Violence may not be ideal as a solution to problems, but it can be very effective.
What happened in the alley a few days ago was suppressed as expected. Although theoretically there should be many people passing by at that time, when encountering such a thing, people in this town will invariably become selectively blind.
No one knew whether those soldiers died or survived serious injuries. For three days in a row, there was no movement from the earl, as if nothing had happened.
The only thing that can be felt is that the attitude of many people in the town, including the owner of the hotel where he is staying, has become much more polite.
The people with problems are not only the count but also the soldiers who seek public benefit for personal gain. If we really want to say that, the permanent residents of Suao Marina are probably not that clean.
They were like a winter stew that had been simmered for too long. The ingredients had become rotten and mixed together, and they had long since lost their color and flavor.
There are many things I want to do, and many things I dislike, but none of them can be solved right now.
No matter how helpless or unwilling they are, they really have no choice but to wait. Because of all the things that happened in the past few days, the girl Luoan, who was in a complicated mood, had not slept well these days, but fortunately, these days were coming to an end.
On October 9, 1331 of the Divine Calendar, and 1530 of the New Calendar of Padrosi, after arriving in the small town of Suao Marina to rest and reorganize for a few days and exchange ancient gold coins for usable modern money, they finally made their way there. The real destination - the port.
Looking at the town alone, Suao Marina Port is much smaller than Parnilla, and only slightly larger than Polusalo. But if you only list this one port separately for comparison, the locals will be very unconvinced and - which is rare by Suomir people's standards - argue with you.
There are many deserted islands at the end of the inland sea where it meets the North Ligaro Sea. Further to the northwest, the only inhabited islands on the vast sea are the four northern islands, dominated by Danlaso people. However, although these small islands are not suitable for long-term settlement and cannot be cultivated or raised with livestock, they are not completely without traces of humans.
The open sea is a place where large aquatic dragon-like creatures appear, with a maximum body length of 23 meters. Although these creatures are difficult to compare with the legendary dragons that are often 50 or 60 meters long in terms of this single data, due to the unique environment of the ocean, Most of these creatures actually weighed more than dragons.
The buoyancy of seawater prevents them from using their own body structure to support their weight, so most aquatic dragon creatures are quite large. The average weight of the largest fully grown water dragons is 50 to 60 tons. Except for whales, there is no one larger than them.
Of course, large sea dragons of this level are not very common. Whether in the sky, on land, or in the ocean, the number of apex predators present in an area is always limited.
But even the more common 10-meter-long and 18-ton mid-level predator is an extremely deadly creature for sailors.
Whaling ships with a length of more than 20 meters can ensure safety in most cases due to their size, but this balance of "well water does not interfere with the river water" will be broken if whales are hunted. If the captain of the whaling ship is an inexperienced novice and decides to drag the captured whale all the way back to land, the blood floating in the water will attract more than just sharks.
When these large ocean predators also plan to take a share of the pie, the keels of human wooden ships will separate under the collision caused by the powerful swing of their tails, and the sailors can only scream. Then he fell into the whirlpool and sank into the cold water.
Or worse.
For this reason, people established whaling stations on scattered islands far away from the mainland, where whale oil was refined and various other processes were performed.
Therefore, the so-called Suao Marina Port, in the eyes of locals, should be an entire port system including all these small whaling station ports. And if you ask a local about this, he will probably tell you, "Total of all these things, Suao Marina is bigger than Parnira!"
We don’t know whether this is an overly boastful statement due to inner comparison and dissatisfaction. Because there are too many whaling stations and sporadic ports, no one will really count how many there are. Despite this, one thing is still indisputable. Even the citizens of Parnilla, who are the most confident in their own port, will admit it in a low voice after advocating about "the world's largest port" -
"Suao Marina is indeed the largest ocean port on the east and west coasts today, and has the largest dry dock capacity."
This is what this kingdom is truly proud of, but it has not received the attention it deserves under various circumstances.
The former was an important base station for Suomir to communicate with overseas two hundred years ago. Now, due to the situation on the east coast, people from other countries use it as a relay station more frequently - and the latter is as we said before , has the function of protecting ships, but in fact it is more than that.
The dry dock in Suao Marina is the "home" for most ships in the entire Mobigas Inland Sea.
No matter which wharf those whaling ships often stay at, or even the large merchant ships that the Southern City-State Alliance and Parnilla are proud of, no matter where they have been, how long they have been sailing and how many people they have encountered, when the ship needs maintenance , this will definitely be their first choice.
The dry dock is used to protect ships during seasons when it is not suitable for going to sea, but it will not be abandoned on weekdays. When our group of three sages arrived, it was time for its "daily function" to come in handy.
After the huge sailboat entered the dock, the water had been drained. When Henry, Mira and Galeva walked over, the sun shone on the ground, making the overflowing sea water sparkle. A few small crabs quickly hid in the shadows, and the rest The fish could only flop there helplessly.
The Luoan girl avoided the flowing water to avoid getting her shoes wet, and the sailors nearby shouted loudly: "Oh - hiss - oh - hiss -" they shouted like this This word is not any Suomir word, it is just a booster cry to coordinate the rhythm.
