Sail Shadows in the Sea of ​​Fog

Chapter 18 You'd Better Understand

“I can’t see it either.”

The magic mirror continued, but there was not much surprise in his tone, "I guess it's probably the ability given to the captain by the heart of the ship."

"Fuck? Same ability?"

Cheng Lang was stunned. "Are there many abilities like this?"

"Very rarely," said the magic mirror. "This is just like controlling the wind. It's a very rare ability."

"Since the enemy is hiding, let's stop the ship. I don't want to enter the enemy's artillery range unknowingly."

Cheng Lang made a decision after hesitating for a moment. He didn't want the other party to misunderstand him, especially since the Valkyrie looked a bit scary at night.

"Everything is subject to your decision, dear Captain." The magic mirror said flatteringly.

"reef!"

Cheng Lang made the decision loudly, and the gorillas began to work amidst the shouts of "Oh-oh-oh".

At the same time, for safety reasons, Cheng Lang also took out the Mirage Horn and brought it to his mouth and blew it.

Amidst the low whistle, thick fog gradually rose from the sea surface within a radius of one nautical mile with the Valkyrie as the center, eventually covering the entire ship tightly.

I don’t know if it’s because the magic mirror has been integrated into the heart of the ship, but since leaving the Sea of ​​Despair, the magic mirror has been able to clearly see everything inside and outside the fog. This is a pleasant surprise.

About an hour later, the thin sea fog summoned by the armed merchant ship in the distance dissipated completely, but no one knew where the ship had gone.

"It looks like we're going to get lost again."

Cheng Lang's tone was not one of disappointment. Although the ship could not be found, its course had not changed before sunset. He could just continue searching along its course, and he was confident that he would eventually find land or an island.

"At least we have a rough idea of ​​where we're heading."

The Magic Mirror's tone was not disappointing either. "Dear Captain, why don't you take advantage of the time to continue studying the unopenable box among the loot you recovered?"

"It's probably just a solid piece of wood."

Cheng Lang said helplessly that these days, apart from being busy growing bean sprouts and listening to the magic mirror's introduction to the Star Sea Continent and the islands, the only serious thing he did was to study the wooden box brought back from the Savage Island under the magic mirror's persistent urging and even pleading.

Unfortunately, no matter what methods he tried, even letting the vine goblin chop it with an axe, the box was not damaged at all, and naturally it could not be opened.

“Please try again.”

The Magic Mirror, itching to do something, once again came up with the same excuse that had worked the last time and the time before that. "Since the box is so strong, it must contain some incredible armor."

"We'll talk about it when we have a chance"

Cheng Lang, who had no idea how to handle the wooden box, decided to give up. "I'm going to get some sleep first. You can keep an eye on the outside."

After saying that, Cheng Lang ignored the magic mirror's overly strong curiosity and pleading, turned around, went downstairs, went into the captain's room and threw himself on the big bed.

Just as he was hiding in his dream and planting all kinds of green vegetables in the lower cabin of the Valkyrie, two sailboats slowly sailed into the edge of the thick sea fog created by Cheng Lang's Mirage Horn.

"Are you sure that the Flamingo is the one that disappeared earlier?" the captain of one of the ships asked the first mate beside him.

At first glance, the first mate looked just like a human, but on either side of his neck were three deep blue lacerations. Furthermore, thin webbed feet grew between the toes of his bare feet.

"Yes, it disappeared here."

The bastard first mate replied, "My cousin has been working as a cook on the Flamingo merchant ship. He has been hanging rotten sea fish in the sea water outside the kitchen window according to my instructions.

I guarantee the boat is still there; I can smell the rotten fish."

Upon hearing this, the captain of the ship said, "So the ability bestowed upon Mr. Senfa by the ship's heart should be to make the ship invisible.
Inform my brother that we will crash through this sea fog at high speed, and remember to raise the pirate flag."

"Yes!"

The mongrel first mate with gills and webbed feet immediately responded loudly, then ran onto the open deck with a red ship light and sent a light signal to another ship not far away to prepare for battle.

"They said, after you pass through this sea fog, crash through it at high speed and remember to raise the pirate flag."

In the captain's cabin, the magic mirror that had just woken Cheng Lang promptly translated the conversation between the two ships at the edge of the fog, and then excitedly said, "Dear Captain, what should we do? If those two ships enter the sea fog, they will definitely discover us! Then they will definitely not mind plundering us."

“Needless to say”

Cheng Lang, intent on taking the initiative and gaining favor, walked out while shouting, "Great Sage! Wukong! Weigh anchor! Hoist the sails! Prepare to charge!"

