Chapter 20: Set Sail
Lieutenant General Karp's men and horses arrived quickly, and just after lunchtime, a very large warship stopped near the coast of Orange Village, and then a large group of soldiers went ashore on the landing ship.
This group of soldiers is not like the group under Colonel Mouse, although they also have a straight face and a neat queue, but the sense of oppression on their bodies is real, and the villagers of Orange Village are speechless when they face this group of soldiers, and even the village policeman Ah Jian is difficult to speak.
Fortunately, Jing Tian and Nami were waiting in the village, and Jing Tian was not afraid of any momentum, so he communicated with the rear admiral who took the lead in the navy as the representative of the village.
After recounting the matter in detail, the major general tried and investigated on the spot, isolated the evil dragon and the Colonel rat, interrogated them separately, and finally confessed.
The results of the investigation showed that Jing Tian was not lying, and everything he stated was true, and the lieutenant general immediately formed a team, and then bowed deeply to all the villagers and pleaded guilty.
After receiving forgiveness from all the villagers, led by the village policeman Ah Jian, the major general said that there would soon be a compensation payment to repay the oppression of the villagers by the evil dragon gang for so many years, as well as the protection money that Colonel Rat had embezzled for so many years.
The results were very happy, and the villagers happily accepted the solution.
In addition, before the rear admiral took away all the prisoners, he also deliberately approached Jing Tian, first, to ask Jing Tian and other villagers to take photos and sign them as a file for this incident, and second, to ask Jing Tian whether he would agree to recruit and join the navy.
Of course, Jing Tian would not agree, and repeatedly smiled and declined, so that the major general had to shake his head and leave very regretfully.
All the villagers stood on the shore of the harbor and watched the huge warship go away, and then cheers shook the sky, and it was only at this moment that the orange village was completely liberated and everyone was finally free.
Banquets, banquets, banquets everywhere.
Not only Orange Village, but other villages and towns on the island also held a banquet at the same time, and even all the islanders gathered in the wilderness, and held a very large banquet, with thousands of people making a noise together, making the whole island as if there was a slight earthquake, which lasted for a long time......
Keitama and Nami, as the biggest heroes, naturally couldn't get out, so they could only linger on various banquets for four full days before they could barely get free.
Finally free up time to build a ship, Jing Tian immediately began to look for suitable wood and other materials, and with the help of the villagers, began to build a sailboat to go to sea.
There is an old forest on top of the island, and Keizam picked a towering tree with a diameter of nearly five meters, and processed it and used it as the keel material for the sailboat.
The rest of the timber was much more casual, and the small trees were made into planks, and a lot of rivets and other materials were gathered all over the island.
For Jing Tian, there was basically no difficulty in building a sailboat, and after a whole week of non-stop construction, the sailboat was finally built.
The length of the whole ship is thirty-eight meters, the height is thirty meters, and of course, if you include the 'small observation room' at the top of the sails, the height of the ship is forty meters.
It is divided into five floors from top to bottom, and the top floor is the studio, which is convenient for Nami to draw charts or something; There are two rooms below the studio, one is the lounge and the other is the kitchen.
The lowest building on the deck is the bedroom and bathroom, the bedroom is divided into men and women, and the bathroom has only one.
Next is the room below deck, the first floor is divided into three sections, the three rooms are the food storage room, the material storage room, and the training room.
The next floor is also divided into three parts, the bow room is a sealed water room, and the whole room is filled with seawater for Hachi to rest; The middle part of the boat is the washroom; The aft room is the equipment room.
Anyway, it was a temporary sailing ship, so Jing Tian didn't design it in detail, and he planned to go to the 'shipbuilding island' of the great voyage later, and then buy materials and make a new steel battleship.
It will take a few days to sail again, because the ship cannot be launched immediately after it is built, and it will have to soak in the sea for two days, and the whole body will be watered to check whether there will be any problems with the wooden planks.
Through the efforts of the past few days, Nami and Keizam started shopping again, adding all kinds of supplies for the sailboat, and the island where the orange village is located could not be completed, so the two went to the town near the island......
