The sad atmosphere was broken by a beautiful female voice, Billy's grandfather looked back at the girl standing in front of the sail, his beautiful eyes were heartwarming, Billy wiped his tears and cried in front of the girl, he was a little embarrassed, and his face was a little flushed.

The girl looked at the grandfather and grandson, thinking that they had not heard, and repeated: "Are you going to sea, I need a boat." ”

It's unbelievable that a beautiful young girl needs to go to sea, and Grandpa Billy doesn't want to go to sea, because there should be a terrible storm coming, and they have to stay in the harbor until tomorrow.

"Sorry, we don't go to sea. ”

The girl looked disappointed and was about to turn away, but Billy took matters into his own hands and hurriedly responded, "No, we can go to sea, at any time." ”

The girl turned around happily, ran to the boy, and said urgently, "We have to hurry." ”

Billy's grandfather heard the conversation between the two and stopped Billy, shouting, "Billy, you are crazy, there will be a terrible storm later, we have to stay here and not go anywhere." ”

Billy's face was crimson, and he didn't know how he could be so impulsive, but his heart was pounding, and he was hot all over.

"No, grandpa, we can go to sea, this lady seems to be in a hurry. He was suddenly filled with courage and tried to persuade his grandfather to change his mind.

"That's right, I'm in a hurry, and I can pay you a lot of money. The girl took out a large stack of Caesars from her baggage, five thousand Caesars, enough for their income for decades.

Seeing those Caesars, Billy came up with a brilliant idea. "Grandpa, my father needs to be treated, Shirley needs to go to school, we need this big sum of money, it's worth the risk. ”

Billy's grandfather's cloudy eyes looked at a pair of young people, he had been through a lot, he understood what was happening, his grandson was in love, no one would be unmoved in front of this beautiful girl, especially a boy of Billy's age.

He really needed that money, a huge pay, and looked back at the place where the sea and the sky met, gloomy, it was a precursor to a storm.

Billy's grandfather can ignore his grandson's dreams, but he can't ignore his grandson's love, Billy needs a lover, it's not easy for fishermen in the harbor to find a partner, and that money is really important.

After some struggle, Grandpa Billy asked, "Ma'am, you have to tell me the purpose of going to sea, if it is to the other side of the sea, our fishing boats may not be able to do it." ”

"No, I'm going to catch up with the departing Eastern freighter, please. The girl pleaded.

The previous blow did not make Taylor despair, she quickly thought of another way, those fishing boats were an opportunity, with the idea of giving it a try, she asked many fishing boats, because the coming storm was not willing to take any chance, this was the last chance, she did not want to miss it.

It doesn't seem too difficult to catch up with the departing Oriental freighter, the small fishing boat is a little faster than the huge Oriental freighter, and it has only been an hour since departure, so it is worth the risk.

Grandpa Billy lowered his head and quickly fiddled with the soaked sails. "Billy, you have to hurry, or the Nautilus won't be able to catch up with the Eastern freighter before the storm comes. ”

The Nautilus is the name given to a fishing vessel.

Billy thought that his grandfather would refuse, but when he heard the answer, he was about to jump up with excitement, and he blushed to comfort the girl. "Ma'am, please stand aside, we have set the sails and set off at once, and you will not be disappointed. ”

Taylor succeeded!

Billy had thrown his frustration into the sea, full of infinite strength, fiddling with the sails with all his might.

Half an hour later, the sails were re-hoisted, and the little dilapidated fishing boat set sail and sailed out of the harbor quickly, to the horror of many fishermen who saw it.

"Look, that's old Billy's fishing boat, is he going crazy, and he chose to go to sea at this time. ”

"It seems that he was dazed by the girl who was in a hurry to go to sea, and I hope he is safe and sound, that he is a good man. ”

The dreadnought fleet went out to sea and encountered an impending storm, but the storm was not a big problem for the fleet's warships, the battleships could easily cope with ordinary sea disasters, unless the catastrophe was unimaginable, and the dreadnought fleet had an experienced commander, nothing could be more reassuring.

Madison, who had already observed the signs of the storm, vouched for Downing. "Believe me, I've seen a sea disaster dozens of times more terrifying than this, it's nothing, it's just a small episode, and everything will pass after a sleep. ”

Down's rather couldn't sleep, he had to plan what was next.

According to the introduction of those Oriental merchants who escaped the clutches of pirates, those pirates chose a good place, located in a strait in the East, which is a strait that Oriental merchant ships must pass through to the Gold Coast, and the sea surface is narrow, providing natural conditions for pirates to rob merchant ships.

Judging from Madison's charts, this natural route, named the Reuss Strait, was the most convenient route for oriental merchant ships to the Gold Coast, and there was no substitute for the Reuss Strait, which connects the Coral Sea with the Orange Sea (referring to the Suez Canal connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea), and if you want to bypass this strait, the sea voyage time will increase to half a year, and you will have to pass through dangerous sea areas, which is simply impossible.

He had heard Uncle Adebayo tell him that the pirate Henry Morgan was the most powerful gang on the Reuss Canal, and that he was able to become the most powerful pirate gang in that sea because he had obtained one of the most powerful ships in that sea, known as the Lightning Tree Otter, with a special sail and mast design that could make the pirate ship go against the speed to a terrifying level, so his gang only fought against the wind.

