Chapter 285 Attacking the Viscount Territory

Chapter 285 Attacking the Viscount Territory

Chapter 285 Attacking the Viscount Territory (6k)

Half an hour passed quickly.

Due to the recent rampant pirates, the Northern Fleet left the port to pursue them. Also, because a knight-level serial killer inexplicably appeared this morning and the case has not been solved yet, the originally prosperous port suddenly became deserted.

These two coincidences greatly solved the obstacles in recruiting pirates, so the reason behind them is obvious.

On the shore of the harbor, the sea breeze, carrying a salty taste, whistled into the ears. Waves rushed in row after row, crashing into the reefs and splashing water. The rugged reefs faced the violence of the sea year after year, standing firm like the De York family.

When the two arrived, two level 5 armed merchant ships and a level 4 frigate were docked at the shore.

This fourth-level frigate is named Evildoer, which sounds simple and crude. It is a large three-masted ship.

At this moment, the ship was swaying back and forth due to the waves, the thick ropes were creaking, the skull flag on the top of the mast was flying in the wind, and there were forty cannons equipped in the left and right cabins. With the blessing of white gunpowder, the shells were enough to cause a fatal blow to the knight.

The ship was fully loaded with 300 people, but the living conditions of ordinary pirates were not satisfactory. In the fleets of various countries, frigates assumed the functions of basic units and their status was equivalent to that of companies and battalions in the army.

A white gull flew from a distance and landed on Roland's arm. He untied the reply on it and said with his head tilted: "The Duke is very satisfied with your strength. The secret treasure of the sea that can improve speed or soul does exist, but this kind of rare treasure that directly improves strength is hard to come by. Even the Duke's family can't just take it out casually, so this matter must be done."

Roland said with a little envy: "Before sailing, the things will be delivered to you, and you don't have to think too much. Any great knight-level combat power is worth winning over."

Jiang He remained silent. Although he had expected it, he was still a little surprised by the Duke's straightforwardness. He chose to continue cooperating when he could withdraw, which was an attitude in itself, and the other party's advance payment was a response.

The two men went up on the deck. A dozen soldiers from the Duke's territory were busy disguising themselves as pirates. Roland's adjutant personally led people to various taverns to recruit pirates. The pirates in the Age of Exploration seemed to be automatically refreshed. One batch died and another batch came.

In essence, there are very few adventurers and dreamers among those who become pirates. The driving force is usually composed of two forces. One is the reality of being trapped, such as escaping, committing murder, and being desperate. The other is greed and the yearning for quick money.

Jiang He leaned against the deck and drank the familiar rum. He stroked the captured excellent long sword. Roland gritted his teeth as he watched. This was a gift from the Duke when he became a great knight half a year ago.

"What is the secret treasure of the sea?"

"Are you a farmer in the mountains?" Roland was a little confused.

Jiang He doesn't care what the other party thinks. His strength ensures his value, and there are some things he doesn't need to care about.

Roland said helplessly, "Secret treasures are extraordinary crystals of the sea. The rules of their creation remain a mystery, but without exception they all have unique effects. Dougman, the world's first New World explorer, divided secret treasures into five levels: S, A, B, C, and D. These five definitions are said to come from the language he learned from the indigenous tribes."

"Dogman?" Jiang He murmured, probably a player's alias from a certain era.

Roland sighed. "Mr. Dougman not only made great contributions in the field of exploration, but also had profound attainments in medicine, literature, weapons, etc. It's a pity that he died at the hands of the pirate king. The three pirate kings had issued a hunting order for him. After all, in terms of development capabilities, pirates are far from being a match for other countries."

The two of them leaned against the side of the ship and chatted. Jiang He also figured out the classification of secret treasures. There are currently nine S-level treasures known to be ultimate treasures. Most of them are in the control of the royal families of various countries and have the power to rewrite the outcome of a war.

A-level secret treasures are equivalent to perfect items and are rare. As for BCD, they correspond to excellent, rare and common respectively.

"...Most of the secret treasures are related to the sea." Roland stopped talking because he saw a werewolf knight approaching.

"My old friend." Jiang He said.

Lao Hei's werewolf form is more than two meters tall, with a sturdy and strong physique. He wears a rare-level Steadfast Armor and carries an excellent-level Watcher's Shield in one hand, walking straight to the shore.

