Nomenclature of Night

  Chapter 404 Go to sea!

   "Congratulations to the North Pole for finding a new crew member! Cheers!"

  In the dim light of the Walnut Bar, a captain picked up the whiskey in his hand, but there was always an indescribable joke in his tone.

  The sailors laughed loudly: "Old John is getting old, and the rest of the North Pole are all new crew members, so they can't even throw the claws."

  Looking at the sailors, Zhang Jian said to Qing Chen in a low voice: "Let's talk in another place, so we can talk about salary and what you are going to do."

   "Okay," Qing Chen nodded with a smile.

However, when the two were about to leave, a captain named Craig stood up and said: "Wait, this...Qing, my Alps also needs crew members, why don't you come and join us? It's definitely better than you. You earn a lot on the Arctic.”

  The sailors froze for a moment.

  The Alps was the champion of crabbing last year. The selection of crew members is very strict, and new crew members are generally not used.

  On deck, all sailors share the risk and face waves that can be as high as nine meters or even higher.

  Everyone hopes that when they face danger, there is an experienced veteran by their side, which will increase their chances of survival.

   You know, this is one of the most dangerous professions in the world.

  In order to suppress Zhang Jian, Craig took his quota and chose to poach the opponent's corner. This is actually not a wise move, because the Alps is already full, and Qing Chen is still a novice.

   But Craig didn't say much. He looked at Qing Chen and said, "You just need to know how to cook, and the Alps can reserve a seat for you."

  Everyone understood that Craig wanted to spend money so that Zhang Jian couldn't get the crew together, so he couldn't go to sea at all.

  If Zhang Jian sells the quota, even if Craig raises one more person, he will make money anyway.

  Just Qing Chen smiled: "No need, I prefer adventurous things."

  Seeing that Qing Chen had made up his mind, Craig stopped talking. He turned to Zhang Jian and said, "Are you sure you want to use this young man? Do you think he has the strength to pull the crab cage on the deck?"

  Zhang Jian hesitated for a moment: "You don't need to worry about this."

  Qing Chen smiled and said, "I'm very strong."

   After finishing speaking, he turned and left the Walnut Bar.

  Zhang Jian hurriedly followed.

  In the cold wind, Zhang Jian asked a little excitedly: "How old are you this year?"

  Qing Chen smiled and said, "17 years old."

  Zhang Jian froze for a moment: "So small?"

  The physical strength of an adult male will not be fully developed until around the age of 24. 17 years old is not a matter of age, but the energy and physical strength may not be able to keep up with the rhythm of the crab boat.

But... Zhang Jian couldn't be picky anymore. He confessed: "We have five crew members including you on board, me, Old John, Niederp, George, and you. When you get on board, listen to Old John's instructions carefully, and he will Take you well... I hope you can resist."

  Qing Chen changed the subject and asked curiously, "Are you Chinese? Can you speak Chinese?"

"I can speak, but not fluently," Zhang Jian continued to respond in English: "My grandfather came to settle in Europe in the 1940s and was always engaged in the fishing industry. The fishing boat worked so hard to get the license to catch king crabs, but I may lose it in my hands."

   "Don't worry," Qing Chen smiled, "I'll try not to hold you back."

  Zhang Jian asked: "By the way, which ships have you worked on before, cruise ships?"

  Generally only cruise ships recruit sailors like Qingchen as waiters, but in fact such waiters are not strictly sailors.

  Qing Chen seriously explained: "Actually, the upcoming trip to catch crabs is my first time going to sea."

On the dark street outside the port, Zhang Jian looked at Qing Chen with his mouth wide open: "What? First time going to sea?! You are not kidding me, do you know how big the wind and waves on the Barents Sea are? 50 knots When a hurricane hits, I’ve seen waves as high as several stories! Maybe you don’t even know if you’re going to get seasick, and if you get seasick, there’s really no one on board to take care of you.”

  Qing Chen thought for a while: "Don't worry, I won't get seasick."

  At a certain moment, Zhang Jian suddenly felt that when he mentioned the stormy waves in the Barents Sea, the eyes of this new crew member lit up clearly, as if looking forward to it.

