Chapter five hundred and eighty seventh the first face in the world
Chapter 587: The best face in the world
The next morning, after a night's rest, everyone was refreshed again.
The feeling of sleeping on the ground is very different from sleeping on a boat that is constantly rocking. Lorraine only feels that she has never been so comfortable. She always can't sleep on the boat. How can she sleep like this today?
It's dawn.
When the morning light first appeared, all the sailors who had camped on the beach got up and noisily began to pack their things and prepare to return to the ship.
Lorraine was awakened by the movement made by her men, and her eyes widened.
The sun is still below the sea level, the weather is cool, and the fresh air carries the unique salty smell of the ocean. If you look closely, you can see that there is a burning smell in it.
Xiaobai stayed on the ground where the seized financial reports were piled, his fat body leaning on the box containing gold and gems, and he slept contentedly.
Leo, like Xiao Bai, also slept next to the boxes. He fell asleep looking at the treasure in front of him. When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was these boxes.
In the thin morning mist, everyone got on the boat and returned to the battleship. The remaining people loaded the boxes piled on the beach and transported them back to the battleship.
While everyone was busy, Lorraine stood on the shore, turned around, and took a look at the messy buildings on the shore that had been destroyed by artillery fire.
This group of pirates has been completely wiped out, and the pirate base has been destroyed. There is not even a complete house left on the island.
Along with the whistling sea breeze, there seemed to be some strange noises.
Lorraine listened carefully, and in the cold morning wind, she could faintly hear crying.
Those should be the families of the pirates on the shore, or the hostages, women and children they captured. Or even the slaves they coerced.
Yesterday, all the people on the island were carefully screened. Those who deserved to be killed were killed and those who deserved to be punished. The rest of them were innocent and were thrown aside.
They did not dare to get close to the ferocious SS soldiers. The battle yesterday had frightened them. First there was a burst of fire like hell, and then these soldiers with weapons rushed up and killed almost all the pirates.
They only dared to stay away from the sailors of the Victory.
Originally, they were still able to live happily under the high pressure of the pirates. Now that the pirates have been wiped out by themselves, they must not know what to do for the moment and are full of confusion about the future.
Just at this moment, someone walked by carrying a box of treasure.
Lorraine thought for a moment and then said: "Wait a minute."
The two sailors stopped immediately.
Lorraine walked over and kicked the box open, revealing the jewels inside that dazzled people's eyes.
Lorraine glanced at the two sailors and said, "Put the box down. All this will be charged to my account, you know?"
The two sailors looked at each other, somewhat puzzled, but they did not dare to ask any more questions. They saluted and then retreated.
Lorraine took off his large cloak and covered it on the box. In order to prevent the cloak from blowing away, he took out a dagger and nailed it to it.
Leo looked at it from the side and said in surprise: "What are you doing? You don't want so much money? This is money~! Look at my mouth, money~!"
Lorraine smiled and said with disdain: "It's just a little money. We don't have anything else now, but we have plenty of money~!"
Leo looked at him showing the face of a nouveau riche. He was very strange at the moment and couldn't help but blinked.
At this time a gust of wind blew.
Hearing the cry in the wind, Leo suddenly understood and said: "Are you giving money to the residents of the island? Don't forget, those pirates were slaughtered under your command.
Many of them are family members of pirates, and failing to hold them accountable would be an act of extrajudicial favor.
Others are people captured by pirates. We have broken their shackles and given them ***, which is enough.
You actually gave me back the money now..."
He paused for a moment, then reached out and touched his forehead, murmuring: "Boss, do I have a fever, or have you become hypocritical now that you have two dollars to burn?"
Lorraine looked at his white and chubby little face, and at that moment she felt the urge to slap his hand, but looking at his bright eyes, she finally just sighed helplessly, and then said:
"If those people are the pirates' families, they have already paid the price for their sins.
If they were captured by pirates, we would have broken the shackles for them. But how will they survive in the future if they are left destitute and destitute?
In this case, why don't we give them a little more hope? We can't just rescue them, we also have to resettle them.
Leave them some money so they can start their lives again.
Anyway, it’s just a little effort. Save people, save lives. If you save a person and then give up halfway, what’s the difference between that and letting go from the beginning?”
Leo thought for a moment and said: "Okay, okay. You are the boss. But don't think that I will pay too much. At most, it will be a hundred gold coins, and there will be nothing more."
As he said that, he took out some gold coins from the box next to him and threw them next to Lorraine's cloak.
Then he looked at those gold coins and compared them with the box of gold jewelry next to him. He felt that they were too few and felt a little embarrassed. He gritted his teeth, took out some gold coins and threw them over.
