Chapter 20: A Ship of War
Ember tells Count Carman about his encounter with Arthur and the others, and takes out the pearl of the night as a token.
Count Carman stretched out his hands and took the night pearl handed over by the dragon's paws, carefully observed it for a while, and then said to the red dragon: "Lord Red Dragon, thank you very much for the news you brought, what kind of reward do you want?"
"I want a storage prop. The red dragon replied.
Soon the red dragon got a spatial ring, and after recognizing the owner, he threw it into his mouth.
As soon as his mind moved, the stomach wall sandwiched the ring in a ravine, so that he didn't have to worry about accidentally losing it, and the space ring was a magic prop, even the dragon's gastric juice would not digest it. Ember felt that she was so stupid before, why didn't she think of this method?
When the red dragon was about to leave, he was stopped by Count Carman: "Lord Red Dragon, I have another mission here, I don't know if you are interested." β
"You say. β
"Help me do my best to keep Arthur safe!andβ" Count Carman told the Red Dragon of his plan.
Earl Carman had three sons, and Kari was the youngest, and although he was very unsuccessful, he was still saved, unlike his two elder brothers, who were always looking forward to the return of old Carman to the West and fight for power. And Arthur, the old butler, was the most loyal to Count Carman.
"Hello Lord Dragon, I'm Begay, the head of the guard of the Rees family, and I'm in charge of this rescue operation. A handsome man in leather armor saluted the red dragon sitting on the deck.
The red dragon nodded: "At this speed, we can reach that nameless desert island in a week." β
It was on a three-masted heavy warship, and the Rees family was worthy of being a rich old family, and only one day later, a rescue team consisting of fifty family guards and hundreds of sailors set off by boat.
What the people on the ship didn't expect was that not long after departure, a giant dragon actually came to the ship.
The dragon claimed to have been hired to participate in the operation, and the people on the ship couldn't help but open their eyes, saying that they had joined a good family, and even the dragon could be moved.
"Is your ship sturdy enough? I heard that Master Karry's ship was sunk by a sea monster. The red dragon said nonchalantly.
Begay's face changed slightly, and then he smiled: "Our Unicorn is a large ship, equipped with a magic crystal cannon and an armor-piercing heavy crossbow, and it should not be afraid of sea monsters. β
"That's good, or I won't be able to save you if the ship sinks. The red dragon nodded.
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It was a good sail for two days at sea. Later, the Unicorn encountered a starboard wind.
"There's a boat ahead of the port side!" suddenly shouted the lookout on the mast.
Seeing that two small brigs were rapidly approaching, the captain of the Unicorn saw that the other party had raised the flag, so he raised his monoculars to look.
"Skull Flag! It's a pirate!" the bearded captain put down his binoculars and shouted to everyone, "Hey, everyone, pay attention! Clear the deck! Prepare for battle! Ready to turn the rudder!"
The unicorn's massive hull spun around in an attempt to get rid of the pirate ship, but the pirate ship spun faster.
Seeing that he would be caught up like this, the captain came up with a bold solution. He turned the stern of the ship around, drove against the wind, and when the Unicorn was side by side with the pirate ship, he sank it with a gunwalstick!
The red dragon sat on the deck, looking at the sturdy captain and the sailors running around, and couldn't help but mutter, "Although I can't understand it, it feels so powerful." β
"The crystal cannon on the back deck is in place!" someone shouted.
The Unicorn completely changed course, much to the surprise of the pirates, who were too late to change course. As a result, the three-masted warship gradually approached the pirate ship in the port direction!
"Fire!tom!" heard the captain's voice, and the unicorn's supposedly golden crystal cannon let out a deafening roar, and then emitted a thick cloud of smoke.
I saw that the unlucky pirate ship, which was no more than a third the size of the Unicorn, was instantly blown in two, and dozens of pirates on board went down to the sea to feed the fish!
But now was not the time to cheer, but the pirate ship on the starboard side was approaching!
The red pennant means that the battle will be bloody to the end! No matter which side is defeated, there will be no survivors! All of them will have to die in the belly of the fish!
In order to avoid the fire of the Unicorn, the pirate ship sailed directly behind the Unicorn, and the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer!
Suddenly, less than a few feet behind the unicorn, it struck the rudder and then hit back to keep course, and the two boats were almost next to each other!
This all happened quite quickly, and as soon as the crew of the Unicorn drew their swords, the pirate ship threw iron hooks. The pirates shouted gibble and rushed onto the Unicorn.
They were greeted by a large fireball, which the pirates in front of them crashed into by surprise and fell screaming in flames.
The other pirates ignored this, jumped onto the edge of the ship, and condescendingly swung their swords at the Unicorn sailors on deck. The crew, which was obviously inferior in quality, was killed by pirates in a single round.
