Chapter 23 Standing Out (Below) Seeking Collection

  Who else in this world would be willing to die? Who wouldn't want a group of companions to risk their lives to rescue them?

  Of course, if it's an adventure, then it would be even better if it wasn't by myself!

  Tang Jie sneered, "Alright, today it wasn't you who got caught, so all of you can be like turtles hiding in your shells, as long as you survive that's good enough! But even if you manage to survive, what then? When the day comes when you're the one being caught, who will you expect to save you?"

  "Anyway, living is the best!" said a pirate in a timid tone.

  Tang Jie's gaze fell on him, and all he could see was that the pirate didn't dare meet his eyes.

  Tang Jie's mouth corners slightly curled up, full of sarcasm, saying: "Yes, being alive is good! But take a look at your current state, men don't look like men, women don't look like women! I'm telling you, even if you didn't save Captain Bar this time, even if you survived, you will forever remember what happened today! The sea god Tira is watching you, and Captain Bar will also be watching you. As soon as you close your eyes, you will live in the torment of guilt, unable to eat or sleep!"

  The pirates fell silent, their eyes revealing a thoughtful expression.

  Niya stared blankly at Tang Jie, her face twisted in an eerie expression that made it impossible to tell whether she was crying or laughing: "But how do you plan on saving Captain Bar? Do you even know where he's being held?"

  Tang Jie glanced at her, a hint of softness flashing in his eyes. He shook his head: "No, I don't know! But I'm sure there's a way to figure it out!"

  "Hah!" Henry exclaimed loudly. "Even Captain Barrow doesn't know where he is, and you still have the audacity to try and rescue him? Do you think you're Atos, the invincible pirate king?"

  Tang Jie looked at the detestable guy in front of him, his heart filled with hatred, wishing he could kick him to death. He suppressed the anger in his chest and turned to William, "Where is the prison in Dam City?"

  "Darmstadt has two prisons..." Nia said, walking slowly over and gazing at Tangie with a distant look in her eyes. "One is on the southwest side of the Naval Commander's mansion, which is the prison inside the city. And the other... I think I don't need to say it, everyone already knows!"

  The pirates gasped in unison; they knew which prison Nia was referring to - the notorious Jail of Geralan!

  Tang Jie looked around at the sound of gasps and was somewhat perplexed. He turned his head to look at William, using his eyes to ask him a question.

  William smiled wryly and said, "Gelrund Prison is the prison of the Kingdom of York, where almost all the heinous criminals and political prisoners who oppose the king are detained. It is heavily guarded, with as many as 300 troops stationed there, and among these guards, there are as many as ten second-level swordsmen on duty at all times. What's most terrifying is that the warden of this prison is a fearsome third-level demon swordsman, whom everyone in the prison calls 'Blood Butcher Phil'."

  "Tang Jie, where do you think Captain Ball is being held?" Nia looked at Tang Jie with a wry smile. "Bisai Liu has been chasing us for two whole months to catch Captain Ball! Do you think he would casually put him in an ordinary place?"

  Tang Jie took a deep breath, of course he hoped that Captain Bar would be locked in a place with thin defenses!

  His face set in a determined expression, he turned to Bill and said, "Bill, I don't care what method you use, just find out as soon as possible where Captain Ball is and come tell me, can you do that?"

  Bill puffed out his thin chest and said loudly: "No problem, leave it to me!"

  He darted out of the wheelhouse in a flash after finishing speaking.

  Tang Jie watched him leave, his face calm and thoughtful.

  Henry Zhang opened his mouth wide, looking at Tang Jie's matter-of-fact tone of command. He shouted: "Are you crazy? Captain Ball has just been caught, and now you're letting him go to his death?"

  Tang Jie looked at Henry and sneered, "Do you think with your butt? If they wanted to catch us, we would have been with Captain Ball long ago!"

  "But even if you knew where Captain Bar was, how would you rescue him? We're not facing one or two, nor eight or ten coast guards, but nearly a thousand regular naval troops from Dam City!" Henry felt like he was going crazy, this man wanted him to jump into the fire pit and drag them all down with him!

  Tang Jie was furious, he picked up the guy who had repeatedly provoked him like a small chicken, and said in a stern voice: "If you utter one more word, I'll twist your head off!" After that, he threw Henry to the ground and didn't look at him again.

  Henry was so frightened by Tangie that he fell to the ground, his whole body trembling uncontrollably. He felt as if he had just faced a wild beast when this man lifted him up!

  He didn't dare say another word, but instead got up and retreated back into the crowd of sailors, staring at Tang Jie with a hateful gaze.

