Chapter 387 First Victory (Part 1)
In the early morning, when the first ray of sunlight shines on the coastline, ordinary leaders who rely on helping others to get up and start to be busy.
Fifty kilometers away from Yuanfan Town, there is a harbor, which is Aps City.
Aps City can be said to be the place with the largest number of workers in the nearby area. Not only because it is the largest seafood trading place, but the docking, loading and unloading of merchant ships and the construction of more than a dozen small towns also indicates the prosperity here.
Whenever summer comes, fishermen gather in the fish market to bargain with the vendors and big customers who come to buy fresh fish. Cargo ships at those ports also require cheap labor to load and unload.
However, with the rampant pirates in recent times, there have been many fewer cargo ships traveling to and from the sea, and there are even fewer ships that dock load and unload cargo in this harbor. Even if there are, most of them are engaged in short-circuit trade, with poor profits and limited money to pay to the helpers.
Although due to the lack of population after the magic disaster, it is also possible to arrange it in agriculture.
But for the long run, the lords retained the townsmen who specialize in this type of work.
However, the rampant pirates have caused these people to be unemployed.
At this time, most of the men who came to find work were sitting in the corner, looking at the passers-by with anticipation in their eyes. I hope that there would be a few of these people who came to hire workers, so that they could take some money to go home to pay the job.
"The weather is getting hotter and hotter. After a while, I'm afraid that it will be even harder to find a job." At this moment, a naked worker was sitting in the shade, with a worried face.
Although it was early morning, the huge sun in the sky still exuded a scorching breath. As long as it was exposed to the sun, the skin of the person being sunk would turn red in a few minutes.
In a few days, I am afraid that the weather will be even hotter. If I can’t find a job, they will have to waste it.
"Yes, in this kind of weather, nothing is easy to do, especially when there is less work. I used to be able to give a copper coin for a few times, but now I have less work. I can't give a copper coin even if I carry ten times. After the magic disaster, the prices have risen so much. If I don't think of a way, the whole family will starve to death."
There were seven or eight people sitting in this green shade, all of which were covered with vegetables, which was a result of long-term malnutrition.
After hearing the worker's sigh, the person sitting next to him also remembered his troubles, and also sighed, with decadence and loss in his tone.
"Yes, yes, the devil disaster just passed and pirates started to make trouble again. This life is really impossible to pass." When the others heard this, they were resonated with each other and they all agreed.
These workers are all in the same town. Although the lords of many territories do not exploit the people too much, they will never be as kind as Romon. Most of the civilians in the territories are farming for the lords and farming for the lords. Most of the food must be paid. The food left by their own families cannot maintain the consumption of the family for a year. Many farmers farm during the busy farming period and come out to find work during the slack farming period. Otherwise, living a life of a little tight by relying on the remaining food alone.
The same is true for these people from small villages and towns around the port, but their lives have been a little harder in the past six months.
If they had been able to rely on the work they had been looking for in the port of Apps City to help workers earn some money to supplement their household income, but now, the ports closer to the town are all affected by pirates, and the merchants don't even care about their own lives. How could they think of these workers who depend on them to live?
Originally, these people were counting on the newly established Fifth Fleet to eliminate the pirates and make their lives better.
But it is said that no news has been heard from the Fifth Fleet since going to sea. It is estimated that the pirates made dumplings. Now these pressures from life are like the huge sun in the sky, burning the internal organs of these farmers. If the caravans do not go to sea, they will no longer need to unload and move goods. If they do not need to unload and move goods, they will naturally lose their place for them. The idleness of a few months is still secondary. If they have so endless free time in the future, their life will probably be even more difficult.
"You said, what did the Fifth Fleet that went out to sea meet? Why did it suddenly disappear? Those are eight warships! We have seen with our own eyes that each ship is so big, and it is a giant wherever it is placed. How could the eight such ships suddenly lose their news in the sea?" Since they were idle, these people who knew each other naturally sat together and talked about the day. The content they talked about was about the Fifth Fleet, except for their own family affairs.
After all, this happened recently and it has a lot to do with their lives. When they talk about it, they are very nervous.
"Isn't that true? I heard that the representatives of those businesses gave a lot of gifts to the adult. As a result, the other party had no news as soon as they went out to sea, and I was afraid that those people would cry too." A worker took the conversation lazily.
