Chapter 25 Restraint

On the observation deck of the passenger ship, a sharp and loud horn sounded, piercing through the barriers made of wind and rain, waking up all the passengers.

They didn't have time to put on their clothes, or they wore coats, or pajamas, or bare feet, and ran to the window to look at the outside world.

Half of them quickly saw the huge three-masted sailing ship that did not conform to common sense, saw the three pitch-black canvases, and saw the dim yellow clusters staggering in the dark environment.

Combined with the howling wind, the crashing raindrops, and the night sky where the red moon and stars cannot be seen, many passengers only felt that the other party was driving out of hell, with unspeakable terror and majesty.

"Black Emperor"!

After a short period of sluggishness and panic, such a term appeared in their minds.

Anyone who has experience at sea and lived in the port cities of major colonies more or less knows the existence of such a pirate ship!

"Oh, the storm is with you and me."

"May the goddess bless you!"

"Steam on!"

...

Prayers sounded subconsciously, full of fear and helplessness.

These passengers knew very well that the owner of the "Black Emperor" was the one with the highest bounty on the five seas. A passenger ship's guns and crew are capable of fighting it.

This means they are about to fall into the hands of pirates!

Many women can't help but imagine the scene of being bullied by pirates and being trafficked to a strange place. Some trembled, some gave a soft knee, slipped from behind the window and knelt on the ground, and some hurriedly found daggers and revolvers. , I don’t know if they want to resist, or they are unwilling to face the worst ending. Some can’t find weapons, so they directly move the coat rack to their side.

The performance of the men was not much better, except for a small number of people who took out weapons and tried to organize resistance, the rest were either sluggish, looking for a place to hide, or cursing the damn passenger ship and the "King of the Five Seas".

Finally, the captain's voice reached everyone's ears with the help of some kind of loudspeaker device or means:

"Quiet! Don't be afraid!

"The owner of the 'Black Emperor' has made his own laws. Unlike other pirates, he and his men only rob property and do nothing else!"

Such words were repeated several times in a row, and the panicked passengers finally calmed down a little and were no longer so scared.

Compared with what they imagined just now, being alive and not being bullied is already a very good result.

After dozens of seconds, some passengers thought that they had worked so hard for so many years, and finally had some savings, and now they would lose all of them.

Several of them even borrowed money to start a business. If they could not bring back the money this time, their family members might have to live on the streets and rely on workhouses.

Thinking of this, they quickly took action, hiding the money in various hidden places, hoping to keep a little bit of it. After doing all this, they each gripped their weapons, ready to die with the pirates at the critical moment.

Wild beasts will fight back when they are dying, let alone human beings?

At this time, many pirates on the "Dark Emperor" were already waiting on the side according to the order, always ready to jump on the "prey" after the distance was shortened.

Their second officer, "Viscount Fear" Bird Mustang was holding up a binoculars, observing the opposite passenger ship nonchalantly, silently calculating how long it would take for the two sides to get closer.

The great pirate with a bounty of more than 10,000 pounds was wearing an Intis-style shirt with intricate patterns on the cuffs and neckline, and a dark red captain's suit, as if he was waiting for the banquet to start, rather than the robbery.

Suddenly, his eyes blurred, and he couldn't see the passenger ship!

Bird Mustang hurriedly moved the binoculars to look for it,

But in that direction, there is nothing but waves blown by strong winds and bald eagles who like to hunt fish in heavy rain.

Such a large steam-sail hybrid passenger ship just disappeared!

"..." Bird Mustang's eyes flickered, but he was unable to make an accurate judgment.

"Where's the boat?"

"What about a big ship?"

"It was still there just now!"

...

The pirates on the deck also noticed that something was wrong, and they all cried out in shock.

Ghost ship? No, how can there be a ghost ship of this shape? This is a hybrid of steam and sail that has only become popular in recent decades... Illusion? Someone hid that passenger liner with a big illusion? This level of illusion must be at the demigod level...Bird Mustang turned his thoughts, put away the binoculars, and walked to the cabin.

During the whole process, there seemed to be some confusion about the measurement standard of distance. Bird Mustang only took seven or eight steps to cover a considerable distance. When he came to the corresponding lower part of the captain's cabin, he saluted respectfully:

"Count, something went wrong with the hunt."

On the "Dark Emperor", "King of the Five Seas" Nast always called himself the Earl, which was granted by Emperor Roselle.

Of course, he also publicly declared that sooner or later he would establish a kingdom belonging to pirates and become a grand duke, prince, and even emperor.

