my age of magic

Chapter 943 44. Rescue Plan
The situation near Connerson Island is very tense. Ships leave the island every day to listen to the intelligence of the Marquis Boris fleet outside, and there are also ships that go out to investigate and return. The news brought back by the scouts is summarized. Pass it to Earl Evan, who will issue recent combat orders.

The interior of the island is very tense every day. In the past two days, there have been many scouts entering and leaving the island, and Earl Evan's face is getting uglier day by day.

It is rumored in private: It is said that Marquis Boris sent a fleet of fifteen Galen-class galleons to station on Connerson Island. As a result, Earl Evan wanted to recover Conner Morishima's thoughts immediately came to naught.

The people on the island were panicked, and an anxious atmosphere of being unable to return home began to grow on the island. Some people even went directly to Earl Evan and asked him to fight. The fleet under Marquis Boris, who was swimming around Connerson Island, fought to the death, but those who thought this way were scolded by Earl Evan and rushed back to the island for confinement.

Since the island has fresh water, life has become much easier.

You will never have to worry about finding something to eat at the beach, but there was no fresh water before, and the food fished out of the sea was salty. Even if you are hungry, you dare not eat more. The salt in your stomach cannot be metabolized. It is easy to die of dehydration.

But with fresh water, all this is no longer a problem.

Our sea-ships also carried some wheat flour, and wheat cakes were brought to the island every day.

There is also the octopus-like tentacles on the hind limbs of the Mok fish monster. After discussing with Noah, I took out some and shipped them to the island. Although the meat of this elementary sea beast cannot improve physical fitness after eating, it can restore physical strength and energy. , It is much better than ordinary food. I didn't transport all of these meat back to Xinliu Valley, but stored some of them in ice and left them on the ship.

At this time, it was taken out and supplied to the wounded soldiers on the island, hoping that their bodies could recover as soon as possible.

But I spent every day in a busy way, and I didn't expect Countess Evan to be a woman who is roughly proficient in medical skills. She has been in charge of treating injuries on the island.My joining not only brought water magic 'hydrotherapy' to the wounded soldiers camp, but also brought a batch of hemostatic bandages, which made a huge improvement in the treatment work in the wounded soldiers camp. , being pulled back from the door of death by me, Countess Evan could finally see a smile on her face.

Noah and I have gradually begun to be loved by these islanders. These islanders are all from Duke Avon. Those strong men are soldiers under his command, and some people are the families of these soldiers. Breathe new life into this island.

It's just that I found that the Countess Evan, who is respected by the islanders, is not very willing to talk to Noah. Every time Noah is present, she can avoid it. I guess this Countess is also a There are stories of people.

I lived on the island for two days and finally figured out something.

The first thing is why the houses here are built on coconut trees. Those tree houses are trembling on the coconut trees. There is a soft ladder under each wooden house. Although it is inconvenient to go up and down, all the wooden houses here They all look the same, with the wooden houses swaying in mid-air with the coconut trees in the sea breeze.

It turned out that it was because it was an island, and when the tide was high, it would be completely submerged by sea water.

This island was originally formed by the silt and silt of the coral reefs, but a coconut forest grew on this coral reef for some unknown reason. One or two meters above sea level, when the tide is high, the sea water can just submerge the entire island, only a coconut grove is exposed on the sea surface.

All the wooden houses are very ingeniously built. When the tide is high, the sea water has just reached the bottom of the wooden house. Sitting at the door of the house, the legs are hanging outside, just enough to reach into the sea water, like houses floating on the sea.

As for the coconut shells hanging under the coconut trees, they are actually used to catch some rainwater when the rainy day comes. The island is extremely scarce in fresh water, and the bitter rainwater is also a precious resource for the islanders, just wait until it rains When it was time to collect them, it was too late, so it was better to make some preparations earlier, so some coconut shells were hung on the coconut trees by ropes.

However, the cauldron that boils salt on the beach is not boiling salt, but a very inefficient seawater still. After the steam is cooled slowly, some small water droplets condense, which slowly gather and flow out from the pipe wall.

