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"The situation is not right." Lu Yuan and several adjutants sat on the stern of the ship, looked at the ship not far from the left rear of the "Maria", and said depressedly.

Everyone laughed because it was too obvious and everyone could see it.

Lu Yuan shook his head, and had nothing to say.

*******

After the short battle, after unloading food and newly rescued black slaves in the Miserable Island, the Maria drove into the dock for emergency repairs. The chickens took August and all the sailors, busy day and night. The white sailors had already agreed to leave at the next port, and they were fighting for the salary they could get when they left; young people of color were studying hard to become qualified sailors in a short period of time.

Lu Yuan is busy building a small country that can improve itself.

When he finally left a few months later, he hoped that the blacks on the Lost Island would survive independently.

The Misty Island already has a population foundation and a simple social structure. A system similar to a tribe was established from scratch. Now Lu Yuan brings new black slaves to the ground, which can be easily supplemented. There are many things missing on the island, except for the food that cannot be completely self-sufficient at the moment, daily necessities, weapons, tools, small fishing boats, etc. Every time he purchases or picks out common tools from the spoils, Lu Yuan will pay them a relatively low price to credit. He also asks the tribe to repay by repairing ships, building docks, growing cocoa.

After a month of trial, the Lost Island gradually became able to operate itself.

Lu Yuan also began to change from a founder and instructor to a businessman's role. As for the ownership of the land... he is not an indigenous person, why do he want that thing?

...

Two days later, the newly repaired "Maria" attacked again. They sailed south and then went east, bypassed the Spanish controlled area and entered the Windward Strait, known as the "Caribbean Crossroad".

The ship stopped near Port-au-Prince, unloaded the white sailors who wanted to leave, and began to chase their prey again. This time, the news that Helende's father found out was that the East India Company's slave ship was about to pass through the area south of Port St. Martin.

But this time they encountered this annoyance. Not long after they left Port-au-Prince, a clutch came to them. It was the hellish "Blue Bird", which entangled them like a dog-skin plaster.

"Blue Bird", the Zbek three-masted sailboat (xebek/bragana), a three-masted sailboat that is very common in the Mediterranean or the Indian Ocean. The three masts are obliquely hung on the three masts. This kind of spinnaker is also known as Latin sail, which was introduced before when Lu Yuan grabbed the first small boat. There is an inclined truss above this sail, which is simple to operate. It is especially good at catching wind and sailing against the wind.

The Zbek three-masted ship originated from the Arabs' fast ships. The more streamlined hull and special shipbuilding technology made the ships they built far faster than those of European sailing ships. This is their true pride in the ocean.

The Europeans' ocean fleets fought east and west, and were invincible, but they suffered a lot from the Arabs. They relied on the flexibility and speed of Zbek's three-masted ship. They fought guerrilla wars with the Europeans above the ocean, blocking the Europeans' footsteps. Unfortunately, this situation only happened in the Mediterranean, where the wind and waves were not big. In the Indian Ocean, they also lost miserably. Most of the time they lost to tropical storms!

It is precisely because this kind of ship is more suitable for the Mediterranean sea conditions, it is very rare in the Caribbean region where the wind and waves are stronger. Most of the ones you can see here are its cut-out version - the Tanta Sailing Boat with a single-mast spinnaker.

In terms of firepower, the two ships had 24 32-pound guns against twenty-two 24-pound guns, and the Maria won the complete victory; in terms of size, although this ship is also a four-star sailing ship, the length of the hull is similar to that of the Maria, and the width and height of the hull are much worse than that of the Maria. The overall displacement of the ship is only about half, and the cargo capacity and hull strength are far inferior to that of the Maria.

But her length reached thirty-five meters, but the hull was less than six meters wide, and the aspect ratio was an astonishing seven to one! It made her look like a blue pike!

Coupled with the diagonal spinnakers that are easy to control on three sides, the ship is now swaying around Maria at a speed of twenty knots. She constantly disrupts Maria's route and tries to get close, and uses her 24-pound cannons to try to bombard the Maria's main mast... and continues to harass the Maria, which has a speed of only fifteen knots.

And she seemed to know that the Maria gun was amazingly accurate, so as long as the Maria was slightly exposed on the side, she could rush out of the range like a rabbit caught in an arrow!

Lu Yuan was going crazy. In the late 17th century, when sailing ships generally had speeds of only about ten knots, the Maria could already beat 80% of the ships with speeds of up to fifteen knots. But your sister! A monster with speeds of up to twenty knots emerged! When the speed gap was one-third, even if Lu Yuan's driving skills were high, it would not be out of heaven.

What's more, if you want to say Haikuan... Since Lu Yuan's shot that pierced Yun Tian, ​​the sea god Corey Buso would even curse him in his dream! He cursed him crazy! So it is absolutely impossible to stand on his side.

