[No pop-up novel website] August climbed up from the stern of the "Dugus" with the remaining people, gathered together, and looked at this side fiercely, but did not have the courage to rush Come here. Lu Yuan's performance just now was so weird and shocking that most of them fell down inexplicably.
And even now, their ears still hurt, and they needed a loud voice to hear clearly. This made them full of awe for this mysterious nobleman.
Lu Yuan had no time to pay attention to them. He raised his sword and boarded the "Princess" with Mike! No, it will be my "Banshee" soon!
The moment he stepped on the deck, an uncontrollable joy surged in his heart! It was like a man owning his first car. He couldn't help but gently rub the side of the boat with his hand to see the strong oak shell of the boat! No gaps in the splicing can be seen. The new wood has a beautiful color, is polished very smooth, and is smeared with grease. Look at the brand new sail, it has not gone through any wind and rain!
They don't even have a proper pirate flag!
Lu Yuan looked around the boat, observing all the details on the boat with joy. Regardless of Mike, he followed behind with his sword in his mouth in embarrassment. He was so tired that he was sweating profusely. Blood and sweat were mixed all over his body. Extremely embarrassed.
What a great experience!
"I declare! This beautiful clipper ship belongs to me now!" Lu Yuan shouted!
Lu Yuan withdrew his cross sword and wiped Mike's body twice to wipe away the blood and saliva. "Mike, I think our contract is over. Go arrange your crew and move my goods over! You You know, if you can do a good enough job, I won’t pursue anything else!"
Mike looked at his sword in fear. After confirming that Lu Yuan would not kill him, he felt a little relieved. But for the sake of his own gray income in the future, Mike still said, "Lu. I think you completely misunderstood." Yes! I admit that I know that guy." He pointed at August and then spread his hands, "But I promise, I have nothing to do with this pirate hijacking! If you don't believe it, you can mobilize your friends to look for evidence, or even You can go directly to the city hall and accuse me, and I will prove my innocence!
Lu. You know, innocence is my second life as a businessman."
"Are you stupid?!" Lu Yuan reprimanded unceremoniously, with a domineering look that made Mike speechless. Only then did he realize that the person he had been scheming with, even though he and The sailors drank together, although he also touched the barmaid's butt and made dirty jokes. People often ignored his identity - but he was indeed a damn noble! This has the same meaning as the casual curses of sailors!
Lu Yuan patted his shoulder with his scabbard and said slowly, "I am a noble and I have a background. If I say you colluded with pirates, you colluded with pirates! I never need the trouble of evidence." thing……"
For the first time, Mike truly appreciated the aristocratic style and left sadly.
In fact, Lu Yuan didn't know what the nobles would do, but he thought it would be similar to officials. His remarks were later praised by Elizabeth and Helena! That's how domineering aristocrats are! Even if you are a fake aristocrat, as long as you are domineering and domineering, there will be no problem pretending to be an aristocrat!
"You, come here." Lu Yuan pointed at the former captain of the "Princess" and shouted, waving his hand. August hesitated for a moment. He clenched his big sword in embarrassment, but didn't know what to do. Yes. Augustus sat in that position because of his bravery. He did not have any outstanding talents.
"No! You Portuguese guy! Don't try to control our captain with your dirty witchcraft!" A guy standing next to August jumped out. Lu Yuan raised his right hand and pointed, "Activating rope! ",He shouted the name of the move very well! A cable instantly turned into a wild python, "slipping" and tying the man's neck from behind, pulling with a clatter, and hoisted it up to the mast!
"Woo~~! Woo~~!" The pirate's face instantly turned purple from being strangled, foam began to flow from the corners of his mouth, and something else began to drip from underneath his body. Because it was someone else's ship, Lu Yuan pretended not to care. Tsukuru didn't see it.
The pirate was struggling desperately!
But no matter how hard he pulled, the rope always tied his neck firmly, and without hesitation, it automatically tied a double figure eight knot, commonly known as a "noose knot"! Then he yanked upwards, and there was only a "click" sound. The weight of the man's own body broke his neck, and his body hung down softly, turning into a corpse in an instant!
The pirate's dead body hung high on the mast, swaying in the sea breeze, and was still twitching.
Lu Yuan stood between the two ships, stroking the ancient, mottled bronze ring with his fingers, and a devilish smile appeared on his face. Seeing Lu Yuan's eyes turn around, everyone was frightened!
The crew of the "Dugus" hardly needed any urging, and immediately ran off to work like crazy! They opened the covers of both ships, and then used the slings and pulleys hung on the mast of the "Princess" to lift the tobacco barrels of the "Dugus" out of the cabin one by one, and transferred them Go to the deck of the "Princess" and arrange them neatly!
When Lu Yuan's eyes turned to the few remaining members of the "Princess", one guy was so scared that he jumped off the ship! Not only that, but it also caused people around him to follow suit... leaving August alone where he was! August looked at the hanged guy in awe, and finally had to walk towards the landing.
