Scene 261: The Glittering Sea, the Sea Route to Ampelsel (Part 2)
The Naga clan outside the Shining Ocean are quite famous. They often attack passing merchant ships on the route from Amperthal to Graywind Port and even Lubik. E Novel Network (wWw.Exiao ￠shuo.cOM) However, the Naga murlocs in the deep sea are not united. They are divided into more than a dozen groups, large and small, the most famous of which are the Kuo Tao murlocs and the Shining Linna. Plus, the Kuo-Toa are not just in the Shining Ocean, they can be found all over the Seven Seas of Warnd and are the most notorious bandits on the ocean. Compared to the Shining Scale Naga, which has its own culture, language and traditions, it is more similar to kingdom.
Most of the ethnic groups in the deep sea make a living by raiding, and the Nagas are no exception. Dozens of ethnic groups attack each other, which is just a matter of bad blood between bandits. I have never heard of a day when they are so fiercely fighting. Merchant ships on this route were not affected.
For pirates, sailors are not as awed as they are for mythical sirens. Brando reminded everyone and everyone reacted. "But it's really strange. Mermaids rarely come out with Nagas to rob merchant ships." Even so, Captain James still asked doubtfully. He pulled out the pipe, patted it and put it out before stuffing it into his coat. In his purse, he drew out his long sword in his right hand, turned around and ordered the sailors to put up the shields on the side of the ship.
"Watch out for the javelin!" he added.
In The Amber Sword, the mermaid tribe is attached to the Naga and often participates in the wars between them, using magical singing to win the war for their allies. To put it bluntly, it is like a bard on the battlefield, but the battlefield here has to be moved from the land to the deep sea. But mermaids are typical kind-hearted creatures. They usually refuse to cooperate with all Naga merchant ships that rob humans or dwarves (1). However, it is not surprising that one or two aliens appear in a huge group.
At this time, creatures in the sea surfaced. These creatures looked similar to humans, except that their skin was blue, and their shoulders, arms and back were covered with erect scaly fins, from the neck below the cheek to They have gills on their chests, and they also have nasal cavities. They can breathe with their lungs and filter the air with their gills. However, for Nagas, the air in the land is too dry, and they are very unaccustomed to living outside the water.
Naga has no head, and a bunch of beautiful sky-blue nerve bundles take the place of the head. It looks a little weird at first, but once you get used to it, you will find it very beautiful. Most of the Nagas that have surfaced are men. Male Nagas have two pairs of arms, no obvious lactation organs, and sharp edges. Their faces are covered with war lines using a special non-water-soaking dye. Their muscles are tangled and look like Like a strong human male.
But Brando knew that it was because their lower bodies were hidden underwater. Legend has it that Naga is the descendant of the Sky Serpent, and they are both half-human and half-snake monsters. Naga men have one less pair of arms than women, because in mythology the Naga gods want women to be more ingenious than men, while men only need to go to the battlefield, so they need to be stronger and more powerful.
But these are all myths and legends. In reality, Nagas and fishmen are good at throwing spears. Male Nagas have two pairs of arms, one pair of arms holds the trident they are good at.
The other pair will use short swords and shields. E Novel Network (wWw.Exiao ￠shuo.cOM) There are abundant mineral resources under the sea, and there is no need to worry about iron and copper, two metals commonly used for weapons and armor. The Nagas know how to use submarine volcanoes to smelt and forge weapons, and they also have special The method is to protect their weapons underwater, so they are not much inferior to humans on the ground in terms of combat equipment. However, the biggest difference between the weapons and armor of the Naga clan and humans is the fusiform shield, which is a specialty of the Naga clan and is used to reduce resistance underwater.
Seeing that the mermaid's seductive singing voice had no effect, the Nagas used the most common tactics as soon as they surfaced, throwing their spears onto the deck of the Far Earth like rain. Unfortunately, Captain James was very experienced and had already ordered someone to eject them. Shields - Ship shields are actually the double-layered tower shields commonly seen on the Warnd battlefield. They are usually hung upside down outside the side of the ship. When needed, they can be straightened up with ropes - the stainless steel spears look like flutters. It was like raindrops hitting the thick shield, but it was of no avail. The shields on the ship were specially designed to deal with these common robbers on the sea. The Farland was a large ship, and the preparations were even more thorough. The Nagas' spears were either Embedded in the shield, or it would slide feebly into the water.
After a while, Gray Sword Saint Mephistopheles, Ciel, Andrigue, Qian, Morpheus, Ropar, and the Silver Elf Princess also came to the deck. Seeing these people, James finally relaxed. One breath. Although he does not know the full strength of the young lord next to him, he also knows that among these people, at least Medissa and Charles have gold-level strength. There are two masters of gold-level strength sitting in charge, even Eruin's team The flagship in the fleet is nothing more than that.
