The Naga clan off the Shining Ocean is quite famous, and they often attack the passing merchant ships on the route from Amperexel to Greywind Harbor and even Rubik. However, the Naga murlocs in the deep sea are not united. They are divided into more than a dozen ethnic groups, large and small. The most famous of them are the Kou Tao murlocs and the Flashing Naga. The Kou Tao murlocs are not limited to the shining ocean. They are the most notorious robbers on the oceans, and their figures spread all over the Seven Seas of Vaughan. In comparison, Shanlin Nagar has its own culture, language and tradition more similar to a kingdom.
Most of the peoples in the deep sea make a living by looting, and the Nagas are still no exception. Dozens of ethnic groups attack each other, but it is the squalor among robbers. I have never heard of one day because they can’t fight each other. Merchant ships on all routes did not suffer.
For the pirates, the sailors are not so in awe of the siren in the myth. Brando reminded, everyone reacted. "But it's really weird. Mermaid tribes rarely come out with Naga to looting merchant ships." That's the case, Captain James still asked suspiciously, while pulling out the pipe, patted it and put it out and stuffed it into his coat. In his purse, he drew a long sword with his right hand, and turned his head and ordered the sailors to erect the shield on the side of the ship.
"Beware of the javelin!" he added.
In the sword of amber, the mermaid clans attached to the Nagas, often participating in the wars between them, using their magical voices to win wars for their allies. To put it bluntly, it was like a bard on the battlefield, but the battlefield here had to be moved from the land to the deep sea. But merfolk are typical kind creatures. They usually refuse to cooperate with Nagar all the merchant ships that plunder humans or dwarves (1), but it is not surprising that one or two alien species appear in a huge race.
At this time, the creatures in the sea surfaced. These creatures looked similar to humans, except that their skin was bluish-blue. The shoulders, arms, and back were covered with erect scaly fins, from the cheeks to the neck. There are cheeks on their chests, and they also have nasal cavities. They can breathe with their lungs or filter the air with their cheeks, but for Nagas, the air on the land is too dry, and they are very unaccustomed to living away from the water.
Naga does not have hair. Bunches of beautiful sky blue nerve bundles have taken the place of the hair. At first glance, it looks a little weird, but when you get used to it, you will feel very beautiful. Most of the Naga who surfaced are male. The male Naga has two pairs of arms and no obvious breastfeeding organs. The face has sharp edges and corners. The face is covered with war patterns and muscle knots with special non-soaking dye. Like a tough human male.
But Brando knew that it was because their lower body was hidden under the water. According to legend, Naga was the offspring of the heavenly serpent, and both were half-human and half-snake monsters. Men in Naga have fewer arms than women, because the god of Naga in mythology wants women to be more ingenious than men, and men only need to go to the battlefield, so they need to be more sturdy and powerful.
However, these are myths and legends. In reality, both the Naga and the murlocs are good at throwing spears. The male Naga has two pairs of arms. The sea is rich in mineral resources, and there is no need to worry about iron and copper, two metals commonly used for weapons and armor. The Nagas know how to use submarine volcanoes to smelt and forge weapons, and they also have special methods to protect their weapons underwater. It is not much inferior to humans on land in terms of combat equipment. However, the biggest difference between the weapons and armors of the Naga clan and humans is the fusiform shield, which is a special product of the Naga clan, in order to reduce resistance underwater.
Seeing that the mermaid’s seductive singing voice did not work, the Nagas used the most common tactics as soon as they surfaced, throwing their spears on the deck of the Yuandi like it was raining. Unfortunately, Captain James was very experienced and had already been ordered to erect. Start shield-ship shields are actually the common double-layer tower shields on the Warnd battlefield. They are usually hung upside down on the ship's side. When needed, they can be straightened with ropes-stainless steel spears flutter like raindrops It’s the same on a thick shield, but it’s no use. The shields on the ship are designed to deal with these common robbers at sea. The Yuandi is a big ship, and the preparations are even more thorough. The Nagas’ spears are either embedded On the shield, either slipped feebly into the water.
After a while, Grey Sword Saint Mephistopheles, Charles, Andrique, Akane, Modefice, Ropar, and Princess Silver Elf also came to the deck. Seeing these people, James was finally relieved. In a sigh of relief. Although he does not know the full strength of the young lord beside him, he also knows that at least Metis and Charles have the strength of the golden rank. There are two masters with the strength of the golden rank. The flagship in the fleet is no more than that.