"Werewolves, I rarely see them." Roland muttered to himself. The alien city-state was located on the archipelago in the south of the Bourbon Kingdom, which was quite far away from the north of the Sturt Kingdom. Since a werewolf could follow him across such a long distance, he felt it necessary to re-examine someone's identity.

Wuhe fell from the sky and landed on someone's shoulder. He glanced at Roland and pretended to be silent. He was very envious of the White Meiou intelligence system of the Deyok family. It was large-scale and systematic, which could save a lot of effort.

"Xiao He, we killed the three thieves who attacked me on the road." Lao Hei held the bloody head in his other hand and wrapped it in newspaper. He thought it could be used as a tool to deter pirates.

"You will be given the position of first mate and boatswain on the Evildoer."

"clear."

Not long after, the adjutant returned from the tavern with more than 15 pirates. This voyage was only a short one, but it required hard fighting, so the salary per person was increased to silver coins. Roland went off the ship carrying a large wooden box to greet them.

"You are so young." Wuhe shook his head. "I don't think we can gain the loyalty of these pirates just by relying on their salary. Besides, Duke D'York may not care whether they are loyal or not."

It's ugly to avoid the boss and pay the pirates' salaries!
"Wuhe, you are the quartermaster."

"I will handle it."

Wuhe flapped his wings and responded with a cackle, saying that the quartermaster was a position on a pirate ship second only to the captain, first mate and navigator in importance. His job was to check whether the captain's orders were effectively executed. He was also the judge on the ship, usually supervising the crew's compliance with discipline. He was also responsible for the ship's transactions on shore or business dealings with other ships, and most importantly, the reasonable distribution of the spoils.

The pirates boarded the ship one after another, and Jiang He saw Zhuang Ya holding a matchbox through his all-seeing eye.

Despite several evolutions, Zhuang Ya is still petite and slender, with vertical snake eyes of dazzling golden color and unusually delicate and beautiful facial features. Perhaps because she was born as a cold-blooded snake, her thin lips are slightly pale and her little face is expressionless.

The little guy seemed to seldom act alone, and at this moment he looked up and asked a middle-aged lady for directions.

"Boss, something is wrong." Wuhe's eyes were dark, and his core skill Clairvoyance was activated. "The noble woman pointed to the inner city... Why did she take the road?"

The middle-aged noble led Zhuang Ya towards the inner city, chatting and laughing, with several male and female servants surrounding them.

Lao Hei said in a low voice: "This era is full of bad people. The nobles may also be pirates who have just landed. Aya should be good-looking from the perspective of humans. Walking on the street, she is no different from a little lamb."

Being attacked by thieves three times in just a few hours, this era left Lao Hei with a very bad impression.

Jiang He sent a message through his animal companion: "Go in the opposite direction. Turn left at the end of the street and you will see the sea. We are on the boat on the shore."

The moment she heard the message, Zhuang Ya turned around without hesitation.

The middle-aged nobleman's expression changed slightly, and he nodded to his personal maid, who opened her mouth and shouted, and her voice faded as it was transmitted. Several male servants approached and took action. Two of them were dressed as apprentice knights, wearing matching knight armor.

Just as Jiang He narrowed his eyes and prepared to turn over and get off the boat, Zhuang Ya performed a sword-spitting performance from a snake's mouth in public, and the heavy sword was pulled out from the cracked cheek.

call!
In the blink of an eye, the heavy sword had already made a circle. The true essence of the Snake Sword Technique was tempered and gathered, and the armor-breaking ability of the rare weapon itself enhanced its edge. The excellent sword skill of slashing and blasting was unleashed, and a layer of clearly visible sword ripples quickly spread out.

The middle-aged noble lady and nearly ten of her followers were all cut in half, and the two apprentice knights were the focus of special attention and their armor was shattered. The valuable items they bought when there were few people around were scattered all over the ground, and smoke and dust rolled out from the center of the sword.

Bang!

On both sides of the streets, several households who had been paying attention to the situation immediately closed their windows.

Zhuang Ya left with the matchbox in her arms, her expression never changing at all.

The blood on the white dress dripped quickly.

After a moment, she stepped back and picked up a box with a snake pattern carved on it.

"nice."

Zhuang Ya looked at it carefully for a few seconds, opened the box and threw away the precious gems inside, then put the snake carved box into the matchbox with satisfaction, ready to give it to the big snake.

