Weird Star Witch

Facing the Earl's heir, Major General Alberto needs to be respectful: "Commodore Caleb, do you also know the whole story of these three captured ships?"

"Yes, Major General Alberto, these three Carolingian ships are so eye-catching. And the largest and most valuable of these three ships is undoubtedly this 80-gun ship."

After Caleb came in, he did not look at his brother Kedrick, but looked at Rudolf.

"Mr. Rudolf, the adjutant has told me about your heroic deeds. On behalf of the Earl's Castle of Golden Anchor, I would like to express my sincere gratitude. I also know the suggestions made by my dear brother." Caleb smiled gently:

"You don't need to go to Mr. Butler for this matter. I can make the decision. The Earl's Castle will send a patrol butler to visit the Dock Manor in the southern continent. The patrol butler can provide you with protection along the way. Are you satisfied with this solution?"

"Very satisfied."

Rudolf got what he wanted, the Royal Navy got what they wanted, and Commodore Caleb in front of him also got what he wanted.

Only Kedrick seemed to have done everything and nothing. He received several compliments from others, which were so sincere and useless.

Rear Admiral Alberto smiled at Rudolph and left the deck. It saved a lot of trouble to arrange for a count's son to join the Royal Navy.

From the moment Caleb appeared, all of Kedrick's actions became the actions of the count's castle, and had little to do with him personally. This is the art of nobility.

Others left one after another, only Kedrick did not leave. Kedrick felt that the smell of the sea breeze was so bad, with lingering sulfur and burnt smells.

Rudolph tried to invite Kedrick: "Master Kedrick, if you are willing, come and sit on our ship?"

Kedrick nodded mechanically. At this time, he didn't want to go anywhere. The wizard's ship made him feel more comfortable than the count's palace. He couldn't imagine what version of this matter would become in the mouths of others, a bold and lucky reckless master? A useless master who had to rely on his eldest brother to make the final decision? Or is he a fool who tried his best but was seen through by his elder brother at a glance?

When everyone else walked away, Rudolph apologized: "I'm sorry, Master Kedrick, Commodore Caleb has the final say. Under the circumstances at the time, it was not convenient for me to fight for anything for you."

"I know, this is not your problem. I want to thank you. If it weren't for you, it would take me a long time to enter other people's vision. At least I made some achievements last night, which also made my future path much smoother. When I turn 16 next year and join the army, others may find out that I have done something special here."

That's what he said, but Kedrick's face was not good.

When they left the 80-gun ship, they saw Ursula waiting for Kedrick on the plank road.

"Master Kedrick, I just saw the commodore boarded the ship. I wanted to inform you, but was stopped by the commodore's attendant..."

Kedrick returned to his sunny and decent smile and said to Ursula: "It's okay, the problem has been perfectly solved."

Several people changed the plank road and boarded the 60-gun ship next to them.

The shells and gunpowder on the deck were flooded and could not be used. They had been cleared by engineers. There was no problem with the cannons. Several alchemy engineers were checking the cannons one by one.

There were two tall black chimneys on the ship. When the ship started, the two chimneys would spew thick smoke. There was a huge paddle wheel on each side of the center of the hull. The power generated by the steam engine would be sent to the two paddle wheels, which would paddle the sea water and drive the ship forward.

The upper part of the paddle wheel, that is, the part exposed to the air, was protected by an iron cover to prevent the paddle wheel from being damaged. There was a bridge connecting the two paddle wheel protective covers, which was the place where the captain or pilot would look out in the future.

Rudolph looked at the excited Cooper on the side: "Captain Cooper, how does it feel to stand on the bridge?"

"Great! This big toy is much more interesting than the circus!"

Rudolph thought Cooper was the most suitable to be the captain. His zombies could work in the cabin below, without food or rest, and were perfect coolies.

In the future, the bridge, deck, and first-floor cabins will be areas for living people to move around, and the remaining three floors of cabins will be the working areas for zombies.

Kedrick also smiled, but only he knew how bitter he felt in his heart. Such a powerful ship is just a big toy for these heretics. If this ship is given to him, he will definitely become a qualified captain.

