Codex Pirates

Chapter 332 Lies

On the merchant ship, after Captain Joey Ferro left, Portia sighed. The Clark she mentioned before, the guard who just handed her the binoculars, said at this moment: "Miss, your attitude is too weak. , Joey Ferro is an old-fashioned sailor who looks down on women, this is your ship, he is just someone you hired, if you humble him, he will despise you even more."

Portia said helplessly: "Many of the sailors on board belong to him. This is my first time running a ship. My family's savings for so many years are on it. I just don't want any disputes to affect this voyage."

On the other hand, no matter what Joey Ferro's attitude is, at least as the captain, his command is qualified, and arranging acquaintances is not nepotism, but because of mutual cooperation, he is already manipulating the huge merchant ship, flexibly approaching The dilapidated boat where William and others were located.

As they got closer, William, Akin, and Selkirk could see the neatly arranged firing ports on the side of the ship when they raised their heads. The protruding metal barrels were like spikes on merchant ships. Most of the sailing ships, whether they are pirates or not, have some self-protection power.

"It seems that the weapon level of the Great Route is not very good?" William glanced at the barrel and said with a grin.

"Some are good and some are bad. In fact, there is a big gap." Ah Jin commented more objectively.

At this time, several heads emerged from behind the guard of the merchant ship, and a bearded man shouted to William and the others: "Who are you? What happened?"

"We are crew members on an ocean-going fishing vessel. We accidentally ran into a Neptune that ran out of a calm zone. The fishing boat crashed, and the three of us ran out in a lifeboat, but we lost everything and there was no record. I can only wait for kind people here for pointers to the island," William raised his messy face and shouted, "I beg you to save us!"

The bearded man who was shouting before retracted his head again, and after a while, he poked his head and shouted: "Come up one by one, don't play tricks! Have you seen our cannon? It's not a decoration. If you are pirates, we will fire Blow away the little broken boat you're sitting on!"

Accompanied by the shouting of the beard, a rope ladder was thrown down.

"We are not pirates, but good citizens!" William replied confidently, and then climbed up the rope ladder.

Selkirk next to William had a speechless expression on his face. Fortunately, he lowered his head and the merchant crew above could not see it.

Using both hands and feet, William quickly climbed to the top of the ship, but before he stood on the deck and just exposed his shoulders on the fender, he was directly dragged over the fender by several big men and fell to the ground. The rifle was pointed at his head, and several men with knives were staring at him.

William put his head in his hands and squatted on the ground with a look of fear on his face: "Are you pirates? We don't have anything on board, and we are all ordinary fishermen with no money at home!"

When William was pretending, he saw a familiar uniform through the gaps of a group of strong men in various costumes around him. His eyes narrowed slightly, but he immediately returned to normal, looking around in fear.

Arkin and Selkirk soon arrived on board, and were treated the same as William, squatting in a corner of the deck, surrounded by several sailors watching them with guns.

On the far side of the deck, under the guard of Clark, the owner of the ship, Portia, looked at the three squatting people.

Among the three, one has dark skin, a thin face, prominent cheekbones, and an ugly face. His black hair looks like it hasn't been done for a while, and it's messy.

The other one was of medium height, with an ordinary appearance, and his black hair was also messed up in strands. He looked the oldest, about thirty years old.

The last man was the youngest of the three, wearing a straw hat with several holes in it, with golden hair exposed under the brim, and traces of sweat, sea salt, fish scales, blood and other things mixed on his face , gaudy, I can't see the specific appearance clearly.

However, Portia is not interested in carefully exploring the specific appearance of the rescued person. She is not a idiot who hides in her boudoir and can only pass the time with love novels every day. She fantasizes about meeting Prince Charming all day long. She is to support the family. An orphaned businessman who ventured to run a ship for business, she is more concerned about the true identities of William and the other three.

A young woman with a ponytail in a navy uniform approached Portia.

"How is it, Kaslana?" Portia asked in a low voice.

The female navy named Kaslana looked back at the three of William who were squatting honestly: "They didn't carry weapons on their bodies, they smelled like fish, and they were all blood of sea kings, not human blood, it should be It's not a pirate, it's a fisherman, as they say."

Portia breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, she was also afraid of encountering a pirate's trap. Not only would it cause Joey Ferro, who had always despised her, to have an excuse to attack, but the crew would also suffer casualties.

The armed men surrounding William and the others quickly lowered their guns. From the corner of his eye, William caught a glimpse of the young woman who had been observing the three of them from a distance. Under the protection of the female navy and guards, she came over and brought some bread and water.

"I'm sorry everyone, but we're on the great voyage right now, we can only be careful in everything, I hope you can understand," Portia stopped a few steps away from William and the others, and said, "Here is some food, it's just There isn’t much fresh water left, so I’m afraid we won’t be able to wash your bodies.”

"It's okay, as long as there is food."

As William said, he stepped forward to receive the bread and water. Portia covered her nose slightly and took a small step back. William didn't care about it. He was dressed like this in the first place, hoping that others would keep a respectful distance.

"I don't know where you are going. We are going to the Chambord Islands. If you don't go on the way and pass by the next island, or meet other merchant ships that are on the way, you can put us down." William said while stuffing bread into his mouth. , a few crumbs sprayed out of his mouth as he spoke, fell to the deck, and he picked them up again and stuffed them into his mouth.

"We are also going to the Chambord Islands, so we can take you there along the way." Portia still said politely, but William's rude eating and bad smell obviously made her lose the desire to communicate more.

"My name is Becker," William continued as if he didn't notice Portia's attitude, and pointed to Akin and Selkirk, "This is Ganis and Bedwell, I know a little about navigation, The two of them can also help steer, you saved us, if you need help on board, just ask."

"My name is Portia. This is my family's merchant ship. Captain Joey Ferro and his companions on the ship are all experienced sailors. You can rest at ease." Portia said politely, she is not stupid, it is impossible to Such important things as the rudder and sailing direction were entrusted to three strangers.

Portia ordered the crew to take the three of William to the dining room, and asked the crew to arrange a place for them to rest, and then left, followed by the female navy.

When the three of William arrived at the dining room, the people from the merchant ship brought them more hearty food. After eating bread to satisfy their hunger, the three of them looked much better after eating.

When they were eating, the accompanying merchant crew also disliked the smell on their bodies and hid away.

Selkirk whispered at the dinner table: "What's the matter with that navy girl? Didn't the people in the navy say that everyone in the navy is going back to the headquarters for martial law?"

A Jin took a sip of water and said calmly: "In this sea area, the headquarters has not called her back yet, so she should be a low-level character. The owner of this ship may have invited her to deter those little pirates, or Prevent any problems with the crew."

Selkirk looked at William, who had already eaten all the food on the plate, and slowly took out a rough pipe and a small packet of shredded tobacco from his trouser pocket, lit it, and put it in his mouth.

William exhaled the smoke: "Don't worry, so many ships and so many people disappear every year in the Magic Triangle sea area, and these few are not bad."