(Wish everyone a happy Dragon Boat Festival)

It was already afternoon when we left the port, and the sun streamed in from a row of portholes next to the sofa, illuminating the entire room warm and bright.

Cheng Mo first checked the room out of habit and found no cameras or bugs before lying down on the sofa and trying to fall asleep amidst the slight rocking of the bulk carrier. However, he didn't know why it was always difficult to fall asleep. He sat up again and turned to face the room.

Looking out of the porthole window, except that the porthole glass is a little thick, which makes the scenery less pure and clear, the view is still quite beautiful.

After all, the chief engineer's room is just below the wheelhouse on the top floor of the ship building. It is on the fifth floor of the ship building. However, because the floor height is relatively short, the height is only equivalent to the fourth floor of an ordinary building. However, if the height of the ship's hull is added, then

It's at least ten floors.

Speaking of which, this room is also a serious high-rise sea view room. Although the hardware facilities of the room are much worse than those of the yacht, the rough steel structure has a self-exile and wandering temperament. It is an experience to ride on.

Completely different.

Cheng Mo closed his eyes and imagined that the decks the size of several football fields were piled with containers. The huge waves hit the bow of the ship and rolled past like a torrent. The huge ship was rising and falling like a small boat in the overwhelming tide.

, and if you stand on the ship's deck and overlook the 10,000-ton ship riding the wind and waves, you will definitely have a more intuitive understanding of people and the sea.

However, this is all just imagination. In the Mediterranean, he would still prefer to ride a yacht like "Carpe Diem". After all, the Mediterranean is not the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean where the waves are always high and rough. Waves of two to three meters are normal. If there is stormy weather,

, it is not uncommon to see huge waves more than ten meters high or even dozens of meters high, overwhelming the sea.

The Mediterranean is just a basically closed inland sea, with far less sea water than the ocean. In addition, affected by the atmospheric circulation subtropical high pressure zone climate, the Mediterranean is hot and dry in summer and mild and rainy in winter, making it difficult to generate large winds and waves.

, very suitable for sailing.

This was the reason why he dared to sail a yacht across the Mediterranean two years ago. From a historical perspective, this superior geographical condition was also one of the important reasons for the development of maritime trade in ancient Europe.

Two years later, he will take a bulk carrier from Athens to Antalya. It can be said that it is a continuation of his previous escape journey, allowing him to complete the "feat" of completely crossing the entire Mediterranean.

Involuntarily, the past came to mind. He looked at the endless sparkling waves, the aquatic golden mandala covering the blue field, and his mind was filled with Xie Minyun's endless light erupting on top of the Eiffel Tower. At this moment,

The longing that had not erupted in prison actually made him feel a little sad when he left Athens.

Cheng Mo stared at the bright and broken flowerbed. It wasn't until the setting sun ignited the fine golden flowers into huge cone-shaped fireworks that he woke up from the indulging sadness. He pressed the pause button in his brain and

The pain that could not be dismissed sank into the bottom of my heart again, just like the sea hiding all the turbulence underwater.

Seeing that the clock hanging on the wall had pointed to half past five, and there was only half an hour left before the restaurant opened for dinner, Cheng Mo said to Athena who was sitting at the desk using a laptop: "It's time to eat!"

Athena, who was immersed in the computer operation, said without raising her head: "Bring it to me."

Up to now, Cheng Mo can no longer be regarded as a sophisticated egoist, but his behavioral logic of pursuing pragmatism and consequentialism has not changed much. Before getting his Ouroboros back, Cheng Mo plans to

It is not a problem at all for Cheng Mo to offer Athena as an ancestor and bow down to him, as long as he can afford the price he needs.

Therefore, Cheng Mo’s attitude towards Athena is entirely based on profit considerations, and it is definitely not because he is greedy for Athena’s body. This is partly due to Cheng Mo’s high immunity to beautiful women, and also because Athena’s character is very “straight”.

reason.

Cheng Mo has always liked girls who are very feminine, soft like spring water rather than like ice cubes. For example, Teacher Shen and Bai Xiuxiu. As for Xie Minyun, she is the kind of girl who looks like ice cubes, but as long as she can walk

Entering her heart, you can feel her softness.

In fact, Xie Minyun is very gentle and gentle to Cheng Mo. Cheng Mo's heart is very clear.

