Mermaid Wharf

"..."

Although I don't know what this drunken lady is talking nonsense about, but I clearly noticed that she doesn't seem to be just the captain of the Blue Phoenix; People related to the incident ten years ago accidentally revealed that Angelo was a blond youth like me.

The blond young man, that's right, Angelo is the one who knows the whereabouts of the mermaid.

Realizing that the female captain in front of me is more valuable than Angelo's old things box, I looked around and saw that she was still drunk, and she didn't seem to be the type who would remember the details of her drunkenness after waking up, so I was relieved , pretending to be unintentional and said: "Ma'am, who is Angelo?"

"Angelo, hiccup..."

She was still leaning crookedly on my shoulder, when she heard this, she suddenly gave me a strange look, and said indifferently: "Little guy, you just got on the boat, right?"

My right eyelid twitched, I didn't expect her to react so quickly.When I was hesitant to explain, she suddenly fell asleep in my arms, the rum bottle rolled down on the deck, and there was even a snoring sound that didn't suit a lady.

When I was holding her at a loss, I felt that there seemed to be a cold gaze piercing the two of us from behind.When I looked back cautiously, Captain Garcia was standing not far away looking at us, and the black goggles that covered his face thickly even at night revealed a strange light.

I looked at him, then at the female captain in my arms, and hurriedly explained:

"Mr. Captain, no, I didn't..."

Captain Garcia walked over without saying a word, reached out to take the unconscious lady from my arms, took out a handkerchief from his pocket, and wiped her face with very intimate and natural movements.Seeing that she finally opened her eyes in a daze, he patted her on the back helplessly and said, "Phoenix, you're drunk."

……

The female captain stood firm, hiccupped again, then looked at me and said leisurely:

"Ah, dear Captain Garcia, is this little blonde guy your new crew member? I like it very much. Can you transfer his contract to the Blue Phoenix? I can exchange a rare earth island trade agreement with you. .”

I was a little shocked and speechless to hear her offer such generous terms.God knows how rare earth islands are coveted by sea caravans. Except for the aristocratic capitalists who are related to the royal family, the only one who has successfully negotiated with those fierce natives and won trade rights over the years is the Blue Phoenix. If I were Captain Garcia, At this moment, he must run to take out the contract and coax her to sign it.

I looked at Captain Garcia, but he smiled inexplicably, and firmly refused: "Sorry, Phoenix, me and Ma... Quentin is just an employment relationship, and he has no right to transfer him at will. He is willing to work on your ship after his contract expires, and I have nothing to interfere with."

"What..." Phoenix clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction, then turned her head and said to me, "You come to our ship now, and I will help you pay the liquidated damages."

……

I know that for myself who is determined to find Mo'er, the current Blue Phoenix is ​​definitely a better choice than the Royal Ghost.

However, at this time, Captain Garcia was standing aside with a dark aura, as if I said a good word, and he would throw me into the sea to feed the sharks the next moment.

So I could only shake my head hard.

Captain Garcia's tone was obviously much more comfortable: "Did you see Phoenix, Quentin is a very good crew member with a sense of contract, you should wait until next year."

"Really, forget it..." Phoenix seemed a little frustrated, but she found a can of sparkling wine out of nowhere, took a sip, then squinted her eyes and looked at me and said, "But how can I get better? Look at him... hiccup... the more he looks like my son..."

Captain Garcia paused for a moment, then said softly, "Stop drinking, everyone looks like your son when you're drunk."

So things were resolved.

Captain Garcia obviously had a good relationship with this Mrs. Phoenix, so he confiscated all the wine cans on her body, and carried her into the steerage when she was drunk, and handed her to the first officer of the Blue Phoenix.I glanced at the well-fed and drunk figures in the cabin from a distance. They seemed to be having a good time, but without the company of the mermaid, the atmosphere still seemed a bit lacklustre.

After three o'clock, Captain Garcia ordered Bjorn to bring back all the bad boys on the Blue Phoenix, and told the others, including me, to pack up the cabin and make the final preparations before going to sea.

It’s been a long time since I’ve heard the captain’s direct order, so I quickly let go of my tiredness and got into work, but he always treated me coldly, and didn’t take advantage of his position to tease me, which made me a little unaccustomed to it, but I breathed a sigh of relief.

We set up the mast, and the windlass started to make a squeaking sound. After the crew returned from the Blue Phoenix, Captain Garcia instructed us to pull the anchor out of the water and officially left the Fishermen's Wharf.

For some reason, Tangba was given some duties by Captain Garcia, and he was the last one to come back. He stood by the windlass with a tired face to write his voyage records, and went down to the cargo hold to check one by one.For a while, all the sailors on the Royal Ghost returned to their previous state at sea, except me.

The coastline at dawn was getting farther and farther away in my eyes. I looked up at the clear weather and raised my hand to feel the pleasant wind direction. I couldn't see any sign of an impending storm.I don't know how accurate Percy's prediction is, but we are very likely to have arrived at the next port in a week's time, and Captain Garcia is an experienced navigator, so there should be no major problems.

When I turned around, Captain Garcia was standing on a high observation deck, observing something through the telescope in his hand.

The sound of the sea was hitting the stern regularly, Bjorn was sent to take the helm, and the sailors on duty lay in twos and threes reclining on the deck, smoking and chatting. It was obviously the same scene as usual, but there were no noisy mermaids around. , I suddenly felt that the Royal Ghost, which was not empty before, was much quieter.

"What are you thinking about, little Mano?" Tang Ba squatted beside me and counted the inventory, then suddenly raised his head and said, "Could you be thinking about those mermaids?"

I was stunned, facing his clear and sharp eyes, I was suddenly guilty and speechless.Tangba is like a confidant brother on this ship. Everyone usually likes to chat with him; and although I have a better relationship with Bjorn, he is not as reliable as the first mate. Willing to come to Tangba, so it is easier for him to see through.

Thinking of this, I hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice, "First officer, don't you...don't miss them?"

Tang Ba folded up the inventory, lighted his pipe leisurely, took two puffs absent-mindedly, then looked at me and said:

"Little Manuo, you have to be clear that those creatures are mermaids, two completely different species from us. They can't grow legs to run on the shore, let alone turn into women to pass on your family. Every year there will be three or five days and It's enough for them to hang out for a while, can't we marry them back home?"

The expected answer.I was silent for a long time, and then asked again: "Is it true that mermaids can't become humans?"

Tangba exhaled a smoke ring, knocked on the pipe in his hand and thought for a while, looking at me with a somewhat strange expression:

"It's not impossible, the method is a bit scary."

"……horrible?"

I shivered and was about to ask more questions when I looked up and saw Captain Garcia coming down from the observation deck, stopped beside us and gave him a faint look.

"Have you done everything you need to do, Chief Mate." He put away the binoculars, looked at the quiet and deep cabin under the sunlight, and said, "Go to each cabin and inspect carefully. I have a bad feeling, but Don't put any rats on board."