Sail Shadows in the Sea of ​​Fog

Chapter 110: Forming a Fleet
In the meeting room of the Valkyrie, the long table was filled with valuable confiscated spoils, and of course, there were also confessions that Yun Ji personally tortured out of several captain-level captives.

"According to the confessions obtained through torture, they were hired anonymously in Pirate City."

Yun Ji said, "The hiring was initiated on the same day we opened the Eternal Coffin and rescued Yun Lan. I don't think this is a coincidence."

"How did they find us?"

"The employer provided a compass"

Yun Ji pointed to a glass ball on the table that was bigger than her head.

This huge glass ball is filled with some unknown liquid, and in the middle there is a colorful rainbow fish.

This little fish, only the size of a finger, perfectly illustrates what it means to have a big head and a small body, so much so that it looks like a living arrow.

At this time, the fish was staring straight towards Yunlan, and even its body was flashing with various colored lights.

"How is this done?" Cheng Lang asked curiously.

"It's also some kind of armor," explained the magic mirror standing next to Cheng Lang.

"So you can't find out who the employer is?" Cheng Lang asked.

"I can't tell you, but they're offering a very generous price. If you destroy the targeted ship, you'll get a ship bottle and a hundred cups of Poseidon's blood."

Yun Ji said, "Captain, there may be many enemies behind us in the future. I suggest that we throw Yun Lan back into the Eternal Coffin."

"That's a good suggestion," Cheng Lang nodded seriously.

"Hey! You can't do this!"

Yun Lan put her hands on her hips and said dissatisfiedly. She knew that Yun Ji and Cheng Lang were joking.

"Then we can only see what this compass points to."

Yun Ji said, pushing the glass ball to Yafusuo beside her, "You and Yun Lan go to the next room to check it out."

"it is good!"

Before Yafuso finished speaking, she had already picked up the glass ball and left the meeting room first.

Yun Lan naturally understood what kind of examination it was. She slapped her forehead helplessly and left the meeting room.

"Next is our spoils of war."

Yun Ji continued to introduce, "This fleet is a well-known bounty hunter team in Pirate City. The only advantage of their ships is that they are fast enough, and the eight captains have the ability to control the wind, waves, sea fog, detect sea fog and rainfall, increase ship speed, speed up ship repairs, and treat injuries.

We were lucky, the first wave sank the captain, who had the ability to detect and manipulate sea fog. Otherwise, we would have been lying on the bottom of the sea."

Yun Ji paused and continued, "Of the remaining five ships, the captain with healing abilities was killed by his first mate. The reason was that the captain possessed a ship bottle, and the first mate had been coveting it for a long time."

After saying that, Yun Ji pointed to the boat-shaped bottle on the table.

This boat bottle is of a common size and doesn't look anything special.

"According to the first mate, he obtained this bottle from Captain Gotland five years ago when he killed him, but the captain claimed it as public property."

Yun Ji explained, "The reason he stayed on that boat was to find a chance to take back the boat bottle."

"Thanks to his persistence," Cheng Lang said nonchalantly, "Now this boat bottle is ours."

“The next step is the most important gain.”

Yun Ji smiled and continued, "The eight ships found a total of 17 cups of Poseidon's blood and two treasure maps, but only four armor pieces.

As for the gold coins, there are less than 500 in total. These gold coins and the two treasure maps were all looted on the way here."

"Tell us about the remaining things," Cheng Lang urged.

"The next spoils are some armor."

Yun Ji picked up the three rings and said, "This ring has the function of repelling water.

According to interrogation, three of the captains were not given the ability to breathe underwater by the ship's heart, so they found a way to get this ring. Wearing it underwater not only allows them to breathe underwater, but they don't even have to worry about getting their clothes wet.

“This stuff is good”

As Cheng Lang spoke, he had already taken the rings handed to him by Yun Ji, removed one of the plain rings and put it on his own hand.

"I need one too," Yun Ji said directly.

"Take it yourself"

Cheng Langbu said nonchalantly, "Who needs it?"

“Please give me one.”

As Yunlan spoke, she walked back into the conference room, holding the glass ball in her hand, but this time the little fish in the glass ball pointed at Yafuso who followed her in.

"This fish is attracted by my bracelet"

Yun Lan put down the crystal ball and put on the water-proof ring that Yun Ji handed her. She said, "That bracelet is also my princess symbol. I guess someone is betting that I can't bear to throw it away."

"Yafuso, try sending the bracelet to the eternal coffin in the lower cabin." Cheng Lang said.

