Chapter 826 Ocean

A vast expanse of blue ocean.

There was a fishy and salty smell in the warm wind.

The sea was slightly turbulent, and seagulls passed by from time to time in the sky.

This is the golden route to the East. Since the great geographical discovery, countless ships have followed this route to the mysterious East every day, bringing special products such as porcelain, spices, silk, etc., and dumping them at the port. Transform into cuties like Gold and Silver.

The sea is the cradle of dreams, with countless treasures.

In every port, there are stories of lucky people getting rich overnight, inspiring more young people to embark on the path of navigators, but they don't know that besides incomparable treasures, the sea also has extremely terrifying treasures. danger.

Natural storms are just one aspect, and there are huge water monsters, groups of people living in the ocean, and even some indescribable existences. Once angry, they will easily overturn the ship and bring disaster.

Of course, the most frequent danger on the route is pirates.

They chase wealth, are keen on rum and women, and after robbing a large sum of money, they will spend their days and nights in the special pirate port until they spend the last copper gram in their pockets, and then they are red-eyed, screaming, and set foot on A new hunting trip.

For the men of the sea, it is fate to be born in the sea and die in the sea.

However, pirates are not a beautiful profession. Compared with sea merchants, they also have to bear the danger from the sea, and even in addition, there are special Royal Navy roundups.

On the western continent, Insman, the most powerful maritime country, as the biggest beneficiary of maritime transactions, hates piracy. Can be executed on the spot.

In Insman's port, you can see the dried corpses of pirates hanging every day, until one day the siege of pirates is fruitful, and then a few new ones will be replaced.

The struggle between the navy and the pirates is the theme of the eternal coexistence of opposites and coexistence in human ocean voyages in this age of great navigation.

The age of great sailing!

Based on the great geographical discovery, after the great navigator Michael discovered the route to the East, many continental countries went crazy.

Countless people flock to the ocean, risking hurricanes, tsunamis, giant monsters, pirates, etc., to explore new worlds, one continent after another is discovered, more and more ocean-going ships are built, and the tonnage and speed are also increasing. progress.

A steady stream of wealth poured into Insman, making the island country the wealthiest country on the entire western continent.

The stimulation of gold and other wealth made many countries with coastlines eager to move, and started their own sailing careers one after another.

This is the worst era. The terrifying ocean is like a ruthless giant, devouring young lives. The great geographical discovery is full of colonization and crime.

This is also the best time, as long as you have courage and a bit of subtle luck, no matter wealth or anything else, you can find it in the sea!

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"What a great day!"

Donald was in his thirties, his white shirt was partly unbuttoned, revealing thick chest hair.

As an old fur seal and an experienced navigator, he just sniffed the sea breeze and knew that today was a fine day with no clouds.

"According to this speed, probably by tomorrow night, we will be able to reach the Port of Drenke and enjoy the turkey and rum there..."

Donald rubbed his face, because he hadn't tidied up for a long time, he had already grown a hard clump of beards, like steel needles.

He is the navigator of the 'Flaming Beauty' and has a very high status.

Generally speaking, on a merchant ship at this time, the captain has the highest status, followed by the first mate, who, as the captain's deputy, manages the affairs on the deck and other chores.

The navigators follow closely behind. Those who can skillfully use the sextant and stars to locate and calculate ocean currents and routes are sometimes even more important than the captain.

Next, there is the captain of the charge, as well as the second and third mates.

At this time, the sea route is not calm at all, and there is a possibility of encountering pirates. A charge captain who can fight and enough weapons is the guarantee of survival at critical moments!

For pirate ships and warships, there are subdivisions of specialized combat personnel such as gunners and musketeers.

In addition, there are on-board doctors, cooks, carpenters, accountants... These people, together with the lowest-level sailors, form a complete interpersonal chain on a ship.

And Donald himself also holds a certain share in this shipment.

He is proficient in nautical trade, and he has already estimated that after he arrives at the port and sells the goods on the ship, he can roughly get a profit of more than 250 gold Galleons. I bought a villa in the countryside and hundreds of Jules of land, and retired from now on, living a leisurely and prosperous life.

Compared with this, the years of voyage, with its innumerable dangers, seemed nothing.

'Hey... After so many years of being away, I don't know how the family is doing. Little Arthur can already talk, right? '

Donald misses his wife and son a little.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance down his throat.

