Volume IV Reign of Chaos 81 Pirates are coming
I stayed at Lawrence's house for only one day, and the next night I quietly left his house early in the morning of the third day.
I don't belong here, nor do I belong to this comfort, and the physiognomist on my foot has long said that he is born to work and run non-stop.
It's not that I don't want to be comfortable, it's just that when I see them, I think of Edwin who is far away in the world, although I don't have much affection for this so-called brother, but in the bottom of my heart there is always a feeling that is a little different from anyone else.
Perhaps that was Mason's last remaining affection for his loved ones.
Ralph brought me the Siren's weapons that he had captured while crossing the sea, and he noticed that I was covered in rudimentary equipment. I was amazed that he still had the gadgets of the past, which he said would not only help himself but would one day really need money, better than most of the blacksmiths in the country forged weapons. As long as you are a person, you can see that it is a top-notch weapon, and it is very valuable.
I didn't ask him anything more, I didn't want to cause them any trouble.
It wasn't dawn when I left. This kind of early morning going out is kind of ...... Indescribable feeling.
Walking on the empty streets and the land about to wake up brings me the feeling that I am not positive about the early bird eating the worm, nor the feeling of superiority that everyone sleeps and I wake up alone, nor is it the resentment that arises when I have to get up so early and can't sleep lazily.
It's just very special.
I ran down the avenue, measuring the land with my feet. I didn't feel anything soon after the sun rose, but once it was past noon and early afternoon, I was desperate for a means of transportation. It's not that I'm lazy, it's just that I think it's too late.
When I arrived at the city by the sea, it was already night, and to be honest, I really wished I didn't have to rush so much, but in the distance I saw the lights on the pier. Generally speaking, it is not out of the sea at night.
It's called Leehaven, and it lives up to its name. To reach the harbor, you have to go down a high cliff, and the surrounding cliffs are not just leeward.
Although the lights of the town let me know that this town is indeed not small, when I walked into the town, I realized that there were really no people on the streets.
When I walked into the tavern, even the silence in the tavern made me a little uncomfortable. There were a dozen people seated in the hall, and the people in the hall spoke softer, except for a huge harp played softly by a woman next to the bar.
The clinking of ice cubes in the glass is the most pleasant sound outside of music.
I didn't rush to order a drink when I came to the bar, and the bartender kept his head down and didn't care about me. When he came over and asked me what to drink, the people who had been drinking next to me had left.
"Something?" The bartender doesn't lift his eyelids either.
"Is there a job presentation on board?" I say.
"We're not intermediaries." He still didn't lift his head.
"I can pay you." I say. But when I said this, I suddenly remembered that I had left all the gold coins for the Lawrence family, but when I subconsciously reached into my pocket, I found that Lawrence secretly filled me with a bag of money, this guy is really ......
"There aren't that many jobs for you to find right now." There was a hint of disdain in his words.
His drooping eyelids blinked as I pressed a silver coin against the bottom of the cup and pushed it through. "What kind of job are you looking for?"
"Work on the ship." I say.
He finally lifted his eyelids and glanced at me, "You're not a sailor. ”
"Of course I am." I say for sure.
"It's stupid to tell such a lie here." He didn't lift his head. "What exactly do you want to do?"
"I got a job as soon as possible, I have to support my family."
"Huh......" the bartender snorted.
"That's not enough." He said.
I shoved a small stack of silver coins in front of him, and he reached out and wiped them off the table. "You want to get out of here." He said.
I didn't squeak.
"Huh...... You don't look like a local at all. He said disdainfully, "You'd better be prepared tonight, the only ship this month bound for Nanhai Town will leave port tomorrow morning." ”
"What should I do?" I say.
"You've got just enough money for this message." He said. "You haven't paid the guidance and follow-up fees for what to do?" He looked up at me, and I was really impressed by those triangular eyes.
"Which boat?" I asked.
"Go straight to the docks, you can see." His face was expressionless.
I nodded, turned my head and walked out, his message was enough. Honestly, I really want to burn this shop down for him.
The scale of this port is okay, the number of large and small ships docked at the dock is not small, the dock workers are loading goods into a ship, and the surrounding ships are quiet, probably this one.
The goods were loaded until the second half of the night, and I stayed up with them until the second half of the night. When they finished loading, I quietly went into the water and swam over. Climbed up the anchor line. This ship is not small, and it should be more than enough to hide me.
But as soon as I got on board to load the workers, they disembarked, and the early crew began to board the ship. I was overboard, and if it weren't for the small muzzle of the gun, I would have wanted to get through that hole. It's absolutely not okay to hang outside, not only because of physical strength, but I will definitely be found when I get up tomorrow morning.
