Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 55 Stealth in the Dark (Please read on!)
After leaving the house, Roy and Oliveira moved forward quickly in the darkness. Both of them were masters, hiding in the shadows. In just three or two steps, they completely disappeared.

After waiting for a moment to make sure no one was following them, they flashed out from another shadow and walked to the corner of the street.

There, there is already a carriage waiting!
The carriage was ordinary, but hanging on it was the family emblem of the Marquis family, a two-headed bird of prey, which was extremely eye-catching.

A lantern was hung in front of the carriage. The light it emitted was not enough to illuminate the entire carriage, but it allowed everyone to see the style of the badge clearly.

After all, the city of Oakland is the territory of the Marquis family. Even though many of its rights have been eroded by the royal family, the remaining prestige is still enough to make people dare not look directly at it.

It was also because of this carriage that Loy and Oliveira were able to ignore the curfew and the patrolling magical infantry gunners of the Seventh Mixed Legion and leave the city in the dark.

This is also the only help that Maruna Marquez, a descendant of the side branch, can get from the Marquez family.

Oliveira was also an experienced coachman, and he drove the carriage along the night road with ease.

Luo Yi sat in the carriage, closed his eyes, and remained silent.

In fact, in his mind, he kept going over the information provided by Oliveira.

According to what he and Ang had investigated, Maruna was not lying, because he was not the only one who received the blackmail letter, there were also many businessmen and aristocratic families.

During this period, there were many cases of people in Auckland raising money. Even the Executive Office knew that they were giving money to the pirates, but no one dared to intervene.

You must be kidding. It's bad enough that your Executive Yuan is incompetent, but now you're trying to stop us from raising money ourselves to save people.

Do you want our family to die?

This ransom system actually has a long history. Even when kings and nobles were defeated in war, they still played it this way.

This is the default rule and no one dares to break it easily!
However, pirates are often dishonest, so the outcome is hard to predict.

However, the captain of the Bloody Mary, the sea beast tamer named Gis, has a good reputation in this regard.

You can say that he kills without blinking an eye, or that he is insane, but as long as he is the one who sent the ransom note, it basically means that the person is still alive.

As long as the money is paid, they will release the person.

This is also the reason why a group of nobles and wealthy merchants are willing to pool their money. At least there is still hope now!

As for the captain of the Bloody Mary, the sea beast tamer Gis, he is also a legendary figure.

It is said that he has the blood of siren and is born with the ability to listen to the language of sea beasts and communicate with them through singing.

Some people also said that he was engaged in a special profession and originated from the Siren clan, which gave him the ability to control animals.

But no matter who it is, it is true that he can control sea beasts. You know, the sea beasts on the sea are tens or hundreds of meters long and their sizes are exaggerated, even bigger than ships.

They would launch attacks in the sea, and even the navy's warships would be like paper.

However, it is said that the Habsburg Empire has already produced a magic ironclad ship, but it has been kept secret and has not been released yet.

Originally, the Bloody Mary was nothing on the Silver Sea, but during this period of time, the series of robberies and the planned looting of Auckland City have raised Guise's reputation.

Some people are already planning to list him among the great pirates. Who knows, in the future, the three great pirate kings of the Silver Sea may become four.

Of course, his reputation is a little less now, but he only needs one or two major battles at sea to prove himself.

To be honest, Luo Yi’s strength is quite good, but when it comes to the sea, he is indeed not good enough.

Dark clouds covered the moon, and the night became even darker.

The carriage headed northwest for two hours. Finally, near midnight, a strong wind blew, bringing with it a strong smell of the sea.

Just a few dozen miles north of Auckland City is the Silver Sea.

And on the Silver Coast, a port was built, named Fisherman's Port.

Fisherman's Harbor plays at least half of the role in Auckland's prosperity, because the transportation of bulk materials has to pass through Fisherman's Harbor.

Every day ships dock, horse-drawn carriages travel back and forth, and fish are caught, and I don’t know how many people are fed.

Luo Yi opened the curtains and took a look outside, not much, just a glance.
The first thing I saw was a building at least tens of meters high. A large magic crystal lamp was installed on the top of the building, and the light it emitted dispelled the darkness.

That is the sea lighthouse of Fisherman's Harbor. Almost all well-known seaports will build such a lighthouse to guide ships at sea and show them the direction.

Next to the lighthouse is a port with many ships docked and many houses on the shore.

