Chapter 363: Rescuing Slaves!
Under the Angel Wings' three minutes of ultra-high-speed flight, Li Xiang saw a cargo ship.
It was also the only cargo ship seen in this sea area.
"Pumpkin." Anthony spoke.
Li Xiang nodded, "Please block the deck, don't let anyone go down, I'll enter the cabin."
"Mm-hmm~"
Flames formed a fire dragon and attacked the cargo ship.
In an instant, the entire deck was sealed. The NPCs on the deck were so scared they gathered in the blank area in the center of the flames, crying out and daring not to move.
After Li Xiang put Anthony down, he himself, like a cannonball, directly blasted through the deck and entered the cabin below.
In the cabin, there were a large number of iron cages, holding a large number of ragged slaves.
Li Xiang glanced and knew why the Qatar Merchant Group valued this batch of slaves so much.
Without exception, none of these slaves were Human Clan. Just a glance, Li Xiang saw the existence of more than a dozen races, including the Elf Race, Cat race, and so on.
In the settings of these races, every member is a handsome man or beautiful woman. All these slaves were female, and on their bodies, the existence of magic-prohibiting collars could be seen, which meant they were not just slaves of superior appearance and beauty, but also possessed magic talent, or were even already famous figures.
Qatar Merchant Group...
They really have something...
Li Xiang's sudden appearance startled the Guards in the cabin, who immediately lunged towards Li Xiang.
However, killing these Guards was easy for Li Xiang. After casually taking them down with a few spells, Li Xiang came to the cages and said loudly, "I am here to rescue you, but the enemies haven't all been eliminated yet. Rashly opening your cages might get you killed. Please wait patiently for a moment."
After speaking, Li Xiang immediately moved through the cabin, and all the Guards he encountered were killed with a single blow.
More than ten minutes later, Li Xiang had gone through the entire cargo ship, leaving no Guard alive.
On the deck, Anthony had also finished the battle, killing all the Guards and those from the Qatar Merchant Group who resisted on the deck. The remaining small portion were all brought under control.
Li Xiang stroked her head, "Well done, Anthony."
Anthony closed her eyes with a look of enjoyment.
Li Xiang looked at the captured NPCs, and took Anthony down from the deck into the cabin.
As soon as they entered the cabin and saw the imprisoned slaves squeezed into narrow iron cages like caged animals, Anthony immediately summoned flames to rescue them.
"Anthony, I'll leave this to you."
After speaking, Li Xiang went directly onto the deck.
The mission was complete. The next step was to contact the Galle Pirates.
Once on the deck, Li Xiang thought of a problem.
It seemed he didn't have the Galle Pirates' contact information...
Hiss...
As a deputy head, this seemed very embarrassing...
At this moment, Anthony also removed all the magic-prohibiting devices from the slaves, and they all came up onto the deck.
A tall female Elf walked over and performed an Elf etiquette towards Li Xiang, "Respected Miss Pumpkin, I am the High Elf Aiweina. Thank you for saving our lives."
Li Xiang waved his hand, "It's good that you're all right."
Aiweina wanted to say something else.
At this moment, the previous Qatar merchant ship rushed over. On the ship, the flag of the Galle Pirates had already been raised.
Aiweina's face instantly changed. Not just her, but many of the slaves behind also showed changes in expression.
The Galle Pirates were a notorious existence in the Dafen Empire. The pattern on their flag was one of the common knowledge...
"Not good... It's the Galle Pirates..."
Aiweina's body began to tremble.
Having just escaped the wolf's mouth, were they now entering the tiger's den...?
If that's the case, it's better to commit suicide to avoid humiliation.
While thinking, her hand was already placed on her brow, and magic power faintly appeared.
There were quite a few slaves who had the same idea as her.
Seeing this, Anthony quickly waved her hand, "Don't misunderstand, they are not..."
Anthony really wanted to say that the pirates were not bad people.
But...
The Galle Pirates really don't seem like good people... They're called pirates, how could they be good people?!
Aiweina looked at Anthony with confusion, "Miss Anthony, what do you mean by that?"
