The Witcher: Son of the Planes.

The Black Skull Pirate Ship!

"What did Barto send you for?" Jack glanced at the person who came and continued to trim his nails.

"Dear Captain Jack, Captain Barto sent me here to express his respect for you. I hope you will accept this small token of my gratitude." The man said as he pushed the box over.

Jack looked up at the box and said nothing.

Seeing this, the first mate Armand stepped forward and opened the box. He flipped through the neatly stacked Nomisma inside the box, turned around and whispered in Jack's ear: "Boss, there are about 500 gold."

Jack stretched his neck and walked back and forth on the boat. Suddenly, he stepped forward and kicked the box over, and the Nomisma in the box rolled all over the deck.

"Bato, this guy with sores all over his mouth and pus oozing out of him, is more like a pirate than us. Go back and tell him that this is far from enough. I want ten times, ten times. Do you understand? Otherwise, tell him to stretch his neck and wait for death. As for the people on the ship, no one will be left alive... Go away." Jack said with his hands on his hips.

The visitor left timidly in a small boat.

……

"Captain, Jack has a big appetite and wants 5000 Nomisma," said the first mate Bob.

"This damn sea rat thought I was afraid of him, humph!"

"Bang!" Barto slammed his hand hard on the guardrail.

"Notify the brothers to get ready, check the artillery, refill the gunpowder, and prepare for battle!"

"captain……"

"No need to say more, just execute it."

"Yes, Captain," Bob responded.

……

"John, John, something doesn't look right. There are really pirates." Colin said hurriedly, patting John on the shoulder.

"Don't panic, find it quickly." John replied.

"Look, what's that in the distance, that black skull flag?" Colin asked.

A large ship gradually came into view from the sea level. The pointed horn on the bow emitted a cold light. The people on the ship shouted something like "tea juice, tea juice", and they seemed very excited.

Before John could answer, the voice of the first mate Bob came over: "Helmsman, turn the rudder and seize the upper hand; gunners, take your positions, adjust the benchmarks, and load gunpowder; sailor brothers, put up your muskets, aim, and shoot hard. These damn sea rats!"

"Slaves, go back to the hold and don't run around."

"Colin, take the mop, let's go back to the cabin," said John.

The dozen slaves on the deck returned to the hold with Colin. As soon as they got to the hold, the sailor guarding the hatchway waved his sword and said, "Behave yourself and don't cause any more trouble."

By this time, the bottom cabin was already in chaos. With the return of the slaves on the deck, most people knew that they had encountered pirates. The crowd began to get restless. Noisy sounds, voices, conversations, whispers, the crying of children and women all mixed together, making the already crowded bottom cabin even more chaotic.

"What should we do, John?" Colin asked.

Colin was just an ordinary college student in his previous life. Although he had been a little naughty since he was a child, he was indeed a little panicked when he encountered this situation. He was far less calm and composed than John.

"Hold the mop in your hand well. It can be used to block some attacks at critical moments." John said as he polished the top of the mop.

Seeing John's calmness, Colin gradually calmed down. There was no point in panicking, so he followed John's method and began to polish the top of the mop.

Is this probably to make a wooden spear? There is not enough time to just grind it like this. No matter what, I have to do something and can't just sit there and wait for death. Colin thought.

Colin was mopping the floor with his head down when he suddenly felt someone pulling at the back of his clothes. Turning back, he found that it was the cute little Nora who was pulling his clothes.

"What's wrong, Nora?" Colin asked.

"Brother Colin, do you think pirates will attack the ship? I heard that pirates have red beards, big noses, and green eyes. They are very scary, and they will eat children when they are hungry." Nora asked weakly.

Hearing this, Colin smiled.

"Pirates are also human beings. Even though they may not look good, they won't eat people. Don't be afraid. This is not something you should worry about. Just hide in the bottom cabin for a while. I will protect you." Colin touched Nora's head and comforted her.

Nora had bright blonde hair, big eyes that seemed to be able to talk, and a bright smile that made people like her at first sight. She was supposed to be on the ship with her mother, but unfortunately, her mother fell ill a few days ago, and the evil Barto did not treat her at all. Men might have given her a chance, but the woman and the child were simply ignored and pushed into the sea as soon as they died.

The feeling of sympathy made Colin take better care of Nora. After pulling Nora from the back to the front, he usually placed her next to himself and John, so she was not squeezed or choked to death. Therefore, Nora was closer to Colin and John.

"I understand, Brother Colin. I believe we will be fine." Nora replied sensibly.

Hearing the conversation between Colin and little Nora, John turned his head and smiled, then told Nora, "Hide well for a while, don't run around."

At this time, someone in the back of the cabin shouted: "Let go of the ropes for us, we can also pick up weapons and fight, more people means more strength."

Except for the dozen men and their daughters and children working on the deck, the other men on the boat had their hands and feet tied and squeezed into this confined space of less than 60 square meters. It is conceivable how inconvenient it is in normal times.

Hearing the noise coming from the lower cabin, the sailor guarding the door became a little impatient: "What are you arguing about? Don't you want to live? Just stay there and don't move. The master doesn't have time to deal with you."

……

"Later, fire a few shots at Barto to let him see how powerful we are and the strength of the Rio pirates. We can then board them when we get closer. Although there are plenty of pirates and we won't have to worry about replenishment, our old friends will be defeated if one dies," Jack ordered.

"Okay, boss, don't worry, we brothers are all veterans, better than those fancy guys on the other side." said the first mate Armand.

"Boss, these weaklings are getting closer. I'll take our men up there and make sure none of them can escape." Second mate Jimmy hurriedly said.

Along with the ding, ding, ding of the bell, the lookout on the mast called out, "30 more nautical miles."

"20 nautical miles to go."

"We have entered the cannon range." (The cannon range is set to about 12 nautical miles here)

Before the order to "fire" was given.

"Boom," the artillery shells from the opposite side were fired first, and the waves caused were 3 meters high. Fortunately, they did not hit and there were no casualties.

War is imminent!