Extraordinary Sailing

Northeast of the New World, Cape Bighorn.

This place is already close to the northern border of the Black Sea, and in fact, it is not too far away from the "Eternal White Continent" that is frozen all year round.

In this sea area.

The cold Brado current from north to south and the warm westerly current branching to the northeast meet at the sharp corner of the Cape, creating a huge natural fishing ground.

That scale is second to none even in the entire known world!

In particular, the main fish consumed by the people of the Old World - "cod" is almost endless.

It was first described in the nautical diary by the explorer Capote of the Kingdom of Atlanta when he discovered it:

"There are so many cod here that you don't need a net. Just put a stone in the basket and sink it in the water and lift it up. The basket will be full of fish."

"Treading on the shiny cod back, we can walk from the boat to the shore."

One can imagine how rich this fishing ground is!

actually.

Although the sea is rich in products, it does not mean that the entire sea is full of fish.

Most of the fishing grounds are also due to the confluence of cold and warm ocean currents, which stir the ocean currents and bring the inorganic salts from the seabed to the water surface, making plankton flourish and providing fish with extremely rich bait.

And most of them are not too far from the land.

If you are an oceangoing sailor and want to fish while passing through the deep sea. Then no matter how lucky you are, it is nothing more than catching one or two weird-looking deep-sea fish, even if you are asked to eat the kind that you may not have the courage to eat.

Near the Great Horn Cape is a colony belonging to the Atlan Kingdom, and this fishing ground is also regarded by them as a generous gift from "Breath of Frost".

Backed by the extremely rich fishery resources here, their fishing boats are full of salted and dried cod returned to the mainland, thus obtaining huge economic returns.

Every year, at least hundreds of fishing boats and even whaling boats operate in this sea area. Just like the significance of the fur industry to Tulip and Sark, the fishing industry is also the pillar industry of Atlanta in the New World.

However, next to two covetous neighbors.

This fishing ground has also become one of the sources of continuous disputes between the three forces.

However, today.

Compared with fishing boats and whaling ships, two expedition ships, which are very rare in this sea area, broke into here very suddenly.

Expedition ships built for speed are easily recognizable.

The hull is relatively long and narrow, with an aspect ratio of almost 6:1. The hull is relatively low and wing sails are installed, making it much faster than ordinary fishing boats and merchant ships on the sea.

"Lord Daos, we can see from the chart that we are about to approach the legendary Potosi Island."

Behind the dolphin-shaped figurehead of the expedition ship, headed by a tall middle-aged man, there are a total of three "explorers" studying the chart together.

Although the flags of the Tomahawk and Snowflakes belonging to the Kingdom of Atlan were hung on the two ships, the people on board spoke the authentic Cyrus language.

Combined with the "Potosi Island" in their mouth, it is obvious that they are the Cyrus treasure hunting ship that set off from the Old World earlier than Ivan and the others!

Follow the tradition that Cyrus has always had.

Their warships usually have the two highest ranking commanders, one for the navy and one for the army.

However, in many cases, the army commander is the one with the highest status on the ship.

It's not that they are stupid enough for laymen to command experts.

It's because the tactic that the Cyrus Armada is best at, or the unparalleled and invincible tactic is "board battle"!

It is said that as long as they are on board at sea, no one can resist the blades of Sirius soldiers.

so.

As the proposer of the concept of battleship, he was also the builder of the first battleship.

Even if there is no industrial or even handicraft foundation, it has gradually lagged behind Phalatis in recent decades in terms of ship construction, sail outfitting, and artillery casting technology.

It's nothing to them at all.

Because, as long as there is an invincible Marine Corps, it is completely enough!

Moreover, the Marine Corps can guarantee the maximum capture, personnel, supplies, ships, weapons, and the "greedy" Cyrus people don't want to let go of any spoils.

At this time, even on the so-called "expedition ship" is no exception.

Originally, a part of the elite of the army was transferred, together with a part of experienced expedition crew, to form this expedition team.

Among them, the Brigadier General Daos from the Kingdom Army is the leader, and he is also a genuine Tier 3 Great Knight!

