Lord Harland

After the two partners Heath and Giggs modified the magic ship, they did not waste any time. They are now ocean-going shipowners, and their time is worth their money.

After loading a batch of in-demand goods at Starlight Castle, Ziggs picked up some official transportation tasks.

After the ship was loaded with cargo, the newly modified magic ship sailed out of the port and headed south along the coastline.

Compared with neighboring coastal countries, the Kingdom of Harland attaches great importance to maritime trade, and each seaport city has established a port authority and customs. Personnel specifically responsible for cleaning were recruited. The docks along the coast were clean and tidy, without any domestic garbage, and the air was very fresh. The workers were strong and orderly, and it was obvious at first glance that they had undergone long-term discipline training.

Even the public toilets on the pier were built 500 meters away from the coastal embankment, which shows the details of the management.

In kingdoms such as Sith and Palame, the ports and docks are always messy and smelly. They look very chaotic and without any order. The slaves working on the docks will defecate everywhere.

After sailing south from Xinghui Castle, we sailed for about two and a half days and anchored at Xiaguang Castle for one night.

Xiaguang Castle is located in the southernmost part of the Harland Kingdom. Its development level is far inferior to that of Xinghui Castle. The city has a population of about 20,000 and a ship repair shop has been built. Although craftsmen and technicians were dispatched from the local area, due to lack of funds, talent, and machinery, this repair shop could only repair some simple damage, most of which consisted of replacing ship plates, sails, and masts.

However, although the port is small and well-equipped, the pier is still very clean and tidy.

After resting for a night at Xiaguang Castle, we continued south and sailed for about four days before arriving at the shipping transfer station of Silver Moon Island.

Silver Moon Island still belongs to Earl Silver Moon, but the Kingdom of Harland owns many industries on the island.

After all, the islands were conquered by the Harland people. Although the islands were returned to their original owners at the request of the Kingdom of Roger, Richard also took advantage of the war to acquire a large amount of real estate on the islands.

Now the Kingdom of Harland has built a dock on the island and dispatched management personnel.

In the dock area, there are not only ship repair yards, but also a large number of warehouses and cargo stations. There are also hotels and hotels in the living area one kilometer away from the dock area.

These industries are connected together. Not only do they not pay taxes to the Earl of Silver Moon Island, they also have independent law enforcement powers, just like a concession.

Regarding this situation, the Earl of Silver Moon Island chose to turn a blind eye.

After all, the contrast in strength between the two sides is extremely obvious. For long-term considerations, the weaker side must compromise.

Moreover, Earl Silveryue knew in his heart that Richard wanted to swallow up the strategic location of Silveryue Island, but King Roger's firm opposition prevented him from achieving his wish.

Because of its special geographical location, once Harland and the Grant Kingdom fall out, Silver Moon Island will immediately become a powder keg.

The situation where the enemy is strong and we are weak is very obvious. The Kingdom of Grant has long been unable to compete with the Kingdom of Harland in terms of military strength. If the Harlanders are really angered by that time, the Silver Moon family may be in danger of being wiped out.

Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, Earl Silveryue chose to please both sides and treat the Kingdom of Harland as if it were the suzerain country, giving Heath, Giggs and others the feeling of being in the Kingdom of Harland itself.

I unloaded part of the cargo at Silver Moon Island, replenished some water, and continued sailing south for about ten days before arriving at Sawyer Castle in the Rex Province.

This section of the journey is relatively more dangerous.

Harland Kingdom warships often cruise in the waters north of Silver Moon Island, and there are also tame griffons hunting in the waters south of Star Glory Castle and north of Silver Moon Castle.

During the snow crystal fish retrospective season, this unusually large population of monsters will also kill competitors.

Due to various factors, there are basically no marine monsters in this sea area, let alone intelligent creatures such as fishmen and sea elves. The biggest threat to ships is mainly bad weather. This problem is relatively easy to overcome because ships sailing never stray far from the coastline. Once there is a storm, it will quickly dock.

When you reach the south of Silver Moon Island, you will face the threat of fishmen and deep-sea monsters.

A few years ago, Richard led his fleet to kill a legendary deep-sea beast in the waters of the Sith Kingdom. The Hope modified by Heath and Giggs will not be able to survive if it encounters the legendary deep sea monster.

The only ones that can fight against the legendary deep-sea behemoths are large magic ships that use legendary energy as their core. In the Kingdom of Harland, there are only two large magic ships of legendary level.

