Chapter 136

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Blake was training his and Ross's men in the new fleet after completing the latest consignment to the south,

Ross gave him a report that was addressed to him,

Blake read the report, smiled and commented, "It seems there will be stormy days ahead . Of course, it is only applicable to our enemies . I was anyway getting bored with raiding all those petty pirates these days . "

Ross reminded him, "That can wait for later, We will first travel north and occupy that island first . It will be our base in case of emergencies . We still have a few days, From what I know from Jake, it will take Duke Fjord's men 10 days at least as they will most likely be preparing for war . It would be better to have a base there first . "

Blake laughed as he remembered, "Hahaha, Yes, Yes, I almost forgot about the island in dreams of smacking the face of that arrogant Duke with these new weapons . I guess we will toast those Monsters over there first and then the a.s.s of our enemies . "

Ross nodded and gave him a letter, "Get ready immediately . We have immediate orders from Lord John, so we don't have time to slack . we will go to that island first thing in the morning . I have already prepared all the supplies for our Journey, your men are loading all the goods in the s.h.i.+ps . Meanwhile, All the new and upgraded weapons have been installed on the s.h.i.+ps as well . There are a lot of preventive measures taken this time around . "

The first thing Blake reacted to was . "Hey, are you the captain or am I the captain? And how come even my men are listening to you already in just a few days?"

Blake's subordinate, Bran the captain of one of the s.h.i.+ps answered, "Boss, he has bribed them with those new wines provided by Count John . He also gave some potion to them which will help them at night . I wonder where he gets all these crazy things . "

Blake cussed as he heard Bran, "d.a.m.n these traitors, already behaving as if they are soldiers of North-frontier Domain . "

One of the other captain named Judd cussed as he drank the Moon wine, "Stop your nagging, We know you have a barrel full of that new wine you bought last time secretly with Ross . "

Blake cursed as he heard from Judd, "d.a.m.n it, I can't even trust this new boy . "

Bran hesitated and spoke as he heard Blake, "Boss, it was actually me who told them about your barrel . "

Blake rolled his eyes as he heard him, He sighed and asked Ross, "Well, give me that letter . "

Blake read the letter and gave serious orders this time around, "Okay, you b.a.s.t.a.r.ds, this time we will be hunting some exotic species up in the north . Last time when we were chased by the Duke and royal dogs, I mean last time when we were adventuring up north, we lost a lot of men and barely survived so this is time for payback to those a.s.sholes . This time we will be toasting them with our new weapons and having them for dinner . We will also create a base for Lord John this time over there so that we can have a backup base in case of emergencies . We will have a lot of travel this time around . Meanwhile, our war with Duke Fjord is near so I hope every one of you gives your 110 percent this time around . We only have 10 days before Duke Fjord launches his attacks in the seas . Are you guys ready for some action?"

Judd spoke in drunken manners as he heard him, "I don't know, well I am going anyway as I would like to roast those monsters . Especially that 3 colored bird . That a.s.s of a bird almost made me into dinner last time around . "

Blake Facepalmed as he thought, 'Once again one of these a.s.sholes ruined this lord's awesome speech . '

Bran commented as he heard, "Boss, though the speech wasn't awesome but I will always be supporting you . "

One of the new boys named Swann from Ross's team roared as soon as he heard Blake, "Yes, Boss, I am ready . "

He was a bit confused as he saw that no one was reacting . Judd laughed and spoke, "I guess you are new boy . You will learn with time . "

Blake almost had tears in his eyes as he heard Swann .

Blake sighed and spoke in a grave tone as he left without saying anything, "Anyway, all of you, be ready by tomorrow . We will depart at dawn tomorrow . So be prepared for the journey, I don't want any problems later on . "

This time all of his men roared when they heard him, "Yes, Boss . "

Judd and Bran then started giving orders after Blake left, "Come we have a lot to do before our departure . "

Swann was a bit confused after watching this scene . Bran smiled as he watched Swann .

Judd smiled and explained to the kid, "You see we don't like his arrogant speeches so we always keep his speeches under control . You will understand with time . Anyway, back to work kid . "

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The journey towards the northland seas .

Ross smiled as he breathed the sea air for the first time .

Blake asked him as he saw Ross on board enjoying the view, "So this is the first for you, eh?"

Ross nodded and expressed his thoughts, "It is quite beautiful . I bet it would be exciting adventuring in the seas . "

Blake reminded him as he thought nostalgically, "Don't fall for its beauty or you will someday be swallowed by it if you are immersed in it way too much . This sea is filled with immense wealth and dangers . "

Blake then asked Judd, "Judd, are all the preparations for the sea monsters done?"

Judd answered, "Already done, Let those monsters come, all they will eat is s.h.i.+t or those ballistas . Here, already one of those hydras are coming for our s.h.i.+ps . The northern seas are quite dangerous compared to eastern seas . "

Blake smiled and answered, "Well, it is still better than those monsters on the islands . These are still manageable most of those times . You are only itching to use those ballistas . "

Judd grinned and spoke, "Aren't you excited as well, boss?"

Ross shook his head and broke Judd's happiness, "Nah, he already tried them . But I guess he too is interested in using them live in the seas . "

Blake nodded and gave permission, "I guess its a bit of both . Okay, you can just use that ballista once the situation in the sea changes . Let that Kid Swann have a shot from that weapon . "

Judd smiled and didn't agree as he thought, 'I guess he wants to groom this kid early on and let him have a feeling of using this weapon . '

Judd nodded and called Swann, "Kid today is your lucky day, you will be the first guy to inaugurate this weapon on the main s.h.i.+p . Make sure to learn about its operations from Mark and use it when our scout spots a wild beast in the sea . You will shoot first and think later, don't get mesmerized by their beauty . They are very dangerous . The Island we are going to is the same . Small animals are more dangerous over there as many of them are poisonous . And as those animals can survive in such a dangerous habitat, they would naturally be dangerous . I lost quite a few men over there . However this time, it's our turn to reign terror to those beasts"

Swann thought as he saw that Blake too nodded and gave him permission to shoot at the hydra .

He thought, 'I guess I am quite lucky this time around to have Captain Blake as our admiral . I won't be wasting this opportunity given by Boss . To become stronger I have to use all the opportunities that are available to me . '