"What a strange pirate ship. Downing sighed, hoping that when he arrived at the Reuss Strait, the environment there would be more favorable to him and avoid falling into a long and bitter battle.

The ship soon shook, the storm came at sea, and the sound of kicking was heard from the deck, which was the crew fighting against the storm at sea, keeping the hull stable.

Compared with those Oriental giant ships, the waterline of the battleship is shallower, because the main purpose of the Oriental freighter is to transport goods, and too deep the draft will only affect the speed, and the speed does not have much impact on the transportation of goods, but for the battleship, the speed is too slow and fatal.

For extreme speed, the ship's design will deliberately reduce the draft, which means that the storm resistance will be weaker, and it usually takes the experience of the commander to compensate, and the time to test Madison has come.

Downing opened the hatch, the wind was howling, the sea was already in the dark, the terrible waves crashed on the side of the ship, the crew fixed themselves with ropes to avoid being swept away by the waves that washed up on the deck, looked at the bow position, Madison clung to the rudder, kept course, and fought against the rushing waves on the sea, he issued orders in an orderly manner, his clothes were already wet, and the Queen of Vengeance broke through the oncoming waves, and tossed violently up and down.

Uncle Adebayo was right, Madison could be trusted, and he could handle any disaster at sea.

Closing the hatch and listening to the loud sound of the waves, Downing thought of the paladin, who was probably spitting out all the things he had eaten for breakfast right now.

An hour later, when the cabin grew brighter and quieter, and the cheers of the crew on deck could be heard, the storm was over.

Opening the hatch, Downing stepped onto deck, the sky was clear, the sea was calming, and he saw someone taking over Madison's rudder, Madison was wiping down his new marshal's suit, and he had to make sure his suit was as clean as new.

The crew was arranging the ship's cables to secure themselves, re-pulling the sails onto the mast and hoisting the battle flag of the Vengeful Queen, as is common sense when storms usually pull the sails down.

Seeing the young man, Madison walked over. "We've just been through the storm, and it's stronger than I thought, but it's fine, a regular ship behind us seems to be in trouble, we'll have to slow down and wait. ”

Downing had no objection to Madison's proposal.

In this storm, someone did run into trouble, it was the Nautilus, after going to sea, the Nautilus was indeed faster than the Oriental freighter, and they even caught up with the last departing Eastern freighter, but the Eastern freighter refused to pick up Taylor.

Taylor even offered to give 200,000 Caesars as a payment, but the merchants in the East still chose to refuse, which made Taylor a little frustrated.

"Miss Taylor, we need to go back. In the course of the conversation, Billy learns Taylor's name, and he looks at the storm that is already close in front of him, approaching like a mad beast, and the old Nautilus is no match for it.

"No, I'm going to board the freighter, I'm willing to pay whatever it takes. Taylor didn't want to give up, for her, who lived on land and had never been out to sea, the terrifying storm was unfamiliar and she didn't know it.

Billy chose to compromise and called out to the eastern freighter, but to no avail, the wind drowned out their voices.

"Damn the storm, can't it be stopped. Billy angrily slammed the ship's side.

As if he understood Billy's complaints, the storm increased, and at the same time brought a storm, the raindrops hit the Nautilus wildly, Billy Grandpa controlled the rudder, he became extremely hard, the wind direction was very complicated, and it was changing at any time, and there were times when Billy Grandpa had lost control of the Nautilus, but with skillful experience, he regained the initiative.

But the storm was still intensifying, the Nautilus's mast creaked, and the sails seemed to be torn apart.

"Billy, you've got to take the sails down alone. Grandpa Billy's face was heavy, his clothes were already wet by the waves, and he couldn't get out of the sails.

"It's going to be fine. Billy glanced at Taylor, reassured the girl, he had to be brave enough to win the girl's heart, and got up with a shudder, and held the side of the ship firmly close to the mast.

It was only when approaching the mast that an accident happened, and a huge wave knocked the grandfather who was manipulating the rudder on the bow to the ground, and the ship lost control and swung wildly.

Billy's grandfather was so badly injured that he couldn't stand up anymore, and he struggled to sit up, and he turned around and shouted, "Billy, hurry up, lower the sails, you can do it." ”

However, an even heavier blow came, and the ship sped up, overtaking the vostochny freighter hundreds of meters away from the Nautilus, and rushed forward at a rapid pace.

Billy was also swept over by a huge wave and fell into the cabin.

"It's all over. Billy's grandfather knew that he could only wait for death to come, and he turned around and shouted in despair, "Taylor, Billy, hold on to the mast and don't let go." ”

Billy struggled to his feet, ran to Taylor's side, and grabbed to the mast. "Grab the mast. ”

Taylor was frightened by the huge wave and hugged the mast, Billy let go and wanted to pull his grandfather over, but the huge wave hit, and the Nautilus was thrown dozens of meters into the air by the huge wave.

When the Nautilus returns to the frenzied sea, the old hull finally can't bear it anymore and breaks in the waves, and Grandpa Billy is swept into the waves and disappears without a trace.

There was only the roar of the waves in the darkness, the bitter sea water rushing into his mouth, Taylor clung to the mast, closed his eyes and struggled, being overwhelmed by the endless waves.

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PS: The second update is coming, and I still need a battleship vest, and I will read it in the book review area!