Chapter 1136 Riot, "Kill Columbus to Death!"

"Joder! We have reached the end of the sea. Just like in the legend, there is nothing! This is the sea of ​​the dead!..."

"That's right! We haven't seen land for so many days. If we go further west, everyone will die at sea!..."

"Cojones! Listen to me! Kill that bullshit commander! Turn around and go east, come home alive!..."

"Yes! Yes! Pull out the dagger, chop Columbus to death, and go home alive!!..."

The deck at the bow of the ship was filled with black heads and shining blades. The sailors on the flagship gathered and clamored with dissatisfaction. Their voices became louder and their words became more vicious. Seeing that the momentum is getting worse and worse, the impulsive boatswain Qia Chu has taken the lead and is going to the captain's cabin at the stern of the ship...

"Everyone, draw your swords! Follow me!..."

Seeing this imminent rebellion, Columbus shuddered and felt the cold death coming towards his face. Once the angry sailors really take action and see blood, he will either be hacked to death, hanged from the mast, or thrown into the sea to feed the fish! The only way to survive now is to gain a head start before the rebellion breaks out completely...

"Merda! Idiot! Bastard! I am an admiral personally conferred by the queen, and the commander of the kingdom's expeditionary force! What are you shouting about? Put down your weapons!..."

Columbus gritted his teeth and without any time to think, he strode towards the sailors on the deck. He widened his eyes fiercely and looked around at the gathered crowd. Then, familiar, angry faces surrounded him like a pack of wolves.

"Bossun Bartolome, Second Boatswain Chachu, Goldsmith Carlo, Carpenter Antonio, Joiner Lope..."

Seeing the leader of the circle, Columbus's heart trembled, and sweat broke out on his back. Among the 42 people on the ship, the two bosuns directly manage the sailors and are the most dangerous. It is estimated that they can instigate and coerce 20 people. Add to that the goldsmiths, carpenters, carpenters and apprentices, and that's at least 25! ...Obviously, at some point, he had offended the public and became the target of the sailors' dissatisfaction and hatred...

"Witness the Lord! Lower your weapons!...This is the admiral's sword! I am your fleet commander, you must obey my command!..."

Columbus' knees were shaking and his fingertips were trembling, but he still maintained a stubborn and fierce look on his face. He looked around at the crowd with the resolute expression of the commander of the expeditionary force. Then, he raised the admiral's sword in one hand and the Queen's canonization document in the other, and yelled loudly.

"This document! This is Queen Isabella's royal order!... It was the Queen who asked us to sail west to find a new route! Are you going to violate the Queen's will by shouting to return! Aren't you afraid of the Queen's punishment? ?!...Hurry up and put down your weapons and return to your posts! I can still forgive you, just pretend that nothing happened!..."

The brave commander of the expeditionary force holds a sword in one hand and a book in the other, just like the brave martyrs in the Bible, as if the halo of the sun is emerging from his head. He blushed, rebuked loudly, and looked at everyone with dignity. At this moment, he tried to straighten his spine and use the majesty of his fleet leader to make everyone...

"Coo! Damn! Columbus, don't use the queen's will to pressure us! The queen wants us to explore westward, not to let us die!..."

However, the result is obvious. With Columbus's current reputation, he cannot convince everyone with his "majesty" and "heroism" like the legendary captains in those sailing biographies. The second boatswain Qiachu just said "poof" and spitted on the other person's face. Then, the fierce Canarian sailor raised his scimitar high, made a chopping motion, and cursed fiercely.

"Columbus, you lied to the Queen! You lied to her about some damn new sea route, and you also lied to us, letting us come to the deep sea so far west! ... In the end, there is no land at all in the sea, no shit, only a dead end. !…”

"Yes! Cha Chu is right! If we go any further, we will be doomed! We must return, and we will return today!..."

"Bossun Cha Chu! You... have something to say! Lower your scimitar!... I have never lied to you, let alone the wise queen!... The new route to the west really exists! Look at my chart ! We are about to reach the rich Japan! As long as we sail westward for a few more days, we can reach the large island of Sipangu, where gold is everywhere..."

"Coo! This guy is still talking nonsense about Sipangu! What bullshit charts! None of the two islands he swore to exist before... He just wants to trick us into dying! Trick us into dying in this deep sea, And then fell into the abyss!…”

"Damn it! If we die here, far away from the glory of God... we will definitely become undead in the sea! Wandering on the bottom of the sea forever!..."

"Lord! Don't let me become an undead...kill him!..."

"Wait! Wait! Lower your weapons! Lower your weapons!... Let's talk! Let's talk!... I swear to God, I will never deceive you!... Really! Think about it, even if I have to die, I will be with you We died together!…”

Columbus was sweating on his forehead and was surrounded by a group of angry sailors. Several scimitars were raised above his head, which might fall at any time and chop him into half.

However, the more he faced this life-and-death moment, the more Columbus' stubborn determination came into play, suppressing his inner fear. And whenever a crisis comes, his straight back can change from rigid to flexible. On the contrary, when everything goes well, he tends to become arrogant and commit suicide...

Columbus gritted his teeth and looked at the crowd again, and found the solemn-looking second captain de la Cosa outside, as well as the royal butler Gutierrez, who was watching from a distance and watching silently.

From the expressions of the two men, he suddenly realized that this was an unplanned and sudden sailor riot. The rioting sailors had no detailed plan and no control or agreement with key personnel on the ship. In other words, the sailors were just driven by an impulse, led by a few people...

To quell such a riot, we must first calm down the opponent's anger and restore order to the chaotic scene! And in the riot, the second captain and the royal steward, who remained suspiciously neutral, had to be dragged into the water and take the responsibility of making the decision! No, more than that, let all neutral people participate and speak...

"Columbus, let me ask you one thing, will you return or not?..."

"Don't be excited! Don't be excited! I can return! I can return!...But I want to listen to everyone's opinions! Listen to everyone's opinions!...I'll throw away my weapons first!..."

Columbus took a deep breath and tried to steady his trembling fingers. With a "clang" sound, he threw the rapier in his hand on the deck, taking the lead in expressing his concession. Then he looked across the deck at Dracosa and shouted.

"Dra Cosa! Dra Cosa! You are the second captain that everyone trusts... Come forward and call a crew meeting! Yes! Not only our ship, but also the two ships of the Pinzon brothers! All of them! Everyone attends!…Dear Royal Butler Gutierrez! You are the royal representative trusted by the Queen, and you come to vouch for witnessing in the meeting!…”

"Witness the Lord! Today there will be no riots, no accountability, and no bloodshed! ... Today there is only a meeting with the participation of all crew members to decide our next voyage! ... Everyone participates, everyone participates Speak, everyone!…”

"Come on! Put down your weapons and let's talk! Let's see what everyone thinks about the purpose of this adventurous voyage! ... And now, if we return, what will we get? Keep moving forward, What will you get again!…”

"The Lord witnesses! The wealth that pours from the heavens, the wealth bestowed by the Lord, is really right in front of us!...The queen's generous rewards and the rewards from the kingdom's nobles are also waiting for us...And if you back down at this time, nothing will happen to you. If you don’t get it, you will definitely regret it for the rest of your life!…”