Chapter 18: Drunkenness
Everyone was happy to have managed to save Marmont, and it had been a long time since the officers had all gotten together for a drink.
Captain Chatfield of the Dolphin held up a glass full of red wine and said to Grover, "Captain, to celebrate our capture of a full three-masted warship, should you bring out all your treasured wine?" Brothers, right? ”
Chatfield made an impeccable aristocratic salute.
“AYE! AYE! Captain Grover took the wine out.
Grover smiled and instructed Sterling to open the cabinet in his captain's room and pull out an entire case of the best Chilean wines.
The pirates slapped their palms on the table and sang to Chatfield.
"What about the sailors? Drink it all up! Wilkinson shouted.
Chen Shouxu didn't expect that the sailor who walked into the captain's room to serve was actually one-eyed.
One-Eye took the wine crate aside, opened all the wine, and filled each officer's glass.
Chen Shouxu was already a little drunk, stood up and touched a full glass with Charterfield, "Captain Charter, it's so beautiful for you to help the Raphael today, here I salute the captain of the Dolphin who took the lead in a glass of wine!" ”
After speaking, Chen Shouxu drank a full glass of wine in one go. The bright red wine juice flowed down the corners of his mouth to his shirt, and Chen Shouxu was unconscious, wiping the corners of his mouth with his hand.
Chatfield's eyes were a little evasive, and he put down his glass after taking a shallow sip.
Chen Shouxu didn't care, should he drink dry with shallow qualifications. He raised his glass and saluted Marmont, "Captain Marmont, I admire you for fighting the Spaniards on land, and the crown and skull flag fluttering in the wind behind the smoke of gunpowder has left an unforgettable impression on me. ”
Marmont was slightly surprised when he saw Chen Shouxu, lowered his head and whispered a few words to William, picked up his wine glass and smiled, "I'm ashamed, I don't have any other skills besides fighting." I am also honored to meet friends from the East. ”
Marmont threw his neck back and drank dry.
As the youngest person here, Chen Shouxu didn't remember how much he drank, anyway, he drank wine as beer. The wine is very easy to eat, and his amount of wine is very good, and every time the wine is dry. At the end of the drink, he only remembered that after a full glass of wine with William, he collapsed on the table. In a trance, Captain Charter didn't seem to have drunk much, and everyone else collapsed in Grover's captain's room.
I don't know how long it took, Chen Shouxu felt like someone was being pushed awake. The morning sun shone in through the porthole of the captain's room, he only felt thirsty, and he tasted the wine he drank half-asleep and half-awakened, and the taste was really good, and he didn't feel a headache when he woke up. The captain's collection is really good.
After drinking the glass of water handed over to him, Chen Shouxu was about to express his gratitude, but he felt that the atmosphere around him was not right.
In the captain's cabin, Grover was seated. Wilkinson was next to him, William and Marmont were sitting in the corner, and Chen Shouxu was next to Sterling, except for Grover, who looked like he had just woken up.
Here Chatfield stood with One-Eye, and Chartere smiled, "Gentlemen, are you all awake?" ”
Wilkinson's eyes widened, "Chatter, what do you mean." ”
Chatfield took a step forward, and behind him and One-Eye were five sailors with flintlock pistols.
"Captain Grover, Mr. Wilkinson, allow me to give you a brief overview of the situation. Last night, when you were drunk, the entire crew of the Banshee held a general meeting, and more than half of the sailors decided to remove the officers from their posts. Chatfield made no secret of his pride, "and elected me captain, and One-Eye captain." ”
"Let me go! Unless you kill me, let me see the captain. There was a fierce push outside the captain's room.
Chen Shouxu's heart tightened, he was a teacher.
Charter smiled and said to the sailor behind him, "Let Wicks in." ”
The boatswain pushed away the gunmen who stood in his way, rushed into the captain's quarters, and seemed relieved to see Grover safe and sound.
Chatfield turned to William and Marmont and said, "It just so happens that both captains are there, please bear witness." Boatswain Weekswain, you were there at last night's crew meeting, and I have no problem being chosen captain. ”
Wicks let out a long sigh, "Chatfield, you did have more than half of the votes. But the Banshee is no ordinary pirate ship, and there's no reason for us to listen to you. ”
Wilkinson was furious, "You are betrayal!" Chatfield. ”
Charterer looked up to the sky and laughed, "Betrayal, yes, I don't deny it. But don't forget how Captain Avery and Captain Bellamy became pirates! These legendary captains have betrayed their merchant ships and are what you call traitors! ”
"Captain William, Captain Marmont, I have acted in the tradition of the Bahamian pirates, and the decision of the majority of our crew assembly is to break away from Captain Grover, who still fantasizes about himself as a naval officer, and becomes a free warrior like the two captains!" ”
William and Marmont looked at each other, stood up, and said, "Now that you've had a meeting of all the sailors and made a decision, Marmont and I have no position to interfere in the internal affairs of the Banshee. ”
Charter laughed, he didn't need William and Marmont's help, as long as they remained neutral.
But William said, "Even if you are separated from the Banshee and Captain Grover, given Captain Grover's great contribution to the team in the past, you cannot take the Banshee, you can only choose another ship." ”
Marmont nodded as well, "Captain Grover is now a member of the Captains' Council, and as a fellow member of the Captains' Council, I suggest that Captain Chater be independent, but that the Banshee must be left to Captain Grover and the crew loyal to him. ”
Chatter's face froze, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then I'll take the Raphael." ”
William sneered, "Why did you take the Raphael?" I had as many sailors as you when I jumped the gang. Besides, even if the Raphael is given to you, will you have enough men? ”
"You only have more than fifty sailors in total, are you enough?" ”
"I'm not enough alone, but ......," William looked at Marmont.
"Heh, plus my sailors, it's sure to be enough to pilot the Raphael."
Chatter's face turned pale, he couldn't have rebelled against three senior captains at the same time.
At a loss, One-Eye stepped forward, gritted his teeth, and said, "The Raphael can be given to you, but we want the Mary!" ”
William and Marmont exchanged glances again, and both sat down in their seats, no more talking.
The whole time the pirates haggled, Grover didn't say a word. He sat down in his chair with a pale face.
Chen Shouxu sighed secretly, maybe from the first day of Grover's cooperation with the pirates, today is the doomed end. Unless he can give up his status as a privateer and become a Pirate of the Caribbean once and for all.
The result was doomed, William passed by Chen Shouxu's side as he disembarked, patted him on the shoulder and whispered beside him, "Remember, sailors will always obey a strong captain." ”
Grover's pirate fleet was disbanded, William took the most powerful cruiser, the Raphael, Chatfield took William's ship, Mary, with more than sixty rebellious sailors on the Banshee, and Marmont, after supporting half of William's sailors, took the remaining thirty sailors away from the Dolphin.
At William's insistence, Chatfield did not take the booty from the Banshee. William and Marmont, who had acquired the Raphael, also kept the booty ships captured in the Virgin Islands. They didn't take the booty from the Banshee and the loot ships.