"The entire fleet wouldn't bombard just to intimidate a small town, and it certainly wouldn't look good for the noble Vineta navy to be threatening civilians," Winters mused. "However, I can find a way to bring over a main battleship to fire a salute. No need for money, just hand over all the gunpowder from the town armory."
"Yes, yes!" the old mayor nodded vigorously, then remembered something else, "Would you three officers please leave me a letter of explanation saying that if Sea Blue Town doesn't surrender the supplies, we will use the cannons to blast Sea Blue Town to rubble?"
"I can't possibly write such a thing for you; it's a donation, not a robbery, get it?" Winters said with a big laugh. "But I can write you an equivalent document with roughly the same idea."
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