Chapter 22: Taking Sides and Making Choices

"They! Maybe they thought it was cool on the mast, so everyone decided to hang on it together to blow the sea breeze. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" then turned his gaze to the feminine first mate and asked, "First mate, the deck has been cleaned, what task will be assigned to me next?" ”

The blonde-haired first mate also sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere on the entire ship, he looked at Xu Feng standing in front of him with a scrutinizing gaze, and thought to himself, could it be that something happened in the few minutes that he went in to discuss the route with the captain? Why do those guys have a fear in their eyes about this hurricane? No, I'll have to ask someone about it later.

"Put the mop and bucket in the warehouse at the bottom of the boat, and then you go to the galley at the back of deck and find the cook to get your breakfast. After eating, immediately return to the deck and follow the others to hoist the sails and anchor. ”

"Okay, first mate!" Xu Feng walked into the entrance of the cabin with the bucket and disappeared from the sight of all the pirates. Up to this point, all the pirates breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time, neatly like an army.

Don't think that being a pirate will eat well, those big fish and meat meals will only appear on the tables of those who have official positions and positions in the pirate group. Ordinary pirates, on the other hand, eat about the same as ordinary inhabitants of land. It's just that in all the pirate groups, there is an unwritten rule, that is, there is enough drink.

Sailing endlessly on the vast sea, it is estimated that only the numbness brought by alcohol can suppress all kinds of negative emotions and pain in the hearts of those sailors. Like loneliness, pain, homesickness and the guilt that comes from killing, if left unrelieved or vented for a long time, it can become a deadly poison at sea.

After a full meal, Xu Feng returned to the deck again, and those pirates had already returned to their posts. And Batu, the battle captain who was unconscious on the central deck, also disappeared, and should have been sent to the lounge.

Xu Feng saw the wooden giant winch in front of him, 6 or 7 pirates were pushing slowly and hard, and the bottom of the winch was connected to an anchor with a thick iron chain. Xu Feng rolled up his sleeves and was about to join in to help.

"Well, big brother, a few of us are enough, why don't you go and take a look somewhere else?" One of the pirates hurriedly stopped Xu Feng, and then glanced at the pirates who were pushing the winch together, and the winch that was still slowly rotating just now was turned fast by them.

Xu Feng looked at a few of them in surprise, what's wrong? Got stimulants for breakfast? Do you want to be so desperate? After taking a closer look, he really didn't need to interfere himself, shook his head helplessly, and walked towards the position of the sail.

As soon as the pirates who were pulling the sails vigorously saw Xu Feng coming over, their performance was even more exaggerated, they gritted their teeth one by one, their muscles burst out, and they used all their strength to quickly pull the sails up, and the ship began to move slowly. When Xu Feng walked up to them, it seemed that there was no work left for him to do.

Xu Feng looked around, everyone avoided his gaze, and he seemed to have suddenly become an idler. This led him to self-reflection. "Am I overdoing it before breakfast? Not only did this situation not blend into this group of pirates, but it felt like it stood out from the crowd! Isn't there a fight? Why is it that when they see me, they are like meeting the devil? Can anyone the hell tell me what's going on? ”

Although he didn't find anything to do, Xu Feng still tried hard to fit into the big pirate family, so he kept asking if all the positions on the ship needed help, and the result was frustrating. All the pirates were almost identical, and they refused politely in a panic. Then the pirate in that position will start to behave hard, just like the previous one, and act as if there are enough people.

Xu Feng found himself like an overseer, unknowingly increasing the efficiency of the entire pirate ship several times.

A pirate cautiously came to Xu Feng and whispered, "That, Hurricane, Brother Hurricane, our boss, no, our captain has something to look for you." ”

"What's the matter? Where's the captain? ”

"No~ I don't know what's going on, that~ that captain is in the captain's room, let~ let you go by yourself."

Alone in the captain's quarters, he found Captain Redbeard sitting in a large ornate chair, holding a crystal wine glass in one hand, and pretending to drink wine. It's just that his pretended elegance movements, combined with his rough face and full red beard, give people a sense of ridicule.

Captain Redbeard saw Xu Feng come in, put down his wine glass, and pointed to the chair opposite, "Sit down!" Would you like a glass of wine? This is a rare good wine, a good wine that can only be enjoyed by those who are dignitaries. ”

Xu Feng didn't know what kind of medicine was bought in the gourd of the bearded captain in front of him, but he had always been a person who was at ease with what he encountered, so he didn't be polite to him, and went straight to the chair, and then took the wine bottle and poured himself a full glass.

