Dark clouds cover the sky, and a cold mist floats on the sea, making the light even dimmer. This is the Wandering Sea, a place where even pirates don't want to come.
Baha, who was squatting on the crossbar of the mast, was indifferent to this ghostly sight, but Bubo Wang was different. He was huddled in the bottom cabin below the deck, looking around with his head in a high state of nervousness.
Suddenly, something touched Bubuwang. It was a cursed man whose body was half submerged in the wooden wall of the bottom warehouse.
Bubo Wang's body trembled, and he realized that the cursed person had touched it. It bared its teeth at the cursed person, which meant that it was 'scared to death'.
The cursed man retracted into the damp wooden wall, while Bubo Wang continued to step on the wooden ladder and looked nervously on the deck. In fact, Bubo Wang had not figured it out, that the cursed man was much more powerful than the ghost.
For those who curse, ghost = food delivered to their doorstep.
The Wandering Soul Sea cannot trap the Doom, or in other words, the reason why this sea area is like this is because of the Doom.
The surrounding mist gradually dispersed, and the dim sunlight in the evening reflected from the horizon. A number of cursed people crawled out from under the deck. They stood on the deck, staring blankly at the sunset on the horizon.
"My hometown is over there."
A cursed man raised his dead white hand and pointed to the horizon. The clothes on his body had been soaked in seawater and were in disarray. It could be vaguely seen that this was the uniform of an imperial naval officer.
There were two types of crew members enslaved by the Doom. One was a sailor who had served on the ship, and the other was a member of the Royal Navy who died because of the ship. This Royal Navy man belonged to the latter group.
On the collar of this naval officer, there is a rusty metal plate. This is an identity card to prevent the body from being unrecognizable due to the tragic appearance of the body during a naval battle.
Su Xiao signaled the cursed man who was once the Royal Navy to come forward, cut off the line and hooked the opponent's identity card.
Using a knife to scrape off the barnacles and rust on it, Su Xiao saw a few words, Amance Murray, with a first name in front and a last name in the back.
In addition to the name Amance Murray, Su Xiao also saw a vague seal below, which was a baron.
In the imperial power, the title system was abolished hundreds of years ago. Even before it was abolished, barons did not have much rights. They fought bravely at sea, and the rewards awarded after the war were hereditary.
Among the 37 cursed people, 5 are naval officers of the imperial force. This is good news, as it can be used to contact the imperial force.
The empire in this world has no specific name and cannot have one. The reason is that there are many islands in the Demon Sea. All the islands under the empire are principalities. The so-called empire is actually the union of many principalities due to the pressure of pirates.
aggregation of.
For the time being, the empire's rights are relatively unified, but this has nothing to do with Su Xiao. What he wants to contact is not the empire's bureaucracy, but the empire's naval system.
On the Demonic Sea, the Imperial Navy is the absolute real power. Without them, after pirates land on the island, there will be disastrous consequences in the early stages until the four great pirates take over these territories.
Su Xiao looked at the five rusty identity tags in his hand. His purpose in contacting the Imperial Navy was very simple, which was to get a large amount of gold coins, and then use the demonic energy in the gold coins to lift the seal of the Doom.
Another problem is that the cursed people cannot land on land. If they want to capture the Shipwreck Island, this problem must be solved, at least temporarily, so that the cursed people can land on the island to fight within a period of time.
Unknowingly, the sky turned dark, and the sea was pitch black at night. A lantern was hung on the bow of the Doom. While swinging from side to side, it made a squeaking sound of metal friction. This scene was a bit scary.
A few nautical miles away.
"Meow~"
Penny was lying on her back on the ice, with her four claws fully extended. During the day, she thought she was dead. If she encountered an eighth-level violator, in that case, she might not even have the chance to use the [Shelter Gem].
For some reason, the offender muttered to himself for a while and then left.
squeak.
The wooden boards rubbed against each other. Penny raised her head slightly and saw a lantern approaching in the distance. It immediately bounced off the ice and its tail exploded.
"Woo~"
The sea breeze seemed to be whimpering, and a black shadow passed under the ice. Cold energy floated around, completely suppressing Beni's perception. She couldn't even feel Eminem beside her, feeling helpless and pitiful.
The seawater next to the ice surface rippled, and a dog's head slowly rose from the seawater...
Five minutes later, Penny squatted angrily under the mast of the Doom, nearby a Booboo with claw marks on his face.
