Aztec Eternals

"Boss Columbus? Commander?!..."

The huge white sail casts a white shadow, blocking the sunlight in the sky. In the shadows, the second captain De La Cosa paused and quietly kicked Columbus who was lying down. But the other party remained motionless, just looking at the sky in despair and crying. He waited warily for a while, then took two steps back, turned his head and looked at the remaining eighteen sailors around him, especially at the navigator Pedro, who was lowering his head.

Around Columbus, sailors gathered in twos and threes, and all stopped in unison. The sailboat sailed quickly and quickly entered the deep sea, and they did not need to adjust the sails or rudder all the time. What's more, the current situation...the boatswain was hit by an arrow and fell into the water, and the commander was paralyzed by an arrow. Among the remaining people on the ship, he suddenly became the second captain, Dracosa, and the biggest...

"The natives are so cruel and despicable, even the arrows are coated with poison! I don't know what kind of poison it is..."

"Lord! No matter what kind of poison it is, there is no medicine on the ship, and it can't be cured!..."

"This...Commander...how long can he survive? Can he survive until he reaches the shore to find medicine?..."

"Ashore? The coast here is so dangerous. The natives of Sipangu are simply savage and ferocious. They are all terrible poisonous snakes! Let's just go back to the Bahamas! The natives there are as well-behaved as sheep..."

"Hey! May the Blessed Virgin Mary!...Then, who should we listen to next?..."

"Um…"

While whispering, the sailors quietly looked at Commander Columbus lying down and De La Cosa standing in front of Columbus. After more than a dozen breaths, Commander Columbus remained motionless, while the second captain De La Cosa turned around completely with an expressionless expression.

"God bless you! What a despicable native! Commander Columbus was attacked by the natives and was seriously injured. He can't even speak..."

Dracosa spoke slowly, squinting his eyes and looking at each sailor in turn. As his cold gaze swept over them, the sailors lowered their heads in silence. After a few breaths, there was silence on the deck. There were no more whispers from any sailors, only Dracosa's devout prayers remained.

"Holy Mother! I sincerely pray to you, may you bless our Commander Columbus, may he survive the hands of the devil's natives!..."

The sailors were silent, watching Dracosa's prayer and the second captain's pious smile. When the prayer was completed, the second captain raised the corners of his mouth and uttered deep but deep words.

"Hey! What a test from the Lord!... Commander Columbus is no longer able to command, but a ship must not be without a captain!... So, next, who will be in charge on the ship?..."

"Boss de la Cosa! You are the second captain and the owner of the Santa Maria... Of course you are in charge of this ship!..."

"Yes! Yes! Captain Dracosa is a noble queen and a captain personally conferred by the Queen! It must be the will of the Lord for him to lead us!..."

"Oh? Let me lead everyone? Do you all agree?... Well, respected navigator Pedro, what do you think?..."

"I...;losbendiga! I...Dear Captain Dracosa, I listen to you!..."

"Huh? Listen to me?..."

The sun was shining brightly, the wind was whistling, the sails were beating, and the shouts of death went away with the coast. Dracosa looked at the deep sea, raised the corners of his mouth, smiled and nodded. He just smiled like this, walked up to the navigator Pedro, suddenly raised his machete, and swung it down hard!

"Hey!..."

"Ah!! Lord save..."

A shrill scream rang out, and then turned into horror. The navigator Pedro was shocked. He looked at the half of his clothes that had disappeared, and then looked at Captain De La Cosa's blade that had been sheathed. The shining blade and just the right amount of power at that moment made his heart tremble! Captain De La Cosa, who has always been low-key and forbearing, is actually also a good hand with a knife! …

"Captain Dracosa!... You!... What are you?..."

"Go. Take this piece of cloth and bandage it for Commander Columbus. The weather is so hot, and if the wound gets infected, then the respected Commander of the Expeditionary Force will be doomed..."

"Dear Captain Dracosa...you want me to bandage the commander?...This..."

"Pedro, call me boss!..."

Captain De La Cosa smiled, stretched out his hand, and patted Pedro on the shoulder, his voice becoming kind.

"Blessed Mother! There are not many crew members on the ship... Pedro, you are a navigator who can read the stars and remember the charts along the way... You have to navigate well for everyone!..."

"Yes! Yes!...Boss! I listen to you...I..."

"Okay!... Witness the Lord! Commander Columbus was seriously injured and is resting in the captain's cabin! Next, the Virgin Mary, captained by the queen's loyal contract, a regular officer of the kingdom's navy, I! Juan, son of the noble ·Dela Cosa takes full responsibility!…”

Dracosa turned around with sharp eyes, looking around at all the sailors, declaring his unquestionable power! He pressed the scimitar and looked at everyone's face and eyes. And the motionless Columbus was lying behind him, still bleeding and still crying.