By the time the Reese family guards rushed forward, the crew in the front row was almost dead or wounded.
Only the bearded captain was still fighting among the pirates. He kicked one of the pirates away, and then turned around and slashed the throat of another with his short sword.
A vicious pirate who looked like a leader, wearing a blood-red cloak and a skull insignia pinned to his collar, rushed up to the bearded captain and singled out the bearded captain, who cursed and said, "Bastard, pig, pockmark..." and other foul words fought with him.
Pirates are fierce, but they are no match for well-armed and well-trained family guards. One by one, the pirates screamed and fell, and soon, the number of pirates became smaller and smaller.
The captain became more and more courageous. Soon, the mustache-wearing, invincible pirate leader was stabbed to death by the captain's sword.
The battle didn't take long to end, dozens of pirates were all killed, the crew lost more than thirty people, and the escort also lost six people.
After putting away the bodies of the brethren and throwing the pirate's corpse off the ship, the bearded captain walked up to the red dragon.
"Why don't you make a move?" asked the captain coldly.
"Why should I make a move?" the red dragon asked rhetorically.
"We're hired by the Reese family, and so are you! don't think I'm afraid of you if you're a dragon!" the captain roared, pointing at the red dragon's nose.
Before the red dragon could speak, the bearded captain continued to scold: "I see that you are either a dragon! or a pig! a pig can be killed and eaten, but you will only watch people be killed!
Suddenly, a man rushed out from the side, punched the bearded captain away, and then pointed his sword at the captain's neck and said, "Who do you think you are?
The red dragon narrowed his eyes, and the person who hit the captain of the ship was actually the captain of the guard, Begai.
The bearded captain who fell to the ground looked up at Begay angrily, allowing the tip of his sword to pierce his skin.
"It's none of your business, let him go. The red dragon said suddenly.
Begay turned his head in surprise, seeing that the red dragon was not joking, hesitated for a moment but withdrew his sword and turned away.
The bearded captain got up from the ground, gave the red dragon a vicious look, and left.
Ember was calm, closing his eyes and recuperating.
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When the red dragon opened his eyes again, it was already dark. I saw that the deck had been scrubbed, leaving no trace of a brutal fight. The crew came and went, carrying something different each time.
Begay walked over with a small box: "Haha, Lord Dragon, we have made a lot of money this time, these pirates robbed a merchant ship of the Caesar Empire not long ago, and now these things are ours." As he spoke, he opened the box and handed it to the red dragon: "This is for you, my lord, what a great trophy!"
The red dragon's eyes suddenly lit up, and in the small box were dozens of gems of different colors, exuding a mouth-watering light.
The red dragon raised a paw and took the box: "I like this gift very much, so I will accept it." Looking at Beigai, who was still standing here, the red dragon said again, "Is there anything else?"
"That's right. Begay smiled and pointed to a wooden box not far away: "Our ship is slightly damaged and needs to be reduced to speed. So it may be a few days late to get to the desert island. In order not to upset the Kali Boys, I would like to ask the Dragon-sama if you could take a trip and bring them this box of supplies first?"
Ember looked at the box, it didn't look very heavy, "Okay, I'll do you a favor for the sake of this box of gems." With that, the red dragon put the gem box aside, stood up, walked over and opened the wooden box.
I saw that there were all kinds of melons, fruits, vegetables, chickens, ducks, fish, meat, wine and drinks in the supply box, as well as some clothes and other daily necessities, which was a very standard supply box.
Grabbing the supply box, it didn't feel very heavy, and flying with it had no effect, so the red dragon nodded to Beigai, spread his wings and flapped, and then slowly flew into the sky.
Looking at the back of the red dragon getting smaller and smaller, the corner of Beigai's mouth showed a sneer on the corner of his mouth standing at the bow of the boat.
Twenty hours later, the red dragon arrived on the nameless desert island, put down the supply box and said a few words to Cariather, and after a few words, they didn't want to stay on this desert island where birds don't, so they flapped their wings and rushed back to the sky on the route they had traveled back to.
More than ten hours later, the Red Dragon returned to the Unicorn. Pick up the gem chest and check it, then rest your head on the chest.
A few days later, the Unicorn arrived on a nameless desert island one night, dropping anchor in a small secluded harbor.
The red dragon was still snoring loudly on the chest, and no one dared to wake it. So the search and rescue team lowered a few dinghys and was led by Begay to the island.
Ember suddenly felt something fall on him, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that he had several large nets covered with something, and the red dragon wanted to stand up, but he couldn't move because of the tight nets.
"The abominable red dragon actually killed Master Kari!"