A photo was thrown next to Penny. Penny looked sideways. After seeing the content of the photo, it almost went into shock. In the photo, she stood upright, as if she was raising her paws in a panic.
Ignoring the fluffs of Bubo Wang and Beini who were flying around for the time being, Su Xiao was checking a nautical chart in the captain's room with the help of the orange light of the lantern.
This chart was carried by a cursed man. It was made from the skin of some extraordinary sea beast. One-third of the islands, routes, etc. in the Demonic Sea were recorded on it.
This is a chart from hundreds of years ago. Accuracy is a big problem. Something is better than nothing. After Su Xiao searched for it, the 'Shengde Port' on the chart attracted his attention.
It's not that far away from him. At the speed of the Doom, he can reach the 'Saint Port' at about two o'clock in the middle of the night. This is one of the three continents in the Demonic Sea World, and its area is not comparable to that of the island.
More importantly, hundreds of years ago, this was a dividing line that separated pirates from the empire's territory. From this, you can imagine how many Royal Navy would be stationed in Sainte Port.
The Doom's sails were lowered, its sailing speed reached its limit, and it headed straight for the Sainte Port.
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The moonless night was very dark, and the "Port of Sainte" that had been busy for a day was quiet at this time, and the kerosene in the lighthouse was burning.
In the wooden watchtower not far away, a navy man wearing a three-cornered hat was hanging his head. Meeting his lover during the day made his legs weak, and he had to guard the harbor at night. His strong body was a little tired.
live.
A cold feeling drifted over, and the navy on the guard tower suddenly raised his head and looked down with the light of the lighthouse above. There was nothing.
"What a damn weather."
The navy man in the guard tower took out a small iron box, dug out some of the oily substance inside with his fingertips, and applied it between his nose and upper lip. The pungent smell made him energetic.
What the navy soldier didn't notice was that in the water a hundred meters away in front of the pier, a three-masted ship with dark red sails was submerged underwater.
Su Xiao was walking on the dark dock. He didn't know much about the 'Saint De Port'. His experience in many worlds gave him a way to meet the top naval officials of the 'Saint De Port' as quickly as possible.
After passing the dock filled with all kinds of goods, Su Xiao arrived at a port town. He began to look for a building with a lantern hanging next to the door.
Soon, he found a lantern hanging in front of a two-story stone building. Eminem stepped forward and knocked on the door. About half a minute later, footsteps and whispered curses appeared inside the door.
"Who doesn't have eyes? It's already late at night..."
Some bald hotel owners opened the door and saw Amu, who was more than three meters tall and whose arms were thicker than his legs. The hotel owner took Su Xiao and his group to the room on the second floor in a not enthusiastic but polite manner.
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"Sorry for bothering you late at night."
As Su Xiao spoke, he threw out a small piece of gold. Gold has value in this world, but it is impossible to exchange gold for gold coins. The preciousness of gold coins lies in the demonic sea energy contained inside them.
"Don't disturb, don't disturb. It's already midnight. The guests must be hungry. I'll wake up my wife and ask her to make supper for the distinguished guests."
"No need, I want you to help me find someone."
"Looking for someone..." The hotel owner looked embarrassed. He was an ordinary person who had come into contact with a lot of people. Apart from that, he had no other abilities.
"I'm looking for someone who knows a little bit about everything and can get some 'gadgets'. That person should preferably be related to the Royal Navy."
"this……"
After hearing Su Xiao's words, the hotel owner hesitated. He felt that the gold nugget in his hand became hot.
"Guest, please wait a moment. I happen to know this kind of person. He is my nephew."
The hotel owner left in a hurry. About ten minutes later, the sound of chaotic footsteps came from outside the hotel. A moment later, the sound of running quickly on the floor came from outside the door.
Bang!
The wooden door of the room was kicked in, and three navy soldiers holding muskets stood outside the door. The three muskets more than 1 meter long were aimed at Su Xiao.
Su Xiao got up from the bed. The efficiency of the Royal Navy was pretty good, and it came faster than he expected. He raised his hands as he moved forward, and there was a click, and iron black shackles were cuffed on his wrists.
"What is your purpose in coming to Sainte Port?"
A pale-faced naval officer spoke and motioned to others not to continue pointing their guns at Su Xiao. This thing had a high probability of misfiring and was a weapon used to intimidate ordinary people.
"I'm a pirate."
"What?"
The naval officer didn't react for a while, so he asked again, and after getting the same answer, he ordered that Su Xiao be escorted to the prison at the port.