basic swordsmanship

Chapter 18 Shallow Water Port

Tang An's greatest strength is not that he is brave and ruthless, or that he is quick-witted, but that he has self-knowledge.

Even if he knew that Bosun John knew the secret of the cursed compass, which might bring him huge benefits, but if there was no way to obtain it, or if the risk to be taken was too great, Tang An would not force it.

Tang An's way of doing things is very simple, "tomorrow" is very beautiful, but it is useless no matter how beautiful tomorrow is, the point is whether you can live until tomorrow.

So if he hadn't been forced to help, Tang An would never have taken the initiative to provoke the boatswain John on this ship.

Now that I am at a disadvantage, I absolutely cannot commit suicide by myself. As long as the captain and first mate do not support the other party's unreasonable demands, I am absolutely safe.

Wait until you get off the boat and have a chance, and then settle the score.

Tang An asked first mate Robert, according to the current sailing plan, they will arrive on land in three days, a place called 'shallow water port'.

Coincidentally, Tang An was checking the direction the compass needle was pointing every day, which was actually the same as the ship's course, which was the greatest good thing.

But Tang An felt that maybe this was the task guide given by the plot world system.

In the next few days, Tang An tried his best to learn everything about the world. The sailors on this ship had traveled all over the world for many years. Of course, they had seen and heard quite a lot. It just so happened that Tang An had no idea about the plot of No. 16. The world is blind, the sailor is willing to speak, he is willing to listen, not only to increase knowledge, but also to improve some "Lasian language" ability.

On the tenth day, Tang An stood on the deck of the Veniteros and could already see the land in the distance.

Tang An was very excited.

The first time he came to No. 16 plot world, he was at sea, and in a ghost ship. The second time he came, he soaked in the sea for most of the night and almost lost his life. Now he finally had the opportunity to set foot on land.

The plot world, according to the description in the engineer’s log, is a world created by “simulating evolution” from the most complex basic data. The situation, including various tasks, is also automatically derived according to the original preset mechanism.

At least for Tang An, the plot world is an unknown world.

So Tang An was excited because of curiosity and anticipation.

"Don, there is the famous shallow water port over there. Hundreds of ships come and go from here every day. After docking, you can eat and drink as much as you want. The sailor's tavern is the best place. You must try the wine and barbecue there. Taste, by the way, there is also Pooh Bar, although the wine there is not very good, but the charming dancers can make you show off your masculinity, you know what's in it." A sailor next to him gave Tang An a very Wretched smile.

Tang An has been attacking the 'Lasian language' in the past ten days. He can understand most of these sentences and can respond to them.

"Jack, you can try the wine and barbecue, but forget about the dancers." Tang An waved his hand. About the shallow water port, Tang An has learned a lot from several sailors and first mates in the past few days, of course because he hasn't fully grasped it yet. Lacia', so Tang An's understanding is also very limited. Tang An still has a notebook. In ten days, Tang An filled it with the words and pronunciation methods of 'Lacia'.

Tang An felt that he had never studied 'foreign language' so seriously in his life like this time, if he could work so hard in school...

Forget it, let's not mention the past.

Robert was very kind. Just after the ship docked, he not only returned Tang An's evil spirit flintlock gun, but also gave Tang An a silver coin.

"The silver coins of the Holy Church, the currency in circulation in New Erathia, can be used in all countries in the No. 16 story world, and can also be exchanged for general silver coins. The exchange ratio is one to one."

This is the system's attribute prompt about this silver coin.

Naturally, Tang An was sincerely grateful.

As for the purchasing power of this silver coin, although it is not that great, it can at least ensure that you will not go hungry within a few days.

It is estimated that Robert also saw that he was penniless, so he 'generously donated'.

Tang An did not leave directly, but took the initiative to help the crew unload the cargo before saying goodbye and leaving.

After being together for ten days, I feel a little reluctant to part with these crew members, but there is no banquet in the world that lasts forever.This time the mission time limit was increased to 30 days, and it took 10 days just at sea. In the rest of the time, Tang An had no other mission guidance or clues other than looking at the pointer on the compass.

So don't look at there are still 20 days, but Tang An doesn't know if he can successfully enter the next task node.

Moreover, Tang An had to deal with another more imminent trouble.

The boatswain John obviously did not intend to let himself go, or that the other party would not give up the nautical compass in his hand. When the ship docked, John had already left the ship. The merchant ship docked, and the crew could have a few days to rest. During this time, they can go anywhere.

But Tang An knew that John hadn't gone far, so he should be observing and monitoring him in the dark.

When saying goodbye to Robert, the kind-hearted first officer told Tang An that John had a lot of contacts in Qianshui Port, and even had a close personal relationship with the sheriff here.

This was obviously to remind Tang An to pay attention.

Tang An thanked him in his not-so-fluent Lasian language. What Robert meant was to let Tang An leave the shallow water port as soon as possible and enter the inland town, so as to avoid John.

Obviously, Robert, the first mate, is not stupid, and has long seen that John is plotting something wrong.

"I have a better suggestion. Throw away that compass, or give it to John. Maybe John regards this compass as a treasure compass. It is said that this kind of compass points to brilliant and priceless treasures. This is how the pirates hide the treasures they plundered, but in my opinion, they are all legends and cannot be taken as true, and the pursuit to the end may be nothing but nothing.”

Because Tang An's language ability is still very weak, Robert said it several times before Tang An figured out the general meaning. If the things are handed over, I'm afraid there will be nothing good, not to mention, this is a mission item, and Tang An can't give it up.

The fierce boatswain probably won't give up either.

However, Tang An still attached great importance to Robert's advice.

John has a wide network of contacts. In other words, he can eat both black and white, which is the most troublesome thing. John is in Qianshui Port, so he is a local snake, and a strong dragon can't beat a local snake.

After saying goodbye to Robert, Tang An immediately changed his clothes.

The clothes were given by Robert, and they were very ordinary, the kind worn by ordinary civilians, but Tang An felt that changing clothes might not be able to avoid John's pursuit.

I must think of other ways to get out of danger.

Qianshui Port is a port town. Tang An has never seen a similar architectural style, and it is full of exotic customs. In the port, you can see many ships, sailors unloading cargo, and some fishing boats unloading sea cargo. In full swing.

(End of this chapter)