Parallel Armies——The Sound of the Turning Tide Chapter 86 Going to Sea
Hitz stood there awkwardly for a while. Before he could understand the rules of the game, the trainee priest who called Oga brought a piece of...no, a stack of parchment and put it on the
On a bench, he reached out to her and asked for a nautical chart.
Hitz quickly gave him the chart he had taken from the mercenary company. The trainee priest rummaged through the pile of parchment, opened the corresponding chart, looked at it, and covered it again. Then he followed Hitz's request and put the sea chart back on.
The island she needed to know was marked on the map, and then the trainee priest asked her if she needed to mark other nearby islands. The price of each island was the same, which was fifty linseys.
"I just need the information about Burial River Island, thank you very much." Heath showed a sincere smile to the trainee priest in front of her, and then the trainee priest returned the chart to her. The marked position was off course to the east.
About one hundred and fifty miles away, an island was enclosed.
The trainee priest also drew a lifelike skull with red ink thirty nautical miles away. Then he stood up, picked up the charts, and walked into the house without intending to explain anything to her.
Hitz obediently handed over the money without daring to ask, and then returned to the hotel to report to Alexander.
On the way back, while passing by a tavern near the dock, Heath heard a table of sailors discussing Alexander's commission.
The Mercenary Industry Company was established very quickly, and by this time almost all the sailors who had been to the tavern knew about it.
A group of people must recruit at least four people, namely an observer, a helmsman, a navigator, and a first mate who can assign chores to you. Maybe with Alexander's eyesight, she can work part-time as an observer?
After the sailors at the table finished discussing the commission, they started bragging again... Heath chose to sit down and listen for a while. She went in and ordered a glass of fruit wine for one paise. The taste of this fruit wine is more like juice, which is more suitable for the taste of elves.
Enduring the glances that came from time to time, Hitz sipped the fruity wine in his mouth while listening to the information told by these sailors.
"I was working as a handyman on the deck at the time, mainly mopping the floor. I took the mop in my hand and hit the big-eared pirate in the belly, saving old Jack's life," said a short and stocky sailor.
"Then Old Jack owes you a favor." One of the tall and thin sailors said and took a big sip of wine.
"Then what?" other sailors also asked.
"Old Jack knocked out the scar-faced pirate in front of him with one punch. Then he jumped and rolled, picked up the knife of the big-eared pirate who was knocked off the ship by me, and joined the battle group. Old Jack's joining allowed the second officer to get support, and then
I overturned a bucket of fish so that several pirates who had just boarded the ship slipped, and we gained the upper hand on the deck. I kicked away the unlucky guy who had been unfortunately hit by a flintlock lead bullet, and then loaded a
A cannonball was aimed at the sampan set up by the pirates and blew it apart."
"Just brag, don't pirates always use ropes to swing over?" Another long-haired sailor interrupted him humiliatingly.
"Do you have any knowledge, you weakling? Do you think a pirate can be so advanced on a swing?" the pudgy sailor retorted.
"Yes, yes." The long-haired sailor sneered and went to drink.
Heath heard that the crew member seemed to be just bragging, but the story sounded quite interesting, so his eyes were drawn to it.
"Several pirates on the sampan fell directly into the water. I cut off their backup, and now the remaining pirates were helpless. But at this moment, the businessman in the captain's room screamed, and I couldn't do anything.
He couldn't join the battle group. He didn't have any weapons at hand, so he could only grab a spare torch for night lighting. At that time, the pirate captain ferociously wanted to attack the frightened businessman. Although I knew I couldn't beat the man with the hook.
A pirate captain, but out of duty I yelled and hit that pirate captain on the head." The stocky sailor said vividly.
"Are you stupid, you don't know how to sneak attack, and you yelled." The tall and thin man pushed the table that the tall and thin man stood up and pushed away when he was excited.
"Shut up, what do you know? If I hadn't attracted attention, that businessman would have lost one of his hands at least." The tall and thin man was immersed in his own world, slammed the table and stood up again, gesturing with a wooden stick.
"Then I roared like this. The pirate captain turned around and wanted to give me a knife, but I suddenly sprained my foot and ran into the pirate captain's arms."
Then he showed off the strong muscles on his arms. "I didn't get this fat for nothing. I knocked him unconscious. I took this opportunity to hold his head and hit him against the wall of the captain's cabin.
After I fainted, I directly used the letter opener on the table to end the guy's life of sin. Finally, while removing the golden hook, I asked the merchant to hide in the gunpowder magazine. Finally, I grabbed the hook and went to the deck, where the pirates surrendered.
"
There were many sailors who didn't believe it, but when the stocky sailor threw a golden short hook and a bag of Lindsay on the table, everyone believed it.
