Chapter 654 Captain Henry!
In that horrific killing, it was not that there were no fish that slipped through the net. A small boat that was paddled by hand escaped from the boat at some point, and quietly rowed out in the opposite direction before the gray fog approached!
And on this small boat, it was the captain who commanded everyone in the middle of the deck just now!
"Damn, why is this happening? Why is there such a thing here? Could it be that it was chased from there?"
"No, that's obviously coming from the direction of Dongda Road!"
The captain looked in the direction of Dongdalu, the panic and anger in his eyes slowly turned into suspicion, and he muttered: "Could it be that the Gangwu Empire did not rebel, but encountered such a thing?"
If so, what should I do?
His name is Henry Bartolo, and he is one of the princes of the royal family of Tanzania in the Western Islands!
But because he has no mage talent and is not a direct descendant, he, the prince, does not have any real power in that country. He can only enjoy some royal privileges, and he cannot continue his descendants without a formal title. support, but his descendants may have to be reduced to moving bricks in the future
This kind of situation is intolerable to most nobles, but he has nothing to do. His sensitive identity has caused him to be targeted. When he was young, his elder brother, who stood in line and supported him, did not become king, and was even beheaded. hung on the city wall.
It is already very good that he was not followed and cut down, and it is even more impossible to want to gain power. The former military power has been completely taken away, and he could only wait for death in the old age
But two years ago, because of a major event, a rare opportunity appeared
The big event came from the distant Eastern Continent: the side of the Gangwu Empire.
From a certain day two years ago, the connection between the Western countries and the Eastern Continent was broken. First, many cargo ships were delayed and did not return, and then many mage families that had connections with the Eastern Continent also lost their ties. In any case, I found that I couldn't get in touch there.
After that, more and more ships disappeared, like kites with broken strings. Many nobles suffered heavy losses. You must know that most of the goods they transported were of high value.
So the royal families of various countries sent ships to detect the situation one after another, but none of the ships sent could come back!
Several times like this, the countries of the Western Archipelago suspected that the Gangwu Empire had seized their ships, so the countries finally decided to jointly organize a military fleet to go there!
But the result was unexpected. This class assembled advanced warships with the highest military technology of all countries, equipped with a fleet of several archmages, but none of them came back!
This made the countries of the archipelago panic, and even anxiously held a world meeting between the leaders of the major countries.
At the World Conference, after a few days of discussions among the high-level officials of various countries, Bachelor Holden, who has the deepest research on the Steel Martial Empire, finally came to a conclusion: There may be a coup d’état in the Steel Martial Empire!
Bachelor Holden proposed that the regime of the Steel Warrior Empire is composed of mage families joined by the Western Islands and powerful local warriors and military officers!
Due to the need to contend against the powerful orcs, the Gangwu Empire has more high-level fighters than the entire western archipelago combined. In this situation, the local forces and the immigrant noble forces have been in constant conflict.
He thought that the balance might finally break down there, and the warrior forces united to suppress the mage nobles and seize the power of the Jarvan Dynasty!
Only in this way can we explain why the fleet never returns, because neither the pirate forces nor some independent forces can take away the combined warships of various countries. This ability is obviously only possessed by the forces that have integrated the national strength of the Iron and Steel Empire. !
But because there is no exact information, and they can't rashly organize the army to crusade, many country leaders feel that they should send people to inquire about the specific information and try to organize a larger-scale military operation!
However, how many ships go to this route on the west coast are like meat buns beating dogs. How can they return without organizing a larger fleet?
And what if a larger fleet is organized and still can't come back? The fleet formed last time was already very powerful. All countries contributed their most advanced warships. That operation suffered heavy losses. It is obviously impossible to organize another wave before clarifying the situation.
Later, after deliberation, a scholar whose status was no less than Holden's proposed a plan, which was to take out the proposal of the East China Sea route again!
At the beginning, someone proposed the idea of opening up an additional route, but because the Gangwu Empire did not build a port and transportation road for the east coast port, this proposal has been stranded in the end.
But now the situation is special, the west coast is obviously being defended by a huge armed force, if the opening of a new route is successful, it will be of great significance for detecting intelligence and catching the Gangwu Empire by surprise!
In addition, this kind of thing can use the efforts of those navigators who have nothing to do to greatly save government costs, so everyone agreed with this resolution, and finally issued a sky-high reward order!
The adventurers who can successfully open up the route will not only have the huge wealth rewarded by the government, but also promise that if they can choose one of the thirty-two countries to obtain the title of duke and own a considerable territory!
So under such a huge lure, many commoner captains, or people like Henry who had failed to get along, all enthusiastically joined the mission of this route exploration!
The exploration of unknown routes is a very dangerous thing. It is easy to find nothing, and it is very likely that you will be left on the sea forever. Therefore, Henry was well prepared, and he almost dragged down his previous relationships to get this. A big ship named Victory!
The Victory is their famous warship in Tanzania Terez. It is equipped with the most advanced equipment. In addition to the steam engine, there is also a heating and distilled water system for the crew. The rudder and propeller were surrounded by iron to prevent them from being damaged.
In addition, the ship also stored enough food for the crew for three years: 61,987 kilograms of flour, 16,749 liters of beverages, 909 liters of wine for medical treatment, 4,287 kilograms of chocolate, 1,069 kilograms of tea, about 8,000 barrels of canned food containing 15,100 kilograms of meat, 11,628 liters of soup, 546 kg of beef jerky and 4,037 kg of vegetables. To prevent scurvy, lemon juice is also provided on board.
All of this almost wiped out all his wealth, and he also borrowed a large sum of money from the bank, obviously planning to burn the boat!
But I didn't expect this to be the result!
He thought that Iceland was the final test, but he didn't expect the nightmares to come one after another!
There are still more than ten days' journey away from the Eastern Continent, and that is still predicted according to the speed of the warship. I have to turn my hands at least three times, right?
I ran in a hurry, let alone food, and didn't even bring a pot of fresh water. How could I row to Dongda Road?
And is it still possible to go there now?
Henry looked at the weird gray fog in the distance
The gray fog obviously came from the Eastern Continent. After experiencing the horror of Iceland, he knew exactly what the hell was in the gray fog. If the Eastern Continent suffered from this kind of thing, then the place would have become Scary hell!
But if he didn't go there, where could he go so far?
Thinking of this, Henry closed his eyes weakly, a deep despair welling up in his heart! !