Krober embarked on his journey to Qingyu City with great expectations, but the result was not satisfactory.
Marquis Green Feather Grass has not yet returned from Hild Fortress. Although his successor Conrad Green Feather Grass can answer some questions, the specific content is almost the same as what Watava Alfalfa said.
Despite this, Kroeber did not return empty-handed.
Conrad generously provided Kroeber with a lot of help.
Not only did he lend a medium-sized sailing ship for free, but the sailors, helmsman and other labor on the ship were also temporarily assigned to Kroeber.
During this period, all losses of the ship and wages of the labor force will be borne entirely by the Qingyuca family.
With the assistance of this sailboat and the crew, it is enough to support Kroeber's next plan.
In addition, Conrad also personally wrote a letter to Krober and stamped it with the seal of the Qingyucao family, indicating that this letter could help him mobilize the nobles loyal to the Qingyucao family when encountering difficulties.
Kroeber gladly accepted Conrad's kindness because he knew that the more preparation he made, the more protection he had.
Originally, Krober still had the idea of going to Black Feather Island to take a look, but Conrad stopped him and explained that there were not many living people on Black Feather Island now. Most of them were plundered by pirates like treasures and taken to the Three Daughters Islands. All the wealth, elf bugs and elves of the Black Feather family were also taken away.
It can be said that there is nothing left on Kuroba Island now except a few survivors and some damaged building ruins.
After thanking the Qingyucao family for their help and admiring their loyalty to the Grand Duke, both the host and the guests had a great time. Krober declined Conrad's invitation and led his team to the Three Daughters Islands.
(No more preparation, just a quick review, I won’t let you say I’m lazy, let’s get straight to the story)
Krober first went to the port of the Qingyucao family to take the ship and crew lent to him by Conrad. After preparing food for almost a month, he went straight to the Three Daughters Islands.
The Three Daughters Islands are a long distance away from the coastline, which has become the source of the pirates' rampage.
Generally speaking, pirates would choose to settle down on the Second Daughter Island.
The natural conditions of this island are better than those of the other two islands. Not only is the environment not as harsh, but the area is also quite large.
The most important thing is the convenient transportation, which is very beneficial for them to go out to sea and rob passing caravans.
In contrast, the Big Daughter Island is closest to the Principality's coastline. If the nobles decide to send troops to conquer, the Big Daughter Island will undoubtedly be a strategic place that must be passed through.
Despite the rugged rocks and harsh terrain of the Big Daughter Island, the pirates still deployed some of their troops there.
As for Komeijima, it is not only the smallest in area, but also located on the easternmost side of the two islands. Even if the enemy attempts to launch an attack from the sea, it is impossible to attack them from the east side of the sea.
Therefore, on ordinary days, few pirates would set foot on Little Sister Island.
Krober's plan was to anchor the ship at Little Sister Island, and then he and the two great knights, Foster, would go ahead to find out the actual situation of the pirates.
Yes, with the help of the potion, Foster finally broke through before arriving at Horstburg and became the first great knight under Krober.
With the addition of Foster, Krober's team now has two great knights.
But the captain of the ship had a completely different opinion.
The captain of the ship is an experienced and weathered middle-aged man who has personally experienced the thrilling operation of the last anti-pirate campaign and is in charge of driving the ship.
Therefore, he is well aware of the complex and dangerous environment around the Three Daughters Islands.
He suggested that they disguise themselves as an isolated merchant ship that happened to pass through the waters near the Second Daughter Island. At the same time, they must ensure that most of the soldiers are hidden inside the cabin, with only a small part of the defensive forces exposed on the outside, deliberately creating an illusion of vulnerability.
In this way, it would be easy to arouse the greed deep in the hearts of the pirates.
According to the pirates' customary rules, faced with such a lone merchant ship that was obviously at a disadvantage, they would not usually rush forward to rob it, because doing so would mean that no one would be able to get a satisfactory share of the spoils in the end.
Instead, pirates tended to follow tradition and let the first person who spotted the merchant ship come forward to organize a fighting party.
After a successful robbery, most of the looted treasure will be handed over to the pirate leader, and the remaining property will be at the disposal of the lucky person who first discovered the target.
The captain said that this was the information that the pirate captives who were held on the ship at the time said in exchange for a decent meal. Many people on the ship heard it at the time. If Kroeber didn't believe it, he could go out and ask the sailors.
To be honest, Krober himself had a certain distrust of everyone except him and Knight Foster.
Well…now we can add Marquis Daniel and Baron Adam, and Grand Duchess Veronica.
But at this moment he could not think of any other way. After all, the Three Daughters Islands were isolated overseas. As long as he sailed close to them, he would be immediately discovered by the vigilant pirate scouts. At that time, he could only fight head-on or retreat.
And when the enemy's intelligence is unclear, Kroeber will never choose a head-on confrontation.
So he would rather take the risk and choose the suggestion made by the captain.
First of all, this ship, the sailors on board, and the captain were all introduced by the Qingyucao family. They should already have families in the territory of the Qingyucao family, and the general loyalty of such people can be guaranteed.
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