"Don't be angry, that's the fastest ship in the Caribbean." Misha smiled and hugged Lu Yuan's arm, hintingly putting it between the hills to help him relieve his depression.

Lu Yuan was a little dry, and he subconsciously wanted to say, "Isn't the fastest ship in the Caribbean the Black Pearl?", but he almost swallowed it back when he said that. It seemed that the "Black Pearl" was still in the British shipyard and had not been built yet. And it was said that it was a three-star magic ship.

The ship was also lined up in Lu Yuan's plan. He had to check the progress of the ship's construction at any time through Helen. However, this ship was a slave ship built by the East India Company. It was not a warship, but the firepower was standard... quite average.

So on Lu Yuan's list, the position is back.

"The Bluebird has been famous for a long time. She is a ship specially prepared by an Arab prince for voyage around the world. However, when it first appeared in the Caribbean a few years later, it was already a pirate ship flying a black flag. The Bluebird has always relied on its own speed to rob merchant ships carrying valuables such as jewelry and gold. Her amazing speed once caused considerable panic.

But gradually everyone discovered that the speed of the boat was achieved by relying on a narrow hull like a fish and the magical shipbuilding technology of the Arabs. The price was that the narrow hull could not withstand the storm. The long waves could break her like a broken sugar cane! And she could not load a larger-caliber cannon. Although she could not catch up with her, her threat to us was limited. Just think it was a nasty bug, she would not affect us."

Seeing the scene where the "Maria" turned around and exposed its sideways, the "Blue Bird" would run away, Lu Yuan felt like he was looking at the "Sirens" a month ago, and he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Kin!" He greeted Jin who was holding him coffee and took the coffee from his hand. "Today you come to the helm, Jin. When he saw it running over, you should sideways the hull and scare her! If she dares to keep approaching, I will grant you the right to order the firing!"

"As for orders! Captain!" Although the young man Jin was wearing the servant's clothes, he still sorted out his clothes and then gave a naval salute upright.

Lu Yuan held the coffee and replied with a less formal gift. He smiled and touched his head, "I have practiced privately for a long time, right? Then, the preparatory adjutant Jin..."

"Yes, Captain!" Hearing the order, Jin Zhan straightened his body. He was so excited that his body trembled slightly and looked at Lu Yuan.

"I'll hand over the Maria to you," Lu Yuan put the badge of the officer on duty on his chest. "I formally handed over the wheel rudder and deck command to the reserve adjutant Jin."

"I accept the command of the wheel rudder and the deck!" he shouted loudly, reaching out to the wheel rudder with excitement.

But perhaps because of the extreme tension in his heart, the boy's hands trembled violently and could not stop at all. He did not dare to put his hands on the wheel rudder, but just stood there in a daze, his whole body trembling violently. The double attack of tension and mistakes made his body stiff and it was difficult for him to lift his hand, and his heart fell to the abyss.

Lu Yuan didn't interfere. He just looked at it with a smile, adding some pressure to Jin. He wanted to see the potential of this young man.

But he was immediately surprised to see a shocking scene!

Jin raised his arm violently and smashed it hard on the guardrail beside the boat! With the sound of slapping, the boy's little hands became purple in an instant, and some blood was splashed out! But Jin stubbornly bit his lips and kept slapping it, as if he was not his own hands until he carefully slaps the entire pair of arms.

Although the palms and arms were in severe pain, all the nervous emotions were shot away, and the whole body completely eased from the stiffness.

He pressed his hands gently on the duplex wheel rudder, and with a soft swing, the wheel rudder made a crisp and rhythmic "click" sound, and it rotated obediently. The boy's face, which was tightened by the pain, had a magical change. There was still tears in his pure eyes, and the corners of his mouth were already happily raised, revealing a bright smile.

"I have never seen a truly good seedling who has both talent and perseverance!" Lu Yuan returned to the officer group and was not stingy with his praise to everyone. He knew that with his evaluation, these people would teach Jin, and the young man's future was bright.

****

"Do you just escape?! Bastard!" August roared by the side of the ship and came back angrily. In order to prevent the "Blue Bird" from launching a sudden attack, he had to take the stormtrooper on the deck with his shift.

"Only women like this kind of thing that only escapes! Looking at the fancy and whistle of that ship, it's really disgusting! I bet that the owner of that ship must be a sissy!" August complained, "Captain, we have to think of a way to do her! Now everyone is so angry that she is crazy..."

"What did you say just now?!" Lu Yuan, who had been closing his eyes and leaning in Misha's arms to rest in peace. Hearing August's complaint, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind! But he couldn't catch it. Then he hurriedly asked.

"Me?" August pointed at himself in shock. He just complained casually from Lu Yuan's side. He just used to show his presence. Jacques said that this is very important. "I...I said we should have done the Bluebird..."

"No, the previous sentence!" Lu Yuan shook his head and denied.

