On the deck, everyone looked up at the white sails, and at the very top of the mast, Nina loomed, her hair was messy, she was wearing nothing, tied to it with a thick rope, handcuffs on her wrists, and a large cloth in her mouth.

The battleship was moving at full speed with full sails downwind, the wind above was very strong, and the sun was abundant, and although Nina had just been tied to it by Xia Zuo for a few hours, her skin was already drying out.

As you can see from the book, at sea, this is a common punishment for those who make mistakes, although with the physique of Nina Fighter, she will not die in a short time, but the discomfort is certain, especially at noon, without the energy to bless the body, the huge sun will definitely make her life worse than death.

"She tried to kill me last night, I did!" Xia Zuo admitted directly, his eyes deliberately glancing at Steve.

Nina tried to kill him because she wanted to take over the ship, simply because of money.

Yesterday Ruben wanted to drive Anthony down because of this, Anthony is vulnerable on this ship because of his black identity, but when he arrives at Pirate Port, the situation will be completely reversed, because the blacks have been bullied in Europe, and a large number of black slaves who escaped have become pirates, that is, the number of blacks in Pirate Harbor will not be less than that of whites.

They were very united, and Anthony, among these black pirates, was very famous and had great prestige, he once led the slave rebellion against the oppression of blacks by whites, and because of this he was arrested in the third prison, many blacks had never seen him at all, only heard of him, and admired him very much!

All, once it arrives at Pirate Harbor, it is difficult to say who exactly is in charge of this ship, it is conceivable that it arrives at Pirate Harbor. Anthony is likely to be able to muster a large number of men in a short period of time.

It was precisely because of this that Reuben was so eager to drive him off the ship, for him who had just escaped from prison alone, this ship was the capital for him to start again.

The reason why Nina did something to Xia Zuo was also because of this, the temptation of 80,000 gold coins, she couldn't resist.

And Xia Zuo suspects that Nina shouldn't be alone, although she is a mid-level martial artist, but without a weapon. It doesn't have to be the opponent of the other three, so ...... If there's one person being co-opted, that person must be Steve.

Xia Zuo's gaze made Steve shiver, and he tilted his head slightly to avoid Xia Zuo's gaze.

"Why is she not wearing clothes?" Miranda asked with some confusion as she looked at it, and then looked at Xia Zuo again.

Miranda, who grew up on a pirate ship, knows very well that there is indeed a way to punish wrongdoers by tying them to a mast. But generally the other party will be dressed in thick clothes, and the more serious the mistake, the thicker the dress, so that the punishment can be most effective. Wearing thick clothes will sweat the body, lose water quickly, and even cover the body in extremely hot weather.

In fact, this way is very cruel to say, not to dress the other party. Although the skin will dry out, it definitely reduces the punitive effect, and almost no one will do it.

What is Nina wearing no clothes for?

Miranda's eyes became more and more strange as she looked at Xia Zuo. Something messed up in my head.

"Ahaha...... The weather is nice today...... Sleep ...... sleep" Xia Zuogan smiled and looked at the sky, turned around and sat back on the recliner, directly buttoned his hat, and did not move.

Xia Zuo would never tell Miranda that Nina had come to lust last night - to tempt him, and he would have taken the bait, if it weren't for Xia Zuo's poor sleep at sea, Nina might have really shot him.

In fact, Xia Zuo already had every reason to kill Nina, but he didn't do that, Nina is also a martial artist no matter what she says, if she encounters the threat of the Imperial Ocean Fleet, she can also be put down to participate in the war, thinking that she finally escaped from prison, she will not help the Imperial Fleet fight herself in turn, she is an important part of the strength of this ship, it is a pity to kill.

"Perverted!" Miranda muttered as she looked at Xia Zuo.

In fact, what she thought in her heart was very different from the real situation, and Miranda believed that Xia Zuo must have stripped Nina and forcibly insulted her after subduing her, and then tied to the mast.

If Xia Zuo knew what Miranda thought, he must vomit blood!

At noon, the Haixun 5, which had been moving at full speed, lowered its sails and anchored in the endless sea.

Hank and Anthony jumped into the sea, pulled the big net and began to fish, there was not much food on the boat, and it was necessary to replenish it early.

