Chapter 40: Happiness and Sorrow Ordinary Things

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Pirates were accustomed to pulling out captive sailors for sale, or taking them as slave paddlers, and the like was normal in the New World, and was not considered morally corrupt at all. (Please search, the novel is better and faster!) Even those who were originally free were forced to sell themselves as indentured slaves because they were unable to pay their debts as they fell due, not to mention that the pirates ate food that was illegal in the first place. Although Luo Zhengdao, a traverser, thinks that this way of dealing with it is very inhumane, he can't stand the old saying, what mountain to sing, what song to sing, he can't do the stuff of boiling oil in a slave society, what kind of popping chrysanthemums, hanging street lamps, and killing the whole family, it's too heavy!

The three brigs captured in the battle were the bulk of the trophies, and the whole ship had to find a suitable buyer for the sale, otherwise it would be severely depressed by the second-tier dealers, and it was inconvenient for the pirates to keep for their own use, and they did not have the spare manpower to manipulate it, so Zora Hegertiyì sold the dismantled sailing parts as ship materials, which was easier to realize.

After listening to the boatswain's mention, Luo Zhengdao thought thoughtfully for a while and said:

"Well, the one that has been converted into mine will be kept untouched first, and the rest will be sold and distributed to everyone."

Hearing this, Zola Hegel looked at Luo Zhengdao with confusion and asked:

"Your Excellency, what do you want for that thirty percent?"

"How about converting it into a boat?"

Upon hearing this, Zora stared at Luo Zhengdao, half surprised, half reminded and said:

"We don't have that many sailors to control this ship!"

Luo Zhengdao, who had been prepared, smiled lightly, waved his hand and said:

"You don't have to have a whole boat, just the materials on board."

Hearing this, Zola suddenly patted his head and said:

"Oh, so you're planning to rebuild a boat?"

Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao laughed heartily and said:

"That's right, the Brave is too slow, we need a clipper that can keep up with the Yangwei's mobility, the sail can't catch up with the Yangwei, at least it shouldn't be pulled down too much! Yonghao is always dragging his feet, it's not a way to go on like this! ”

The cheap dad who died in the fiefdom of Qiongzhou was the only starting capital left to Luo Zhengdao, and the rest of the things were swept away by the goblins. This brig is a good escape tool, the hull is solid and durable, and the performance is relatively balanced, although the Yong has many advantages, but it cannot be said to be a qualified pirate ship, and it is hands-free in this line of work.

Since Luo Zhengdao has made up his mind to engage in the promising profession of robbing homes and houses, he naturally does not have much good impression of Yonghao, who often pulls his hind legs, but it is simple to eliminate Yonghao, and it doesn't cost money to change ships? Previously, he could only endure and wait for an opportunity, but this time he captured the armed sailing ship of the Boyle family, and Luo Zhengdao found a way to solve the problem. He wants to carry out a technical overhaul on the basis of the Yong, reduce the weight of the hull while lengthening the hull, remove unnecessary living facilities, and increase the number of sails, so as to ensure that he can get a fast warship with a voyage higher than ten knots, but he has not seen the real thing at the moment, and it is difficult to say how fast he can run.

There is no doubt that shipbuilding is a meticulous technical job, and if this thing is like a novice saving a computer, then ship renovation is not high-tech, and a group of bearded warship designers can be honorably laid off and re-employed. According to the hypothetical map of the future battleship and the schematic diagram of the internal structure issued by Luo Zhengdao, the sailors who had just received the dividends went to work happily.

"Hey, remember to put on the few pieces of True Demon Pattern cloth left over from the last time I changed for Yangwei, anyway, it's useless to keep it except for pressing the bottom of the box."

Considering that no matter how congenitally deficient the brig sailed ship was refitted, even if it was magically modified, it would definitely not be used as a capital ship, the pirates who played the cameo carpenter dismantled most of the superstructure according to Luo Zhengdao's instructions, and rearranged the masts, sails and the bottom compartment structure, and finally presented a three-masted flying scissor sailing ship with an elegant and slender hull.

Vina Dubov admired Luo Zhengdao's aesthetic taste, and she was also full of curiosity about this new ship with a beautiful appearance like a work of art, and the half-elf beauty patted Luo Zhengdao's shoulder approvingly, and said:

"Will, you've got a good design! It looks very light and should be able to run very fast. ”

Participated in the specific construction throughout the process, and Zola Hegel also showed a rare bright smile and nodded, obviously expressing satisfaction with Luo Zhengdao's Yonghao overhaul plan. The reborn Brave was also able to participate in pursuit battles when necessary, usually as an outpost and escort, so that the pirate group would have two clippers to use, and there would be no need to defend a battleship as hard as before, and the classic pirate tactics such as wolf packs and split attacks would not be used.

"It's done! Let's have a drink! ”

Barrels of beer, rum and barbecue were served, and pirates enjoyed a rare lease of life on the deserted reef beach.

"Dangdangdang......"

Unexpectedly, halfway through this jubilant feast, the lookout who remained on the mast of the Yangwei suddenly sounded the alarm bell, and at the same time he shouted with a loudspeaker:

"Now that the enemy is in trouble, start on guard!"

