Karina drank the bottle of rum, and with Zhang Heng's guidance, she finally diverted her attention away from the spice ship she was chasing. However, she was not able to be quiet for long. When the alcohol got stronger, she She started chattering about other things, mostly related to her childhood.
She talked about her father who rarely showed up a few times since she was born, her mother who indulged in dancing every day and her perfume-covered lover, her sister who was two years older than her but liked to snatch her things, and an old dog named Parker. …
Most of the things are intermittent, interspersed with her emotions, "I thought we didn't like each other that much. I thought my mother would be with her lover after my father was imprisoned, and my sister would go to London to continue studying painting... …because I (the family) was born broken, something I realized at the age of six, everyone there, including me, was going about their own business and indifferent to other people, but strangely What’s more, when bad news comes, no one leaves.”
The businesswoman paused, "This is the most unreasonable part of the whole thing. We spend our whole lives escaping from this black hole that swallows us up, but when the opportunity is right in front of us, why do we choose to stay?"
Zhang Heng waited for Karina to announce her answer. Afterwards, the latter started talking about a salon she attended last year, complaining about how terrible the desserts were and how hypocritical the guests were. Then she finally talked about it. Lie down on the table and stop moving.
Zhang Heng did not wake up the businesswoman and let her go back to her room to sleep. Instead, he chose to leave the captain's room. There was nothing in it except books, so there was no need to worry about any secrets being discovered by Karina.
He closed the door behind him, but there was no one in the dark corridor outside.
Zhang Heng didn't go far, so he leaned against the wall and closed his eyes. Until this moment, he finally felt a deep tiredness.
Different from the high spirits when leaving port, these days the Jackdaw is enveloped in an atmosphere of suspicion and depression. After experiencing the incidents of the perfume ship and the Duffy, the current crew members have developed an instinct for so-called intelligence. Even if Zhang Heng announced the news of the spice ship, it would not improve morale much.
As time goes by, there are more and more voices that are not optimistic about this operation. Zhang Heng is not always as indifferent as he appears on the surface. Especially considering the result of the failure of the maiden voyage, the living environment of the Jackdaw will undoubtedly be affected. If the situation deteriorates further, and more importantly, he, the captain, as the first person responsible, will certainly not be able to escape the blame. When he returns to Nassau, he will face an even more dangerous situation.
Therefore, Zhang Heng could not help but have doubts, and he had even considered the extreme situation Karina mentioned. However, at this time, there is no point in looking forward and backward. It is better to go to the dark side.
Now everyone on the Jackdaw can panic, but he, the captain, cannot show even a little bit of negative emotions.
Because in this helpless time, everyone's hope will naturally fall on the captain, hoping that he can find a way to lead the ship out of the predicament. His confidence and calmness are the last comfort for the sailors. Zhang Heng knows the current situation. It's not entirely a bad thing, because if he can really lead everyone through this crisis safely, then he can quickly establish prestige among the new and old crew members and become a true leader.
But the question now is can he really do it?
Zhang Heng didn't know the answer to this question. In the previous rounds of the game, he basically only had to take care of himself and do the things at hand. He was also such a person and rarely participated in groups when he was in school. I am more used to being alone during activities. It’s not that I don’t know how to communicate with others, it’s just that I don’t really like this kind of thing.
However, the main task of this round of the game is to establish power, which is indeed an unprecedented challenge for him. From the beginning, he was forced to deal with Fraser and Orff. Heng is not only learning various skills related to navigation, but also learning and thinking about the way Orff and Teach lead the crew.
Fraser also gave him a lot of help in this matter. The old pirate once said that outstanding captains do not necessarily have the same characteristics, but without exception they can all use their own characteristics. The ultimate person.
Like Blackbeard Teach, although he rarely showed up to participate in the affairs of the ship, the crew members on the Sea Lion were deeply in awe of him. For three years, no crew member dared to challenge his position as captain. Or Black Prince Sam, he is the most loyal pirate leader in Nassau, and the pirates under his command love him from the bottom of their hearts. And Honig, before his retirement, was known for his generosity and had followers everywhere.
So Zhang Heng has been thinking about his own characteristics from a very early age. He doesn't want to rule by fear like Teach, and it is difficult for him to completely mingle with the lower-level sailors like the Black Prince. Honig's generosity is also not available to everyone. What can be learned can be learned.
Zhang Heng thought for a long time and finally decided to use trust as his label. He hoped that the crew of the Jackdaw could trust him. Especially when difficulties broke out, everyone would think of him immediately and believe unconditionally. Following him, over time the crew members on this ship will implement every order of his without hesitation, even if they cannot understand the meaning behind it.
Zhang Heng knows that this is the most difficult path, because there is no trick in this kind of thing and can only be forged through crisis after crisis. But the advantage is that once successful, the pirate group he leads will also have execution capabilities that other pirates do not have. And tough quality, hard to beat again.
But these are all things for later. If he can't lead everyone to survive this crisis safely, then everything will be in vain.
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"You look very tired." A voice suddenly came from the darkness.
Zhang Heng opened his eyes and saw a face very close to him. The red-haired girl was standing in front of him at some point, holding an oil lamp. However, given the surrounding environment, it felt like a ghost movie.
Annie looked at the closed door behind someone and said suspiciously, "You guys..."
"Well, she just came to me to discuss plans for tomorrow."
"What are your plans for tomorrow? Aren't we chasing the spice ship until we catch up?" The red-haired girl was a little confused when she heard this.
"..." Zhang Heng couldn't refute. Maybe Annie was the only one on the whole ship who had never wavered. I don't know if the good red-haired girl was big-hearted or for some other reason. She never seemed worried about this operation. result.
However, seeing her appearance, Zhang Heng felt inexplicably relieved for some reason. However, before he could say anything, he heard the night watchman suddenly shout, "Ship spotted ahead!"
