Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 247: Pirates

Before the smuggling gang could react, Su Lun sent Jike onto the merchant ship bound for Luying.

As for his disciple, Su Lun felt that he had done everything he should do, and he had to walk the rest of the way on his own.

Su Lun left the pier, changed his clothes, and mingled with the crowd again.

As for the smuggling gang's revenge, Su Lun didn't care too much.

If I didn’t say that I had been very careful, the other party would most likely not know of his existence.

Besides, it’s not a big problem even if someone else brings it.

I have inquired before, the boss of this gang is only at level 4.

In Old Lingdun, gangsters are in order to survive. The harsh living environment also makes there are many ruthless characters in the three major gangs...

In the surface world, most gangsters are lazy and have few real skills. At least, that's true for gangs in small cities like Blizzard City.

Even if he couldn't beat him, he was still somewhat sure of protecting himself.

After not going out for a few days, Su Lun was not in a hurry to go back. Instead, he went to the market to buy some alchemy materials.

The magic core in the North is high-quality and cheap. It is much richer than the pure dark energy element of the cursed crystal, and can meet more alchemical needs. There are also some consumables for enchantment runes that need to be replenished.

Then I went to the black market and picked out some scattered nautical charts from several navigation shops, as well as adventure maps from the "Silent Forest".

Yes, it’s the black market.

The fine charts and maps of this world are military contraband. Cartographer is also a very rare and noble profession, exclusive to major nobles. Except for Lu Ying officials, anyone who dared to print without permission was guilty of "espionage". Therefore, most of the nautical charts in the world are hand-drawn versions by sailors and adventurers, which are not very accurate and contain many deviations and errors. Still very expensive.

But something is better than nothing. Su Lun feels that for people like him who may run away at any time, it is always good to prepare more maps.

After shopping around, Su Lun also found a lot of useful materials.

The fact that twenty or thirty people died in the Blacksmith Hotel was probably also known to the senior officials of the "Smuggling Gang". Various gangsters can be seen everywhere on the street looking for people.

Su Lun was not worried at all, he found a hotel and booked a room

The next morning.

Su Lun arrived at the pier of Blizzard City early in the morning.

The slaves from the "Sun Slave Trading Company" will transport Lu Ying across the sea today.

Su Lun came a quarter of an hour early on purpose, wandered around the dock for a while, and confirmed that the group of Daru people were on the slave ship.

Jutta, who was mixed in the crowd, also smelled the scent of the tribesmen.

The two pretended not to know each other and got on the boat one after another.

Su Lun also made a special observation. One of the three people he had been following followed Yuta to the dock.

But the guy didn't get on the boat.

Su Lun didn't think those people had given up tracking.

On the contrary, this is a very clever alternate tracking method to confuse the public.

Now, even Su Lun couldn't tell who was the stalker in the crowd.

However, he became more and more curious, what exactly were these people following Yuta for?

Not long after, the fleet lifted anchor and set sail, and each three-masted sailboat left the harbor.

It’s almost the same as when we arrived, with a total of ten boats traveling together. However, large trading houses like the Sun Chamber of Commerce have their own **** teams and do not need accompanying adventurers, so Su Lun and Yuta mingled with the merchant ships at the back.

The flight to Luying is not short, and there are many opportunities to get started.

Su Lun's original plan was to wait for a dark and windy night or stormy weather, and use the cover of night and sea fog to cross over from the sea and directly hijack the ship containing the demihuman slaves.

He has [Steinitz's chessboard] and [Oz the Iceman's Shroud] in his hands, making it difficult for others to spot him. Even if the fourth-level **** leader was on the ship, he could subdue him without causing too much noise.

The ideal situation is to hijack the slave ship and leave quietly without anyone noticing.

However, the only thing Su Lun thought was a variable was the person following Juta.

Unable to figure out the other party's purpose, he becomes more cautious.

