Boom!
Thunder and lightning struck in the dark clouds, stirring up stronger storms and heavy rain. The waves were swirling like tornadoes, and a merchant ship was rocking from side to side.
"Reef the sails! Hurry up and reef the sails! Turn right over there, quickly, don't let the big waves overturn you!"
The captain in charge roared on the deck in the heavy rain, directing the sailors to reef the sails and pull the ropes, trying their best to hold on to the surging waves and to maintain the ship that seemed about to capsize.
The captain of the merchant ship was still complaining in his heart when the sky was clear just now. Just ten minutes ago, the sky was peaceful and everyone was eating delicious food and singing songs. How could it change so quickly?
He was also a part-time navigator and could read the weather. There was no sign of a storm, so how did this sudden storm appear?
This is the East China Sea.
It is not the legendary great route with changeable climate. It is just an ordinary sea area. There are no strange currents and no sky that changes in the next second. Anyone with knowledge of navigation can sail smoothly.
As the captain of a merchant ship, he must have knowledge of navigation.
Most captains have some knowledge of navigation, and some are even experts at it.
The captain of the merchant ship was capable of this, but he did not expect the sudden storm, and it was a huge storm that made the sky as dark as night.
Fortunately, the command was timely and the situation was temporarily stabilized.
"The wind direction is fine, turn the rudder to nine o'clock, and then pull the canvas. Make sure you pull it steadily and don't let it go. If you let it go in this kind of wind and the canvas is blown away, it will be all over!" The captain was giving orders in an orderly manner.
By taking advantage of the strong wind direction and sailing out of the storm, they were safe.
The sailors on the ship also followed the captain's instructions, pulling the ropes and turning the rudder.
Boom!
Another thunder exploded, making the gloomy and dark area bright. The sailor who was pulling the rope on the mast sentry post on one side suddenly stopped and looked to the side in fear. The rope fell down, and the sail that had just been somewhat controlled was blown away by the storm, and even the corners were torn.
"Hey! What are you doing? Didn't I tell you to tighten the rope? You..."
The captain subconsciously shouted in the direction of the mast sentry post, but as soon as he finished speaking, he froze.
In the brief brightness of lightning, a huge black ship several times larger than the merchant ship suddenly appeared on the side of the merchant ship, and together with the darkness created by the storm, it enveloped the entire merchant ship.
The black hull and canvas were like the stars in the dark night, but within the canvas, among the stars, there was a huge skeleton hidden, as if it had swallowed up the entire starry sky.
The flag at the highest point on the mast also had the same pattern as the canvas.
"Star, starry sky and skull flag!" the captain stammered.
A sailor asked fearfully, "Captain, do you recognize this flag?"
"No, I don't."
The captain shook his head, but the fear in his eyes became more intense, "But I know who this black ship belongs to!"
Of course he didn't know about the flag, and had never heard of the Starry Sky Skull Flag, but he knew about the person who had become famous in the East China Sea in recent times.
The natural disaster that destroyed the three kingdoms was riding on a huge black ship!
And according to rumors, when the black ship carrying the natural disaster arrives, it will be accompanied by a huge storm!
He used to think it was a rumor. After all, how could a ship sail in a storm?
But today, he saw it!
The more unbelieving a person is, the more he will turn his suspicion into the greatest trust after seeing it with his own eyes.
There was no way to disbelieve it.
He saw clearly that they were struggling to pull and furl the sails here, while over here the canvas was left open, allowing the strong wind to stretch it out, with no fear of being torn by the storm.
The most important reason was that on the side of the ship, which was much taller than them, there was a group of people standing under the brightness brought by the lightning. The blades in their hands glowed with the lightning. Among them, a dark-skinned man wearing a turban and holding two crutches sneered in the direction of the merchant ship.
People have already come to rob, so what's there to believe or not.
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Death Star, first floor banquet hall.
Sager sat on the throne, watching his men carrying boxes in one after another. Lily was counting them beside him, and then said, "We left enough food and water for the merchant ship to return. That little bit of stuff is of no use to us."
Just as Sager doesn't rob the poor, he has no interest in forcing people to death.
He is a pirate, he comes to rob, not to kill.
Food and water are only worth a few dollars. Wouldn't it be better to leave them for the merchant ships to return, and then wait for the next wave to continue sailing and continue robbing?
When a person dies, he cannot create anything.
Ajin took his men to rob, and followed Sager's instructions to leave food and water behind. There were only about 200 people on the merchant ship, and they would not need much food and water to return home, so the rest were robbed by Ajin.
As for the stuff, it's quite satisfactory.
"One thousand boxes of tea, one thousand boxes of sugar, one hundred boxes of silver tableware, and thirty boxes of precious silk."
Lily said, "The rest are some supplies, a small amount of iron, food and water, and two boxes of gold coins."
Two of the boxes placed in the banquet hall were opened, revealing glittering gold coins, which made the eyes of the surrounding pirates shine.
That's what sea robbery is all about.
There are not so many treasure ships, nor do there exist ships loaded with gold, silver and other treasures. Only the ships responsible for transporting heavenly gold have such things. However, since they are all transporting heavenly gold, their protection must be greatly strengthened. It is not as easy to rob as merchant ships.
Sager waved his hand, "Leave one box of gold coins in my treasure room, and divide the rest among you. If you can't divide them, find a town to sell them."
The ship in the storm is, of course, Sager's Death Star.
After setting off from the renovated island, the damn storm came again, and no matter how we sailed, we couldn't get rid of it. Fortunately, the people on the ship were used to it. Anyway, this finely crafted ship would not capsize because of the storm, so we just sailed as usual.
The direction of the wind was suitable for where they wanted to go, so there was no need to adjust it deliberately. They could just sail against the storm.
As for encountering a merchant ship
, to be honest, Sag did not expect it. He thought that with his luck, it would be difficult to encounter a merchant ship, but he did not expect to actually encounter one.
Strictly speaking, as the first merchant ship robbed in his pirate career, Sag felt it was still of commemorative significance.
As for the spoils, you can take what you want, and if you don't want them, just go to the town and sell them to a black market merchant.
This is how pirates rob, they rob goods transported on the sea. These goods cannot be eaten or worn by the pirates, and they can't rely on tea and sugar for meals, right?
It has to be dealt with eventually.
(End of this chapter)