   It's like saying: Really, that's great!

Zhang Jian said seriously: "Qing Chen, I don't dislike your inexperience as a sailor, but I want to be responsible for your life. To be honest, I really want to pull you on board to make up for it, but you will die at sea. You don't care at all. Know what we're going to face!"

   "So?" Qing Chen asked.

   "So I can't take you out to sea, you go back," Zhang Jian said, "This is not suitable for you."

   "If I only need a basic salary, don't share it," Qing Chen asked with a smile: "Although I have never been to sea, I am very capable of learning and willing to work. You should know how hardworking Chinese compatriots are."

  Zhang Jian is tempted...

  The basic salary of the crew is very low, at least not comparable to the share.

  When going to sea, the biggest cost is the boat, oil, and people. If Qingchen only needs a basic salary, then he is no different from picking up free labor.

  Qing Chen said again: "If I get on the boat, I can still work. If you don't let me on the boat, you won't have enough crew members. I'm afraid you won't even have enough four people on the deck."

  On the deck, someone needs to operate the crane, two people pull up the crab cages, and someone sorts the king crabs and puts them into the warehouse.

  If all four of you can’t get together, then you really don’t need to go to sea.

  Zhang Jian was silent, he may not be able to find other crew members, there is Qing Chen here, he should not give up.

   After all, with the addition of Qing Chen, their manpower is very tight, and they don't even have the first shift to rest.

  However, Zhang Jian still said seriously: "No, although I am very tempted, I still can't take you on an adventure at sea. You don't know what you will face, but I know that long-term exhaustion and work will make you die at sea."

  Qing Chen thought for a while: "What if I can call in another crew member, and both of us only get a basic salary?"

  Zhang Jian froze for a moment: "This way...it seems to be okay."

  The next second, Qing Chen took out his phone and dialed: "Come on, come on, let's get on the boat together."

  Zhang Jian stood there in a daze for a while, and after more than ten minutes, he saw a girl in a thin sweater and a hood walking over with a small bag on her back.

  Qing Chen said with a smile: "Let me introduce, this is my friend Yangyang, and she is also willing to go fishing with king crabs."

  In fact, when Qingchen decided to come overseas to complete the third life-and-death test, he planned to let Yangyang be his protector.

  The dangers of the knight challenge come not only from nature, but also from the human heart.

  Qing Chen knew that he was being targeted, so it shouldn't be too much for him to find a guardian at this time.

   You must know that his uncle Chen Jiazhang was deliberately sabotaged when he was doing a certain challenge, which caused Chen Jiazhang to forcibly reverse the reverse breathing technique, cutting off the way to be promoted to a demigod.

  Yangyang arrived at Schiphol Airport a day earlier, and even the black plastic bag in the toilet that helped Qing Chen pretend to escape was hidden there in advance.

  Before departure, Qing Chen also specifically reminded her that she must take a plane, and if she can take transportation, she must not walk by herself, otherwise many things may be delayed.

   It’s okay, Yang Yang did as he did.

   It's just that Zhang Jian was stunned. Can such a thin girl really be a crew member?

  A high school dropout, Qingchen, a thin girl, has his Beibei been reduced to this point?

  Zhang Jian asked: "Could you two be overseas students who came to experience life? You don't have a work visa either."

  Yangyang said with a smile: "Is this important? If we only get the basic salary, it will be fine for the tourists on the crabbing boat at that time."

   "But, you two..."

  Yangyang said seriously: "I have a runner-up in the sailing competition, and I have sailed across the Indian Ocean alone, which is better than Qing Chen next to me. I know what will happen when I go to the Barents Sea, so don't worry."

  Qing Chen turned his head to look at the girl in surprise, how did this start to be a drag.

   However, the girl seemed to be in a very good mood. After a long time travel, she happened to want to take a trip, and she agreed immediately after receiving Qing Chen's call.

  Zhang Jian silently looked at the pair of boys and girls in front of him, only feeling that this year's crabbing season was full of absurdity.

