Besides, today's events were sufficient for the pirates to digest. Thus, he turned around and left. He hadn't inspected the two newly seized ships yet, who knows if he might discover some other treasures. Moreover, his reputation had already soared to an unfathomable level amongst the pirates, and there wouldn't be any trouble. The other pirates were envious of Canbi's luck, and were even more resolute in their resolve to remain in this party.
Sheyan's inspection this time could be said to be a pleasant surprise. He actually discovered 2 more special storyline equipments, but they were for the ship's use. On this Royal Navy ship, he discovered:
Lisbon "McKinney" Longitudinal Sail
Category: Sail
Origin: Lisbon
Equipment property: Special storyline equipment (Only storyline characters can equip it, unable to bring it out of this world)
Equipment rarity: Dark blue
Material: Coarse canvas
Addons: None
Effect: After installing it on a ship, it will provide an additional 5% movement speed compared to an ordinary longitudinal sail.
Installation location: Mast
[Description: The climate of 1689 was very suitable for the growth of flax. Therefore, there was a bumper crop of flax. The quality of the heavy sails produced by McKinney's workshop that year was highly praised and evaluated. The fore-and-aft sails made from their heavy sails were thus superior in performance.]
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Furthermore, a treasure that Sheyan had always wanted to acquire had appeared on the pirate ship.
Teji's Symbol
Category: Ram
Origin: Caribbean Sea Savage Island
Equipment property: Special storyline equipment (Only storyline characters can equip it, unable to bring it out of this world)
Equipment rarity: Black
Material: Chitin, Dense Bone
Addons: Iron Hoop
Effect: After installing it on a ship, it will deal 2.5 times the damage of an ordinary collision to an enemy ship. Simultaneously, the chances of ripping apart an enemy ship is increased by 33%.
Installation location: Ship's Bow
Description: During an adventure 3 years ago, Blood-Anchor led a group of pirates to the Savage Island. They plundered a native tribe named Teji, and obtained an exceedingly powerful tusk from the tribe. After identification, it was the tusk of a narwhal.
Because Blood-Anchor didn't leave any survivors when he looted the tribe, nobody knew why the tusk of a Narwhal that only lived in the north pole would appear in the caribbean sea. However, one thing was certain – this tusk was extremely powerful. Therefore, after Blood-Anchor was punished to Kitt's ship, he made this tusk into a ram and placed it at the bow of the ship.
With this ram, it could be said that the process of conventional boarding warfare had been simplified. There was simply no need to jump with hooks, and all they had to do was ram into the belly of the enemy ship. Once the enemy's hull was torn apart by the violent collision, the bow of the ship could be cut deeply into the enemy's hull. The two ships would even become one for a short period of time. Boarding the enemy's ship was a simple matter.
While Sheyan was instructing his crew to install the ram, a pirate suddenly pointed to the sky behind him and exclaimed.
"Lord Chevalle has released the signal to return. Today's battle should be over."
Sheyan instantly turned his head, and instantly noticed a curved radiance ascending into the sky from the core battlefield dozens of nautical miles away. It should be a signal flare that soared into the sky. Observing the momentum of that beam of light, it appeared as though it was directly connecting to the blue dome of heaven, leading to the deep and mysterious depths of the sky.
Following the ascension of that signal flare, all the pirate ships started converging towards a single spot. Yet at this moment, a 7-masted ship suddenly charged out from the British Royal Fleet. It appeared to be the newest heavy assault Caravel Ship, and was one of the three main warships of the British Royal Navy, Norrington's flagship, the Dreadnought!
One could observe that with the might of a single ship, it was fearless in the face of a group of pirates. The impression it exuded was as though it was facing an enemy's magnificent army with thousands of men and horses, yet it still brazenly stepped forward to challenge it to a one-on-one battle, like a great general!
After sailing for several nautical miles, the Dreadnought shockingly executed a sudden turn. The entire ship swerved horizontally, carving out a magnificent white arc on the surface of the sea. Then, it aimed its starboard side towards the gathered pirates! In the next second, cannon booms boomed out. An indescribably deafening boom instantly drowned out the sounds of the ocean tides!
More astonishingly, all 106 32 pound cannons of the Intrepid rumbled simultaneously, ending at the same time. Instantly, it produced an auditory gap. After a few seconds of stillness, the pirate fleet's muffled swaying noises reverberated out continuously. Then, a violent explosion akin to a gunpowder storehouse detonated, followed by a torrential gale and vicious waves that hid the sky and covered the earth surging violently! Edited by: Lifer, Fingerfox
The trio's complexions turned pale. The eyesight of contestants naturally surpassed that of ordinary people. They could distinctly observe that when the Dreadnought opened fire, a vast expanse of densely packed 35-pound cannonballs covered the sky as they crushed down. The terrifying might contained within effortlessly annihilated every obstacle. In a flash, at least three ships of the gathered pirates were sunk.
