The sea is vast and endless, and it is easy to find an island.
But if we find a ship
to bombard!
The water splashed by the shells splashed near the black sail warship. Several shells were close to the ship in the air. Then a cold light flashed and the shells were cut horizontally. Lily jumped from the air to the side deck and slowly put away the rapier.
"fire."
Following her order, the cannons on the side of the warship fired at the pursuing warship. One shell hit the mast, one entered the deck, and several hit the hull, exploding into balls of black mist and flames.
Lily glanced at the warship that had lost its ability to pursue, then turned and walked towards the captain's room.
Sager changed into a white pirate shirt that was open to the chest, with the sleeves rolled up to his forearms, and a pair of wide trousers. His boots were tightly attached to his trouser legs. He put one foot on the table in front of him and leaned lazily on a chair that looked like a sofa. He held a wine glass in his left hand, and the wine swayed with his movements.
"Which ship is it?"
He glanced at Lily who came in and asked.
"This is the second one today. We have encountered five warships for three consecutive days," said Lily.
Pirate ships are hard to find on the ocean, but warships come uninvited.
The navy in the nearby waters seemed to have identified Sager. Once they saw the black-sailed warship, they were like mad dogs and would not give up until they caught it.
"Has the reward been offered?" Sager asked curiously.
Lily shook her head: "I've been following the Newsbird newspapers these days, but I haven't seen any of our bounties."
"so."
Sager drank the wine in his glass, slammed it on the table, and said unhappily, "Why are you chasing me so closely?"
Lily had a blank expression and remained silent, but the look in her eyes betrayed her.
It's just bad luck for a normal pirate. It's impossible for him to encounter warships every day.
Pirate ships are generally small in size and fast in speed, so they can escape if they encounter a warship. However, the ships they are riding on are also warships, with the same configuration. They cannot escape if they encounter a warship and can only engage in battle. Otherwise, if they are chased for too long, their position will be easily exposed, attracting more navy.
Sager understood this, and since he was well aware of his bad luck, it was not surprising that he encountered the navy every day.
He wondered why the navy had to chase him.
Even if he was blamed, he only robbed a few towns. There were pirates like him everywhere in the sea. Why did they chase him instead of chasing so many pirates? This made Sager very unhappy.
I don't know if he's had a good time these days.
Let's talk about it. Being chased by the navy every day and sometimes even unable to sleep well is definitely not good.
It's hard to say.
First of all, there is no need to worry about supplies. The supplies obtained from other warships can ensure the navigation, and sometimes we can get some good goods. The food, clothing and daily necessities of these branch naval captains are all very good.
The clothes that Sager wore were obtained from the warship. They were much better than his previous rags. He even got several boxes of good wine.
The subordinates have become more experienced due to the long-term battles with the navy, especially Lily, who can now cut through cannonballs.
She had the strength to begin with, but what she lacked in combat experience, she quickly made up for in her encounters with the navy.
It seems to have some benefits.
But
he couldn't get any money!
He became a pirate to make money. Even if he trained his people to be the best fighters in the world, it was just to make more money!
"Sager, why don't we go somewhere else? The Black Sail Pirates aren't easy to find."
Lily pursed her lips, hesitating to speak, and said, "Besides, our men have been drifting on the sea for a long time, which is not good for morale. We need to find a place to rest."
"I let him live happily while I take the blame? There is no such option. Even if I wipe out the 23rd branch of the Navy, I will find the person!"
Sarger waved his hand, but thought about it, "But you are right, people still need to stay on land, so let's choose a town and take a rest. Let's ask if there is any news about the Black Sail Pirates. There is no clue just floating on the sea."
He also can't just focus on others and forget about his own career, because they will all be snatched away anyway.
If there is no economically developed town to seize, then seize the medium-sized town.
"You pick some islands and we'll go and rob them. Don't pick the poor ones because they're all poor and don't have much money. Let's find some wealthy ones." Sag said.
"I understand. Poor people really don't have much money. I've heard rumors about Arlong, the one you were looking for. I heard that he collected a lot of protection money. An adult gets 100,000 Baileys a month for protection, and a child gets 50,000 a month. This amount has already drained out several villages."
Lily nodded and stared at Sager for a while. She wanted to open her mouth several times, but after thinking for a long time, she finally backed away.
Sager picked up the bottle and poured himself a glass of wine. Just as he put the glass close to his lips, he was suddenly stunned, "Does she want to say that I'm unlucky, so I can't find it?"
Those with specific locations are easy to find, but those without specific locations
are just like when he was a bounty hunter looking for pirates, there was not a single one.
Moreover, this is an unknown pirate.
During the time when Sager was a bounty hunter, he memorized all the pirates with bounties in the East China Sea. The characteristic was the man in a black robe. He had never seen him on the bounty order, so he was probably not a famous pirate. What's more, he might be a rookie like him.
Sager is not a stubborn person. Once he realized this, he began to consider whether he should simply give up this goal.
The East China Sea is so big, there is really no need for him to stay in the 23 branch areas. There are still many targets for him to grab. He is just wasting his time if he keeps wasting time like this.
He thought for a while, took a sip of wine, leaned comfortably in his chair, and looked out the window at the rugged sea.
At least he wouldn't have such treatment in other businesses. Now he has subordinates and a secretary. Although they are of low stipend, it can be regarded as an advance experience of the life of a local landlord in the future.
…
The island that Lily chose was not far from here, and it only took half a day to sail there. It was an oval-shaped island with many villages on it and a fairly large town along the coast.
This island doesn't have any special products, it's just an ordinary town, but wherever there are people, there must be rich people, and that is Sager's target.
As for the civilians, it's just like Lily said, adults and children can collect hundreds of thousands of Baileys a month, and in a few months they can bankrupt a family, so there is really nothing to steal.
In fact, the real way pirates make money is to rob merchant ships. The cargo on a merchant ship is of considerable value and the risk is low.
But isn't it impossible to find a town? If he can solve the problem at sea, why should he go through the trouble of looking for a town?
Although the town is rich, there is still a certain risk in robbing it. The larger the town, the stronger its defenses. Once you are entangled in it, even with the support of the navy, you are likely to be defeated.
But that's not a problem for Sager.
In the East China Sea, as long as he didn't run into those strong men returning from patrolling the headquarters, he was confident that he could escape unscathed.
At the junction of dusk and night, the black-sailed warship arrived at the town chosen by Lily.
Sarger came out of the captain's room at this time, and looked at the outline of the town that was gradually becoming clearer on the railing. He said to Lily beside him:
"After the robbery, we will leave this sea area. The black sail pirate may have left this sea area long ago, otherwise it would be impossible to find him. Since they are both pirates, they will definitely make a fuss on the sea. We can find him when there is a chance."
Rarely, Lily did not agree with him.
She handed the telescope to Sager, blinked her beautiful eyes, and said strangely: "It seems we have met."
"Um?"
Sager quickly took the telescope and looked straight towards the town. The first thing he saw was a huge house on a high place. The house was brightly lit in the dark night, and it was obvious that the owner was very wealthy.
Looking down, rows of houses were located below, while the houses close to the coast were now emitting smoke, which was blowing westward along the wind direction.
Further down, on the sea, where the smoke was blowing, a ship was sailing towards the sea. The ship was a two-masted clipper. Looking through the telescope, you could see many people on the deck cheering.
As for the mast,
there was a black sail without any flags!
Black sails! !
Sager crushed the telescope with a bang and said through gritted teeth: "Change course and stop that black sailboat!"
He couldn't find it when he wanted to, and he didn't want to find it, but it came to him automatically!
(End of this chapter)