Chapter 503 Sail (Modified, Sincerely Thank the Leader Acacia Miao)
Although there were only ten students going to Durmstrang, the shore was full of young wizards who came to see them off and watch the excitement.
Now docked on the shore, the black and brown wooden ship is full of air, its huge curved poop looks like the tail of a whale raised high, and the bow has a huge bow. And it is equipped with several square sails on the foremast and topmast, and a jib sail on the mizzen, which looks full of momentum.
Seen from the side, the hull looks like a round U-shape. When Allen and the others entered, they found that the deep hull can accommodate far more space than what they can see visually. The space and luxury of the hull are no less Great Hall at Hogwarts Castle.
This large ship has multi-storey cabins, except for the auditorium hall located under the deck and the storage room on the lowest level, the students' rooms are arranged in the poop building with retro and luxurious decoration overlooking the surrounding scenery. The top floor of the poop building is the captain's cabin and cockpit, the rudder and other control equipment. Behind the cockpit is an observation deck, where you can observe the situation on the sea behind the ship.
The bearded man with tangled fur enthusiastically led the little wizards to visit the big ship. His name was Bailey Cosby. When he introduced the various rooms to the little wizards, his tone was full of antidote. Armstrong's pride.
"You will definitely have a worthwhile trip, because we will not go back directly to Durmstrang, but will take you to visit the North Sea and enjoy the scenery of the North Sea." The smile on Cosby's dark face infected Hogwarts children. Wizards, they couldn't help but look forward to the upcoming trip even more.
Allen twirled the wand in his sleeve. He felt that Durmstrang's arrangement was not to return to school directly, but to sail around the North Sea with some problems.
But from the Legilimency of Cosby, he learned that this route was not determined by Cosby, and he just obeyed the arrangement of his superiors and arranged the itinerary according to the orders of his superiors.
Allen, who was inconvenient to search everyone, could only turn his head and say a few words to the wolf mother Ramona, and then entered the poop with everyone, and asked Draco to inform the students not to act alone.
Cosby pressed the steering wheel, and Durmstrang's big boat slowly sank with the force of his pressure, and gradually sank to the bottom of the water. The scenery at the bottom of the black lake can be seen by the passengers. The curious mermaid holds a fork and hides behind the green seaweed and peeps at this giant. The crowd did not get wet, nor did they feel difficulty breathing.
The black lake did not flow into any river or ocean. After sliding on the bottom of the lake for a while, a huge circular ripple appeared not far from the bow. The ship sailed into this ripple and was teleported to a sea where there was no land around. Durmstrang's big ship broke through the waves and galloped across the sparkling sea.
All kinds of delicacies prepared for the little wizards appeared on the dining table that flew over suddenly on the top deck. Cosby greeted everyone to let everyone feel free, and said that there is no need to pay too much attention to etiquette at sea, and took the lead to take the seat and start eating.
And Alan accompanied Luna leaning against the ship's side, probably because of the magic, they didn't feel the bumps at all, and a rush of water splashed across the guardrail.
Luna looked at the endless sea, turned her head and asked Allen: "Allen, can you let Lacey out for a while, so that he can also look at the sea."
Thinking of the purpose of going to Durmstrang this time, Allen felt that it was suitable to be high-profile, and the current position was not under the jurisdiction of any Ministry of Magic, which was regarded as the high seas of the wizarding world, so he nodded to Luna.
Luna picked up the waist bag, opened the eagle-shaped flap, pointed its mouth at the sea, and released Lacey. It flapped its wings and let out a deep and heavy dragon roar. Under the terrified eyes of other wizards, Circled around the big ship, flew in front of Luna whose hair was constantly dancing because of the sea wind, and passed between two tall cables.
Cosby took three deep breaths and stood up. He folded his arms, as if it would give him more courage, and stepped in Luna's direction.
Holding a glass of white wine, long-eyed Vladimir touched his bald head, stopped Cosby, grinned at him and said, "Don't worry, this dragon has a full set of legal breeding licenses in a dragon farm in the UK." , It’s not illegal to keep a private dragon. Now this land belongs to the no-management zone. Let it fly freely. I promise to ask Miss Lovegood to put it away before entering Durmstrang. Come on. , let's have a drink together."
Cosby looked at the crimson young dragon with smooth and dark lines on his body, shuddered, lost the courage to continue asking, took advantage of the opportunity to sit down with Vladimir, and explained a few words to the others Let them take it easy.
Allen, who sensed Cosby's thoughts with Legilimency, smiled. Purebred dragons like Lacey are different from those fire dragons in the competition. If those ordinary fire dragons are frightening because of their imposing manner and figure, And Lacey, a purebred dragon, has a special ability called Longwei. Under a certain range, if you don't have a strong will, you will be frightened, trembling, or even unable to act. Lacey is still too young. This ability has not been fully utilized yet.
At this time, Lacey, who was flying high into the sky, plunged into the water. In the next second, his tail swung slightly, and with a big fish in his mouth, he drilled straight out of the water.
Lacey flapped her wings and flew to a position parallel to Luna's line of sight. With a flick of her head, the fish flew above its head. Lacey raised her head, and a red flame spewed out of its mouth, roasting it. The cooked fish fell right into its mouth when it fell.
It shook its head and took the grilled fish in its mouth, and flew towards Luna.
Luna shook her head and patted Lacey. After swallowing the fish in one gulp, it turned its head and flew high into the sky.
Lacey's figure slowly disappeared from the eyes of the little wizards, and turned into a small red dot following the big ship on the blue sea.
Those little wizards who were terrified and envious finally returned to their normal emotional state, talked about the red dragon they had just seen with lingering fear, and began to enjoy the delicious food in front of them with peace of mind.
Cosby finished the last piece of dill-cured salmon, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and then began to brag about the sea stories he knew to a group of little wizards: "I'll tell you, the most bizarre thing I've ever heard. But you probably won't believe it."
He giggled: "Even I don't know whether to believe it or not. In the North Sea, there are many pirate ships, but there is a sunken pirate ship that is particularly legendary. Although its captain is a squib, he and his ship were in Malay. Melon and the wizarding world are well-known."
Seeing that these little wizards were just listening intently, without showing any surprise, he said again: "The name of the shipwreck is the 'Black Pearl', and it was originally owned by the East India Trading Company in your British Muggle circles." A trading ship, a captain named Jack was ordered to transport a batch of goods from Africa. But Jack found that these so-called "goods" were actually African slaves. Out of a sense of justice, Jack released them all and went to work in the Caribbean. Take up the work of pirates."
Cosby saw that the emotions of the little wizards were finally mobilized, and smiled with satisfaction: "It is said that this ship sank at the beginning of the eighteenth century," he said, "At that time, they were being chased by the undead. It drove from America to the North Sea, and finally died here with the undead.”
He noticed that Allen and the blond girl with the dragon were also looking at him at this time, and Cosby continued: "For hundreds of years, both muggles and wizards have been searching for this pirate ship, because It is said that their captain Jack found the legendary Fountain of Youth hidden in the Bimini Islands." He took a long sip of white wine: "I heard from people in the school that the Dark Lord Gattler Grindelwald and this Captain Jack is somehow related."
"This is so cool!" Draco couldn't hold back his excitement.
At this moment, the ship shook violently and stopped moving forward, and the remaining white wine in his hand splashed Cosby's face.
"Captain, the bottom of the boat seems to have touched a rock, and we are stuck." A crew member on the observation deck yelled.