Chapter 41: The Power of the New Warship (Part 1)

  Xixi is boiling.

  This woman, who was just immersed in a deep sleep in the dark of night, suddenly transformed into a fully armed and formidable warrior.

  Horn pushed open a gap in the window and saw outside a team of soldiers holding torches, trampling in neat steps, their armor making a "rustling" sound like waves, rolling in from the dark streets like a fiery dragon.

  "It's time to go." Horn smiled faintly and turned back to Tangie, shrugging his shoulders. "If you'd like to stay here and explain what just happened to them, I don't mind. But do you mind if I take a step ahead?"

  Tang Jie's face was stern: "Of course I mind! I still have many questions for you!"

  "Hmm, young man, life's journey is always full of all sorts of questions and difficulties. You can't possibly think them through one by one before you start out. If you try to think everything through before you take action, you'll find that you'll accomplish nothing in your entire lifetime! Remember, this world is forever a problem piled on top of another, one difficulty following another."

  Tang Jie listened to Horn's words, which were full of philosophy and vicissitudes, his eyebrows furrowed deeply, forming a "川" character. His eyes gleamed like electricity as he stared tightly at Horn: "You look no older than me, what makes you qualified to lecture me?"

  Horn smiled slightly, pointed to his own eyes with his finger, and then shook his finger: "Young man, sometimes don't trust your eyes too much. Remember, hearing is false, but seeing is not necessarily true! My age is far greater than you can imagine, and Bar in my eyes is just a little kid..."

  After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked to the door, pulled it open, and prepared to hide his figure in the thick black curtain.

  Tang Jie was shocked by these ambiguous words. Seeing Horn about to leave, he suddenly let out a loud roar: "Who are you?!"

  "You'll know later, young man!" Horn turned back and gave Tangie a slight smile. "Your road is still very long, we will meet again. Also, considering you once saved my life, I'd like to remind you in a friendly way. If you don't hurry back to the ship, the dock will be surrounded soon!"

  After finishing speaking, he chuckled and tilted his head back to take a gulp of wine, his figure slowly disappearing into the darkness of the night.

  Tang Jie stood still, his eyes shifting restlessly, his fists clenched and unclenched repeatedly, as if a world war was erupting in his mind.

  What kind of person is Horne?

  Has he been following us all along?

  Is he also one of those peeking at Pirate King's treasure?

  Is everything he said true or false?

  These problems came at Tang Jie one after another like towering waves.

  Until Tangie clearly heard the footsteps of the Xixi guards like the whispers of the god of death, which had already sounded in his ears, he suddenly woke up, arched his body, and quickly drilled into the thick black curtain like a swift hunting leopard.

  Tang Jie returned to the harbor just as the Hell's Gate and his new ship were about to set sail.

  He boarded his new ship like a walking corpse.

  He hasn't even had time to give it a name yet.

  Everything happened too fast, like a sudden storm on the high seas, and Tang Jie couldn't react in time.

  Behind him, the Xixi was in a state of utter chaos, with wails and cries echoing from Moore Street, while the pirates and sailors in front of him were urging him on with anxious voices that seemed to be coming from afar, buzzing with confusion.

  Nia, William and Bill's faces were fluttering before his eyes, they anxiously surrounded him, waiting for him to give the order to set sail.

  Tang Jie turned around and looked at Xixi with extremely complex eyes.

  Before Bixue Liu appeared, it was still so calm and serene.

  He turned his head again, carefully looking at the pirates who had been through life and death with him by his side, looking at the Hell's Gate not far away.

  Before Horne appeared, he was such a respected old Barl.

  But all of this changed in an instant, like a huge wave crashing down. Tang Jie was initially thrown to the top, but suddenly he was heavily smashed back down.

  Tang Jie could feel that Horn's words also had many flaws, but he was too disheartened to refute them.

  Because trust is something that requires a lot of time to deepen and solidify, while destroying it sometimes only takes an instant.

  The intrigue and struggle between people are often not about solid evidence, but about unfounded rumors!

  Are Captain Jones of the Dauntless and Captain Barbossa brothers?

  This unverified statement was like a seed slowly sprouting, tearing open a seam in Tang Jie's heart!

