Chapter 133

In the early morning of the next day, all the pirates gathered on the deck except those who were unable to leave and get out of bed.

Everyone, including captain titch and helmsman Orff, looked serious.

In the previous fierce battle, the pirates suffered heavy casualties, with 47 people killed on the spot. Seven of the 29 seriously injured people failed to survive last night, and it is unknown how many of the remaining 22 people will survive.

Now that they have chosen this road, the pirates have been psychologically prepared for such a result. However, they will still feel sad to see their brother, who was still drinking with them the day before yesterday, leave the world like this.

The farmer's son was also red eyed, but he was not sad for the dead pirates, just because he felt a sense of sadness in his heart. He didn't know when it would be his turn to lie in the cold body bag.

The sea breeze blew up the canvas on the mast, and for a long time no one spoke.

Until captain titch nodded and said in a low voice, "let's go."

Four pirates carried the bodies wrapped in white cloth to the side of the ship. The helmsman Orff read out the names of the dead one by one, and then the corresponding bodies were thrown into the sea.

These men who live on the sea, their ultimate destination will be endless sea.

When the last body was thrown off the ship, Orff also closed the list. "May the sea goddess Tethys accept and guide your souls, my brave friends."

Then he sprinkled a bag of salt into the sea and finished the final ceremony.

When the canvas bags disappeared from the waves, Tippy strode back to the captain's room, until his figure left, and the pirates on the deck could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

On the one hand, the former has always been brave in battle, which is a nightmare for their opponents. On the other hand, they have a strong sense of oppression when they get along with him. After standing with him for a long time, many people will become difficult to breathe. Most pirates respect and fear him. Fortunately, he basically does not participate in the ship He stayed in the captain's room on weekdays, and Orff, the helmsman, communicated with the crew on board.

The latter looked back, "we lost a lot of reliable companions in this battle. At the same time, some positions on the ship were also vacant. I deeply regret what happened to old Mike, but this ship can't do without a sailor. Let's vote on the election while everyone is here."

When his voice declined, the pirates below yelled, "Zhang Heng, Zhang Heng, Zhang Heng!"

"It seems that we have no objection to the candidates for this position." Orff nodded to Zhang Heng. "Congratulations, you have become the sailor of this ship. Lead us to pursue wealth." After a pause, he continued, "here is the recruitment of the vanguard, a total of 20 places..."

Zhang Heng was not surprised by this result. Previously, Mike, the newly elected sailline elder on the ship, had only been in this position for two months. As soon as the battle with Scarborough started, he was unfortunately hit in the head by a stray bullet.

According to the result of the last election, Zhang Heng, who is in the second place, is naturally the most popular candidate to take over this position, especially the other candidates who have performed very well in this battle.

Although the strength of combat effectiveness has nothing to do with being a good sailor, the logic of pirates is so simple.

Usually, there are two kinds of people who will win their votes. One is that they think they should vote for him, and the other is that they don't care about him. Lao Tzu just wants to vote for him. Reason makes them vote for the first kind of people, but usually, they choose the second kind of people in the end.

After all, if they were so rational, no one would be a pirate. What's more, Zhang Heng is a student of Roscoe, and there is no problem in his own ability, so this matter was passed in a tumult.

Zhang Heng also got 5 points integral.

However, he does not know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. He will leave the ship in a month, and the position of sailor is dispensable for him. The smooth election proves that he has a certain influence among the pirates, and Orff has more reasons to regard him as a potential threat.

But Zhang Heng didn't expect that it was another person who found him first.

At noon, an old pirate with a lame leg put the plate opposite him.

"Are you a man of faith?"

Zhang Heng picked to pick eyebrow, "what meaning?"

"Don't get me wrong, it's just a kind reminder. Under the rule of Tiki and Orff, things will continue to happen this morning. We will all have this day in the end, won't we? People living in Nassau usually send away the dead with the rites of Tethys, the goddess of the sea. They believe that the dead souls will go to the depths of the sea. But if you have any other places you want to go, you can also tell difrenna. After all, the ship has always claimed to respect everyone's freedom, including freedom of belief. "

The lame old pirate sat down opposite Zhang Heng. "There was only one exception since I got on the ship. The child was an Arawa from Saint Vincent island. It is said that the tradition of their tribe is to clean up the dead. The Arawa believe that only in this way can the dead and their ancestors be together, so we have been very afraid that he will die one day, but unfortunately he still died once He was hit in the right leg by a shell when he went out to sea. The ship doctor amputated him, but he didn't make it. We all voted together and decided to break the rules. Oh, by the way, I don't seem to have introduced myself. I'm Kent, the gunner on the ship. ""Gunner?"

The lame old pirate grinned, "I know that people prefer to call me carpenter because there was a battle in which I sawed an enemy in two." He looked around his eyes and suddenly lowered his voice. He said quickly, "this is not a place to speak. Orff is everywhere. We need to talk about it. I will wait for you in the two story carpenter room later today."

Zhang Heng did not comment.

The lame old pirate had no choice but to add, "do you know that there are many people on this ship who are related to Fraser? Why is Orff the only one who is most alert to you? Fraser's debt collector is not chosen casually. Over the years, only two people have been his debt collector, one is you, and the other is our current captain. In a sense, the old man is the best, You're all Fraser's students. "

"Edward teach was a debt collector for Fraser?"

"Yes, Fraser trained him to take over after his retirement, but he didn't expect that the successor he trained himself eventually betrayed him with Orff. You are in a very dangerous situation now. Only I can help you."

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