"Look, it's an armed British merchant ship, can we rob it?" said Miranda, standing by the helm with a telescope.

In the distance, at sea level, you can faintly see with the naked eye that a ship is sailing westward, and the speed is not very fast, and there is no problem for Haixun 5 to catch up.

"Are we still running for our lives, and besides, if there are no sailors to shoot, what are we going to rob?" Xia Zuo glanced at Miranda and said softly, she was speechless in her heart, she was really a pirate.

"Oh, forget it!" Miranda was a little unwilling, paused and said, "There is not much water on the boat." ”

Bang!

There was a splash, and a large fishing net was thrown directly onto the deck from the sea, and there were countless fish and shrimp in it, all of which were writhing and splashing.

Immediately afterward, Anthony and Hank jumped onto deck.

Steve and Xia Zuo both ran over and began sorting the fish, some of the larger and more vicious fish would be eaten first, and the others would be thrown into the tank, so as to prevent the big fish from eating the small ones.

It took half an hour to get everything done, Anthony went to collect the anchor, Steve and the others began to raise the sails, and Xia Zuo returned to the helm.

"What are you looking at?" Miranda asked as she held the binoculars and kept looking east.

"Do you smell it?" Miranda put down her binoculars, her face looking worried.

"What?" Xia Zuo took two deep breaths, it seemed that the humidity was heavy, his face changed slightly, and he immediately picked up his telescope and looked to the east, in the telescope, Xia Zuo saw a black line in the distant sky.

"The storm is coming!" said Miranda, worriedly, the black line in the distance, the rolling dark clouds.

"Are you confident?" Xia Zuo asked, looking at Miranda.

Miranda is the helmsman, the one who controls the whole ship, and in a storm, a good helmsman who can avoid strong winds and waves by constantly turning the rudder. Or sail along the waves, so as to survive the storm safely, of course, if the helmsman is not capable, a judgment is wrong, the rudder is wrong, and the whole ship may be overturned by the waves, and then strangled into pieces.

Except for some huge ships of great tonnage, which can ignore the storm and survive the storm at will, other medium-sized ships such as the Patrol 5. It can only rely on the adaptability of the helmsman.

Hai Taming 5 set sail again, still heading to the east, there is no intention to avoid the storm, because there is no way to avoid, this is the English Channel, on both sides are the two empires of England and France, it must not go, can only go in the east-west direction, Haixun 5 can not go back. There was not much clear water on board.

In the afternoon, the wind was getting stronger, the sky was overcast, and it was already raining lightly.

The sea is undulating. The jolting sensation on the boat was getting worse, and some of the loose things on the surface of the ship were tied with ropes, and everyone was on deck, ready for the storm.

Poor Nina was still tied to the top of the mast. In fact, she is much better now, without the sun, just the wind and rain. More affordable.

At dusk, the largest wave has reached a height of eight or nine meters, and the fierce cold wind mixed with the bean-sized rain hits the sea, and the sky seems to have lost its color and is dark.

Haixun 5 has entered the narrowest waters of the English Channel, with its searchlights fully on, rising and falling on the rough sea, moving with the waves.

It was a blessing and a misfortune, fortunately because of the arrival of the storm, the Imperial Patrol Fleet would not go out of port to patrol, and unfortunately, the storm could overturn the ship.

"Oh God, this damn weather!"

Another big wave hit, and Miranda let out a scream and curse, quickly turning the rudder and adjusting the direction.

The sound of the waves around is deafening, and if everyone wants to talk and communicate, they must shout.

Haixun No. 5 shook violently, the waves sometimes crashed on it, washing everyone's body, everyone was a little nervous, if the ship capsized, the people on board were likely to die in this storm, the strength of the ocean, so that people could not resist.

Time passed into the night, and the power of the storm also reached its peak, more than ten meters high good waves one after another, this storm has not yet reached the level of horror that destroys everything, but the most common storm, as long as Miranda does not make mistakes, accurate judgment, the possibility of Haixun 5 escape is still very large.

The people on the deck were very uncomfortable at this time, the wind and rain were so strong that it was difficult to open the eyes of the people who blew it, and they did not dare to go back to the cabin, because once the ship capsized, people would be trapped inside, and they would completely lose the ability to fight the storm.