"What's going on?" Mephistopheles saw the monsters on the sea as soon as he walked out of the cabin and asked calmly. Captain James didn't know that this ordinary-looking middle-aged man was brought by Brando on this trip. The biggest b, but just this calmness is enough to make him look twice.
The Gray Sword Master's calmness is not without reason. After all, this is still the beginning of the Year of the Sword. Unlike after the Slate War, any robbers who encountered robbery on the road may have the element of enlightenment. At this time, not to mention in Eruin, even when Mephisto's principality was still subordinate to Cruz, he was still a top-ranked master in the empire. For a master of his level, as long as he is a little careful, it is almost difficult to find the existence in Warnd that can kill them.
And a few naga, not to mention.
"It's Naga," Brando replied. He pressed his sword and did not take action immediately. He looked at the Naga warriors on the sea and felt they looked familiar - although the Naga clan looked similar to humans, there were still differences between different tribes. For example, the Shining Scales were distinguished by their colorful scales. Got its name. The tribe that Brando saw now looked a bit like the gray-finned Naga. When he saw the slightly white fins of the other party, he couldn't help being slightly startled, thinking that it was not such a coincidence, right?
"Is this Naga?" Gray Sword Master has heard of monsters like Naga. 『≤Ｅ』≤Novel『≤网, www.exiaosh ｕuo.COM≤ But he was born in the empire6, and has been fighting against the empire all his life. He has never taken a boat to sea, and he has only heard of monsters like Naga. I have never witnessed it. Looking at these monsters, he couldn't help but be slightly startled, then turned around and said, "Why do you always run into trouble wherever you go?"
"I..." Brando never dreamed that this serious guy would complain seriously, but only he would have such leisurely feelings at this time. But I didn't expect that Otales couldn't help but nod in agreement, "I think this guy is right, you can get into trouble wherever you go."
"Martha, I'm innocent too, okay!" Brando was silent in his heart. When he was in the Amber Sword, he asked for plot missions but couldn't, but after traveling to this world, he was really shocked every step of the way. , inexplicable things came to him one after another.
But Otales was just joking, it was very common to encounter pirates at sea. Not only pirates, there are also bandits and bandits on the land. In fact, the management of their territories by the lords is mostly limited to the core area. Leaving areas with prosperous economic exchanges, the more remote the area, the more chaotic the public security will be. Areas that no one can control are paradises for illegal forces.
At this time, the sailors began to fight back. Most of the ships sailing on this route were armed merchant ships, and there would be no shortage of weapons on board. The sailors fired back with crossbows, but their counterattack was really not very accurate. Rather than destroying the opponent, it was better to say that they could only force the opponent away. On the contrary, there was chaos, and James's sailors suffered a lot. Several spears were shot through the gaps in the shields into the crowd, injuring several people, and two unlucky ones were nailed to the deck. , the second mate, who was a part-time doctor on the ship, took one look and said he couldn’t live.
But Brando took out a few bottles of the lowest holy water from the dimensional cave and asked Medissa to pass them over. The amount of holy water at this level in the dimensional cave he got from Amman is astonishing. What's more, the low-level holy water is of little use to him. It is just used to buy favors. Brando knows that it is difficult to fight with these merchants in Ampelsel. Being easy to get along with will be very beneficial to his future development, not to mention that James himself also has a profound background.
Holy water is the most effective medicine in the world. Its greatest functions are to stop bleeding and repair body damage, and trauma in war basically falls into these two categories. As long as you don't die from excessive blood loss, the holy water can play the role of resurrecting people and turning flesh and bones into white bones. However, this thing is really uncommon. During the Holy War, the temple could only supply it to the most elite troops.
As soon as the two sailors, who were already dead, drank the holy water, their horrific wounds healed immediately with a speed visible to the naked eye. At that moment, not to mention the second mate who was responsible for treating the wounded, even James was stunned. Although the sailors under him could not be said to be very important, whoever lives on the sea all year round does not put his head in his waistband and look down on life and death. But being able to drag a dying person back alive from the hands of death is no less than a miracle.
Captain James was born into a noble family and was well-informed. He immediately realized what the potion given by Brando was. What surprised him was not Brando's ability, but Brando's generosity. If holy water was used casually on a sailor he didn't know, he was either too kind or too broad-minded.
Seeing this scene, James hesitated for a moment, and for the first time he began to consider as a noble and businessman whether to deepen his contacts with the emerging force of the Fir Territory. He glanced at Brando and thought that perhaps, as the rumors said, the other party was from a large family with a profound heritage, but why did the other party appear in Tonigel to oppose Count Jeandenel?
