Chapter 62: FD Tomorrow
[All personnel, please note that according to radar, a fleet of five was spotted in the direction of 10 o'clock on the ship.] Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info]
Just as there is no radar transmitter and receiver on the Fortuna, but there is still a radar function in the control room, there is also no sound transmission equipment such as horns on the Fortuna, but the sound of the 40 temporarily substituted for Leeds in the control room is still transmitted to the entire ship in some way.
"Pirates?!" Liz immediately jumped up.
A normal person is worried about the arrival of pirates, but he expects the arrival of pirates.
Murong Jiu, who was not interested in fighting pirates, said nonchalantly: "It's about a sea caravan, right?" Now that I'm close to land, it's normal to meet other people. ”
“…… If our route wasn't so strange, we would have met it a long time ago. Wang Yuanji added.
In the way sailing ships of this era traveled, the route needed to consider the current and wind direction, but the "God of Wealth" completely ignored these problems and always rushed straight to the destination at a constant speed, completely avoiding the routes of other merchant ships.
"Disappointment~~" Liz's shoulder collapsed.
Liu Mengli smiled: "Hehe...... Xianggong should go to the control room first, 40 They should be waiting for your order at this time. ”
"Well, that's right, what the hell is, you have to see it to know~~"
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Rafael Castello, the son of a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal, inexplicably dreamed of becoming a sailor, and wanted to stand on his own feet from the family's protection.
Maybe Raphael was born to be a captain, maybe Raphael will make many people on his journey, maybe Raphael will touch all kinds of destined stories...... But before Raphael would become the supremacy of the seas and the Castello Chamber of Commerce would become a super chamber of commerce, he would now only be the captain of a small fleet of five medium-sized sailing ships, and the president of a chamber of commerce who still owed tens of thousands of dollars to the old sailors in start-up capital.
Some time ago, he had just made a trip to the Mediterranean, reselling goods among major cities, and making a fortune in accordance with the trend of this age of discovery. After completing the supply in Serbia, he bought local specialty goods, and was about to return to his hometown of Sben with his sailors happily to enjoy the wealth brought by this voyage, but he did not expect to encounter strange things on the way.
"What, what to do? Raphael, that weird guy is after you! ”
A large ship that is larger than the invincible warships of Spain, with strange shapes, a golden color throughout, no sails, and no oars, is a 'strange guy' in the eyes of ordinary people, thanks to Sedum's different aesthetics.
"How can such a huge hull sail at such high speed without sails and oars?" Raphael, who was standing on the deck with a telescope to observe the pursuing Fortuna, muttered, "Could it be that he has an unknown way of power......?" ”
"Raphael, I'll think about this later! The important thing is now! The friend shouted that when this happened suddenly, what was needed most now was the captain's judgment and command.
"yes...... Think about it later," Raphael nodded, handed the telescope to his friend, took a few steps forward, and shouted to all the panicked sailors on deck, "The speed of the other party is far above us, and the size is not many times that of us, and he cannot escape, let alone fight head-on." Now immediately put the sails at anchor, and the sailors go to the cabin to prepare their weapons, and I will negotiate first, and do not come out until the last resort! We still have a chance to live! ”
“…… Be! The sailors hesitated, but answered the order aloud.
They all know it's going to be 'down' rhythm, but what's the solution? This is just a small fleet of chambers of commerce, and they are not the Spanish armada, so they are going to fight this kind of guy who can't see the details clearly?
This may seem like a wretch, especially Raphael, who is the captain of the ship, but instead of blindly sending him to death, he can still survive if he surrenders, leaving Qingshan without worrying about running out of firewood.
"Raphael, I'll stay with you." The friend patted Raphael on the shoulder and smiled heartily.
"Well, thank you." Raphael nodded, a graceful smile in return.
Since going to sea, their two friends since childhood have long been friends of life and death, and no one knows when the sea will play a joke on them, and it is not impossible to die at sea together.
After their fleet abandoned the senseless escape, it didn't take long for Fortuna to catch up.
“…… Woo! Even though the "God of Wealth" had slowed down in advance, the waves caused by such a large ship still made Raphael and the others' small boats fluctuate violently, and the few people who stayed on the deck with Raphael had to firmly hold on to the things around them so as not to fall.
"Oh my God...... What the hell is this? That's too big, isn't it? "When they look at it up close, they are even more shocked, they have also had the pleasure of visiting the main ship of the Spanish Armada, and the size alone is far less than the thing in front of them!
Even if they were worried about their own lives, everyone couldn't help but be extremely curious. What kind of ship is this? And who is driving this ship?
These two questions have never been answered in their lives, but they can see the people above them right away.
"I'm sorry," Liz asked Raphael below, "Brother, do you have any cargo on board?" ”
“?” Raphael was stunned for a moment, not to mention that the pirates would never come to ask if there were any goods before they started, what the hell is Lez's 'sorry'...... It's just that he was stunned, the situation is stronger than people, Raphael still answered honestly, "...... There are velvets, cotton fabrics, armor. "Serbia's specialty, 'muskets', is also produced in Lisbon, so Rafael did not buy them.
"Uh, how is this kind of thing?" Liz turned back to Sedum, who had just come out of the cabin, and asked, "Do you want to buy this kind of goods too?" ”
"Armor needs to be considered, everything else is needed!" Sedum walked quickly to the edge of the boat and also stretched out his head, "Little brother, how about the price and quality, can we buy it here if it's okay?" ”
"Huh......?" Raphael looked confused, and after glancing at his friend next to him, he couldn't help but ask, "That, may I ask who the two are?" ”
"Huh? We are serious businessmen~" Sedum patted his chest and said, "We are the God of Wealth Chamber of Commerce from the mysterious country of the Far East!" ”
“???”
What the hell are you meowing to me?
Really, we Portuguese haven't been to Asia? How can there be such a strange ship in Asia!