Chapter 343 Arrival at Westport

The Fortune is a cargo ship belonging to Todd Shipping Company. It is a brand new two-masted sailing ship with a "fat" hull with two decks. It travels between Fulan Port and Xigang. In addition to carrying cargo, it usually carries some passengers. Compared with the simple facilities on the Hope and the South, the accommodation conditions on the Fortune are relatively improved. In addition to the captain's room, there are also several small compartments for passengers to rest. Ordinary sailors cannot enjoy this treatment. They still sleep in the cabin with hanging bunks, and they must rest in rotation.

In such a place where every inch of land is valuable, ordinary civilians cannot afford to live in compartments. They can only squeeze into the dark, damp, and indescribable bottom warehouse. This part of the space is completely below the waterline of the hull. The conditions are comparable to those of the smuggling ships in later generations.

"What a terrible journey!" Liya stroked her chest with one hand and held the side of the ship with the other hand, with a pale face. She just vomited a lot again. She ate a little in the morning, and now her stomach is empty again.

Irene gently massaged her back from behind, with a look of heartache on her face, "Alas, I really made you suffer with me."

After boarding the Fortune, the first day was fine, but on the second day, her guard Liya began to feel seasick. Fortunately, under the strict order of the State Council, each merchant ship must be equipped with a doctor. Under the doctor's care, Liya's seasickness symptoms have been alleviated, but it can only be said that it is sometimes better and sometimes worse.

Irene looked apologetic: "I'm sorry, I made you suffer so much with me."

Liya frowned: "Miss, what are you talking about?"

Since leaving Arda, she gradually returned to the serious and old-fashioned tone when she was the princess's guard in the palace.

"Serving the master is the most basic obligation of a knight, and facing adversity is also a necessary tempering on the road of knights-um!"

Before she finished speaking, Liya covered her mouth.

"Really, you should preach less!"

Irene continued to massage his back gently.

"What a loyal and commendable subordinate!" A voice of praise came from the deck.

Irene judged from the voice that this was another guest on the Fortune - the merchant Velos.

Speaking of Velos, he claimed to be from Westport and had been doing business in Lake Heart Town since last year. This trip was also to take the Fortune back to his hometown to handle business affairs.

However, Irene and Liya always felt that Velos and his subordinates were always around them intentionally or unintentionally.

Was she too suspicious? After all, there was only a small space on the ship, and it was normal to see each other often. They did not find any other abnormal behavior from the other party along the way.

Even if Velos had ill intentions, the two women were not afraid. The captain, first mate and others of the Fortune knew Irene's identity - a subordinate of Earl Graman and a senior official of the Administrative Council. Under the instructions of Mayor Theodore, they naturally paid more attention to their safety. After arriving at Westport, they would send someone to escort them to the City Hall - of course, they didn't know why Irene went to the City Hall.

A middle-aged man with a wealthy appearance and dressed as a merchant came over. Irene turned around and thanked Velos: "Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Velos. Are you here to enjoy the scenery at the stern again?"

"Haha, yes. It's not easy for us who live inland to enjoy the vast sea on the ship. By the way, female knights are rare. Since your squire has the status of a knight, you must be a noble?"

Irene frowned slightly and nodded in acknowledgment: "I guess I'm a noble."

"I guess I'm a noble? Haha, I didn't expect someone as noble as you to speak so modestly." Velos said very familiarly.

As she was talking, Irene saw someone coming up behind Velos.

"Captain."

"Ah, Miss Dias, you are here."

The captain of the Fortune waved over here, and the three people, including Velos, nodded slightly to greet him.

The captain came to them and gently took off his hat. In front of Irene, the captain seemed very reserved. When his boss, Mr. Todd, informed him that the famous female director of the Administrative Council was going to take his ship to the south, the captain was full of worries, fearing that something would happen on the way and he would not be able to explain it.

He was careful along the way, and the Lord of Light blessed him. Except that the female attendant was a little seasick, nothing else happened.

"Is Miss Leah feeling better?"

"Thanks to your care, I am not as uncomfortable as before."

"That's good, I will get used to it after taking a few more trips."

The captain glanced at Velos standing next to him, and secretly complained in his heart, why did this guy come to bother Miss Dias again? Could it be that the toad wants to eat swan meat?

"I came here specifically to inform the two ladies that we will arrive at West Port soon. If you stand on the deck for a while, you can see this port on the horizon."

"Really? That's great!"

Irene and Leah looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other's eyes. They were finally going to set foot on their long-lost homeland. Although it was exciting at the beginning of the first sea voyage in my life, it was boring after sailing for so many days, not to mention that Liya was seasick.

"Look! It's West Port!"

The crew shouted from the front.

"We are home!" The two women hugged each other happily, and then ran to the bow excitedly.

Velos looked at the backs of the two people, and a smile appeared on his face.

The Fortune gradually approached the port. The captain looked into the port with his hands on the awning. "It's strange. There are no ships coming in and out. Although the West Port is not very prosperous, it is very unusual to be so quiet."

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A strange feeling gradually rose in the captain's heart. Years of sea life have made him cautious. The captain's mind inexplicably recalled the big and small pirates who roamed the northwest bay two years ago.

"There won't be pirates ambushing in the port, right? But the pirates in this area have disappeared for a long time."

In the end, the captain decided to be cautious. He ordered loudly: "Stop approaching the port!"

Although the subordinates around him felt strange, they quickly conveyed his order.

Soon, the first mate, the second mate and other important people on the ship came to the captain, and the captain explained his concerns to them.

The subordinates had different reactions. Some advocated continuing to enter the port, and some advocated turning north.

"What happened to them? They were about to reach the shore, why didn't they continue sailing?"

Irene was very surprised, she felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong.

"I'll go ask them."

Liya said as she walked towards the captain and others, and Irene quickly followed her.

"Ladies, the situation in West Port seems to be a little wrong, I suspect there are pirates..."

"Pirates? Haven't the pirates on the west coast of the kingdom been eliminated? At least there has been no news of pirates along the coast of the royal family's direct territory for a long time."

"We are also hesitant..."

While discussing, a crew member shouted: "Captain, there is a ship coming out of West Port and heading towards us."

Everyone looked towards West Port and saw a small paddle boat slowly approaching them.