"Boom~boom~" With the roar of two salvos, the shells landed near the ship one after another, causing large waves. [No pop-up novel website]
The warning ship, the Dutch-flagged Fruit merchant ship, had to stop.
"Damn, that's a damn accurate shot!" The fat captain grabbed his three-cornered hat, cursed and asked the first mate to stop the ship. He ran to the bow of the ship, looked at the two approaching French armed merchant ships, and couldn't help but curse in a low voice again.
Although the Anglo-French alliance was already in armed conflict with the Spanish-Dutch alliance, and frictions between the two sides continued, they had not yet reached the point of unlimited attacks on each other's merchant ships. No one wanted to destroy the trade that had finally prospered. Is there anything more depressing than encountering two warships that are faster than you when smuggling?
Besides... he did do that a few times... as a pirate.
Well, I will do it occasionally in the future. The most important thing is that this is near Bermuda. There is a hidden pirate port on the Bermuda Islands, which is one of the main locations for pirates to sell their stolen goods. Because this place is isolated outside the Caribbean Sea and is less threatened by the navies of various countries, dirty merchants like him often come here, so the pirate trade is very prosperous.
...Although his ship is currently carrying ordinary cargo, upon inspection, it is clear that it is all worthless cargo such as grain, canvas, and red bricks, which are supplies for the construction of the harbor. Imagine that there is only one Bermuda Pirate Port nearby, and it will be hard to tell when the time comes.
He could only stand tangled by the side of the ship, waving the white flag hurriedly again and again, waiting for the ships on both sides to send people to board the ship - whether it would be inspection or extortion, only God knows. "Just keep my boat," he prayed quietly, "Just keep the boat."
Just when he was extremely anxious, a sailor standing behind him suddenly straightened up and lifted his hood, revealing a beautiful face that did not look like a man. It is Li Huamei, the "Fantasy" of the "Opera House", the admiral of China's Nanyang Navy.
"Are you chasing me?" She murmured to herself, and then spread her hands to the fat captain who turned his head in surprise. "I'm sorry, they came to find me and hurt you!"
"Ah...it's okay." The captain was confused, not knowing how to answer... He was stunned by this radiant oriental woman who suddenly appeared on his ship.
"Can you help me put down the boat? As long as I leave, they should be lured away. When they come to arrest me, you will leave immediately... It is best not to believe in the quality of those soldiers and ruffians." Li Huamei was directly torn apart. Sailor clothes. Revealing his iconic red jersey, he stood heroically by the side of the boat, reached out to grab the white flag, and threw it directly into the water.
The fat captain's eyes were fixed on Li Huamei, his lips made a promise several times, and finally he gave the order to put down the boat. anyway. After all, he did not dare to protect Li Huamei.
Li Huamei nodded, boarded the small boat hanging outside the ship and was ready to be lowered, and looked into the distance alone.
She knew she couldn't escape this time and could only buy a little time for the merchant ship, but so what? Whether I owe others or involve others, it should not be me, Li Huamei!
Half a month ago. When she met Yi An on the street, she was chased by the British.
You must know that she led a team to pursue the East India Company's Far East Fleet, from Southeast Asia to the Caribbean, and chased more than half of the world. The East India Company lost a large number of ships as a result, and was later ambushed by the West-Dutch Allied Forces. They hated Li Huamei to the core. Later, even if Lu Yuan killed the Norwegian sea monster, he could not reduce the bounty on Li Huamei's head too much. She often hid in Tibet for a week or two. I will be blocked once.
The British captured her and she escaped easily. But she immediately discovered that the "Barbados" was attacking the port. At first, she thought it was the "Hidden Dragon Team" who came to rescue her, and she was quite moved. But then Li Huamei discovered that the crew of the "Barbados" was not targeting her. They were just taking advantage of the chaos caused by Li Huamei. Under the command of the "Hidden Dragon Team", they ransacked the entire harbor. This was simply an act of banditry!
