Chapter 68: The Tempest
There is a greater desire in Wang Hao's heart, or it would be more appropriate to describe it as ambitious.
He is not interested in the thrones of the nations, but he wants to be the king of pirates.
The Seven Pirate Kings are more than just a title, they wield the force that can even strike fear into the hearts of a country's monarchs.
Even the great powers would not dare to provoke them unless they risked cutting off their trade routes.
Among the seven pirate kings of the previous life, the most successful was the pirate king of the Caribbean, von Kane, who was the president of a large guild in the United States.
The United States sent fleets to encircle and suppress von Kane on several occasions, but each time it either returned in vain or lost its troops, and finally had to ask someone to make peace.
The honor of being able to single-handedly force a country to bow its head, and to be the largest country in the world, the United States, is a source of pride for all pirates in the world.
As the saying goes, if von Kane did not have that loyal subordinate to follow, he might not be able to ascend to the throne of the pirate king, and he would not have the glory of the future.
Wang Hao wants to make a difference in the game, forming his own team is indispensable, although he still has some arrangements in China, and the UK can be regarded as breaking out of a bit of a situation, but compared to his ambitions, these are far from enough.
A talent like the Scarlet Killing God is naturally the object he urgently needs to recruit.
There are still miles of sea route behind, so Wang Hao is not in a hurry to show his intentions, if he can let the other party take the initiative to follow him, it will be the most perfect.
I don't know what the French Guild had in mind, and there was no movement until the three ships sailed out of French waters.
Along the way, Kai, the future blood-colored killing god, said very little, usually the little girl said three words, and the former only replied, and it was unusually simple and crisp, the little girl didn't know how many times she pouted, and finally retreated to the side stupidly.
Sometimes Wang Hao finds that it is also beneficial to have one more person in the team, at least one more person can help him attract firepower.
If Wang Hao knew Kai's past, I am afraid that this person would have a natural mocking face.
The sky is blue, the tide is surging, listen to the sound of the sea.
It's a rare treat for many people who speak out in the outback.
Wang Hao squinted and looked up at the sky, the sky was still clear a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye, it was already dark clouds, and his brows couldn't help frowning.
"It's better to find a port to dock at, there's something wrong with the weather."
In the previous life, everything else was secondary to players who were constantly on the seas, with the weather and terrain being their biggest threats.
A violent storm can destroy even a fleet, and the threat of whirlpools and reefs to ships should not be overlooked.
The climate system has only recently been launched, and not many players are aware of it.
"Are there any harbors in the waters around here?" Wang Hao asked subconsciously.
Kai turned his head directly, this is already out of the border of France, where will he know the road, so he simply left a back of his head for Wang Hao.
The little girl took her little hand into her mouth, thought hard and thought about it, and finally hung her head in frustration.
It seems that you can't count on these two guys anymore.
Wang Hao sighed lightly, he could only rely on himself. To be honest, he was not very familiar with the map of European waters, and he only stayed in China for less than half a year, and then stayed in China, occasionally making a trip to the South Seas.
He opened his chart, which only had a rough topography of the map, and was not lit up except for the ports he had visited, and players who were familiar with world geography could use this map and his location to determine which ports were nearby, but only in some famous large harbor cities.
If nothing else, the three of them have already arrived in the waters of Spain, but which port is closest to them, what is the direction, and how far away is not within the scope of Wang Hao's knowledge.
But except for Wang Hao and the three of them on this sea, I didn't even see the shadow of a ship, and I couldn't find anyone to ask.
Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, Wang Hao couldn't, so he had to order the three of them to walk south along the shore to see if there was a small port.
It's not very promising, but it's always worth trying.
The oppressive sky can easily affect people's mood, and the little girl looks up at the dark clouds in the distance from time to time, and her brows are almost knotted.
"It's supposed to be a storm, but I don't know what level it is?" Wang Hao stared at the sky for a long time before looking at the two with a wry smile on his face, "What is your sailing level?" ”
"Level 5."
"Level 6."
Chrissy and Kai answered Wang Hao's questions one after another, and the latter looked a lot more relaxed when he heard it.
Storms above level 5 can roll up huge waves tens of feet high, and can easily overturn the player's ship, such a natural disaster is almost irresistible.
Of course, storms of this level are very rare, and they have appeared two or three times in Wang Hao's memory.
A ship with a good surname can increase a certain amount of anti-risk ability, and the second depends on the player's sailing level, the higher the sailing level, the stronger the survivability in bad weather.
So, don't think that this nautical class is useless.
