Reborn As a Pirate

　　 If Scandinavia is the source of the image of the evil dragon Nidhogg in the Viking mythology system, then the Borken Fjord must be the nasal cavity used by the dragon to breathe fire and frost.

　　 Bypassing Cam Island, the Attis Beauty sailed into the Boken Fjord.

　　The hydrology here is complex, with steep cliffs on both sides of the bank, and small islands all over the way.

During 　　 driving, the waterway suitable for large ships is sometimes wide and sometimes narrow, and it intersects with other ships from time to time, leaving only a tiny gap of a few meters between the two ships.

　　In this kind of environment, Henna’s steering skills must be difficult to handle.

　　 Lorraine took over the hand wheel early, put away the main sail, Henna stood on the watchtower, and the vital bow sail was entrusted to Karen's care.

　　 Their destination is Stavanger Black Port.

Stavanger, the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Norway with the same name, is built on the Tungennes Peninsula on the west bank of the fjord. On the island.

　　 The boat travels on the water, following the outline of the island and rounding the pier.

　　 Lorraine stood at the high helm, and saw a grassy **** on the south side of the island. On the grassy **** is the famous Utstein Monastery with white walls and red roofs.

　　 This monastery was built on the sunny **** of Ustein Island close to Rennes Island. It began in the Augustus period and was once the oldest religious building in the Kingdom of Norway.

　　 It has been glorious for four hundred years. It was not until the religious reform broke out across Europe in the 16th century that it was abandoned by the king and gifted to the Iwasson family. For this and other reasons, it became the private property of the Garman family.

　　It just so happened that the Garman family is the actual controller of Staneague Blackport and the only member of the management committee.

　　 If the news from Elgin is true, Sir Garman who administers the Black Port was expelled from the family because of his unbelief. He is an "forsaken" and a pure Viking.

　　 Thinking of this, Lorraine couldn't help but narrowed his eyes.

　　 Sir Garman’s faith and identity are an advantage for him, but he has never been in contact with a real Viking is his disadvantage.

　　 How should we use our strengths and avoid our weaknesses to quickly open up the business route of Stavanger?

　　 He thought deeply, suddenly a tall and slender gunboat was inserted into the back of the Attis Beauty.

　　 She was full of sails on the narrow channel, shattering the waves, and wiping the side of the Beauty and drove away.

The crew of the 　　Beauty was shocked, Lorraine steered the steering, and Kren controlled the sails, hurriedly avoiding possible collisions.

　　 At the moment of passing by, Lorraine could see the flag flying on the opponent's mainmast.

　　 Black background, white pattern, pattern is two skull skulls facing each other, there is a sword and an axe under the skull, crossed into an X.

　　 Two giant-like young men stood side by side on the deck, with a Scottish chopper on their long hair, and a bald head with a large axe on their backs.

　　 When the two sides were closest, Lorraine vaguely saw the bald head screamed: "Bang, British!"

　　 After a while, the gunboat disappeared, and the undecided crew gathered to Lorraine.

　　 Little Pierce's face was pale, and there was a bulge on his forehead that he had just been injured.

　　 He trembled with lingering fear: "Captain, was that skull and crossbones flag just now? Are they...real pirates?"

　　 Karen frowned deeply: "From the perspective of the flag, they should be the Viking twin pirate group that has gained fame in the past few years. The leader is a pair of twin brothers, Leif and Bonnet of the Ericsson family."

　　 Henna? Looking at Karen from a different place: "Do you know them?"

　　 "I haven't met the two captains, but the Black Harbor branch of Bell Dockyard has repaired ships for them and handled the merchant ships they took, so I am more familiar with..."

　　 Pierce opened his mouth: "Their boat... is so big."

Lorraine supported the steering wheel and shook his head slowly: "Brigantine standard, 30 meters long, two masts. Fore mast horizontal sail, 20 meters high, main mast vertical sail, 22 meters high. Bow mast 5 meters, hanging four. The spinnaker, there are two sails between the two masts."