Together with the Kingdom Marine Corps under his command, it constitutes the strongest force guarantee in this expedition fleet.

"Okay, just be careful.

The mission we are performing this time is top secret in the kingdom, if the wind leaks out. Neither you nor I can afford the consequences, understand? "

"Don't worry, my lord. Our navigator has traveled to and from the Cape of the Great Horn more than a dozen times. He has avoided the main routes and fishing grounds where fishing boats haunt. He will not be discovered by others."

"It's better that way."

The three people at the bow, Grand Knight Daos, Captain Victor, and Navigator Locke are the only three people in the entire team who know the destination of the trip and the real mission content.

However, for the sake of secrecy, they have already paid the price.

When bypassing the outer edge of the Somers Trench where the "Mother of Sea Monsters" was entrenched, I encountered a cunning large sea monster very unfortunately.

Even if Daos, the great knight who was the leader of the expedition fleet, dealt with it with all his strength, one of the expedition ships was caught off guard by a huge underwater shadow and was dragged directly into the sea.

At the time of departure, there were a total of three expedition ships with a fleet of 500 crew members. When they arrived at the destination, only these two ships with a total of 386 crew members were left.

Even after urgent repairs, the huge circular scars left on the ship can still be seen, which are the souvenirs left by the sea monster's strong and powerful tentacles.

It's just that in the eyes of the three leaders, all this is worth it.

After more than two months of arduous sailing, they finally arrived at the silver island marked on the chart - Potosi!

"I have already seen the marker, passing by this crescent-shaped island reef protruding from the sea.

Then correct two compass points to the right, and about 20 nautical miles we can really enter the range of the Potosi Island. "

After the last heading adjustment.

There was no accident in the middle, and after more than two hours, they successfully arrived at a sea area filled with fog.

Although they still couldn't see the island hidden in the fog, they knew that the destination of the trip was close at hand.

"From here we can't go forward by large ships, although the expedition team of the Bank of the Netherlands discovered this place before.

But there was no time to find a waterway that would allow sea ships to pass through this place full of fog and hidden reefs.

So we can only go to the island by longboat. "

Navigator Locke has long been familiar with the study of sea charts, and has just arrived at the outer edge of the island chain, and has already reminded the two commanders in due course.

bang bang bang

Longboats were released from the two "expedition ships", and heavily armed vanguards were sent deep into the fog. The expedition commanders did not forget that according to the intelligence of the bank group, there are still a group of aborigines who fled from the island.

If time permits, these marines who are armed to the teeth don't mind using the knives and guns in their hands to completely turn this island into a part of the land of Cyrus!

Time is fast.

Except for the necessary personnel left behind, most of the people, including the three informed officers, landed on the island, and found the silver mine they had dreamed of easily!

Or it's hard not to find it.

"The eternal fire is on! This place is simply a mountain of silver!"

That's right, in their view, this place is indeed a silver mountain.

Especially when the sun is at its best in the afternoon, climb to the top of a high mountain and look up.

The sunlight penetrating through the mist made a lot of places in the mountains a piece of snow-white. At first glance, it looked like a lake, but when I looked at it again, I knew it was the silver mine they were looking for.

It even gave them an illusion that as long as the stone skin of the mountain is peeled off, there will be full silver deposits exposed underneath!

Whether it was a few officers or hundreds of soldiers, they were all stunned by the sight in front of them.

Especially a few officers who knew about it.

They came with the king's order. At first, they thought that the prospecting report of the bank syndicate was a bit exaggerated. Now it seems that it is the vision that limits one's imagination. It turns out that there is a veritable silver mountain in the world!

After a simple investigation.

They have determined that the island chain is composed of five islands not far apart, and three of them have conical "silver mountains" on them!

Although the exploration scholars on board the ship identified that these are active volcanoes that may erupt again in the future, it does not prevent them from carrying out large-scale silver mining at this stage.

"Because the cold and warm currents converge in the nearby sea area, this sea area is shrouded in thick fog all year round, and it is not on any major waterway, and there are no fish schools nearby.

