Chapter VII: Running for Captain
Carrot meeting!
Mo Xiaobai said his thoughts through the mouth of the red-billed parrot, he looked at the scene in the warehouse with some amusement, he felt that Jack Sparrow and he must be in the same mood at this moment.
It is said that the pirates with heads and faces in the pirate house will participate, but what Mo Xiaobai saw in his eyes was that the pirates gathered in the warehouse were all faint, and there was no brightness at all.
Only old John, who was standing next to Jack Sparrow, was more normal to count the stars.
Jack Sparrow was also a little helpless at the moment, there were more than twenty wooden tables in the huge warehouse, and on each wine table, there were two or three drunken pirates.
They were tall, short, fat, and thin, all of them.
Some wore one-eyed patches, some wore iron hooks on their hands, and some were like Jack Sparrow, with small monkeys or parrots parked next to them......
Jack Sparrow's arrival did not elicit any unusual reaction from them, most of them continued to drink rum as they should, and only a few of them raised their heads and glanced at them, and then drank again.
"It's only two people, sit down and wait a little longer......," said Old John, smiling awkwardly, and took Jack Sparrow to find an empty table and sit down.
Jakesparrow nodded, his eyes looking around the room, and gradually understood.
Oh, yes.
No one wants to take the risk of going to sea to find the treasure of the Bad Girl, and who cares about the barrels of rum except for these crooked and cracked dates, drunkards?
He looked at John and asked, "After the election of captain, where are you going to find the Bad Girl, the sea is so big, you can't find a needle, right?" ”
"Don't worry, I've found the shipwreck, it's here!" John took out a chart from his bosom, spread it flat on the table, pointed to a place with a red cross in the center of the chart, and said: "This place is only three or four hundred nautical miles away from the pirate house, and you can return safely within a month of going to sea, very safe!" ”
Jack Sparrow saw that although the chart was not large, it was well drawn, and in addition to the location of the pirate's house, it was densely marked with other shore shapes, reefs, water depths, and the distant island of Cinding......
With this chart, finding the Bad Girl will be a lot easier!
"Uncle John, you drew this chart?" Jakesparrow asked.
"This is what I spent five or six years drawing, and it turns out that every time I go to sea, I have to replenish the terrain at any time." A look of pride appeared on John's face, and he carefully put away the charts.
The two of them waited a little longer, and as a few more emaciated pirates walked into the warehouse, the number was finally gathered.
"Everyone, enough people have come, this White Shark captain race is about to begin!" Uncle John stood up and shouted to the pirates, "In the end, we will get the captain of the ship, and we will buy the White Shark from Old Bob and lead us out to sea in search of the treasure left behind by the Bad Girl!" ”
His voice stopped the pirates who were drinking.
"Uncle John, since you found the treasure map, it's up to you to conduct the assessment."
"Don't be long-winded, let's get started! Lao Tzu will inevitably be the captain of the White Shark! ”
"Fart, the captain is mine, only I can lead the White Shark to glory!"
Before they could even start, the pirates were arguing, and old John could only slap the table and shout, "Quiet, quiet! ”
But no one listened to him at all, and all the pirates were a little drunk, and even a few of them had already pulled out their long swords and scimitars, ready to show off their skills to see who was the real captain of the White Shark.
Seeing this, Jack Sparrow helplessly held his forehead, can this group of stinky fish and rotten shrimp really find the treasure of the bad girl on the magnificent and dangerous sea?
He jumped up, landed firmly on the wine table, straightened up, and shouted loudly: "Be quiet, if anyone messes around any more, they will be disqualified from running for the captain of the White Shark!" ”
The pirates quieted down at this time, and Old John glanced at Jack Sparrow with a little gratitude, cleared his throat, and continued: "This is the election campaign for the captain of the White Shark! To be a qualified captain, you must have a lot of sailing skills! ”
"You are all old sailors, everyone should know that calm and calm are just a camouflage of the sea, and rough waves are its true face! It has unparalleled destructive power and can destroy any ship, even the Pirate King's ship, which will be difficult to withstand in the face of hurricanes and tsunamis!
"Only a captain with exceptional seafaring knowledge can lead his crew to conquer it!"
"I ask you, what is the most important thing about a long voyage!"
"Boat!"
"Sword!"
"Rum!"
"Muskets!"
"Woman ......"
"Gold ......"
The pirates gave different answers, but John's brow was furrowed.
Weapons and rum were certainly the things the pirates had to carry, but they weren't the most important thing on a voyage, and his gaze swept across the faces of the excited pirates, a little with some interest.
These pirates are either raw melons and eggs who have never been to sea once, or they are old sailors who have been abandoned and are not capable, maybe it was a mistake to plan this captain campaign by themselves, if they really took this group of guys to sea, I am afraid that they will not go far and die in the sea.
Just when he was depressed, there was a voice in his ears.
"It's water and food!"
John looked at the source of the sound with some surprise and realized that it was Jack Sparrow who was speaking.
"Fresh water is an important material for going to sea! Seawater is not directly usable, so you must carry a lot of fresh water to the sea, which can be filled in wooden barrels, or you can set up water tanks in the cabin of the ship, or build water tanks on the ship! ”
"But fresh water can't be stored for too long, how can it be replenished?" John asked.
"Replenish along the way, or rely on rainwater to replenish!"
Old John nodded with satisfaction, not expecting this unattractive guy to have some ability, and continued to ask, "What about the food?" ”
"Food is not too particular about fresh water! Vegetables and fruits, rice, noodles, cattle and sheep can be carried, and the sea is rich in materials, and you can also catch it now! ”
"So may I ask ......?"
Old John asked a lot of sailing skills, side depth speed, directional positioning, etc., and Jax Sparrow answered them all, and even some of the questions that originally bothered John, Jack Sparrow could answer them for him.
"Captain Jack, Captain Jack!" The red-billed parrot chirped.
John looked at the red-billed parrot in surprise, and secretly said that this guy is really smart, he himself is very satisfied with Jack Sparrow's performance, and believes that with his rich sailing skills, even if he leads this group of novices, he will definitely be able to successfully find the treasure of the Bad Girl.