Su Lun's perception could not cover the following ships. He was not sure if there were masters beyond his ability, so he kept observing silently

The wind was calm and sunny during the day, and the fleet sailed smoothly.

Probably God was also helping them with their robbery plan. Not long after nightfall, heavy fog filled the sea.

The air suddenly became damp and cold, and Su Lunli, who was reading a book in the cabin, immediately realized something.

Looking out the air vent of his cabin, faint weapons gradually floated on the sea.

Su Lun felt the humidity in the air. It seemed that the fog would become thicker.

This is a good sign.

Obviously the navigator on the ship also discovered something unusual. At this time, the second officer on the ship also informed the adventurers in the cabin one by one: "We have entered the foggy area, everyone, be careful of pirates!"

It is normal to encounter fog at sea. Both the sailors and the adventurers on the ship are calm. It's time to sleep, it's time to brag.

Su Lun estimated that the fog would last another hour or two, and it would be thickest at midnight, which was the best time to take action.

He didn't even think about it. He didn't wait until the fog thickened to take action, but someone took action before him!

He was reading a book when suddenly he heard fierce fighting noises coming from the ships behind him.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

""

That was the sound of gunfire and swords touching.

Immediately, the entire fleet became commotion.

"Be alert! Be alert!"

"Everyone, prepare to fight!"

""

The sound of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded on the deck, and the sound of loading ammunition also came from the artillery cabin.

Flare flares were shot out in the sky.

Soon, everyone saw clearly what happened.

"Damn it, it's that guy Hozy! He's here to rob the slave ship again!"

"Oh~ I was shocked. I thought I met pirates. Hozy is not a pirate. They only rescue slaves and will not rob normal merchants. Don't worry too much."

"But we have signed a joint defense agreement. If we don't help and the guy robs the slaves of the Sun Trading Company, we will also have to pay huge liquidated damages!"

""

Su Lun followed the crowd onto the deck. When he heard that the person who took action was "Fist of Justice" Hodge, his expression became even weirder.

He suddenly realized something, and the fragments of clues in his mind immediately connected together.

Too many coincidences come together, and some of them may be intentional.

"Isn't the person following Jutta a subordinate of Hozy's?"

The more Su Lun thought about it, the more it seemed possible.

Many slaves go to sea in Blizzard City every day. So many slave ships are not intercepted, but this one is intercepted?

Su Lun thought that the only difference between these slaves was that there was a Druid Yuta who had a high status among the Daru tribe!

But what is the purpose of doing this?

Winning the favor of the Daru people to achieve a certain purpose?

Su Lun Lenovo has recently obtained some information. That Hozy is active on the front line of the "Slave Liberation Movement". He has a good reputation among the foreign races and has also built up a powerful team.

"Gee, interesting"

If he really came to liberate the slaves, then Su Lun really admired this Hozy.

But now it seems that this guy's motives are not pure.

The person following Jutta is obviously a professional espionage officer, which is not something that can be cultivated by ordinary forces. From this point of view, Hozy is no longer the "hero of the slave liberation movement" alone. There is probably a huge force behind him secretly supporting him.

Whoever has the strength to play like this is either a top noble or the Luying royal family.

Su Lun frowned when he thought of this.

Don't think too much, the purpose of those people doing this is probably for the vast land of the northern ice field and the alien races on the ice field.

The reality did not wait for Su Lun to think about it. The fierce battle on the sea attracted his attention

Su Lun's eyesight was much better than others. He could see at a glance that some people were fighting on the ship with the "Northern Chamber of Commerce" flag in the fog.

They want to seize the ship.

There are still some people who resist.

However, the battle was almost one-sided. Because the sturdy man wearing silver lion armor on the deck is none other than the fifth-level professional "Fist of Justice" Hodge.

The great bounty hunter who once killed pirates with a bounty of over 100 million!

With him present, the guards and adventurers of the small chamber of commerce had no room to resist.

