Chapter 304 Voyage Diary

Chapter 304 Voyage Diary

Chapter 304 Voyage Diary
1600 6 Month 20 Day.

Sunny, breeze from northeast.

The Saint Lilith sank seven pirate ships and a fierce boarding battle broke out. This was the first time I participated in a battle since my advent, and I lost my good friend Guitar forever.

…We had agreed to form a band together.

At night, Mr. Ada invited us to the deck, and I witnessed a girl in white slaughtering more than 400 pirate captives. I swear this was completely different from killing pigs and chickens, and any normal person with morals would not accept it.

But everyone was cheering.

……

1600 6 Month 21 Day.

Dark clouds, northeast wind.

After the battle, the four of us had to do 16 hours of hard labor, which was a great contempt for the conventions of war. I complained, but was provoked by a pirate who claimed to be a subject of the evil. According to custom, we started a duel.

…I lost.

In non-war periods, working hours were increased to 18 hours. Mr. Ada said that this was normal. The legendary boss even only slept for two hours, and that was occasionally.

……

1600 6 Month 22 Day.

Heavy rain, north wind.

The St. Lilith captured a colonial fleet returning from the New World, a total of four armed merchant ships. They put up a fierce resistance but were ultimately wiped out.

…The slaughter broke out a second time.

I thought I could endure it, but my shame and self-esteem hurt me all the time. The conductor, singer, and violin all chose to remain silent. I plucked up the courage to challenge the girl in white to a duel, and held the sword with the hand that played the piano.

…I was defeated shamefully.

Mina, oh Mina, don’t shrink from the future because of the setbacks in life. One day you will be as strong as your sister, and your lead vocals and accompaniment piano will be equally dazzling.

……

1600 6 Month 27 Day.

Stormy, strong southeast wind.

The Saint Lilith has an unimaginable speed, thanks to the unknown secret treasure of the sea. It is more like a jet fighter sailing on the sea storm. In just one week, the pirate destroyer crisscrossed the route at will. From the eyes of the captives, I realized that the owner of this ship, Count Rhine, has become the most feared pirate in the Storm Sea.

...The captives were more accustomed to calling him "the bloodthirsty Broken Sword".

Thirty-four merchant ships, six thousand four hundred lives, on this pirate ship full of vicious and unruly people, perhaps I am the only one who remembers it.

……

1600 7 Month 4 Day.

Maybe it's a sunny day with a light breeze.

In just two weeks, the Saint Lilith earned 265 million gold coins from the corpses of countless ships and crew members. The power of the Evil Count was growing, and as 250 million gold coins were delivered to the villa, the number of his construct knights increased to 800.

The Nightingales of Zoya Island said that this group of Construct Knights was enough to make the Count of Rhine's power comparable to that of the great nobles.

The Saint Lilith was repaired in the port of Suoya. The evil and unruly people spent 15 gold coins recklessly. Cigarettes, alcohol, tea and sugar were continuously delivered into the cabin. They became the most popular pirates on Suoya Island.

…There are only nine silver coins for the four of us.

According to Mr. Ada, the daily performances are a way of repaying a favor. Our food and accommodation on this ship have prices, and we must earn 730 gold coins to redeem ourselves and escape from our slavery. The problem is that on the Saint Lilith, outsiders can only exchange things with military merits by killing enemies.

...The price system is too strict, so I am puzzled by the salary of 1500000 gold coins. silver coins, this may be money that we can never earn in our lifetime, but Mr. Ada said that if the person is in a good mood, he will give benefits.

I think it's time for the band to change. We should participate in hand-to-hand combat. Killing pirates is also a way to eliminate harm to the people. Let's start today.

…change failed.

The evil people seized a valuable coffin carved from gems on a travel ship, but unfortunately we still didn't get any credit.

……

1600 7 Month 6 Day.

Stormy, strong northwest wind.

A report from Commander Wu came on the deck, saying that the Victory-class cruiser of the Kingdom Navy Headquarters Fleet and the Sentinel, a royal observation destroyer, were in pursuit.

I know that the Marquis of Lanmu is on the cruiser opposite. He is a famous fleet commander and a peak silver knight, making the Suoya pirates gnash their teeth. Even in the current situation, such a strong man can easily take a seat on the Hongdu School Board, or serve as a deputy director of the Order Division...

……

The diary entry for July 7th is slowly coming to an end.

