Chapter 273: Someone from the Sea
In the year 1514 of the Lunar Calendar, in the early spring, the unnamed port of one of the islands of the Great Voyage.
This is a simple port that has been dug out by hand, but it is simply made of wood. Like the simple port, the towns are not well developed, and most of them are just dilapidated houses. It's just a tiny dot in the navy's charts, and compared to the surrounding bustling islands, it's just an ordinary island that makes people ignore it for granted.
At this moment, the winter has just passed on the island, the sky is dim, the snow has not completely melted, and the snow is half-melted and half-opened everywhere, which brings a frost-like freezing feeling to the air.
Even in such weather, there was a young man standing in the harbor.
The young man carried an old-style rifle on his shoulder, wore a thin sweater, and although he was thickened around the perimeter and wore a scarf made of animal fur on both sides of his neck, he still couldn't resist the cold wind, and the man couldn't help rubbing his palms to seek a trace of warmth. The skull exposed from the back of his hand indicates that he is a pirate.
The man didn't mean to stay here, but he was doing his job as a sentry. Even the pirates who move freely do not mean freedom, and the only one who can really move freely in name is the captain, and they simply follow the captain in action.
This time they ransacked an island, because this island did not receive attention for a reason, their ransacking went smoothly, by the veteran pirates and some people who built a team, enjoying the fruits of victory, and he obviously did not have his own team, and there were no connections in this pirate ship, so he was naturally sent out to sentry.
Although in his opinion, there will be no navy to hunt for this kind of ghost weather, but he does not dare to disobey the captain's order, because there is only one end for disobeying the captain's order in the pirates, and that is death, and he does not want to die. So even if the weather is cold, he can only choose to endure, at least it is better to be cold than to die.
From his sloppy white trouser pocket, the young pirate took out a bottle of inferior wine, which was the trophy given to them by the captain, and he also had it, but not much, and it was almost at the bottom since last night, and it would be good to warm up the body. Bazbaz sipping on his few wines while looking out to the sea not far away, the only benefit of the sentry was to enjoy a brief period of peace.
The tranquility didn't last long, the wind picked up, and the cold air rushed in front of him, causing the young pirate to shrink his body. In the sky, dark clouds as black as ink swept in, splashing the otherwise dim sky with black ink, which the young pirates immediately noticed.
Over the years, young pirates who have sailed on the seas know that this is a precursor to storms. It is necessary for him to inform the situation and prepare the other pirates, if the ship is washed away, then they will not be able to leave here for a long time. And he was not worried about the ship built by his rude companions, who might sink at some point. In the vastness of the sea, a shipwreck means death.
But he noticed that a black spot appeared on the sea not far away, and it was slowly approaching this way.
A cyclist?
Cycling in this kind of ghost weather? No, more importantly, riding a bicycle on the sea, what kind of logical joke is this, it seems that he has not woken up from a dream, or he is asleep.
It was only as the bicycle approached, slowly able to see and hear the bell coming from it, that the young pirate was sure of the scene in front of him.
Without any extra thought, he first sounded the alarm.
When the unnamed situation happened, the only thing he had to do was this one, and gather his companions first.
When the alarm sounded, a group of pirates rushed to the harbor within minutes. The reason why they were able to arrive so quickly was because they chose this place close to the coast to have fun. They are pirates, they are outlaws, and the alarm means danger, it means fighting, and even death. So when the warning sounded, everyone stopped what they were doing and rushed over.
Fight or flight? It depends on the situation after that.
The young pirates retreated to the rear and joined the other pirates.
It's just a boulder away from the harbor, but the harbor can't be seen, so it's a natural place to avoid the eyes and ears of the people on the sea, and it's also a direct road to the pirate ship harbor.
The young pirate briefly reported the situation to a much more dignified man in the pirates, the captain.
"You mean, somebody is riding a bicycle on the sea?" The pirate captain repeated, then slapped him in the face.
The young pirate suddenly felt his head drowsy, and his face was even hotter.
"You guy, are you stupid when I'm stupid, or when we're all stupid." The captain said with some annoyance. "I killed the woman when I enjoyed half of it."
This is the practice of most pirates, and in order to prevent the pursuit of the navy, they will stop their pleasure and kill the residents of the neighborhood the moment the alarm goes off. On the one hand, this is to prevent the residents from revealing their news, and on the other hand, it is also to deter the navy and put psychological pressure on the navy, in the face of the most vicious pirates, anyone will be afraid, even if it is the navy, the vast majority of people are not without fear.
The young pirate, secretly regretting the figure of the dead woman, explained: "It's true.."
But before he could finish explaining, someone reported: "Captain, captain!" Someone was riding a bicycle on the sea. ”
More than one person reported the situation, and the pirate captain finally believed it, he pulled his clothes, pulled out his gun, and hurried out, "Immediately have someone go and collect the anchor and raise the canvas." ”
"However, it's going to be stormy, isn't it too dangerous to sail now?" There is humanity.
The captain's face flashed with caution, the person who can ride a bicycle on the sea is by no means an ordinary person, but more likely to be the rumored secret treasure, the ability of the devil fruit. More dangerous than a storm is people.
"It's just that you are prepared in advance, and if there is no situation, you will not go." The captain spoke up.
Seeing him say this, out of the previous coercion, no one dared to object.
After the captain stepped out, his men went out with a group of men.
At this time, the person on the bicycle slowly came to the port, leaving behind him a snow-white ice and snow trace, crystal clear ice marks, this alone marked that he was not simple.
And when the pirate captain saw this figure, he also made a choice in his mind in an instant - to escape.
Because he recognized the comer, the navy that symbolizes absolute justice, and one of the admirals who symbolizes the absolute force of the navy, the pheasant!