Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 8 Wanted Criminal: Son of the Devil (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

Woo woo woo.
The wind speed suitable for warships is usually between 10 and 40 knots.

If the wind speed is less than 10 knots, splashing water on the sails will not be able to stop the wind. If the wind speed exceeds 40 knots, which is level 8, you must fold all the sails and quickly find a safe haven.

At this time, the sea breeze blowing from the northeast is getting stronger and stronger.

The force 22 wind, which had exceeded knots, not only blew away the fog on the sea, but also rolled up large amounts of white foam on the sea surface.

The turbid waves stack up one after another, forming countless undulating hills on the sea.

The warship came rushing towards us from the northeast with great momentum, braving the already terrible high sea conditions, like climbing a mountain.

Byron's judgment was absolutely correct. It was a level 5 cruiser belonging to the Strait Fleet of the Kingdom of Hastings - the Severe.

On the stern deck of a ship that is much taller than the pirate ship "Man-eating Shark".

A gentleman wearing a silver wig and a tortoise-shell buttoned suit put down his brass telescope and gave a cold order to the officer beside him:

"Sail with the wind astern and pursue at full speed. We must not let any remnants of the Lancastrian party escape.

I specially invited a [Prophet] from the High Tower Sequence to perform astrological divination and determined a offshore coordinate in the North Sea.

As long as we can get there in time.

Neither the "Devil's Son" who offered a reward of 5000 gold pounds nor the "Pelican" who tried to help the Lancaster Party transfer their property had any way to escape.

Anyone who dares to go against the White Rose York Family will have no place to stay, not only in the Kingdom of Hattings, but even in the entire ocean!"

A hand-painted wanted poster was nailed to the mizzen mast beside them.

If the person in the picture above is not Byron, then who is it?

Just like what was said in the [Ship's Log], in a world with extraordinary powers, there is certainly no shortage of means to confirm life and death and track locations.

Professions such as the [Hunter] of the "Wilderness Sequence", the [Medium] of the "Cemetery Sequence", and the [Prophet] of the "Tower Sequence" are all experts in this field.

After the York family came to power, the news announced to the public was that the Lancaster bloodline had been completely severed in the storm.

No one in the world is qualified to threaten their inheritance and legitimacy.

This is understandable. Which winner doesn't want to dress up this little girl, history?
But beneath the surface.

However, a few core members have already seen the investigation report on their arch-enemy Red Rose made by the hounds composed of extraordinary people of various sequences under their command.

Immediately start hunting down Byron, the last Lancaster, in secret!

While offering a high bounty within the navy, he was also given a wanted criminal codename, "Son of the Devil," which sounded extremely evil.

I was afraid that this thorn in my side wouldn't die fast enough.

Of course, it is also possible that the effect of Byron's title: "Enemy of York! Eternal pursuit, until death!" was triggered.

Liberty is too far, York is too close!
Byron, who luckily managed to escape from the pirates, was far from out of danger.

On the Severe, Lieutenant Colonel Harold, who was unaware of Byron's true identity and importance, hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and persuaded:
"But, Your Excellency, the weather on the North Sea in late autumn is very changeable.

In addition, the aftermath of the strange storm five days ago was still lingering.

The wind speed at sea is still rising and the wave height has already reached nearly 2 meters.

It is too dangerous to chase the enemy ship in such high sea conditions. Once the wind speed exceeds 40 knots, it will be too late to hide in a safe harbor. "

With that cautious look, where is the slightest bit of the dignity of a captain who has the power of life and death over a ship's worth of soldiers?

But who could blame Baron Adonis, who gave orders on his own, for coming from the newly-crowned York family?

Even if he was just a descendant of a branch family who was urgently canonized to consolidate the family's power.

That was also the only royal family in the Kingdom of Hastings that was recognized by the [Iron Law of Kingship, Magna Carta] after the Lancastrian genocide!

Hear the words.

Baron Adonis, wearing a wig, had a pair of blue eyes similar to Byron's, which turned slightly cold. He stared at Captain Harold for a long time. Finally, something very unexpected happened.

This York was not as brainless and erratic as one might imagine. Instead, he gradually put away the coldness on his face and smiled sincerely at Harold:
"Captain, I was too impatient.

Please believe that I have the utmost respect for your authority on board the ship.

But what I want to say is that in the decisive battle five days ago, you and your level 5 ship were not allowed to participate in the fleet duel with battleships above level 4.

If you had been able to capture a few Lancaster Party heads at that time, you would probably have been in the capital to accept His Majesty's knighthood.

Ask yourself, I have missed an opportunity once, do I want to miss it a second time?
I guess, as a second-level professional [Fortress Guardian], you don't want to retire on a mere level 5 cruiser, right?

And I promise you and every officer and soldier on board the ship on the honor of the York family."

The Baron's eyes swept over everyone who looked at him.

“The royal family and I will not share a single gold coin of the spoils on this mission.

All the collections of a noble on the merchant ship and the 5000 bounty for the wanted criminal were also donated to the Severe.

I have only one request, to help me tear apart all the enemies of the York family before other pursuers arrive!"

The idea in my mind is:

'This is the last Lancaster who can compete with the House of York for the authority of the Iron Rule of Kingship.

As long as I kill him, my title can be upgraded by two levels, and I can even take over part of the territory of the Lancaster Party and become a real noble!
Compared with power, what does money mean?

Hearing Adonis' words, the captain and the officers, who were unaware of the inside story, felt their eyes warm up and their breathing became heavier.

This is at least 5000 gold pounds plus a whole ship full of property.

You have to know that in that era, the annual salary of a skilled old sailor would never exceed 20 pounds, and a farmer’s income would not even exceed 10 pounds!
And what the Baron said is correct. The fifth-level ships of various countries are generally the main force of privateering fleets and trade invasions.

Plundering enemy merchant ships and destroying the enemy's sea transportation lines are all their main jobs. It is no exaggeration to say that they are official pirates.

The only difference is that this time they were responsible for intercepting their own merchant ships.

There is no need to venture into the open sea routes filled with headhunters, wizards, sea monsters, diseases, evil spirits, and all kinds of weirdness.

As long as you intercept the fleeing ships of the Lancaster Party, you may be promoted, get rich, and become the richest man second to none.

And that [Son of the Devil] is just a mere mortal.

After receiving Baron Adonis's promise, there was no more noise on the entire warship, and everyone started to move as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

At this moment, the lookout stationed on the main mast quickly sent a message:

"Captain, we have spotted the Pelican at 2 o'clock!
But it had already been attacked, was burning, and was about to sink.

There is another pirate ship escaping quickly. Judging from the emblem of a shark-riding skull on the pirate flag, it should be the infamous "Man-eating Shark" in the North Sea.

The captain is [Blood Eye] Salman, who has a bounty of 4300 pounds."

None of the officers cared about the sinking of the merchant ship Pelican.

Pirate ship? No!
They are just the movers of wealth.

As half of the sailors, they knew very well that before the Pelican merchant ship was sunk, it must have been emptied of all valuables and people.

As for the difficulty of hunting, there is no essential difference between a small pirate ship and an armed merchant ship.

Lieutenant Colonel Harold estimated the distance and speed of the two sides, drew his command knife from his waist, and shouted loudly:
"Soldiers, show us your skills and let the Baron see the bravery of the Severe.

At the current distance and speed, we can catch up with them in about two hours. Crush them!

For His Majesty King Jin!"

"Roar! For His Majesty the King—!"

(End of this chapter)