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"That's not right." Lu Yuan and several adjutants sat on the stern of the ship, looked at the ship not far behind the left of the "Maria", and said depressedly.

Everyone laughed, because it was so obvious that everyone could see it.

Lu Yuan shook his head and had nothing to say.

*******

After a short battle, after unloading food and newly freed slaves from Lost Island, the Maria sailed into the dockyard for emergency repairs. The chick took August and all the sailors and was busy day and night. The white sailors had already agreed to disembark at the next port and leave, and they were fighting for the salary they would get when they left; Young people of color are studying hard to become a qualified sailor in a short period of time.

Lu Yuan is busy building a small country that can improve itself.

When he finally left after a few months, he hoped that the blacks on Lost Island would survive on their own.

Lost already had a population base and a simple social structure, a system similar to a tribe or something, built from scratch. Now Lu Yuan has brought in new black slaves, which can be easily replenished. There are still many things that are lacking on the island, in addition to the fact that food is not completely self-sufficient for the time being, daily necessities, weapons, tools, small fishing boats, etc...... Every acquisition. Or the common tools selected from the loot, Lu Yuan would owe them credit at a relatively low price. And the tribe was required to repay by repairing ships, building docks, planting cocoa, etc.

After a month of experimentation, the Lost Island was able to function on its own.

Lu Yuan also began to work as a founder and mentor. Transitioning to the role of a businessman. As for the ownership of the land...... He's not an indigenous, so what do you want that?

……

Two days later, the newly repaired Maria struck again, sailing south into the deep sea and then east, bypassing the Spaniards' control zone and re-entering the Windward Channel, known as the "crossroads of the Caribbean."

After a short stop near Port-au-Prince to unload the white sailors who wanted to leave, the ship again began to chase its prey. This time, Helen's father found out the news. The slave ships of the East India Company were to pass through the area south of the port of St. Martin.

But this time they encountered this problem, and not long after they left Port-au-Prince, a clipper ship found them, and it was the damned "Blue Bird" that haunted them like a dog's skin plaster.

The "Blue Bird", the Xebek/Bragana, a three-masted schooner common in the Mediterranean or Indian Ocean, with a spinnaker on all three masts. This spinnaker, also known as the Latin sail, was introduced before when Lu Yuan grabbed the first small boat. This type of sail has a diagonal truss above it and is easy to operate. He is especially good at riding and sailing against the wind.

Originating from the Arab clippers, the Zbek three-masted ships were built at speeds far faster than those of European sailing ships due to their more streamlined hulls and special shipbuilding techniques. It's their true pride of the ocean.

The oceanic fleets of the Europeans were invincible, but they suffered from the Arabs. They relied on the agility and speed of the Zbek three-masted ship. Fighting guerrilla warfare with Europeans on the ocean blocked the Europeans' footsteps. It's a pity. This happens only in the Mediterranean, where there are not many winds and waves. In the Indian Ocean, they also lost badly. And most of the time it's lost to tropical storm weather!

It is precisely because this type of boat is more suitable for the sea conditions of the Mediterranean that it is rare in the Caribbean, where the wind and waves are stronger. Most of what can be seen here is a shortened version of it, the tanta sailing boat with a spinnaker.

In terms of firepower between the two ships, twenty-four 32-pounder guns against twenty-two 24-pounder guns, the "Maria" won completely; In terms of size, although this ship is also a four-star sailing ship, while the length of the hull is similar to that of the "Maria", the width and height of the hull are much different, the overall displacement of the ship is only about half of the degree, and the cargo capacity and hull strength are far inferior to the "Maria".

But her length reached thirty-five meters, but the hull was less than six meters wide, and the length-to-width ratio was close to an astonishing seven to one! Make her look like a blue barracuda!

Together with the easy-to-maneuver spinnaker on three sides, the ship is now swaying around the Maria at twenty knots. She constantly disrupted Maria's course and tried to get closer, and used her 24-pounder guns to try to bombard Maria's mainmast...... The Maria, which was "only" fifteen knots, continued to harass.

And she seems to know that the Maria's guns are amazingly accurate, so as long as the Maria is slightly out of the sideboard, she can swoop out of range like a rabbit in an arrow!

Lu Yuan was going crazy, to say that in the late 17th century, when the general speed of sailing ships was only about 10 knots, the "Maria" with a speed of up to 15 knots was already able to destroy eighty percent of the ships. But your sister's! Unexpectedly, a demon with a speed of up to 20 knots was drilled! In the case that the speed gap is as large as one-third, no matter how high Lu Yuan's driving skills are, he will not be able to go against the sky.

Not to mention the sea conditions...... Ever since he was shot by Lu Yuan, the sea god Colybusso would even curse him in his dreams! Curse him like crazy! So it's absolutely impossible to be on his side.

"Don't be angry, it's the fastest ship in the Caribbean." Misha smiled and hugged Lu Yuan's arm, hinting at it between the hills to help him relieve his depression.

