264 Devil's Boat
When the day of departure came, Adair and the others were not put on the ship until the last time because they were of a different race, in case they learned about the ship and made arrangements in advance.
To the surprise of Adair and the others, it was not the "Indomitable Tournest" that had been transporting the Archbishop to the Eternal City, but a new, larger ship, the "Flying Santsina", a three-masted battleship.
Its huge hull and three masts standing tall, that majestic image instantly made the pirates who had just turned into good jobs can't help but be greedy again, and their eyes widened and drooled, but fortunately, the people selected by Adair to follow are relatively old, and finally they didn't lose too much shape and mess things up. However, what the pirates who had just turned into a good man did not know was that the reason why this ship was made into a three-masted ship was actually a last resort, according to Luo Yi's meaning, this ship should have been built as a two-masted schooner......
The sail is an invention of ancient China, as early as the Warring States period has been used, and can only sail downwind of the European sail, can sail against the wind of the Arabian spinnaker is different, the sail can be "sailed eight winds", only when the head wind can not be driven, and to the 16th century invention of the "tune to make the fighting wind", with China's efficient stern rudder, no matter which direction the wind blows, the sailer can move forward bravely on the vast sea. It was precisely because of this flexibility that the "two-masted schooner" became a favorite of pirates in the "Golden Age of Pirates".
But when the wind blows in only one direction, how do you train sailors to "sail the wind in all directions"? And their only instructor is a guy who doesn't know anything about sails or boats......
So, the "Flying Santsina" was built into a three-masted battleship. The middle mast hangs the sail familiar to Neustrian sailors and northerners (the sail is most efficient when downwind), and the front and rear masts hang the syloner. It was also equipped with paddle wheels, all to avoid the tragic situation of squawers spinning in place on a ship that could theoretically move on any wind...... In these chaotic times. It's not just the land of the Neustrian countries that is not peaceful, but there are also a lot of pirates on the sea! If you encounter pirates in the middle of the chaos, then ......
Besides, even if there are no pirates, if you encounter the emperor's navy or negotiate with the Holy See and collapse, you must not be able to fight, but at least you must be able to flee for your life!
So, the ship was enlarged and equipped with a lot of additional ancillary facilities.
Sadly, the pirates did not know this, and were fascinated by the majestic appearance of the Flying Santsina. Just like the behemoth of a modern man seeing a big factory and a big dam, his mind was full of romantic fantasies that did not conform to reality, and one by one he happily stepped on the planks of the boarding ship, ready to see this amazing ship immediately.
Francis, who had been appointed captain of the ship, stood at the boarding point and kept a close watch on these former pirates, and he would not allow them to make any mess on his ship!
Unlike the archbishop, Francis did not have much resistance to the few pagan pirates under his hands, and he was not without robbery, and there was no shortage of robbers under his command at that time. Counting up, wasn't his father one of the pirates who came to Neustria? He was not the kind of person who demanded that his subordinates must be innocent, and in this regard, he was as pragmatic as Her Majesty the Queen and others.
Of course. Taking on a bunch of pirates doesn't mean letting them do whatever they want under their own hands! He understands their psychology, and if he can't restrain them strongly, he will be eaten up by them. So Francis made up his mind to keep a good eye on them. Hold them down, and never let them bite back on them. However, this is not much pressure on Francis. Because being among these pirates is not much more dangerous than being among your own relatives, it is easier to get rid of it.
At least, smashing their heads won't be psychologically burdensome!
Opposite him, stood three flowers among the people on this voyage - Jeanne, a military doctor, Bao'er, a nurse, and Luna, a pharmacist and nutritionist. Originally, Francis was against bringing women on the boat, he said, this is not discrimination, it is just too troublesome, and it is necessary to demarcate special areas for them and prepare special things...... However, in the end, only these three flowers could fill these three vacancies, and Francis had to face the choice of either telling all the voyage crew that they would have no doctors and nurses along the way, or obediently accepting these three flowers.
