What kind of reason is this - and she is writing, not speaking. An secretly cursed, picked up the pen and continued to write: "In this case, please come to the captain's room with me, and sign an agreement to hire you as captain of this ship."
The contract document for the escort."
She turned over a page, changed it to Kamal text, and showed it to the stunned young man beside her, "Captain, please come too."
The pirate leader called one of his men, and the four of them walked into the captain's room together, while the others stayed outside and waited. An took out a piece of white paper and wrote something simple and clear on it——
"I, Ann de Saint Violet, the fifth princess of the Violet Empire, the employer of the "Lady Victory", and the main person in charge of this expedition, hereby appoint Hartok and his subordinates, a total of seventeen people, to be responsible for this expedition.
Navigation guide and escort. After the expedition, half of the property remuneration received from the investor will be paid to the other party as a commission."
On the way to the captain's cabin, she asked the Fritz man and learned that Hartok was his name. She pressed her fingerprint on the document, took out a seal ring from her arms, and handed it to him along with the document.
"These are enough to prove the authenticity of this contract." She wrote on another piece of paper. "Please rest assured that the imperial family cares about their reputation and will not arbitrarily default on the money."
Hartok looked at the document several times, and finally nodded with satisfaction, "You are indeed a real person, little girl. In this case, let us leave the next navigation mission to us!"
He returned to the deck with An, showed the document to his men, and announced loudly that they would escort the ship. Seeing this, the crew finally breathed a sigh of relief - a disaster that could destroy the entire ship.
It was lifted just like that.
They all surrounded Ann, marveling at the calmness and wisdom she had shown before. Elio was the most excited, doing several somersaults on the deck and winning a few cheers.
An just shook his head and wrote another line in the notebook: "The adventure is not over yet. Please continue to work hard for the rest of the journey."
Everyone nodded in agreement. Unknowingly, they had already identified with this young and seemingly weak expedition leader.
There was no big trouble on the way back. With underwater navigation, the ship could easily avoid rocks and undercurrents that were difficult to see from the water; the Fritz people's experience of living at sea all year round also gave them a good understanding of the situation.
The prediction of the storm was more accurate. At first, the crew members were a little resentful about working with "pirates", but after a few days of sailing, they almost completely turned into sighs and thankfulness. After all, no one is better than these sailors who survive at sea all year round.
I now understand the importance of a good navigator and observer.
"I didn't expect that they are actually quite useful. Except for the strong smell, they don't have a bad temper." Once, Ella sighed next to An, "Why do such good crew members have to become pirates?
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There were probably many reasons, An Xin thought. However, she just picked up the pen and simply wrote: "Now, they are my crew."
"You still have discernment, and you are worthy of being the princess of the empire." Ella smiled, obviously not taking this identity too seriously. This made An recognize her more. She never cared about her identity and only knew her identity.
Just make good use of this identity when necessary.
The day before the ship was about to return to the port of departure, the chef cooked two large pots of fish soup on the ship. All the crew members, as well as all the Fritz people who had signed the treaty with An, participated in this dinner. They gathered together
Small groups drank cheap rum or wine, ate bread and fresh fish soup, and talked loudly about their own affairs or rumors. The crew members were very interested in the world in the water, and the Fritz people were curious about the land.
What life was like on the Internet, they could always find enough to talk about for an hour or two - even longer with the help of alcohol.
On the forty-ninth day of the winter month, the "Lady Victory" completed a voyage of more than thirty days and successfully returned to Gray Frost Harbor. Ann used her own change to rent a seaside hut for the Fritz people, leaving behind a few
With a gold coin as living expenses and a deposit, he returned to the imperial capital all the way.
Stepping into the Archduke's tower of Egmonton again, he went to the study on the top floor, sat opposite his grandfather, and handed over the map he had drawn and his simple and clear adventure story. Elio happily described what happened on the road to His Highness the Grand Duke.
of all her experiences - and highlighted her performance.
"What do you think?" After listening to the young man's narration, the Grand Duke of Egmonton turned to look at the old Belon man.
"It's basically no exaggeration." Groom bowed slightly to the old man and replied, "Miss An's ability to deal with emergencies is indeed worthy of praise."
The old man nodded and continued to read her adventure report. Then he raised his head and looked at the girl with sword-like eyes, "You promise to give those pirates half of the reward, and also promise to make them citizens of the empire?"
"It's a promise to fight for, Grandpa." An quickly wrote, "Their abilities are obvious to all, and becoming a pirate is a helpless move. If we go to the ocean in the future, their help will be indispensable. As for the reward, I think
Dividing half of my income this time is an investment in the future."
The Archduke of Egmonton narrowed his eyes, and the sharpness in his eyes slowly turned into a look of satisfaction, "Very good, you convinced me. They will become citizens of the empire - and, if they are willing, be appointed by me.
ocean explorer."
"Thank you." An breathed a sigh of relief and then asked his own question, "Do you approve of my results for this commission, Grandpa D?"
The old man nodded, "The map and report are impeccable, and the adaptability also meets the requirements - so, I agree."
The girl then raised her hand and gave Elio a high-five beside her, celebrating the successful conclusion of the first adventure.
Of course, there are subsequent events that need to be dealt with, such as the Fritz people who are waiting for them to return, and the "Lady Victory" who wants to cooperate with them again. That is only a matter of time. After all, the most troublesome thing is the identity of the pirates
The processing has been guaranteed by the Grand Duke of the Empire.
"Where do you plan to go next, Ann." The old man asked in a deep voice, "You should have your own goals, if I am not wrong."
It was indeed true. The investigation of the coastline was just a first try. What she really wanted to go to was not the places that had been explored long ago, but the dangerous but mysterious areas that no one had ever set foot on.
"In your collection of books, I looked up the records of the Ghost Forest. It was once a cold but fertile land. However, a disaster two hundred years ago completely changed its reputation." She bit her pen and thought for a moment.
, "To this day, almost no one knows what it is like there currently. Many terrible rumors have stopped us in our tracks and isolated the truth within the forest."
"They should be discovered instead of letting our imagination determine everything." She wrote seriously. "Of course, I will not act rashly. My next stop will be the closest fortress of the Belon people, the volcano.
Fort. Based on the results of the investigation, I will determine the method of approaching the forest, as well as the manpower and funds needed."
The old man looked at her steadily. After a long time, he finally said, "I'll wait for you to come back."
An nodded, stretched out his right hand, and held it with his grandfather's rough and generous palm.