Chapter 33: Traces and Shipwrecks to mourn the dead
In fact, in Aiwen's previous life, the Han Dynasty of the Celestial Dynasty began to eat raw fish, which was called "fish belly". It's just that because there are more parasites in freshwater fish, they are gradually no longer popular and have been carried forward by coastal island countries.
Captain Gehr took the lead in giving Aven a face, picked up a piece of fish fillet that could be seen through the sun, praised Aven's knife work first, and then put it in his mouth, and was instantly conquered by the fresh and sweet taste of the fish.
Accustomed to fish soup and grilled fish, this novel way of eating has a unique flavor.
"Well, yes, it's sweet and tender, you can try it too. ”
Up and down, the crew tried it one after another, and successively became the followers of the new way of eating sea fish invented by Aiwen.
Later, the chef brought the carefully prepared barbecue to the table, and several officers who stayed on the "Warrior" opposite were also invited to join the lunch on the Silver Wing.
The leisurely time did not last long, and as the crew returned one after another, they brought back the exciting news that they had accidentally found traces of other people's activities at the water source of the island!
"Let's keep up!"
Although it was not certain whether it was the one-eyed Becky, no one wanted to give up on this rare clue, and after a short repair, the two warships quickly set sail and chased in the direction that the other might leave.
The howling sea breeze filled the sails.
As an observer, Evan stood on the observation deck of the mainmast, and a strange idea popped into his head.
Other traversers are chased and killed by large and small forces all day long, busy running for their lives, and they have already mixed up to the extent of chasing and killing others, so they shouldn't be ashamed of the vast number of traversers, right?
Then he waved back the joking thoughts in his head.
He touched his chin, more than three years of experience as a hunter always reminded him that the roles of hunters and prey are not static, and as a hunter, you must always be vigilant against the counter-killing of prey.
Especially when this prey is also a cunning predator!
And the one-eyed Becky's style of acting made him vaguely feel this way, this guy is hiding and staying in the jurisdiction of the Third Fleet, and there is definitely other purpose.
This time, the tracking lasted another whole day, and in the vicinity of a large area of rocky islands that stretched for dozens of miles, the traces of other ships were finally discovered.
It was a half-full oak barrel that looked like it had accidentally fallen into the sea and then drifted right into the sight of the warship with the current.
The crew scooped it out of the sea.
"Bang!"
When he opened the barrel, which had nothing special on the outside, a smell of wine wafted out, and even Aven, who barely drank alcohol, knew that this was the most common rum at sea.
But the first mate Perry solemnly poured a glass, sniffed the smell and took a small sip, and said with great certainty: "This barrel is not from the Black Sea, at least not rum from the countries of the Tulip Alliance." ”
Meet the puzzled gaze of most of the crew.
The first mate asked the crew to pour another glass of rum from the ship's stockpile, put the two glasses together, and explained: "The countries of the Tulip Alliance have frequent exchanges and many wineries. But in reality, their distilleries were all located in the colonies of the southern continent, where there was enough sugar cane as a raw material, and the sugar and winemaking industries were very developed. ”
"No matter how the process changes, whether it is blended or not, there is only one type of sugarcane as a raw material. Therefore, the sugarcane wines on the Tulip Alliance side have a common aroma, which is different from other origins. ”
Hearing this, Evan also picked up two glasses of wine and sniffed them, trying to find the difference between the two, but found nothing. can only silently look at the first mate with the attitude of Xiaomeng Xin's admiration for the big guy, and sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy.
"That is, an alien guy, who did not take the normal route, somehow ran to a place where this kind of bird does not. I think eighty percent are pirates, and most likely our target, 'Cyclops Becky!'" the first mate said his reasoning.
Although there are many explanations for the existence of this foreign wine, most of the people on the ship agree with the first mate's statement, and Evan does not interject in such things that he is not good at.
"Inform the Warrior. ”
At Gehr's signal, the news was quickly announced to the Warrior via a flag. The Warrior then wrote back, suggesting that the two ships be separated here, each taking charge of one side of the Rocky Islands, and signaling each other if it spotted the other's tracks.
And before the Silverwing could respond, the Warrior was already impatiently heading towards the outside of Rocky Island, which was the direction of the current, and it was theoretically more likely to find the other party.
"Your Excellency, is this really good? After all, it was the Silverwing that discovered the clue first. The captain of the Warrior asked with some stumbling words, he was also one of the officers who had been invited to lunch on the Silverwing, and now felt that the captain had behaved unkindly.
"What's the problem, didn't we share the discovery we made in the water source yesterday with them? Now that we have caught the tail of the one-eyed Beitch, we will each depend on our ability, and whoever catches it will be the one who catches it. ”
The rough-looking captain with a big blue beard was only a lieutenant colonel, although he had a lower rank than Beagle. But he has no subordinate relationship, and he only cooperated with the sea because of the order of the headquarters, so he was naturally not afraid to compete with him.
Looking at the Warrior who rushed out first, the officers and soldiers on the Silver Wing were not very good-looking, and the appearance of eating alone was too ugly, but they wanted to leave others alone when they had a little clue?
And does this guy see the one-eyed Betsge as meat on the chopping board, just waiting for him to go to the pot?
"Write down all the logbooks for me, it's not our fault that something went wrong. Gehr didn't say much, but told the captains on board to take note of what had happened and to clear up their responsibilities before talking.
"Let him go, weird guys like Becky One-Eyed aren't easy to deal with, let's go inside. ”
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At the same time, a sea boat with black sails.
"Good news, Captain! Gagon says a fish has been baited!"
The tattooed first mate scurried up to the bow and bent over ninety degrees to report to the captain in his triangular pirate hat with only one eye.
The one-eyed captain turned around when he heard this, and the only remaining eye seemed to have a stinger in it, so that the first mate unconsciously looked away and did not dare to look at each other.
The strength and madness of his own captain "One-Eyed Becky" are a hundred times more terrifying than the rumors in the outside world, and even his own people who have followed him for many years dare not have the slightest disobedience.
"You go and tell Gagon that if his visceral divination is not accurate this time, he will use his own entrails next time!"
"Yes, yes, I'll tell him. The first mate nodded like garlic, didn't dare to say a word, let alone hesitate, and hurriedly ran down the bow tower.
I just said secretly in my heart.
"Gagon is only an indigenous wizard who knows a little bit of fur witchcraft, but he is also the second most terrifying person on this ship.
Just cutting open the belly of an animal and divining it with its internal organs is chilling to think about, but I'd better try to provoke him less. ”
Looking at the back of the departing first mate, the one-eyed Betge was very satisfied with his deterrent power.
Turning and rubbing a black stone sculpture placed behind the ship's bow, a hint of eagerness flashed in his eyes.
As long as you can sink one more warship and complete the ritual, this powerful sea treasure "Shipwreck Mourning" can be unlocked.
And he, the great Captain One-Eyed Becky, can complete the transformation of the transcendent path and become a rare and powerful "shipwreck mourner"!