Chapter 389 The Idar people are so terrifying (two in one! Please subscribe!)
Although for Salazar Knox, Captain Hausen’s pronunciation was somewhat different from the spoken language he was familiar with, and some of the words in his words were never heard of before, he still understood what the captain meant.
The one who saved him was a ship belonging to the Idar Navy.
But the problem is...
Is Idar the name of a city-state? Is there a city-state with this name on this continent? Captain Hausen's words made Salazar Knox feel a little confused.
Although he had lived on the west coast of the continent since he was born, he had heard of the few powerful city-states on this continent.
But the name "Idar" felt extremely unfamiliar to Salazar Knox.
If you want to own a ship, the first requirement is to be close to the coast.
But how easy is it to fight against mutants while still having enough energy to build ships?
What's more, Captain Hausen mentioned a word in his words - fleet, which means that the so-called Idar Navy is definitely not just the ship in front of him.
At least in Salazar Knox's cognition, a force that can own such a large number of ships is definitely not an ordinary one. At least... it should be a strong city-state with a population of more than 100,000! But this city-state called "Idar" has always been unknown in this land? Although Salazar Knox's head often felt a throbbing pain at this time, it did not hinder his ability to think independently, so... he almost racked his brains to search for this name in his memory.
only……
His approach was doomed to fail. After a long period of contemplation, he still couldn't think of any information that could be linked to Idar...
It's like it appeared out of nowhere.
and,
Salazar Knox knew what a captain was, but... what was a colonel? Was it a position similar to a general or a guardian? For him, although he could understand most of Captain Hausen's words, if he put these words together, Salazar Knox was still a little confused and couldn't figure it out.
While Salazar Knox was busy in a daze, Captain Hausen was also looking at the drowning man in front of him who had just woken up from his coma.
In fact, Captain Hawson had already looked at Salazar Knox's clothes and searched through the belongings he carried with him before rescuing him.
How to say it?
The clothes were very simple and the weapons were very primitive.
The clothes Salazar Knox wore were not much different from those worn by the lowest serfs in Idar before Bruno came to power.
This can no longer be said to be patching clothes, but rather using many patches to piece together a piece of clothing that barely fits.
As for weapons...
If there were any large weapons, they would have been washed away by the sea when he fell into the water. The Idar soldiers only found a dagger tied to his calf by vines on his body.
And this dagger is even made of animal bones!
Coupled with his sallow complexion, skinny body and signs of severe malnutrition diagnosed by the military doctor, it is obvious that the man who fell into the water must have been living a very hard life.
But……
What surprised everyone present was that he was carrying a waist badge made of fine mithril.
The material of mithril is different from ordinary gold and silver. Although most of its physical properties are exactly the same as those of silver, it can play a more important role in the hands of the Idar people. It is also an extremely important mineral in the world.
If this badge were sold in the Principality of Idar, the price would be at least dozens of gold coins!
This made Captain Hausen a little confused.
To say he was poor was not entirely so. That badge alone was very valuable.
But it is absolutely impossible to say that he lives a good life, because whether from the clothes or the sallow and thin complexion, the civilians of the Principality of Idar look much better than him.
So…
After dealing with those ugly monsters on land, Captain Hausen now has only one priority.
Whether through convincing people with reason or through spiritual influence, he had to pry open the mouth of the drowning man in front of him to learn everything about this land, so that the Idar people could have a comprehensive and systematic understanding of this land on the other side of the ocean.
Soon, under the gaze of Captain Hausen, the drowning man finally spoke: "Dear Captain, I sincerely thank you for your rescue."
"I am Salazar Knox, the city-state defender of Padilla, a native of the west coast, an indomitable attacker and the storm-born of the Knox family, from Padilla on the west coast."
Captain Hausen: ??? Adjutant: ??? Accompanying Idar soldier: ??? Hearing what this guy with a long name said, Captain Hausen was surprised and delighted.
What made me happy was that he could speak human language. Well, no, anyway, what I meant was that he spoke the same language as the Idar people, so at least I could communicate smoothly.
What surprised me was that what he said was a bit long and I couldn’t quite understand it.
Just now……
How many names did he mention? Three? Four?
So what is the name of this drowning man? Born in the Storm? Indomitable Attacker? Or some other nonsense? Or did the previous sea water damage this guy's head? Seeing that Captain Hausen seemed a little confused, Salazar Knox introduced himself again very considerately: "I am the city-state guard of Padilla, a native of the west coast, Indomitable..."