Francis finally gave in, he always wondered if the three flowers had done something in the selection of people, and several people who could have held these three positions inexplicably withdrew, but there was no substantial evidence, and Her Majesty the Queen supported them on board again, on the grounds that "without the opposite sex, you will soon turn this ship into a mobile garbage dump at sea, like the group of science students at the Antarctic research station!" I will never allow this to happen! ”
This is blatant sexism!
The protest was ineffective, and the three flowers got on board.
Now they stood face to face with him at the boarding point, as if they had become hearts, and for good reason, Jeanne and Luna wanted to check the health of the boarders and determine if they were fit for such an ocean voyage, you ask the pharmacist? I don't have a job now, can't I accompany my friends?
"Viper" Adair noticed these three flowers as soon as he got on the boat, and he couldn't do it if he didn't notice them, and the way these three flowers looked at him made him feel a chill for no reason.
"Father." Emily said goodbye to him at this time, because Adair, who was going to travel far away, was her biological father, so Her Majesty gave her leave today, and asked her to come to the dock to see her off, and she was all the way to the ship, and she was about to get off the ship, but unfortunately, when she spoke, she was standing between Adair with amber eyes and Francis with blue eyes.
"Wow, it's like the two of them gave birth!" Jeanne shouted, and Boa's and Luna's eyes circled back and forth over the three of them, and the three of them laughed together.
“XXXXX!” Adair was already very unpleasant to be seen by them, and this sentence was understood by him to mean another meaning, and his nerves, which had been tense for many days, were stimulated by this, and he couldn't help blurting out a sentence of his hometown dialect to Jeanne, which probably meant that if the other party wanted to talk nonsense further, he would hang the other party on the boat and smoke them into dried fish.
Francis would never tell anyone that a cold sweat slipped through his back at that time, and he had heard of the mysterious organization lurking in the medical system, but he didn't know as much as Chief of Staff Jason. Now that it is better to be famous, he immediately understood why Her Majesty the Queen assured him: "These three people are not only absolutely reliable in politics, but also will not make peachy scandals on the ship!" ”
Except for Neoneutria, which has no regard for faith under the rule of the Great Demon King of the Otherworld, it is estimated that the fate of such a hobby will be wiped out! No wonder they say that they are "absolutely reliable in politics, and they will not make peachy scandals on the boat!" ”
The other candidates quit, probably ...... Probably......
The wood was already in the boat, and Francis decided not to think about it anymore, at least, at least, absolutely reliable in politics......
Thinking of this, he immediately retracted his thoughts and started to pull the rack, although he has always been respectful of the female generals under Aunt Hansen, but it is obviously not possible to reimburse the doctor before the ship starts, and it is definitely the responsibility of him, the captain, to really have infighting on the ship, he first ordered Jeanne to "be strict, remember that this is the task!" Then he explained to Adair that it wasn't what he thought it meant, what exactly it meant, this ...... Adair still never knows, he knows that the other party is a doctor, and he is responsible for their future health along the way, and he can't just throw it into the sea.
When Jeanne heard the captain's order, she immediately changed to a stern and serious look, so that Adair couldn't find fault with it, and Adair also realized her gaffe, and the two immediately returned to their working state and shook hands.
When shaking hands, the three of them were very close, and the pirate moved in his heart, he smelled the strong smell of dried herbs and the smell of the sea hidden under the smell of books on each other's body, which could not be found after soaking in the sea for a day or two.
It seems that simply throwing it into the sea will not drown her, from the good pirate thought.
It seems that there is no need to worry about her being thrown overboard, she can swim back by herself, and I wonder if the queen forced her to put her in the boat with this in mind, a woman, who can swim and is a doctor, is the most likely to survive the misfortune...... Firmness should be useful at this time...... Francis thought so wildly as he announced that the personnel had arrived, pulled the anchor and set sail!
Well, let's pull the anchor and set sail first, and wait until we reach the open sea to make sure that this mighty battleship doesn't bump into anything because of the unfamiliarity of the sailors......
The ship departed, everyone stood on the boat, the wind whistled, and the picturesque mountains and rivers of Neustria that they were familiar with on both sides of the river quickly receded, and the compass from ancient China led them forward, and they were greeted by an unknown country, an unknown journey. (To be continued......)