After experiencing the initial panic, the people on the merchant ship finally calmed down.

The storm in the distance seemed to be fixed there, with no tendency to sweep over. People looked at the dark thunderclouds on one side and the dim sunset on the other, and felt that the climate on the sea was indeed magical.

Mr. Tang took the Fearless into the storm, but the soldiers still maintained the discipline on the merchant ship, and there was no trouble.

William Turner is still standing on the bow of the merchant ship. To be honest, he is very confused about his status in the fleet.

Probably because he was the one who followed Mr. Tang on the ship, the soldiers did not assign him any work at all, but Mr. Tang rarely came to see him, especially after Mr. Tang left the merchant ship and settled in the Fearless, he

They haven't seen each other for a month. During this month, although he also participated in games on merchant ships and even won awards for his excellent swordsmanship, that was all.

In daily life, he is like an outsider on the ship.

"Mr. Tang said that his target is the Black Pearl. Maybe I won't be able to see him until I find the Black Pearl."

"Also, the thing that Mr. Tang said he needed me to do... still hasn't told me what it is."

William let out a long sigh. The days on the sea were more boring than he imagined. He began to miss Elizabeth in Port Royal.

"Dong dong dong——"

There was the sound of military drums, and William saw the naval soldiers on the Interceptor not far away suddenly running nervously. The muzzle of the cannon was slowly pushed out of the ship's side, and the sailors nervously crawled out of the cabin holding ammunition boxes.

Out.

Someone on the watchtower used semaphores to signal the surrounding merchant ships. William was not very proficient in semaphores, but he could still barely identify the most obvious signals.

Pirates.

"Huh? Pirate?!" William suddenly became alert and quickly climbed up the rope ladder, hanging on top of the sail and looking towards the place pointed by the signal.

Where the sun was setting, I saw a black sailboat sailing towards the fleet at high speed against the light. I couldn't see the specific details on the sailboat, but I could see that the sail was also black, in tatters and full of holes.

, but it does not affect the speed of the sailboat at all, which makes the whole ship exude an uneasy atmosphere.

"It's indeed a pirate!"

William was not very panicked, he even felt a little strange.

All the pirates I met along the way turned around and ran away when they saw such a huge fleet. How could any pirate dare to rush over directly?

The Interceptor turned its hull and circled the fleet to the rear. All the cannons on the ship were already in place, facing the incoming pirates sideways, just waiting for them to enter the shooting range.

But the strange thing is that when the pirate ship was close to the shooting range, it stopped and confronted the fleet from a distance.

"What's going on? Are they scared?" a soldier said doubtfully.

"No." Another older soldier said solemnly: "They are observing us."

"What should we do? Take the initiative to rush over? They only have one pirate ship, but we have an entire fleet here!"

"What are you thinking? There are no cannons on the merchant ship. Are you going to rush over and get beaten?" The veteran said: "The Interceptor is not the Dreadnought. Its firepower is not much different from that of the opponent."

As a battleship that pays more attention to speed, the firepower of the Interceptor is naturally far inferior to that of the Dreadnought. The Dreadnought is a first-class battleship, with a length of 170 feet, densely packed with a hundred guns, and is a well-deserved move on the sea.

There are turrets, and the Interceptor... has only a dozen or so.

"When they come over, the pirates will eventually have to join the ship if they want to plunder. We have enough numerical advantage."

So the fleet and the pirate ships looked at each other across the sea from a distance, and no ship moved rashly.

"It's really disturbing."

As the sunset became fainter and dusk began to fall, a soldier couldn't help but sigh: "Have you noticed her sails? It's as if they have been corroded by the sea water. It's really weird."

"It's just a pirate ship. Who knows where they got the rags to make sails from."

At this time, a shout of joy suddenly came from the watchtower overhead: "I saw the Dauntless!"

"They have returned from the storm!"

The morale of the soldiers was suddenly shaken. As long as the Dauntless is there, any pirate ship will be vulnerable.

The captain of the Interceptor shouted: "These pirates made a wrong decision!"

"Everyone, be prepared. When the Dauntless arrives, rush over and blast the pirate ship to the bottom of the sea!"

"aye!"

With their morale high, they did not notice that as the Interceptor approached the sea, a hand suddenly stretched out and latched onto the Interceptor's hull.

Then, two, three...

A dense crowd of figures emerged from the water. They clung to the hull of the Interceptor, using the knives and hooks in their hands to crawl toward the deck little by little.

......

Fearless is known as returning home with a full load.

In order to store the treasures belonging to the Black Pearl, the soldiers had to abandon most of the supplies on the Intrepid, and even some of the rum, before reluctantly stuffing the treasures into the cabin.

Of course, this is just a happy worry. No one would mind skipping one or two meals for these golden things, not to mention, the supplies on other merchant ships are sufficient.

The thrill level of crossing the storm again is much lower. Even if one or two unlucky guys are caught in the wave, it is not enough to affect the good mood of the crew of the Intrepid.

In this era, especially on the sea, death is really a common thing.

This does not mean that people are not afraid of death, but it is just that this kind of thing is so common that the death of others does not bring much psychological fluctuation at all.

It can be said that compared with the soldiers, Tang Sen is the one who cares most about this matter.

After all, he came from a peaceful age, and almost all the dead people he had seen in his life were concentrated on this journey, and the deaths of these people were all indirectly related to him.

However, this kind of care will not change anything. Everyone has their own choice. When they choose to sail for money, they also put their own destiny on the balance. Tang Sen is not qualified to sympathize, let alone

Qualifications to change.

He can only choose to adapt and try to survive.

"Mr. Tang! There is a pirate ship in front of the fleet!"

The soldiers on the observatory shouted down: "The Interceptor is facing a confrontation!"

Tang Sen's eyes lit up, and he was not surprised but happy.

"It seems that the time for us to come back is just right."

"Everyone! Get to your stations! Go ahead at full speed! Let those pirates see the power of the Dauntless!" Tom yelled.

"Don't worry."

Tang Sen waved his hand to interrupt Tom's order and said: "We still have one more thing to do."
Chapter completed!