Chapter 444: Old Friend (1/2)

The time slowly passed, but that armored warship didn’t appear again. And after a long time, slowly, Ye Chuan also became somewhat worried.

Just as the two were ready to take the risk and continue to go forward to see what exactly had happened, a head suddenly popped out from the sea surface. Sea Demon warrior Hai Dashan had returned.

“Noble son Ye, I inspected it clearly, there are over 800 soldiers on that warship. Their main weapon is a sword, but they also have a dozen or so giant crossbows. Each crossbow is made up of pure iron and as thick as human’s thigh. Their range is at least one kilometer.”

Hai Dashan quietly swam over to the front of Ye Chuan and reported with excitement.

Quietly sneaking into the armored warship and inspecting the circumstance, then quietly escaping unscathed, in this vast sea, only sea demon warriors might have such ability. It was impossible for Little Long’er to do so.

“Giant Crossbows?”

Ye Chuan became somewhat serious. This kind of giant crossbows was a heavy weapon of armored warship without a doubt. Getting hit by this kind of crossbows would definitely sink ordinary ships. Even sea dragon boat forged with dragon’s bone would definitely be unable to endure for long. It seemed his previous decision was wise. If they had come forward with sea dragon boat, then they would have encountered the siege of several such armored warships and got destroyed.

“Other than those soldiers, did you notice any other strange aspect? Or, some other people?” Ye Chuan asked.

Now, he roughly knew the military strength of that armored warship, but what was going on with that vaguely familiar aura, Ye Chuan still had yet to understand that.

“Most of the soldiers are on the deck, as for any other strange aspect, there is……”

Hai Dashan paused for a bit and added, “The entire armored warship is divided into three floors. There is nothing peculiar on the deck. The second floor is the place for living, there is nothing strange there too. As for the third floor, it is the place where sailors paddles. But, the greater part of the sailors are shabbily dressed and some even wore shackles, it seems…… seems that they are salve warriors.”

In the Overseas World, it was common to plunder people and make them salves. Ships like sea dragon boat that purely relied on crystal stones and magic formation to sail were very rare. The overwhelming majority of ships still relied on sails and manpower to row. The bigger the ship, the bigger the manpower needed, so many people in their prime were robbed and turned into slave warriors. And they were usually made to row the ship, but when the fight occurred, they were sent out in the front. And if they were able to accumulate enough military merit, then they could restore their freedom and become a real warrior.

“Slave warriors?”

Ye Chuan frowned, but thinking back, it seemed that there was no acquaintance captured as a slave warrior. However, there was not enough time to think, he just warned Little Long’er and shrunk back.

The armored warship appeared in their field of vision once again and made a round trip in the nearby sea area.

“Just a moment ago, when I secretly sneaked into the third floor of the armored warship, I quietly took a glace inside. The leader slave warrior was a middle-aged man who was nearly two meters tall. He had a long beard, and didn’t look like a person from overseas. He should be a person from the mainland.” Hai Dashan added, and seeing the armored warship was getting closer and closer, he stopped speaking. He had already said whatever he needed to say.

A middle-aged man who was nearly two meters tall, entire face covered with beard, could it be……

Ye Chuan remained silent as he suddenly thought of a person. That person was Tuoba Xiong, the Sect Master of Black Cauldron Sect. Since he had gone to the sea with Tuoba Xiaoniao, there was no news of Tuoba Xiong as if they had vanished into the thin air. Now, hearing the description of Hai Dashan, it seemed that he was on that armored warship.