Chapter 281: Arriving at Turtle Island
Seeing Ye Feng coming up, although Huskar was very embarrassed at this time, but at this time he laughed and said: "Captain, why did you come up, why don't you continue to rest?" ”
Not...... Ye Feng couldn't help but say a little speechlessly, "Do you think I can still sleep peacefully in such an environment?" ”
Huskar turned the rudder from time to time while braving the heavy rain, and said with a smile: "What is such weather! On the sea, although we don't encounter this kind of weather every day, we can still encounter it every once in a while, and we have long been accustomed to it! ”
Hearing this, Nightfront couldn't help but look down, and sure enough, although most of the pirates were moving in the rainstorm in a daze, their work was done in an orderly manner, and they were not at all as flustered and overwhelmed as Nightfront appeared. Flash Dance
Then after watching for a while, he found that at this time, he could not be said to be able to help at all, if he had no experience in tying the sails, then the knots tied up were not strong at all, in this case, it was better not to tie them at all.
As for paddling, well, seeing that you only have 12 points of strength, such strength may not be as good as that of a professional oarsman!
In desperation, he had no choice but to return to the captain's room, after all, if he stayed outside, not only would he not be able to help, but he might also cause chaos to others.
After more than an hour of tossing and turning in the captain's quarters, Yefeng noticed that the battleship was slowly calming down.
When he got up and left the captain's quarters, he found that the thick dark clouds of the sky had gradually dispersed, and the warm, dazzling rays of sunlight shone through the gaps in the dark clouds that were gradually dissipating.
In the next few days, as Huskar said, he experienced the same storm at least several times.
However, what made him feel depressed was that after a few days of sailing, he didn't even touch a single ship, not to mention that he was able to touch a merchant ship, even if it was a British navy!
But after a few days of sailing, let alone a ship, I didn't even see a ghost at all. Flash Dance
After asking Huskar, it turned out that this was a normal phenomenon, after all, the sea was too big, and compared to the sea, no matter how huge the warship was, it was like a drop of water melted into the lake.
Therefore, in this vast sea, it is normal not to touch a ship for a few days, and sometimes, even if it is ten days and half a month without encountering a person, it is not impossible.
After hearing this, Ye Feng finally understood why the main quest Nightmare Space would give such a long completion time of a month, it turned out that the crux of the problem was here!
I believe that if Ye Feng is not lucky enough to have raised his prestige to respect in the historical battlefield this time, then he should be like most contractors now, racing against time to search for navies, merchant ships, and pirates on the sea.
But now!
Since he had already completed the requirements set out in the main quest, he now had time to do something else.
And in the past few days of sailing, Ye Feng also discovered that sailing on the sea is actually really a very boring thing, after all, in this era, there are no computers and mobile phones in later generations to relieve boredom and pass the time.
Because of this, most pirates deliberately develop a hobby to pass the boring time during the voyage.
For example, some pirates like to fish with a fishing rod, and although they may not catch a few fish a day, they have fun.
Some pirates like to be a little more thrilling, and they will jump into the sea alone while the ship is sailing, and then sail after the ship.
However, most of the pirates' interests were like gambling, and of course, gambling in this era was also very simple, unlike the many tricks of later generations. 35xs
And Ye Feng, after a few days of sailing, he also had to find a hobby for himself, and his hobby was to shoot those fish in the sea with a crossbow.
Of course, this is a low hit rate, but fortunately, it is able to pass the time and practice archery skills along the way.
It's also a loss that his crossbow is infinitely arrowed, otherwise, no amount of arrows will be enough for him to squander like this!
After a few days of practice, his harvest was barely good, at least contributing part of the fleet's food, although it was only ten fish, but it was still a little catchy, at least not a single fish did not hit.
On this day, just as Yefeng was calculating the four days that had passed since he entered the world, the excited shouts of the pirates suddenly sounded in his ears.
It turned out that at this time, the ship finally sailed to the location of Turtle Island.
From the outside, Turtle Island doesn't actually look like a turtle, and I don't know why people called this island Turtle Island in the first place.