"What's the matter?" Mephistopheles asked the monsters on the sea as soon as he walked out of the cabin. Captain James didn't know that this ordinary-looking middle-aged talent was brought by Brando during his trip. The biggest boss, but just this calm skill is enough to make him look twice.
Grey Sword Saint’s calmness is not without reason, after all, this is the beginning of the Year of the Sword, unlike the fact that a robber on the road after the Slate War robbed him may be a factor of civilization. At this time, not to mention that in Eruin, even if Mephistopheles's principality is still subordinate to Cruz, he is also a top-ranked master in the empire. A master of his level, as long as he is a little careful, it is almost impossible for the entire Vaughan to find their existence to death.
And a few heads of Nagas, even more so.
"It's Naga," Brando replied, pressing the long sword in his hand, but didn't immediately make a move. He looked at the warriors of the Naga tribe on the sea, and felt a little familiar-although the Naga tribe looks similar to humans, there are still differences between different tribes, such as the flash scales because of their colorful scales. name. The tribe that Brando saw right now was a bit like a grayfin Naga. When he saw the white fins of the other party, he couldn't help but startled slightly. He thought it was not such a coincidence, right
"This is Naga?" Grey Sword Saint had heard of a monster like Naga. But he was born in the interior of the empire, and he has been against the empire all his life. He has never sailed out to sea, and he has only heard and never saw a monster like Naga. He looked at these monsters, couldn't help but stunned slightly, then turned around and said: "How can you run into trouble everywhere?"
"I..." Brando never dreamed that this serious guy would even spit out serious things, but only he would have such a leisurely sentiment at this time. But I didn't expect that Otales could not help but nod in agreement, "I think this guy is right, you can get into trouble wherever you go."
"Martha is here, I'm also innocent, okay!" Brando was silent in his heart. When he used to be in the Amber Sword, he wanted to encounter a plot task and couldn't, but after crossing this world, he was really shocking every step of the way. , Inexplicable things came to him one after another.
But Otales is just a joke. It is very common to encounter pirates at sea. There are not only pirates, but also robbers and bandits on the land. The lords’ management of their own territories is actually limited to the core piece. The more remote the area from economic exchanges, the more chaotic the public security, such as in the open sea. An area that no one can control is a paradise for illegal forces.
At this time, the sailors began to counterattack. Most of the ships sailing on this route were armed merchant ships, and there would be no shortage of weapons on board. The sailors fought back with bows and crossbows, but their counterattack was really inaccurate. It was not so much to destroy the opponent, as it was to force the opponent away. On the contrary, it was a mess. The sailors under James suffered a lot. Several spears shot through the gap of the shield into the crowd, wounding several people, and two unlucky ones were nailed to the deck. , The second officer of the part-time doctor on the ship took a look and said that he couldn't live anymore.
However, Brando took out a few bottles of the lowest-level holy water from the Dimension Cave and let Metisa pass it over. The number of holy waters of this level in the Dimension Cave that he got from Amman is astonishing, not to mention the low-level holy water is not very useful to him, it is just used to buy personal affection, Brando knows, fight with these Amperthel merchants Good communication is very beneficial to his future development, not to mention that James himself has a deep background.
Holy water is the most effective medicine in the world. Its biggest function is to stop bleeding and repair body damage. Injuries in war are basically these two types. As long as you don't lose too much blood and die, holy water can play the role of life and death. However, this thing is really uncommon, and the temple can only be provided to the most elite troops during the holy war.
As soon as the two dead sailors poured holy water, the terrible injuries healed immediately at a speed visible to the naked eye. At that moment, let’s not say that it was the second officer who was in charge of healing the wounds. Even James was shocked. Although his sailors were not very important, those who lived on the sea all year round didn’t put their heads on their waistbands to look down on life and death. But being able to drag the dying person back alive from the hands of the god of death is not a miracle.
Captain James was born a noble, well-informed, and immediately realized what the potion Brando had given him. What he was surprised was not Brando's patience, but Brando's generosity. Holy water was used at will on an unknown sailor, either too kind or broad-minded.
Seeing this scene, James hesitated, and for the first time, as a nobleman and businessman, he began to consider whether to deepen contacts with the emerging power of the firs. He glanced at Brando, and thought that perhaps as the rumors said, the other party came from a big family with a deep heritage, but why did the other party appear in Tonigel against Count Jean Dernell
With his unique aristocratic keenness, he immediately associated it with the civil war in the north, the royal party? Or the princess's private knight? Could it be that Karasu's highland knights have turned to support the princess faction? Several thoughts flashed through the young captain's mind like lightning.
