"Joder! We have reached the end of the sea. Just like in the legend, there is nothing! This is the sea of the dead!..."
"That's right! We haven't seen land for so many days. If we go further west, everyone will die at sea!..."
"Cojones! Listen to me! Kill that bullshit commander! Turn around and go east, come home alive!..."
"Yes! Yes! Pull out the dagger, chop Columbus to death, and go home alive!!..."
The deck of the bow was filled with black heads and gleaming blades. The sailors on the flagship gathered and clamored dissatisfied. Their voices became louder and louder, and their words became more and more fierce. As they watched, the momentum grew.
Things are getting more and more wrong. The impulsive boatswain Qiachu has taken the lead and goes to the captain's cabin at the stern of the ship...
"Everyone, draw your swords! Follow me!..."
Seeing the imminent rebellion, Columbus shuddered and felt the cold death coming towards his face. Once the angry sailors really took action and saw blood, he would either be hacked to death or hanged.
Die on the mast, or be thrown into the sea to feed the fish! And the only way to survive now is to seize the opportunity before the rebellion breaks out completely...
"Merda! Idiot! Bastard! I am an admiral personally conferred by the queen, and the commander of the kingdom's expeditionary force! What are you shouting about? Put down your weapons!..."
Columbus gritted his teeth and without any time to think, he strode towards the sailors on the deck. He widened his eyes fiercely and looked around the gathered crowd. Then, familiar, angry faces appeared, like a pack of wolves.
Surround him.
"Bartolome the boatswain, Chachu the second boatswain, Carlo the goldsmith, Antonio the carpenter, Lope the joiner..."
Seeing this group of leaders, Columbus's heart trembled, and sweat broke out on his back. Among the 42 people on the ship, the two bosuns directly managed the sailors and were the most dangerous. They were estimated to be able to instigate and coerce 20 people.
Plus goldsmiths, carpenters, carpenters and apprentices, that's at least 25!...Obviously, at some point, he had offended the public and became the target of the sailors' dissatisfaction and hatred...
"Witness the Lord! Lower your weapons!... This is the admiral's sword! I am your fleet commander, and you must obey my command!..."
Columbus' knees were trembling and his fingertips were trembling, but his face still maintained a stubborn and fierce look. He looked around at the crowd with the resolute look of the commander of the expeditionary force. Then, he raised the admiral's sword with one hand and the admiral's sword with the other.
The Queen's canonized document shouted loudly.
"This document! This is Queen Isabella's royal order!... It was the Queen who asked us to sail westward to find a new route! Are you going against the Queen's will by shouting to return? Aren't you afraid of the Queen's punishment?
?!...Hurry up and put down the weapons in your hands and return to your posts! I can still forgive you, just pretend that nothing happened!..."
The brave commander of the expeditionary force held a sword in one hand and a book in the other, just like the brave martyr in the Bible, as if the sun was shining on his head. He blushed, rebuked loudly, and looked at everyone with dignity.
At this moment, he tried to straighten his spine and use the majesty of his fleet leader to make everyone...
"Co?o! Damn! Columbus, don't use the queen's will to pressure us! The queen wants us to explore westward, not to let us die!..."
However, the result is obvious. With Columbus's current reputation, he cannot convince everyone with his "majesty" and "heroism" like the legendary captains in those sailing biographies. The second boatswain, Chachu, simply said "poof"
He made a sound and spat on the opponent's face. Then, the fierce Canarian sailor raised his scimitar high, made a chopping motion, and cursed fiercely.
"Columbus, you lied to the Queen! You lied to her about some damn new sea route, and you also lied to us, bringing us to the deep sea so far west! ... As it turned out, there was no land at all in the sea, nothing at all, only a dead end.
!…”
"Yes! Chachu is right! If we go any further, we will be doomed! We must return, and we will return today!..."
"Bosun Cha Chu! You... have something to say! Lower your scimitar!... I have never lied to you, let alone the wise queen!... The new route to the west really exists! Look at my chart
! We are about to reach the rich Japan! As long as we sail westward for a few more days, we can reach the big island of Sipangu, where there is gold everywhere..."
"Co?o! This guy is still talking nonsense about Sipangu! What bullshit chart! He swore before that there are two islands, but none of them exist... He just wants to lie to us to die! Lie to us to die in this deep sea
, and then fell into the abyss!…”
"Damn it! If we die here, far away from the glory of the Lord... we will definitely become undead in the sea! Wandering on the bottom of the sea forever!..."
"Lord! Don't let me become an undead...kill him!..."
"Wait! Wait! Lower your weapons! Lower your weapons!... Let's talk! Let's talk!... I swear to God, I will never deceive you!... Really! Think about it, even if it means dying, I will be with you.
We died together!…”
Columbus was sweating on his forehead. He was surrounded by a group of angry sailors. Several scimitars were raised above his head. They might fall down at any time and chop him into half.
However, the more he faced this life-and-death moment, the more Columbus's stubborn determination came into play, suppressing his inner fear. And whenever a crisis came, his straight back would change from stiff to hard.
When everything goes well, he becomes arrogant and commits suicide...
Columbus gritted his teeth and looked at the crowd again, and found the solemn-looking second captain Dela Cosa outside, as well as the royal butler Gutierrez, who was watching from a distance and watching silently.
From the expressions of the two people, he suddenly realized that this was an unplanned and sudden sailor riot. The rioting sailors had no detailed plan, nor did they control the important personnel on the ship, or communicate with these people.
Reaching a consensus. In other words, the sailors were just driven by an impulse, led by a few people...
To quell such a riot, we must first calm down the opponent's anger and restore order to the chaotic scene! During the riot, the second captain and the royal steward, who remained suspiciously neutral, also had to drag themselves into the water and take on the responsibility of making decisions.
That’s all! No, more than that, all neutral people must participate and speak...
"Columbus, let me ask you one question: will you return or not?..."
"Don't be excited! Don't be excited! I can return! I can return!...But I want to listen to everyone's opinions! Listen to everyone's opinions!...I'll throw away my weapons first!..."
Columbus took a deep breath and tried to stabilize his trembling fingers. With a "clang" sound, he dropped the rapier in his hand on the deck, taking the lead in showing concession. Then, he looked at Dela Cosa on the other side of the deck and shouted loudly
shouted.
"Dra Cosa! Dra Cosa! You are the second captain that everyone trusts... Come forward and call a crew meeting! Yes! Not only our ship, but also the two ships of the Pinzon brothers! All of them.
Everyone attends!…Dear Royal Butler Gutierrez! You are the royal representative trusted by the Queen, and you are here to vouch for the witness in the meeting!…”
"Witness the Lord! There will be no riots today, there will be no accountability, and there will be no bloodshed! ... Today there is only a meeting with the participation of all crew members to decide our next voyage! ... Everyone participates, everyone participates
Speak, everyone!…”
"Come on! Put down your weapons and let's have a good talk! Let's see what everyone thinks about the purpose of this risky voyage! ... And now, if we return, what will we get and continue to move forward?
What will you get!…”
"The Lord witnesses! The wealth that pours into the sky, the wealth bestowed by the Lord, is really right in front of us! ... The queen's generous rewards and the rewards from the kingdom's nobles are also waiting for us... And if you back down at this time, nothing will happen to you.
If you don’t get it, you will definitely regret it for the rest of your life!…”
