Pirate Spring Fruit

After Bellamy agreed to deal with the Red Flame Pirates, the Chamber of Commerce quickly prepared a small sailboat for them and equipped it with all sailing supplies.

The Portcas Chamber of Commerce is a long-established chamber of commerce that is very skilled in overseas affairs.

Because this trip to sea will inevitably involve fighting pirates, the ship is also equipped with several old-fashioned artillery and a large number of guns and ammunition.

This was Bellamy's first time at sea. Although he was a captain, he did not give random orders. Instead, he asked Xiang Lin to provide him with advice.

As soon as he took his men on board, the small sailboat that had been prepared for a long time immediately became busy.

With Xiang Lin's assistance, orders were quickly issued.

The sailboat successfully raised the sail, untied the cable, slowly turned the bow, and sailed out of the port smoothly.

Sitting in the cab, Bellamy looked at the endless sea level in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.

This time he successfully left the port and gained a lot.

I also have a very intuitive understanding of the operation of ships, which I can never learn from books.

Turning the helm 35 degrees, Bellamy pointed to the chart on the bridge and asked, "Which channel are we entering now?"

This chart is a North Sea chart from the collection of the Portcas Chamber of Commerce.

The various islands, waterways, reefs, and shipwrecks above are all clearly marked.

This is something you can't buy on the black market.

After hearing Bellamy's inquiry, Shanlin began to explain the knowledge of navigators to him in detail.

"Mr. Captain, look here." She pointed to a curve on the chart, "This is the channel we are going to take."

She clicked on a small black spot on the chart again, "This is the territory of the Red Flame Pirates, Guano Island."

According to the chart, they started from Nimion Island and walked halfway on this channel, and then they had to enter a blank area before reaching Guano Island.

Bellamy pointed to the blank area and asked, "How many days will it take to get through here?"

The most common part on the chart is this blank area.

Places that are not specifically marked represent the vast sea.

"If there are no storms or accidents, it will take about three days." Xiang Lin answered very cautiously.

"Three days? I understand."

Storms and pirates are the most dangerous and unavoidable dangers on the sea.

Unless encountering an unstoppable crisis, merchant ships will never deviate from the waterway and sail into the blank area on the chart.

This seemingly ordinary nautical chart was slowly drawn after I don’t know how many people it passed, how many voyages it took, and how many crises it encountered.

The biggest role of a navigator is to locate the ship after it deviates from the waterway and find the nearest island or waterway.

This is a profession that extremely requires experience, and it is these rare experiences that Bellamy needs to learn.

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Not long after the sailboat set sail, a newspaper gull happened to pass by and flew into the captain's cabin.

Bellamy rewarded this clever little guy with an extra 100 beli.

Picking up today's newspaper, he saw a very familiar name on the front page.

"Shocking! Fire Fist Ace is crossing the East China Sea, and the bounty has increased to 3000 million."

It's so fast, it's only been a few months, and it's already been called Fire Fist.

All in all, Ace probably ate the Shashao Fruit during this period.

Thinking of this, Bellamy threw the newspaper onto the bridge.

"Hey, Xianglin, do you know Ace?" He pointed to the portrait on the front page.

"Fire Fist Ace?" Portcas Xianglin picked up the newspaper and read it carefully for a while.

"I don't know him. This is the first time I've heard of it."

She didn't look like she was lying. It seemed that there was no connection between Ace and this family.

It's normal when you think about it. Ace has been taken by Garp since he was a child and has no chance of contacting his mother's family.

Maybe, he doesn't even know about the existence of the Portcas family.

After all, Xianglin should be regarded as Ace's cousin.

"It's okay if you don't know him."

Xianglin didn't quite understand why Bellamy suddenly asked this question.

But she didn't dare to ask, she just stood beside him cautiously, waiting for his instructions.

Drake, who was standing aside, also saw the news, but he didn't know Ace.

So far, in the eyes of almost everyone, Ace is just an ordinary pirate.

"Captain, it is said that Chiyan can also breathe fire from his mouth."

"This Fire Fist Ace's abilities and bounty are very similar to Red Flame."

He thought it was this that caught Bellamy's attention, but he didn't know that Chi Yan was really not worth his trouble.

"Well, this kid has been acting a bit fast recently." Bellamy's lips slightly raised, as if he was most concerned about this kid.

"It's a pity that he is in the East China Sea. If he were in the Beihai, maybe he could be included in the regiment."

Drake had no doubt that Bellamy had the power to defeat Ace.

This confidence is based on his own strength.

If he had known that Ace had eaten the natural Shashao fruit, he might not have said such stupid things.

Before he learned domineering, Bellamy really had no way to deal with Ace.

Sure enough, after hearing his judgment, Bellamy smiled and shook his head, "Donghai, I will go there sooner or later."

"but not now."

There is something he is determined to obtain in the East China Sea. Before entering the Grand Line, he will definitely go to the East China Sea.

"By the way, Luo Shi, what are you still doing here?"

"Go and work on the deck. You are the boatswain of the pirate group. You must be familiar with the chores on the ship."

He is said to be the boatswain, but he is currently the only sailor in the Bellamy Pirates, and he has no one at all.

In other words, all the chores were his alone, and Roshi's face suddenly dropped.

But he didn't dare to disobey the captain's order. Luo Shi could only make a sad face and quickly walked out of the cab.

"As for you, kid." Bellamy gave Derek a meaningful look, "Just be my deputy for now."

What is the captain's mate? Of course it is the deputy captain, which is the king's right-hand man.

Reilly was in this position under Roger.

There was no surprise on Drake's face when he heard the appointment.

In his opinion, this position has long been his.

He didn't know why, but when he got Bellamy's approval, he felt a little excited.