Chapter 673 (1/1)
The sea breeze is whistling against the sails, and the ebb tide is no gentler for ships sailing on the sea than it was during a tsunami. The waves hit the side of the wooden hull, splashing water on the deck like a rain of arrows. The sailors, who were either topless or only dressed in a single garment, had to bite their teeth and endure the terrible baptism. Every time they felt that they were going to be unable to hold on, the seafaring men would turn their heads and look at the rudder on the high platform behind the ship. The helmsman standing there was dressed in an over decorated coat, and on his head was a tattered and funny wide brimmed triangular hat with a golden bird feather on it. He was the captain of the ship.
The captain tried to press his hat on his head with one hand and keep the balance of the ship with the other hand in the rough sea wind. Although this action seems quite casual, anyone with sailing experience knows how heavy a steering wheel is in such a storm. The muscles on the captain's arm holding the rudder wheel were bulging, and the tattoos of sea snakes tattooed in dark blue were wriggling like life. His chest and skirt were open, revealing his skin full of mud, salt and scars, which was not to show his past with scars, but simply used this way to more intuitively feel the wind direction and intensity. He roared in a hoarse and unpleasant voice, ”East four fifteen degrees, turn sail! You bastards don't know the mast is breaking! Chief mate, take people to put up the main sail. If we go on like this, we will be blown back to the sea. Damn it, we must be the first people to stand on the lost heart bay
The sailor who hung himself on the railing heard the captain's instructions and immediately repeated it to the crew in a louder voice. The sound of waves and sea breeze made it difficult to communicate with each other. Fortunately, the crew of this ship have been getting along for some time. Even if they are swallowed up by the sea breeze, they also hear the key words in the captain's order and act quickly. The man, known as the first mate, was naked and showed dark and strong muscles. His head was covered with a turban to prevent his hair from flying in the wind, and to cover the hole in his right ear, which had no ears. On receiving the order, the chief mate loosened the ropes around him and walked towards the main mast on the bumpy deck. On the way, he slapped several sailors on the shoulder, ”you, you, you and you, follow me to collect the main sail!”
Five sailors, including the first mate, gathered at the capstan under the main sail. The first mate spat into the palm of his hand, and then made contact with the other sailors with his eyes. ”Push!” ”Squeak!” As the five sailors pushed the winch, the heavy chain was pulled by the winch and connected to the main sail's cable to close the sail, which had done more harm than good for the present situation. But when the main sail was about half closed, a huge wave came from the starboard side of the ship, with ”boom!” The sound of a big bang pushed the right side of the whole ship high!
”Hold on The first mate roared, but the warning was still a little late. A thinner sailor did not grasp the handrail on the winch in time, and the whole man slipped to the left. ”Help! Ah The thin sailor screamed, hoping for a companion to hold him. His hands were scratching at the slanting deck, but the deck, too greasy with seawater, could not offer any help. His last chance was to grab the fence at the edge of the deck as he fell out of the hull. But fortunately, when the sailor grasped the fence and breathed a little, a dark shadow covered him. He looked up and saw something like a human like fish thrown out by the waves, over the top of the whole ship and smashed down towards his face door.
”Boom The final scream was completely drowned out by the sound of impact and falling into the water. Few sailors even noticed that one of their companions had fallen into the sea, and they had no time for themselves. However, the captain standing on the high platform saw all this. He pressed his body against the rudder to increase his connection with the ship. His left hand was clinging to the brim of the blown hat to prevent the cap, which symbolized the captain's qualification, from being taken away by the sea breeze. ”What the hell is that?” The captain was sure to see that the thing that had thrown his crew off the ship was a mermaid, but the problem was that the trajectory and texture of the thing were more like some kind of statue than a living creature. But how can there be statues in the waves?
Before the captain wanted to understand this problem, another wave came up. This time, the huge wave was bigger than before, and almost lifted the ship to a dangerous angle of nearly 90 degrees with the sea surface. This time, more than one crew member was carried off the ship by the waves, and nearly half of the crew were washed off the deck in this huge wave. Even the captain gave up his hat and held the rudder in front of him. He watched his crew one by one washed down the deck, his eyes closed, thinking that this was the end. He did not expect that he had been crossing the sea for many years, and finally was killed by the ebb tide waves. It was really bad luck. If he became a water devil after he died, he would not be ridiculed by others for many years.
However, the development of things is always unexpected, just as the first wave came without warning, after the second wave, the sea quickly calmed down. After a long time without waiting for the ship to be overturned, the captain opened his eyes and looked at the sea strangely. What is this? Is it the sea god who despises my broken ship?
”Captain, man!” The first mate's voice awakened the captain, who was still in a daze. He saw his crew struggling to show his position to his companions on the deck. The first mate and the other crew all watched the captain. According to the rules of the sea, leaving the deck without the captain's instruction and rebellion can be equated. ”What are you doing! Bring me all the people in the waterSea breeze, gradually calmed down, it seems that the ebb tide on this sea area has become smaller. The sailors who had been swept into the sea were lined up on the deck and vomited. The ship's medical skills diagnosed the sailors. The Captain stood on the high platform, and his first mate came up with the captain's cap which had been blown off before. ”Your hat, sir.”
The captain took the hat and put it on his head. Unexpectedly, a water plant fell down to cover his left eye. When he was in a hurry to get the plants out of his hat, he looked at the smiling mate and said, ”how many are missing?” In the storm like the one just now, it's lucky that the crew members who have been taken off the ship can find six achievements. The captain is ready to hear a number of staff reduction that makes his heart ache. You know, it's hard to find a few reliable and reasonable sailors in lost heart Bay these days.
However, the first mate's mouth with a strange expression, said, ”no less, even more than one!”
”What do you say?” After hearing this, the captain raised his eyebrows and subconsciously grasped the handle of the machete on his waist. He suspected that the chief officer was going to rebel, and that the more one was him.
Seeing this, the chief mate quickly retreated and spread out his hands to indicate that he had no weapons. ”You misunderstood me, sir! I mean, we've lost two people, but we've got three new ones! Besides, there is a fish in these three! ”