On the evil ship, a man, a dog and a bird who were watching the whole process were very happy.

Jiang He said with rare emotion: "This is all because I set an example myself, otherwise Aya would never have been able to perform such a neat waist cut."

Lao Hei said with half relief and half worry: "Aya is strong enough to protect herself, but she is easy to fall into traps. She should follow Xiao He in the future. Let Wu He and I handle the tasks of being independent."

Wuhe suggested: "Boss, I'll find a corner and bring out some vicious soldiers. The pirates on the ship may not be honest."

Jiang He nodded and replied, "Once this attack is over, we will use the Saint Lilith to swallow up these three pirate ships and replace all the crews with our own people."

Wuhe took twenty Rubik's Cubes from someone and flew out to meet Zhuang Ya. Jiang He flipped through the blood-stained newspaper that Lao Hei used to wrap his head. This year is 1600, the peak period of the great voyages.

The Remnant Light Pirates attacked the Imperial Port of Hailak, killing more than seven hundred people. The Imperial Navy has sent a squadron to pursue them.

The East Falvey Company has been established recently and is raising funds from all walks of life to exchange for stocks. The company said that this is a new model of colonial development.

The famous strong man in the North, the leader of the mercenary knights known for his credibility, Silver Sword Rosad, refused the recruitment of the Royal Capital Knight Academy, and he also expressed regret for this.

……

As dusk fell, the personnel and supplies were ready, the three ships weighed anchor, and the treasure sent by the Duke was also in place, in the shape of a golden apple.

Roland watched as twenty fierce-looking soldiers surrounded the little girl and brought her aboard, each holding a sword. Question marks almost popped up in his head. It was worth mentioning that the crow above the little girl's head had an especially arrogant look in its eyes, as if it looked down on everyone.

"Whose lady is this?" Roland looked at someone. He knew that the person had served as a quartermaster lieutenant in the Stuart Capital Squadron. It was this squadron that discovered the existence of the indigenous empire, but during the subsequent evacuation, it mistakenly entered the Undead Continent, causing a large number of warships to sink and many people to suffer from insanity.

"Mine." Jiang He said.

Roland gritted his teeth and said, "Things can only be successful if they are kept secret. Viscount Heru is a spy sent by the royal family to monitor the Duke. Don't treat tonight's operation as a joke!"

Jiang He and Lao Hei were whispering to each other. This young knight had loyalty engraved on his forehead, and basically left the category of being won over. Roland looked at the two people's nonchalant expressions, and his face was dark. He even felt that using the prisoners in the Disaster Prison was a wrong choice.

As dusk falls, the night pours down from the sky like a waterfall, immersing the sea in the endless darkness. Faint phosphorescence flickers on the wave crests. In the distance, the lighthouse shines as bright as a bean, trying its best to penetrate the thick night, cutting a pale shadow on the sea surface, and then sinking into the trough of the waves in an instant.

Three ships flying pirate flags sailed in the waves, heading towards Viscount Heru's territory two hundred miles away.

The Corridor of Chaos is connected to the imperial border in the north and Watch City in the south. This coastal city is like a nail that clamps the Dukedom of Dyork outside the vast northern plains.

As a court noble, Viscount Heru has served as the Archon of Watch City for more than ten years. He has been monitoring Duke Dyork on the secret orders of the late king and keeping a close eye on all movements of the Knights of the White Rose and the Northern Fleet. Once Watch City falls, the knights of the Dyork family will be able to sweep across the northwest of the kingdom without hindrance.

Of course, a town cannot stop a titled knight, but it can serve as a warning line.

It took four hours for the three pirate ships to arrive near the coast of Watch City. There were dozens of coastal defense guns on the shore. In the dark night, the city was brightly lit. Tens of thousands of people lived here. Even during the brutal ten-year war, they managed to stay away from the flames of war.

"fire!"

Boom!

The three pirate ships pointed their broadsides toward the shore, and sixty shipborne guns fired at the same time. The white powder shells landed on the coastal defense buildings, causing violent explosions.

Five rounds of rapid fire destroyed all the coastal defense artillery. The pirate ship's artillery hit rate showed a jaw-dropping accuracy. Except for the cannon fodder pirates, the gunners on the ship were all from the Royal Capital Exploration Academy and the Imperial Capital Academy, and they were all high-level professionals.

