Chapter 1398 Blood Moon (37)
Chapter 1398 Blood Moon (37)
Chapter 1398 Blood Moon (Thirty-Seven)
On the vast ocean, the morning light shines on the calm sea surface.
It also covered the Blue Star, which was anchored in the middle of the sea, with a layer of golden coat, washing away the smell of gunpowder.
The sailors were busy washing the decks, scrubbing the blood from the gaps between the planks with bristle brushes.
In last night's battle, the Blue Star managed to survive despite the arrival of the Royal Navy warships.
But many sailors also died or were injured in the battle.
In addition, the passenger ship was attacked by multiple rounds of artillery fire, so it did not move forward last night.
Choose to anchor and rest in place.
Of the three Royal Navy frigates, two went to chase the pirate ship, leaving one to protect the Blue Star.
At the same time, the bodies were recovered.
It was not until noon that the two frigates returned safely and the Blue Star set sail again.
In the first-class cabin, Ronan received two visitors.
One of them was the captain of the Blue Star, and the other was wearing the uniform of an officer of the Royal Navy.
"Sir Ronan."
The captain with gray hair shook hands with Ronan vigorously and said in a deep voice: "Thank you for your help to the Blue Star. I also feel that you have saved the lives of my men and passengers!"
In the battle on the deck last night, the Blue Star was able to repel the extremely ferocious pirates. Ronan was definitely the first contributor and played a crucial role.
He single-handedly killed and slew dozens of pirates, including several leader-level enemies.
There are two extraordinary people among them!
If Ronan had not turned the tide at the critical moment, the deck defense line would have been lost. The pirates would have rushed into the cabin and held the dignitaries hostage, and the Royal Navy would have been cautious and the consequences would have been disastrous.
The captain had wanted to come over last night to express his gratitude to Ronan, but he had too much work to do at the time, and he also had to verify Ronan's battle results, so he delayed it until now.
But this does not prevent the captain from admiring Ronan!
He bowed respectfully to Ronan.
"You are welcome."
Ronan returned the salute and smiled, "Whether as a detective or a passenger, it is my responsibility to resist pirates. Your Excellency does not need to be so polite."
"well said!"
The naval officers who came with the captain applauded and praised.
The captain reacted and said quickly, "Sir Ronan, I forgot to introduce you. This is Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Wodehouse, the first mate of the Monteiro frigate."
Ronan shook hands with the other party: "Nice to meet you."
Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Wodehouse was tall and had a resolute look. His eyes were bright and he looked at Ronan as if he had seen a treasure. "Sir Ronan, are you interested in joining the Royal Navy?"
"I can be your introducer!"
In the eyes of this naval officer, it would be a waste of talent for a young and capable supernatural being like Ronan to stay in the police force, so he came up with the idea of recruiting him.
"thanks for your invitation."
Ronan ignored the captain's look and declined, "I'm going to study at the Royal Police Academy, so I have no intention of joining the Royal Navy for the time being."
Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Wodehouse shook his head. "That's a shame."
He was a very proud man. He stopped pestering after being rejected and handed over a roll of papers: "This is the certificate of military merit. After our inspection, we confirmed that you killed the important leaders of the Giant Whale Pirates, Quinn Effie and Vito Harold, last night."
"You can take this certificate to the Kingdom Military Headquarters in Ceres to claim your reward!"
Through interrogation of the prisoners, the Royal Navy has confirmed that the force that attacked the Blue Star last night was the Giant Whale Pirates.
The Whale Pirates, like the Blackbeard Pirates, are an old-established dark force at sea, but their strength is much weaker than the latter. However, they are also quite brutal and cunning. They have successfully attacked merchant ships and passenger ships many times, and have repeatedly escaped the navy's attacks.
Quinn Effie and Vito Harold are both important leaders in the Blackbeard Pirates, especially the former who is equivalent to the third in command in the Whale Pirates and has long been included in the Navy's wanted list.
And it ranks quite high.
Quinn Effie is the pirate leader who was knocked into the sea. His body was salvaged this morning and his identity was confirmed after repeated inspections.
As for Vito Harold, he was a one-eyed pirate who died on the deck.
Both of them are extraordinary warriors, and Quinn Effie has even reached the second level of strength. He has been wanted for many years but is still at large.
I didn't expect that he died at sea last night.
This is the fundamental reason why Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Wodehouse took the initiative to invite Ronan.
"Thank you."
Ronan took the certificate and read it, but unfortunately he did not see the specific bounty amount on it.
He is short of money!
At this time, the captain handed over a thick envelope and said, "Sir Ronan, this is a gift from some distinguished guests on the ship after they learned of your heroic deeds. Please accept it."
Is there such a good thing?
Ronan was somewhat surprised, but he didn't hesitate to take it and said, "Thank you."
He didn't know that there was such a rule at sea. If a passenger ship or merchant ship was attacked by pirates, as long as they could repel the pirates, the participants would receive certain rewards.
Some come from the ship owner, and some from the passengers.
Of course, the passenger who can offer the bounty is definitely not an ordinary person.
As a large passenger ship, the Blue Star carried many dignitaries!
The captain smiled and said, "You deserve it."
In fact, the captain secretly felt sorry for Ronan because the latter actually rejected the recommendation invitation from Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Wodehouse.
Ronan obviously didn't understand what the name Wodehouse meant in the Navy!
If he could get close to the Wodehouse family, then his entire family would benefit, and the potential benefits are too numerous to list.
Ronan really missed an opportunity to rise to prominence!
But he couldn't interfere forcibly, so after completing the mission, he said goodbye and left with Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Wodehouse.
After seeing off the two uninvited guests, Ronan opened the envelope stamped with wax.
A stack of checks fell out immediately.
All of these checks are cash checks issued by the Royal Bank and can be deposited and cashed in any branch within the Kingdom of Invia. The lowest amount is 100 gold pounds and the highest is 500 gold pounds. The total amount exceeds 3000 gold pounds!
The signatures on the checks were all different and they came with business cards.
Ronan looked at a few of them. There were barons, viscounts and other such people, as well as directors of a certain chamber of commerce.
This shows the reserve and implicitness of the nobility.
Ronan collected both the check and the business card.
(End of this chapter)
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