What's wrong with building a steel torrent in a dungeon?

Looking at the innocent faces of the children around her, Vanessa was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

Seeing this scene, Gustave sighed imperceptibly, and then said, "It will take some time to learn this knowledge. Teacher Vanessa must be afraid that we won't understand, so she deliberately found a more intuitive and simple way to tell us. Right, teacher."

"Ah... yes! That's right!"

Vanessa hurried down the stairs. Seeing the children's doubts answered, she breathed a sigh of relief and vowed never to talk to this top student girl easily in the future!

After the initial novelty, the journey became boring, and the children became well-behaved and continued to study the content of the academy, which made Vanessa's work much easier. She had more time to enjoy the sea breeze and the sunshine.

Suddenly she even forgot the fact that she was a vampire.

That day, when she was standing on the side in a daze, a figure suddenly appeared beside her.

"Eh? City Lord Fran!" Vanessa widened her eyes.

By this time, Fran had obviously adapted to seasickness and returned to being the energetic city lord.

"What are you looking at? The second princess of the Kingdom of Ashes." Fran said.

"Nothing, just watching the waves!" Vanessa replied casually.

Wait a moment!

At this moment, Vanessa suddenly discovered a serious problem, Fran's name...

The Second Princess of the Kingdom of Ashes!!??

Vanessa quickly denied it: "City... City Lord!! What are you talking about? I am just a small vampire. What second princess?"

"Ha!" Fran smiled and said, "Don't pretend. I already knew your identity since you wrote the first letter."

"What?! You read my letter?" Vanessa was shocked.

You know, there are too many things in her letter that are inconsistent with reality! In order to reassure Beelzebub, she described herself as a perfect girl. And later, in order to change the image of Fran in Beelzebub's eyes, she praised Fran without any reservation! Even a little too explicit...

Thinking of this, a blush immediately appeared on her face.

Fran said, "You accidentally overheard such an important matter, so of course I had to be on guard against you! But I didn't expect you to be so naive as to write your identity directly in the letter."

"I...this was indeed my negligence!" Vanessa couldn't help scratching her head.

This oversight is too great!

"I always thought I hid it very well." Vanessa said a little frustratedly, "But since the city lord knew it so early, why didn't he just kill me?"

Fran curled her lips and said, "Why should I kill you? I know Beelzebub too well... Ahem! Her Majesty Beelzebub sent her daughter here, obviously wanting you to monitor me all the time. If I kill you, wouldn't that mean I'm breaking off relations with her?"

"That's true." Vanessa showed an expression of sudden enlightenment. "Then why did the Lord Mayor suddenly expose my identity?"

"First, I have established a firm foothold in Orila City. Now I am not afraid of what Beelzebub will do to me. Second, the one-year contract between you and me is about to expire." Fran said, "I want to hear your thoughts and what plans you have for the future. Since you have worked so hard for me, I will not pursue your identity as a spy."

"I..." After hearing this, Vanessa's eyes showed a trace of embarrassment: "I still want to continue to stay by your side."

Chapter 118: Flying Pirate

"Huh? Keep following me? Why?" Fran said, "I thought you would be eager to go home. After all, you have been away from home for a year."

"I don't like my home." At this point, Vanessa's eyes showed a hint of sadness: "The demon world is too cruel. Strength is supreme there, and the strong have no mercy on the weak. The weak can only kneel on the ground and pray for survival... I don't like that. But I have no choice."

"That's because the Demon Realm is too poor." Fran said, "There are only so many resources, and everyone can only compete madly. But you are a vampire, and the daughter of Beelzebub, so you are considered a noble in the Demon Realm. No matter how poor the Demon Realm is, you should be able to live well. At least better than here with me."

"My mother was very strict with me," Vanessa said. "She didn't designate an heir, but wanted me to compete with my sister to see who was better and who would become the next king of the Kingdom of Ashes. Because of this, my sister, who used to be very close to me, distanced herself from me. Later, she always treated me as a competitor and was always against me.

I am against it. I miss my old sister so much.”

"Do you want to be a demon king?"

"Not at all!" Vanessa said, "And I'm definitely not cut out to be a demon king."

That's not the case. Although you are confused in doing things, you are much more reliable than Beelzebub!

"I also told my sister that I didn't want to compete with her for the throne, but she didn't seem to believe it at all." Vanessa sighed and said, "The entire Ash Kingdom is too depressing. That's why I volunteered to come to Orila City! Although, although you bullied me a lot at the beginning, you have come up with so many interesting things.

