Chapter 22

Seven days later, the Attis beauty built her first ship.

Karen's skill is undoubtedly superb.

He built a three meter long, five meter wide and nearly two meter high forecastle upper deck at the bow. The rotary table of the fishing fork gun and the large winch for retracting the sagittal line were installed behind the deck. The forecastle of the beauty pointed at the sky was independent and did not intersect with the deck.

This unique design makes the fishing fork gun basically maintain a wide firing angle of 90 degrees in front.

More importantly, by fine-tuning the position of the triangular bow sail, he vacated the operation area of the bow sail at the front of the deck, and successfully retained the limited upwind sailing ability of the standard Kirk.

This is very important for a sailing ship.

After adjusting the bow, he aimed at the stern of the beauty.

Lorraine and henna captured a paddle powered fishing boat in Cherbourg's black harbor and hung it as a submachine on the starboard frame of the Artemis beauty.

Of course, submarines are very important. They give seafarers the right to land in almost all types of natural harbors, whether the harbor is shallow and silted or covered with reefs.

However, its weight also destroys the overall balance of the beauty.

Karen's response was simple.

He built more than ten wooden barrels filled with sand and stone and fixed them on the outboard side of the port side of the beauty, so that it would not affect the normal passage of the crew on the deck, but also pull back the center of gravity of the hull.

The only regret is that the stern is much heavier.

But neither Lorraine nor Karen cared much about this side effect.

The standard Kirk has never been a high-speed ship. Even if the cross sails are full, the speed of eight to ten knots is not enough to make the bow tilt up when breaking the waves, and there is a risk that the ship will capsize in this life.

The free transformation was finished, and the energetic Karen aimed at the main mast again.

He suggested to Lorraine, "Captain, I'm going to move the main mast of the beauty forward by five meters, then ten meters apart, and add a 15 meter high auxiliary mast."

Lorraine asked absently, "why?"

"Why?" Karen choked on the answer for a long time, "because double-sided sails can make the ship faster!"

"I've calculated that after the transformation, the speed of the beauty can reach about 10 knots, which is basically the same as the brig type of the same level when the sail is full. We can also install a full sail rope in one step, pull enough angle sail and catch sail. Even against the wind, the beauty can maintain a speed of two to three, perfect!"

Lorraine reluctantly put down the quill pen: "Mr. Scott, do you know how much this modification will cost?"

"Er... I can take charge of the construction. If only materials and labor are available, it's about 800 pounds."

"Eight hundred pounds." Lorraine Zaba said. "Good design, rejected."

Karen held her hair in disbelief: "why!"

"It's simple. I have no money."

"You told me that the famous Baron Drake had no money at home?"

"Drake is Drake, Lorraine Drake is Lorraine Drake. Didn't Ramos say when he introduced me to you that I was the abandoned son of the Drake family?"

"He said! He also said that English nobles have always been hypocritical, old-fashioned, arrogant and shameless. There are several abandoned children like you in every family with a long history!"

"He's generally right. As far as I know, the Drake family does have two nominally abandoned sons, who are responsible for operating American and Asian routes and making profits for the family."

"And you?"

"Unfortunately, I happen to be the first real abandoned son in Drake's history, worthy of the name."

Karen suddenly had a bad hunch: "take the liberty to ask, what's your salary for seafarers?"

Lorraine seriously recalled: "Drake chamber of commerce is still in the initial stage. For the time being, the salary of sailors will be controlled at 20-30 pounds a year, which is roughly consistent with the market price. As for sailors... Eat and live, and share the brilliant prospect of the chamber of commerce with me."

Karen was shocked: "I don't have a salary?"

Lorraine shrugged in embarrassment: "young man, it's enough to have a future. What do you want money for..."

Karen took a deep breath: "what shall we eat!"

"Grandma Rowling's secret food."

"Where's grandma Rowling? I've been on the boat for seven days, and I haven't seen any cook cook on the boat!"

Lorraine replied seriously, "it's good that you didn't see her, because she went to see God happily seven years ago. Before going, she gave our dear little pierce the secret recipe she cherished all her life. His craft is authentic."

"Where do we live?"

"Didn't the dormitory be assigned to you seven days ago? Stern cabin."

"But my room is in the damn watertight compartment!"

Lorraine frowned: "you're a boatman. I even prepared an independent working cabin for you. Except for the watertight cabin, where can I find such a large space?"

Karen stared at his shameless captain and muttered to himself, "how do I feel... I seem to be on a thief ship?"

"That's true." Lorraine patted her ass and stood up. "Although there are only four of us and a poor harpoon gun on the Artemis beauty, she is really a real privateer. The privateer's license is hanging in my captain's room now, and it was issued by the queen herself."

"The queen?"

"Don't eat fish on Friday." Lorraine said in a London accent, "that queen is our great and wise virgin queen, the common master of England, France and Ireland, Elizabeth I... Her majesty."

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Don't eat fish = support the leader.

Karen heard Lorraine's voice, not to mention getting along well with this excellent and versatile young captain these days.

He finally chose to stay on the Artemis beauty, even if the Drake chamber of Commerce shamelessly deprived the sailors of their salaries, even if Lorraine had no money to meet his desire to refit ships.

Like Lorraine said, they're still young, aren't they?

[young people, having a future is enough. What do you want money for]

With the consent of the ship's owner, little Pierce, the arrogant Karen engraved this sentence on the main mast, and announced that he had officially completed all the refitting work of the Artemis beauty.

So, on a calm and sunny afternoon, the beauty pulled up an iron anchor.

Haina is at the helm, Karen is sailing, Lorraine is in a windbreaker, arms in both hands, one foot on the guardrail of the bow deck, and her eyes are firm and straight ahead.

He shouted, "the left rudder is full!"

Haina immediately turned the handwheel, and the beauty drew a beautiful arc in the open bay of Mali, heading due east.

"The wind is due east, the wind is three knots, the breeze is full of sails!"

Karen took action, stowed the bow sail, and quickly pulled the wide cross sail to the top with the help of little Pierce.

Lorraine raised her arm and pointed forward.

"Artemis beauty, target Stavanger, leave port and set sail!"