Chapter 198 "Cowardly Purple Flower"

On the vast sea, a gorgeous sailing boat sails along with the waves.

The five masts on the ship hold up huge sails, and the waves highlight a pattern of the ship. The rough black outline and the red nose in the middle can vaguely identify the image of a clown from the circus that haunts the city-state.

Well, the painting style is very abstract, and it is indeed related to the word "ugly".

In particular, the black and red color combination used in the clown pattern is completely different from the gorgeous and delicate white gold pattern of the ship's hull. From a distance, it has a strange sense of contradiction.

However, Ronan was very satisfied with his masterpiece.

He stood in front of the steering wheel, holding the steering wheel with both hands to control the direction of the sailboat. His triangular eyes looked at the patterns on the sail from time to time.

"At least the captain likes it, doesn't he?"

Ronan had always dreamed of owning a big ship. Although the previous steamship was not bad, its length was only twenty-five meters, which was smaller than an ordinary three-masted sailboat, let alone the Leonard. Compared.

In particular, this ship is from the Church of Dawn, and everything from its design, materials, to the weapons and equipment it is equipped with is top-notch.

The entire "Leonard" is made of a type of wood called "Xuanbing Rosewood", which has a white texture on the surface, as if pieces of snowflakes have fallen on the wood. Not only does it look great, it's also incredibly strong and thick. It has been carefully polished to ensure its waterproofness and durability, while also being able to withstand impacts from large fish on the seabed.

The complex golden patterns engraved on the hull seem to be just decorative patterns, but in fact, there is a layer of Sal metal plated under those patterns, and a rune array called "Guardian" is engraved on it, making the ship protective. The ability to shield, shield perception and ban demons.

Not only that, but what made Ronan even more delighted was that there was a rune circle at the bottom of the cabin near the stern that was used to temporarily increase the speed of the ship - Storm Sailing.

Although there will be a two-day window every time the magic circle is used, as far as he knows, within the eight hours of the storm sailing, the sailing speed of the entire ship will increase twice. It is absolutely impossible to escape and pursue. Choice of two.

As for the statue of the Lord of the Dawn on the bow of the ship, it goes without saying that the Glory of Dawn is far more effective than the Lady of Storms in resisting the pollution of the red moon and driving away the aberrations. Even if it is not driven by any Dawn believers, it can still function and better ensure the safety of the crew.

"This kind of ship is my destination..."

Ronan looked around the deck with emotion and saw only a dozen pirates left, cleaning the mechanical turrets.

Although these turrets are ineffective against wizards like Wayne, they are an absolute deterrent to other ships. An ordinary three-masted sailboat would turn around without hesitation when seeing those forts.

At this time, the observation deck held a telescope to detect the surrounding pirates, and shouted loudly: "Second officer, there is a ship on the left front, two three-masted sailboats, the sail pattern-purple bouquets!"

"Um?"

Ronan's triangular eyes widened a bit, "Is it the ship of the West family of Ilkand City State? Yoens, tell me, how far away is it?"

He was overjoyed that he was lucky enough to meet the "cowardly purple flower".

The city-state of Irkand belongs to the Kingdom of Urs and borders the city-state of Toru in the Kingdom of Chatland. It is the only large city-state on the west coast that can rival the city-state of Caster.

The West family is one of the top ten big families in the city-state of Ilkand. Let’s not talk about whether they have money or not. The key is that after encountering pirates, they will not struggle much and will usually pay.

"forty!"

Forty kilometers?

"Damn it, Second Officer, they've spotted us and are turning around!"

Ronan took a telescope and came to the bow of the ship. He looked to the left and forward. After confirming that it was indeed the West family ship, he no longer hesitated and shouted to the pirates: "Chase! Everyone, prepare for battle!"

"Yes, second officer!"

"Greg, has the mechanical cannon been cleared?"

"It's been cleaned and ready for use!"

