Magic Industrial Age

On the pirate ship, a young man of about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old walked slowly.

He was dressed in a long robe of bright red with gold trim, his posture casual, his expression calm, and his skin was fair. His face showed little sign of weathering, and he appeared unusually proud.

With his posture, temperament, and gestures, he seemed less like a pirate and more like a noble's son or a meticulously trained priest from a temple.

He walked on the pirate ship with a very casual air, as if a king were inspecting his territory.

He stood at the bow, above the statue of the Ocean Goddess, looking down.

This man truly knew how to carry himself!

"The captain of the Bloody Mary, Master of Sea Beast Taming, Giselle?"

"That's me!"

"You are much younger and more handsome than I imagined!"

"I like hearing that!"

Giselle grinned, but in the next moment, he composed his expression and said, "So, did you bring the money?"

"I brought it, of course, I brought it!"

Maruna quickly replied, looking around. He didn't ask the sailors or mercenaries for help, but instead looked at the two pirates.

"Could I trouble you two to help lift it? A thousand gold thalers is really too heavy."

The two pirates were a little stunned, then instinctively looked at their boss. Giselle narrowed his eyes and nodded.

So, the two pirates immediately stepped forward and said, "Tell us, where is the money?"

"Follow me!"

With that, Maruna took the lead and ran towards the captain's cabin, moving quickly. The two pirates followed closely behind.

They walked through the cabins for a moment and went straight into the captain's cabin. Then, Maruna dragged the box of gold from under the bed.

Perhaps the gold was really too heavy, or perhaps he was too nervous, but Maruna pulled for a long time, and with a slip of his hand, he actually fell to the ground.

His comical appearance made the two pirates laugh, but they still entered the captain's cabin, one on each side, and lifted the box.

Feeling the heavy weight, even without seeing it, they were very satisfied!

Then, the two pirates carried the box out, and Maruna followed behind. When he left, he made a point of steadying the door.

So, after the three left, the hidden door slowly opened.

Olivia took the lead, with Loya following behind. Fully armed, they had already slipped out.

They didn't engage in things like directly attacking the pirates or staging a robbery; the difference in temperament was too great, it wouldn't be believable!

They hid in the corners, silently following, and eventually hid in the shadows under the deck with the three in front.

On the deck, the two pirates put down the box. Maruna couldn't wait to open the box, and, afraid that others couldn't see clearly, he even held up a handful of gold thalers to show around.

This immediately attracted the surrounding pirates with the yellow and glittering gold, and their eyes even glowed green, with greed almost overflowing.

Finally, Maruna reached the bow, the closest place to Giselle, holding the gold thalers, with his head held high: "This is a thousand gold thalers, Captain Giselle. I am here to redeem my two children.

I believe in Captain Giselle's reputation, and he will definitely return my children to me."

"When I go back, I will be the best example. It's not that those people don't want to redeem their families, but they are afraid!"

"They are afraid of losing the gold thalers and still not being able to save their loved ones, so they have concerns."

"But with my successful case, it's different. Please believe that this is the first ransom, but definitely not the last."

Would you say Giselle is trustworthy?

What is the difference between a pirate's credibility and toilet paper in the toilet?

It's still disposable!

But Maruna is indeed a shrewd businessman. With just a few words, he outlined a glorious future for Giselle, with plenty of gold thalers.

At this moment, Giselle waved his hand without hesitation.

Naturally, clever pirates immediately entered the ship, and soon, two children of eight or nine years old were carried out, held around their waists.

A boy and a girl, covered in dust, looking listless and weak, but unharmed.

They were brought to a high place and saw their father, becoming excited and struggling.

Maruna was even more excited. He quickly turned around, threw the gold thalers in his hand into the box, and wanted to pick it up.

But the box was too heavy, and it only lifted off the deck before falling back down.

Seeing this, Giselle smiled and waved his hand casually, and naturally, pirates went up to lift the box full of gold away.

On the other side, pirates were also holding ropes, holding the children, ready to jump off the ship.

So far, this ransom transaction had been smooth!

Even the Honeysuckle Mercenary Corps and the twin detectives couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

They were naturally happy to be able to return safely without bloodshed.

But at this moment, Giselle suddenly waved his hand again, freezing all movement, and everyone looked at him.

Whether pirate, sailor, mercenary, or Maruna.

Giselle stared at Maruna and asked, "Can you really let everyone know about my Giselle's reputation when you go back?"

