The captured pirates finally exchanged two boxes of treasures, which were stacked together and were heavy, quite heavy. The small one is about 30 centimeters wide and 20 centimeters high. It is filled with earrings, necklaces and some silver ornaments made of pearls and gemstones. There are only a few gold products. The large box is 80 centimeters wide and 50 centimeters high. It contains a whole box of various noble clothes made of velvet and high-grade satin - many of which are stained with blood. Obviously, the process of "finding" them by the pirates was not complete. Not so peaceful.
Because there are so many clothing materials and the box itself has a lot of metal reinforcements, the overall thing is quite heavy.
From an outsider's perspective, you might think that you are making a lot of money. After all, either of these two boxes of items would be expensive to buy at a luxury store in the empire. The huge amount of these exquisite goods is really exciting - this is the case for our young porter. After a cursory glance at the glittering jewelry and gleaming high-end clothing, he held his breath. Breathing and the expression on his face even made Henry on the side couldn't help but complain about him and said: "Don't you think you are also interested in becoming a pirate?"
——It is true that such a large amount of wealth can easily make people excited, and Galeva's behavior is not that shameful, it is just human nature. But the sailors are much calmer in comparison, because in fact, considering the difficulty of getting rid of these things, the price is not as high as it seems at first glance.
Many of these items looted from Laman merchant ships are very different from the aesthetics of the Moon Country where the Moon of the East is destined. If they don't happen to meet the local nobles who like exotic customs, they can only sell them to them at the price of the materials. local businessman.
Even if you store it until you return to Padrosi and then sell it, fashion trends will change every five or ten years. In addition, the clothes of the upper class are always the latest and tailor-made. This kind of Outdated styles that have been made into ready-made clothes can only be sold to those citizen women who are not so wealthy to satisfy their vanity.
Jewelry is relatively easy to buy, but compared to brand new ones, there will be a huge discount. Moreover, some of them will have noble marks that must be removed by someone, otherwise they will come to your door. They will not ask the reason, but will confiscate them and arrest and hang them for theft.
Polishing marks often make the quality worse, and coupled with the high commission of black market circulation, it is generally a lot of trouble.
Kirishima's pirates were prudent after all. While redeeming their own families, they also got rid of the worthless collections that were tasteless and was a pity to throw away. Captain Francisco immediately realized this after opening it and roughly checking the contents, but he didn't say anything, but quickly asked the sailors to carry the box back to the boat and left immediately.
After all, this is not a place to stay for a long time. If you stop and try to bargain, it won't be worthwhile if things go bad. And even if it is difficult to sell items, they still add up to a considerable sum of money.
All in all, it was an unceremonious and false farewell, and the two parties distanced themselves from each other with eye contact and mutual vigilance.
They reboarded the boat and began paddling.
With the darkness and light, the weight-reduced boat returned much faster, and they quickly passed through the entrance like the mouth of a giant beast again. When he came back to his senses, he was far away from the island still shrouded in clouds and mist behind him. On the snow-capped Kirishima cliff, several figures could be vaguely seen through the flowing fog, gradually turning into small dots the size of mung beans. Although it was very difficult to attack the two small boats from the top of the cliff to the sea dozens of meters below, but After confirming that they had distanced themselves and were out of the shooting range of long-range weapons, everyone on the ship couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
In a much shorter time than when they arrived, they returned to the vicinity of the Oriental Moon.
"Captain and the others are back! Put down the hook!" the first mate shouted loudly on the ship, and then the sailors who had been prepared lowered the rope. "Oh, oh, oh, oh..." The sailors on the boat that docked first were very skilled in fixing the box, and then shouted in sailor slang while raising their index fingers and twirling it to remind the people above that they could pull it.
I wonder if it has something to do with the need to unify the rhythm when paddling. There are always many rhythmic onomatopoeias in the sailor industry. The three of them have heard a lot of these things during this period of sailing, and they already understand the general meaning of many of them.
"I'm here to help - wow!" "Sit tight!" When the ship they were on docked to carry a large box, Galeva suddenly stood up and made the whole boat shake, almost falling off. He screamed out in frustration as he fell into the cold water on the low side. Apparently, even the arduous and long voyage could not completely erase this young man's impulsive and dull personality.
"The pirates have all disembarked now. The water is shallow and it will easily capsize if you move around." The Luoan girl scolded him with a frown, while Galeva lowered his head obediently. Captain Francisco on the side raised his eyebrows at the sage: "Your disciple has learned so much sailing-related knowledge now that if you cover your eyes and listen to her talk, you will think she is a senior sailor. I kind of want her to be my boss." Lieutenant."
"Not for sale." The sage shrugged, then walked steadily to the middle to catch the lowered hook, and then tied it to the box.
"Okay, you two, move to the storage compartment." After the second box was pulled up, the first mate on the ship, who did not hear the captain's words, skillfully directed the sailors to lower the rope ladder again, allowing the group to return. Before the last person boarded the deck, they lowered it and propped it up with wooden brackets. They divided it into four thick hemp ropes with large iron hook heads, and hung them on the corresponding iron rings on the boat. They used the winch and the The crane pulled the two small boats back onto the larger ship.