The tall sailors, in groups of three, grabbed hemp ropes as thick as adult men's fists and pulled them rhythmically on the side of the sailboat, while others were pulling other hemp ropes at the stern and bow of the sailboat to fix them.
The other end of the hemp rope was fixed above the winch. Nearly a hundred people carefully controlled it and lowered it bit by bit. The three of them stood here and watched the entire huge sailboat being slowly lowered on its side. .
"Stop! It's in place! Tie it up!" The words shouted were in Lamani. Because the ship was so huge that the port staff alone was not enough, and the sailors on the ship also had to contribute their own efforts. And this ship is obviously a mixture of Lamanites and Suomir.
The leaning sailboat cast a huge shadow.
The sound of "tick-tick" water kept coming, and after fixing the rope again and again, the sailors gasped exhaustedly. The helper handed over the clay pot filled with fresh water at the right time, and the sailors who took it raised their heads and drank with their mouths wide open.
The hull of the sailboat soaked in the sun reflects a charming brilliance because this is the end of the town. Beyond the granite on the ground and the sailboat, there is the endless deep blue ocean in the distance. The sun shines on all of this, and you can clearly see the ripples of the sea water blown by the salty sea breeze and the traces of salt and frost on the nearby trestle.
A few seagulls soared in the sky, and more of them hid on the rocks and nearby buildings. They looked lazy but their eyes were still witty. If there are fishing boats entering the harbor, they will jump away in an instant. A white cat ran over and took away the small fish that was still flapping on the ground. It was not able to escape when the dock was draining water. Cats are always very common in ports and often on ships. Know how to raise them, they are the mascots of sailors. Because rats are the most common stowaways on ships, and their chewing of food and wooden hull structures is extremely annoying.
The little white cat quickly disappeared into the distance, probably hiding in a corner to taste the small fish.
The three Henrys looked at the huge sailboat dripping with water. They couldn't help but be fascinated by this beautiful scene for a while - until they saw clearly the attachments on the hull. Mira suddenly turned pale, but the one who was more serious than her was Galeva next to her. The young man shuddered and squatted down.
Those squirming things are mankind's worst nightmare. It's no wonder so many people are afraid of the deep sea and prefer to stay on land.
The bottom of the boat, which had turned dark green, was covered with various marine parasites including barnacles and shipworms. Now that they were out of the water, they began to struggle under the sun. It is almost inevitable that these things will be attached to the ship after a long voyage. And if it is not cleaned regularly, the bottom of the boat will be corroded and damaged. This is something that neither a passenger nor an owner would like to see.
But it’s not easy to clean up parts that are usually underwater, and that’s where dry docks come in handy.
With the help of a winch on the ground next to it, the ship entering the dry dock can be turned over - the contents on it must of course be emptied in advance - and after that, the cleaning staff will burn them with kerosene to remove these parasites Clear them all.
Then use a chisel to refill the gaps with various fibers, and then apply asphalt to seal them to maintain the overall hull.
However, the three of them did not wait for that scene to arrive, because the port staff member who had obviously responded to them had already walked over.
This is the result of prior contact with the local mercenary guild, and this is also one of the attractive points of the mercenary guild: as long as you are a high-level registered mercenary, the guild's connections can also become your connections. Many things that outsiders would encounter obstacles when trying to contact them on their own can be solved easily with the help of the intricately connected guilds.
None of this was free, of course, but it was affordable for the trio, who had been given a large sum of money.
"We have contacted captains who are willing to take you on a long voyage. There were originally five of them, but after hearing that the companions were women, all four of them refused." The port staff are of Latin American origin, so they also speak in Latin. He looked at the white-haired Luoan girl, and Mira frowned visibly.
"..." Henry reached out and rubbed her hair, while Galeva next to him said with a dumbfounded expression: "Why?"
"Because it is unlucky, traveling in the inland sea is not allowed. There are basically no women on long-distance ocean-going ships. Originally, it was because of physical inconvenience. Over time, it evolved into 'If you bring a woman with you, the ship will be in trouble.'" "." Mira herself explained that she had seen such a description in the book, but when she actually met it, her mood was still a bit complicated.
"Then what about the remaining one who didn't refuse?" The sage went straight to the point.
"He." The expression of the port staff became a little subtle: "He said that he wants to see you with his own eyes before confirming whether to take you on a voyage."
"The original words are 'I don't care whether the guy I take is tall or short, fat or thin, or whether it's a he or a she. There is only one condition for getting on my ship, and that is to be smart enough and brave enough'" he said, while Henry shrugged Shrugging: "That's two."
"Yes." The staff member's expression became more subtle: "Anyway, you can tell from his words that he is a very unique captain."
"But he is also the only one who is willing to break the superstition." The staff member said this, and the three of them nodded.
"Let's meet." Mira said.
"Um, oh, by the way - I forgot to add that there is a reason why this captain is so unique. His experience is rather - uh - unusual?" He thought about the words: "That is, he is not an ordinary person. He was a whaler captain, not a fishing boat captain, and even a merchant ship captain only occasionally."
"So what does he do?" Mira frowned.
"Pirates." The sage shrugged and gave the answer.
"...."
"..."
"ha?"
