Chapter Fifteen: Studying Navigation Seeking Collection

  "Good morning!"

  After making up his mind, he fell into a deep sleep and woke up feeling refreshed and invigorated.

  Tang Jie walked up onto the deck, stretched his waist in the refreshing sea breeze, and smiled at the hardworking sailors on the deck.

  William, the sailorman, saw him and waved his hand from afar: "Good morning, Tong Jie!"

  William is a man of his word, who will go all out for whoever can win his respect.

  For his previous transgression, William came to Donkey's room with a bucket of rum and said that if he didn't forgive him, he would keep drinking as penance until Donkey forgave his past transgression.

  Before Tang Jie could say a word of forgiveness, William hugged the wine barrel and started drinking wildly. The strong and mellow rum poured into William's beer belly like a mountain spring pouring down from above, with much of it spilling out of his mouth and splashing onto the floor, filling the whole room with the smell of alcohol.

  By the time Tong Jie was stunned and shouted to stop him, a barrel of rum had been drunk more than half, and then Bill rushed in, making trouble and shouting, scolding William for being hypocritical.

  Tang Jie suddenly realized that this guy was using this opportunity to come here and drink openly.

  With a wry smile, Tang Jie also knew his temper and personality, so he naturally wouldn't bother to argue with him anymore.

  Watching William's enthusiastic greeting, Tang Jie also waved his hand.

  "Tang Jie, can you get out of bed now? Are you feeling better?" Thin pole Bill was like a groundhog that suddenly popped up from the fields, scurrying out from beside Tang Jie with a sly smile on his face "These past few days, has Niya been serving you well?"

  Tang Jie was just about to speak when Nia walked over, her face looking unpleasant, clearly having heard the conversation earlier.

  Tang Jie put on a straight face and used his most righteous body language to tell Nia: I absolutely do not know this guy!

  Although his face was stern, Tang Jie secretly winked at Bill several times.

  Can't there be humanity without heterosexuality?

  Can't just watch as old comrades jump into the fire pit!

  Bill, still grinning, rubbed his hands together and chuckled in a high-pitched voice: "In the name of the sea god Tira, tell me how far you've gotten? Oh all-powerful Tira, if you can conquer Nia, everyone on this ship will buy you drinks! She's been oppressing us for too long, but now there's finally someone who can tame her. The sea god has opened his eyes indeed! Hehehehe..."

  Tang Jie raised an eyebrow and blinked a few times, but found that Bill was indeed beyond salvation.

  He let out a long sigh, watching Nia walk behind Bill with a dark face, one hand picking him up like a small dog, and turning his hand to turn his face in front of himself.

  Nia's face burst into a brilliant smile: "Who were you just talking about, Bill?"

  Tang Jie shook his head and revealed a ghastly expression: I won't watch you jump down, I'll close my eyes!

  Bill didn't expect to be caught red-handed, he was startled, his facial expression changed from a sly smile to surprise, from surprise to horror, from horror to fear, and then from fear back to a flattering smile, the expression was extremely vivid!

  "Nia, good Nia, beautiful and gentle Nia, your beauty is unmatched, your virtue is renowned throughout the land. For the sake of the sea god Tira, for the sake of my savior Tang Jie, please spare me this one time!"

  Nia feigned surprise: "Spare you? What have you done wrong? Let me spare you?"

  Bill looked up at the sky and let out a hearty laugh: "Since I haven't done anything wrong, then let me go! I still have unfinished business to attend to!"

  Nia burst out laughing and said: "Okay, but I thought of a place that's more suitable for you!"

  As soon as she finished speaking, Nia waved her arm and unexpectedly threw Bill onto the mast more than five meters high.

  Bill was so frightened that he yelled loudly in the air, waving his hands and feet, grabbing the rope on the mast and not letting go, hanging on the sail like a sloth.

  Nina stood with her hands on her hips, threw back her head and let out a loud whoop: "Bill, today's reconnaissance mission is all yours!" Then she burst into hearty laughter.

  The rest of the sailors on deck stared at her in a daze, as if petrified.

  Niya gave them a glance and shouted: "What are you staring at? Hurry up and get back to work!"

  The sailors turned around and buried their heads like startled ostriches, not daring to take another look.

  Tang Jie looked at Nia's gaze coming towards him and raised his hands very innocently: "I didn't say anything earlier! It has nothing to do with me!"

  Niya leaned in close to Tang Jie, seemingly wanting to observe his eyes, to see if he was telling a lie.

  She just leaned in, and Tang Jie suddenly opened his mouth, took a breath, and laughed: "Don't get too close, I haven't brushed my teeth yet!"

  Niya was almost knocked out by this gas, she was so angry that she couldn't catch her breath. When she came to herself, she saw Tang Jie had already run away laughing loudly.

  She was so angry that she scrunched up her nose, just about to go after him, when a loud shout came from the helm: "Nina, go find some people to swab the decks!

  Niya looked at Tang Jie, who was making a face at her from not far away, and stamped her foot, shouting loudly: "From now on, remember to rinse your mouth with seawater, then clean it again with fresh water! Dirty ghost!"