The St. Lilith was rocking in the storm, and the pianist was forced to put down her quill. She stuffed her diary under her pillow in the hammock, and she heard shouting next to her.

"Everyone move, everyone take your positions."

"It's raining heavily. People on the cables, be careful."

"Hold on to the railing, hold on to the railing!"

Boom!

There was constant thunder.

The conductor came over hurriedly and asked the pianist to take his position at the No. 5 gun window. Through the window, they could see the rolling inky black clouds, the flashing light of lightning, the strong winds bringing heavy rain, the turbulent sea, the huge waves, and the wave crests like layers of steep mountains.

Boom!

The roar of the waves, which is far louder than the sound of artillery fire, is frightening.

The captain's room ceiling.

Jiang Heqian leaned on the railing. At the end of his sight, he saw two warships chasing closely behind him. Without a monocular telescope, his excellent eyesight allowed him to almost see the enemy's old face.

"...Marquis of the Thames, peak silver. His family takes the Thames River as its surname. It is said that the marquis possesses four virtues. Boss, the opponent may be more difficult to deal with than the magic wolf, especially on the sea." Wuhe said.

The Saint Lilith was surfing the waves, and when the crest of the wave came, it seemed to be lifted into the air, but in just a moment, the bottom of the ship suddenly fell and hit the sea surface. The huge waves splashed and washed the entire ship, almost sweeping away several evil knights.

Jiang He pondered, their wanton looting of the royal merchant ship had brought upon themselves the most severe retaliation. The opposing navigator had extensive experience, and a storm was approaching. In such extremely bad weather, the Saint Lilith activated its propulsion system, which was like a car racing through a pile of rocks with the accelerator pressed to the floor. Even though the ship was now as hard as magic steel, it was powerless against nature, and once it plunged into the sea, all would be lost.

"Then let's fire one shot first to see the effect." Jiang He said, "If it doesn't work, I'll cover you. Anyway, they are all minor problems."

Being the last one to leave is not seeking death. With the blood shadow exchange and partner teleportation, he can leave if he wants. Theoretically, even if the golden giant is in front of him, the reinforced simple field can buy him some time to escape.

"I understand." Wuhe nodded.

There was a strong wind over the sea.

The Saint Lilith rushed onto a wave and turned around. At the bow, the newly installed Eternal Cannon entered the preheating state. This cannon, which was originally used to guard the pass, was extremely powerful. Due to the appearance of magic steel, the turret was carefully reinforced, and the caliber reached a terrifying 550cm. The black muzzle looked like an abyss.

Twenty evil knights worked together to fill a solid magic steel ball that was two people tall into the turret. One hundred barrels of white gunpowder were evenly filled in. Each barrel of gunpowder was worth hundreds of gold coins. It would cost tens of thousands of gold coins to fire the Yonggu cannon once.

Rumble!
The storm seemed to have stopped, the lightning and thunder faded away, and it seemed that only cannons were roaring between heaven and earth.

The horrific recoil caused the Saint Lilith to retreat several miles, and frequent creaking sounds were heard at the bow.

A thick stream of fiery red light broke the waves and split the sea. Wherever it passed, the sea surface seemed to be torn apart by a pair of invisible giant hands. White foam surged wildly to both sides, forming a deep ravine that was difficult to heal.

A blow comparable to that of a golden battleship's main gun.

In the cabin, the four members of Team Five were stunned.

“This is a rocket!”

"can not hear!"

The next second, the smoke released from the muzzle swept in and filled the entire cabin.

……

Bow of the Victory.

The Marquis of Lanham frowned.

The giant shells came at us at high speed, with terrifying firepower capable of destroying the ship.

"Have the Royal Sentinel cooperate with the flagship to prepare for advancement. We cannot have a second one. We must engage in a boarding battle and unlock the secret treasure of the sea."

"clear."

The words fell to the ground.

The Marquis of Lanhams leaped up from the bow.

The Justice virtue power grants him 20% damage reduction.

The Honesty virtue power grants him 20% more true damage.

The power of the virtue of Honor increases his knight damage by 20%.

The power of the three lifelong virtues was instantly activated, and the true form of the knight appeared behind the Marquis of Lanhams. It was the phantom of the river that ran across the kingdom. Although it was only a smaller version, it showed an indescribable heaviness.

"My God, have mercy on me." The Marquis of Lanhamus murmured devoutly.

The fourth virtue, the power of mercy, is released, and his all-round physical fitness is improved by 20%. The knight's true form is more solid, and the phantom of a rushing river surrounds him, forming a spiral water castle.

