Valkyrie Europa

Chapter 459 Escape
This is the first time that Dias has gone out to sea with his father. The place they are going to is Southeast Asia, which is the legendary Spice Islands full of gold.

Their Bartolomeu family is a famous Portuguese sea merchant, and even one of the Portuguese navigators who first discovered the Spice Islands, but now their family has fallen, and the whole family has only three ships left.

The waterway to the Spice Islands has always been called the golden business road. As the name suggests, it is a waterway that leads to prosperity and wealth. The supply of spices brought back from the Spice Islands has always been in short supply, and the returned ships are often snapped up as soon as they dock. , some precious spices are even worth the same weight of gold, and there is no market for it.

Once such a golden waterway was made public, it attracted countless sea merchants, large and small, to prepare their ships and rush to the golden land.

But this is a road to wealth, and it is also a road to death.

The Spice Islands are extremely far from the mainland. It usually takes half a year for an ordinary merchant ship to go back and forth. During this period, they will suffer from storms, getting lost, diseases, mental breakdowns, etc., and even some unlucky guys will be attacked by pirates. Buried in the sea no one knows.

Therefore, after the initial madness, only the largest fleets remained in the Golden Channel. Some of them belonged to the huge families of the Marquis or even the Duke, and some were the union of several smaller families, but they were all without exception. There are huge fleets consisting of a dozen or even dozens of merchant ships, and some of the largest fleets even have accompanying warships.Only such a fleet can sail on the golden waterway for a long time.This is the precious experience gained by countless small fleets that disappeared into the sea in exchange for bloody lessons.

But a failed investment caused the Bartolomeu family to owe a large amount of foreign debt, which made them offend the Maritime Union in Lisbon, and they could not join the joint fleet. In order to repay the debt, the Bartolomeu family had to drive Take the three remaining small boats of the family to fight on the golden waterway.

Of course, Dias didn't know these things yet. He was still a ten-year-old child. All he knew was that his father was finally willing to take him with him and let him go to sea with the boat.

"Papa, Papa, are the Spice Islands really full of gold?"

"Dad, Dad, why is there all sea water outside and no land?"

"Dad, Dad, why is it all sea water, and we can still tell the direction?"

"Papa, papa, why are uncles lowering their sails? Is it because a storm is coming again?"

Different from his son's exuberant curiosity, the head of the Bartolomeu family and the owner of the three merchant ships, Captain Dinesh, was working so hard that his head was almost graying.

The smaller the fleet, the weaker its ability to withstand danger.For example, in a storm, even if a few ships capsize, other ships can rescue them after the storm stops; for example, in an accident, if the cabin is flooded and the food is soaked in seawater, you can also request Support from other ships; such as pirates, once the fleet has twenty ships on board, the small group of pirates can almost be ignored. If fifty ships are on board, the large group of pirates will have to weigh their hands
But now, Bartolomeu's family has only three ships, even if only a group of small pirates come, they may not be able to resist it!

But fortunately, the few storms encountered along the way were not serious and did not cause any damage.Although there were some accidents, they were all handled well.There are still a few sick crew members, there is no way to do that, we can only say that they are dedicated to the sea god.There are also pirates. I took a remote channel based on my years of sailing experience. Although I made a big circle and prolonged the sailing time, I have been very lucky so far and have not encountered any pirates.

And, if the calculations are correct, the Spice Islands are less than a day away!God of Valor bless you, don't let any accident happen.
The last moment is where the most caution is required!Although it is not far from the Spice Islands, it is still not to be taken lightly!
Thinking of this, Captain Dinesh put his son to sleep, went on deck again, and started a new round of inspection.

"Is that little hole in the cabin plugged up?"

"You! Hoist the jib! It's just the wind, just pick up the speed!"

"Notify the other two ships to speed up and strive to reach the Spice Islands tomorrow morning!"

"Everyone, work harder! When we get to the Spice Islands, everyone has a good rest. There are delicious food and drink, and there are women!"

"It's the last moment, everyone, don't take it lightly!"

While patrolling around, boosting the morale of the crew, suddenly, a horrified voice from the watchman came from the watchtower on the mast: "There are pirates! There are pirates! They are Vikings! They are Vikings!"

