A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

Even hiding in the cabin is not an option, as there might be a tax collector or a patrol who might rashly find an excuse to search the ship.

"That……"

"I just came here to take a look!" Ferdinand said. "To see if there is a fleet left here."

After taking a look, the last of the worries were resolved.

The previous speculation was true, the Knights' fleet is indeed not here now.

Of course, this is also a normal choice.

There were basically no galleys on Rhodes Island at the moment, which meant that Ferdinand and his party were safe for the time being.

Ferdinand's ship was an ordinary merchant ship on the surface, but in fact, there were gun muzzles installed on the sides of the ship, which could be converted into an armed merchant ship in the shortest time to meet any enemy.

Although it is not good enough against a fleet, in a one-on-one situation, it can even defeat a genuine warship.

If it's an opponent like a law enforcement ship or a patrol boat...

One versus two, one versus three, no problem!

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Ferdinand's face.

This is all thanks to the inspiration of Grand Commander Thomas... If it weren't for his creative use of the Gallaesey battleships, no one else would have thought that artillery would be so valuable in naval battles.

In a series of small battles, the Knights' navy repeatedly defeated powerful enemies with a small force, making full use of artillery.

In this era, it was normal for a normal warship to have a cannon installed at the bow and stern.

The real purpose of artillery is to attack sailors on the deck of the enemy ship or even the mast before boarding.

It wasn't that people didn't understand artillery, but in that era, the accuracy of artillery was a mystery. Not to mention the unstable swaying of ships at sea, even artillery on land could usually only attack city walls, not enemy formations.

It’s not that I don’t want to, but the hit rate is too low.

No one ever thought that having more guns on a ship would be so effective.

Even Ferdinand, who was once the fleet commander, had never thought of it.

Unfortunately, this matter is just a layer of window paper. If it is not broken, no one will think of it, but once it is broken...

Someone like Ferdinand, who has extensive experience in naval warfare, quickly realized this.

"Helmsman, turn!" Ferdinand shouted.

Following his command, the ship changed course.

Draw an arc on the sea.

The people on the island may have noticed that the ship was moving strangely, but this minor anomaly did not attract any attention.

Just a merchant ship.

Merchant ships began to sail along the edge of the island of Rhodes.

Ferdinand took one last look at the harbor.

Through astrology, it can be seen that the people on the island are still unaware of Thomas' death.

If the people on the island knew that the Grand Commander was dead, they would not be so peaceful and prosperous.

This means that Thomas is dead, but the lower ranks of the Knights Templar certainly don't know it yet.

As for the top management, it is hard to say. They may have received the news, or they may not have noticed it yet.

If they had received news of his death... then they should be conferring in Smyrna right now. Thinking of the panicked expressions of his former colleagues, Ferdinand felt a surge of joy.

It is estimated that the Knights will experience a certain degree of rift with the Church. It is even possible that they will rebel against the Church and become an independent faction.

Ferdinand was wondering if there was any loophole in this matter.

However, there is still too little information to make a judgment.

Although the merchant ship has a thicker hull, it cannot withstand the good wind direction today.

Driven by the sails, it only took a short time to reach the other end of the island.

Here, there is a very simple pier. It is so simple that there is nothing around the pier.

There isn't even a building.

This is a pier built by local fishermen and is only for local use.

It was almost noon, just the right time.

"Helmsman, turn around and approach that dock!" Ferdinand ordered.

After saying this, Ferdinand felt something was wrong.

"Wait, no need to go, fold the sails and drop the anchor!"

Just in case, the ship is anchored just offshore! He can take a small boat over there.

"Sir, what are you doing?" Hearing the order to lower the sails and anchor, the young follower ran over.

He didn't know what his master was going to do.

Ferdinand kept this matter a secret so that no one knew about it, not even his closest confidants.

"Let's take a small boat to the island!" Ferdinand gave the order directly without any explanation.

I wasn't able to destroy the Knights and thus obtain knowledge about the Saints from the Order of the Moon-Star Sword... It's a bit of a pity.

But... never mind, he still has another choice.

The author says:

Author's words: Thanks to readers Ye Ye and Shi Zicheng for the reward

I may have something to do tomorrow, so I will update one section today.

