Sail Shadows in the Sea of ​​Fog

Chapter 44 The beautiful girl in leather jacket is not simple

The Tricorne Current, as it gets closer to the pirate ship's territorial waters, more and more pirate ships are riding this current.

Among so many pirate ships, there was one ship whose mast was constantly flashing a repeated light signal: limited sale of fresh mushrooms and vegetables, 50 silver coins each, traded with Xinweng.

When the pirates raised their telescopes out of curiosity and looked over, they could see an indescribable pirate flag and an advertisement written on it.

"The threshold for becoming a pirate is getting lower and lower these days."

One of the pirate captains called Xin Weng to fly down and said sarcastically, "I didn't expect that even vegetable farmers could become pirates."

Having said that, it did not stop him from sending Xin Weng to fly towards the pirate ship with a gold coin.

It was still five or six days' voyage from here to the pirate ship, and his stomach had long been fed up with the bacon and dry bread.

At the same time, on the deck of the Valkyrie, there were already more than twenty Xinwengs, under the command of Shenba and Yunji, flapping their wings and standing in line obediently on the side of the ship.

One of the brother and sister was responsible for maintaining order, while the other was responsible for taking off the purse hanging around his neck. Yafuso, who was already busy with sweat on her face, was responsible for hanging cloth bags filled with fresh mushrooms and bean sprouts around Xin Weng's neck.

Although these cloth bags look big and bulging, they actually don't contain much stuff. In short, the profit from the vegetable business has far exceeded everyone's expectations.

Unfortunately, as they got closer to the Pirate City, the vegetable business quickly cooled down, and from beginning to end, no one attempted to rob them. This disappointed Cheng Lang, who had been secretly trying to make another profit.

In any case, just when he could see an island far away in the morning sun through the telescope, the ocean current began to change direction, and the surrounding pirate ships also raised their sails and left the ocean current.

At the same time, all the pirate ships tacitly closed the shutters of their gun ports and raised yellow flags to indicate that they would not participate in the looting.

The same is true for the Valkyrie. This is the rule of the pirate ship, and he has learned it all from the magic mirror these days.

"We will be able to get back to Pirate City early tomorrow morning," said Yun Ji, suppressing her excitement.

For Cheng Lang, Pirate City is just a stopover. For Yafuso and Gerta, this is the place they have longed for. But for Yun Ji and Shen Ba, this is their home.

"I don't know what's happening with our hotel now," Shenba muttered.

“I hope there are no thieves.”

Yun Ji also grumbled something, and then took the initiative to extend an invitation, "Captain, if you don't mind, why don't you stay at my hotel when you get to Pirate City? It's not luxurious, but at least you can get a good night's sleep."

"Since you said so, we won't be polite." Cheng Lang agreed with a smile.

After a while, a boat came up to the Honest Man. The wandering circus members who were traveling on their boat waved to them from a distance, grabbed the rope, and swung to another boat with the oak barrel containing the mermaid eggs and sailed away.

Cheng Lang and others did not make any response, as if they did not know the Honest Man at all.

Similarly, the Honest Man turned around and headed for the shipbreaking island in another direction under the command of the two captains without even saying hello.

This was the countermeasure that Cheng Lang had communicated and discussed with the two captains through the magic mirror on the way. They went to the shipbreaking island to provide the necessary camouflage for the Honest Man, which was also a force hidden in the dark.

Next, it depends on what rare treasures Count Walesa left behind. Cheng Lang played with a cup of Poseidon's blood and looked forward to it secretly.

Also because they have entered the territory of the Pirate City, not only can armed conflicts not occur here, but even the summoning of sea fog is not allowed.

Because of this, as the sun set, Cheng Lang had to stop the Valkyrie early and roll up the sails that were about to become tattered, so as to avoid being discovered by the surrounding pirate ships.

Although he could not continue sailing, Cheng Lang was not idle. Instead, he stood on the open-air bridge at the stern, holding a telescope and observing the passing ships and captains around him.

As he moved the telescope's perspective again and again, he would occasionally see black-haired captains or sailors, and more than once he even saw someone tearing off the hypocritical mask on his face.

After some hesitation, he did not do so, but turned and went downstairs into the captain's bedroom.

"Dear Captain, aren't you going to take off your mask?" the magic mirror asked respectfully.

"I don't want to draw attention and trouble to my face yet."

Even though Cheng Lang said this, he still took off the mask on his face and threw it on the table. "Is there anything worth visiting in Pirate City?"

"The Pirate Market, the Pirate Library, the Pirate Cemetery and the Siren Tavern."

The magic mirror said flatteringly, "Dear Captain, you will not lack a guide, but if it is convenient, I hope you can bring a mirror and stick it on the inn..."

"I know"

Cheng Lang nonchalantly agreed without waiting for him to finish. This was not the first time he had done this.

