"No one? How is this possible?"

The tauren Torennier immediately showed a look in his eyes saying, "Do you think I'm an idiot?"

In his impression, even in the legendary ghost ship, you can still see some ghostly shadows of the undead on the deck...

But this matter was of great importance, and he did not dare to draw any conclusions about the authenticity of this piece of information. He thought about it and said in a deep voice to the two ogre magicians:

"Your Excellencies, please wait a moment. I'll go up to check on the situation."

After saying that, he braved the terrible wind and heavy rain and came to an abandoned lighthouse on the island. He carefully took out a wooden cylindrical telescope from his waist and wiped it on his body.

This cylindrical telescope was intercepted by him from a noble prisoner. It allows ordinary people to obtain a visual distance bonus similar to [Eagle Eye Technique]. It is very magical. It has always been regarded as a treasure by him, and others are.

If you even try to touch it, you'll face his wrath.

As the field of view was expanded by the telescope, one could vaguely see a total of five merchant ships, one large, four small, with their main sails removed, sailing through the waves despite the storm.

This shocking scene somewhat subverted Torenir's common sense.

In his understanding, if you fail to avoid a port or a natural bay in time before a storm comes, you can only lower the main sail as soon as possible, and at the same time adjust the ship's course according to the wind direction to ensure that the ship sails against the wind and waves.

, to prevent the ship from capsizing due to wind and waves.

But this is the only thing that can be done. Being able to survive a storm at sea is already a blessing, but often after surviving the storm, the ship no longer knows where it was blown by the storm.

It is said that the Amn merchant ship that discovered the New World was blown to Maztica in this way.

In the end he attributed it all to the power of magic...

But he still couldn't help but care. The big ship could be explained by unknown magic, but how could he explain the four small ships that were so far apart from each other?

However, fortunately, those ships still sailed slowly into the waters of the Neransel Islands as originally planned, especially the waters that happened to be close to Ilvon Castle.

Although it is called Irvon Castle, it actually consists of a group of tall towers built of solid stone. It should be the relics of an ancient civilization.

Some of the towers are locked by magic to prevent strangers from intruding. However, due to the age, the magical protection measures of many ruins towers have long been ineffective, and these failed towers have become the homes and rain shelters of monsters.

The group of ancient pagodas closest to the strait changed hands a few years ago to a group of lizard pirates.

They are extremely aggressive and have not been very obedient in recent years, so Torenir did not issue orders that needed to be intercepted to them.

In his opinion, rather than making these lizard men suspicious, it would be better for them to 'take advantage of the storm and beat up the drowned dog'.

And this group of lizard pirates did not disappoint him or them, accompanied by a burst of fire and roar under the break of thunderstorm.

The group of lizardmen entrenched on the ocean tower opened fire.

only...

To everyone's surprise... this salvo of coastal alchemy artillery was fired. I don't know whether it was due to a miscalculation of the range of the artillery shells or due to the influence of the strong wind. The sound of the artillery salvo was quite loud, but the result was...

...

Almost all turned into water splashes.

"...Fuck! This can also be beaten?!"

Tauren Torunni's eyes almost popped out of his head.

The owner of the merchant ship also seemed to be frightened. The next moment, the side of the largest merchant ship was opened, revealing three layers of sixty ship-borne alchemical cannons.

Accompanied by bursts of dazzling fire, there were more than ten rounds of bombardment in succession.

As the roar of the artillery stopped, the ocean tower that had existed for who knows how long was reduced to nothing and fell into a long silence.

The tauren tax collector swallowed his saliva...

I always feel that...the target chosen by the master this time is a bit irritable...

...

At the same time, the human pirates in the other direction were also shocked and speechless by this classic floating artillery technique.

"Shit! Can land and coastal artillery be tilted to this extent? What a bunch of trash!"

One-eyed Addison suddenly cursed.

The group of people behind them also looked at each other in confusion, as if they did not expect that the military quality of the monsters entrenched in the Nelanser Islands would be so poor.

After waiting for a while, there was still no movement in the waters of the archipelago.

"The pair of ogre magicians you mentioned didn't show up. What should we do next?"

Eric the Red Devil stared at Melindera: "If we wait any longer, I'm afraid we will miss the best ambush location."

Melindra frowned and looked at the silent archipelago in the distance. After a moment of silence, she said:

"Then according to the original plan, I will contain Archmage Fischer, and you will find the right time to respond."

