Chapter 441 The First Fire
An ironclad steamship was hovering in the ocean outside the British Isles.
The steam boiler of the iron ship had been extinguished, and the heavy anchor had been dropped. The hull seemed to have taken root in the sea, rising and falling with the turbulence of the waves.
Even though it was late at night, there was only a faint light on the deck, which was the light in the cockpit.
The first mate in charge of the helm was playing poker with the remaining crew members out of boredom. In this monotonous and boring ocean, they only had such a simple form of entertainment.
Suddenly, bursts of cheerful hissing broke out in the dark cabin where all the lights were extinguished.
The hissing sounded like some kind of snake swallowing and spitting out its thorny tongue, but the volume was so loud that it was almost comparable to the sound of a ship's whistle.
This sharp snake hissing sound was also as long and harsh as a ship's whistle, and it was also mixed with some chilling characteristics - some kind of terrible noise that seemed to not exist but could not be ignored.
This terrible noise, which is difficult to describe in words, has a particularly serious impact on the crew members who were born near the Caspian Sea. Every time they hear the terrifying hissing of the giant snakes and the horrifying rustling of the snake scales rubbing against the cabin boards, they will sink into an unforgettable nightmare that night. When they wake up in the middle of the night, they still feel lingering fears, but they can't recall the contents of the nightmares. There is only an indescribable tremor and indescribable fear.
Days of nightmares and insomnia have tortured these crew members to become more and more haggard. Their eye sockets are deeply sunken, but their eyes are strangely swollen. They will lose consciousness and mutter from time to time when working.
Once, the first mate witnessed a crew member sneaking to the corner of the cabin and kneeling in front of the secret door that Captain Heber ordered not to be approached. He knelt in front of the door and gestured randomly on his arm with a dagger. Blood soon stained the floor of the cabin red and flowed in along the gap under the door.
The self-harming crew member watched his blood flowing on the bottom board gradually disappear under the door crack, and his face would show a floating posture like he was taking opium. Instead, he was more happy to use the dagger to cut his arm, pierce his chest, and stab his thigh... until even his neck was cut open.
For the self-harming crew member's heterogeneous obsession that did not relax until death, the kind first mate was very kind to move the body of this guy to the secret processing channel in the kitchen so that the other party's dream could be fulfilled perfectly - the young sisters would definitely happily eat this guy's flesh.
The crew, which was almost full at the time of departure, gradually decreased during the entire journey across the ocean. Sometimes when you wake up early in the morning, you will find that the guy in the next bed has disappeared.
Some crew members said that those who disappeared could not stand the terrible roar of the bottom cabin and secretly jumped off the ship, and some crew members said that those people had become food for the monsters in the bottom cabin - hey, you guessed it really well! In that case, I'll also send you into the bellies of the little girls.
"Mr. First Mate, how long do we have to wait on this sea?" A scarred crew member threw down a king card, "There are not many guys who can work on the ship now. If we don't dock to replenish the crew... who will satisfy the hunger of those monsters?"
The one-eyed first mate took a pipe and took out the biggest Joker in his hand and threw it on the table, "Why are you in such a hurry?!"
"The boss has personally instructed that we must wait until the guests come back to take away the little girls before we can set sail and approach the dock... You don't think that we can't bring the little girls with us. With a group of young girls, can we reach the shore smoothly? "
The scarred crew thought for a while, "That's right. I heard that the island has been inspecting ships at the port more strictly recently. It seems that they are on guard against something... Could it be because of our guest!"
"Shut up! This is not something you should ask about-"
The cabin suddenly shook violently. There was no wind or waves, but the hull suddenly rose a few points, and the draft was greatly reduced, as if the ship had discarded a lot of useless goods in an instant.
But the cargo that can cause such a large reduction in draft is only the batch of cargo at the bottom of the cabin on this ship!
Scarface reacted immediately and shouted ecstatically: "It's those monsters! The guests came back to take them away!!!"
"You guessed right, it seems we can finally set sail."
