CH.08 Question

Today the sea breeze is very strong, at least force six, and this level of wind is dangerous at sea.

In order to prevent accidents, the Scarlet Shark had to tighten its sails, like a child rolling up its trouser legs, to reduce the wind. Rao is so, the sailboat is still sailing fast, like a sharp arrow, riding the wind and waves on the sea, plowing a white water mark.

Corsair focuses on speed, and the hull is often made in a narrow shape, like a leaf. This minimizes wind resistance and increases speed.

Anrui stood at the bow of the ship with his chest straight, letting the sea breeze blow in his face, and raised his eyes to look at the endless sea in front of him.

The sea is so vast that you can't see it at all. The end of the sea is semi-circular, connecting with the sky and forming a curved curve. Such a small boat on the sea is inconspicuous at all, like a wave.

Seven days have passed since Anrui crossed over here, and time has always passed so quickly, like sand between your fingers, passing quietly inadvertently.

In the past seven days, he has lived a fairly stable life, and there have been no more conflicts with other pirates, at most, when he meets with the pirates like Carl, he will be met with some blank eyes and cold words. Fortunately, the white eyes and cold words couldn't hurt anyone, and he chose to ignore them all.

Relying on seven days of recuperation, coupled with the help of healing medicine, An Rui's injuries were almost better, and the wounds were basically healed and formed a dark red scab.

During this time, Shafi once spoke to him, tested his details, and asked about Dragon's Blood Fury.

Regarding his identity, An Rui insisted that he used to be a fisherman, and no matter how many times others asked, he never changed his statement. As for the dragon's blood rage, he deduced that it was an innate ability. On Earth, this statement has no credibility, but in this world with many strange things, it is still easy to accept, at least Sha Fei accepts, and that is enough.

"Hey, new kid, get out of the way, I'm going to mop the floor." An angry voice rang out from behind, interrupting An Rui's thoughts.

Anrui turned to look at the person who was speaking, and saw that it was the short pirate called "Dwarf Mouse". The other party is one of his defeated generals, and his attitude towards him is naturally not much better.

"Look, didn't you hear me? Get out of the way, you're in my way. The dwarf mouse looked up so that he could make eye contact with Anrui. In his hands, he held a mop made of multiple stinky socks tied together.

"Are you mopping the floor today?" Instead of getting angry, An Rui asked with a smile.

"Nonsense, isn't that obvious?"

"I'll mop the floor for you."

"You're going to mop the floor for me?"

An Rui shrugged his shoulders indifferently, replied with action, walked to the bucket not far away, grabbed the other mop that was poking inside, and began to mop the floor.

At first, the dwarf mouse thought that An Rui was just posturing, and instead of appreciating it, he sneered.

But An Rui didn't care about the dwarf mouse's words, and still mopped the floor by himself, dragging the entire open deck.

"Hey, since you're so fond of mopping floors, why don't you mop the second deck as well? That's what I'm doing today. The dwarf mouse pointed to the gangway not far away. He seems to have taken a fancy to Anrui's free labor.

"If you're going to mop the second deck now, I'm happy to go over and help you, but if you want to be a hands-off uncle, I won't accompany you." An Rui held the handle of the mop with both hands and said with a smile.

"Okay. I'll go down with you, and it's better to work for two people than for one. The dwarf rat took a bite to answer, and walked first to the gangway, and walked deeper and deeper into the slightly dimly lit second deck.

The Scarlet Shark has a total of three decks, the top deck is the open deck, the lower deck is the second deck, also called the gun deck, and the lowest deck is the third deck, also called the bottom deck.

There is no need to say much on the open deck, the gun deck is mainly used for the installation of large guns, with guns on both sides, and the third deck is used for accommodation and storage of supplies.

For example, this small sailing ship has very few living facilities, and there are almost no entertainment facilities. Only those medium-sized ships, large ships and special ships will vacate some spare rooms and transform them into toilets, chess and card rooms, libraries and the like.

After mopping the floor of the second deck, Anrui and the dwarf mouse returned to the open deck and rested against the guardrail on one side.

"New here, for the sake of the mopping of the floor for me just now, the previous conflict between us can be written off. I promise I won't trouble you in the future. The dwarf mouse looked at the sky across from him, as if nothing had happened.

"Many friends, many paths, fewer enemies and fewer walls, and I am willing to resolve the contradictions between us." An Rui nodded.

"That's right, on a pirate ship, you can't get along with enemies on all sides." Dwarf rats agreed.

An Rui didn't answer this question, but fell silent, and after a while, asked tentatively, "For the sake of me mopping the floor for you just now, can you answer me a question?" ”

"No wonder you help me mop the floor, it turns out that I have something to ask me, and I really responded to that sentence, no profit can not be early." The dwarf mouse suddenly realized and grinned, and his smile was extremely ugly.

An Rui shrugged his shoulders, which was a tacit acquiescence.

