Chapter 30 I have the skills to sail at night

Port of Piraeus.

Roy and Guard Captain Pallas came here with fifty teenagers and fifty Guard soldiers, and saw ten cargo ships about ten meters in length parked at the artificial dock of the port.

Pandion and Erechtheus were guarding the dock with a group of personal guards, waiting for the arrival of Roy and others.

Roy brought his companions to the dock. Pandion took the initiative to come to Roy, pointed to the cabin of a cargo ship and said.

"Priest Roy! The olive oil used in exchange for grain has been placed in the hold of the ship for you. In the past, the Phoenicians brought grain to trade with us, and one hundred jars of olive oil could only be exchanged for two thousand kilograms of grain. Now I give

You have prepared a hundred cans of olive oil, and I hope you can exchange them for at least three thousand kilograms of grain in Crete."

"Chief Pandion, there are only a hundred jars of olive oil in the cabin——"

"In addition to a hundred jars of olive oil, food and water are also prepared for you in the cabin. Even the fifty sets of paper armor worn by your sailors have been placed in the cabin."

After listening to Pandion's words, Roy said with a smile.

"Since Chief Pandion is fully prepared, we can set off now."

After speaking, Roy took the lead and boarded the first cargo ship.

Seeing Roy boarding the ship, fifty teenagers also boarded the cargo ship.

Guard captain Pallas exchanged glances with Pandion, and then boarded the cargo ship with fifty guardsmen.

According to Roy's pre-arrangement, each cargo ship now has five teenagers and five personal guards.

Seeing that everyone had boarded the ship, Roy stood on the bow and shouted loudly.

"Comrades! Now you all obey my orders, let's all set sail together - set sail!"

Hula la——

Hula la——

After the sails were raised, which was blown by the wind, except for Roy and the guard captain Pallas, the ten people on each ship sat next to the oars and rowed the oars to let the cargo ship sail out as fast as possible.

Port of Piraeus.

Pandion watched the fleet go away, with both hope and worry in his eyes.

After all, this was the first time the Athenians conducted long-sea trade.

If it failed, the Athenians would have to endure the Phoenicians' low-priced grain exchange for olive oil.

"The great goddess Metis! We Athenians did not choose the goddess of the earth or the goddess of the sky, but made the goddess of the sea the patron saint of Athens, just because we want to get the future of Athens from the sea. If you don't want to be betrayed by the Athenians

, please make sure our distant sea trade succeeds."

Driven by the sea wind and ocean currents, Roy's fleet sailed as fast as an arrow, and soon left the waters of Athens and sailed into the vast sea where land could not be seen with the naked eye.

Roy stood on the bow and shouted to the sailors on the ten cargo ships in a shouting voice.

"Dear companions! I know that you are all worried, but the priests of the goddess Metis are with you. As long as the goddess Metis does not abandon me, the goddess will definitely protect me, and by the way, protect all of you."

Aries, who was on the same cargo ship as Roy, said with a smile while paddling.

"The goddess Metis bestowed upon Priest Loy the wisdom of the gods and allowed Priest Loy to invent those incredible things. This shows how much the goddess Metis loves Priest Loy. The great goddess Metis will definitely protect Priest Loy, and then

Those of us who are lucky will also be protected by the goddess Metis because of the priest Loi."

After Aries finished speaking, everyone showed a relaxed smile.

In fact, even Roy himself doesn't know whether the goddess Metis will protect Roy.

But in order to reassure everyone, Roy must force himself to believe that the goddess Metis will protect him and everyone else.

If Roy doesn't believe his lies, how can he deceive others?

The young sailors seemed to have endless strength. By the time the sun set, ten cargo ships had sailed more than two hundred miles on the sea.

Guard Captain Pallas asked the cargo ship he was riding to approach Roy's ship, and then said to Roy.

"Master Priest! Night is coming, should we find an island to anchor for the night?"

In this era, night sailing was more dangerous than day sailing.

Because there is no sun to confirm the direction, it is easier to get lost at sea when sailing at night.

In addition to losing their way, ships sailing at night are also more likely to hit rocks.

Roy looked up at the stars in the sky, and then said to the guard captain Pallas.

"Captain Pallas, we have to continue sailing at night."

"But sailing at night is very dangerous."

"It is because it is very dangerous to sail at night, so we have to sail at night."

Roy explained patiently.

"Because it is very dangerous to sail at night, we continue sailing at night without worrying about being attacked by pirates. And if we look for an island to anchor, we have no idea whether the residents of the island will accept us or attack us. If

If we have conflicts with the residents on the island and cause casualties, then the gains outweigh the losses."

"But--"

"I know what you are worried about. I have a way to sail at night without losing my way. Now I am going to send a lantern to each of your ships. You can use the lanterns to confirm each other's position. You must stay close to my flagship."

Faced with Roy's tough attitude, Guard Captain Pallas could only choose to accept Roy's order.

After all, what Roy said makes sense. If you find an island to anchor for the night, you are likely to be attacked by the islanders.

After night falls.

Ten cargo ships lit lanterns and sailed slowly on the sea.

Roy held the navigation chart, suspended the compass, and said to the Aries beside him.

"Aries! Including me, it is impossible for everyone to stay awake all night. Now I will teach you how to use nautical charts, compasses and constellations in the night sky to confirm the direction of navigation at night. After you learn how to do it, in the middle of the night

I will be responsible for piloting, and you will be responsible for piloting in the second half of the night. The others should also be divided into two groups, one group will sleep in the first half of the night, and the other group will sleep in the second half of the night."

Aries nodded, and then listened carefully to Roy's explanation.

Time flashed to the next morning.

Roy's fleet sailed smoothly through the night without encountering any danger.

This deepened everyone's trust in Roy and made them no longer afraid of sailing at night.

It's evening in a blink of an eye.

Guard Captain Pallas came to the ship where Roy was, lowered his head and said to Roy.

"Master Priest! I hope you can teach me the techniques of night navigation."

"Is this an order from Chief Pandion to you?"

Guard Captain Pallas shook his head and said.

"The leader doesn't know that you have the technology of night navigation. But the leader told me that if the long-sea trade is successful this time, the leader will let me lead the fleet to carry out long-sea trade in the future, so I must learn the technology of night navigation.

"

Roy did not intend to become a captain specializing in high-sea trade.

So Guards Captain Pallas wanted to learn to sail at night, and Roy certainly had no reason to refuse.

"Captain Pallas, it is not difficult to sail at night. Now I will teach you how to recognize the constellations at night-"

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