48 Hours a Day

Karina drank the bottle of rum and, under Zhang Heng's guidance, distracted herself from the spice boat she was chasing. However, she did not have much quiet time until the booze came up and she started nagging about other things, mostly related to her childhood.

She spoke of her father, who had rarely appeared several times since birth, her mother and her perfumed lover every day, her sister, who was two years older but preferred to rob her, and an old dog named Parker...

Most things are intermittent, with her emotions in the middle, "I thought we didn't like each other so much, I thought my mother would be with her lover when my father went to jail, and my sister would go to London to continue to study painting... because I (my family) was born broken, and that's what I realized when I was six years old, everyone there, including me, was busy with their own affairs, indifferent to others, but strangely, when the nightmare came and no one left. ”

The businesswoman paused, "This is the most unreasonable part of the whole thing, and we've been running away from this black hole that devours us all our lives, but why do we choose to stay when we have the opportunity? ”

Zhang Heng waited for Karina to publish the answer, but then the latter talked about a salon she attended last year, complaining about how bad the dessert was, how hypocritical the guests were, and then she said that she was finally lying on the table and stopped moving.

Zhang Heng did not wake up the businesswoman to let the latter sleep in her room, but chose to leave the captain's office. Anyway, there was nothing inside but books, don't worry about Karina discovering any secrets.

He took the door behind him, and there was no one outside in the dark corridor.

Zhang Heng did not go far, leaning against the side wall, closed his eyes until this moment he finally felt a deep sense of tiredness.

Unlike when leaving port, these chilly ravens are surrounded by an atmosphere of suspicion and frustration. After the events of the perfume ship and the Duffy, the crew of today has developed an instinctive suspicion about the so-called intelligence. Even Zhang Heng's announcement of the perfume ship does not raise much morale.

And with the passage of time, there are more and more bad voices for this operation. Zhang Heng has not always been as faint as he appeared on the surface. Especially given the result of the failure of the first voyage, the living environment of the Cold Raven will undoubtedly deteriorate further. More importantly, he, the captain, as the first responsible person, will certainly be hard to blame. When he returns to Nassau, he will face a more dangerous situation.

Therefore, Zhang Heng couldn't help but wonder, even Karina said the extreme circumstances he had considered, but by this time, it doesn't really make any sense to look forward, instead it's better to go one way to the dark.

Everyone on the Raven can panic now, and only he, the captain, can show even a little bit of negative emotion.

Because at this helpless time, people's expectations will naturally fall on the captain, hoping that he will be able to lead the boat out of its predicament. His confidence and calm is the last comfort of the sailors. Zhang Heng knows that the situation at hand cannot be completely bad, because if he can really lead the people through this crisis, he will also be able to quickly establish his prestige and become a true leader among the old and new crew.

But now the question is, can he really do it?

Zhang Heng doesn't know the answer to this question. In previous rounds of games, he basically just needs to look at himself and do what is at hand. He himself is a person like that. In school, he rarely participates in group activities, and is more used to being alone. It's not that he won't communicate with others, but he simply doesn't like this kind of thing very much.

The main task of this round, however, was to build power, which was truly an unprecedented challenge for him. From the outset, he was forced to circle between Fraser and Olf. During that time on the Sea Lion, Zhang Heng was not only studying sail-related skills, but also learning and thinking about the way Olf and Titch led the crew.

And Fraser had helped him a lot in this matter, and the old pirates had said that the great captains did not necessarily have the same qualities, but without exception, they were the ultimate people who could exploit their qualities.

Like Blackbeard Titch, he rarely appears to be involved in the affairs of the ship, but the crew of the Sea Lion are deeply in awe of him, and no crew has dared to challenge his captain's position for three years. Or Sam, the black prince, who is the most philosophical pirate leader in Nassau, whose pirates love him from the heart. And Honig, known for his generosity and generosity before retiring, was followed everywhere.

So Zhang Heng had been thinking about what his traits were from a very early age. He didn't want to rule with fear like Titch, and it was difficult to fully match the bottom sailors like Prince Black. Honig's generosity was also not something everyone could learn.

Zhang Heng thought for a long time and ultimately decided to use trust as his label. He hoped that the crew of the Cold Raven would trust him. Especially at difficult times, everyone would think of him first. He believed unconditionally. Over time, the crew of this ship would not hesitate to follow through with every order, even if they could not understand the meaning behind it.

Zhang Heng knows that this is the hardest path, because this kind of thing cannot be coincidental and can only be forged continuously through a single crisis, but the advantage is that once it succeeds, the pirate group he leads will also have the enforcement and resilience that other pirates do not possess, making it difficult to be defeated again.

But these are the last words, and if he can't lead the people through this crisis, it's bullshit.

…………

“You look tired.” Suddenly a voice came out of the dark.

Zhang Heng opened his eyes and saw a face close to him. The red-haired girl did not know when to stand in front of him, carrying an oil lamp, but with the surrounding environment is a bit of a ghost film both visual.

Annie looked at the closed door behind someone and said, "You...”

“Uh, she came to see me just to discuss tomorrow's plans. ”

“What's the plan for tomorrow? Weren't we chasing that spice ship until we caught up?” The red-haired teenager was somewhat mysterious.

“…” Zhang Heng could not refute that perhaps Annie was the only one on the whole boat who had never shaken, and did not know whether the red-haired girl had a big heart or something, as if she was never worried about the outcome of this operation.

However, Zhang Heng's heart was somehow relieved when he saw her. However, before he had had time to say anything, he heard the night watcher suddenly shout, “Discover the boat ahead! ”