Chapter 43: Voyage and Pirates
By noon, the sailors had cleaned the largest house in the center of the village, and Henry and the others, who had been fighting all night, moved in. Everyone else went to rest, and Henry sat alone in the hall. He quietly opened the system and began to check last night's harvest. After a simple check, I upgraded myself and my brother and sister.
Classes: Mage Level 9 243613/250000, Druid Level 11 243612/300000
Level 1 Divine Slot, 7
Level 2 Divine Slot, 6
Level 3 Divine Slot, 5
Level 4 Divine Position, 4
Level 5 Divine Slot, 2
Level 6 Divine Position, 1
Master the new Level 6 Divine Arts: Sorrow and Decay, Tinder, Healing, Level 3 Summoning Animals, Damage, Thor Scorching Ball, Unexpected Memories, Abnormal Dawn, and Summoning Elementals. At the same time, he also mastered the ability to transform into a brown bear and a wolf.
Robert. Rystan, Class: Rogue Level 11 302600/440000
Silent Action: 165
Shadow Hide: 175
Amy. Rystan, Profession: Warlock Level 8 127600/135000
Level 1 spell use 6: Mage Armor, Evil Protection, Intimidation, Magic Missile, Greasy
Level 2 spell use 6: Invisibility, Vocalization, Shadrick's Killing Arrow
Level 3 Spell Use 5: Human Immobilization, Disarming Magic
Level 4 spell use 3: Stone Skin
After a few days of fighting, the brother and sister quickly became stronger, and it seems that soon they will become their right-hand men. While Henry was thinking, the first mate walked in and said to him, "Sir, the things in the village have come out after preliminary statistics. The whole village has about 2,000 tons of flour, and there are also a large amount of cured meat and dried fish, which is estimated to be no less than 300 tons. The spring wheat in the fields is also rising very well, and most of the farming tools and daily necessities in the village can be used directly. That is, we have plenty of food and tools, but not enough people to use them. After listening to the report, he said to the first mate: "First of all, the sailors' houses and land will be allocated, and the land will be found according to the 150 acres of houses per person, and dozens of ordinary houses will be found on the periphery." Divide three large houses for Captain Hawke, you, and Boatswain, and I will allow the three of you to choose a thousand acres of wheat fields with the best growth as your property. ”
When the first mate heard this, he said excitedly: "On behalf of everyone on board, I thank you for your generosity, and I will order this matter immediately." Is there anything else you would like to command? He thought for a moment and said, "After the house is cleared, then let's organize people to clean up the docks, and select fifteen other people to distribute all the weapons, and you will personally lead a patrol." Later I will take half of my men to Luskan to buy slaves, and when I come back, I will rely on you to maintain law and order. "Rest assured! I will not trust you. The first mate patted his chest vigorously and said. After all the work was done, he went into the house to find a place to sleep.
All rested in the village for three days, and on the fourth day Henry left the first mate, Cagan, Ares, and Robert. The command of the remaining personnel was handed over to the young thief, and Henry looked at Robert and said, "Everything is left to you here, and if anyone wants to sedition a rebellion, kill them all." I'll let Cagan and Ares assist you, and the first mate will do your bidding. Don't let me down. Robert said with a serious expression: "Don't worry, my master, I will guard this place until you return." Henry beckoned to the others, and boarded the Sword with Amy, Bambock, the captain, and twenty sailors in the boat. After Captain Hawke shouted and set off, the sailors put away their anchors, pulled down the sails, and set sail north.
Captain Room, Captain Hawk, studied the charts and said to Henry, who was sitting in his chair, "I have just calculated the route, and it will take twenty days to a month to reach Luskan from the Angome Islands all the way through Sword Bay, Waterdeep, and Neverwinter. Since we now have half of our sailors, we are well restocked. However, the closer you get to the City of a Thousand Sails, it is known as a pirate port. Moreover, the law and order in the city is very chaotic, and I heard that the rat people there have completely occupied the sewers. Henry made a reassuring gesture to the captain and said, "Rest assured, there are usually no spellcasters on pirate ships. As soon as they get close to the Sword, they will be hit by my spells and turned into food for sharks. And there is no need to worry in the city, there are not many people in the area ruled by the Arcane Brotherhood who dare to provoke a mage casually. And we just buy slaves, and we don't clash with other forces. The captain rubbed his forehead and said, "Maybe I'm too nervous, I've been a little nervous since I was attacked by a sea demon whale." ”
Henry stood up and patted Hawke on the shoulder comfortingly and said, "It's understandable, if I were attacked by such a big guy, I would be nervous for a while." By the way, I haven't asked you how you escaped in the first place? I've seen in books that this kind of giant ocean overlord is always followed by a large number of sharks, black rays, and fishmen, and it is not easy to escape from them. Hawke smiled bitterly and said, "I happened to be sitting on a small boat and was hit by a huge wave for a long distance, and I could only watch the other sailors being swept into the whirlpool and eaten. I turned around and paddled as hard as I could, until I was out of the sea and was rescued by other boats and brought back to Baldur's Gate. Every time I think about it, it was a nightmare. After a few more comforts to the captain, Henry left the captain's room.