But I felt that it was too much, and my body ached. At that moment, my big black eyes rolled, then I shrank my neck, turned my back, and stopped looking at the gold coins on the ground. I murmured while resisting the cold wind in the morning.
Authentic: "I donated these for Xiaobai."
Lorraine paused for a moment, then said: "I don't think Xiaobai would think so."
Based on his understanding of the little elephant, whenever it wants to pay, it usually pretends not to understand human speech.
But Leo smiled and said: "Okay, okay, Xiaobai is obsessed with money, but he hasn't learned mathematics yet. At most, he can only add within twenty. If it exceeds twenty, he can't understand it."
As the boss, I have the obligation to teach it a lesson and let it know the importance of 'study hard and make progress every day'. This will save it from being lazy and slippery all day long and not doing serious work."
Lorraine looked at the evil smile on his face and felt helpless. She had to change the topic and said: "By the way, where is Xiaobai? Why didn't I see it?"
Leo pointed to the sky and said: "It's dizzy and doesn't want to take a boat. So that evil old man is taking it flying in the sky~!"
Lorraine looked up and saw Lester hanging in mid-air on the sea not far away, using the wand in his hand to control the little elephant in the sky and slowly move towards the battleship.
No matter how far away he was, he could still see the little elephant closing his eyes tightly, and the sweat on his forehead was flowing down like a waterfall.
Lester also deliberately made mischief, making Xiaobai float high, but slowly as if moving, drifting towards the battleship bit by bit.
In the middle of the process, he probably suddenly remembered Xiaobai's affair with the con man who cheated him out of his money. Old man Lester chuckled, swung his staff, put away the spell, and made Xiaobai fall down in the air.
The sudden change occurred. Xiaobai screamed in horror and kicked his feet in the air. After two or three seconds, he stopped at a low place on the sea surface.
At this moment, Lester put his hands on his hips and looked up to the sky, laughing.
Lorraine smiled bitterly and said, "This child is really pitiful."
Leo looked at it, but curled his lips and said, "It asked for it. Seeing that it didn't want to get on the boat, the evil-minded old man walked over with a smile and said: 'I have an idea, you can
Do you want to try it? You can also experience the feeling of flying~!'"
Leo imitated it very much, even the ending sound was exactly the same as Lester's tone.
Lorraine glanced at him and said, "What then?"
Leo looked at the sky with hatred, then spread his hands and said: "Then that fool was fooled~! He didn't even think about it, I didn't dare to mess with that evil-minded old guy.
"
He paused and saw that Xiaobai had already landed on the deck of the battleship, but he was still lying on the deck, his head buried between his two thick front legs, tightly pressed against the deck and motionless.
Leo looked at it, feeling heartbroken and said hurriedly: "Let's go, let's go back. Let's go back quickly. I have to take a look and don't let it leave any psychological shadow. This scheming old man is really bad."
As he said that, he grabbed Lorraine's clothes and dragged him quickly to the beach, then jumped into the boat and galloped towards the battleship in the sea.
At this time, there are still some sailors staying on the shore and doing the final work.
They had just listened to the conversation between Lorraine and Lorraine, and now they all looked at each other, and then stepped forward one after another.
They also took out the gold coins and copper plates on their bodies and threw them next to the box.
After a while, there were already a lot of gold coins piled next to the box.
'Integrity, mercy, humility...' This knight's oath is not just words for them, but a code of life that is seriously implemented.
Because of this, they are the greatest people of this era. (Note, Hayreddin. Yes, he is the most stinking guy in "The Age of Discovery". Why did he become a pirate and become a great and successful person?
Isn’t it because he not only robs those who are more powerful than him, but also gives money to the poor~!)
Immediately, everyone boarded the boat and rowed towards the battleship.
After a while, as a loud horn sounded, the sailors on the ship immediately pulled up the anchor and set sail, headed for the open sea, and finally disappeared between the sea and the sky.
Only the cloak was left shaking in the wind.
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Moreover, these ruffians robbed everything on the island and tasted the benefits. Everyone's morale was extremely high. There was even some impatience.
The sailors privately said that this time they would kill and rob all the way until they could rob everything. This would be a huge deal.
Therefore, everyone is very motivated.
Coupled with the favorable wind and current, the boat speed was extremely fast.
But by the afternoon of the third day, their warships had already arrived off the coast of Tiegou Island.
The girl named Christina saw the pirate flag flying in the port, and her eyes suddenly flashed with hatred and cold eyes, and said: "Yes, it's them~!"
Lorraine saw it, said nothing, and immediately ordered the attack.
