Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 15: Port Side, Pirate Funeral

"Quick, quick, those who are still alive, get up, redistribute the sailors, and raise the mast. The wind is force seven and we must retract the sails."

"Tighten all the rigging shrouds and change the square sail to the fore and aft sail!"

"Handman, is the handman still alive? Port tack, nearly tack, three compass points east-northeast.

Sailing against the wind, a warship equipped only with large square sails will never be able to catch up with us."

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The [Man-eating Shark] had no idea of ​​the damage on the warship and was trying every way to distance itself.

The pirates who survived the robbery had no time to rest. They simply bandaged themselves and immediately started working under the command of the captain and pirate officers.

With more than half of the crew lost, all work on the ship seemed a little stretched.

After all the effort, they finally managed to get the Man-eating Shark to move towards the northeast little by little against the howling sea breeze.

Obvious.

On the surface, the sailboat appears to be being blown by the wind, but in fact, it can sail against the wind!

Simply put, it is the application of the Bernoulli effect just like an airplane.

When air flows through the wing-like curved surface of the sail, it generates a forward and upward attraction, and the hull moves forward by relying on this pressure difference.

Of course, the efficiency of headwind will be different depending on the sail rig.

The cross-sail with stronger wind-carrying ability does have an advantage when sailing with a tailwind, but when sailing against the wind, it will be completely defeated by the fore-and-aft sail!
For example, when the wind blows from the north, the schooner can choose to sail into the wind along the direction of 30-40° north-east and 30-40° north-west.

This posture of sailing closest to the wind direction is called "sailing close to the wind" or "sailing close to the wind".

Just like the current "Man-eating Shark", the port side heading to the wind can be further accurately described as "port side heading (against) the wind - sailing with the wind".

Sail against the wind on the left side of the wind for a while, then switch to the right side and sail for a while, and repeat this process until you can move forward against the wind.

A schooner can sail close to the wind within a minimum range of 30-40° to the left or right of the wind direction.

A pure square-sail warship can only head 67° to the wind.

The key is that when the cross sail boom is rotated, it will be hindered by the rigging supporting the mast and can only rotate left and right a little more than 50°.

This means that the warship's minimum windward angle must be greater than 60°.

Anyone who has learned the Pythagorean theorem will know how huge the difference in travel efficiency is when using 30° and 60° for zigzag navigation.

If the Man-eating Shark had sailed against the wind at the beginning of the chase, it would have been easily intercepted and killed by the opponent taking advantage of the wind.

But now their relative positions have been reversed. As long as they can keep some distance in this force 7 wind, the cruiser Severe will never be able to catch up with them as it is equipped with longitudinal sails.

Relying on the knowledge from his previous life, Byron actually knew a more superior form of sailing ship - the Brigantine type.

It has the advantages of both square and fore-and-aft sails and is the pinnacle of the development of small pirate ships.

However, he is not ready to bring out this transformation plan for the time being, unless... the Man-eating Shark is renamed Lancaster!

When the naval flags could no longer be seen among the waves, the pirates finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After a series of impossible reversals, many survivors still feel like they are in a dream.

"We really survived?!"

"If we tell this experience to other people in Pirate Port, they will definitely think we are bragging, hahahaha"

“The sea protects us.”

Of course, everyone knows who the biggest contributor is.

Except for the final action of stopping the other party from planting the flag, which I didn't understand, all other achievements are still vivid in my mind.

He modified the sails to stop the cannon from running wild and rolling, saved many of his companions' lives with his superb swordsmanship, and accurately observed weather changes.
They also dropped incendiary bombs accurately at the warships.

Compared to these old pirates who roamed the North Sea, Byron Tudor was more like a descendant of the sea, born to belong to this blue world. Without him, the Man-eating Shark would never have survived, even if they had an extraordinary captain.

Of course, the "great hero" Mr. Byron would never tell them that he was the culprit who attracted the navy's pursuit!
Facing those pairs of burning eyes, Byron appeared calm on the surface, but the tension in his heart never completely relaxed.

“I was able to escape this time purely because the York family misjudged my situation.

In their eyes, I was just a kid who wasn’t even a transcendent five days ago.

Sending out a level five ship, a [Law Master] of the Inquisition sequence, and a [Fortress Guard] of the Fortress sequence is already an overkill, and the standard combat power is exceeded.

Little did they know that I had two talents that awakened along with my spiritual sublimation, and with the help of the Navigation Log, I am now a completely different person."

【Cognitive Correction】Can perfectly hide oneself.

[Weather Intuition] allows him to play the role of [Navigator] in the lighthouse sequence.

If he didn't have extraordinary powers, he would have died in the sea along with the pirates by now.

Byron had a very clear understanding of himself.

If there is a next time, I may not be so lucky.

Strength! Only by mastering stronger extraordinary powers and building a powerful armed force of your own can you truly survive.

Dusk.

The pirates in charge of cleaning up the battlefield had stripped all the navy soldiers' bodies and thrown them into the sea.

A total of 42 pirate bodies were neatly laid out on the deck.

More than a dozen people led by the second mate died on the cruiser, and even their bodies could not be found.

Byron gathered on the deck with everyone else to hold a funeral for his dead companions.

In keeping with maritime tradition, they placed the bodies of their companions in empty wine barrels and placed two silver coins over their eyes.

It is said that only in this way can the guilty soul of a pirate be qualified to buy a ticket and board one of the elusive ghost ships on the sea to travel to the world of the dead.

Pfft!Pfft!
Wine barrels fell into the rolling sea one after another.

Byron, standing in the crowd, held the hilt of his sword, stared at the barrel moving farther and farther away, and sang the funeral song of the Northland Bay people, "The Call of Valhalla" with other pirates:
“The ship was away from the cold current of the fjord;

Jackdaws fly over my vast territory;
War songs, legends, everything is destined;
I am both a shield and a spear;

share the joys and sorrows, and plunder the mortal enemy;
We work together for honor;

Beyond the fire and thunder;
Only glory accompanies;

Echoes of eternity;
Valhalla is calling me."

The pirates had long been accustomed to death, so they did not feel much sadness at this moment. Instead, it was as if they were singing a passionate war song.

As the source of all pirates on the Old World, the people of Beidiwan, who once looted the entire Old World, left too many traces in this ancient profession.

From the formulation of the [Pirate Code], to the creation of the Lighthouse sequence consisting of [Pirates], [Navigators], etc., to the [Storm Knights] who were washed ashore, there are also various traditions and rituals.
The idea that the dead in battle will live forever in Valhalla means that they never fear death.

Legend has it that there is an inexhaustible divine pot filled with abundant pork, beef and mutton delicacies.

They drank fine wine, enjoyed an endless supply of delicious food, and most importantly, had beautiful fairies in mink coats peel garlic for them, making their life extremely happy.

As a direct descendant of Reinhardt, the king of the Northern Bay people [Blue Dragon King], Byron is very familiar with all of this.

Not only did he not feel the gap of falling from the heir to the throne to a pirate, but he seemed to be in his element.

but.

When the song ended, Byron suddenly felt a chill on his back.

When he turned around, he saw the expressionless [Blood Eyes] Salman limping towards him.

(End of this chapter)