Ronan's eyes were still staring at the two three-masted sailboats that were slowly turning in the distance, as if he had returned to the days when he led his men to rob merchant ships on the Ronan, and he felt relieved.

"Go and give them a meeting gift!"

Greg was a short and stocky Alders man. His skin was tanned from years of exposure to the sea. His green eyes were full of excitement. He shouted loudly: "Second mate, how many rings?"

Ronan grinned, "Do you still have to ask? Three rings!"

This is a rule on the Cordo Sea. When pirates want to plunder, they will fire in advance so that the merchant ships can weigh whether to resist.

The so-called few rings indicate the attitude of the pirates.

Once it rings, it means that the pirates only rob money, usually one-fifth of the value of the ship, and will not ask for more. But if the merchant ship escapes, half of it will be robbed.

The second ring is also a robbery, but it starts with half the items. If those merchant ships escaped, the pirates would usually strip them down to their underwear.

If it rings more than three times, it is relatively serious. Not only half of the money will be taken away, but also a few women will be taken away...

If you escape and are caught up, not only will you be robbed, but the pirates will also kill a group of people to establish their authority. If there are women, they are usually packed and taken back to the ship for the pirates to enjoy.

Of course, if someone dares to resist - it won't be as simple as establishing authority!

Bang, bang bang!

Following Ronan's instructions, the three mechanical cannons on the left fired three shells one after another. With a roar, they drew an arc and hit the sea three kilometers away, stirring up waves.

"Cowardly West family...it's up to you to choose whether to run away or wait where you are!"

Ronan was not worried about the other party escaping. On the contrary, he was looking forward to the West family's choice.

Firstly, there has been no meat on the ship for a long time, and secondly, after the pursuit of the Great Knight of Dawn Judgment, the number of pirates on the ship has also been reduced too much, especially the ordinary sailors who are in urgent need of replacement.

At this time, the people on the West family merchant ship who were turning the ship were stunned when they heard these three voices.

"Why are the cannons fired? The Church of Dawn has also begun to act according to pirate rules?"

"what's the situation?"

At this time, a clear voice sounded and asked in a serious tone: "Fleming, take a closer look. Is that the ship of the Church of Dawn?"

"Captain, that ship does indeed look like the Kenzan Frolov. It is the permanent ship of the Church of Dawn on the west coast. I won't admit it...wait a minute!"

A sailor wearing an undershirt on the observation deck shouted in surprise: "Captain, the pattern on the sails of that ship is not the half-day emblem representing the Church of Dawn! It is a pattern I have never seen before, like a clown?"

"Damn it, I almost got killed by you!" I saw a strong woman wearing a dark green dress and a three-cornered hat, said angrily: "Stop the boat quickly!"

"But, the bow of that ship is like..."

"Veniamin, didn't you hear what I said? Stop the ship quickly!" A hint of murderous intent appeared on the female captain's face, "Or do you want to be the first target to establish your power by those pirates?"

"Yes, Captain!"

"..."

In the distance, Ronan saw the two ships slowing down and stopping. His triangular eyes drooped and he muttered: "Sure enough, they are 'cowardly purple flowers', with no intention of resisting at all..."

"Second Officer, they have stopped the ship!"

Seeing this, the other pirates raised their weapons and cheered loudly, "Haha, in the past two months, I finally ran into an unlucky ship, and I'm going to earn a lot of gold pounds again!"

"I just hope there are women on those two ships, preferably the ones prepared for us..."

"Shut up now. If you say that, I'm going to stand up!"

"..."

Originally, according to the rules on the ship, they didn't pay too much attention to the plundered merchant ships. After all, they could only get a very small part.

But since they defeated Henrik of the Storm Hunter last time, they were surprised to find that not only did they get a lot of gold pounds, but they also got a few extra pieces of equipment. After questioning, they learned from Ronan that it was the new rule set by the captain...

"Second mate, do you want to inform the captain?"

"I almost forgot about this," Ronan grinned, "Go to the bottom of the ship and inform the captain!"

