"Fuck, isn't that a merchant ship?" Pan Houhou jumped up on the wall and looked out.
When Tian Shi shouted, five people crowded up and occupied the top of the tower.
"The merchant ships always follow the coast. How could they come from that direction?" Mr. Wu squinted his eyes and said, "And the shape of the ships doesn't look like Qi's merchant ships. They don't run that fast."
"Boss, that ship seems to be heading for Jinxia City!"
"They can't be pirates," someone muttered.
Tian Shi felt inexplicably nervous.
His time as a soldier was not short, but he had never fought with a real enemy. He only joined the army for the reward.
Boss Wu spat into the palm of his hand, "If it is really a pirate, it will be fun. Everyone, this is a good opportunity to earn merit!"
"No, boss, you will die if you get stabbed."
"After being stabbed in the ass, if we turn around and close the city gate, can they still attack the city? The most they can do is cause trouble outside the city." He said disapprovingly, "As long as we can inform the brothers in the city of the news in time You guys, you can't escape this credit!" Boss Wu slapped Tian Shi hard, "Well done, Shitou, if you hadn't made such a fuss, we wouldn't have allowed them to land directly. When the time comes, we will discuss it. As a reward for your merits, you might be able to become a corps commander directly!"
Hearing what the other party said, Tian Shi immediately felt relieved.
"Monkey, go and bring the news to the government and ask them to close the city gate first!"
"It's your order!" Pan Houhou patted his butt and ran towards the bottom of the tower.
"Don't tell the gatekeeper, report it directly to the government, do you understand!" Boss Wu warned again, "If you let those people tell you, they will take at least half of the credit from you!"
"I know."
"Then what should we do?" the others asked.
"What's the rush? Of course we'll continue to monitor them. This ship can't sail to land. Once they land and are confirmed to be pirates, it won't be too late for us to return to the city."
"Should we notify residents outside the city?"
"Just the four of us? Can you come here with notification?" Boss Wu glanced at the questioner, "That's a matter for the government, so don't bother us."
"Speaking of which, these pirates have quite a few ships..." Tian Shi looked at the gray silhouette of the sea sky and couldn't help but frown. He did a rough count and found that the number of ships in his field of vision had increased from the two or three at the beginning to more than ten.
A thousand taels of silver on a ship are always worth it, right? If you are already so rich, why are you here to rob Jinxia City? Wouldn't it be good to loot merchant ships along the way
"Haha, you don't understand this. The reason why a bandit is a bandit is because there are snakes and rats mixed inside, and there are all kinds of things." Boss Wu said disdainfully, "Looking at the huge momentum, once the news is wrong, it's better to immediately Coax them to disperse? If you don’t believe me, you can take a look later, I guarantee they won’t dare to get even half a step closer to the city wall.”
"Boss is so knowledgeable!"
"Not to mention the city wall, they probably won't even approach this sentry tower."
Tian Shi suddenly remembered what the strange man said -
"But since the hexagram plate is pointing here, it means that you are on the cusp of the storm. Why don't you listen to me and find a place to avoid being involved in it?"
Will this beach...become the center of the storm
No, how is that possible. He shook his head. What Boss Wu said was not unreasonable. Even if the other party came with hundreds or thousands of people, they would not be able to cross the east wall of Jinxia City.
But it must be said that he was being mysterious. If he hadn't made such a noise, how could he have discovered something strange on the sea so quickly
Just then, a gust of wind blew from the sea.
The salty sea breeze swept over the long beach, and the dust stirred up made everyone close their eyes.
The sky suddenly became a lot darker.
"Hey, boss..." Someone suddenly murmured, "Are you sure that is really a pirate's ship..."
Tian Shi half-covered his eyes and looked at the sea again.
Then he felt as if the blood all over his body had solidified.
Among the gray shadows, a completely different sea ship appeared - it was several times larger than the pointed ships nearby. The sails above its head were densely covered with clouds. From a distance, it looked like a moving ship. small island.
Everyone was stunned.
Many of them live by the sea and have seen many large two-masted ships, but no ship in the past can compare with this one.
Even a pirate can't be this rich, right
Gradually, Tian Shi also saw something different.
The side of this ship is extremely high, like a building, and the layers are clearly distributed. On the side of the ship's side, there were densely packed holes. Although he didn't know why the ship was made like this, one thing was certain. Such a steep side was definitely not suitable for loading cargo and transporting people.
Boss Wu even took a deep breath.
"Oh God... Bodhisattva bless you..." He murmured in a low voice, and then suddenly raised his voice, "Beacon, light the beacon quickly! Don't stand there, let me move!"
"Boss, are you serious?"
Together with the beacon smoke, the meaning of this matter is completely different.
That means that surrounding beacon towers will also be lit one after another until the nearest troops stationed respond.
"Don't worry about the consequences, light the beacon first!" Mr. Wu yelled, "If these people have malicious intentions, they are definitely not something that the guards of Jinxia City can handle!"
…
Twelve miles outside Jinxia City, there is the Lugang Beacon Tower.
Wen Xingyuan put on the metal mask, straightened his fifth-grade alchemist robe, and walked slowly towards the tower.
"Stop! Who is it?"
As he approached the entrance, the guard on guard at the top of the tower noticed his movements.
"The Privy Council is investigating evil spirits and I have something to ask you." Wen Xingyuan replied coldly.
"Ah... It turns out to be Mr. Alchemist. Please forgive me for being rude." Soon the wooden door was opened, and the stationed team leader took the lead and led him in. "I wonder if you can -"
Wen Xingyuan took out the jade plaque and displayed it in front of everyone.
The other party no longer had any doubts, and he quickly handed over his hand and said, "It turns out that you are engaged in the work, sir. I wonder what you want to ask?"
"You... did you notice anything strange just now?"
"Weird?" The corps commander looked at his subordinates suspiciously, "Sir, everything is normal here."
"Well, very good." Wen Xingyuan put his hand into his sleeve, "Take me to the top of the tower to have a look."
Although this request is a bit strange, there is nothing unreasonable about it - a small sentry tower is a forbidden area for the common people, but for the fifth-grade alchemist of the Privy Council, there is nothing that cannot be seen.
"Then please follow me." The captain turned around and led the way.
He took out the talisman and medicine guide that he had prepared from the secret pocket of his sleeve.
"Kunshu returns to ugliness, Dingjiao." Wen Xingyuan recited silently.
In an instant, four or five thorns suddenly shot out from the ground at the bottom of the tower, and the guards staying below had no time to react before they were pierced by these sharp "stalagmites".
Screams suddenly broke out!
"This is... Sir..." The corps commander turned around and was stunned by the bloody scene.
The answer was a dagger.