Chapter 304 Encounter with Pirates
In the end, Yu Fei's positioning of Aiyushisha was similar to his positioning of the Dryad as a unit, both of which were specifically used to deal with the mage army. By the way, one thing to add here is that although it has become a hero unit, Aiyushisha still retains the magic immunity of the Dryad as a unit, and its immunity is higher than that of ordinary dryads.
Yu Fei felt that if Aiyushisha reached a sufficient level to fight against the mage, it would probably be easier than Maiev with the fog skill. Magic immunity plus two skills that can interrupt magic release and cause the mage to suffer backlash, Aiyushisha can even deal with a mage army as an elf.
The third person to perform the hero transformation ceremony was the mountain giant Tino. Yu Fei had already guessed what hero Tino would transform into, but before he could verify his guess, another thing attracted his attention.
Just when Tino was performing the hero transformation ceremony, the Magic Crystal and Magic Core, which were loaded with low-level enchanted equipment produced by the Hunter Hall, had an accident. Because the previous attention was focused on analyzing Aiyushisha's skills and letting Tino perform the transformation ceremony, Yu Fei didn't realize what happened on the Magic Crystal and the Magic Core until a while later.
It took Luna and Aiyushisha six days to complete the transformation. During these six days, the Magic Crystal and the Magic Core had sailed out of the Far North Sea and arrived at the regular sea area. After leaving the Far North Sea, you can see other ships.
Compared with some large chambers of commerce or countries that dare to carry out maritime transportation, the two ships built by the Stanley Chamber of Commerce are still a little small. Of course, the Magic Crystal and the Magic Core are definitely the top ones in terms of performance, but the fleet composed of the two ships is really a little small.
Generally, the fleets engaged in maritime transportation have more than ten ships, and the larger fleets even have more than fifty ships. With merchant ships, the profession of pirates naturally came into being. There are not many ships sailing in the Far North Sea, but outside the Far North Sea, the existence of pirates is very common.
When sailing from O'Brien Port to the North Port, the Magic Crystal and the Magic Core were lucky not to encounter pirates. But when they were returning with full enchanted equipment, they finally encountered a pirate fleet.
There were only two ships, the Magic Crystal and the Magic Core, but from the waterline, they were fully loaded or even overloaded with cargo, which was a good fat sheep for every pirate. In the sea about five days away from O'Brien Port, the Magic Crystal and the Magic Core were surrounded by more than a dozen ships of different sizes.
Yorick, the leader of the Anchor Pirates, was very happy. Today, he just wanted to take the pirate fleet to the Far North Sea for a ride, but he didn't expect to meet a fat sheep.
To be honest, he was really just going for a ride. Everyone knows that the Far North Sea is difficult to sail, and which fleet would come back here for nothing. Unexpectedly, during the ride, he encountered two ships that were obviously loaded with a lot of cargo.
Although they didn't come out with the purpose of robbery, how could the pirates let go of the merchant ships when they saw them? Soon, under Yorick's command, the thirteen ships of the Anchor Pirates surrounded the two ships.
Yorick was still a little confused about the other side's courage to sail in the sea with only two ships. However, seeing the extremely deep waterline of the Magic Crystal and the Magic Core, Yorick quickly made up his mind and explained this doubt by himself.
Perhaps this was originally a small fleet with several ships, but it encountered a shipwreck, leaving only these two ships. The waterline that indicated overloading may be that these two ships salvaged the cargo or seafarers from other ships, so they were overloaded.
Thinking of this, Yorick became excited. This fleet with only two ships, weak strength but overloaded with cargo and seafarers, is simply the best gift from God to the Anchor Pirates! For the pirates, these two ships are simply delicacies on the chopping board, and they only need to take a bite.
Although there may not be much cargo in these two ships, most of them are seafarers rescued from other ships, but for pirates, there is nothing that cannot be exploited. It's good to have more seafarers. Those who can be sailors are strong men. If they are sold as slaves, the price will definitely be high. Moreover, slaves who can participate in sailing are considered skilled and can be sold at a higher price.
Soon, Yorick, with gold coins shining in his eyes, ordered the two ships to attack. There are no cannons in Eslaze. The best long-range attack methods on the ships are only catapults and crossbows with a range of only about 500 meters. There are also mages, but the attack range of low-level mages is not very far without the assistance of the mage tower.
