After calling out the first toast, Sheyan raised his glass again and shouted:
"May God bless his wife and daughter with good health."
This toast is something these people have never heard before, and the content seems to be somewhat contradictory to the previous curse? However, Fang Sheyan claimed to be from the far east. For Europe, no matter what their impression of the East is, it has always been shrouded in a veil of mystery, so they speculated that it should be a unique custom of the East. In order to show their broad-mindedness, but There is no one to respond to this sentence.
But Fang Sheyan took a big gulp of wine and then raised his glass and shouted:
"May God bring me into his home!"
As soon as Fang Senyan yelled this sentence, most people were stunned, and then they realized the deep meaning and laughed wildly/lewdly. They all raised their cups and shouted:
"May God bless his wife and daughter with good health! May God bring me into his home!"
After Fang Senyan's pretentiousness, he blended into the atmosphere of this bar very smoothly. But when he seriously asked how these people could go to be sailors on the three big ships in the port, he was met with merciless ridicule.
It turns out that these three ships have become legends at sea at this time. Every time they go out, they return with a full load. In layman's terms, they can pay for their income from ten to four droughts and floods at noon and rest for two hours after work. It can be said that those who want to go there to be sailors are eager to go to the best jobs. The competition is fiercer than that of being an honorable college student of workers, peasants and soldiers thirty years ago, and it is even more exaggerated than that of being a national civil servant thirty years later. For Fang Senyan, a little-known sailor who only has potential, it is simply an impossible task.
After paying the price of five glasses of rum, Fang Senyan finally realized that he still has two paths to go. The first path is to find a little-known pirate ship to hang out with, and wait until he has made some achievements. Slowly plan to enter the three legendary pirate ships. The second way is to be good.
The "benevolent" mentioned here certainly does not refer to sex workers who earn enough money to go to XX famous gynecological hospital to have XXX repairs and then find a pure love to marry off, but to join the official fleet—to be more precise , which means going to be a sailor on the two British warships to the south of Turtuga Port. When Sheyan first entered this world, if he could look back, he could see the flags of these two warships fluttering in the sea breeze.
Choosing the first path is undoubtedly full of dangers and challenges, and of course there will inevitably be more opportunities. As for the second way, Sheyan also guessed from the descriptions of these pirates: fixed salary, rigid life, relatively small risks but equally scarce opportunities.
Fang Senyan is not a person who keeps his own way, and more importantly, from a small point of view, in the entire world of Pirates of the Caribbean. The British national fleet has always appeared in a tragic role. In the plus 4, it was even completely suppressed by the Spanish Armada. From the perspective of the general trend, if the first step is wrong, then it is likely to be more passive in the future, and it will take ten times and a hundred times of effort to enter the core plot. Therefore, from a short-term perspective, choosing a national fleet is a good behavior with small risks and rewards, but from a long-term perspective, it is relatively disadvantageous.
After he made up his mind, he stopped hesitating. Scar Henry in front of him also seemed quite generous, so Sheyan asked him to recommend a ship that was short of manpower, and said that he was willing to earn some travel expenses slowly, and then think of a way to go home. After listening to Sheyan's request, Scar Henry laughed and said:
"Sailor's Rock? Do you really want to get on a boat and do something?"
Sheyan smiled bitterly and said:
"I have nowhere to go now. What else can I do besides doing some old business?"
Scar Henry took a deep look at Sheyan, stroked his chin and muttered:
"Our ship still lacks a handyman to do chores, but he has to hoist the sails and scrub the deck. Of course, he can't let go of the knife when it's time to pick up the knife. But although the work is a bit hard, our Captain Armand It’s quite generous, I don’t know if you want to come and try it—but it’s not a pass if I nod my head, anyone who boards the ship has to pass the test according to the old rules.”
Sheyan's heart skipped a beat when he heard the word "Ammand". This guy seemed to have appeared in the movie plot of Pirates of the Caribbean 3, and he also appeared as one of the seven pirate kings, the Black Sea Pirate King, who was active in the Black Sea. On top of that, he commanded Islamic pirates to plunder Christian trading ships, and successfully united with the Ottoman Empire, controlling all areas from Morocco to Turkey.
At this time, this guy has not made a fortune yet. But there is no doubt that at this time, being able to go to sea with a guy who can be on the same level as Jack Sparrow/Barbosa in the future, of course, various opportunities will be much greater.
