Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 118 Off the Sea

Uncle Pegg opened the dock gate and allowed Claude to drive in the carriage. But before Claude asked if Eriksson was here, Uncle Pegg told him the bad news: Eriksson went out on a small fishing boat alone, not fishing on the lake.

“What did you say... he went out on his own?” Claude was shocked: “Why go out on the ocean? ”

Uncle Pegg was confused by Claude, and looking at Claude's puzzling face, he grinned and pointed at the empty pier stack bridge: "Have you forgotten Captain O'Truney's merchant fleet is not back yet? Eriksson said he was going to pick up his father from overseas, and a silent man went out on a small fishing boat and left us only a letter. Vero came to him in the morning and we found out...”

Claude came over and sank himself into the alchemy experiment in the woodland, forgetting the most important thing in White Deer Town. The merchant fleet, in which fathers and others invested, set out under the newly opened route to the Tyrsim Overseas Domain of the Nubian mainland and departed in August, returning to White Deer Town as planned by 15 November.

But now it is November 18th, the merchant fleet has not returned, no wonder my sister said that there was a fight at a banquet held at her house the day before yesterday, her father was frowned upon, and there was an argument with her mother. Obviously, the townspeople who entrusted their families to this merchant fleet are panicking. They are worried that something will happen to the merchant fleet...

Earlier in the day, Ericsson said he had been having nightmares, dreaming of a shipwreck. If something really happened to the merchant fleet, people lost nothing but money, and he lost a relative. Captain O'Trooney is not only his father, he's also his idol, he's always said he needs to be a captain when he grows up. So he couldn't stop thinking about himself and went out on a small fishing boat to greet the merchant fleet led by his father, and he wanted to be the first to see the merchant fleet return.

“When did he sail?” Claude was in a very bad mood all of a sudden. Now, when, in November, the winter was coming soon, and the sea was so windy that Ericsson was still alone, riding a modified fishing boat, and it was almost risking his life to sail! If anything happens to him, he's still alone. He doesn't even have a helper. He's really shouting at God, he's shouting at Earth!

“The morning before yesterday, I thought he was going fishing on the lake, so I didn't care. It's common for him not to come back at night, so I'm not in a hurry. But I didn't come back one day yesterday, and the same thing happened at night, so I started worrying. Vero came to him this morning, and I said the situation, and he went to Ike's room, and then we saw the letter that was left on the table, and we found out that he was out on a small fishing boat. ”

“Does Mrs. Elena know?” Claude asked.

Mrs. Elena was Ericsson's mother because she was cold during the production of Ericsson and was not well and rarely came to the pier.

“Got it, or did Vero send the letter?” Uncle Pegg frowned bitterly: “Mrs. Elena and Vero searched the pier this afternoon for a boat that could go out to sea. They wanted to find Ike, but haven't found the right boat yet...”

It's really hard to find a boat that can sail at this time, the sea boat is not suitable, the small sea boat returns basically to repair and renovate work, many have been erected in the shipyard of the shipyard, and few ship owners are happy to go down to sea.

Claude pulled the rope, and the carriage turned around again: “I went to Ike's house to see if I could find the boat. Please let me know and I'll go out on the boat to find Ike. ”

Erickson's house is on the south side of town, not far from the town centre square. It was a three-story masonry building, and the first floor was rented by a merchant specializing in gold and silver appliances, and the second and third floor was Ericsson's house.

Turn to the backyard, stop the carriage, and Claude runs to the second floor in one breath. But it was an old maid of their house who opened the door, and she told Claude that Lady Elena had gone out this afternoon and had not returned yet.

Claude couldn't help but turn the pier around and waited another half day with Uncle Pegg before seeing Mrs. Elena's carriage arrive at the pier.

Vero was there, and he helped Mrs. Elena out of the carriage and told Claude that the boat had been chartered, but would not sail until tomorrow morning. Three sailors were recruited, but the owner was unable to sail because of something at home and had to find another captain to replace him. Tomorrow morning they'll take a little boat to the pier over here, pick up the supplies and set off.

Verricolo said he was leaving for Ericsson with the boat, and Claude nodded and said he was going too. What about the woodland? Claude said it was all right, go back later and ask the Theories to look at it for a few days, pack up some clothes and come back with something, and sleep at night at the pier.

Uncle Pegg took Lady Elena to the warehouse to see what needed to be taken out to sea, and Verricolo had to accompany her to get some supplies, so Claude quit the carriage and went back to the woods.

Back in the woods, the Theories were asleep. Claude was polite enough to wake them up and tell him he was going out for a few days. The Theories promised to take care of the woodland, so Claude wouldn't have to worry, and prayed to the sea gods to bless Erickson's peace. It's just that when Claude turned around and left, it always felt like the Theories seemed a bit of a dark snatch.

At this time, the clothes you need to wear are not only warm, but also, most importantly, smooth and waterproof on the outside, and breathable inside. Whatever Wakuri's fishing gear and boat dealers do to acquire animal hides is to make clothes that keep the boat warm. You can't wear these on a boat like Claude likes to wear, because it's easy to get hooked up with something, and accidentally dangerous in an emergency.

