The World of Pirates

Chapter 138
"Hmph!" Captain Frank snorted coldly, and said indifferently: "If that's the case, let's deal with it according to the ship's rules."

"Ah...this..." The boatswain was very surprised.

On a long-voyage ship like the "Queen", the rules on board are mostly strict, but there are some differences.Fighting is common on any ship. Generally speaking, as long as no one is injured, it will be forgotten, and no one will go into it.

They are all grasshoppers on the same boat. If it is not necessary, the captain is not willing to embarrass the sailors below.

But obviously, the immediate situation is what Captain Frank thinks is necessary.

When the "Queen" first set off, the newly boarded fishermen were quite obedient and sensible, and the old sea soldiers under Captain Frank were far better than the fishermen in terms of professionalism and combat effectiveness.

But as the voyage went on for a long time, several fishermen's groups headed by Mario on the boat gradually showed a posture of disobeying orders!It can be seen from their own initiative to save people without notifying the captain, and their misappropriation of the precious "treasure tree fishing line" on the ship.

Just now, Captain Frank kicked the bosun into the sea to save people in order to win people's hearts.Dealing with fishermen according to ship regulations is to kill chickens and monkeys.

As a captain, you need to know more than just the direction of the ship.

This kind of "captain's mentality", if it were the former Richard, he would naturally be able to see through it at a glance, but the current Lancelot's ignorant appearance obviously did not realize the connotation.

I don't know why Lancelot's domineering look at this time has been significantly enhanced compared to "Richard's period", but it has not yet reached the point where he can see through people's hearts.

Although Ella has lived in Happy Street since she was a child, it can be said that she has a delicate heart, but because she doesn't know much about the situation on the ship, she doesn't think there is anything wrong with Captain Frank's handling.

Captain Frank waved his hand casually, signaling the bosun to deal with it quickly, then he smiled and turned sideways, smiling at Ella and Lancelot: "It was a good thing to catch such a big fish. Fighting really makes me lose face."

"I made you laugh. If you don't think the wine on the ship is bad, you can come to my captain's cabin for a drink. You are the guests on the ship, so it can be regarded as a cleansing for you."

"Don't dare." Ella took a step back, pulled Lancelot to salute, and then said, "It's too late for us to thank the captain for his help, so how dare we pretend to be guests."

The navigator on the side explained with a smile: "Miss Ella doesn't understand the rules on the ship. Of course the captain is the biggest on the ship, and the captain can give orders to everyone. If anyone violates the rules, they will be whipped at least, or pushed into the sea at worst." Go, the captain has the right to make decisions. But you are not the captain's subordinates, and it is not wrong to say that you are guests. And the captain and the captain invite you to drink, which is also due courtesy."

"Then, it's disrespectful." Ella nodded.

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The captain's cabin is not small, and it is arranged like a hall. The navigator set up a square table and asked the kitchen to fetch a few bottles of good wine from the captain's private wine cellar, and also asked to catch a large duckbill fish, also called a spoon-kissed sturgeon. Half braised and half soup.

Even if the "Queen" is spread all over the world, it can be regarded as a top-notch large ship. Freshwater fish such as duckbill, snapper, and tingman are raised in buckets in the kitchen.On a long voyage at sea, eating seafood is not uncommon, but treating guests with freshwater fish is the ultimate etiquette.

Ella sits opposite Captain Frank, and Lancelot sits opposite the navigator.

"Thank you for the captain's hospitality." Ella raised her glass, and at the same time kicked Lancelot lightly under the table, "Our brothers and sisters toast the captain."

Captain Frank also raised his glass and said: "Drifting thousands of miles at sea, it is fate that we meet each other. Miss Ella is too kind."

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"Good drinker." Captain Frank couldn't help sighing.

What they drank was not the common stuff that ordinary sailors drank, but the spirits collected by Captain Frank, whose alcohol content was far higher than ordinary rum.

After a few drinks, Ella presumed that she was too strong to drink. She was a girl, so she naturally had preferential treatment, so Lancelot was drinking with them next.

Even with the drinking capacity of an old alcoholic like a navigator, he felt a little strenuous at this time.

But this Lancelot had already drank at least half a catty of spirits, not only did he speak and behave as usual, even his face was not red.

For Captain Frank's admiration, Lancelot didn't know why, so he just drank another glass of wine.

"To tell the truth from the captain, my brother... has always been good at drinking." Ella said with a smile.

"Haha... It seems that Lancelot is really a natural sailor, sailing on the sea, he can't do without a drinker."

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The drink lasted until nightfall, and the four of them drank heartily, even Ella, who drank the least, was a little drunk.

"Uh...Captain..." Ella leaned on Lancelot's shoulder in a daze, as if she wanted to say something.

Captain Frank smiled gently and said, "I've already arranged the cabins for you, go and rest first, it's not too late to talk about anything tomorrow."

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The door of the captain's cabin was closed, and the already crumbling navigator tried his best to stay awake for the last time, and leaned into Captain Frank's ear and asked, "Captain, is it necessary to treat them so favorably? They are just two people in distress. When the time comes, just find any port and let them disembark."

"Now I feel more and more that we saved the wrong person." Captain Frank sighed, "This Lancelot, the more I look at it, the more I feel that he is not simple—"

"But now we have hit it!" He raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, and put the glass heavily on the table.

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An oil lamp was lit in the cabin, and Ella gave Lancelot a firm grip on the dim light.

"I gave you a wink just now, didn't you see it?"

"I see." Lancelot nodded.

"Then you still drink so much wine!" Ella looked "vicious", like a little tiger.

"Ah... I thought it was you asking me to drink more."

"Ah~" Aila put his hands on his forehead and sighed. "We are in an unfamiliar environment now, can't you hide a little vigilance?"

"Oh, then I won't drink anymore."

"You are really... We are on the boat now, what do you drink if you don't drink?"

"... Ella."

"what's wrong?"

"We don't actually need to come on this ship, we can fly to the sky—"

"I know, but this is the great route! There is no permanent pointer, do you want us to float in the sky forever?"

(End of this chapter)