A total of 21 people, including the captain, were all knocked out and thrown aside by Zhang Yang, if he wanted to control the ship, Zhang Yang at least needed to subdue these old crew members in order to take over easily, this temporary outbreak of battle, there were no outsiders to intervene, at least Zhang Yang's behavior and magical scimitar gave these people a great deterrent.

"Don't kill me, I surrender, the uniform should be treated like a prisoner of war, even pirates have to be respected, from now on, you are the captain of this ship."

Seeing that all his crew members were defeated by Zhang Yang, the captain of the East India Company immediately raised his hand obediently to admit defeat, but Zhang Yang did not receive the news of becoming the captain.

"Huh?"

At this moment, an elderly black man squeezed out of the crowd on the dock, and it was obvious that he was very prestigious, probably belonging to the manager of the dock, he glanced at Zhang Yang and Cindy, and then glanced at everyone and spoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to the rules of pirates, if someone can prove his strength and defeat all the original crew, then he is qualified to become the new captain of this ship."

The people around witnessed the scene just now, nodded collectively, and Zhang Yang glanced at Cindy, and it could be seen that Cindy was very convinced by the elder's words.

"We all witnessed the scene just now, according to the rules, this young man, Zhang Yang, is already qualified to become the new captain of this ship, is there anyone who is not convinced? If you have one, please say it now. ”

Zhang Yang glanced at everyone, and understood in his heart that there were indeed rules such as the "Pirate Code" on this shijie, and there were probably rules for seizing ships, and they also relied on strength to speak; Obviously, Zhang Yang's previous actions have given everyone enough deterrence, and no one dares to question it.

A moment later. Zhang Yang received a system prompt.

"You took the initiative to challenge and defeat the entire crew of the Helen, your strength was recognized by everyone present, you successfully captured the merchant ship Helen, and you became the new captain of the Helen."

"Your mission: get a ship (medium), completed it, get the reward" Captain "title, the title comes with special effects, and you increase your reputation by 100 points in this shijie. ”

"Main quest: Claim to fame; Strength is the most important among pirates, and you need to prove your strength to other pirates......"

"Mission requirements: 1. You need to have a ship of your own; 2. Increase your reputation to 3000 points in Shijie; 3. You need to get at least one of the nine Pirate Kings, or the captain of one of the three legendary warships. Officially acknowledge your strength. ”

"Failure Penalty: 5000 GM Points."

Seeing the hint of the completion of the task, Zhang Yang's heart also breathed a sigh of relief, his main quest can basically be summed up as - to be a pirate, and what a big pirate leader. Don't look at the rest of the situation at the moment, and prepare to deal with the situation in front of you first.

"Cindy. You go and open the hatch below. Let the blacks out. ”

Cindy nodded, took out a dozen keys from the first mate who had passed out, and then went to the bilge to free the black slaves who were imprisoned, and to prevent accidents, and to stay on the deck.

Not long after, many yellow-faced and thin-skinned black men walked out of the bilge lee. There was a foul smell, but no one disliked them, and the people on the dock immediately cheered when they saw Zhang Yang's actions.

“￥#%#￥……%！”

"You have freed our compatriots, great captains. Bless you with untold wealth. ”

"Poseidon bless you!"

These rescued black people, looking at the scenery outside, immediately wept bitterly, full of gratitude to Zhang Yang, in the process of transportation, because of the humidity and stuffiness, germs breeding, coupled with the sea turbulence, countless companions died on the way, and then the corpses were thrown out of the sea to feed the sharks.

Obviously, Zhang Yang's move won the unanimous approval of everyone present, all of which was expected by Zhang Yang.

First, most of the residents of Haiti are black, and they only became independent in 1804 in history, and they are the first independent black Guo Jia on Shijie, and many of the residents are black slaves trafficked by the colonizers. Second, Zhang Yang is also trying to emulate Captain Jack's actions, which are important reasons why Zhang Yang was able to successfully snatch the ship.

"You freed 96 slaves captured by the East India Company, your actions won the approval of those present, and you gained 500 points of prestige."

"Because of this special act of yours, your reputation is not bad among pirates, and when you recruit crew members in the future, there may be some unexpected effects."

"You intercepted the merchant ship Helen, which belongs to the East India Company (British), your relationship with the East India Company is hostile, the East India Company has listed you as a pirate, the Royal Fleet/East India Company will arrest you, and if you are captured, you will be hanged according to the law, please be safe."