This is the contact information that Wei En told him. In case of emergency, go to the bottom of the ship and find the dull pirate, so that they can return to the Leonard...

After a while, the Leonard slowly slowed down and docked next to the two three-masted sailboats.

The difference in hull model shocked everyone in the West family. Compared with the Leonard, the two three-masted sailboats, which were only one-eighth the size, were like children.

The strong female captain at the head couldn't hide the shock on her face and shouted: "I am Antonella West from the West family. Which pirate group are you from?"

Is it really the Kenzan Frolov of the Church of Dawn? How dare someone commandeer the Church of Dawn’s ship?

Which pirate group has such strength?

Is it Black Pearl, Golden Dis, or Araniga from the Western Continent?

"This is the Leonard Pirates!" Ronan stood on the bow deck, looking down at the ships below with high spirits and shouting.

"Leonard's Pirates?"

The sailors on the West family's ship all looked puzzled and looked at each other, "Have you heard of this pirate group?"

"Have not heard……"

"But the pirate group that can rob the Church of Dawn ships... It seems that there is a new pirate group on the Cordo Sea!"

"Huh? That person... I seem to have seen it somewhere?"

"Why?"

"Isn't that Ronan? Mechanical Devil Ronan, look at his mechanical arm!"

"Ronan? A bastard from the Golden Dis?"

Among the crowd, some sailors recognized Ronan's identity, and their expressions changed. They suddenly remembered a piece of news they had seen not long ago...

"It's red hair!"

"The redhead who killed Captain Henrik of the Black Pearl?!"

"No wonder you dare to touch the Church of Dawn..."

Antonella stood at the bow of the ship, looking up at the huge white sailboat with gold patterns, listening to the discussions of her men, and also remembered the origin of this pirate group.

The red-haired captain…

"Excuse me, this Ronan..."

"Second officer!" Ronan reminded.

He was afraid of hearing the name 'Captain Ronan' from the other party. If the captain heard it and made him unhappy, that would be bad.

"Then, second officer, what do you need from us?" Antonella took a deep breath and looked at Ronan and asked.

It seems that this mechanical devil has completely betrayed the Golden Dis and chosen to join a new pirate group.

Damn it, new pirate groups usually mean they don't follow the rules!

"According to the rules of the sea, half of the things on your ship must be handed over. In addition..." Ronan stared at her with those triangular eyes and said with a sinister smile: "I will also take away one third of the people!"

"one third?"

Antonella frowned, she was indeed unruly!

"Is there a problem?"

Ronan looked at the sailors below. Regardless of their clothes, it could be seen from their dark complexions that they were all old sailors active in the Cordo Sea all year round.

Sailors like this are what the Leonard needs!

"This is against the rules!" Antonella shook her head, her cheeks bulging, and it was obvious that saying such words really made her decide, "If you need a few girls, I can provide them, but they …”

To prove her sincerity, Antonella said as she waved to her men to take the girls out of the cabin.

Seeing the ten women who were being pushed out and looked numb, Ronan and the other pirates couldn't help but whistle loudly.

"How about leaving them to you? Ronan, the second mate of Leonard's pirate group."

Antonella felt relieved when she saw their expressions. It would be great if she could like these girls...

She really didn't want the sailors who had been with her for many years to be taken away. You must know that a trustworthy and experienced sailor is a treasure that cannot be bought with gold pounds.

However--

"I'm sorry," Ronan sighed and shook his head, "I want to take these girls away, and I also want one-third of the sailors!"

"You!?" Antonella gritted her teeth, "If your Leonard pirate group doesn't abide by the rules, don't you worry about the censure of other pirate groups?"

"I'm sorry to tell you that all the actions of our Leonard Pirates are in compliance with the pirate rules formulated by the 'Thunder Giant' Ibrama Delgado in 294 of the New Calendar!"

Having said this, Ronan looked at Antonella with a serious look and said in an unusually solemn tone: "Article 3: When the pirate group loses more than half of its members, it is allowed to use all means to replenish its pirates!"