"Your will seems to be wavering." The magic mirror seemed to see something from Cheng Lang's face.

"really"

Cheng Lang answered truthfully, "I am hesitating. If we find that Wa..."

"Count Walesa," the magic mirror reminded in time.

"Yes, if we find the treasure of Count Walesa."

Cheng Lang flipped through the corresponding treasure map and shook it. "If there's a large sum of money in the treasure, I'm wondering if I should find a safe place and buy a large estate so I can live away from the sea."

"Don't you want to know the secrets of this world and find Poseidon's treasure?" asked the magic mirror.

“I began to think that this world is pretty good.”

Cheng Lang muttered to himself in words that the magic mirror couldn't understand, "The environment is good, there's no employment pressure, and the scenery is pretty good too.

My older brother is at home taking care of my parents and inheriting the fishing boat, so if I don't go back, I'll just be sad for a while."

“I don’t understand what you are saying”

The magic mirror said apologetically, "But I believe that as long as you know the secret of this world, I can fulfill any wish of yours."

"Maybe"

Cheng Lang smiled and said, "I'm going to take a nap. Wake me up when it's daybreak."

"Sweet dreams, respected Captain." The magic mirror said respectfully.

Throwing himself onto the soft big bed, Cheng Lang turned on the desk lamp that could bring him good dreams and closed his eyes.

The night before arriving at the Pirate City, he finally had a good sleep and woke up naturally.

Yawning, I pulled open the thick curtains. It was already bright outside. Some seabirds were flying leisurely around and even landed on the balcony railing outside the window.

“I don’t have any fries for you.”

Cheng Lang uttered a sentence again that only he could understand, then put on the hypocritical mask again, put on the belt containing the ship bottle and first aid medicine and covered it with clothes, then walked out of the bedroom, walked towards the open deck and loudly gave the order to set sail.

Amid the responses of the vine goblins who had already put on cloaks, the white sails unfolded with a rustling sound, and then were blown full by the wind, and were surrounded by a circle of pretty red mist.

As soon as the anchor was raised, the Valkyrie immediately began to move towards the Pirate City.

As the distance gradually shortened, at dusk, a number of sea fortresses equipped with large-caliber artillery appeared in front of them.

Just as Cheng Lang was stunned, a letter carrier landed on the deck, carrying a little monkey with a whistle hanging on its chest and a few ship lanterns the size of eggs hanging around its waist.

"Show him the ship's license plate," Yun Ji reminded.

Hearing this, Cheng Lang immediately took out the boat license from his pocket and handed it to the little monkey.

After taking the ship's license plate and sniffing it, the little monkey quickly returned it to Cheng Lang. Then he gently patted Xin Weng and flew to the top of the mast of the ship, and hung a small boat lantern on the tip of the top of the mast.

Not only that, the little monkey and Xin Weng did not leave. They returned to the open-air cockpit. The little monkey even stood on Shenba's shoulder, pulling his hair with one paw and pointing in a direction with the other paw.

"Be gentle, be gentle."

Shenba reminded with a grin, but at the same time, he turned the steering wheel without delay. Following the little monkey's instructions, he crossed the sea between the two fortresses and then headed towards the huge island that was getting closer and closer.

At this moment, Cheng Lang could clearly see the huge castle on the island, the busy dock on the coastline, and the lush green forest outside the castle and the dock.

If you ignore the name of this place and the stinking corpses hanging on the fortresses you just passed by, this island can be described as a paradise.

"Ji Yun, please introduce this island to me." Cheng Lang said.

"The castle you can see is the Pirate Castle"

Yun Ji raised her hand and pointed at the island in the distance and said, "It's much bigger than you think. There are a total of 9 large ports on the entire island that can lead to the Pirate City. These nine ports are also called the main city ports, and there are dozens of small ports between them.

Besides, the pirate city only has Panini, the nine-headed octopus, living in it, along with the treasures presented to him by various major cities.”

"Just him?" Cheng Lang asked in surprise.

“Only Himself”

Yun Ji replied, "Since the Pirate City appeared, apart from the Siren Caravans that offered treasure, no more than five pirates have been invited into the main city, and not a single one has ever emerged alive."

A world boss-like existence
Cheng Lang secretly made the most clear and accurate evaluation in his heart.

"It is said that each of the nine main cities is managed by a brain of Panini"

Yun Ji said, "My brother and I live in the main city in front. We have never been to other main cities."

While talking, the little monkey also directed Shenba to drive the boat to the vicinity of the pier, and finally stopped at a berth covered with a red carpet on a pier.

“The berths here have high authority”

Yun Ji introduced in a low voice, "Also, Panini's servant, the Siren, is guarding it day and night, and the little monkey will also be guarding here all the time."

“It’s really convenient.”

After Cheng Lang waited for the boat to stop and the sails were lowered and anchor was dropped, he took out a golden coin from his pocket and handed it to the little monkey.

