Reborn As a Pirate

Under the assessment of a master craftsman, the condition of the Macaw is extremely good.

The structure is sound and the ship material is tough.

She didn't look like a century-old woman at all, she looked more like a 30-40-year-old ship, just chronically neglected.

Lorraine lacked expertise in materials science, but according to what Kelen said, it seemed that this result was caused by a special oxide film on the surface of the hull.

All exposed planks of the entire ship are covered with this special membrane, which is thinner above the draft and thicker below the draft.

This film isolates the corrosion of wood by ammonia, slows down its aging, and is ready to go to sea at any time.

Of course, this does not mean that the Macaw does not need repairs.

The small iron parts of the ship were badly corroded.

Keren's plan is to directly replace the part with sufficient spare parts on the Pansy, such as the cable buckle and the mast, and two anchors can also be brought from the Pansy.

Brig and Brigantine are ships of the same type, with four anchors per ship, and two of them are reserved enough to allow them to berth in calm seas, such as Herbashi Island, or large piers in various countries.

The rivets that fix the hull are useless right now, but also thanks to that layer of membrane, the rivets of the Macaw can still fight for a few more rounds. As long as there are no storms and battles on the road, they can be driven back to Southampton for overhaul replace.

The smooth resolution of the iron and wood problems meant that 80% of the boat problems were solved.

The rest is trivial.

Waterproof glue is not a problem, and the stock on the cable butterfly is also sufficient.

As for the sails, Keren's plan is to remove the two wind-catching sails of the Butterfly and transform them into a bow sail, which can provide the Macaw with a certain ability to cut wind.

The brigade of the Butterfly is a three-sail system, and only the bottom sail is kept, and the middle brigade is transferred to the Macaw to form the downwind side.

The horizontal sail on the upper section is divided into two obliquely, and it is converted into two mizzen sails to increase the speed of the ship.

This kind of adjustment can greatly reduce the use of cables. Keren predicts that after the completion of the transformation, the Macaw can achieve a speed of five knots with a downwind and three and a half knots with a headwind in the Atlantic Ocean, which is enough to keep up with the Butterfly, which lacks sails, and form a fleet. Let's drive back to Britain together.

Lorraine was overjoyed. He entrusted the task of changing the ship to a trustworthy master craftsman, and immediately ordered someone to bring the good news back to Windward Camp.

The first round of sea cave exploration, earning 3,000 pounds!

Memories of heavy casualties were left behind by the excited sailors, and the second round of selection began that night, and this time Lorraine wanted 28 people.

The new expedition team will drive the repaired Macaw back to the sea cave in three days, and collect the pirate treasures that have been confirmed to exist!

...

Three days later, the repair of the Butterfly was orderly, and 40% of it had been completed.

The macaw, whose sails were changed beyond recognition, slowly left the shore with a high-spirited expedition team. Borrowing the wind and holding a cannon, it frightened the swarm of bats and returned to the end of the waterway.

The warship dropped anchor.

This time Lorraine brought more people and pushed three artillery carts, and brought twenty copies of the ammunition packs alone, which can be used directly as explosives packs without the artillery.

The long team lit torches and came again to the place where they had encountered the monitor lizard before.

The corpse of the monitor lizard disappeared, and the corpse of the sailor left behind also disappeared. Only the light cannon and the shells left behind were still piled together intact, exactly the same as three days ago.

Lorraine knew that Komodo dragons have scavenging and cannibalistic habits, and this change proved that the group of dragons they encountered were not the only hosts in the sea cave.

They may have their own kind, or there may be predators as powerful as them, or even more powerful, in the cave.

Lorraine raised his arms: "Take a rest, load the guns, watch the three groups, don't stay away from the brigade."

That battle seems to be working...

Animals are much more sensitive than humans,

In a nearly closed ecological environment like sea caves, even if the Komodo dragon is not at the top of the food chain, it must be the upper reaches of the overlord.

They launched an attack on the new human beings, paid the price of eight adult monitor lizards, and only hunted and killed three people. This is enough for this ecological circle to rank the strength of human beings. Most of the time, this ranking will be higher than monitor lizards. .

Thinking of this, Lorraine felt more confident.

After resting, the team continued to move forward, passing through the narrowest point of the tunnel without rushing, and then it became wider and wider.

