Volume Three, Blood and Fire, Chapter 206, Going to the Sea (1)
Ekaterina looked as normal on the boat at the moment, but she was waiting for the arrival of Ilosu with great anxiety.
Originally she could still hear the sounds of fighting and low roars coming from the pier, but it fell silent just now, which made Ekaterina feel a little panicked.
She didn't know how the battle was going, and she didn't dare to cast spells rashly to investigate.
The thick fog has receded at this moment, and the entire harbor can be clearly seen under the sunlight.
The man walking from a distance made Ekaterina burst into tears instantly:
He is back!
However, to prevent Ilosu from seeing her worries, Yekaterina's expression immediately returned to normal.
When Ilosu walked to the boat, Ekaterina still felt something strange about Ilosu.
There was a burning smell all over his body, and his naked upper body was red, as if he had been burned by the high temperature.
Yekaterina knew that Ilosu wore armor and went out to fight. It seemed that the battle was extremely tragic.
I don't think I need to ask about the outcome of the battle, and the enemy doesn't need to ask either.
Suddenly, Eloise swayed and almost lost his balance. Ekaterina and the maid Jenny hurriedly stepped forward to support him.
Only then did she realize that Elos's internal injuries were serious and not as easy as they seemed on the surface.
"It's okay, it's just that I'm a little exhausted. As long as the current injuries don't lead to death on the spot, it's generally not a big problem." Illos said comfortingly.
Help Eloise to the captain's cabin and settle down Eloise.
The captain gave up this room on his own initiative. He did not dare to let the two distinguished guests, Ilosu and Ekaterina, stay in the messy crew cabin.
It was almost time to leave the port, and a dozen crew members on the ship were busy under the command of Captain Martin, preparing for the final preparations before going to sea.
The ship, named "Woman and the Sea," is a medium-sized sailing armed smuggling ship with a maximum speed of twenty knots, which is faster than the sailing battleships of most countries.
The only thing that can surpass the speed of this armed smuggling ship is the magic-powered sail battleship of the Kingdom of Hydra.
However, driving the magic sail battleship requires a huge amount of energy and a large number of magicians. Even in the Kingdom of Hydra, which has the strongest navy in the mainland of Toril, there are only a few ships.
Even during the period of the High Elf Empire, there were only a small number of magic sail battleships, so the "Woman and the Sea" did not have to worry about encountering such a national treasure as the magic sail battleship.
Although the vast sea is almost entirely ruled by the Kingdom of Hydra and the Holy Empire, Captain Martin is familiar with the waterways and has rich navigation experience. At the same time, relying on the speed of his ship and the vast sea area, Captain Martin is confident to guarantee this voyage.
of safety.
"Martin, when will you go to sea?"
While Elos and others were resting below the cabin, someone came on the deck and asked.
"Immediately, when all the cargo is transferred, we will set sail immediately." Captain Martin replied.
"Martin, you and I have been friends for a long time. It's not that I can't trust you, but the investigation has been tight recently, and it's directed by those guys from the intelligence department. I don't dare to be as relaxed as before. There won't be any contraband in your goods.
Come on!" the man asked.
"Don't worry, you can check. Check carefully. In addition to water and food, there are only 500 sets of armor, 3,000 pieces of armor, nails, rivets and ten tons of medicinal materials." Captain Martin said with a smile.
"You are going to the north!" the man said.
"You are a sensible person. I have a last resort. After all, two capable subordinates have fallen into trouble!" Captain Martin said with a sigh.
"You have to be careful. The shipping routes have been blocked quite severely recently. Hydera's navy cannot catch the main fleets of the three northern empires and can't confront them head-on. However, it specializes in dealing with trade and smuggling ships like you. Recently
I heard that five ships have been sunk, including Harold's Lady Luck." The man said softly.
"Thank you for your kindness, but those in our business must be loyal. We can't give up at this time. Besides, I can't afford to offend this customer!" Captain Martin said.
