The mage arrives

Although because of the limited production of rare metals, Gordon only had four combat ice golems, but a lot of ordinary ice golems were produced, a total of twenty.

Anyway, the ice fairies would only be mischievous when they had nothing to do, or hang around Gordon and Brian, using chirping words to interfere with their doing anything.So it's better to mobilize these little guys and let them work overtime to make ice golems.It is also very easy to mobilize the enthusiasm of these ice fairies, all you need is a little bit of food temptation.

After shaved ice, Gordon also made ice cream.This kind of soft, icy and sweet food is deeply loved by the ice fairies and has completely addicted them.In order for Gordon to make enough ice cream for them with enough flavors, the ice fairies could only work honestly for the mage.

Although the ice golem is heavy and strong, comparable to steel, but extreme ice is also a variant of ice, so its density is actually lower than water, and it can float on the sea.Of course, a combat ice golem reinforced with an adamantium skeleton and armor plates of mithril and meteoric iron cannot do this.

There are a total of twenty ice golems, all carrying huge boulders and heavy loads on their backs, and then go into the sea.Under the control of the ice fairies, they marched along the seabed about 30 meters deep to the pirate fleet moored near the coastline.After arriving at the destination, throw off the weight on the body, and the ice golems can float.

Relying on the low temperature emitted by itself, the ice golem can use its own characteristics to adhere to the hull and board the pirate ship with ease.

The pirate flagship "Changxia Beauty" became the first target of attack.Since the elite had already landed, the combat effectiveness of the pirates who stayed on the ship was no match for the ice golem.In addition, facing such an attack suddenly, there was no psychological preparation at all, so the pirates did not even organize a symbolic resistance.

I saw the boatswain's ribs broken by several punches from the ice golem.His internal organs were bleeding, and he collapsed on the ground without a sound. The other pirates were so frightened that they didn't even have time to put down the lifeboats, so they all jumped into the sea to escape.

But it was too late.

Because it happened so suddenly.After the flagship Chang Xia Meiren was captured by the ice golem, although the nearby pirate ships heard the loud shouts from the flagship, no one could clearly see what happened.The dense fog that was originally used to cover the whereabouts of the pirate fleet has now become an obstacle to the mutual rescue of the pirates.

Therefore, the twenty ice golems took advantage of the chaotic state where the enemy was still too late to react, and adopted the gang-jumping tactic.In order of tonnage, pirate ships were snatched one after another.

The last two small pirate ships with a tonnage of less than [-] tons finally realized what had happened, they left their companions who were struggling for help in the sea, drew strong oars, and hoisted their sails.He ran away in a hurry.

Ice golems can't handle boats.They can only guard these empty pirate ships, and then wait for Gordon to send someone to receive them.

Gordon now had three hundred sailors under his command.All are compiled from the seafarers and fishermen who lost their property due to pirate robbery in Yunlin City.Gordon captured a group of pirates the last time he fought off pirates at the beach and saved Jier and Sigrid's party.He had had these pirates teach his sailors the art of sea fighting for some time.Now it may not be of great use to fight tough battles, but at least it can skillfully operate a warship.

More than an hour after the battle at sea ended.Gordon used flying skills to descend from the sky and stood on the deck of the pirate flagship Changxia Meiren.

The ship was littered with dead pirates and signs of battle damage.Seeing Gordon's arrival, the ice golems standing quietly became active again, and some of them even made funny movements of bouncing, dancing, and dancing.Gordon knew that it was the ice goblins who commanded the ice golems in the underground laboratory.These naughty little guys want to remind Gordon, don't forget to reward them with delicious food.

"Okay, I know, I'll give you ice cream when I get back." Gordon waved his hand.He was afraid that these heavy ice golems would damage this former imperial first-class warship.

This is the future flagship of the Freeman Family Navy.

After a while, dozens of small boats carrying Gordon's sailors also arrived in this sea area.Sailors began boarding pirate ships to receive the easy booty.

Hernandez boarded the deck of the Long Summer Beauty with a pale face.The middle-aged man in charge of intelligence and security within the territory revealed a weakness today: seasickness.

Just now I heard that Gordon asked himself to go with him.When he went to search the pirate ship, Hernandez showed a embarrassed expression.After Gordon inquired, he found out that this arcane shadow thief, who usually looked quite aristocratic, couldn't stand the turbulence of the waves.

"Mr. Sheriff, this big ship. It should be much more stable than those small sampans. When we go back later, you will be able to relax a lot."

"Maybe, my lord." Hernandez smiled wryly. "I want to start working as soon as possible so that I can end this hellish journey at sea earlier."

"Whatever you want." Gordon said, "I want to check this battleship myself."

Hernandez led a few subordinates with strange expressions to get busy.Obviously, today was also the first time they saw the other side of their boss.

