Chapter 174 Cleo

"Adventurer?"

Logan and Ethan stood on the poop together. On the premise of not climbing to the mast, the poop is generally the highest place on the sailboat, and the view here is also the widest, which is why the console and steering wheel are here. s reason.

"certainly."

Ethan has been holding up the high-power telescope in his hand, which allows him to better observe the situation, but even with a dedicated high-power telescope, he still can't see anything at such a long distance, just knowing that the other party is using and Sailing boats of similar tonnage are also similar in structure, and more need to wait for the other party to be closer.

"In this world, how is the relationship between people who are also sailing adventurers...?"

Logan is a little curious about this question. Most of the knowledge he got from Ethan before was about the environment of the world, and then he was trying to learn how to operate a sailboat and sailing. To this day, he has not seen other adventurers, and he is not. Know how the relationship between fellow adventurers is.

"Generally it doesn't matter, but when an island is discovered at the same time, it is treated as a competitor."

Ethan continued to hold the telescope. At this time, the angle of the sun was very clever, and the ship was getting closer, and he could see the flashing reflections, which meant that someone on the opposite ship was holding the telescope to observe this side. .

"The flash is on the top of the sail, and the other party is looking at the side from the top of the mast. It is very likely that we have been spotted long ago."

The adventurers in this sea area are very wary of each other. Under the premise of noticing the existence of other adventurers, they still drive over unswervingly, or they are forced to, for example, the supplies are close to running out and there is no other choice; Or they have a strong strength, they have the confidence to face any competition.

Logan listened to Ethan's various explanations, and he had a clear concept in his heart. Most of the time, these adventurers in this world are competing with each other. Sometimes, even knowing that the materials on the island are enough for two or even two. More adventure teams are allocated, but everyone wants to monopolize the benefits, even if they can't carry so many things at all.

"So, even in another world, humans are still familiar."

"That's right."

"Until no consensus is reached, it is enough to be on guard as an enemy. Even if a consensus is reached, a considerable degree of vigilance must be maintained."

Ethan put down the telescope in his hand and just stood on the poop looking into the distance. He didn't put on a fighting stance, but Logan knew that Ethan was ready, and depending on where he stood, he could start the Dawn Goddess at any time.

No matter what, he can't let the Dawn Goddess stop in place, passively expecting the other party to have no malicious intentions. If the other party continues to maintain this straight course, then Ethan must start the Dawn Goddess, whether it is a sailboat or a sailboat. More powerful warships, the lost ship is just a big coffin floating on the water.

"Has the other party slowed down?"

Ethan raised the telescope again, and found that the other party began to adjust the layout of the sails, and at the same time made some adjustments to the course, and did not continue to charge straight, as if to express goodwill?

Even so, Ethan still did not let his guard down. He had already stood in front of the console, and Logan rushed to the deck and pulled back the springboard that had been set up.

Now Ethan only needs to use the console to hoist the anchor and raise the sail, and the Dawn can immediately turn from static to moving, and the current wind direction is also favorable for him, he can increase the speed of the Dawn in the shortest time. Get up and avoid being in a disadvantageous position in combat.

"The other party is slowly slowing down."

Ethan has been paying attention to all the movements of the ship. As the distance between the two sides is getting closer, he can already see a few people standing on the bow of the other party through the telescope, who are also observing his side.

"It doesn't seem like the worst is going to happen."

The worst thing is that the two sides directly start the fight without talking nonsense. There is no reason to say that, only if one party completely eliminates the other party will it be the end.

The current situation means that the other party will not launch an attack directly, whether it is to intimidate or something else, at least the other party does not take force to destroy the other party as the first choice.

"This means that the other party cannot guarantee that they can defeat themselves, so their combat effectiveness ... at least on the ship should be similar to ours."

In a conflict at sea, the combat effectiveness of the ship must first be considered. On the surface, the opponent is on the same level as itself.

With similar displacement, and the other side also did not arrange cannons on the uppermost deck, the two sides seemed to be evenly matched on the ship, and there was no absolute advantage in a fight.

"Will there be too few people on our side to make the other party think we are easy to deal with?"

