Chapter 630 Artificial Wind

Joan also noticed that the leader of the group of pirates on the deck was a sahuagin with two knives on his waist.

This gangster was naked like the rest of the tribe, except that he wore a very stylish black woolen tricorne hat, and looked like a pirate captain.

Joan handed the binoculars to Hailaer beside her, and asked her in a low voice, "Is that guy wearing a three-cornered hat on the opposite deck Francis Messinger?"

Hailar looked at the figure on the deck of the pirate ship through the binoculars, and then shook his head slightly: "Messinger is a human being. As for the sahuagin on the opposite ship, I look familiar. It seems to be a pirate leader under Messinger."

"In other words, the pirate ship opposite may not have come to rob our Mercury at the behest of Messinger himself?"

"This question...is difficult for me to answer."

Hailar's face was gloomy.

"Judging from Messinger's usual style, this old fox never leaves anyone behind. Even if he hints that his subordinates came to rob, he will not admit it publicly. If we file a complaint with the Freeport Council afterwards, Messinger will definitely He will pretend to be stupid and say that his subordinates did it secretly, and he himself does not know it, and maybe he will hypocritically hand over two of his subordinates to take the blame, anyway, there is no real evidence, and no one can do anything against him."

Qiao An nodded understandingly.

When he and Hailar observed the pirate ship, it was obvious that the big black-hulled ship was speeding up.

At this time, the wind on the sea is weak and the waves are calm. Due to the lack of sufficient wind power to propel an old-fashioned sail-powered cargo ship like the "Mercury", no matter how skilled the navigator's steering skills are, it is impossible to create a strong wind out of thin air. Barely maintained at around 6 to 7 knots.

The pirate ship on the opposite side is different. It is a motor sailing ship with more advanced technology. In addition to the sails propped up on the mast, there are also a set of paddle wheels on the left and right sides of the ship's side. Driven by the magical steam engine, they roar and rotate, stirring the water flow Gaining strong power, the speed is almost unaffected by the wind, and has been maintained at around 10 knots.

The distance between the pirate ship and the purely sail-powered "Mercury" is getting closer and closer. According to this catching up momentum, it will take another half an hour at most to join the ship.

Holden also saw the huge crisis that the "Mercury" was currently facing, and quickly reminded Captain Messinger: "Our ship is too slow, and we will definitely not be able to escape. Are there any cannons on board? You have to be ready to fire first." ready!"

"The 'Mercury' has an 18-pound magic crystal cannon on the stern. It is only possible to ensure the accuracy of the shelling when firing within 300 yards. As for the pirate ship on the opposite side... If I guessed correctly, there is at least one 24-pound cannon on the bow , Both range and firepower are much better than ours, and we must be the ones who suffer in the artillery battle with the pirate ship." Captain Messinger replied with a wry smile.

"How about trying the 'jump gang battle'?" Hailaer made a bold suggestion.

Captain McQuay shrugged, and said reluctantly: "We have less than a hundred people here, and the number of pirates on the sailboat opposite is at least twice as many as ours, and there are many murderous sahuagin among them. Let the law-abiding sailors on our ship join hands with the Shahua pirates...then it’s better to jump into the sea with a wooden barrel in your arms, the hope of survival is greater!"

Hearing what he said, Hailar and Holden were speechless, and the atmosphere on the boat became very depressing.

Joan took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and thought about the countermeasures to deal with this unexpected turn of events.

Judging from Captain Messinger's attitude, he obviously didn't want to have a conflict with the pirates. Regardless of whether the naval guns were bombarded or hand-to-hand combat, casualties would inevitably be incurred, and these losses were something he was unwilling to bear.

Judging from the current situation, the best result is to try to escape the tracking of the pirate ship.

On this vast and boundless sea, a ship is like a piece of tiny duckweed. As long as the "Mercury" is out of the sight of the pirates and hides in the depths of the ocean under the cover of night, the water surface will not leave marks like land, and the other party will be able to escape. There is no trace to be found, and I don't know where to follow it.

The problem is...it's all about the damn good weather!

The sea was gentle and the wind was gentle, and the speed of the "Mercury" was greatly restricted, and it could not outrun the pirates' motor sailboats at all.

So what to do?

Since he was hired as the navigator of the "Mercury", Joan felt that he had an obligation to solve this problem.

After thinking for a while, he turned around and walked to the mainmast, looked up at the two wide trapezoidal white sails on the mast, and chanted the 2-ring "wind making" spell in a low voice.

"Súré!"

Joan raised his hand and pointed, and the distribution of the magic net around the mast fluctuated sharply, creating a strong airflow out of thin air, and blowing it towards the sail. The limp, half-hanging white sail on the mast was immediately inflated by the strong wind transformed by this magical power.

The "Mercury" then speeded up, rushing forward like a big fish suddenly waking up, leaving a trail of white waves rolling behind it.

Holden noticed the change in the airflow over the deck, looked at Joan curiously, and saw that he was casting a spell to provide a stronger wind force for the sail, his eyes lit up immediately, and he rushed over.

"Joan, let me help you!"

"You also know how to make wind?" Joan asked casually.

Holden is a bard. Unlike a mage, who can learn spells through reading and studying, the way of casting spells is closer to that of a "warlock". Which spells can be mastered depends on inspiration and understanding, and there is no fixed number.

"Of course I know the 'wind making' technique, but I have a more convenient way to strengthen the wind power."

Holden smiled mysteriously, looked up at Baifan, his smiling eyes suddenly widened, and a needle-like extremely bright and sharp silver light emerged from the depths of his pupils.

The moment Joan and him looked at each other, there seemed to be a sudden thunder in his mind, and he couldn't help but shuddered, and a stormy sea arose in his heart!

He didn't know what special ability Holden had just activated. He didn't make gestures to cast spells, nor chanted spells to cast spells, and even the surrounding magic nets didn't change at all. The white sail bulged like a ball.

The "Mercury" was double-driven by Joan's "wind-making technique" and Holden's mysterious power. The speed of the "Mercury" instantly increased to more than 10 knots, and the distance between it and the pirate ship did not decrease but increased.

The cargo ship was temporarily out of crisis. Joan was slightly relieved, and looked back at Holden with doubts in his eyes.

"How did you increase the wind power just now?"

"'Manipulate the airflow'." Holden replied proudly.

"Manipulating the air flow..." Joan frowned and thought, "I didn't notice the change of the magic net just now, so it can be seen that this ability is not magic, so what is it?"

"A kind of 'psychic power', which can also be referred to simply as 'power'."

Holden quietly revealed the answer.

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