"Okay, okay, this native guard who never surrenders in the storm, please tell me, how did you fall into the sea?"
Captain Howson, intent on listening to his long-winded name, interrupted Salazar Knox very quickly.
"It was the Stormborn, the indomitable attackers, and the natives of the west coast..."
Salazar corrected: "You can call me Salazar Knox, or Salazar, my respected captain. As for the reason for falling into the water..."
Seeing the captain in front of him take the initiative to ask, Salazar did not hide anything.
He talked about everything from hunting in the forest to jumping into the sea to escape the mutants, and he was very emotional. Just like some online writers who don't wear women's clothes, he didn't know how to use the right amount of details or omissions.
"So... those ugly creatures with green faces, fangs, gray backs, black claws, and a big eyeball on top of their heads are called mutants, right?"
Captain Howson briefly summarized the useful information he had extracted from these episodes and experiences and found that it could be fully summarized in one simple sentence.
Now it was Salazar Knox's turn to be dumbfounded.
This is not the point! I wasted so much time and effort, laying the groundwork and exaggerating, mainly to show my experience of fighting wits and courage with mutants, and to show my brave and flexible combat ability even though I fell into the water! But...
The captain in front of him seemed to have never seen a mutant before. He was particularly interested in those monsters and looked like he had never seen the world before.
"Those things... the ones with big eyes you mentioned, aren't they called mutants?"
Salazar Knox felt that his cognition was challenged and asked back.
You know, mutants are the biggest enemy of humans on this continent, but the captain in front of him seemed to have never seen mutants before.
This is irrational! Moreover, even this ship exudes an unusual atmosphere everywhere.
Not to mention anything else, the uniforms of these soldiers alone had already made Salazar Knox jealous.
As a member of the Padiliya city-state, although it is not wealthy, its area is not large, and its population is not large, but... on this continent, Padiliya is already considered a human city-state with good strength.
As a guard of the city-state, Salazar Knox had a good family background and social status.
But even so, his clothes were still far inferior to those of the people from the Idar city-state in front of him.
That’s right, although Salazar Knox did not find any memory of the word “Idar” in his mind, in his subconscious, he had already regarded it as a city-state on this continent.
Because with the breadth of Salazar Knox's thinking, he could not think of any other explanation, let alone imagine whether there might be other land on the other side of the ocean.
"This is the first time we have encountered this kind of creature and the first time we have hunted them," Captain Hausen said very frankly.
first……
This is their first time...
Salazar Knox was already a little confused, and at this moment, after hearing what Captain Housen said, he was completely stunned.
He had no time to think about what Captain Housen said about hunting "them". He only heard the word "first time" lingering in his ears over and over again.
I seem to...
Discovered a formidable force? "Excuse me... where is the Idar city-state you mentioned? Aren't there any mutants there?"
After pondering for a moment, Salazar Knox finally couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.
"No," Captain Howson answered simply.
"hiss……"
Hearing this, Salazar Knox took a breath.
No one could fully understand Salazar's extremely complicated feelings at this moment.
You know, all human beings living on this continent have been living under the shadow of mutants almost since birth.
These creatures seem to have an innate hatred and disgust for humans.
From time to time, they rely on their powerful strength to attack humans, forcing the surviving humans to unite together and form one city-state and human settlement after another on this land to jointly resist the threat posed by mutants.
But……
Captain Hausen's words really shocked Salazar Knox. A land without mutants, its attraction to Salazar Knox was incomparable to anything else!
Captain Hausen did not keep the secret. After all, if he wanted Salazar Knox to speak and become his guide to explore this land, he must first let him understand the power of the Principality of Idar! "We are from the Principality of Idar, which is located on the other side of the ocean, several weeks away from this land. The Principality of Idar is a powerful principality under the rule of the Stuart family, with a population of millions. It is the most powerful principality in that land!"
"And the three-masted warship 'Explorer' that you are on now is just the tip of the iceberg of the Idar Navy fleet! Follow me..."
As he spoke, under the leadership of Captain Hausen, Salazar tremblingly walked out of the cabin for the first time and came to the deck of the "Explorer".
To Bruno Stuart, the Duke of Idar, such a three-masted warship was nothing special, but... that was looking at the warship from the perspective of a time traveler.