Wang Hao's own navigation level is also level 5, as long as he does not encounter a storm above level 3, there is a great chance of escaping.
Judging from the current precursors, Wang Hao estimates that the storm encountered this time should not exceed two levels, as long as they can break out of the scope of the storm, they will be considered safe.
The oncoming wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the person who blows directly can't stand, Wang Hao has already ordered the sailors to hide in the cabin, and wait until the storm has passed before coming out, turning his head to look at the other side, there is a faint trace of fear in the little girl's expression, but she is strong and clenched her hands into fists, obviously cheering herself up.
After thinking about it, Wang Hao guessed the other party's thoughts, she was afraid of causing trouble to herself, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, and the little girl could also distinguish the importance at the critical moment.
Under such a terrifying heavenly might, not to mention a little girl, even an adult man will inevitably be afraid, let the other party stay alone on the ship, Wang Hao is not at ease, after thinking about it, he called out the sailor hiding in the cabin again.
"Chrissy, hurry up and bring the boat over and tie the boat together with a cable." Wang Hao shouted to the people on the other boat: "Kai, come over too, the three ships are fixed together, and the chances of survival are greater." ”
For this proposal, the little girl naturally raised her hands in approval, but a trace of hesitation appeared on Kai's face, and the little girl saw it and sarcastically said two sentences, although Kai did not return the mouth, his expression changed slightly, and he actually nodded in agreement.
Several ships were already very close together, and with the help of dozens of sailors, the three ships were soon tied together with cables and planks.
The three of them gathered on the "Drifting Snow", Wang Hao set the other two as tourists, although without the captain's command, the defense of the two ships dropped a lot, but it also had little impact, and in this weather they still wanted to rob, it can only be said that the man's head was funny.
After all this was done, the sky was completely dark, and after a burst of lightning and thunder, droplets of water the size of beads fell and grew larger and larger.
In a small enclosed cargo compartment, on the top of the cabin hung a windproof lamp with a faint yellow light, swaying from side to side inspired by the waves, and three faces were reflected in the light, either young or immature or contemplative.
The sound of the dripping rain reached the ears of the three of them through the deck, but their expressions were different.
As long as the little girl is by her brother's side, she has become a lot bolder, not only did she not worry about the next fate, but she had a novel feeling about the current situation. From time to time, his gaze swept over the long flaming hair, and from time to time there was a slight muttering sound in his mouth.
It was so quiet in the cabin that the little girl's muttering was often sent into Kai's ears, listening to the words such as how people didn't have it, this brother was so beautiful, except for a twitch at the corner of his mouth, he didn't have any overreaction, and he looked very indifferent.
Wang Hao, on the other hand, is thinking about the problem, they have already done everything they can do, and the rest depends on God, and it is useless to think too much.
The storm outside became more and more ferocious, and the three ships of the Drifting Snow were like a flat boat on the sea, swaying left and right by the wind and waves, which was very difficult.
The three people in the cabin were also not very comfortable, and the violent swaying of the hull made them unsteady on their feet, so they had to hold on to the supports around them.
Chrissy was particularly peculiar to this situation, as she seemed to enjoy the swing-like activity, with bursts of silver bell-like laughter from time to time.
In this environment, being able to hear such a heartfelt smile can infect other people's emotions, at least Wang Hao's mood has become a lot more relaxed after hearing it.
In comparison, Kai's situation is terrible, I'm afraid even he doesn't know, he actually has seasickness, usually he doesn't feel anything, at this moment when the wind and waves hit, he suddenly felt his stomach rolling, his mind was also dizzy, his face was pale, his forehead was faintly sweating, and he looked very embarrassed.
Seasickness? Will the future Scarlet God of Killing actually get seasick?
Wang Hao finally knew why the little girl was smiling so happily, it turned out that not only did he find the swing interesting, but also found Kai's embarrassment an important reason. He didn't smile, just a slight curl of his mouth.
Looking at the unscrupulous duo, Kai wanted to open his mouth to reprimand the other party several times, but every time he opened his mouth, there was a feeling of nausea and vomiting in his stomach, and he was so frightened that he quickly closed his mouth again, as for whether he would really vomit in this game, he was dizzy and couldn't think of so much for a while.
The most intense moment of the storm finally arrived, Wang Hao and the other three couldn't care about anything else, they could only hold on to everything they could grasp at hand, the swing of the hull was getting bigger and bigger, which made people suspect that the next moment the boat would capsize, and the body was gradually numb.
The waiting is a torment, maybe a few minutes, or an hour.
The wind and waves finally began to lighten until they calmed down completely.
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