Chapter 12: The Taste of Plunder
After chatting with the MG Team, Lena returned to her computer.
She glanced at the number of viewers in her live stream; it hadn't decreased, but rather increased.
"Sorry to keep you all waiting."
"She's finally back!"
"Everyone has their urgent needs, it's only natural."
"It doesn't matter how long we wait!"
Lena then returned to her ship and personally took the helm to set sail.
She had just accepted a mission to clear out pirates, and the map displayed the coordinates of the pirate activity area.
These pirates didn't follow the rules of Cannonfire Town and often robbed people in the surrounding areas, so they needed to be dealt with.
Even pirates had to abide by the rules and regulations of the relevant areas, just like entering the underworld meant understanding its rules.
After only ten minutes of sailing, they encountered a pirate ship.
This pirate ship displayed red names and approached them with hostility.
"Haha, we've found some easy prey! Hand over everything on your ship!"
Before they even got close, the pirates had already started shouting.
At this moment, Lena didn't know how to command the ship, so Mina directly took over the command.
"Charlie, adjust the ship's body! Point the port side towards the pirate ship!"
"Understood!"
The sailor Charlie began steering, quickly adjusting the ship's direction.
"Peter, load the cannon!"
"Got it!"
"Manny, you're in charge of adjusting the cannon's direction!"
"No problem!"
The three sailors began carrying out their tasks in an orderly fashion. Leni stood like an outsider; she also wanted to help but didn't know what to do.
Soon, the sailboat's port side was aimed at the pirate ship.
Lena knew what she had to do: light the fuse.
Once Manny aimed the cannon at the pirate ship, Lena lit the gunpowder fuse.
The fuse quickly burned down, and with a bang, a deafening cannon sound erupted, making Lena flinch.
"You scared me!"
"Haha, Leni almost jumped out of her chair just now."
"Wearing headphones makes it feel so immersive."
"Kill those pirates, go Leni!"
The cannonball flew out, but unfortunately, it missed the pirate ship, landing a few meters beside it.
Manny, who was responsible for adjusting the cannon's direction, was sweating profusely as he re-adjusted the cannon to aim at the pirate ship.
As a common-quality sailor, he had no special skills, and the cannon's angle was largely a matter of luck.
Just then, the opposing pirate ship also fired a cannonball.
It hit Leni's sailboat squarely.
The ship rocked violently.
Mina steadied herself: "Manny, go to the cabin and bail water. I'll adjust the cannon's direction!"
"Understood!"
Manny immediately grabbed a large basin and headed to the cabin below. The cannonball had created a hole, and seawater was constantly seeping in.
Mina quickly moved to the cannon and adjusted its position, then gave Leni an OK gesture.
Not daring to delay, she immediately lit the fuse.
The cannonball fired again, this time accurately hitting the enemy ship's hull.
"Yay! It hit!"
This cannonball not only landed on the enemy ship but also blew up the cannoneer.
With a surge of momentum, another cannonball was fired.
This time, it directly hit the stern rudder.
Mina said, "Captain, the stern rudder has been destroyed. The enemy can no longer control their direction. Should we sink their ship or approach it?"
"Approach their ship!"
"Alright! Charlie, turn the rudder to the left and approach the enemy ship. Everyone, pay attention, we're going to engage in a boarding battle!"
At this point, Mina also pulled out her flintlock pistol, looking excited.
Soon, their ship docked alongside the pirate ship.
Lena could no longer hold back: "Charge with me!"
Lena led the charge, using her rare-quality flintlock rifle to shoot down a pirate in front of her.
Mina followed behind, engaging in a skirmish with another pirate.
As expected of an epic-grade NPC, her skills were excellent. Mina deftly dodged a scimitar, then pulled out a dagger and killed him.
Just then, the pirate captain emerged from the cabin, looking fierce and menacing.
"This is all your doing! The ship I just robbed is destroyed! I'm going to kill you all!"
The pirate captain pulled out his flintlock pistol, but before he could attack, Lena fired first and hit him.
[Hit enemy, caused bleeding effect.]
The pirate captain was tough-skinned, but he couldn't endure the continuous bleeding.
"Take this shot!" The pirate captain raised his pistol again.
Lena was one step faster than him again. This time, she shot him in the arm, and the pistol in his hand flew out.
Lena was stunned; there was actually such an effect. The combat details were absolutely superb.
She then aimed her gun at the pirate captain's head and killed him.
She realized something: this game was a little unusual, and the combat content seemed a bit exaggerated.
First, this was not a turn-based game.
In the previous battle, she had taken the initiative, hitting the opponent and causing a stun, which prevented the enemy from attacking for a short time.
Then, hitting the enemy's arm caused a disarm effect, and the opponent's weapon dropped.
In other words, this game had the potential to host competitions.
Because this was equivalent to the 'frame advantage' in fighting games, which heavily tested a player's reaction time.
Those with quick reactions could gain the upper hand, and as a professional player, she was quite confident in her reactions and operations.
If this game were to host competitions in the future, naval battles might be one aspect, and character-versus-character combat would be another.
As soon as she thought of this, Lena trembled with excitement.
At the same time, Jonas Keller, the captain of the MG Team, who was watching her live stream, also saw this scene. At this moment, he seemed to have made a decision.
The live stream chat erupted again.
"Leni is amazing!"
"That pirate didn't even have a chance to attack!"
"Is this the reaction of a professional player?"
"Wow, it looks like player-versus-player combat not only tests level and equipment, but personal skill and reaction time also play a huge part!"
Indeed, level and equipment could provide many bonuses, but if a player's operations were on point, they could also achieve a desperate comeback.
"We won!" Mina jumped up happily.
Lena felt a bit emotional.
If she hadn't recruited Mina, with her beginner's skill level, she might have been sunk before even reaching the pirate ship.
If she could recruit another epic-grade crew member, that would be great, thought Lena, having tasted the sweetness of success.
Immediately after, she began collecting supplies on the pirate ship.
As a pirate, the skill of plundering was indispensable.
She found a lot of food on the ship: beef jerky, wine, and cannonballs.
She had the sailors move all the useful items from the ship, including that cannon.
It was also a level 10 common-quality cannon, valued at 50 gold coins.
Was this the taste of plunder? This was too satisfying; earning money by fighting monsters was too laborious.
Easily acquiring a cannon, she immediately had the sailors install it on the ship's starboard side.
This way, cannons could be fired from both the port and starboard sides.
"Captain, the ship is leaking. We need to go back for repairs as soon as possible, or the ship will sink in a little while."
"Alright, set sail and return!"
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