  Tang Jie wouldn't care about such a gaze, Wells' gaze was already enough to make him raise his vigilance, one more didn't matter!

  Tang Jie glanced at the pirates in the cabin and unknowingly became the one giving orders.

  "He said loudly: 'Is there anyone who clearly remembers the layout of the city of Dam, can you draw it with a pen?'"

  Nia added beside him: "Inside Captain Bar's quarters!"

  She looked at Tang Jie's puzzled gaze and explained: "Every time Captain Bar goes to any city, he will draw a detailed map of the urban area distribution. Not only does it mark every road, but also the location of each post and artillery."

  Tang Jie was both surprised and delighted: "Quickly bring it over and let me take a look!"

  Niya hesitated for a moment, staring at Tang Jie and said in a low voice: "I can go get it, but you have to promise me one thing?"

  "What's wrong?"

  "If Bill heard that Captain Ball was locked up in the city jail, then we'll go with you to rescue Captain Ball. But if Captain Ball is locked up in Jerrain's prison, then you absolutely cannot go to rescue him!" Nia said word by word.

  Tang Jie hesitated for a moment and didn't answer Nia, instead asking: "Why is it that if he's locked up in the Jerulan prison, we absolutely can't go rescue him?"

  Nia smiled wryly and said, "Because Jialun Prison has been standing for over 230 years, except for the guards, no one has ever come out alive! It's a solitary island hanging beside Dam City, connected to Dam by a suspension bridge. The sea around Jialun Prison is full of whirlpools and hidden reefs, making it impossible for ships to get close. Even if someone is an excellent swimmer, they can only go see the Sea God Tira! To enter Jialun Prison, you must enter from the entrance of the suspension bridge, but at the gate of the suspension bridge, there are 800 fully armed guards stationed. Even if we had twice as many people, going would be a dead end!"

  Tang Jie was stunned, and he forced a smile: "Sounds pretty scary! Go get the map first, heaven will not seal off all exits, there must be a way! Maybe Captain Bar is not locked in there?"

  Nina also had the same feeling as Tang Jie in her heart, holding a glimmer of hope in despair. Who wouldn't want their father to return safely?

  Before long, Nia brought the map, and Tang Jie took a look at it. It was a deerskin felt map with charcoal drawings of the city district of Dam City. Although the strokes were rough, Bar's meticulous work had clearly marked the city's strategic locations, main streets, two ports' tower guard situations, cannon positions, and angles, making everything clear at a glance.

  If Tang Jie hadn't known that Old Baal and his pirates were fleeing, he would have thought that Old Baal wanted to attack the city!

  Tang Jie's face was solemn as he stared at this map, his mind racing with thoughts.

  For a moment, the room was extremely quiet, and the dim yellow oil lamp on the wall made Tang Jie's features stand out clearly. The lines on his face seemed to be cast in steel, and for a moment, Nia looked at him in a daze.

  The pirates in the cabin did not dare make a sound, fearing that they would disturb the man's thoughts.

  And Henry and the others looked at him with a mocking and sarcastic gaze, thinking that this man was just pretending to be confident, trying to gain credibility for himself, how could he possibly come up with a good solution?

  Whether it's defending a relatively weak city prison or a heavily guarded Jerulan prison, going to rescue someone rashly will only end in one outcome!

  Death!

  The city prison's defenses are weak, with over a hundred guards, and if the rescue is slightly exposed, it will immediately attract nearly a thousand naval forces stationed nearby, waiting for them to be annihilated!

  As for the prison of Gela, it's even more impossible to rescue someone from there than to cross the Sicilian Sea alone!

  Henry sneered and said, let's see how you step down!

  ……

  Time passed bit by bit, and Bill still had no news. The pirates in the cabin were anxious and restless, thinking that Bill was also caught!

  They waited for a while in the wind and crane's cry, but still didn't see any sign of the garrison coming to catch them.

  Even Tang Jie felt that his nerves were like a tightly wound spring, ready to snap at any moment!

  Only Wales changed his swaggering attitude when he got on the ship, hiding himself in a dark corner all along, with a cold smile at the corner of his mouth, peeping at everyone.

  Tang Jie had no time to think about why this man suddenly changed his attitude and was no longer aggressively dealing with him. He just wanted to see Bill in the next second, not letting himself hang like this anymore!

  Unconsciously, it's already deep in the night.

  A bright moon hung high in the sky outside the cabin, and its light seemed icy cold to the anxious pirates.

  Just when Tang Jie thought Bill wouldn't come back, this thin and agile man finally returned, panting heavily!

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