"Boom!... Boom!..."
The dull sound of cannon fire echoed across the vast sea, reaching all parts of the waters outside Lisbon. The cannon fire was intermittent, occurring every quarter of an hour, with only one shot each time. It seemed less like a battle and more like some kind of maritime signal and communication.
"Boom!..."
Following the sound of the cannon in the wind, if you find the source of the "battle," you'd see that's exactly the case. A battered Clark Galleon with no flag was desperately fleeing into the deep sea with its triangular auxiliary sail, while a Light Caravel, flying the Portuguese Royal Family's flag, chased closely behind the Large Ship, occasionally firing shots into the air.
But the gap between the two ships was at least 8 or 9 nautical miles, far exceeding the range of any cannon. It was obvious that the Portuguese Caravel was using the sound of cannons to notify other nearby ships to come and support in surrounding this "suspicious Large Ship."
