General Copperfield praised, "The Lord has thought very carefully. Yes, once it reaches the level of a three-masted sailboat, speed will be the key.
You see, the largest ship has thick external suspension armor and a large amount of defensive equipment. While giving it super defense and offensive power, it also makes it extremely bulky and sails at a certain speed. Not too fast, it can easily become a living target, and the probability of battle damage is too high. This alone rules out the possibility of being a flagship.
If you look at the smallest ship again, do you see the two spire buildings one behind the other?
That's called a spell casting platform. It can be used to protect spell casters so that they can concentrate on casting spells from long-range attacks. It can also automatically add metamagic expertise to casters who cast spells in it. Generally, it is spell range, which is used to increase spells. range.
This shows that there are at least two extraordinary spellcasters on this battleship. They are the best offensive weapons and there is no need for other additional weapons.
The turbine device half hidden under the water is also used by the caster. Injecting spell power into it can cause it to spin at high speed, allowing the battleship to instantly burst out at terrifying speeds. It is very practical whether it is escaping or pursuing. , is said to have been invented by a pirate mage, and pirates like to equip their warships with this power device, so it is also called the pirate turbine.
Just based on these two items, the value of this battleship far exceeds that of the other two, which is double the sum of their sum. The material cost for manufacturing alone is 200,000..."
"Wait a minute, attack it first, and capture it as much as possible." Gavin agreed without hesitation.
This is a typical semi-magical ship. Although it does not use the pure magic power of a magic battleship, it also allows itself to fit in with the caster to an extremely high level.
The problem with such ships is not the price, but the fact that there is no chance to see such ships on the market. They are usually specially customized.
Although there is a real magical battleship, the Watcher, waiting for Gavin to salvage it at the bottom of the sea, it cannot be done in a short time.
Nothing could be more tempting than this one so close at hand.
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Three armed slave ships named Basilisk Lair.
Although it was already late at night, the lights were still bright and there was a lot of people. The noise of drinking, the helpless and angry screams of slaves, and the sounds of sailors fighting were all mixed together.
Sailors, slave traders, and pirates, any one of these three professions is a high-risk profession, let alone several professions mixed together, which is the highest risk among high risks.
Many times, it is not the most evil people who choose this profession, but this profession has created countless evil people. When you have been struggling for a long time in this industry that does not treat people as human beings, and you have survived. , and soon no longer regarded people as human beings, including himself, but as a beast in human skin.
Moreover, this team is not entirely human. It is mixed with a large number of humanoid intelligent creatures and dark species - hobgoblins, jackals, orcs, werewolves, etc.
This situation not only occurs with the Basilisk Human Slavery Group, but also with other pirate groups. These chaotic and evil people are typical of those who respect the strong. They don't care about your origin at all, as long as you prove that you are strong enough. , if you can help the pirate group in their plundering business, you can join it.
Compared with humans, the innate abilities of these humanoid intelligent creatures and dark species give them strong advantages in many aspects.
For example, the person standing sentry on the mast is not a human but a dragonborn.
Not a special dragonborn with a second stage transformation like Shanoba, but a dragonborn with relatively pure blood. The appearance is 70% to 80% similar to the dragon-shaped kobold in the Dwarf Statue City, or in other words The Dragonized Great Kobold evolved based on the Dragonborn template.
This is a blue dragonborn, which can be seen from the blue dragon scales on his body and the sharp horns on his forehead. His body is as tall and strong as a half-giant, at least 2.3 meters tall, and his expression says "no" Out of arrogance.
He was not sitting in the mast observation deck, but sitting on a mast, drinking himself from a bottle of strong wine.
Dragons are all aloof creatures, especially blue dragons. They like to live in large deserts far away from most creatures, surrounded by sand dunes and loneliness.
The dragonborn will inherit the racial personality of the dragon mother clan to a great extent, and it will even be more extreme, because the dragon can still find its own kind, but it is difficult for the dragonborn.
Although this dragonborn has joined the Basilisk Human Slave Trading Group, it does not mean that he will integrate into it. This is just a temporary job for him. He only joined it because the clan needs it. When it is no longer needed, he will turn around without hesitation. leave.
He looked coldly at the pirates below who were squandering their lives, energy and emotions unscrupulously, without feeling a trace of emotional warmth in his vertical pupils.
Although he has no feelings for the slave traders below, he still does his duty, standing up from time to time and turning around to observe the movements on the sea. This is due to the lawful nature of the blue dragon's pursuit of perfection, or If you don’t do it, do it the best you can.
In this regard, Dragonborn has an inherent advantage.
They inherited some of the dragon's powerful senses. Not only did they have amazing vision, but they also had dark and low-light vision. They could see scenes several kilometers away, and could magnify them to the point of revealing the smallest details.
Since he joined the Basilisk Lair, this small fleet has never been attacked again.
It was precisely because of his presence that the sailors below were able to enjoy the carnival with such confidence. Even the lookout sentries on the other two ships were attracted, and they secretly put down their tasks and joined in the drunken and dreamy procession.
