In the blink of an eye, Six Flowers had been sailing for more than four months. Aside from rescuing two people who had drowned on the first day of the voyage, nothing out of the ordinary had happened. Occasionally, sea beasts would harass the ship, but they were repelled by the ship's cannons. In another month, Six Flowers would arrive at the Lionheart Empire's Purple Roland Port.
Aside from insomnia on the first night, Lolo had gradually gotten used to the feeling of having someone by her side. She could now listen to his steady breathing as she fell asleep. Sometimes, when she woke up in the morning, she would even sneak a peek at his face, his tall nose bridge, and his slightly trembling eyebrows.
The string of ancient words on her right wrist slowly faded away, but she knew that it didn't mean that the oath had been broken. The blood oath was lifelong, and it was just quietly lurking in her body. Once she was in danger, the string of words would reappear, just like how the person who made the oath promised to stand by her side forever.
That afternoon, Lolo was teaching Rob how to use a sword on the deck. After learning his true identity, she had given up on forcing him to become a swordsman. Besides, his talent in swordsmanship was terrible. However, after Constantine gave him the star, it seemed that Rob's interest in swordsmanship had been reignited.
During the time they were on the ship, Lolo did not see Rob flip through any magic books. Apart from studying theology, he continued to practice his swordsmanship. Half a month ago, he finally crossed the threshold of the first level, which made Lolo feel that one could really do whatever one wanted with talent. She was so busy learning and practicing new spells every day that she could barely breathe, and she had no time to be distracted by other things.
In the girl's original plan, she would stay in Gudilesi for two to three years to master the basics of magic before leaving, but she did not expect that the shrine would come to her so soon. She had been worried that she would lose the guidance of a teacher after leaving the school. If she relied on herself to explore the books, her speed would slow down, and it would be easy for her to go astray. But now, with Luo Bu, a sixth-grade quasi-magus who was known as a mobile library, accompanying her, giving her private lessons and personal guidance, she made faster progress than when she was in school. In the past four months, Luo Luo was getting closer and closer to becoming a qualified third-grade magus. What she lacked now was combat experience.
After being tutored by Rhode for a period of time, the girl naturally realized where the mysterious A-series notebook in her hands came from. She couldn't help but feel angry and touched at the same time. It seemed like this guy had put in a lot of effort to help her as much as possible without exposing his identity.
Rob was practicing a quick counterattack that Lolo had just taught him. The key to this move was to complete the attack without shaking the shoulder, making it difficult for the opponent to guard against it. Rob quickly understood the trick, but understanding it was one thing, and practicing it was another. Your Honor, the future supreme magus, was trying to exert force with his wrist when he heard a sailor on the deck suddenly shout, "Black Flag! I see the black flag! It's the Whale Pirates! They're right behind us! "
Captain Oden immediately rushed to the stern of the ship and took the binoculars from the first mate. His expression immediately changed after a glance. Six Flowers belonged to the Sea Trade Association, and it was a large passenger ship of the trade association. The ship was equipped with decent armed forces, with thirty cannons and more than sixty professionals as guards. In times of danger, the sailors on the ship could also pick up their weapons and join the battle. This kind of strength was close to that of a small warship, and ordinary pirates would not dare to have any ideas about Six Flowers.
In other words, those who had their eyes on Six Flowers were definitely people who were confident in their own strength.
The Whale Pirates was a large pirate group that was active in the northern seas. Oden had heard of their name many times in the past five or six years. The leader of this group was a guy named Curtis. It was said that he used to be a Holy Knight, and he found out that his wife had an affair with a baron while he was out on duty. As a result, the enraged Curtis slaughtered the baron's entire family. After that, he was wanted by the Holy Guild and the church, and he ran to the sea to become a pirate leader.
Curtis himself was very strong. When he was in the temple, he was a Holy Knight instructor, and he was very good at commanding his subordinates. Under his leadership, the Whale Pirates quickly grew stronger. As a result, many pirates in the nearby seas ran to him, making the Whale Pirates even stronger.
However, the Whale Pirates were very famous, and Oden was not someone to be trifled with. Very few people knew that before he joined the Sea Trade Association, he had been in the smuggling business for a period of time. He had to travel between various major forces, and he had to be on guard against people who took advantage of him. That was a job even more dangerous than being a pirate. When Oden was dominating the seas, Curtis was still a baby. Now, the Six Flowers he was riding on was built by the Sea Trade Association with a lot of money. It was made of the best materials, and all of its attributes were excellent. In a one-on-one fight, Oden was not afraid of Curtis.
However, he had seen through the binoculars that the Whale Pirates had sent out a total of three pirate ships this time.
"Captain, what do we do now?" the lookout asked in panic as he looked at the black flag that was approaching.
"Activate the magic array. Full sail, get rid of them," Oden said. He was very confident in his ship. Normally, Six Flowers wouldn't travel at full speed for the sake of comfort. Moreover, in order to completely get rid of the little tail behind them, Oden had even deliberately activated the magic array on the ship. Doing so would consume mana crystals, but they couldn't care so much at a time like this. If they were caught, the losses would be even more severe.
Forget about the third and fourth class cabins, there were only commoners and small merchants. However, the people in the first and special class cabins were either rich or noble. If they fell into the hands of the Whale Pirates, they would definitely be blackmailed for a huge sum of money.
However, after a quarter of an hour, Six Flowers, which had activated the magic array and was moving at full speed, was not able to pull away from the three pirate ships behind them.
Oden's face sank. When did the pirate ship become so good? He saw through the binoculars that the sails on the other ship were actually a level higher than those on Six Flowers. Although they did not have a magic array, they could still keep up with them. Oden had a bad feeling in his heart. The other party seemed to have come prepared this time.
However, this was not the time to think about such things. Oden knew that it was impossible for Six Flowers to escape from the other party's sight in a pure competition of speed. Once the magic crystals on the ship were used up, they would still be caught. So, Oden quickly gave another order. "Turn off the magic array, full right rudder."
"What?" The first mate thought that he had misheard, so he specifically confirmed with Oden again. "Right … full right rudder? But the right side is close to the storm zone, right? "
"Don't make me repeat the order twice." Oden glanced at the first mate coldly. His calm tone had a touch of unquestionable authority, as if he had returned to the days when he lived on the edge of a knife.
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