Another week has passed, and Jing Tian has been staying in Orange Village for more than 20 days, and this day is finally ready to go to sea.
Everyone knew that Jing Tian and Nami were going to leave today, and early in the morning, all the villagers got up, packed their gifts for Nami and Jing Tian, and gathered outside the orange orchard.
"Everyone......" Nami and Jing Tian also got up early, and as soon as it was dawn, Nami forcefully dragged Jing Tian out of bed and began to prepare. At this time, she heard the sound outside the house, and Nami was stunned when she went out to see it.
"Nami." As a representative, the village policeman Ah Jian smiled and said to Nami: "We can't repay your kindness to the village and everyone, so we can only prepare these worthless things, and I hope you can accept them." ”
"No, that's what we should ......"
"Take it, Nami." Noki Gao interjected from the side, smiled and hugged Nami's shoulders and said, "It's everyone's heart, if you don't accept it, everyone's guilt for you will be heavier." ”
"This ......" Nami still hesitated, she knew that for so many years, the villagers had been exploited by the evil dragons, and they had no assets at all, although there would be compensation from the navy soon, but no one knew how much, so how could Nami bear to accept so many supplies.
"Leave your treasure to everyone." Jing Tian smiled, and also persuaded Nami: "Anyway, now that we have purchased all the items we need, there is nothing to spend money on, don't you have more than 90 million treasures left?" Leave it to the village to develop, if you want money, I'll catch a few pirates for you after you go to sea, and go and exchange bounties with the navy. ”
Nami glanced at Jing Tian, and when she turned her head to face the villagers, she already had a happy smile on her face, and nodded, "Okay, then I'll take it." ”
"Great."
"We'll help you get your stuff on the ship."
The villagers laughed happily.
A large crowd of people gathered in front of the port, carried a large pile of supplies along the board, and finally it was time to part.
Keitama and Nami stood on the boat, while the people of Orange Village lined up and blocked the harbor.
After a moment of silence, Nuo Qigao finally broke the atmosphere and shouted loudly to Jing Tian, "Earles! Don't forget what you agreed with me last night! ”
"Ahh Jing Tian smiled back, then turned his head and looked at the seaside cliff in the distance, his enhanced eyesight and the cross tombstone on the cliff were very clear, and he couldn't help but think of the conversation she had with Nuo Qigao there last night.
Smiling again, Jing Tian turned back to Nuo Qigao and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Nami and won't let her suffer a trace of grievance." ”
"Nami—take care!" Nuoki smiled and gave Jing Tian a thumbs up, and shouted to Nami.
"Don't worry." Nami smiled brightly, her gaze wandering over each villager.
"Nami take care!"
"Cortana, take care!"
"Stay safe!"
……
At this moment, the villagers seemed to have a heart in their hearts, and they reluctantly shouted to Jing Tian and Nami, and the words of advice were repeated over and over again.
"Hmm!" Nami smiled and nodded heavily.
There is no tearful parting scene, because most of the month has passed, and everyone knows that Jing Tian and Nami will definitely leave, and what should be said has been said in the past half a month.
The reluctant parting exhortations continued, but Jing Tian and Nami were finally leaving, and after a while, Jing Tian walked to the bow of the ship and began to take the helm, and with Nami's 'go' command at the stern, Jing Tian immediately untied a rope next to the rudder.
Hula-
The huge sail fell from the top of the mast, the sail was full, and Jing Tian turned the rudder and turned the bow at the same time.
"Be careful on the road—"
"All well—"
"Come back early—"
……
The villagers' admonitions suddenly rose to a higher height, Jing Tian turned his head to look in the direction of the stern, smiled and continued to turn the rudder, adjusting the direction of the sails, so that the sailboat gradually increased its speed and sailed away from the port.
As the sound of the screams gradually became quieter, the sailing ship named the 'Golden Adventure' by Nami became farther and farther away from the shore, and when it sailed a few hundred meters away, the shouts from the shore were completely inaudible.
