blogombal Chapter 69 Anger and Resentment
Chapter 69 Anger and Resentment
What if the Stone Oak also encountered an unexpected situation and became separated from the fleet...?
It is highly likely that the Stone Oak's defensive capabilities also suffered significant losses.
After all, the wealthier a person is, the less willing they are to give up their money.
—The fact that the Stone Oak was larger than the Moby Whale meant that the passengers on the Stone Oak were wealthier and more distinguished than those on the Moby Whale.
Such people would have dedicated cargo ships to transport their goods within their fleets.
These wealthy people would never easily give up their wealth left in the fleet unless absolutely necessary.
So when is it a last resort?
What kind of circumstances would make these wealthy and noble people abandon their fleet and escape alone?
The answer seems obvious!
"But why was the ship so 'new' and so 'complete'?"
The captain of the Beluga was deep in thought.
He simply couldn't understand why a passenger ship would be sailing alone in this sea.
If the separation from the fleet was due to an accident, what kind of accident could cause a passenger ship that should have been under the fleet's special protection to become separated?
storm?
If it was because of a storm, why is there not a single piece of damage to the ship that was torn apart by the storm?
A battle with pirates?
If it was due to a battle, why are there no signs of fighting on the ship?
He couldn't understand!
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.
"Do you think it's possible that the convoy this passenger ship is in has encountered some kind of situation?"
"The security forces on this passenger ship have been ordered to go to other cargo ships to protect the property of the passengers on the passenger ships."
"Then the owner of the passenger ship suddenly had some idea, and quietly led the ship away from the fleet?"
"But that doesn't make sense either."
"If he left the fleet because of greed, shouldn't he have avoided people? How dare he come to rescue the White Whale?" The captain of the White Whale lowered his head, his face changing unpredictably, as if his face had been dyed with dye.
He had some ulterior motives regarding the Stone Oak that came to his rescue.
—If the Stone Oak had come to their rescue just over ten days ago, when they had just run aground, he would have been incredibly grateful to the Stone Oak.
Aside from gratitude, he wouldn't have any inappropriate thoughts.
But the Stone Oak arrived too late.
The ship had been stranded there for more than ten days without seeing any other ships pass by. During this time, some terrible things had happened on board.
This once dutiful captain has become an utterly wicked villain.
He can't turn back now!
When he realized that the passing ship was there to rescue them, his first reaction was not joy, but fear, anger, and resentment.
He swore that at the beginning, he genuinely wanted to control the situation.
But once the killing spree began, it was no longer under his control.
For the sake of precious fresh water, these knights fought each other.
The other sailors and passengers were also swept up in the chaos.
Then came the complete collapse of order.
Slaughter, looting, rape... Everyone believed that they would die tragically in this unfamiliar ocean.
As a result, everyone abandoned their morals and bottom lines.
But who could have imagined that a ship would actually pass by, and that a ship would actually come to rescue them!
Why are they only coming now?
Why should they come?
How dare they come!
Even if the White Whale is rescued, given the current situation, the captain's reputation will be ruined.
If even one passenger on the ship survives, he will have no choice but to become a pirate!
Therefore, he sent the second mate to communicate, not just to buy them time to pack up.
At the same time, it was also to let the second mate investigate the true nature of the rescue ship.
He wanted to turn the tables, seize the rescue ship, and then rebrand it.
At that time, those people on both ships who are of value will be kept to collect ransom, while those who are not will all be killed!
With this mindset, when he guessed that something was wrong with the Stone Oak, he naturally thought of another possibility.
"I hope the captain of the Stone Oak doesn't share my thoughts."
"That bastard, having the passengers from the Stone Oak wasn't enough; he wanted to use the guise of rescue to kidnap the people from the Moby Whale as well, to extort even more ransom!"
"He wants to steal the wealth I gained after giving up everything!"
In that instant, anger transformed into an unprecedented flame that flowed through his blood.
His heart was also pounding like a war drum.
In his twisted rage, he felt as if his very life force was about to burst into flames.
The ultimate goal of the Great Knight, the limit that bound mortals, seemed to melt away under this burning rage.
He vaguely sensed the unique power of the soul and spirit that belonged only to wizards!
In that instant, he almost wanted to follow the burning rage and storm the Stone Oak.
Fortunately, he still retained a sliver of rationality.
"Darren, go to the Stone Oak and tell them I plan to go aboard and discuss a rescue plan with the captain."
"Winnie, you and I will go together. After the merchant ship passes, use your magic to carefully determine how many people are on the Stone Oak."
"Tell everyone to get ready and wait for my signal."
"No problem," came the hoarse reply from the man behind the captain of the Beluga Whale.
He was not an ordinary person, but a wizard apprentice—not one who had succeeded through meditation, but a true wizard apprentice like Loon and the others.
He was an apprentice who had once studied under a wizard.
Ultimately, Winnie was unable to complete his meditation for some reason and was expelled from the Wizard Tower.
However, to ordinary people, Winnie, who had studied witchcraft in the Wizard Tower, was still a powerful 'wizard'.
Even if his "witchcraft" can only be used once a day, does a witchcraft that can only be used once not still witchcraft?
If someone can use witchcraft, why can't they be called a "wizard"?
In short, although Winnie wasn't a real wizarding apprentice, one of the spells he learned was enough to deal with anyone who wasn't a wizarding apprentice—so, in everyone's eyes, he was a wizard.
After leaving the Wizard's Tower, Winnie arrived at the White Whale and became the captain's second-in-command.
Even though he never called himself a wizard, the people on the ship still regarded him as one.
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"Your Excellency Captain of the Stone Oak, I am Captain Nera of the Moby Whale. May I board the Stone Oak to discuss a specific rescue plan with you?"
Nera strode to the bow of the ship, looking up at Teunton high above with a smile.