On the twenty-first day after going to sea, Zhang Heng could feel that they were getting closer and closer to their target, and a few days ago there was another exchange of fire between a ship of pirates and the Spear of the Goddess, but this time the whaling ship with weapons and equipment became more tricky.

The two sides suffered damage to each other, and the final battle ended with the pirate ship's auxiliary mast being hit, and the Goddess Spear was once again successfully out of danger.

Later, the Jackdaw met the pirate ship that was returning to port for repairs, and Billy happened to know the boatswain above, so he gave them the information he had.

There were about fifty seamen on the Spear of the Goddess, 17 guns, 9 of which were detached from the pirate ship they had slaughtered before, and the other 50 seamen were also strong and powerful, but the whaling ship was not fast, because it was loaded with whale oil and cetaline wax, and the maximum speed was only about 5 knots.

Calculate the time, if it goes well, maybe the two sides will be able to meet in about half a day.

But now the weather has changed, and everyone has seen the huge dark clouds hovering overhead, and Merck, the sail chief of the ship, has already mobilized his men to climb the mast and put away the sails when the wind is stronger, and some people are praying to Thetis, the goddess of the sea.

Zhang Heng was studying the nautical charts in the captain's room, he did not forget to promise the black gladiators, and marked the uninhabited islands he encountered along the way, first of all, he excluded some areas that were too small and lacked the necessary resources for survival, and some that did not have a hidden environment were also crossed by him, in addition to those who were too close to the normal route were obviously not a good choice.

In the end, there were only two or three options left, and Zhang Heng planned to take some time to take a look at them on the return trip.

As soon as he closed the chart, the hull of the ship shook.

As early as when he first came to this world, he couldn't help but staggered when he encountered this situation, but now as long as the wind and waves are not too big, it will not affect his normal movements, speaking of which, this is also an additional advantage brought by practicing knife skills at sea, he needs to constantly adjust his center of gravity according to the ups and downs of the hull, so that even if he returns to land, he can quickly return to normal when the center of gravity is out of balance.

Zhang Heng opened the door and walked to the gangway, raindrops flew diagonally from the entrance, slapping on his face, mixed with the saltiness of the sea breeze, and Billy was talking to the lookout on the deck.

"Is everything okay?" Zhang Heng asked.

"I was about to go down to find you, and we're fine, but something seems to be wrong with our right front." Billy Dao handed the copper telescope in his hand to Zhang Heng.

The latter put the telescope in front of his right eye and saw the small black dot that rose and fell in the wind and rain.

"Goddess Spear?"

"I don't know, I've been observing it for a while, it seems to stop there, but we'll soon know, and at the current pace we'll be almost close to it in half an hour."

"Be careful, try to avoid its side when pursuing, there is a lesson from the Pelican's previous car, and it is not ruled out that the other party will repeat his old tricks, deliberately pretending that no one is there, and waiting for us to take the bait." Zhang Heng added that it stands to reason that the two sides should not meet so soon, but it is not ruled out that there will be any accidents in between, and in addition, there are also various dangers in this sea area in addition to the Goddess Spear.

"Wait a minute, I'll take a team up and do some reconnaissance." Anne on the side also spoke.

Zhang Heng nodded, and then it was time to wait, the Jackdaw entered a state of combat readiness, all the staff were in place, and the gunners were also guarding in front of the artillery. Because the wind was not in their favor, it took almost forty minutes for the Jackdaw to catch up with the ship in the distance.

But before that, Zhang Heng had already seen the whole picture of the ship from the telescope in advance.

Unlike the current ships in the Caribbean, the appearance of this ship in front of me is somewhat peculiar, with a round stern and four thick masts, but the sails on it are already in tatters, and the tall bow and stern make it look U-shaped from the side, and the hull is full of conch and green seaweed, which looks uneven.

With just one glance, Zhang Heng was already sure that this ship was definitely not the Goddess Spear they were looking for now.

"It's ...... Clark ship? There was some uncertainty in Billy's words, after all, the Spanish sailing ship was largely extinct in the early seventeenth century, but it was popular in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and this design allowed it to carry more cargo, adapted to the ocean-going trade, and more masts could give more power to the ship, and four of Magellan's five ships were Clarkes when he traveled around the world.

However, due to the high cost and operational difficulties, especially in headwinds, the high bow and stern made it very easy to attract wind, and by the Elizabethan era, the Clark sailing ship gradually began to fade from the stage of history, and was replaced by the now simpler design and better maneuverability of the Galen sailboat.

Until now, even an old sailor like Billy had never seen this old-fashioned ship again.

"This guy looks like he's been around for a certain amount of time." Mr. Helmsman sighed with emotion, and he saw the inscription on the stern of the ship, which was supposed to be the name of the ship, but because of the time, the place had rotted and the handwriting was blurred.

Zhang Heng called out to Anne, who was about to put down the boat, and said, "There should be no one up there, I'll go with you." ”

Billy and four other sailors were on board, with five oil lamps, and now the sea was stormy, and the ship had been floating around, obviously not too far away, but the seven of them still made a lot of effort to get close to it, and the cables on the side of the ship were rotten and could not bear the force, but Billy had expected it and carried a hook with him.

After the hook was fixed, Anne climbed up first, followed by another sailor and Zhang Heng, and Billy was in charge of the back.

The red-haired girl landed on the ground and raised the oil lamp in her hand, shone it around, and then said, "There is no problem with the deck. ”

Zhang Heng also turned in from the side of the ship at this time, if it was just speculation before, then now he can be sure that this ship does not belong to this era, although the ship is also loaded with artillery, but the models are very old, compared with the more than thirty cannons on the Jackdaw, it is like a toy, and there is no self-protection power in the nearby sea at all.

"Let's do a search in pairs, stay safe." After Billy also got on the boat, Zhang Heng divided the labor and divided the area that everyone was responsible for.

The six of them dispersed as they said, and Zhang Heng also walked towards the captain's room.