Chapter 843 Planning
It can be seen that the Western dragon people's love for gems is not a value in the eyes of human beings, but simply likes the luster of gems. According to the analysis of the book demon, it is likely that the simple values of the Western dragons believe that the shining gems are the scales left by the ancient dragons, which have the effect of making their scales more beautiful and strong.
Hawkins was in a good mood after receiving the efforts of Zhang Fan's team. Therefore, Baron Shifan and his friends have now become dragon-slayer heroes in his fleet and are highly respected! And his sailors, in this battle of the Cape Verdean tribes, captured more than 300 black slaves of hostile tribes! Let him wake up from his dream.
However, he is not satisfied. These black slaves can squeeze, and there are at least 200 in the cargo compartment! For this reason, Hawkins calculated the volume ratio of the cabin of the slave ship and threw away all the sailors' belongings, except those related to nautical survival, which made the white sailors complain. The living space of each of those black slaves is only half squatting, and they can't even stuff a wine bottle in the cabin!
Early the next morning, the fleet set sail and went straight to the West African coast! His goal is to exchange cheap European industrial goods for local tribal leaders for some black slaves and some local specialties such as ivory gems along the coast of Africa. These are all profitable deals.
Of course, Aken asked Drake to put some of the captured strong indigenous soldiers in his team, which was also very smooth because Hawkins benefited. After paying some price, more than 30 of the strongest black soldiers were taken to Zhang Fan's team's ship.
There is no need to worry about Drake being inferior. Zhang Fan's eyesight can see the basic attributes of these indigenous warriors. Even with the cooperation of indigenous warriors, he can find the skills mastered by these indigenous warriors! These tough warriors are really good players. Most of them have practical skills such as hunting, hiding, and shooting. And although they are uneducated, their four attributes of intelligence, understanding, tolerance and determination are not low!
Mastering the knowledge of a civilized society can certainly improve intelligence. However, intelligence does not reflect the mastery of knowledge, but the strength of a person's learning ability. It cannot be denied that these outstanding illiterate indigenous soldiers in the Cape Verdean tribes have a lot of knowledge of wild survival skills and simple nature.
Looking at so many soldiers in place, Aken had no idea. After thinking about it, he asked the indigenous warrior Sarika to take these warriors and temporarily follow Drake as sailors to learn navigation. Maybe he could let these indigenous warriors serve as sailors in the future. Under the lobby of Sarika, these indigenous warriors were happy to serve the very kind black-haired and yellow-skinned nobleman, who was different from white.
Following the nobleman, these indigenous people not only avoided the terrible ending of being killed and eaten by rival tribes, but also did not have to be enslaved by those white people sent to the other side of the distant sea. It's just that their own people were imprisoned in the big ship black prison of white people with terrible fire-breathing weapons, which made them very pitiful and made them sad.
Although Zhang Fan's team knew that there might be information about Yinglong on the other side of the Atlantic, they were not in a hurry to go. Anyway, Hawkins' fleet was bound to go to the Caribbean Sea opposite. If we continue to sail and trade along the coast of Africa, we may get more useful information.
And the African coast is rich in gold and precious stones. I'm afraid they will face many Western dragons in the future, who love these shining stones. At that time, I'm afraid we will need a lot of treasure for information, where we will exchange a batch of cheap European industrial products and accumulate some capital. Otherwise, it is impossible to kill a dragon. Zhang Fan doesn't want to be a notorious dragon slayer in the Western dragon world and be hunted down by a large group of dragons.
After resting in Cape Verde, the fleet marched along the coast of Africa. Just as the fleet was about to approach the African continent, Zhang Fan fell into meditation...
"I want to do something..." Zhang Fan thought for a long time and said seriously to everyone.
Aken looked up at Zhang Fan, but made no sound.
Green Wing asked curiously, "What do you want to do? You have done it." Ask us why?"
"It's a little difficult without everyone's cooperation in this matter..." Zhang Fan frowned.
"What on earth do you want to do?" Green Wing asked doubtfully.
The book demon said to Zhang Fan, "Do what you want. I don't think it's a bad thing..."
Green Wing is going to lose his temper: "What kind of medicine did you buy in the gourd?"
Aken said quietly, "What else can there be? This guy is not used to Hawkins and Drake's business of selling slaves, and he is softened by the indigenous soldiers we have just recruited. He is full of sympathy and wants to be chivalrous and righteous... But I can say it first. This matter is comparable to the dragon slaughter wind. It's much more dangerous!"
