There is a chain of contempt among sailors, as in any other profession in this world.

The same is a liar, the guy who cheats the adult's money will look down on the peer who cheats the child's money, and as a mercenary as an adventurer, it is only natural that war mercenaries tend to fight against others and despise hunting mercenaries.

People rightfully look down, looking at those who are inferior to themselves to gain a sense of superiority and develop, and one link after another forms this chain of contempt.

And just like social classes, since it is a chain of contempt, then there must be a presence standing at the top.

Captain Francisco played this role in the sailors' circle.

No one knew about his past, not even the sailors under his command who had worked with him for more than a decade. It is also unknown whether Francisco is his first name or his last name, and all information is a mystery except that he is of Lamanite origin.

He was not tall, measuring only 1.68 meters, and looked like a dwarf winter melon when standing next to a Suomir-born crew. While he was short and a little fat, his black shawl curls were stuck together with grease because he hadn't washed them properly.

What makes the first impression even worse is the face. Because of the wind and sun of the perennial voyage, the captain's face was older than his actual age. Coupled with a few scars from past conflicts, and the same dirty coat and round-brimmed hat made of hard wool felt that he had worn for I don't know how many years, he was simply the best image spokesperson for pirates in the eyes of Padrosi's excellent imperial burghers—

But this is also the origin of the sense of contrast and disobedience that makes our sage frowns—

Such a captain, who almost wrote "I am a pirate" on his face, spoke and acted as if he came from a well-bred gentry's house.

And he also loves kittens.

The contrast between his vulgar face and dirty appearance, but his polite words and deeds and loving heart, made the three people who had met him almost speechless after meeting.

But when I really paid the money and spent more than half a month to prepare for the sea, I finally left the land and set sail. They immediately realized that such courtesy and kindness to young animals were not something the captain was born with.

When the sails were raised, the captain took off his hat and put it back on for a moment.

He's a different person.

"The men who dare to rush to the sea are adventurers, and those who sail straight to the North Rigalo Sea are the adventurers of adventurers. ”

This man is the one who stands at the top of the sailor's field, and there is no place in the entire world of Rigal where he does not dare to go.

When the sailboat began to sail, it became clear to the trio of them.

The captain must have been a pirate in the past, but that was ten years ago. Ever since he bought the old galleon called "Olenta-la-Luna", which literally translates to "Moon of the East", they have rarely engaged in such looting.

The job of the Oriental Moon is adventure. It was a peculiar and complex ship, and in addition to twenty sailors, it was boarded by draftsmen and scholars of various professions. Their purpose was to make nautical charts, to test marine life, and the passengers included even missionaries who had crossed east, intending to spread the glory of the White Church around the world.

Scholars and missionaries who were either funded by the church, or by the state or by big businessmen, and then there were people like Henry who could afford to pay a lot of money themselves. With their own unique skills, Captain Francisco and the Oriental Moon are in a real seller's market.

This is also the reason why when Henry and their relationship were looking for a ship willing to take them, the other party would seem so arrogant and unreasonable.

However, this practice is considered an "improper profession" in the eyes of today's society, and some of the things that will be encountered during the adventure are also somewhat in the gray area. That's why the staff member was embarrassed when he was introduced, and our Sage was even more blunt in pointing out that he was still a pirate by profession.

To illustrate this point, it is necessary to explain the definition of the word "pirate" in contemporary Lamanic language: the traditional and orthodox pirate, like the captain of the ship ten years ago, is the counterpart of the "bandit" on land. However, with the development of business standards and the improvement of living standards in the past two centuries, since half a century ago, some "good" guys have begun to appear in this profession.

Many of today's nautical charts and even texts that have been circulated on the coast of the coast contain maritime knowledge, and if you study the ship that the signatory was on at the time, there is a good chance that it would be a pirate ship or a pirate ship with a changed name.

It is for this reason that in the context of contemporary Lamani, "pirates" are no longer heinous murderers. They are more like the mercenary industry to which our Mr. Sage and Miss Luo'an belong, and the tasks and the definition of their own existence are difficult to summarize in simple good and bad. It is not wrong to say that the exiles do not belong to the mainstream society, but it is no longer the situation that everyone shouted at in the past, and in the eyes of some young upper-class women with unique tastes, "a pirate captain" is even combined with "freedom, romance, and mighty handsomeness", as if there is a momentum to keep up with the impression of "handsome imperial knight".