Noah followed Lorraine step by step, watching the increasingly dark cave wall vigilantly.

"Captain, don't you think it's getting hot in the cave?"

"A little..." Lorraine tugged at his collar. "Lizards are cold-blooded animals. If there is no warm environment, their desire to act will decrease, and they will not be so aggressive."

"Really?" Nuoya's big eyes blinked curiously, "Captain, how do you know everything?"

"Basic biological knowledge..." Lorraine shrugged helplessly, "Karen and Yacharin also know it."

"I know that humility is a gentleman's virtue!" Nuoya nodded her head seriously, "Captain, there is no light in the cave, why does it get hot?"

"It is very possible that we are heading towards the volcano..."

"volcano!"

The two were chatting, and the team turned a huge arc while marching, and their eyes suddenly lit up!

They entered a flat and wide cave.

The cave is more than ten meters high, egg-shaped, shaped like a theater, and the widest part is thirty to forty meters. There are clumps of red or green, shining strange plants growing everywhere in the cave, which dyes the whole cave beautifully. It's bizarre, like a dream.

These lights are weak and not enough to last, but the sailors have been walking in the dark sea cave for a long time, except for the orange-red square of the torch, they have already adapted to the darkness without end and end.

The sudden light and clear holes in front of the eyes make people feel relaxed unconsciously.

Lorraine looked at all this in disbelief: "These are fluorescent mushrooms?"

Fluorescent mushroom is a strange creature that emits light when it grows. It belongs to fungi and is not edible.

This is the strange cold knowledge brought to Lorraine by the Avatar in the previous life, knowing it, but not knowing why.

Lorraine was naturally surprised when this rare species appeared in Hebasia.

Nuoya next to him was attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of him, and leaned forward involuntarily. Before taking two steps, he was grabbed by Heina who came to the front team at some time.

"Hina?"

"Beautiful things often contain danger." Hana pointed to a fluorescent mushroom not far away, "At least those monitor lizards dare not come here."

Through her, Lorraine and Noah saw some bones accumulated more or less in the florescent mushrooms.

Most of them are animals, with occasional human heads.

They are hidden in the brightest part of the cave, faintly visible and hard to detect. If it wasn't for Henna's sharp eyes, even Lorraine would have almost missed it.

In fact, he did miss it.

To be more precise, except for Henna, no one in the entire expedition found the hidden danger at all, and everyone was confused by the rare beauty in front of them!

There were at least ten sailors walking towards the glowing mushrooms, the closest one almost reaching into the glowing bushes.

"Everyone stay away! Cover your face and don't touch!" Lorraine warned the team loudly.

His voice was not unpleasant, but it was not fast enough for the swift and defenseless sailor.

Two sailors had already stretched their hands into the light cluster, and they couldn't help being taken aback when they heard Lorraine's voice.

"what!"

The screams suddenly rose!

The sailors who put their hands into the light bushes staggered backwards with their arms raised, a colorful ribbon wrapped around their hands, and after only a few steps, they fell to the ground convulsively.

The colored ribbons were released from their arms, and they swam and slid down to the next sailor, only to hear two aggressive sounds, Hana's red velvet throwing knife nailed one, and Noah's silver Tarot cut the other in two. part.

"It's a coral snake!" Haina quickly pulled out a new throwing knife, "They're scared!"

"I was also frightened!" Luo Lin drew out his two knives with a clang, spread his cross arms, and retreated slowly to protect the sailors behind him.

There are hundreds of colorful ribbons swimming out of the clumps of light, each of which is only fifty or sixty centimeters long, with a slender body and a beautiful appearance.

They approached the expedition team from all directions, and the circle became smaller and smaller. Most of them held their heads high, supported their triangular heads, and hissed and spit out bright red snake letters.

This is a sign of an impending attack!

Lorraine, Nuoya, and Henna stood in a line, each protecting their companions, but even they were stared at by hundreds of snakes, and they were not sure of getting out.

What's more, even if they got out of this cave, what would they do when they came back?

"Acharim! Fire the cannon into the open, quick!"

Yacharin's face was blushing, "What if...the captain, if you can't scare them away!"

"If you don't scare them away...the Drake Chamber of Commerce can be renamed the Artis Chamber of Commerce. Fire!"