The relationship with the East India Company changed to hostility, Zhang Yang didn't care too much about this, anyway, the East India Company was not a good thing, at this time, Zhang Yang had completed the occupation of the Helen, and there were only him and Cindy on the deck, as well as the old crew who had passed out.

Now that he has grabbed the ship, then he still has to leave here as soon as possible, once the battleship of the British Royal Fleet comes here, Zhang Yang can only be defeated, this medium-sized ship is just a merchant ship for transportation, and its combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the battleships of the British Royal Fleet at all.

"Cindy, now this ship is ours."

Cindy seemed still a little incredulous, he looked at Zhang Yang and said in surprise.

"Zhang Yang, I'm still a little unbelievable, things happened too fast, you were too handsome just now. By the way, what's the matter with the ring on your hand, why haven't I heard you say it before? ”

"I'll tell you about this later."

Zhang Yang casually found a reason to prevaricate, now is not the time to say this, he looked at the empty deck and the people on the dock, and said solemnly to Cindy.

"Cindy, now that I'm officially inviting you as Captain Zhang Yang, would you like to be the first mate of the Helen?"

Cindy's face was full of excitement, Zhang Yang contributed the most in what happened just now, his prestige and strength are very high, and he is the best choice to be the captain, and Cindy also understands this, his goal is the first mate, hearing Zhang Yang's invitation, Cindy pretended to hesitate, and then said solemnly.

"Captain Zhang Yang, Cindy the first mate of the Helen? Greenhill reports to you! ”

“haha。”

The two high-fived each other, this matter has become so decided, Zhang Yang looked at the crew members who had mixed up and frowned, it is impossible for him to continue to serve with these people, so he needs to recruit a new batch of crew members, and he lost being a pirate this time, he has certain requirements for combat effectiveness, and ordinary people can't.

"Cindy, we're just a bare-bones commander now, and we need to recruit a new crew, and I don't have a boatswain to manage the sailors and carpenters, do you have anyone you can recommend to me?"

Cindy thought for a moment, he had been sailing the seas with Uncle Valen since he was a child, and he was very familiar with the things on the ship, and it was much easier to find someone who knew how to do it.

"Zhang Yang, if it is a boatswain, I think the most suitable person is Thomas, he also lives in the town, works at the docks, is a distant uncle of mine, forty years old this year, he used to be a boatswain, we have been on the sea together since we were children, he has no bad habits, I can vouch for it."

Zhang Yang thought for a while, his ship is not big at present, in addition to his own captain, he also needs a first mate and boatswain, a carpenter, and more than a dozen sailors, this is the basic configuration, and the second officer can't use it for the time being.

"Well, are you sure you can persuade him to come to the ship?"

Cindy nodded, indicating that she was sure that the people on the dock had not completely dispersed at the moment, and there were still some people who were peeking at the other cargo on the ship, which was a big deal.

"Find someone to inform him, the two of us stay here to recruit the crew, and take stock of the cargo on this ship, and tie these guys up first."

With Jihua, the two acted quickly, first found a rope to tie up these original crew members, and then Cindy asked Thomas to come over, Thomas readily agreed, first, he liked the days of adventure on the ship, and Zhang Yangkai was also very satisfied with the commission he received, and the three of them knew each other well, so they didn't have to worry about being thrown into the sea halfway.

"Please tell each other, we will start recruiting crew members in an hour, we may not come to sea this time, as long as the man is healthy and strong, those with illness and disability do not, it is best if there is no family, please pay attention to the time."

"In addition, we will count some goods and sell them, and if you want to buy them, please come over in an hour."

After the announcement of the time for recruiting crews and selling goods, most of the people on the dock began to disperse, and Zhang Yang moved a chair and guarded the ship on the deck to prevent some blind guys from sneaking up.

Cindy and Thomas, temporarily hired a few people who worked together on weekdays, together with three bookkeepers, began to count the goods on the ship, they were going to be pirates, some goods would only increase the load, it was better to sell them on the spot, some things that could be sold here were sold on the spot for money, used to recruit sailors and buy some food and fresh water, and those that could not be sold for the time being were counted first, and then resold at a suitable opportunity.

This ship is a transport ship from India, with some local plundered gold and jade, as well as some corn and rice, Zhang Yang is not worried that Cindy will secretly hide it, even then he doesn't care, what he values most is this ship, and it is normal for the crew to be greedy for a little bargain on board. (To be continued......)