"I'm going right now!"

As Yafuso said this, she ran out of the meeting room again.

"The next harvest is the harvest of ships and supplies"

After Yun Lan sat down, Yun Ji continued, "It will take at least a whole day to repair the five boats, but we have a lot of supplies, and they are very rich. In particular, we found hundreds of oak barrels filled with mermaid eggs.

Also, we only found four armor pieces, so I'm afraid we'll need to keep one of the captains in our service."

"Does anyone have a choice?" Cheng Lang asked. At the same time, the magic mirror projected the images of the five current crew members on the wall.

"That boy."

Yun Ji said, "He is only 16 years old and used to be a pickpocket in Pirate City."

"Do you know him?" Cheng Lang asked bluntly.

"I don't know him," Yun Ji shook her head. "He and we are from a different main city."

"Go on," Cheng Lang said without comment.

"A year ago, he stole a cup of Poseidon's blood and a piece of armor from a drunk outside the tavern, and with that, he became the captain. The heart of the ship gave him the power to bring rain."

Yun Ji introduced, "But unfortunately, he stole the belongings of the vice-captain of this bounty hunter team. In order to survive, he had no choice but to join this fleet. Objectively speaking, his abilities are actually quite popular."

"Rain is welcome?" Yun Lan asked in confusion.

"What's popular is fresh water," everyone else, including Cheng Lang, gave the same answer in unison.

"What's his name?" Cheng Lang asked, "How is his relationship with the others?"

"His name is Thorin, he has no surname, and he's a child abandoned by Ji Nu." Yun Ji explained, "Although he luckily became a captain and joined the bounty hunter fleet, he has no status in the fleet. The sailors from other ships can beat and scold him at will."

"That must be him."

Cheng Lang made a casual decision, "Let White Bread and Compass be captains, and then select two of the best mixed-race sailors, give them the blood of Poseidon, let them become humans or sirens, and then let them be captains."

Mr. Fleet Captain

Kervik asked at this time, "I wonder if my brother has it."

"Kervik, it's not that I'm being mean, but you and your brother can only fight at their best if they're in the same boat."

Cheng Lang said seriously, "After your brother activates the power granted by the ship's heart, he will eventually have to hide back in the lower cabin. After you use the power granted by the ship's heart, you will also be deaf for a long time.

If you were in two boats, this would have been a fatal weakness, which is why I was able to capture you.

But if you're in the same boat, you'll complement each other. What do you think?"

Hearing this, Kervik thought for a moment and finally nodded, "It seems to be true. In our previous battles, there were many times when our prey escaped due to this reason."

"There's another advantage to you two brothers being in the same boat."

Cheng Lang said, picking up the captured ship bottle and pushing it to Kervik, "You will command these five ships and form a fleet."

Seeing Kervik's eyes widen, Cheng Lang smiled and said, "In addition, our current gold coin reserves and the spoils of this time will also be handed over to you."

"Captain, what are you going to do?" Kervik was not surprised, but panicked.

"Kervik, I need you to return to Dragonfish Island with the fleet."

Cheng Lang said seriously, "Go find Wilton and ask him to help transplant dragonfly fins onto these ships. Then you go meet up with Captain Senfa of the Flamingo."

"You intend to abandon"

“Quite the opposite”

Cheng Lang corrected the other party before he finished speaking, "I need you and Mr. Senfa to lead the fleet together. You will be in charge of the fleet, and Mr. Senfa will be in charge of trade.

Take advantage of this rare opportunity to conduct trade between the three major forces, help me collect treasure maps, and secretly rescue the dark elves."

Deliberately ignoring Yun Ji's surprised expression, Cheng Lang continued, "After we crack the treasure map and find the treasure, we will use you and Senfa's fleet to sell the stolen goods in exchange for more treasure maps, and we will also help your fleet improve its combat effectiveness.

Of course, if we capture other ships in the future, they will also be handed over to you. So, in addition to trading and searching for treasure maps, your job is to quickly get all the mixed-race sailors on board to drink Poseidon's blood and train them into qualified captains and first mates."

After saying this, Kervik began to tremble with excitement. He knew that he had made the right bet!

"I will train more qualified captains!"

Kervik made a promise loudly, his voice trembling. "Also, I hope those ships will sign a ship-heart contract with the Valkyrie."

“I have no reason to refuse.”

Cheng Lang said, "Kervik, I hope you can treat every crew member well, even the mixed-race sailors."

