First mate is not easy

1488 A.D. Babylonian Sea East of Palma Public Seas

Dusk is approaching, and it was originally a good time for people living on the sea in Babylon to finish their day's work and prepare to enjoy a beautiful and cheerful nightlife.

However, in the public sea to the east of Palma, the sea surface dyed red by the setting sun is not so calm—the seagulls fluttered their wings, and the fish swarmed away in the direction of the ocean current. From the surface of the sea, a huge fleet composed of dozens of ships is slowly entering. Above the leading large three-masted sailing ship, with the sea breeze, there is a flag representing the Spanish royal family. Fluttering in the wind.

This is the most famous caravan pilot in the Sea of ​​Babylon today.

Xiz, in mythology, appeared at the same time as the sea monster "Leviathan" and the land behemoth "Beamon" in ancient literature, symbolizing the giant bird of the sky and freedom.

And this large three-masted sailing ship, its name is the Sheez.

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After a day's work of counting and sorting out the goods during the day, the sailors on the deck were busy doing the work of changing the sails to prepare for the night. When the night fell, the flag with the totem of the Spanish royal family slowly lowered. Under the feet of the sailors who were busy walking back and forth on the deck, a certain heavy board door leading from the cargo warehouse to the deck was also slammed shut with a bang from the inside——

At the same time as the board door was closed, the low-ranking sailors in the cargo warehouse scatter in all directions, all of them rubbing their hands with flushed faces, preparing to usher in the happiest time of the day.

They took out a self-made duty form from the corner of the warehouse, and when the corresponding "duty officer" on the form was left alone, he stepped on the stairs in a strange posture and put his ears on the board door. When it was up, the rest of the five big and three thick rough men crowded together happily under a small rickety kerosene lamp. …

Do something against the rules of the fleet.

"A pair of kings!"

"One pair of aces! Double! If there is a 2, it will be a 2, if there is no 2, it will be a bomb! If there is no bomb, I will continue to play cards!"

"What arrogance! Fuck, bomb! Three J's and a pair of 4's!"

"Haha, blow up your sister! Big and small king, blow up, bring ten Tongtianshun! Clear the cards, I won, and kneel at the feet of the farmer, you humble slaves, take money and take money!"

"...Hey, Lando, if I tell you to fuck your motherfucking, you really want to be so honest?! There is something wrong with playing cards, I will report double, you fuck your sister, boom Five cards are played at the end, where can I steal three more cards to make up five cards to catch your stubble! Didn’t the mother see that your next family is a farmer? Damn you, are you a tease sent by the farmer!"

"..."

At this moment, it was a black-haired young man who was scolded so badly by his teammates. In the midst of his teammates' angry saliva attack, he was holding a lot of cards that he hadn't had time to play, and stretched his neck to look at the The game that was over was dumbfounded... After a long time, he touched his nose, dropped the large handful of cards in his hand in frustration, and then took out his pocket and simply poured out the last few copper coins in his pocket , muttering sideways: "Hey, hey, what the hell are you shouting about, you are welcome to reward you with these and these, you are welcome to buy a coffin-oh yes, by the way, the ship's regulations say: Anyone who gambles on the boat will be deducted." One month's salary, a two-week penalty, being on the blacklist, and no promotion for one year."

"If you're a pig teammate, just admit it honestly. It's the first time I've seen such a strange whitewashing posture with the ship's rules and regulations." The black-haired young man scolded the most happily. A black blindfold, his name is Old Padd - of course, the so-called "old" Padd is just his wishful thinking, in fact he is the youngest stormtrooper on the Schitz, about 25 years old He has a high nose bridge and deep eyes. I don't know which country he is from. I heard that his highest record is that he sank a pirate ship alone with eight younger brothers.

It has a little reputation in the Sea of ​​Babylon.

It's just that people are a bit arrogant.

Unfortunately, what Lando hates the most in his life is the kind of person who has a bit of strength, but his mother's tail is cocky, and he is particularly stinky and arrogant.

"Oh, do you have an opinion?" Lando squinted at Pad, "Talk to Raymond if you have an opinion, just say that I've ruined your family and you're not willing to play with me—"

Pad raised his eyebrows when he heard the words: "I really don't want to play with you anymore! My heart is full, if I lose like this, I really can't keep my underwear tonight!"

