The sea to the east of Idar Nation was named Merlin Bay by Bruno. This is a bay roughly in the shape of a "U". On both sides of the "U" are the coasts of the Norman Empire and the Kingdom of Basel. Darling is located at the bottom of the "U" shape in Merlin Bay.

As for why it is called Merlin Bay, I am afraid that only Bruno knows it. It is probably to commemorate the character who is widely present in various novels and biographies of the previous life and the legend of King Arthur, the teacher Merlin.

After sailing out of the Idar naval port, the Pioneer began sailing towards the southeast.

From Idar naval port to Coral Island, if you are driving an ordinary sea-going ship, it will probably take at least a week to sail, and it will also be affected by monsoons and ocean currents.

But for the three-masted sailing ship that Idar leads, it only takes three to five days to arrive, and it can sail regardless of the wind or the wind.

During this time, the soldiers of the Idar collar can continue to explore and practice, and become familiar with the structure and operation of the three-masted sailing ship.

Captain Jack provided the Idars with a detailed map of the waters around the Kingdom of Basel, as well as the division of the spheres of influence of the various pirate groups.

The Coral Island occupied by the pirate leader Kelvin Prato is the closest island to Idalling. Its area is also considerable. In addition, it has a deep-water port suitable for ships to call. Treated as his own base camp.

The pirates entrenched in the waters of the Kingdom of Basel are mainly composed of four pirate forces, and the Coral Island pirates led by Kelvin Prato are the larger one, ranking second in overall scale and strength.

From the waters south of Idar to the vicinity of Coral Island, it can be regarded as the range of activities of the pirate leader Kelvin Prato.

Since shipping has not received too much attention in this era, there are not many merchant ships passing by. In fact, these pirates lived very tightly, mainly relying on looting and harassment of the Kingdom of Basel. Coastal areas to sustain livelihoods.

It's just that... no matter how rich the place is, after being plundered by the pirates indiscriminately, it will become poorer, so that the pirates are getting worse and worse.

Therefore, although pirates can live in harmony within the delineated sphere of influence most of the time, sometimes, due to the instability of income, a series of conflicts and conflicts may occur due to the division of spheres of influence and uneven distribution of benefits. Disputes.

The previous raid of the Cape Saltworks and the exploration of the Flange Islands were actually carried out at the direction of Kelvin Prato, and it was also an attempt to help the Coral Island pirates find new profit points.

The Français east of Idal was discovered by Coral Island pirates accidentally during this process.

"According to the request of Kelvin Prato, Coral Island’s pirates will depart from Coral Island in the middle of every month to grab money and population off the coast of the Kingdom of Basel..." Captain Jack is explaining the daily activities of Coral Island pirates to Idar Navy Admiral Mar Karen.

"According to past practice, this month it is Kelvin’s right-hand man, Fast Pearson, to lead the pirates ashore and looting. Every pirate captain has his own familiar sailing route and general ashore looting. Location, so, according to my guess..." Captain Jack said as he pointed to a spot on the map along the coast of the Kingdom of Basel.

"I suggest that we can just stand by on the way they must go to looting here. After all, our three-masted warship is much larger, faster, and stronger than the pirate ship, and it can completely defeat them head-on! Of course, This is also for the navy soldiers to try the taste of actual combat. After all... the direct attack on Coral Island is a bit too radical, and the cooperation between the soldiers also requires a moderately intense war to run in." Captain Jack suggested.

Hearing Captain Jack's suggestion, Mal Cullen couldn't help but nodded.

Indeed, under the blessing of the three-masted warship, the Idar navy can have a greater advantage in naval battles. Moreover... the two three-masted warships of Idar are equipped with the Idar’s Array Research Laboratory. The magic spar bomb produced!

Moreover, there are a lot of magic spar bombs!

As a member of the flower planter, Bruno of the previous life, like other rabbits, suffers from a phobia of insufficient firepower to a certain extent!

Therefore, the magic spar bombs that Bruno equipped for the two three-masted sailing ships almost filled the entire gunpowder compartment!