Zhang Fan nodded, "I know this..."
Green Wing smiled, "That's all. Are you so entangled? Do it if you want."
Aken shook his head, "It's not that simple. It's not that simple to set fire, burn Hawkins's fleet, and then release those black slaves!"
"What else should I do?" Green Wing rarely considers the consequences. Although she knows how powerful it is, she doesn't want to think too much. In fact, she also knows Zhang Fan's troubles, but she prefers to be the swordsman of the team! If Jian Feng can think about it, it will be a very bad thing. That will affect the sharp edge of the sword!
"At least they shouldn't know that we did it!" Aken is very clear, "Hokins and Drake, these two historical figures are very important to our future formal scenes, and we must not ruin the relationship!"
"Then we cover our faces..." Green Wing laughed.
The book demon also smiled, "Although Acan is right, we should know that the trial scene is equally important for our team. And let's not forget the purpose of the world of keepers. What Zhang Fan wants to do is in line with the tone of the world of the precepts. Maybe this is a test for us.
"Then we have to plan well!" Green Wing patted the table, "I believe that with you two wise men, there should be nothing you can't do!" ...Well, after thinking about it, inform me that now I'm going to sleep..." Green Wing patted Arken and the book demon on the shoulder, pulled Dark Sakura out of the conference cabin and went to his cabin.
"She said it was simple..." Aacon said helplessly.
The book demon drank black tea, opened the body hardcover sheepskin book, and said lightly, "Let's find a way separately. As usual, let's meet 24 hours later and talk about their plans... I also need to recall some records of information, please..." After saying that, I just opened my own ontology hardcover book and wrote and retrieved relevant * materials.
On the table in front of him, there are also a lot of books about this era, which are bought from Plymouth Harbor. This is the habit of book demons. In any scene, he has to find a way to buy books of this era. For him, the greatest gain in this world of precepters is the real knowledge of various historical periods! Because any props of ordinary human ringers can't bring out the scene, but knowledge can be learned in their own brains. This is why the book demons bred by hundreds of millions of books in the 'Vatican Secret Archives' were born.
Aken Zhangfan nodded and went back to the cabin. Zhang Fan couldn't sleep, so he went to the deck, facing the cool night sea breeze of the Atlantic Ocean, looking at the starlight of the night sky, and thinking about how to get these black slaves who were about to be sold to the Caribbean. Not far away, a few faint lights swayed in the waves, which was the port light of the Hawkins merchant ship, which could keep the fleet at an ideal distance. The pilot ship is a small two-masted fast sailboat located two nautical miles in front of the fleet.
"Can't you sleep?" Xuanyuanxing's voice sounded above Zhang Fan's head, and he was on duty tonight. Even in the vast sea, Zhang Fan's team still arranged sentries.
"Yes, I can't sleep anyway. Let me be on duty tonight. You can go back and have a good rest." Zhang Fan looked up and said to Xuanyuanxing on the rudder.
Xuanyuan star jumped down from the steering tower and stood beside Zhang Fan very lightly. "I can't sleep either. Let's talk. Well, why do you want to save these black slaves? It seems that this has nothing to do with our main task. And this is just an illusory scene of ringers. These black slaves are just the evolution of the scene. We are not really chivalrous and righteous. Why bother with this effort?
Zhang Fan looked at Xuanyuanxing, held the side of the ship, meditated for a moment, pointed to the night of the sea and the sky in the distance, and said slowly, "Are all we experienced illusory? I don't think so. Now that we have not been in the real world for a long time, which world do you think is more real?
Xuanyuanxing scratched his head and said, "What you said seems to be a little reasonable, but the book demon didn't say that everything here is just the evolution of the 'Qiankun Ring' in the spiritual world. All the historical figures here may be the souls of the spiritual world. They have been dead for many years! Why should we bother these dead people?
Zhang Fan nodded, but shook his head again, looked at the dark Atlantic Ocean under the starlight in front of him, and said slowly, "It's true. Everything here is illusory. Who can say that the real world is not an illusion? If the soul comes to this spiritual world after death, where do you think is our real destination? Real world? Or here?"
"This?" Xuanyuanxing couldn't turn around. He thought about it and asked, "But isn't everything we have done here to live well in the real world?"
Zhang Fan asked with a smile, "Then what are we living for?"
"For..." Xuanyuanxing doesn't know how to answer, yes, what is it for? Is it to return to this spiritual world after death? This is such a ridiculous reincarnation! Xuanyuanxing was a little discouraged.