"Thinking too much, who wants your crap to put it on your head and rob the chief mate's rest cabin?"

"Ahhhhhh! I really hate the person who taught you how to play cards—hey, what about you, Little Jieluo!"

Because the black-haired young man who can't say that his card skills are bad but his skills are full, the sailor wearing a blindfold simply shifted his attack target—along with his speech, almost everyone's eyes stopped at the same time. At this time, the young man who was "upright" and put his ears on the wooden door - he looked about 20 years old, and he was quite good-looking, with a pair of green pupils and a head of brilliant golden hair, smiling There were two deep dimples when he got up, but it was probably because he didn't pay much attention to the details of dressing up, so he looked more like the little hooligan among the little hooligans than Lando.

He is the "Little Jero" in the population.

A young kid who seemed to be about the same age as Lando, was also the first and only one that Lando handed over after he was kicked into the warehouse by the unscrupulous first mate to join the ranks of low-level sailors from the "Heir of the Captain of the Seaz". friend.

Lando guessed that they were able to see each other at first glance, probably because the other party didn't pay much attention to the issue of dressing-for example, at this moment, the sailor named Xiao Jieluo was wearing the same clothes as Lando. The colorful socks, but compared with the equipment on Lando, there are more holes on his socks... His clothes are ragged, but the necklace hanging around his neck is very delicate, that is A scepter with two snakes wrapped around it, according to Jerome himself, this is the scepter of Mercury, and Mercury is his patron god.

At this moment, amidst everyone's blaming eyes and the embarrassed dry laughter of a certain black-haired young man, I saw little Jieluo stepping on the stairs with his legs in colorful socks full of holes, He raised his chest, spat, and said in a very partial tone: "What are you talking about, you guys, it's as if you got into the God of Gamblers the first time you held a card, you're obviously a bunch of parallel importers—"

Little Jieluo was interrupted by Pad hastily before finishing his sentence: "No matter how stupid I am, I won't plant a bomb when my teammates report their doubles. After the bombing is over, forget it and give me five cards. You have to use low Who is mad at the IQ!"

"Oh, old Pad, where did you come up with so much nonsense, you said that Lando just learned to play cards!" Little Jiero glanced impatiently at the blindfolded sailor, thought for a while, and simply shrank away with his long legs." Scouting" position, walking briskly to the back of the black-haired young man, when he bent down, the tall and slender figure completely enveloped the black-haired young man sitting on the ground at this time, and then he stretched out He patted the latter on the shoulder and asked, "Hey, Lando, do you still want to play cards with these gangsters?"

Lando shrugged and stood up from the ground. When he raised his head, his eyes collided with Little Jieluo in the air—the two looked at each other, and after a pause, they raised their hands in unison, and there was a "snap" high five.

"—Come, come, come, come, come, come, come, fuck, you lose a card and you just babble for a long time. Are you men? You guys, it's not easy to lose everything. Tonight, I'll let you all willingly contribute your underwear!"

Little Jieluo showed a ruffian-like smile on his face, and sat down directly on the seat vacated by Lando. When the black-haired young man left the game, he sat firmly in the corner of the cabin, picked up his diary and When the worn-out quill began to scribble something, not far from him, the crowd, which became more lively after the addition of Xiao Jieluo, started another new game of cards.

(eleven)

At the same time, on the deck, all the sailors who had not had time to return to the cabin were able to witness a good show.

At the moment when the sun just disappeared on the sea level, they watched first officer Raymond put down the work at hand and came to the entrance of the warehouse. Under the curious eyes of the sailors, the man first squatted down beside the wooden plank , and listened carefully—I don’t know if he heard something in the cargo hold. In short, after a while, all the sailors on the deck saw the corners of the first officer’s lips slightly raised, revealing a creepy look. sneer.

Raymond stood up, his sharp eyes swept over the faces of every sailor on the deck, and then he said indifferently: "A question."

Sailors: "?"

Raymond: "Is it because I've been too nice lately that there are always a few dirty mice ready to challenge my majesty?"

Sailors: "..."

The sailors answered the man's question sincerely and perfectly with the ghostly expression on their faces.

About 15 minutes later.

When the "dirty mouse" who thought it was hidden in the cabin was yelling "bomb bomb" and "bomb your ancestors", the cabin door was kicked open from the outside.

There was a "bang", the earth-shattering sound, and the earth-shattering big hole.