Chapter 53 Regroup and start again
The so-called change is always the same. The pirates' escape method is always inseparable from the help and cover of the sea. They hijacked the death row prisoners on the gallows. Luo Zhengdao and his group retreated quickly to a remote harbor that had been anchored near the Cape City. Several small boats that had been waiting here in advance quickly sent Luo Zhengdao and the resisters to the battleship Yangwei, which was anchored in the nearby waters. For Qiongzhou, where only the goblin army was stationed, it would be safe to quickly sail to the sea. The goblin team stationed in Cape City did not have the courage to go into the water to pursue the battleship, and used a small sampan to deal with the battleship? If the goblins' heads were not clamped by the door, they would definitely not think of such a suicide-like bad idea.
"Ahem, are you all here?"
After just experiencing a difficult journey to look back, Luo Zhengdao, who was upset, could not have the mood to point the heads one by one. Vina Dubov, who stayed on the roster of Yangwei, noticed these details and said:
"Yes, we're all here."
Hearing the sound, Luo Zhengdao stroked his forehead with a relieved hand and said weakly:
"Okay, prepare to set sail immediately. The goblins will start searching soon. Are you ready to deal with the sweep?"
Luo Zhengdao's first half of the sentence was talking to the half-elf beauty, and the second half was speaking to the resisters. Hearing the sound, the leader of the resistance who was responsible for leading the team to help rescue Brando Feiyan smiled, and he patted his chest with confidence and said:
"Sir Earl, don't worry, we've made arrangements."
After dealing with the things at hand in a breath, Luo Zhengdao, who was exhausted, finally remembered the Captain Brando Feiyan who was rescued from the noose. He slowly came to the officer's restaurant in the battleship, drinking rum in big gulps, and posing as a handsome handsome guy.
Looking up and down at this romantic figure with a legendary resume, Luo Zhengdao paused for a moment thoughtfully and said:
"Captain Feiyan, you should know who I am?"
This man was flirting with flowers and plants in bars in various ports, staring at the gold coins at all times. The slut who never had a serious moment stood up when he heard the sound. He smiled and bowed to salute, and said gracefully without losing his composure:
"Heresti Earl Forlu, I am just an ordinary sailor, and I dare not bother you."
Today, Luo Zhengdao was disturbed by the blood flowing all over the ground by those innocent people. He really had no intention of playing language art and said straight to it:
"Okay, let's talk less. Are you going to follow me? Or are you going to surrender to the green skins and ask them to perform another hanging?"
The threatening meaning implicit in these words does not need to be interpreted too much. Brando Feiyan looked at Luo Zhengdao's sharp eyes with a bit of solemn murderous aura and decadent meaning in his confrontation. After a brief silence in the confrontation state, he nodded tactfully and nodded:
"I'm happy to serve you, Lord Earl."
Although he failed to get the treasure that the goblin had plundered from Qiongzhou Island, Luo Zhengdao would be somewhat regretful. Based on the basic principle of putting the bag in peace, after the rescue operation was successful, he chose to withdraw and leave as soon as possible.
The gains from this trip to Qiongzhou were indeed quite good. Luo Zhengdao's unsuccessful father and his ancestors in Qiongzhou were not in vain. He made a lot of money back to the fiefdom, and he added a total of one qualified captain, 300 skilled sailors, six doctors, and several professional talents who are good at accounting and shipping trade. The biggest bottleneck that originally restricted Luo Zhengdao's expansion of strength has disappeared, and the rest is nothing more than specific business operations such as raising money to recruit soldiers and horses. These rules and regulations are not a test for Luo Zhengdao, who has been struggling in the commercial society for many years. It is more difficult to gather talents than to make money.
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“…22!23!24!”
In the captain's room with simple and low-key decoration style of Yangwei, Luo Zhengdao spread out the magic card he owned on the wide mahogany desktop, meticulously took stock of his assets, and said to himself:
"I've got twenty-four cards together. I wonder when I can get the basic decks of forty cards!"
Qiongzhou and his party brought Luo Zhengdao a lot of gains and found several new magic cards from the old earl's personal collection. This incident is indeed worth celebrating. What made him most happy was one of the unprecedented "elite phalanx infantry", which is a very rare four-star summoning card.
As the name suggests, this card summons not a phalanx infantry but a reorganized 100-man phalanx infantry brigade, so this card has strong tactical value. Although a single phalanx infantry can't even win a third-rate mercenary, the principle is also very simple. The five-meter spear equipped by the phalanx infantry and the giant square shield with chest height are too heavy and slow, and this set of equipment is not suitable for fighting alone. When a phalanx infantry team opened the formation, layered spears protruded forward from the gaps in the shield wall, covering each other to form a phalanx and slowly pressing. It is really like an indestructible wall of steel. For Luo Zhengdao, who is suffering from the lack of a final decision, it can be said that it is a long drought that has a rain!
Sugar cane is not as sweet as both ends. Even if it exists as a summoning object, it cannot change the two wings of the quadratic infantry that are vulnerable to attack and have zero defense at the rear. However, considering its advantages, it is enough to make Luo Zhengdao happy for several days.
