basic swordsmanship

Chapter 17 The Merchant Boatswain's Hostility
The Venetellos, this is a merchant ship with three-rail sails and a hull length of 50 meters. On the route of such merchant ships, the crew often encounters 'overboard'.

According to the rules of sea navigation, those who fall into the water must be rescued.

This is the rule.

Because going to sea, accidents may happen at any time, and they themselves may become drowned. At that time, they must also hope that other passing ships will help.

So Tang An was lucky to be rescued on board, and also got a blanket, and a cup of hot oyster soup with some fishy smell.

The oysters were salvaged from the sea and boiled directly on the boat. They were very fresh, especially for Tang An. He hadn't tasted this delicacy for a long, long time.

On the boat, Tang An encountered a problem.

He could not understand the language of the crew, not only the language but also the written language.This made Tang An suddenly realize the seriousness of the problem. If he couldn't speak the language, no matter what he did next, he would be tied down.

Tang An also has doubts, that is, on the ghost ship Mary Celeste in the initial scene, why can he understand various texts in the captain's room?
Afterwards, Tang An analyzed that the problem might be that they entered the plot world for the first time at that time. This is equivalent to playing a game. At the beginning, there will be a novice village or a novice guide. Similar conveniences are for first-time beginners. Welfare.

Naturally, if it is the second time to enter the plot world, there may not be these 'benefits'.

So when Tang An faced the crew's questioning, he could only helplessly express that he couldn't understand the language. Tang An also knew that he had to master the language in this plot world as soon as possible.

This is crucial.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a 'language learning book' where you can master a language instantly. To learn it, you have to start from scratch.

Fortunately, after a day of understanding, Tang An discovered that the language in this world is not particularly complicated. It is a bit like English, but it is only similar. The two must be different languages.

During this time, Tang An tried his best to get in touch with everyone on board, listen to what they said, watch their expressions, and at the same time keep looking for things to read and observe the words in this world.Obviously, the fastest way to learn a language is not to read some textbooks, but to be in the environment of this language, because the situation will force you to master the communication skills with others, at least to ask for food when you are hungry , You have to ask where to go to solve things like shit and pee?

Most of the crew on the ship were also friendly, and some were willing to teach Tang An, so after seven days, Tang An could understand some everyday language and at the same time, be able to do some simple communication.

The language here is called 'Lassia', and during the seven days Tang An has put almost all his thoughts on learning this Lacia language.

However, Tang An still couldn't understand the complicated conversations, but there was no problem in listening to simple ones, and he could barely cope with speaking.

Tang An was convinced that if he gave himself a book in Lacia and let himself study it behind closed doors for seven days, he would never be better than he is now, so he was very content.

There are more than 20 crew members on the Venetellos, all of whom are experienced veterans.The captain's name is Hunter. He is a very prestigious but unsmiling person. However, Tang An seldom sees each other on weekdays. Relatively speaking, Tang An receives the most care from the first mate Robert. There are also several sailors, Tang An The 'Lassia' can improve so quickly, these people have played a big role.

Of course not everyone is so friendly to Tang An.

"Mr. Robert, I think that person is very suspicious. Although he was rescued according to the rules of the sea, it does not mean that he can be trusted. He didn't even understand our language a few days ago. I think he should be locked up first. Get up, and hand him over to the local sheriff after you arrive at Qianshui Port." A voice sounded from outside, and a person was talking about Tang An with the first mate Robert.

In fact, it was not the first time Tang An had heard a similar conversation, and it was John Hawkins, the boatswain on the ship who spoke.

In the past, Tang An couldn't understand what the other party was saying, but now, he can roughly understand it.

"Don, John is like this. He is suspicious and speaks loudly. Just don't pay attention to him. We all know that you are not a bad person." A sailor said to Tang An.

They were resting in the cabin, Tang An nodded to the kind sailor, and said thank you in his not-so-fluent Lasian.

"Don't worry, Mr. Robert knows what to do." The sailor added, and at the same time, the bosun's angry voice sounded again: "...what do you mean I'm too sensitive, a good man will have that flint in his hand." A gun? I mean, that man is so desolate and shabby, but the flintlock in his hand is so exquisitely crafted... Maybe it was stolen."

"Enough, John, you are accusing a person of being a thief for no reason. This is prejudice. You can't say that a person is guilty because of some speculation. You forgot. Besides, you are a pirate, because that is a thing of the past, isn't it?" Robert, the first mate, also had dissatisfaction in his words.

Obviously, the conversation outside, or the argument, came to an end after this sentence.

Tang An could hear it, but with his current ability, he could only understand half of these words, but he could already understand the general meaning.

There is no doubt that the bosun John has 'hostility' towards himself.

Tang An voluntarily handed over the evil spirit flintlock gun when he boarded the ship. This was to gain trust, but Tang An did not hand over the cursed nautical compass as a mission item.

This thing is more important to Tang An.

And the reason why Bosun John is hostile to himself is also because of this nautical compass.

Just a few days ago, after Tang An was accidentally seen by the other party, John's attitude was different. At the beginning, he came here, and he wanted to buy the compass, but Tang An would naturally not agree. Later, John wanted to grab it. , but because someone else came in, it also failed.

From then on, John began to target himself everywhere.

Others didn't know, and thought that John was just sensitive and suspicious, but in fact, Tang An knew that the other party had only one purpose for doing this.

That is the nautical compass in my hand.

Tang An was even sure that the boatswain knew the origin of the nautical compass.After knowing this, Tang An did think about a possibility, that is to find out the secret of the compass from the other party.

But this idea is unrealistic.

First of all, John will not take the initiative to tell himself. As for using other methods, Tang An is no match for the boatswain at all. John is half a head taller than Tang An, and his body is extremely strong. Far worse, even if you have a knife in your hand and the opponent is empty-handed, if you fight with each other, Tang An will most likely be pinned to the ground in the end.

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(End of this chapter)