A maturely designed large merchant ship like the Oriental Moon is fully equipped. After a long period of technology accumulation and use feedback, the shipbuilding craftsmen of the Southern Territory have a clear understanding of how a ship should be laid out to suit various purposes. This is also the reason why this ship and her successors have dominated the ocean waters so far and brought continuous orders to Ella Shipyard - but let us return to the original place and return to the Roan girl on the deck. and the young porter couldn't help but let out a long breath. The journey of more than a month had made them accustomed to life on this ship. Today's trip in a swaying boat made them feel uneasy and reluctant to leave.
Returning to a familiar place again, walking on a familiar deck and looking at familiar faces, I felt a sense of security.
"Meow--" Kitten Kuro jumped from the first mate's arms to Captain Francisco's shoulders, and the captain straightened his hat:
"set sail!"
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In the quiet night, in this area that still belongs to the Northern Ligaro Sea, even the brightest magic moon of West Funk seems to have lost its magic.
The sky was dark except for the stars and the twinkling lights of the ship's whale oil lantern.
The sails were not fully unfurled and the ship was traveling at only half its top speed. Because there are still a lot of ice floes here, be careful to avoid everything being irreversible.
The Oriental Moon at night was not as noisy as it was during the day, and only the topmost portholes of the entire ship were still lit. Because it is not sailing close to the anchorage, it is normal here to leave only a few people on duty at night and the entire ship is still moving. The Oriental Moon has also undergone many modifications for this purpose. Most of the cabins where sailors rest are arranged near the entrances and exits leading to the deck. The spaces in these corridors were originally used for storage, but now they are used to facilitate quick response at night. All became their cabins.
The sailors who are distributed near each exit according to their positions can go to their posts as soon as possible in case of crisis, and the cabins where they are located also have copper bells connected with tethers, which can be used to pull the bells in an emergency. The bell can make a loud noise to wake these people up.
Although the disadvantage is that during the voyage, because the ship itself rises and falls with the waves, it will make a little "ding-dong" sound when no one is pulling it. However, sailors who are used to these even jokingly call it "dream bells" or "siren's bells". singing".
This open-minded and cheerful mood permeates every aspect of their lives. As we said earlier, few people in this profession are taciturn, because the dull atmosphere and confined space can easily drive people crazy.
Fortunately, during the journey for more than a month, these bells rang only once.
Looking left and right, I couldn't see anything in the vast expanse. It's all sea here and there, except for the occasional whale or group of sharks swimming nearby, and even a large sea dragon that's so rare that it's only seen from a distance once a month, leaping out of the sea and biting a shark, there's nothing else. Only they, the Oriental Moon, exist.
No mountains, no continents, no islands.
You can only use the emcee, the map, and the bright twinkling stars in the night sky as guidance.
If you don't have a certain degree of self-confidence, if you sit in the captain's position, you will probably have sweaty palms and don't know what to do.
No matter how you think about it, the sailors of this ship are indeed very remarkable people.
They have been going on this annual ocean voyage for ten years, and they have also gone to other places many times. With sufficient navigation experience, they know exactly what they should do, although they may not be able to speak out about many things like the sages and the current Luoan girls themselves, although those tall sailors may not be able to fight. He will be as skilled as a mercenary swordsman.
But they are indeed leaders in their industry.
The world is a big place, and there are still many people who can learn things that are good at places they have never been to.
This is true not only for Mira and Galeva, but also for our wise man who has gone through a long time.
It is true that he can summarize the general rules of some things and understand the direction based on his own experience, but he is not omnipotent.
There are still many things that Henry cannot do. At best, he can only give a rough idea based on his rich experience. This idea may be closest to—or even most of the time—the correct answer, but it does not mean that What he says becomes absolute truth.
The world is too big, and there are too many things that exist in the world, so many that even the so-called sage cannot know them all.
The sound of waves lapping against the side of the ship sounded softly, and the Oriental Moon rocked slightly from side to side. And our Luoan girl huddled up on her bed holding the quilt, sleeping uneasily because of some noises.
This ship was an old one after all, and many places would make "squeaking" sounds under the influence of external forces. Even though she had lived on it for more than a month, she still felt that she was not particularly used to it.
"Mira, Mira." Someone came over, then stretched out his hand to shake her awake, and whispered in her ear in a low voice.
The Luoan girl opened her hazy eyes, and there was a slightly frightened look on her freckle-spotted face illuminated by the lantern - she was one of the four female passengers among the hundred or so people on the ship, and she was in the same room with her. A young female scholar.
"What's wrong, Lisa?" Even though she had just woken up, the Luoan girl was aware of the fact that the other party did not lower her voice meaninglessly, and she also did the same thing with the other party.
"There is someone." Lisa spoke, her tone trembling.
"Human?" Mira frowned: "Could it be a sailor on duty at night?" she asked, and the other person shook his head with a intensity that made his short hair tremble: "I have gone back and forth many times."
"Do you think it could be the man on the boat..." She hesitated, and Mira frowned. She couldn't deny this possibility.
"Put out the lantern first." She said, and the scholar lady nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. The Luoan girl then reached for her long sword - but frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then turned to take it. She picked up the dagger that Henry had first given her.
