Chapter 1111 Trap
The White Bird slowly sailed towards the Cheese City.
Cheese City is quite far from here, but if we hurry as fast as we can, we can probably get there before dark.
In order to arrive before dark, Zhang Tuohai gave up searching for player villages along the coast. Those villages were there anyway and would not run away on their own. They would be his sooner or later. Now, the important thing was to get some cheese, yogurt, etc.
The White Bird left the coast and sailed on its normal route.
Zhang Tuohai stood on the bridge and was responsible for steering. In the sailing era, except for the regular navy where there was the position of helmsman, the remaining merchant ships and pirates were basically under the control of the captain. The nautical charts and routes were also controlled by the captain. No captain was willing to hand over this technical work.
It's not that he is too proud of what he has, but he is afraid that the crew will rebel.
Without a captain to guide the ship, and relying solely on the crew themselves, the ship would be lost in the vast ocean, and the only things waiting for the crew would be death from thirst and starvation.
Zhang Tuohai turned the rudder and adjusted the course from time to time. He had played with this kind of boat in the spiritual space just to experience the real-life version of the Age of Discovery. In it, he not only learned how to steer, sail, drop anchor, tie sailor's knots, repair wooden barrels, wipe the deck, scrape the bottom of the boat... he learned everything about doing things on the ship.
Just now, he had memorized the nautical chart directly in his mind. At this moment, Zhang Tuohai was an old captain who had been sailing in this sea area for many years. He could drive the ship to the position marked on the nautical chart with his eyes closed.
The ship continued sailing until around three o'clock in the afternoon. The sea breeze was blowing, and several sailors adjusted the angle of the sail to increase the speed of the ship as much as possible.
Just when Zhang Tuohai was bored, a cloud of black smoke suddenly rose in the distance.
On Fire?
Zhang Tuohai moved the boat closer.
When the ship approached, Zhang Tuohai discovered that it was a cargo sailing ship that was on fire and emitting billowing black smoke. Another ship was docked next to the cargo sailing ship, apparently helping to put out the fire.
"Captain, we've found a sailboat on fire. Do you want to go over?" the new first mate ran over and asked.
"Let's go over and take a look. Everyone is making a living on the sea. If you see them, help if you can," said Zhang Tuohai.
The White Bird slowly approached the two ships.
"Need help?" the first mate shouted.
"If you need help, come and help!" a crew member on the opposite side shouted.
The White Bird moved closer and threw out several grappling hooks to secure the two ships together, and several crew members climbed onto the gangplank.
Then, I saw the black smoke suddenly disappear.
It turned out that it was burning wolf dung, not a fire at all, but an elaborate trap.
A group of sailors, armed with scimitars and rapiers, rushed over along the gangplank with grins on their faces.
"Pirates of the White Bird, you didn't expect that we would set up a trap and wait for you for two days. Finally, you are here. I will accept your bounty!" said a leading crew member with a large scimitar in his hand, laughing.
However, the next second, a gunshot rang out.
The leading crew member had a hole in his head and his body fell to the ground.
[Kill an elite boatswain, gain 2 experience points and 1 skill point. ]
"Good luck." Zhang Tuohai tapped a skill point on the gunpowder barrel.
The other side has a lot of people, so this kind of group battle still requires this kind of range killing skill.
Zhang Tuohai rubbed his hands together, and a gunpowder barrel appeared at his feet. He lit the gunpowder barrel and threw it hard at the enemy ship.
Boom!
A huge gunpowder barrel exploded in mid-air, and the shock wave blew away dozens of crew members around it.
[Kill a sailor and gain 1 experience point. ]
[Kill a sailor and gain 1 experience point. ]
【Kill...】
A series of prompts popped up.
"Quick, kill that captain!"
A sailor shouted.
The next second, a fountain gushed out from under his feet and directly pushed him high into the sky.
"Torrent can be used on the deck too? That's great." Li Mo just instinctively tried out the skill, but he didn't expect it to be successful.
Originally he thought that this skill could only be used on land, but now the scope of application of this skill has greatly increased.
Bang bang bang!
A series of gunshots rang out.
Several lead bullets grazed the command platform and hit it.
Thanks to the accuracy of the smoothbore rifle, none of the guns were able to hit Zhang Tuohai.
Seeing this, Zhang Tuohai took out another gunpowder barrel and threw it over.
Boom!
This powder keg exploded in the crowd, blowing away a dozen more gunmen.
"Go ahead and kill them!"
Zhang Tuohai rolled out another gunpowder barrel and threw it towards the crowded area, killing more than a dozen sailors.
Seeing how brave the captain was, the pirates were inspired and they all drew their scimitars and rushed forward to fight with the sailors.
Having just had a full lunch at noon and having received the captain's promise, these pirates were very motivated. Although they were few in number, they fought back and forth with sailors who outnumbered them by several times.
The scene became tense for a moment.
Zhang Tuohai held the gunpowder barrel and kept killing the enemy sailors. In a few strokes, he almost cleared out the dense enemy.
Then, Zhang Tuohai began to kill the hostile sailors with his musket.
There is a chance of gaining skill points by killing with a musket. Although the probability is a little low, you can always get a guaranteed one by trying more.
Accompanied by the sound of muskets, every gunshot took the life of a sailor.
In addition, there was a fountain right under my feet, and I was blown into the sky without paying attention.
The sailors who were originally full of confidence collapsed.
They just heard that the White Bird had suffered heavy losses, so they set a trap in the sea area where the White Bird often appeared to catch pirates for bounty. However, they did not expect that the White Bird was so powerful that it defeated more than a hundred of them with only a dozen people.
What's worse is that they were afraid that the White Bird would run away, so they linked the two ships together with a grappling hook. Now they can't even drive the ship away.
Seeing their companions falling one after another, the sailors finally collapsed. They dropped their weapons and knelt down to beg for their lives.
The pirates, true to maritime tradition, kicked their weapons aside and moved on to the next sailor.
As the sailors surrendered one by one, the remaining sailors lost their will to fight and dropped their weapons.
Begging for a chance to live.
The pirates were extremely excited after successfully defeating an enemy that was several times larger than their own. Although they lost several people and many were injured in this battle, the smiles on their faces still expressed their inner feelings at the moment.
They robbed two ships at once, and they made a fortune.
They stood in two rows and waited respectfully for Zhang Tuohai's decision.