At the first time, he put down the heavy beer mug made of whole oak, Luo Zhengdao rushed to the battleship quickly, and when he stood on the command platform, he used his monocular to point in the direction of the current abnormal situation and observed intently, only to see a shadowy moving object, this suspicious target is unknown!

The current situation in the Sea of Darkness is extremely complicated, although it is not as full of undead creatures as the Sea of Death, it is definitely not a sea of peace and friendship, and the threat of the Sea of Darkness does not come from the harsh natural environment, but from the clearly human factor. Sensing that the shape might slide in an uncontrolled direction, Luo Zhengdao issued an emergency assembly signal to his subordinates, ordering all crew members to immediately return to their respective posts and stand by. Those who had not drunk well and tasted badly, and who had been drunk in the morning, had to be carried to the lower deck by their companions and poured cold water on them.

The pirates completed a series of preparations to pull anchor and set sail, and Zola Hegel and Vina Dubov stood on the left and right sides of Luo Zhengdao, waiting for his final answer.

At this time, there seemed to be a shake in the thin mist in the distance, and the half-elf beauty with excellent eyesight was about to exclaim, and suddenly covered her mouth with her hand, she lowered her voice and asked Luo Zhengdao and said:

"Will, that ...... What is it? ”

In the narrow and dim field of vision that Luo Zhengdao could see, the first thing that caught his eye was the huge bull-headed ship statue that appeared through the gloomy haze, followed by the towering black painted hull like a wall, and finally a battle flag with a black background and waning moon fluttering in the wind of Mana.

As long as his eyes are not blind, he should know which way the gods are visiting when he sees this scene, Luo Zhengdao knows in his heart, and sure enough, it is the old enemy goblin who came, and immediately shouted:

"Pull anchor and set sail, we'll get out of here at once."

The gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, this is the admonition left by the ancestors of the old world, and I don't know if the predecessor of the traverser emperor has borrowed it? Anyway, Luo Zhengdao didn't have the habit of rushing up to fight the enemy to the end knowing that his strength was not good, his idea was to change his strategy, it didn't matter if he lost face, it was a big deal to wait for his wings to be full and then come back to find a field, and there would be no future if he folded here today. Obviously, Luo Zhengdao's running skills are so strong that he is also the number one on the wanted list of the Second Goblin Empire, and he wants to block him with just one move of the army, which even those simple-minded goblin commanders with high limbs will not believe.

As the Majesty and the Brave began to move in opposite directions, the pirates were shocked to realize that they had already been surrounded by a fleet of goblins, and that the first enemy force to emerge was just a cover to lure them up.

Goblin warships rampage through the dark haze like monsters, and the goblin fleet commanded by the bear goblin commander Zheti Baishan used a rare multi-way outflanking tactic, and the nearest goblin warships approached within the range of the ship's 18-pounder gun, and the impatient goblins immediately opened fire with fierce fire, without sparing ammunition.

"Tom ......"

The stone bullets whistling over the deck could kill them at any moment, but the pirates were shouting and calling their companions, knowing that there was no way out, and they had to fight their way to the death today.

Preserving their strength and not confronting a strong enemy is the survival rule that pirates abide by, but if they are forced into a dead end with no way out, the pirates who are trapped in the beast will never be caught, even if they are certain to die, they will not have to cut off the enemy's two front teeth if they risk their lives.

Unlike the goblin pursuit fleet under the command of Modo Blackwater, which was dominated by fast warships, this fleet commanded by Zheti Baishan was based on the former Royal Navy fleet of the Bright Dynasty. Affected by the complex hydrological conditions of the coastal waters of the main Da 6, the combat mission undertaken by the navy of the Guangming Dynasty was to first control the important ports along the Da 6 coast, crack down on those bold smugglers, and avoid the loss of national tariffs, and secondly, selectively enter the 6 rivers to support the 6 armies in the operation, and the poor seaworthiness of the sail warships in the ocean is not a big problem.

Inheriting the navy of the Guangming Dynasty as a whole, the main warships of the Zheti Baishan pursuit fleet are also dominated by sail oars, although the long-range firepower projection density is really sad compared to the huge size of the battleship, but the attack power of hand-to-hand combat is so strong that it is undoubtedly ferocious to a certain level.

Luo Zhengdao's two pirate ships Yang Wei and Yong, the sailors all add up to more than 400 people, at this moment the goblin fleet rushed out on the opposite side, the head of a single giant sailing oarship that serves as the flagship, it is estimated that the sailors and soldiers will pass the 800 mark, if this is pasted by the enemy and start playing jumping, it is estimated that ...... No, the pirates must have died an ugly death.

The goblin is not an idiot who doesn't remember to eat or fight, Luo Zhengdao's reputation for being good at escaping is far and wide, and the bear goblin commander who is bent on overpowering Modo Blackwater also has his own plans, and it roared loudly to his subordinates:

"Shoot the whaling fork now! Let this hairless monkey run away again, and I'll shove your head in your asshole. ”

The threatening words that were so rude that the chrysanthemums of his men greatly aroused their enthusiasm for battle, and then, in the position of the sail oar, the strangely shaped gourd-shaped cannon with a small mouth and a large belly ignited the stone pine spore powder in the fire door.