Whether it was the ordinary people of Idar or the nobles, merchants, and civilians of the Norman Empire, everyone who saw this battleship was amazed at its huge size, huge sails, and powerful firepower on board.
There is no doubt about how much shock it can bring to Salazar, an ordinary person living in a foreign continent.
The only boats Salazar had ever seen since he was born were rafts made of many sticks and planks, which were used for fishing in rivers and offshore.
so……
Looking at the wide deck in front of him, the hull that was two stories high, and the Idar soldiers busy on the deck, for a moment... Salazar was speechless.
He really didn't know what words he should use to describe the huge ship that appeared before him.
All Salazar could do was stand there, staring at the Stuart family flag hanging at the top of the mast, and stare blankly.
Facts are far more convincing than any simple words.
and,
In such a short period of time, this young man who had never left his birthplace suffered so much shock.
Although young people have a stronger ability to accept new things, at this moment, whether it is their outlook on life, world view or values, they need a lot of time to reshape.
There is land overseas...
There is a country on land, called the Principality of Idar...
Their ships can cross the boundless ocean and reach this land thousands of miles away...
Although Salazar had little experience, he was not stupid.
He clearly understood that this meant how powerful the Principality of Idar, far away on the other side of the ocean, was! I'm afraid...
It is much more powerful than those powerful city-states!
However, Salazar didn't have much time to sort out his thoughts, not because Captain Hausen was too lazy to wait, but because... a roar! That's right, when Captain Hausen heard the news that the drowning man had woken up and couldn't wait to return to the three-masted warship "Explorer", the Idar soldiers were also cleaning the "battlefield" on the coast very efficiently.
The vast majority of mutants were killed by Idar's soldiers, but there were two mutants that only had broken legs and were unable to move but had extremely strong vitality. They were caught in nets by Idar's soldiers and locked in cages that had been waiting for a long time.
When Salazar came to the deck, the two animal cages were being carried to the deck in an orderly manner by Idar soldiers, and the mutants trapped inside let out a few shameful roars from time to time.
"*!@Oab#_%$UImfjvo"
The roar, like a baby crying, brought Salazar back to reality almost instantly.
Such a familiar roar, at such a close distance, it almost made Salazar shudder in an instant. He turned around in horror and looked at the iron cage that was being carried onto the deck.
"How could you...how could you..." Salazar couldn't even speak clearly at this moment.
There was no way. He had just escaped from the claws of the mutants, but he didn't expect that these Idar people from another continent in front of him would actually carry the mutants directly onto the boat.
Although they were separated by a cage, Salazar still felt cold under his feet: "You...what are you doing?"
Hearing this, Captain Hausen seemed not to notice the expression on Salazar's face, and said rather heartlessly:
"We don't have this thing on our continent, so we plan to bring it back to open the eyes of our experts and scholars in the Principality of Idar, and do some anatomical experiments to figure out why this thing looks so ugly."
For a moment, Salazar was speechless: "..."
"In order to capture these two live mutants, I'm afraid you suffered heavy losses..." Salazar said with some regret.
You know, every year some of Salazar's companions die at the fangs of mutants. Not to mention capturing such living creatures, just hunting mutants is extremely difficult.
Although he didn't understand how the Idar people conducted research, and even less understood what dissection meant, the scene before him once again made him realize how powerful these Idar people were.
"But they are not easy to catch. In order to catch these two mutants, we lost three traps..." An Idar soldier shook his head regretfully.
"There is also a lot of loss of weapons and ammunition..." another soldier added.
"How many people died?"
Although he felt it was a bit impolite to ask, Salazar couldn't help but ask.
"Dead people? How could a mere dozen beasts cost the lives of the elite Idar soldiers?"
Hearing this, Captain Hausen replied confidently.
The Idar soldiers were equipped with a full set of magic rifles and powerful magic cannons, plus they had the advantage of terrain and people. In such a situation, if they faced only a dozen mutants, they would suffer casualties. How could Captain Hausen still have the face to show off? "No... not a single soldier was lost?"
Hearing this, Salazar fell into deep confusion again.
What kind of monsters were these Idar people? And how powerful was the Idar Principality that they were so proud of when they mentioned it? Salazar couldn't imagine these things.
"Salazar Knox."
At this moment, Captain Howson's words interrupted Salazar's thoughts: "I think we need to talk about the land you live in and these mutants that are everywhere."
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