To be honest, Lu Jing never thought that there would be a ship that would survive in that harsh environment, but the scene in front of him reminded him all the time that there was a boat that could withstand the wind and waves over there.

The most important thing is that they are now heading straight for the Tide!

Lu Jing didn't think that the ship that had managed to escape was to greet them, especially since Xu Xu, who first discovered them, came to the conclusion that the ship's hull was seriously damaged and needed to be repaired urgently, and that there were still quite a lot of artillery on both sides of the ship.

"That ship is a semi-steam ship like us, with a hull of this size, at least a hundred people on it, and a black flag on the mainmast, a certain pirate group...... Captain, we might be in trouble. ”

Xu Chu put down the binoculars and said with a somewhat ugly face.

The hull was badly damaged, but it didn't immediately stop in a safe area to rest, and it was obvious that it wanted something out of the Tidecurrent.

"Let's get out of here, with the extent of the damage to that ship, it's a dream to catch up with the Tidestream. ”

Lu Jing didn't intend to clash with the other party in this environment, not because he was afraid, but because there was no need for it at all, if the other party's ship was really irreversibly damaged, he planned to take away the tide to escape later, it would be a vicious battle.

"I'm going to turn on the thrusters. ”

Fu Ju turned around and ran towards the control room.

"Captain, they lowered the black flag...... What is this operation?"

As the distance between the two ships narrowed, the other party took the initiative to lower the black flag representing the identity of the pirates, and this senseless behavior was a bit self-deceptive no matter how you look at it.

"Ignore them, you go back to the wheelhouse to control the boat, I'm here with Gorman watching. ”

Lu Jing raised his arms and was unmoved, but just as Xu Chu was about to leave, there was a sudden flickering flash on the bow of the boat over there.

Lu Jing, who had been a sailor on the Boundless Sea for a period of time, naturally recognized that this was the other party, and this was a light signal.

The meaning is simple, a distress signal!

"Looks like they know they can't catch up with the Tidecurrent, so they want to keep us that way?"

Gorman looked at the other party's actions, and was somewhat surprised, there are no novices in the ships that can sail in this kind of place, they are all old oilers who have sailed at sea for many years, and this kind of behavior of first unloading the black flag and asking for help is simply playing with them as fools.

The whale oil thruster was activated, and the Tide used practical actions to tell those people that if they really wanted to chase after them, then wait to follow the Tide's ass and eat ashes!

However, just after the Tide Stream showed a response, two black things suddenly threw out on both sides of the ship's side, Lu Jing picked up the telescope left by Xu Chu and looked at it, and his brows couldn't help frowning.

"Jet skis, look at the style should be whale oil driven, these guys are determined to catch up with us. ”

The Tide Stream was able to sail quickly, relying on whale oil thrusters, and it was precisely because of this that Lu Jing had the confidence to get rid of them.

On the other hand, jet skis, which also use whale oil as an energy source, will only be faster than the Tidestream.

"Letting them get close could cause damage to the Tidecurrent, Captain, do you need me to intercept them?"

Gorman's hand pressed on the handle of the sickle behind him and spoke in a deep voice.

"No need, look at the big ship, it stopped moving after the two of them went out, if they plan to take the ship, they should act together, so it seems that we may want to diverge, don't rush to do it first, see what those two people say." ”

Lu Jing originally thought that the other party was planning to let the two of them drag them first and then seize the ship, but the big boat's stop was undoubtedly another show of their attitude.

Based on this, Lu Jing was also willing to understand the situation on the premise of keeping a safe distance, anyway, even if they drove away normally, they would be caught up by the two jet skis.

"Fu Ju, reduce the efficiency of the thruster first, and wait for my signal. ”

Turning around and saying hello, Lu Jing leaned Purple Thorn against the side of the boat and waited for them to come up with Gorman.

The two people seemed to be a little surprised when they saw the Tide Stream stopping, and one of them narrowed the distance and shouted at the top of his voice,

"We're not pirates, we don't have any ill will towards you, we just want to ask you for a favor, don't be nervous!"

"Oh, that's kind of interesting. ”

Lu Jing ignored them, and condensed Huichuan again, directly condensing a wall of water nearly ten meters on the outside of the ship facing them, separating the two people on the other side.

"If you have anything to say, stay over there and say it, we can't afford to mess with you. ”

That being said, the surging sea water inside the wall of water conveyed another meaning to these two people, there are transcendents who control water on the ship, and if they really want to move, none of them want to leave!

The two people on the jet ski looked at each other, they were also a little surprised by this situation, but they were relieved after seeing that there were only two people on the entire deck.

"Friend, I see that there is no flag on the main mast of your ship, so I think it must be a bounty hunter or an adventurer. ”

In contrast, facing the older man, he straightened up and took the initiative to speak,

"Mingren doesn't say dark words, I think you also saw the waterspout over there just now, our ship was hit hard inside, the bilge was leaked, although it was rescued by some special means, but the whale oil tank placed in it and some of the materials for repairing the ship were lost, we need to replenish, otherwise we can't reach the destination at all, if you have the corresponding materials on board, we will spend money to buy!"

After saying that, the man took out a bulging money bag from his chest and threw it at the tide, Lu Jing raised his hand to catch it steadily, and there were a few gold leaves and a lot of silver dollars stored in it.

"There's a deposit here, and there's more to come as long as you're willing to help. ”

Will they be able to come up with more money?

That's for sure, but if it really fills a bag full of gold leaf, the ship in front of me will probably leave without looking back.

"I have a question, if you can give me a satisfactory answer, I will help...... Just now I saw the pirate black flag flying on your ship, and I took it down when I approached my ship...... This is the Infinite Sea, and I can't guarantee what the consequences of helping you will be. ”

In this situation, Lu Jing didn't need to shy away from anything, and said his questions straightforwardly.

"Please rest assured, that black flag was actually hung up by us to disguise our identity, and I took it off just now for fear that you would misunderstand. ”

Seeing the expressions on Lu Jing and Gorman's faces, the middle-aged man knew that he might not be able to trust them with his words, so he simply took off his coat and showed the uniform inside, and then took out a gold medal from his waist and threw it to Lu Jing with the money bag just now.

"I think these two things are enough to prove who we are!"