Chapter 22: Encountering a Pirate......
The conversation between Cristina and Edward was put aside for the time being, and Sinampe and his party set sail for the sea, finally leaving Capet and heading in the direction of Roman City.
Looking in the direction of Capet, Sinampei was always a little sad, since the crossing, he had lived in that country and never left, and now this was even his first time abroad.
To say that there is no emotion at all in a place where I have lived for so long and put so much effort into it is absolutely a lie. Before he knew it, he regarded that place as his second home - the earth was far away, and the Celestial Empire of this world was so strange, and he also regarded this country as the place where he would die of his life.
He had put all his heart and soul into that country—Theresa's domain was also part of that country, and was not—and now he was being driven away by the king, to put it mildly, and he was not reconciled. But what if he is unwilling, the king has completed his great cause of centralization, and now he has the final say on every inch of land in Capenan, which is not much better than the Son of Heaven of the Celestial Empire. Under such circumstances, how can Sinampei stay in Capet again?
But, after arriving in Roman City, will Yi Qiē really get better? Sinampei has no bottom in his heart. Although he had a letter from the Pope in his hand, the road ahead was still dark. He didn't know what kind of man the pope was - enlightened or conservative, mean or magnanimous, he didn't know at all, and even if the people around him could tell him some hearsay, it would be naïve and imprudent to start analysing what was going to happen on the basis of that.
At three o'clock in the morning, Theresa beside him was still sleeping soundly-what happened last night, you can make up for it yourself-but Si Nanpei couldn't be as indifferent as she was after all.
I'm a man!" Sinampei clenched his fists fiercely. From now on, it will never be as soft as before!
But...... What happened next was something he had never imagined.
In this era, seafaring was generally carried out on the shore, and with the exception of some true explorers, ships were generally traded along the way. It can also be replenished nearby, although it seems that the distance is much farther than sailing from the deep sea, but the safety is not the same.
No fool would want to enter the deep sea, where not only are there all kinds of natural disasters, but it is not impossible to encounter man-made disasters such as pirates.
But let's be honest, the chances of encountering pirates on shore are not low. Because pirates aren't stupid enough to go hunting outside of traditional shipping routes.
Now, the ship on which Sinampei and his entourage were on was unfortunately encountered by pirates......
"Full sails, hurry up, full sails!" the sailors' yells sobered Sinampei from his thoughts. He was bored by the chaotic sounds outside.
At that moment, he put on his clothes and pushed open the door to go outside to see what was going on.
And then, no doubt, he was scared silly.
He found a sailor for questioning.
"Over there, pirate! Do you see, pirate!" Pointing to the southern sea, he yelled at Sinampei, "Okay, don't interfere with our work here, if you can't get rid of these guys, none of the ladies who will get on board with you will end well! It is also possible to be sold to the southern continent as a slave!" After yelling, the sailor hurried to the bottom cabin to the mast.
Follow the sailor's instructions. Sinampei looked over the sea in the south and found the horizon in the distance. There was indeed a ship approaching rapidly......
The style of this ship is different from the ships of the Litianjiao world that Sinan Pei has seen, and on the highest mast of this ship, the double moon flag is hoisted...... And there is another difference that it is a pulp sailing ship, but Sinan Pei is on a sailing merchant ship.
According to Sinan Pei's knowledge, in the past few hundred years, pulp sailing ships have been popular. Both the military and the civilian population are using such sailing ships in large quantities. However, with the advancement of technology, this kind of ship that required a lot of manpower was slowly eliminated, and the civilian population was no longer used, only the army and pirates who spared no cost to ensure speed. will be used......
It didn't matter if the ship was approaching Selman's privateer, warship, or civilian pirates, but it was doomed if they approached it—these fellows didn't spare even Catholics of the same faith, let alone pagan enemies?
"Oh, what bad luck!" After so much experience, Sinampei finally developed a demeanor that did not change a little. With a turn of his head, he began to think about the current situation--what should he do if he was chased by this pirate ship? Unless God made a beautiful way and let Sinampe and his party escape all the way to Saranyi, it would be difficult to pursue the sailing ship.
The armament on the ship could certainly not be expected, except for a few broken cannons, it was an old-fashioned ballista, and the equipment of the Tuks was generally very advanced, a notch stronger than the general world of the Litian Sect, and even the soldiers were suzhì. What's more, the combat effectiveness of these sailors on the ship is obviously worrying, even if they know that if they don't fight, they will die and risk their lives to fight, and their skills and tactics are not as good as others...... Thinking about it, the people on the ship couldn't count on it, so Sinan Pei could only hit the girls he brought with him - he himself had no combat effectiveness, even if he had a Black Star pistol on his body, it was simply wishful thinking to be able to inflict heavy damage on the enemy with these few bullets. Not only is there a problem with Sinampei's own archery, but more importantly, this is at sea......
But two of the three girls I brought with me can be considered magicians! And he is the person of destiny in the prophecy, Si Nanpei thought of this and made up his mind.
However, his personality still made him decide to be more steady. Because of the separation of the two cabins, he didn't know where Hillelia and Carla were for the time being, so he first called Theresa out of the bed: "Your Highness, get up, the pirates are coming!"
"Si, don't be noisy, I was so tired last night, let me sleep a little longer, don't ......" Theresa said as she rolled over.
Theresa is very dishonest when she sleeps.
Si Nanpei could only smile helplessly, and he immediately raised his voice: "Your Highness, the pirates are coming, we have to find a way to escape! Otherwise, they will take you captive as a slave!"
“...... Si, don't you make any more noise, aren't you just a pirate, you go to Hilmelia to discuss! Don't bother me to sleep......" Theresa kicked the quilt, and the spring was full of light.
Sinan Pei reluctantly covered her with a quilt, and then retreated.
Is she sleepy or doesn't care at all? (To be continued......)