And Athena is definitely not a girl like Xie Minyun, who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside. Cheng Mo can be sure that she is not only cold on the outside, but also very steely on the inside. Falling in love with this kind of girl is probably similar to discussing philosophy with your brother.

.

But when Cheng Mo lowered his head and saw Athena's pair on the table, he suddenly realized that it was still very different.

There is no such thing as "brotherly" love between men, but Athena is different. Falling in love with her can definitely reach a new level of brotherly love.

It is absolutely impossible to feel such fun and deep brotherhood in philosophy.

Therefore, no matter how unpleasant Athena's character is, she is still a unique beauty with unparalleled grace. The majestic general Napoleon VII was her licking dog. What happened to him being a valet for a few days?

"Are there any taboos?" When asked this question, Cheng Mo watched his eyes, nose, and mind without any evil thoughts.

"No." Athena still didn't raise her head, so she didn't notice where Cheng Mo's gaze landed. She stared at the computer screen and said calmly, "Please give me more caviar, steak and ham!"

Athena was accustomed to being ignorant of common sense in life, so he said calmly: "The cafeteria may not have such high-end food."

"Then bring more meat! And remember me Coke and potato chips."

Cheng Mo said "Yeah" and walked out of the room. The space on the ship's floor was rather narrow, and the corridor could only allow two people to pass side by side. Because there was still time before dinner, Cheng Mo was not in a hurry to go to the kitchen, but was in the ship's building.

It has always been his habit to walk around and observe the environment.

The entire ship building is in the shape of a pyramid, and the floors below are larger in area. Therefore, the fifth floor where he lives is relatively small. There are only two rooms in total. The captain's cabin is on the right and the chief engineer's cabin is on the left, which is the smallest area.

The sixth floor is the driver's cab, the fourth floor is much larger, and has the first mate, second mate and some management rooms. The third floor is the crew accommodation floor. Cheng Mo didn't go in to visit, but he could feel that the crew room was very special.

It is small. The second floor is the canteen, dining room, entertainment room, Suez room, and hospital area. The first floor at the bottom is the laundry room, garbage incinerator room, cold storage, storage room, file room, and attendant's office.

Cheng Mo happened to meet Captain Omero coming out of the duty officer's office on the first floor. Captain Omero was obviously stunned for a moment. He quickly put the mobile phone in his hand into his pants pocket, and then conveniently put the phone in the duty officer's office.

After the door was closed, he said: "Good afternoon, Mr. Rekoczka."

Captain Omero's performance made Cheng Mo think that maybe the other party had doubts about his identity. No matter how much he pretended to look like Rekoczka, his slightly childish voice and Rekoczka's sexy smokey voice

The difference was still obvious. But Rekczka had told himself that Captain Omero was an old man who only recognized money and not people. This made Cheng Mo still quite calm. He waved his hand and said in as low a voice as possible: "

Good afternoon, Captain Omero."

"Are you going to eat?" The tall and thin Captain Omero asked with a smile, two rows of white teeth showing under his dark red lips. There was no obvious protruding jaw and thick lips on his face, and he had an ape-like appearance.

The faces of West African blacks are completely different, and they belong to the East African blacks who are closer to the yellow race.

Ordinary people probably don’t know that black people are also different. That is to say, the Chengmo family has an anthropology, and they know astronomy and geography. They know that Omero is a typical Sudanese ethnic group in East Africa, which is characterized by slimness, long hands and long legs.

Captain Omero has dark skin and a flat appearance, so Captain Omero looks like a West African black man who is thick and honest, making people think he is very shrewd. These are all the same as what Cheng Mo learned about Omero from Rekczka.

The cunning Sudanese information matches.

"Yes, but since it's not time yet, I plan to go for a walk on the deck and do some exercise." Cheng Mo's answer all hinted that Captain Omero knew that the mess hall was on the second floor and knew the opening hours of the mess hall.

There are no flaws to be found.

Captain Omero smiled and said: "Is there anything fun on the deck? How about I take you to the bridge to play? Didn't you say last time that you were interested in learning to drive a freighter?"

Cheng Mo didn't know if this was a test from Captain Omero. Logically speaking, if Captain Omero was smart, he wouldn't want to know whether he was Rekczka for the sake of money.

Cheng Mo was suspicious in his heart, but he answered without missing a beat: "I am indeed interested in driving a ship, but did I tell you that I wanted to learn to drive a freighter?"

"Of course!" Captain Omero enthusiastically helped Cheng Mo's shoulders and invited him to walk towards the stairs.