Maruna swore, "I swear to the Seven Gods, I will do what I say. If they don't know, I will spread it until they know."

"Good, good, good, not bad! Let's do it this way!"

With his words, everyone seemed to come alive again, those who were carrying the box carried the box, and those who were returning the children returned the children.

At this point, although there seemed to be some twists and turns, everything was developing in a good direction!

However, at this moment, a loud 'boom' came, accompanied by the whistling sound of something cutting through the air,

and the fall of a cannonball!

This cannonball did not hit the ship, but landed next to the Bloody Mary, blasting a spray of water tens of meters high.

Under the shock wave, the ship shook, and the pirates floating in the air flew everywhere, along with the two children who were also screaming.

Maruna was almost staring at his children, raising his hands high, wanting to catch them.

But he only ran a few steps before stopping with a look of despair, because he was already standing on the edge of the ship, with nowhere to go.

It was also at this moment that two figures rushed out, like arrows leaving the string. They leaped high, grabbed the ropes, and with another drop, landed on the deck.

After landing, the two pirates were also frightened, but they only felt their arms empty, and the children were gone.

The ones who made the move were none other than Loya and Olivia.

Previously, the two had not planned to take action. It would naturally be best if they could end the matter peacefully.

But who knew that someone would suddenly attack at this time? They didn't delay and rescued the two children first.

Everything happened in an instant. It wasn't until the aftermath of the shelling subsided that people had time to look into the distance.

So, everyone saw that at the junction of sea and sky, a large warship was speeding towards them.

At the highest point of the warship, the flag of the Habsburg Empire fluttered high and loudly.

On the Bloody Mary, Giselle, holding the statue of the Ocean Goddess, looked at the Habsburg warship in the distance, then lowered his head and stared at Maruna.

"You dare to deceive me?"

Maruna just recovered and quickly shouted, "No, no, I didn't bring them here."

Giselle completely ignored him. He got up, his voice cold: "You all must die!"

Saying that, he turned to look at the pirates and roared loudly, "Old Tru, Old Tru, where the hell are you?"

A gray-haired pirate with deep wrinkles stood up: "Captain, Captain, I'm here!"

"Now, the Bloody Mary is under your command. Push out all the magic cannons, and the whale hunting crossbows, and give them a fierce counterattack."

"Since the dogs of the Habsburg Navy dare to come, I will make sure they don't return!"

The old pirate also looked fanatical and shouted, "Captain, don't worry, I, Old Tru, will handle things to your satisfaction."

"Men, give me a hard-a-lee, magic cannons ready, ready..."

At this moment, Giselle had already steadied his body. He undid the complicated buttons, his clothes slipped off, revealing a slender and well-built figure.

Then, with a run-up, a jump, drawing a perfect arc, without even splashing much water, he disappeared into the water.

"This, this, is he running away?"

This action left the leader of the Honeysuckle Mercenary Corps dumbfounded, full of incomprehension.

Before the fight even started, the pirate captain ran into the water first?

What is this all about?

"No, no, you forgot that person's title, Master of Sea Beast Taming. He should have gone into the water to drive sea beasts.

Look again, those pirates don't have any panic at all. Obviously, they clearly know Giselle's fighting style."

This was the analysis of the younger of the twin detectives, who was clear-headed.

With just a turn of his head, he looked at Maruna and shouted, "But, Mr. Maruna, you didn't say that we were the navy's bait.

This time, this time, we're going to be killed by you!"

"I didn't, I didn't, I..."

Maruna held a child in each hand, afraid that they would disappear again, but hearing this, he still tried to argue.

However, he was somewhat dejected halfway through his words.

Obviously, this was a sting operation, and they had become the navy's bait. It was useless to say anything now.

It was also at this time that a series of loud noises came.

Boom boom boom boom!

The first shot was calibration, but this time it was a volley. Although the magic cannons were all aimed at the Bloody Mary, one still fell on Maruna's ship.

So, a large hole was blown out at the stern, wood chips flew, and the ship shook.

It was also at this time that Loya directly grabbed Maruna and said, "We can't stay here. Caught between the two sides, we are sacrifices."

"What should we do?"

"Go ashore! Go to Guano Island, quick, quick, quick!"

At the same time, on the Bloody Mary, the old pirate poked his head out and shouted loudly, giving orders: "The captain orders, kill them!"

So, the pirates who were still stationed on the Percinas immediately became extremely fanatical, and, carrying their weapons, launched a charge.

The editor said the results were poor, and I'm losing confidence while writing!