There, a singular metal pendant, worn by a fine hemp cord, gave off a cold radiance.

This is a miniature dagger with a strange shape. Donald bought it from a crazy witch in a pirate market.

'It has a special meaning, representing the master of all weapons, you feel its greatness, so it belongs to you...'

The words of the witch at that time were still lingering in Donald's ears.

However, out of respect for the witch, he still paid the price of three silver gnars.

In fact, Donald strongly suspected that this was just a sales pitch by the witch.

Who knows how he bought this pendant as if he was possessed in the first place.

Although the experienced captain felt that it might be a religious emblem of a certain Eastern religion, or something related to an evil god, and advised him to abandon it as soon as possible or hand it over to other priests, but Donald knew that he could not give this value to three Silver Gnar's something to throw away, unless he's crazy.

What's more, anything related to beliefs, gods, and spirits must be treated with caution.

Maybe, there are gods or unknown beings watching you secretly, if you throw away the pendant rashly, it will lead to disaster!

"From the east... Maybe it's the religious emblem of a master of weapons?"

Thinking of this, Donald couldn't help but grabbed the pendant and began to pray: "That unknown stalwart that stands in the dark... I praise you with sincere words and worship you with sincere belief... I hope you can give me guidance , so that I can successfully complete this voyage!"

As an old sea dog, he has an attitude of trusting luck and destiny.

Even though there are still religious bans in many countries on the mainland, Insman, who is the most open and civilized, has a very open attitude towards the religious world.

Basically, as long as it is not a cult, and does not promote doomsday and offensive things, they can get equal treatment and promotion opportunities.

Although Donald has already believed in a goddess of luck, this does not prevent him from asking for help from another existence when he feels guilty.

After all, although those magicians swore that the true God existed, Donald never once felt that the Goddess answered his prayers.

Well, if our Mr. Donald is really divided by faith, he is probably at the level of hypocrites and pan-believers.

But this prayer was obviously different.

A scalding burning sensation emanated from the palm of his hand, which made him gasp in surprise, staring at his pendant.

This strange blade, which looks like a knife but not a knife, looks like a sword but not a sword, has a smooth arc and a strange shape, as if traces of many weapons can be found from it.

At this time, the black pendant was cold again, as if everything before was an illusion.

But in the dark, a huge sense of crisis constantly stimulates Donald's heart, making him know that a huge danger is coming!

"Damn... Could this really be a revelation from the gods?"

He tugged at his collar, and climbed up to the observation deck of the mast like a big horse monkey.

The weather was fine, cloudless, and there was no mist on the sea, and the visibility was high.

Donald looked in one direction.

There, a black dot slowly approached, and finally turned into the shape of an armed merchant ship.

After seeing the Flame Beauty, the opponent speeded up and approached aggressively, and there was no sign on the ship.

"alert!"

Donald didn't have time to think, and immediately yelled, sounding the alarm.

"what happened?"

There was a commotion on deck, and a white captain stepped out, pushing the sailors aside.

"Five nautical miles to the left, an unknown ship was found!"

Donald gritted his teeth.

"Um?"

The captain took a brass binoculars, and his face became solemn: "Captain Assault, get ready to fight! Other sailors, go back to the cabin and get ready to row!"

The sailors on the Flame Beauty immediately moved into action. Donald looked nervously at the approaching armed ship.

The closer they got, the more clearly they could see the artillery on the big ship and the dense figures on the deck, and an uneasy atmosphere suddenly spread.

Finally, there was a burst of cheers from the opposite ship, and a black flag was hoisted.

On the flag, there is a white skull pattern, and there are two crossed horizontal bones below.

"It's a pirate ship!"

The most unwilling conjecture became a reality, the captain could only take a deep breath: "Turn immediately!"

Brush Lala!

Immediately, dozens of long oars poked out from both sides of the Flaming Beauty's ship, swaying the sea surface uniformly, causing the ship to turn and flee quickly.

However, with the sound of a horn, the opposite ship also stretched out its long oars to accelerate, like a ferocious beast, swooping down to hunt for prey.

After just comparing it, Donald closed his eyes, knowing that with the speed of his own ship, he couldn't escape no matter what.

"Get ready to fight...everyone!"

Knowing this, the captain took a deep breath and issued the order.