Wherever there is a sea, there can be pirates.

Especially when no single political axe or organization has the ability to control the entire sea, it is normal for pirates to be in groups.

As the largest inland sea in Feiren, the pirates of the Falling Star Sea are famous throughout Feiren, because this is the most developed sea area of Feiren's trade routes, and the fashionable goods of the Heartland and Jianwan regions are introduced to the desperate Eastern Regions and the ancient imperial regions through here.

Tens of thousands of pirates are centered on the islands in the northeast of the Dragon Coast, scattered throughout the Falling Star Sea with pirate ships as units, and several pirate ships have also formed huge pirate gangs under the convening of certain organizations, monopolizing the trade routes in all directions of the Falling Star Sea.

Even an empire as powerful as Cormier could only guarantee the relative cleanliness of its own country's adjacent seas in the face of such a pirate group, and even so, some villages and towns along the coast were still attacked by scattered pirates.

Without reliable protection, it was difficult for merchant ships to navigate the inland sea, and pirates took advantage of this to lock up the sea routes in all directions of the Fallen Star Sea, and smuggled large amounts of money.

According to Serge's intelligence organization, the money flowed either south to Dragon Bay or north to the Moon Sea, where it fell into the pockets of dark organizations sheltered by evil gods, such as the Night Mask, the Santarim Society, and the Shadows...... Of course, these are relatively high-end pirate gangs, and the vast number of small pirate gangs active in the Falling Star Sea can still only survive by robbing merchant ships or going ashore to rob offshore villages and towns, and accumulate capital for development.

In the coastal areas of powerful countries such as Serre and Moulin, pirates were rare, because these powers had regular navies, and under normal circumstances, pirates did not dare to operate casually in such waters.

Only a few years ago, the legendary Admiral de Salonicanos, who had mastered the Serge Navy for more than thirty years, died of a heart attack, though it was not known whether it was an assassination attempt or not—an assertion that many people could not believe, because the Viceroy of Amlaur and the Serre Navy had been the subject of numerous plots, and no one had ever touched a single hair of her.

Of course, there is no need to worry about those things, the important thing is that after her death, there was a power vacuum in the southern seas of Serre, and the long-coveted major families fought for the two extremely fat positions of the governor of Amlaur Province and the commander of the navy of Serre, and when the dust settled and the new governor and naval commander took office, this sea area had been disrupted by various forces that took advantage of the situation.

Until now, Searle had not completely regained control of the seas, so it was understandable that piracy was rampant.

At present, there is such a pirate ship appeared on the offshore surface not far from the coast, the length of the pirate ship is about twenty-five yards, this type of ship can already be called a large warship in the falling star sea, its deck has been polished by the sea water all the year round, it has lost its wood color, the fabric of the sail is tinged with a dull yellow, it seems that it is rarely cleaned.

The bloodbearded Jabbar had a glossy red beard like a dwarf, his torso was thick and short, and his silkworm-like eyebrows were squeezed into a face with rough facial features, making him look unusually fierce.

Because of this appearance, many people suspect that he has dwarven blood, he has been ostracized and isolated by his fellow villagers since he was a child, he does not have the heart and strength of a hero, and when he grew up, he naturally became a villain, and when his hometown was scorched under the sack of his debut, he felt that his heart was baptized like a clear spring, as if he had found his home.

In just a few years of looting, his pirate ship was sunk several times, and several times he sailed again, sailing from the west coast of the Falling Star Sea to the east coast.

Because of his wild and belligerent way of action and ferocious and brutal style, coupled with a certain amount of luck, he now has a large ship and more than 200 subordinates, and he can be regarded as the number one celebrity in the sea of falling stars.

Serre is a good place.

A few years ago, when Searle's sea power was in trouble, some pirates who were either lucky or smart enough set their sights on this place, even if they couldn't gain a firm foothold, such a sea area could be called a big piece of fat.

It's just that Jabbar was a step late, and when he arrived here, several larger pirate gangs had already entered first, and although he was still able to get a piece of the pie, Jabbar still felt very unhappy.

Earlier, feeling the increased readiness of the coasts of Serre and Moulin, these pirates had gathered together to form a conspiring navy against the nations in order to gain a foothold in this sea, but Jabbar was not satisfied with the fact that he had not been able to gain an advantage in this temporary alliance because of his strength.

He needed more weapons, more supplies, more slaves.

Therefore, he has to work hard to do his 'job' as a pirate.

This place is just nice.

He looked at the town from afar and licked the scar from the corner of his mouth.

It is said that it is very rich, and the aroma of ripe grains blown by the wind seems to confirm this information.

And because the town's main defense direction was bandits in the mountains, there were no fortress-like walls on the side towards the coast, which made the pirates make a wrong judgment.

Among pirates, Abdul-Jabbar has always been known for his bravery and impulsiveness.

He intoxicated himself and waved his hand, and the minions next to him raised a flag on the high pole in the middle of the ship.

