Chapter 330 Going out to sea
After lunch in the afternoon, Gervase assembled all the guards in his territory, and Gandalf and Nathan were also present.
The reason why Gandalf and Nathan did not follow Alice back to the territory today was because they learned about Gervase's revenge plan.
When Gandalf heard about Gervais's revenge plan, he slammed the table and said: Little Gervais, father supports you!
Obviously, Gandalf hated the Larkin family for wanting to murder his most promising youngest son.
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Gervis's trip this afternoon was not to carry out his revenge plan, but to patrol the situation in the nearby waters.
Yesterday afternoon, Ike conducted individual interrogations of the captured pirates on Gervis' orders.
According to the information we got from the pirates, there were actually 15 ships coming this time.
However, when they arrived at the mouth of the Dead Leaf River, after the pirates were disembarked according to Wright's orders, the other ten ships separated when they were about to reach the seaside village and disappeared.
These five ships came to the seaside village to attract attention according to Wright's orders.
Of course, the interrogation was not useless. One of the pirate captains confessed that when they came, they saw a small island in the distance on the seashore. If the pirate ships did not leave, they might have gone to that island to dock and wait.
After all, the ships in this world are not as advanced as those in the previous life. It is impossible to anchor and stabilize the ship without finding a shallow place to dock. Therefore, Gervis’ main target today is the island.
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Soon Gervis and his party arrived at the beach. When they arrived, the guards in charge of receiving them and several captains of the Rose Knights were already waiting there. After seeing Gervis, they immediately came up to Gervis and saluted and greeted him.
"Lord Gervis!"
"grown ups!"
Alice didn't forget to take these soldiers of the Rose Knights back with her, but left them for Gervis on purpose. Alice also learned about Gervis's revenge plan last night. Although she couldn't participate in it personally, she still left fifty people to Gervis as a token of her gratitude.
Among these 50 soldiers of the Order of the Rose, there are also 5 bronze knights. It can be said that their combat power is absolutely extraordinary.
"Well, are the water and food ready?"
Gervis dismounted, nodded to several captains of the Rose Knights, then looked at his guards and asked.
"Sir, everything is ready. Butler Thomas arranged for the villagers to help us load the boat last night. We can set off at any time now!"
The guard replied quickly.
"Great! Everybody, let's go!"
Following Gervis's order, all the soldiers came to the beach.
Because the water near the beach is too shallow and ships cannot dock at all, they use the small wooden boats on the pirate ships to transfer passengers.
Each pirate ship has two small boats, which can carry about 10 people at a time.
The more than 200 people under Gervis needed to be divided into four groups to complete the boarding. The first two groups to board the ship were slave soldiers and several captains of the Rose Knights.
The pirate captives were arranged to board the ship in the middle. Although these pirates looked very honest now, Gervis dared not let his guard down, lest these people escape or cause any trouble.
As long as they get on board the ship, with the suppression of the titled knights, there will be no trouble.
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"We need to build a simple pier on the beach! Otherwise it will be too troublesome!"
It took more than half an hour for nearly two hundred people to board the ship, and this was even after the supplies had been prepared in advance!
Sitting in the boat, Gervis took a look at the terrain around the coast. His coast was considered a good harbor, with a concave shape, wide inside and narrow outside.
Moreover, the sea water is relatively deep near the rocky coast on the left. As long as a flat road is opened up there and a simple wooden bridge of several dozen meters is built in the sea, the ships can dock.
A few minutes later, Gervis finally boarded the wooden ship in this world for the first time, which made Gervis feel extremely novel.
In my previous life, the most common sights of such ships were in Western medieval movies. The hull was oval in shape, and the deck was hung with strong and thick hemp ropes.
"Who among you will be at the helm?"
After taking a quick look at the deck of the ship, Gervis asked loudly to the ten pirates in front of him.
"Sir! It's me! I used to be in charge of the helm!"
A tall, skinny pirate in tattered clothes replied timidly.
"May I have your name?"
"Sir! My name is Lil, Lil Saltfish! It was me who told you about the island yesterday."
"Oh, it's you! Lil, let's set sail! Let's sail along the coast of Storm Territory first. If we don't find anything, we'll head to the island you mentioned!"
Gervis wanted to laugh a little, but finally held it back. This guy is really a master at naming. He can even use "Xianyu" as a surname.
"You'd better behave yourself and stop playing tricks! Otherwise, you definitely don't want to know what the consequences of playing tricks will be!"
"If you behave well during this period, perhaps your death sentence can be spared."
"I dare not, I dare not! Don't worry, sir, I will do my best and be loyal to you in the future!"
The reason why Lille and his men became pirates was because of Wright's coercion. Now that they can save their lives and live on land again, they certainly don't want to miss this opportunity.
The life of a pirate is actually not as good as the legend says, especially for the lower-level pirates like them. If they were not supported by the Larkin family, they would probably be no different from those refugees.
"Raise the sail!"
As Lear came to the wheel at the stern and shouted, the pirates who were in charge of other tasks immediately began to operate on the deck. When the sails were opened, the ship began to move slowly with the sea breeze.
Although these pirates are hateful and deserve to be killed, they have been making a living on the sea for many years and their ship-driving skills are quite good. Under their operation, the ship gradually accelerated and headed towards the sea.
Taking advantage of this break, Gervis took a look around the captain's cabin. He was quite disappointed because it was not as unique as what he saw in the movies.
The captain's room of this pirate ship is just a simple small room. There is no strange smell because the room has been cleaned in advance.
There was a small bed and a table inside, and the window was also made of wood, the kind that could let in light when pushed upwards and propped up with a wooden stick.
There was a crooked nautical chart on the table, but it would be more accurate to say that it was a simple topographic map rather than a nautical chart.
Most of the markings on this nautical chart are the outlines of the land and the distribution of forces. There are only a few black dots representing islands marked in the sea, making the land much more detailed than the sea.
As for the situation overseas, there is no information at all. It is estimated that even these pirates have never been to the distant seas.
After coming out of the captain's room disappointed, Gervis stood directly on the deck. Because it was already autumn, the sun was no longer scorching, but the gentle sea breeze made people feel extremely cool.
As the ship sailed along the coastline, Gervis finally understood why Wright and his companions chose to land at the edge of the Dead Leaf River.
From what Gervis had seen along the way, the edge of Storm Territory near the sea was mostly rocky cliffs, which was not suitable for landing at all. Only when he reached the Dead Leaf River did the terrain become flat and a large beach appeared.
This is all the result of the Kuye River, which has created a large mudflat at the mouth of the river.
After circling the beach and finding nothing, Gervis gave another order, asking Lill to drive the ship towards the island he mentioned.
There are only two possibilities now. Either the other pirate ships realized that the situation was not good and sailed back to the pirate lair without paying any attention to Wright and his men.
Another possibility is that the pirates are still waiting on that island.
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"There's an island ahead."
The ship turned back towards the seaside village, then gradually sailed away from the coast. After more than an hour of high-speed sailing, the pirate who was responsible for observation on the mast shouted loudly.
"Sir, that is the only island on your side that we found when we sailed over here!"
While controlling the rudder, Lill spoke carefully to Gervis.
Gervis immediately looked ahead and saw an island in the distance. The island was covered in green, and it was obviously an island with dense forests.
"Notify the ships behind and prepare for battle!"
Although Gervis was not sure whether the remaining pirates were on the island, he gave the order first.
Now only these pirates on the ship know how to use flag signals, in case a large group of pirates really appears and these people turn against them and deliberately send wrong orders.
(End of this chapter)
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