Not to mention the first two, Captain Francisco is clearly devoid of any compliments on his looks.

And the fact that he became a "good pirate" also made those who considered themselves "orthodox pirates" dissatisfied with him to a large extent.

Not only for wealth, but also for the sake of jealousy. In short, Captain Francisco's Oriental Moon is in the entire Marina area of Suo.

In a way, it is a thorn in the side of many people.

"When she sets sail, it's like throwing a bloody piece of fish into a school of sharks, causing a scramble. By the time the three of them learned this from one of the ship's veteran passengers, a draftsman, it was a little late.

Once you get on the thief ship, don't even think about going down.

The cartographer's words were first verified more than half a month after the voyage, when the Oriental Moon finally came to the junction of the Inland Sea and the Outer Sea, after hearing for so long how dangerous the Northern Rigalo Sea was.

The first time they encountered a crisis, it was before they even set foot in the open sea.

A pirate fleet of six small sailing ships had been far behind the Oriental Moon since the day before.

As soon as the news of their appearance spread, the atmosphere on the ship immediately became much more tense. Like the three of the sages, many of the first-time aboard the ship showed obvious nervousness, and the faithful of the White Church, including the missionary, even began to pray to the gods. Such a fragile psychological quality and neurotic performance made our Luoan girl can't help but roll her eyes, and privately sigh "Can a guy like this really succeed in proselytizing in a distant country?"

The threat makes the whole ship nervous, and in this confined space floating on the sea, the panic atmosphere is more likely to spread. But this flow can be stopped, and as long as there are people who are calm enough, they will not mess up before the other side attacks.

These calm people, in addition to the old passengers who have been on the ship many times, there are also mercenaries like our Sage Mr. and Miss Luoan, who have been adventurous all year round, and in addition to the crew, of course, the crew members who continue to work as if nothing happened.

"Don't worry, as long as we do what we have to do, it's fine. They said so.

"They can't catch up. ”

"This Oriental Moon's. They said this, and this statement was verified over the next few days. Driven by superb piloting skills and excellently modified sails, the Oriental Moon is faster than the smaller clippers, despite its size.

It's just that these pirate ships are still chasing after them have entered the open sea, and one of the biggest criteria for whether they are suitable for ocean voyages is the draft of the ship. The size of a large ocean-going sailing ship is not only to be able to carry enough supplies to travel such a long distance, but also to withstand the rough waves of the open sea, and to maintain balance in its own size, so as not to destroy the ship and kill people when a wave hits it.

The small sailing ships used by the pirates of the Marina were at best a bully to the ships operating in the inland seas, and the longships of the Dan Rasostin pirates further west were built for coastal raids. Neither is a ship suitable for open sea sailing, after all, a serious pirate business is like a short race, running over and grabbing it and leaving immediately, unlike the endurance run that ocean-going sailing ships are better at.

And they still stubbornly caught up with such an unsuitable ship, and chased for three days before finally giving up the return trip, while many people on the Oriental Moon were gasping, Mira also heard the captain say this sentence in Laman:

"La Entiga de los Siminos. This is a Lamanic idiom, which literally means "the friend of a dog and an ape". The Lamanites, who have been fond of bestiaries since ancient times, believed that dogs were good at solving problems with brute force and monkeys were good at solving problems with their minds, so they were diametrically opposed from the beginning of their way of thinking, like old enemies.

And Captain Francisco's exclamation in this situation was obviously referring to the fact that the ships that followed him were treating him as an old enemy.

Therefore, his sentence is translated in a more colloquial way.

It should be "what hatred and what kind of grudge—"

All in all, after officially entering the open sea, these guys gave up the pursuit. This made many people on board breathe a sigh of relief, but unlike the first-time passengers, who felt reassured, the old passengers and the sailors on board became more serious.

First, the navigation conditions that you have to face after entering the open sea will suddenly become much more tense.

Second, to quote the original words of the ship's first mate:

"Even good pirates don't shake hands with good friends. ”