This time, Bellamy launched all his main pirate fleet, including the Long Summer Beauty with a displacement of [-] tons, four large pirate ships with a displacement of [-] tons, and ten pirate ships below [-] tons. Small and medium pirate ships.Except for two small pirate ships that escaped, Gordon got all the other ships.

The Changxia Beauty was once a first-class battleship of the Imperial Navy, and it required two hundred sailors just to drive this big guy.Moreover, the ship can carry a total of 700 people, of which 500 people were originally designed to carry five centurions, and then commanded by a platinum centurion.

In this way, a fleet composed of ten first-class battleships can transport an imperial army of 5000 people to any coastal combat area anytime and anywhere for landing operations.

This is the Marine Corps of the world of Telos.

Of course, it was impossible for the pirates to have such a sufficient land force, so when this first-class imperial battleship was in the hands of Bellamy, the space on board was wasted to a considerable extent.

The pirates living on the Long Summer Beauty are only responsible for scrubbing the deck every day.The bottom-level pirates who act as cannon fodder in battle can also be allocated to their own private living room in luxury.And Bellamy often used the Changxia Beauty as a transport ship, and all the wealth and hostages looted were loaded on this big ship.

For pirates who have been drifting at sea for a long time, compared with land.The ship is the real home of peace of mind.Bellamy made the Long Summer Beauty her real home.The wealth he had accumulated over the years was also stored in the ballast at the bottom of the battleship.

In order to maintain the center of gravity of ordinary warships, stones of sufficient weight are usually placed in the bottom cabin.Bellamy, on the other hand, replaced it with heavier precious metals.Although this may have been a rather genius idea in the past, hiding one's wealth in a place that no one else would have thought of.But now, this property exceeds [-] gold coins.It was all in Gordon's pocket.

The wealth that Gordon brought from the north cost a lot during this period. In just one month, it cost [-] gold coins.Of course, a large part of the credit is due to the smugglers who opened their mouths.

Although the territory is gradually on the right track.Taxation work has even started in various places.But looking at it now, those taxes are a drop in the bucket compared to spending.So with Bellamy's large sum of money, Gordon's finances are also much easier.

While Hernandez led his subordinates to count the wealth, Gordon focused on looking at this large warship.

In the era of the Netherdulan Magic Empire, naval battles were quite turbulent, and it was a confrontation between various large-scale offensive magic devices.And those flying warships of the Magic Empire.In fact, they are both air and sea.

However, in the fourth era, when the splendid magic civilization had been annihilated and dissipated, the forms of most naval battles had already degenerated to a rather primitive stage.

The heavy long-range weapons equipped on battleships are generally trebuchets and heavy ballistas.However, the accuracy, range, and power of these weapons are relatively problematic, so naval battles will often evolve into collision and boarding battles in the latter stages.Even most warships will install a ram on the bow.

But there are exceptions.

A country with strong national power and relatively developed magic technology like Freyton can also build advanced warships equipped with spinel magic cannons.

Today's Changxia Beauty.The former Turbulent City, a first-class imperial battleship, was such a big ship equipped with the most cutting-edge magic technology.

The displacement of this ship is as high as [-] tons, which is more famous than the first-class battleship in the era of sailing battleships on the earth. It is equipped with hundreds of cannons HMS Victory of the Royal Navy.The displacement is even greater.

The reason why the Changxia Beauty, which does not have so many cannons, needs such a large volume is that apart from carrying [-] troops, there is another reason, because the ship needs a huge space to set up the energy storage magic circle.This kind of magic circle can continuously absorb free original source energy from the surrounding space, and then store it - the principle is similar to that of solar power panels.

Not only does the magic circle that absorbs energy require a huge amount of space—usually more than a hundred square meters, but the transparent crystal that stores energy also takes up a lot of space.

According to the design, this first-class battleship is equipped with four seven-level spinel cannons—that is, the power of one shot, which is the same as the energy level of the seven-ring spell.And just these four magic cannons need such a huge hull to serve them.

Of course, on this big ship, not only offensive firepower and spells are related.According to the design, the ship also has an auxiliary magic circle for temporary acceleration and small-scale flexible steering.

However, when it was robbed by pirates, the Changxia Beauty was still a half-finished product.All the magic-related devices on the ship had not waited for the Royal Mages Academy to send someone to install them, and the battleship disappeared from the order of the Imperial Navy.

And the pirates obviously don't have the ability to fully restore all the functions of this battleship.Whether it was Abel Aldridge before or Baromew Bellamy later, they only regarded the Long Summer Beauty as a bigger and more powerful pirate ship.Even, Bellamy added a huge ram to the bow of this warship.

God knows if that guy's brain is broken by eating human flesh.How can such a large ship with a displacement of more than two thousand tons, a large turning radius, and very inflexible, collide with those small ships that are several orders of magnitude smaller than itself?

