Chapter Twenty-Five: Soar the Eagle

Stepping onto deck, the pleasant morning breeze was intoxicating, he embraced the sky with open arms, took a few deep breaths, trotted to the stern of the boat, put away the boat, and then went under the mainmast to grab the rope and hoist the sails!

The huge tarpaulin sails are slowly raised, puffing up a full arc under the blowing of the sea breeze, driving the hull to move slowly.

After doing this, he wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, rang the big brass bell in the cab and shouted, "Everyone get up!"

Soon, a dozen or so sailors were gathered on the deck in disheveled clothes, lazily yawning for orders, their eyes sneaking over the side of the ship, where three graceful ladies were looking at the scenery.

"Take advantage of the good wind now, raise all the sails and move forward at full speed!" Zheng Fei smiled slyly.

Although the sailors were sleepy, they were still very quick in their work, and in two minutes, they had all the sails to the top, clapped their hands and rested for a while, and then followed Zheng Fei to the stern.

Zheng Fei looked at the sea and whistled, and said with a wicked smile: "The weather is good, the sea is very calm." ”

"Hmm" the sailors responded, looking at each other and not understanding what he was selling.

He grinned and untied the wine jug at his waist and poured it on his neck, smacking his tongue and swallowing it, and was about to say something more, when suddenly the soles of his feet slipped and staggered and almost fell, and his body was steady but he got out of his hand and fell into the sea.

"Plop!"

He hurriedly leaned to the side of the boat and looked down, and said anxiously: "That's my favorite wine jug! Which of you can swim?!"

Hearing this, Santiago and Pete looked at each other, and they knew that he was a strong swimmer himself.

Immediately, a few people stood up, and the fast ones had already taken off their coats, and they were ready to show their hands in front of the boss.

"You have to have super high swimming skills to swim in the sea, can you do it?" Zheng Fei questioned, raising an eyebrow to appreciate their courage.

"Don't worry, Captain, we swim a few laps in it every time we pass by the Rhine. "A few sailors were full of confidence, and they pressed their thumbs on their hearts, meaning please believe me.

Zheng Fei nodded appreciatively, glanced at the rest of the people and said, "None of you know how to swim?"

The rest were either landlubbers or three-legged cats who didn't dare to show off in the sea, so they chose not to say anything.

After a pause for a few seconds, Zheng Fei smiled evilly: "Okay, all the rest of you go find a hemp rope, be fast!"

They didn't understand why, but quickly did so.

"Well, captain, you won't be able to see that jug if you don't catch it," said the swimming sailor, scratching his head, puzzled.

"Worthless things, don't fish. Zheng Fei waved his hand, smiling without saying a word.

A minute later, the sailors returned with their twine, waiting for his next instructions.

"Dude, I have a bad feeling," Pete said to Santiago, swallowing.

"Me too" Before Santiago could finish speaking, he heard Zheng Fei's order.

"Wrap one piece of twine around the side of the boat and the other end around your waist, remember to wrap it tightly!"

", that's fine!" Santiago muttered in a low voice as he took the lead, and sooner or later it would come.

Zheng Fei checked in turn, and after confirming that everyone was wrapped tightly around the rope, he spread his arms and squinted and smiled: "Now, stand on the side of the boat and face the sea, open your arms like me, close your eyes and feel the sea breeze with your heart, and imagine that you are an eagle, soaring in the sea of clouds!"

"Shout me out, isn't this feeling cool?!"

"Cool!" the sailors shouted forcefully but unobtrusively, and they felt that the captain was chattering.

Zheng Fei whistled in satisfaction, walked behind Santiago and whispered, "Strong man, you said you were a warrior, right?"

"Hmm" Santiago's legs were trembling slightly, pure landlubbers.

"Then you're the first. ”

"I only have one request buddy, tap"

Zheng Fei smiled and hummed, moved his muscles and bones to warm up, and suddenly raised his leg and kicked Santiago's ass violently, kicking this strong man like a mountain of flesh down.

Ordinary people enter the water with a plop, and he slams, and suddenly sets off waves several meters high.

The landlubber sailors who closed their eyes and made a soaring shape heard the movement, and before they could look down to see what was going on, they were kicked hard and fell into the sea.

"High-five, guys!" Mr. Zheng said to the swimmers.

On the sea, the men who fell into the water fluttered and cried for help, choking on the water again and again and panicking, and completely lost their strength on the shore.

"If you want to survive, you have to learn to save yourself! If you can't swim, you still want to be a sailor! What should I do when a big storm comes? Wait for death?!"

"Listen to my commands, don't be afraid! Hold your breath! Straighten your legs! Don't move your arms! The sea can only drown those who fear it!"

"Very good, relax your bodies and paddle your legs!"

"Captain, Verne doesn't seem to be able to do it!"

"Drag him up to rest! his eyes are bright, and if someone can't do it, drag him up slowly, don't let them die in the sea!"

Zheng Fei stood on the side of the ship with his hand on the guardrail, looking at this group of clumsy sailors, the pity in his eyes disappeared, he had never been so strict, in his understanding, he was guilty now in order to survive in the future!

Anna, Vivien, and Lilith, covered their faces in surprise and excitement, laughing and shouting in encouragement, their crisp voices like the hems of their skirts blown by the sea breeze, which made the men's hearts flutter.

Zheng Fei smiled knowingly, explained to the sailors on the ship for five minutes, and dragged everyone up, after which he slapped Anna's little ass and got into the wheelhouse.

There was a compass in the wheelhouse, the only pointing tool in the sailing era, and it was the first time Zheng Fei officially used it.

According to the rough direction it indicated, Zheng Fei adjusted the stern rudder and sailed southwest, estimating that at the current speed, he would reach the Spanish port of Barcelona in a few days.

He took out the charts he had drawn from memory, wondering if there was a port of Barcelona in this era, and if he didn't, he wouldn't dock, and crossed the Strait of Gibraltar to Lisbon, Portugal, where he would recuperate for a few days before crossing the Atlantic and heading straight for the Americas! Well, that's it.

Fiddling with the compass, he pouted, if only there was GPS

The sailors came ashore, covered in water wolves, so weak that they collapsed on the deck and refused to move, and from time to time they spat out a mouthful of bitter water, and even one of them spat out a small fry.

"How do you feel?" said Zheng Fei as he stepped out of the car and smiled, satisfied with their appearance.

"Doesn't it feel good?" replied Santiago, weakly, giving him a blank look.

"Ha~ You seem to be tired, the girls dance for them!"