Lu Yuankou was a little dry, and he subconsciously wanted to say, "Isn't the fastest ship in the Caribbean the Black Pearl?" But when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed back dangerously, it seems that the "Black Pearl" is still in the shipyard of the British, and it has not yet been built. And it is said to be a three-star magic ship.

The ship was also lined up in Lu Yuan's plan, and he was always on the way through Helende to inquire about the progress of the ship's construction. It's just that the ship was a slave ship built by the East India Company. Not a battleship, with standard firepower...... Quite average.

So on Lu Yuan's list. Position in the back.

"The Blue Bird has been famous for a long time, and she was a special vessel prepared by an Arabian prince to sail around the world. But when it first appeared in the Caribbean a few years later, it was already a black flag pirate ship. The Blue Bird had always relied on her speed to rob merchant ships carrying valuables such as jewelry and gold, and her incredible speed had caused considerable panic.

But gradually everyone discovered that the speed of the ship was achieved by relying on the narrow hull of the fish and the magical shipbuilding skills of the Arabs. The trade-off is that the long and narrow hull is not able to withstand a big storm. The long wave can break her like a sugar cane! And she could not be loaded with larger caliber guns either. We can't catch up with her, but she's a limited threat to us. Just treat it like a nasty bug, she doesn't affect us anything. ”

Looking at the scene that as soon as the "Maria" turned around and exposed the side side, the "Blue Bird" would definitely run away, Lu Yuan had a sense of seeing the "Kraken" a month ago, and he couldn't help laughing.

"Kim!" He beckoned Jin to come over with the coffee he had brought him, and took the coffee from his hand. "You're at the helm today, Kim. When you see it coming, you scare her with a slight sideways hull! If she dared to keep approaching. I grant you the right to give the order to fire! ”

"Yes! Captain! Although the young man Kim was dressed in the clothes of a servant, he still arranged his clothes, and then gave a naval salute in a dignified manner.

Lu Yuan took the coffee and returned the salute not so formally. He smiled and touched his head again, "You've been practicing in private for a long time, right?" Well, Reserve Adjutant Kim ......"

"Yes. Captain! Hearing the order, Kim straightened up. was so excited that his body trembled slightly and looked at Lu Yuan.

"The Maria will be handed over to you," Lu Yuan pinned the badge of the officer on duty to his chest. "I'm officially handing over the rudder and deck command to Reserve Adjutant Kim."

"I accept rudder and deck command!" He shouted loudly, excitedly reaching out to the rudder.

But perhaps because of the extreme tension in his heart, the young man's hands trembled violently, and he couldn't stop at all. He didn't dare to put his hand on the rudder, but just stood there in a daze, his whole body shaking violently. The double attack of nervousness and mistake made his body stiff and even difficult to lift his hand, and his heart fell towards the abyss.

Lu Yuan didn't interfere, he just looked at it with a smile, adding some more pressure to Jin, he wanted to see the potential of this teenager.

But then he was surprised to see a shocking scene!

Jin Meng raised his arm and smashed it down on the guardrail next to the boat! With the sound of slapping, the young man's little hands turned bruised in a blink of an eye, and a little blood was splashed! But Jin stubbornly bit his lip and didn't say a word, as if he was not his own hands, and continued to slap until he carefully slapped his entire pair of arms.

Although the palms and arms were in severe pain, all those nervous emotions were blown away, and the whole body was completely relieved from the stiffness.

He gently pressed his hands on the duplex rudder, and with a gentle swing, the rudder made a crisp and rhythmic "click" sound, and it rotated obediently. The boy's face, tense from pain, changed magically. There were tears in his pure eyes, and the corners of his mouth were already happily raised, revealing a bright smile.

"A really good seedling, I have never met someone who is both talented and resolute at the same time!" Lu Yuan returned to the group of officers and praised everyone without hesitation. He knew that with his evaluation, these people would teach Jin, and the young man's future was bright.

*****

"Are you just going to run away?! Bastard! August roared beside the boat, and sat down in a huff. In order to prevent the "Blue Bird" from carrying out a surprise attack, he had to take the stormtroopers in shifts and stay on the deck all the time.

"This kind of thing that only runs away is something that only women like! Look at the bells and whistles of that ship, it's disgusting! I bet the owner of that ship must be a! August grumbled, "Captain, we've got to find a way to do her!" Now everyone is mad with her......"

"What did you just say?!" Lu Yuan, who had been closing his eyes and leaning on Misha's arms to recuperate. Hearing Auguste's complaint, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in my mind! But he couldn't hold on to it. Then he hurriedly asked.

"Me?" August pointed at himself in astonishment, he was just complaining casually from Lu Yuan's side. It's just a habitual brushing of presence. Jacques said it was important. "I... I said we should have killed the Blue Bird..."

"No, the previous one!" Lu Yuan shook his head and denied.

