Chapter 1724 Popularity
The speed of Aquaman is OK, but the speed of the merchant ships of all sizes is not high, so Aquaman needs to adjust its speed.
After moving away from the port, as the route was adjusted again, it turned into a headwind.
In this way, the fleet's speed was slower, almost the same as a snail.
In Lu Chuan's opinion, this speed is too slow. But people in this era do not have this feeling.
When driving against the wind, the speed suddenly decreases. Anyone who is familiar with this route knows that this is normal. They will move forward in the wind for three days after driving against the wind, and after adjusting the direction and leaving the sea area in this area, they will walk down the wind again.
In this area, it is also a sea area of the Starry Sky Empire, where naval fleets appear from time to time, and there is no problem with safety.
That's why during this itinerary, people's movements are not restricted.
Lu Chuan walked to the deck and watched the sailors here struggle to operate the sails. They needed to make continuous adjustments to ensure that they gain momentum in the wind. In the face of the wind, they also worked the hardest.
Lu Chuan leaned on the side of the boat, holding his arms and watching the sailors control the sails with all their strength. This kind of visual sense is far from comparable to that in the movie.
There are very few people like Lu Chuan, and most of them stay in the room.
"Come here and help."
A sailor shouted, who doesn't know that Lu Chuan is a strong man now?
Lu Chuan smiled, but did not refuse, but walked over.
"I'll let you do whatever you want me to do later, do you know?" the sailor grinned.
Lu Chuan nodded.
In fact, driving against the wind mainly depends on how to adjust the angle so that the sails can gain momentum in the wind. This requires experience and is generally directed by a manager with rich experience.
Don’t think that the Age of Discovery is magnificent. It’s just that you look at it from a historical perspective. When you are in this era, you won’t feel it anymore. It is full of darkness, injustice, blood and violence.
Take a ship as an example. When you are in it, you need to learn a lot. Everyone has a very hard life. After all, driving such a huge sail-armed merchant ship is really not easy.
Soon, the manager took command through the rotation and direction of the wind ball.
"The main sail rotates 17 degrees to the left, rises by 3 meters, the secondary sail 6 degrees, and the triangle front sail 11 degrees."
After receiving the instructions, the hands below carried out.
"Quick, lift three meters." The sailor shouted, Lu Chuan nodded, but did not see any force. He had already accurately raised the heavy sail, the huge sail that needed several sailors to pull, three meters.
Before and after, it was just a breath, and Lu Chuan had already completed this extremely difficult task in the eyes of the Shushui people.
The sailors were all stunned.
Lu Chuan did what they counted and did it with one hand. Judging from Lu Chuan's appearance, it seemed that he had not even had the strength. If they hadn't been operating the sail, they would have doubted whether the sail was fake.
"That's amazing."
"If you come to be a hand water, we will be very relaxed."
"How about you be a sailor. Just your hand is enough to control the sail."
After being stunned, the sailors all praised Lu Chuan.
In fact, they don’t need much technical content to operate the sail. As long as they learn how to rotate the degree, the rest will be in charge and will be determined by them. What they need is actually just a lot of strength.
In terms of strength, will Lu Chuan lack strength?
Even the manager came over and asked Lu Chuan if he was interested in following him as a sailor.
"I don't have this idea for the time being." Lu Chuan politely refused. It is definitely a tiring thing to operate the sail. It is not that Lu Chuan is afraid of being tired, but that he needs to stick to it all the time, not what Lu Chuan likes.
Seeing that Lu Chuan really had no such intention, he was disappointed in the management.
With this capable subordinate, his work will definitely be easier. You should know that if a sailboat has a large sailboat, if there is a person who can quickly control the sail, he only needs to constantly confirm the wind speed and direction, and the rest can be left to Lu Chuan.
The next day, the Aquaman encountered a caravan.
They belonged to the Mela family, so the two fleets made a short stop on the sea. The caravan sent a small boat with a middle-aged merchant on it. He came with two sailors.
When they met Mela, others would not know why, but Lu Chuan still knew. The other party came to tell Mela about it. The Port Port has a news that due to some special reasons, the demand for iron tools has risen to a very high level, and the price is three times that of the previous one.
"It's best that you can arrive within five days. There are many caravans that have disappeared. If the demand is saturated, I'm afraid the iron will still be irritable."
The other party left this news and left in a hurry.
When we reach the ocean, especially in this era, the news is almost closed. Only in major ports can we get some news. For example, if we encounter caravans in this sea, if we are not very familiar with each other, we will not stop at all, and it will be difficult to know anything.
Lu Chuan's ability and their conversation did not fall a word.
This time, the entire trade fleet carries a lot of iron tools. If this news is true, the price is three times enough to make people crazy. As long as you take off the goods in your hands, you will earn a wealth beyond your imagination.
But it's a headwind now, and it seems unlikely that it will arrive within five days, which means that this trip may not be the super high premium this time.
“Is this the popularity?”
Lu Chuan touched his chin. The popularity in reality is not like the popularity in the game. It requires a lot of iron tools. There is only one possibility. This is the port country where he is located. It should be a war and is preparing for it.