Moreover, in Aurora City, I felt the power and joy of unity and cooperation! These are things that the demon world does not have. "

That's true.

Fran immediately thought of life in the demon world.

Because the competition is so fierce, few people work together. Most of them fight alone and try to improve their own strength. This also makes the information exchange between each other difficult, which makes it possible for some scammers to take advantage of it.

"So... Lord City Lord, please don't chase me away!" Vanessa said, "I don't want to go back to the demon world."

"You're saying that as if I'm a scumbag who got someone pregnant and then tried desperately to distance myself from her and get rid of her." Fran said, "If you don't want to leave, then stay here! I can still afford to support a demon. But I have to warn you! Aurora City doesn't support idle people, and you will have many tasks in the future!"

After hearing what Fran said, Vanessa immediately smiled and said happily: "Yes! I promise to complete the task! Thank you, City Lord!"

Alas, Vanessa is still as gullible as ever.

But why did I feel a little guilty?

Who are the demons and who are the humans?

As Fran was thinking, a dull horn sound suddenly rang in her ears.

As the horn sounded, soldiers came out of the cabin one after another.

"What happened?" Fran looked at Catherine.

"The lookout spotted a dark shadow in the sky, moving towards us," Catherine said anxiously.

"A black shadow? What is that?" asked Fran.

"It's very likely the Feather Tribe." Catherine said, "According to the good map we bought from Venice, this area is where the Feather Tribe frequently appears."

The Feathered Tribe, also known as the Winged Tribe.

Every member of the Feather Tribe has at least one pair of wings on their backs, which allow them to stay in the air, although their flying speed is not very fast. However, if they rely on the wind on the sea, they can glide at high speed.

It sounds like the Feather Tribe is very similar to the angels in the Shinra scriptures. However, this is not the case at all.

The Feather Tribe lived on islands scattered across the endless sea. Generally speaking, the rich islands were occupied by the dwarves and transformed into ports and docks, so the Feather Tribe could only live on the barren islands and barely survive.

Since these islands are too poor and cannot support many people, the Feathered Tribe have no choice but to turn their attention to the ships coming and going on the sea.

Relying on their unique advantages in flying and mobility at sea, the Feather Tribe quickly became famous pirates.

Pirates without ships!

They patrolled the sea in groups with bows and arrows. If they encountered a fleet with insufficient defense, they would attack them and extort a lot of money.

Such an action is tantamount to challenging the authority of the dwarves, the overlords of the Endless Sea.

For this reason, the dwarves went out in large numbers and carried out rounds of cleansing on the islands and reefs in this sea area. However, the vitality of the Feather Tribe was too tenacious, just like locusts, and they could not be completely eliminated. In the end, the dwarves had no choice but to let them wreak havoc here.

However, after several rounds of cleansing, the Feather Tribe also learned their lesson. They knew that they could not do too much at once, otherwise they would be brutally cleansed by the dwarves, so they only robbed money and did not kill people, and even if they robbed money, they would not take everything.

This time, Fran's fleet only had three ships in total, which did not look like a well-equipped large merchant caravan at all, so it was naturally targeted by the Feather Clan.

"Everyone, don't panic!" Fran said, "Vanessa, take the children back first!"

"Okay! Everyone follow me!"

"Everyone else, gather on the deck! The Feather Tribe are relatively small, and the range and number of the bows and arrows they carry are very limited. As long as we can cause some damage to them, they will know that we are not easy to mess with, and they will naturally leave."

"Array up!"

Following Catherine's order, the soldiers quickly took up battle formation on the deck, with their gun barrels pointed at the 'dark clouds' in the distance. Through flag signals, the other two warships also deployed their battle formations.

Soon the dark cloud approached the fleet, and Fran finally saw the true face of the Feather Clan.

Perhaps it was because their lives were too poor that the feather tribe looked malnourished. They didn't have any decent clothes on their bodies, only a limited amount of cloth wrapped around them, and both men and women barely covered some of their private parts. Their pair of gray wings kept changing directions in the air, and only flapped occasionally.

The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. The Feather Clan quickly took off their crudely made bows, put arrows on them and began to aim at the ships below.

The young woman in the lead flapped her wings in delight, and said, "Looking at the appearance of this ship, it should be a big fish from the Calradia continent! Don't worry! The people of Calradia are all landlubbers and have little fighting power! Everyone, work hard, and we will give you extra food when we return!"

