The Great Age of Voyage of the Elves

Chapter 44 Miniature
Despite everyone's doubts, the good discipline of the Navy allowed all crew members to return to the ship as quickly as possible.

Thanks to the cold weather, at least [-]% of the crew members were concentrated in the dormitory at that time, and the few remaining people were quickly summoned by elves.

After boarding the ship, the sailors lowered the anchor, released the cable, raised the sail, and released the elves as quickly as possible. In less than 5 minutes, the Cleveland sailed out of the harbor extremely efficiently.

Only then did someone in the captain's room on the ship finally couldn't help asking: "What's going on? How can there be pirates in the offshore? And what kind of pirates dare to provoke the Grand Duke's fleet?"

The reality is not a comic book story. It is true that pirates are opposed to the navy, but there are very few pirates who can't think of running to actively provoke the navy, especially in such a position close to the coastline.

This position meant that the coastal navy would be able to quickly provide support. Moreover, a blatant attack on the nobles at the Duke level was tantamount to provoking the entire Pinwheel Kingdom!

Don't those pirates want to dance too?

Siegfried looked gloomy and didn't answer, but was just playing with a single-eye telescope in his hand.

He looked like he had already guessed something, but chose not to share it directly with the crowd.

In such an atmosphere of silence and anxiety, the Cleveland quickly rushed to the offshore incident location.

When they came to the target sea area, everyone found the fleet of the Duke of Courborough at a glance on the sea.

The Grand Duke's car is very conspicuous. The hull is not big, but the buildings on the deck are very tall. The outer walls and eaves of the ship building are all carved with dragons and phoenixes. Every decoration on the ship is extremely luxurious.

At a glance, the painting style is different from other ships on the sea.

There are a total of six naval warships escorting the Duke's car.

And behind them, a row of seven pirate ships could actually be seen. The group of "pirates" arranged the ships in an inverted "V" shape, enclosing the Duke of Courborough's fleet in the opening of the formation.

At first glance, this group of pirates seems to be quite similar except for the abnormal number of ships——

The size of the ships is generally between the fourth and fifth ranks of the navy. There is no faction mark on the ship, and most of them hang black sails. Some of the sails are painted with skulls and some are painted with fierce ghosts.

Looks like a pirate.

But it's just, kind of like...

"Are those ships really pirates?"

Soon someone on the Cleveland raised questions.

Among other things, can the pirates who got together improvised really form such a neat encirclement formation?When did pirates become so disciplined?
At this time, there was a crisp "pop" sound in front of everyone.

It was Siegfried who folded the binoculars in his hand very hard.

At this moment, anyone can see that the captain's anger is crazily accumulating at this moment, and it may spew out at any time.

"Pirates? Hehe!"

He sneered twice mockingly.

"The closest ship to our side is the legendary fourth-class ship Ayer NO.13 of the Gardenia Kingdom. Do you think no one will recognize it if you paint out the hull logo? Heh! When I went to communicate five years ago, I boarded that ship and visited it myself!"

"what?!"

Siegfried's words shocked everyone!
Sure enough, there is a reason behind everything that is unreasonable.

If Siegfried is right, then this incident is not just a simple pirate attack, the intention behind it is intriguing!

At the same time, Mu and Klimdrey standing behind the captain showed shocked expressions at the same time.

At this moment, they all thought at the same time: It is probably the current situation that has been bothering Siegfried and making him anxious.

The ostentatious duke was indeed nothing compared to that.

At this time, when the Cleveland arrived at the scene, the two fleets on the sea also saw them.

Several flying elves rose from the flagship of the Grand Duke's escort fleet, flying in the air and forming various patterns.

Mu only stayed in the training camp for a month, and he was not proficient enough in the signal language at sea, so he turned to the first officer and asked, "What do they say in their bird language?"

The signal made by waving the flag is called semaphore, so it is reasonable to call the signal arranged by bird spirits called bird language, isn't it?
The first officer, Hermo, glanced at him and explained: "They asked us to join the queue immediately to fill the vacancy at the rear, and do our best to protect the Grand Duke's car."

The escort fleet's approach was very conservative. They relied entirely on six ships to surround the Grand Duke's car, and used their hulls to block all the shells flying from the side, and hardly made any counterattacks.

From the standpoint of bodyguards, their actions are understandable, and even worthy of praise for their loyalty.

But the problem is that they are actually navy, not bodyguards!
And the bigger problem is that they have no right to order the Cleveland to do things!

From the moment he snapped the binoculars away, Siegfried's anger could no longer be contained.

"Heh, since I like playing pirates, I'll beat you as pirates!"

The next moment, he decisively recruited the Blood Wing Wyvern and Water Arrow Turtle, waved his hands and shouted orders behind him.

"Turn the rudder to the port side! After turning, fully raise the sails and move forward at full speed! The flying elves take off and accelerate with the wind!! Open all the portholes on the side, and all the artillery on the first and second decks are in place!!"

He completely ignored the signal from his escort fleet...

The navy has never had a reason to be afraid of pirates, no matter if they are real pirates or fake pirates!
Siegfried couldn't bear to be humiliated by others in the coastal waters of his own country like this!
However, at the same time, on the flagship of the Grand Duke's escort fleet, the captain of the frigate put down his binoculars after seeing the movement of the Cleveland, and cursed angrily.

"A group of lunatics! Do they know what their duties are?! Defending the Grand Duke is the first priority!"

In fact, this is not just his own thoughts. Most of the captains of the Kingdom's First Fleet to which he belongs have been indoctrinated with this idea all day long-the navy should first protect the royal family and nobles.

However, it is extremely ironic that the vast majority of hereditary nobles in this era actually don't care about the kingdom's maritime sovereignty and maritime interests, they only care about their own family fiefs and taxes.

And the Windmill Chrysanthemum Kingdom is precisely the country with the deepest influence of the old aristocracy among the three kingdoms of the Old Continent!
The performance of the captain of the frigate of the First Fleet in front of him is just a microcosm.

Why did the Pinwheel Kingdom fall to the point where it was fired in the face by "pirates" from other countries in the coastal waters of its own country? The reason behind it can be seen from this microcosm.

And this made Siegfried feel sad and angry!
He cannot accept this status quo.

So at this moment, without hesitation, he chose to rush towards the nearest Al No. 13 at full speed!
"Roar!!"

Before the ships on both sides came into battle, the furious roar of the Blood Wing Wyvern resounded across the sea!
(End of this chapter)