Reborn As a Pirate

　　 Seven days later, her first outfit was built on the Attis Beauty.

　　 Karen’s skills are undoubtedly superb.

He built a three-meter-long, five-meter-wide, and two-meter-high upper deck on the bow of the ship. The turntable of the fishing fork gun and the large winch for gathering the ropes are installed on the side of the deck. The Beauty is pointed diagonally. The bow mast of the sky is independent and does not have any intersection with the deck.

　　 This unique design makes the fishing fork gun basically maintain a wide angle of fire of 90 degrees in front of it.

　　 More importantly, by fine-tuning the position of the jib sail, he vacated the operation area for the bow sail at the front of the deck, successfully retaining the limited sailing ability of the standard Kirk type against the wind.

　　 For a sail-powered seagoing ship, this is very important.

　　 completed the adjustment of the bow, he aimed at the stern of the Beauty.

　　 Lorraine and Henna captured a paddle-powered fishing boat in Cherbourg’s Black Harbor and used it as an assault boat on the starboard davit of the Attis Beauty.

　　Assault boats are of course very important. They give seafarers the right to land in almost all types of natural harbours, whether the harbour is shallowly silted or densely covered with rocks.

　　 However, its weight also disrupted the overall balance of the Beauty.

　　 Karen's response is simple.

　　 He built a dozen wooden barrels, which were filled with gravel and fixed on the port side of the Beauty, so as not to affect the normal passage of the crew on the deck, but also grabbed the center of gravity of the hull.

　　 The only regret is that the stern has become much heavier because of this.

　　 But neither Lorraine nor Karen paid much attention to this side effect.

　　 The standard Kirk type has never been a high-speed ship. Even with full sails, the speed of eight to ten knots is not enough to make the bow of the ship tilt up when the waves are breaking, and there is a risk of capsizing the ship.

　　 After all the cost-free renovations were completed, the energetic Karen aimed at the mainmast again.

　　 He suggested to Lorraine: "Captain, I plan to move the mainmast of the Beauty by five meters, and then add a fifteen-meter-high auxiliary mast at a distance of ten meters."

　　 Lorraine was drawing a chart, and asked absently, "Why?"

　　 "Why?" Karen was choked by this answer for a long time, "Because double-sided horizontal sails can make the boat faster!"

"I have calculated that after the transformation, the speed of the Beauty can reach about ten knots, which is basically equivalent to the Briggs of the same level in the state of full sails. We can also install full sails in one step, and pull the full sails and sails. Catching sails. Even in headwinds, the Beauty can maintain a speed of two to three. It's perfect!"

　　 Lorraine reluctantly put down the quill: "Mr. Scott, do you know how much this modification will cost?"

　　 "Uh...I can take charge of the construction. With only materials and labor, it's about eight hundred pounds."

　　 "Eight hundred pounds." Lorraine smacked his lips, "Good design, rejected."

　　 Karen held his hair in disbelief: "Why!"

　　 "It's easy, I have no money."

　　 "You told me that the famous Drake hereditary baron has no money at home?"

　　 "Drake is Drake, Lorraine Drake is Lorraine Drake. Didn't Ramos tell you when he introduced me, I am the abandoned son of the Drake family?"

　　 "He said! He also said that the English nobility has always been hypocritical, staid, arrogant, and shameless. There are several abandoned sons like you in every family with a long history!"

　　 "He is roughly right. As far as I know, the Drake family does have two nominal abandoned sons, who are responsible for operating routes to the Americas and Asia to make profits for the family."

　　 "What about you?"

　　 "It's a pity that I happen to be the first real abandoned son in Drake's history, which is worthy of the name."

　　 Karen suddenly had a bad premonition: "I take the liberty to ask, what is your salary for seafarers?"

Lorraine seriously recalled: "Drake Chamber of Commerce is still in its infancy. For the time being, the salary of sailors will be controlled at 20-30 pounds per year, which is roughly the same as the market price. As for seafarers... And, together with me, share the brilliant prospects of the Chamber of Commerce."

　　 Karen was shocked: "I don't even have a salary?"

　　 Lorraine shrugged embarrassedly: "Young people, it's enough to have a future. Why do you want money..."

　　 Karen took a deep breath: "What are we eating!"

　　 "Grandma Rowling's secret food."

　　 "Where is Grandma Rowling? I have been on the boat for seven days, and I haven't seen any cook who came to cook on the boat!"

Lorraine replied earnestly: "It's a good thing that you didn't see her, because she went to see God with joy seven years ago. Before going, she gave the secret recipe that she cherished in her life to our dear little Pierce. The craftsmanship is authentic."

　　 "Then where do we live?"

　　 "Didn't the dormitory be assigned to you seven days ago? The stern cabin."

　　 "But my room is in the **** watertight cabin!"

　　 Lorraine frowned: "You are a boatman, and I even prepared a separate working cabin for you. Apart from the watertight cabin, where can I find such a large space?"

　　 Karen stared at himself, the shameless Mr. Captain, and muttered to himself: "How do I feel... I seem to be on a thief ship?"

"That's true." Lorraine patted his **** and stood up. "Don't look at the four of us and a poor fisherman on the Attis Beauty, but she is indeed a genuine privateer. Privateer permitted. The certificate is now hanging in my captain’s room, UU reading www.uukanshu.com and it was issued by the Queen herself."

"Queen?"

　　 "No fish on Friday." The ghost of Lorraine said in a London accent, "The queen is our great and wise virgin queen, the co-owner of England, France and Ireland, Elizabeth I... Your Majesty the Queen."

　　...

　　 Do not eat fish = support the leader.

　　 Karen heard Lorraine's words, not to mention getting along well with this outstanding and talented young captain these days.

　　 He finally chose to stay on the Attis Beauty, even if the Drake Chamber of Commerce shamelessly deprived the seamen of their salaries, even if Lorraine had no money to satisfy his desire to modify the ship.

　　 Like Lorraine said, they are still young, aren't they?

　　 [Young people, it’s enough to have a future, what do you want money for]

　　 The arrogant Karen obtained the consent of the ship owner Pierce Jr., engraved this sentence on the mainmast, and announced that he had officially completed all modifications to the Attis Beauty.

　　 Therefore, in a calm and sunny afternoon, the Beauty lifted the anchor.

　　 Henna is at the helm, Karen is sailing, Lorraine is wearing a windbreaker, arms folded, one foot on the guardrail of the bow deck, and his eyes firmly look straight ahead.

　　 He shouted: "Zuo Man Ruo!"

　　 Henna immediately moved the handwheel, and the Beauty retreated to draw a beautiful arc in the open Mali Bay, and the ship headed east.

　　 "The wind is east, the wind is three knots, the breeze, the sail is full!"

　　 Karen moved, put away the bow sail, and with the assistance of little Pierce, quickly pulled the wide cross sail to the top.

　　 Lorraine raised his arm and pointed forward.

　　 "Atis Beauty, target Stavanger, depart from port, set sail!"