Except for the entrance, the rest of the island is a steep cliff dozens of meters high, so from a military point of view, then Turtle Island is the kind of dangerous place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
And the entrance to this turtle island is not wide, almost only two warships can pass side by side, if there is an enemy to attack turtle island, then just to take the entrance to this turtle island, I don't know how much power it will take.
At this time, Ye Feng, who had not seen a human figure for several days on the vast sea, finally saw a human figure at this time, and there were still many of them.
Watching the pirate ships and merchant ships sail through Turtle Island in turn, his heart is really hot! Because of these warships, in his eyes, they are all precious prestige points!
Unfortunately, although the pirates are not reputable, they also know what it means to lose a small amount of money and what it means to catch a big fish with a long line, so although the port here is governed by pirates, it is very reassuring in terms of security.
After all, in the process of looting, the pirates will definitely harvest some precious items, but these items will definitely not be able to be brought to the regular port market for auction.
Therefore, it is necessary to rely on those merchants who have been lured by huge profits, although British law has clearly stipulated that once you come into contact with pirates, you will be fined for confiscating your property, or you will be directly treated as an accomplice of pirates, and dealing with pirates' accomplices is also very simple, that is, hanging directly outside the port as a warning!
However, as the saying goes, as long as there is a 300% interest, then even if you risk killing your head, there will be businessmen who will rush to do it.
And the treasures like those looted by the pirates are very valuable, but buying from the pirates is much cheaper than buying normally, and the profit in this is not only 300%!
So, although it was a gathering place for notorious pirates, there were still a large number of merchants who flocked to it
For pirates, in addition to the treasures that are difficult to sell quickly, they also need to replenish a large number of supplies, such as various food and a large amount of military supplies.
Therefore, once the reputation of the pirate port is ruined, then where will there be merchants coming here in the future! At that time, not to mention that some treasures are not easy to sell, even some commonly used materials are difficult to buy with money.
Therefore, most of the pirates have a common rule, that is, within a 10-mile radius of Tao Island, it is strictly forbidden to plunder or fight.
Otherwise, the violator will be condemned by all the pirates on Turtle Island, you know, even if it is the power of the Nine Pirate Kings, it is impossible to face the attack of all the pirates here on Turtle Island at the same time!
After all, it has been an unchanging truth that ants bite elephants to death since ancient times!
When the Verr slowly sailed into Turtle Island, the night front found that on the rocks at the entrance, a large number of ground guns were arranged, and the color of the barrels of these guns was similar to the color of those rocks, plus these guns were still arranged inside the rocks, only a small section of the black muzzles were exposed.
Therefore, if he had not been carefully observed under the guidance of Huskar, it would have been difficult for ordinary people to perceive these cannons unless they had walked up to the rocks to observe.
I believe that if the navy, which is not aware of these things, dares to attack, then the artillery distributed on these rocks alone is enough for the navy's warships to drink a pot.
After continuing to sail slowly for a while, he suddenly realized that compared to the rough waves outside, the inside of Turtle Island seemed to be a different extreme, and the water was calm, as if the sea outside had been cut off.
The interior of the entire Turtle Island seems to be in the shape of a half-crescent, and the gap in the crescent moon is the entrance to the Turtle Island, and on the land of the Turtle Island, a large number of buildings are densely erected.
However, because it is located on an island, the buildings here are generally not very tall, and the tallest is only the towering watchtower, which is almost as tall as a three-story building in later generations.
Because the evening at sea came very early, it was only about three o'clock in the afternoon, but the sky was gradually darkening.
Therefore, when viewed from the top of the battleship, the lights lit on Turtle Island look like fireflies.
If you just look at it this way, then Turtle Island does not look like a pirate island at all, because from the current point of view, Turtle Island is extraordinarily quiet, giving people the feeling of a country town.
But this was only a façade, as the Verne approached the shore, Nightblade's ears were punctuated by a cacophony of noises, intermingled with the crackling of arquebus fires.
(End of chapter)