They have lost their lives and have suffered a lot. For those sea caravans whose income has been cut off, it is a slight witch.
At the beginning when pirates were rampant, these caravans that survived by sea trade went out to sea several times from time to time. With the strangeness of the Fifth Fleet disappeared, no caravans dared to go out to sea anymore.
Even if you walk in a group, you will die when you encounter those cruel pirates. No matter how precious the gold is, it is not as valuable as human life. At this time, these caravans in the county have begun to make the idea of ​​evacuating this area.
If you can't afford to offend, can't we still afford to hide? If you continue to do this, even the most powerful caravan will have to finish playing.
The workers were basking in the sun lazily while chatting. Not far behind them was the sentry checkpoint responsible for monitoring the sea situation. Several soldiers were leaning listlessly against the wall, sitting or lying, staring at the blue sky in a daze.
The workers chatted about the topics, and before they knew it, they turned to these soldiers.
"You see, those sentries stayed in the checkpoints all day and didn't have to do anything. In fact, it's pitiful. I heard that the naval warships that went out to sea suddenly disappeared in the sea, and the people above got angry. Even those who were responsible for observing the situation at sea were all suffered. Not only were they deducted their salary for a month, but they were also scolded by officials from above, saying that they were not doing well. In fact, what can the affairs of the navy have to do with them? The current situation is really chaotic." A worker who knew some inside stories sighed.
"Don't just say they are pitiful. Who will pity us? I've been sitting almost morning and there's not even a person who works for us. My family is waiting for me to get the money back. It's not a solution to keep going like this. When will those damn pirates leave?" Another worker said helplessly.
At this moment, someone happened to come to the port to recruit some workers who built houses. The men heard the shouting sound of the instructor. The men immediately jumped up and ran over.
And in the checkpoint they were just talking about, a sigh suddenly sounded. A middle-aged sentry stood up, walked into the house with a little decay, refilling the already deflated water bags, and working in this checkpoint were all soldiers who were not very good in the city. Otherwise, who would be happy to come here every day to blow the sea breeze and bask in the sun?
The middle-aged sentry looked at the other soldiers lying beside the wall, and walked to the side of the checkpoint while drinking water helplessly.
This checkpoint is quite high. Although there are many gaps on the side wall of the checkpoint due to wind and sun exposure, the checkpoint has been disrepaired, but the overall situation is still very solid. The checkpoint is about two floors high, and you can see a long way from here to see the sea.
The middle-aged sentry was the chief officer here, so no matter how reluctant he was, he was serious and responsible, and still looked at the sea, fearing that something abnormal would happen, but he did not notice it.
As a result, it didn't matter. He was drinking water and almost choked. His mouth suddenly opened and the boss even fell on the ground. He didn't notice the water spilled all over the ground.
After a long time, the sentry shouted: "Hurry, come and see! Then, what is that!"
"What? Are there any pirates coming?" When the sentries who were lying on the ground like dead pigs heard this, they all jumped up in a panic. Standing by the checkpoint and looking towards the sea, they saw more than a dozen warships coming from a distance, following their port and heading towards the other side.
The warships were majestic in the wind. The flag with the Fifth Fleet logo on the main warship continued to fly under the sea breeze. Below the flag, a group of sailors stood tall on the deck, and several people were tilting their heads and looking at the coastline.
"The Fifth Fleet is back! Look! The Fifth Fleet is back!"
The people on the coast had not discovered the warships on the sea at first. When the warship was approaching, the people who were chatting at the sea stood up in panic. Their first reaction was that the pirates had arrived. When they ran a distance and looked back, they remembered that the flag on the warship belonged to the Fifth Fleet.
And the faces of the sailors who had clearly seen were indeed those familiar to them. People finally got rid of their fear and shouted in surprise.
"We are the Fifth Fleet that went out to sea to wipe out pirates. Everyone, look at it. Under the leadership of Baron Tetasha, we have wiped out a pirate and captured four ships!" As the warship passed by the port, the loud voice of the sailor shouted at the shore.
This is what Romon told me, so that the news must be spread quickly.
Sure enough, listening to this shout, everyone cheered as they watched the eight ships transform into twelve ships.
The Fifth Fleet is back... After more than 20 days of going out to sea, he is back...
The Fifth Fleet returned with triumphant victory and returned with the spoils of four ships...
Chapter completed!