Even after achieving such great results, the cannonballs didn't diminish in the slightest as they struck the seven-masted warships at the rear, sending splinters of wood flying everywhere. Even the main masts of two or three warships were bluntly shattered, bringing along indescribable creaking sounds as they crashed to the ground, splashing water all over the sky. Following that, the gunpowder vault of the pirate ships exploded with incomparable ferocity!
"In a flash, it's akin to a rocket launcher, unleashing a torrent of firepower several times greater than usual. Is this the special ability of this legendary ship, the Dreadnought?" Sheyan muttered to himself.
"Its weakness is exceedingly obvious. As long as we evade its abandonment, the Dreadnought would be out of ammunition. Once we engage, we would have to face a large group of cannoneers...."
At the instance when the Dreadnought opened fire, Sheyan who possessed an exceedingly powerful perceptive sense could instantly sense the immense threat of death. Evidently, even with Sheyan's current prowess, he absolutely couldn't contend against the apex experts of the Pirates of the Caribbean world. Nevertheless, to Sheyan, there wasn't a need for him to do so within a short period of time.
"Set sail, it's time to leave." Sheyan ordered indifferently. "Raise the sails! Destination: Tortuga, maximum speed. "
A pirate hastily complied and departed. Following that, Sheyan pondered for a moment before adding.
"Remember to sink Blood-Anchor's pirate ship, and only bring along the captured british warship."
The timing of Sheyan's departure from the battlefield was exceedingly ingenious. It was precisely when both parties were at their most chaotic. The scale of this grand naval battle was truly astounding. Furthermore, Norrington's final curtain call was exceedingly magnificent, attracting the attention of the majority. Thus, they departed without a trace, and didn't attract the attention of others.
Although Old Bath's' Ritchie 'was rather decent, it was still a warship that focused heavily on cannons. Refurbishing it would be exceedingly taxing. Hence, Sheyan's current flagship was still the 'Hill Maiden' that Philip had commissioned.
For the sake of deceiving others, Sheyan tried his best to delay the fallout with Chevalle's pirate fleet. Hence, he sunk all the pirate ships. However, he was still able to bring along three of the lightly damaged 3-masted 'Galen' Galley ships of the Royal Navy. This was because the ship itself was an exceedingly considerable fortune, and this wasn't even factoring in the weaponry on it.
Sheyan's previous experience in the Pirates of the Caribbean world had sufficiently informed him that if he wished to flourish in this world and stand out among his peers, then a huge sum of money was a necessity. Especially for a pirate captain like Sheyan, he had to consider the daily necessities of nearly 200 people under him! Feeding these greedy brats till they're full was his first priority.
More crucially, Sheyan had to consider that the main theme of this Pirates of the Caribbean world was naturally adventure and freedom. However, practically every storyline and storyline of this world was inextricably linked to ships and naval warfare!
Based on the storyline characters they had encountered in the course of their current mission, it could be said that none of them posed any threat to Sheyan and the rest. Yet! The difficulty of this world was still 'B-' grade. Although this difficulty was relatively low, it still signified that in the course of their mission, there would still be situations or characters that could threaten Sheyan and the rest's lives.
According to Sheyan's meticulous analysis, he concluded that the main difficulty would be reflected in the boundless seas. Citing a simple example, Sheyan and the rest could effortlessly slay a hundred pirates of Ol 'Seadog's level. However, if they were to board a small ship on the seas, and encounter a speedy gunship manned by 50 pirates of the same level as Ol' Seadog, then undoubtedly, Sheyan and the rest would die miserably.
The range of cannons was much further than Mogensha's range. Moreover, once the small ship sank, even a formidable contestant wouldn't be able to survive in the seas for long. After continuously swimming until one's body reached its limits, one's HP would continuously plummet.
At present, there was still a total of 30 hours before the stipulated 48 hours for the main mission 'Sailing'. Nevertheless, for the sake of arriving at the neutral pirate port of Tortuga in advance, Sheyan commanded the fastest flagship, the 'Hill Maiden', to take the lead. Then, he assigned half of his crew to the other ships, allowing them to slowly ferry the wounded over. (To be continued.) If you like this work, I welcome you to donate your recommendation votes or monthly votes to * * (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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