With the unique acumen of a noble, he immediately thought of the civil war in the north. The royal party? Or the princess's personal knight? Could it be that the highland knights of Karasu began to support the princess's faction? Several thoughts flashed through the young captain's mind like lightning.
Compared with the captain's complex thoughts, the two sailors who were rescued from death were only grateful. In fact, these sailors are from poor families. Who would become a sailor if they were not desperate? Navigation in this era is a matter of great risk. The mortality rate of sailors is quite high. According to Brando’s understanding, it is slightly better than another era of great navigation in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in history. He Saving these two sailors was basically equivalent to saving the lives of each other's family, but even so, Brando still did not accept the two sailors' request to kiss his boots to express gratitude.
As a modern man, this is extremely awkward for him.
However, in the eyes of others, this highlighted the young lord's broad-mindedness. Brando did not know that his subconscious behavior had won a high reputation among the sailors, because at this time, the future White Lion Legion The sergeants have taken out a batch of heavy crossbows from under the cabin. These crossbows are not ordinary four-armed crossbows. After all, for warriors with black iron level strength, four-armed crossbows can no longer meet the requirements. Brando ordered Belu The master specially created a batch of enchanted crossbows for the cadets of the White Lion Corps. These weapons are incredibly expensive, each one is almost equivalent to the same weight of gold. Fortunately, Brando only needs fifty. That’s all.
Brando plans to use magic bows instead of magic bows for the future White Lion Infantry. Magic bows require miniaturized magic power-guiding devices. This is the field that Antitina is good at. Although the technology is complicated, the price is cheaper. Several times more. Of course, that is still a distant dream. Before that, the White Lion Infantry could only use ordinary whiteboard bows. Brando did not have enough money to prepare a magic bow for each soldier, not to mention he felt that he really If he did that, little Roman would definitely cause him a big fuss.
As soon as the non-commissioned officers of the White Lion Corps joined the battle, the situation on the battlefield immediately changed. In this world, or even in the whole of Eruin, there is probably no lord who has invested so much money in training soldiers like Brando. Brando’s knowledge comes from modern times, and he understands that the army is trained. Among the training programs he formulated, he strictly required the proportion of actual combat training for soldiers and non-commissioned officers in daily training. For this reason, Beru and Antitina complained more than once that the territory spent an unimaginable amount of money on this. Replenishing arrows, repairing weapons and damaged armor, this expenditure is dozens of times or more than other lords of Eruin.
In response to this, the master from the palace once said angrily that if the money was saved to purchase an army for the princess, he could at least recruit an army of the same size as Brando's men. But Brando insisted on having his own way, and this persistence finally saw results today.
The non-commissioned officers of the White Lion Army are like experienced warriors who have been on the battlefield countless times. Even the only flaw of not having seen blood was made up for during the wolf tide. The stamina they displayed at this moment is even the most elite of Eruin. The knight will be ashamed when he sees it. Although they may be more experienced in combat experience, they are far inferior to being well-trained and cooperative.
The arrows of the White Lion Army sergeants are as accurate as if they have eyes. This is all accumulated through countless shooting trainings. Each of them is estimated to have tens of thousands of gold coins just by converting broken arrows. you. But these gold coins have now been recovered from Naga. Captain James couldn't believe his eyes. The non-commissioned officers of the White Lion Army killed one enemy with one arrow. In just a few seconds, more than ten Naga warriors were shot to death. sank from the sea.
The marksmen in the navy are nothing more than that.
The Nagas on the opposite side also felt great pressure. They never dreamed that a merchant ship would have such firepower. This was clearly a warship. Even the third-level battleships of the Kingdom did not have this firepower density. The only thing missing was that this merchant ship didn't have artillery or ballistae, otherwise they would really think they were bumping into a genuine warship of the kingdom.
The two sides fought for a while. There was only one non-commissioned officer from the White Lion Army who broke his crossbow during the hanging and injured his hand. He became the only casualty on Brando's side in this battle, while Naga's side had already left behind. A dozen corpses. The Naga warriors at sea had turned from initial shock to fear. They screamed and turned around and retreated one after another.
"Retreating now?"
The captain and Brando were both stunned. In their impression, the Naga family were extremely brave and good at fighting. Even if they were frustrated in a short period of time, they would continue fighting without fear of death. They had never seen anyone turn around and run away as soon as the attack was blocked. . Is this still Naga? Isn't this a fishman in disguise? Brando and James looked at each other for a while.
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(Note 1) Generally speaking, only two races in Warnd, humans and dwarves, are keen on commercial trade. The most common merchant ships on the sea are also merchant ships of these two races. Ro