"Before? Oh, I said the Bluebird looked like a boat that only women drove... Misha, I look down on women! You know, her hull is blue and the sail is white, and it looks like the underwear that the captain invented. Hahaha~~~ The person who drives this kind of boat. Even if it is not a woman, he must be a sissy!" August pretended to be a very honest smile, but was actually explaining to Misha...

"Blue and white strips... whose underwear have you seen?" Misha asked with a smile, pulling out a flintlock gun from her waist. August was so scared that he made a mess of things and turned around and ran away immediately. He couldn't even care about Lu Yuan's question! He had seen the boss's wife pulling out the gun and shooting the boss. Those who can hit the right one deliberately couldn't hit the right one deliberately, and those who can dodge it intentionally couldn't hit the right one - that scene... was quite annoying.

"Don't pay attention to that bastard!" Misha hugged Lu Yuan again, "I think blue and white look good! Including underwear! What's wrong with the girls? We are girls..."

Before she could finish her words, she saw Lu Yuan breaking away from her arms and jumping up again with excitement.

"Good look! That's right, it's just good look!" He came to the side of the ship and looked at the Blue Bird carefully. He even looked a little greedy in his eyes. Misha looked at the excited Lu Yuan strangely, and wanted to touch his forehead and say, "Dear. Are you having a fever?" You should know that when it comes to ships, although Lu Yuan is a complete speed party, he also pursues fierce and powerful firepower. He has always equipped the ship with the best artillery to the greatest extent! Even if it is only a little bit, he is unwilling to give money at a cost.

So Misha never thought Lu Yuan would like to see this "Blue Bird" with thin skin and fillings that look like delicious dumplings. But looking at Lu Yuan's current appearance, his expression told Misha that he was definitely moved!

*******

At this time, Lu Yuan changed his angle to observe the Bluebird, and he finally noticed the amazing beauty of the ship.

The narrow and long azure hull is painted with horizontal patterns between dark blue and light blue; the bow carved into a bird's wings and soaring shape, standing up at the bow like a bird pecking. The stern of the boat replaced the traditional stern with a gold-decorated wooden shed, and narrowed rapidly, like a girl's slender waist...

Coupled with two large and one small, three large white triangular sails, it is like the stretched wings and tail of a bird! It is really called the name "Blue Bird". It is indeed a suitable image!

With the help of the telescope, his perverted vision can see the exquisite patterns on the wall of the "Blue Bird". The bird's bow has a girl's face. The design of the stern is definitely a model of combining art and practicality... Lu Yuan began to believe that this is indeed a prince's ship. Although perhaps because it fell into the hands of the pirate and was poorly maintained, almost all the patterns and sculptures were damaged and the colors were dim.

But Lu Yuan can bet that the artistic cost of that ship is definitely several times the cost of the ship itself!

"This is what I want, the most perfect gift! No, you can't use cannons to hit her. If you break her, it's a crime! And Nana won't let me go..." Lu Yuan squatted by the boat alone and muttered to himself, while looking up and down the "Blue Bird" in a very vulgar way, "Come on, turn around and let the uncle see behind you!"

The most useless "beauty" in the eyes of others has become the most important value in Lu Yuan's eyes! As a gift to the little girl, a silly, big, black and thick type like a battleship, you must not consider it. Only the Clippers with beautiful appearance, light body, bright colors and rich details are the favorites of the little girls! He can guarantee that if he captures the ship in front of him, and then transforms it into a yacht, and symbolically installs a few small cannons, Nana and Ke Xue will love him to death!

Even if you take the opportunity to push it down something...

In order to bring gifts to Nana, Lu Yuan can be said to have taken great pains to do so.

He had heard of the French super-star legendary battleship "Sun King". It is said that it is extremely gorgeous. The interior decoration alone consumes several tons of gold. It is a legendary battleship that the French king must take when patrolling the coastal areas! Lu Yuan imagined this ship as a classical version of the Dubai Sailing Hotel, and once happily set the ship as the first goal... But after Elizabeth who he had seen, Lu Yuan was instantly knocked down!

Compared to battleships, this ship can only be described as larger, stupider and thicker!

Damn the speed of ten knots, one hundred cannons, one thousand sailors, and it is also made into the shape of a jj - isn't this the sail version of the bb party's magical object?! It's gorgeous! What about the promised decoration of several hundred kilograms of gold? Are you talking about that golden big butt?

Lu Yuan was desperate about this world with a completely different aesthetic than him...

Once, he wanted to use the Siren as a spare tire, but unfortunately the Siren is too ordinary. Since Lu Yuan became famous in the Siren, it seems that overnight, the Caribbean Sea was full of fast speeds and sharp winds everywhere, not even Skuna sailing!

Now...hehe.

Lu Yuan looked at the "Blue Bird" and smiled happily.
Chapter completed!