Law of the Devil

(Chapter 1 today)

Sorry, it's a little late for today's update, because today's chapter is a statement before returning to the Emperor. I have to lay it out carefully. A lot of things have to be explained clearly, so it's a little slower and a little more words.

Chapter 113 [Home Hardship]

Poor Captain Jack Sparrow stood outside the castle with several cavalry on his horse, and the spear in his hand had pointed at him.

Nothing else, just because this guy is dressed up... it's so obvious and arrogant. Just a line on my face: I'm a pirate!

It has to be said that this is also Dewey's credit. He designed the head for this Captain Jack Sparrow, entirely according to Captain Charming Pirate in the famous film of his past life, especially the red headscarf on his head, the moustache on his chin, and the dark circle...

Such a strangely dressed man came around Rawling Castle and was immediately stared at by the patrolling Rawling guard cavalry, whose escort has increased several times since Dewey was kidnapped twice. Had it not been for Jack Sparrow's possession of Jolyn's letter, he would have been tied up by these cavalry fighters.

“Ahhh! My captain, you made it!” Dewey ran out of the castle with a laugh and looked at the pirate captain, who was being pointed at with a spear by a dry cavalry. The Guardian Knight jumped immediately and bowed down: “Young Master, this guy is dressed strangely. He doesn't look like a good man, but he has a letter from His Excellency Knight Laurin in his hand. We suspect him...”

“No doubt, this is my man, let him go.” Dewey waved and the dry knight retreated. Dewey looked at Jake Sparrow, nervous, and walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder, laughing: "You're finally here. Have you finished your business? ”

The pirate captain had long taught Dewey how powerful he was, bending over quickly and laughing with him: "Young master, things have been very successful. Something went wrong in the middle, but Miss Joanna did it, and it all worked out. And the results are much better than previously anticipated. ”

Dewey glanced around: “This is no place to talk. ”

Captain Sparrow was then taken to his study.

Into the study, this crude pirate, have you ever seen the Imperial Wuhun family's rich scene? Those sterling silver candlesticks alone made him look almost eye-catching, and then the people below sent the good southern tea, the sterling silver tea set, also made Sparrow nervous.

Driving away the servant, closing the door, Dewey hastily carried out a silent magic so that the conversation in the room did not have to worry about spreading. Now you're sitting on a chair, and you look exactly right: "Go ahead. ”

“Yes!” Captain Sparrow stood up quickly, dropping the cup of tea in his hand, whispering: “We swept 19 islands in the eastern waters for three months on this voyage, and Miss Joanna made a move, and those recalcitrant guys were thrown into the sea to feed the sharks. There are four hundred and twenty-one of the rest of us who have come together. Thirty-two ships of all sizes, including a sea king's battleship! ”

“Neptune?” Dewey was slightly surprised.

In the Roland Empire, ships at sea are divided into four classes according to drainage, from large to small: the Sea God Class, the Sea King Class, the Sealord Class and the Sea Soul Class.

The largest of these ships is the Sea Divine Class, which is considered to be one of the major ships in the Imperial Navy. For example, Dewey's old man, Count Raymond, who led the Navy's expedition south, triumphed back to the Emperor's flagship, the Danton, which was a great navy ship. Captain over 300 steps, about 150 meters. The maximum carrying capacity can accommodate a total of 800 crew and combatants. In this world, it's called the Big Bang at Sea.

Slightly smaller, however, is the kingship, which can reach up to 100 meters in length, usually around 80 meters, and can hold 500 combatants. A certain number of long-range assault weapons, such as crossbows, have also been deployed.

In this day and age, because there is no gunpowder or thermal weapon, there is no such artillery. The so-called crossbow guns are actually just giant crossbows. They can be launched with a winch. They can reach a range of about 1,000 meters. They have a strong penetration force and can transmit iron plates. They are often fired when fighting at sea. If they hit a target, they can puncture each other's hulls and directly damage each other's hulls.

In this era, there are no artillery and other long-range attack weapons. Only a giant ship of the Sea God class can be equipped with a small number of magic cannons. It is a long-range weapon similar to artillery made using magic principles, but it is extremely expensive. Although powerful, it is less expensive and requires expensive magic materials and profound magic principles than those known in previous life by Dewey. Even some manufacturing processes are said to have been lost.

And for these reasons, in this world, the so-called naval battle, which is basically still in the lower stages, involves the long-range use of weapons such as throws or bows by the captain's combatants to kill each other's personnel, then the impact angle of the hull on the other's vessel, causing the other to lose its power, and then "catch the boat", landing on the other's vessel by the ship's combatants and beating the flesh.

In this case, the ship is heavily loaded and capable of carrying more combatants, thus becoming the dominant force in naval warfare.

Although there are many pirates in the eastern waters of the continent, most of them are vessels below medium size, often unable to compete with the regular fleet. Even some large armed merchant ships have the capacity to defend themselves against pirates.

A big sea king ship, that's rare for pirates!

Seeing Dewey's suspicions, Captain Sparrow quickly explained: “The big boat seems to have a teenager's head, and the hull is a little worn out, requiring a lot of effort to repair it. The pirates we captured were a relatively large strand over the East Sea, said to have been warships in the Navy, and were then bought as merchants by a wealthy merchant after retirement, and were robbed by pirates at sea. ”

Dewey nodded. If even pirates can easily get a big ship of the kingdom, then what is the Imperial Navy up to?!

