Chapter 148 Three good news
"Boom~Boom~" Two volleys of roars, shells landed near the ship one by one, causing a large swath.
The warned Frute merchant ship with the Dutch flag had to stop.
"Damn it, you're really good at fighting!" The fat captain grabbed the triangle cap and cursed the first mate to stop the ship. He ran to the bow of the ship, looked at the two approaching French armed merchant ships, and couldn't help but curse again.
Although the British-French Alliance has been in an armed confrontation with the West-Dutch Alliance and the two sides have been constantly in friction, they have not yet reached the point of unlimited attack on the other party's merchant ships, and no one wants to destroy the commerce that has finally flourished. Is there anything more depressing than when smuggling, encountering two warships faster than you?
What's more... he did do it for those few times...pirates.
Well, I will do it occasionally in the future. The most important thing is that this is near Bermuda, and there is a hidden pirate port on the Bermuda Islands, which is one of the main places for pirates to sell stolen goods. Because it is hanging out of the Caribbean Sea and is very little threatened by the navies of various countries, dirty traders like him often come, so the pirate trade is very prosperous.
...Although his ship is loaded with ordinary cargo, once you check, you will know that it is loaded with valuable goods such as grain, canvas, and red bricks, which are supplies for the construction of the harbor. Imagine that there is only one pirate port nearby, and it is impossible to explain it clearly at that time.
He could only stand by the boat in a tangled manner, waving the white flag again and again, waiting for the boats on both sides to send people to board the boat - only God knows whether to check or blackmail at that time. "Just leave my boat," he prayed in a low voice, "Just leave the boat."
Just when he was extremely anxious, a sailor standing behind him suddenly stood up, picked up his hood, revealing a beautiful face that was not like a man. It was Li Huamei, the "Flower" of the "Opera" and the Admiral of the Nanyang Navy of China.
"Are you chasing me?" She said to herself, then spread her hands at the fat captain who turned his head in shock. "I'm sorry, they came to me and have implicated you!"
"Ah... it's okay." The ship was ill for a long time, and I don't know how to answer... He was already shocked by the radiant oriental woman who suddenly appeared on his ship.
"Can you help me put down the boat? As long as I leave, they should be led away. When they come to capture me, you will leave immediately... It is best not to believe the quality of those soldiers." Li Huamei tore up the sailor's clothes on her body, revealing her signature big red battle robe, stood heroically on the side of the boat, reached out to grab the white flag, and threw it into the water.
The fat captain's eyes were staring at Li Huamei. His lips were wriggling several times, and finally he ordered the boat to be put down. In any case, he did not dare to shelter Li Huamei.
Li Huamei nodded, boarded the boat hanging outside the boat and was about to be put down, and looked out in the distance alone.
She knew that she could not escape this time, and she could only buy a little time for the merchant ship, but so what? No matter what you owe others or implicate others, it should not be my dignified Li Huamei!
Half a month ago, when she met Yi An on the street, she was accidentally hunted down by the British.
You should know that she led a team to chase and kill the Far East Fleet of the East India Company, from Southeast Asia to the Caribbean Sea, chasing most of the earth. The East India Company lost a large number of ships as a result, and was ambushed by the West-Dutch coalition forces. They hated Li Huamei to the core. Later, even if Lu Yuan killed the Norwegian sea monster, he failed to cut the reward amount on Li Huamei's head too much. Often, she hid in one week or two and was blocked once.
The British arrest made her easily escape. But she immediately discovered that the Barbados was attacking the port. At first, she thought it was everyone from the Qianlong Team to pick her up, and she was quite moved. But then Li Huamei discovered that the crew of the Barbados was not her target. They just took advantage of the chaos caused by Li Huamei. Under the command of the Qianlong Team, they robbed the entire harbor. This was simply a robbery act!
