The Great Age of Voyage of the Elves

Chapter 33
Several flying elves flew up from the Cleveland. They lined up in the air and flew out specific trajectory patterns.

This is a common signal language at sea, similar to the maritime semaphore on Earth in the previous life, it is used all over the world, and any passing ship should be able to understand it.

But at this time, the search boat in the distance remained unresponsive.

"Oh, interesting."

Siegfried put down the binoculars and smiled meaningfully.

"Turn the rudder to starboard! Fold the sidesail and keep the speed of six knots close!"

It is not difficult to guess that the Cleveland will choose to lean over. As a navy, if such a thing happens, if you ignore it and record it in the logbook and send it back, the entire ship will be punished.

It's just that Mu didn't understand why he had to furl the sails and control the speed.

The wind direction is still favorable now. If the Cleveland is at full sail, it can at least reach a speed of 8 to 10 knots. This will undoubtedly catch up with the distant ship faster, but Siegfried only ordered to maintain a speed of [-] knots.

"Why not go full speed?" Mu asked the captain beside him.

The captain scratched his head foolishly, and explained: "Our ship is relatively small among the third-tier ships. With the side sails furled, our ship will appear narrower and smaller from a distance. If we deliberately control the speed, there is a chance that the other party will mistake us for a fourth-tier ship, so that they may not escape."

Fuck? !Still have this kind of operation?

Mu felt like he had learned again.

The people on this boat obviously seem to be more honest than the other, but when they actually do things, all kinds of tricks emerge one after another.

Mu felt that what he had learned in less than a month on board was equivalent to the past few years.

The subsequent development really made the warrior captain guess right!

Not only did the opponent not run away, but he even took the initiative to meet him here. From a distance, the top of the tallest mainmast on the opponent's ship actually blatantly raised an evil spirit flag with a white background.

The goblin on the banner looks a bit like a ghost, only slightly more abstract.

"It's a pirate!"

The moment the other party raised the flag, everyone on the Cleveland also had an insight into the other party's identity.

The smuggling ship didn't have the guts to charge the navy head-on, so the only possibility is that the pirates didn't run away, and they were still very angry pirates.

Lighting the flag means that the opponent not only doesn't want to run away, but even wants to fight back!
The first time he saw the flag on the opposite side, Siegfly turned back and asked Jim, the navigator on the ship.

"Do you recognize the pattern on the flag?"

Uncle Jim deserves to be an encyclopedia of humanoids. He didn’t even need to look at any information at hand. He opened his mouth and announced, “It’s the Ghost Pirates. The captain’s nickname seems to be Ghost. There is a Gengar with a cursed body. Other information is unclear. In addition to the captain, there is also a soldier nicknamed Iron Fist in their regiment who also has a reward.”

The more notorious big pirates are often on the bounty list of the navies of various countries, and they can be exchanged for bounties after being caught and sent to the navy.

It's just that this amount is far less exaggerated than in the One Piece comics, and not many pirates really use the bounty amount as a measure of their own strength.

What's more, the reward amount is not universal in the world. Most of the time, a group of pirates will only be wanted by one or two countries, and the rewards offered by different countries are not necessarily the same.

The release of bounties is more just for the navy to show its determination to fight pirates. There are only a handful of big pirates caught by bounty hunters every year, and most of them rely on the navy itself.

Of course, navy personnel cannot receive bounties for catching pirates. This is their job, but they can be recorded as military exploits.

At the same time, offering a reward can also help the captain who goes to sea to know the opponent's information in advance to a certain extent.

For example, at this moment, Siegfried asked Jim: "It seems to be a big fish, is there anything else this ghost pirate group needs to pay attention to?".

"Yes, I remember it was mentioned in the bounty that they have more than one ship."

"Oh?"

Siegfried raised his eyebrows.

Immediately after the exchange on their side, the next moment the pirate group on the opposite side made a move. The black sailboat in everyone's view began to raise its sails and accelerate, and at the same time, it also exposed the other two small boats that had been hidden behind the hull!
The two small boats were only about 30 meters long, smaller than the Navy's sixth-tier ships, and more like speedboats. They had been hidden on the back of the black sailboat before, so they were not discovered by everyone.

Now that the two sides are about to fight, the other party revealed this hidden hole card.

The pirates who dare to take the initiative to seek a confrontation with naval warships are obviously not ordinary people.

As soon as the two speedboat-class boats left their hiding place, they immediately soared at high speed, made two arcs on the sea surface, avoided a frontal confrontation, and went directly to the stern of their own Cleveland, as if they planned to cooperate with their black sailboat main ship to attack back and forth.

This tactic of making dumplings with three ships may be the reason why they dare not avoid or run away, and are even so rampant that they want to hunt the navy in turn.

They are crazy and have a big appetite, but it's a pity that they are destined to choose the wrong opponent this time!
Because what appeared in front of them at this moment was not a Tier [-] cruiser as they had imagined, but a Tier [-] battleship, and it was also one of the most prestigious battleships in the Third Fleet!

Siegfried on the deck showed a slightly crazy smile when he saw the two small boats that suddenly jumped out of the other side and came towards his back at an incredible speed.

"Haha, good job!"

In the field of vision of the telescope, it can be seen that there are particularly obvious waves near the bows of the two enemy small boats. It is obvious that the pirates are using the elves to drag the hulls into the water, which is why they have achieved such unreasonable speeds.

But when it comes to the assistance of the elves to the ships, our side is not too far behind!

Now that the enemy has already set their flags for a showdown, and even intends to outflank and fight back, there is no need for the Cleveland to continue to pretend.

The captain, Siegfried, handed over the steering wheel to Climdry, and he came to the bow of the ship, laughing wildly, while drawing his sword and pointing forward.

"Full sails! Full speed ahead! The spirits in the air use the tailwind! Look out and get down, the whole ship is ready for the impact!"

Tailwind: Flying skills, manipulate the power of the wind, change the wind direction to create a downwind advantage for yourself, and can provide acceleration for all teammates around you who follow the wind direction.

This trick plays a pivotal role in naval battles of this era, and it is equipped on almost all battleships.

Bi Diao, the first mate Hermo, was the best at this move, but it was a pity that he was not on the ship at the moment when he sent a letter, but fortunately, many of the other flying elves on board still had mastered this move.

At this time, the wind is blowing and the sails are full!
The USS Cleveland, which was approaching the opponent slowly at the speed of an ordinary merchant ship, suddenly turned into a racing bullfighter. The speed was like a racing boat, and the speed easily soared to 13 knots in an instant!
At such a high speed, the watchtower at the top of the mast could hardly stand any more people, so Siegfried sent an order early on to let Cornings down.

At this moment, they seem to want to tell the pirate group on the opposite side, who is the most beautiful boy on this sea!
(End of this chapter)