  He thought for a long time, and finally said: "Okay, the first voyage will take about 7 days. If the two of you can't stand the suffering on the ship, you can leave when you return to the port for the first time."

  Generally, the crab fishing season lasts for 15 days, and the longest will not exceed one month.

  The crabbing boat will go out to sea several times, usually when to fill up the warehouse and when to return.

  The North Pole’s quota is 300,000 pounds, and the North Pole’s warehouse capacity is 150,000 pounds, so go back to the port to unload the cargo, replenish fuel and fresh water, and then go to sea again.

  However, last year, the North Pole harvested very little. Only 70,000 pounds of king crabs were caught in two trips, which was just enough for a gas fee.

  This year, Zhang Jian spent another 400,000 euros on repairing the ship. After his father passed away, he still had to pay a large inheritance tax. He even rented 180 crab cages for 15 days and had to return them when they expired.

  So Zhang Jian has no way out.

  He has to gamble this time.

   This is also the reason why other captains squeezed him and wanted to **** his quota.

  Qing Chen looked at Zhang Jian: "By the way, where are the other crew members?"

  During the next two days of waiting to open the sea, I don’t know where the news came out, saying that the Arctic ship had found a high school dropout and a female crew member when it went to sea this time.

   All the sailors at the port burst into laughter. Who would use a female crew to catch king crabs?

  The work intensity of the crab boat is too high and too cruel. Few women can resist this kind of work.

  In the bar, many people started betting on how many king crabs the Arctic can harvest this year.

  Some people say that it is still the same as last year, 70,000 pounds.

   It was also said that it might be less than fifty thousand pounds.

  Everyone thinks that Zhang Jian might not even be able to get back the gas money this year, nor can he afford the rent of the crab pot.

  Dare to recruit a pair of 17-year-old boys and girls as crew members, which also shows that Zhang Jian is really desperate.

   It seems that when this crabbing season is over, Zhang Jian can only file for personal bankruptcy.

  From the beginning to the end, no one thought that Qingchen and Yangyang could be of any help on the boat.

  …

  …

   Just the day before the sea was about to open, a Turkish Airlines Boeing plane landed at Schiphol Airport.

  He Jinqiu in the first class stood up and stretched.

  The stewardess said enthusiastically: "Hello, Mr. He, please take the shuttle bus prepared by the airport for first-class passengers to leave."

  He Jinqiu walked out, took two steps and then stopped. He smiled and said to the stewardess: "By the way, I have a friend who is in the economy class. He took the shuttle bus with me."

  While speaking, Zheng Yuandong from the back of the cabin came out wearing a Chinese tunic suit, with gloves on his hands, which tightly covered the mechanical limbs.

  As the leader of Kunlun, he naturally doesn't have to worry about going abroad for security checks.

  Amsterdam has not promulgated any special rules for the entry and exit of time travelers. Everyone is free to come and go. Even He Jinqiu, the leader of Kyushu who loves to do things overseas, has not been restricted from entering the country...

  This is one of the few European countries that has not restricted the entry of He Jinqiu...

As He Jinqiu got off the plane, he said enthusiastically: "Old squad leader, I really didn't expect to run into you on this plane. Don't worry, I won't mind your meddling in overseas affairs. If Kyushu and Kunlun can be merged, it doesn't matter how you want to intervene."

  Zheng Yuandong gave He Jinqiu a cold look: "Unlucky."

He Jinqiu was not angry either, he continued to say with a smile: "The old squad leader is also here for Qingchen, you should have heard that there are people from Jindai Kashima who suddenly entered Amsterdam, the Netherlands, so I know he is in danger. However, It's their bad luck that we came here together, let's teach North America's 'future' and Kashima Kashima a good lesson this time, and let them know what it means to show our country's prestige."

   Zheng Yuandong glanced at He Jinqiu and said, "I'm not very interested in provoking disputes, I just have someone to kill."

