The freighter had not sailed far when there were terrifying fluctuations at the dock.
Ma Wei stood at the stern of the ship, looking at the pier that was still burning with fire not far away, his face was extremely solemn.
He didn't know what happened there, or who was fighting after he left. Even if he brought a telescope, he couldn't observe the details of the battle, as if...
That battle didn't happen in his space.
"Edward, do you know something?"
Recalling Edward's behavior of staring at the bottom of the river during the battle, Ma Wei asked: "Who is hiding at the bottom of the river?"
"I don't know." Edward leaned against the side of the boat and glanced at the dock: "I really don't know the identity of the other party. The reason why I can feel their presence is because the lamprey reported to me."
The opponent's aura was well hidden, and Ma Wei didn't notice the existence of the shadow at all, but the three goddesses of fate found them, and a fierce fight broke out between the two parties...
I don’t know if he is an enemy, but he is definitely not a friend. The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows. Maybe the other party wants to be the oriole?
Regardless of the outcome of the battle, Mavey has no intention of returning to the dock. Now that he has set sail, he must continue sailing and head to the Romanov Kingdom as quickly as possible.
"Father Marvey."
Katerina came over with a middle-aged man wearing an ermine hat and introduced: "This is Yakov Petrovich, a lieutenant commander of the Romanov Kingdom. He once led the 9th Battle Fleet. He is responsible for the cruise escort mission in the Black Sea region. He is experienced and is also the captain of this journey. Yakov, this is Father Mavy Enders, and from today on, he is our ally."
Yakov Petrovich is a standard East Slav, with deep gray eyes, brown curly hair, and a short, thick beard on his cheeks. He is about forty years old, and his face has the effects of years of wind and sun. Red stains underneath. He stretched out his strong and strong arms, briefly shook Mavie's hand, and said with a smile in East Slavic: "I have heard about your deeds, Your Highness..."
In the middle of speaking, he suddenly paused and said in poor, rough and extremely non-standard Windsor: "Father Mavey, I know your... name. If you want, we can have a fight."
"What?"
Lai Wen next to him was slightly stunned, thinking that this was too rude. Do we have to challenge each other for the first time?
It is said that the East Slavs like to show off their strength and fight fiercely, and dare to challenge a brown bear after drinking three to five glasses of wine. Now when I see...
It certainly lives up to its reputation.
"I think he was talking about the opportunity to exchange experiences." Katerina explained: "Yakov's Windsor is not very good. He only knows some simple daily vocabulary."
"The Sword Comes"
Yakov smiled and nodded, although he didn't understand the meaning of Katerina's words at all. One of his crew members once told him that no matter what foreigners say, just smile and nod.
"No problem." Mawei said in East Slavic: "I also want to see the strength of the Romanov Kingdom's navy."
"Oh! You speak our language!"
Captain Yakov said with great surprise: "Great! I'm just wondering how to communicate with you!"
Lai Wen, who was on the side, was holding a translation dictionary that he just bought yesterday. He and the goddess Yunia turned over the pages together, quickly looking for the words Yakov used, and translated them on the spot.
By the time they figured out what Yakov said, Mavey had already been pulled into the cabin.
The cabin is very spacious, with many rooms and well-equipped equipment. The accumulated dust has been cleaned up early. This is an icebreaker made of fine steel, built for fishing, so hardness and space are essential. .
Yakov first took Mavi to visit the food storage warehouse on the ship. Except for some necessary wheat flour, more than half of the things in the warehouse were iron cans. There were many meats and peas, but there was no fish.
Immediately afterwards, Yakov introduced to Mavi the Sergei twin brothers who were in charge of meals on the ship. They were two round and fat guys, as if they were carved from the same mold, with two small mustaches hanging down from their mouths. , wearing a chef's hat, was cooking a pot of brown, sticky, and unknown suspicious liquid.
According to them, the pot was filled with warm soup to ward off the cold. Taking a sip was as warm as swallowing a fireball. Ma Wei was convinced when he saw them pouring a whole bottle of high-altitude vodka into the pot and stirring it. .
In addition to them, there are a total of 23 crew members including Boris who is responsible for cabin sanitation, Nikita and Maxim who are responsible for filling coal in the boiler room, and sailor Laimontov.
"They are all elites in the Kingdom's navy." Dino said with emotion: "When we returned to New Ross City, we encountered a storm. If it weren't for them, the ship would have capsized."
"They are indeed elite."
Mawei nodded, looked at the busy sailors in the cabin and said, "Everyone knows what they should do. It's important to be in order."
"The ship is not equipped with heavy weapons such as artillery, only some rifles." Katerina said: "So we cannot fight with the Royal Navy, even if it is protected by extremely hard steel plates."
"Your Highness is right." Yakov agreed: "This is just a commercial icebreaker. There are a lot of harpoon and fishing nets, but they are of no use at all. Once it encounters an enemy ship, the consequences will be disastrous."
"You don't have to worry about that."
The voice from behind caught everyone's attention. They turned around and saw Edward saying disapprovingly: "Lamprey will report the situation to me. If there are dangers such as reefs, icebergs, enemy ships, etc. in the surrounding area, we can be the first to do so." Time to get the message.”
Yakov looked at him blankly, until Katerina nodded, he looked away, pointed to the stairs leading to the second floor of the cabin and said: "The crew's room is on the first floor, where I and the sailors live, on the second floor I’ll leave the captain’s cabin to you. It’s more comfortable to live there. There are wooden barrels in the room for washing. You don’t have to worry about supplies. The food and wine on the ship are enough to last for a year.”
What surprised Mavey was that Katerina did not choose to live in the captain's room, but moved into the deepest room on the first floor. The space there was small, with only a table and a bed. She was definitely not a person of high status. accommodation of choice.
Then Ma Wei moved into the captain's cabin with peace of mind.
If you don't live in it and I don't live in it, wouldn't the luxurious captain's cabin be wasted?
Waste is shameful.
As the night got darker, after getting familiar with the environment on the ship, Mawei asked Laiwen and Yunia to study the dictionary hard, and then came to the deck alone.
The woods retreated from both sides of the river, and the icebreaker tore through the water and set off towards the estuary. In the howling cold wind, Ma Wei held the side of the ship with one hand and a compass in the other, looking up at the bright starry sky above his head.
"What, there's only one route and you still need to survey the direction?"
A clear female voice interrupted Ma Wei's observation. He lowered his head, looked at the direction of the compass, and said without looking back: "Sailing on the sea is full of variables, so you can't be careless for a moment."
Katerina walked up to him and glanced at the utensils in his hands, "You can't trust Yakov and the others?"
"I trust my own judgment more."
"There's something I want to tell you."
Ma Wei turned his head and frowned: "What's the matter?"
"We will definitely encounter danger on our return trip this time." Katerina said, "Because my brother will not let me return to the Romanov Kingdom. He must have prepared an ambush."
"Since you know there is danger, why do you come to the Kingdom of Windsor in person?"
"First of all, I want to meet the priest of the Church of Truth in person, and secondly..."
Katerina smiled slightly:
"If I don't put myself at risk, how will I know who betrayed me?"