Hozy jumped on the deck and shouted, his voice like a bell: "I am Hozy Soriano, we are here to liberate the slaves and spare the lives of innocent people! But if you dare to stop us, you will be treated as The lackeys of the dirty slave traders must be killed without mercy!"

As soon as these words came out, they exerted pressure on everyone.

The support gunfire on several other ships that were not from Sun Trading Company was immediately extinguished.

If nothing else, this guy's reputation is not bad. Although the slave traders hated him, in the eyes of ordinary traders, he didn't have a bad impression. As he said, he was here to rescue the slaves. In order to protect the wealthy owner of a large commercial bank, it is obviously unwise to go against such a great master

A fifth-level professional suddenly appeared in the fleet, and Su Lun frowned when he saw it.

However, there is no sense of crisis.

After all, it's not for him.

What's more, no matter what Hozi's motives were, those people's purpose of saving the slaves was the same as Suellen's.

Having such a fifth-level master take action also saved him some effort.

Su Lun didn't intend to show off his face at this juncture.

He was on the deck, watching the show with other people with great interest.

At this time, Yuta, who was mixed in the crowd, also called through the communicator, "Mr. Su Lun, I want to go see my tribe first!"

Think about it, Su Lun,

Huo Qi wants to save people and gain favor, so he will definitely not hurt those mainland masters.

There is no danger if Jutta goes.

He responded: "Well! Pay more attention, that person may be the one who sent people to follow you recently."

Jutta's response came from the communicator: "Okay!"

As he spoke, a figure jumped into the sea

The battle did not last long, and the men led by Hozy quickly quelled the resistance.

Not long after, Su Lun looked at the three slave ships and the slaves were also released.

At this moment, several boat silhouettes slowly appeared in the fog not far away, and they seemed to be people coming to pick up Hozy.

Su Lun thought it would be good to end like this.

Anyway, they were rescued, which saved me a lot of effort.

However, at this moment, something unexpected happened.

Su Lun's ears moved slightly, and he heard the sound of "quacking" birds coming from the sky.

In the night, those dark birds were inconspicuous. Even with his eyesight, he could only see some black shadows flying from a distance.

"Crow?"

Su Lun looked up and frowned.

When he was in Old Town, he personally killed a guy who kept crows, and he knew some of the habits of this ominous bird.

Crows cannot fly long distances.

Now that crows appear on the sea, it means that someone is taming them on a nearby ship!

Moreover, the sound of flapping wings is getting denser and denser, and it is obvious that there are quite a lot of them.

Su Lun had a bad feeling in his heart.

At this moment, more than a dozen red-eyed crows landed on the mast of the deck of the ship where he was staying.

Seeing this red-eyed crow, Suellen immediately thought of the man he saw in the pirate tavern three days ago, "The Godfather of Crows" Gwembo Mari!

"Not good!"

As soon as he realized something, his pupils shrank suddenly. Before he could say anything, the crows flashed red in their eyes and suddenly flew down, fluttering about to attack the people on the deck.

When encountering an attack, the adventurers on the deck were not slow to respond. They were shouting and firing random shots.

Crackling, the sound went out in an instant.

It was just a matter of killing a few crows, and no one cared about it at all.

"Unlucky! Why did I encounter crows at sea!"

"Haha, my marksmanship is pretty good, this stupid bird shoots two with one shot!"

""

But they didn’t see the crow being hit by a bullet and splattering into a cloud of blood mist in the air

"It's really that technique"

Su Lun squinted at the clouds of blood mist and was already sure of the crow's origin.

He has been hit by this trick before and is very familiar with it. This is the curse [Plague Crow's Septic Blood Curse]!

I didn’t know what the principle of this technique was before, but now it’s clear to his perception. The moment the crow exploded into blood mist, tiny soul particles appeared in his eyes like a sandstorm. In an extreme amount of time, it filled the entire sea surface.

This blood is the medium of the parasitic curse!

"The fleet is in big trouble now"

Seeing this, Su Lun immediately performed magic tricks and put on a crow's mouth gas mask just like changing his face.