Therefore, the two three-masted sailboats floating on the sea today can actually be regarded as two giant bombs that can move!

Thanks to in this world, at least so far, the magic spar bomb is only owned by Idarling. Otherwise, even the mages of Idarling have set up various protective measures for the gunpowder compartment, Mar. Karen was also terrified.

The existence of the magic spar bomb has been top secret until now. Apart from Bruno, the only people who know about it are the mages who study the magic spar bomb and a few specific groups of people.

And Mar Cullen and the sailors responsible for manipulating the catapult are the ones who know the existence of the magic spar bomb!

They personally saw the tremendous power of the magic spar bomb in the testing ground of the Armis Mountains, and saw the magic storm generated after the magic spar bomb exploded.

With such a powerful weapon... In the eyes of Mar Cullen, it is really simple to clean up those pirates in a naval battle!

"Moreover, the most important thing is...Fast Pearson was also one of the pirate captains who attacked the Cape Saltworks at the time!" Captain Jack added.

Hearing this, Mal Cullen's expression finally moved slightly.

Idalling killed six brothers in battle!

And now, since Captain Jack has been on the side of the Idars, then this debt must naturally be counted on Fast Pearson!

Thinking of this, Mar Cullen finally said in a deep voice: "Just follow Captain Jack's suggestion. We will stand by and let the navy officers experience the taste of crushing!"

"Yes!"

...

Fast Pearson had a hard time during this time.

First, the fleet that looted the Cape Saltworks suffered a major setback, and then frequently failed in conflicts with other pirates. This undoubtedly made his boss Kelvin Prato very dissatisfied, so that he was pirates on Coral Island. The status of the second second to Kelvin in the gang has also become a little shaky.

Therefore, Pearson must use a generous victory in exchange for the trust of Kelvin Prato! Consolidate his own position!

In order to prove his strength, Fast Pearson brought his pirates out of the nest this time. There were three pirate ships carrying nearly a hundred pirates!

But what makes Pearson feel relieved is that the sea in front of him seems to feel his urgent desire. There is no sudden storm, no roaring sea breeze like ten thousand horses, and the vast sea is calm, only the churning waves gently beating. The hull...

Just as Pearson was confidently planning the location of the ashore looting, a pirate ran in in a panic: "Boss! Nothing, there are pirates ahead!"

Pearson was stunned for a moment, and then kicked the pirate to the ground fiercely: "Asshole! We are pirates! No matter what you did before, at least you are now a pirate under Lao Tzu!"

The knocked pirate had to cry mournfully and said, "But... but Lord Pearson, there is really a pirate ship outside, so big..."

Hearing that, Pearson's eyes narrowed, his peers were enemies, could it be possible that his pirate colleagues came here to grab their own livelihood?

Damn it! A group of **** who have suffered a thousand swords!

Accompanied by a group of doglegs, Pearson angrily walked out of the cabin to the deck.

There were no telescopes in this era... Therefore, he had to rely on his naked eyes to look at the ship not far away.

And at the top of the flagpole of that ship, a black skull-head pirate flag was flying in the wind.

hateful! It turned out to be a pirate ship!

It just feels... how is that boat a bit... big?

Pearson suddenly realized the problem. The size of the ship... seemed to be a lot bigger than the pirate ship he called it!

Moreover, before this time, I had never seen such a ship in the territorial waters of the Kingdom of Basel...

...

"Yes! That's Kelvin's capable man, Pearson's pirate ship!" On the three-masted sailing ship, Captain Jack said in a deep voice, looking at the three pirate ships not far away.

"I just didn't expect that this time he would bring his own pirates out of the nest!"

"Come out?" Mar Cullen said with a smile, "That just happens to be able to bury them all here! Herald, remove the pirate flag and let me raise the flag that our Idal leads!"

"Yes!"

...

At this moment, on the deck of the pirate ship, Pearson only felt extremely angry when looking at the slowly rising flag representing the Idar of the Norman Empire.