I have tasted the fresh water distilled by this native method, and I can only say that it is sea water with a less salty taste. To get pure distilled water, further distillation is needed.

All in all, the coral reef island without fixed land does not have enough resources to feed the people in Earl Evan's fleet, so this is just a temporary refuge. Earl Evan's original plan was to wait quietly for Marquis Boris The fleet slowly withdrew from Connerson Island. After all, he needed to mobilize some military power to conquer the lords on other islands.

At that time, Earl Evan will take the soldiers under his command to recapture Connerson Island by sea ship.

It's just that this plan has been shelved now, and the intelligence returned by the scouts who went out to sea is: Marquis Boris sent a new fleet into Connerson Island.

On the morning of the third day, Earl Evan sent someone to discuss matters with Noah and me on his ship, and Noah and I vaguely knew that Earl Evan had made a new decision.

The boat leaned against the side of the boat, and Noah and I climbed onto the big boat along the ladder, and then, under the guidance of the sailors, we came to Earl Evan's meeting room, which was already full of people. These officers were probably Earl Evan's berth. The captains and first mates of the seven ships in the deep water next to the island.They were arguing in the conference hall, and it seemed that there was still a lot of controversy among them about some things.

Earl Evan frowned, standing in front of a huge chart, his eyes were covered with some fine red blood, but his hair was still meticulously combed behind his head, the whole person looked like a crusader All the sharp edges of the sword are hidden in the scabbard.

Seeing Noah push the door and walk in, the meeting hall became a little quieter. Earl Evan called Noah to come to his side, and without any polite words, he directly told Noah his battle plan, Our three sailboats are also part of Earl Evan's battle plan. It has to be said that this is a very bold plan that puts Noah and me in danger.

However, I can't find any reason to refute.

This is a great sea migration. Earl Evan finally gave up the idea of ​​regaining Connerson Island in the short term, and decided to take the fleet to sail to more remote seas and look for islands with living conditions. The island must have abundant fresh water , Lush vegetation, no beasts peeping from the side.However, such a treasure of geomantic omen can't be found on Avon's sea chart at least. If you want to find such an island, you must sail to an area outside the earl Avon's sea map to try your luck.

At this time, it was not the age of great voyages when the Duke of Mensa led his army to colonize the Vashj plane. Those livable islands had already been clearly marked on the chart, and each island had a lord. I don't know where Marquis Boris' next goal will be.

If you want to carry out a large sea migration, this battle plan must be successful, otherwise once our fleet is targeted by the fleet of Marquis Boris, it will be difficult for us ordinary five-masted sailing ships to get rid of those capes on the sea. Lun class sailing ship.

Earl Evan finished his battle plan, and his eyes fell on Noah. The captains around him fell silent. The conference hall became silent for a while, and the focus of his sight fell on Noah. He was a little displeased. He scratched his head naturally, then turned to look at me, and asked me, "How do you say, Jijia?"

I know that Noah has already made a decision in his heart at this moment, and his relaxed expression shows that he basically agrees with Earl Evan's plan.

"What's there to say, do it!" I said to Noah, and I clenched my fist and bumped into Noah.

Noah said to Earl Evan: "We will complete the established plan."

At this time, the atmosphere in the meeting room became relaxed, and the captains gathered around Earl Evan to start a new round of discussions.

Noah and I stood next to the chart and listened carefully to Earl Evan's description of the waters around Connerson Island, which places can only be approached when the tide is high, and which places are still very good even when the tide is low. channel.

Then we carefully studied the island city of Connerson. Earl Evan has worked hard in this city for more than [-] years, and he knows everything about the plants and trees in this island city. He followed every word Earl Evan said, and even the additions of the captains on the side kept it in his heart.

Walking out of Earl Evan's conference room, Noah stepped into the boat and asked me, "Jijia, how sure do you think we are of the plan made by Earl Evan?"

I smiled faintly and said to him: "Don't worry, no matter what is in front of us, we will clean them up, won't we?"

"Of course, it's just..."