Today, reckless pirates.The entire third deck of this battleship, which was used to set up the energy storage circle, has been converted into a living space with compartments.And the four cannon positions that were originally used to install the magic spinel cannon were actually used by these idiots to raise chickens!

Although fresh eggs and chicken are indeed very necessary luxuries during the long sailing journey, Gordon still can't bear it.

He decided to drive the battleship back later.Immediately carry out a major interior renovation to restore the previous style.Maybe Gordon doesn't have the ability to re-equip the warship with expensive spinel cannons, but he can use other methods to equip it with powerful long-range attack firepower.

When the thirteen warships that took off the pirate skull flag and put on the Freeman family crest arrived at the port of Cloudscale City, the entire territory.It's all boiling.

Countless civilians flocked to the pier to watch these pirate ships not long ago, but now they have transformed into warships owned by the Freeman family navy.

Especially the Changxia Beauty, which has received the most attention.

Hearing that Gordon not only solved Bellamy, but also almost wiped out many smugglers who owned the great pirate's warship.Also came to the port for the first time.

They didn't believe this good news like a fantasy.But when the huge figure of the Changxia Beauty really appeared on the sea level, he had to accept it.

Especially Usserman.As soon as Gordon got off the battleship, he immediately put a flattering smile on his face and greeted him: "My lord, is this formidable giant ship Bellamy's flagship, the Long Summer Beauty? "

"Didn't you see the line of words on the ship's side?" Gordon turned his head and pointed, "Let's take a closer look. Tomorrow, this battleship will be renamed the Rob Antello."

Although the name "Long Xia Beauty" is good, it was chosen by pirates after all, and Gordon is not going to use it again.And he has nothing to do with the Imperial Navy, so he is not going to restore the name "Turbulent City".So Gordon didn't think too much about it, so he decided to name it the Rob Antello, in memory of the lord of the scepter who had kindness to him.

Usserman doesn't care how the battleship is renamed, even if the lord changes it to "Ass".This smuggler, who is full of calculations, is thinking about another thing now.

Starting at dawn today.Freeman's private army patrolling the coast gradually caught groups of pirates who were exhausted from swimming.These people are all pirates who jumped into the sea to survive when the ice golem seized the ship.Although many people were exhausted and drowned on the way to the shore, some people finally made it to the shore.

Usserman made a rough calculation and found that the captain of the security team under the Earl of Haven.A total of almost three hundred pirates were captured.Utherman ran to inquire about the half-elf, and learned that Gordon was going to interrogate the pirate captives. Those who deserved to be executed would be put to death, and those who should be put to hard labor—well, according to the lord, this is called labor. remodel.

When Usserman heard the news, he immediately "thumped" in his heart.He knew that this move meant that the young but ambitious lord was preparing to form his own navy and merchant fleet.

With the captive pirates, plus the first group of down-and-out sailors and fishermen who took refuge in him, Gordon already had the foundation to build a navy.After proper expansion and training in the future, the Freeman family will be able to own a large-scale fleet.Now I can see that Gordon has almost unscathed and robbed the entire family property of the Vulture Pirates.Usserman became more certain of his thoughts.

Now in the newly built shipyard, the shipwrights acquired from the King of Haiwen are working in full swing, building squares of wood into standard three-masted wide-body merchant ships of [-] tons.

Usserman thought it was a bit strange at first, what happened to this lord who only built merchant ships, but not warships for escort.Only now did I suddenly realize.

In this way, when the Freeman family has its own merchant fleet and navy, the originally blocked sea passages will also be opened.From now on, the lord can freely trade with the Changxia province and even the Willfast region without relying on his own group of smugglers.

Although Bellamy's elimination is a good thing.But Usserman suddenly realized that his crisis had just arrived.

Glancing at his companions who seemed to know nothing and were talking to Gordon with a smile on their faces, Usserman sneered and didn't speak.

When everyone was about to disperse, Usserman found a chance to have a private conversation with Gordon.

"My lord, starting from today, all the goods I provide you will be sold at [-]% of the market price, how about it? And I can also take the initiative to pay the transaction tax. You know, I am a law-abiding citizen and I am willing to do my best All the obligations a citizen should fulfill."

"Really?" Gordon looked at Usserman as if he had heard something new, as if he wanted to tear off the sincerity mask on the other person's face, exposing the cunning hidden behind.

"Mr. Usserman, you are the first among other businessmen to make these requests. It seems that you are a smart person." Gordon first praised him, but did not immediately agree to the other party, "I will remember your request Stay here, we can discuss it later.”

Gordon shook his head in his heart: Although this smuggler is clever, he has overlooked a very important thing.As the lord of the Haven Peninsula, he will never allow the illegal trade of these smugglers to continue.