"It's amazing, I really can't see it."
"Then you have to pay the bill today."
"It would be great if I also had this luck."
The stocky sailor paid for everyone in the tavern very grandly, spending all the money in the bag with Lindsay's money on it - and of course he also paid for the beautiful lady Sheeds.
For a moment, the elf noticed a flash of light in the sailor's eyes, and then a look of extreme pain. If Hitz hadn't seen this flash of light, he would have thought that this man was just a sailor who got lucky and spent a lot of money.
That’s all.
After blowing themselves a bit, everyone left happily and satisfied.
The stocky sailor drank the last glass of wine, paid the bill, and left the tavern with the waiter's "Welcome back". Except for a few guys who were drunk and unconscious, Heath was the only one left in the tavern at this time.
Hitz immediately drank the remaining half of the glass of fruit wine and chased after him, intending to talk to this man about recruitment.
"Well, that's it. We originally planned to hire crew members, and the mercenary industrial company has already listed the commission. I happened to pass by and heard your story, although most people may just think that you are a lucky person.
Man, but I can see that there is no element of pure good luck in your story. Your adaptability, thinking in the battle situation, and improvised tactics are all very good. You can survive a pirate attack and save a businessman.
It’s not easy. I believe you have the ability. I hope you will not disappoint my expectations. My name is Hiz, what about you?"
"Miss Elf, do you mean you have a job?" Hearing what Heath said, the person was quite surprised. "That's five days a month, Lindsay, it's a very reasonable price. I can basically do everything except piloting."
"Miss Heath is really over the top. To be honest, this story is only 90% true. The story about the attack on the pirate captain in the end is false. I regret my life, but the previous ones are all true. I just want to use money to promote it.
It’s just me, even if that’s the case, they may not believe it.”
Finally, when we arrived at the hotel, the sailor introduced himself. His name was Xiuge, and his goal was to become a genuine first mate. He planned to use this qualification to become the third mate of a certain ship, and he was also capable enough.
So, it was not surprising that Shuge got on the ship with a few people and became the temporary first mate. He was naturally very satisfied. Although he heard that Shiz said he was going to an island off the sea, he had no fear.
Later, Xiuge helped several people find candidates, and he also knew the market situation. In the end, you hired the navigator at the price of fifteen linseys per month, and the helmsman at the price of ten linseys.
The next day, Alexander prepared the supplies for the voyage and removed the commission. As a result, there were only two Lindsay left. He had done everything and bought enough things. Fortunately, he also had to deal with the matter of the origin.
The core material can be said to be spent very cleanly now.
It is a question whether to take Gabru on the ship or let him go to Sima City by himself...
Alexander thought about it before setting sail, and finally decided to discuss it with Gabru, and decided to give himself the core named the seventh organ by throwing dice, and then gave Gabru a bottle of holy healing potion to let him
Let's see if we can sell it at an auction at Countercurrent Trading Company while we're sailing.
With the money from selling the medicine, Gabru can conduct experiments or other things at his own discretion. Alexander also discussed with Fageni and Shiz to allocate the core of the origin, and gave the big core to Fageni to mix the guidance potion, and the remaining
Two of them were given to Hitz.
Gabru had no choice but to set off by himself, but the kid was smart enough to run fast enough so there should be no problem. After that, the three of them got on the boat and set off. Shuge taught Alexander how to observe the signs of storms or big waves from the observation deck on the mast. Fa Ge
Nee and Heath helped Shouge with chores, pulling sails, rigging ropes, loading ballast buckets, etc.
Alexander said he would try his best, and then stood on the observation deck with a dark face. When the guards and head maid of the two princesses arrived, she went over to greet them, how to call them, etc.
The head maid is a tide caller and can use waves to help the group move forward and avoid risks. The deputy head of the Naga guard is basically a thug and does not say a word all day long.
During the process of doing chores, the head maid would often discuss with Heath the clothes and decorations in the city. Zerphageni rolled up his sleeves and worked, looking forward to the ship arriving at the island soon.
All the sea beasts along the way were avoided or scared away by the group. On the fourth day, the two sea tribes said goodbye and jumped into the sea to leave.
On the eighth day, the ship arrived at Burialliu Island smoothly. The thick iron sheet below the waterline prevented the reef from causing too much damage to the wooden bottom of the ship. After a few people boarded this island, it was only three miles in diameter and very irregular.
The collection was completed on the reef islands. Not only did we get the fish egg materials, but we also caught some marcasite.
But when they were about to return, Heath and Alexander saw some ominous black air on the sea in a certain direction, and Heath saw the black air rising upwards to the height of touching the clouds and then falling to the surrounding sea area.