"You ignorant pirates dare to offend the great Cagliari royal family, you can die now!"
There is no need for any attack means at all. The giant steel ship only needs to drive over and knock over the pirate ship. Long iron pillars extend from all sides of the ship, sweeping the pirate ship like a devastating force.
For a moment, the situation was one-sided. The pirates were always changing their minds. They joined forces with the pirates just to make an easy buck. Now that they had made a mistake, they immediately ran away. They just needed to dive to the bottom of the sea. Even this steel monster would be unable to do anything to them.
But the pirates were in a miserable state. They cried and shouted and jumped into the sea one after another. The giant steel ship showed no mercy and killed them all in one breath. On the merchant ship, there was joy and everyone was cheering for the giant ship.
The pirates surrendered soon after. This kind of battle is rare in naval battles. When pirates and pirates join forces, no human merchant ship can stop them. This is really a miracle. After all, this steel monster itself is the biggest miracle. Looking at this situation, at least hundreds of senior mermaid magicians must be dispatched to use top-level water magic - Overturning the Clouds to overturn it. There is no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation.
The pirates were salvaged one by one and taken prisoner. Humans punished pirates extremely severely, and anyone could be executed on the spot or taken as a slave.
Caesar also mingled among them. If he wanted to understand the relationship between himself and Cagliari, he had to get involved. In the words of the old man, there is no gain without venture. As for what a tiger is, Caesar had no intuitive impression. The old man seemed to say that a certain part of it was very nutritious for men, and his eyes were a little red when he said that.
The surviving pirates were gathered into the corner of the deck by human mercenaries like garbage. Once on board, they saw the true face of the ironclad ship. It was not all ironclad as they had imagined. There was still a wooden structure inside. When Caesar approached the deck, he found it even stranger that even the iron on the outside had problems. It looked a bit like iron but not completely. It always gave him a very awkward feeling. Caesar always believed in his intuition, which was a man's sixth sense.
Of course, he was not so interested in the ship itself, but more in the logo itself.
Any pirate who made the slightest movement would face whipping. Caesar hid obediently in the middle, waiting for an opportunity, but these people did not give him this chance. Every pirate was stripped of his weapon and tied up. If it was not at night, everything on his body would have been taken down. If anyone dared to touch the bracelet given to him by Elena, he would take action even if he did not look for his own life experience.
After all, what you lose is never as important as what you have.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly. They were herded into a small cabin like pigs. The only exit was a small door half a person's height. This place looked like a place for animals.
The air was foul and filled with heavy breathing and a bad smell. After a brief moment of fear, the pirates began to become restless.
"Damn it, bastard. If I had known this would happen, I would have died."
"Come on, our future life will be worse than pigs and dogs. We have no say over life and death. I escaped in the first place. If I have to go back, I would rather jump into the sea and commit suicide."
One of the pirates sighed, his whole body went cold at the thought of the treatment he would receive once they reached the shore. The captured pirates would be selected as a group of useless ones, or the leaders, and would be tortured to death in the port, and their bodies would be hung up as a warning to others.
"Why do you want to be pirates?"
Suddenly, there was silence in the small cabin. Everyone was stunned by the question, or rather, it was an idiotic question asked by an idiot. If it were any other time, it would definitely cause a round of curses and ridicule, but in such a desperate place, these people began to think about it.
"Haha, that's a good question. Pirates, who the hell is born a pirate? I'm still alive today because I was a pirate. I'd be cold to the bone if I didn't become a pirate."
"Me too. These days, humans are not as reliable as sea people. Just think about how much I've lived for so many extra years. I've made a profit!"
"Yes, yes, at worst I'll lose my head and get a scar the size of a bowl, and I'll be a brave man again in 20 years!"
"We are a family that is destined to be together. We were not born on the same day, month and year, but we have to die together. That's good. Everyone, please give your names."
From time to time someone would call out their names. These pirates were not actually a group. They seemed like a mob alliance. One of them discovered a big fat sheep and was afraid that it could not swallow it, so it gathered all the pirates in the surrounding waters. No wonder they had such courage and numbers, otherwise no pirates would dare to deal with such a large caravan.
After all, the greater the wealth, the greater the crisis.
Unfortunately, they still failed and encountered the legendary iron battleship.
"What kind of monster are we in? How come we are invulnerable? The water magic that those crappy water tribes brag about all day long can only serve as a cleaning job."
"It should be Cagliari's secret battleship. I heard that this iron thing existed more than ten years ago, but it never returned after its first voyage. Even the prince, princess, and court magician of Cagliari died, which led to the current palace coup. Then again, the law of the jungle prevails these days. However, these rebels actually found the secret of the iron battleship and spent so many years to build another one."
The human who was speaking was very thin. Although he was covered in wounds, his eyes were very bright and he was in good spirits, with a mocking look on his face.
"Hey, man, you are bragging. How can a little pirate know this?"
The man laughed at himself. "I would rather not know, otherwise I wouldn't be a pirate. We are just craftsmen who make parts for ironclad ships, but they are also trying to kill us all. It seems that all royal families are the same. I would be sorry to God if I didn't become a pirate. I just didn't expect to fall into the hands of this monster."
Everyone was silent for a while. Indeed, the Kingdom of Cagliari has been very arrogant recently and even looked down on the sea people. It seems that the rumors are true. So who are on this ship?
If it is a person, he must be a remarkable person. If it is something, it is probably a priceless treasure.
"Is this true? If we get more of this stuff, I'm afraid the sea creatures will surrender to us." Pirates are also human beings, and when they spoke, they were more inclined to humans. They could never be integrated with the sea creatures, and they only colluded with each other for survival.
The craftsman rolled his eyes at the person who spoke in mockery, "If it were really that simple, how could it be called a miracle? It would take ten years to build one. I heard that the materials for this kind of thing are very hard to find."
"Then how did that steel battleship sink? Did it encounter a large force of the sea tribe?"
"That's not clear, but one thing is certain. The Titania encountered the Shenyue Storm on its way back, and it disappeared from then on. During the Shenyue Storm, not to mention the Titania, even Noah's Ark would have been destroyed."
(Noah's Ark: a ship that is said to be unsinkable. It is said that all the creatures in Maya today originated from that ship, but no one has ever seen it.)
"Hey, kid, you look unfamiliar. Which part are you from?"
There are all some old hands here, and fortunately it is very dark inside the cabin, otherwise the flaws would be seen at a glance. Most pirates make a living on the sea all day long and are tanned, but Caesar is not like that.
In addition to robbery, pirates also work part-time as fishermen. After all, there are not always ships to rob every day.
"Yeah, your voice sounds very young, and your accent is unfamiliar."
For a moment, all the pirates' eyes were focused on Caesar.