Chapter 13: The Coming Storm (1)

Andy put a few turtle shells on the oak barrel at random, disorganized, because it was a newborn turtle, so the shell was not big, only the size of a bottle stopper, Andy held the feathers of a seagull in his hand, and he didn't know what to say in his mouth.

A black glint flashed in his eyes, and the feathers fell off his hands, floating on top of the turtle's shell, and it didn't take long for him to fall.

"Sure enough, I said that I wouldn't be so unlucky in a storm just after leaving the port. ”

Andy put things away, the seagull is more sensitive to storms at sea, so the feathers of the black seagull can help the wizard to divination, if the floating feathers fly away, then it is a sign that there will be a storm soon, and if the feathers fall, it is a sunny day with a mild wind.

"It's a bit boring, and I don't know when I'll meet sea beasts. ”

Andy prefers that the goddess of despair will encounter sea beasts rather than those poor armed merchant ships, although Andy does not reject pirate raids, but he really doesn't want to try such a thing as killing people if it is not necessary, and it is said that the prey of the goddess of despair will be destroyed and sink to the bottom of the sea, which seems to be the reason why Zach is called the son of despair.

The prey he is targeting, except for prayer, is only despair.

The sound of the crashing waves in their ears and the slight shaking of the boats, like a cradle, are in the embrace of the sea, enjoying the greatest pleasure of life, exploration.

Andy fell asleep like this, he didn't sleep very well last night, apprehensive, excited, confused, longing for the unknown.

But now he slept soundly, and even snored slightly, which should be echoed by the chirping of seagulls, and in his dreams he also changed into a seagull, flying over the endless sea.

When Andy woke up, it was already late in the evening, Roger woke him up, and everyone ate on the deck together.

Fresh flour made of bread, marinated cheese, bacon with freshly caught herring, some vegetables and an apple and banana.

Andy, of course, also holds a "drink" in a bucket of fresh water soaked in lemons, which is said to bring good luck to sailors and keep diseases away.

When it comes to eating, Zach is still very generous, and the crew of the goddess of despair doesn't need to eat moldy bread and spoiled meat like other pirates who live hard.

Although they chose to be pirates because of poverty, poverty was gone when they became a member of the goddess of despair, and the reason they are still pirates now is that they are used to this unfettered life.

However, in fact, only the pirates on these big pirate ships are like this, and the life of the average pirate is still very hard, which makes them more and more vicious, and most of them become pirates not for exploration, but to make a fortune and go home to live a good life, because their pirate life is really not satisfactory.

When they have the ability, they are faced with a choice.

One is to go home and buy a manor and marry a wife.

The second is to join a more powerful pirate ship in search of true freedom.

Andy had a great time at dinner and mingled with a group of sailors, and despite the rudeness of these guys, Andy found everyone cute.

Even the foul-mouthed Buck and Andy took their arms in a few circles, and the sailors sang pirate ballads together, beating barrels together to make the drums beat together and burrow into the depths of the ocean.

The night was dark, and Andy ushered in the first night of his nautical life.

The rowdy pirates leave the deck, they are about to gamble again, Andy politely declines Buck's offer to gamble, and the big black man wants to get his hands on another barrel of rum.

There were also more than a dozen sailors on deck, and they were lucky enough to be assigned to work at night without having to endure the scorching sun.

But their work is not easy, and who knows what awaits them on the dark sea?

The sailors were all leaning against the cables, laughing at each other, but their eyes were constantly scanning to make sure nothing was near the hull.

Hawkeye went to the lookout, and he didn't feel comfortable handing over the task of watching at night to the newcomer.

Although this channel has been traveled several times, although there are no reefs or small islands protruding, it is still necessary to watch out for any fellow travelers with black flags suddenly appear in the surrounding darkness.

After the party, Andy returned to the hut and sat down on the small plank for a while before calming down, he had never tried to sing and dance with a group of pirates, not even in Anna's bar.

It was a novel experience that made Andy quite satisfied.

Unfortunately, Zach didn't show up.

Andy was eager to see what the one-eyed Zack was dancing with the pirates, but Andy stood up lightly and put his ear to the wooden wall of the captain's room, where there was no sound, as if it was empty.

"Mysterious captain, he must have his own secrets. ”

Andy thinks like this, how can you become a captain without secrets, how can you deter people like Roger and Andler?

Andy sat on a small wooden plank, silently chanting incantations, he was a wizard, but his magic was too weak and needed enough time to grow.

I don't know how long it took for Andy to open his eyes, and through the skylight, he could see countless stars shining under the dark night sky.

The deep sea leads to darkness, and the sparkling waves reflect the moonlight from time to time, and just like that, Andy sleeps.

For half a month, Andy came over like this.

He practiced sword with Roger every morning, then learned hand-to-hand combat, mingled with Buck at mealtime, and fished with Hawkeye in the afternoon.

In half a month, Zach only appeared twice, standing on the deck and looking at the sea, not knowing what he was thinking, and there was no crew to bother, as if they had long been used to it.

However, Andy still noticed that when Zach looked at the sea, there was an unspeakable sadness in one eye.

"Maybe he's thinking about someone. ”

Andy doesn't know Zach, but he still feels with that emotion that he may be missing a woman.

For this reason, he also went to Roger, but Roger did not tell him, and even Buck did not dare to say anything about the captain casually, and in the end it was Andler's words that aroused his curiosity.

"Andy, you'd better stop asking, it's not a good thing to remind the captain of a sad thing. ”

"I just want to know the hidden story. ”

Andy spread his hands, a look of what kind of posture the captain could take me.

"Your curiosity is too high, and that's not a good thing. ”

"Tell me a little bit. ”

"Well, all I can say is that it's a sad story about a mermaid. ”

Andler leaned into Andy's ear and whispered.

"Andrew, your words seem to be a bit much. ”

Zack's voice sounded, and the two turned back suddenly, only to find Zach watching them from a short distance.

"I'm sorry, Captain, ha, it's a nice day, what am I going to do?

Andler hurriedly ran away, not daring to look Zach in the eye.

"Little one, if you sense a storm, remember to come to me. ”

Zach didn't say anything more, and reflexively went back to the captain's room.

"What a mysterious and powerful captain, can he hear us in the captain's quarters?"

Andy exclaimed, and went back to his hut, he was indeed going to do another divination.