On the Ark in Medan, Captain Sidney Strachey has been spending the past few days in torment.

As captain of the Ark, Sidney Strachey is responsible not only for the Ark, but also for the 1,200 newcomers aboard the Ark.

The actual carrying capacity of the Ark is only 800 people, but there are many supply depots along the way from the Qing Kingdom to Southern Africa, so it is not surprising that some are temporarily overloaded, relatively speaking, the Ark is quite humane, and some ocean-going transport ships are more than double the number of overloads, which is the real canned sardines.

First mate Sean Arley returned from the cabin and walked into the bridge with a "sucks" in his mouth.

Sidney Strachage knew how bad the situation in the cabin was, in order to allow women and children to get as much space as possible, the Ark freed up some cabins for women and children, and as a result, the men's living space was further compressed, and some of the cabins that were originally four-person rooms had to be squeezed into a dozen people, that is, the Chinese with super endurance could endure this situation.

"When the hell are we going to get out of this damn place?" Sean Allley casually put his hat on the counter, tore off his bow tie regardless of his image, and then took the coffee in front of Sidney Strachey and drank it down.

"Wait, the Umbrella Company's ships have appeared, and the officials of the Lion City are negotiating with the Dutch, maybe we can leave tomorrow." Sidney Streich can't help it, the Dutch are really dead, and they really can't stop it.

"Maybe the Nile Crocodile is just passing by—" Sean Arley's disappointment was palpable, and the Nile Crocodile's appearance outside the port of Medan in the morning made the crew of the Ark ecstatic, but the Nile Crocodile did not enter the harbor at all, but sailed directly north, much to the disappointment of the crew of the Ark.

"Calm Sean, the Lord will not ignore us, even if he ignores our Ark, he will not ignore the more than 1,000 Chinese on board." Sidney Straggie is also convincing himself when he persuades Sean Arley.

In this unfamiliar environment, it's impossible to say that Sidney Streich isn't anxious.

But anxiety doesn't solve anything, and as captain, Sidney Streich must force himself to calm down, stabilize the crew, and calm the frightened newcomers in the cabin.

These new immigrants have just left the precarious environment of the Qing Dynasty, and there is great uncertainty about the future, but when they arrived at the Port of Medan, they encountered this kind of thing again, that is, the new immigrants did not know what happened to them, and the crew had to use deceptive methods to make the new immigrants think that the reason why the Ark was stranded in the Port of Medan was because of the storm in the sea ahead, and the Ark could continue to move forward until the storm subsided.

"Sidney, don't be stupid, don't you know enough about those noble lords? They don't care about the life or death of us ordinary people, we are just pawns for them, they want power, money, and those delicate roses, we are all cannon fodder that can be discarded at any time. Sean Ali was furious, but fortunately Sean Ali only complained in front of Sidney Strach, and once he left the bridge and appeared in front of the crew and new immigrants, Sean Ali was still a qualified first mate.

"You're half right, the nobles of Europe are true, but not us in Nyasaland, or you wouldn't have let Casey and the kids come to Nyasaland—oh, I haven't asked you yet, what is the standard of public school in Port Edward." Sidney Strachey pulled the conversation away from the conversation and talked about something that would give people hope.

Sure enough, at the mention of his wife and children, Sean Alley immediately forgot the bad reality on his face: "Absolutely above the level, you know that if our children are in the local area, they have no chance to get an education at all, the local public schools are a bunch of little hooligans, and I can't afford to pay for the children's tuition in expensive private schools, but in Port Edward, my children and the mayor's children are in the same school, wearing the same clothes, eating the same food, they are even in the next class, sharing the same teacher, what else is there to complain about?" ”

When it comes to children, Sean Arley immediately gushes endlessly, Sidney Strachey smiles, and Sidney Strachey certainly knows that he also lives in Port Edward now, and his children attend public schools in Port Edward.

"The Dutch are stupid, they don't know how strong we are in southern Africa, they should really know from the Germans, and now Nyasaland should know about us, right?" Sean Arley looked forward to it.

"The crowd is excited, not only in Nyasaland, but also in the whole federal government, and there are many articles in the newspapers demanding that the federal government pay the bloody debt, and people spontaneously march in the streets to demand that the government take us back as soon as possible, and the army has already begun to move, and maybe tomorrow the Northern Rhodesian Division will appear outside the port of Medan—" Sidney Stratsch held his pipe and hugged his arms as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

"That's how it should be, Lord, what does Lord say?" Sean Alley didn't realize at all that Sidney Strachey had also been detained in the port of Medan in the past few days, and he had no chance to learn about outside news at all.