After a few more moments, Nami came to the bow of the ship with the sound of footsteps tapping on the deck, and stopped beside Keiten with a long sigh.
"Are you reluctant?" Keitian turned his head and asked Nami with a smile.
"You have to remember it firmly for me, it is because of you that I have a happy and leisurely life, but I came to this sea to run around." Nami raised the corners of her eyebrows slightly, slanting her eyes and looking up at Jing Tian: "Just like you promised everyone, you must take care of me in the future, you know?" ”
"Of course." Jing Tian smiled at the corner of his mouth and answered immediately.
"Hmph." Nami snorted in a nasal voice, then turned her head to look at the sea in front of her, Shaoqing raised her arm and commanded, "The island where Hachi and the manatee are located is here, turn the rudder in this direction for me." ”
"Yes~" Keitam responded in a tone, obediently turning the rudder and steering the ship in the direction Nami was pointing.
Unlike the small boat before the two of them, the 'Golden Adventure' was very fast, and after more than ten minutes, it came to the vicinity of a sea reef.
There was a wooden pole in the shape of a 'gear lever' next to the rudder, and Nami bent down to pull it as she said, "Speaking of which, you're pretty good at designing sailboats, but how did you come up with these handy mechanisms?" ”
With the sound of metal chains clashing, the anchors on both sides of the ship suddenly crashed into the sea of their own accord, causing the ship to slow down rapidly.
"That's what I thought of." Jing Tian replied perfunctorily while twisting the rope with a wooden coil to raise the sail, and soon, the sailboat was still on the surface of the sea, no longer drifting.
"Hachi-" Jing Tian walked to the bow of the boat and shouted loudly towards the sea.
In a few moments, a large shadow rose from under the water, and then with a 'boom', the manatee moo broke through the water and burrowed out of the upper body.
"Moo~" a flattering soft scream, obviously manatee moo has been trained well by Xiaoba in the past half a month.
"Big brother Captain." Hachi sat on top of the manatee's mooing head, and when he saw Jing Tian, he waved his six arms at the same time, and said hello with a smile.
Jing Tian bowed his head, climbed up to the bow of the boat and untied a circle of thick ropes, and threw it to Xiao Hachi.
Hachi understood what Jing Tian meant, took the rope and tied it to Manatee Moo's body, and then grabbed the rope with both hands and swung onto the boat.
"Alright, big brother captain, big sister Nami, we can go." Hachi scratched the back of his head and smiled innocently at Jing Tian and Nami.
"Okay, let's go." Jing Tian smiled and nodded, and then asked Nami, "What direction is that Rogue Town?" ”
Nami withdrew her gaze from the manatee moo, looked up at the weather, checked the direction again, and then raised her hand and pointed in one direction: "Sail in this direction." ”
"Understood, Nami-sama." Hachi responded, then turned around and mooed at the manatee in a 'too-too-too' exchange.
"Moo~" Manatee mooed and nodded, turning around and waging his tail.
Wow –
The sound of the waves sounded, and the 'Golden Adventure' shook abruptly and began to glide.
"Oh, wait, wait, the anchor hasn't been confiscated yet!" Nami grabbed Keizam to stabilize her balance, and then screamed and shouted.
"It's okay, I'll collect it now." Keitian helped Nami well, and after the speed of the boat had equalized, he walked to the right side of the ship and used the disc wheel to raise the anchor from the sea, and Shaoqing walked to the other side of the ship and put away the other anchor as well.
Seeing that Keitama had finished her work, Nami looked at the course, and then told Hachi, "Tell the manatees not to deviate from the course, and then you go and send all these supplies on the deck into the storage room." ”
"Don't worry, Nami-sama." Hachi smiled confidently: "Moo's sense of direction is very good, and it will definitely not deviate from the course." ”
"Then hurry up and pack your things." Nami raised her hand and pointed to the gifts from the villagers on the deck.
"Okay, Nami-sama." Hachi nodded, and immediately walked briskly to the pile of gifts.
