Byron's sword does not have any fancy and obvious sword moves, only the most basic and extreme speed.

The mystery is one word: quick!

In this life, he started with the sword he could hold, and practiced all kinds of swordsmanship regardless of cold or summer.

From the most basic [Military Swordsmanship], the secret [Silver Cross Swordsmanship] of the Church, and the most widely spread [Fisher Swordsmanship] among pirates...

All the way to the [Storm Swordsmanship] unique to the Kingdom of Hattings.

Although he has not yet stepped on the [Ladder of Glory] to officially take office, he is not a true transcendent.

But relying on a solid foundation in swordsmanship and the feeding moves of many court swordsmanship masters, he can definitely be called a handful of the first echelon under the transcendental.

"The newcomer's sword is so fast!"

"During this period of time, the kingdom of Hattings was in turmoil, and it seems that many good players have fled overseas, and there is obviously a lot of chaos on the sea.

This newcomer is so strong?! ”

"I've heard that the Cook is the most powerful character in an army, could it be that this newcomer who once served the great nobles is such an existence?"

The pirates around him were full of amazement, although the main function of the first mate was to work as a quartermaster and assist the captain, and he was not necessarily the most capable of fighting ordinary pirates.

But they asked themselves if they changed positions, they might not be able to stop Byron's sword.

Prior to signing the Ten Commandments of Pirates, Byron was a captive.

After signing the Ten Commandments of Pirates, he is a pirate recognized by the Pirate Code, that is, his own person who abides by the "rules of the game".

This kind of sharp style did not arouse the hostility of other pirates.

On a pirate ship, humility and deference are the most useless qualities.

People are not ruthless and unstable.

If you want to get a foothold on a pirate ship, you must not let anyone else think you are weak and deceitful.

It must be tougher and more ruthless than other pirates.

Turn yourself into an elusive mystery that you can't guess through, and once you show malice towards yourself, you will be counterattacked by the deepest thunder!

This is the pirate's way of survival, and it is also the instinct that the people of Northland Bay hide deep in their bones.

Byron's performance was not only the carpenter Hans Jr., who originally had a good impression of him.

Even many pirates who had never said a word smiled at him.

Except for the ugly-faced first mate [Broken Bone] Miles and his supporters on the ship.

"Enough, now is not the time for infighting.

I declare that from now on Cook Byron Tudor will be in addition to his own job as a storekeeper.

At the same time, wartime regulations were enforced, everything was focused on victory, and both cooks and carpenters were assigned to battle echelons.

If you don't want our Man-Shark to be sunk, gamble on the slim odds of escaping by jumping overboard.

Let's show the courage to die with the enemy! ”

Salman finally spoke.

Although Byron did not really replace the first mate, it also gave him the power that the chef should have.

On a normal pirate ship, in addition to normal cooking, the chef's other job is to be a storekeeper.

When Byron got this position, he was promoted to the official officer class.

It is no longer on the same level as the poor consumable chefs who could die at the hands of the captain at any time.

Of course, the premise of all this is that everyone can survive today!

Just when the pirates thought that an unexpected episode would come to an end.

But Byron, who had succeeded in establishing his authority and gaining the right to speak, suddenly bowed to Salman's chest, pointed to the half-reduced sails on the foremast and mainmast, and said:

"Mr. Captain, when I was serving under Lord Crawford, I came into contact with many of the shipwrights of the Royal Dockyards and their secret shipbuilding skills.

I've heard of a method that is still being experimented, maybe it can reduce the 'burying' effect of the high-level sail and make the [Maneater] even faster..."

At this time, no one will casually ignore his words.

The dangers of the sea caused all the pirate ships that did not obey pragmatism and the Ten Commandments of Pirates to disappear into the sea.

Those who have the ability have privileges!

Even the only transcendent [Bloody Eye] Salman couldn't help but sink his heart and listen carefully to Byron's transformation plan.

Immediately, under the guidance of Byron, he took matters into his own hands and climbed the tall mast that swayed left and right to carry out the transformation.

Didn't waste much time.

He hung a hastily cut triangular shoulder on each of the three forestay cables, which had tightened the foremast and the bow boom.

When the sail ropes of these three-sided sails were tightened by the sailors, gradually catching the strong wind at sea.

Phew——!

Everyone standing on the bow felt the bow jerk upward.