"Ahead? Oh, I said the Blue Bird looked like a boat...... Misha, I don't look down on women! You know that her hull is blue, and the sails are white, and it looks like the kind of underwear invented by the captain, hahaha~~~ The person who drives this kind of boat. Even if it's not a woman, it must be a sissy! August pretended to be very honest and smiled, but in fact he kept explaining to Misha......

"Blue and white stripes...... Whose underwear have you seen? Misha asked, smiling, pulling a flintlock pistol from her waist. Frightened, August was so frightened that he said a few nonsense words, and immediately turned around and ran away, not even caring about Lu Yuan's question! He had seen the scene where the proprietress pulled out a gun and shot the boss, and those who could hit it deliberately couldn't dodge, and those who could dodge deliberately couldn't dodge it...... Quite an egg ache.

"Ignore that bastard!" Misha hugged Lu Yuan again, "I think the blue and white look good!" Underwear included! What's wrong with the? We're just......"

She wasn't done yet. I saw Lu Yuan break free of his embrace and jump up excitedly again.

"Beautiful! That's right, it's good-looking! He leaned over to the side of the ship and took a closer look at the Blue Bird. There was even some greed in his eyes. Misha looked at the excited Lu Yuan strangely, and wanted to go over and touch his forehead and say, "Dear." Do you have a fever?" You must know that when it comes to dealing with ships, Lu Yuan is a complete speed party. But he also pursues ferocious and powerful firepower. All along, he always equipped his ships with the best guns! Even if it's just a small improvement. He is also not willing to throw money at any cost.

So Misha never thought that Lu Yuan would look at this kind of "Blue Bird" with thin skin and filling like a delicious dumpling, but looking at Lu Yuan's current appearance, his expression told Misha that he was definitely moved!

*******

At this time, Lu Yuan looked at the Blue Bird from a different angle, and he finally noticed the amazing beauty of the ship.

The narrow blue hull of the ship, the outer shell painted with dark blue and light blue horizontal stripes; The bow of the ship, carved into the shape of a bird spreading its wings and soaring, is erected on the bow like a bird's peck. The stern of the ship replaces the traditional stern with a gold-decorated wooden shed, and it is rapidly narrowed to resemble a girl's thin waist......

Coupled with two large and one small, three white large spinnakers, just like the wings and tail of a bird! It's really worthy of the name "Blue Bird", and the image is really appropriate!

With the help of telescopes, he was able to see clearly the exquisite patterns on the walls of the "Blue Bird", and the bow of the bird had a girl's face, and the design of the stern was definitely a model of the combination of art and practicality...... Lu Yuan began to believe that this was indeed a prince's ship. Although perhaps due to poor maintenance in the hands of pirates, almost all of the patterns and sculptures are somewhat damaged and dull in color.

But Lu Yuan can bet that the cost of art of that ship is definitely several times the cost of the ship itself!

"That's what I wanted, the perfect gift! No, you can't hit her with a cannon, it's a crime to break her! And Nana won't let me go......" Lu Yuan squatted on the side of the boat alone and muttered to himself, while looking up and down the "Blue Bird" very obscenely, "Come, turn around, let the uncle look behind you!" ”

The most useless "beautiful" in the eyes of others has become the most important value in Lu Yuan's eyes! As a gift for a little girl, a silly and coarse type like a battleship should never be considered. Only this kind of beautiful, light, colorful, and detailed clipper is the favorite of the little girls! He could guarantee that if he captured the ship in front of him and transformed her into a yacht with a few small cannons, Nana and Köxue would love him to death!

Even if it's to take the opportunity to knock it down or something... Ahem...

In order to bring a gift back to Nana, Lu Yuan can be said to have taken great pains.

He had heard of France's super one-star legendary battleship "Sun King", which was said to be extremely gorgeous, and the interior decoration alone consumed tons of gold, and it was a legendary battleship that the French King must take when patrolling along the coast! Lu Yuan imagined the ship as a classical version of the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, and once happily set this ship as the first target...... But after the Elizabeth she had seen drew it, Lu Yuan was knocked down in an instant!

Compared to the battleship, this ship can only be described as bigger, stupider and thicker!

Nima's ten-knot speed, 100 cannons, 1,000 sailors, and the shape of JJ - isn't this a sail version of the BB Party artifact?! Gorgeous! What about the hundreds of kilograms of gold decoration? Do you mean that big blonde ass?

Lu Yuan despaired of this worldly world with a completely different aesthetic from him......

Once, he also wanted to use the "Kraken" as a spare tire, but unfortunately the "Kraken" was too ordinary. Since Lu Yuan became famous for driving the "Kraken", it seems that overnight, the Caribbean Sea is full of fast, sharp "X Demon", not even a Skuna sailboat!

Now...... Hehe.

Lu Yuan looked at the "Blue Bird" and smiled happily.

Anyway, the old man of Trinidad owes me a favor! Before he dies, find him to transform into a great yacht~! (To be continued......)