Claude picked out a sheepskin coat from those clothes he brought home, and a pair of black pig leather pants, except gloves and hats didn't fit very well, so why not? Now Claude only regrets spending too much money on his own, otherwise he can go knock on Vakuri's door and yell at him to buy a suit for the boat.

The backpack came naturally, and Claude stuffed the surviving bag in the wild, thinking about bringing another five bottles of the perfect primary therapeutic herbs that he had made himself, and the hiking rope. Fire rope guns don't need to be worn, but you can bring the magic crossbow, and the short sword doesn't need to be worn. The western waters of the Kingdom of Ovieras are safe and there have been no pirate attacks on ships. But be prepared, that black iron dagger with a demonic effect is still stuffed in the boot barrel.

When he saw that there was nothing left to bring, Claude held the back leg of the wild goat in the kitchen and when he arrived at the pier, he could roast some lamb with Verricolo in the evening. Locked the door, Claude drove off to the pier in a carriage, went out on his own. The carriage could be parked at the pier, and Jamie Black asked Uncle Pegg to take care of it for a few days.

By the dock, Verricolo was waiting for Claude at the gate. He took Lady Elena to buy supplies that were simple, that is, food and wine. The voyage was in search of Ericsson, so Lady Elena laid down her blood book and bought not the common hard, rocky bacon wax, but fresh lamb and a large chunk of ham. Bread is not the kind of black bread that knocks your teeth off with sawdust, but a big sack of whole wheat bread, and the rest is honey bread and small cake...

Verricolo sat on two crates, and Claude walked in and found two cases of whiskey.

“How can you buy such good wine?” Claude asked. A few cases of wine on board are typically Gandhi, which is two to three times more expensive than Gandhi.

“Mrs. Elena promised that every sailor would get a bottle of whiskey a day, drink or not, and this is usually what quenches their thirst.” Véricolo knocked on the two big barrels next to him, Claude, and that was two big barrels of rye.

“Lady Elena is kind of bleeding out, and Ike is so clueless, how can she sail alone on a fishing boat?” Claude sighed.

Erickson was worried about his father, Captain O'Trooney, which was right, but he shouldn't go out on his own. The danger is not dangerous, he says, but forgets that he has another ill mother. If anything happens to him, what about his mother? He has only one son in his family. If anything happens to him, his mother will never live alone...

Verricolo was also in a bad mood, his mother died giving birth to him, and his father pulled him and his sister's brothers together and grew up hard. However, his sister is three years older than him. She has been a good boy and knows a lot about it since she was a kid. A little older, she will take her brother with her. Verricolo grew up with his sister, so he was afraid of her.

Though Velikoro had never enjoyed his mother's love, having a father and a sister made up for it. He told Claude that seeing Mrs. Elena's grieving face in the afternoon made him sad, and if he knew it would happen, he wouldn't have gone home the day before, so he would have stopped Ericsson from sailing alone.

Claude can only comfort him. It's not his fault. He can't stay with Ericsson all day. And Ericsson couldn't stop himself if he was determined to go sailing, and he would always find a time to go sailing.

Véricolo was upset, so Claude wasn't in the mood to barbecue some goat's hind legs at the pier. After giving Uncle Pegg the back leg of this wild goat, Claude dragged Verricolo to rest, leaving tomorrow morning and sleeping too late to wake up in the morning.

It was just Claude and Verricolo woke up the next morning, had a sandwich breakfast made for them by Uncle Pegg, and waited half the day for the boat not to arrive. Another half day later, Mrs. Elena arrived in a carriage, and the boat was still not here. It wasn't until after 9: 00 that the boat arrived late at the pier.

“Captain Marcello, you said you sailed early in the morning. Why are you here now?” Mrs. Elena asked the red-handed man with the captain's hat in a cold face.

The captain named Marcello didn't apologize, he just said, "Ma'am, I was just worried that you couldn't get the supplies last night, so I was deliberately a little late to give you some time to get ready. You know that sailing is not a good thing for us at this time, and I wouldn't have accepted your request if it hadn't been for Captain O'Truni's face...”

Mrs. Irina pointed to the food and drinks piled up at the pier and interrupted him: “I've got everything you need, and now you can get on the boat, and I hope you leave early. As long as I find my son, I will not be stingy to reward you and the sailors. ”

Captain Marcello gauged the food and drinks piled up at the pier and rubbed his hands satisfactorily: "Very well, ma'am, don't worry, we'll leave as soon as we get things on board and hope to find your son as soon as possible. But as you know, it's hard to find people in the ocean, and I'm sure you can understand that too. I'm not sure I can find your son, but we'll do our best. It's just that if we can't find anybody within five days, we'll have to go back..."

Mrs. Elena said with a cold face: "Don't worry, I'll pay you what you deserve if you don't find anyone back in five days. But if you find someone, the reward will be three times that reward. Plus, the two of them have to follow suit. ”

Captain Marcello was quick to say, "Well, anyway, there's still room on the boat, and the two of them can go aboard, but I hope they obey my orders on the boat, and don't risk your loss. ”

Claude and Vikro nodded and walked to the boat.