On the Seven Towers

The swearing-in meeting was very brief. In the afternoon, the Houyi and Xingtian were already sailing on the rippling blue sea. In order to avoid being seen and heard by others, they chose to sail slightly away from the coastline. Although other ships had been encountered during the sea trials of the two ships before, and there were also people snooping quietly from small boats nearby, it was not a big secret that the two large ships in Bailang City were bought and refitted. However, one thing more is worse than one thing less. Xiao Chen is not afraid of trouble but hates troubles gathering together.

On the bridge of the Hou Yi, Jerez stood next to Xiao Chen and played with a telescope in a novel way. This is the standard military telescope of China Tower, a gift from Xiao Chen.

Seeing this middle-aged man's strange look, Xiao Chen focused all his attention on the telescope.

Jerez suddenly made this request when the fleet was setting sail and wanted to come on board. Besides him there are three old brothers. Of course Xiao Chen welcomes such an old captain, but he still has to ask him what he really thinks.

Xiao Chen curiously asked: "Mr. Herres, do you really want to follow us to the Sea of ​​​​Rage? Most of the sailors I recruited here are young people without family members who go to sea to fight for their own future. Damn it, but you still have your own family in Twin Sails City. Of course I really need an experienced navigator like you, but..."

Heres said: "Lord Xiao Chen, I know how dangerous it is to go to the Sea of ​​Violence, but when I listened to you speaking at the swearing-in meeting below, I wanted to climb on the ship immediately and follow you! No, if you think about it carefully, I didn’t just come up with this idea today. I participated in your entire shipbuilding process and had this idea a long time ago. You know that the violent sea is a nightmare for sailors, but it is also a nightmare. There are many people who have risked their lives to see this place. Which sailor never thought about conquering that place when he was young? If you can cross the violent sea and reach the Western Continent, you will be just like those legendary captains! It is the dream of all seafarers.

Although I am not a sailing expert, I have thought about it this way. Now there is an opportunity in front of me. I have seen the methods you have used to transform ships these days, and there is a voice in my heart saying that if such people go to the Sea of ​​Rage and fail, no one will succeed. And I only have one chance to achieve this goal in my life, which is to get on the boat with them. You can do whatever you want, as long as you give me a chance to go with you.

People who travel on the sea do what they say, so I am here. As for my family, they have their own destiny. I have given them enough money to live on, so I can’t control that much. "

Xiao Chen said: "Then I understand. You and your companions can now serve as consultants on our ship. You have a lot of experience that we can't even buy."

"Sir, I am not boasting. In terms of knowledge and experience at sea, there are not many people who can compare with me in the Twin Sail City area. Most of the old guys who have more experience than me can't go to sea." Reis said.

"You should also be very proficient in naval warfare, right?"

Seeing Jerez stunned, Xiao Chen smiled and said: "Those old guys of yours are very interested in our pneumatic cannon. I have paid attention to their discussions, and it sounds like they have some ideas, such as how to fire the cannon first and then jump Help, which wind direction is more favorable for combat, etc. You must be someone who has fought many naval battles, otherwise you can’t think of these things.”

Jerez showed a hint of embarrassment and said: "Sir, when walking on the sea, merchants and pirates are not so clear-cut. I admit that I have also done some business without capital, but most of the time, It was the result of others provoking me. At that time, our boat was small and we were often looked down upon and bullied. Fortunately, my old brothers and I had a few fights, and the people who often robbed us were eventually killed by us. But I'm not the kind of person who doesn't care about propriety. I usually only want money and goods, and I won't kill people. We people in the southern city-state are very polite.

But those bandits from the Sea Tribe are different. They are truly ferocious pirates. They often killed merchant ships after they intercepted their cargo, or took away all their water and cut off their masts, leaving them to die of thirst at sea. These talents are the biggest threat to maritime businessmen. So our southern city-state has been fighting the pirates of the Sea Tribe at sea. Speaking of pirates, many of them are also armies of their tribes.

If you want to pass through the Pearl Islands, you must encounter them. To be honest, if your two ships sail into the Pearl Islands, you may encounter some trouble. "

"How to say?"

"The style of these two ships looks like battleships. Maybe those brainless guys from the Sea Tribe will think that we are provoking, or are preparing to sneak attack on one of their islands. Maybe they will launch an attack on us."

"Has the relationship between the Sea Tribe and the southern city-state become tense to this extent?"

"The Sea Clan and the southern city-states are like water and fire. They have never lived in harmony." Jerez said: "The Sea Clan, like the orcs, is composed of many tribes. Some tribes are friendly to us, but more Many tribes are in conflict with us. They are better off with merchant ships. One of the dozens of merchant ships was robbed. In most cases, business can still be done. After all, they also need various materials produced on the mainland. But. They will not be so polite to warships. They will think that we are going to rob their troops and may start a war with us."

Xiao Chen said: "As far as I know, these conflicts are not unilateral problems of the sea people. The southern city-states have also plundered the sea people, right? I heard that some noble families in the southern city-states of the kingdom have the habit of raising and trading sea people slaves."

Heres said: "You are a leader, so you naturally know that this kind of problem that has accumulated for thousands of years can no longer be explained by who is right or wrong. The army of the southern city-states will plunder the sea tribes, and the sea tribes will also plunder the villages and towns on the mainland. This has been the case for thousands of years. However, in the past few hundred years, we have generally occupied the advantage. After all, the Black Dragon Empire taught the sea people a great lesson when the sea people attempted to invade the mainland. Hundreds of years have passed, and they have not yet recovered from this breath. In the naval battles in the past few years, our coalition forces of the southern city-states can win about 70% of the battles."

"Are you talking about the war against the invasion of the sea people led by Emperor Rick in the last years of the Black Dragon Empire?" Xiao Chen asked.

"Yes, it is the savior Rick Saint."