Although the distance from the coastline is only a few hundred kilometers, the New World has been developed for hundreds of years, and this piece of Baiyin Island surrounded by hidden reefs is completely a virgin land. "

An old scholar who has participated in several gold and silver mines in the southern part of the New World exclaimed excitedly:

"There is a large part of the silver deposits exposed outside, and there is no need to mine them at all, just pick them up! This is the largest silver mine I have ever seen, and it is the infinite treasure bestowed on Sirius by the Eternal Flame!"

However, the ownership of this island does not belong to them yet.

In the process of exploring the island, they also discovered the group of Atrian natives who had hid here.

In a small village that has been surrounded by soldiers like wolves and tigers.

Beaten men trying to resist, trembling women, terrified children, and desperate old men have all been gathered under the brightly colored totem poles in the center of the village.

"You have usurped our homes and taken our hunting grounds!

We have all hid on a remote island, why don't you 'golden-haired devils' let us go? "

Wearing a feather crown and a black eagle's feather on his head, the old man represents his leadership position, holding a wooden staff wrapped with ribbons in his hand, his face is full of grief and anger, and he weeps at these "butchers" who invade his home again and again Bloody accusation:

"We came here across the sea in a small leather boat. Dozens of people died just because the kayak capsized. Even the children who were born here have not grown up yet!

Why? Why?

Uhau, the god in charge of death, can't you wait for your people to go to 'Mite' (the hell of the Atrians) to accompany you? God! "

The old man spoke some jerky Atlan language, and obviously regarded them as Atlan people who drove him out of their original homeland, but these Cyrus soldiers did not argue.

The great knight Daos waved his hand boredly. He had heard such words countless times in the central and southern parts of the mainland, and it had long since been unable to cause any waves in his stone-like heart.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The surrounding soldiers had already pulled out the long knives around their waists and rushed forward.

"ah--"

"Damn devil!"

"No--!"

Amidst the wails of men, women and children, the last survivors of this tribe have completely become a thing of the past in a short period of time.

before being cut down by a soldier.

As the leader of the tribe, the old man had blood and tears in his eyes, raised his cane and pointed at Daos, the leader of the great knight, and shouted with all his strength:

"I curse you in the name of Uhau, the soul of the ancestors of the Draper tribe and the god of death!

Curse you butchers, no one will be able to return to your hometown alive!

I curse"

Click!

Bang——

Before he could finish speaking, a young soldier chopped off his head, and the body fell to the ground.

At the same time, the great knight cut off the totem pole in the middle of the village with a sword and a black eagle and a human face as the main body, turned around and sneered:

"You are stupid enough to curse a great knight?

And I get cursed every time I kill a tribe. If the curse really works, why is it us Cyrus who rule this continent? "

As always, nothing happened, and no one took the old man's curse to heart.

The burly knight Daos turned to the soldiers who were searching for spoils and said:

"Send messages to the mainland and our Navidad Fort in the New World to inform the authenticity of this silver island.

immediately!

At the same time, we must establish a camp of sufficient scale in the shortest possible time to prepare for the kingdom's subsequent silver mining.

From now on, the two of you will act together, and you must not have any contact with the outside world without my order! "

"Obey, my lord!"

The soldiers answered in unison.

Afterwards, they unceremoniously occupied the residences of the aborigines, and began to expand the camp in full swing.

but.

It's just less than half a day, and even the sun hasn't set yet.

The crew members who remained on the outer ships reported two bad news to the commanders.

First, they captured a spy of the Sark Empire. Although the man captured him, the tern he released failed to intercept.

Second, on the distant sea, three warships belonging to Atlanta have arrived.

They couldn't understand why it was clearly a well-planned secret operation, but in the end it was turned into a bamboo sieve, and it was leaking everywhere.

Even though the big knight Daos' eyes were devouring, scanning all the soldiers in the row like knives, he knew that the news had been completely exposed, and there was no room for redemption!

It is said that the beautiful country is cursed by the Indians, and every twenty years a great chief must die during his tenure. . . (_)