The pirates on the island saw a large warship flying the flag of the Ruman Empire and the SS flag breaking into their territory. After an initial panic, they quickly organized themselves.
The pirates in the port boarded the small boats parked at the port and rushed up to the Victory without showing any signs of weakness. At the same time, warning horns were also sounded on the island.
In the eyes of the pirates, although this warship is huge, it is really bold to dare to break into their territory alone. The pirates can defeat Ruman's warship with only a large number of people.
All the pirates' actions were watched by Lorraine. Lester, Obachm, Leo and Xiaobai were all together with Lorraine, each holding a telescope, huddled on the top deck to watch the pirates' actions.
They are also extremely insidious, waiting for the other party to gather together and get closer, so that when they fire, they can exert the powerful lethality of the artillery.
The captain calmly directed his sailors on the deck.
The huge body of the Victory turned flexibly on the sea, aiming sideways at the pirate ship rushing towards the Victory.
At this moment, the pirates saw the honeycomb-like portholes of the Victory. The water baffles used for waterproofing and moisture-proofing had been opened, and black iron pipes were sticking out.
The pirates couldn't help but wonder, what the hell are those iron guys?
At this moment, the captain of the Victory waved his hand vigorously and ordered loudly: "Fire~!"
Following the captain's order, the artillery roared.
Then, the small boats like crucian carp were accurately hit by the shells amidst the roar of the artillery. The shells first hit the fragile deck of the pirate ship, penetrating the wooden planks like pieces of paper.
The hit pirate ship first threw up a piece of sawdust, then the cannonball exploded, and a fireball shot up from the pirate ship, and a large piece was chewed off in an instant.
After being hit, some small boats turned into pieces in the explosion and disappeared on the sea in an instant.
The pirates were all stunned by the gunfire, and they didn't understand what happened when they fell to the ground.
While they were in a daze, the sailors of the Victory quickly completed reloading and aimed the guns at the pirate ship still floating on the sea.
With their unparalleled momentum, they sent the already dilapidated ships to the bottom of the sea.
The captain saw that there was no ship on the sea that could threaten the battleship, so he ordered the extension of artillery fire.
As a burst of artillery fire covered the area, the pirates who fled back to the land in a hurry were also covered in blood and flesh.
Seeing that they had completely lost their fighting power, a large number of sailors eagerly jumped on the boat, rushed to the beach, and then robbed them.
Lorraine looked at their orderly actions through the telescope, and found that after yesterday's robbery, these gangsters had improved their proficiency to a higher level, and they were very efficient.
Sir Alex couldn't help but wonder at that moment, if these guys went to participate in an Olympic competition to grab things, would they come back with a gold medal and show off the prestige of the empire?
Leo was already gearing up next to him, happily waiting to get off the boat.
At the same time, he turned around and warned Xiaobai again uneasily, saying: "Xiaobai, let me tell you one more time. When you go out to hang out, you must be moral.
When you are completing a dungeon, you can’t be like that day, with black, gold and black equipment. Then no one will take you to play in the future.
And it's pretty good.
If you meet one or two evil-minded guys, open two first-level trumpets, and place your body somewhere, your reputation will be really bad."
Xiaobai listened next to him, his big ears drooped in embarrassment, and he nodded repeatedly. But then he saw the boat that sent people ashore galloping back, and his eyes could not help but shine with golden light again, and he was very excited to try it.
Judging from the way it looked, it was obvious that it didn't take the young father-in-law's words to heart.
Lorraine took a look and then said: "Forget it, you are not allowed to go down even if you give me my order."
Leo turned around in surprise and shouted, "What did you say?"
Xiaobai also let out a dissatisfied "ouch" next to him.
Lorraine sighed and said, "Are you blind?"
He pointed at the somewhat empty port and said: "Look, how many ships are parked here? The pirates have all gone out to do business. Although we raided their lair, we didn't arrest them.
to their main force.
If everyone runs away at this time, it will be their turn to raid our lair~!"
Leo looked up, sighed deeply, then turned around and left dejectedly.
Xiaobai couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he saw Leo leaving.
He blinked and then realized that this time he couldn't get off the boat to grab money and things~!
Therefore, it couldn't help but feel depressed, and followed Leo, walking to the side with its long nose drooping listlessly.
The development of the situation was just as Lorraine expected.
After a while, an intelligence officer came back by boat. The pirates were not in the port, but went outside. As for when they would come back, no one on the island knew.
Lorraine hesitated for a moment, then walked to the table and looked at the huge chart above, and began to think.
Where are those pirates?
Did they receive the news and escape?