This problem cannot be ignored. When the ships seem to have the same combat effectiveness and the strength of each other is uncertain, the number of people is also a standard to measure the combat effectiveness of both sides. There have not been many people on Ethan's side. Treat it like a persimmon, but in this place called the suicide route...

"Instead, it will make the other party jealous?"

"Yes."

Ethan saw that the other party kept slowing down. As the distance got closer, they could even see the expressions on each other's faces through the binoculars. At this time, Ethan had noticed that the captain of the other party was a young man.

He was about twenty-eight years old, a little older than Ethan, and most of them were young people. There was only a middle-aged man of about forty years old standing beside him, and the two seemed to be exchanging something.

When the other party noticed that Ethan was looking at himself, he actually greeted Ethan politely.

"Um...the other party...maybe there is no malicious intent?"

Logan also saw the other party's actions, which seemed to be releasing goodwill to himself and others. Although he would not be naive and immediately treat the other party as a friend, polite people will always make it easier for people to develop good feelings.

Ethan also responded politely, and reminded the other party that they must continue to slow down if they want to approach, otherwise they will be treated as enemies.

This is a very simple common sign language for navigation, and all adventurers in this sea area understand it. Ethan learned it from Philip, and this is the first time it is officially used.

As soon as he used sign language on his side, the other party immediately began to reduce the speed. At this time, although the ship on the opposite side was still sailing, its moving speed on the sea could be described as a turtle crawling. If an attack was launched in this situation, they would also suffer. The artillery fire from the Goddess of Dawn was completely impossible to escape.

If the opponent wants to fight a lose-lose battle, of course, they can open fire, but no one will give up the previous speed and active advantage, and make these choices in order to get closer to the opponent, so at this time, it can be basically determined that the opponent does not I don't want an armed conflict.

Due to the goodwill shown by the other party, Ethan directly reminded the other party not to go to the island casually by shouting after the other party's ship got close enough.

"Here is Ethan from the Goddess of Dawn. I would like to remind new friends that this island has a peculiar power that interferes with people's perception, which will make people fall into a fantasy without knowing it, so don't board it at will. islands."

Ethan could see that the ship on the opposite side was a little confused after hearing his reminder. It seemed that some people did not believe his words, but the young man who was suspected of being the captain still gave Ethan a gesture of thanks. , and then under his command the whole ship returned to normal, and slightly adjusted its course, and approached the Goddess of the Dawn.

"We are mooring next to your boat, please don't misunderstand our actions."

The distance is getting closer and closer, the two sides can communicate by shouting, the young captain of the opposite ship greeted directly, and then directed his ship to stop on the outside of the Dawn Goddess, and parked alongside the Dawn Goddess. .

"The other party's technology is very good."

The two ships were docked very close together, and they were of the same size, so they could walk back and forth just by getting on the springboard, but the other party didn't touch the Dawn Goddess at all when they stopped.

Considering the age of the other crew member and the suspected captain, almost all of them are in their twenties. It should not be a skill accumulated with rich experience, so it can only be an adventurous team with good talent.

And being able to gather a group of talented sailors, this captain must have something special, which is worth paying attention to.

Ethan had already walked to the deck ahead of schedule, quietly waiting for the young captain to come to his ship.

"Welcome to the Dawn Goddess, I'm Captain Ethan, and this is First Officer Logan."

Logan didn't want the identity of the first mate, but he couldn't compete with Ethan at this time, so he could only recognize it and say hello to the young man.

"Hello, Captain Ethan of the Goddess of Dawn, I'm Cleo, the captain of the Eternal, and this is my first mate Bob." Cleo has a very good image, and his smile is very sunny. Reminds Ethan of Arthur. At first glance, the two seemed very similar, but he could sense that this Cleo and Arthur should have different personalities.

With the improvement of his spiritual power, he found that he not only improved in the level of magic, but sometimes he could sense the situation of some people with a simple feeling.

This is not the ability of a magician. Even an ordinary person will feel uncomfortable when he is with a bloody murderer; when he is with a kind, amiable and respectable elder feel very comfortable. Ethan's situation amounts to reinforcing that feeling.

However, this feeling can only be used as a reference, and cannot determine whether the other party is an enemy or a friend. The specific situation needs further contact to know.

For now, they have enough time to get to know each other.