Li Huamei was extremely disappointed and immediately boarded a Dutch merchant ship and left the harbor directly. In Li Huamei's eyes, if Lu Yuan's "Opera" could still be called a hero in the green forest, then the "Qianlong Team" is doing the naked and naked robbers and horses!
The opponents Lu Yuan chose were always pirates and slave traders, and he had no hesitation with the navy. How could he have attacked those unarmed citizens and ordinary merchants?! That was the reason why Li Huamei was willing to walk with him, not only because Lu Yuan was also a yellow-skinned person. As for what the "Qianlong Team" is doing now, Li Huamei is a great Ming people, and after the general, he naturally disdains to join such people! It's just that a gentleman breaks up his friendship and doesn't speak badly. Li Huamei has no intention of saving those white ghosts, and just leaves.
Li Huamei now encounters a British warship at sea. Since she cannot escape, she naturally chooses to rush forward and kill him!
She is now worried, and she is just going wherever she goes.
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Finally, the "Erona" on the shipwreck island was parked casually on the edge of a small island.
The exhausted crew members still had to support the residents of the bottom warehouse on the deck one by one with the encouragement of Lu Yuan and John Workman to breathe the fresh air and see the sun!
Each of these people is extremely weak. The life in Tikang for more than a week is comparable to the torture of a water prison, which makes many people stiff and unable to walk normally. Fortunately, the previous preparations were in place, and at least no one died on the road.
If you want to say what these people hate the most, the safety rope invented by Lu Yuan is definitely ranked first. Of course, the one I love the most is this safety rope, which makes these people not even seriously injured.
People who bask in the sun, eat some food, and recover a little energy, took a small boat in turn and boarded the deserted island beside the boat.
The deserted island is like most small islands in the Caribbean. It is not large in size, and has neither fresh water sources nor a good harbor to shelter. If you want to say food, even small animals are lacking. At most, you can find a few green coconuts... But these people are still in a hurry to go to the island, and the green coconuts are also very happy to eat.
Some people cried so hard that they could not stop when they touched the sand.
These people, the shortest of these people, were trapped on the Shipwreck Island for five years, have now defeated the sea god Corey Buso. When they set foot on the ground again, they all felt God's favor - this was what Father Padley said, there was no better missionary time than this! - He lived on the Shipwreck Island for twenty-five years, worked hard every day, and turned half of the residents into Protestants. But in just half a day, the number became three quarters.
The results are very gratifying.
The old shipbuilder Henrik did not get off the boat. He held a hammer and knocked up and down. He checked the condition of the entire ship after the storm and complained from time to time. However, Lu Yuan saw his smile, he should have been extremely satisfied. The creation, which had accumulated strength for twenty years, the sparks of wisdom from the two eras, and the extreme test of the divine power storm, Lu Yuan believed that the "Erona" was the most perfect work in his life!
None of them.
At this time, the first mate appointed by Lu Yuan, the white-headed man John Workman, walked towards him who was sitting at the bow of the boat and sat down directly beside him.
In the past week, except for Lu Yuan and Bob, John had about the least rest on the entire ship. Lu Yuan knew that he had never rested for more than two hours and always rushed to the deck in danger. Looking at his now dark and thin appearance, Lu Yuan smiled and reached out to shake hands.
"Thank you for your hard work! Dear John, do you have any plans next?"
Now that it is basically equivalent to arriving at the destination, Lu Yuan began to arrange where these people will go.
Lu Yuan never thought that he could keep this group of people, although they were all sailors with great potential. But as Lu Yuan said before, they were all rich people and would be shareholders of a large chain of usury in the future. Don’t say the reason why “the son of a daughter cannot sit in the hall” is that even if they were trapped on the shipwreck island for so long, they really need a good rest and enjoy life.
So Lu Yuan's idea was to send them back to the places he remembered, let usury shops open, and then recruit a group of sailors again to set sail again. By then, from small to small, from small to large, from large to large, from the British and East India companies, we settled the accounts one by one!
