Eventually Owen decided to let the people from Queen Island board the boat because he was curious about what had just happened.
If it were the previous world, even if he was curious, Owen would choose to endure it, because the water in that world was too deep, and with his small body, he couldn't even reach Emile, so how could he dare to wander around casually.
It’s different here. The water is shallow and there are many tortoises, but there are no predators. Even if you accidentally miss it, you will treat it as if you were bitten by a tortoise and immediately chop it up and make soup.
But what Owen didn't expect was that all the people who came were women, even the soldiers.
It is not that there are no men on Queen's Island, but men are only responsible for production and production, and women rely on women to show up and fight. Therefore, the dozen or so people who came to Queen's Island are all women, ten of whom are soldiers carrying muskets and daggers, and the remaining
The next ones were civil servants and maids, headed by a mature female aristocrat in her thirties.
Interestingly, the people of Queen's Island have a hobby for leather clothes that is difficult for ordinary people to understand. Both soldiers and leading nobles wear leather clothes of various colors. The higher the status, the more exquisite and close-fitting the leather clothes are. Owen couldn't help but take a few more glances.
There is no way, there are no stairs on the sailboat that can be lowered for people to walk up step by step. In addition to the rope ladder, the most convenient thing is the rope net.
The rope net made of thick hemp rope is very strong and has a large grid, which makes it easy to climb up. However, don't expect the movements to be very elegant. No matter how ladylike you are, you still have to stick your hips out and twist your hips.
Climb, it just so happens that Irving has very good eyesight.
"Do people on Queen's Island have higher status as their backs are raised?" Owen murmured, then came back to his senses, secretly thinking that he hadn't relaxed for too long, and he was distracted at this time.
"This is not a question of reward. The Bone-Eating Sharks are a bunch of lunatics. Even if you can beat them, can you expect them to surrender or release the hostages?" Irving asked.
Along the way, Abigail looked at the surrounding situation and found that this was obviously a new ship. The rows of cannons had not even been corroded by the sea water. The sailors were also composed of two parts, one part was disgusting pirates.
The other part was obviously soldiers trained by descendants of savages. Although they were short in stature, they had high morale and were equipped with a large number of muskets. They seemed to be no ordinary cannon fodder.
She has seen a lot of pirates, but for such a handsome pirate, no, he is definitely not a pirate. His aristocratic temperament makes him look more aristocratic than her. To call him a pirate is simply an insult.
"Now we can only take one step at a time, fight first and then talk about it." Irving also said helplessly, unless the bear method of rescuing hostages was adopted, otherwise he would have to be controlled by the other party.
"Rescue the hostages." Abigail paused for a moment and sighed.
"Okay." Abigail said and went to gather people.
This is not surprising. The speed of the sailboat is not as fast as expected. Even a water bike will do. Sometimes we set out in the morning and at noon we can still see the sails going away from the dock.
Owen nodded and informed Lao Rui to go to the Pirate Island to gather a group of people before setting sail.
Thinking of this, Owen returned to the captain's cabin and waited for the other party to come to see him. After all, the other party was someone who wanted something from others.
"Destroy the bone-eating shark or rescue the hostages." Irving looked at the other party playfully and said.
"Yes, those crazy people were originally going to the Pirate Island to sell off their stolen goods, but as a result..." Abigail said, her expression turned ugly. Apparently the Bone-Eating Shark saw someone and took the person away on a temporary basis.
The people of Queen's Island are not easy to mess with, and their captain is also not easy to mess with. He is an old pirate who has always suffered from being caught in the middle.
"Captain, the envoy from Queen's Island has arrived." Lao Rui bowed his head and said in front of the door.
Abigail was speechless, because she knew the bone-eating sharks and these madmen very well, otherwise who would dare to kidnap people from their Queen Island easily.
"Your Excellency Captain, I am Abigail, a noble from Queen's Island. I am here to seek help." Abigail bowed slightly to show respect. After all, judging from the other person's temperament, his status is not low, let alone
Now I have something to ask for.
As for why he calls himself a pirate, Abigail will understand after thinking about all the fun things those noble young people do.
"Please." Abigail took a deep breath, and the leather jacket on her chest made a strange noise before she slowly exhaled it, and when she calmed down, she said to Owen.
Like pirate plunder, it is common for two or three days to catch up with a targeted ship.
However, Owen had forgotten that women in Queen's Island have the biggest fists. His actions obviously annoyed the other party. After all, in the eyes of the people in Queen's Island, he was just a pirate leader, and he had no identity at all.
The Flying Fish was used by Owen as a destroyer, focusing on speed and flexibility. Therefore, it was only equipped with twelve artillery pieces, including five sub-cannons on each side and two cannons on the bow. Watanabe, who received the semaphore at this time, immediately ordered
His gunners loaded the cannon.
Abigail was stunned by the young voice, and then she opened the door unceremoniously. She was about to give the other party a blow, but was stunned again.
"I will order the gunfire in a moment to slow down the bone-eating shark as much as possible. If you take the opportunity to join forces, it is up to you whether you can rescue the hostages." Owen calculated the speed and said to Abigail.
Fortunately, the Gale is a new ship, and the Flying Fish is mainly brisk, much faster than the two ships of the Bone-Eating Shark, and they will catch up when it is almost dark.
It took almost two hours from the time the people from Queen's Island boarded the boat to getting ready to set off, but the Bone-Eating Shark's boat was still within sight, so there was no problem of missing people.
"I'm not sure, I can only say I'll try my best." Irving heard that it was true and shook his head.
"Queen's Island will pay generous rewards for this." Of course Abigail knew how difficult it was, but thinking about the people who had been robbed, she immediately promised.
But the presence of the Gale calmed down the angry Abigail a lot. She calmly stopped her men who were also angry, and then let Lao Rui, who was scared to death in a cold sweat, to lead the way.
In fact, isn't it the same on their Queen's Island, otherwise this fatal thing would not have happened.
"Did the Bone-Eating Shark just plunder?" Owen asked after seeing that the two ships of the Bone-Eating Shark were very deep in the water line.
"Let them in." As soon as Owen's voice came, Lao Rui breathed a sigh of relief.
The barrel of the cannon is longer, so the loading process is more cumbersome, but the speed of the cannonball is faster and the trajectory is more stable, making it most suitable for attacking pursuing enemies.
Following the sound of two cannons, two cannonballs arced across the arc and fell into the sea. Then there was a monotonous sound of cannons. Occasionally, there were hits. Pure metal cannonballs could not exert much lethality. They might as well break the wooden planks and splash the wood.
Sting fragments cause a lot of damage.
Owen couldn't help but shake his head when he saw this scene, but naval warfare is like this. Unless it evolves to the point where everyone uses missiles to fool each other, they can only try their luck. If they want to decide the outcome, they have to rely on boarding battle.
But the passively beaten Bone-Eating Shark doesn't think so. Who dares to work boldly on the deck without knowing when it will be turned into a hedgehog? However, in order to maintain speed, it must constantly adjust the sail, so it is inevitable that it will be beaten.