"Dangdangdang..."
Hearing the knock on the door, Luo Zhengdao's hand swept quickly on the table and put away the card, and then said:
"Please come in!"
The half-elf-like beauty walked in with her door. She smiled at Luo Zhengdao and said:
"Lunch is ready. Haven't you made an appointment with Captain Feiyan? Have you eaten in the captain's room today or go to the officer's restaurant?"
Hearing the sound, Luo Zhengdao thought for a while and said:
"Forget it, the captain's room is not suitable. Let's go to the restaurant together! Oh, remember to call a few people to accompany you later to avoid the scene being too deserted."
Hierarchy is evil, provided that you are at the bottom of the pyramid, and for vested interests at the top, all this is simply wonderful, as beautiful as heaven. Even if the cold reality has proved that this system is inappropriate, they reluctantly seize the curtain of the historical stage and refuse to leave obediently. Therefore, a great man said that the broom will not run away by himself until the dust is gone. This is probably what it means.
Compared to ordinary sailors who can only sit in ammunition boxes and eat hard biscuits and bacon, the officers on the warship enjoyed significantly higher treatment. Although the pirates always pay attention to the principle of democracy, they advocate that no one on the ship can enjoy privileges, even the captain, except for paying more dividends, they have no right to enjoy more privileges than others. However, there is always a gap between ideals and reality in everything. Since Luo Zhengdao, a big financial tyrant, has been continuously pouring his capital into the pirate fleet, his share has become increasingly large.
The direct people from the Earl of Fulu family gradually gained an advantage in terms of quantity and quality. Many times, he did not have to worry about the rules that pirates adhered to in terms of details of life.
The long oak dining table with a length of nearly five meters in the Yangwei Officer's Restaurant is covered with a purple-red velvet tablecloth. The porcelain and shiny silver tableware with delicate and fair texture are arranged on the table in an orderly manner. The waiters on both sides constantly divide the dishes served and present them to each diner.
Eating on a warship on a long-distance warship is inevitably subject to environmental conditions, and it is impossible to reach the level of sumptuous and luxurious exaggeration of the nobles on land holding banquets, but don’t forget one thing. The time traveler Luo Zhengdao is a gourmet who has been immersed in the world's largest foodie nation for many years. He has never eaten pork and has always seen pig run, so he told him to be wronged and cannot be wronged by his own belly! The exquisite and delicious dishes at this banquet are super high standards that the indigenous people of the New World can never dream of. This is part of the achievements Luo Zhengdao took time to train chefs specifically. Someone who was full of pride in his taste once considered it. If he really couldn’t overthrow the Second Goblin Empire, Yu Sheng hid his name and ran to the territory of Yaling and Elf to open a top-level restaurant and wait for death.
"Wow, this taste... is so delicious that I can't describe it. I have never eaten such a good food in my life. I want to swallow my tongue."
With a white napkin around her neck, she chewed the crispy outside and tender inside, and the fresh and juicy "juicy tiger fish" is a special dish that grafts the local ingredients of the New World and the old world cooking techniques. Brando Feiyan danced and expressed his admiration for this exotic delicacy to Luo Zhengdao, completely ignoring the table etiquette.
"I have been to many places and tasted countless kinds of food. This meal by His Excellency the Captain is a delicacy that I will never forget for my life."
Zorra Hegel's emotional expression was relatively subtle, but the knife and fork that did not pause for a moment during his speech still exposed the sailor's true thoughts. Such delicious food is indeed unstoppable!
Relying on the advantages of Chinese talent and foodie, he successfully crushed several foreign landlords who had never seen the world. Luo Zhengdao thought about it carefully and found that this was boring. Just as he was picking his teeth without aristocratic style while imagining his future life plan, Brando Feiyan suddenly stood up with a serious expression and said:
"Sir Earl, do you have a plan of action next?"
Hearing the sound, Luo Zhengdao blinked and said casually:
"We will do a few tickets in the offshore first. After we have enough money to buy a new ship, we will go to the Yaling Empire to fully update our equipment."
Sailor Chief Zorra Hegel is a senior pirate. He has basically dealt with navies from all over the world. At this time, he shook his head and said:
"Sir Captain, the incident in Qiongzhou just happened a few days ago. Those green skins were searching for us like mad dogs. It is too dangerous to continue to stay near the main continent."
The reason is correct, but Luo Zhengdao felt unwilling to give up. He could hear the shrill crying sounds on the execution ground when he was dreaming these two days. It was not conducive to his mental health when he held his breath and said in a cold tone:
"We have been hunted by goblins for so long. If we don't give them some colors, those green skins will think I am those waste nobles."
When he heard this, Faul Chopin, the captain of the one-eyed dragon, was lit up and said in a hurry to Luo Zhengdao:
"Oh, Count, do you want to clear your name? That's right, in the future, counterattack of the mainland will require people to look forward to it, and it's also for the long-term plan. Count, you really have a long-term vision..."
Chapter completed!