However, the most crucial reason was that someone in the coastal defense force lit a fire to guide the direction of the pirate ship.

After destroying the rapid fire, the pirate ship approached the shore and switched its artillery to cover diffuse fire. Rays of fire of varying heights rose into the sky and fell, stirring up countless clouds of smoke on the coast.

Rumble!
"Charge!" the adjutant shouted, "Whoever kills Viscount Heru will be rewarded with 500 gold coins and a pirate ship. I will be on guard in the city tonight. You can burn, kill and plunder as you please!"

One gold coin = ten silver coins = one thousand copper coins
The black bread purchased with three copper coins was enough to feed an adult man for a day, so five hundred gold coins was a real reward.

The pirates became excited. The huge reward was only one aspect. The unscrupulous looting of Watchtower was the real temptation that touched their nerves. The money, weapons and women made the pirates roar one after another.

Pfft!
The pirates rushed to jump off the side of the ship. Some smart guys had already realized something was wrong. The landing was quite smooth tonight, and the coastal defense force was unexpectedly weak. They might have a lot of inside stories. But the more so, the more likely they were to survive safely to the end.

The knight-level adjutant jumped into the water, which was knee-deep. He trudged quickly and sneaked, took out his flintlock and shot a guard soldier a hundred meters away.

Bang bang bang!
A fierce battle broke out between the remaining guards on the coast and five hundred pirates, with knights and apprentice knights mixed in on both sides.

Whoosh!
A white sword more than ten meters long slashed into the guards, killing hundreds of soldiers with one sword, breaking their defense points and causing heavy casualties.

boom!
A pale gray fireball fell, causing a dazzling explosion and a loud bang. Any soldier who was touched by this strange pale gray fireball would wither irreversibly. The perfect level of flame control plus the perfect level of withering energy allowed this fireball to completely destroy the front line of defense.

Two knights who fought desperately were killed casually. The pirates roared excitedly and chased them all the way, leaving a large number of corpses along the way from the coast to the city gate. The undercover led the surrendered guards to follow, and the total number increased to nearly a thousand.

Roland and Jiang He followed the pirates, and the swords and fireballs defeated the guards on the wall one by one. For a moment, the broken bodies fell like rain.

"The original sheriff of Watch City was the Grand Knight, but his eldest son in the capital openly criticized the king, so he was transferred two days ago. Now is the vacant period for the replacement. Viscount Heru has our secret agent by his side, and he can't escape tonight."

Roland held the spare sword in his hand and slashed the city gate open with one blow, smiling happily. Whether it was the eldest son of the sheriff criticizing the king or the placement of secret spies, they were all handled by him after receiving the Duke's order. Including the undercover agents who guided the location within the coastal defense army, they were all secret lines under his control. He had made sufficient preparations long before the attack on the Viscount's city.

The pirates rushed into the Watchtower. Screams and wails were heard from the houses on both sides of the main road. The sea of ​​fire spread and the people fled. The adjutant tried his best to urge the pirates to surround the Viscount's Castle.

"Come in!"

"Kill the Viscount and rob his wife!"

"You take the gold coins, I want the antiques!"

The pirates launched a fierce attack. The guards were no different from the weak soldiers they had met before, but the castle, which stood in the center of the town, was easy to defend but difficult to attack. The walls built of huge stones were solid and tall, and the rough rock surface had withstood the test of wind and rain. The battlements were arranged like sawtooths and spaced in an orderly manner. The towers rose from the ground, and the conical tops pierced the night sky. The narrow arrow windows gave off a faint atmosphere of preparation for war.

puff!

Casualties began to appear one after another. One person was hit by a white powder bullet, and a bloody hole the size of a human head was pierced through his chest.

"Keep charging! There's a reward of one thousand on the ship!" the adjutant shouted. As long as they captured the castle according to the plan, most of tonight's work would be accomplished. He had done a field survey some time ago, and before they could no longer bear the casualties and were defeated, a thousand people would definitely be enough.

Everything is progressing in an orderly manner.

The sea of ​​fire reflected Jiang He's stern profile. He turned to look at Roland and asked, "Blood for blood, tooth for tooth. Is this motto of the Deyok family circulated publicly or passed down secretly?"

Roland was puzzled: "Why should the proverb be kept secret?"

