Chapter 188: Emergency Gathering
Although pirates are insidious, cunning, cruel, and shameless...... and so on, but it has to be said that the execution and efficiency of pirates can be called one of the best in this era.
Of course, this is provided that they are stimulated enough, otherwise you will meet some of the most lazy people in the world.
After a long and arduous journey at sea, the pirates ashore were a scene of carnival every day.
Dressed in fine costumes and with valuable inlaid rings in their hands, the pirates crossed their shoulders and pressed the road in droves, never missing a single place of entertainment. A great deal of possessions would be spent on eating, drinking, and merrymaking, because the wine served there was the best, and the meals were served with gold and silver utensils. If you start gambling, you gamble for days and nights, and no one can count how many coins are transferred from some people's wallets to others.
As for women, that's even more so......
And the weapons of the pirates will surprise connoisseurs.
They were stolen from the wealthiest families in the New World, and they were real works of art. Here, pirates must be given the positive opinion they deserve, and they sometimes care more about weapons than they care about themselves. The weapons were preserved in an ideal way and were worn on the body with a special ribbon that only the nobility could afford in Europe.
In this environment, Wang Hao's crew members were dragged out one by one by Wang Hao in the middle of the night from various taverns, brothels, casinos, dark alleys, the bed of a married woman, and even the pigsty in the backyard of a certain family.
And Wang Hao can only go to find them one by one, counting on this group of bastards to show up before the money is spent, which is almost a fool's dream.
As for recruiting people, that difficulty is even more unreliable than finding their own sailors.
It was terrible, and within a few hours of coming ashore, a poor lad lost all his possessions, and therefore slept in a pigsty to-night. Therefore, when he heard that Wang Hao was going to urgently summon the crew, the despair on his face instantly turned into a honey expression full of a series of subtle emotions such as schadenfreude.
Uh, not too easy to describe.
Speaking of this, Wang Hao couldn't help but admire himself a little, he was able to accurately guess the location of these bastards, it seems that he has indeed become a real pirate.
It should have been a grand banquet, they should have enjoyed their rare relaxation and comfort, and everyone should have complained that the captain had disturbed their good deeds. But one word caught their attention, and the sailors immediately put down everything they were doing and ran back to the ship.
'Business' - a word that pirates never use.
Under normal circumstances, Wang Hao would inform his sailors: "We are going to sea at such and such a time." And only when there is a huge action in the future, Wang Hao will say: "We have a business to do." ”
"Captain, what news did you get to call us back in such a hurry?" Quartermaster Billy was naturally the first to speak, because at some point, he was even more familiar with the ship and its crew than Wang Hao, who was the captain.
"Fill up all the supplies on our ship by noon tomorrow, and we'll set off tomorrow afternoon." Wang Hao smiled, threw Billy a leather bag, which was full of silver coins, and suddenly remembered something, pointed to the sailors on the deck with confused faces and said: "Also, take advantage of this time, remember to let this group of bad boys clean the ship, especially the bilge!" If I see another rat on the boat, I'll shove it in your ass!" ”
After speaking, Wang Hao turned over and jumped off the boat, and the voice of Billy scolding the sailor came from behind him.
As for whether the sailors would disobey Wang Hao's orders, Wang Hao said that he was not worried at all.
As a captain who has led his men to safely plunder rich fortunes again and again, Wang Hao's every order the crew will complete it conscientiously without compromise.
Because for pirates, whether they can loot enough wealth is their primary concern, and everything else can be selectively ignored.
After getting off the boat, Wang Hao walked aimlessly on the slightly dirty road in Nassau, some not knowing where to go. Before I knew it, I was in the tavern where the captains were gathering in the evening.
Naturally, the other captains will not stay here all the time, and at this time, they will either go for pleasure or have fun.
But it may have been due to the captains' aftermath, and even though it was the middle of the night, there was still no business in the tavern.
Anne Burney was the only one here, playing a plucked instrument called a mandolin, which looked like a guitar, and singing to the tune that sailors often sang.
Wang Hao bought two glasses of wine at the counter, walked next to Anne, and sat there quietly, listening to the song. The originally wild and bold tune was sung by Anne's mouth, and it immediately became gentle and lingering, with a unique flavor.
"Well sung, Ms. Bernie!" After singing the song, Wang Hao handed over the wine glass, stretched out his hand to applaud, and praised it.
"Hey, Captain Wang, it's going to leave tomorrow, why didn't you take this opportunity to have some fun?" Anne's eyes were full of doubt.
Wang Hao touched his nose and said, "Well, maybe as an Oriental, I'm not too used to this way of life." ”
Anne Burney gently swept the strings, "Oh? I've seen the pirates of the East before, and they don't seem to be any different from those in the Caribbean. ”
Wang Hao replied: "That's probably because I wasn't a pirate before I came to the Caribbean. ”
Anne asked curiously, "That's interesting, but can I ask you what you did before you came to the Caribbean?" ”
Wang Hao hesitated for a while, wanting to say that he was an office worker, but Anne couldn't understand it. However, the Taoist priest translated it as a monk, so he said, "I am an oriental monk." ”
"Haha, I've only heard of missionaries who once wanted to establish a church in Port Royal and only boarded a ship back to Europe the day after they disembarked. From a monk to a pirate, I didn't expect Captain Wang's experience to be even more exciting than rumored! Anne Bernie laughed a few times, and then suddenly changed as if she had thought of something, and her face changed and then returned to its original state. One hand was still holding the wine glass, but the other hand had already quietly touched his waist seemingly inadvertently.
"There is a saying in my hometown that life is like a play, and drama is like life. In my opinion, life is much more exciting than rumors. This subtle movement naturally couldn't hide from Wang Hao's eyes, he immediately pressed forward, put on a grim expression, and said coldly in a hoarse voice: "And now it seems that the lady in front of me has noticed my little secret, in this case, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep you in this world!" ”
The answer to Wang Hao was a sharp dagger!
Wang Hao didn't expect this woman to be so nervous about the rumors, so she quickly grabbed the dagger, then took two steps back, put on a harmless posture, and explained: "Hey, hey, just kidding, I didn't expect the legendary female pirates in the world to believe those nonsense." ”