Chapter 118: Crush! (Subscribe!)

The sea area east of Idar Territory was named the Gulf of Merlin by Bruno. It is a roughly "U"-shaped bay, with the coasts of the Norman Empire and the Kingdom of Basel on both sides of the "U" respectively. Bruno's Idar Territory is located at the bottom of the "U" shape of the Gulf of Merlin.

As for why it was called Merlin Bay, perhaps only Bruno knew. It was probably to commemorate the great wizard Merlin, a character who was widely present in various novels, biographies and Arthurian legends of the previous life.

After leaving the Idar naval port, the "Pioneer" began to sail southeast.

If you take an ordinary ship to travel from Idar Naval Port to Coral Island, it will probably take at least a week, and it will also be affected by monsoons and ocean currents.

But for the three-masted sailing ship of Lord Idar, it only takes three to five days to arrive, and it can sail regardless of headwind or favorwind.

During this period of time, the soldiers of Idar County can continue to explore and practice, familiarizing themselves with the structure and operation of the three-masted sailing ship.

Captain Jack provided the Idar people with a detailed map of the waters near the Kingdom of Basel, as well as the division of the spheres of influence of various pirate groups.

The coral island occupied by the pirate leader Kelvin Prato is the closest island to the Idar Territory. Its area is quite large, and it has a deep-water port suitable for ships to dock. Therefore, Kelvin Prato regards it as his base camp.

The pirates entrenched in the waters of the Kingdom of Basel are mainly composed of four pirate forces, and the Coral Island Pirates led by Kelvin Plateau are considered to be the largest of them, ranking second in overall size and strength.

The waters south of Idar to the Coral Island are the area of ​​activity of the pirate leader Kelvin Plato.

Since shipping had not received much attention in this era, there were not many merchant ships traveling back and forth, and these pirates actually lived a very tight life, mainly relying on looting and harassing the coastal areas of the Kingdom of Basel to make a living.

But... no matter how wealthy a place is, it will become poor after being plundered by pirates without restraint, and the pirates' lives will become increasingly difficult.

Therefore, although the pirates can live in harmony within the designated sphere of influence most of the time, sometimes, due to the instability of their income, a series of conflicts and disputes will occur due to the division of spheres of influence and uneven distribution of benefits.

The previous actions of looting the Cape Salt Works in Idar Territory and exploring the Fran Islands were actually carried out under the instruction of Kelvin Plateau, and it was also an attempt to help the Coral Island Pirates find new profit points.

The Fran Islands, located east of Idar, were discovered accidentally by the Coral Island Pirates during this process.

"According to Kelvin Plateau's request, the pirates of Coral Island will set out from Coral Island in the middle of every month and go to the coast of the Kingdom of Basel to plunder money and people..." In the captain's room of the three-masted warship "Pioneer", Captain Jack was explaining the daily movements of the Coral Island pirates to Idar Navy Admiral Mal Karen.

"According to past practice, this month it is the turn of Kelvin's right-hand man, Fast Pearson, to lead the pirates ashore to plunder. Every pirate captain has his own familiar sailing routes and approximate landing locations for plundering, so, according to my guess..." Captain Jack said as he pointed to a location on the coast of the Kingdom of Basel on the map.

"I suggest that we can just wait for them on the route they must take on their way here to plunder. After all, our three-masted warships are much larger, faster, and stronger than pirate ships, and we can definitely defeat them head-on! Of course, this will also allow the naval soldiers to have a taste of actual combat. After all... directly attacking the coral island is a bit too radical, and the coordination between the soldiers also requires a war of moderate intensity to hone in." Captain Jack suggested.

Hearing Captain Jack's suggestion, Mal Cullen couldn't help but nodded.

Indeed, with the support of the three-masted warships, the Idar Navy will be able to gain a greater advantage in naval battles. Moreover... the two three-masted warships of Idar are equipped with magic crystal bombs produced by the Idar Magic Array Research Laboratory!

Moreover, there are a lot of magic crystal bombs!

