Chapter 2 Catching the Clouds in the Waves

In fact, without waiting for the fat captain to call, Jiarong had already stood up and waved his wand at the huge wave that rushed towards the bow of the ship, and in the middle of the huge wave it was as if it had been suddenly crushed by something, and a smooth passage appeared, just enough for the boat to pass through it, like a smooth road between the steep cliffs.

The fat captain who was lying at Jiarong's heels breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and thought to himself, "Great!

Before he could finish his breath, a shadow covered the boat, and a huge raindrop "snapped" on his forehead.

He looked up and saw that the blue sky and white clouds above him were gone, replaced by a large black cloud that hung over the ship, blue-purple lightning shuttling through the dark clouds, and a deafening thunder sounded overhead.

"It's going to rain! Spread the tarpaulin!" the fat captain opened his loud voice, howling as he threw himself into the pile of goods, he had to salvage his cargo.

Today's wind and sun are not like a rainy day, and after their ship is loaded, there is no rain cloth. The fat captain has been sailing at sea for more than ten years, and he also has some experience in watching the weather and the weather.

But now a dark cloud appeared out of thin air overhead, and it was also lightning and thunder, which meant that a heavy rain was coming soon! Most of the goods carried on his ship were cloth and sea salt, and he was most afraid of the rain! Moreover, his ship already had a very deep draft, and if the cabin was flooded again, it would definitely sink.

It's damning!

The fat captain was eager to press his chubby body into a huge tarpaulin to cover the whole ship.

However, the sailors on the ship seemed to have been immobilized, staring at the dark clouds with their eyes and mouths open, and no one responded to the captain's howl.

Jiarong looked up at the dark cloud, and there were already raindrops the size of beans falling from the sky.

The fingers of her left hand, which hung down at her side, flicked rapidly, as if weaving a spider's web.

Then the fat captain and the sailors found that the raindrops had fallen into the air—about the height of the top of the ship's mast—and had slid down above them as if they had fallen on a transparent glass cover, and then rolled straight into the sea.

Jiarong looked at the big ship in front of him, thinking that even if he had a misunderstanding, it would be too domineering and unreasonable to shoot again and again.

She silently recited a cloud-catching spell in her mouth, and then waved her wand in the direction of the large ship in front of her left.

The dark cloud overhead, like a flock of sheep driven by a shepherd, drifted in the direction of the big ship, and soon left the sky above the small cargo ship, which was once again covered by the sun.

However, when the dark clouds drifted between the two boats, they were blocked by an invisible force, and before they could move any further, the raindrops fell on the small patch of sea in the middle, splashing and rippling.

The sun is shining all around, but there is a dark cloud in the middle of the sea that is raining, which is a rare and beautiful spectacle!

Jiarong looked at the scene in front of her, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, her fingers flicked slightly, and she silently recited in her mouth, forming a new spell, since she had the opportunity, she also wanted to try the power of the spell she learned on weekdays.

A huge dark cloud appeared out of thin air above the big ship, black and oppressive, blue-purple lightning shuttled through the dark cloud, and deafening thunder sounded from time to time, just like the one that had shrouded the little squid ship not long ago, only many times larger.

Of course, the people on the big ship also found out, and the figures on the ship could be seen moving from such a distance, and there was chaos.

Jiarong was about to wave his wand and let the rainstorm bathe the big boat, but suddenly remembered what the old mage once said: "Spells are not our games for fun or praise, real mages only use spells when they are needed, because summoning these earthly powers is equivalent to changing the world." For example, rain on Grey Island can lead to drought on Oushi Island. The eastern part of the country is calm and waveless, and the western part of the country may be hit by heavy rains. Therefore, before opening your mouth or taking action, you must know the cost afterwards. ”

This is when he was a child, Jiarong saw dark clouds rolling from this side of the bay to that side on the mountain, falling from one place to another, back and forth, and felt very strange and asked the old master, "Why do dark clouds like to somersaults?"

That's how the old mage replied.

If the old mage were here today, would he agree to do it, would he appreciate his actions?

Jiarong suddenly deflated, feeling that today's first test of magic no longer seemed to be something worthy of his excitement and pride. She withdrew her wand a little boredly, and the big dark cloud suddenly vanished, as it had suddenly appeared.

She sat back down on the barrel, ignoring the lighter and lighter clouds in the middle of the sea.

The rain stopped and the clouds disappeared like haze.

No fourth round of spell attacks appeared.

Moreover, the course of the large merchant ships is slowly deflecting to the left front, while the small cargo ships are sailing to the right front. The distance between the two ships, one large and one small, is widening.

The sea is beautiful and peaceful.

The small cargo ship also returned to normal, drumming and paddlering, paddle and helm, and only occasionally drifting to the stern with awe.

The fat captain walked briskly towards Jiarong after pretending to make a round around the cabin, and the fat face was full of smiles, if there was a tail behind him at this time, it must be waging merrily.

