Gotland, the capital of Sweden, is a large island. There are two ways to get there from Zealand. One is to take the direct sea route, which requires crossing several straits. This is the road Ella and Alfred took when they conquered Ragnar; the other is to take the land route north. , change ships near Seved and head eastward. This is the route Hestein took when he faced Ragnar's army, and it can pass through most of Sweden's territory.
Although it takes a long time, many caravans still choose to take the latter route, because this way they can purchase some inland commodities at low prices, such as furs and copper mines. Balal and Ural also chose this option due to seasickness.
Since Ayla defeated Duke Otto and signed agreements with several commercial cities in the north of the Alemannic Federation, the number of caravans traveling to and from Sweden has increased day by day. After Ella built the road, caravans often visited the hinterland of Sweden without the coast. Sealand, Seved, and Gotland flourished as the only places for caravans to pass through. In order to facilitate the movement of caravans, the ferry industry also emerged in these three places. The pirates' longships were not suitable for carrying caravans and goods, so Ayla rented a batch of large ships from Alfred. The pirates' own large ships are also being built and will be launched in a year or two.
"We will see if we can catch a caravan in a while." Ural said, "Many caravans coming here have bought a special flag from Sweden. Not only are they under the protection of the King of Sweden, but they are also sailing in Sweden. There is also a discount on the ferry. If you join the caravan and cross the sea together, you can save a little on the ferry fare."
With sharp eyes, Ranbalal suddenly stopped the carriage, pointed to the beach in the distance and said: "Look, brother, there is an empty boat there."
Ural leaned out of the car window and took a look. Sure enough, as Barral said, there was a small boat that could carry four or five people hidden under a big rock at a corner of the beach. He was overjoyed and said: "Look, Balal, after washing hands in the golden basin, luck will come. You really get what you want. Come on, let's push the boat into the sea and cross the river directly!"
"Okay!" Barral turned over and stepped out of the carriage, suddenly noticing the riding whip in his hand, "What about this carriage and the sheep on it?"
"Just move the sheep into the boat, and just tie the carriage to the rock. We have washed our hands in a golden basin, and we can't take other people's boats for nothing, right?"
So Ural and Balal worked together to push the boat into the water, loaded the sheep on the boat, raised the sail with unknown paintings, and paddled towards the east. Although a ship is worth more than a carriage, the two brothers, who are accustomed to thieves, feel at ease. In fact, even the carriage left next to the rock was stolen by them on the road.
"Brother, look, there is still a shield on this ship!"
"oh?"
Ural took the shield from Balal. It was an exquisite small steel shield with flame-like patterns cast on its surface. It looked like it was used by a certain noble or the noble's bodyguard.
Ural whistled again: "When luck comes, it's really unstoppable. I've made a small fortune again."
However, Barral was a little timid: "Brother, the boat we are on doesn't belong to a noble, right? We took someone else's boat, and if that person can't go back, he won't cause trouble for us, right?"
"What are you afraid of? We also used a carriage in exchange. The ferry industry in the Pirate Kingdom is so developed, can't he just take the carriage to Sewede and take a boat? He has never seen our faces. Even if he has, we have already left the shore. Now, he can fly from the sky to catch us?"
Barral nodded, then subconsciously glanced at the sky. It was okay not to look at it. When he looked at it, he immediately screamed in surprise: "Brother... in the sky! There is really something flying in the sky!"
"You were drinking without telling me? What nonsense are you talking about... What the hell is this???"
Ural looked up at the sky, and his jaw almost dropped: there was a mushroom-shaped thing floating in the blue sky, and a man's head poked out from the mushroom, staring at the sails of their ship.
"The King of Sweden has been discovered!" the man shouted towards Muguli, "Prepare the fire of the sea! I want a new type, very powerful!"
Another person's voice came from the mushroom: "The new one will explode. Is the King of Sweden okay?"
"What are you afraid of with such a small bottle of ocean fire? If you want to hurt the King of Sweden, I think you have to at least catch a dragon to breathe! Listen to me, throw it away!"
Balal and Ural panicked and shouted to the top that you had the wrong person. Soon enough, a bottle fell from the mushroom and fell into the sea next to them. Barral stuck his head out curiously, but before he could take a closer look, the bottle suddenly exploded. The aftermath of the explosion instantly overturned the boat and dumped them into the sea.
When they woke up again, they were lying on an absurdly wide deck. There were several huge trebuchets standing on the deck, which made them think that they had floated to the ground. A woman was scolding several pirates who overturned their ship on the deck: "Do you know how much it costs to make a new bottle of ocean fire? This thing is for you to use against the King of Sweden? Huh??? You have to lose this This time you got the wrong person, and next time, I will throw you into the ocean like fire! Why are you standing here stupidly? Why don’t you take advantage of the wind now and look for the King of Sweden carefully! Put all the hot air balloons Send everyone to go"
Balal and Ural saw that a wide platform had been cleared on the deck of the ship, and there were more than a dozen things they had never seen lying softly on it. Judging from the patterns, they were the ones that had just attacked them. The "Big Mushroom". At the girl's command, the pirates lit a fire under the mushrooms. As a result, these mushrooms swelled larger and larger. When they swelled to a certain extent, they pulled the pirates to the surface. Driven by the wind, these dozen mushroom-shaped aircraft were like a swarm of bees, floating towards the depths of the sea.
Balal and Ural were stunned. They had never seen such a weapon loaded on any warship.
The girl saw off the dozen aircraft and looked back to see that Balal and Ural were already awake. She smiled a little apologetically. But before she could say anything, someone on the deck shouted again: "Smoke! There is smoke over there!"
The girl quickly turned towards the place where the sound came from. When she saw the faint wisp of black smoke in the sky in the distance, she said happily: "The guard I arranged has finally sent a message! Hurry, drive the boat there!" Bring back the King of Sweden who is practicing!"
Speaking of this, she suddenly thought of Balal and Ural again, turned around, and bowed to them apologetically.
"I'm sorry, I will pay double the compensation for your boat. Where are you going? I will arrange a boat to take you there."
Baral and Ural were just about to complain, but when they heard the word "double", they suddenly became happy again. In just half a day, their wealth had increased from one carriage to two boats. I wonder who else in this world has such good luck? .
"Send us to Gotland." Baral shook his hair, "We are freshmen at the Alchemy Academy."
