Roger can say such words with confidence, naturally because the hippogryphs have followed the pirate ship to find their lair.【】
After listening to Roger's words, Robert no longer insisted on returning. Anyway, it only took half a day to move forward. There was no need to argue with a nobleman over such a trivial matter. So Robert hurriedly bowed to Roger and left.
He went to his cabin to cheer up the sailors on the ship.
"Cowardly guy..." Roger whispered disdainfully after Robert left the cabin.
Although the captain of the Queen Mary also wanted to be Roger's confidant, this guy was too timid, which was a big shortcoming for Roger. All of Roger's other subordinates were timid.
A very big person, not to mention Bonnie, Chris and several other knights, even the personal maid had fought with him from the Lund Peninsula under the siege of undead creatures. So in Roger's eyes, compared with them,
Robert is indeed as timid as a mouse.
Roger didn't intend to argue with Robert about his courage, and quickly turned his attention to the pirate island. Through his spiritual connection, he made the hippogryph fly closer to the island so that he could observe the pirates more clearly.
Their old nest.
This is a large island from Kong Kong. There is a volcano emitting white smoke in the center of the island, and most of the surrounding areas are steep cliffs. There is a bay to the south of Pirate Island, where many large and small ships are anchored.
There were at least forty or fifty ships in the bay. Although the pirates had dispatched a large number of troops to attack Kent Town before, they obviously had not yet gone all out.
This discovery made Roger deeply comforted by his decision to eradicate the pirates. If he did not follow the pirate ship to find their lair, these guys would definitely come back in the future. But Kent Town cannot be in a state of preparedness to guard against pirates for a long time.
If the guy suddenly appears, he will definitely cause huge losses.
"Oh, I'm really good at predicting the unknown!" Roger said to himself proudly, while letting the hippogryph continue to descend, wondering if there were any pirates on those ships.
Roger found that the hippogryphs did not listen to his commands and seemed unwilling to get too close to the island. This phenomenon had never been encountered before, and it surprised Roger a bit. However, he did not think about it.
Too many, so the hippogryph was forced to fly towards the island.
As Roger's familiar, the hippogryph disobeyed his orders and reluctantly lowered its altitude. At this moment, Roger suddenly felt a warning sign. Before he could react, he felt a sudden attack on his head.
He was in severe pain, his vision went dark, and he lost contact with the hippogryph.
This sudden accident caused Roger to stumble and almost fall to the ground. He quickly held on to the table in front of him to avoid falling. It took him a while to recover from the terrible dizziness.
"What's going on?" Roger asked the Castle Master as soon as he came back to his senses: "Why did this happen?"
"That Hippogryph was killed." The Castle Master replied in a serious tone: "You happened to concentrate on contacting it, so you suffered a backlash from the spiritual connection. Fortunately, your mental power was strong enough, so this backlash did not occur.
What harm can it do?”
Knowing that the accident just now did no harm to him, Roger couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but another worry soon came to his mind: the hippogryph was still very high in the sky when it was killed, and it was obviously not caused by pirates.
Hand. What kind of terrifying existence is there on this small island that can actually destroy the monsters flying at high altitudes?
Roger frowned and thought for a long time. Finally, he slapped the table in front of him and said to himself: "No matter what, let's eliminate the pirates first. Since the pirates can use this island as a base, there should be no danger on it.
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What Roger didn't know was that maybe under normal circumstances his assessment was reasonable, but this time it was completely wrong. And this misjudgment almost put Roger into a desperate situation.
Although this small disturbance made Roger a little uneasy, the Queen Mary continued to move forward according to the original plan. By the morning of the next day, it had reached the sea very close to Pirate Island.
At this time, the anxious Robert came to see Roger again. With the lesson learned last time, Robert seemed more cautious this time, and said to Roger with a smile on his face: "Sir, the sailor who was watching found that there is a small island ahead."
"Well, that's the pirates' lair." Roger nodded: "Let the Queen Mary move forward at full speed!"
Robert knew in his heart that he shouldn't say anything, but he couldn't help but ask: "Then...where are our reinforcements?"
"What reinforcements? It's just our boat!" Roger's answer shocked Robert, and his feet were so weak that he couldn't even stand.
Are you kidding me? If you dare to attack the base camp of the Red Dragon Pirates with just one merchant ship, you are simply asking for death! Even if the ship is equipped with a crossbow bed, it cannot be the opponent of so many pirates. At this time, Robert really regrets it.