The latter took the gold coin, brought it to his mouth and took a bite, then jumped onto Cheng Lang's shoulder, kissed him on the face, and then quickly climbed to the top of the Valkyrie's mast.

"You are so generous," Yun Ji shook her head, feeling both amused and helpless.

Glancing at Tengxiao who had already returned to the cabin, Cheng Lang smiled and said, "Take us to your hotel."

"Come with me!" Shenba, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately took over the topic and ran impatiently to the springboard that had just been set up.

“Here you can show your black hair openly”

Yun Ji said to Yafuso, who subconsciously wanted to put on the hood of her cloak, "Of course, it's best not to let anyone know that you are a dark elf."

"Uh-huh!"

Upon hearing this, Yafuso nodded quickly, then let down her long black hair to cover her not-so-pointy ears.

A group of five, the only human crew members, got off the ship and walked onto the pier covered with a red carpet. Not far away, at the other end of the red carpet, there was a carriage big enough for them waiting for them.

“There is a charge for carriage rides, and they are very expensive.”

Yun Ji whispered a reminder, "My hotel isn't far away. Just walk up that slope for a while and you'll get there."

"Then let's walk over there." After adapting to the solid land for a while, Cheng Lang said this while looking around.

Although this is a pirate town, it is still a city after all. There are no street vendors on the dock, but there are various shops and taverns next to each other, and in the distance there is a dock that is busy with banging and hammering.

Not only that, although this city is named after pirates, it is extremely clean. You can't even see drunks, and most of the people you meet are polite.

Some of these people have cheeks on their necks, some have black hair, some have elf ears, orc tails, and there are also humans with blond and red hair.

They didn't care about the idea that black hair was inherently guilty, and they completely overturned Cheng Lang's image of pirates. These people were at least much cleaner than Captain Senfa and Mr. Lu Ting whom he first met.

After walking up a winding cobblestone road for about ten minutes, Shenba led them into a slightly dark and damp alley, and finally arrived at the door of a not-so-big hotel.

The door of this hotel is locked and it seems to have only three floors. The sign on it only has a few large, old-looking characters: "Hotel No. 77 Baifan Lane".

While Cheng Lang and others were waiting patiently, Shenba took off his boots, took out a key from inside, pried open the locked door, and warmly invited everyone to come in.

The first floor of this hotel is not very big, with only a bar and four tables.

There is a closed wooden door on one side of the wooden bar, and a staircase against the wall leading upstairs on the other side.

Led by the brother and sister, everyone came to the second floor. There were only four rooms and two public bathrooms on this floor, but it was enough for Cheng Lang and the other two to stay.

“My sister and I both have rooms on the first floor.”

Shenba explained naively, "The humidity in Pirate City is very high, and the temperature is very low at night. I'll go light the fireplace first."

As he said that, the crybaby turned around and ran down the stairs with a bang.

"Captain, when do you plan to go to the Pirate Cemetery?" asked Yun Ji.

"Any suggestions?" Cheng Lang asked.

"Let's do it tonight," said Yun Ji, "I'll take you after dark."

"Alright"

Cheng Lang nodded and walked into his room.

The room was not very spacious. It only had a bed, a table, a fireplace and a window that overlooked the dock in the distance.

He first took the mirror he brought into the bathroom and fastened it together. When Cheng Lang returned to the room again, a warm charcoal fire had already burned in the not-so-big fireplace, and Shenba was carrying a tin bucket and helping to light the fireplace in each room - regardless of whether anyone lived there or not.

At the same time, Yun Ji also went out alone to a familiar tavern nearby and bought a sumptuous dinner and placed it on the table on the first floor.

Before Cheng Lang and others could go downstairs, someone knocked on the wooden door of the hotel.

When Yun Ji opened the wooden door, she found that the person standing outside was a woman in a cloak from a wandering circus.

"First mate, where is your captain?" the woman asked with a smile.

"Please sit down, I'll call them down right away." Yun Ji said politely.

"no need"

The man placed a metal tube shaped like a monocular on the table. "Please tell your captain that the Wandering Circus is willing to be friends with him and looks forward to meeting him again as friends at sea."

"Please allow me to express my gratitude on behalf of my captain. We are also looking forward to meeting the Wandering Circus as friends on the sea." Yun Ji asked.

“The mushrooms and vegetables sold on your ship are very fresh”

The man left a last word of praise and simply turned around and left the small hotel.

Feeling slightly relieved, Yun Ji locked the wooden door of the hotel again, but did not rush upstairs. Instead, she continued to prepare the dinner she had purchased.

Before night fell completely, Cheng Lang and others went downstairs and sat around the table. Yun Ji then briefly recounted the story of the wandering circus and the fireworks they had sent.