After blowing the sea breeze on the bridge for a while, several people went down to the first-floor cabin. The cabins here have windows, which are where the crew live.

It turned out that the wet and dirty bedding of the sailors was piled up, waiting to be transported away. The Royal Navy might find these supplies useful, but Cooper is ready to replace them with new ones, since Rudolph has plenty of money anyway.

The second-floor cabin is the combat zone, with cannons on both sides. The shells and gunpowder have been damaged, and the cannons can be used after processing.

"Will my zombies operate the cannons here in the future? That will be very stressful!" Cooper said that he was under great pressure, but his face was full of interest.

The third-floor cabin is also a combat zone, and there are also artillery here. The good news is that the hatch of this floor is very strong, and the soaking time is short, and the seawater has not entered the third-floor cabin. The bottom cabin is the ship's warehouse, where some coal and supplies are stored.

This is the general layout of the ship. There are many small rooms inside, such as equipment rooms, which require Cooper to learn slowly.

They finally rushed to the most important engine room. At this time, there were more than a dozen alchemy engineers busy in the engine room. These engineers were all engineers of the Royal Navy, and Mackenzie was supervising these engineers here.

Seeing Rudolph coming over, Mackenzie put down the parts in his hand: "Mr. Rudolph, the steam turbine is in good condition and should be repaired in another week."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Mackenzie."

According to the agreement with Mackenzie, he will be free after the steam turbine is repaired.

"Mr. Rudolph, how are you going to drive this ship away?"

This question asked Rudolph's pain point. This was his first time riding a large steam ship, and he didn't know how to drive the ship.

"Mr. Rudolph, my suggestion is that we recruit a group of crew members as soon as possible."

"I have the same idea, but you said 'we'?"

Mackenzie no longer concealed: "Mr. Rudolph, I think I can be the first mate of this ship. I don't want to go back to the Carolingian Kingdom, where I will either continue to be a pirate or go fishing, which is not what I want."

Before Rudolph spoke, Cooper spoke first: "That's great! My ship is in need of a first mate!"

Cooper now only has the title of captain, and knows nothing about sailing and ships. He really needs a helper.

Rudolph felt that Mackenzie's attitude had always been good, so he agreed to Mackenzie's request: "Very good, we now have a captain and a first mate. Captain Cooper, next you and First Mate Mackenzie go to recruit crew members together."

After saying that, Rudolph wanted to turn around and leave, but Cooper stretched out his hand to stop him. He asked in confusion: "Huh? What's wrong?" "Give me money!"

"Give me what money?"

"Money for recruiting crew members."

Old Gray didn't leave Cooper anything decent, just some corpses, not to mention more money. Rudolph had to take out the space wallet:

"This is 2,000 gold shields, First Mate Mackenzie, are these enough?"

Mackenzie began to count: "Second Mate, Navigator, Boatswain... Chief Engineer, First Engineer, Second Engineer... Purser, Cook... If you add the supplies needed by the ship, it's far from enough."

Rudolph reluctantly took out another 2,000 gold shields: "The war stopped maritime trade, and most of the crew members in Kodor Port lost their jobs. In the past one or two months, I think we are the only ones recruiting workers, and these seafarers are not difficult to find. So, is it enough?"

"Enough! Mr. Rudolph, you are so smart!"

Cooper and Mackenzie took the money that was not theirs and spent it with great interest. Rudolf and Yvonne were also preparing to leave the ship, but Kedrick and Ursula followed behind them.

Facing Rudolf's puzzled look, Kedrick said, "Oh, there's nowhere I want to go, why don't I go to your place and sit down."

Rudolf knew that Kedrick didn't want to go back to the Earl's palace. It's good to follow him. The title of the Earl's fourth son is not very useful to Major General Alberto and others, but it's different for those alchemy engineers, which can make them pay more attention to the work in their hands.

Rudolf deliberately came to the supplies department at the port first and looked at the things that were going to be loaded on their ships. Those low-level officers were really concerned when they saw Kedrick, and they allocated some better things to Rudolf on the spot.

Everything is valuable, and Rudolf walked towards the cabin by the sea with satisfaction.

