Extraordinary Sailing

In the next few days, except for the unshakeable knight training in the early morning, Ivan would soak under the mast, learning and practicing a little bit of knowledge and experience imparted by the cable captain Jia Bu.

Strictly speaking, a sailboat cannot generate power by itself, and can only rely on external wind and ocean currents. Therefore, no matter the wind force or wind direction changes, it is necessary to adjust the sails in time, otherwise it will become Buddhist drifting, and there is even a risk of the ship capsizing.

While bringing a huge workload to the crew, Ai Wen also had a lot more opportunities to practice. Moreover, relying on his high physical fitness, this guy also grabbed a lot of jobs from the sailors. Others needed several people to pull the rigging, and he pulled it sneakily by himself.

He is open-minded and eager to learn without the airs of an officer, and he can chat well with even the lowest-level sailors. Aiwen quickly got along with the sailors in the sailing group. At the same time, his own sail control skills also improved. fast.

At least with the help of digital vision, as long as you learn something once, you don’t need to repeat it a second time. You are better than veteran sailors at distinguishing changes in wind direction, wind speed, wave height, etc., and Jia Bu, the long sail cable, dares to do it on a calm sea. Let him command and manipulate for a while.

Up to now, the data vision has really helped Aiwen too much. Whether it is the parameterization of external things, the identification of details, or its own attributes, it is an extremely useful ability. Aiwen has no dislike for it at the beginning.

The sky is high and the clouds are clear, and it is another peaceful day.

The Silver Wing's cruising range is close to one-third.

Because he has been sailing on the route of offshore merchant ships, he has seen a lot of merchant ships, but he has never seen a pirate ship that Ivan has always wanted to use to try his skills.

Thinking about it, there are many naval ports near the sea, and it is the place where the navy is most powerful. For example, the last time the Blood Anchor was encountered in a place where offshore shipping was flourishing, it was really only a small probability event, and most pirates would not dare to come here to die unless they were in a hurry.

Stepping on the tail of the early morning, Aiwen routinely climbed to the observation deck to look at the sea after his exercise. There was nothing unusual about the sparkling water on the sea in the slight morning light.

Just because there is no shelter on the sea, it gives people a feeling that the sun rises much earlier than on land.

"Where are the pirates?" The sea breeze was blowing, and Aiwen murmured to himself expectantly.

"Hey, boy, isn't the world peaceful?" Geer, who also got up early to patrol the battleship behind him, patted Ivan on the shoulder.

Aiwen, who was too focused and didn't notice someone coming, laughed when he heard this. He didn't dare to say that he wanted to find a few pirates to try his skills.

Fighting pirates is not telling stories, as long as there are battles, there will be casualties, and the sea has never been a place of peace and tranquility. Whether it is pirates, disease, bad weather or unspeakable things hidden under the sea, etc. are all enemies that threaten the lives of sailors.

A normal fourth-tier battleship has 350 crew members. At that time, the crew who followed Geer to this fifth-tier ship "Silver Wing" was less than 200. As for the rest of them, where did they go? Self-explanatory.

"Uncle Geer, there is a situation!" Just as he was about to ask Geer about the strange news on the ocean, Ivan suddenly caught a glimpse of the abnormality in the corner of his eye, and shouted loudly, feeling nervous or excited .

"Calm down!"

Geer snorted softly, raised the brass-cased binoculars in his hand, and looked in the direction of Ivan's fingers.

Broken ship boards, wood chips, canvas, buckets, wooden boxes and other sundries float on the water with the current. The experienced Geer immediately judged that this was the trace of a merchant ship after the shipwreck.

"Level 3 combat readiness!"

"Dang, clang, clang" Aiwen obeyed and immediately sounded the alarm.

Then the two slid down the mast and ran to Gale's commanding position in the poop with the best view, where the rudder was.

Hearing the sound of the alarm bell, the Silver Wing, which was still a little quiet in the darkness before dawn, seemed like a behemoth awakened suddenly. Countless crew members poured out of the cabin like a tide, and ran to their respective jobs quickly.

Originally, Aiwen thought that the crew under the command of Captain Joseph on the Huanghu were already very well-trained, but after seeing the actions of the sailors on the Silver Wing, he realized that he should redefine the standard of well-trained .

There is no need for Gerdeau to talk, just stand at his command post like a needle in the sea, and everyone below knows what to do and who to cooperate with. In an instant, the Silver Wing was like a wind-up gear machine, the gears occluded and turned into a real war machine.

"Raise the sails, turn the rudder!"

Under the control of the crew, the Silver Wing deftly made a circle and headed towards the direction where the sundries came.

Soon, the crew on the Silver Wing saw the scene of the merchant ship's death with their own eyes.

The damaged sailboat was torn apart and quietly floating on the sea. Flags, broken boards, and goods in wooden boxes were floating everywhere, but there was not even a dead body to be found.

"Looks like a merchant ship from Palos."

Experienced old crew members have already recognized through the ship's style and broken flag that this is a merchant ship belonging to the Kingdom of Palos in the Tulip Alliance. It's just that they don't know what happened to them. The ship is not much different from being smashed to pieces. This is an effect that the pirate's artillery can never produce.

"Your Excellency, Captain, something seems to be wrong." Navigator Terius frowned.

A bizarre guess had already appeared in his mind, but he was a little uncertain, after all, it was a threat that only ocean-going ships could encounter in the open sea.

It should not be possible in offshore where shipping is booming but marine resources are scarce.

"Level 2 alert!" Hearing the navigator's words, Geer himself had guessed and decisively issued an order.

The order was transmitted to all departments of the ship. At this time, regardless of whether they were combatants or not, the crew took out long and short muskets and loaded ammunition to deal with enemies that might appear at any time.

Just as everyone on the boat was preparing nervously. I don't know when it started, a thin layer of mist gradually rose on the sea, and the visibility continued to decrease.

In fact, after such a long time, the sun should have risen by now, but the sea in everyone's view gradually darkened, and the Silver Wing had to lower its sails and slow down to avoid accidentally hitting something.

"click, click, click"

At this moment, a strange mechanical sound suddenly came from Geer's arms.

Ivan, who was standing behind Geer, looked over suspiciously, and found that Uncle Geer's face changed, and he took out a silver pocket watch-like thing from his arms with a solemn expression.

there is another chapter tonight