Reduced by more than half?

Antonella was stunned and counted the pirates around Ronan. There were indeed only a dozen or so.

Damn it, what now...

Do we really want them to take away the sailors that the family has worked so hard to train?

That would be more uncomfortable for her than the death of these people!

"Captain, or else we'll fight them!"

At this time, standing behind Antonella, a middle-aged man also wearing a three-cornered hat whispered: "I just checked it with my senses, and there are only people like Ronan up there, and no one else was found!"

"With our strength, it's not difficult to deal with Ronan, a minister!"

Antonella's eyes flickered and her lips moved slightly, "Are you sure, Inar? You should still remember what was in the newspaper, that is the extraordinary person who can kill Henrik. If that person is on the ship, once If you do it, it will kill us all!"

"I'm sure!" Inar narrowed his eyes, and his mental perception covered the entire Leonard, not missing any detail. "Make a decision quickly, Antonella, do you really want them to take people away?" ? That will reduce your prestige in the family to the lowest level!"

"And even if that person is here, I can still handle it with at most a director-level strength..."

"Have you considered it?" Ronan's triangular eyes narrowed slightly. His years of sailing on the sea made him smell a hint of danger, and his tone turned cold, "Or are you ready to resist?"

Bang!

As Ronan finished speaking, all the pirates drew their weapons and looked at the two three-masted sailboats with the purple flower logo with a ferocious smile.

Even though they were not numerically superior, these pirates did not have any expression of panic or fear on their faces.

They knew very well that the second officer's strength was only a piece of cake, and the truly powerful one was the captain of the ship.

As long as the captain is here, they don't have to worry about any enemies!

Antonella looked at the pirates, feeling vaguely uneasy.

Why do they seem to be looking forward to fighting without any fear... Something is wrong, something is very wrong with these pirates!

Thinking of this, Antonella gritted her teeth and made a decision, "I agree to your request!"

She didn't dare, she didn't dare to bet on everyone's fate!

Inar was stunned and looked at Antonella in surprise, "Why? You don't believe me?"

"I'll explain it to you later! Right now, I'm still the first person in charge, so listen to me!"

Inar's face was full of anger, "Then give away two-thirds of the sailors on your ship. They won't let them take away any of my sailors!"

After saying that, he jumped back to the other boat and looked at Ronan and others with a cold face.

"you--"

Seeing this, Ronan glanced at Inar and others, "Is this a disagreement? Captain Antonella."

Antonella: "..."

"Ronan, right?"

At this time, Inar snorted coldly: "Those who want me, just come and give it a try! Pull anchor and set sail!"

"Inar, you can't do this, stop!"

Antonella's face was blue and red, obviously she was angry.

"Sorry, Captain Antonella, according to family rules, when there are differences, I can choose to act according to my own ideas."

"oh?"

Ronan looked at him with a half-smile. To be precise, he looked at the ship raising its sails.

There are really some people who are not afraid of death. Gee, it looks like we can gain a lot this time!

"Second Officer, what should we do now?"

"Captain, are they here?"

"Haven't seen it yet."

Ronan looked at the ship, thought for a few seconds, grinned widely and said: "Activate the rune array!"

"yes!"

The pirates shouted one after another, activating their rune equipment one after another, and colorful lights loomed in the sunlight.

"The magic circle is activated!"

I saw the lines on the entire Leonard ship light up, golden light flashing, and a golden light shield visible to the naked eye appearing around it.

"Hahaha, kill them!"

"I haven't worked for a long time and my hands are starting to itch."

"..."

On the other side, Inar opened the rune circle simultaneously. More than a hundred sailors held muskets and aimed at the pirates on the Leonard, always ready to shoot.

Antonella's face became even more ugly when she saw this scene, "Lord Ronan, please don't do anything for now, he just..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ronan interrupted: "The choice has been given to you! If you don't want to die, just shut up and wait for the result!"

