Byron's sword does not have any fancy or distinctive sword moves, only the most basic and ultimate speed.
The secret is just one word: Hurry!
In this life, he practiced various sword skills regardless of whether it was cold or hot, starting from the time he could hold a sword.
From the most basic [Military Swordsmanship], the church's secret [Silver Cross Swordsmanship], to the most widely spread among pirates [Fisher's Swordsmanship]...
All the way to the [Storm Swordsmanship] unique to the Kingdom of Hetings.
Although he has not yet stepped onto the [Ladder of Glory] to officially take office, he is not a true transcendent.
But relying on their solid swordsmanship skills and the tricks of many palace swordsman masters, they can definitely be regarded as the first echelon of extraordinary people.
"The newcomer's sword is so fast!"
"During this period, the Kingdom of Hetings was in violent turmoil. It seemed that many masters had fled overseas, and there was obviously a lot of chaos on the sea.
Is this newcomer so strong? ! "
"I heard that the cooks are the most powerful characters in an army. Could it be that this newcomer who once served a great noble is like this?"
The surrounding pirates were full of amazement. Although the first mate's main function is to be a quartermaster and an auxiliary captain, he is not necessarily the most capable among ordinary pirates.
But they asked themselves, if they changed their positions, they might not be able to block Byron's sword.
Before signing the Ten Commandments of Pirates, Byron was a prisoner.
After signing the "Ten Commandments of Pirates", he is a pirate recognized by the "Pirate Code", that is, one of his own who abides by the "rules of the game".
This sharp-edged style did not arouse the hostility of other pirates.
Humility and courtesy are the least useful qualities on a pirate ship.
A person cannot stand firmly if he is not ruthless.
If you want to gain a foothold on a pirate ship, you must never let others think you are weak and can be bullied.
He must be tougher and more ruthless than other pirates.
Turn yourself into an elusive mystery that makes people unable to guess and see through. Once you show any malice towards yourself, you will receive the most painful thunderous counterattack!
This is the way for pirates to survive, and it is also the instinct deeply hidden in the bones of the people of Northland Bay.
Byron's behavior was not only caused by little Hans, the carpenter who originally had a great liking for him.
Even many pirates who had not even said a word smiled at him.
Except for the ugly-faced first mate [Bone Broken] Miles and his supporters on the ship.
"That's enough, now is not the time for internal strife.
I declare that from now on Chef Byron Tudor will hold the position of Warehouse Manager in addition to his official duties.
At the same time, wartime regulations are implemented and everything is focused on victory. Whether chefs or carpenters, all are incorporated into the combat echelon.
If we don’t want our Man-eating Shark to be sunk, we can take a gamble on the slim chance of escaping by jumping into the sea.
Just show the courage to defeat all enemies! "
[Blood Eyes] Salman finally spoke and gave the final word.
Although Byron didn't really replace the first mate, he was given the power that a chef should have.
On a normal pirate ship, in addition to normal cooking, the chef also has another job as a warehouse manager.
Byron obtained this position, which was equivalent to being promoted to the official officer class.
It is no longer on the same level as those poor consumable cooks 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 seeing that Byron, who had successfully established his power and gained the right to speak, suddenly saluted Salman with his breasts raised, pointing to the half-reduced sails on the foremast and mainmast and said:
"Mr. Captain, when I served under Lord Crawford, I had contact with many shipwrights from the Royal Dockyard and their secretive shipbuilding skills.
I have heard of a method that is still being tested, which may reduce the 'head-down' effect of high-rise sails and allow the [Man-Eater Shark] to further speed up..."
At this time, no one would ignore his words casually.
The danger on the sea caused all pirate ships that did not abide by pragmatism and the "Ten Commandments of Pirates" to disappear on the sea.
Those who are capable have privileges!
Even Salman, the only transcendent [Blood Eyes], couldn't help but calm down and listen carefully to Byron's transformation plan.
Immediately, under Byron's guidance, he took matters into his own hands and climbed onto the tall mast that swayed left and right to carry out modifications.
Not much time was wasted.
He hung a hastily cut-out triangular sail on each of the three forestays that tightened the foremast and bowsprit.
When the sails of the three longitudinal sails were tightened by the sailors, they gradually caught the strong wind on the sea.
call--!
