Chapter 1400 Goodbye, Mom. I'm Sailing Away Tonight!

Chapter 1400 Goodbye, Grandma. I'm sailing tonight! ~

"May God bless you! Martim! My old brother, I can understand your anger at losing your eyes, and your hatred for the natives' sneak attacks! In fact, my heart for justice and light is exactly the same as your heart for justice!..."

Seeing the quartermaster who was blind in one eye and as vicious as a pirate, Bruno sighed and patted his "old brother" on the shoulder. Then, he looked serious, stared at the other's only eye, and said.

"But, Pense antes de falar! Think before you speak! We are not brainless Castilians, we are rational Portuguese! …”

“Martim, I have had your suspicions about Shushu these days, and I once had the intention to kill him. But after careful consideration, I can be sure that this guide who converted to God is not an insider of the native tribe! …”

“First of all, our guide was captured from the Bahamas by Columbus’ fleet! He didn’t even know about the native kingdom of Sipangu before, and he had no connection with those vicious barbarians. Look at that timid, cowardly and honest "

"Secondly, when the natives attacked, he was panic-stricken and frightened like a chicken. He didn't jump into the sea with the damned prisoner. Later, he was even knocked unconscious by the natives' artillery and almost killed. Third, he was stupid and didn't know anything. No one told him the location of the fleet. What's more, the anchorage at night was changed temporarily. Even if he wanted to report it, it was too late..."

After listing three reasons, Bruno was sure, and even the boatswain Harold nodded in agreement. The last reason was the key to Bruno's complete dispel of doubts! …

"The Lord is a witness! The most important thing is! The fleet that the natives attacked actually attacked from the leeward side, half against the wind! How could there be an insider? How could they have known the location in advance? If they knew the location in advance, how could they come from the slowest leeward side? They just had to go around the upwind side and attack quickly... Our ships had no time to raise the sails and speed up, and we all died in the hands of the natives!!..."

"Uh! The attack from the leeward side... This!... is really strange... Uh! Those despicable natives who attacked are all damn idiots!..."

Faced with such soul-searching, no matter how vicious and unreasonable Matim was, he had to weaken his momentum. He touched his blind eyes that were faintly painful, and couldn't speak for a long time.

With the Portuguese Navy's senior experience, it is really hard to imagine the haste and embarrassment of the Kingdom Navy during the first night attack by sailing ships, and the difficulty of their night search for the "evil fleet". Big John, the only one who had seen Shushu light the torch, had been killed by a cannon and his body thrown into the sea. No one on the ship knew what happened that night. Just like no one knows the torment in Shushu's heart, and the regret for not jumping into the sea at the risk of his life...

"Martim, go down and recuperate! The return journey is still very long, everyone must be alert, and don't make any mistakes! We can't make any mistakes again!..."

"As for the guide Shushu, after experiencing this life and death, according to the rules of the ship, he can also be considered our brother. Of course, he is definitely not comparable to an old brother like you! But you can't bully him at will!..."

"Think about it, after returning this time, with the news of gold and the East, His Majesty Joao will definitely send more kingdom navy!... And among a group of ships, only our ship has one of our own who can communicate with the local tribes. What a great advantage this is, and how much more spoils can we share?! We can't go against money, right? Just like this time, the valuable red pearls, weren't they accidentally obtained by Shushu after communicating with the local natives?..."

Speaking of this, Bruno smiled and shook Martim's shoulders hard. Matim hesitated for a while, and finally nodded, giving the promise the captain wanted.

"Okay! This yellow-skinned monkey is lucky!... As long as he can bring wealth to the fleet, I won't bother him! But according to the old rules, he made a lot of money this time. When he returns to the port of Lisbon, he has to invite everyone to the taverns and alleys to have a good time!..."

"That's for sure! He doesn't understand the rules of this ship, and old Ivo will teach him!... Haha! When we get back to Lisbon, I will invite all the brothers to have a happy week!... Go and get busy!..."

Bruno smiled and agreed, and made a bigger check, which appeased the "old brothers". This voyage, even if it ended here, he had 3 pounds of gold in his hands, all of which were the share of the flagship, and he could take 30% alone!

It's a pity that Silveira, the red-eyed one, insisted on keeping the other 3 pounds of gold of the vice-ship himself, and finally, even the people, the ship and the gold fell into the hands of the natives! This stupid black fish that ate the bait and was foolishly caught by the natives!

"Peixe-boi! Really only has muscles but no brains! As stupid as a fish! Burro como um peixe!..."

Thinking of Silveira who was captured by the natives, Bruno cursed inwardly with two Portuguese idioms, and regretted the three pounds of gold for a long time. After a long while, he looked towards the direction of the large island of Haiti in the southwest with desire and fear, and stared greedily for a long time.