He came to the door of Amy's room and knocked on the door, the door was quickly opened, and when Amy saw that it was his master standing at the door, she hurriedly let him into the house and waited for him to sit down, and then said, "Master, do you have anything to do?" He stared into Amy's eyes for a moment until the girl blushed a little and said, "Yes, after that night's battle, you must have noticed that your spell abilities have increased, right?" The girl nodded and said, "Yes, I have awakened a few more spells." And the number of casts has also increased. Henry continued: "Then you must apply the newly learned spells as soon as possible to form your own offensive and defensive system, you have not forgotten the teachings of Teacher Tyrantiel." Amy thought for a moment and said, "Only a mage who protects himself can better cast spells to attack the enemy." Henry smiled and said, "Now that you understand, then I won't bother you, and carefully consider the tactics that suit you." With that, he turned and left.
The Sword sailed smoothly for more than ten days, gradually turning from a warm turquoise sea to a deep blue. They had already entered the cold zone, and the sailors who had been running around in single clothes had also put on their coats, and the northern land was still very cold in the spring. Captain Hawke looked at the chart and then at the scenery outside the window, if the voyage was okay, he would be able to reach Luskan, the city of a thousand sails, in two days. Suddenly, the alarm bell rang on the lookout, and he jerked to his feet and walked onto the deck. The sailors standing on the watchtower shouted below: "Four unknown ships have been found!" They are rapidly moving closer to us, with unknown intentions. Henry walked out of the cabin with Amy as well. He walked up to the captain and asked, "What's the matter?" The old captain smiled bitterly and said, "If my inference is correct, we have encountered pirates, and four ships are surrounding us. It was initially estimated that there would be a ballista, which pirates in the vicinity liked to use to fire hooks, grab merchant ships, and engage in hand-to-hand combat. ”
Henry looked at the somewhat anxious captain and said, "Don't worry about the captain, Amy and I will go and deal with them." With that, he began to chant spells in a loud voice, and in a few moments, the two flying spells were blessed on Amy and him, respectively. He flew into the air with the sorceress and said, "In a moment you will be in charge of the two ships on the left, and I will be in charge of the two ships on the right." Try not to destroy the hull, I hope to take these ships in their entirety. When you get closer, remember to give yourself protection and protect yourself from ranged weapons, as far as you can get, pirates will definitely have a certain number of ranged weapons. The girl smiled and waved the two Death Cloud Scrolls in her hand and said, "Don't worry about my master, as long as these two scrolls are activated in a while, there will be no living creatures on the entire ship." After saying that, the two of them began to clean up their goals. After Amy blessed the protective long-range weapon, she directly fired a scroll at one of them, and the entire hull was shrouded in poison gas, and most of the sailors on the ship died in an instant, and the remaining ones began to jump into the sea one after another. The pirates next to the ship found out about the spellcaster flying in the sky and the tragic situation on the other side, and they all abandoned the ship and fled, jumping into the sea without a trace of hesitation, holding a plank and starting to swim. The sorceress was dumbfounded at this, she had overestimated the morale and discipline of these ordinary pirates.
Henry, for his part, also started to move, but he didn't like to use the Death Cloud Spell because it would fill the ship with poisonous gas, and he wouldn't be able to board the ship for a long time without using the Wind Spell. Standing in the sky, he first unleashed a fourth-level divine ice storm, and large pieces of hail smashed onto the deck, and the pirates began to cry and cry for their mother. When the pirate leader saw the mage flying in the sky, he knew that he had kicked the iron plate today, and it should not be the Mithril plate, so he turned around and jumped off the ship, because he knew that these irascible mages rarely left alive once they were provoked. This is a valuable experience summed up after living in Luskan for so many years. After the people on the ship found out that the leader had jumped ship and fled for his life, the whole sea was like dumplings, and the whole sea was full of pirates who were swimming desperately. Henry took out his crossbow and shot for a moment before turning around to fly back to the Sword, he had no interest in using his precious spells to kill these unthreatening pirates. Just let the sharks in the sea solve them.
What started as a game of pirate and merchant chase turned into a farce under the power of the mages and warlocks, and the battle ended in just ten minutes. After landing from the air, Henry asked Captain Hawke to send men to take over the other four ships, and after the takeover, each ship had only four sailors. In order to successfully launch the Sword, Henry also joined the ranks of the sailors.
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