"Oh! Whoa!"

The Great Sage squatting on the mast watchtower responded immediately, and in an instant, pairs of scarlet eyes lit up on the mast.

As the tattered sails were blown up by the wind, Cheng Lang also moved the heart of the ship to summon the huge jellyfish, which wrapped up the Valkyrie and then completely disappeared in the thick fog.

"The Great Sage"

On the open-air bridge, Cheng Lang gripped the steering wheel and gave an order, "We'll ram the closest ship first. After the ramming is over, you immediately use the crossbow to fire out two barrels of gunpowder, along with two barrels of fish oil, and fire at the other ship's sails!"

"Ouch!" The Great Sage responded by pounding his chest.

In the thick fog, Cheng Lang tied himself tightly to the pillar behind the indoor control panel with a whip. At the same time, he gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands. Under the guidance of the magic mirror, he steered the Valkyrie straight in one direction!
Gradually, he saw the two three-masted sailing ships with pirate flags raised at the edge of the thick fog!

But because of the sky, the thick fog, and the jellyfish covering the Valkyrie, the two ships didn't even see the "comrades" rushing out from the side.

"Boom!"

With a dull and sudden crash, the jellyfish surrounding the Valkyrie disappeared, and this eerie sailboat in the night suddenly appeared in the sight of all the pirates.

Compared to these stunned and terrified pirate colleagues, the sea rhino ramming horn under the bow of the Valkyrie had easily smashed the rudder at the stern of the ship and, by the way, created a large enough hole at the waterline!
"Om-"

With a dull whistle, the huge arrow shaft at the bow of the Valkyrie, carrying two ignited gunpowder barrels and three oak barrels filled with sea fish oil, crossed the stern deck of the hit ship and hit the sail of the other ship accurately!
"boom!"

Amidst the violent explosion, a huge fireball enveloped the mast of the ship, not only instantly igniting the sails, but even, with great luck, breaking off the top half of the most important main mast!

These pirates who were suddenly attacked were stunned, but Cheng Lang was not. Under his command, the Valkyrie roughly pushed away the pirate ship with its tail smashed, and rushed into the thick fog before the two ships opened fire!
This was just the beginning. Cheng Lang had no intention of stopping there. Instead, he rushed out of the fog and used the wind to increase the speed again. At the same time, he was waiting for the ship's stealth ability, which had only been used for a few minutes, to cool down.

Captain Senfa and Mr. Lu Ting on the Flamingo in the distance could naturally see clearly everything that happened here.

"The ghost ship has entangled those two ships," Senfa said in a low voice with a pale face.

"We should thank the ghost ship"

Lu Ting said with lingering fear, "The two pirate ships he entangled are heading towards us. Senfa, did you see their pirate flags just now?"

"I saw it, I saw it clearly."

Senfa gritted his teeth and said, "The red cannon and the white scimitar belong to the carpenter brothers who have been causing trouble for Flamingo recently! Oh! Valkyrie! That ghost ship has disappeared!"

"Keep your voice down, I saw it!"

Mr. Lu Ting, holding a monocular telescope, said helplessly that Mr. Senfa, whom he had watched grow up, was really not suitable for the job of captain.

As they watched from afar, Cheng Lang, who had once again made the ship invisible, had already increased its speed to the highest level and, guided by the magic mirror, rushed once again into the thick fog he had created!

In the second collision, the sea rhino's horn smashed the burned sail from the rear, and seemed to have set the rear of the pirate ship on fire, and also opened a big enough hole in the other party!
"Buzz!"

There was another dull whistle, and the arrow shot out from the huge crossbow at the bow of the Valkyrie, carrying another two barrels of gunpowder and three barrels of sea fish oil, ignited the sails of the last ship that had been hit.

Once again, it roughly pushed the opponent away. Because the collision broke the stealth ability of the Valkyrie, it hid in the blind spot of the two ships' artillery fire, and once again disappeared in the thick fog in the opponent's chaotic artillery counterattack.

"Ghost ship! It's a ghost ship!"

On the two pirate ships, sailors had already begun shouting in panic, and were enveloped by the gradually spreading panic, so much so that they made many mistakes whether they were busy repairing the leaking cabins or putting out the fire on the sails.

"How about we do it again!" The magic mirror hiding in the mirror on the indoor dashboard shouted excitedly.

"How many powder kegs do we have left?" Cheng Lang asked.