A scimitar that bites into the mouth of a skull.

The blade is hideously blood-red.

"Boss, are we going to attack?" the flag was raised on the flagpole, and the minion leaned in to ask.

"Of course, why are we here?" said Abdul-Jabbar, who waved his hand toward the shore.

"Chief, we should attack while it's dark. ”

"It's dark, I'm sorry, my thirsty blade can't wait that long. The dwarf's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he suddenly smiled at the minion, and pulled out the four-foot-long machete at his waist: "Or maybe you want to try it." ”

"Hug ...... Sorry, sir. Cold sweat instantly filled the minion's head.

"It's just a few mages, nothing to be afraid of, do you think a group of peasants will have what it takes to resist us?" Jabbar brandished his steel knife and turned to his men on the boat behind him and shouted loudly, the roar dispersing the swimming fish in the water: "Think about it, cowards, those bastards are waiting behind us to see our jokes, we are going to slap them hard, rush up and bastards, and burn this town to the ground!"

There was a long howl from the pirate horde, like a wolf.

What else will there be in life other than killing and looting to beg for a life with knives at sea?

The smell of grain from the shore made them restless, and the constant bloodthirsty impulse excited them.

"What a bunch of brutal guys. "The tallest building in the middle of the town is a tower on the wall on the side of the mountain, and the mages use their magic to monitor the movement on the shore, and Hughes, who has just returned from the north, sighs: "I say Penny, why don't you let our army line up on the seashore to fight them?"

"Then the only possible outcome is for these robbers to turn around and run, dear teacher. A boyish voice said.

Hughes's eyelids jumped, and he rubbed the little boy's head with a smirk: "Okay, you're so smart. ”

Thomas was right. The mage nodded and smiled at Hughes, "We must teach these pirates a simple lesson. Let them know that it hurts, and when they want to come and disturb us in the future, they will think about it more. ”

That's a good statement. Hughes smiled, "Penny, you've always been right. ”

"Always right?" Penny shook his head disapprovingly, when Lummy Jones walked up:

"My lord, the townsfolk have been settled. ”

"Good. Penny looked at the local, and for this reason, he asked the young man to do the work of relocating the townspeople, and for now, his face still looked a little unconfident: "Are you ready?"

"We are not afraid to fight pirates. Lumi Jones had a serious expression.

"That's good. Penny nodded, waving at the group of pirates who were constantly stepping onto the shore through the long planks, "Give them a look." ”

"Yes. Lumi Jones bowed and quietly stepped back.

Looking at the crowd to the west of the town, Penny's gaze was calm.

But he knew in his heart that these reckless and attacking bandits just gave him a good opportunity to test the results of military training.

If an army armed with a large amount of equipment is not combative, he does not have to think much about the future.

Because this place is not only about fighting against mountain bandits and pirates, but also about the people of Mullan in the south.

Lumi walked into the town, where the sergeants of the garrison were lurking all over the town, heavily armed.

There were no walls to the west of the town, and the relatively sudden arrival of the pirates did not give the mage much time to prepare, so he could only use two days to discuss a set of tactics with the officers, and then hastily set them up.

The townsfolk took shelter in their houses under the walls on the east side of the town, which allowed them to stay away from the fighting to a certain extent.

The training in military discipline is not bad. A large group of people lurked there, but they didn't make a sound.

"You look a little nervous, Lumi. Lurking in a corner, the local warrior with a slight bead of sweat on his forehead heard the voice of his comrade.

"Rowan, I'm fine. He said it was fine, but he still sweated on his hands.

But since the arrival of the red robe, the young man had not experienced such a frontal battle.

Although nervous, he did not hesitate: "You must muster up courage, folks, these pirates are here to rob." ”

He saw that many of the local militia were also nervous, and reminded in a low voice while the pirates were not approaching.

Pirates are different from mountain bandits, maybe against mountain bandits, for various reasons, the townspeople are not overzealous, but these are pirates.

"Hey, what a good guy. "Some of the militia in the north whistled.

Lumi smiled reluctantly, but the tension in her heart subsided a lot.

"Don't let them look at you, Lumi. Rowan whispered, his brows furrowed, obviously disliking these soldiers from the North: "We can't let these Northerners shout. ”

"Rowan. Lumi frowned, although he also felt a little estranged from the soldiers in the north, but this time of getting along with each other could not be said to be unpleasant, training together, finally had a tacit understanding, not to mention that these northerners were also fighting to defend the town, so he felt that now was obviously not the time to discuss this kind of topic.

"Well, here they are. The young warrior shook his head, and the pirates drew closer.

The lurking militiamen took off their crossbows one after another.

After a slight sound of the crossbow machine winding, the militiamen's ears seemed to be silent for a moment, and as they looked at the robbers who were getting closer and closer, their breath gradually relaxed...... They slowly raised the crossbow in their hands.

(To be continued)