I regret that I should not have been so obsessed with wanting to be Roger's confidant that I followed him to this hellish place in a daze. This lord is simply a lunatic. Following him will only cost you your life.
"You can't go and die!" At this time, Robert couldn't care less about trying to please Roger. He walked outside the cabin and muttered to himself: "We must return immediately..."
Before Robert could finish his words, Roger had already struck him hard on the back of the neck. The timid captain immediately fell softly to the ground. This blow was enough to make Robert unconscious for several days, and Roger didn't care about him at all.
With one glance, he closed the hatch and went onto the deck.
The other sailors didn't know what happened to Robert. When they saw the lord coming out, they all saluted Roger. To these sailors, a baron lord was a very important person. What's more, everyone was dissatisfied with Roger's easy death on the Tula River.
The memory of killing so many pirates was still fresh in his mind, so he naturally respected him even more.
"I will take over the Queen Mary from now on. Everyone who obeys me will receive a large sum of money and the status of a permanent resident of Kent Town after returning to land." Roger knew that the most important thing at this critical juncture was to master the control of the ship.
control of the Queen Mary, so they immediately offered attractive enough terms to the sailors.
Those sailors were not fools. After hearing Roger's words, they understood that the lord must have fallen out with the captain. Logically speaking, they should defend Robert's power to the death and resolutely oppose Roger's takeover of the Queen Mary. However, Robert's usual opponents
His subordinates were very harsh, and the sailors had been dissatisfied with him for a long time. In addition, the conditions offered by Roger were too tempting, so several sailors hesitated for a moment and then quickly raised their hands and said: "We are willing to obey your Majesty."
order."
Now that someone had taken the initiative, it was easier for others to make a choice. Soon most of the sailors expressed their willingness to obey Roger. A few of Robert's confidants, seeing that the situation was over, followed the trend and did not oppose Roger's decision.
Roger was very satisfied with the response of the sailors, and he was secretly relieved. Although Roger could easily kill all these sailors, he could not control such a large ship by himself. Now the sailors expressed their support for Roger.
He doesn't have to worry about this anymore.
"Mr. First Mate, you are now the captain of the Queen Mary!" Roger asked the first mate to take over Robert's position, and then shouted an order: "Directly ahead, full speed ahead!"
The sailors were emboldened by the generous rewards promised by Roger, and worked hard to maneuver the Queen Mary forward. As the islands on the sea became clearer and clearer, the Queen Mary was finally discovered by pirate ships patrolling the periphery.
Already.
To be honest, the pirates were really surprised to find a merchant ship so close to the base. This is the depths of the ocean, and it is not a place where merchant ships should come. As long as you have a little brain, you can guess,
The appearance of this ship nearby was definitely no accident. The pirates on the patrol ship immediately alerted other pirates. Two magic fireworks shot up into the air and exploded suddenly, which could be seen clearly even in the daytime.
The alarm immediately caused the Pirate Island to explode. The pirates rushed onto their ships with shouts and hurriedly prepared for sailing. This island is the base camp of the Red Dragon Pirate Group, and the pirates have always robbed most of it.
All the stolen property is hidden on this island. If someone discovers this place, it will be a big trouble for the Red Dragon Pirates, so almost all the pirates are out in force, vowing to break this ship into their territory.
The merchant ships were destroyed.
Soon the pirate ships sailed out of the bay one after another, pounced on the Queen Mary like a pack of wolves. Although the pirates lost most of their strength in the battle to attack Kent Town, the ships remaining at the base were also absent.
A few, forty, or fifty ships flying the flag of the Red Dragon Pirates were approaching on the sea. The masts in the forest were as dense as the woods, and the momentum was indeed a bit terrifying.
The sailors didn't know that the small island in front of them was actually the home of the Red Dragon Pirates. They would inevitably feel very scared when they suddenly saw so many pirate ships. Billy, the first mate who had just been promoted to captain, was a bit brave, although
His face was not very good, but he still issued orders loudly, directing the sailors to do their respective jobs.
"Well...this guy is quite interesting." Nodding secretly to express satisfaction with Billy's performance, Roger loudly said: "Keep the course, just follow my orders, I guarantee you will be fine!"
Roger's words somewhat reassured the sailors. After all, his performance on the Tula River was obvious to all. With his encouragement, the Queen Mary rode the wind and waves and rushed towards the pirate fleet, like a moth rushing to a fire.