Clay King accepted the letter of recommendation, "It may take some time to find all the votes. Others are okay to say, mainly captains like you. Some of them are not on the island now, but they should be in another month." If you come back, you will officially join the parliament at that time."
"Please Mr. Clay." Zhang Heng said.
The boss of the brothel smiled, "How about having a dinner party with me when you officially join the parliament? The girls here have heard a lot of your stories during this time, and they are very curious about you. When the time comes, please invite me." Be sure to appreciate it."
Before he finished speaking, he saw a girl about seventeen or eighteen years old with a beauty spot on her mouth sticking her head out, and said curiously, "They said that you can summon dolphins when you are fighting, and riding a dolphin to chase the enemy Really?"
"No, the version I heard said that the ropes on their deck have magical powers and can fly up to trap the enemy. This is what a crew member on his ship told me." Another plump woman said.
"When will you tell us the story of your battle with skeletons? I heard that you encountered a skeleton ship with more than 300 skeletons on it while sailing. You and your crew heroically repelled them... "
The girls chattered until the madam shooed them away.
"I didn't even know that I still have so many stories." Zhang Heng said.
"Never mind, every rising captain will be accompanied by a series of legends that even they themselves have never heard of." Clay King put the pipe in his mouth and took two puffs, "When Captain Sam snatched Vader At the time, there were still people who firmly believed that he was a descendant of King Arthur."
...
Before going to sea, Zhang Heng went to the second-hand goods exchange to look for Karina again, but the businesswoman was not there.
Jim greeted him immediately, and Karina gave him a salary increase after he was cleared of the suspicion, and let him be the person in charge of the trading office, which made Mr. Bookkeeper a blessing in disguise.
After Zhang Heng inquired, he realized how resolute Karina was. The grocery store she mentioned before, the one in Nassau, has already chosen the address. It is just beside the market. The businesswoman is going to open tomorrow. Zhang Heng thought about it I don't want to bother her in the end.
On the day of going to sea, the port is full of people.
This is the largest joint hunt in Nassau in recent years. The participating pirate ships are all well-known, not to mention the Vader. Since the disappearance of Black Beard Teach, Black Prince Sam and his subordinates have faintly become part of this area. The strongest pirate group in the sea area, and the ones he recruited for this cooperation are also famous big pirate groups.
The only ones with relatively junior qualifications are Zhang Heng and his Jackdaw. However, they are now the most popular pirate group in Nassau, and they are also the pirate group that men on the island most want to join. The spoils of war, wiped out the pirate group with three times as many people as himself in World War I, although the rise of the Jackdaw was short, every step was full of legends.
Even among a group of well-known veteran pirate groups, no one would ignore their existence. On the contrary, seeing Zhang Heng coming to the pier, many captains took the initiative to say hello to him.
In addition, Zhang Heng also saw Malcolm. This was the first time he met him after the dinner. The latter's expression didn't look much different from the past. Malcolm only stayed at the pier. After a short while, he briefly spoke to the Black Prince Sam, wishing them a smooth operation, and then prepared to leave.
But before he left, he saw Zhang Heng who was not far away and stopped again, and nodded to Zhang Heng.
Zhang Heng also politely returned the gift. People who don't know can't see the hostile relationship between the two.
Black Prince Sam looked excitedly at the six pirate ships of different shapes moored at the port, and he couldn't wait any longer. He was very generous. He had already told the other five ships the sailing route of the Spanish treasure ship as early as last night. The captain of the ship.
There was no need to keep this operation secret. With the firepower on the other side, there is no possibility of someone secretly repenting and doing it alone, because that is no different from directly sending him to death.
"Let's start. If we succeed this time, even the Queen in London will know our name. From now on, passing merchant ships will come down as soon as they see our flag."
...
"A mouse was found on the ship?" Zhang Heng put down the Dutch study notes in the captain's room and looked at the quartermaster and cook in front of him.
"Let Mr. Ramsay do the talking." Dufresne said.
"Strictly speaking, I haven't seen those little things, but there is indeed a phenomenon of food loss in the kitchen, and it's getting worse." The chubby chef wiped the sweat from his neck.
Rats are definitely one of the most annoying things on a boat, they will consume food and water resources at a faster rate, and they will eat the cables and planks of the ship.
But these are not the most troublesome things. The real danger is that they may also cause plague.
This is a highly contagious disease. It is often just a headache and fever at the beginning, but soon you will feel nausea, ecchymosis on the skin, and then the lymph nodes will begin to swell, fester and ulcerate rapidly, and it will disappear within 3 to 5 days. Eventually death was caused by severe toxemia, pneumonia or sepsis.
Especially in this era, the only way to control the spread of the plague is through isolation, and there is almost no effective treatment.
Zhang Heng is more aware of the dangers of the plague than anyone else. In the 14th century, 25 million people died of the Black Death in Europe, accounting for about one-third of the total population of the entire European continent at that time. The latest plague occurred in London more than 40 years ago, which also caused considerable panic. .
"Has no one checked before going to sea?"
"My negligence." Dufresne said, "I checked it the day before I went to sea, but I didn't check it again after the supplies were shipped. If there were rats mixed in on the ship, it might have been shipped together with food or wood. .”
"I don't blame you. The time is tight this time. I heard that you were still looking for people to gather around at that time. Fortunately, you found out early now, so hurry up and solve this problem." Zhang Heng said.
"The last time I went ashore, I bought a cat just to deal with this situation. I'll take it and search the cabin again."
After speaking, Dufresne and the chef left the captain's cabin, but what he didn't expect was that this time he took the cat with him, but still couldn't find the mouse that stole the food, so Zhang Heng had no choice but to mobilize the whole ship Search every corner.
When the wood storage room was searched, the discovery was finally made.
But the result made Zhang Heng a little dumbfounded, especially Annie, whose expression changed immediately after seeing the scene inside.