leaders, whether it will destroy Lothar's positioning as a commercial port for Ella Port, regardless of faith or race.

Moreover, once their original business channels are disconnected, although they have business talents like Coors under their hands, it is not easy to connect again.

A beautiful maid dressed in cool clothes with wheat-colored skin stepped forward tremblingly, wanting to serve Lothar and take off her coat.

Lothar smiled and politely declined in Kurdish.

Zahn Aladdin's mansion in Port Ayla is no less than the mansion in Hebron inherited from Lothar from Renard.

The walls are covered with blue and white carved wallpaper and tapestries, and large gilded lampstands are filled with white candles made of animal fat.

At the junction of the living room and the garden.

It is three pure white marble columns, topped by a semicircular dome, which is also carved with various hollow patterns, just like the window grilles of oriental wooden windows.

Further on, there was a hanging beaded curtain, which was quickly stepped forward by two clever maids, and gently opened it with blunt metal staffs.

Lothar paused slightly: "If it's daytime, there must be plenty of light here." ”

Jeanne smiled and said, "This place is indeed much more magnificent than your castle in Chinon, and only the port of Ella can support Zahn's extreme luxury." ”

Officially walked into the mansion.

The floors of all the rooms, which were made of smooth marble, gold and silver utensils, and other valuables that were easy to carry, were completely absent, and they were all "looted" by Zahn Aladdin.

Although this belonged to him in the first place.

The carved wooden desk is filled with all kinds of books.

The velvet round stool has a rather chic shape, and it is arranged around a small coffee table with a large upholstered bed that resembles a modern sofa.

Lothar sat down on it, feeling like she was sinking into the soft cushions.

"Whew, comfortable."

Prajna sat across from him, crossed one leg slightly, took the book written on the desk in an unknown language, and read it silently.

Frigila happily walked around the mansion, eager to wash away the dust from here.

It's getting late.

The vast sea.

The two galleys, which lowered their sails and waited quietly, slowly raised their sails after the captain's order.

The wooden oars on both sides of the second cabin also began to swing in an orderly manner with the movements of the oarsmen.

The two ships, like ghosts, slowly headed in the direction of Ella Harbor, but they were just like, who knows, the real ghosts, waiting for them.

"Pay attention to avoid reefs, be vigilant, this road is not so easy to walk."

The captain shuttled among the sailors, came to the helm, and while taking the helm, he cried out loudly: "Listen, for every man you kill, you will be rewarded with a silver coin, and I will take only half of the proceeds of the plunder, and the rest will be yours." ”

He paused slightly, and shouted, "Thank you great captain for his generosity!" ”

"Long live the Captain!"

The pirates cheered.

None of them noticed that on the surface of the sea, a huge shadow, like a whale from the deep sea, was slowly swimming and moving forward with them.

"Foggy?"

The captain frowned suddenly.

In the narrow strait, at some point, a layer of mist quietly filled the air—it was a mist, but at most it could be seen for tens of meters, and a little further away it all became hazy.

The next moment.

The pirates saw a scene they would never forget.

I saw the friendly ship next to me, below, suddenly seemed to be torn apart by a giant sea beast, and the whole ship, from violently trembling, to being disemboweled, cut into countless pieces from the center, only a moment later.

The tooth-aching thud, and the cracking of the planks, shook every pirate's ears with a buzzing sound.

The sea is full of floating shipwrecks.

The friendly ship that had been next to them had been replaced by a galley that shimmered green.

Black sails.

Rotten, covered with shellfish such as barnacles.

And the giant skeletal banner that fluttered on the top of the mast and hunted with the sea breeze.

The sound of insolent, wanton laughter came from afar.

"Hahaha, Captain Hogg welcomes you to Ella Harbor, poor little ones, and now it's hell time."

With his hands on his chest, Captain Hogg stood in front of the rudder, wearing the captain's hat obliquely, and the rotten zombie sailors, carrying huge arrows, filling them into the bow of the ship, the giant ballista.

Captain Hogg had been following these two ships for a long time.

The reason why it is only now is being struck.

On the one hand, for the first time doing "security" work, he has to make sure that the other party is not a serious businessman.

On the other hand, Captain Hogg was reluctant to let the rest of the witnesses see a ghost ship roaming the Red Sea, which would cause the already flagging business of Ira Harbor to suffer again.

"Is it a ghost ship?"

The faces of the pirates showed a look of horror, and sailors who were often adrift on the sea, no matter where they were in the world, could not help but hear the terrifying legend of the ghost ship.

The pirate captain had already turned the rudder at the first moment, intending to turn the bow of the ship to flee with the direction of the wind.

But I saw that the ghost ship on the other side, with a flexible posture that was completely inconsistent with the huge body, just went against the wind for a moment.

Bang.

Ahead, at the bow of the ghost ship, there was a loud bang.

The ballista filled in the giant whaling fork was driven directly into the belly of the pirate ship.

The rope attached to the tail end of the crossbow began to shrink, so that the distance between the two ships was drawn closer and closer.

One by one, the zombie sailors showed a hideous smile, and they stood on the side of the ship with their planks, sailors' knives, and iron hooks.

The pirate captain had a look of despair on his face: "Prepare to meet the enemy!" ”

"Be careful not to break the opposite bump angle, that's a good thing!"

Captain Hogg admonished.

He could see at a glance that the ramming horns of the other pirate ship were like a terrifying evil spirit haunting a narwhal whale full of fangs, which was definitely rare, and it was the most suitable treasure for the "Ocean Calamity".

Then he took the lead, as if riding the wind, jumped up, and the whole person glided and fell into the opposite deck.