The burly pirate looked at Marvin and raised his eyebrows, "Are you the cook?"
No wonder he was suspicious. Marvin's clothes were far from those of a cook. The farmer's son still looked quite upper-class, with a wig, embroidered lace on the cuffs and neckline, and a tight jacket. A coat sewn close to the waist, but now his feet are nothing but white silk stockings, and those beautiful boots were counted among the booty in the search.
He nodded hastily and said, "I... my mother runs a small hotel in Canterbury, and I will help out when there is not enough staff."
The burly pirate looked a little dubious, especially when his eyes moved to Marvin's wet crotch, a look of contempt flashed in his eyes.
Marvin obviously knew that his first impression on the other party was not good, so he added in a hurry, "I cook delicious food, and the cook will ask me for advice when I'm on the boat. If you don't believe me, you can ask your friends... those friends, I was in the kitchen when they found me."
"That's right." The two pirates who found Zhang Heng and Marvin nodded in agreement.
Marvin looked nervously at the burly pirate, who touched his chin, and after about half a minute, he said, "Then you can try it, but I warn you, if it doesn't taste good, or let us eat it If you have a bad stomach, even if I am willing to forgive you, they will not let you go." He pointed to the surrounding pirates while talking.
Marvin hurriedly thanked him.
"Okay, gentlemen, the quota is full, and the recruitment is over. I wish you a pleasant journey." After finishing speaking, the burly pirate took the three of them and prepared to leave.
However, at this moment, another voice suddenly came from behind him.
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The burly pirate stopped in his tracks. He didn't notice that Marvin's face suddenly became tense when he heard the voice. The latter looked up to where the voice came from, his expression full of pleading.
Zhang Heng ignored the hint given to him by the farmer's son, stood up and said, "I'm joining the gang too."
The risk of drifting at sea is too high, and food and water sources are seriously lacking. If he is alone, he may choose to fight, but so many people will make the situation more complicated, let alone he still has props left on the boat. Once you leave those things, you won't be able to get them back.
The burly pirate frowned, "I appreciate your enthusiasm, really, but as I said before, there are only three places for this recruitment, and now we are full."
Facing the polite refusal from the other side, Zhang Heng just said calmly, "Give me the gun."
Maybe it was moved by someone's self-confidence, or maybe it was because of the booing of the surrounding pirates, but in the end the burly pirate handed Zhang Heng a short musket.
Zhang Heng took it in his hand and checked it a bit. After experiencing the script of the Sufen war, he also did some homework on firearms. Now he is no longer the novice who didn't understand anything.
What he holds in his hand today is a flintlock gun. Compared with the matchlock gun, the shooting process is simplified. It uses flint to ignite and ignite the gunpowder. It has a faster rate of fire, less recoil and higher accuracy. In the 16th century It was developed in the middle of the 17th century, and it was generally distributed in European armies in the middle and late 17th century. Later, the American War of Independence was also the stage for the flintlock.
But in the final analysis, this thing is also the tears of the times. Not to mention modern firearms, it is far worse than the M28 he used in the Soviet-Finnish War. The so-called simplified shooting process is only relative to the arquebus, because the current bullets The bullets and gunpowder are loaded separately. After firing a shot, it takes a long time to load the bullets and gunpowder alone, and the range is only about 80 meters.
Zhang Heng watched carefully. It took a full minute for the pirates watching the scene to clamor, and the burly pirate who was in charge of recruiting began to show impatience.
At this moment, without warning, Zhang Heng raised the short musket in his hand and aimed it at Marvin. The latter was terrified, thinking that Zhang Heng wanted to kill someone, but the next moment the bullet flew past his ear. , hitting an apple core in the hand of a pirate at the stern, startling the latter.
The pirates were taken aback for a moment, and then burst into cheers.
The distance between Zhang Heng and the apple-eating pirate was more than forty meters, and the hull of the ship was bumping in the waves. The shooting itself was very difficult, and the rapid-fire movements learned from Simon were too coherent. Well, it looks like the aim is not even aiming, and in the end this miraculous shooting technique won the applause of the whole house.
In a sense, the vast majority of pirates are quite simple people. They always have no lack of respect for the strong on the sea that believes in the law of the jungle. They don’t know who will start first, and the surrounding pirates shouted together. , "Accept him, accept him!"
The burly pirate who was in charge of recruiting frowned, but in the end he couldn't hold back the surging public opinion behind him, and said helplessly, "Well, no one can refuse a sharpshooter. Anyway, three people have been recruited, and I don't care about adding one more, follow me come together."
The four of them walked down the deck with the burly pirate, who introduced himself as he walked, "My name is Owen, and I am the bosun of the Sea Lion. No matter what you have done before or what your background is, you are now a member of the Sea Lion." Now, of course, we can't trust you as we trust others, but it doesn't matter, let time speak."
Owen paused, and continued, "But there are some things you need to know in advance. Listen, gambling, theft, and private fighting are strictly prohibited on board, unless it is a duel in the presence of a notary, and running away during a battle is a capital offense..."
When he said this, he took a special look at Marvin, who was wiping his sweat and smiling.
Owen continued, "It is strictly forbidden to hide loot when looting. Except for the enemy you killed, you can pick one thing first, and in the end all the harvest will be shared equally. The captain and the helmsman will have double shares. Doctors, carpenters, gunners and The cook and the bosun are one and a half points each, and other people who have performed well in battle will also have extra rewards. If you are disabled, there will be a pension, and the amount of the pension depends on how many years you have been on the ship.
"Oh, and most importantly, all daily affairs on board, including the appointment and removal of the captain and helmsman, everyone has equal voting rights."
After Owen finished speaking, he looked at the four of them, "That's all for now, do you have any questions?"
Marvin raised his hand and said with a sneer, "Beforehand, I'm not trying to evade responsibility, I just want to know, that... the cook will also participate in the battle?"
Owen glanced at him, "Under normal circumstances, it's not necessary, but if it's really a crisis, everyone has to take up arms. Speaking of this, you can go to Dufresne in a while and ask him to match you with a musket. I will tell him about it." He said the last sentence to Zhang Heng.
"As well as the rest of you, you can also ask Difrena to get a weapon. This is the benefit of newcomers. As for the future, if you get it again if it is damaged, you will have to pay, and it will be deducted from your next spoils."