On the way back to the cabin, Kedrick couldn't hide his irritation and couldn't help asking: "Mr. Rudolph, you are so active, decisive and courageous. If you were me, what would you do if you encountered today's situation?"

"Well... this question is difficult..." Rudolph thought about it carefully and felt it was very tricky:

"You have done it perfectly. Both I and Major General Alberto agree with your suggestion. A roving butler perfectly solves many problems. I have been guaranteed safety, and the Major General does not need to lose combat power.

The only problem with all this is that you need to convince the castle butler to agree to send a manor butler to the southern continent, which is also the key to the problem. Brigadier General Caleb's advantage is that he can really send a roving butler. He is the first heir and has this power.

Just one step away , which made a huge difference in the outcome. Rear Admiral Alberto could thank Brigadier General Caleb instead of you. Your plan to join the Royal Navy was forced to stop. There is a big difference between becoming a naval captain because of the Earl's order and becoming a naval captain because of your merit.

You can't go to the Earl to complain, because that means exposing the discord between your brothers to the Earl and others. No matter who is right or wrong, your character has flaws in the Earl's eyes, and the gain does not outweigh the loss.

If I were you, I couldn't stand this.

Shouting, "Don't bully the poor young man," run away from home! Get promoted again and again in danger, and then come back to slap your big brother's face.

What level of knight is your big brother? "

"Level 4 knight."

"Oh, then wait until I become a level 5 or even a level 6 knight before coming back, so I'm not afraid that he won't serve you coffee obediently!"

Ursula said quickly at the side: "This is absolutely not allowed! The young master cannot run away from home!"

How could the Earl's fourth son, a scion of the noble Golden Anchor family, run away from home?

Rudolph became more and more excited as he spoke:

"Think about it, if you go around saying that your eldest brother bullies you, how bad will everyone think of you.

If you say nothing and run away from home, then everyone will be curious, why did the good fourth earl run away from home?

You leave a trustworthy person to secretly publicize what happened today. Once others find out, it turns out that it was your elder brother who bullied you and took credit for your achievements. You have nowhere to express your grievances. And during the war, you have to take the overall situation into consideration. You don’t want to At this critical moment, I got stuck with my eldest brother, so I had no choice but to run away.

In this way, you expressed your anger reasonably, and more importantly, you disgusted your elder brother. Do you think it is perfect or not? "

Kedrick was so smart and continued: "Wouldn't it be more perfect if I followed you away from home and could provide you with a layer of protection?"

Rudolph was so thick-skinned that he didn’t feel any shame when Kedric saw through his true purpose and continued:

"You are wrong, you did not run away from home with me, you ran away from home with the roving butler of the Earl's Castle. Don't forget, Brigadier General Kaleb has promised to let a roving butler go to the Southern Continent with me.

Anyway, you are under 16 and not old enough to leave the castle, so why not come with me? There is no chance here. For you, this not only provides security, but also allows you to learn about the Golden Anchor family’s business in the Southern Continent. Killing two birds with one stone, you win! "

"You win too, Mr. Rudolph."

"Then who do you think lost?"

Kedric thought for a while and said: "If the operation is good, then if my eldest brother loses, he will have a reputation of ostracizing his brothers!"

"clever!"

Kedric's eyes flickered. If he was leaving with the traveling steward, there was no need to worry about safety. A level 4 knight was a very strong apostle on both sides of the Salagu Sea. It makes sense in name, and it’s not too much to go and see the family business in the southern continent.

"Okay! I'll follow you then!"

Ursula on the side was stunned. Did the wizard Rudolf just use some witchcraft? Why is the young master running away from home now?

Kedrick quickly said to Ursula: "Ursula! You must support me! Otherwise I will go crazy here!"

Seeing that there was no longer any sadness in Kedrick's eyes, Rudolph knew that his goal had been achieved.

Kedric said: "I asked the palace to send food and wine. I have been living in the temporary camp next to you these days. I don't like to go back to the count's palace anyway."

"That's right, retreat in order to advance, let them worry!"

Rudolph secretly rejoiced in his heart and kidnapped Kedric, not afraid that the itinerant steward of Earl Golden Anchor's castle would not help.