519 Stepping into a trap (2/2)

Instead, his crew wasn’t aware that the trio had an outrageous method known as their party storage; allowing them to easily bypass the rigid surveillance of the port’s officers. If not, his crew would inevitably have to walk the plank.

Following that, nothing particular happened. When Mister Lohan’s dispatched artesans had completed their refurbishing of the Hill Maiden, the Hill Maiden was long prepared and replenished with fresh water and food supplies. Raising its massive sails, its anchor was retracted as it returned to the sail the vast oceans.

However, 5-6 nautical miles into their voyage, Sheyan issued an order – advance with half speed! Although all of his pirate crew had no clue about that, they still complied once their captain released his order.

Yet another 7-8 nautical miles had past. The lookout, Ol’Seadog, ordered his men to report about two British Royal Navy third rate ships were overbearingly pursuing in. Those were very possibly the two ships they sold of previously, and appeared as if they harboured malicious intent.

Sheyan then laughed heartily.

”As expected, those brats are here. Sace! It is time for you to perform, take note of maintaining the ship’s speed. Those brats are probably novices in terms of naval voyages, just consistently maintain this distance between them. We shall drag them deeper into the sea where they cannot escape, before we dispose of them.”

Sace was a habitually silent individual. Upon hearing Sheyan’s order, he begun leisurely instructing and manipulating his subordinates in operating the sails. To him, such a small task didn’t require him to personally act.

At this instant, a notion jolted through Brother Black’s heart like a current.

”All these....I’m afraid boss must’ve planned this a long time ago!!”

Indeed, Sheyan had already began scheming right before he had sold off his two third rate ships. The few ships he had commandeered were all active warships of the British Royal Navy, and was relatively outstanding in terms of pursuing in combat. Hence, placing them in a pirate port like Tortuga, they were already considered as quality products.

Therefore, contestants who seeked naval battle efficiency, would inevitably purchase the two third rate ships. Furthermore, Sheyan had a hundred ways of inviting Joshamee away, yet he just had to choose the most bombastic approach. Naturally, it was to incite wrath within them.

Those contestants didn’t dare to mobilize against them in a ‘safety zone’ like Tortuga, and definitely wouldn’t be able to turn hostile in Port Royal as well. Without a doubt, they could only engage in combat while voyaging through the sea.

They probably heard of the major affairs regarding the trio in Tortuga port, but hearing itself wasn’t as earth shattering as personally witnessing. Most importantly, the contestants weren’t stupid individuals. They were very clear, if Sheyan was truly able to call upon the Kraken Octopus Paul to do battle…..then factoring the balanced evaluation of the realm, they definitely wouldn’t be assembled together with such a party in this world!

Thus, those contestants treated Sheyan’s earlier conduct as merely a false bravado!! Squaring off with an individual who pulled false pretense, they absolutely would aggressively rush in search of contending with the trio. However, their intentions had already fallen into Sheyan’s conception.

As the ships’ bow of the two third rate ships filled with contestants could be seen from afar, Sheyan’s lips had curled into a sly smile. He shouted towards the presently scouting Ol’Seadog.

”How long till the enemy catches up?”

Ol’Seadog’s booming voice immediately echoed along the seas like a clashing gong.

”Cap’n, if ye really wishes for a reply, then they be pursuin’ for a lifetime. Their ships be minimally loaded with 70 cannons, those grievous scallywags be dyin’ to equip 7-pounder cannons at their bows. The sail operators of their ship is truly worthy of me admiration, to actually reach their speed under such weight.”

Sheyan responded with a hearty laughter.

”We’ll go with this then. Sace, maintain our current state. Once we reach 200 nautical miles away from Tortuga, allow them to encroach in within 800 metres. With that state, they can only use their bow cannons to bombard us. When that happens, AK, it will be time for your performance.”

At this point, the topic of disparity between ‘effective range’ and’ farthest range’ must be raised. Within the official data, AK had an effective range of 300 metres, while his farthest range was actually nearing a kilometre. However, to a gunmen, the farthest effective range would be equivalent to a female with a heavy makeup, gaudy dress and C-cup bra padding; looking impressive but no doubt worthless. One wouldn’t even have to mull over it....

Indeed, even though Sheyan’s ship had completely forsaken artillery, Brother Black’s ‘SN-9 Wasp’ could scarcely be employed as a semi-sniper rifle. Despite being vastly inferior in comparison to the effective range of an ordinary sniper rifle, his ‘SN-9 Wasp’ was already equipped with an impressive component of boosting its effective range by 300 metres. Factoring Brother Black’s basic abilities that could further enhance the effective range of his weapons, in addition to his possessed equipments further boosting his precision, his effective range had already reached the distance of 800 metres!!