But immediately, he denied this suspicion. Not to mention that the enemy did not know the strength of the battleship. Even if he knew it, the speed of the ship was far inferior. It was impossible to know.
That means they went out to rob again.
Lorraine made two gestures with his fingers on the chart and thought silently: If those pirates robbed something from the Unicorn, they would then return to port and transport the stolen things back. And then they would have to return to the port again.
Go out and rob. These all take time.
In other words, those pirates will definitely not be able to get far~!
Thinking of this, he immediately raised his head and said: "It doesn't matter. They will definitely not be able to go far. I will burn all the things that can be burned in their port. Seeing the fire in their lair, they will definitely feel like their butts are on fire."
Like a rabbit, it ran back quickly."
The officer agreed, then turned and left.
Lorraine looked at the chart and carefully calculated the time it would take to get from this place to Vatican. You must know that the Great Council of Light composed of the red archbishop is about to be convened, and he is going to
It would be better if both Obham and Hilmeria were delivered on time.
At this moment, I heard the sound of footsteps.
Lorraine turned around and saw a graceful and graceful figure under the dazzling sunlight at the door.
The man walked in slowly.
With picturesque eyebrows and a beautiful face, she is none other than Hilmeria, the cardinal of Naian and the beloved daughter of God.
Lorraine looked at it and said, "Why are you here? Where is Melina?"
Hilmeria smiled and said: "I asked her to accompany that Christina. That girl encountered such a tragic thing at such a young age. It is really inappropriate."
As he said this, he couldn't help but let out another long sigh.
Lorraine couldn't help but feel sad. Although he tried his best to avenge the little girl and avenge her blood, no matter what, the girl's relatives were no longer there.
At the same time, he also strengthened his belief. Things like smugglers and the like can be tolerated for a while, but unscrupulous and ungrateful pirates like that must not be allowed to live in this world~!
Hilmeria looked down at his chart, changed the subject, and said, "Are you looking at when we can get to the Holy City?"
Lorraine smiled and said, "Aren't I afraid that you will be anxious?"
Hilmeria sighed softly, then sat down next to her and said, "Actually, my teacher has already told me.
Although I wanted to go there earlier, there is an undercurrent surging in that place, with competition for power and profit, and constant disputes.
If we don't show up, they won't take us seriously. Even if we arrive early, it won't help.
On the contrary, the bigger the noise you make here, the stronger the force you display, and the higher your influence, the more powerful we will be able to speak after we arrive in the Holy City."
At this point, she rolled her eyes, and then said: "If you can conquer the entire Mediterranean. Needless to say, maybe the Grand Council will be forced by the situation and elect me to be the pope.
"
She flipped her hair playfully, blinked her beautiful eyes and flew over with a wink, and then said: "The first female pope Hilmeria, what do you think of this name?"
Lorraine looked at her charming appearance and couldn't help but murmured: "I don't know what this name is like, but I know that as His Majesty the Pope's adulterer, I will definitely be happy."
Hilmeria glared at him with her beautiful eyes, then spat lightly and said: "Yes, you must be the most successful pretty boy in the world. Is that okay?"
Lorraine was furious for a moment.
At the same time, he was also keenly aware of the flash of anxiety behind Hilmeria's smile. He thought about it and said hurriedly: "By the way, Your Majesty the Pope, I didn't know when you were going to be crowned.
Will you exempt me from kneeling? After all, we are all so familiar with each other."
"Hmm~~~" Hilmeria nasally sounded, then she slightly held her smooth jade forehead with her slender fingers, and said, "I have to think about this seriously."
Immediately, with a wrinkled beautiful nose, he replied flatly: "No~!"
Lorraine immediately stared.
Before he could speak, Hilmeria rolled her beautiful eyes and continued: "However, just like in your story, the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra paid tribute to the peerless hero Caesar in her ceremony.
I will prepare a thick cushion for you as well."
Lorraine lost her voice and said: "Compare us to that pair of adulterers. Although we all share the same fate, they all did not end up well."
Hilmeria spat lightly, her face was flushed, her beautiful eyes were watery, she glanced at him seductively, and said softly: "What adulterer ***, we have the same disease, why do you say it is so ugly?
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At this time, the port was already ablaze with Lord Luo's order, and the fire was soaring into the sky. The billowing smoke went straight into the sky, but it was also very similar to the enemy when Caesar and Cleopatra fought in Alexandria Port.
scene at the time.
What they didn't know was that the group of pirates were not out to rob, but to pay tribute to the Silori Empire Navy.
On the sea not too far away, nearly fifty Silori Empire warships were conducting military exercises...