Lord of Mysteries - Chapter 505: A Servant Worth 3,000 Pounds

Chapter 505: A Servant Worth 3,000 Pounds

"Captain, the Red Skull pirates have fled!"

A sailor rushed into the captain's quarters.

"They fled?" Elland lifted his telescope and looked quizzically at the

calm sea, just in time to see the Red Skull disappear into the horizon.

He frowned, completely unable to understand how such a development

could've occurred.

From his point of view, the White Agate's armaments definitely weren't

capable of scaring off the Red Skull pirates. It was guaranteed that

both parties would have to circle around each other dozens of times

during the skirmish and fire multiple shots in order to ensure that the

other party found them a tough nut to crack. Without daring to engage in

a prolonged, they would then rationally choose to retreat.

*Could it be that the Red Skull was just passing by and had no intention

of plundering us? However, if they weren't here to plunder, why would

they enter this sea route? This is the easiest place to be stopped by

the naval fleet and the Church's ships. Even the Four Kings and Seven

Admirals would still try their best to keep a low profile when they pass

by the surrounding seas...* Elland was filled with doubts, and

he felt that things weren't that simple.

*Being careful keeps one away from disaster, I mustn't be

carelessness...* Elland put away his yellow-brown telescope and

paced back and forth.

He half raised his hand and said to the navigator, "We shall dock at

Bansy Harbor tonight.

"Report our encounter with the pirates to the Navy and the Church."

According to their usual plan, the next stop for the White Agate would

be the Tiana Port, and it would probably take three days at 13 knots to

reach it. From Tiana Port, it would finally reach the capital of the

Rorsted Archipelago, the City of Generosity, Bayam.

And there was a faster way to sail from Pritz Harbor to Bayam, which was

to stop only once in the middle of the voyage, at Bansy Harbor, about

120 nautical miles from Damir Harbor.

"The Red Skull really left?" Donna's father, Urdi Branch, walked to the

window and looked out into the distance.

Cleves calmly nodded and said, "Yes."

Just as he finished his sentence, a sailor's shout sounded from outside.

"The danger has been averted! The danger has been averted!"

Upon receiving official confirmation, Donna and Denton finally relaxed

and had the courage to approach the window and look outside.

"Are the Red Skull pirates that powerful?" Donna's eyes widened as she

searched for a ship that had already gone far away.

"Very powerful." Cleves gave his answer.

"How powerful are they?" Denton immediately pressed.

On the other side, the bodyguard, Teague, straightened his hair and

chuckled.

"Even if we don't include the cannons and hundreds of pirates on the

ship, just Captain Johnson and the first mate Anderson are extremely

powerful on their own.

"Anderson's nickname is One-Eyed. The bounty reward for him in the

kingdom is 500 pounds. All of us in this room added together, together

with the help of a few sailors, might be able to defeat him in battle.

As for Johnson, who's nicknamed Sea Wolf, he can easily finish such an

opponent. If he were to board the ship, no one would be able to stop

him. His bounty is worth 900 pounds, nearly 1,000 pounds!"

"Is that a lot?" Donna was surprised at the potency of Sea Wolf and

One-Eyed, as well as their bounty.

In her memory, her father earned a total of 1,500 a year!

"A lot, this is a reward that they or their heads could directly be

exchanged for. The items they have on them and the things they've

plundered will also belong to you. The kingdom will buy it at the market

price, and you will still have the chance to obtain the bounties from

other countries," Cecile explained. "On the sea, pirates with a bounty

of more than 300 pounds are rather powerful. For those who are close to

or above 1,000 pounds, they'll be rather famous in the sea they plow.

And I mean vast sea expanses like the Sonia Sea or the Fog Sea."

"Therefore, the Four Kings and Seven Admirals are considered famous

throughout the Five Seas?" Donna innocently asked.

Cleves replied seriously, "Yes."

"In that case, are the Red Skull pirates very famous in the entire Sonia

Sea?" Donna asked with concise logic.

"Yes." Teague nodded.

"But why did they flee?" Donna blinked.

"It might not have been them fleeing..." Cecile didn't know the reason

either.

Cleves looked out the window again as he knitted his brows.

"Maybe there's another reason. Maybe they had no plans to plunder us at

all. They just came across us."

Other reasons? Donna suddenly had a guess.

*Could it be Uncle Sparrow's tall-as-a-house, gentle messenger that

scared them away? Yeah, it's really scary!* Donna's mind bubbled

like boiling water.

She turned her head excitedly and looked down to realize her brother's

eyes were shining as well.