Cheng Mo became more and more confused. Such an attitude did not seem like a test. He began to speculate on various possibilities in his mind, but no matter how he thought about it, he did not think that Omero, a captain from Sudan, would have anything to do with his true identity.

Contact. However, Cheng Mo, who had always been cautious, secretly increased his vigilance and followed Omero to the cab with all his energy.

The first time I came to the cockpit of a freighter, Cheng Mo was quite surprised. From the layout and furnishings, the cockpit of the freighter was very similar to the starships in science fiction movies. For example, the high-backed chairs in front of the rudder were exactly the same, except they were blue.

The various instrument panels made of iron sheets look very primitive and do not have the high-tech feel of a starship that is full of displays.

But in general, Cheng Mo can be sure that the prototype of the starship's cockpit is the cockpit of a sealiner. Of course, it may also be the cockpit of an aircraft carrier. In short, there is not much difference.

Captain Omero did not wait for Cheng Mo to ask, and introduced the functions of each instrument panel and bridge to Cheng Mo. Only then did Cheng Mo know that the control of the ship was accomplished by the bridge personnel sending remote control signals to the engine room through equipment.

, and the person controlling the direction and the speed are not the same person.

This is completely different from yacht driving. It is much more complicated and professional. Especially this bulk carrier is still very backward. There is no electronic chart and automatic driving equipment. There is no way to drive this behemoth without systematic learning.

The strange knowledge in Cheng Mo's knowledge base increased a lot, and he and Captain Omero went to the canteen on the second floor.

The food on the ship was not particularly good, especially since the "Mediterranean Overture" was a bulk carrier belonging to a small shipping company in Sudan. The food was even less good. The more than 20 crew members only had four dishes in total.

Boiled potatoes, rolls, okra leaves and roasted beef and mutton. The captain, chief engineer and Cheng Mo, who is the owner of the ship, have separate small stoves, but they only have two more dishes: beef stew and boiled prawns.

It can be seen from the details of the meal that all the crew members, including Captain Omero, are believers in Saint Laurent. Unlike the noisy scene that Cheng Mo imagined, they ate quietly, and even the sailors did not talk much. It seemed that

There was a dense sense of oppression among them.

This was a bit strange for Cheng Mo, but he was not 100% sure whether this was always the case for them or whether it was his own illusion.

Cheng Mo became more and more careful when eating. He only ate dishes that had been touched by someone's chopsticks. As for the water, he didn't drink a sip. He just ate a little and didn't stay in the cafeteria for long before he directly took a bottle.

Then he went to the storage room to pick up the snacks, cola and ice cubes Athena bought in the supermarket, accompanied by the captain Omero, before returning to the room.

At this time, Athena had finished taking a bath, took off her human skin mask, and sat cross-legged on the bed. She tilted her head and wiped her wet golden hair with a white towel. The sun had completely sunk into the sea, leaving only the last touch.

The afterglow dyed the sky into blood, and the half crescent moon loomed behind the blue curtain. The last bit of light slowly faded in the room, and Athena's picturesque profile was gradually buried in the shadows, from the tip of her nose to the

From the razor-sharp lips to the long neck

There are crystal drops of water flowing under the straight shoulder blades. The loose white T-shirt is stretched very high. Dots of water fall along the hair and fall down the hillside, like transparent ink stains faintly smeared on the rice paper. The T-shirt

The hem hangs down on the long white legs, reflecting the scorching light and blooming with the beautiful atmosphere of summer.

Although the cold wind howled outside the cabin, Cheng Mo still felt the heat rushing through the room. He seemed to be witnessing a dream about summer, and his body became sticky.

Cheng Mo's blood surged and he didn't dare to look any further. He turned around and closed the door, put snacks, cola and ice cubes on the coffee table, put the stainless steel basin for vegetables on the desk, and whispered: "You can put it now

Does it matter if you take off the mask?”

Athena rubbed her long hair intently and whispered: "I won't go out, and I won't let anyone else in."

"Okay!" Cheng Mo felt that it was inappropriate for Athena to do this, but she was already like this, so he could only let her go. He shrugged helplessly and said lightly, "You should eat first! If the food is cold, it will be cold."

Delicious.”

"Pour me a Coke." Athena stood up and threw the towel on the bedside table. She pushed her long hair behind her and walked naked to the desk. She didn't even look at what was in the stainless steel basin and just sat there.
To be continued...