  Tang Jie smiled and waved his hand at her, indicating that he had already heard.

  Ba Er held the rudder with one hand, smiling as he looked at Tang Jie and Niya on the deck. He beckoned to Tang Jie: "Kid, come up here, come by my side."

  Tang Jie walked over, but saw that Ball still wore the tricorn hat made of flip-side leather that symbolized his position as captain. His reddish-brown beard fluttered gently in the sea breeze, and he stood like an iron tower, his clothes fluttering in the wind.

  Ba Er looked at Tang Jie walking over and smiled, nodding his head in a carefree yet wise and majestic manner.

  Yesterday evening, Niya said to Tang Jie that he was the best candidate for Pirate King because of this big beard.

  When Big Beard was young, his lifelong dream was to become a man like Pirate King Atos. However, when he grew old, he realized that he wasn't cut out for it. So, he passed on all the knowledge and wisdom he had accumulated throughout his life to his daughter Nia, entrusting her with his dream and letting her carry it forward.

  Since the age of five, Nia has been constantly beaten and trained by Bal, cultivating her current strong and competitive, fierce and brave personality. She learned everything she could from Bal.

  But in the end, whether it was Bar or Nia, they finally discovered and realized that Nia wasn't the right material either.

  Nia, this seventeen-year-old "old sailor" with twelve years of sea age, can navigate the Atak Sea with her eyes closed as if she were in her own backyard. She can become a second-level sword fighter at the age of seventeen. She can single-handedly take on any position on this ship and fight bravely like a man, always charging to the front line of battle.

  But all of this is still not enough for her, she is very intelligent and also very hardworking.

  However, she is at most a promising talent, but not an outstanding genius who can overshadow others.

  She lacks the talent to be a pirate king.

  When Nia and Bar saw Tongjie's first brilliant battle in his life, they understood this truth.

  So, the dream shifted once again.

  Ba Er's gaze at Tang Jie was complex, with envy, admiration, praise, and even the fervor of love.

  "You can finally get out of bed!" Bar said with a chuckle.

  Tang Jie stretched his arm and smiled: "Yes, these days have been boring me to death."

  Ba Er looked Tang Jie up and down: "How's your recovery?"

  "It's all right, more or less. Thanks to you guys, otherwise my corpse would have been fed to the fish in the sea." Tang Jie said with a smile.

  Ba Er waved his hand: "Don't mention this anymore, if we really count it, it should be you who saved our lives!"

  Tang Jie smiled: "Alright then, let's just say we cancel each other out. How about that?"

  A big bearded man smiled generously: "Alright, let's just call it quits!"

  Two people exchanged a smile, Ball leaned against the rudder, his eyes gazing out at the vast blue sea, and suddenly changed the subject, saying: "Kid, do you like the ocean?"

  Tang Jie was taken aback for a moment and followed his gaze to look forward.

  Occasionally, seagulls fly over the sky, one dives into the sea, and then flies out with a fish in its beak. A splash of water and ripples appear, these water flowers and wave patterns spread layer by layer, gradually disappearing at the end of the sea and sky, and vanish together with the birds.

  The "Hell" of the Double-Masted Flying Fish class, with the sea breeze, like a small knife, cut through the huge blue sapphire, and the curved hull swept across the sea surface, stirring up layers of waves, like shattered jade and agate flowers, really beautiful.

  The azure sea and the vast sky seem to be connected as one, like a huge pure blue gemstone, serene and peaceful, making people's hearts feel expansive and refreshing. Tang Jie stands in this sea of sky, feeling as if he has grown much taller, his chest breathing in the moist sea breeze also seems to have broadened to hold all things in the world!

  Tang Jie was stunned for a moment, he had never thought that in this world there existed such a pure, transparent and shocking blue color, its purity seemed to be untouched by dust, its tranquility seemed like a virgin's deep sleep.

  The ocean, nurturing infinite magical power.

  The first time Tang Jie saw her in this world, he found himself on a pirate ship. The sea at that time was still blue, but it had a fierce and hot-blooded aura, like an old sailor with a bronze chest, quietly and wisely looking at him.

  When he looked at the sea for the second time, she suddenly turned into a hysterical and violently angry demon. She whipped up shocking waves, playing with them as if they were insignificant toys, manipulating them in the palm of her hand.

  When Tang Jie saw the sea again at this time, it had become so gentle and quiet, like a shy smile of a maiden, which made people's hearts flutter.

  It seems that all previous impressions were not true, only this face in front of me is the true appearance of this vast ocean.

  "Isn't it unthinkable?" Bar looked at the expression on Tangie's face and chuckled. "Why is she sometimes gentle, sometimes violent, sometimes mysterious, and sometimes playful? Ah, kid, I'll tell you, this is the ocean, the real ocean!"

  Tang Jie took a deep breath and smiled: "How did you know what I was thinking?"

  Balhe laughed and said, "When I first went to sea, I had the same expression as you! The shock, amazement, fear and awe of the ocean, but more than that, it's the excitement, frenzy and madness of wanting to conquer her passion!"