On the third day after crossing Silver Moon Island, the Hope was attacked by more than a dozen murlocs.

The professional level of these fishmen is not high, their skin color is green, their backs are darker and their abdomens are lighter. Some also have dark stripes, ribbons or spots. The fishmen stand 6 feet tall and weigh about 200 pounds. They have fish-like heads, and their muscles and bones are stronger than humans.

Under the fishman's crotch, there is also a shark-type monster riding on it. It's hard to tell which level it is at the moment. Just judging from the momentum, it should be two or three levels.

Murlocs are intelligent beings, and their natural lifespan is not as good as that of humans, which is about thirty to forty years.

This creature has a gestation cycle of seven months and is an amphibious creature. Although they look a bit clumsy in appearance, fish-men are very flexible and good at fighting in the ocean.

According to the information obtained by the Harland Territory, these murlocs all come from the Aslan Sea, 1,500 kilometers away from the coastline of the Central Continent.

The waters of Aslan are shrouded in fog all year round and there are no navigation conditions. Only the fish-men race living in Aslan have mastered the special underwater passage and can get out of the fog of Aslan.

Thousands of years ago, the murlocs from Aslan even crossed the ocean and entered the lands that are now Sith and Rex provinces to breed. Rumor has it that the murlocs even established a dynasty.

Although the fishmen are brave and good at fighting in the ocean, they are unable to compete with the human army on land.

After discovering the fishman, the lookout man holding the telescope immediately blew the horn and shouted to his companions. After the alarm sounded, Heath and Giggs immediately came to the side of the ship.

Giggs' ears were very flexible, and he heard a mysterious language in an instant.

Murlocs have a special language, which has a small vocabulary, is low-pitched and short. Because of their high intelligence, many fishmen also master the sea elf language.

Some fish-man priests who have more contact with humans can even use magic power and master the common human language.

Aslan's fishmen have a deep hatred for humans. If the two sides meet at sea, a war will inevitably break out.

After the fishman appeared, he immediately attacked the Hope without any hesitation.

Both Heath and Giggs have been battle-hardened and have rich war experience. They didn't show any panic when the fishmen suddenly attacked.

Because the Murloc targets are scattered and move very fast in the water, it is difficult for the magic crystal cannon to hit them effectively. Therefore, to deal with small targets like fishmen, magic crossbows are more suitable.

There are more than a hundred crew members on the Hope, including six professional retired officers. There are less than ten people who are good at using magic bows and crossbows, including the magician Heath, whose archery skills have reached the fourth level. level.

Under the command of Heath, Giggs and others, the crossbowmen held their breath and fired a fierce volley at the murlocs. In an instant, seven or eight murlocs were hit by arrows.

The fishman has very hard scales, as if covered with a thin layer of iron armor. Only one of the murlocs hit by the arrow was killed in one blow, and the remaining murlocs were not seriously injured. I saw arrows hanging from their bodies, and they fired ice arrows at the Hope.

It was found that if more than a dozen spells were fired, once the side of the ship was penetrated, the ship would surely not survive the sinking.

Heath no longer felt sorry for the magic core consumption, and a light curtain suddenly bloomed on the Hope. It was a protective force field spell that blocked more than a dozen ice arrows.

Seeing the defensive spell being released on the side of the ship, Ziggs held a medium enchanted bow and arrow, and fired more than ten arrows in a row in just one minute, quickly killing four murlocs and making the attacking murlocs tremble in fear.

Seeing this scene, the fishman leader let out a shrill roar and immediately changed his tactics and dived underwater, preparing to swim to the Hope and sink the ship's planks.

This tactic is the most classic tactic of fishmen. Once the ship's plank is punctured, the ship is in danger of leaking and sinking in the vast ocean with no boundaries. Even the legendary knight cannot come back alive.

In order to defend against the tactical features of fishmen, magic ships will install magic alloy steel plates on the bottom of the ship.

When the Hope was converted into a magic ship, magic alloy steel plates were also installed on the bottom of the ship. However, the two men had limited resources and the thickness of the alloy steel plates was relatively thin. If they were left alone, they would still be penetrated by the fishmen.

Facing the classic murloc tactic, Heath did not panic. He and Giggs looked at each other, and bravely jumped into the ocean. He first released an underwater breathing technique on himself. In an instant, a pair of artificial gills appeared on his neck, and the water properties immediately became like a fishman.

Heath sneaked into the bottom of the ship and found a fishman rushing up, and immediately released a magical curse ray.