"The Nile Crocodile that appeared in the Outer Harbor in the morning must have been sent by the Lord, the Nile Crocodile has been in Port Elizabeth, it must be full of mercenaries, you know the character of the Lord, he will not give up on us, don't forget that his position is Deputy Minister of Defense, and we are citizens of Southern Africa-" Sidney Strachey swore and had confidence in Roque.

"Yes, the Lord won't leave us alone, God, I wish I could get out of here tomorrow-" Sean Arley muttered to himself, the Ark in adversity, Roque was their best hope.

"Captain, there are a few gentlemen who want to see you—" Boatswain John's voice came from outside the bridge.

"Who is it?" Sidney Strachey motioned for Sean Arley to open the door.

"Hello Captain, I'm Hicks, Captain of the First Squadron of the Special Operations Brigade of the Umbrella Far East Company, and it's a pleasure to meet you." Dressed in a combat uniform and a hood, Hicks was fully armed and had oil paint on his face, reaching out to Sidney Strach.

"God, you're finally here!" Sidney Strachey cheered, ignored Hicks' outstretched hand, hugged Hicks directly, and kissed Hicks loudly on his stubble-covered face.

Hicks was stunned, and only after half a sound did he react, and immediately shook Sidney Strachey away in disgust.

"How many of you came?" Sidney Streich doesn't mind Hicks' attitude.

"A squadron!" Hicks was not angry, and then noticed that the atmosphere was a little frozen: "But there are still 800 people in the Lion City, and there will be people arriving one after another tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, how is your situation here?" ”

Sidney Strachey could barely control his emotions, Sean Arley had opened his mouth wide and his eyes were red, and John was busy making coffee.

"It's not good, a small epidemic broke out a few days ago, so more than a dozen people died, but now the disease is under control, after Mr. Fred from the Lion City negotiated with the Dutch, the Dutch finally replenished us with enough food and water, but the situation in the cabin is terrible, we need to get out of here as soon as possible." Sidney Streich is also very helpless, sailing in the ocean, the most afraid is all kinds of infectious diseases, sometimes if the epidemic is more serious, a boatload of people can die.

Nyasaland has always had a high level of hygiene, and the newcomers had been recuperating in a camp in the Qing Kingdom for two or three months before boarding the ship, to replenish their nutrition, learn the language, and develop hygiene habits.

If it weren't for good hygiene, the epidemic would not have killed just a dozen people.

"Can the ship only move now?" Hicks decisive.

"Yes—but—" Sidney Strachey hesitated, whether the ship could drive or whether it could leave without a hitch was another matter.

"Don't worry, no one can stop the Ark." Hicks has a lot to offer, and as a combatant, Hicks' smooth appearance in front of Sidney Straech is already a lot of a problem.

"Oh-oh, okay-" Sidney Strachey woke up from a dream.

"I said we should have rushed out of the house, and with these dwarf monkeys hired by the Dutch, they wouldn't even be able to beat our crew—" Sean Alley was about to ring the bell.

"Wait—" Hicks looked up at his wrist and then at the pitch-black dock, as if waiting for something.

Sidney Strachey and Sean Alley didn't dare to speak or ask, but looked at Hicks expectantly.

Sidney Strachey insisted afterwards that it was only five minutes at most, but Sean Alley thinks Hicks waited at least an hour.

When two fires appeared on the pier more than a hundred meters behind the Ark, Hicks smiled: "Let's go, captain, I wish you a good journey!" ”

Then Hicks put on his hat and jumped onto the dock with his rifle.

"Is that all?" John couldn't believe it.

"What do you think? They're the umbrella, our protector, Mr. Boatswain, getting to work, and we're going to get out of this damn place as soon as possible. "Sidney Stratsche absolutely trusts the umbrella.

The ship is not a matter of turning the key, the Ark uses a large reciprocating steam engine, and it takes at least two hours from the ignition of the boiler to the departure of the port of Medan, Sidney Strachey does not know how many mercenaries the Umbrella Company has on the docks, but since Hicks is so confident, Sidney Strachey chooses to believe.