The two of them pursed their lips and immediately realized that their

thoughts were the same.

"Let's go out and get some air on this level." Donna found a reason to

drag her brother out of Room 305.

Outside, Denton said in a suppressed voice, "Are we going to find Uncle

Sparrow?"

"Exactly!" Donna smiled with a spirited look. "I saw him enter Room

312."

Inside Room 312.

Blazing Danitz, who no longer mentioned Vice Admiral Iceberg, looked at

the Red Skull which had turned its bow around and tsked with laughter.

"They must've been frightened by the declaration of the Navy's cannons

and the news that a pirate crew had been destroyed recently. They

actually took the risk of raiding this sea route in order to earn enough

money before leaving the sea.

"Heh, so what if there are giant ship cannons? The Navy and the Church

have a lot of powerful things, and they've always existed. But never

have they made it impossible for us to continue being pirates. We can't

beat them head-on, but we can always escape, right? They can't possibly

stay with the merchant ships forever, can they?

"I know, the ironclad warship is getting bigger and bigger, and the

steam engine installed in it will also become stronger. One day, the

speed will break through 18 knots, 20 knots, and once they're on your

tail, one can only wait to be caught. However, the sea is so vast. Tens

of thousands of ships can't even fill a corner even if they were all

thrown there. There are also a lot of unexplored areas at sea. One can

hide in those places after doing something. Although it's dangerous,

there are still opportunities."

*This fellow is indeed the talkative type... Don't you think that a

crazy adventurer wouldn't care about these things?* Klein looked

away and scanned the room.

His gaze finally fell on his leather suitcase. He then raised his chin

and said, "Wash the dirty clothes inside."

The expression on the garrulous Danitz's face froze. He yearned to burn

the entire ship down.

He felt that his anger was like gushing steam that had lifted the gate

of reason.

Danitz opened his mouth and took a breath before repeating it again.

His flushed face softened as he asked without a smile on his face, "Is

that all?"

"Only the dirty ones. The coat just needs to be brushed." Klein was

almost amused by the man's show of anger, and he felt that this was what

Danitz deserved from robbing the innocent.

The clothes in his suitcase were the ones he changed out of last night

after a shower. As he felt a little lazy, he had only washed his

underwear.

*Calm down, don't lose control. Calm down, don't lose

control...* After admonishing himself several times, Danitz

walked over to Gehrman Sparrow's suitcase, opened it, and took out the

clothes that needed cleaning.

Just as he was getting busy in the bathroom, he heard the doorbell

jingle.

Klein opened the door to find Donna and Denton.

"Uncle Sparrow, I hope I didn't disturb you?" Donna's eyes darted left

and right.

"No." Klein stepped aside.

The two little fellows entered the room and were surprised to see Danitz

doing the laundry.

"Where are the servants?" Denton asked subconsciously.

"Didn't bring them along," Klein answered for Danitz.

Donna asked, in apparent confusion, "But there are laundresses attached

to first-class cabins. They're charged by the barrel."

Before she could finish, Danitz froze.

He had been so angry that he had forgotten about it.

Danitz shook the water from his hand, turned, and forced a smile at

Gehrman Sparrow.

"Can I hire the laundresses for help?"

Klein didn't insist on seeing the pirate make a fool of himself, so he

smiled and said, "I only care about the results."

Phew. Danitz heaved a sigh of relief.

Their back and forth question and answer exchange made Donna realize

that something was wrong. The young lady asked in suspicion, "Uncle

Sparrow, aren't you two friends? W-why does he look different from

before!?"

Klein found a chair and sat down. Without hiding anything, he calmly

said, "To be exact, he's my prisoner of war."

"Prisoner of war?" Denton looked around in a daze, not remembering when

the two uncles had a conflict.

At first, Donna was puzzled, but then her heart skipped a beat. She

cheerfully asked, "Is he... is he a pirate?"

"Yeah." Klein nodded gently.

"The Red Skull pirates were also scared off by you, Uncle Sparrow?"

Donna pressed in excitement.

Klein shot a glance at Danitz and replied without an expression, "In a

way."

Having all her questions answered, Donna felt abnormally pleased. She

glanced at Danitz and unknowingly lowered her voice.

"Uncle Sparrow, does he have a name? No, does he have a bounty on him?"

No! I mustn't let anyone know of what happened to me! Danitz

opened his mouth in a bid to answer before Klein.

"I'm Sieg!"

At this moment, Klein said with a fleeting voice, "Danitz."

"Danitz..." Donna and Denton looked at each other without asking any