The fish-man who rushed over in the blink of an eye was hit by the cursed ray, and his spirit seemed to be sluggish.

Before Heath could take action, Giggs had already jumped into the water wearing a diving suit and rushed over to provide reinforcements. Since the underwater magical crossbow could not be used, Giggs held the magic speargun and decisively released the magic power, directly shooting the sluggish fishman.

The two cooperated very well, and together they repelled three tentative attacks by the fishmen. At the same time, more than a dozen sailors on the Hope also held fishing nets and bravely jumped off the ship to help Heath and Giggs fight.

In the plane of dawn, all sailors who dare to sail far have a character that is not afraid of death and likes to take risks.

Although their underwater fighting ability is far inferior to that of the murlocs, more than a dozen crew members still sacrificed their lives to fight for the opportunity and time for Heath and Giggs to hunt the murlocs.

After finally killing many ordinary crew members and destroying the fishing net formation, the fishman team also lost three people again, and more than half of the casualties were killed. The Hope Hope actually completed the second wave of mobilization, and this time there were more than a dozen people. The crew went into the water, not afraid of fighting a war of attrition against the murlocs.

Seeing this scene, the fishman leader suddenly became panicked and hurriedly called on the remaining members to retreat, not daring to provoke the human magic ship again.

After fighting off the fishman, Ziggs' face became very ugly. He never expected that his luck would be so bad. He would encounter danger twice out of three times he went to sea.

On this voyage, if he had not met Hiss as a partner and transformed his ship into a magic ship, he might not have been able to survive the attacks of more than a dozen fishmen.

More importantly, the voyage also resulted in the loss of more than a dozen crew members.

If a crew member is killed in battle, a pension of eighty gold coins needs to be paid. If it is an officer, the pension will be calculated separately. After a battle, the loss of personnel alone is a huge sum of money.

Fortunately, Giggs paid insurance for the Hope, and the insurance company was able to pay a sum of money on his behalf, reducing the financial pressure.

As for the trophies, although ten fishmen and six tiger sharks were killed in this battle, only five magic cores were dug out. The level of these five magic cores was not high. The best one was only level three. Selling Not a big price.

The combined total of fishmen and warcraft materials can only be sold for five to six hundred gold coins at most, which is less than half of the pension. Only by relying on insurance compensation can we avoid losing money.

Giggs had no time to feel sad. He was a man on the sea and took life and death very lightly. He and Heath personally took action and retrieved the bodies of the fallen crew members. They first arranged the remains and changed into clean clothes, then prayed to the Goddess of the Dawn, held a brief funeral, and finally put the bodies into body bags and tied them up. The upper rocks sank to the bottom of the sea.

There were no conditions for preserving the body on the ship, and there were no conditions for cremation either. Burial was as simple as that.

A man at sea will end up in the sea after death, and his body will be fed to fish and turtles.

After the funeral, the rest of the voyage became smoother. Thirteen days later, the Hope sailed into the waters of the Rex Province, sold World of Warcraft materials at Sawyer Castle, and rested for two days.

This time, the destination of the Hope was the Kingdom of Palame, a journey of 5,000 kilometers, and it was only halfway to Soya Castle.

The second half of the journey is more dangerous than the first half, and there are no supply points from the Kingdom of Harland along the way.

After discussing with Giggs, Heath decided to wait a few days to see if there were any ships to accompany him?

The Kingdom of Harland and the Kingdom of Palame have opened a route. This route is mainly used to transport soldiers and materials into the red moon plane.

Sutton has been operating on this route with the Harland Kingdom's naval fleet for seven years.

Now that the number of troops stationed in the Red Moon plane is full, the mainland can also provide some simple ordnance, and the transportation pressure has been reduced.

Nowadays, supplies for the Red Moon Plane are replenished from the mainland, mainly magic crossbows, alchemy bombs, magic crystal cannon shells, magic airship accessories and other scarce resources.

In order to save consumption, the Auxerre Castle plane teleportation array is now opened once a month, and the Kingdom of Harland will basically send out a batch of supply ships every month.

The Hope waited for five or six days before two magic ships and more than ten steamships appeared outside Sawyer Harbor. Giggs discussed directly with the navy and rushed to Hawkins Castle together. The supply fleet is also very happy to be accompanied by a magic ship. After all, the second half of the route is more dangerous than the first half.

The Hope reunited with the naval supply fleet and continued sailing for about a month before reaching the end of the voyage.