"There's still one last powder keg left," the magic mirror replied immediately, "but there's still a lot of fish oil, at least dozens of barrels."

"Can you send a light signal?" Cheng Lang asked while steering the Valkyrie in circles.

"Of course, it's not difficult." The magic mirror replied confidently, "I have lived on this ship for more than four hundred years."

"Signal the direction where the ship we were chasing disappeared."

Cheng Lang said before the magic mirror finished speaking, "Let them come and sink these two ships."

"Let them come?" the magic mirror asked reluctantly, "Should we share the spoils with them?"

"Are we going to sink those two pirate cities ourselves?" Cheng Lang asked, "Send a signal quickly."

"Please place a large enough mirror on the open deck and point it in the direction where the ship disappeared," said the magic mirror with a painful look.

Hearing this, Cheng Lang smiled and handed the task to Teng Xiao. He then circled around and drove the boat out of the thick fog. He found a location far enough away from the two pirate cities and slowed down the boat.

Soon, the large mirror temporarily placed on the open deck at the bow began to flash the light of the ship's lights, sending out light signals into the distance.

"That ghost ship is sending signals towards us"

On the open-air bridge of the Flamingo merchant ship, Mr. Lu Ting frowned as he held up a telescope and said.

"What did they say?"

Captain Senfa, who was standing next to him, asked nervously. He also saw the flickering lights in the distance, but like Cheng Lang opposite him, he couldn't understand them at all.

“He said he had seen us.”

Lu Ting sighed, "He also told us to sink those two pirate ships to prove we're not in the same group, otherwise he'd come and smash us to pieces."

"Then what should we do?" Senfa asked with a pale face.

"Do you think that is really a ghost ship?" Mr. Lu Ting asked calmly, but did not rush to issue orders.

"Is not it?"

"Will the ghost ship care that we are in the same group with those two ships?" Lu Ting continued to ask.

"Isn't it?" Captain Senfa asked without even thinking.

"Forget it, regardless of whether it is or not, Senfa, should we obey the other side's demands or continue to stay where we are?"

"Let me make the decision?" Senfa asked in surprise, pointing at himself.

"Wake up, you are the captain!" Lu Ting reminded unhappily.

"Let me think about it, let me think about it." Senfa repeated tremblingly, while also clenching the tricorn hat in his hand.

"The other party won't give you time to think. They've already started counting down, starting from 5."

Lu Ting held up the telescope and lied that the light signal on the opposite side did not count down, but just repeated the "invitation" just now.

"Go ahead, let's go ahead!"

Captain Senfa made a decision, "Let's go over and sink those pirates!"

"Then give the order, Captain." A satisfied smile appeared on Mr. Lu Ting's old face.

"Everyone on board, listen!"

Captain Senfa covered his face with his cocked hat while shouting, and then took a deep breath.

Suddenly, the completely invisible armed merchant ship suddenly appeared, and when he put his tricorn hat back on his head, his eyes returned to their original state.

"Weigh anchor! Hoist the sails!"

As Senfa shouted out the order, the "ghost ship" in the distance made a light circle and disappeared into the thick fog, leaving only the last string of light signals.

Frowning, he stared through a telescope at the direction the ship had disappeared. He glanced at Captain Senfa beside him, and after a moment's hesitation, he reminded him, "They've disappeared, leaving behind only one last light signal."

"What did the ghost ship say?" Senfa raised the telescope and looked over there and asked nervously.

"He said we were allowed to take all the pirates except the captain, and only the pirates."

"only these?"

"That's all," Mr. Lu Ting nodded.

"Should we listen to each other?" Senfa continued to ask.

"If you think our ship can withstand that elusive ghost ship, you don't have to listen to him."

“Then help them.”

Senfa immediately came up with an impeccable excuse, "If these pirates can pay some ransom, they might be able to make up for our losses over the past few months."

"Do you remember the boat you saw at dusk?" Lu Ting suddenly changed the subject.

"Remember, was it that ship that attracted the two pirate ships?" Senfa's eyes widened immediately.

"You really don't have the talent and acumen to be a captain."

Mr. Lu Ting waved his hand helplessly. "Hurry up and go over there. After we sink them and take away all the sailors except the pirate captain, we will leave. Besides, if we meet that ship again tomorrow, we may be able to talk to them."

Hearing this, Senfa didn't know what he thought of, and slapped his forehead hard, "Oh - I understand!"

"You'd better understand"

Lu Ting became increasingly helpless. He really couldn't understand how this man, who was quite talented in business, could be so stupid when it came to being a captain.

(End of this chapter)