Jiang He asked again: "How long has it been since the king took away the two colonies?"

"A month... maybe." Roland hesitated.

Jiang He asked again: "A guy who was trusted by the previous king and entrusted with an important task, and has been sitting firmly in Watch City for more than ten years, what is the probability that he is a mediocre person?"

Roland swallowed his saliva, and the happy smile on his face disappeared. He said stiffly: "The sheriff has been transferred."

Jiang He remained silent. There was no need to ask anymore.

Rumble!
Dozens of cannons suddenly appeared on the castle's battlements, and a group of mercenaries wearing silver light armor appeared. They fired cannons and flintlock rifles, and the saturation firepower instantly killed more than two hundred pirates and surrendering soldiers. The adjutant was hit by two cannons, and even a knight was smashed to pieces under the bombardment of white gunpowder.

Roland raised his head suddenly, his expression suddenly becoming extremely ugly, and the whip mark on his left eye looked even more hideous.

On the spire of the castle, there was a burly middle-aged man wearing dazzling silver armor, with a tough face, brown curly hair falling from his cheeks, and holding a silver sword in his hand.

Silver Sword Rosad, leader of the Silver Knights, is an elite knight who has been in the mercenary industry for nearly thirty years. He became famous on the sea for having killed two ordinary knight-level pirate generals in the past, but was also issued a hunting order by the Pirate King and no longer involved in maritime trade.

The moment he appeared, the Silver Knights burst into cheers that echoed throughout the town. It was obvious that this leader had absolute prestige.

……

In the castle.

Viscount Heru was busy packing his valuables, apparently preparing to run away.

The old butler came over with a tray with a bloody head on it.

"Master, the traitors have been cleared out."

"Why are you holding it? Throw it out the window." Viscount Heru wiped the sweat off his forehead. The fight outside was in full swing. He was not panicked, but his hands were not slow at all.

The old butler asked doubtfully, "Master, Rosade is a well-known elite knight, and Roland is just a junior who was promoted half a year ago. I personally think that the outcome is not suspenseful."

Viscount Heru put the priceless New World spice stones into the suitcase and said without looking up, "Anyone knows that Rosad will definitely win, otherwise why would I spend a lot of money to hire him? But the Duke's bad temper really worries me. Blood for blood, the De York family has been talking about it for hundreds of years, and I knew he would use me as a scapegoat."

"After Roland dies, either the Wolf's Hand will come, or the Duke himself will come. Believe me, he is so shameless that he feels no burden at all for bullying a viscount who is not even an apprentice knight. He is shameless, a scum, and a disgrace to the nobility!"

Viscount Heru angrily stuffed the famous paintings into his bulging suitcase. He did not feel proud of having tricked Roland into death. Every year, he could demand a large amount of gold coins from the palace in the name of winning over the surrounding nobles to fight against the Duke, but now all of it was in vain.

Besides, this victory was not just icing on the cake, but a necessity for saving lives. There was a world of difference between escaping after a defeat and returning to the capital to ask for credit.

Viscount Heru sat on the suitcase tiredly. He was put in this position by the late king and could not even surrender. In order to maintain the trust of the royal capital for more than ten years, he had completely offended the Deyok camp and there was no turning back.

"Dismiss all the servants... No, kill them all. Tell the lady that if she still can't bear to leave that damn garden, she will stay and be buried with the castle. Since we are going to run, then run cleanly and travel light and head straight to the capital."

"Yes." The old butler turned around.

Viscount Heru stuffed all his cherished treasures into a suitcase and set it on fire with his own hands. This action had no practical significance, but his eyes became more determined.

"return."

The old butler took back the step he had just taken.

"I must avenge this. There's no need to inform my wife, and there's no need to worry about the situation outside the castle. You and I will run through the secret passage now." Viscount Heru said resolutely.

The old butler was stunned, "Master, the lady... is the legitimate daughter of Marquis Soran."

Even if he wanted to marry a new wife, there was no need to cut off his own arms. The nobles had many tricks, but no matter how beautiful a woman was, she might not be able to match the help of a marquis' family.

Viscount Heru said coldly: "If she doesn't die, why should the Marquis help me to avenge her?"

The old butler went cold at the words.

"Besides, compared to you who has taken care of me since I was a child, a woman is nothing. Let's go quickly."

(End of this chapter)