　　 "This type of ship is a standard high-speed ship, with a downwind speed of 12 knots and a headwind of five knots. It is slender, stable, and adaptable."

　　 "She is not bigger than the Beauty. The reason you think she is bigger is mainly because her stern is longer than the Beauty, and her sails are much more than the Beauty."

　　 "Also...Brigantine has five decks. Even if the two upper decks are removed, her shipboard height is nearly two meters higher than that of the Beauty, even if the draft is similar."

　　 Karen looked solemnly: "Captain, have you seen what's on their deck?"

"Artillery." Lorraine let out a long sigh, "There are eight artillery pieces on the main deck, all six-pounders, two stern gun windows on the stern tower are closed, and ten port gun windows on the gun deck are also closed. Full, twenty gunboats..."

　　 Karen took a deep breath: "This is a real gunboat..."

　　...

　　 Even though psychological construction has already been carried out, the experience of encountering the Gemini pirates in the Black Harbor waters suddenly cast a shadow on the hearts of the crew of the Attis Beauty.

　　 The North Sea is not calm.

　　 In this small sea area, the Scots, English, French, and Dutch are fascinated by the dense routes, and the most powerful and cruel of them... is the Vikings.

The home of the Viking pirates is on the dotted islands around Scandinavia. There are about 20 or 30 in total. The Gemini Pirate Group is only one of them, and far from the most powerful. .

　　 This made Lorraine pay attention to a problem again.

　　 If the Chamber of Commerce wants to use Northern Europe as one of the fulcrums of triangular trade, it must properly address the threat of pirates.

　　 Sir Garman... will it be an opportunity?

　　 In the sunset, the Attis Beauty slowly sailed into a calm harbor.

　　 Stavanger’s wharf was a bit dilapidated, and it looked far less orderly than Elgin, at least Lorraine did not see the pilot.

　　 The ship randomly selected an empty mooring pier to anchor, far away from the twin pirate group at the other end of the harbor.

　　 After the ship stopped, Lorraine left Keren and Pierce to guard the ship, UU reading www.uukanshu. Com himself took Henna into the port area and began to inquire about Sir Garman's hobbies and residence.

　　 When he wanted to come, Henna and he were both heretics. In the Viking port, they should be born with an affinity higher than God’s faith.

　　 It's a pity that his plan is good, but his luck is not so good.

After inquiring about the port area, he learned that Sir Garman spent most of his time living on Ustin Island across the strait. He only came to Black Port for chores for two or three days a month, while the last time it was five times. Days ago.

　　 He still likes quietness, and he doesn't like strangers to disturb his peaceful life...

　　 This is almost the worst news. It means that Lorraine is likely to stay in this strange black port for a whole month.

　　 He and Henna reluctantly walked back and returned to the pier. They unexpectedly found a group of pirate-like big men yelling to attack the Attis Beauty.

　　 There were about a dozen of them, clamoring around the plank road and facing off on the boat.

　　 Karen carefully removed the board of the ship. They could not board the ship directly, so they began to throw hooks on the ship and climbed up the deck in the same way as the ship.

A total of five or six hooks hang on the main deck, which is more than 20 meters long. Pierce is carrying a kitchen knife and working hard. On the one hand, Karen has to protect him, and on the other hand, he has to deal with three or four opponents boarding at the same time. Several blood holes were added to his body, and the defense was extremely hard.

　　 Lorraine was dumbfounded.

　　 Lao Tzu’s ship... was robbed at the anchor pier?

　　 "Meet the ghost!"

　　 Lorraine, who bumped into a soft nail all the way in the port area, was angry, and even banged out Chinese.

　　He was angry from his heart, and the evil grew to the guts, and he drew out his sword with a bang, and the tiger descended into the battle group as if he had plunged into the battle!

　　 "Henna, try to stay alive!"

"Oh."