There will be another update in the evening

Chapter 357 Backlash 5

The boat was lowered, the young attendant rowed the boat, and Ferdinand stood in the boat, looking ahead thoughtfully.

This is a place he is very familiar with.

But, I'm afraid this will be the last time I set foot here in this life.

Perhaps it was the so-called homesickness, but with each time the oars hit the water, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious and worried.

But this feeling is short-lived.

As the boat approached the dock, he slowly cleared his mind of distractions and refocused his attention on the land ahead.

It's still early, and there should be half an hour to an hour until noon.

This was mainly because we encountered a tailwind and the ship speed was faster than expected.

Ferdinand's eyes suddenly narrowed slightly.

Because he saw someone fishing with a fishing rod in the distance.

The angler was on a protruding rock by the sea, but he could not be seen from the sea just now because he was blocked by other reefs and slopes around him.

Now that we are close to the pier, we can see it.

This is?

Even from a distance, one could tell that the man's clothes did not look like a poor fisherman.

Are you here for fishing?

Tsk... do you want to...

Ferdinand shook his head, thinking that he was being too sensitive.

Although Rhode Island is an island, there are still people fishing. He knows that there will be many outsiders in winter.

After all, winter is cold and the sea is dangerous. One way to avoid danger is to stay out at sea.

He had indeed heard that some people who enjoyed solitude or liked fishing would deliberately choose places where there was no one to fish for fun.

Moreover, he believed that he would not be in any danger.

He has this confidence.

I am not an ordinary person, but the illegitimate son of the God of Destiny!

If there is danger on Rhodes Island, he will definitely be able to detect it in advance.

He also arranged a retreat route, which means that even if danger really arises, he can evacuate safely.

There is already enough evidence for this.

As long as he doesn't deliberately seek death, he will definitely survive!

He spent a little time observing the fisherman and quickly determined that he was just fishing there.

He just glanced at the small boat docked at the pier from a distance.

Didn't stop fishing.

Seeing that the other party would not affect his actions, Ferdinand and his entourage walked to the other side.

"Wait here for me," he ordered without further explanation. "Watch the sea. If there's any unusual movement, fire a gun to alert me."

The young attendant was carrying a matchlock rifle.

Then he moved forward alone. The terrain here was a little undulating. Although there was no house, he knew there was a cave here.

A short while later, the familiar cave entrance appeared before him. Even though it was almost noon, he could still feel the chill breeze blowing from inside.

This was once a watchtower of the Knights.

It is used to monitor the surrounding areas of the island and prevent foreign enemies, especially spies, from infiltrating the island.

but……

Times have changed, and there is no need for the Knights to maintain such a high state of alert.

There's no way a large group of enemies could come—the Knights' navy now controls the sea! Coming would be suicide!

There was no way to prevent isolated spies. In fact, their spies could now sneak into Rhodes Island openly on merchant ships.

Looking at the ground, then looking around the cave, and then checking the dust on the ground a little inside the cave, you can roughly tell that this outpost has been abandoned.

On this side of the cave entrance, because no one has entered or maintained it, shrubs and weeds have grown wildly in the cracks of the rocks.

Of course, since it was winter, most of the shrubs and weeds had withered, but the fact that these things existed proved a lot.

There has been no one stationed here for quite some time.

Unsurprisingly.

Ferdinand checked the time again and made sure there was no one else around.

Then he took out the torch he had prepared long ago, lit it, and walked into the cave.

On the other side, near the dock, the young attendant was waiting here.

At first I looked around, but nothing changed.

So he quickly turned his attention to the blue sky and white clouds, feeling the cool sea breeze and the warm sunshine.

When he turned around next time, he was suddenly startled.

The figure fishing in the distance just now disappeared at some point.

A warning emerged in the young attendant's mind, and he subconsciously took the matchlock gun that was hanging on his shoulder in his hand.

When I looked closely at the spot where I had been fishing, I saw that several fishing tools, including the fishing rod, were still there, but the person was gone.

"Young man!" The next moment, a voice came from behind.

The boy turned around and raised his gun without hesitation.

But a hand reached out from the side and grabbed the fuse of the musket.

In this way, even if the trigger is pulled, the fuse will not be able to ignite the primer.

The matchlock gun is useless.

The young man was shocked and instinctively tried to snatch it, but the other person's hand pulled lightly and pulled the fuse off the clip.