"Lord! On this trip, fifty of us died... in exchange for more than three pounds of gold, a small bag of pearls, and an 'Oriental Book'... Is this trip really worth it? Your Majesty Joao, will Are you happy?…"

Thinking of the shining gold and bright pearls, Bruno lowered his eyes slightly. Although his face still looked sad and angry, his heart was already roaring with excitement, and he gave an extremely positive answer!

"It's worth it! Of course it's worth it!... The gold alone can be used to mint 400 Portuguese gold coins at the Lisbon Mint! Plus those pearls, there can be 300 more gold coins... This is 700 gold coins. I can at least divide it. To more than 200!”

"This is a gift from the Lord! In the face of these shining wealth gains, what does it matter if fifty low-level sailors die and a batch of kingdom's ordnance is lost?!...These humble lives are far less than that of that ship. The captured caravel is not even as valuable as the sunken 8-pounder gun!”

"Will His Majesty Joao be happy? He will definitely be extremely happy! We have discovered a wide river, a new continent, and an infinitely vast wild land waiting for the kingdom to occupy! Not to mention, we have brought back the square characters 'The Book of the East'!

"This is the hope of a new continent and a new sea route. The great His Majesty João will definitely reward me generously and even give me a larger fleet to lead! As long as... I can return to Lisbon alive and return to Sintra Palace to report back. !…”

"Holy Mother! The only trouble is that Scholar Martin fell into the water... I can only report the news of his death to the kingdom! It is better for him to sacrifice for the Lord during the voyage than to risk being captured by the natives... It is better for everyone! But the Governor of Azores, as Martin’s father-in-law, what will he think? Will His Majesty Joao punish me?”

Bruno felt uneasy and his eyes were wandering. Now, even though he has been working hard for more than ten years, he can still only be regarded as a minor nobleman, or a "royal knight", that is, the "loyal hound of the royal family." He still knows too little about the disputes in the upper echelons of the kingdom, unless he can climb higher!

Just like the lookout on a ship, only on the high mast can you see a broader picture and see the darker sea of ​​power! …

"Hey!...The Lord God, the Ancestors, Mom, Dad!...You are right in front of me, but you are so far away!..."

At the same time, on the high mast, Sushu stared at the Bahamas Sea in the west with his eyes widened. The manpower on the ship was so short that even he, the guide and translator, was forced to work everywhere.

The old carpenter Ivo is old and doesn't want to climb up to such a high place to look out. He taught Sushu the sailor experience of Wang Wang and let the thin and nimble young native do it. Just like he also taught Sichuan the art of sailing! According to him, that is...

"Our Lady of Mercy! Little mouse, we all rolled out of the waves together. You are very lucky, so you can be my apprentice from now on! If I have a bite of bread, you will have a bite of wheat bran! Carpenter's work, sailing work Life, sightseeing... it’s a good thing for young people to learn more, craft work is not exhausting!”

"You are so stupid for laughing so stupidly! Why don't you thank me quickly? If so many people hadn't died in this attack, including all my apprentices, who would be willing to teach you my true skills? …”

"You must know that with skills, you can thrive on the ship! Like those coolie sailors, they get on the ship one after another, do the hardest and most tiring work, and then turn into corpses one after another, and throw them into the sea to feed the fish... That is Burning firewood!…”

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At this moment, Shushu stood on the observation deck, the hunting wind blowing his hair around. He is like a thin petrel, trying to fly to the clouds in the sky!

And the old carpenter's words came to his mind again, causing those bloody past events to circle before his eyes, as if the white sea clouds were dyed with a layer of blood.

"Yes! One after another they get on the boat, and one after another they turn into corpses! Throw them into the sea to feed the fish, that's all good luck! Yes, there are bones thrown away, and the clean white bones are eaten..."

"It's a man-eating evil ship! There is also a man-eating lair! The warm home is so close, I can see it! ... But it is so far away, in a place where I can't go back! ..."

"When can I go home? Can I eat my grandma's cassava porridge, smoke tobacco with my dad, and ride a turtle with my sister?... In my dream, in the sweet dream of the Taino people's kindness inside!…"

On the suspended observation deck, Sushu closed her eyes silently and shed two lines of tears in the sea breeze. In the tribal language, the meaning of "Taino" is a kind and good person!

"I'm leaving...Ama, Abba...I'm going to the east...I will be back! Even if a person dies outside, his soul will float back..."

The ship was heading east, but Susui's heart was drifting to the west, passing by his hometown in the Bahamas and the vaguely seen islands. He didn't dare to reveal the location of his tribe, for fear of luring the white-skinned demon there and causing another brutal killing...

He could only leave, he could only continue to giggle, continue to endure, and continue to lurk! All this is not for the Lord God who was saved in the story, but for the Taino people who died, and for a real hope of returning home! ~~