The Witcher: Son of the Planes

Black Skull.

It has been more than a month since the last Holz naval battle. Jack's business has been very bad recently. He went to battle twice, but either he encountered an ambush or the navy rushed over quickly. He lost a lot of supplies, but he has not been able to get any more. I don't know if the nails in Oakland Port have been pulled out, and the news has been blocked a lot. Even his beloved Rose can't comfort Jack's bad mood.

"Dear, why don't we go to the Azure Empire to develop? It's a neutral country, and the crackdown on pirates is not that severe. We have people and ships, so we can survive anyway." Jack's mistress Rose gently advised.

"Rose, you don't understand. The environment over there is much better than here, but there are also many people who eat pirates. The Imperial Navy just doesn't actively attack pirates, but if they find you attacking merchant ships, they will still annihilate you. After all, it is an island country over there, and it still attaches great importance to maritime trade." Jack explained.

"Damn Barto, damn Commander Hedram Bergs, other admirals have been bribed, but this Hedram is stubborn, and Barto has been against me since the last Battle of Holtz. I just took some money from him, but he is a slave trader, much more evil than me." Jack said angrily.

"Rose, take a rest first, I'll go out to the deck to take a look."

"Okay, dear, I'll prepare dinner first, you go ahead." Rose said.

When I got on the deck, I saw the first mate Armand and the second mate Jimmy chatting.

"What are you talking about, guys." Jack asked.

"Boss." Armand and Jimmy said.

"Armond, please pay more attention to Auckland Port. There has been no news for a long time. Could it be that old guy Hansen betrayed us?"

"Okay, boss, I will go to Auckland Port soon."

"Jimmy, how are the brothers feeling?"

"Boss, not very good. The brothers have some opinions about the unfavorable naval battles in the past few times. They feel that the boss's choice of targets is not suitable, which makes the brothers' efforts in vain."

"Jimmy, you should comfort the brothers and be patient. When Armand finds out the news, we must make a big deal."

Time passed quickly. During the conversation, a maid came to Jack.

"Captain, Mrs. Rose called you for dinner."

"Let's go, let's go, Armand, Jimmy, follow me to taste Rose's cooking." Jack called.

...

Marquis Cavendish Mansion.

"Your Excellency, Baron Richard asked me to bring a letter." Simon bowed and handed over the letter.

After opening the letter and reading it, Johnson already understood in his mind, "Emerald Island is thriving and developing very fast. Farmers have reclaimed a lot of wasteland. Although the map of the island has not been completed, the overall environment of the island is good and the area is not small. It is a good fiefdom for low-key development. The main lack is population, and food and other materials are also lacking before the harvest of crops."

"I understand your baron's thoughts. At present, the principality is negotiating with Burgundy. I believe that an armistice agreement will be signed soon. But when you go back, you must tell Richard not to relax and not to be careless about training soldiers. The principality may continue to launch campaigns at any time. As for population and materials, I will find a way. Simon, you go down and rest first. If you need anything, tell Earl Terry."

"Yes, Marquis." Simon bowed and left the hall.

"Terry, we still have to support Richard with people and materials. It's difficult to develop a private army in the capital. Too many people will cause suspicion from the royal family. It's better to be more casual with Richard."

"Understood, elder brother, I will arrange it as soon as possible."

...

After the last night exploration of the forest, Colin has been much quieter. He knows that with his own strength, he is not enough to gain anything in the forest. Although he has the opportunity to enter the forest again during the daytime training with the militia brigade, it is just a quick glance. With Knight Gary, there is no danger and no opportunity to explore.

In terms of food, there is a decline. Although there is a constant supply of small salted fish, there is occasionally an opportunity to add a meal, and some rabbit meat, venison and other wild animal meat, but the black bread does not seem to be very sufficient. It feels that there should be some problems with the supplies on the island. Fortunately, with Nora, the "internal thief", Colin is not hungry.

However, Colin is not very worried about these. After all, there is the baron above. If the sky falls, the tall man will hold it up. It is not his turn to think about these. He just needs to exercise well and master the skills of killing the enemy.

"In less than two months, we will be out of the militia training ground. Recently, we have started taking courses such as horse riding, archery, and musket shooting. There will be a new division at that time, and I don't know what will be arranged." Colin thought.

...

"Admiral, Jack should be a bit desperate now. After several naval battles, he has suffered a lot of losses. If there is another chance, we should be able to eliminate him and get a bounty. His bounty is not low." The subordinate said attentively.

"Oh, yes, 10,000 Nomisma. The Principality has been fighting for years, and the brothers' salaries are almost unable to be paid. It's hard to say how much this 10,000 Nomisma can get by then." Hedram Bergs said.

"Sir, if there is not 10,000, 5,000 is fine. The people above are also aggressive. Don't you see how much the quality of life of the people in the country has declined compared with the previous years? The other fleets are all making money. There is still a trace of the principality navy. This is mainly a land battle. If it is a naval battle, I think only our fleet can pull it out. The admirals of the other fleets will be hanged."

"Don't talk nonsense! Don't talk about state affairs." It is enough for us to do our own things.

"Admiral..."

"Don't say anything. You continue to keep an eye on Jack's ship movements and go to Hansen's Tavern more often. Maybe there will be new news."

...

Black Skull-Captain's Room.

"Come on, brothers, let's drink this glass." Jack said drunkenly.

The recent disadvantages made Jack want to get drunk. Armand and Jimmy didn't drink much, but Jack was almost drunk.

"Dear, eat something and try the braised herring I made." Rose said with concern.

"Yeah, boss, drink slowly, why drink so fast?" Jimmy also said with concern.

Not to mention that Rose and Jimmy were persuading Jack, but Armand's attention was not on Jack, but he was always staring at Rose with envy.

Armand followed Jack as a pirate at the age of fourteen. Eight years have passed. He has been working diligently, and he has been busy with everything. Of course, Jack also trusts him. But just two years ago, by chance, he met Rose, a girl in the tavern. Armand felt that his spring had come. He prepared for a long time to confess his love, but before he could say it, he found that Rose had become a couple with Captain Jack. That night, Armand smashed things in his room and almost fainted with anger.

He felt that his mentality of following Brother Jack for a long time had collapsed. Why did Brother Jack want to compete with him for women? He had all kinds of women. He only fell in love with her once, and there was no future.

From then on, Armand began to have some obscure thoughts. Although he seemed to be as obedient as ever and ran around for Jack, he knew what he was thinking.

He glanced at Jimmy again, "Hey, this silly boy is still working hard for Jack."

"It's almost there, it's almost there, Rose will be mine sooner or later."