This makes the regular form of naval battles in Eslaze boarding battles. Although there are several large ships in Yorick's pirate fleet equipped with catapults and crossbows, these two merchant ships do not need to use catapults and crossbows or even the mages that the pirate group has worked hard to recruit.
Moreover, in Yorick's eyes, the Magic Crystal and Magic Core were already fat meat in his mouth. If he attacked with catapults and crossbows, whether it was damaging the ship or killing some crew members who could be sold as slaves, it would be his own loss. Therefore, Yorick's order was to start a boarding battle.
However, before Yorick's ships approached the Magic Crystal and Magic Core, something happened on the two ships that the pirates thought had no ability to resist.
Based on Yorick's experience and careful observation, he did not find the existence of catapults and crossbows on the Magic Crystal and Magic Core, so he let his men start a boarding battle with confidence. But this time, although his judgment based on experience was correct, the development of things did not unfold as he imagined.
Just when the closest ship of the Anchor Pirates to the Magic Crystal and Magic Core was still 600 meters away from the two ships, and had not even entered the attack range of the catapult, the pirate ship was attacked incredibly.
Dozens of arrows flew from a distance, and the pirates who were excitedly preparing to plunder on the ship had no chance to react. These dozens of arrows accurately penetrated the throats of their respective targets.
There were actually not many pirates standing on the deck ready to rush onto the merchant ship when the ship approached - this was limited by the size of the ship. After dozens of arrows were baptized, one-third of the pirates on the entire pirate ship fell.
It was not until dozens of excited pirates fell down with arrows stuck in their throats and lost their breath that the other pirates took a breath and frantically looked for cover to avoid.
Yorick naturally saw this scene and almost popped his eyes out. There was no cover on the sea, so Yorick, who was quite strong, saw it clearly. None of the arrows flying from the two ships surrounded by the Anchor Pirates was wasted, and each arrow shot and killed one of his men.
Oh my God, what kind of arrow is this? The crossbow has this range, but the size of the arrow is obviously not a crossbow! Could it be that there are dozens of gold-level archers on the two ships?
In Yorick's mind, except for archers of gold level and above, no one can shoot arrows so far. This time it's troublesome, dozens of gold-level archers, even if his own pirate group is large in number, it will suffer heavy losses if it is eaten by boarding.
Yorick was determined and prepared to order the use of the crossbow. However, before he could give the order, something unexpected happened on the Magic Crystal and the Magic Core.
After another wave of arrow rain, dozens of huge black shadows rose into the air on the Magic Crystal and the Magic Core. What the hell is this? Yorick was stunned as he stared at the more than 30 strange birds and a dozen purple giant crows approaching in the sky.
Considering the inconvenience of fighting in the ocean, Yu Fei arranged all the Hippogryph Knights and Raptor Druids who can transform into Storm Crows on the Magic Crystal and the Magic Core. There are also a few Elf Dragons just in case, but there is no need to dispatch them when facing this pirate group.
It was because of the dispatch of the Hippogryph Knights and Raptor Druids that Yu Fei's attention was attracted. Seeing the situation in front of him, Yu Fei, who had only seen and commanded battles on land, suddenly became interested and began to command this naval battle with great interest.
Considering the possible long-range attack methods of the pirate group, Yu Fei ordered the night elves to stop approaching and start attacking at a distance that was just within the attack range of the Hippogryph Knights and Storm Crows.
Although there were only more than 30 Hippogryph Knights, they were all converted from archers, and they also had the skills of elite and even elite archers.
About 20 Hippogryph Knights were converted from Lightning Archers. With the scattered shadow shooting, plus the attacks of more than ten other gust archers on the Hippogryph Knights, nearly 100 arrows flew towards the largest ship of the Anchor Pirates.
In comparison, the attack of the Storm Crows seemed mediocre. A dozen light balls with fast flying speeds followed the rain of arrows and flew towards the ship that was obviously the flagship.
Seeing the arrows and light balls flying in, Yorick was so angry. Unexpectedly, these two ships were not the fat sheep as imagined, but turned into big sharks! There were even air units!
There was no time to think carefully about the situation of the Magic Crystal and the Magic Core. Yorick quickly responded to the incoming attack. With Yorick's shouts, the pirates on the deck quickly entered the cabin, and only some of the stronger pirates stayed on the deck with Yorick.