abnabooks 0388: Willing To Surrender Like A Dog.
0388: Willing To Surrender Like A Dog.
"Hoo hoo...
The torches on the boat were rattled by the wind, and the sudden sneak attack disturbed everyone.
The Alston River Pirates were tied up by the knights of the Dragon Shadow Knight Battalion, and their weapons, nails, gloves, etc. were all confiscated.
They were escorted by You Meng to kneel on the board of the ship, and someone went into the cabin to inform Lord Marquis.
"Tap Tat Tat..."
Qiao Ji walked from the cabin to the deck with a cold face, and Lei Nai also followed in a thick fur cloak.
"My lord, this is what was found from them." You Meng hurried forward and handed over a sack.
Lei Nai took the sack first, opened it and looked inside, and found that there were some dry clothes inside.
She pawed a few times, took out a palm-sized wooden box and handed it over, saying, "My lord, there are some strange things inside.
"What is this?" Qiao Ji took the wooden box and looked at Alston and others.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, he clicked on the character panels of several people, and found that Alston and others had only become river pirates in the past two years, and operations similar to tonight's had been successful many times.
Alston and the others did not belong to any nobleman's black gloves, they were regarded as a completely independent river bandit group, which made Qiao Ji relax a little.
He originally thought that these people might be nobles from the imperial capital, or sent by the two princes.
"Stunning powder, after igniting 147, there will be thick smoke." Alston said in a low voice.
He wanted to resist at first, but after seeing the well-equipped Dragon Shadow Knight Battalion, he knew it was over.
I thought that it would be better to be straightforward than to speak bluntly, maybe I couldn't suffer less flesh and blood.
"This bag is brushed with tung oil, right?" Qiao Ji glanced at the shiny sack, and guessed that the things inside were still dry.
"Yes, Lord Marquis." Alston nodded.
He heard it from the knights saluting Qiao Ji, and what he thought in his mind was that the marquis is too young.
However, Alston thought about it again, he was able to become a Marquis at such a young age, with such a powerful knight and such excellent equipment, no matter how he looked at it, he was not an easy person.
Alston didn't want to die, he was willing to surrender like a dog if humility could save his life.
"Did you swim directly here?"
Qiao Ji was a little surprised at the directness of the river pirates in front of him, and he directly recruited them without any means.
As the saying goes, those who know the current affairs are the best, and Alston is so straightforward, so as to save people from being tortured.
"Back to Lord Marquis, swimming here at night will not be too conspicuous. At this time, almost everyone on the boat is sleeping. When you climb aboard the boat and light on the stun powder, you will be able to fall asleep."
Alston swallowed nervously when he saw the sharp sword in the knight's hand, and said, "Because the winter nights are very cold, few knights stand guard seriously, and almost all of them succeed."
The more he talked, the lower his head lowered at the end, for fear that the young Marquis in front of him would directly kill him.
It's just that Alston didn't dare to say one thing, that is, after moving the things, he would directly set fire to the ship. If these ten points are said, they will only die.
"How many river bandits are there around here?" Qiao Ji continued to ask.
He felt that these river pirates had some tricks, and they could think of swimming here when it was snowing in the winter.
The river pirate's physical fitness is also strong enough, otherwise it would be easy to die if caught cold at this time.
"I only know that many people in the surrounding villages are doing this. In winter, the villages and towns don't have any income or food, so they have to work as river pirates to make ends meet." Alston said with his head down.
He didn't want to do such a dangerous job, but if he didn't take the risk that his whole family would starve to death, he had to do such a thing.
What?" Qiao Ji slightly raised her thick eyebrows.
He doesn't sympathize with these people, since he has to consider the consequences of being caught if he takes action against himself, sympathy and soft-heartedness are the most useless emotions in this world.
"In addition, there are some people who will pretend to be drowning people and let the passing fleet rescue them, and wait until the dead of night before using stun drugs," Alston continued.
Qiao Ji's face was always cold, and he ordered in a cold voice, "You Meng, send them up. 11
"Yes." You Meng responded immediately.
"From now on, patrols should be strengthened at night, especially the situation on the river should be monitored at all times." Qiao Ji said seriously.
He didn't want to see someone climbing onto the boat in the middle of the night again. This time, the knights noticed it, so what if they didn't notice it next time?
"Understood." You Meng did not dare to be vague.
"Tap Tat Tat (cbg......."
Qiao Ji looked at the river bandits being taken down, and looked sideways at the surprised navigator and asked, "How long will it take us to reach S?"
"Going back to Lord Marquis, there are two routes you can choose to go to Beigang. One is to advance along the Rhine River, and you will go around some rivers on the way. It will take about nine days." Danny Bo said slowly.
He just came back to his senses for a while, and he marveled at the knights trained by Lord Marquis, they were really amazing.
At the same time, Danny also felt very at ease. With such a team of knights following him, there shouldn't be too many problems on this voyage.
"What about the other one?" Qiao Ji continued to ask.
"The sea, you can reach Beigang in five days, but the danger of the sea is much more than that of the Rhine River." Danny Bo continued.
Qiao Ji narrowed his eyes slightly and thought about it, and ordered, "Let's fix the Rhine River."
He wanted to regard this voyage as a tour, and also as a glimpse of the unexpected situation in the imperial capital.
As for the sea route, you can take it when you return from the territory, and you can also appreciate the magnificence of the sea.
"Yes." Danny nodded.
"Tat Tat Tat..."
Qiao Ji got up and walked back to the cabin, suddenly couldn't fall asleep after being disturbed by Alston and others.
He took out a pen and paper from the drawer of the desk, and began to write by candlelight.
"Shushasha..."
The pen rubbed against the white paper to make a pleasant sound. Qiao Ji's writing speed became faster and faster, and the fonts were correct and beautiful.
"I promised Eve a letter every two days, and it's almost time to send it out tomorrow morning." Bu Ji murmured.
He quickly wrote a letter, the content of which was mostly to report safety and some interesting things that happened on the ship.
And what Qiao Ji saw on the Rhine River, especially what happened in the villages along the river.
Of course, the fact that the fleet was attacked by river robbers tonight was not included [Wei Ji doesn’t want Eve to worry about it.
Qiao Ji put the letters to Eve in an envelope, then took out a new blank paper and started writing.
"Shushasha..."
"Sister Dinah, don't feel too much pressure on the affairs of the Holy League, you can relax when the time is right..."
Qiao Ji's letter to Wolf Er Niang is different from the letter she wrote to Eve, and the characters of the two are also different, so the content of the letter is naturally different.
The content of the letter Dinah received was not only concerned about the safety of Wolf Er Niang, but also about the operation of the Holy League.
"Okay, next time it's Huawei." Qiao Ji took out the third piece of white paper and began to write.
The content of the letter he wrote to Hua Wei is also different from the previous two. In addition to expressing his thoughts, he also pointed out management issues.
"Shushasha..."
It took Qiao Ji 20 minutes to finish writing the third letter. After putting down the pen, she began to relax her fingers.
He looked at the three letters on the table, smiled to himself, and murmured, "It's a good thing that Lian Xin has set off with her this time, otherwise I would have written four letters."
Qiao Ji originally wanted to write a letter to Princess Yurafi, but in the end she gave up, and it would not be too late to wait until the territory.
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