"You go too!" Nami looked at Keitian, who was lazy and didn't move, and raised her hand to push it urgently.
"I'm going to be at the helm ......"
"Huh?" Nami looked at Keiten playfully, and then turned her head to moo at the manatee pulling the boat.
"Yes~Yes~" Jing Tian had no choice but to go and help......
After having Hachi, the voyage became even more lively, because Hachi could always find a topic to talk about, ask this and that to Keitama and Nami, or tell the two about Fish-Man Island.
After a pleasant voyage, it was afternoon in the blink of an eye.
At this time, Keitam and Nami were lying on two beach chairs on the deck, and in the middle of the two deck chairs was a wooden round coffee table with drinks and snacks on it.
Lazily lying in the soft recliner, basking in the soft sunlight with sunglasses, and blowing the gentle sea breeze, Jing Tian and Nami were too lazy to move.
The sound of the door opening from the back sounded, and after the footsteps, Hachi walked over quickly, put a plate of hot food on the coffee table, and then rubbed his hands with a smile, and said to Jing Tian and Nami: "Big brother captain, big sister Nami, try my specialty dish takoyaki." ”
"Thank you, Hachi." Nami turned her head, but her appetite came to her when she saw it, and she straightened up a little and picked up a string of takoyaki and opened her mouth to bite the next one.
"Hmm~ delicious." Nami raised her voice in praise, then picked up another string of takoyaki and handed it to Jing Tian, who was too lazy to move, and said, "You can try it too, I have to say, it's really wise for you to put Xiaohachi's moves on the boat." ”
"Hehe......" Jing Tian chuckled, stretched out his hand to take the takoyaki, just about to eat but paused, and looked up to Xiaoba a little speechlessly: "Aren't you an octopus man?" Is it really okay to eat takoyaki? ”
"Hahaha, there's no problem, as long as it's not a conscious fish, we fish-people won't care about the ingredients."
"Oh, that's it." Jing Tian suddenly shook his head and bit an octopayaki, and suddenly a very delicious and elastic taste exploded in his mouth, making Jing Tian nod and praise.
"Wait." Nami didn't know what she saw, she suddenly put down the takoyaki, chewed quickly and swallowed the food in her mouth, then stood up and waved into the air: "Hey, give me a newspaper-"
"Coo-coo-coo...... a seagull suddenly turned around and swooped down from the air, then spread its wings and landed lightly on the deck.
The seagull was large, standing more than half a meter tall, with a world-class postman's hat tied to its head, and a cloth bag hanging over its neck.
"Coo...... The seagull's expression was very human, and at this time, he looked embarrassed, raised his wings and scratched the back of his head.
"What's that expression?" Nami asked the seagull, "Also, why didn't you give me the newspaper?" ”
With an embarrassed expression, the seagull raised its wings and gestured a number with the feathers at the tips of its wings.
"A hundred? Are you saying that the price of newspapers has increased? Nami raised her voice.
"Goo." The seagull nodded apologetically.
"Why is the price going up again? Didn't you just go from 70 to 80 not long ago? This time it actually rose by twenty? You're selling too expensive, aren't you? ”
Nami used to complaining, but after all, a hundred Baileys were just a small amount of money, so Nami said as she pulled out her wallet, pinched a coin between her fingers, and leaned into the bag on the seagull's chest.
"Goo." The seagull snorted happily, lowered her head and took a newspaper out of her cloth bag, and handed it to Nami.
"I won't buy it next time the price increases." Nami took the newspaper and said threatening words.
"Goo...... Seagull apologized again, then nodded to Jing Tian and Hachi, and flapped his wings and flew up.
"Really smart enough ......" Jing Tian always watched quietly from the sidelines, and saw the seagulls flying away, so he chuckled and said.
"Of course, this is the smartest species of birds, otherwise they wouldn't have been made to be postmen.
Nami said as she sat back on the recliner and unfolded the newspaper to read it.
"Hachi, don't you want to eat some?" Jing Tian asked Xiaoba, who was standing on the side.