"This is exactly what I want to say, Captain!" John nodded and looked at him sincerely and said, "If you don't have a suitable first mate, I want to stay."
"Hi! John, if you stay, I'm certainly welcome. But you know, I'll mainly fight against the British! And, you're a rich man now, why do you want to take risks with me?" Lu Yuan pointed to John's British uniform, "I think you might expect to return to the Navy and retire as a naval officer. By the way, I don't know what position you used to?"
"Architecture officer... Captain." He sat there and gave a military salute, very unscrupulous, saying that he no longer cared. "The British came to the island hundreds of times, but they never thought of transporting other British people out. So I am not there whether you are fighting the British or the Spanish, and I died the moment I was sinking the ship. For the rest of the time, I want to follow you, a grand career."
"family?"
"No."
"Okay, welcome to join! John." Lu Yuan stretched out his hand, and the two shook hands again. John took out two tin cups of rum from somewhere and gave it to Lu Yuan one.
"Haha, thank you!" Lu Yuan took it and took a big gulp.
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Silver-level peak, adjutant: John Walkerman
Identity: Artillery officer.
Ship capability: Navigation 16, Accurate 74, Cannon 85, Boarding 50, Leader 52, Ship repair 11, Trade 13
Personal stunts: advanced combat defense, bright armor, tree of life, musket shooting, precision shooting, steel will, and hypocritical.
Ship stunts: volley of guns (barrel), quick loading (cannon, active, reduced loading time by 50%, lasting for 30 minutes), accurate shooting (cannon, passive, hit +5%), destroying enemy ships (cannon, passive, hull damage +15%), fatal shooting (cannon, passive, fatal +5%).
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As the two reached an oral agreement, Lu Yuan could already see John's detailed attributes.
He just looked at it for a moment and couldn't help but exclaim "Wowo~". John's attributes were the best one among the adjutants he had ever seen. In terms of artillery command, he was accurate 74 and artillery 85. Except for himself, Lu Yuan had almost never seen one with higher attributes than him. What's more, he also had an active and three passive artillery skills! This greatly made up for Lu Yuan's shortcomings in not being able to serve as driving and artillery command.
As for personal strength, John, who is at the peak of silver, seems to be good at using muskets, and also has a skill that commands musket volleys when catching the board... This is a good helper for killing and setting fires!
"You guys look in a good mood?" Father Padley came over. Although he wanted to pretend to be serious, the smile on the corner of his mouth could not stop.
"So do you look like!" Lu Yuan nodded. "Is there anything wrong? Father."
"Oh..." Padley looked at John a little embarrassedly, but still stopped him from leaving. "No, John, please stay, I need you to be a witness." Then he turned to face Lu Yuan, "Mr. Captain, can you ask you a question?"
"Please say it."
"Will you insist on strictly implementing the terms of freedom of faith on your ship?" He looked at Lu Yuan's expression seriously, as if he was telling whether he would tell lies.
Lu Yuan nodded without hesitation, "In fact, my clause is 'Don't make trouble for me'. Well, let's say it's freedom of faith. I insist!"
"Then allow me to stay on your ship!" He saluted to Lu Yuan, "As long as you continue to abide by the agreement between us, I will assist you in dealing with religious issues and treating patients."
"Why? Father...I guess your property is enough to build a small church for yourself. Isn't that your dream?"
"After thinking for a while, I want to write a paper on freedom of faith, right on your ship." He showed some embarrassed expressions, "If my book needs to be published, I still lack some property. I hope you can provide some funding."
"No less than 50,000 pesos!" Lu Yuan directly threw out a sponsorship number. Looking at the priest Padley's surprise expression, he smiled and reached out, "Welcome to join!"
"I think we need a drink." John next to him suggested.
"Of course", Lu Yuan took out a bottle of red wine and three glasses out of thin air, and everyone was not surprised by this. "For the sake of two good news in a day..."
Before he could finish speaking, two cannons from the island interrupted what he said.
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