"Little mage, you are amazing!" the fat captain stood in front of Jiarong with a humble expression.

"Sit, Captain. Jia Rong was not used to a person much older than herself standing in front of her, and she was not used to the fat captain who had been like a bell suddenly pinching his thin voice and talking.

"You just said that the ship in front of us may be a sea wolf, what is a sea wolf?"

The fat captain carefully placed half of his fat ass on the barrel opposite Jiarong, and then replied, "The sea wolf is the pirate ship." Their boats are light and long, and they are particularly fast, with an average speed of up to 4 knots, and even 8-10 knots downwind or downstream. They themselves call these longships 'horses of the sea', and we call them 'sea wolves', marauders from the dark lands of the outer worlds. ”

"There are pirates in this area?" Jia Rong was not only a little strange. She used to look at the sea from the mountains, and it felt very quiet and serene.

"No, pirates rarely visit us in Mosquito Bay, and they generally operate in the Sea of Rest and Sunset Strait to the west. After saying a few words, the fat captain's demeanor was much more natural, and he was no longer as restrained as he was just now.

"That big ship just now encountered a sea wolf before?" Jia Rong said his guess.

"That's the merchant ship of the Dechang Chamber of Commerce, they are more active in the Sunset Strait and the rest of the sea, and the probability of encountering them is also high, so these big merchant ships generally hire mages and guards. ”

"How do you know which chamber of commerce that ship belongs to?" Jia Rong listened a little curious. He had seen the ship, and it had "Kraken VII" written on its hull, but there was no other badge or anything like that.

"Little mage, you are on the ship for the first time, and you have never made a living at sea before, so you don't know how to look at the flag when you look at the ship. It was probably Jiarong's questions that restored the fat captain's confidence, and the fat captain regained his proper tone and bearing when he spoke, and he raised a fat arm and pointed to the blue, slender sturgeon flag floating on the mast.

"This kind of small fish flag shows that this is a small cargo ship for civilians, and usually small cargo ships like ours only go back and forth between the offshore islands, and cannot go out to the ocean. ”

"The kind of red carp streamers that are hung indicate that the main family is a nobleman or a family, and at least one nobleman will have the coat of arms of the main family painted on the tail of the fish. The colorful squid streamers are usually hung by large chambers of commerce, and the main family will have eight or more nobles or families. The ship—" The fat captain saluted in the direction of the big ship, and then looked back at Jiarong.

"The flag was a squid streamer, the head and body were red, with the word Dechang blended into the pattern, and there were twelve tails, each with a family coat of arms. ”

Jiarong recalled in his mind the appearance of the squid streamer fluttering just now, but he could only think of the many tentacles fluttering in the wind, how many were there, and what patterns were drawn on them.

"Is the Dechang Chamber of Commerce the largest chamber of commerce in the Golden Amber Kingdom?"

"Whether it's the biggest in our Golden Amber Kingdom, I don't know, but it's definitely one of the largest chambers of commerce. And," the fat captain's voice paused again, indicating that the following was the point: "Ten years ago, when I first ran the boat, I was an octopus, and then I added four tentacles. ”

Jiarong nodded when he heard this, indicating that he understood that Dechang was a very powerful chamber of commerce.

"By the way, little mage, if you meet someone from the Dechang Chamber of Commerce or want to work in the Dechang Chamber of Commerce in the future, don't talk about today's incident. The fat captain spoke mysteriously again.

"Why?" Jia Rong was a little puzzled.

"Most mages are arrogant, arrogant, and not very good-tempered. After the fat captain finished speaking, he hurriedly added: "It is rare to find a kind mage like you, little mage. ”

"If you let the mage on the big ship know, he may have a grudge against you. These words were said by the fat captain very sincerely.

"I see. However, it is clear that he is indiscriminately attacking with spells for no reason, so don't people still make people defend themselves? If we want to be resentful, it should be us. Jiarong understood Captain Fat's intentions, but he didn't take Captain Fat's worries to heart.

The fat captain looked at Jiarong's young and innocent face, and stopped talking, thinking that this little mage seemed to be born as a commoner, but it may have been discovered that he had talent since he was a child, and he studied with the great mage, so he didn't know the world when he was so big, and he didn't know that the gap between nobles and commoners was the distance between heaven and earth. A sentence is over if there are unforeseen circumstances.

God, I don't know why my head suddenly became hot today, and I want to enjoy the convenience of the spell wind? By the way, after going back this trip, I still have to buy some insurance, otherwise if something happens to me, my wife and children will have to ask for food......

At this time, one of the crew members in the bow of the ship shouted: "Captain, see the shore!"

Jiarong looked up and saw that a piece of land had indeed appeared between the sea and the sky.

The fat captain took the opportunity to take his leave and returned to the bow of the ship to command.

Jiarong looked at the land that was getting clearer and clearer, full of curiosity and longing for the new world he was about to set foot into, and of course quickly put the conversation behind him.