“Its 3 gold for a sip of water and 5 gold apiece of raw fish until we get back to continent.
This is a high level of unspeakable tyranny, to reap excessive profit!
“By what means do you expect us to pay that!”
Fractal tried to strongly protest but paused and with a mild voice continued.
“That is, we will be sailing this ship until we reach our destination, so can you pay us some money for going as fast as we can.”
Yellowy nodded thinking it was actually a smart proposal and a reasonable compromise. There was no reason to refute this level of compromise.
“1 copper per day”
“Eh?”
“If you don't like it then get off!”
"......."
He was like a mugger with knife.
By using the smallest opportunity and efficiently squeezing everything out of his prey.
They couldn’t talk back because it was a decision made from a position of power.
The scary thing were the living sculptures that he gave life to. They follow him like he is their parent.
The living sculptures that were watching everything that Weed was doing learned that, ‘life is all about money.’
Drinpelt was watching when then 3 Mad Sharks of Becky Ninh appeared and were let onto the ship.
Asshole.
Even Drinpelt had a dirty feelings because of the insults.
It may be hard on the land but trying to escape through the sea is going to be even harder.
The leaders of the Hermes Guild had reminded him every single day to catch Weed as soon as possible.
Through the broadcast they saw Weed for the first time in all of the Versailles Continent, completing the most difficult ‘S’ level quest successfully even with their interference.
Even with reinforcement sent to them they were unable to show any improvement in performance.
They may have suffered on land but it’s an entirely different scenario in the sea.
He admitted his lack of experience in land but in sea he was a king.
“He is just running away for his life after all he did, arrogant jerk”
Drinpelt was not worried about winning against him because of the huge difference between their ship’s combat forces, but he was worried about the reaction of others after he wins.
“Should I finish him off in a single attack? No, that’s too soon for disposing him after all he did.”
Armed with the latest artillery weapon with a very high fire power, 1 medium-sized sailing ship will be easily destroyed without resistance.
“Because it is a naval warfare it would be an easy victory for me without a doubt.”
Seeing as they can win without resistance we need to prioritize recovering honor which is a more pressing matter.
Because it’s a naval warfare that he can win he may be able to get some ratings for the show.
“Their ship’s rear is coming into range”
Petty officer shouted in a loud noise.
The 3 Mad Shark Becky Nin were sailing the ship, but were unable to increase the speed more than the original speed because of the excessive load.
Drinpelt hardened his resolve and gave the command.
"Forward, commence bombarding.”
“A little bit more before they come in range”
“Begin shelling at once but aim at their surroundings.”
The Medium-sized sailing ship would be easily sunk that it would look so lame.
The ability to get rid of the sail while showing off a thoroughly dominant force in the shelling.
He directed the assault operation with his elite forces on the enemy’s boat.
Drinpelt was aiming for a perfect win!
Drinpelt’s order was passed along to the entire fleet.
Haven Kingdom 2nd fleet’s warships came to the front and turned at an angle revealing the side of the ship.
Four doors opened, each with a mounted Cannon and they opened fire sequentially.
Boom... boom.. boom. boom boom boom boom!
More than five ships, putting together the 160 doors opened and the cannons fires were launched.
Shells fired from the artillery cannons flew making a parabolic arc and falling down in places not far from Weed’s ship.
A column of water sprang from river with a deafening roar, which shot up to the heavens with a height of more than 10 meters.
“Reload!”
The artillery units in the ship that just fired were reloaded again.
The captain’s artillery were loaded so fast with speed and accuracy because of the degree of skills and training done of the crew.
The weight due to the number of mounted the cannons, caused the ship's mobility to be very slow, but despite such weaknesses. Drinpelt’s warship joined the chase once more.
This time 7 other ships revealed their sides with open door.
“Fire.”
238 shells were fired simultaneously!
This time the launch angle was even higher and more shells dropped in the river and many columns of water were raised again.
The entire might of the artillery cannons were shown, when there was a huge surge created due to the shelling.
The Shells were getting closer and closer to weed’s ship.
“The distance is shrinking. step on it faster!”
“Now, Get the ship to its max speed”
The 3 Mad Shark Becky Nin were struggling at the hull to increase the speed of the ship.
Weed could use black magic to form a shield with dark aura and yet he did not feel the need to use it.
The scene of all the shells falling in the river at once is difficult to see very often.
The best spot to watch while being chased with a narrow margin was the stern.
The timid and cowardly yellowy was hiding in the cabin and next to him was Seoyun with a mask like face.
“Shells are very expensive with the cost 3 gold each…..
Those guys have a lot of money”
They are boasting an enviable amount of money!
The river was occupied by lots of ships that were chasing after them, it hurts my stomach seeing as they have armed their ships to the brim with their wealth.
The commercial development in the central continent is very high because of its high population, because of that the Haven Kingdoms fleet was heavily armed.
Because of the clear view in the sea their vision is good, which made Weed possible to see the enemy from the back of the ship. But just like him Drinpelt also had a clear view of everything from his ship.
Weed had a bad habit of deliberately provoking his enemies.
Just like a heroic knight watching a little lamb eating grass.
If he loses his life, he would lose his precious items and his skill proficiency level would also drop.
So looking and analyzing the enemies constantly was a very important factor.
Great courage is also necessary in order to live.
Haven Kingdoms fleet and pirate ship were chasing them at full speed along the unfrozen river.
“Its time to start”
When the enemy ships came into a fixed position, Weed shouted.
“It’s time to burn everything.”
Out of the sculptures made by the head of the 13th sculpture guild there was a fire giant.
Because he was made out of fire he couldn’t ride in the boat as it was made out of wood. It might have endanger other living sculptures.
The fire giant had to take another ride in place of the ship.