For this irresponsible behavior, the blue dragonborn was full of anger and disdain. If they were his subordinates, they would have been beaten to death eight hundred times.
It's a pity that the Basilisk Man is a slave trading group, not an army. His harsh style from the army makes him unpopular even though he is capable. Although he has climbed to a high position, he is not popular. He was overthrown by a coalition of those who were better at indulging their subordinates.
He neither complained about this nor took revenge, because when this happened, it was not that the enemy was too powerful, but that he was insufficient.
"Well, what is that?" The blue dragonborn's eyes focused, and he immediately jumped up. As a pair of huge dragon wings began to vibrate, the dark green holy emblem of the ocean goddess Amberli on his chest lit up. The magical power that enveloped him immediately subsided, allowing him to start flying smoothly.
He is not a follower of the Violent Queen. This holy emblem is the key to the fog barrier that surrounds this battleship. The no-fly law is shrouded here. Without it, he would be like a weight here, falling straight up. On the deck, the wings will look like decorations.
Although the fog barrier covering this battleship is temporary, it is nine-ring. It not only prohibits flying and teleportation, but also prohibits diving. Regardless of whether it is a land creature or a marine creature, if you want to pass through the water If you get close to this battleship, you will be unable to control part of your body to surface.
The situation where a large number of marine life appeared around the warship and swam away in panic did not appear. That unique scene usually appeared when the warship was sailing at high speed. Like this, during the stationing period, the fog barrier was in sync with the surrounding waters. , those marine creatures will sense it and automatically avoid this area.
After the blue dragonborn's body rose, his vertical pupils began to open layer by layer, and the muscles on his face expanded outward, making his eyes nearly double in size. It looked extremely inconsistent with the size of his entire face. Coupled with his monster body, there is no kawaii cuteness, only deep fear.
This is not an ability that all dragonborn have, but his personal dragonborn bloodline ability-True Dragon Sight.
At this moment, his visual ability was completely comparable to that of a real dragon.
There was nothing on the sea, but the blue dragonborn always felt something was inconsistent, so he couldn't help but scan it again.
This time he finally discovered the problem - water ripples. A series of water ripples were rippling, and rhythmic splashing sounds were heard.
The blue dragonborn, who has nearly ten years of experience in making a living at sea, instantly recognized that it was the sound of oars.
The blue dragonborn said loudly without hesitation: "Enemy attack, enemy attack, enemy attack. There are a large number of invisible ships approaching. Everyone is preparing for war. There are three concealment-breaking flares in the southwest. If you don't want to die, just throw them all." Move for me."
The blue dragonborn's voice obviously contained magical power. Not only the people on his ship heard it, but the people on the other two ships also heard it immediately.
"It's the siren call from that bastard Sadro, everyone prepare for war, hurry up and prepare for war."
"Everyone is in position. All sailors are on deck. Keep all defensive weapons and guard the deck to prevent the enemy from trying to board."
"Idiot, get out of here. How long are you going to sleep? Wait until the enemy rushes in and cuts off your heads?"
"Where's Charlie? Where's that idiot Charlie? Did he get himself drunk again? If he hadn't used the ballista accurately, I would have cut off that old bastard's head. Whose ballista shot it? Is it okay? I have one less crossbowman here..."
"Hiccup...hiccup...captain...captain...what are you in a hurry for? I...I...isn't this coming?"
"You can't stand firmly, how can you still use a ballista?"
"Use the ballista...with your hands, not your feet...Hiccup, I promise, even with my feet...I can shoot more accurately than them...Besides, they are not much better...Hiccup, we are on board Most of the crossbow gunners... hiccup, have been drunk by me... hahaha..."
"Asshole, you still have the nerve to laugh, but you won't be able to laugh anymore when the enemy charges up... Hurry up, prepare the concealment-breaking flare, otherwise it will be too late when the enemy charges up."
The slave traders in the Basilica Lair showed extremely high military literacy. After hearing the siren, they picked up their weapons and ran to their posts, even though many of them were extremely drunk, let alone running. He walked crookedly, looking like he might fall down at any moment.
What restrains them is not discipline, but the particularity of the industry they are engaged in. Once they fail, they will have little chance of survival. Even if the enemies who attack them are willing to let them go, the rescued slaves will eat them alive. .
boom! boom! boom!
Three alchemy bombs were fired by the ship's ballistae hundreds of meters into the air and exploded.
This is not an ordinary flare, but a concealment-breaking flare created using the second-level magic flash dust.
It is the latest magic product from the red-robed wizards of Sel.
The price is very high. Each one is worth one thousand gold coins. Just these three shots cost three thousand gold coins.
But it is still very popular among pirates, and demand exceeds supply because it is worth the money.
The light they erupted was not comparable to that of illumination. It was at least three or four times greater. The surface of the sea where the problem was suspected was illuminated as bright as day, not only tearing through the darkness, but also exposing the invisible existence to Photo came out.