At nightfall, Yingli and I stood on the deck of the Slave Trader, watching the Beran sailing into the darkness ahead, followed by the Shirley, and the Slave Trader was still at the rear.

Sailing at night, and in the sea full of coral reefs, our ship did not dare to set sail. The sailors on the ship all ran to the oar room and lifted out the giant wooden oars more than [-] meters long into the sea. The sailors chanted and pushed the huge oars together, and the big ship slowly sailed out of the coral reef island.

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Connerson Island cannot be regarded as an island city in the true sense. This is a large island with an area of ​​several square kilometers. There is a small crater on the island, but the entire island is completely covered by dense vegetation, only the crater The highest place, because there are a lot of volcanic rocks, is not suitable for plant growth, so some parts of the rocks are still exposed.

And Connerson Island City just seems to be next to a sea cliff. From a distance, it looks like a castle on a cliff. When you get closer, you find that it is not a castle on a sea cliff at all, but a huge city. Surrounding it is a sea cliff, and on that sea cliff is this unusually gorgeous lighthouse.

The lighthouse is connected with some dwellings on the sea cliff, looking from a distance, it looks like a city on a cliff.

There is also a huge forest outside Connerson Island City. The vegetation in this forest is very lush, and the plant species are many times more than that of Coral Reef Island. There are some hares and moles in the jungle on the island. Little beast, here is a paradise for some flying birds. As long as there is a little wind and grass in the forest, the seabirds that live in the forest will fly in groups.

There are two Galen-class giant sailing ships moored at the port of Connerson Island. In addition, there are seven five-masted sailing ships. It seems that these warships are the last force guarding Connerson Island. If the plan goes well, The main fleet here should have left the harbor at very noon. They followed the clues deliberately left by Earl Avan's fleet and chased into the sea.

As for the number of warships staying on Connerson Island is less than one-fifth of the entire fleet, it is entirely because the rebel scouts discovered that Earl Evan dispatched all the sailboats to sail all the way south. Naturally, the rebels on Nathan Island will not deliberately keep their strength on the island.

Because we hid in the waters of Coral Reef Island after we entered the waters near Connerson Island, these rebels have never known any information about the three slave ships, Noah and me, so when our ship took advantage of In the dark, approaching Connerson Island silently, those rebels have been keeping it in the dark, knowing nothing about us.

……

Taking advantage of the darkness, Noah and I took the sailors on three ships, and with the skill of 'walking on water', we landed silently from an unguarded shoal. There are many reefs here, and we can find some hidden places casually. .

This time, Noah and I brought [-] sailors out of the ship, and only a few dozen sailors were left on board to guard the ship. Ying Li took Helena, Becky, Jacques, and Joan to stay on board. They must cheer up. Watch the three ships for us, to prevent the sailors on the ship from rebelling and sneaking away with the three ships while we are away.

And Noah and I took the tauren Luka, Kalanzo, Katerina, Miss Cherry, Knight Lant and his constructed knights, as well as Captain Just who was leading the way, and a dozen people The subordinates and some wanted slave traders sneaked ashore together.

Probably these three hundred slave traders never thought that there would be such a day that they would risk their lives and sneak into the island for the so-called justice in the eyes of some people, and would rescue the soldiers in Earl Evan's fleet. The family members landed on Connerson Island.

When these slave traders stood on the side of justice and went to see the rebels stationed on those port piers, these desperadoes actually had the urge to fight against them.

The first officer on the Slave Trader was lying behind a sea rock next to me. He seemed a little excited, holding a sharp red-edged scimitar in his hand, and grinned at Karan who was beside me. There was a hint of flattery in his eyes, and he said, "Boss, if you want me to tell you, what city are we rushing for? You must not know how high the walls of Connerson City are. If you want me to tell you, why don't we go directly to the pier and rob them?" I have never sailed such a large Galen before!"

The sailors on the side echoed.

Karan glanced over with his knife-sharp eyes, and suddenly, the noisy voices quieted down, and only the sound of waves came from all around...

(End of this chapter)