On the sea, the Naru Rongguang Fisherman.
Everyone's eyes widened as they looked at the chasing ghost ship. Fear spread quickly on the deck. Although they didn't know what would happen if the ghost ship approached, it would definitely not be a good outcome. At this time, people remembered all the legends about ghost ships and the many ships that disappeared when they encountered ghost ships. Their faces were extremely pale and at a loss, and they had no idea what to do.
Finally, Captain Morgan, who was still awake, shouted: "Set sail! Hurry!"
"Williams, pull up the anchor!"
"Uh, yes!" The first mate was shocked, came to his senses, and quickly ran to do it.
"Butters!" Captain Morgan shouted again.
"Arrived!" the second mate also responded.
Captain Morgan stretched out a hand, quickly felt the wind direction, and then glanced at the chasing ghost ship, and said: "The wind is on the port side, Butters, raise the mainsail and turn it to the right!"
"Understood!" The second officer also did it.
"Garrus, raise the auxiliary sail!" Captain Morgan issued the third command.
"Yes!" the third officer responded and quickly did it.
"Pruda, raise the stern sail!"
"Yes!" An experienced sailor ran out.
"Where's the helmsman? Tomuya, go steer..."
"yes… "
Orders continued to come from Captain Morgan's mouth, but the ghost ship behind them was getting closer and closer, and everyone's hearts were in their throats.
At this moment, there was a "buzzing" sound, and the "Naru Rongguang Fisherman" vibrated, and the hull made a "squeaking" sound. It began to move forward slowly, then accelerated, accelerated, and continued to accelerate.
"Huhuhu—"
The sea breeze blew up and inflated all the raised sails, generating strong thrust and pushing the "Naru Rongguang Fisherman" to escape from the terrifying ghost ship.
"Well! I'm saved!" Everyone cheered.
"Ah, we won't be caught up by the ghost ship!" The sailor also showed a relaxed expression.
Captain Morgan stood coldly on the deck, glanced at the Ghost behind the ship, and poured cold water on everyone on the deck unceremoniously: "Everyone, it's better not to be happy too early. The Ghost Ship did not stop. He kept They are following us, they are targeting us! I don’t know what they are using, but they are faster than us. If they keep in one direction, they will catch up with us before long!
But fortunately, their ship is larger and it is absolutely difficult to turn. We can use this to try to extend the distance. But we must coordinate with the direction of the wind... I don't know if you understand or not. In short, this pursuit has just begun. No one knows what the result will be.
If anyone believes in the true God, then go and pray and pray for the blessing of your true God. But... I don't believe in any god, I only believe that fate is in my own hands. Next, I will have full authority to direct the ship's actions. All sailors should cheer up. If anyone dares to be lazy to me, I will definitely be the first to kick you into the sea to reduce the weight of the ship.
Passengers, you can stay in the cabin or stay on the deck, but I have one request, that is, do not run around, shout, or disrupt the sailors' work and my command. Otherwise, I will also throw you into the sea, and I will do what I say! "
After saying a long speech, Captain Morgan turned around and left, leaving behind everyone who was stunned and had not yet reacted.
Walking to the helm of the ship, Captain Morgan pushed away the helmsman named Tomuya and began to steer the ship himself. Then he yelled at the sailors: "Are you all dead? Work!"
"Ah, yes!" The sailors began to move quickly as if they were waking up from a dream.
"Kakaka..."
Captain Morgan kept turning the rudder to adapt to the changing wind direction at sea, and shouted from time to time: "Deflect the mainsail, two degrees to the right! Quick!"
"yes!"
"Deflect the auxiliary sail, six degrees to the left, now!"
"yes!"
"Tighten the tail sail and straighten it!"
"yes!"
The merchant ship turned and accelerated.
Not long after, Captain Morgan shouted again: "The wind is on the starboard side! Pay attention, turn all the sails to the left! Williams, Butters, Garrus, Pruda, haven't you eaten? Give me a little harder, hurry up! Click, click, click!"
Captain Morgan turned the rudder of the ship and kept shouting. No matter whether they were the first mate, second mate, third mate or sailors, they were all trained like grandsons, they were obedient and worked hard through gritted teeth. Even if his hand was cut by the rigging and blood continued to flow out, he did not dare to cry out in pain.
The merchant ship turned again.
This was obviously very effective, and the "Naru Rongguang Fisherman" moved away from the ghost ship at a slow and steady speed.
In the corner of the deck, Richard, one of the few passengers left on the deck, took in everything and nodded silently in his heart, knowing where the confidence of Captain Morgan's high-pressure rule came from, and that was his own strength.
Not to mention anything else, just by the ability to control the movement of the ship that he has now demonstrated, Captain Morgan has already killed most people in the world, not even wizards.
After all, wizards may be able to do magic, but without the experience of steering, sailing, and commanding, it is impossible to get started without more than ten or even decades of sailing experience. Navigation in the current world has not yet developed to the extent that mathematical knowledge is widely used on the modern earth. There are no numbers or formulas to explain how to sail, how to steer, and how to increase speed. It can only be figured out time and time again. This is considered The most valuable knowledge in the world today.
And this knowledge cannot be learned without considerable ability.
That's clearly the confidence Captain Morgan has.
Richard's eyes flashed.
Turning around to look at the ghost ship, I saw that the ghost ship was being left behind little by little by the "Nalu Rongguang Fisherman", gradually escaping from the most dangerous distance, getting further and further away...
…
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, a whole afternoon passed.
As dusk arrives, the afterglow of the setting sun shines through the clouds on the sea. Bit by bit, piece by piece, the sea seems to be rusty.
The ghost ship was now only a small dot in the field of vision. Almost no one felt threatened anymore and could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
But Captain Morgan did not relax and did not dare to relax. He stood in front of the rudder and never took his hands off the rudder.
"Da da da… "
The sound of footsteps sounded, and First Officer Williams brought Captain Morgan a bowl of meat porridge to satisfy his hunger, and said: "Captain, how about... you can take a rest. I don't know if that ghost ship is disguised as a pirate, but it has been taken over by us." It’s gone a long way, so don’t worry too much.”
"Gudong, Gudong, Gudong..."
Captain Morgan took the bowl of meat porridge, drank it in several mouthfuls, put the bowl back into the hands of First Mate Williams, slightly adjusted the rudder with a click, and said slowly: "It's okay. So simple."
"Um?"
"First Bart, then Jack! Two people going crazy in a row must be weird! The appearance of the ghost ship is not an accident! So... I guess that the ghost ship may have been targeting us from a long time ago, so the ghost ship will not It’s so easy to give up the chase. Don’t tell me, I haven’t completely gotten rid of him yet. Even if I really get rid of him, I don’t know when I will catch up with him quietly. We must be serious about this, otherwise we will die without knowing it. How did you die?"
"Then—" First Mate Williams was startled and said, "Then Captain, what should we do?"
"What can be done? The next step is to see who takes the longest. Tell everyone, take turns to rest tonight. There must be at least one-third of the people on the deck, and everyone must be ready to get up and work at any time. .Also, prepare more torches and kerosene."
"Captain, what are you..." First Mate Williams had a guess after hearing the words, but was a little unsure.
"Huh-" Captain Morgan closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then opened his eyes, his eyes as sharp as knives, and said, "Nonsense, of course we are preparing to continue sailing at night!"
"Well… "
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