At this moment, on the deck, fifty pirates were cheerfully waving towards Li Xiang.
"deputy head!"
"deputy head!"
...
The Qatar merchant ship and the cargo ship connected. The pirates excitedly set up chains and came onto the cargo ship via the chains.
"deputy head!"
"deputy head!"
Aiweina and the others were so scared they hid in the corner, looking desperately at Li Xiang chatting and laughing with the pirates, ready to commit suicide at any moment.
Li Xiang looked at the pirates helplessly, "Um... can you contact Vodka?"
After asking, Li Xiang felt like an idiot again. Even he, the deputy head, didn't have Vodka's contact information, how could these ordinary pirates possibly contact him?
"Yes, can we contact the head?"
Li Xiang: ...
Damn...
I'd rather commit suicide. This deputy head position is worthless...
"Contact him, tell them to come over."
"Yes, deputy head!"
The pirate immediately lit something that looked like a firework.
Bang!
The firework flew into the air and exploded, revealing the pattern of the Galle Pirates.
Is that it?!
Li Xiang reached out his hand to that pirate, "Do you have any more of these fireworks?"
"Yes, deputy head."
"Okay, give them all to me."
"Yes! deputy head!"
【Galle Pirates Signal Firework (Red): After lighting it, it allows Galle Pirates members within a hundred-mile radius to see your location. (For use by Galle Pirates members only)】
Signal fireworks come in various colors, with different effects for different colors.
The red one is just used to indicate location.
Li Xiang put the signal fireworks into his backpack and walked over to Aiweina and the others.
Aiweina watched Li Xiang approach, her fingers trembling, "You... don't come over..."
Li Xiang stopped. If he went any further, Aiweina would really dare to commit suicide.
"Don't worry, if I wanted to kill you, I would have done it just now. I wouldn't rescue you only to kill you later."
Aiweina took a deep breath and said loudly, "Of course you won't kill us! Selling us will bring you greater profit!"
Okay...
The misunderstanding deepened.
But the mission didn't seem to require him to explain anything. As long as Vodka and the others arrived, his mission would be complete.
"Alright, interpret it however you like. Anthony, keep an eye on them."
Anthony nodded repeatedly and walked to Aiweina's side.
Aiweina looked at her, her eyes showing pity and affection, and whispered, "Little Sister Anthony, you were coerced, right?
Help me escape. As long as I get out, I will definitely bring the Elf army to flatten the Galle Pirates and rescue you."
Anthony looked at Aiweina helplessly, "Big Sister Aiweina, I've explained many times. Pumpkin is really not a bad person."
She didn't know what else to say. The mission Pumpkin accepted was from the Galle Pirates. After rescuing them, whether they would be resold or how they would be handled, she wasn't sure either.
"Pirates rescued us? Do you think they might let us go? Little Sister Anthony, you've been brainwashed! I will definitely save you!"
Anthony was speechless for a moment and closed her mouth.
A little further away, Li Xiang listened to the conversation between Anthony and Aiweina behind him, also furrowing his brows in thought.
If this were just an ordinary game, the fate of these slaves would have nothing to do with him.
However, this was not a simple game. Li Xiang didn't want to be a saint, but if he really watched them go from the wolf's mouth into the tiger's den, he would indeed feel that what he did was inhumane.
If Qingshui knew, she would definitely be angry with him... Maybe she would even think she had misjudged him and want to leave him!
Ahhh~
Annoying!
"Whoosh..."
Just as Li Xiang was worrying, the black pearl appeared.
Looking at the black pearl, Li Xiang breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, and walked to the slaves.
Vodka stood on the deck of the black pearl and, after seeing Li Xiang's actions, said loudly, "Pumpkin kid, what's with this standoff attitude?"
"Nothing, just want to chat with you, head."
Vodka narrowed his eyes, "Come over to the black pearl."
"Mm..."
Anthony realized what Li Xiang wanted to do, and grabbed Li Xiang's arm, "Pumpkin... you..."
Li Xiang gently stroked her head, "Don't worry."
Aiweina and the others watched Li Xiang's back as he entered the black pearl, only then realizing something.