Others on the boat did not react and had already inhaled some blood mist.

The next moment, a strange scene appeared!

Some people on the deck suddenly felt that there was a foreign object blocking their throats, and they stretched out their fingers to pull it out.

With this button, living crows came out of the mouth!

More and more people, as if possessed, are performing strange scenes of picking crows. More and more crows were spit out, and in an instant they were overwhelming.

Su Lun looked at him solemnly.

This technique was much more powerful than what he had encountered before. He looked at the crows in the sky and muttered in his heart: "The curse spell released by the fourth-level professional is indeed much more powerful than that of the second-level professional."

"Oh, damn, what the **** is this!"

"It's a curse! Be careful, don't touch those crows!"

"It's a parasitic curse, it won't be fatal for the time being. But if the curse is not lifted, we will be sucked to death sooner or later!"

"Damn it, the 'Elementary Curse Potion' is useless! If anyone has an advanced one, sell me one!"

"Be careful, everyone, it may be a pirate attack! I have heard of this method. Recently, a new pirate appeared on the sea, nicknamed "Crow""

""

Everyone was blinded by this curse.

Have no idea what happened.

There were wailing sounds everywhere on the deck and in the cabin

Su Lun is also very confused. If Hozy saves people, why does he come here again?

Is Hozy a member of the King of the North Sea?

But obviously, not.

Looking from a distance, the "Fist of Justice" Hodge was also staring at the ships in the fog with a solemn expression.

It seemed like he didn't know either.

Su Lun followed the guy's gaze and saw the shadows of several large ships in the night fog. When I got closer, I could see clearly the flag that was flapping on the mast. It was actually the mace and skull flag!

That is the fleet of the King of the North Sea!

Sure enough,

The one who controls the crows is Gwen Bu!

Su Lun immediately guessed something, and as soon as he turned his eyes, he figured it out in an instant: "Hoqi is being targeted by the King of the North Sea?"

He realized that tonight seemed to be a "serial game."

Hozy came to rescue the slaves, but the King of the North Sea's men had already been watching him.

Hozy's actions of rescuing slaves made him more and more famous among the foreign races in the North, and the trend is getting worse. This behavior is indeed a big threat to the prestige of the King of the North Sea.

Su Lun felt that if it were him, he probably wouldn't let him continue to make trouble like this.

He glanced at Juta. This curse seemed to have little effect on her as a druid. She was casting a spell to dispel the cursed blood mist on the slave ship where the demihumans were being held.

Seeing this, Su Lun was not in a hurry to make any move, and quietly watched the changes in the situation

Not long after, the crew on the mast also saw the pirate flag and shouted: "The pirates are attacking!"

This sound immediately caused the fleet to explode.

"Damn it, why are there pirates?!"

"No, it's the North Sea Fleet"

""

The captains of each merchant ship immediately ordered: "Quickly, turn the rudder and return! Inform other merchant ships to form an array, prepare artillery, and sink those **** pirates!"

Normally, cargo ships cannot outrun pirate ships.

Especially for ships returning from the Northland, there is too much cargo loaded on the ship, the draft is deep, and the speed will be very slow.

And what pirate ships pursue in order to rob is lightness.

So there is a high probability that you will not be able to escape by running. The only way to fight to the death may be to delay reinforcements.

Businessmen can leave Hozy alone because they know that Hozy is not a pirate and has a bottom line as a human being.

When you encounter pirates, you have to fight to the death!

Caught by pirates, except for a few valuable ones, they will be kept for ransom. Even if others can survive, especially the female relatives, life would be worse than death!

The artillery fire suddenly started, and for a while, there was a loud roar

Hodge obviously understood that those people were coming for him.

He knew that if he stayed on the slave ship, these alien slaves would be affected, and all the slave work he had done before would be in vain.

Think about it, he jumped off the slave ship and jumped onto the merchant ship he had robbed before.

Seeing this, Su Lun also jumped off the boat.