Turnaround or Crisis 2
For Yousuf, his life has changed drastically over the past two years.
When they first entered the Indian Ocean, all the pirates were laughing at his funny crew: fishermen, mutes, women and priests, and even two orangutans. They mocked him as the leader of the circus and no one looked down on this bad combination.
There are many people who have made the idea of hitting their boats.
They repelled two attacks from the Arabs and French people in total, and during this period they had countless encounters with the Portuguese, and finally gained a foothold in the pirate world.
In these battles, the two orangutans made an indelible contribution.
They are both excellent sailing cablemen and brave gunners, with agility and strong arm strength far beyond humans.
After the end of the Mombasa Defense War, they should have returned to the Mwana mountain tribe with other orangutans, and no one expected that the two orangutans would become interested in the vast sea.
Maku and Kuma took the initiative to get on the boat and spoke to Raj, saying, "I want to see the other side of the sea. I'm curious."
In this way, they became the world's first pair of orangutan sailors.
Another member of the team, Father Augustine, became even more famous.
First of all, the fact that he made up his mind to join the pirates was legendary enough, and his kindness made the priest very welcome.
So far, he has successfully baptized dozens of pirates, which has inspired the priests to save the souls of the pirates and continue to spread the gospel on the sea.
Of course, this road was not smooth. Only he himself knew how many pairs of pinch-nose glasses were broken during the period.
The priest's contributions were more than that. As the most knowledgeable person on the ship, he also shouldered the glorious responsibility of naming the pirate ship.
"The Supreme Belief" - the priest originally thought of the name "Hallelujah", but was unanimously opposed by non-Christians on the ship - it sounded like a royal fleet from a certain country.
In addition, his talent for loud voice also played a significant role. He sent orders on the sea of rage that was storming, but his voice was not as small as possible.
Especially when firecrackers were fired in naval battles, the ears of both sides of the battle were stunned. It was very important that whose voice could reach the gunner's ears as soon as possible at critical moments.
However, the priest always likes to shout "Amen" every time he sets a cannon, which makes people want to fire when they hear someone shouting "Amen".
To facilitate movement on the boat, Isabel and Qing both cut their hair short and looked heroic, more like two teenagers.
They assumed the responsibilities of the first mate and the second mate respectively. Qing also served as the main gunner during wartime, responsible for aiming and launching.
The excellence of the two girls being no less than men has won themselves a high reputation.
They have always acted rapidly and immediately evacuated after achieving their goals. Therefore, the Portuguese fleet that rushed to the news had never seen the shadow of the noble faith.
Yousuf was about to close the team and leave the ship when he suddenly showed a look of surprise.
People followed his eyes and another clutch appeared in sight at some point. While the two sides had confronted each other, they had quietly opened in front of them.
The visitors who came out of the way quickly completed the operation of hooking up, hooking and springboarding, and boarding the ship was about to board.
The captain had long been ashamed.
A group of pirates did not send them away, and another group came. His bloated and fat merchant ship was sandwiched between two pirate ships, and it was like a pitiful sheep falling into the wolf's den.
The new pirates jumped onto the deck, headed by a blonde young man - "Golden Trade Wind" William Thomas and his Fast-tooth Shark.
Yousuf had met him several times.
This British pirate was once a serious Royal Navy, but he became a pirate because he was too addicted to sailing and adventure.
"Are you finished?" William looked at the situation on the deck and took the initiative to say hello to Yousuf. He was very interested in this former Sultan, who had a legendary life experience.
Yousuf nodded: "Absolutely. What are you looking for this time?"
"A nautical note. I have been studying the intermittent current vortex near the Horn of Africa that is higher than the sea." The two of them talked leisurely as if they met on the streets of London to have a drink. "The original owner was the captain's cousin, but he died of fever a while ago. I guess this note is now on this boat." William turned his head and asked the captain, "Is that true?"
The captain looked confused and shook his head subconsciously. Then he woke up and nodded repeatedly.
It was a day of unlucky and luck for him.
The unlucky thing is that I encountered two groups of pirates within one day, but the luck is that these two groups of pirates did not rob money.
William's other identity is the prestigious charter painter who is dedicated to exploring and marking all unknown areas in the ocean.
On the other hand, he was also convenient for himself to collect various charts and navigation notes. Every time he hijacked the ship, he went to great lengths to get away some books or sheepskin scrolls. In the eyes of other pirates, he was a weird person.
"By the way," William suddenly remembered something, "Did you receive the parrot letter from Captain Messon?" Seeing Yousuf shook his head, he threw a small piece of paper over, "Now you have received it. Seven days later, the 'Free Country' Harbor rally, don't be late."
“Why gathering?”
"have no idea."
The captain respectfully handed over the navigation notes, and William took them and flipped them, and closed them with satisfaction.
He once again told Yousuf: "You'd better remember to come anyway. He won't spread the parrot letter blindly."
Chapter completed!