Chapter 44: The Strange Ship

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On the vast sea, a huge fleet is cleaving the waves, sailing all the way forward.

Although the fleet was large, it was very neatly arranged, and the ships of various sizes were uneven, but they did not look chaotic at all.

At the forefront of the fleet, there are three medium-sized warships in the shape of a mountain, leading the entire fleet as a vanguard.

Behind them were dozens of small dragon-headed warships, which not only moved forward on the sails, but also had a long row of oars sticking out of the portholes on either side of the hull, which could be lowered and slid at any time to increase speed.

Surrounded by many small boats, there are four large warships, with sails on board, many shooting holes in the hull, and some places are also wrapped with iron sheets for collision, plus the hideous and vicious bow statue, and the mottled blood stains on the hull, at a glance it is an elite warship that has been battle-hardened.

And among the guards of these four large warships, there is an even larger, pitch-black terrifying giant ship!

The hull of the giant ship was wrapped with countless fine iron chains, and on those iron chains, there were countless white skulls, and even many of them had been eroded by the sea, dyed with a strange dark green color. And on the black canvas of the giant ship, a huge blood-red skeleton fluttered in the wind, like a living thing, staring ferociously at the entire ocean.

This is the Death Lord, the flagship of the Vikings!

The Vikings are the masters of the North Atlantic, and on this ocean, they are kings and emperors!

They can hunt down any merchant ships they spot, or poorly defended coastal ports. They can wantonly kill, wantonly plunder, wanton humiliation, wanton indulgence......

However, the ocean is vast and extends in all directions, as long as you have a good ability to distinguish the direction with one hand, the whole ocean can be a shipping lane, and it is not easy to find those merchant ships that are driven by profit and hide in Tibet.

Therefore, in many cases, the Vikings' fleets were separated, divided into small fleets, divided into areas, cast a wide net, and searched carefully to ensure that enough "prey" was hunted.

It is only occasionally when there is a big action that several fleets will gather and act together, such as the two times against France, when half of the fleet was assembled, and the operation was launched.

But now it's not a part, not a half, or a half, but a whole thing!

All the Viking fleets have been assembled and poured out of the nest, all the way south!

......

The Death Lord, in the huge and spacious captain's chamber, two tall giants sit opposite each other.

It was the Viking King and his younger brother Thor, or, rather, Arnold.

"These Caribbean bastards are well-informed, and now they're all hiding!" the Viking King put down his glass with an indignant expression.

"We're here this time, looking for revenge on them is only one aspect!" Arnold didn't seem to be in a hurry: "The key is to take the Spice Islands! Control this golden trade route! In the past, our strength was not as strong as their pirate alliance, so we had to give them this piece of fat, but now I have broken through, they still only have one Blackbeard, as long as we kill him, it will not be difficult to control the pirate alliance and control the gold trade route! Truly become the master of this entire ocean!"

"But they also know what we're going to do!" the Viking King frowned, "They don't do business now, they all hide without a fight, it seems that they want to drag it out." ”

"Then drag it out!" Arnold looked obviously much more experienced than before, and his tone was very decisive: "They want to hide, and they are the head snake of the land, and they are familiar with this sea, and we can't help it." But the Spice Islands can't be hidden, and neither can the gold trade routes! They're there! We're taking advantage of this opportunity to take possession of both the islands and the trade routes! I'm going to see how long they can eat their old instincts!"

"Oh......" The Viking King's eyes lit up, revealing a hint of approval: "Yes, yes, let's occupy their eating place first, they can't hold on, and they will come out to fight us after all! When the time comes, we will slaughter Blackbeard's miscellaneous pieces together! Help you avenge this broken arm!"

"Well, that's not much of a feud. Arnold's tone was indifferent, and he seemed to have seen it a long time ago: "It was also because I was too young and naïve that I fell for their tricks......"

As he spoke, there was a knock on the door to the captain's quarters.

"Come in. The Viking King shouted.

The gate opened, and a strong man with a horned helmet walked in and reported: "Report to your lordship, the little cub above said that a strange ship had been found in the east, saying that there were no sails and no oars......"

"What, what? You can make it clear!" the Viking King bewildered, "I understand what it means to have no sails without oars, or is there no sail at all?"

"This ...... This ......" The strong man was obviously not good at words, and he was stunned for a while before he promised: "I'll ask!

Seeing that he was about to go out after speaking, the Viking King waved his hand impatiently: "Forget it, if you ask the time, others may run away! I'll go and see for myself, how strange this ship is!"

So saying, he got up, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, the huge square hammer flew into his hand, and then he went out of the door, and with a little foot under his feet, he flew into the sky.

On the sea, whether it is a pirate ship to launch a raid or a merchant ship to prevent a raid, the most important thing is not the speed of the ship, or the number of masters, but the distance of vision!

The sea is wide and flat, as far as the eye can see, the wider the field of vision, the more you can naturally find the enemy first, whether it is to encircle and plunder, or try your best to escape the enemy, you can take the lead, if you arrange it properly, you can naturally have a full meal, or escape the fate of being fed.

Standing tall naturally sees far, this is a very simple truth.

In order to expand their field of view and see farther, the vast majority of sailors relied on the tall mainmast, the small lookout on it, and the sight-finding lookout in the lookout.

But a ship is a ship after all, and no matter how high the mast is erected, there is a limit, so even if they are excellent lookouts, their vision has a limit!

But the Vikings are different! They have Martial Saints! Martial Saints who can fly high and soar into the sky! Their vision has no limit!

The Viking King rose higher and higher, and without breathing, he overtook the mainmast and rose into the sky.

Looking to the east, he also saw the strange ship!

It was a very strange ship!

Its surface is pitch black, and it is impossible to tell what material is used. And its hull does not have a small opening protruding from the oars or the firing port of the ballista, which is very smooth. But the strangest thing was that it had no sails, no sails, for it didn't even have a mast! But it's not slow at all, and it's not even inferior to the small speedboats that sail with full sails.

It's kind of funny, how can it run so fast without a sail......

Touching his chin, the Viking King was clearly interested.

"I'll take a look!" he commanded Arnold below, and flew toward the strange ship.