Sailors always have to get off the ship. They have been at sea for a long time and what they need most is to vent.

Therefore, outside the Fisherman's Harbor, there are mostly bars and prostitutes, and there are also many grocery stores selling various marine equipment.

However, it was already late at night and most people were fast asleep, let alone leaving the port at night.

But tonight, there was a ship docked there, with a row of lanterns hanging on it, dispelling the darkness.

When the carriage arrived, Maruna came out immediately. He personally opened the door for Roy and lifted the curtain.

Roy and Oliveira didn't say anything either. They each carried their packages and followed Maruna onto the boat.

It seemed that all the people on the ship were emptied, and there was no one around all the way.

Maruna led them to the depths of the cabin and opened a hidden door in the captain's room. Luo Yi took a glance and found that the space at the back was quite large, with not only two beds but also a separate bathroom.

All the bedding and other items were new, and they had stored a lot of dry food.

"This is?"

"Percynas, this is my only business besides the Chansheli Magic Textile Factory. It usually runs on fixed routes, transporting cotton textiles and the like."

Maruna explained: "And this is the space I specially separated out.

I hired quite a few people on board, but I didn't trust any of them.

Only two of you are my trump cards!"

Maruna said this and pulled the two of them into the room. When he closed the door, several mirrors actually fell down.

Then, through the refraction of these mirrors, they could see what was happening in the captain's room.

Maruna explained: “I put a lot of thought into this design over the past few days.

Although it is not as magical as magic, it also does not produce any magical fluctuations."

As he spoke, he opened the door again, went out, and locked Luo Yi and the other man inside.

Then, he dragged out a not-so-big box from under the bed in the captain's room and opened the lid. The golden glow of Jintir was reflected through the mirror into the eyes of Loy and the others.

Good guy, not only did he arrange a secret room, he also expected them to guard the gold. His planning was really thorough.

After Maruna put away the gold and opened the door, he looked at Roy and Oliveira expectantly and asked, "How do you think of my design?"

Oliveira frowned slightly and said nothing.

Luo Yi said, "Very good, very good, but if we want to run away with the money, we can run away without anyone noticing."

Maruna smiled bitterly: "Mr. Luo Yi, please don't make fun of me. How can you care about such a small amount of money?"

"I just hope that all my plans will be of no use!"

"I hate pirates and I wish they would all die, but now, I just hope my children can return safely."

"Will do!"

This time, it was not Loy who spoke, but Oliveira, who was very frugal with words.

Luo Yi looked at him in surprise.

"I hope so?!"

Maruna looked at his watch and said, "Time is almost up. I'll leave this place to you."

"Go ahead and get busy."

Maruna restored the mechanism and swept the ground to make sure there were no loopholes before leaving the captain's room.

However, he did not leave for too long. After a while, he led a team of seven people into the captain's room.

These seven people included both men and women, most of them wore leather armor, had different weapons, and had a fierce aura.

The leader had a scar on his face so deep that the bone was visible. It looked very ugly, but when he laughed he seemed free and easy.

His weapon was even more special; it was a large bow equipped with three pots of arrows.

They talked for a while in the captain's room, and Maruna went out again and brought back the two men.

Both men were wearing black cloaks, and after removing their hoods, they revealed two somewhat similar faces.

The twin detectives are also the best in the detective industry. They look similar, but in fact the elder brother is good at tracking and the younger brother is good at deciphering. They cooperate with each other and have impressive strength.

And that team of seven was naturally the Bauhinia Mercenaries.

The reason why Maruna brought them to the captain's room for so long was to let Roy and Oliveira recognize their faces.

Of course, there is someone else driving the ship, and the sailors will not get off the ship, so there is no need to introduce them.

It was not safe to sail at night, but Maruna still ordered the sailors to pull in the anchor, lower the sails, adjust the direction, and sail out of Fisherman's Harbor when it was almost dawn.

They left quietly, but in such a large port, no one could hide their whereabouts.

There was a pair of eyes that stared at the receding ship and tore up a magic scroll without hesitation.

Then, above the sea, the warship immersed in shadows lit up its lights, and there was the sound of "clattering" of iron chains, and the anchor was pulled back.

Until a standard Habsburg Empire Navy warship broke through the darkness and chased into the distance.

At the bow, Merry Aaron stood quietly, his eyes as fierce as a wolf!

　I am shouting at the top of my lungs, please keep reading!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)