I lay on the side of the ship and waited for my moment, and I climbed onto the deck as they turned around, and I pushed the door open and flashed in, not far from the captain's quarters.
One of the great things about the captain's cabin is that it has windows, so it's not dark inside. After a glance, I realized that the only reliable place to hide was the wardrobe against the wall. It's not that he can't hide under his bed, but there seem to be a lot of bits and pieces under the bed.
There are more and more sailors outside the door, and it is absolutely impossible for me to sneak into the hold at this time, so let's take a moment here. What if you really go to sea, then talk about it then!
Looking at the clothes in the closet, it seems that there is no captain's dress or more formal clothes, and I don't think the captain will necessarily open the closet when he comes on the ship tomorrow. Thinking about this, I finally chose to lie under the bed. Wardrobe or not insured.
There was a smell of stinky feet under the bed, and I couldn't breathe when I smoked a pair of old pickled leather boots, so I held my breath and kicked it out. It was uncomfortable to be smoked just now, but it would be fine, and I fell asleep when the boat shook so lightly.
By the time I woke up, the ship was about to leave, and the captain didn't seem to have come in, and I didn't sense when I fell asleep anyway if he had come in to do something.
The boat moved, and my heart fell to the ground. Let's hope this trip ends soon. I continued to catch up on sleep under the bed, which was cramped and uncomfortable, but it was all right.
It was not long before the captain walked in, and I lay flat under the bed and listened to the captain walk about the house, and then went out again, without danger.
It's fine to sleep for a while when you're sleepy, but it's hard to lie like this all the time, and thankfully the captain hasn't come in since the time he came in. This allowed me to roll over freely.
Smugglers need not only courage, but also perseverance and endurance.
When night fell, I also kept thinking about whether to get out of here, after all, I had been lying here for a day, and this ship didn't know how many days it would drift, it was too uncomfortable.
The captain sat at the table and drank, sip after sip, glass after glass, this guy drank so much that he lay down on the bed above me after a pot.
It's also good, I fell asleep after drinking, and my chance came.
It's true, but this opportunity made me feel a little confused.
Normally, the bell on the boat does not rattle, but suddenly the alarm bell rings to tell me that it was his mother's accident.
The captain scrambled to his feet from his bed, and the speed was so fast that I was glad I hadn't made a rash move. He grabbed the weapon on the table and rushed out of the room.
It was noisy outside, and I didn't dare to go out immediately, and I didn't know what was going on until ...... A cannon rang out!
This roar directly scared me, and it must not be to celebrate anything at this time.
Then came the second cannon shot, the third! Fourth ...... I heard shells shattering the hull of the ship, cracking and shouting and wailing. The crew outside was in a mess, and the shouts were incessant.
This is the encounter ...... Pirates? Still is...... Other navies? No...... It is unlikely to be the Kultilas Navy...... I feel...... I think...... I don't think so...... I don't think I've heard of any conflict between the Kurtilas and Gilneth!
The next shelling became more and more frequent, and the number of shells that fell on the ship had already reached three. One of them was not far from the captain's quarters, and the sound of it shattering terrified my heart, and I quickly got out from under the bed.
Covering the door, I leaned on the window and looked out, and sure enough, there was a boat confronting us in the sea not far away. The light of the fire outside the window told me that the ship was on fire, but nothing seemed to be the case.
I don't know who to pray for, and it doesn't seem like it's good for me to win. But that's all it...... What should I do if I catch a fish in troubled waters?
No...... I'm not going to do anything, just wait in this room, so that I can't keep up with all the changes! Thinking of this, I turned to look at the table, where there were only two apples left in addition to the flask.
In the almost dark sea, I could barely see what the ship looked like in the distance, but I couldn't see whose boat it was. The ship finally came close after a lot of probing and shelling. Is this going to board the ship?
Embarkation ...... Ah, good aboard! Maybe I have more chances to board the ship! Thinking of this, I quickly nibbled on two bites of apples, and the apple cores at this time could not be easily wasted.
I didn't notice a shell coming at me until it smashed the window and pierced the ship's plank. The captain's cabin was punctured.
I wanted to go back to the bed and hide, but no one seemed to care about the impact of the hole where the captain was sleeping. At this time, the ship was getting more and more turbulent, and the ship came up!
The ship I was in fired a volley of guns, and the ship on the other side took a few solid hits, and I didn't know whether to be happy or ...... Lose sleep over something. But when the boat on the other side also opened fire, I fell to the floor.
This firepower is not at all level! And the opposite ...... It's not human at all!