Although Elvin sympathized with their plight, he did not feel sorry for their predestined ending. He single-handedly grabbed a longboat from the battleship and threw it into the sea. He then pulled Milan, who was still in a daze, and asked Gary and William to leave the battleship.
Bang! Bang!
Milan and the exhausted Gary followed Elvin and jumped onto the longboat. The few of them waved the oars and rushed to the Roaring Conch, which had not been carried far away by the current.
William, on the other hand, simply jumped from the battleship and glided to "Iron Bone" with "Profound Meaning: Wind Return". Elvin did not bother with him but secretly envied the flying ability that was very useful on the ocean.
[Witchcraft: Activated Plants] could only stimulate the vitality of the seeds for a short period of time. These raging vines could not survive for long. Moreover, it only attacked living things instinctively. The damage to the battleship was not serious.
So …
After ten minutes, the witchcraft effect completely ended.
When Elvin led the navy who climbed up from the sea and boarded the Roaring Conch again, although the deck was filled with yellow sand, tombs, human remains, and withered vines, his heart was filled with pride.
The hull of the battleship was 45 meters long, with a normal crew of 350. There were a total of 50 shipboard cannons on the two gun decks. Among them, the 24-pounder cannon on the lowest gun deck could not compare to the 12-pounder cannon on the Roaring Conch, which had the strongest firepower.
In the eyes of the navy who believed that firepower was justice, this battleship was a treasure that could not be bought with money!
Stroking the towering pine mast of the battleship, Elvin murmured, "From today onwards, your surname is Calvert!"
"Oh right, there's one more problem that needs to be solved …"
To be honest, if William and his Iron Bone chose to escape at this time, Elvin was not sure if he would give the order to pursue.
Judging from this guy's reputation and his performance during the "Beluga Harbor" incident, William had always been adhering to his own principles.
"Follow the principle of not killing", "Protect merchant ships for money", "Inform myself as a naval officer" … Regardless of whether the principles he believed in were recognized by others or not, William himself had never wavered.
In fact, in the eyes of Elvin, who had a modern perspective, this pirate was even more disciplined than the nobles and navies of many countries.
However, Iron Bone, which had gathered all the surviving pirates under its command, was not in a hurry to escape. Instead, it stayed far away on the surface of the sea. Obviously, William, who had been saved by the navy this time, was still a little hesitant.
The navy's attitude towards pirates was self-evident. Escaping was against William's principles, and the chances of success were slim.
On the Iron Bone.
In this battle with Basam, more than a third of the crew had been lost. The joy of surviving the disaster was followed by great sorrow. In the blink of an eye, they had lost half of their companions. Even in a highly dangerous profession like the pirates, their morale was inevitably low.
But as the captain, William knew that the Iron Bone was far from being able to breathe a sigh of relief.
However, a knife was still a knife. William had decided to find the young captain he had met not long ago and try to negotiate the fate of the Iron Bone.
In the heavy atmosphere, he said to the crew, "Prepare yourselves.
"Prepare yourselves and wait for me here. If something unexpected happens and I don't make it back, the first mate will automatically take over as the captain. You can try to escape with your lives! "
After saying that, the middle-aged man with green stubble laughed self-deprecatingly. If he had known that this day would come, he would not have been so arrogant when they first met …
At least he now knew that with two light warships and a battleship that was mostly intact, as long as the navy wanted to give chase, the damaged Iron Bone would never be able to escape.
Their only hope for survival now is for the young Marine officer to be merciful!
Seeing their captain, William, about to glide to the battleship controlled by the navy, the crew could not help but hesitate.
"Captain?" The young man with bronze skin, who had several wounds on his body, gently pulled William back. It was hard to say whether they would survive on the navy's ship at this time.
"It's okay. We've already saved our lives. And we just survived Basham. You don't want to fight the navy again, do you? We can't win. "
Moreover, although they had only met twice, William could see that this young captain was not a person who would stick to the rules and be content with being ordinary.
After all, his subordinates did not notice when they jumped into the sea, but it did not mean that he did not notice that the young captain was a naval officer who could use witchcraft!
He felt that a bargaining chip in his hand might attract the interest of this young man with a "mysterious background" and win a chance for the Iron Bone to survive.
Flap flap!
However, before he could move, a white seagull had already flown in front of him.
The "straightforward" William did not understand, but Elvin knew very well that even if there was a deal, it could not be done in public.
He had no intention of defecting from the navy. The crew could ignore the witchcraft he used, but no matter what kind of high-sounding reason he had, it would be inexcusable if he let William escape openly.
"Quick! Fix the sails, as fast as possible! "
The moment he saw the seagull, William knew that there was a high chance that he could survive today's ordeal safely.
Since the other party had sent a messenger, it meant that he was inclined to negotiate. He was most afraid that this young man would be as ambitious as he was in the past, wanting to turn the Iron Bone into his spoils of war!
"Your Excellency! Please follow me. "
After giving the order to the confused pirates who did not know what was going on, William bowed slightly. He took the lead and walked to the captain's cabin. It would be inconvenient for his subordinates to listen to what happened next.
A moment later, in the captain's cabin, which was decorated very simply, William sat in his chair.
William sat on his chair, and a snow-white seagull was perched on the back of the chair opposite him. In the empty room, William muttered to himself, "I'm not sure what to do.
"Thank you for your help, Your Excellency. I, Iron Bone William, will remember your kindness in saving the Iron Bone."
Even if William's EQ was not high, and his temper could even be described as smelly and stubborn, he knew how to speak at this moment.
He only talked about the navy's kindness to him, and did not mention that Basam was the navy's hunting target, as well as the battleship that had fallen into the hands of this young captain.
"Hehe …"
The two ordinary words were a jack of all trades, especially when one had the absolute initiative. The weaker party could even figure out ten thousand meanings from it.
As a normal human, William naturally could not tell the true thoughts of a seagull from its face. After thinking for a moment, he could only throw out the bargaining chip he had prepared.
"Of course, even though I'm a pirate now, I know that there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Your Excellency might not care about ordinary gold and silver, but I have a piece of extremely valuable information that you will definitely be interested in. "
"Information?" To be honest, Elvin did not expect to get any money from William on this trip. He simply wanted to find a reason to let him go.
Now that he had said it so mysteriously, Elvin was suddenly interested.
"That's right! Those who roam the seas understand the importance of information! An accurate nautical chart can allow us to return smoothly, a treasure map can hide endless wealth, and information on merchant ships can allow us to find those fat … Cough cough. "
William was so proud of himself that he almost forgot that he was talking to a naval officer. He coughed awkwardly to cover it up and continued.
"Cough cough, and the information I have in my hands may allow you to make a great contribution! A contribution that is even greater than killing the great pirate Basam!
As a naval officer, as long as you have an official position, wouldn't wealth and whatnot come rolling in?! "
William did not intend to keep Sheyan in suspense. He directly revealed his information. "When we first met, Your Excellency should have known that I had received information about the whereabouts of 'Octopus Ghost' Huggins in advance, and was preparing to leave the eastern shore of the Black Sea.
Although there was an accident later on, there is no problem with the source of my information. "
Leaning forward slightly, William deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Other than participating in the 'Baijing Harbor Massacre', a portion of Huggins' subordinates had actually gone to another place. And that portion of them were his true subordinates, the Pirate King's loyal confidants! "
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