They don't want me to work harder

Is this Captain Joseph of the Evil Wind Pirates?

Richard raised the corners of his mouth slightly and pulled out the Thorn of Dark Light.

"The Navy is looking for pirates, it's fair and aboveboard, why is there all this nonsense!"

Chapter 1: This is what a fanatical fan is like

As soon as they met, Richard judged the situation of Joseph on the other side.

He is a high-ranking silver player, but he is probably just promoted, so his strength is obviously weaker than William's, and he doesn't have the super-level trump card of elementalization.

The profession is gladiator, which is very common among adventurers and mercenary groups, but not many are advanced. They are good at small-scale battles. High EQ means flexibility and strength, and strong survivability. Low EQ means they are mediocre in all aspects. It is a miniature version of the hexagonal warrior.

Of course, Captain Joseph is certainly no ordinary gladiator...

Dangdang!

With the help of the wing-shaped alchemical equipment on his back, Joseph soared freely in the sky, using his ax and iron feathers to fight back and forth with Dahei's fangs and claws.

Richard stood on the back of the dragon and used the Thorn of Dark Light to summon three dragonflies to help harass him, and then asked the star fireflies to start forming an array, preparing to accumulate a large wave.

However, when Joseph saw Richard's action, he immediately changed his brave tactics and shrank closer to the pirate ship below.

There were several pirate mages on the deck who kept chanting, awakening the magic circle engraved on the hull, and arranged a light blue eggshell-like protective shield.

When the meteors summoned by Richard fell like rain, they were all blocked by the "egg shell".

Behind, Connaught's three warships fired cannons to help. When they were about to knock out the cracks in the eggshells, the pirate ship fired two volleys, but broke the mast of one warship first.

Joseph took advantage of the chaos and rushed towards the three warships, forcing Richard to rush over and stop them.

For a moment, the two men fought brilliantly over the roaring sea, leaving the crew below dumbfounded.

But Richard felt increasingly uncomfortable.

He thought that if he was one-on-one with Joseph, he would probably have the upper hand due to the large number and toughness of the summoned creatures.

However, with the pirate ship supporting him, his advantage could never be converted into victory.

Joseph's idea was to use his own ship as a shield, retreat when in danger, and come out to attack the relatively weak Connaught navy when it was safe, and mobilized Richard to rescue them.

No, this is too passive...

With a thought in his mind, Richard cast large-scale magics continuously and summoned a dozen wind elements to surround the pirate ship and attack them so hard that Joseph dared not show his head.

After lasting for more than ten minutes, he pretended that his magic power was not enough, took back the large group of star fireflies, and asked Dahei to block the front. He wanted to take the dragonfly and return to the rear first to drink the medicine.

This handover process was somewhat delayed.

And Joseph saw the opportunity and rushed out!

"Boy, are you arrogant enough?"

As someone who had never personally watched Richard's battle, he could not imagine how abundant the magic power of a summoner in the first stage of Silver was.

Therefore, he judged that Richard at this moment...

The devil must really be gone!

It's impossible, absolutely impossible, to pretend that there is no magic and then turn around and fight back!

But even so, he did not directly attack Richard with the dragon on his side. Instead, he turned around and used his ax to chop the masts of the remaining two Connaught warships.

"Without these three broken ships, let me see what else you can use to chase me!"

Can I get emergency syrup?

After Richard finished complaining in his heart, he showed that he was "unprepared" on his face. Seeing that his teammates were about to suffer, he silently recited...

The characteristic [Source of Hatred] is activated, turning Joseph's attack towards me!

The characteristic [Destiny Writer] is activated, allowing me to dodge the opponent's attacks 100% with the blessing of [Guerrilla Master]!

"Um?!"

Joseph suddenly found that the alchemy wings behind his back were no longer in control, causing him to turn uncontrollably and strike at Richard again.

Richard dodged the blow neatly and summoned a swarm of wasps that had not been used for a long time, and smeared Joseph's face.

"piss off!"

In the chaos, Joseph threw his shield at Richard with a roar, and then danced the ax in his hand into a whirlwind - not an exaggeration, but really released a strong wind as sharp as a knife, blowing all the wasps to death. .

But when Joseph's wind speed dropped slightly, Dahei, who had been prepared for a long time, pounced on him and sprayed a large mouthful of dragon flames.

And Richard also accumulated his magic power, and released a series of fireballs that were like machine guns.

Both strikes hit the red heart.

