The Jackdaw is chasing a ship called the Spear of the Goddess based on the information provided by Karina.
The latter was a whaling ship wandering in this area. This time they left port and stayed at sea for more than a year. In the end, their patience finally paid off.
Some time ago, a ship returning to the port said that they saw a huge sperm whale hunted by them. The latter was a huge monster with a length of seventy feet and was quite cunning. Three of the Goddess Spears were waiting at the place where it often appeared. Yue was lucky enough to win it.
But now all these efforts have paid off. The whole body of the sperm whale is full of treasures. The fat can be refined into whale oil. The spermaceti oil contained in the huge skull cavity can be used to make spermaceti, and the intestines are pregnant with spermaceti. Stained with extremely precious ambergris.
It is a waxy substance with a gray or slightly black appearance. It often smells very unpleasant when it is first taken out. After drying, it turns amber in color and emits a strange aroma. This high-grade spice is mainly used as a fixative for perfume, and its price has exceeded that of gold. Therefore, Zhang Heng's Jackdaw is not the only one eyeing the whaling ship.
However, the first pirate ship that caught up with the Spear of the Goddess ended badly. In this era, whaling was a very dangerous job, and the men who dared to engage in this job were all real men.
They did not panic when they saw the black flag behind them. Because there were insufficient artillery on the ship, the captain did not order to fight back when faced with the cannonballs. Instead, he waited until the pirates boarded the ship before engaging in hand-to-hand combat with them. As a result, these pirates armed with harpoons and fishing nets The sailors beat the crap out of the pirates, who were armed with muskets and scimitars.
In the end, they captured the pirate ship and removed the gunpowder and weapons on it. When the situation was decided, they slit the throats of the surrendering pirates and threw their bodies on the deck, hoping to use this method to scare off the pirates behind. pirate.
This approach did have a certain effect. Some pirates who lacked strength did retreat when they saw the piles of corpses and large areas of blood on the deck.
But the powerful pirates became more and more excited, because this just proved that the other party's ship did have valuable goods, otherwise the sailors would not be so desperate, and a mere whaling ship would not scare them away.
The Jackdaw led by Zhang Heng did not withdraw from this competition.
With the help of the Victory Jackdaw on its maiden voyage, a new round of personnel recruitment was completed. The number of crew members increased to 62. The quality of the personnel recruited this time was much higher than before, especially the gunners. Billy He directly hired the chief gunner of a powerful old pirate group, and the new chef Difrena found was also very good. He was originally the chef of a hotel on the island, and his skills have improved during the half month he went to sea. After being praised by all the crew members, the originally boring life at sea seemed not so unbearable.
And more importantly, both old and new crew members now have full confidence in Zhang Heng as captain.
Based on the previous gains, Billy didn't even need to make a speech to mobilize the ship when they left the port this time. The morale on the ship was already full, and no one was timid when they saw the pirates being slaughtered on the ship halfway.
This is why Zhang Heng feels that he can continue to chase. At this time, he can have one or two tough battles appropriately to improve cohesion and gain practical experience for the Jackdaw.
The previous firefight with the Happiness was not really a decent battle at all due to the huge disparity in strength between the two sides. It was more like a shooting practice. Apart from the fact that the Jackdaw took a few painless shots at the beginning, What followed was basically the rhythm of the Happiness being rubbed against the ground. It was only Anne, the bosun, who was in some danger when she was attacked by the naval cadets in the cabin.
And this time it will definitely not be so easy to deal with the Spear of the Goddess.
In fact, Zhang Heng was more concerned about the situation of several other major competitors than the whaling ship. Less than a week after leaving port, they encountered a pirate ship, and not long ago they encountered another On the pirate ship, both sides raised the black flag at almost the same moment. Afterwards, the helmsman on the other side came over in a small boat and had a brief exchange of information. Finally, a consensus was reached, both parties maintained restraint, and they parted ways silently. .
And this was not because of the friendship between colleagues, but because the other side was wary of the Jackdaw's firepower, and both sides had nothing to gain at this time, so they chose the most peaceful solution.
Zhang Heng was slightly lost in thought as he watched the ship go away. He didn't know how Karina was doing in Nassau. Before leaving, the businesswoman probably discussed the next plan with him, and Zhang Heng also took out the In addition to helping Karina alleviate some of the cash pressure by investing 100 gold coins, Zhang Heng also did this to give the businesswoman further peace of mind and strengthen the alliance between the two parties.
In addition, he also promised to invest another 800 gold coins in the future. This will tie the two parties together. Karina no longer has to worry about being kicked out at any time, while Zhang Heng can enjoy 20% of the profits. Share, this share does not only refer to the income brought by the Jackdaw. If Karina can attract more ships to cooperate in the future, Zhang Heng will also receive additional rewards every time they return with a full load.
Billy was also a little tempted, but because he had a family to support, he couldn't afford too much money, so he only invested 30 gold coins in the end. On the contrary, Anne invested 40 gold coins with Zhang Heng because she no longer had to buy a house for the time being. People eventually become minority shareholders.
In addition, Laeri should also start thinking of ways to contact the tribesmen in Tros Manor according to the plan at this time.
Zhang Heng was distracted for a moment and then returned to reality. At this time, there is no point in worrying. Now that he has gone to sea, he can no longer control what happens on the shore. He can only choose to believe in the abilities of his allies. After all, as a pirate, his focus is Still on the sea, if it weren't for the Black Business Alliance, he wouldn't have focused so much energy on land.
The sooner the Jackdaw becomes stronger and becomes a top pirate group, the more he can control his own destiny, so every time he goes to sea is very important to him, and this time Zhang Heng also wants to capture his prey.
Compared with other pirates, he has [Hunter's Blessing] and [Lucky Rabbit's Foot] on his body, and there is no interference from wrong clues. These two things should be able to play a role in this chase. In addition, just two A few days ago, he received a system prompt that his sailing skills had been upgraded to level 2.
Now that everything is ready, the Jackdaw can finally show its fangs.