Vikings?Vikings!
The watchman's words were like a thunderclap, which exploded in the crowd, leaving everyone in a panic and bewildered.Some people sat down on the ground and muttered to themselves, some people ran around trying to find a place to hide, some people clenched their weapons and trembled non-stop. There was chaos everywhere.

Even Dias was awakened, came behind his father, and pulled his father's clothes: "Dad, what's the matter? Why are you all?"

The son's movement woke up the stunned Captain Dinesh, and made his frozen mind start to move quickly again.

How did the Vikings come here?Haven't they been active in Beiyang?Am I on the wrong route?No, judging by the weather and scenery, this place is indeed Nanyang.
How many Vikings are there?If you have one or two ships, you can still fight, right?wrong!The key is what kind of ship they are!I don't know if I can escape if I escape.
Now the most important thing is to appease everyone, fight if you have to fight, run if you have to escape, if you can't escape.
Oh, don't be soft-hearted, and bring Dias on board!According to the temperament of the Vikings, they have always been stubborn.
After thinking for less than ten seconds, Captain Dinesh's thoughts became clear. He squatted down and looked at his beloved son: "Dias, listen to Dad carefully! This is not a joke! You should return immediately Room! There is a secret door under the bed in the room, you open it to hide in! Be sure to hide! Be sure not to make a sound! Wait for Dad to come to you! Dad is not here, absolutely not allowed to come out, understand?"

Looking at his father with a serious face, Dias nodded heavily, and then ran towards the captain's cabin.

Seeing his son leave, Captain Dinesh didn't hesitate, and climbed up the observation deck along the mast with light work, looking into the distance.

Just two or three nautical miles to the west, there is a small island, and dozens of large and small black warships are parked beside the island. Looking at it like that, it is indeed a Viking warship. !

With so many ships, it is definitely impossible to fight them, but they are still parked in the port and have not had time to set sail. If they escape...
No, there is no escape, they have Clippers!Once set sail, it will catch up with us in an hour at most!And they must have spotted us by now!We're going to be screwed this time!

Captain Dinesh's heart was full of despair, but he was the captain after all, and he still retained the last sliver of reason to survive and madness to fight for life.

He jumped off the watchtower at once, summoned up his internal energy, and shouted at the chaotic crew: "Everyone, don't panic! The Viking ship is still parked on the edge of the island! It hasn't set sail yet! We still have a chance to escape! Everyone Don't panic! You, you, and you, hoist the sails! And you, go to the cabin! Go paddling"

His face was full of ferocity, and he roared loudly: "We are rushing to the Spice Islands! We are only half a day away from the Spice Islands now! As long as we are fast, we can escape! No matter how arrogant the Viking pirates are, it is impossible to hit the Spice Islands." Go! And you, inform me of the two ships behind! The Merry is heading north! The Lion is heading south! Let's escape separately! Gather at the Spice Islands! The Vikings have limited speedboats, and it is impossible to chase three directions at the same time! The only way to survive is to separate!"

Captain Dinesh's words were clear, with strong confidence, and he suppressed the chaos on the ship at once, and everyone started to act according to his instructions.

But Captain Dinesh knows that this series of measures will hardly have any effect. The Vikings have a lot of clippers. As long as they think about it, it is enough to stop all three ships and kill all the people on board. Light!
But the will to survive is so strong, for himself, for his son, even if it is a death-defying situation, he has to make the last effort!
After giving the order, even though he was desperate, Captain Dinesh insisted on boarding the watchtower, and began to pay attention to the movements of the Vikings in order to give orders.

In his field of vision, the Viking pirate fleet did not move out, and the black warships were still parked beside the island, motionless, as if they hadn't seen the three small merchant ships passing by them at all.

what's the situation?Is it true that we didn't find it, or did we look down on our three small boats and didn't bother to snatch them?
But not chasing is the best!Taking advantage of this opportunity, escape as far as possible!The farther you escape, the better your chances of surviving!
The three merchant ships were like a race. The crew frantically manipulated the sails, slid the oars, and even dropped some heavy debris. They chased each other and fled like crazy.

They fled faster and further, farther and farther, until they could no longer see the small island occupied by Viking pirates, until they saw the Spice Islands with golden sandy beaches, until they plunged into the crowded port here.
And until the end, the Vikings did not catch up.

(End of this chapter)