The waiting process is always long and tedious.
Except for the watchman who was in charge of guarding, the rest of the people on the ship had nothing to do during this time. Some people took a nap in the hammock, some gathered together to brag, and some were checking their weapons and praying.
Although Harry had been a bully on the street before, leading a group of little devils and the little devils from the next street to kill in the dark, it was the first time he faced a serious battle. Annie thought that this guy was greedy for life and afraid of death. The character of bullying and fearing the tough will be terrified to death at the moment, but he didn't expect that when he found the latter, although his expression was a little nervous, it was more excited.
Harry was pestering the quartermaster at the moment, begging him to send him a weapon to defend himself.
"Mr. Dufresne, I can fight too. Didn't Captain Zhang Heng often say that when the battle starts, everyone has no way out?"
"What weapon do you want?"
"Musket, my size is a little disadvantaged in melee combat, but it is no problem to shoot from a distance." Harry was full of confidence.
"Have you practiced shooting before?"
"No, but as the saying goes, everyone has their first shot. Captain Zhang Heng's first shot is not very good."
"Actually, the first time I met Captain Zhang Heng, his marksmanship was unbelievable." The quartermaster paused, then continued, "A firearm is impossible. I don't want to be shot from behind when I charge. One of your own will take a shot."
"Don't be so stingy, I won't cum on you."
"I doubt it."
Harry wanted to say something more, but when he saw the red-haired girl approaching from not far away, his expression changed suddenly as if he had encountered a natural enemy, and he wanted to run away immediately.
But after only taking two steps, Annie stopped her, and the latter said seriously, "Mr. Dufresne, did Harry make trouble for you again?"
"No, on the contrary, Mr. Harry helped me a lot in the morning. Together with me, we counted the weapons reserves on our ship." The quartermaster's answer made the weeping Harry suddenly regain his air.
"I see." Annie pouted.
Harry was speechless, what the hell is your tone of undisguised regret? Is it a pity because you can't find a reason to flatten me? !
Of course, he only dared to complain about such words in his heart, and then he heard Annie say again, "Come with me."
Harry followed the red-haired girl and walked all the way to the kitchen. He is no stranger to this place, because he almost vomited while peeling potatoes here recently. Annie said, "When the battle starts, you will be here Stay with Mr Ramsay and come out when the fighting is over."
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"Huh?" The red-haired girl raised her eyebrows.
Harry quickly explained, "I don't mean to be dissatisfied in advance, it's just that I have cleaned the toilet according to your requirements for so long after I got on the boat, and I almost cut off my fingers when I peeled potatoes. I think maybe I can bear the burden." A little more responsibility."
"What you said seems to make sense." Annie threw the dagger at her waist to Harry, "When the battle starts, stay here and protect yourself and Mr. Ramsay."
"But what's the difference between this and before?" Harry's eyes widened.
"What difference do you want?" the red-haired girl asked back.
"For example... let me stay on the deck?" Harry begged, "This is the first time I go to sea to participate in a battle, please, Boss Anne, otherwise how can I tell other people when I go back, when the battle started, I was like stay in the cabin like a coward."
After finishing speaking, he probably felt something was wrong again, Harry turned around and apologized to Mr. Chef, "I'm sorry, Mr. Ramsay, I'm not targeting you."
The latter was very generous and waved his hand, "It's okay, you're not the first, and you won't be the last."
"A real fight is not as simple as leading a group of brats to fight on the street. If you want to join the fight, that's no problem, but it won't be until two years later." Annie was unmoved.
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On the other side, Zhang Heng was playing with the shells in his hand in the captain's cabin.
He has carried this thing with him for three weeks, and there has been no abnormal phenomenon during the period. At first he thought it was because he was on land, but now that he is already in the sea, the ancient Celtic god who called himself Betty has always Never came to him.
In addition, Zhang Heng also asked Annie to arrange people to keep an eye on Seth. As the first person on the ship to touch this thing, Zhang Heng was not sure whether the ancient Celtic god named Betty would still affect Seth. with him.
However, after so many days, Seth also appeared to be very quiet, and he did not make any suspicious actions. He seemed to be completely freed from this matter, and returned to his previous life state.
Zhang Heng is not in a hurry. Apart from giving his admirers the power to control the storm, Zhang Heng doesn't know what other methods the other party has, so it won't be too late to start researching after getting the wooden box of the tule tree.
So the first day passed in peace.
In the morning of the next day, everything was still as usual, the weather was clear and the sea was calm, but the Spanish treasure ship still did not show up. It was not until the afternoon, when everyone was about to lose their composure, that the lookout finally found something.
Zhang Heng also raised the copper binoculars in his hand. At first, there were only three black spots in the distance, which could not be seen at all. However, as time went by, Zhang Heng could vaguely see the Spanish flag flying on the mast. .
At this time, the observation point on Parrot Island also used the mirror to send messages to the two pirate ships outside.
"The target is coming, get ready." Zhang Heng put away the telescope.
Billy directed all the sailors back to their respective posts. At the same time, the Jackdaw also raised the black flag, but the next moment Zhang Heng and several old sailors on board raised their heads together.
The breeze from the southeast direction gradually changed to a southwest direction at this time, and Billy frowned. This meant that it would take more time for them to approach the treasure ship, in other words, they might suffer longer. Time for artillery strikes.
But now the distance between the two sides is very close, and there is no way to make adjustments at this time. Zhang Heng stood at the bow, holding the cable in one hand and the saber in the other, and gave the order to fight, "Adjust the sails, use Run as fast as you can!"
Because they had rehearsed possible situations in advance, everyone on the Jackdaw knew that they were just bait in this battle to attract the enemy to pursue them. Therefore, the key to success or failure is not how much damage they bring to the opponent, but how well they can fight. Can't withstand the firepower from the opposite side, so besides the man at the helm, the most stressed person is the carpenter on board.
They have prepared wood and tools in advance and are on standby at all times, ready to repair the leaks on the ship.