"I am willing to try to pass the test." Sheyan stood up and said firmly. In fact, he knew very well in his heart that if he hadn't gained the favor of Scar Henry in the two matters of arm wrestling and buying a drink, then with his meager charm, he really wouldn't have joined the "Bell and Wine" pirate ship. Opportunity.
Scar Henry and Made behind glanced at each other, with an unknown and mysterious smile on their faces. Seeing that Fang Senyan's "applied" was successful, several pirates who were waiting at the bar next to him also struck up a conversation and squeezed over, but they were ruthlessly rejected.
Half an hour later, Sheyan stood on the deck of the "Bell and Wineglass".
This is a North Sea three-masted square sailing ship between medium and large. The slender hull is painted with wide stripes of gray and dark blue. The sails, dozens of thick gray sails intertwined in the sunset, like a spider's web, there is a feeling of catching everything, and there are still a few white seagulls plucking their claws on the empty observation deck. The protruding horns of the bow protrude high, making people unreasonably reminiscent of the protruding tip of a unicorn's head.
The deck is made of sloping planks that have grown for at least 30 years, which can provide considerable protection while reducing the chance of being ignited by fire. The surface has been scrubbed quite clean, which shows that Scar Henry is at least a qualified first mate. Because a clean deck is not only a visual and sensory enjoyment, but more importantly, the details determine success or failure. Violent bumps and swaying in the sea are inevitable, and a dirty deck surface will make you fall. The chances are doubled. This is definitely a nightmare start. If the consequences are serious, there may even be a serious accident of falling into the sea.
Undoubtedly, Henry the Scar brought Sheyan back to the ship, which caused a small commotion. This made the people in the whole pirate ship lazily climb up, and welcomed the boarding of this strange face with the way of onlookers. These guys in tattered and variegated clothes, with bayonets and knives on their waists were all lazy. Yang Yang was scattered all over the deck, with his arms folded in front of his chest, and he looked up and down with an intriguing gaze.
"My God! You allowed a damned stranger to defile our deck without the Captain's consent, Madd, you idiot, if you would kneel down and apologize and offer me your ax, then I would be Nothing happened."
The speaker just came out of the cabin. He is a guy wearing a sunshade hat with two white feathers stuck in it. If it is not for his dark skin and deep wrinkles, then he really looks a bit aristocratic. . And Sheyan even noticed that when he spoke, Made, who was very rude, couldn't help but shrink back. Obviously, this person has considerable power on the ship.
Scar Henry stood up at this time, and said in a loud voice:
"Mr. Shire, as the chief mate of Bell and Wineglass, I think I have the right to adjust the inappropriate places on the ship. Your duty is to bring everyone exactly where they should go, that's all."
Charles was suffocated by Scar Henry, but said forcefully:
"Only the great Captain Armand has the right to directly appoint the crew. You can only recommend it. Unless he can pass the test of practice, otherwise I will never approve such a stranger to board the ship! The Bell and Wineglass will also Suffering an inexplicable curse!"
The last sentence caused a large group of exclamations. As a senior crew member, Sheyan had already made things very clear by watching with a cold eye. Obviously, he was involved in a vortex of fighting for power and profit. Here I have to talk about the main components of the pirate ship in this era:
First of all, the captain is the commander-in-chief of the whole ship, the main decision-maker, and the danger is the highest. He can control everything in an emergency, but usually he doesn't care about anything.
The chief mate can be understood as a housekeeper: in charge of internal affairs, assigning manpower, taking care of eating, drinking, sleeping, and sleeping, and in charge of cargo (to calculate the center of gravity of the cargo, the stability of the ship, and to distribute the cargo). The simple explanation is that you cannot load the cargo that arrives at the port first. Let’s go down, and the types of goods, you can’t pack tea with fruit, the tea will be finished once the fruit breathes and becomes damp; rubber and oil drums are also not acceptable, in case of oil leakage... If a general cargo ship loads dozens or hundreds of them at a time Of course it won't work without a good first mate.
Finally, there are characteristic characters of this era: Navigator: At this time, there was no radar, and only the stars, compass, and weather could be used to locate ships at sea. Drawing routes and nautical charts require a lot of experience and professional knowledge. The navigator is like the eyes of the ship, guiding the right direction. At the same time, because of their high culture, they need to draw charts, and they also serve as priests and missionaries. They talk to pirates who feel lonely and afraid, and solve their mental distress. , to spread beliefs to the primitive residents, in plain and straightforward terms, on the vast sea, the navigator has the role of radar/Playboy magazine/mobile phone.