In his previous life, Bruno was a member of the flower-growing family. Like other rabbits, he suffered from a certain degree of fear of insufficient firepower! Therefore, the magic crystal bombs that Bruno equipped for the two three-masted sailing ships almost filled the entire gunpowder compartment!

Therefore, the two three-masted sailing ships floating on the sea can actually be regarded as two giant mobile bombs! Thanks to the fact that in today's world, at least so far, the magic crystal bomb is only owned by Idar Territory. Otherwise, even if the mages of Idar Territory set up various protective measures for the gunpowder cabin, Mal Karen would still feel terrified.

The existence of the magic crystal bomb had been top secret until now. Apart from Bruno, the only people who knew about it were the mages who studied the magic crystal bomb and a few specific people.

Mal Karen and the sailors who were in charge of manipulating the catapults were the ones who knew about the existence of the magic crystal bomb! They had personally witnessed the tremendous power of the magic crystal bomb at the test site in the Almis Mountains, and witnessed the magic storm generated by the explosion of the magic crystal bomb.

With such a powerful weapon... In Mal Karen's opinion, it is really a simple matter to deal with those pirates in the naval battle! "And the most important thing is... Fast Pearson is also one of the pirate captains who attacked the Cape Salt Works at that time!" Captain Jack added.

Hearing this, Mal Karen's expression finally moved slightly.

Lord Idar lost six brothers in the battle!

And now that Captain Jack has sided with the Idar people, this debt must naturally be placed on Fast Pearson's head!

Thinking of this, Mal Karen finally said in a deep voice: "Let's do as Captain Jack suggests. We will just sit there and wait for the navy officers and soldiers to experience the feeling of being crushed!"

"yes!"

…

Fast Pearson had a hard time during this period.

First, the fleet that plundered the Cape Salt Works suffered a major setback, and then he suffered repeated defeats in conflicts with other pirates. This undoubtedly made his immediate superior, Kelvin Plateau, very dissatisfied, so that his position as the second in command after Kelvin in the Coral Island Pirate Gang became somewhat shaky.

Therefore, Pearson had to win the trust of Kelvin Prato with a great victory! To consolidate his position! In order to prove his strength, Fast Pearson brought all his pirates out this time, three pirate ships, carrying nearly a hundred pirates!

What made Pearson feel relieved was that the sea in front of him seemed to feel his urgent desire. There was no sudden storm, no howling sea wind that silenced all the horses. The vast sea was calm, with only the surging waves gently hitting the hull...

Just as Pearson was planning where to go ashore to rob with great confidence, a pirate ran in in a panic: "Boss! It's bad, there are pirates ahead!"

Pearson was stunned for a moment, then kicked the pirate to the ground fiercely: "Asshole! We are pirates! I don't care what you did before, at least you are a pirate under my command now!"

The pirate who was kicked down could only say with a sad face: "But...but Lord Pearson, there really is a pirate ship outside, a very big one..."

Hearing this, Pearson's eyes narrowed slightly. Colleagues are enemies. Could it be that his fellow pirates have come here to steal his livelihood?

Damn it! A bunch of damn bastards! Accompanied by a group of lackeys, Pearson angrily walked out of the cabin and onto the deck.

There were no telescopes in that era...so he could only rely on his own eyes to observe the ship not far away.

And at the top of the ship's flagpole, a black skull and crossbones pirate flag was fluttering in the wind.

Damn! It really is a pirate ship! But I feel that... that ship is a little... big?

Pearson suddenly realized the problem. The size of the ship... seemed to be much larger than the pirate ship he called it! Moreover, he had never seen such a ship in the territorial waters of the Kingdom of Basel before...

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"That's right! That's the pirate ship of Kelvin's right-hand man, Pearson!" On the three-masted sailing ship, Captain Jack said in a deep voice while looking at the three pirate ships not far away.

"But I didn't expect that this time he would bring all the pirates under his command out!"

"Come out in full force?" Mal Karen said with a smile, "Then we can bury them all here! Herald, take down the pirate flag and have someone raise the flag of our Idar Lord!"

"yes!"

