Chapter 121: Loot (Subscribe!)
The Coral Island Battle, initiated by Idar Admiral Mal Karen, did not last long.
Especially when the Idar naval soldiers occupied the Coral Island port under the cover of night and took control of the pirate ships anchored in the port, the pirates on the Coral Island had become trapped.
The port was occupied, the ships were detained, and the Idar soldiers almost completely cut off all the pirates' escape routes.
Therefore, the pirates had only two choices: surrender or fight to the death.
If the enemies facing the Idar Navy were replaced by Crusaders with religious belief buffs, or Odin people with a brain dead, then maybe they would fight back before they die.
But... at this moment, the enemy of the Idar Navy is pirates! And they are a group of pirates who are greedy for life, afraid of death, and bully the weak!
Therefore, the pirates had no intention of fighting, but just fought and retreated, fighting cautiously while waiting for orders from the pirate leader Kelvin.
That’s right!
The pirates who were fighting the Idar people on the front line had no idea that the pirate leader Kelvin Plateau had actually been killed by the magic crystal bomb thrown by the Idar people!
Even the Idar people who threw the magic crystal bombs had no idea that they had killed the opposing boss.
The residences of the Coral Island pirates are mostly concentrated in the port area, so in the second half of the night, after the magic crystal bombs stopped being thrown, the Idar people began to enter the streets and alleys of the Coral Island to clear out the pirates hiding in the residences.
That's right, streets! After all these years of management by Kelvin, the buildings on the coral island actually look quite decent. If you ignore the identity of the pirates, it looks like a medium-sized town in the vast ocean.
The war ended at dawn.
The body of Kelvin Prato was found outside the castle on the island by a pirate who was fleeing in panic. Because he was too close to the explosion point of the magic crystal bomb, the pirate leader's face was blurred and torn into pieces...
But the pirate still recognized at a glance that the guy in front of him who was dead as hell was his boss - Kelvin Prato! When this news spread, the pirates' will to resist completely collapsed. Even though there were a few diehard fans of Kelvin Prato who tried to resist, they could not make much waves.
Because most of the pirates had already thrown their weapons on the ground and surrendered to Idar's army.
"Oh my god! It's so explosive, how did that guy recognize that this is Kelvin Prato?"
Looking at the body in front of him that had been blown to pieces, Mal Karen complained.
"Maybe it's because of the cast iron skull ring on my finger..."
As he was speaking, Captain Jack pointed to a finger that had fallen in the grass nearby.
After all, Captain Jack was once Kelvin's subordinate, so... he quickly recognized the ring. It was the skull ring that Kelvin had always worn on his hand.
After hearing Jack's affirmative answer, Mal Karen nodded.
How miserable...
I don't know which sailor launched the magic crystal bomb that killed Kelvin. I must give him a chicken drumstick when I get back!
After this long-prepared battle by the Idar people, the Coral Island pirates were completely wiped out! The next thing Mal Karen had to do was to count the spoils!
The first were the captured pirates.
Including Pearson and others captured in the naval battle a day ago, the Idar Navy now holds nearly 200 pirate captives! However, not all of these captives will be sent to Idar! According to Bruno's plan and arrangement before the expedition, after the victory of the war, Captain Jack will become the new boss of the Coral Island Pirates with the support of Idar!
As the agent of Count Bruno Stuart of Idar, he assisted the Lord of Idar in supervising and controlling the waters around the Coral Island and Kelvin Plateau's original sphere of influence.
Therefore, in order for Captain Jack to achieve this goal as soon as possible, Captain Jack will select a large number of pirates who look relatively pleasing from the nearly 200 captured pirates. As for the other pirates... especially the pirates led by Pearson who attacked the Idar Territory, they will be sent to the Idar Territory for trial!
However, the Idar people's captives apparently included more than just these pirates.
Since pirates had been abducting people in the coastal areas of the Kingdom of Basel for many years, there were a large number of serfs and civilians on the Coral Island who were forcibly abducted by pirates.
Their number may even be as high as four or five hundred!
Looking at the civilians and serfs who were trembling with fear in their eyes, Mal Karen felt a headache.
It was true that he was Idar's general, but he really didn't know how to deal with these innocent civilians.
After all... the Idar Navy only had this one three-masted sailing ship, and it was impossible to transport all these innocent civilians to the Idar Territory at once.
Moreover, the Idar people had not originally anticipated that there would be so many civilians and serfs on the coral island, so they did not make plans and arrangements in advance.
"If you don't have any good solution for these serfs and civilians for the time being...why not leave them on Coral Island for now?"
At this moment, Captain Jack suddenly said, "After the fierce battle last night, both the buildings and the port of Coral Island were severely damaged. It would be better to let them stay here and help me repair the many buildings on Coral Island."
"You should be clear about Idar's policy towards serfs and civilians, right?" Mal Karen said in a deep voice.
"I understand!" Captain Jack assured him immediately, "I will follow Master Bruno's will! I will not let these civilians and serfs live in the fear they have been in before!"
Hearing this, Mal Karen nodded. Until there was a more suitable place to go, these serfs would probably have to continue living on the coral island.
In addition to prisoners, the most loot captured by Idar soldiers was money!
In addition to coming from the coastal areas of the Kingdom of Basel, most of the money the pirates robbed actually came from the few passing merchant ships.
Although there are not many merchant ships and they generally employ a large number of sailors and mercenaries, this also means that if they successfully plunder a merchant ship, it will be enough for the pirates to make a fortune.
In addition, there was no place to spend money on the Coral Island, so under the leadership of Captain Jack, Mal Cullen found thousands of gold coins in the cellar of Kelvin's small castle!
For the Idar Territory, this can be considered a windfall!
At least, there is no problem in making up for the cost of building the three-masted warship.
Of course, this battle brought Idar Lordship not only gains in population and money, but most importantly, Idar Lordship successfully gained a fulcrum overseas!
The geographical location of the Coral Island means that Idar Territory will have a naval base located in the territorial waters of the Kingdom of Basel from now on! This is particularly critical to Idar Territory's expansion strategy!
Moreover, the pirate ship anchored in the port, under the leadership of Captain Jack, will become the first nail that Idar Territory has driven into the ocean! It will block the rest of the Basel pirates from entering Idar Territory!
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That’s all for today. I have an exam tomorrow morning, so I’ll update tomorrow night.
(End of this chapter)
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