[Hunter's Blessing] is different from [Lucky Rabbit's Foot], and has a unique effect. Zhang Heng has not found a suitable place to use it before.
It wasn't until the fourth round of the game that he entered the world of pirates, and after he got the Jackdaw to start his own hunting trip, he took out this item again.
This string of necklaces is very suitable for him now. After wearing it, it can increase the chance of encountering prey every time he goes out to sea, and it should be able to superimpose the effect of [Lucky Rabbit Foot]. The effect can only be seen after a while, and it may not be effective immediately after a single session.
In fact, in the past ten days, the Jackdaw has not encountered any prey worth shooting, and the Spanish merchant ship that Billy said was carrying perfume has never appeared.
Compared with when they left the port, the morale on the ship had dropped. Although the sailors still completed their daily work tasks on time, they were not as active as before and began to paddle to a certain extent. Billy and others noticed it, but as long as it wasn’t I didn't say anything if it was too much, no matter how good the helmsman and captain were, it was impossible to keep the crew in a bloody state forever, unless it was stimulated by special events such as Kidd's treasure.
In addition, the newly recruited cook and carpenter seemed a little unreliable. The former cooked meals in a monotonous style, which caused dissatisfaction among the sailors. Fortunately, a batch of dried vegetables and fruits prepared by Zhang Heng came in handy. All the pirates knew how rare these things were at sea, and the fact that they could drink lemonade every day suppressed the complaints on board.
In addition, there were a lot of problems with the carpenter. There was a guy with a good resume and good theoretical knowledge. After boarding the ship, he couldn't even do the simplest repair of wooden barrels. It was different from when he applied for the job before. The description of myself is far from the same.
Zhang Heng is mentally prepared to some extent. There will definitely be various problems with the newly recruited manpower. In fact, it is much better for him to have the old man on the Sea Lion as his team than to start from scratch. Just two days ago He also dealt with a crew brawl with Billy, because the old crew found out early and the two involved did not use weapons, so there was no bad effect, and in the end they were only fined for two weeks of deck cleaning.
The atmosphere on the ship was generally fine, but Billy still knocked on the door of the captain's cabin on the eleventh day.
"It looks like we have to change our target." The helmsman was a little helpless. The situation they are facing now is not uncommon. Most of the information about the merchant ship comes from the intelligence dealers on the island, and the latter mainly collects information from the docked ship. The ships in Nassau will have a certain time difference during the transfer process. In addition, temporary changes in routes or travel plans often happen. Getting information does not necessarily mean that you can find the prey. It is normal not to find it online.
To be able to mix in this sea area, neither merchants nor pirates have fuel-efficient lamps. Many captains will immediately activate backup plans once they find out that their travel plans have been leaked.
"I still have a clue about the Duffy, which is a tobacco ship, but tobacco is everywhere in the New World, and the price is definitely not as good as perfume, but the good news is that it is also on this route, So we don’t need to adjust the course, just keep chasing.” Billy paused, probably because he didn’t want Zhang Heng, the captain, to feel too much pressure, and then comforted him, “We’ve only been out at sea for ten days, and there’s still more to come. Time, the food and water we carry this time are enough for us to sail for at least one and a half months, and we will definitely be able to return with a full load.”
However, I don't know if it was because the helmsman just set up fg, the Jackdaw still had little harvest in the next week, and the Duffy didn't even see a shadow, but along the way, he finally ran into two other merchant ships, basically There was not much fighting, and as soon as the black flag was hoisted on the Jackdaw's side, the other side immediately surrendered obediently.
However, the pirates were not happy for a long time. These two ships were of the kind with little oil and water. One ship pulled potatoes, and the other ship carried copper ore. The quantity was quite a lot, but they could not be sold at any price in the colonies. , and once these things are loaded onto the boat, the speed of the ship will be greatly affected, and it is impossible to catch other prey later.
After deliberation, everyone still decided to abandon the two batches of goods, but as a result, the sailors finally became anxious. As the representative of the sailors, Billy felt it most clearly, and his heart was full of self-blame.
He bought those two pieces of information from familiar intelligence dealers, and now he strongly recommends this route to Zhang Heng, which finally led to the current situation. The value of the target, counting the time it takes to return, the time left for them to hunt is indeed running out.
So on the nineteenth day, Billy had to find Zhang Heng again, "It was my mistake, we shouldn't have chosen this unpopular route, you warned me about the risks involved, but I was dazed by that boat of perfume Thinking about it, if we had chosen those popular routes, maybe we would have made a lot of money by now.”
"Billy, it's not your fault. This matter was the result of our discussion and the consent of all the crew members. The current situation is not your responsibility." Zhang Heng said, "Anyone on that island who gets this Anyone with such news will want to give it a try."
"But the problem is that this is our maiden voyage," the helmsman said with a wry smile. "We don't have much room for mistakes now. We thought it would be safer to have two clues, and there aren't many other pirate activities around here, but I don't know why we came here. I still haven’t seen those two ships, so I propose to turn around immediately and try my luck on popular routes. The nearest one from here is about five days away, and if we’re lucky, we’ll have about a week to hunt.”
"But it's also the place where pirate hunters and marines frequent," Zhang Hengdao. "If you said you were going there when you first left the port, I'm sure I have no objection, but with the current morale on board, how much do you think we have?"
Billy was also silent when he heard the words. He knew that what Zhang Heng said was true, and sighed, "If we had known this, we should have taken down that ship of copper mines, so we could give everyone some money."
Zhang Heng shook his head, "That thing is meaningless. We are a battleship, and the space in the warehouse is small. If we want to grab something valuable, we must grab something valuable. What's more, this is our maiden voyage. Only a big victory can start us. name."
Billy has difficulty understanding. It stands to reason that the most anxious person these days should be the captain Zhang Heng, because if the first time to go to sea and not get enough spoils, it often means that the captain is likely to be dismissed after returning to land. , but the latter doesn't look very panicked now.
Zhang Heng pointed to a small island on the nautical chart, "According to our course and speed, we should be able to reach here tonight."