Release that Witch - Chapter 452

[Chapter 445 Attack]

At dawn, Kakusim arrived at the pier.

What was different from usual times was that the pier was full of silent crowds, carrying backpacks and long guns, like a dense forest standing in the wind and snow.

Despite the large number of people, the order at the scene was very orderly. The soldiers boarded the paddle steamer one by one. This posture alone made him feel the power of speechlessness.

Kakusim swallowed involuntarily.

This is the warrior of His Royal Highness.

It’s unbelievable, the old man thought. When he was young, he had roamed through most of Graycastle, from Seawind County to Port of Clear Water, and led the merchant fleet to the fjord islands. The ferocious savage of the beast.

To him, those people were undoubtedly extremely powerful warriors, but he never expected that now in front of a group of ordinary people, he could feel this power again, and it was even stronger than before.

That’s right, these people are ordinary people… Kakusim has been in Border Town for almost four months, and his understanding of the town is getting better and better.

He knew that the members of the First Army were basically selected from the local aborigines. Most of them were adults when they joined the army. They had various occupations before, including miners, hunters, furnace workers and masons, but there were no soldiers.

In other words, they have no experience of combat training since childhood.

However, in just a few months, these people have already possessed an aura that is not inferior to any knight order. What kind of magic did His Royal Highness cast?

“Are you…really going?” Vader’s deliberately lowered voice came from behind, and it was obvious that he was also infected by this silent team.

“Otherwise, why should I apply for the position of captain?” Kakusim took a deep breath.

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“But they’re going to war.”

“They are all serving His Highness,” the old man said without turning his head, “and so am I.”

The voice behind was silent for a moment, “Don’t die outside.”

He didn’t answer any more, but waved his hand.

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Facing the snow, Kakusim boarded the No. 6 paddle steamer. According to tradition, the captain can name his own ship. Although this strange ship belongs to His Royal Highness, he is still told that he has this right.

It’s just that the old man hasn’t made up his mind yet.

This is the captain again after he bid farewell to sailing for more than ten years, and he hopes that he can come up with a commemorative name.

“Boss, you are here!” Walking into the cabin at the bow, his deputy greeted him immediately, “The boiler is warming up now, and I guarantee it will start turning soon.”

This young man is called Barracuda, from the southern border, and has been fishing in the sea for several years.

In other fleets, he may not even be able to be a sailor, but here is no problem, everyone is a novice.

“Is the crew all here?”

“It’s already here, you are the last one,” the other party winked.

“If you don’t know how to respect a captain, I’ll gladly let you mop the decks all day.”

“No, respected Mr. Captain,” the young man immediately stood up straight, “Of course I understand!”

“That’s right,” Kakusim said, stroking his beard, “inform the boiler room and ask them to heat up the fire a bit more, but don’t close the damn steam valve, I don’t want to hit the front again The ass of the ship!”

“Okay, I got it.” Without finishing the sentence, Barracuda showed his true colors again. He blinked at the old man, and then flew out of the cockpit.

“You bastard,” Kakusim shook his head with a smile.

The serious atmosphere brought by the First Army has been diluted a lot, and he seems to have returned to the days of galloping on the sea.

Walking to the steering wheel, the old man lightly stroked the wooden handle, and began to sink his heart to review the operation process of the paddle steamer.

The stone ship invented by His Highness is completely different from the sailing ship. It has no mast and no cabin below the deck. It only has two rooms at the bow and the middle of the hull. The window can clearly see the route situation, and the middle is the boiler room, where the power of the ship comes from.

The rear and tail of the cab are bare decks. During training, they often bring some miners along the Chishui River westward to dig some coal at the edge of the Misty Forest. Haifeng County is also a relatively common heating material.

But now, the windshield cloth has been pulled up around the deck, and a shed has been set up above the head, obviously for the soldiers on board.

Although he had never been exposed to this new gadget before, Kakusim quickly discovered in training that it is not difficult to make it move, even much easier than sailing.

The fact that there is no need to adjust the canvas according to the wind direction and force saves a lot of manpower and time – any villager can burn the boiler vigorously, but it is impossible to master pole climbing and sailing in less than half a year thing.

As long as the chimney emits white gas, close the valve and the ship will go.

At this moment, a dull siren sound came from the front, breaking the morning tranquility of Border Town.

This is the signal to go.

“Boss, the water in the stove is already boiling!” The barracuda rushed back to the cab.

“Ring the bell to notify Bigfoot and Grizzly to close the gate, speed up, and move forward!” Kakusim said solemnly.

“Yes, move forward!” The barracuda pulled a thin wire on the wall, and along this wire, the corresponding bell in the boiler room would vibrate to convey the order from the captain.

The hull shook violently, and the wooden wheels on both sides slowly turned.

Kakusim held the steering wheel and stared straight ahead – when Vader asked that question, he didn’t say what he really thought in his heart, or that serving the lord was only a small part of the answer.

He simply likes the position of “captain” more.

Whether it is a sailing ship or a steam paddle steamer, Kakushim will feel sincere joy when he holds the wheel and cleaves the wind and waves on the water.

This is the life he wants.

“Pull the sail… no, continue to add coal!” The old man turned the rudder to the right and shouted, “Hurry up, lads, we are about to set off!”

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“As long as you can send me to Border Town, the Sylt family will reward you with a lot of money… Five, no, how about ten gold dragons?” asked.

His left foot got stuck in the crack of the door, lest the other party directly close the dilapidated door panel and shut him out.

“My, my lord…it’s not that I don’t want to send you off, UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com, but it’s really impossible,” the boatman stammered, “Look, my boat has a bare bottom. Well, there isn’t even a shed to keep out the snow, so it’s fine to cross the river, but you said you’re going to Border Town, it will take you several days! Not to mention whether I can get there with a pole, it’s freezing and snowy at night, we Sleep, where to sleep! You want to say that on the sleeping boat, you can’t be frozen into two popsicles all night?”

“Are there any other boatmen around here who can go to Border Town?” the housekeeper asked unwillingly.

“No more, no more,” said the other party, waving his hands repeatedly, “We are all just small boats. Only in the fortress can there be large sailboats that can stay overnight. You should go there and look for them.”

If he can enter Longsong Fortress, why bother to find these boatmen who make a living from fishing and ferrying at the outskirts of the wharf?

The housekeeper stomped on the snow on the ground. Since the four major families started attacking the fortress, all the gates have been closed. It took him half a day to bypass the fortress and come here, but it is a pity that finding it is still in vain.

Seeing that the sky is about to get dark, how can we complete the task assigned by the master?

The housekeeper looked at Chishuihe with a bitter expression, but soon he froze in place.

God, what is that?

He rubbed his eyes, making sure that he read correctly—an extremely large fleet was heading towards him. The appearance of the ships was different from the sailing ships he had ever seen. In the snow, the fleet was rumbling. With the sound of booming, they moved quickly along the river; except for the first strangely shaped sailboat, the rest of the boats obviously had no sails, but they were sailing against the wind.

The flag of the first ship was fluttering in the wind, and the family crest of the tower and spear embroidered on it was vividly visible. The butler couldn’t help but hold his breath. This is the fleet of His Royal Highness Roland Wimbledon!

(To be continued.)

[End of this Chapter]