“Now in these thirty-two ships, one at the kingdom level, six at the kingdom level. Including my Black Pearl, which is also of the rank of a sea lord. The rest are sea-spirited boats carrying less than 100 people. However, based on the drainage of these vessels, there are configurations that barely compare to the second fleet in the eastern navy of some empires. Although we have fewer boats and more boats, the number of boats is much higher than they are. ”

After listening to Sparrow, Dewey just smiled and didn't say anything.

After all, this guy is from a pirate, so there's still less to see.

Compared to the Imperial Navy? Then the sky begins to wander.

Dewey's old man came from the Navy, and he was promoted all the way up here with the Merit of the Expeditionary Fleet South. For example, on the return of the last triumph, Count Raymond led the expedition fleet, although there were only thirty-five ships. But there are five big sea-god ships, and the rest are all sea-grade!

Dewey's men got many of these boats, but most of them were small boats, and if compared to the Empire's regular navy, they were still far from enough to see.

But Dewey didn't want to do anything great like rebellion, a fleet that could almost sweep the eastern seas as long as it was honestly used for maritime trade, not to mess with the navy.

Speaking of this, Spiro had a hard face, and he whispered, “It's just that things are going a little beyond our expectations, so there are some problems. We couldn't solve it. The fleet is now docked in Port Walker, south of Lille Bank Province. Miss Jolyn is there to preside over the situation and send me back to find you...”

“Let's get this straight. What's wrong?” Dewey frowned.

“Money.” Sparrow sighed: "Our original intention was to collect the pirates, then take out the wealth they had been robbing the sea for years, and then use that money to sustain the fleet's consumption. But the problem is...”

Speaking of which, Spiro couldn't help sighing: “The problem is, these pirates are too poor. ”

Looking at Dewey's frowning face, Spiro quickly explained: "The empire's maritime military might is already powerful, and over the past few decades, several expeditions have been carried out in the southern waters, extending the empire's maritime boundaries by thousands of miles. This display of force by the workers' injuries has not brought any obvious benefits to the empire's finances, but the expansion of the southern maritime routes has stimulated the empire's maritime trade. Merchant shipping to and from the sea is more than tenfold higher than it was decades ago. Such frequent trade has stimulated the emergence of pirates, giving them a viable space. But after all, it's been just a little fuss, because the Empire has a huge navy. Once things get too big and cause the navy to clear up, the little pirates will be wiped out. More importantly, pelagic trade in the eastern seas has declined in recent years, with most of the fleet concentrated in the Southern Ocean. These pirates in the eastern waters are inherently difficult to survive and naturally have little oil to catch. ”

Watching Captain Sparrow say such a good thing, as if it were an endorsement, Dewey had to laugh: “Did you come up with all this stuff yourself? ”

Spiro shook his head and answered honestly: "No, I haven't read much. Where did you come up with this? This is what Miss Jolyn told me. ”

Dewey's eyes shine.

This long-legged chick has a good mind.

Spiro continued: "This time at sea for three months to clear pirates, the total amount of material cleared is mostly worthless food and iron and so on, even if it is sold, it is not worth much. But it's something of value, and Miss Jolyn has already sold one of them locally in Port Walker, and the Navy in Port Walker, and they need some kind of relationship. After all, many pirates are listed on the warrant, and we suddenly get these guys, which is inevitable. Miss Jolyn took the lead and spent a fortune on the official relationship. And the last thing we had left, we copied all the pirate nests, and we couldn't get 10,000 gold out. And for months at sea, the boat had to be repaired, and some of the damage had to be repaired, and that big, albeit large, sea king boat had been damaged to an even greater extent. Together with more than 400 people, people want to eat, drink, feed them... so much money has fallen short. ”

Dewey heard his scalp and waved: “Just say how much it costs! ”

When Spiro heard this, he immediately took one out of his arms and gave it to him. He turned it over and read it to Dewey: "Almost every 32 boats will be damaged to varying degrees. Given the current financial problems, if Miss Lin picked out nine of them, it would be seriously problematic and the cost of repairing them would be expected to cost 3,000 gold coins. It also uses your name, and cheap wood purchased at the Naval Terminal Materials in Port Walker. Other vessels, though in need of repair, are still available for temporary use. Wait till you have enough money in your hands. Four hundred people, three months eating and drinking lasagna, and spending over six hundred gold coins, have already saved a fortune. If Miss Lin dares not compress her personnel spending any more, these new employees will defect. Miss Jolyn also said that now that the pirates have become your men, it is natural not to dress as a pirate anymore. If the clothes are ruined, it is inevitable that you will be embarrassed. She also made two new sets of clothes for everyone, of which the chief's clothes are slightly better... this removed another two hundred gold coins. Most importantly, the weapons in everyone's hands are too bad. Once a pirate, a bunch of bees went up and fought. It's not true. Since it's the Rollins' fleet, the boat's crossbows, bows and swords have to be replaced. As I've seen, some of the old pirates have no weapons, and even when they meet their enemies, they copy up the hammers of blacksmiths or the rakes of arable land. All of this is no longer available… In addition to the funds to connect the Navy, almost half of the people we collect are wanted (speaking of which, Sparrowton added an embarrassing phrase“ including me ”), and it cost nearly a thousand gold coins to get rid of the warrant. ”

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