And this war will come very suddenly, otherwise it would not be three times the price.
Mela was naturally moved, but now she is heading for the wind and may have missed this opportunity.
Lu Chuan smiled. They had no choice but to have it themselves. Lu Chuan also wanted to experience this so-called popularity, which was the complete era of navigation. So Lu Chuan decided to help them and make a fortune.
Staying on the deck, Lu Chuan thought, but the wind that was still against the side of the wind suddenly changed direction and turned into a smooth wind.
"Oh my God, it's a good wind, it's a good wind..."
This sudden change excited the sailors on the entire ship. They cheered one by one, and then tried hard to adjust the angle of the sails to obtain the maximum speed.
"It's so strange. I've never seen a tailwind on this section of the waterway. What's going on?"
The person in charge just muttered, but this was a good thing. He didn't think anyone was doing it. After all, this was a change in nature and it was not done by humans.
With such changes, even Mela appeared, feeling the wind.
Some fleets were depressed because they were following the wind but suddenly turned into a headwind. This unprecedented thing made them unable to understand.
It turns into a good wind, and the speed of obtaining is not slow when the sails are full.
Lu Chuan has very good control. Wind power is the maximum range that a ship can withstand, and it obtains the maximum speed without damaging the poles.
What the entire fleet couldn't understand was that the whole day was all the best. It used to take three days to go, but now it only takes one day. Many sailors all claimed that this was the favor of the sea god, otherwise this would not have happened.
It took only three days to set off, and it took seven days to reach Port Port.
It can be said that this is absolutely incredible, because it is hard to imagine that it will be a smooth journey and will allow them to get the maximum speed.
Not to mention the people on the Aquaman, the caravans that followed all the way, they cheered when they arrived at Port Port, because it was unimaginable that they could sail the previous seven-day voyage for three days. More importantly, they caught up with the demand of Port Port.
In the mouths of many sailors, they all think that Mela was favored by the sea god and was the goddess of luck.
After arriving at Port Port, the next step was to communicate with the trade manager.
It took about an hour. The trade manager returned with the sailor and brought back a local **. The next thing was Mela talked about it personally. It was indeed the same as the news I received before, and it was still three times the price, but it was only today. His Majesty’s order was until today, and then it would be transported away.
"It's so dangerous!"
Mela was also lucky. If it weren't for the unbelievable smooth sailing, it wouldn't have been possible for this transaction.
This time I carried a lot of iron tools, and almost every ship in the entire fleet has them.
After finalizing the price, Lu Chuan and the others worked hard. The ironware is extremely heavy, so it is the most troublesome to carry it. They need four people to work together, but Lu Chuan held the huge box in his arms and moved it one after another.
Such divine power naturally shocked countless people in this pier.
Mela may be in a good mood. She stood on the deck and looked at Lu Chuan with effortless movements off the ship. A strange light flashed in her eyes.
It took a long time to unload the iron tools. The other loaders were so tired that they didn't want to touch a single finger, but Lu Chuan was just like nothing happened. I don't know how many people regarded Lu Chuan as a monster.
Recharge was carried out at the local pier, and Lu Chuan and the others rarely had a small plate of air-dried meat each person during their meal.
This kind of treatment is rare. No matter what era, eating meat is a luxury.
When the ships docked, the sailors and gunners seemed to be panicked. Except for the necessary garrison personnel, they all rushed into the city. There was no need to think about what they were doing, so they were naturally hiding in a fool.
Things like this are the same throughout the entire history of mankind's navigation even in modern times.
Lu Chuan was not interested. He stayed on the deck because he was not many people who were still on the boat. For example, the unloading workers all went to the city. Their income was low, but there were always some low consumption everywhere, right?
"Why don't you go out for a walk?" A voice came, it was the cold Mela. She was very cold at this stop, like a fairy who was not in the world.
Lu Chuan had actually known that she had arrived for a long time, but he didn't expect to say hello to him.
Lu Chuan turned around, his eyes clear without any impurities, and he did not have any fear or nervousness, as if he was not facing a captain.
"I just like sailing, and I have no interest in others." Lu Chuan shrugged and said in fluent star language. In this spoken tone, it is absolutely a native of the Starry Sky Empire.
Undoubtedly, Lu Chuan's tone made Mela feel relaxed, perhaps because she is a fellow hometown person.
Mela nodded and said, "I also like sailing, so I became the captain of this Neptune despite my family's opposition. You don't believe that this ship was bought with all my money, because my family didn't support me in doing so. My father said that if I can't support this ship, I must go back, and follow his arrangements and marry the third prince."
There is a lot of information revealed in this sentence.
A woman who has just grown up recently can buy such a huge armed merchant ship with the money she saved, which shows how rich Mela's family is. In addition, the partner she wants to marry is actually the third prince in the royal family. Although she is not the heir to the empire, she is also a prince after all.
How to say it, Mela is completely powerful and has such a beautiful face, and is definitely one of the best lucky people on this planet.
Chapter completed!