In fact, she was still a little unsure whether the owner behind this sea area was interested in this goal.

But if they just wait for the merchant ships to pass by, their plan will be declared bankrupt.

...

On the deck of the Intrepid.

"Captain, the direction of Ivonburg has been silent." A sailor reported with some anxiety.

The round of gunfire just now was great, but just after sailing into the Nelanser Islands, nearly half of the ammunition was destroyed. If the pirates were not frightened, they would probably be unable to continue.

embarrassing dilemma.

Normally Alyssa would have made up her mind, but this time, she looked at Levi who was above.

Li Wei was not polite at all, and even said absently:

"Well, let's follow the established plan. Issue an enemy warning, organize adventurers to make pre-war preparations, and prepare for possible pirate ship encounters."

Alyssa nodded, turned to look at the 'security' leader on the side and said: "Felix, go make arrangements immediately."

"Yes, miss." Felix looked at Levi deeply and left the cabin.

Li Wei then assigned:

"Fisher, you go directly to the mast and stare at it. If any magician dares to show his head, just beat him to death. There is no need to deliberately reserve spell slots. Oh, it's best to activate the lightning protection spell before going up. This kind of sky station is too high and easy to be damaged.

Struck by lightning."

"...Okay, I'll go right away." Fisher touched his bald head in embarrassment, as if he was really afraid that his shiny head would be split into black.

"That's it, the fishing operation started, and if you still don't show up like this, then I can only express my admiration."

Levi raised his eyebrows and glanced at the violent wind and rain outside the porthole. He didn't seem to like this weather too much.

...

As the whistle of the Dreadnaught sounded, the adventurers who were originally worried about the merchant ship sailing into the Nelanser Islands all assembled their weapons and armor and lined up in the passage below the deck.

If there are subsequent pirates who risk their lives to rob the ship, they will have no choice but to travel to the deck and fight with them.

"I...did we really encounter pirates?"

It was the first time that Sharila had encountered such a thing. She hugged the sacrificial staff tightly and asked Master Jason on the side with some fear.

The two sudden bursts of shelling had shaken her head and she was now dizzy. She only felt her two breasts fighting, making her feel like something was about to leak out of her lower abdomen.

Jason opened his mouth, but still couldn't resist the torture of his conscience, and said honestly:

"Once you enter the Nelanthel Islands, encountering pirates is almost inevitable, but this is better than braving the storm on the strait.

"However... Judging from the previous shelling battles, the firepower of the Dreadnought we are on far exceeds that of ordinary merchant ships. In addition, there is Archmage Fischer here. Maybe... those pirates will do it out of fear.

And cancel the idea of ​​raiding in this bad weather.”

Just when people felt a little relieved after hearing Jason's clear analysis, they heard him change his tone and said:

"Unless the opponent also has a high-level magician who can restrain Archmage Fischer, but the probability of this situation is almost impossible. Those who can become Archmage can get generous treatment no matter where they go, who would care less?

How about becoming a pirate? Maybe this kind of existence can only exist in the Arcane Brotherhood of Luskan in the north, haha."

Almost as soon as he said this, the legal practitioner on the ship and Sharila, who was a priest and had a slightly stronger sense of perception, looked out the porthole at the same time.

A magical aura rose from the shore that suffocated them.

"Oh...it's bad this time." Jason said numbly.

"Jason! I beg you! Just shut up!"

The warriors and dwarves on the side covered their eyes and wailed in pain.

Sharila was almost crying.

Although she had been 'told' that she would welcome the 'storm', she never imagined that the ingredients of this 'storm' would be so complicated!

...

On the main mast of the Intrepid, Fisher, who had taken off his black clothes and put on a red robe, stood resolutely on it with an expressionless face. No matter how high the rhythm of the merchant ship was by the violent waves, his body did not tilt at all.

What's amazing is that his red robe was blown by the strong wind, like a waving red flag, but the violent raindrops fell in front of him, as if they were bounced away by an invisible membrane.

A dazzling bolt of lightning struck down from the dark clouds and landed on his bright bald head. It seemed as if it was guided from his body into the hull of the ship and then into the sea. He remained indifferent, as if he had not been harmed at all.

This scene was also seen by many sailors and adventurers who were worried, and they couldn't help but feel swayed, as if they had seen the supreme Dharma God in the world...
To be continued...