Li Huamei was extremely disappointed and immediately boarded a Dutch merchant ship. Straight away from the harbor. In Li Huamei's eyes, if Lu Yuan's "Opera House" can still be called a green forest hero, then what the "Qianlong Team" is doing now is naked banditry!
Lu Yuan's opponents have always been pirates or slave traders, and he has never hesitated to go against the navy. How has he ever attacked unarmed citizens and ordinary businessmen? ! That was the reason why Li Huamei was willing to go with him, not just because Lu Yuan was also a yellow-skinned person. As for what the "Qianlong Team" is doing now, Li Huamei is a great citizen of the Ming Dynasty, and he naturally disdains to be associated with such people! It's just that a gentleman breaks off friendship and doesn't say anything bad. Li Huamei has no intention of saving those white ghosts, so she just walks away.
Li Huamei now encounters a British warship at sea. Since she can't escape, she naturally chooses to rush up to the general and kill him!
She has no worries now. She always goes wherever she goes.
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The "Elona", which finally escaped from the shipwreck island, parked casually on the edge of a small island.
The exhausted crew members, with the encouragement of Lu Yuan and John Workman, helped the residents of the ship's bilge onto the deck one by one, allowing them to breathe fresh air and see the sun!
Each of these people was extremely weak. Living in the bottom warehouse for more than a week was like torture like a water prison. Many people were so stiff that they could not even walk normally. Fortunately, the previous preparation measures were in place, at least no one died on the road.
When it comes to what these people hate most, the safety rope invented by Lu Yuan definitely ranks first. Of course, what I love most is this safety rope, which prevents these people from even serious falls.
After basking in the sun, eating some food, and regaining some strength, the people took turns taking the small boat and landed on the desert island next to the boat at Lu Yuan's suggestion.
The desert island is like most small islands in the Caribbean. It is small in area. It has neither fresh water nor a good harbor to shelter from the wind. When it comes to food, it even lacks small animals. At most, you can find a few green coconuts. ...But these people were still eager to get to the island, and Green Coconut was also extremely happy to eat.
When some people touch the sand, they cry so hard that they can't stop.
These people, the shortest of whom had been trapped on the shipwreck island for five years, actually defeated the sea god Corybusso. After setting foot on the ground again, everyone immediately felt God's favor - this is what Father Padley said, there is no better time to preach than this! ——He lived on Shipwreck Island for twenty-five years and worked hard every day to convert half of the residents to Protestants. But in just half a day, this number had become three-quarters.
The results are very gratifying.
The old shipbuilder Henrik did not get off the ship. He was hammering up and down with a hammer. Checking the condition of the entire ship after the storm, he complained dissatisfiedly from time to time. But looking at his smiling face, Lu Yuan should actually be extremely satisfied. After twenty years of hard work, Lu Yuan believes that the "Elona" is the most perfect work in his life!
none of them.
At this moment. The first mate appointed by Lu Yuan, John Workman, a white-headed man, walked towards him sitting on the bow of the ship and sat down directly next to him.
This week, apart from Lu Yuan and Bob, John was the one who rested the least on the entire ship. Lu Yuan knew that he never rested for more than two hours and always rushed to the deck in times of danger. Seeing how dark and thin he looked now, Lu Yuan smiled. Offer your hand to shake.
"Thank you for your hard work! Dear John, what are your plans next?"
Now that he had basically arrived at his destination, Lu Yuan began to arrange the whereabouts of these people.
Lu Yuan never expected to keep these people, even though they were all sailors with great potential. But as Lu Yuan said before, they are all wealthy people and will be shareholders of a large chain of loan sharks in the future. Don't use excuses like "the son of a rich man can't sit down in court", even if they have been trapped on the shipwreck island for so long, they really need a good rest. enjoy life.
So Lu Yuan's idea is to send everyone back to where they want to go, let the loan shark shop open, and then recruit a new group of sailors, and start again. By then, they ranged from the nigger Reginald to the British and the East India Company. Let's calculate the total accounts one by one!
