The third day after the pirates attacked the city.

The moment of departure has finally arrived.

Alone, Alvin boarded the merchant ship "Yellow Falcon" that was temporarily docked in Leopold for supplies.

Destination: Gabreed, the third largest military port on the west coast of Phaletis.

Standing at the stern of the boat, seabirds were chirping and circling above his head, and the salty sea breeze was blowing slowly against his face. Snow-white waves disappeared from behind the boat. Also gradually disappearing from sight was Leopold, the place where he had lived for five years.

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Before leaving, Ivan did not notify anyone and left quietly. But he believed that the next time he came back here, everything would be different!

"Mr. Irwin, let me take you to the cabin. The weather has been good these days and the waves are not high. The captain said that we can reach Gablade in less than two days under full sail." A very young sailor walked to Aiwen.

Wen was beside him and enthusiastically introduced the voyage to Alvin.

After all, Ivan was sent aboard the ship by Viscount Andrea who had reserved a seat. The crew members could not figure out Ivan's identity, so they naturally tried their best to take good care of him.

Alvin nodded gently and followed the young sailor into the cabin.

Invisibly owed another favor to the old man, Alvin felt calm. As the saying goes, there is no need to worry if the debt is too much, but it would be really difficult for him to find a boat to Gablade in a short time.

The Huanghu is a very mature three-masted sailing ship with a total length of 42 meters and a capacity of 200 people.

Although Ivan is about to join the navy, this "Yellow Hu" is strictly the first sea ship he has ever sailed on. The small sampan and small fishing boat he has been on before are no more than a wooden board compared to it.

The strengths are limited.

So after putting down his luggage, Alvin couldn't help but return to the deck and visit this big ship.

Knowing that this passenger has a special status, even the most loyal crew members will not care about him.

Standing in a corner that did not affect the crew's operations, Alvin looked up at the spectacular sails on the sailboat. The three masts at the front, middle and back, especially the main mast, were almost four stories high. Standing on the deck and looking up was simply dizzying.

The four sections of white sail composed of the main sail, the top sail, the top sail, and the top sail have been filled with wind power and began to provide endless power for the seagoing ship.

The sailmaster with a gray beard directed his crew to constantly fine-tune the sails, striving to maximize the stability of the ship while maintaining the speed of the ship. Even though Ivan had been exposed to relevant knowledge since childhood, this was the first time

Seeing it with my own eyes still gives me a strange feeling.

The bearded man glanced several times at this guy who was staring at him with a curious expression. He really couldn't figure out what was going on with this guest.

His feet seemed to have nails stuck in them. Maintaining his balance was as simple as eating and drinking. He stood more steadily on the bumpy deck than the old sailors, as if he had been living on the sea since he was a child.

But he was so curious about everything on the ship. From a ship plank to a cable, he could even stare at the zip line on the mast for a long time. If he hadn't been watching closely, this guy seemed to want to come up and control the cable himself.

Give it a try.

It's really strange to look like a complete novice from this point of view.

Remembering the captain's special instructions, the bearded sailmaster ordered his sailors to take care of the sails. He walked towards Alvin who was standing aside and watched with interest, and asked: "Sir, are you interested in sailing a sailboat?"

"Uh, yes, because I went to Garbrad just to join the navy and want to know about the life on the ship in advance. Did I disturb you?" Ivan hesitated, and there was no need to hide his purpose.

"No, no, no, not really. But if you are interested, I can introduce you to this beautiful big guy at our feet!" The sailmaster was surprisingly reasonable and offered to introduce Alvin to the sailing boat.

Alvin accepted happily.

He also knew that he was able to obtain extraordinary preferential treatment only because of Viscount Andrea's face.

But what he didn't know was that the Yellow Falcon actually had part of the Viscount's shares on board. After they loaded some of the cargo in Leopold, they would go with the large fleet when they arrived at Garbrade and refilled the cargo hold.

Set off for the New World and embark on an ocean voyage.

"It has just been four years since our Huanghu was launched, which is when it is in its best condition."