"If you don't eat it, we fishmen will only eat when we're hungry, or when we're feasting or something." Hachi said with a smile and scratching his head.
"Oh."
"What—" Suddenly Nami let out a low voice.
"What's wrong?" Jing Tian was stunned for a moment and asked Nami, who was reading the newspaper.
"The Black Cat Pirates were destroyed yesterday." Nami pointed to the newspaper headline with a surprised face, and read it to Jing Tiannian: "The 'Baiji' Captain Chloe who has long been arrested has reappeared, and our agency has received specific news that Captain Chloe, who was arrested by the Navy before, is just a stand-in......"
"Oh?" Jing Tian suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly asked, "When is it?" ”
"Three days ago." Nami looked at the date, "The Black Cat Pirates were wiped out three days ago, what's wrong?" ”
"Nothing." Jing Tian smiled and shook his head.
Nami didn't care, and looked at the newspaper again, while muttering and complaining, "The current navy is really degenerate, not only those who are in the same league as pirates, but also those who are played around by pirates, it's really ......"
"In fact, the East China Sea is the most peaceful of the four seas, and the situation in the other three seas is much more serious than this." Hachi interjected and said to Nami.
"There is no peace." Nami flipped through the headlines, looked at the news and pouted, "The kingdoms of the East China Sea are also not at peace, and look, this time there is another omen of rebellion in another kingdom." ”
"None of that has anything to do with us." Jing Tian waved the wooden stick in his hand, closed his eyes and said, "We just need to be quiet and adventurous, and don't care what he does." ”
"Well~ yes, we just need to find treasures and draw a chart of my world peacefully." Nami shrugged her shoulders and placed the newspaper on her lap, flipping through it with one hand and reaching for the squid grill with the other.
……
The day's voyage was very peaceful, and the night passed in the blink of an eye.
Because she had a helmsman (manatee moo) and a cook and a handyman (Hachi), Nami didn't wake up Keitian to work after waking up early, but went to the deck after washing up and said hello to Hachi, who also got up early.
After setting a time for dinner, Nami moved for a while and went upstairs to her chart studio to tidy up.
Jing Tian slept very well this night, and didn't get up until nine o'clock with a yawn, got dressed, and went to the next room to wash.
"Good morning, big brother captain."
As soon as Jing Tian came to the deck, he heard Hachi's warm and lively greeting.
"Good morning, Hachi." Jing Tian still looked confused and responded.
"I'm going to call Nami-sama, breakfast is already ready in the kitchen." Hachi said in a cheerful tone.
"Oh, I'm sorry for you." Jing Tian nodded, and then stretched.
After moving his limbs on the deck, taking a few deep breaths of the salty gentle sea breeze, Keizam walked into the cabin at Nami's greeting and ate a hearty breakfast in the galley.
"How long will it take us to get to Rogue Town?" After the meal, Jing Tian asked Nami before she went back to the studio.
"At this rate......" Nami thought for a moment, "It's going to take about three days." ”
"Alright then, I'll go out on deck to soak up the sun, and call me anytime if you need any help."
"Go ahead." Nami waved her hand and turned to go upstairs.
Jing Tian asked Hachi for a large bottle of beer, stuck it in a bucket full of ice cubes, came to the deck chair and sat down, and chatted with Xiao Batian who also came over.
As the sun rises, it is noon before you know it.
"Moo-" The manatee pulling the boat mooed suddenly, his tone full of wariness.
Hachi immediately got up, jumped to the bow of the boat, and looked intently ahead......
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PS:About yesterday's repeated chapter、The earth said sorry to more than 290 subscribed friends.,When it was released, it showed an operation error.,Because there is a lesson from the repetition of the last time.,So the earth waited for five minutes this time.,The result was not updated.,This is the re-release again.,I didn't expect it to be like this.,Dian Niang updated me with two chapters in one go......
It was necessary to wait until Monday when the editor went to work to delete the duplicate chapters, and Earth apologized to his friends again. (To be continued.) )