Richard heard Joseph's muffled howl of pain and knew that the plan was successful. He quickly jumped back on Dahei's back, hoping to take advantage of the victory.

however……

When the flames dissipated, he saw that Joseph's skin was obviously ulcerated and his arms were blackened, but his movements did not slow down at all. He jumped into the sea quickly and slipped into the bottom of the boat.

At this time, the pirates on the deck also received the signal and got into the cabin one after another.

Then the entire pirate ship gradually sank to the bottom of the sea amidst the huge waves rising out of thin air, and finally only a few bubbles were left for the Connaught people who were watching.

Richard's brows twitched.

This is a bit unexpected...

That Captain Joseph was fine after eating dragon's breath and fireballs?Is it a protective treasure, or is it a special life-saving combat skill?

Can his boat also dive directly?

No wonder Veronica scratched her head...

He sighed, patted his chest, and summoned a little bat.

"Have you seen everything? I can only do this. The rest will be left to your master."

"Squeak!"

Richard then returned to the ships of the Connacht navy.

Because the battle was short, the navy suffered little losses... Well, one ship had its mast broken, and another ship's toilet was blasted with a big hole, turning it into an open-air toilet.

But anyway, after dragging each other, they returned to the port smoothly.

Then, Richard got new news through the little bat.

The Badwind Pirates' ship cannot dive for long periods of time, so Veronica successfully ambush them at a supply port in the north.

There was a battle between the two sides, and Veronica gained a lot, killing at least fifty professional pirates, but in the end she allowed Joseph and a few people to escape by boat.

According to her, Joseph is not particularly strong, but he is very difficult to deal with and surprisingly durable...

This reminded Richard once again of the opponent's behavior as if nothing happened after taking a punch of Dragon Flame.

But in any case, with the first cooperation between the two parties, the Evil Wind Pirate Group that had been ravaging the west coast was temporarily put to rest.

Next, Richard and Veronica whispered every day, passed on information, and then used various tricks to deceive White and intercepted many second-tier pirates.

Of course, he also let White know the plan from time to time to prevent the spy from devaluing.

Less than half a month later, the piracy disaster in Connaught had subsided a lot, and the port's throughput increased sharply.

As a special operations officer, Richard got the job done.

So that night, Henry II held a celebration dinner.

"Without your heroic fight, I would have gone bankrupt this year..."

"Your Highness, you are our savior! Please allow me to pay a small tribute..."

In the middle of the banquet, many Connaught businessmen came to toast Richard, and later made many transactions with the royal family, such as buying and selling shares, supplying silk fabrics, asking Richard if he was interested in his daughter, etc... Of course, in the end One was rejected immediately.

It can be regarded as an indirect benefit brought by suppressing the pirates.

The dinner party draws to a close.

"Child, come with me."

Henry II brought the already tipsy Richard to the side hall and said with a smile: "A few guests have just arrived at the palace. Originally, I wanted them to rest for a night, but they insisted on meeting you as soon as possible."

Richard's curiosity aroused and he heard a familiar voice.

Huh?

Isn’t this an old classmate of Saint Goethe?

The next second, he saw three people walking in under the leadership of the maid. The first was his classmate in Saint Goethe, Ryan from the Saiga Kingdom.

There was one man and one woman left, probably about the same age as Richard. They were all handsome and distinguished, especially the man who looked vaguely familiar to Richard.

The three of them stood still. Henry II said casually that he did not want to disturb the young people's communication, and returned to the main banquet hall to continue receiving people from all parties.

Then Ryan was the first to speak: "Richard, you didn't expect me to come back, did you?"

"It's indeed a surprise." Richard responded with a smile.

"Haha, come on, let me introduce you. They are the prince and princess of our country..."

The man's name is Ram and the woman's name is Jocelyn. They are the crown prince couple of the Sega Kingdom next door to Connaught.

No wonder it looks familiar!

Richard remembered that he had met Prince Ram twice when he was very young.

It's just that the latter went to study in Fandan when he was eight years old. Now that he hasn't seen him for almost ten years, he can't recognize him now.

After Ryan finished the introduction, he took the initiative to extend his hand:

“Welcome to Connacht!”

On the opposite side, the little beauty Jocelyn bent her knees slightly, while Ram enthusiastically held Richard's hand and said, "Finally I see you, Your Highness Richard!"

Huh?

Is it necessary to be so excited?

"Sorry, I lost my temper a little. You don't know, you have always been my idol!"

Huh?