Chapter 49: The Other Side of the Legend
"Or else, a swordsman in a nautical suit?"
"Haha, that's a good way to disguise your identity. Grant smiled heartily and said, "There are thousands of navigators in Spain, but there is only one yellow-skinned. β
"There are thousands of swordsmen in Western Europe, but only one can become a legend. β
"Hey man, I found that you can pick up whatever I say!"
"That's because we can talk, aren't we?"
"I hope your beer is as good as your eloquence~"
The two smiled and patted each other on the shoulder, and walked onto the deck of the New World, although the two ships they had just bought were bigger, Zheng Fei still decided to use the New World as the flagship, he was a nostalgic person.
Stepping on the deck, Zheng Fei stood still and looked back silently, the anxiety in his heart getting stronger and stronger.
Alonso, what the hell are you doing?
He noticed a few sparks in the darkness on the pile of crates not far away, which were a few people smoking and talking, and it was definitely impossible for them to be laborers, because laborers could not afford to buy tobacco.
There is only one possibility for the idlers who stay in the port so late and do not leave, they are sent by Alonso to monitor.
didn't wait for Alonso to come, to be honest, Zheng Fei didn't dare to go to sea rashly, he heard that the Alonso family has a huge maritime trade fleet, including many large heavy firepower frigates, if he secretly leaves the port under the cover of night, in case he falls into the trap and is intercepted at sea, it will be called every day, and no one will find out if he feeds the sharks.
Wait, he thought, taking a deep breath and looking up at the dark clouds to calm his chaotic thoughts.
On deck, the sailors had already removed two barrels of beer from the cabin, plus a huge grill with a freshly slaughtered fat sheep stuck in it.
As for the sperm whale, its meat was cut into strips and cured, and the meat tasted like beef, enough for sailors to eat for a month.
The flickering fire brought out the aroma of mutton, which slipped through the air and into the nostrils of the "watchers".
"They're like roasting lamb, Hanks. β
"Didn't Master Alonso say they would run?"
"Let's guess the box, the loser goes back to tell Master SΓΉ, and says that they can't run away from the carnival for the time being. β
On the deck, the fire reflected on people's faces, and it could be seen that they were in a good mood, only Zheng Fei occasionally frowned and pondered.
Zheng Fei poured a large glass of beer up his neck, the refreshing foam filled his mouth, slid down his throat, extremely comfortable, he cut a piece of barbecue meat and chewed it, then left the laughing sailor, and came to the side of the ship alone, holding the guard column and looking ahead, looking into the distance.
"Hey, what are you thinking?" Grant stood next to him with two glasses of wine, following his gaze curiously, but all he could see was the gray night sky.
"Everybody is going to have something to worry about. He smiled wryly and took a sip from his glass.
"Well, let's talk, when I'm upset, I always find someone to talk to, and that's much better. β
"Okay Grant, what are you talking about? Well, tell me about your saga. β
"Okay~" Grant is happy to share his story.
"I was born in the countryside of Madrid, in a poor family, you know, the poor are always bullied by the rich, and my father was like that, he was yelled at by the lord of the estate all day long, just to earn a little money to support his family. β
"One day, my father had a high fever and was very weak, and the owner of the estate asked him to climb to the olive tree more than ten meters high to pick the fruit, but my father fell from the tree and broke his leg. β
"Then you know what happened? I slipped into the manor's house and stole two hundred silver coins from him, and that was the first time I stole money, and I saved some of it for my father's leg, and I took the rest to buy a sack of bread and give it to the poor who were hungry. At that time, I was sixteen years old. β
Zheng Fei pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Young haha." β
"Hey, don't hurt me just yet, what's going on is more interesting. Grant toasted and continued.
"With the money I had saved, I found the most famous swordsman in Madrid and begged him to teach me swordsmanship, but he reluctantly accepted me, and after teaching me for two months, he said something that gave me confidence: 'You are a genius!'"
"Since then, I've been as energetic as a chicken, and every day when the sun just rises, I get up to practice my physical fitness and swordsmanship, and I basically carry a sword except for eating. People said I was crazy, but two years later I beat my teacher and they never had the courage to say that again. β
"I became a teacher, I became famous, I made a lot of money by teaching swordsmanship, but I always felt very uncomfortable with something in my heart, until I heard the story of the English noble swordsman Auston, I didn't know what I really wanted, I wanted to be like him, wandering between countries to rob the rich and help the poor. β
"After a few days of simple preparation, I boarded a freighter bound for England, where I learned how to use muskets, and how to climb castles with ropes. β
"In a very large castle, I stole a jeweled crown, which I intended to sell for a small amount of money, but when I saw the wanted notice and realized that it was worth a fortune, I escaped from England with great difficulty and went to the port of Antwerp, where I sold the crown to a West Asian merchant for twenty thousand silver coins, and I wonder how I spent it?"
"Distribute it to the poor?" Zheng Fei accosted, beckoning Pete to bring two more glasses of wine.
"No, no, no, I'm not that selfless, I only divided a few thousand of them, and I squandered the rest, I had fun in France for half a year, you know, French girls are so different, charming and charming, people want to do it. β
"Then I got into that kind of life, and I went from country to country stealing and selling money, giving a portion of the money to the poor, and then squandering it as much as I could. In this way, my reputation gradually accumulated, and I didn't expect that people would call people like me legends. β
"Oh, after all, you have sought the welfare of the poor. Zheng Fei took the wine that Pete brought, handed him a glass, and then said, "So what do you want to do when you return to Barcelona this time?"
"Haha, come and visit my old 'friend', my relationship with him is very unusual, I guess he can't wait to skin me and cramp!"
"Eh, old friend?" Zheng Fei was puzzled.
"That's right, he's so famous in this area, you've probably heard of it. Grant took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "His name is Alonso, I burned his warehouse two years ago, and I slept with his wife." β