The blue dragonborn was not mistaken. There were indeed a large number of invisible paddle boats in the water, heading towards the basilisk lair.
Even though they saw through the invisibility, they did not see what the enemy who attacked them looked like.
Because the opponent did not use the invisibility spell, but was covered by a huge tarpaulin as black as ink, so even if it was illuminated by the invisibility-breaking flare, it was still looming and unreal, and the position of the bow of the ship, The wall shields standing one after another, inlaid and intertwined, turned these clippers into out-and-out turtle ships.
These clippers were not specially built by Gavin's orders, but were pieced together using local materials.
The Clippers came from the small dock attached to Ilip that had just been secretly controlled. With their layout of a city and dock severely disconnected, it was not difficult to do this, especially with absolute force and dozens of people stationed there. The pirate soldiers didn't even have a chance to pick up their weapons. A few sentries were secretly touched, and most of them were killed on their beds by a five-ring death cloud technique.
What provides invisibility for these clippers is the shadow carriage tarpaulin made from the shadow spinning produced in the Myth Noel Ghost Textile Factory - this is a brand new use developed after the number of shadow spinning has been greatly increased. As long as this kind of tarpaulin is covered, an ordinary carriage will turn into a ghost carriage, which can produce unexpected tactical effects. However, before it had time to shine on the battlefield, Gavin used it in naval battles.
If the blue dragonborn hadn't been conscientious enough and vigilant enough to let them all board the ship, the slave traders who were immersed in the carnival would probably have just discovered it.
The wall shields are from the side panels of the side cars. They were directly removed and slightly modified to be used as shields by the hobgoblin giants. Four of these large wooden shields are enough to destroy the clipper ship. The head protection was so tight that the actual situation inside could not be seen clearly.
"Full speed ahead."
After discovering that their whereabouts were exposed, Gavin, who was sitting on the fast boat at the front, shouted an order.
In order to operate stealthily, their rowing speed was not particularly fast, at least half of what it would be if they tried their best.
Following his order, the speed of dozens of clippers soared to the extreme, split into three, and rushed towards their respective goals.
"Ballista, where is the ballista? What does the ballista do? Fire it quickly! Fire it quickly!"
"Where's the mage? Where's our mage? Why aren't you casting spells now?"
"It's too far, the opponent hasn't entered the magic range yet."
"Launch! Launch! Launch quickly!"
Following waves of commotion, the ballistas and ballistas on the three-masted sailboat started to operate one after another, shooting sparsely at the turtle-shaped clipper that was rushing forward.
"Go full speed, don't worry about them, they can't hurt us."
"Don't change direction, keep full speed."
Faced with this kind of crossbow fire, under normal circumstances, even if the Clippers are not frightened and run away in embarrassment, they will dodge in a zigzag manner to reduce the possibility of being attacked.
As long as you know that these warships are all equipped with heavy-duty crossbows, and all the weapons fired are special armor-piercing crossbows. Once hit, their cargo-carrying speedboats, which are only six or seven meters long, will be directly penetrated. .
Discovering that the enemies on the fast boats did not do this, the slave sailors operating the ballistas had cruel and bloodthirsty smiles on their faces.
"Haha, those are a bunch of idiots without any experience in naval warfare. The ballistas are ready to be replaced with shotguns, waiting to beat up the drowned dogs."
"The mage prepares a group attack and destructive spell."
"It's a hit, haha... hiccup... it's a hit. If you hit such an idiot who doesn't know how to dodge, I... hiccup... Even if you drink two more bottles of rum, it will be a sure hit."
"Impossible, impossible, absolutely impossible. I was clearly shot just now. Why is there no harm at all?"
"It passed through, and the crossbow arrow actually passed through. Could it be that we are not dealing with ordinary enemies, but really a group of ghosts?"
The slave-trading sailors who were high-fiving each other one second showed incredible expressions the next second. Their crossbow arrows passed directly through those ships as if they had passed through phantoms.
"Don't panic. Those are magic phantoms. Those following behind are their real entities. Don't worry about those in the front row. Attack those in the middle and back row first."
There were also some knowledgeable slave traders who could see the problem at a glance.
When they heard that it was just magic, the slave traders calmed down a lot. They carefully observed the situation on the sea and found the problem.
Although the ships in front looked extremely realistic, even the ripples of the oars were vivid, there was one thing missing - those ripples of oars spread to a certain extent and then suddenly disappeared, apparently reaching the range of the spell's duration.
This is not a spell in the orthodox sense, but a new use of Regina's true phantom, which is used to confuse the enemy and attract the enemy's firepower through the projection of spiritual crystals.
If it is a simple projection, it is relatively easy to distinguish, but when these clippers are covered with phantom cloaks, they are caught off guard and it is very easy to be fooled.
While these heavy ballistae were powerful, they also made them very bulky and relatively slow to load. In just this delay, the clippers had already advanced dozens of meters towards them.
(End of chapter)