Everyone standing on the forecastle felt the bow of the ship suddenly tilt upward.
[Shipbuilder] Old Hans, who was helping next to him, grabbed the tight sail rope beside him to stabilize his body, raised his head and exclaimed:
"The effect is immediate? This... what is the principle of this?"
The original [Man-Eater Shark], like other Clarks and Galen of this era, was equipped with horizontal sails.
Only a trapezoidal sail hung on the mizzenmast, which acted as an air rudder.
Since the center of gravity of the battleship is very low, near the waterline, and the high-level sail on the bow mast has a large thrust and moment arm, it generates the force to press the bow of the ship into the water.
Naturally, the battleship lowered its head and its speed dropped.
It is common sense among navigators that high-level sails must be lowered in strong winds and high sea conditions.
Of course, the current Royal Dockyard does not have a solution, otherwise the warships would have been the first to be equipped, but Byron had a solution in his previous life.
That is to use a multi-faceted jib to create a lifting effect to resist the bowing of the sailboat, so they are also called "lifting sails"!
So when [Blood Eyes] Salman ordered to untie the reefing spikes and let the topsail be sailed intact, the [Man-Eater Shark] no longer buried its head.
The ship's speed increased significantly.
At least with the help of "raising the sails", the Category 6 winds were not enough to force them to lower the sails to avoid danger.
When the originally ferocious pirate looked at Byron again, everyone couldn't help but stand in awe.
The powerful force and profound knowledge have given a new look to the "chef" image at the beginning, and there is no longer any doubt about Byron's repeatedly emphasized identity as "noble deacon".
He even actively cooperated with Byron's [Cognitive Correction] to brainwash himself.
“As expected of an elite who has served the great nobles.
When I retire, I will wash off the blood on my hands, buy a title, put on a dress, and be a decent gentleman.
Maybe we can make friends with Mr. Byron now? "
Byron had just boarded the ship and had already won the trust of the pirates.
Salman continued to issue orders:
"Throw down the speed recording rope. I need to know clearly our speed and the relative position of the enemy ship."
"As you command!"
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, and there were few reference objects. In addition, there were no advanced equipment, so it was not easy to accurately measure the speed of the ship.
But experienced sailors invented the "speed rope measurement algorithm."
The specific method is to throw a floating body with a rope to the sea when the ship is sailing, and then calculate the speed of the ship based on 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 may be tied at equal distances on the rope, thus dividing the entire speedometer rope into several sections.
As long as the number of knots the rope is pulled in the same unit time is measured, the corresponding speed can also be measured.
This is also the origin of "knot" as the unit of measurement for seagoing ship speed.
To convert, 1 knot is equal to 1 nautical mile/hour, which is 1.85 kilometers/hour.
Generally, bulky sail-powered battleships can only make an average of 2 or 3 knots in normal weather, while cruisers are slightly faster.
Only when you encounter stable airflow with appropriate wind speed and direction, and cooperate with the full sail deployment, can you push the speed to around 10 knots, but this situation is very rare.
Under the current Category 6 wind, they sailed with positive tail wind (sailing downwind) and managed to reach an unprecedented high speed of 7 knots.
That is 13 kilometers per hour, which is about the same speed as a bicycle.
Unfortunately, the advantages of a large square sail are simply too great when sailing downwind.
Even though the encounter between the two sides was delayed, after two and a half tense hours, they were still chased within the artillery range by the "Stern".
The fifth-level cruiser, which had opened its ferocious gun doors, 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 most powerful [Blood Eyes] on the ship, and quite a few of them subconsciously looked at... Byron.
Facing a battle with huge disparity in strength, they need a backbone.
The latter stood on the back deck with the best view, feeling the sea breeze blowing through his hair.
[Weather Intuition] continuously feeds information about various elements at sea into his five senses, allowing him to be fully aware of the upcoming level 7 wind.
"The schooner fought for half an hour for the [Man-eating Shark], and it only needs about another half hour to win a turnaround!"
He whispered the news to Captain Salman on the pretext that he had studied navigation.
Let him personally announce it to the crew, giving the pirates a hope that they can survive as long as they fight hard, which will greatly boost morale.
He drew out his sword and roared loudly together with the pirates who had been forced into a desperate situation and had no choice but to make a desperate move:
"I am invincible, let's fight——!!!"
