837 Battle Starts (1/2)
Honestly speaking, Fred's taste in art was really nothing great.
In the captain's cabin, Fang Yuan mostly saw gold and silver artifacts.
It seemed that in the eyes of this captain, only precious metals were real currencies.
Of course, based on the difficulty of disposing of stolen goods, this notion was also understandable.
”As for these oil paintings, statues, and so on, they were most likely moved here because they couldn't be sold?”
Fang Yuan was disdainful when he discovered Fred's small vault. Between the mezzanine, there was a small box that contained all kinds of gold coins and gems. A conservative estimate of the total value was roughly five to six hundred gold coins.
”Greed knows no bounds… If it were Donald when he was still a voyager, he would have taken this sum of money and enjoyed a life of retirement long ago…”
Fang Yuan shook his head when he noticed a certain rod-shaped item inside the treasure box. Its surface was golden, and it was even embedded with multiple huge pearls.
”All right… He really knows how to have fun. Don't know which unlucky noble lady he snatched this trophy from…”
Fang Yuan was somewhat speechless as he closed the box. He made a decision—he was definitely going to immediately spend this sum of money to either raise Mockingbird's fighting strength or use it to bribe people.
Honestly speaking, Mockingbird was also just a common armed merchant ship, and Fang Yuan had thoughts of replacing this ship a while ago.
Unfortunately, given his current financial resources, it was simply not possible.
However, if a pirate was lucky, it was certainly an industry where one could reap a windfall.
No money? That was too simple. Just ruthlessly rob a few times, and you could have everything.
”My pirate ships certainly won't be limited to just one ship. A true flagship should at the very least be at the standard of Ettoman's steam-powered armored warships…”
Fang Yuan used his cutlass and went ransacking around the captain's cabin. Unexpectedly, he really did find an item that caught his eye:
[Four-leaf Clover Charm]
[Ingredients: Silver, Four-leaf Clover Juice]
[Description: This is a charm that has been exposed to mysterious powers and seems to be able to bring its owner a certain amount of good luck.]
[Status: Sealed]
…
”The Pirate System developed by the main body even has this function. It seems to be pretty good!”
Fang Yuan gazed at the small object in his hand.
It was a silver charm that had a four-leaf clover carved in it. ”The workmanship is rough and primitive, seems to be some witch's product. Moreover, it's currently sealed…”
Of course, even if Fred had a dozen such charms on him, he still would not have had any chance since Fang Yuan had wanted to kill him.
Just like a ball of flames, how could it set the ocean on fire? It was practically a pipe dream for a charm's power to be able to interfere with such an enormous source.
Nevertheless, it still had some effect on ordinary people.
”However… it's sealed!”
Fang Yuan could slightly sense the powers contained within, and it was not much. If it was directly placed on him, it would whittle away in a few days.
”I wonder how many gold coins a charm with mysterious powers can be sold for… I have to build a true warship for myself as soon as possible. After all, I'm someone who is going to become the Pirate King!”
Fang Yuan thought indifferently, ”Wait a moment… It's too troublesome to build a ship myself. I might as well steal one since I'm currently a pirate anyway…”
Thump! Thump!
At this moment, someone was knocking on the door hastily. ”Captain…”
”What's the matter, Bill?”
Fang Yuan opened the cabin door and looked at his new appointed second officer.
”The lookout has spotted a ship!”
Bill swallowed his saliva.
”Oh? Bring me there!”
Fang Yuan immediately became energetic upon hearing this.
When it came to sailing on the ocean, it was normal to be unable to find a target for weeks.
Even if they were fortunate enough to meet one, it was also possible that the ship was fully armed.
The majority of real pirate teams did not have any business for half a year, and once they did, it would last them for another half a year.
Fang Yuan had long made up his mind to display his might in the next pillage. This ship truly came at the perfect timing.
”Hmm…”
On the crow's nest, he picked up a spyglass and immediately saw the silhouettes of two sailboats on the horizon.
The ship was huge! Furthermore, there were two of them!
That was his first impression.
Presently, most merchant ships placed the transportation of goods as their primary priority. Thus, they would build their ships as large as possible while considering its speed at the same time. On the other hand, pirate ships were very focused, emphasizing on speed and the capability to quickly transport arms.
However, for the ships that were entering his line of sight, one was bigger than the other. It looked as though it was a merchant ship with its corvette, but something was fishy.
”If it's really a merchant ship and its corvette, something is amiss with this scale. Instead, it's more like…”
Fang Yuan grinned evilly after realizing something.
As the ships came closer, the view also became increasingly clear.
The outsides of the two ships were full of bullet holes, as though they had just experienced a great battle. Moreover, the pirate ship at the front was actually hauling the merchant ship behind it.
”This is a pirate ship that has just finished pillaging and is bringing along its loot!”