…

At this moment, on the deck of the pirate ship, looking at the slowly rising flag representing the Idar territory of the Norman Empire, Pearson felt extremely angry.

In Pearson's view, the tragic failure he encountered when plundering the Cape Salt Works was the cause of his unstable position!

After all, among the coral island pirate group, no pirate would be attacked head-on when he went ashore to rob, so that he would be beaten and flee in panic.

What a shame! Therefore, this made him hate the Idar people very much!

Damn it... I've already left, and you actually chased me to the waters of the Kingdom of Basel to cause trouble for me?

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For Pearson, this is a great humiliation and a trampling on his personality!

"Assholes! What are you afraid of? Isn't it just that their ship is a little bigger? We have three pirate ships here! I don't believe we can't defeat them with three against one!" Pearson said angrily.

"Send a signal to the other pirate ships to speed up! Surround them! I don't believe it. If we can't defeat those Idar people on land, how can we defeat them in the sea? This is our pirates' home ground! A few months ago, they didn't even have a warship, and now they get a big ship from somewhere and come here to show off their power? Even though the Idar people have extremely strong combat power on land, I don't believe that a group of landlubbers can defeat us on the sea?" Pearson cursed.

"Don't use the trebuchet, just charge up and engage them in a boarding battle!"

Although he was somewhat disdainful of the Idar people's naval strength, Pearson was very envious of the Idar people's big ship. If he could seize that big ship...

Then I will be rich!

So, under Pearson's command, the three pirate ships were heading straight towards the Idar warship! The pale and skinny pirates sharpened their knives and stared at the huge three-masted warship not far away.

That ship...is so big!

But the pirates are not vegetarians either!

Most of the pirates in the window have been fighting in the sea for many years, living on the edge of a knife, so at this moment, the pirates are quite excited.

Because the bigger the ship is, the tougher it looks, which means the more gains will be gained after this battle!

Let those Idar people have a taste of the power of the Basel pirates!

Many pirates had already drawn their swords, waiting for the two ships to get close so they could engage in a good boarding battle.

Although the Idar people kicked open the door to the era of hot weapons with magic crystal bombs, it was only in the Idar territory.

Therefore, the naval warfare methods of this era were still very backward and primitive.

The main ways of conducting naval battles in this era were using the ram of a ship to ram, the long-range attack of a catapult, and soldiers jumping onto the side of the ship to engage in boarding combat.

But what surprised the pirates was that when the Idar warship faced the oncoming pirate ship, it actually exposed its side to the pirates.

This undoubtedly shocked Pearson...

What was this...? Were the Idar people he was facing really fools who didn't understand naval warfare? But at this point, Pearson had no time to think about it.

Because... the Idar people's catapults finally started at this moment!

Without any warning, dozens of catapults on the Idar warships unleashed their power at the same time, and dozens of magic crystal bombs fell from the sky.

In fact, Pearson was not very afraid of the trebuchet. After all, the accuracy of the trebuchet was extremely limited most of the time. It was considered very good if he could hit the target once or twice out of ten attacks.

But... somehow, as the object thrown by the catapult got closer and closer to the pirate ship, Pearson suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart...

What the Idar people threw... didn't seem to be stones, right?

At this moment, a magic crystal bomb happened to hit the pirate ship where Pearson was.

Looking at the crystal clear stone with strange marks on it, the pirates were full of doubts.

But in the next second, the situation suddenly changed!

As the halo emanating from the crystal became stronger and stronger, in a flash, a dull bang suddenly broke out on the deck of the pirate ship.

Boom! At this moment, dozens of magic crystal bombs that were thrown out finally exploded! Accompanied by a loud sound like lightning and thunder...

A huge hole was blown out on the deck of the pirate ship, and the mast of the pirate ship was completely broken. The broken pirate flag fell into the sea under the carry of the sea breeze. In almost every corner of the pirate ship, there were groans coming from the injured pirates.

Pearson was also hit on the head and bleeding from the explosion. Looking around, wood chips were flying and the pirate ship was in a mess.

What the hell is this thing?

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