He Jinqiu smiled and said: "It's the one who is good at creating illusions, have you found him? So, he has done things in China, and Boss Zheng will kill him even if he chases him abroad. This sounds very good. Don't worry, If we team up, he will definitely die. Your surname is Zheng, and my surname is He. Together, we will be called Zheng He Saiyang. When Zheng He sailed to the West, but those..."

  Zheng Yuandong took a look at He Jinqiu: "Can you be a little educated, Zheng He went to the Western Ocean and went to the Indian Ocean, and he has never been here."

  He Jinqiu smiled and said, "I'm talking about the Atlantic Ocean, there's nothing wrong with it."

   Zheng Yuandong looked at He Jinqiu: "Where is Qingchen now?"

"have no idea."

"have no idea?!"

He Jinqiu was a little unhappy to get on the ferry: "I only have three offices in Kyushu in Europe, and there are so many people in Europe, how can I trust him? Don't say I can't find it, neither can Jindai and Kashima Yes. You don't know, many people are looking for him these days, but he hasn't checked into any hotel, nor has he made any credit card purchases."

  "Everyone has searched for all the public places he might go to. People are watching scenic spots and famous restaurants, but this kid seems to have evaporated from the world."

  Finding someone is sometimes easy, but it can also be hard.

  Under normal circumstances, everyone first looks for traces, such as the location of UnionPay card consumption, such as the place where the other party may go.

  But at this juncture, Qing Chen didn't go anywhere as everyone guessed.

   People can't help but question, why is this guy here? !

  They never imagined that Qing Chen came here in a first-class cabin worth 27,000 yuan to work!

   Still on the most dangerous crabbing boat in the world!

  Who will work as a serious time traveler? !

  He Jinqiu said: "Now, we can only wait for him to appear. If he does not appear, no one will take action."

  …

  …

  At this time, Qing Chen, whom the whole world was looking for, had just arrived at the port where the Arctic was docked. He looked up at the newly painted paint on the Arctic, and felt that the blue and white ship looked pretty.

  The half part of the Arctic's hull is white, and the lower part is dark blue. It looks like it wants to wear a navy uniform.

   However, when Qing Chen boarded the boat, he found that the handrails of the boat were a bit bad.

   Only when you look at the details on the Arctic, can you realize that this is actually a crabbing boat that is dying.

  When Zhang Jian saw the two of them, his expression was complicated: "Are you really going to go to sea?"

  Qing Chen said with a smile: "We are not people who like to joke, by the way, what about the other crew members?"

Zhang Jian's expression became even more ugly: "Nidepp was tying crab cages on the boat, Old John just fell asleep after drinking in the cabin, and George...can't make a phone call temporarily. I heard that he is now at Craig's Aboard the Alpen."

   "Huh? Is it okay to not come here temporarily? I'm going to go fishing in the sea today. What should I do if there are suddenly fewer people?" Qing Chen asked.

  Actually, what Qingchen was more worried about was how could he go to the Barents Sea if the ship couldn’t go to sea smoothly?

At one point, the boy even wanted to call He Jinqiu and Boss He directly to shake people. He knew that there must be masters in Kyushu here. It's not too much to come over and make up the number, right?

   It’s just that, if Boss He is directly brought in, it’s not like hunting crabs on the Arctic, but like going whaling or killing people...

  Zhang Jian hesitated again and again, and finally called Craig on the Alps: "I want to sell the quota."

  But I heard Craig laugh arrogantly: "If you want to sell it now, I will take 50% off..."

  Before he continued to say anything, Zhang Jian hung up the phone with a livid face.

Zhang Jian looked at Qing Chen and said: "There is no other way now, even if George doesn't come, we have to go to sea to try, of course, if you feel that there is a lack of people, there is still time to quit now... Of course, if you are willing to stay , I am willing to destroy the previous contract and give you some share!"

   "It's okay," Qing Chen said with a smile: "There is an old saying in China, if you come, you will be safe, let's go!"

  As long as he can reach the Barents Sea smoothly, Qing Chen doesn't care how many king crabs he can catch.

  Qing Chen boarded the deck with a long strip backpack on his back. He saw a string of silver crosses hanging on the bow and asked, "What is that?"

