Chapter 7 Rookie Goes to Sea
"Uncle, how do you sell this ship?" asked Sojers, of course, his eyes have been looking at the ship, although the ship's mast looks old but very strong, but Sorjes is interested in this small boat of a decades-old model to this day, there is no trace of repair on the hull to this day, which shows that the owner's boating skills are good, and it also shows that the ship has a very good quality.
The owner of the ship hurriedly jumped off the boat when he heard someone coming to ask questions, and the flattering smile on his face did not match his appearance: "Little brother, this ship sells for 500 gold coins." He rubbed his hands as he spoke, looking a little cramped.
Listening to his offer, Sojes seemed a little disappointed, no wonder it has not been sold, such a small boat is worth 300 gold coins, but it can't survive 350, and it costs 500 gold coins when he opens his mouth, and such a small boat is basically used for fishing, who would spend 500 gold coins to buy such a small boat?
Although he was not short of money, Sojes did not want to be the wrongdoer, and he turned away without even being interested in bargaining. Seeing Sojers leave, the shipowner gritted his teeth, as if he was engaged in some kind of ideological struggle, but quickly chased after him. "Little brother, if you are not satisfied, this price is negotiable, although our boat is a little expensive, but I dare to guarantee that no one's boat in this dock is of better quality than mine!"
As he said this, the flattery on the face of the middle-aged shipowner disappeared, replaced by full confidence in his own ship.
Having learned about boats, Sojes could certainly see that the quality of the ship was very good, otherwise he wouldn't have fallen in love with the boat at first sight. "You quote a low price, I don't have that much time to waste. Sorges's straightforward words made the owner a little embarrassed, but he tentatively gave a number.
"Four, four hundred and five?"
After saying this, seeing that Sojes's face sank, he hurriedly explained: "Little brother, don't look at the price is a little higher, the bottom shell of my ship is Tieli wood, the deck is red shirt wood, and the mast and keel are mixed with some Tieli wood and birch, you should also know that Tieli wood is corrosion-resistant, dry-resistant, and will not be eaten by sea insects. ”
The middle-aged shipowner's explanation softened Sojes's face, and he didn't bargain again, and immediately took a bag of gold coins tied to his waist and threw it to the other party. "Here are 500 gold coins, if you have the excess, you can help me buy the supplies that this boat can carry to the maximum capacity, the food is mainly meat, supplemented by fruits, vegetables are not needed, fresh water must be prepared, if there is a surplus, it will be done within 2 hours when your errand fee is paid, can it be done?"
From beginning to end, Sojes had a faint tone, but the middle-aged shipowner instinctively did not dare to disobey him, and after thanking him, he went out to help buy supplies.
"It's another rich young master who wants to go out alone to find excitement, hey! The middle-aged shipowner was very familiar with many traders, and the other party was a little curious to see his extravagant behavior, and the shipowner was a person who could keep secrets, and he quickly told what happened.
"Tsk, it's really rich, it cost 500 gold coins to find a thrill, it's really ......" A group of sailors who loaded the goods were obviously envious of Sojas's financial resources, in their opinion, Sojers's rich children who thought that life was dull and boring didn't know how many times they encountered in a year, but they didn't forget their original job, and within an hour, Sojers's purchased supplies had filled the cabin.
After sending away the shipowner, Sojes locked the hatch and returned home to find some information, the first thing to look for was the nautical chart, and the second was some marine plants near the sacred beast sea area that could pose a threat, there were many more dangers on the sea than on the land, and some strong enemies on the land could still escape, and once a tornado or tsunami was encountered at sea, with Sojes's current strength, it would be the end of the ship's destruction and death.
"Starting from the dock just now, with the speed of the existing small boat, it is estimated that it will take two days to get rid of the eyes and ears of Bagas and enter the safe port, the nearest should be the Yushui Port in the northern Odin Province, judging from the existing supplies, it can probably sail at sea for a week, well, it should be enough. As he rummaged through the information and thought of the appropriate route, he knew that the so-called knowledge of navigation he had learned at the academy and at home was only on paper, and in fact he had not even had a single sailing experience.
Later, things changed, and Sojes didn't stay at home for long, but after thinking about it, he left a letter for Raymond and put it in the latter's bedroom, sighed lightly, and went back to the docks.
Lowering the sails and retracting the anchor, Sorges set sail alone for the first time in his life!
Driven by both manpower and wind, the boat moved very fast, and after not sailing for long, the buildings of the imperial capital could no longer be seen, and Sorges finally had a sense of freedom at this moment, he lowered the oars, jumped on the roof of the cabin, adjusted the angle of the sails, and began to close his eyes and enjoy this rare moment of freedom.
Now it is a southerly wind, the sea area of the Holy Beast is roughly in the north temperate zone in the world, even if it is autumn, you can still feel a humid and smelly smell of the sea, fortunately, the sky is clear now, only a few clouds are scattered in the air, but Sojes still does not take it lightly, he knows that the weather on the sea is said to change, and it will never make people guess what will happen in the next second.
Sailing alone, Sojes was somewhat bored, having sailed for about two hours, and although the sparkling sea showed a burst of beauty, and occasionally pods of dolphins could be seen frolicking on the surface, no matter how beautiful the picture was, it would be boring to watch it all the time.
"It's a pity, I didn't bring the Light and Shadow Crystal, otherwise even if I can't be a pirate, it will be very rich to record these and sell them for money......" Sorjes smashed his mouth, muttered to himself with some regret, and suddenly felt some hunger in his stomach and went into the cabin. The light and shadow crystals in his mouth were similar to the camera in Chen Cheng's memory, but the length of recording varied, the shortest was only three or two minutes, and the longest could be several hours. The price of this bizarre crystal is not too expensive, and it is usually used by some nobles to film scenery and duel scenes.
Before Sorgeth could recover from his fantasy, the direction of the sea breeze changed without warning, and the original southerly wind changed to a northerly wind, but Sorgeus, who was eating and drinking in the cabin, did not notice this change.
About ten minutes later, Sorges, who had finally eaten and drunk, was dumbfounded the moment he stepped out of the cabin, feeling that the strong north wind made him not judge the approximate position he was in, and making such an oolong on the first voyage also made Sorges feel embarrassed and experienced the fickle character of the sea.
Feeling the strength of the sea breeze, Sorjes kept adjusting the angle of the sails, and finally adjusted the angle, but because there were no markers on the sea, he had to choose a new course.
"Mistake! The next time you sail, you have to buy a navigation guide, and if you don't buy it, you should chop your hands......" Sojes was a little annoyed, he had no sailing experience, he chose to try his luck, drift with the tide at sea, and drift wherever he went.
Ideals and reality are often different, such as Saujes, who was confident to become a "four-haves pirate" before setting sail, and the so-called four-haves pirates are pirate leaders with ideals, power, wealth, and beauty. But look at the present, except for the food and fresh water piled up in the cabin, there is nothing else, only to be alone and lonely, which may be in response to a sentence in Chen Cheng's memory: the sky will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds...... Whether or not Sorjes can become such a person is still unknown.