Not only did Richard notice, but the captain at the helm, Morgan, gradually sensed that something was wrong: the ghost ship had not been thrown off the way, nor had he deceived it into going astray. For some reason, the ghost ship seemed to know the location of the "Naru Glory Fisherman" very well, and even if there was no light to guide it, it still followed closely. In this way, he made the boat turn to the left and maneuvered, which became "self-inflicted" - not only did he make the distance smaller, but he made it smaller.

Looking at the blue flames on the ghost ship in the distance, Captain Morgan's expression was extremely solemn, he took a deep breath, and issued a command from his mouth.

Next, Richard, who remained on deck, saw Captain Morgan use all his resources to try to get rid of the ghost ship behind.

For example, completely extinguishing the lights, extremely risky blind walking;

For example, pouring a large amount of oil into the sea, sailing a certain distance, and then igniting it with a rocket, creating a raging flame, trying to mistake the ghost ship for the "Naru Glory Fisherman";

For example, a large number of ropes tied between pontoons are lowered into the water, trying to entangle the pursuing ghost ship.

......

In Richard's opinion, although these methods have no scientific and technological content, it is really not easy to come up with them, at least ...... The way of thinking is ahead of its time.

If the same approach is applied to air combat on the modern Earth, it is equivalent to radio silence, infrared jamming bombs, and anti-ambushes.

But...... Even so, none of these methods worked.

The ghost ship is really like a ghost in the dark night, constantly pulling closer, closer, and closer.

The atmosphere on board the "Fisherman of Glory of Naaru" became tense, all the sailors were woken up, and Captain Morgan steered and commanded with all his might. Knowing that extinguishing torches is useless, he simply lights up the sea around a large number of torches, and tries his best to increase his speed and engage in a real speed contest with the ghost ship.

But...... The ghost ship is still approaching......

Finally, the ghost ship arrived only a few hundred meters away from the "Naru Glorious Fisherman", and the empty deck could be clearly seen under the light of the dark blue flames.

The faces of the sailors changed, and some of the cabin passengers sensed that something was wrong and ran to the deck, and they could not help but panic when they saw this. Fortunately, I remembered the words warned by Captain Morgan before, so there was no riot.

The atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

Captain Morgan stood at the helm, his face frighteningly dark.

First Officer Williams glanced at Captain Morgan cautiously and asked, "Captain, now...... What to do......"

Captain Morgan didn't answer, because he didn't know how to answer - he had thought of everything he could think of, and he really didn't know what to do about it now.

It seems that it won't be long before the ghost ship catches up completely. At that time, regardless of whether the ghost ship is disguised as a pirate or not, the "Naru Glorious Fisherman" will be in an extremely bad situation.

Is there really no solution?

Captain Morgan thought bitterly.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the deck, proposing, "Lose the cargo." ”

"Huh?" Captain Morgan was stunned, raising his eyebrows.

First mate Williams glared at the sailor and said, "Which of you is talking, stand up? Lose the cargo? Hmph, who wants to lose the cargo, I'll lose him first?"

The sailors looked frightened and quickly shook their heads in denial.

Richard, in the corner of the deck, looked calm, as if he had done nothing.

First mate Williams was about to pursue further, when he was suddenly stopped by Captain Morgan, who said, "Wait a minute, Williams." ”

"Captain, you-"

"Losing the goods is not a solution. Captain Morgan said slowly, "If you lose all the cargo, the ship will be lighter, and the speed will be increased, and you will be able to shake off this ghost ship." ”

"But Captain!" "First Officer Williams was anxious, "if the goods are lost, how can we explain to the merchants when we go to sea this time......"

"There's always a way. Captain Morgan raised his hand to interrupt Williams, "I think very clearly, now that the cargo is lost, the loss is only the cargo, and there is still a chance to save it." But if you do get caught up by the ghost ship behind you who doesn't know what, you will lose not only all the cargo, but also the ship, and the lives of all of us. ”

"But the captain ......"

"Say no more, Williams, carry out the order!" Captain Morgan snapped, "open the hold and throw everything you can see into the sea!"

"Yes, I understand!" First Officer Williams gritted his teeth.

"Repeat it to me!"

"Open the hold and throw everything you can see into the sea!" shouted First Officer Williams.

"Very good, then what are you still doing here, bring someone to do it!"

"Yes!" First Officer Williams gritted his teeth, called the names of a large number of sailors, and ran towards the hold.

In a short time, boxes of cargo were lifted onto the deck and then pushed into the sea.

"Puff, puff, puff......"

The weight of the "Naru Glorious Fisherman" has been continuously reduced, and the speed has increased significantly, and you can see that the ghost ship behind it is getting slower and slower, and then the distance is pulled away again, and it is pulled farther and farther away......

"Whew, saved, saved!"

"Finally got rid of it!"

The passengers on deck cheered.

But the sailors were silent, and although they were out of danger for the time being, like the passengers, they had lost all their cargo, and they would have been doomed to have nothing to gain even if they reached their destination, and their hearts were heavy.

At the helm, the first mate Williams sighed and looked at the captain Morgan at the helm: "Captain, do you want to rest for a while? Since the goods are lost, we don't have to hurry, and the ghost ship is also far away, so don't be too anxious." ”

"Wait until dawn. Captain Morgan said, "It's still not safe, I'll go to rest until dawn." ”

"Okay. First mate Williams knew Captain Morgan's temper, and no longer continued to persuade, silently standing by and guarding.

Captain Morgan meticulously steered the wheel.

The cheering passengers, tired after some celebrations, returned to their cabins to rest, and the deck became dead silent.

For a long time......

The stars streaked across the sky, the night passed little by little, and the east revealed a faint light.

Captain Morgan slowly loosened the rudder, because of too long of exertion, his body shook slightly, and the first mate Williams, who had been guarding next to him, hurriedly stepped out to support him.

"Captain, you...... Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, don't worry about me. Captain Morgan raised his hand and said, "It's just a little old, just get some sleep." ”

As he spoke, Captain Morgan left the rudder, letting the waiting helmsman take over the rudder, and walked towards the captain's quarters, followed by first mate Williams.

"The things on the ship, you take care of the things first, don't worry too much about the cargo, all the problems will be solved when I wake up." Captain Morgan said.

"Yes. First mate Williams nodded.

"That's good. As he spoke, Captain Morgan had already walked to the captain's quarters, opened the hatch and was about to enter.

At that moment, the "Naru Glorious Fisherman" shook violently, and the hull made a terrifying "squeak" sound, and its speed plummeted, and then stopped. Under the effect of inertia, the captain Morgan, the first mate Williams, and many sailors on the deck all leaned forward and almost fell.

Captain Morgan stood firmly, turned his head to look at the rudder, and asked with an unsightly face, "What's the matter?"

"Captain—" At this time, the helmsman, who had just taken over the helm, stood up trembling all over, his face was ten thousand times more ugly than that of Captain Morgan, and he almost cried and reported, "Captain, we ...... Hit the rocks!"

Hit the rocks!

This!