The first mate, who always had a bitter and vengeful look on his face, finally smiled, "Hurry up and tell the brothers who are still sober to get up and work, it's time to go ashore!"
"Tell the brothers to work quickly, the first round of drinks at the Dolphin and Sailor Tavern will be on my head!"
After Scarface climbed down the cabin and called the unconscious sailors to get up and work, the first mate also slowly knocked on the door of the captain's room.
Dongdong, Dongdongdong, Dong--
Before he finished knocking the agreed signal, the door of the captain's room had slowly opened, and the rusty door clamps were creaking.
Seeing this, the one-eyed first mate immediately reached for the revolver on his waist. The captain was a man who respected the rules very much. He would always wait until he knocked on the signal before asking for permission to come in. He had never opened the door on his own initiative like this.
Something must have happened to the captain!
I have to go back and ask my brothers to help! ! !
But at this time, the boss's angry voice came from behind the door, "Shut up Bernard! Come in quickly, don't let me say it again!"
"Yes, boss!"
Since the boss said so, the one-eyed first mate could only suppress the doubts in his heart and push the door in.
Walking through the dark and winding passage, following the faint light.
But when the situation in the captain's room came into view, the one-eyed first mate Bernard immediately took out the revolver from his waist and pointed it at the strange young man who had occupied the boss's sofa!
A young man holding a short-haired cat as bright as gold in his arms!
"You are so shameless, Bernard, this gentleman is a distinguished guest of our company!"
"Damn it, put down the gun quickly!!!"
The boss who used to be so majestic, now stood humbly beside the young man like a waiter in a restaurant, letting the other party eat the green apple that he regarded as a delicacy.
Bernard slowly put down his revolver and said in confusion, "Boss Heber, what are you doing???"
"Our guests have just taken the goods stored with us and left... According to the company's rules, we have now completed the contract and are free for the next month. We have the right not to take on any new work."
Captain Heber was so anxious that his eyes turned red when he heard his first mate's crazy words. He wanted to smash Bernard's mouth immediately, "Shut up!!! This guest is not someone we can refuse. Wuwuwu--"
But he had no way to make any sound. No matter how hard he tried to vibrate his vocal cords, the words were blocked in his mouth and could not come out.
Captain Heber touched his mouth in horror, but he could not touch his lips at all!
His mouth disappeared!
It disappeared as if it was sewn up! ! !
"Haha, Captain Heber, don't be angry. I admire the extraordinary courage of First Mate Bernard..."
"The work that you and I discussed just now, why not let this First Mate do it? His abundant courage can come in handy."
Turbid tears oozing from Captain Heber's eyes, he had no choice but to nod frantically.
"OK, since a new candidate has been found, then you are free, Captain."
"Now, run away, run, while I haven't changed my mind."
The young man snapped his fingers lightly, and Captain Heber finally remembered his limbs. He rushed out of the captain's room that once belonged to him without looking back, and plunged into the cold sea.
The sea water was so cold that it seemed to be scraping his bones and biting his flesh, but compared to his original fate, being able to drift in the vast ocean was already a particularly lucky thing, at least... he could still survive.
"Then, our new captain, Mr. Bernard, please get ready to go at full speed."
"The steamboat furnace is boiling hot, and the ironclad steel ship is eager to soar... Our goal is Portsmouth Docks outside London."
"I want you to drive this ironclad steel ship and ram it into Portsmouth Docks, as fast and accurate as a sword piercing the enemy's heart."
"The steamboat furnace will burst into a terrifying and trembling heat at the right time, at midnight on the seventh day."
"This is the first fire ignited for Brother Moth, a fire of chaos and anxiety."
Bernard, who was promoted to the new captain, shuddered violently. He couldn't help but grin excitedly to the back of his earlobes. His ecstatic fangs pierced his upper lip with joy, and his muscles were so excited that they showed an ancient posture.
It performed a twisted etiquette that has been lost in history.
"Yes, Brother Black Moth!"