Returning to the giant tribe camp from the lake, the two of them followed the dirt road to the valley between the right and middle peaks. This place was full of large trees similar to palm trees, and the branches on the top of the trees were covered with bunches of
The fist-sized purple-black berries look full of temptation to eat.
Steven jumped onto the tree trunk, climbed to the top of the tree more than 20 meters high with both hands, pulled out a straight knife and cut off a few branches full of berries, threw them to Kate under the tree, and then followed him back to the ground.
A small amount of this dried berry was found in a wooden bowl in the camp hut, but now we know it comes from this palm tree.
This should be one of the main foods of the giants. The trees all over the valley were probably planted by them. The two tasted these berries. They are thick and have few seeds. They are sweet and delicious. They will be very durable after being dried.
Delicious food.
It seems that this giant tribe has plenty of food!
There are many fish in the lake in the valley. The long-tailed wolves raised by the giants are good at fishing, and the purple-black berries produced by these palm trees have a high yield. You can see the berries in the valley from the numerous fruits hanging on the branches.
The giants couldn't finish it.
They have lived here for who knows how many years. The humans who accidentally drifted to this island were probably eaten by the giants as snacks!
But Steven and Kate are confused about the totem pole!
Why are the beliefs of giants exactly the same as the worship of dwarf ogres in the dark rainforest? If this island is connected to the dark rainforest in the southern part of the New World, it is possible that the two will intersect, but judging from the navigation distance, it is impossible to be connected!
So why do the two have the same beliefs? The eye-shaped relief on the totem pole is neither ancestor worship nor a certain animal. Although these two hugely different races are both in primitive tribal civilization, the same beliefs make them
Humans cannot explain or speculate.
Two days later, before noon, the two returned to the hillside by the seaside. When passing by the seaside camp, they discovered fresh giant footprints.
There were many left in and around the camp. They speculated that the giant reinforcements came two days ago to support them!
Looking at the empty sea, the giants obviously thought that the Twin Fin Shark had sailed away!
They had to go back separately.
The two of them grilled the antelopes they hunted on the road on the hillside. They also brought a lot of those purple-black berries. The roasted mutton was smeared with the pulp of the berries, and it tasted sweet and tender. While the two were enjoying a delicious lunch, they suddenly saw something from afar.
The silhouette of the Twin Fin Shark appeared on the sea level.
Soon after the two returned to the Twin Fin Shark, they received a warm welcome like a hero returning. Captain Langdon took the wine glass and poured the red wine from his collection to the two of them, and toasted to the two of them for their safe return.
The two handed Langdon the tattered clothes and scimitar found by the giant tribe. After identification by the crew, they confirmed that they were Korem's things. In the afternoon, Korem's sea burial ceremony was held on the ship.
As the final gunfire of the ceremony sounded, the raised sails of the Double Fin Shark were instigated by the sea breeze, surrounded by flocks of chirping seagulls flying around. It set sail on the blue sea under the blue sky and white clouds, heading towards the Eastern Grant Continent.
A new voyage!
After the torment of violent storms before, this voyage seemed calm and relaxing.
Blake adjusted his working hours. Every day after breakfast, Steven, Kate and Blake would go to the back deck to practice flintlock shooting. After lunch, the two would teach and train Blake in swordsmanship here.
Blake had learned to fight with a scimitar from the pirates on the ship, and Langdon had also taught him some sword skills, but it was not comprehensive.
The scimitar's sword technique is very rough and can only be said to be very practical in fire fights between pirates. However, according to Steven, the technical content is too low and there is a lack of systematic training. It is okay to deal with ordinary pirates who do not know martial arts.
, but to become a true warrior, it is necessary to learn swordsmanship.
Blake was not too interested in the scimitar and only learned how to use it.
Langdon was usually very busy and did not have much time to guide and supervise him to practice swordsmanship. In addition, Blake was very interested in flintlock guns, so he was allowed to focus all his energy on the research and shooting of flintlock guns.
Now that we have a lot of free time, we have made a plan to learn from each other.
Every day when Blake was taught swordsmanship on the back deck, the pirates who were not on duty came to watch. While laughing at Blake's awkward sword-holding posture, they planned to follow suit and learn the swordsmanship of Steven and Kate. The two were fighting with each other.
The battle between the giant octopus and the sea monster left an intuitive and deep impression on the pirates. In their comparison, the two men's martial arts far exceeded that of Captain Langdon, who was previously recognized as the ship's champion.
Steven and Kate were open to the pirates who came over to watch. While explaining the technical points of swordsmanship with Blake, they also answered some questions raised by the curious pirates.
But soon the pirates lost interest in swordsmanship!
After all, the technical movements and requirements of swordsmanship are much more complex than that of scimitar, and it requires long-term and unremitting practice to see progress. In the end, the pirates unanimously agreed that scimitar was suitable for them, and their mentality of learning changed to watching the fun and laughing at the rookie Blake.
However, Blake was very serious and hard-working when learning swordsmanship from the two of them. He would not stop every practice until he was exhausted and sweating profusely and his muscles were sore. He also strived to achieve perfection in his technical movements.
Steven and Kate would also practice fencing while Blake was tired from practice.
During the sparring, Steven used the long sword collected by Captain Langdon instead of his own fixed blade. This was also the most exciting time for Black and the pirates, watching the two swing the long sword and switch between offense and defense, with agile steps.
Turning around, Blake felt that there was a strange rhythmic beauty between the two's offense and defense, and the pirates were all fascinated by it.
"This is the result of long-term practice and countless actual battles," Steven said to Blake: "You can also reach this level in the future."
Blake shook his head: "I think it will be very difficult for me to become proficient in using a long sword! Hans taught me swordsmanship before, and I can do it with long-term practice, but it is not that easy in actual combat. Battles at sea are usually based on
Long-range weapons are the mainstay, and jumping off the side for close combat is a last resort. It is difficult to have such an opportunity unless a war breaks out!"
He continued: "Furthermore, according to the rules set by Hans, the Twin Fin Shark will not use weapons to kill ships other than pirates. At most, it will be a deterrent. Pirates usually go their separate ways and occasionally meet at sea.
Nothing will happen unless they have a personal grudge against each other."
Steven asked curiously: "Captain Langdon actually set such a rule! How did he become the captain of the Twin Fin Shark? What did he do before he became the captain?" Kate on the side also looked curiously.
With Blake.
Black said: "Hans used to be a rural nobleman in the Principality of Lesa in the Northern Federation. He had his own manor. When he was young, he developed a hatred with the local powerful nobleman. His wife and son were murdered by the other party, and he escaped by chance.
He escaped to the Western Sea and joined the pirates, starting as a crew member on the Twin Fin Shark and finally becoming the captain."
The three of them were silent for a while, and then Kate asked, "Has Mr. Langdon ever thought about returning to his hometown one day?"
Blake replied: "He feels that he can't go back in this life. After all, his wife and children are gone, and the enemies in his hometown are still there, so it is impossible to go back. But I feel that he actually wants to go back to his hometown in his heart.
After a lifetime of wandering at sea, who wouldn’t want to return to his hometown?”