Extraordinary Sailing

Chapter 55 The Smuggling Ship

On the surface, "Lighthouse Island" is just an ordinary overseas island with neither resources nor scenery.

But in fact, it is the place where the great nautical movement of the Phalatis Kingdom started, and it is also the first non-offshore island discovered by the government, which has extraordinary significance in the entire history of navigation.

The annual commemorative event of "Sail Day" also implies the spirit of exploration that the Kingdom will continue to develop and never forget its original intention.

In the annual celebrations, in addition to the participating citizens, chambers of commerce, explorers and various non-governmental organizations, the three major fleets of the Kingdom routinely send representatives to participate.

This year, the Third Fleet dispatched the fourth-tier battleship "Warm Wind" and the fifth-tier cruiser "Silver Wing" headed by Lieutenant General Snart, which are enough to show their importance.

It is worth mentioning that although the fleet logistics officer is already ranked among the top three absolute high-level officials, the Third Fleet is far from rich and powerful enough to send main battleships above tier three to participate in the celebration.

In the age of great voyages, every warship has its own important responsibilities.

What's more, the east of Lighthouse Island belongs to the offshore area, and the safety can be guaranteed. Even if these two warships were temporarily captured, this style of work is also in line with the pragmatic spirit of the Logistics Officer.

Aiwen weighed the comparison between the pirates he had encountered and his current strength.

"Well, the mission should be stable this time. Besides, except for a lunatic with a special purpose like One-eyed Becky, who would attack a warship inexplicably when they have nothing to do? There is no reason to say that, if you are not careful, your skull may collapse "

The trip has just started, but Aiwen has already unknowingly set the flag!

Before he knew it, the three black-sail pirate ships wandering far away in the New World route quietly changed their course and sailed collectively to the east coast of the Black Sea.

With the help of the sea breeze, the black sail is swaying, and the mouth of the slittooth shark painted on it opens and closes as if it is about to come alive.

"Fire the warning! Tell them to stop the ship."

Bang——

Bang——

The shells hit the side of the ship with a huge splash, slowly forcing a fast merchant ship to stop, ignoring the warship's stop signal.

From fat merchants and merchant captains in silk robes to ordinary sailors and slaves, they lined up on the deck to wait for inspection. Facing the two navy warships armed to the teeth, no one dared to resist.

Tread Tread

The soldiers lined up and ran on the deck, their military boots made neat and loud footsteps, and they quickly controlled everyone in just a few minutes.

It is now the fifth day that the two warships participating in the celebration set off, and the sea was calm along the way, but under the "piercing eyes" of General Snett, a fast sailing ship suspected of being a smuggling ship was discovered.

The sea voyage was too boring, and the general, who was very quiet and thoughtful, found the fun, and the above scene happened naturally.

"Your Excellency, we are serious businessmen!"

While the fat businessman kept wiping the oily sweat from his head with a handkerchief, he tried to slip a delicate gold pocket watch into the hands of the major officer who led the inspection team aboard the ship.

"Professional businessman? Then why did you run away just now?" The officer sneered, ignoring the fat businessman's bribery. Lieutenant General Snart was watching from the warship behind him, and he was crazy to open the back door for this profiteer.

"We just didn't see it, yes, we didn't see the signal!" The sweat on the businessman's face became faster, and the officer's refusal to bribe him made him feel that the situation was not good.

After a while, the navy soldiers who went down to check inside the cabin came back.

"Report sir! The upper layer of the cargo hold is filled with ordinary wine in oak barrels, but there is only a very small layer, and the lower layer is full of high-quality whale oil."

Hearing this, the major officer smiled, patted the fat businessman on the shoulder and said, "Mr. Serious businessman, can you explain why your actual goods are inconsistent with the tax payment documents you issued?"

The fat businessman with a pale face was slapped by the officer, and he collapsed to the ground, crying loudly.

"All my wealth, woo woo woo"

According to the laws of the Kingdom, smuggling ships that have not paid taxes are not protected by the navy, and all goods are confiscated once they are seized.

If he hadn't happened to be inspected by a warship and successfully sold the smuggled goods, then based on the difference between the value of whale oil and ordinary alcoholic beverages, after deducting all necessary expenses, his net worth would have been multiplied by at least four or five times.

Greed creates a heart of luck, but the mentality of a fat businessman collapses instantly when his dream of getting rich is punctured.

Everyone knew that he was not regretting the smuggling, but regretting his bad luck and all his wealth that was about to go away. If he could go back to the past, he would definitely make the same choice, but he would not take this route again

The news was quickly sent back to the warship "Nuanfeng" where the general was.

Standing on the main deck, next to the middle-aged officer wearing the general's cloak, a young man who looked a bit like the general but was wearing a captain's uniform immediately jumped up: "Hahaha, I knew it was a smuggling ship."

Apparently, the one who discovered that it was a smuggling boat was not the glaring-eyed General as everyone imagined, but the young man beside him.

"Wow! My brother is awesome!" A girl in a gothic loli dress next to her also cheered. Obviously, they were family members who accompanied His Excellency the General to the celebration.

Around them, a group of adjutants and officers on Nuanfeng formed a circle, and all praised: "Sure enough, the tiger father has no dogs!"

Coincidentally, on the Silver Wing that was driving side by side on the other side, Ivan, who had seized the vantage point of the observation deck and was watching the excitement, also noticed the young man who could be called the star-studded moon for the first time .

"Wow--!"

"Mr. Zorro is indeed a 'big man'!"

Although apart from the normal semaphore communication throughout the whole process, the members of the two ships did not interact much.

But when I saw this young man today, Ivan recognized him at first glance. He was the thief and fortune teller Mr. "Zorro" who had dealt with him several times.

You don't need to guess, you know that the unlucky smuggling ship crashed into the sand not because of the so-called "sight" and "experience", but because of "Zorro"'s extraordinary level of divination.

To be honest, after Ivan recognized "Zorro" at the beginning, he didn't think much except to sigh that his real identity was higher than he imagined.

Because although they walked together all the way, the two of them really didn't have any intersections. After this mission, as two people, they couldn't fight each other.

But Ai Wen quickly shivered.

etc! !

Aiwen suddenly remembered the words left by "Zorro" after the fight that night:

"I remember you! I will give you something, and I will ask for advice next time."

I didn't pretend at all that night, this guy knew me!

However, after thinking about it, Aiwen repeatedly confirmed that he and this guy should have no irreconcilable conflicts. Although he robbed him of a witchcraft notebook, he also took care of his divination business!

Shouldn't you wear small shoes for yourself?

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