The Westwind Ship

Tark and Yvonne were resting on an unnamed island that day when a large sailing ship approaching slowly. They have seen ships in Nine Realms before, but they are all merchant ships that carry grain and cargo. The reason why this ship is attracting their attention is that the sail poles on the ship are very long. Although the sails are down, the cross-sail pole is almost as long as the ship, and the highest mainsail pole is more than one third of the height of the hull. Only when you get close you can see that although the ship is also wooden, the hull is much larger than the merchant ships they have seen, and the ship seems to be equipped with weapons on both sides. The two of them grew up in Nine Realms and rarely went outside, so they didn't have any precautions, just stayed there instead of hiding somewhere.

When the two were dumbfounded, several people came off the boat, talking, laughing when approached them.

When they approached to about 5 meters away from the two, the group stopped, Tark and Yvonne also started staring at them. Beside for the white man with a beard in the middle looks like a boss, the other people of all colors wear huge sun hats and cloaks on both sides. "Hey, come here, both of you," said an Asian look man. After the two looked at each other, Tark stepped forward, and Yvonne followed him slowly approached the group.

"Who are you? where are you from? where are you going? why are you on this island?" the man continued with many questions.

Yvonne was about to speak, Tark sniffed: "Oh, we are just tourists, we left behind by the boat for unknown reason..."

The man talked with the boss for a while, and the man continued: "would you jump on our boat and have some fun together?" Although there are not many words, also the expression is very relaxed, but they somehow still feel a kind of an unshirkable sense of oppression. Tark and Yvonne talked in a low voice, then decided to follow them up to the boat to have a look, with caution.

This is indeed an unusually large ship, the hull should be more than 50 meters visually, the arrival of Tark and Yvonne successfully attracted the attention of everyone on board. The atmosphere on the boat makes Tark feels comfortable and non aggressive, but was relatively relaxed and friendly, because their eyes didn't stop on them, just smiled then continued what they are busying doing .

After getting on the deck, the group of people who boarded the ship with them walked away a few. The space suddenly became bright, and it became lively in an instant when they entered the hall on the ship from the deck of the ship. It turned out this is a huge casino. The white man walked in front of Tark and Yvonne said with a smile: "Would you like to try your luck?"

Tark looked at the blond man in surprise, but quickly calmed down: "We don't understand this well, and we don't have any money to play with."

"Hehe, there is no need for gambling money here," the blond man sneered, and said to a black man beside him: "Keep an eye on them." Then walked away.

Tark and Yvonne walked here and there in the hall and found that the chips in the casino were a bit special. In addition to the number "1" written on the chips, some strange English letters were also written. The two of them strolled around and came to the restaurant on the ship. The black man looked at them from a distance, but did not stop him. Since Tark and Yvonne left the Nine Realms, they hadn't eaten well. They were not interested in the casino, but were attracted by the fragrance from the restaurant, they wondered how to get something to eat.

"Are you two from the Central Plains?" A slightly hoarse voice came from behind.

The two turned around at the same time and found that the voice came from a slightly older person, thin but slightly strong, "Yes, we are from there." Tark replied.

"How did you get on the boat?" The man asked. Tark recounted what had happened before.

"Weird thing, haha, weird thing, I have been on the boat for so many years, and you are the first one to get on the boat like this. Knowing each other is fate, what are your names?"

"My name is Tark Yuan, and her name is Yvonne Lo." Tark looked at Yvonne, but Yvonne ignored him deliberately.

"My name is Zac Cheung, I am the chef on this ship. Are you hungry? Come on, I will give you a bowl of seafood noodle first."

One reason was indeed a little hungry, and the other was at ease a little bit, so the two did not decline, and nodded in verbal thanks.

Just half of the noodles were finished, someone ran in and shouted, "Zac, come on, it's a big deal!"

The chef Zac was talking with them while they were eating, heard of what this man said, didn't answer, but ran to the deck with the man.

As Tark and Yvonne saw this, they put down the bowls and chased outside.

The lobby of the casino was already empty, but the deck immediately became crowded. The bearded white man was standing on the side of the ship, looking far away, and the people nearby also pointed and rubbed their hands.

Tark and Yvonne came to the ship's side and looked in the direction they were pointing, only to see a big ship traveling far on the sea.

The beard gave an order: "Kay, put the ship emblem; Colddie, shot a flare." A man in the crowd ran to the side and loosened the thing tied with the thick rope, and asked several people to hang it on the bow. Another person took out a signal flare and launched one into the sky.

"Load the fire," Bearded continued to order, "all sails, and full speed!" The boat was suddenly busy.

Tark and Yvonne glanced at it, and what they hung on the bow of the boat was a huge wolf head logo.

The big ship sailed towards the distant ship at full speed, and at the same time another sea-going ship sailed towards that ship from 9 o'clock point too,should be the partner boat who saw the flare...

At the moment, Zac came behind them and told them that they should take shelter temporarily to avoid injury. Tark and Yvonne separated from the crowd and returned to the restaurant. They ate their noodles while muttering, worrying that they were on a dangerous boat? A word popped out of Yvonne's mouth: Pirate? The two looked at each other while sticking out their tongues, Tark told her to lower her voice.

Forget about the food, the two decided to go out and have a look again. As soon as he reached the hatch, chef Zac walked in. "How does the noodle taste, you two?" Tark and Yvonne smiled in embarrassment, and said nothing. Seeing the two did not speak, "Yes, this is a pirate ship. We make a living by looting passing ships. It's getting late today, you should go to rest first. When we are done with this, we could have a chat sometime tomorrow." As he was about to leave, he suddenly turned around, his face looked strange and said: "Go and rest early after eating, don't walk around."

The two did not dare to move, and they heard cheers from outside, guessing that things went well.

After the sun went down, the ship sailed into a harbor and stopped there after anchoring. Not long after, six wooden boats approached one after another and stopped next to them. Someone boarded the big boat from the other six boats, then the real carnival began after nightfall. The hustle and bustle of the daytime was restored in the casino, every table was filled with seats, and there were service staffs who kept shuttle between the tables, delivering wine and redeeming chips. On the other side of the casino, Tark and Yvonne were entangled by a group of beauties. "Oh, two handsome guys, why haven't they seen you on the boat before..." Tark and Yvonne were surrounded and walked in a big cabin...

The sun on the sea rose early, Tark opened his eyes and sat up from the bed, his head is giddy , seeming a little dizzy, he slowly got up and came to Yvonne's bed, she just opened her eyes. Instead of sitting up immediately, she lay there in a daze. After a while, Yvonne asked: "What happened to us last night?" Tark smiled wickedly, "It was amazing last night," he deliberately aimed at Yvonne, "It's very comfortable. Ah!" Yvonne rolled her eyes said disdainfully, "Bullshit! Hurry up, what did the girls do to you?" Tark didn't answer, but laughed instead: "What did they do to you? " "No, I...I..."

Before Yvonne finished speaking, they heard someone knock on the door outside and said: "Two little brothers, are you up?" Tark answered the door, "Oh, you are early, Chef Zac." "Morning, had a good dream?" Tark and Yvonne looked at each other and didn't speak.

"You guys follow me, the captain wants to see you." Chef Zac said. The two paused briefly and followed him to a conference room on the ship.

"Carl, they're here." Chef Zac said.

The beard white man slowly turned around, Tark and Yvonne finally saw the captain's face at close range this time. He is a Caucasian burly body, his face is sharp and angular, his eyes are set deep, and his nose is high. The only difference is that he has black hair and his eyes are darker brown.

"Hello, my name is Carl Carlson, and welcome to the Westwind."