That night, no one slept, all stuck to the deck, and the Coast Guard 5 continued to fight the storm and did not lose its way until the early morning of the next day, successfully sailed out of the English Channel and into the North Sea.

The storm had a tendency to abate, and it looked like it was going to end soon, and everyone on deck looked tired.

"Look, there's a ship over there!" Anthony shouted suddenly, pointing to the north, his voice faintly faint in the sound of the waves, but everyone could hear it.

The sky was still very dark, the lights of the ship were bright, and without binoculars, everyone could see that in front of the Haixun No. 5, a medium-sea ship was coming with the waves, fighting with the waves, ups and downs, but it seemed that there was no big danger, and it was obvious that the other party's helmsman was very capable.

"It's an armed merchant ship!" Xia Zuo grabbed the railing in one hand and took a quick look at the binoculars in the other, and then shouted as he saw the flag of the British Maritime Association that had been tattered on the other side.

"Miranda, avoid the ship ahead and don't crash!" Xia Zuo shouted loudly in Miranda's ear.

"Don't worry!" Miranda replied loudly, slamming the rudder.

The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, Xia Zuo kept looking at the merchant ship, and felt a trace of strangeness, first he could see that the merchant ship had been attacked, and there were traces of damage to the guardrail ship, and secondly, ...... The other side seems to have too much artillery!

Nearly 40 meters long medium-sized armed merchant ship, there are 18 gun holes on one side of the hull, 36 on both sides, and on the deck of the merchant ship, there are more than a dozen guns, although the sky is too dark, look down on what type of artillery, but this armed merchant ship is actually equipped with nearly 70 guns, it is really incredible, this has reached the level of an attack warship.

With all the space given to the artillery, what else will it take to load? Is this still a merchant ship?

The two ships were soon staggered, less than two hundred meters apart, and a large wave could cause the two ships to collide, and Miranda steered them with all his might.

Bang, bang, bang! bang!

Suddenly, in the midst of the deafening sound of the waves, everyone on the Haixun 5 heard the sound of cannons.

Bang!

The shells came in, and the deck of the ship was shattered, followed by the guardrails, masts, and decks...... All the shells fell, and the Haixun 5 was attacked, and this attack was from the armed merchant ships on the opposite side!

"Damn, what's going on?" Xia Zuo's eyes widened in disbelief, this ship is a warship, a protector of merchant ships, how could a merchant ship attack a warship?

"Miranda, get out of the way of that merchant ship!" Xia Zuo didn't have time to think about it, and shouted at Miranda.

The advantage of the Haixun 5 is its speed, it should be easy to get rid of the merchant ship, and now that the storm is not over, the other party will not pursue.

After shouting at Miranda, Xia Zuo immediately picked up his binoculars again and looked at the merchant ship, the other party was completely full fire, constantly firing cannonballs at Haixun No. 5, of course, because of the weather, it was difficult to hit accurately, and most of the shells fell into the sea.

"It's strange...... Xia Zuo slowly moved the telescope, suddenly stopped, and was shocked, he saw the other party's helmsman, tall and fat, standing behind the rudder and looking extremely huge, the iron hook on his left arm hung on the rudder, skillfully operating.

"Tommy!" Xia Zuo blurted out.

The helmsman of the other party turned out to be the pirate Tommy!

On the same day, the third prison was broken, and the dark wizard Arya took Tommy and flew to the east, Tommy has always had a way to contact the outside of the prison, so he arranged an escape route before escaping, leaving from the east of England and entering the North Sea directly by boat.

Xia Zuo now understood all of a sudden, no wonder he just saw that something was wrong with this merchant ship, in fact, this was not a merchant ship at all, but a pirate ship disguised as a merchant ship!

"Miranda, detour!" Xia Zuo yelled, turning and heading straight for the cabin.

Dodging a shell that exploded on the deck, it burrowed into the cabin, and soon came out again, and quickly jumped to its feet, climbed the mast, and hung a white flag on the top of the mast.

Haixun No. 5, surrendered! (To be continued......)

PS: The three watches are over, ask for a monthly pass, recommended!