  Ba Er tilted his head back, as if recalling something. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then let go of the steering wheel and smiled at Tang Jie: "You come try?"

  Tang Jie pointed at himself in surprise: "Me?"

  "Of course, my child!" bearded Bal smiled.

  Tang Jie discovered that Ba Er didn't just like to call him "child", in fact he liked to call everyone on the ship "child". He seemed to regard them all as his own flesh and blood, viewing them with a strict yet loving gaze.

  He reminds me of my own father.

  Tang Jie secretly said to himself in his heart.

  Tang Jie walked over and grasped the spinning steering wheel with both hands, immediately feeling a surge of great force transmitted from the steering wheel to his palms.

  He hastily used force with his arm, grasping the steering wheel firmly, but didn't think that this steering wheel was extremely sensitive. This time he applied a bit too much strength, and when he pushed it, the steering wheel spun around rapidly, starting to turn left again.

  Tang Jie swayed twice and clearly felt the ship under his feet shaking violently from side to side, with an amplitude so great that his body also tilted along with it.

  The sailors on deck looked at him with a somewhat awkward expression on the helm platform, and burst into kind laughter.

  Tang Jie felt a bit embarrassed and looked at Bal with a pleading expression.

  Bar smiled and said beside him, "Don't use too much force, the rudder is like our ankle, it's flexible and delicate, controlling the direction we move forward."

  Tang Jie listened to the words, his arm exerted a bit of force, and indeed the steering wheel stopped steadily in the palm of his hand, no longer shaking.

  This feeling is like a wild horse that no longer jumps and frolics, but instead runs in the direction controlled by oneself, with Tang Jie's face showing joy.

  It seems so simple!

  Bar saw him with a somewhat self-satisfied look, smiled slightly, and gave a wink to William and others who were operating the sail.

  William and the others nodded in agreement, smiled at each other, and one after another let out the sail ropes, letting the sea breeze blow on the sails without adjusting their angle and position.

  The sailboat was unmanned, its huge sail swinging back and forth under the force of the wind, constantly changing direction. The entire boat was like a drunkard stumbling along, staggering and lurching with every step.

  Tang Jie had just been thinking in his heart that steering was such a simple thing, but now he's suddenly busy and flustered.

  Due to the loss of control of the wind sail, the huge wind force transmitted from the sail surface directly acted on the rudder wheel of the helmsman's platform. Tang Jie only felt a surge of great power in his hand, pulling him to turn in one direction.

  He gritted his teeth, held his breath and concentrated, with a thousand-pound weight hanging from his waist, his legs tightly tied to the rudder handle, his arm muscles bulging, stiffly pulling the steering wheel to adjust the ship's body back onto its original track.

  But he had just manipulated the hull to change direction a bit, and the angle between the wind sail and the wind direction changed. The sail was blown to the other side again. Tang Jie, who was originally pulling the steering wheel to the right, was caught off guard and was suddenly pulled to the right by the steering wheel, making a sharp right turn.

  The boat started running wildly in another direction again.

  The active wind sail made it impossible for Tang Jie to grasp the steering wheel, and he was blown by the wind force to a left full rudder at one time, and then blown by the wind force to a right full rudder at another time, extremely embarrassed.

  Actually, steering a ship is similar to driving a car. If the ship veers to the right, turn the wheel slightly to the left; if it veers to the left, turn the wheel slightly to the right.

  However, the difference between sailing and driving lies in the fact that the helmsman on the helm needs to have sharp and rich navigation experience. They need to know where the sea breeze is blowing from, how strong it is, and no matter what position the sail is in, they should be able to react immediately by adjusting the rudder to control the sail's position and direction of the ship's progress.

  Tang Jie didn't understand this point, and he was busy to the point of sweating profusely as the Hell's Number swayed back and forth on the surface of the sea, tracing out one "?" character after another.

  Tang Jie was getting anxious and impatient when he suddenly saw a hand steadily placed on the steering wheel.

  Ba Er smiled slightly at him: "Kid, treat her like your own woman, don't use brute force."

  Barl grasped the helm with a familiar touch, and whenever the sail shifted, his helm would change accordingly, as if he had foreseen it, he could sense in advance how the wind on the ocean would tease the sails.

  Tang Jie's eyes widened as he stared at Ba Er, who was lightly turning the steering wheel. Sometimes he would turn it two grids to the left, and sometimes three grids to the right. Although the angle of the wind sail was still changing randomly, the hull remained stable and continued to move forward steadily.

  "Standing in this position, your hands are not just touching the round steering wheel, but grasping the entire ship!" Bar smiled, his eyes fixed on Tang Jie. "You don't just need to keep your eyes wide open looking at the direction ahead, but also open up every pore of yours, using your sensitive skin to feel the wind's direction and strength. You should imagine yourself merging with this ship as one, when the wind blows onto the sail, you should always be the first person to know!"

  "Sailing isn't an easy thing." Barwin said with a smile, his eyes encouraging. "Want to try again?"

  Tang Jie's eyes were filled with excitement and curiosity for new things, filled with high morale for the unknown future. He rubbed his fists and grinned: "As long as you're not afraid of seasickness!"

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