"Let's eat first. We'll go to the Pirate Cemetery tonight." Cheng Lang said, "You can keep the firework for now."

"Let Yafuso take it. I'm going to take you to the Pirate Cemetery later."

Yun Ji handed the firework tube to Yafuso, who didn't think much about it and put the firework tube on the table.

"How far is the Pirate Cemetery from here?"

Cheng Lang took a mouthful of the rich vegetable and beef stew and asked, "Also, this dish is good. What's its name?"

"Pirate Chowder"

Shen Ba answered the latter question first, and then continued, "The Pirate Cemetery is just outside the city, and it takes about half an hour to get there by carriage.

But there are ghosts appearing around there every night, so you'd better be careful and don't make any noise."

"It's not a pirate cemetery."

"The undead were also arranged by Panini," Yun Ji explained, "He didn't want anyone to disturb the sleeping pirates."

"Where do the undead come from?" Yafuso couldn't help but ask.

"Every year, there are many corpses of small-time sailors."

Shenba explained, "They've basically become the dead around the cemetery. Some captains, in order to curry favor with Panini, would occasionally send the bodies of small-time sailors who died unexpectedly there."

After finishing a sumptuous and delicious dinner while chatting about the pirate cemetery, Cheng Lang put on a cloak at Yun Ji's reminder, and then followed Yun Ji, who was also wearing a cloak, out of the hotel and got on a rented carriage straight out of the city.

"You brought the treasure map and the blood of Poseidon, right?" asked Yun Ji.

"I brought it," Cheng Lang nodded in response.

"Where's the flintlock?"

"I didn't bring it."

"It's best not to bring it. Be sure not to make too much noise later."

Yun Ji breathed a sigh of relief and explained, "Many residents of Pirate City will use the undead in the Pirate Cemetery as opponents for sparring, but only with cold weapons. If it's a flintlock rifle, the undead will rush over in a swarm."

"Pirate City is more pleasant than I thought," Cheng Lang couldn't help but say.

"Those who built Pirate City are those who no longer want to be pirates and have no home," Yun Ji said to herself. "This is their home."

As they spoke, the carriage had already left the dock town, and Yun Ji also shouted at the horses to slow down slightly.

At this time, there was a bright moon hanging overhead, and the cold moonlight was enough to illuminate the coastline and forests on both sides of the road, and made the lights on the huge castle tower in the heart of the island even more obvious.

After walking along the cobblestone road for about 20 minutes, Yun Ji gently reined in the carriage and stopped it by the roadside.

“Then we’ll just have to walk.”

As Yun Ji spoke, she had already torn off her cloak and thrown it into the carriage, revealing a set of black tight leather armor, no, perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it a leather jacket.

In the cold moonlight, Cheng Lang could even see the delicate scales on the leather jacket that accentuated his figure.

"What's wrong?" Yun Ji said as she put on a pair of gloves made of the same material.

"Is this the sea snake combat suit you got from the wandering circus?" Cheng Lang asked curiously, and at the same time couldn't help but admire its beauty in his heart.

"That's right"

Yun Ji knocked the toes of her black boots on the ground nonchalantly, then tied up her long hair, and pulled out two sharp, slender and pointed daggers about half a meter long from her waist with both hands. She made two circular knife moves around her palms, and with a "click", accurately stabbed them back into the leather sheath on her back.

"Go, go."

Cheng Lang also tore off his cloak and threw it into the carriage. He didn't have any tight combat clothes, but the clothes he was wearing were still quite light.

Following Yun Ji and walking quietly forward about a hundred meters along the shadows of the roadside, Cheng Lang also saw the so-called pirate cemetery.

What he never expected was that this so-called pirate cemetery, in addition to a circle of stone walls full of holes on the outside, actually had a mound inside that was higher in the middle and lower around the edges.

At the highest point of the mound, a three-masted sailing ship, broken in two, was quietly parked. Surrounding it were tombstones and anchors placed behind them.

Around these tombstones and anchors, there are still hundreds of undead souls wandering, with only skeletons left, or even incomplete skeletons.

"We can enter the Pirate Cemetery by rushing into the rip in the middle of that wreck."

Yun Ji asked in a low voice, "Are you ready?"

"Prepare."

Before Cheng Lang finished speaking, Yun Ji had already nimbly climbed over the low wall, like a ghostly shadow. With just a twist and turn, she rushed to the side of the sunken ship in an extremely pleasing way, and even waved at him.

"I knew that a beautiful girl in a leather jacket was not simple."

Cheng Lang muttered to himself as he swung the whip and wrapped it around the branches of the tree above his head while standing on the wall. Then he swung the whip again and wrapped it around an undead body that was only a skeleton left. He threw it far away with a loud noise.

This movement was particularly obvious at night, and the surrounding undead immediately rushed over, but Cheng Lang had already climbed down the wall and was jogging up the mound.

(End of this chapter)