Rise from the coffin and rebuild the vampire empire

Chapter 96: Sea Plunder
Karen and his companions did not stay in Shilin Port for long. They arrived in the morning and set off again in the evening, embarking on their return journey under the moonlight.

The night was quiet, with only the sound of the surging waves. The bow of the ship cut through the sea surface, and the waves rushed backwards from both sides of the ship.

The vast ocean, originally as clear as turquoise, was dyed into ink by the darkness of the night.

The journey back was not peaceful because someone was watching them.

"Those two ships have been following us, right?"

Lying on the side of the ship, [Tengu is not a dog] pointed at two ships not far away.

Under the moonlight, the two ships kept a distance from them, appearing and disappearing, and not very clear.

"How dare you? We have four ships."

Banju had a look of surprise on his face. Those two ships were planning to attack their four ships?
"Is there going to be a naval battle?!"

[氪绝胜] is very exciting, because a new project has been unlocked!

Even the players had noticed that the two ships had been following them, and Karen and Uther had naturally discovered it a long time ago.

"I guess they saw we were doing a large-volume cargo transaction."

At the bow, Uther put away the monocular telescope and said to Karen that he had confirmed that they were two looting ships, and there were quite a few pirates with weapons on board.

"It's not surprising that he was targeted."

Karen nodded. They didn't just sell salt. If they only sold a dozen tons of salt, there would be no need to send four ships.

Although these three-masted sailing ships today are not very big, they have come from across the vast ocean. The smallest one weighs dozens of tons. As for those that are smaller, they can only fish near the coast.

Currently, there are seven large ships in Wangbo Port, two of its own, four belonging to the Duke of Drum, and one stolen from another colony.

Among them, the four ships owned by Duke Drum are larger. After all, they were originally slave ships, more than 30 meters long and with a displacement of about 200 to 300 tons. This type of ship only transports 200 to 300 slaves at a time. Duke Drum's approach is definitely conscientious.

According to Uther, those more outrageous ships, such as those of 90 tons or 100 tons, could be crammed with 300 to 400 people.

This was a common occurrence. For the sake of profit, the standard passenger capacity was basically doubled. Slaves were chained and stuffed into the cabin in pairs and bundles, just like books were placed on a bookshelf.

Of course, this extreme method of transportation also carries risks. Once a disease occurs on board, it will be difficult to control. If one fails to handle the situation properly, all the money will be lost. Duke Durham is a wealthy man, so he would naturally not do this.

Apart from these four slave ships seized from wealthy families, the remaining three were much smaller, with a displacement of only 130 to 140 tons.

The four ships that came this time were one slave ship and three others. This slave ship was the one that had been renovated and modified.

After robbing someone else's ship, they naturally have to disguise it. If the shape cannot be changed, they have to paint it over to cover it up. After all, Bishop Rios, who came here on the Duke of Drum's ship, is also in Shilin Port, so they cannot be too arrogant.

In addition to transporting salt, the four ships also transported a lot of other goods, including a lot of Uward logs, leather and the like. Some of them were produced by Wangbo Port itself, and of course some were looted from other camps.

These things were sold piecemeal in exchange for a lot of food. The food imported this time is enough for Wangbo Port to consume for a year and a half, and is enough to support Wangbo Port to achieve self-sufficiency.

"Coming! Prepare to fight!"

Uther shouted, and in the darkness of the night, the two ships finally started to move. Now they were far away from the management area of Shilin Port, so they naturally had nothing to worry about and were ready to make a big move.

"Really? Don't come. I can't eat anymore." Karen sighed. In his opinion, these two ships were too tactless. They clearly didn't order any food, but these two ships insisted on delivering takeout and stuffing it into their mouths.

Karen didn't even contact those "abandoned people". One of the important reasons was the population explosion in Wangbo Port.

There are more than 2,000 people, of which young and middle-aged people account for at least 75%. This population proportion can be said to be extremely exaggerated.

This is also the reason why the food consumption is so high. A group of strong men work day and night, so the consumption is naturally high.

They created wealth for Wangbo Port and worked hard for its development. Karen naturally couldn't let them go hungry.

Change the distribution method so that they can profit more from their own labor instead of working for the nobles like slaves as before.

Importing large quantities of food will lower the food prices in Wangbo Port so that everyone can have enough to eat and have more food types to choose from.

The living conditions in Wangbo Port are definitely not bad.

It's impossible that these two boats of people heard that the people in Wangbo Port were living a good life, so they came here to surrender, right?
But unfortunately, these people can only live as slaves in Wangbo Port. After being arrested, these sea pirates will not immediately obtain the status of Wangbo Port citizens. They do not deserve it.

Even if there is a shortage of people, the most basic screening must be carried out when absorbing population. Pirates like these at sea, who burn, kill, loot and commit many evil deeds, are obviously not good citizens, and they are not suitable to be good citizens.

For these people, slavery is their final destination. Although slavery is very backward, it also depends on the background of the times.

"Stop them! Block the one in front first! The others can just run away!"

On the pirate ship, torches flickered and the captain shouted loudly.

He knew very well that they only had two ships and it was obviously impossible to keep all four ships. The owner of the fleet was on the leading large ship, so they just had to block that large ship.

Standing at the side of the ship, Karen watched the two ships gradually approaching. Sound could be transmitted very far on the water. With his superhuman senses, he could even clearly hear the roars from the opposite ship.

"Lord Cullen?"

Uther looked at Karen and asked what to do, as there were only eight soldiers on the ship.

"Don't worry, wait until they come up."

Karen had a calm expression and signaled Uther to be patient and let the pirates get on board.

"Yes."

Uther felt relieved. With Lord Karen around, there was really nothing to worry about. The ones who should be worried were these pirates who had come to their doorstep.

Two pirate ships approached from both sides, throwing grappling hooks all over the sky. With a "click", they got stuck on the side of the ship. As the pirates shouted, the hulls were suddenly pulled together. The two ships surrounded Karen and his ship, and they were stuck in the middle.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!"

A group of ugly pirates jumped onto the ship, waving swords, sticks and clubs, and surrounded everyone while shouting.

"Control them! Don't kill anyone!"

The captain shouted. He was still hoping to expand his profits, so he naturally couldn't let his men kill the person in charge of the fleet.

(End of this chapter)