Compared with the captain's complicated mind, the only two sailors who were rescued from death are grateful. These sailors are actually from poor families. If they were not desperate, who would become seamen? Navigation in this era is a matter of great risk. The death rate of sailors is quite high. According to Brando’s understanding, it is slightly better than that of the other great seas in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in history. Saving these two sailors was basically equivalent to saving the lives of the other's family, but even so, Brando still did not accept the two sailors' request to kiss his boots to express gratitude.
As a modern person, this is really awkward for him.
However, this fell in the eyes of others, and on the contrary, it brought out the broad-mindedness of the young lord. Brando did not know that his subconscious behavior had won a high reputation among the sailors, because at this time the future of the White Lions The non-commissioned officers have taken out a batch of heavy crossbows from under the cabin. These crossbows are not ordinary four-armed crossbows. After all, the four-armed crossbows can no longer meet the requirements for the fighters of the Black Iron Rank. Brando ordered Brou. The master specially created a batch of crossbows with enchantments for the non-commissioned officers of the White Lion Corps. These weapons are amazingly expensive. Each one is almost equal to the same weight of gold. Fortunately, Brando only needs fifty. That's it.
Brando intends that the future white lion infantry will use the magic bow instead of the magic bow. The magic bow requires a miniaturized magic guidance device. This is the area that Antitina is good at. Although the technology is complicated, the price is cheaper. More than a few times. Of course, that was still a distant dream. Before that, the white lion infantry could only use ordinary whiteboard bows. Brando didn’t have enough money to prepare a magic bow for each soldier, not to mention that he thought he really Little Roman would definitely make him a big mess if he had to do that.
As soon as the non-commissioned officers of the White Lion Corps joined the battle, the situation on the battlefield immediately changed. In this world, or even in the entire Eruin, I am afraid that no lord has invested so much money in training soldiers like Brando. Brando’s knowledge comes from modern times, and he understands that the army is raised. Among his training programs, he strictly requires the actual combat training of soldiers and noncommissioned officers to account for the proportion of daily training. For this reason, Bolu and Antitina complained more than once that the territories spent unimaginable amounts of funds on this. Arrow, repairing weapons and damaged armor, this cost is dozens of times or more than other lords of Eruin.
Regarding this, the master from the court all expressed angrily that if the money was saved to build an army for the princess, at least an army of the same size as Brando's men could be recruited. But Brando insisted on going his own way, and this persistence finally saw results today.
The non-commissioned officers of the White Lion Corps are like experienced fighters who have been on the battlefield countless times. Even the only defect that has not seen blood was compensated during the Wolf Tide. They are even the most elite of Eruin at this moment. The knight was ashamed of seeing it. Although they may be more experienced in battlefield experience, they are far inferior to being well-trained and cooperating with each other.
The arrows of the non-commissioned officers of the White Lion Corps are as precise as they have eyes. They are accumulated through countless shooting training. Everyone who uses broken arrows to convert into gold coins is estimated to have tens of thousands of trophies. you. But these gold coins have now been recovered from Naga. Captain James couldn’t believe his eyes. The non-commissioned officers of the White Lion Army killed an enemy with one stone. In just a few breaths, more than a dozen Naga fighters were shot to death. Sank from the sea.
The marksman in the navy is no more than that.
The Naga on the opposite side also felt great pressure. They never dreamed that a merchant ship would have such firepower. This meant that it was a warship, and even the kingdom’s third-tier capital ships did not have this firepower density. The only difference was that there were no artillery or ballistas on this merchant ship, otherwise they would really think they had hit a genuine warship of the kingdom.
The two sides handed over for a while, and there was only one non-commissioned officer in the White Lion Corps because of the broken crossbow when the string was twisted, and his hand was injured. He became the only wounded on Brando's side in this battle, and Nagar had already left behind. More than a dozen corpses. The naga warriors on the sea had changed from initial shock to fear. They let out a scream, and turned back one after another.
"Is this a retreat?"
The captain and Brando were both taken aback. In their impressions, the Nagas were extremely brave and good at fighting. Even if they were frustrated in a short period of time, they would continue to fight without fear of death. They had never seen an offensive blocked and immediately turned around and ran away. . Is this still naga? This is not a murloc disguise, is it? Brando and James looked at each other a bit.
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(Note 1) Generally speaking, only two races, humans and dwarves, are the only races of Warnd who are keen on commercial trade. The most common merchant ships at sea are also merchant ships of these two races.