"Oh?" The man became interested.
Captain Martin then leaned into the man's ear and whispered: "He is a distinguished guest of the Patrick family, and he is going back to the Northern Shire..."
"I understand, I understand." The man waved his hand quickly and stopped asking.
He also knew that it was better not to inquire about the affairs of such a large family. This was the reason why he had remained standing for so many years and had always had no worries about food and clothing in Poseidon Harbor.
"Of course I understand this. I can only hope that my brother is safe. The Hydera people have magicians on every patrol ship. You'd better avoid the patrol channel as much as possible."
"I plan to go around the Benali Islands, where the Hydras don't often appear," said Captain Martin.
"This road is feasible. If the Hydra people want to intercept you, they will have to go around the Benali Islands. In this way, their circle will be much larger than yours. If the wind is favorable, you can easily catch up.
When the Hydra people reach the sphere of influence of the Xirel Empire Navy in front of the Hydra people, the Hydra people's patrol ships dare not approach." The man said.
"Yeah, that's what I planned."
"Haha, then I'll let my subordinates do a little inspection so that they can deal with those intelligence department bureaucrats." The man said with a smile.
"Please, please don't check the cabin. Both distinguished guests and subordinates are in it."
"Understood, I'm just checking the cargo on the deck for a show."
A series of footsteps sounded, followed by the dull sound of opening the hatch, knocking, sawing of boards, and the clanging of iron nails.
After a while, the inspecting dock officials returned to the deck, and this time they left without saying anything.
On the simple bed in the captain's room, Elos looked through the porthole at the Poseidon Harbor that was fading away, and his heart was filled with anticipation.
As he relaxed, a wave of tiredness washed over Elos's body.
The best way to recuperate is to sleep, so Ilosu fell into a deep sleep under Yekaterina's care.
I don’t know how long I slept. It was already dark when Ilosu woke up. I don’t know how far the “Woman and the Sea” has sailed, but the feeling of hunger filled Ilosu’s body and mind.
Fortunately, Ekaterina is ready.
While Ilosi was devouring a large amount of meat prepared by Ekaterina for Ilosi, suddenly, the ship shook, as if the bow of the ship hit something, followed by a series of "chicking, rattling, rattling" sounds.
The sound of scraping wooden boards came, causing everyone to feel a panic in their hearts.
Especially Jenny and the druids of the War Eagle clan, they didn't even take a boat, it was their first time seeing a boat.
However, everyone was generally very strong and adaptable, so seasickness did not occur.
But in the helpless sea, after losing all their senses of forests and animals, everyone in the War Eagle clan was naturally worried.
Now that an accident has occurred, I am naturally a little panicked.
The sailors hurried to the side of the ship. On the night ocean, they could vaguely see the wreckage of ships scattered across the entire sea area. What collided with them was a mast.
"Dali, take a few brothers down to look for anyone alive, and also to see which ship sank." Facing the captain, he calmly ordered.
The second mate named Dali immediately directed the sailors to launch the small rowboat on the starboard side into the sea.
The boat rowed into the distance and soon disappeared into the night.
After a while, suddenly there was a shouting sound coming from a distance.
Upon hearing the shouting, Captain Martin immediately ordered the sailors to shout together. This was the only way to identify the direction in the night and thick fog. The first mate rang the bell vigorously to indicate the direction to the people on the boat.
After a while, the boat came closer, and there was another boat hanging behind it.
"Is there anyone alive?" Captain Martin raised his head and asked.
"Only one lady and her child survived. There seems to be no hope for the others." the second officer replied.
The gangway was lowered, and the second officer climbed onto the ship with difficulty, carrying the lady on his back, while a sailor behind carried the child.
Laying the two survivors flat on the deck, Captain Martin ordered:
"Go get the two bottles of spirits from the cabinet. Now it depends on their luck. If they can wake up, they will be fine. Otherwise, everyone's work will be in vain."