Silently cocking Erlang's legs, shaking the crystal cup full of wine in his hand, Xu Feng opened his mouth and asked, "I don't know what the captain is looking for me?" It can't be as simple as asking me to drink as a nobody, right? If there is something you can do, please tell me directly. ”

Captain Redbeard slapped the table and let out a hearty laugh, "Haha...... Good! I just like cheerful people, you kid has an appetite for me, not like those egg buns. I heard you knocked my battle captain down before dinner in the morning? ”

The tone of the listener was not like Xingshi asking for a crime, but he really couldn't guess the purpose of Redbeard's question, so Xu Feng had no choice but to continue to be bold, "You mean that guy named Batuu?" If you're talking about him, I taught him a lesson before breakfast, so that he could learn to respect the fruits of other people's labor. ”

"Your kid is too ruthless in teaching people, the doctor on the ship checked that he received serious trauma to his spine, and it is estimated that he will need half a month of recuperation in bed to recover." The bearded man's tone changed suddenly, making Xu Feng confused.

Is his sister a teacher asking for guilt? First give the wine to drink, and then ask yourself, which one is this singing?

"When the two of us shot, I heard someone call him the captain of the battle, so I used a little bit of strength when I shot, I didn't expect him to be so can't help beating, I'm really sorry, I didn't control my strength for a while, which caused you unnecessary trouble." Although Xu Feng's mouth was soft, his body sitting posture remained unchanged, he shook the wine in his hand, put it to his mouth and drank it gently, it was indeed a good wine.

Redbeard looked at the newcomer named Hurricane in front of him, and suddenly smiled again, and his face changed as fast as a woman. "I remember you saying that you would also measure the route? Isn't it? There are tools in front of the window, can you tell me where our ship is now? ”

"Not an honor!" Xu Feng put down the crystal cup in his hand, elegantly performed a standard aristocratic etiquette to Captain Redbeard, and then walked to the sextant by the window and began to debug it. After getting the angle right, he reflexively returned to Redbeard's table, took the money, paper and pen by himself, and calculated it carefully.

"We're at about 122 degrees east longitude and 26 degrees north latitude. The nearest known port is Quanzhou Port, which belongs to Huaguo. If you need to dock for supplies, I recommend lowering the pirate flag and using longships for offshore supplies, preferably not entering the harbor, because the Great Ming Sailors of the Chinese Kingdom are notoriously untouchable. Xu Feng told Redbeard the results of the calculations and the suggestions he knew. Regarding the issue of supply, Xu Feng certainly didn't want this foreign pirate ship to go to the waters of China to plunder, after all, his fleet also traveled to and from that offshore route.

"Hehe~ Of course I wouldn't be stupid enough to provoke the Daming Mariner, but my purpose this time is indeed within the waters of Huaguo. Yes, the coordinates you calculated are really not too much different from what the first mate gave. Okay, without further ado, I'm looking for you today about your sidelines. Captain Redbeard finally got to the point.

Xu Feng was puzzled, "Standing in line?" What line to stand in? ”

Captain Redbeard took a sip of the wine in his glass, put it down, and said with a gloomy face, "Although this ship is called the Redbeard, and I am also the captain of this ship, in fact, this ship no longer belongs to me. ”

The inside story! Xu Feng didn't expect such a fierce news, and hurriedly asked, "How do you say this?" ”

"I don't know when my loyal first mate and I are not of the same mind, hey~ I am too much of a failure as a captain, and before I know it, all the pirates under my command are obedient to the first mate, and they will ask his opinion on everything first, and then ask me symbolically. Even this voyage was the idea of the first mate, and I am now just an acting captain, a pirate leader in name only. ”

Have a problem with the first mate? Listening to this redbeard's words, it seems that the feminine-looking blonde first mate has stripped his power? So why does he still have a red beard? Why not just kill it and replace it?

As if seeing Xu Feng's doubts, Captain Redbeard poured himself another glass of wine, raised his glass to Xu Feng, then raised his head and poured it in, and explained, "Although I don't know why he hasn't killed me so far, I guess he wants to use my Redbeard's influence!" My sister is the most pirate captain in history! ”

Xu Feng didn't speak, he was carefully considering what Redbeard said, if the situation on the pirate ship at this time was really like what Redbeard said, then in order to live well, he should choose the first mate to be the boss, and following the puppet-like captain in front of him is not equivalent to suicide!

Captain Redbeard was patiently waiting for Xu Feng's reply, perhaps seeing Xu Feng's embarrassment, he threw a bombshell relative to Xu Feng again.