If it were the previous Ronan, he would have to compare the strengths of both sides, but on this Leonard, with the power of the rune array, it was enough to deal with extraordinary beings below the director level.

"Greg, fire!"

The gunners, who had been waiting for a long time, used all their strength to pull the lever of the mechanical cannon.

boom! boom!

"shot!"

Inar waved his arm to signal the sailors to attack, while he took the initiative to face the cannonballs, "Benji, Geer!"

As he activated his extraordinary characteristics, the clothes at his shoulders tore violently, and in the next second four limbs more than ten meters long spiraled out, shaped like spider legs, covered with fine black hair, shining with a deep black light. .

"cut!"

Four black lights were seen in the air, splitting the cannonballs into two, rumbled across the three-masted sailboat behind him, and landed on the sea in the distance.

Ronan looked at the limbs around him and said coldly: "Continue!"

Oh no,

With his strength, he might not be able to defeat that bastard!

Captain, if you don’t come, I’m afraid you will embarrass the Leonard...

Boom, boom!

Inar was constantly supported by two spider legs and stood in the air. The other two spider legs kept shooting down cannonballs. He said coldly: "It's useless. These cannonballs are useless no matter how many times they come. Second Officer Ronan, your captain If you don’t come back, I will run away with everyone!”

"you--"

"Are you here to find me?"

Hearing this voice, the anger on Ronan's face disappeared, "Captain!"

The visitors were none other than Wayne and Claire, who had received the news.

Covered by Wei En's mental perception, everything around him was clearly reflected in his mind.

"An enemy?"

"Captain, yes or no..." Ronan looked ashamed, "Originally we wanted to rob them..."

"Um...you mean you failed in the robbery and almost got beaten?"

"Yes, it is."

Wei En laughed dumbly, "Then you are really useless."

Hearing this, Claire couldn't help but laugh, "Triangle Eyes, your strength is too weak."

"Sorry, captain, first mate." Ronan felt even more ashamed, "Yes, it's my fault."

"never mind……"

At this time, Inar said: "Are you the one who killed Captain Henrik? Aren't you the redhead?"

He looked at Wayne and Claire who had newly appeared on the boat. Although he was wondering where they came from, he saw that they were two young people, and the woman among them was only a minister...

"It doesn't look like it. He can't be an imposter, right?"

"Yes, he is indeed an imposter," Wayne always had a smile on his face. This was not wrong. He was indeed standing up to Marco. "Do you want to continue?"

"Hmph! I don't care if you are the red-haired captain or not, it is impossible for me to agree to your request... In short, I want to leave now, and I hope you won't stop me!"

"Request? Ronan, what request did you make?" Wei En raised his eyebrows.

"According to the rules..." Ronan whispered a few words and briefly explained what happened, "The female captain agreed, but this person didn't agree and even resisted..."

"Yes." Wayne glanced at Antonella and patted Ronan on the shoulder, "You did nothing wrong."

"I……"

"Okay, leave the rest to me. Well, Claire, the people on that ship are at your disposal. Leave the captain to me."

"Yes, Captain Wayne." Claire looked at Wayne charmingly, and it was great that she was no longer called Captain Marco.

"you……"

Inar's eyes were fierce, "Kill them!"

Immediately afterwards, the sailors shot at Wei En and others.

Wei En looked at the bullets indifferently, a staff appeared in his hand, and he waved it gently, "Secret Master."

"Ya, Lisi, Tenke!" (Water elemental elf!)

The secret master solemnly shouted this Gonzalez language, and four huge rune arrays appeared around the Leonard. After the faint blue light flashed along the lines of the array, a beam of light fell to the sea.

I saw the seawater around the light pillar boiling instantly, and four creatures made of seawater condensed from the rising waves - four meters tall, with a dark blue body, a pair of eyes like an inner vortex condensed with two groups of fluorescence, only the hands and the lower body connected to the sea surface. Like a flowing waterfall.

"Elemental wizard of the esoteric school?!"

PS: Well, 7,000 words, still does not include additional updates...