Boom!

The giant shells hit the castle, but the third stage sublimated True Form Ability - Flow reduced the impact by 60%.

The real castle was shattered, and the body of the Marquis of Lanhams was like cracked porcelain, oozing blood. He drew the sword at his waist, and the scattered water flows gathered together.

The sword blade, which was more than ten meters long, seemed to be flowing violently. Its terrifying cutting ability split the giant shell into two. The debris fell to the sea, stirring up a water column several dozen meters high.

The Lord of Lanhams dropped back to the bow.

The Royal Sentinel was already close to the stern of the Victory.

Woo! !

The A-class sea secret treasure, the Fog Horn, which was equipped on this second-class main cruiser, was blown. As the sound of the horn echoed, thick black fog spread to the entire sea area along with the storm, and visibility was reduced to less than ten meters. Even strong winds and heavy rain could not alleviate this mysterious fog.

The Victory and the Sentinel hid and advanced quickly.

...on the Saint Lilith.

"Boss, it's a regional sea secret treasure, the level should be no less than A-level." Wuhe judged: "A second-level cruiser should not be equipped with one of the nine S-level secret treasures."

Jiang He's eyes turned pure white, and his perfect-level ability, the All-Seeing Eye, was activated. He pointed his hand three kilometers to the left.

"The enemy is planning a sneak attack. Prepare for a second bombardment."

"Got it." Wuhe Gaga replied.

Twenty evil knights moved again, and half a minute later, the Eternal Cannon fired again.

Rumble!
The giant shells left behind smoke and roars, opening up a tunnel in front of the left side of the ship. The mysterious black fog has not yet been cleared.

At the end of the tunnel, the Victory came into view.

The Marquis of Lanham looked at the shells in front of him in astonishment. He couldn't believe that the enemy's luck could be so good.

With no choice, the Marquis of Lanhams left the warship again. When the true shape of the river was broken again, he was already covered in blood.

"keep going!"

The Victory approached the enemy ship rapidly.

Jiang He frowned upon seeing this, "Don't want to die."

After withstanding two consecutive attacks equivalent to those of a battleship's main gun, it was already quite good for a Peak Knight to retain half of his combat power.

"Boss, maybe we've killed too many people recently." Wuhe whispered, "There are a lot of protests all over the kingdom. The Duke has a weird attitude and seems unwilling to take responsibility."

"A lot." Jiang He was puzzled.

"The eldest son, second son and third son of a powerful duke in the south of the kingdom, several old court nobles with the title of marquis or earl, and as for the lower nobles, A Da and the others did not count. I think we are actually very restrained and controlled, but the kingdom doesn't seem to think so." Wuhe answered rigorously.

"Let's talk about it later."

Jiang He realized the size of the East Falvey Colonial Company and believed that it should adopt a partnership shareholding system. In addition to commercial interests, it also had great political influence.

Boom boom boom!

Two warships and hundreds of guns fired at the same time, but the number of merchant ships devoured by the Saint Lilith was close to three digits. The hardness and toughness of the hulls were comparable to magic steel, and the shells only caused dents, failing to achieve more serious penetrating damage.

A gray warhorse materialized.

Jiang He jumped on his horse, summoned his silver spear, and was covered with silver Wild Hunter Armor. The Armor of the Overlord appeared. When the armor was fully activated, his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

A long and mighty stream of light crossed a distance of a thousand meters and hit the Victory directly, creating a large hole that penetrated the side of the ship. The huge ship tilted violently and the three masts seemed to be about to fall into the sea at any time.

The Marquis of Lanhams stepped on the true shape of the river to stop the enemy's second charge. The sword and the spear collided on the sea, and the rolling air waves rolled up the waves. The two sides were evenly matched in strength.

Jiang He shot the Marquis of Lanhamo through the chest.

The Marquis of Lanhams abandoned his defense, and the phantom of the river bound the enemy tightly like a long snake. Unless he was a titled knight, no top knight would be able to break free in a short period of time. The true form ability, flow, would reduce the resistance to the minimum.

"Count, why don't you take action!" roared the Marquis of Lanhams.

The next moment, a woman in hunting clothes stepped onto the bow of the Royal Sentinel. A ten-meter-high red giant sword appeared behind her. The sword was gorgeous and exquisite, like a blooming red rose.