The dwarf mouse thought for a while, stretched out his finger, rubbed it twice at An Rui, and smiled greedily: "Looking at your appearance, it seems that you want to ask some special questions, I can answer your questions, but the answer is charged." One answer, one silver coin, clear real price, fair trade. It's for the sake of you mopping the floor for me just now, so I'll answer you. If you hadn't helped me just now, I wouldn't have answered you even if I had given me money. ”

"Deal! A silver coin, just a small meaning. Anrui happily agreed, took a silver coin from his purse, and tossed it to the dwarf mouse.

The dwarf mouse pinched the coin with his fingernails, blew on it, put it to his ear, listened to the wonderful echo, and said with a smile, "I like the sound." ”

"The money has been given to you, now it's my turn to ask questions. Where is the ship now? I want to know the specific location of the road, and the more specific the better. An Rui asked while the iron was hot.

"What kind of problem is that? Who doesn't know that the ship is sailing on the Blade Sea. The dwarf mouse gave An Rui a blank look, as if he disliked that the question was too simple.

The Scarlet Shark spends its years on the Blade Sea, looking for a raider to attack. An Rui had known this for a long time, and when he first crossed over here, he falsely claimed to be from the Flying Fish Country, which happened to be located on the Blade Sea, so the pirates were not suspicious. If the address he falsely reported was not in the Blade Sea, but in other seas, it would be difficult to lie.

There are a total of seven seas in this world, and the Blade Sea is one of them, bordering the Lion Continent in the north and the Red Earth Continent in the south, and the entire sea area resembles a scimitar, so it is named the Blade Sea.

"Of course, I know that this is the Sea of Blades, but just knowing this is not enough for me, I also need to know the specific location of the Dao. I have to know which route the ship is on now, at what latitude and longitude, where the next stop is, and which port it is closest to. Anrui calmly added his question, and lowered his voice a little. In fact, these questions had been weighing on his mind for many days.

"Why are you asking this? You're already on the thief ship, just go with the flow, there's no need to know so much. The dwarf mouse frowned slightly, as if he was a little suspicious.

"If I don't know where this ship is, I'll feel uneasy, is that a good enough reason? If that's enough, please answer my question. If you don't want to answer, please give me back the coin, and I can ask someone else about it. I think there are still a lot of people who are happy to answer me. Anrui stretched out his hand and gestured to ask for a silver coin.

"How can the meat sent to the mouth of a mouse be spit out? I took the deal, and it's impossible to return the silver coins to you. As for your question, I'll find a way to help you out. The dwarf mouse straightened up and threw the mop in his hand to the ground, "I'll ask the navigator on board, and he must know where we are now, and what latitude and longitude we are." ”

Anrui smiled and took his hand back, watching the dwarf mouse walk into the gangway. The reason why he spent money to ask this question naturally had his own intentions, and only by figuring out where the ship was could he make the next plan, waiting for the opportunity to get rid of the pirate ship and welcome a new life.

It didn't take long for the dwarf mouse to return with a smile on his face, bringing back the news Anrui needed.

The ship was following a bronze-class route with no very clear end point, with the aim of raiding merchant ships it encountered along the way, rather than reaching a port.

Just like weapons, there are levels of routes, and the levels are divided according to the business opportunities contained in the routes, and the more profitable the routes, the higher the level. However, business opportunities often come with risks, and those routes above the gold level, if they don't have a certain strength, going is no different from sending them to death.

The latitude and longitude here is about 35 degrees north latitude and 26 degrees east longitude, and this result was measured by the navigator just this morning through a sextant and other instruments, which is relatively accurate.

In three days, the ship will pass through an island called Jingtie Island, but it will not dock, but will continue sailing.

When he heard the word Jingtie Island, An Rui's eyes suddenly lit up, and a glint flashed from the bottom of his eyes, looking very excited.

Jingtie Island is one of the many novice areas among the Seven Seas Overlords, and he knows the things of this island very well, knowing where there are treasures, where there are powerful crews, where there are places to brush up on experience, and where there are cherished materials. If he can reach Jingtie Island, he will definitely be able to mix well, much better than staying on the Scarlet Shark.

Staying on the Scarlet Shark, he can only be a small pirate, at most a first mate, and he has to burn and loot without conscience. It's very different when he arrives on Jingtie Island, he has a lot of ways to make money, he can quickly accumulate funds, build a ship of his own, and directly serve as the captain, without having to look at anyone's face!

It's better to be a chicken's head than an oxtail, and it's better to be a captain yourself than to work for someone else.

"Hehe, do you have any other questions? If so, just ask, I like this way to make money. The dwarf mouse tasted the sweetness and asked with a smile.

"Unfortunately, I don't have any other problems, it seems that your fortune today is just a silver coin." An Rui said with a smile.

"You've been fussing about this for a long time." The dwarf mouse smacked its lips, as if it was a little unsatisfied.

At this moment, another pirate walked over and said angrily to An Rui: "An Rui, the captain has something to do with you, let you go to the captain's room." ”