Chapter 16: Meyer's Backing
Roger and Grubel stood on the splint and looked out at the sea, the sea was endless, the seagulls spread their wings in the distance, and the waves rolled and slapped on the boat to make a "whoosh" sound, and Roger, who was out to sea for the first time, saw that his heart was surging.
The ship that Oris had chartered for them was very large, larger than the flagship ship of ordinary pirates, and Roger knew that this was originally a ship of the Royal Irish Fleet, but after it was decommissioned, it was acquired by merchants for civilian use, and of course the price was very high;
The captain of the ship, also from the Irish State, was a retired military man with the gentlemanly demeanor of the Irish, and still wears the uniform of the Irish Navy. Roger returned to the cabin, and the bearded captain was sipping red wine.
"Hi Mr. Roger, Mr. Grubel, would you like to have a drink together?", the bearded captain waved at them through the window.
Roger bowed in return: "Honored, Mr. Captain",
Roger remembered the customs and etiquette of various places clearly, and there was nothing rude about sitting down, but Grubel had been striking iron all his life, and lacked knowledge of these etiquettes, and when he pushed the door open, he sat in front of the captain like an iron tower, and drank half a bottle of wine on the table without saying anything.
"Oh, what a bold sir, you are a member of the Blacksmiths' Guild?", said the captain.
The Blacksmith Guild of Atlantis is a large organization with uniform standards and insignia, and Grubel wears the badge of a first-class blacksmith on his chest. As for the captain himself, he remembered the mighty image of Grubel with a sledgehammer on his back, carrying a silver demon in one hand and a furnace in the other.
Roger introduced: "Uncle Grubel is a first-class blacksmith in the Blacksmith Society, and he has the opportunity to advance to the potential blacksmith of the 'Golden Hand'".
The captain stretched out his hand very gentlemanly: "Long Yang, Mr. Blacksmith",
The name Grubel is still somewhat famous.
Grubel shook his hand and said, "Fortunately, Mr. Captain",
"Mr. Roger, are you also from the Blacksmiths' Society?
Not to mention the Blacksmiths' Club, even a spendthrifty pirate is not so generous, two people can charter such a large ship.
Roger rolled up his sleeves and smiled: "Mr. Captain, I am an apprentice mechanic, and I am going to take the entrance exam for the Crape Myrtle Academy",
"Crape Myrtle Academy", the captain was in awe, stretched out his hand and said: "Mr. Mechanic, please forgive me for being rude, piracy has been rampant on the sea recently, as a captain I have to be cautious, my name is Jack, I just retired from the Royal Irish Navy last year, please forgive me for the offense",
"Good Captain Jack, how can anyone blame you for your dedication?
Although Roger lives on the island of Kologa, he has always been well-informed, but he doesn't know what new news the pirates have had recently.
Captain Jack picked up the red wine and handed it to Roger and Grubel: "The recent pirate movements have been much more restrained than before",
Grubel drank another glass and said, "Isn't that a good thing? Captain Jack",
Jack shook his head: "Mr. Grubel, the calm of the sea always hides the storm, and according to reliable sources, the Great Golden Tooth has contacted the Blue Viper to get the idea of the Royal Navy",
Roger and Grubel looked at each other and felt a little incredible, how dare pirates fight the idea of the Royal Irish Navy?
"I know it's a bit horrible, but trust me, Captain Jack won't joke about it," Jack said solemnly.
Roger shook his glass, and the red wine in the glass made a beautiful splash: "The Royal Fleet is heavily guarded, and the ships are strong and the guns are sharp, how can they be afraid of pirates?"
Jack smiled bitterly: "Mr. Roger, do you know that the Golden Tooth Pirates have obtained the secret protection of the Meyer family, the flagship ship has been transformed, and the current Big Golden Tooth is not yet comparable to the Royal Fleet, but the development speed is already amazing",
The Meyer family, Roger glanced at Captain Jack with some sympathy, everyone knows that the Meyer family is the richest family in Atlantis, and it is not enough to say that "rich and rivaled" is not enough to describe its wealth, Meyer's family industry covers one-third of the vast continent.
The Meyer family's motto is: "War can dig up wealth, and money can lead war", and it is a headache for such a terrible family, even in the Royal Irish Fleet.
Roger talked to Captain Jack for a while, and soon the big ship had crossed the shallow channel, and the town of Slok was already very close.
"Goodbye, Mr. Roger, Mr. Grubel, I hope to see you again in the future", Captain Jack waved his hat as he landed.
Roger watched the ship leave, and Grubel, as powerful as an ox, placed the silver demon on the ground and picked up his beloved boiler.
Roger opened the remodeled black box and checked it again, and the remodeled black box had a new look, with a depression in the middle, bulging up and down, and the strap was also replaced with silver.
The puppet of Lolita, the bald boy puppet, the three boxes of silver thread and the three puppeteer's books were all in the box, so he closed the box and opened the mechanism.
"Uncle Grubel, aren't you tired?",
Grubel was much taller than Roger, but the weight of the hammer and boiler made Roger daunting, and he looked out at the dense forest ahead with the black box on his back.
It's still a little way from Slok, but it's time for him and Grubel to part ways.
"This weight is not worth mentioning", Grubel knocked on the boiler and said, "Little ghost, uncle's road is clear and clear, but your road is full of thorns",
Roger smiled and said, "Aren't men just going to overcome obstacles?"
Grubel nodded, "You are very similar to him, I hope you have a brighter future than him", he waved his hand as a farewell.
"I also hope that Uncle Grubel will become the 'golden hand' of the Blacksmith Society as soon as possible",
"Hahahaha, you'll see that day, little ghost", Grubel bent down with the boiler in his arms, and suddenly jumped five meters high with a low shout, and Roger was stunned by his amazing explosiveness, and he disappeared into the woods in a few leaps.
"It's time for us to go, Silver Demon",
Roger tightened the silver strap and took two steps back, then trotted a few steps, and jumped on the back of the silver demon with a low cry three meters away from the silver demon, and lifted the lid, the cab under the cover was a little dim, he pressed the button below to turn on the light and jumped down, there was only one person in the small cab, he took out the drawings in his arms and studied the dense buttons and handles in front of him.
"There's even a hidden weapon launcher, Dr. Demley, you're a genius, hahahaha",
Roger closed the lid with a "clang", and a few minutes later the silver demon's steel spider legs moved, and with a "whoosh", it leaped out of the woods