A strange world

Chapter 548 Section 205. The roar of artillery fire

Femi's leather boots stepped on the bluestone road of the morning town.

Heavy and neat footsteps passed on both sides of him, and the advancing solemn team carried a biting breeze.

In the early morning, sea fog drifted into the town, and locals hid in their houses, peering out with fear and curiosity. "Sweet Home" is an island, and with the constant sea breeze, it is much humid than Liberty City.

"This town has a population of more than 3,000, and there are less than 1,700 people who can hold magic guns."

"so little?"

Nearly half of the elderly and children...

"Many are boys who are underage because..." Jack trailed off.

Femi remembered the information about "Sweet Home" and came to Mrs. O'Rourke: "Mrs. O'Rourke, please give us an open space to camp and train the militia, and then send the mayor to follow us."

The haggard Mrs. O'Rourke eagerly searched for Annan: "Your city lord..."

"Lord Annan will not interfere."

As a major customer who bought a hundred magic cannons and a thousand magic muskets, as well as Annan's... suitor, Femi remained polite to Mrs. Orlok, and then followed the mayor to designate an area outside the town.

As the townspeople learned that they were reinforcements invited by Mrs. O'Rourke, they came out curiously to look at these elite soldiers...

Because as an elite warrior, Captain Karl of the town guard saw that they were just ordinary people.

"Mrs. O'Rourke, they..." Karl, the captain of the town guard, couldn't help but ask.

"I believe them, Carl." Mrs. O'Rourke was still recalling Annan's beauty.

Fermi asked the town mayor to hire workers to set up a camp, and asked Karl, the captain of the town guard, to lead him to the highest point on the island to observe the terrain.

"Sweet Home" is an ordinary island terrain: a long circle of coastline, and the terrain gets higher towards the center. The town is located on a low hill to the northwest, and Lady Orlok's castle is located on the promontory to the west. The cliff is covered with rugged rocks, so there is no need to worry about enemy landings.

To the east is the gold mine, and to the east is a vast forest, and the port is to the south of the town. It is the only place in the entire "Sweet Home" suitable for ships to land, and enemies will only come from there.

It has always been Mrs. O'Rourke's reputation and the town guards guarding this island of more than ten square kilometers.

Fermi thought about how to set up a defense line, returned to the town, and armed himself around the port and town. The magic artillery is all set up at the port.

Karl, the captain of the town guard, thought that some of them should be left in the town, although he could not recognize the use of these strange-looking heavy magic items without magic fluctuations...

"The magic artillery deals with threats at sea, and we deal with landing enemies," Fermi replied.

Next, he handed over the task of patrolling and observing enemy movements to Karl, the captain of the town guard.

The weakness of the Musketeers is the acquisition of information and is limited to the abilities of ordinary people, and the strength is defensive warfare. As long as the front and depth are long enough, they can defeat enemies dozens of times their size... For example, the two musketeers used a depth of more than ten miles to consume a wave of rats.

Carl, the captain of the town guard, was reluctant. He didn't think a group of ordinary people could be of any use...but he had no choice but to comply with Mrs. O'Rourke's order.

Their enemy is the "Black Jewel Pirate", and their leader is the Master Warrior.

It seems ridiculous for a master warrior to trouble a master mage, but Mrs. Orlok says there are traces of other pirates behind the Black Gem Pirates.

They were like a pack of hyenas trying to chew up a piece of Sweet Home's meat, and then another...until it was gone.

Femi and Jack recruited 1,500 people from the 1,700 people who could handle the magic guns. They were not taught formation or obedience, only how to use magic guns.

They didn't have much time. On the third day, Karl, the captain of the town guard, said that there was something strange about the Black Jewel Pirates.

The townspeople reluctantly taught them how to use magic guns.

"What's your name?" Femi picked the best-behaved boy.

"Andy! Sir!" The boy with freckles cleverly imitated the appearance of a musketeer and stood up straight. But because he is thin, he looks like a monkey.

Andy was so ordinary that if he stood in a busy city and shouted his name, at least three or four people would look in his direction.

But it's worse than Jack.

The advent of magical images caused a wave of jacks in the area of ​​influence. The newborn baby is called Jack, the unnamed child is called Jack, and the guy who picks up girls in the pub is also called Jack.

"You are very good. Do you have any problem letting you lead an army of 100 people?"

Andy, whose father was a miner, shouted: "No! My lord!"

Karl, the captain of the town guard in the distance, frowned.

What are they doing... letting a boy who can't even hold a sword do this... sir?

The Black Jewel Pirates were getting closer, and Femi and Jack held a banquet at the camp the night before.

"We are hellfire! Bring hellish flames to our enemies!"

The reveling Musketeers talked about the past, such as the one who single-handedly killed hundreds of thousands of ratmen, and their brave and fearless city lord.

The militiamen believed it and expressed their admiration, but the town guards looked down upon them as bragging.

The next day they arrived at the port in thin sea fog. Mrs. O'Rourke also came to watch the ceremony.

Standing in the front row of the militia, Mrs. O'Rourke's eyes lit up with the thin but determined Andy. She didn't know there was such a handsome boy in the town...

When the outlines of three pirate ships vaguely appeared on the sea, the Hellfire soldiers spread out, controlled 100 magic artillery, and waited for the three pirate ships to approach.

When the three sea ships entered the 300-meter range, Fermi ordered: "Concentrate the fire on the largest ship first."

They haven't tried hitting a sea ship yet, so they don't know how effective it will be...

Jack raised the battle flag, and the musketeers simultaneously lit the fuse.

Bang——!

Endless flames mixed with blazing smoke rushed into the sky, and the distant flagship was instantly attacked by a violent storm and was riddled with holes.

The pirates who were suddenly doomed screamed and jumped from the dismembered ship.

Karl, the captain of the town guard, stood there stupidly, while Mrs. O'Rourke was excited: "This... is almost as powerful as an eight-ring spell... it is indeed a magic prop invented by Mr. Annan!"

The power of magic artillery equipped with improved magic gunpowder has exceeded that of fireball.

The volley of magic artillery obviously caused overflow damage. Jack let the magic artillery disperse the fire and aimed at the remaining two pirate ships that were turning.

Bang——!

With the second salvo, the two pirate ships scattered sawdust, seawater poured into the cabins from the holes, and began to capsize.

Two volleys sank three pirate ships, and the magic cannon proved itself.

Next, the Hellfire soldiers led the militia to the coastline, easily harvesting the pirates who had been soaking in the sea and had never seen magic guns.

And as long as the news doesn't spread, the second wave of attacks and the third wave of pirates will have the same results after encountering magic artillery.

The first battle to defend "Sweet Home" was successful.