"Your friend?" Lu Yuan glanced at the hanging guy and asked casually. He seemed to make random gestures with his hands. [,! ], in fact, a "detection of thoughts" spell was cast on August. Now that Lu Yuan finally had a ship and initial funds, of course he had to consider establishing his own team.
In the Caribbean, sailors or pirates are expendable resources. Criminals from Europe, local citizens who want to make a fortune, bankrupts, black slaves trafficked from Africa, and Indians who have just emerged from the jungle... constitute the main body of sailors. , they are just like the infantrymen during World War II - they cannot fight well if they care too much about casualties.
So, on a ship, the most important thing is the adjutant! Each adjutant can win over a few senior veterans, and the shelf will be set up. Besides, unless it is a battle, even if it is a long-distance voyage, a ship like the "Princess" needs to bring a cook, a few adjutants and a few sailors. Enough to use.
Only in times of war, each cannon requires 5 to 7 people to serve, and there must be at least 30 people on the deck holding muskets and scimitars, ready to charge. Only in this way will more manpower be needed!
When he saw August, at first glance, Lu Yuan began to like this big man. He had a straightforward temper. He couldn't hide his thoughts, could distinguish between good and bad, and his force value was pretty good! This is a perfect candidate for a charge captain.
"No..." August was cautious, but didn't know what to say. In the end, he could only tell the truth, "He's just a person who usually likes to help me with ideas."
Lu Yuan nodded and said nothing more. The guy probably had a high status on the ship because he could "manipulate" August, so he saw the danger of losing his status, so he took the risk and jumped out.
The two of them came to the stern of the "Princess" one after another. Lu Yuan read from August's thoughts that he was deeply reluctant to leave the ship, and even impulsively wanted to attack Lu Yuan. This It's all as it should be. Whatever he thinks is what he wants, which is better.
The Skuna ketch "Princess" is 23 meters long. The main mast is 26 meters high, the width is 6.5 meters, and the waterline is 2.8 meters high. It has three decks including the bottom compartment, no closed gun deck, and only ten guns. The 24-pounder guns were placed directly on the open deck, arranged in a pattern of three on the left, three on the right, two in front and two in the back, and there were still ten gun positions open!
Among five-star ships, its load capacity is only about 65 tons. Excluding the cannons and the food, water, personnel and emergency supplies needed for its own navigation, the load capacity left for the cargo is only one-half at most, which is about 30 tons. .From the perspective of a ship, this capacity can already allow it to try deep-sea routes.
The "Princess" has no forecastle or stern, and the overall deck is flat. Only a three-step high platform is set up at the stern of the ship as the stern, and the driver's position is above it.
Lu Yuan took August to the edge of the wheel and stood there. He suddenly said: "August, do you like people like Mike?"
August didn't expect that he would ask this, and shook his head for a moment. Lu Yuan knew that he had nothing to do with Mike. He was the first to arrive this time simply because the ship had the best performance, so he gave up completely. Come on!
Now that he has decided, Lu Yuan readily expressed his thoughts. "Okay, then listen. I will give you two choices. One is that you can leave with Mike's boat! I will let you take yours with you. Personal property. Of course, in order to sail this ship, I need to recruit some people from your crew..."
"But they can't agree!" August said worriedly.
"So, you see, I am not a ruthless person, so I can let you go, and I can let Mike and the others go. But I will never be merciful to people who hinder me! You know, I am not a bad person." Lu Yuan looked at the corpse swinging on the mast over there, and August couldn't help but shudder.
"What about the other option?" August asked cautiously. For the sake of his crew members, he had to find other ways.
"You come to be my subordinate, August." Lu Yuan directly extended the invitation, "You are not suitable to be a captain, I think you know this. You are too... straightforward. If you can help me convince the crew , I can make you my adjutant, and in addition to your personal property, you also retain the ownership of this boat!" Feeling the surprise and joy in August's heart, Lu Yuan continued to explain, "August , believe me, this boat is too small for me! I will soon have a much bigger boat than this! And believe me, it will be the same for you - maybe you will still like this boat very much then , but you would rather be the captain of a regular battleship!"
"But, this is a new ship..." He retorted unconvinced. As for a bigger ship? Come on, those are just daydreams, okay?
"Look at me, August! Look at me. Who am I?" Lu Yuan looked at him seriously! Under Lu Yuan's gaze, even though August was a head taller than Lu Yuan and his body was as burly as two, he could not help but shrink.
"Portuguese businessman?" he replied tentatively in a low voice.
"Damn it! God! Listen, Auguste! I am a Portuguese nobleman! Understand? I am a nobleman with a profound background! I come out for adventure, come out looking for battle and excitement, this is just a kind of life for me Way! But one day... I have to bid farewell to the passionate life at sea, return to that ancient castle, put on a linen shirt, and can only play shameless games with the maids and interact with the noble ladies every day. The boring days of secret love!" Lu Yuan made a troubled expression, which filled August who was listening with longing...
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