"That's exactly what I want to say, Captain!" John nodded, looked at him sincerely and said, "If you don't have a suitable first mate yet. I want to stay."
"Hi! John, if you stay, of course I welcome you. But you know, next... I will mainly fight against the British! Besides, you are a rich man now, why do you want to take risks with me?" Lu Pointing to the British uniform on John's body, he said, "I think you might want to return to the Navy and retire as a naval officer. By the way, I don't know what your previous position was?"
"Gunnery Sergeant...Captain." He sat there and gave a military salute, which was very undignified, indicating that he no longer cared. "The British came to the island hundreds of times, but they never thought of transporting other British people out. So I don't care whether you hit the British or the Spanish. I died the moment the ship sank. What's left is When I have time, I want to follow your vigorous career."
"family?"
"No."
"Okay, then welcome to join! John." Lu Yuan stretched out his hand, and the two shook hands again. John took out two tin cups of rum from nowhere and gave one to Lu Yuan.
"Haha, thank you!" Lu Yuan took it and took a big sip.
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Peak Silver Level, Adjutant: John Workman
Position: Gunnery Sergeant.
Ship abilities: Navigation 16, Accuracy 74, Gunmanship 85, Boarding 50, Leader 52, Ship Repair 11, Trade 13
Personal stunts: Advanced combat defense, bright armor, tree of life, musket shooting, precision shooting, iron will, sanctimony.
Ship stunts: volley fire (broadside, rapid reloading (artillery, active, reloading time reduced by 50%, lasting 30 minutes), precise shooting (artillery, passive, hit +5%), damage to enemy ships (artillery, passive, Hull damage +15%, critical shot (cannon, passive, critical +5%.
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As the two people reached a verbal agreement, Lu Yuan could already see John's detailed attributes.
He just looked at it for a moment and couldn't help but exclaimed "Wow~". John's attributes were the best among the lieutenants he had ever seen. In terms of artillery command, he has an accuracy of 74 and a gun handling of 85. Apart from himself, Lu Yuan has almost never seen anyone with higher attributes than him. What's more, it also has one active and three passive artillery skills! This greatly made up for Lu Yuan's shortcomings of being unable to do both driving and artillery command.
As for personal strength, John, who is at the peak of Silver, seems to be good at using muskets, and he also has the skill of commanding a volley of muskets when docking... This is a good helper for murder and arson!
"You guys seem to be in a good mood?" Father Padley came over. Although he wanted to pretend to be serious, the smile on his lips couldn't stop.
"It looks like you too!" Lu Yuan nodded. "What's the matter? Father."
"Oh..." Padley looked at John awkwardly, but still stopped him from leaving. "No, John, please stay, I need you to be a witness." Then he turned to face Lu Yuan, "Mr. Captain, can I ask you a question?"
"Please say."
"Will you insist on strictly implementing the terms of freedom of belief on your ship?" He looked at Lu Yuan's expression seriously, as if to tell whether he was telling lies.
Lu Yuan nodded without hesitation, "Actually, my terms are 'don't cause trouble for me with your faith'. Well, let's call it freedom of belief. I insist!"
"Then please allow me to stay on your ship!" He saluted Lu Yuan. "As long as you continue to abide by the agreement between us, I will assist you in dealing with religious issues and healing patients."
"Why? Father...I guess your property is enough to build a small church for yourself. Isn't that your dream?"
"After this period of thinking, I want to write a treatise on freedom of belief, and it will be on your ship." He showed an embarrassed expression, "If my book needs to be published, my property is still insufficient. Some, hopefully you can provide some funding.”
"No less than 50,000 pesos!" Lu Yuan directly threw out a sponsorship figure. Looking at Father Padley's surprised expression, he smiled and stretched out his hand, "You are welcome to join!"
"I think we need a drink." John next to him suggested.
"Of course", Lu Yuan took out a bottle of red wine and three glasses out of thin air. Everyone was familiar with this move. "For two good news in one day..."
Before he could finish speaking, two gunshots from the other side of the island interrupted his words.
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