Lift anchor and sail!

On the second day after recruiting the crew, Bonnet looked at the whole box of tobacco he had purchased, and said to himself: "A box can be sold for 50 pounds, and this is 50 cases, and this time I have made a lot of money." He looked at John standing next to him, "Hey, man, look, there's all gold coins here." John patted Bonnet on the shoulder and said, "How do you feel about this voyage?

Bonnet looked at the tobacco and said, "Oh yes, I still want to sail my own boat and deal with storms and pirates on the sea." Do you remember what I said when we first met? The feeling and smell of the sea is so refreshing that even the stench of the ship at sea makes me feel alive. There is a future. ”

"Looks like you've fallen in love with this nautical life. Leaning back to the railing, John leaned over at Bonnet and said, "Even if tomorrow you may encounter pirates, who will be killed by pirates and thrown off the boat to feed the sharks, or tomorrow you may encounter a rare storm in which the ships will be overturned by the storm and everyone will be swept to the bottom of the sea, or run aground on an island with no ships passing through the storm, and every day will be no different from a wild man...... Even if all of this could happen tomorrow and in the afternoon, you still don't want to go back to the comfort of your sugar cane plantations and wait for the buyers to come and sell the goods directly to them?"

Bonnet took the wine, leaned his back against the railing, and looked up at the clouds overhead, as John did: "John, do you remember? I used to say that my parents died when I was very young. John nodded. Bonnet took a sip from the bottle, "Actually, when I was seven or eight years old, they died—sorry, it's been so long that I can't remember when they died." All I remember was a sunny day, and the two of them were in a carriage to a partner's house. They didn't take me that day, they just told me to wait at home for them to come back, and said that when I came back, I would let Aunt Anna, the cook, make my favorite sweet pie. I was at home that day waiting for the bell of the carriage for their return, but I didn't expect to hear the news of their deaths. After that, I inherited their sugar cane plantation. John listened to Bonnet's voice and felt that he was already immersed in his own world, and knew that what he needed most now was a quiet listener, so he didn't interrupt him.

Bonnett didn't have the energy to observe John's reaction, so he picked up the bottle and took a large sip of wine, choking on the rum and coughing.

After calming his anger, Bonnet picked up the bottle in his hand again, only to find that he had just drunk it. Throwing the bottle from the boat far into the sea, and watching the bottle splash as it fell into the sea, Bonnet said: "At that time I felt that my heart, like the bottle just now, was filled with the cold water, and sank and sank until it sank into the cold and dark abyss, and no one could help me, and no one could see me." At that moment, my sky was completely shattered, and the sugar cane growing in the sugar cane plantation, with the sound of the wind, made me think I was in hell. ”

"Fortunately, I had a supportive old housekeeper at home, and with his help I started to take care of everything in the sugar cane plantation, and when I was a teenager, I paid off my parents' arrears and started to make a profit, and then I married a girl older than me, because her father was a farmer on another sugar cane plantation and had the skills to make sugar. Thank God my wife was very kind to me, we were very loving and had lovely children. Although it was difficult at that time, the family had a good life. But I always felt like something was missing. ”

"It's like I told Edward, I'm a husband and a father now, and I can't go on forever. Although being a pirate can help me live a thrilling and interesting life, it is not what a responsible husband and a responsible father should do. I know that. But I really can't stand the dull and boring farm life, and I can't sell it for a few dollars just by growing sugar cane, and even if I make it into rum and sugar, it's only enough for the farm expenses and the family's life all year round. You can't be a rich man like the aristocratic lords in the city. Yes, I decided to become a businessman so that my family could have a better life. Bonnet stood up and looked at the horizon, muttering to himself.

John didn't have any of these feelings. In the past, when I first woke up, I heard a voice that told me to pass the fire, and I would do whatever it took to pass the fire. For this reason, John fought all the way, as long as he was in front of him, no matter what the purpose, no matter which camp it was, he would raise the weapon in his hand and face it with his sword. Regardless of the strength of their own souls at that time, even if they were stronger than the incarnation of the Initial Flame - the Salary King, they could not ignite the fire themselves and become the Salary King, they had to kill the enemies they could deal with their eyes closed again and again, take their souls, and cut off their heads. After that, John got tired of it and began to make himself amusement, without thinking about his responsibilities. In John's view, it makes no difference whether he chooses to spread the fire or put out the fire, and in the end he just waits for the bell to ring.

John thought as he leaned against the railing of the boat, while Bonnet stood beside him, and took another bottle of rum in his hand, and drank it in small sips. Neither of them spoke. After a while, Bonnet should have figured it out: "Forget it, I'll stop doing it after two more walks." Thus the seafarers had a great deal of pounds to be paid, but they were not very calm as they waited for my news at the farm. John also stood up and said nothing—for John could not comprehend the feeling. What is that anxiety when you're waiting for someone?

Perhaps because the decision had already been made, Bonnet felt a sense of relief as he stood on the boat and watched the captain command. John climbed onto the lookout and patted the shoulder of the crew who were looking around with binoculars, signaling that it was time for him to take over. The lookout at sea is not a good job, the wind is strong on the watchtower, and if you are not careful, you will be blown down by a sudden strong wind; When you can't get distracted, you have to look around with a telescope to see if any ill-intentioned pirates are approaching, or if there are any islands that can be refried. If these are not detected in time, there may even be a risk of losing your life, so rum cannot be brought to the lookout.

John looked around with a telescope. The morning was still calm, there were no signs of boats around, and no small islands were found for everyone to go ashore to rest. After eating the fish and jerky brought up by the other sailors, John continued his work. Suddenly, a mast appeared at sea level, and a black flag on the mast was waving in the wind. When John saw the flag, he knew that he had encountered pirates, and he did not panic, but shouted loudly to the crew on the deck below: "Enemy attack! A pirate ship will appear in the direction of the wind at 4 o'clock! Prepare for battle!"

For a moment there was a sound of ping-pong crumbling on the deck, and the sailors threw away their jerky or maggots and picked up their sailors' knives, and some of the sailors in charge of the guns hurried to the two small guns on the Bonnet ship to prepare for fire—to be honest, these two small guns were not sharp weapons, only God knows how much they could do. Of course, the main thing is to lower the sails so that you can escape the pirates as fast as you can, and pray that those who haven't yet found themselves - after all, even though they are sailors, they will not be fearless in the face of pirates who specialize in looting.

John also prepared his weapons and watched the movement of the pirate ship, and when he saw the pirate ship coming straight to this side, he knew that there was no way to avoid this battle, and he could only prepare for battle.