  Zhang Jian explained: "Mascot, each captain will prepare a lot of mascots, bless us all safe in the Barents Sea... What is in the bag you are carrying on your back?"

  Qing Chen grinned and said, "Is this? This is my mascot."

  Zhang Jian: "..."

  The mascots of sailors are all kinds of strange, some people wear necklaces given by their family members, some people wear a doll, but Qingchen's mascot is clearly the biggest among all the sailors.

   This bag is clearly a surfboard, bro!

  Zhang Jian felt very strange. This young man probably wanted to go surfing in the Barents Sea! ?

After getting on the boat, Old John wobbled out of the cabin and said to Zhang Jian: "This time I went to sea because your father saved my life. Remember, don't look for me next year. The crew can’t be found, so why do you still want to conquer the Barents Sea? It belongs to the strong.”

  Zhang Jian was a little embarrassed, he walked into the cab without saying anything, and slowly drove the Arctic out of the port.

   Just as the ship was about to leave the port, the Alps quickly passed by the North Pole, and the seven sailors put their arms on the deck railing with smiles, laughed at the North Pole, and pointed at Qingchen and Yangyang.

   Qingchen stood on the deck and looked at Yangyang: "It's too miserable."

  Yangyang smiled and said, "It's really miserable."

  At this time, Yangyang's cell phone rang, and she answered the phone: "Hi, I can't go back now, I'm abroad."

  A loud voice on the other side of the phone said strangely: "Wait, when did you run over, why didn't you tell me, my girlfriend."

   "I'm in Amsterdam, let's talk about it when I get back," Yangyang said.

   "What are you doing in Amsterdam?" Yangyang's best friend asked.

  Yangyang thought for a while and said with a smile: "Honeymoon."

  Yangyang's best friend: "???"

  Qing Chen: "???"

   Sure enough, Yangyang is still the Yangyang who can drive easily...

  The Arctic sailed into the sea, and they will go through a 20-hour journey before finally arriving at the crabbing area in the Barents Sea.

  On the way, Old John never had cigarettes in his hands. Nicotine is what the crew members who work intensively need most.

   It is said that many crew members died not from shipwrecks, but from lung cancer.

After the boat started, Old John didn't drink a drop of wine. He looked at Qingchen, Yangyang, and the young Nieder soberly at this moment: "According to the old rules, you have to bite the cod head after sailing. Qing, you come here!" bite."

   Cod is the bait for crabbing. Those dead fish smell so fishy that even smelling them makes life difficult.

  Crabbers will cut them open and put them in crab pots to sink to the bottom of the sea, and then wait for the king crabs to get into the cage by themselves.

  Qing Chen asked curiously, "Why did you bite the head of the cod?"

"This is the tradition of the crabbers," Old John said slowly. "Only when you bite the cod head when sailing, can you have a good harvest. This is what the king crab eats. When we bite the cod head, it means that we have integrated into the big fish." Naturally, remind the crew to be in awe."

   "I see," Qing Chen didn't hesitate, grabbed a cod and bit it off.

  In an instant, the stench filled his mouth.

   It's just that Old John was a little surprised that the Asian boy didn't even frown.

  Actually, the tradition of crab catchers is that sailors draw lots to decide who will bite. Old John just wanted to make things difficult for this desperate young man, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't care about it at all.

  It was only then that he discovered a problem. The crab boat was bumping on the waves, but the Asian teenager and Asian girl stood on the boat, as if their feet were nailed to the deck, and their bodies never shook.

  Old John muttered, maybe he drank fake wine.

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  6000 word chapters, 13000 words have been updated today, make up some owed, and finish the rest tomorrow.

  Thanks to the ipo students for becoming the Baiyin League of this book, the boss is generous.

  Thanks to Yiyi Jiazi, Aiai’s big cutie Sisi, WayneW, Juelianmortal, Earth Protector_Gaia, Duan Duan Chenfeng, Qiuwu for becoming new allies in this book.

   I wish the bosses easy work, not as tired as me...

  (end of this chapter)