The pleasant conversation lasted for half an hour. During the visit, Ivan's data-based vision openly modeled the entire "Yellow Hu". It can even be said that Ivan has been working on the "Yellow Hu" for many years.

Old sailors still need to understand it.

Among them, what surprised Ivan the most was that the "Yellow Hu" was not an ordinary cargo merchant ship, but a veritable armed merchant ship.

According to the captain of the sail, the hull of this ship has been specially modified. From the outside, it is impossible to tell where the muzzle is. But as long as the hidden shield is opened, the ship will immediately reveal its ferocious interior, giving it to incoming pirate ships.

A good looker!

Ai Wen nodded repeatedly on the surface, but in his heart he didn't believe a word.

To guard against pirates? Probably disguise as an ordinary merchant ship, approach other merchant ships, and then transform into a plundering ship!

It's just that privateering at sea is a common phenomenon now. As long as you have a privateering license and only attack enemy countries, there will be no problem. Ivan will not be stupid enough to expose it in person.

At noon, when he was warmly invited by Captain Joseph to have lunch, Alvin discovered that he was the only passenger on the ship.

After some insinuations, I learned that Viscount Andrea was actually one of the shareholders of this ship. Under his arrangement, the "Yellow Hog" opened a single room for himself. I couldn't help but secretly lament that this old man insisted on getting it!

And Ivan believed that what he saw was definitely just the tip of his iceberg, and that the Viscount was definitely an old fox who had hidden his secrets.

Because we were still sailing offshore, we had plenty of supplies and a hearty lunch. Unfortunately, today was not Alvin’s lucky day, and he was destined to miss this lunch.

"Dang, Dang, Dang"

Just after taking a sip of the soup served by the sailor who was serving as a waiter, a series of alarm bells suddenly sounded on the ship. This was a warning issued by the sailors on the mainmast after discovering a dangerous situation.

On empty fixed commercial routes, this kind of warning signal usually only represents one situation, and that is pirates!

Slowly wiping his mouth with a napkin, the red-faced curly-haired man opposite Ivan said calmly: "I will take care of the little accident. Just stay in this room and wait, Mr. Ivan."

After speaking, he picked up the knife on the table and strode out. After a while, his commanding voice came from outside. The sound of the crew running back and forth was very rhythmic. Although they were nervous, they were not panicked.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Soon, the sound of shelling sounded one after another. Although it did not hit the Huanghu, it caused a huge splash of water near the merchant ship, which crashed onto the deck, creating an extremely tense atmosphere.

"The pirates are coming, non-combatants should return to the cabin immediately, and combatants should go to their posts! If you dare to take advantage of the Yellow Falcon, I will break his jaw!" Captain Joseph's calm voice gave great encouragement to the crew.

Ivan looked out the porthole and saw a sloop with a blood-red anchor painted on the black sail, speeding towards him.

The hull of the ship slowly adjusted while traveling, and the ten cannons on the side were aimed at this side and fired continuously, obviously trying to force this big fat sheep, which seemed to carry a lot of cargo, to stop.

In fact, in the era of sailing wooden ships and artillery naval battles, in ship artillery battles of the same level, the probability of directly using artillery to sink an enemy ship was very low. In the end, gang warfare and pirate plunder were inevitable to capture the opponent's ship.

Even more so.

Otherwise, even if the merchant ship is sunk, there will be no benefit at all, so why bother?

Therefore, when the Blood Anchor Pirate was almost running parallel to the Yellow Bird, most of the gun ports on the side facing the Yellow Bird were not opened, and he only fired sporadic single-digit artillery fire to intimidate the merchant ships.

Apparently, the Yellow Bird's camouflage successfully deceived the pirates, preventing them from noticing the hidden threat in this ordinary merchant ship.

Blood Anchor Zack put down the monocular in his hand.

Although it feels a little tricky that the number of sailors on the other party's ship exceeds my own, it is only a small trouble. With the strength of my own pirates, facing ordinary merchant ship crews, I can win cleanly even if they are one versus two.
Chapter completed!