"Roar!"

"Go! Catch this big fish!"

The young woman boosted morale with just a few words. She was the first to raise her wings, ready to dive down and shoot an arrow.

However, at this moment, gunshots pierced the sky.

Chapter 119: Another Princess?

Bang bang bang bang bang!

As a stream of black smoke rose from the barrel, the bullet flew rapidly into the air.

The hit rate of the musket was not very high to begin with, and now with the interference of the sea breeze, the hit rate was even more impressive. But the bullets were too dense.

Because of the elevated shooting, the soldiers did not have to consider the safety of the soldiers in the front row, so they were no longer like on land where all the soldiers could pull the trigger together.

The dense rain of bullets was like raindrops, and more than a dozen Feather Clan members in the front row fell from the air in an instant, and splashes of water immediately appeared on the sea surface.

"Impossible! This! What kind of magic is this!" The leading girl widened her eyes.

As a few strange noises sounded, how did his men fall into the sea? Could this be the legendary magic?

"Princess?!" The Feather Clan who had managed to survive began to retreat.

The girl wanted to leave, but she immediately thought of the hungry children on the island! So she made up her mind, gritted her teeth and continued to dive, while drawing her bow and shooting arrows. Seeing this, the other feather tribes just followed the girl.

Brush brush.

A sparse rain of arrows shot at the soldiers on the deck. However, the soldiers were already prepared. They dropped their muskets and took out their prepared shields to block their heads and other key positions.

The soldiers of Orila City were already well-defended, and they even wore mail under their clothes. Under the dual protection of armor and shields, the arrows could not cause much damage to them.

"Damn it!" When the girl saw this scene, she immediately realized that the other party was not a big fish that could be slaughtered at will.

After all, a unit that can equip its soldiers with armor is definitely not a soft persimmon.

So she immediately blew the whistle on her chest to tell everyone to run away. After hearing this, the feathered tribes flapped their wings and began to move away from the ship.

"You've offended me, Fran, and you still want to run away?" Fran immediately said, "Keep shooting!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers immediately picked up the second gun beside them and pulled the trigger again into the air.

"Oh no! Disperse! Disperse quickly!" The girl in the lead saw the soldiers' actions and immediately shouted.

But it was obviously too late at this time.

The Feathered Tribe members who were flying with their backs to the fleet had no time to dodge, and many of them fell down dejectedly.

This time, the girl was not so lucky. She felt a sharp pain in her wings, and her body suddenly lost balance and fell to the ground.

"Princess!"

"Go and save the princess!"

Seeing this, the remaining Feathered Tribe members immediately prepared to turn around and rescue.

At this moment, the falling girl used up her last bit of strength to yell into the air: "Save me! Run! Run!"

After she finished shouting these words, her body fell heavily onto the deck. The last scene she saw was a pure and lovely little girl, who was looking at her body with interest.

Then, the girl fainted completely.

"I didn't hear it wrong." Fran looked at the girl on the ground and said, "They called her princess just now? Is it my destiny to be with princesses? I can meet princesses wherever I go."

After hearing this, Vanessa turned her head to the side unconsciously.

Catherine said: "As far as I know, the Feather Tribe has not yet had a unified power. Each island is considered a kingdom. But most of the kingdoms are not even as big as the villages around Vienna. Rather than saying that she is a princess, it is better to say that she is the daughter of a village chief.

Well, from a princess to the village chief’s daughter…the level has indeed dropped suddenly.

"How strange." Fran asked in confusion: "Since it's just an island, why do you still call yourself a kingdom and use titles like princess and prince? Don't they find it awkward?"

"Then we have to ask the princess." Catherine said with a hint of worry, and then said: "But no matter how small the kingdom is, she is still a person of status. If her people, or her father the king, knew that we had captured her, would they send a larger force to attack us?"

"That's possible." Fran said, "In any case, let's bandage her first. If a large army really comes to attack us, we can also take her as a hostage."

The Feather Princess was not seriously injured. Apart from a bullet piercing her right wing, the rest was a concussion caused by falling on the deck.

Christina patiently disinfected her wound and then put on a bandage.

While disinfecting, she couldn't help but sigh that the Feather Tribe was too thin. Could it be that they had to starve themselves so much in order to fly?

Not long after, the girl from the Feather Clan woke up.