Old Hans, who was helping beside him, grabbed the tight sail rope beside him to stabilize his body, raised his head and exclaimed:

"The effect was immediate? This... How does this work? ”

The original Maneater, like the other Clark and Galen of this era, was equipped with sails.

Only on the trailmast hung a trapezoidal sylober that acted as an air rudder.

Since the center of gravity of the battleship was very low, near the waterline, and the sails on the upper level of the first mast, the thrust and arm were large, which created the force to press the bow into the water.

Naturally, the battleship buried its head and its speed decreased.

It was common knowledge among navigators that the upper sails had to be lowered in high winds and high sea conditions.

Of course, the current Royal Shipyard has not yet had a solution, otherwise the warship would have been the first to be equipped a long time ago, but Byron had already had a way in his previous life.

That is, the multi-faceted spinnaker is used to produce a lifting effect against the head of the sailboat, so they are also called "lifting the sail"!

So when [Bloody Eye] Salman ordered to untie the shrunken sail and let the sail be fully driven, the [Maneater] no longer buried his head.

The speed of the ship increased significantly.

At least with the help of "Lift the Sail", the force 6 wind is not enough for them to have to drop the sail to avoid danger.

When the vicious pirates looked at Byron again, they couldn't help but be in awe.

Powerful force and profound knowledge gave a new look to the image of the "chef" at the beginning, and there was no doubt about Byron's repeated emphasis on the identity of a "noble deacon".

even took the initiative to cooperate with Byron's [cognitive correction] to brainwash himself.

"It is worthy of the elite who has served the great nobles.

When I retire, wash the blood off my hands, buy a knighthood, change into a dress, and be a decent lord.

Maybe you can talk to Byron now. Mr. Friend? ”

Byron had barely boarded the ship and had already won the trust of the pirates.

Salman went on to give the order:

"Ditching the speed line, I need to know exactly where our speed is and where the enemy ship is."

"Yes!"

A group of pirates worked together to throw a bunch of ropes and floating barrels at the stern of the ship.

In this era, there was only a blue wave on the sea, there were few references, and there was no advanced equipment, so it was not easy to accurately measure the speed of the ship.

But experienced sailors invented the "speed rope method".

The specific method is to throw a floating body with a rope towed to the sea surface when the ship is sailing, and then calculate the speed of the ship according to the length of the rope pulled out in a certain period of time.

In order to reduce the error, the rope may be placed very long, and many knots are tied at equal distances of the rope, so that the whole speed rope is divided into sections.

As long as the number of sections of the rope being pulled in the same unit time is measured, the corresponding speed is also measured.

This is also the origin of "knot" as a unit of measurement for the speed of sea vessels.

To convert, 1 knot equals 1 knot, which is 1.85 km/h.

Generally, a bulky sail-powered battleship averages 2 or 3 knots in ordinary weather, and a cruiser is slightly faster.

Only a stable flow of wind speed and direction, combined with the full sail open, can push the speed to a maximum of around 10 knots, but this is very rare.

With the current force 6 winds blowing, they sailed with a positive tail wind (downwind) and barely ran an unprecedented high speed of 7 knots.

That's 13 kilometers per hour, which is about the same speed as a bicycle.

Unfortunately, when sailing downwind, the advantage of a large sail is simply too great.

Even though the encounter between the two sides was delayed, after two and a half hours of intense tension, they were still chased within the range of the artillery by the [Stern].

The fifth-class cruiser, which had already opened its hideous cannon door, slammed into everyone's field of vision.

The atmosphere on the pirate ship suddenly became tense.

Many pirates couldn't help but look at Salman, the strongest [Bloody Eye] on the ship, and a considerable number of them subconsciously looked at... Byron.

Faced with a battle of great disparity, they need a backbone.

The latter stood on the back deck with the best view, feeling the sea breeze blowing through the ends of his hair.

[Weather Intuition] constantly sent information about various elements of the sea into his five senses, making him look at the upcoming level 7 wind tunnel.

"The sail has won half an hour for the [Maneater], and it only needs to hold on for another half hour or so to win the turnaround!"

He whispered the news to Captain Salman, citing the fact that he had studied seamanship.

Let him personally announce to the crew that giving the pirates a hope that they will have a chance to survive as long as they work hard, which will greatly boost morale.

Draw your sword and roar with the pirates who have been cornered and can only take a desperate position:

"I am invincible, and I am ——!!! to fight"