Chapter 171 Target the Spear of the Goddess!

According to the information provided by Karina, the Jackdaw is chasing a ship named Spear of the Goddess.

The latter is a whaling ship wandering in this sea area. They stayed at sea for more than a year when they left the port this time, and their patience finally paid off handsomely.

Some time ago, a ship returning to the port said that they had seen them hunt a huge sperm whale, which was a giant seventy feet long and quite cunning. The Spear of the Goddess waited for three of them at the place where it often haunted. Yue was lucky enough to win it.

But now all these efforts have paid off. Sperm whales are full of treasures. The fat can be refined into whale oil. The spermaceti oil contained in the huge skull cavity can be used to make spermaceti. With the incomparably precious ambergris.

It is a gray or slightly black waxy substance that smells very bad when it is first taken out, but it will turn amber in color after drying and emit a strange aroma. This high-grade spice is mainly used as a fixative for perfumes, and its price has already surpassed that of gold. Therefore, Zhang Heng's Jackdaw is not the only one eyeing the whaling ship.

However, the first pirate ship to catch up with the Spear of the Goddess did not end well. In this era, whaling is a very dangerous job, and the men who dare to do this job are real men.

They didn't panic when they saw the black flag behind them, because the number of artillery on the ship was insufficient, the captain did not order to fight back in the face of the shells, but waited until the pirates boarded the ship before starting a hand-to-hand fight with each other. Sailors beat the crap out of pirates armed with muskets and cutlasses.

In the end, the pirate ship was captured instead, and the gunpowder and weapons on it were removed. When the overall situation was settled, they slit the throats of the surrendered pirates and threw their bodies on the deck, trying to scare off the people behind. pirate.

This approach has indeed had a certain effect. Some pirates who are not strong enough have indeed retreated when they saw the piles of corpses and large bloodstains on the deck.

But those powerful pirates became more and more excited, because this just proved that the other party's ship did have valuable cargo, otherwise the sailors would not be so desperate, and a mere whaling ship would not scare them away.

The Jackdaw led by Zhang Heng did not withdraw from the competition either.

With the help of the maiden voyage of the Victory Jackdaw, a new round of recruitment has been completed, and the number of crew members has risen to 62. This time, the quality of the recruited personnel is much higher than before, especially the gunner, Billy He directly recruited the chief gunner of a very powerful old pirate group, and the new cook that Dufresne found is also very good. He was originally a chef of a certain hotel on the island. With the praise of the whole crew, the boring life at sea seemed not so unbearable.

And more importantly, the old and new crew members are now full of confidence in Zhang Heng, the captain.

With the previous gains as a foundation, Billy didn't even need to give a speech to mobilize the morale on the ship when he left the port this time, and no one was afraid to fight when he saw the pirates who were slaughtered on the ship halfway.

This is also the reason why Zhang Heng feels that he can continue to chase. At this time, it is appropriate to have a tough battle or two to improve cohesion and increase actual combat experience for the Jackdaw.

The previous firefight with the Happiness was not a decent battle at all due to the disparity in strength between the two sides. It was more like a shooting practice. Except for the Jackdaw being shot a few times at the beginning without pain or itching, The rest is basically the rhythm of rubbing the Happiness on the ground, and Anne, the bosun, is in danger of being attacked by those naval cadets in the cabin.

And this time, dealing with the Spear of the Goddess will definitely not be so easy.

In fact, compared to the whaling ship, Zhang Heng paid more attention to the situation of the other major competitors. They encountered a pirate ship less than a week after leaving the port, and they encountered another one not long ago. The pirate ship, the two sides raised the black flag at almost the same time, and then the helmsman on the opposite side came in a small boat and had a brief exchange, exchanged the information at hand, and finally reached a consensus. Both sides maintained restraint, and they parted ways silently. .

And this was not because of the friendship among colleagues, but because the other party was afraid of the Jackdaw's firepower, and neither side had gained much at this time, so they chose the most peaceful solution.

Zhang Heng was a little dazed looking at the direction the ship was going away. He didn't know what was going on with Karina in Nassau. Before leaving, the businesswoman probably discussed the next plan with him, and Zhang Heng also took out The 100 gold coins invested in the shares, in addition to helping Karina relieve part of the cash pressure, Zhang Heng also did so to give the businesswoman further peace of mind and strengthen the alliance between the two parties.

In addition, he also promised to invest another 800 gold coins in the future, so as to bind the two parties together. Karina no longer has to worry about being kicked out at any time, and Zhang Heng can enjoy 20% of the profit The share, this share does not only refer to the income brought by the Jackdaw. If Karina can attract more ships to cooperate in the future, Zhang Heng will also get extra rewards every time they return with a full load.

Billy was also a little moved, but because he had a family to support and couldn't afford much money, he only invested 30 gold coins in the end. On the contrary, Annie followed Zhang Heng and invested 40 gold coins because she didn't need to buy a house for the time being. People eventually become minority shareholders.

In addition, Laeli should also start to find a way to contact the tribesmen in Tross Manor according to the plan at this time.

Zhang Heng just lost his mind for a moment and then returned to reality. At this time, worrying is meaningless. Now that he has gone to sea, he can no longer control what happens on the shore. He can only choose to trust the abilities of his allies. After all, he is the center of gravity of a pirate. Still at sea, if it wasn't for the Black Merchants Alliance, he wouldn't have spent so much energy on land.

The sooner the Jackdaw becomes stronger and enters the ranks of the top pirate group, the more he will be able to control his own destiny, so every time he goes to sea is very important to him, this time Zhang Heng also wants to take down the prey.

Compared with other pirates, he has [Hunter's Blessing] and [Lucky Rabbit's Foot] on him, without the interference of wrong clues. These two things should be able to play a role in this chase. A few days ago, he also received a system notification that his sailing skills had also been upgraded to lv2.

Now that everything is ready, the Jackdaw can finally show its fangs.