“I will treat them all as my own brothers.”

Kervik patted his chest and made a promise, "Captain, please give this fleet a name!"

"Let's just call it a brotherhood," Cheng Lang said with a strange look on his face as he showed a bad taste in his mouth.

"What a great name," Kervik exclaimed.

“I’ll come and help out with something.”

Yun Lan also spoke at this time, "Those stinking ambergris on the Honest Man can be soaked in strong liquor to extract the fragrance inside. Believe me, those things will become expensive goods."

"Thank you for your advice," Kervik said respectfully.

"Yun Ji, write a letter to Mr. Senfa."

Cheng Lang said, "Please ask him to go to the Sea of ​​Despair immediately and inform him that I will send Mr. Kervik to lead the fleet to reunite with them. Kervik, if they are willing to cooperate, take them to Dragonfish Island to transplant the Dragonfish fins."

"What if they don't want to?" Kervik asked.

"The sea is always full of dangers and storms," ​​Cheng Lang said, "I guess they won't refuse."

"I understand," Kervik responded more respectfully.

“The next step is personnel transfer.”

Cheng Lang finally said, "Tinisha, lead your band to the Thorn. Yafuso, you and Mr. Gerta will also go to the Thorn to perform your duties."

"Yes!" Tinisha, Yafuso, and Gerta responded in unison.

"Kervik, immediately select crew members worthy of drinking Poseidon's blood. Also, when you go to Dragonfish Island, besides transplanting dragonfish fins to the Brotherhood's fleet, you must also find ways to invite as many Lyretail Merfolk as possible to join your fleet."

"As you wish!" Kervik responded immediately.

"Everyone, get moving!" Cheng Lang issued the final order.

All of a sudden, everyone in the conference room dispersed. Yafuso, who had just run back from the bottom cabin, also hurriedly said that the small fish compass had failed, and began to move anxiously.

Amidst the bustle of the crowd, the Valkyrie became quiet at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the end, only the Silver Queen, her daughter Mist Shadow, the Magic Mirror, and the siblings Yun Ji and Shen Ba were left. Of course, there were also the gorillas.

At the same time, the Honest Man selected the two best mixed-race sailors from the last battle and gave them the blood of Poseidon.

As everyone expected, the two sailors named "Anchor Chain" and "Rudder Plank" evolved from hybrids into humans and sirens respectively, almost strictly adhering to the equal chance of half of each being random probability.

Although there are only two possibilities for "becoming a human or a monster", becoming a captain always exceeds everyone's expectations.

White Bread, who was promoted to captain, gained the ability to double the firing rate of the artillery, and Compass, who was also promoted to captain, gained the rare ability to peek into the seabed.

As for the anchor chain that just turned into a human form and the rudder that turned into a mermaid, the former gained the ability to double the ship's carrying capacity, while the latter gained the ability to break through the fog.

In general, the abilities bestowed upon the four new captains by the heart of the ship are rare enough that everyone is secretly speculating on one question: could it be that the half-blood sirens are more favored by the heart of the ship after evolving into humans or sirens?

This was destined to be a speculation that did not need to be discussed. Before dark, four new ships with new captains and names signed a ship heart contract with the Valkyrie, which was drafted by the Magic Mirror himself.

At the same time, under the guidance of Yun Lan, the foul-smelling sea monster saliva on the Honest Man was soaked in strong liquor and crushed in a barrel.

Before the sun sank below the sea level, the captive sailors from eight enemy ships, including most of the captains, were tied tightly with thorns and walked into the bottom cabins of four sailboats that once belonged to them, waiting to be sold to mines or plantations.

Similarly, on the open decks of several ships, including the Thorn, oak barrels filled with mermaid eggs were lined up, waiting to be hatched.

On the open decks of the Honest Man and Valkyrie, which were tied together side by side again with the Sea-Watching Vine, a simple long table was set up again and filled with sumptuous food and drinks. On the open deck at the bow of the Valkyrie, the Silver Queen was sitting alone at the piano, playing cheerful music.

Among the sailors at this dinner, there was a young captain named Thorin.

There were still marks and scars from being whipped on his arms and even on his back, which was covered by his clothes, but he knew that he would never be beaten again. He had finally gained the dignity that a captain deserved.

That night, Tinisha led her band members in playing music to ripen the mermaid eggs. That night, the magic mirror darted happily on several boats lined up horizontally.

On this same night, the pirate brothers got themselves drunk earlier than ever before.

(End of this chapter)