The young woman's eyes were strangely beautiful. As the pattern of flowers and swords turned, shadows of long swords emerged from them.

One hundred swords forged by royal craftsmen stood in the air in a circle, with ten rare long swords surrounding them on the upper level, and three fine swords supporting each other on the higher level. At the very top, a noble rapier slowly rotated, together forming a grim sword formation.

Strands of pure sword energy intertwined and connected with each other, the sword formation and the red rose giant sword merged perfectly, and the extremely sharp aura spread in all directions.

The woman in hunting clothes swung her sword in front of her.

"cut!"

The ten-meter-long giant sword suddenly shot out, cutting off the Victory that was blocking the road in the middle. Its momentum did not decrease at all, and Haibo retreated to both sides.

Just when the Marquis of Lanwus was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt a sharp pain that penetrated deep into his bones, turning his face pale. The extremely sharp sword tip cut open his chest and abdomen, and the ultimate withering energy swept through his body. In the giant rose sword, a cold sword formation unfolded, like a bomb exploding in the body, instantly taking away the prey's power to resist.

On the two warships, everyone had a dazed look on their face; the sudden betrayal caught them off guard.

The constraints of the river's true form collapsed.

Jiang He smashed the enemy's head with a gun, and the soldier's soul executed his soul. He skillfully sucked the blood from his heart.

[Ultimate Blood Poison: LV8→LV9]
[Proof of Strength: Number of direct kills for Silver Peak +1 (2/3)]
The Saint Lilith crashed into the wreckage of the Victory. One vicious knight after another rushed onto the enemy ship. A three-hundred-meter-long white snake emerged from the sea and coiled around the wreckage. Crows flew around, and black feathers occasionally killed knight-level officers.

Aboard the Royal Sentinel.

The woman in hunting clothes turned around, picked up a spare sword, and killed both lieutenants on the spot.

"Count, what's wrong with you?" The captain was horrified and shouted in panic, "You said last month that the brothers would be able to rise step by step with you!"

"Sorry, I don't know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident." The woman in hunting clothes killed him with a sword.

Hua Jian's eyes turned again, and a grim sword formation enveloped the warship. Sword lights fell one after another, and more than 800 crew members were killed or injured in an instant. The woman in hunting clothes strolled leisurely in the garden, with a sword here and a sword there, killing all the crew members on the Sentinel.

When the Saint Lilith completely devoured the Victory and the Sentinel, it was successfully promoted to a second-class cruiser.

It was fully loaded with 2000 people, had four gun decks, and was equipped with 360 56-pound smoothbore cannons. It had a permanent cannon on the bow, a propulsion device installed at the stern, and four rotatable main guns.

A quarter of an hour after the death of the Marquis of Lanham, the remaining resistance was completely over.

……

The captain's cabin of the Saint Lilith.

The candlelight flickered, and heavy rain crackled against the window. The woman in hunting clothes pulled out a chair and sat down. There were several cold meat dishes on the table, and the wooden basket used as decoration was filled with flowers that had not yet withered.

"Who arranged this? It's quite romantic." Si Ning picked up the wine bottle, bit off the cork and gulped down a few gulps. The rich fruity aroma of dragon blood wine lingered in his mouth.

Across the table, Jiang He asked, "I want to know why the Marquis of Lanmu was so crazy. He died with almost no reason at all."

There was a brief silence.

Under the candlelight, Si Ning's slender jade fingers tapped the table. She looked up and said expressionlessly, "You should be able to see that I am definitely not in a good mood right now. In fact, most of the nobles in the capital are in the same mood as me at the moment."

"I have no intention of hiding it. On July 7, your Saint Lilith robbed a travel ship. As expected, there was a gem-carved coffin on board. The owner of this coffin is of great importance."

Si Ning chewed the lemon gently. "The first queen of King Stuart, it is said that she is even more beautiful than Queen Margaret, or in other words, Margaret is the king's carefully selected substitute, the so-called double."

Jiang He cut a piece of fish, and the girl in white clothes kindly brought him the sauce.

Si Ning frowned slightly, "Are you hungry?"

"You must be hungry if you don't eat for two weeks." Jiang He said, "I'm more curious about how I met you in this world."

"You should ask Sister Yi about this. She gave me an invitation to this world. Didn't I tell you when we said goodbye on Anping Island that we would see each other again soon?"

Si Ning mixed lemon juice into the dragon's blood wine and continued, "First, we should talk about the First Queen. Second, you have plundered my colonial company and bankrupted it."