After a brief silence, a deep and majestic voice came from the captain's room:

"Go around."

"Follow your will!" Bird Mustang agreed without asking why.

Of course, he could imagine why:

Regardless of whether it is illusion or not, making such a large sail and steam hybrid passenger ship disappear silently under the watchful eyes of hundreds of pirates is definitely not something that low- and middle-sequence people can do. There must be a demigod on that ship. Or a strong man in charge of a demigod-level sealed item!

It is definitely not a rational behavior to have a conflict with an unknown demigod for an ordinary passenger ship. Even if Earl Nast of Baifeng is the "King of the Five Seas", he would not do such a thing rashly unless there is a direct and direct relationship between the two parties. Enough conflict of interest or position.

From this perspective, the demigod on the other side just hid the passenger ship and did not make any counterattacks, which also showed that he did not want to have a fierce conflict with the "Dark Emperor" and the "King of the Five Seas", so he only showed his presence and acted as a deterrent.

Bird Mustang immediately asked the sailors to leave the side, and manipulated the "Dark Emperor" to change its course.

At this moment, a huge and heavy red-headed sea eagle suddenly left the group and flew towards the "Black Emperor", circling back and forth above the ghost ship.

While the pirates were in a daze, the red-headed sea eagle looked down at the deck and said in a deep human voice:

"I want to pay my respects to Earl Bai Feng."

Bird Mustang was stunned for a second, and then turned his gaze to the cabin.

"King of the Five Seas" Nast's majestic voice sounded again, and instead of directly answering the red-headed sea eagle, he ordered his subordinates:

"Let him in."

Just as Bird Mustang was about to follow the order, the red-headed sea eagle was already swooping down in the dark and rainy weather, its body gradually changing, twisting and wriggling into a human form.

When it landed on deck, there were no more bald eagles, just a man in a top hat, banquet attire, and a feather mask on his face.

Bird Mustang's pupils dilated slightly, as if he wanted to see the other party more clearly.

But no matter how he observed, he couldn't find anything unusual about this flamboyant man from the front, as if a red-headed sea eagle had never appeared just now.

A few seconds later, Bird Mustang's pupils dilated even more, because a man wearing a feather mask passed in front of him, allowing him to see the sideways.

This man who was invited to a dinner party was very thin, only as wide as two fingers put together!

For a moment, Bird Mustang seemed to see the walking paper doll, but the other side was a little thicker than the paper doll!

Monster... He swallowed hard, and watched the terrifying demigod walk towards the cabin.

The pirates on the deck took a few steps back and leaned against the side of the ship again, as if what they just walked past was a nightmare.

To them, this man with extremely weird proportions was simply seen in his life, and it was more terrifying than many monsters he had seen in the past.

The cabin is on the third floor, the captain's room is outside.

Klein reached for the handle, turned it, and opened the door.

He made his own image so strange, which is a semi-passive and semi-active behavior. The passive reason is that the red-headed sea eagle is not big enough. After separating parts to make clothes and masks, even without internal organs, it cannot support a normal human body. The active part lies in , he began to grope and try to play the role of "Crafty Mage", and he had a little idea:

The mage is not the point, the point is to express the word "cunning" in the way of a mage!

With a slight creaking sound, the dark door opened, revealing the captain's indoor scene:

Candlesticks hang down from high places, 41 on the left and 40 on the right, with different numbers. At the end of them, a black platform rises, surrounded by an iron-black seat.

"King of the Five Seas" Nast's body shape is relatively normal at this time, in his early nineties, unlike when Klein met him before, he looks more like a giant than a human.

He still wears a scaled-down minaret crown and a robe with a black background and silver border. His face is hard, his forehead is slightly wrinkled, he has a short black beard on his chin, and dark red rays of light flow from his deep black eyes. , making people want to lower their heads unconsciously.

"I haven't seen you before." Nast said in a low voice, "Mr. Trickster."

Klein took off his hat, saluted and said:

"Now we know each other."

Nast’s trembling voice echoed in the captain’s room:

"Tell me why you want to see me."

"Count, I want to know your impression of Emperor Roselle. Everyone knows that you and your father have met, more than once." Klein replied unaffected.

Nast glanced at the paper man-like demigod on the opposite side, the dark red light brightened a little and said:

"Sit first."

Before he finished speaking, Klein already felt a strong oppressive force, and he couldn't help but obey the order and sit on the chair next to him.

However, what he came was just a secret puppet, and when the "spiritual body thread" flicked, the figure as thin as a book quickly returned to stability.