Sixty large ships, the wealth of sixty ships, was undoubtedly astonishing.
This also meant that the cabins of Lin Tian's army's ships were piled high with gold.
Those golden ingots, under the sunlight, were all brilliantly shining, dazzling everyone.
Such brilliance also caused Lin Tian and his fleet some trouble while sailing at sea.
Especially when passing by a cape, they were targeted by a group of audacious individuals.
"Boss, there's gold, a lot of gold!!"
"Gold? Where is there gold? Hurry and take me there??"
"It's at sea, at sea, there are many ships, and their ships are piled high with gold. All that gold is shining brilliantly in the sun! If we get that wealth, we won't have to worry for generations!!"
Upon hearing this, the pirates lingering by the coast were all captivated.
They became pirates for two reasons: firstly, because they were ruthless and accustomed to killing; secondly, and equally importantly, because they could no longer survive and had nowhere else to turn.
Therefore, they were not only ferocious but also exceptionally greedy.
When they learned that a large number of ships carrying vast amounts of gold had appeared at sea nearby, they could no longer suppress their impulsive desire to obtain that gold.
At this moment, numerous pirates began to speak out one after another.
"Boss, let's go, let's go and snatch that gold!"
"Yes! Boss, that's enough gold for us to live comfortably for generations! We must get it by all means!"
"Boss, give the order, we'll go now!"
In fact, even if their boss didn't give the order, many of them would still go.
For these extremely greedy individuals, even if their boss ordered them not to touch the gold, they would be unable to control their inner greed and would go for it.
Not to mention, their boss was also someone who couldn't control his inner greed.
However, relatively speaking, their boss was a bit smarter.
Upon learning that the enemy had a large number of ships, his first reaction was not to order an attack, but to inquire how many men Lin Tian and his people had.
"Have you found out how many ships they have?"
"We haven't figured out the specifics, but it's definitely more than fifty ships, and, all fifty-odd ships are loaded with gold!!"
"Hiss!!"
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but gasp.
Many people's eyes turned red at this moment.
If they could, they would have rushed to snatch Lin Tian's army's gold right then and there.
Just the thought of gold from fifty ships made them feel like they wouldn't be able to sleep.
Fortunately, their boss was there, so they didn't impulsively rush to snatch the gold from fifty ships. Instead, with their eyes red, they looked at their boss.
Their boss took a deep breath at this moment.
Fifty ships worth of gold was also a huge shock to him.
He also wished he could go and snatch that gold from fifty ships right away.
But he also knew that being too impulsive led to a quick demise.
Therefore, he forcefully suppressed his inner impulse and continued to inquire:
"Then how many soldiers do they have?"
"How many soldiers? We don't know the specifics, but roughly a hundred thousand!"
"Hiss! A hundred thousand!"
Hearing this number, the pirate boss couldn't help but gasp.
They were just a group of pirates, not a real army.
Although they had grown strong and had over ten thousand men, there was still a significant gap between their ten thousand men and a hundred thousand strong army.
If they were to attempt to snatch the gold guarded by a hundred thousand soldiers, they might very well die at the hands of those soldiers.
Moreover, it wouldn't be one or two people dying, but many.
Therefore, upon hearing that the enemy had so many men, he hesitated.
He didn't know if he should give the order for his brothers to go and snatch that gold.
If he directly ordered the snatch, he was afraid that all of them would die at the hands of those soldiers.
If they didn't snatch it, he was unwilling to let so much gold slip away right before his eyes.
Thinking of this, he became conflicted.
However, while he was conflicted, the pirates under him were not.
Every single one of them had already turned red-eyed and couldn't worry about so much.
While their boss was still thinking, they impatiently spoke up.
"Boss, give us the order, we'll go and snatch that gold now!"
"Yes, boss, fifty ships of gold! If each of us takes just a single piece, it'll be enough for us to live in luxury for a long time, and fifty ships of gold means all of us can live in leisure for generations!"
"Boss, don't hesitate anymore, give the order, we are willing to go by water and snatch them!"
They had naturally heard about Lin Tian's army of a hundred thousand men.
However, they didn't care.
The danger of a hundred thousand soldiers was too insignificant compared to fifty ships of gold.
They simply didn't care whether Lin Tian's army had a hundred thousand men.
To them, as long as they could snatch fifty ships of gold, that would be enough.
Some among them were even impatient.
Before their boss had even given the order, they had already picked up their weapons.
They picked up these weapons naturally to go and snatch the gold from Lin Tian's army.
Seeing this scene, the pirate boss immediately realized that if he didn't give the order soon, the situation might very well spiral out of control.
In fact, in the face of immense wealth, he, the boss, was about to lose his authority.
By then, even if he ordered them not to snatch the gold, these people wouldn't listen to him, and wouldn't even recognize him as their boss.
Because of this, the pirate boss quickly gave the order:
"Alright, then let's snatch them. We can't let that gold just slip away before our eyes!"
"Yes!"
Upon hearing these words, many pirates became ecstatic.
They were all incredibly greedy, and with so much gold before their eyes, they were already impatient.
As for the danger to their lives, it was no longer important to them.
As long as they could obtain that gold, any danger to their lives was not considered danger to them.
Therefore, these pirates soon moved.
Countless small boats set off from the cape, heading straight for Lin Tian's ships.
The weapons carried by these pirates were also strange and varied.
They had not only various small knives, small forks, and small iron rods, but even wooden clubs.
These weapons did not have much lethality, yet these pirates dared to use them to snatch the gold from Lin Tian's ships.
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