"If the Oak had been able to return to port successfully, I might have been able to convince shareholders and investors to continue to add money, but now they have decided to abandon their sunk costs, and I have become a pauper again, and I am heavily in debt."

Jiang He brought the topic back to the topic: "So, the Marquis of Lanmuth has other intentions in his pursuit. It seems that the queen is very important."

If it was to protect the interests of the colonial company, the Victory arrived too slowly. It is obvious that the theft of the Queen's coffin was the key factor in the shock to the Kingdom's navy.

Si Ning nodded and said, "A local war has already broken out. The kingdom's navy needs to protect the capital. Normally, it has no spare energy to maintain commercial organizations. Next, I'm going to tell you a boring story. I hope it can disturb your interest in dining."

"Once upon a time, under the moon tree in an alien city-state, a royal moon elf was born. Her beauty was unmatched. I don't know how to describe it. I guess she was one of those people with a perfect 10-point innate charm."

"The moon elf's time in the city-state was dull, but as she traveled to the nations, she met a powerful and wealthy middle-aged duke, a young and handsome Stuart prince, and a native chief who was seeking freedom."

"She first gave birth to an illegitimate child with the Duke, but left him because he was obsessed with power. She married the prince who became the king, but she resolutely left the Red Castle half a year ago. She went to the New World to find the indigenous chieftain and lived a happy life..."

Jiang He interrupted, "No one will pay you for such a crappy story."

Si Ning glared at the other person angrily and continued, "Because of the departure of the Moon Elf, the king has become crazy from time to time. Sometimes he remembers the teachings of the previous king and thinks that the Duke is a loyal minister, and sometimes he is jealous of the existence of the illegitimate child."

"So, the two colonies that did not belong to the king fell into the hands of the Wyatt family. The king hoped to use the beautiful Margaret to replace the moon elf."

"Originally, the moon elves were going to live a free life with the native chiefs, but accidents always happen. Due to the death of the magic wolf William, Duke Wyatt's hatred for the enemy was unstoppable. He believed that he had no chance of winning in a battle at sea, so he launched a war against Dyok in the colony."

"In the end, the native chieftain died in the war. The knight-level Moon Elf changed hands several times before she fell into a coma and was sent to a travel ship. If nothing unexpected happens, she will be sold to the Zoa Islands. Only the Flame Devourer dares to take on this hot potato."

Jiang He's eyes paused slightly. The son of destiny, Lor, was currently in the Suoya Islands. According to Asan's report, the team had provoked a powerful knight-level enemy, so they needed to rely on the islands' rule of not allowing violence to get around.

Si Ning shrugged and said, "The story is a bit melodramatic, but the nobles all agree that the return of the first queen can cure Henry VI's madness, and can also drive away Margaret, who was born in Bourbon, and protect their own rights. Therefore, as long as you have the coffin in your hands, there will be a steady stream of warships chasing you."

Jiang He asked: "So what's your reason for backstabbing Marquis Lanwus?"

Si Ning narrowed his eyes. "The coffin is just a nuisance in your hands. My plan is to execute the moon elf on the streets of the capital. The crazier the king is, the more power I have. Besides, you ruined the colonization company. Don't you think you should give me some compensation?"

Jiang He said: "No one wants the Moon Elf to die more than Queen Margaret."

"That's right." Si Ning said.

Jiang He pondered. His mission of Proof of Strength required killing important members of the royal family. Those with the highest right of succession had to die, and the overall kill rate must not be less than 90%.

"Tomorrow, I will go to the capital with you."

"what?"

……

The storm swallowed up all traces of the battle.

As soon as it left the storm, the second-class battleship Saint Lilith activated its propulsion system.

July 7th, before dawn.

The Saint Lilith arrived secretly at the port in the central part of the kingdom.

Jiang He stuffed the ship into the portable temple Rock Town and swam directly to the port mudflats.

The morning sun shone on the beach. Si Ning walked out of the sea. Her wet hunting suit dried in the blink of an eye. She put her hands on her hips and smiled:

"It takes seven days by carriage from here to the capital."

"The disappearance of the Victory and the Sentinel is a bit troubling."

"It's fun to see nobles trampled on the streets, but I have to remind you that the capital has a golden giant, the Red Rose Knight, in charge. The good news is that he doesn't interfere in politics, so even if you want to do evil, you have to follow the rules."

(End of this chapter)