Chapter 109 (1/2)

109 – Five Large Chests

East Coast

When the tide started to retreat, large quantities of cowrie, starfish, crab, and other seafood were left behind on the sandy beach soaked in seawater Fishere seafood

Fro crowd of barefooted ether all the ropes they could find, which nearly included all of the town's ropes

Kosto dove underwater and tied one end of the rope into a noose around the shi+pwreck's keel

Then, he swam to the surface and waved to everyone: “Pull! You can pull now!”

Dozens of serfs, alike the people depicted in the Barge Haulers on the Volga, took heavy steps and instantly stretched the rope taut Under Gort's proth: “One, two, three!”

One, two!

Three!

The shouts followed a rhythhtly tied to their shoulders slackened and stretched taut according to the people's rhythm With each step they took, their feet sank deeply into the sand The were oldthis task With ragged clothes, suntanned faces, hair sticking to foreheads, and sweat dripping down, they did really resea

But they were not

Liszt had seen Ilya Repin's faa' in a textbook The barge haulers depicted in the painting, who dragged barges on the riverbank all year long, had expressions nue haulers, on the other hand, had s sun over their heads

This barge hauler task would yield them one copper coin each

The sir lord, who caenerous and benevolent! He brought theold coins!

Their lives had never been this hopeful

“One, two, three!”

“Put your backs into it!” Gort roared, “You lazy fellows, haven't you eaten yet?!”

In the sea, Kosto kept diving, swith! The hull has been pulled out! Use ths and pull out the bow!”

After several encouraging shouts, Kosto shouted again: “Success, the shi+pwreck has been successfully pulled out of the sand!”

After the shi+pwreck was pulled out of the sand, the barge haulers beca the worn-out shi+pwreck ashore It was difficult to inal appearance The shi+pwreck was covered in green algae, it only had a single , which was broken to boot, and the hull was covered with holes, from which crabs crawled out now and then

“Sir, the shi+pwreck has been salvaged!” Said Gort excitedly

Kosto also ca sailboat From its shape, I suro Sir Lord, this should be a shi+p of the Sapphire Grand Duchy Only the grand duchy was capable of building brig sailboats one hundred years ago”

While on horseback, Liszt circled the shi+pwreck: “A shi+pwreck froo you say? Then, is it a merchant shi+p? Or is it a warshi+p?”

“It should be a merchant shi+p It has a sealed cabin, which is used for transportation of goods”

“What are you waiting for, Teacher Gort? Have people tear open this cargo shi+p froo I want to see what's inside”

“As you wish!+”

It was very difficult to build a shi+p, yet it didn't took , the cabin was forcibly opened So out some soaked, ruined cloth and some cereal remains This was probably a cloth and foodstuff merchant shi+p that sank somehow