This heavy rain came faster than everyone expected. Black Prince Sam did not stay at the Jackdaw because he was worried about the Vader, which had just repaired its hull. However, as soon as he got into the boat, the raindrops started to fall. It had begun to fall from the sky, and at the same time, there were storms and waves on the sea.
Thick lightning flashed across the gloomy sky, and thunder roared, like the end of the world.
Obviously the distance between the two ships was less than thirty meters, but Black Prince Sam's boat rowed for ten minutes, rising and falling among the huge waves, and finally got close to the Vader. One of the pirates was still there. While climbing, I was swept away by the big wave behind me.
The pirates on the Vader were helpless and could only watch as their companions disappeared into the waves.
It was impossible to disembark and rescue people in such bad weather.
On the other side, Zhang Heng did not return to the captain's cabin. He stood on the bow of the Jackdaw, and Billy beside him was loudly instructing the crew to prepare for the storm.
Zhang Heng frowned. He was different from Black Prince Sam. The latter might just think that the weather came too suddenly, but Zhang Heng not only learned the technique of sail control from Roscoe, the old pirate also used his good wind judgment and The weather forecast was also given to him.
Although Zhang Heng cannot be as accurate as Roscoe in weather forecasting, he can still accurately judge weather changes in a short period of time. This storm appeared too suddenly and without any warning, just in a moment. The sky before the bell was still clear and cloudless. According to the experience Roscoe taught him, the sea should be relatively calm at least until tonight.
However, in just over ten minutes, the weather in this sea area changed drastically. Zhang Heng had only encountered such a situation once before, when the Clark ship appeared, but the wind and waves that time were not so bad. Big, now the sea seems to be completely angry, and one huge wave after another hits the side of the ship.
Zhang Heng grasped the cable with one hand to stabilize his body, and took off the copper telescope he carried with him with the other hand. He first looked at Black Prince Sam's side. There was a busy scene on the Vader now, but there was nothing going on for the time being. So Zhang Heng moved his gaze further away.
However, to his surprise, this time he did not see the ghost ship from more than a hundred years ago on the sea. On the contrary, not long after, the terrifying-looking storm began to slowly weaken. , the waves became smaller and smaller, and the raindrops became sparse. Until five minutes later, the sun shone through the clouds again, the sea became calm again, and the dark clouds that had previously covered the head disappeared.
It only lasted more than twenty minutes, and even Anne, who had always been very nervous, found it a bit unbelievable. After the rain stopped, she shook the raindrops from her hair and said, "What is this, a prank?"
Zhang Heng was also a little confused, but out of caution, he came to the warehouse as soon as possible and checked the two boxes of silverware again. No abnormalities were found, and he picked up the rings and necklaces placed in the drawer. , and also did not get the system prompt to obtain props.
Coincidence?
In this way, Zhang Heng was a little unsure. Regarding the Clark, Zhang Heng always felt that he had missed something. However, now he really had no other clues and could only wait for Vincent to finish translating the three notebooks. Can you get more information from it?
For most people, this sudden brief storm was just an episode in a long voyage. Soon, the pirates on the ship turned their attention to other things, such as who always sneaked into the kitchen at night to steal bread. Eat, and where to have fun after landing this time.
The Jackdaw was getting closer and closer to Nassau, but Zhang Heng didn't know yet that there was a storm waiting for him on the shore.
The second-hand goods trading office of the businesswoman Karina was very prosperous on the island during this period. There was an endless stream of pirates at the door. Karina also had a boldness that was incompatible with her gender. The second-hand goods trading place welcomed all comers. As long as it is not worthless, the businesswoman is willing to bid for it, which has won a good reputation among small and medium-sized pirates.
At the same time, Captain Malone also bid farewell to his happy days in the court and became busy again. The Breeze began to shuttle between Nassau and the ports of the colony, collecting the trophies that Karina secretly acquired from the pirates on the island. In exchange for bags of gold coins, although most of this income is subsidized to the second-hand goods trading office, and because Karina's price is very high, the profit is not very ideal, far less than when her father Fagan was on the island. .
But no matter what, they finally started to make a profit, at least not everyone was idle and moldy while the Jackdaw went to sea.
However, the good times did not last long. Not long after, Karina's private transactions with the pirate captains through the second-hand goods trading office were leaked, and the news spread throughout the island almost overnight.
Immediately afterwards, the news that her father was detained by the colony was also revealed. This incident that happened a few months ago was not a secret among black market traders. Some well-informed people on the island had also heard about it. However, until today, it suddenly happened. It began to be promoted vigorously, and the malicious intent behind it became obvious.
Several captains who had previously traded with the businesswoman were suddenly unable to sit still. They just wanted to make extra money and did not want to be tied to Karina, a small boat that seemed to be about to sink. Moreover, they all insisted that the person who leaked the secret was not theirs. The subordinates even doubted whether Karina had leaked the news herself. After all, if they fell out with the Black Business Alliance because of this matter, Karina would be the one who would benefit in the end.
The businesswoman had to go to her door in person, try to communicate with them, and convince them that the Black Business Alliance could not really fulfill the sanctions stipulated in the statement. This was equivalent to pushing them to her. However, in the end, she had little success, with only two The captain said that the transaction can only continue if Karina can solve the leak problem.
Ma Long shook his head, "This problem cannot be solved. We have done a good enough job here. We have arranged for manpower to guard the warehouse. Even the sailors on the ship don't know what is being transported in each trip, so It’s impossible for us to leak the secret, but rather the pirates, they are talkative, and as the saying goes, don’t expect a group of pirates to keep any secrets, especially when they are drunk.”
Karina shook her head, "Most of their pirates don't know that they sold the goods to us. It's just a group of confidants who are doing this. Others just take the money at the end. The Black Business Alliance may hear some rumors, but Their investigation shouldn't have been so fast."
