Chapter 1954: Narwhal

Although Qiao An lacks sailing experience, it is not difficult to guess that the smoking sailboat was mostly hit by pirates and was injured by the ship's artillery—the roar from a distance indicated that the pirate ship was firing artillery and attacking its prey.
The ocean is a hunting ground for the weak and the strong, plundering and being looted, every day is staged in this vast expanse of hunting grounds.
The looters are not necessarily professional pirates, they may also be "armed merchant ships" or so-called "private boats."
In this era, there is no clear boundary between merchants engaged in seafaring trade and pirates. Whether to do legal business or rob their counterparts, it depends on which is more profitable. When necessary, lower the Chamber of Commerce flag and hang the pirate flag. You can complete the role change without psychological burden.
As for "private boats," they are legal pirates holding a business license issued by the government. They specifically attack ships of hostile countries, using more cruel methods than pirates, but they have become the heroes of the sea in the eyes of the people of the country.
The sailors on the Coral have long been accustomed to this kind of thing. In their opinion, it is noble to not take the initiative to looting other merchant ships. They cannot sympathize with their counterparts who have been attacked by pirates. They are too far away and unable to rescue them. I can't figure out who is right and wrong. I can guarantee that the victim was still looting other merchant ships not long ago.
Captain Odysseus received the news and made a decision without hesitation: "Just leave it alone and go on the established route."
Hailar had no objection to the captain's decision. Audrey and Holden, out of excess sense of justice and curiosity, tried to inquire about the details of the conflict, and finally, under Hailar's persuasion, they dispelled the idea of ​​meddling.
Qiao An was not the kind of nosy person, but after staying on the boat for a long time, it is inevitable to feel bored, and the newly copied spells have also been learned. It is really idle.
There was nothing to do anyway, so I simply cast a spell to summon a flock of seagulls and ordered the flock to fly to the sea where the gunfire came to see what was going on.
The seagulls flew in groups and gradually disappeared at the end of the northern sky.
Qiao An sat under the mast, closed his eyes, and blended a trace of consciousness into the
brother will
of the birds. When he opened his eyes again, the angle of view had switched to the birds.
After another half an hour, a swarm of seagulls flew over the conflicted sea area.
Qiao An looked down on the sea and saw two ships next to each other.
One of them is a warship with hybrid-powered sails. The tonnage is much larger than that of the Coral. It is about a hundred yards long from head to tail, covered with heavy iron armor, and looks like a giant at sea!
Qiao An also noticed that there were 15 gun windows on each side of the armored battleship, and two flags were hung on the top of the bridge, one of which was the flag of Freeport, indicating that the registration place of the battleship was in Freeport, and the other was on the flag. It depicts the first-born horned black giant whale, which is the banner of the Chamber of Commerce to which Mesinger Francis belongs.
Based on this unique flag, it is not difficult for Qiao An to guess that this iron-clad battleship is the Armed Merchant Ship "Narwhal" that Mesinger is proud of. In fact, it is also the flagship of many pirate groups under Mesinger.
The ship captured by the Narwhal looked like an ordinary ocean-going sailing ship. Previously threatened by two rounds of shelling by the "Narwhal", the crew tried to escape by boat. Reluctantly in this sunny weather, the sail-powered ship was destined to not escape the chase of the steam battleship. When hit by a shell, a large hole was opened on the right side of the ship, and sea water was continuously poured in, causing the hull to tilt to the right. The complete capsizing was only a matter of time.
Of course, the Narwhal attacking this sailing ship was not purely for pleasure. After getting close to the prey, the pirates under Mesinger immediately started plundering, connecting the two ships with hooks and springboards, and then sliding along the hooks. To the deck of the sailboat, holding a gun in his left hand and a knife in his right hand, he mercilessly killed the sailor who tried to resist.
When the seagull swarm controlled by Qiao Ann arrived at the scene, the plunder was drawing to an end.
A dozen corpses fell on the deck of the sailboat, with and messy footprints everywhere.
Mesinger's men had taken control of the sailboat, expelled the passengers to the deck, and ordered them to squat on the ground with their heads in their hands.
Whoever dares to move is just a shot!
Cruel, ruthless and efficient, just as far as pirates are concerned, the quality is much stronger than that of the Sahua murlocs that Qiao Ann has contacted before, just like a group of demons in human skin!
There is no valuable cargo on this sailing ship. There are about 300 passengers on board. Judging from the shabby clothing, they are simply a group of impoverished refugees.
It stands to reason that there is nothing to fish for looting these poor people, but the pirates are all smiles, as if they have just received a big harvest.
Qiao An observed for a while before realizing that the purpose of the "Narwhal" attacking the immigration ship was not to looting property, but to kidnap the passengers on the ship.
These passengers, in the eyes of the pirates, are a kind of hot commodity called "slaves", which are sold to mines or plantations across the New World, and every living slave can be exchanged for a lot of real gold and silver.
They skillfully sorted and screened the captives, and picked out strong men and young women. There were more than 200 people in total, all of whom were driven to the deck of the "Narwhal" and detained in batches in the lower compartment.
As for the remaining elderly and children, they cannot sell for a good price. They are prone to get sick and die during the voyage. In the eyes of the pirates, they are nothing but money-losing goods of wasted food. Off.
A middle-aged man wearing a black cloak and a three-cornered hat appeared on the balcony on the third floor of the "Narwhal" bridge. He was handsome and had a moustache, but his eyes were extremely cold. To those abducted captives, it was as if the owner of the slaughterhouse was counting a group of pigs.
Beside the man dressed as the captain, Joan also saw a familiar figure, Mustafa, the Dark Spirit Assassin in a black cloak.
Judging from Mustafa's respectful attitude towards the middle-aged man, the other party must have a higher status than him. Joan guessed that this person was probably Francis Messinger, the enemy Hailar was tracking.
At this moment, Qiao An's left palm was slightly hot, and the mental feelings from "Tears of God" appeared in his mind.
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Mythological induction: Discover mythical creatures of rank 6!
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Qiao An remembered that Hailar mentioned that Francis Messinger was a secret believer of a certain evil god. His extraordinary career was the "Dark Guardian" known as the "Anti-Paladin". His career level had reached the realm of quasi-legendary, but Hailar But it has never been mentioned that Mesinger even possesses mythological power, and his mythical rank is as high as level 6!
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