In Pearson's view, his tragic failure in looting the Cape Salt Field was the inducement that made his position unstable!

After all, in the Coral Island pirate colony, no pirate has been hit head-on when looting ashore, so that he is beaten up and flees in a hurry.

Shame!

Therefore, this made him extremely hate the Idars!

Damn...I have left, why tm chased me into the waters of the Kingdom of Basel to trouble me?

For Pearson, this is simply a shame and a trampling on his personality!

"Asshole! What are you afraid of? Isn't their ship a bit bigger? We have three pirate ships here! I don't believe it and I can't beat one by three!" Pearson said angrily.

"Send the other pirate ships to speed up! Get around! I don't believe it. I can't beat those Idars on land, but can't it be beaten in the sea? This is our pirates' home ground! A few months ago, they I don’t even have a warship. I don’t know where I can get a big ship for Lao Tzu and ran over to show off his might? Even though the Idars have extremely strong combat power on land, Lao Tzu would not believe it. Beat us at sea?" Pearson scolded.

"Don't use trebuchets, just rush up and fight them!"

Although he is a little dismissive of the naval power of the Idars, Pearson is very greedy for the Idar's big ship. If it is enough to win that big ship...

Then you can develop yourself!

So, under the command of Pearson, the three pirate ships were aggressive and headed straight towards the warship of the Idars!

The yellow-faced pirates sharpened their knives and stared at the huge warship with three masts not far away.

That ship...is really big!

However, the pirates are not vegetarian!

Most of the pirates on the window have been in the sea for many years, and they have been licking blood from the tip of a knife. Therefore, the pirates at this moment are quite excited.

Because the bigger the ship, the more it looks like a bone, which means that the more rewards you will get after this battle!

Let those Idars taste the power of Basel pirates!

Many pirates have drawn out their swords, and only wait for the two ships to approach and fight a beautiful battle.

Although the Idars kicked the door to the hot weapon age with magic spar bombs, they were only the Idar collars.

Therefore, the naval warfare in this era is still very backward and primitive.

Using the collision angle of the bow to carry out collisions, long-range attacks by trebuchets, and soldiers leaping on the gang to carry out warships are the most important ways of naval warfare in this era.

But what surprised the pirates was that when the Idar warship faced the oncoming pirate ship, it actually exposed its side in front of the pirates.

This undoubtedly made Pearson feel stunned...

This is... what operation? Are the Idars you are facing really fools who don't understand naval warfare?

But at this time, Pearson had no time to think about it.

Because... Idar’s trebuchet was finally activated at this moment!

Without warning, dozens of trebuchets aboard the Idar warships all launched together, and dozens of magic spar bombs fell from the sky.

In fact, Pearson is not very afraid of the trebuchet. After all, the accuracy of the trebuchet is extremely limited most of the time. It is very good if you can hit one or two in ten attacks.

It's just... somehow, as the thing thrown by the trebuchet got closer and closer to the pirate ship, an ominous premonition suddenly rose in Pearson's heart...

What the Idars threw...looks like they are not stones, right?

At this moment, a magic spar bomb happened to hit the pirate ship where Pearson was.

The pirates were full of doubts looking at the crystal-clear spar with a peculiar mark~lightnovelpub.net~.

But in the next second, the situation changed suddenly!

As the halo emanating from the spar became more and more intense, a dull loud noise suddenly broke out on the deck of the pirate ship between the sparkling flints.

boom!

At this moment, dozens of magic spar bombs that had been thrown out finally exploded!

Accompanied by a huge sound like lightning and thunder...

A huge hole was exploded in the deck of the pirate ship, and the mast of the pirate ship was completely broken. The broken pirate flag was carried by the sea breeze and fell into the sea. Almost every corner of the pirate ship, there were pirates who were injured by the bombing. Groans.

Pearson was also shocked by this wave of explosions. Looking around, sawdust splashed and the pirate ship was in a mess.

What the **** is this...?