  Tang Jie had always been skeptical of the authenticity of this sentence, but he couldn't ignore its existence.

  Horn, is this what you mean?

  You bastard!

  Tang Jie clenched his fists secretly.

  "Tang Jie, what's going on?" Nia grabbed Tang Jie's collar and shouted loudly.

  Nina pointed to the chaotic Xixis harbor outside the ship, and then pointed at the sailors on the deck who were staring blankly: "What are you staring at? Have you lost your soul to that Maria? You damn fool, have you become a captain just to get us killed?"

  Nia's voice was like a sharp knife, heavily stabbing at Tang Jie's heart.

  A loud "Tang Jie ah" woke him up suddenly, his dim eyes gradually focused, and the anxious and terrified faces of the sailors were clearly fixed in front of him.

  The captain is the soul of a ship. The character of this ship's captain is the character of all sailors, and the courage of the captain is the courage of the sailors.

  If a captain of a ship is brave and good at fighting, then his sailors will definitely be brave and fight hard. If the captain of this ship remains calm in any situation, then his sailors will definitely be more courageous than others! Similarly, if a captain of a ship is timid like a mouse, then his sailors will definitely be soft-footed when fighting, one more cowardly than the other.

  Tang Jie never thought that he would encounter such a situation on his first voyage as captain.

  Everyone on the deck was staring at him with a gaze full of surprise, fear, hope and eagerness, this heavy gaze, like an invisible pressure, pressed Tang Jie until he couldn't breathe!

  Seeing these gazes, Tang Jie's heart trembled. He knew that no matter how suspicious and perplexed he was in his heart, but at this moment, he could only hide them deeply. What he could show to these sailors must be his calmest and bravest side!

  Only when this captain is fearless can his sailors be fearless!

  He is their head, he is their soul!

  Tang Jie clenched his fists, no matter what, he had to get through this difficult pass first!

  He patted Nia's hand clutching his collar and said in a low voice, "Is everyone ready?"

  Hearing this iron-like hard voice, the old sailors of the Hell's Gate, Nia, William and Bill, trembled simultaneously. Although they didn't know why Tangie was absent-minded just now, they knew that the Tangie who made them surrender and willing to serve him had returned!

  Niya's eyes flashed with a hint of madness, she let go of her hands and shouted loudly: "The sail has already been raised halfway, the winch has also been released, just waiting for Captain to give the order to set sail!"

  "Aye aye captain, give the order!" William and Bill shouted in unison.

  Tang Jie's gaze fell on the two of them, and a warm feeling flashed through his heart.

  Whether Horn's words are true or not, one thing is certain: Nia, William and Bill are loyal to him with all their heart.

  "Captain, give the order!" The new recruits on deck, who admired Tong Jie's reputation, also shouted loudly with William Bill.

  Tang Jie nodded slowly, he could see a gaze called admiration and eagerness in the eyes of these sailors, this was not an expression that one person could fake, nor was it an expression that a group of people could fake.

  I won't betray their trust in me!

  Tang Jie took a deep breath, and his chest was like a burning flame. With all his might, he shouted: "Pass on my order!"

  With a "hiss", the sailors on the deck clicked their heels together and stood at attention.

  This dark-haired young man, when he drove away the confusion in his mind and dispelled the doubts in his heart, the sharp temperament he emitted was like a knife edge, stimulating the sailors' nerves, exciting them, and making them fervent!

  "Hoist the sails, lift the anchor! We set sail!!" Tang Jie's voice was low and steady, with a hint of metallic tone.

  The captain is the backbone of a ship. Tāng Jié's words were like a strong stimulant, and instantly, all the sailors dispersed like waves, each returning to their respective positions.

  Some of them rushed to the halyard on the deck, wearing sturdy upper body, shouting neat slogans, and pulling the half sail into a full sail. Others sailors rushed to the stern, swelling muscles like stones, and pulled the extremely heavy anchor onto the ship.

  A massive ship's anchor, with waves splashing around it, was pulled back into the hold by pirates. The three-masted Lion-class sailing ship then began to move slowly under the force of the wind.

  One more watch, there is still one more watch at night