"Blessed by the Holy Mother and the Queen! We have discovered a new sea route, and also discovered Sipangu and the Kingdom of Japan! As long as we return to the Kingdom of Castile and report to the Queen... all of you will be greatly rewarded by the royal family and receive a shining gold coins!…”

"The merciful Lord is watching us! Now, on behalf of the Queen, I, Dracosa, give you an order as the captain and interim commander of the expeditionary force!..."

"This voyage exploration ends here! Return to the Bahamas immediately, immediately, right now! After replenishing food and water, return to Seville as soon as possible!..."

"Follow me! I will bring all of you back alive! I will also give each of you a bounty from the royal family, at least three years' salary! I swear in the name of the Lord!..."

".Return?...Go...home?!..."

There was a moment of silence, and the faces of the sailors first showed surprise and confusion, and then gradually turned into widespread joy. After experiencing so many dangers and deaths, "going home alive!" has long been the common wish of everyone!

"Ah! Go home! Go back to Seville! ... Praise be to Our Lady!"

The low-pitched discussions gradually grew louder, turned into smiles on everyone's faces, and turned into unanimous cheers! Finally, the cheers erupted from the entire ship, ringing in everyone's ears and hearts!

"Praise the Lord! Praise Captain Dracosa! End the exploration and come home alive!..."

"Hahaha! Praise the Lord, come home alive!..."

Dela Cosa laughed wildly, pulled off his hat and threw it into the sea, even his hair flying in the sea breeze! Then, laughing, he picked up Columbus's admiral's hat and looked at it carefully for a moment.

"Tsk tsk! The Queen is so generous! This is such a good hat! ...It's a pity that it's stained with blood..."

Dracosa shook his head, carefully pulled off the native copper arrow stuck in his hat, and glanced at the light blue arrow. Then, he took a deep breath and put the admiral hat on his head solemnly. The surrounding sailors were still cheering, pretending not to see what the new captain and commander did.

"Well, dear Columbus...Boss...can you hear me? I really admire you. With a chart full of mistakes, you were able to withstand the rioting sailors...and really lead the fleet to find the place." A new route to the East!…”

De La Cosa, wearing an admiral's hat, smiled and squatted down next to Columbus. Columbus rolled his eyes with difficulty and looked at Dracosa's face. His mouth was crookedly open, drooling uncontrollably...

"Mer...you...dare...to kill..."

"Kill? No, no, no!...Boss Columbus, Commander Columbus, I'm not like you, who always likes to shout loudly, shout and kill...I prefer to keep quiet, get things done, and get what's due. , hold on tight..."

De La Cosa smiled broadly, his face still friendly. He took away Columbus's bright red left hand and looked carefully at the arrow wound on the other's left ear. Then, he sighed and shook his head, with real fear on his face.

"On the undulating sea, you can hit your ear even dozens of steps away, with poisonous arrows... What a terrible Xipangu native! If I were the commander of the ship, I would have to die here this time. ah!…"

"The fair Lord gives wealth and opportunities, but also the test of life and death! The leader of this sailing fleet is really not that easy to be. He must be protected by the goddess of fate... You see, the Pinson brothers are fighting for this position. , and ended up having his head cut off by the natives. You were also in this position, and almost died several times... From this point of view, your life is better, and you are more loved by the goddess..."

"So, don't worry, Commander Columbus! I won't kill you either. I believe in the Lord devoutly, and I never kill people casually. I am a good person who abides by the rules!... Especially, you are a commander personally conferred by the Queen... As long as you behave and don’t cause trouble!”

"I guarantee you! If you can withstand the poisonous arrows of the natives and return to Seville alive, then you will still be the commander of the expeditionary force of the fleet!... After all, if you lose two royal stewards, you have to do it. Report back to the Queen. And you are famous and have the Queen's contract. Tsk tsk, I never dared to think about those conditions... So if you are alive, you can fight for your rights and interests for the next voyage and explore, and you can also show me... cough!"

Having said this, Dracosa coughed slightly and shut up. Even in this situation, he still retained some caution. He looked at the sailors who were deliberately avoiding him, lightly touched the blood on Columbus's face, smiled calmly, and wrote three numbers "6" on the other's forehead.

"Devil's Witness! Commander Columbus, I will still agree with you on the Bird's Beak Oath and the secret society brothers we agreed on! But, I should be the one to draw up the conditions for the oath, right? Of course, you are older, so you can Be my brother. You see, you are always safe when you cooperate with me. Even if the worst happens, I will not take your life..."

"Witness the Lord! To be honest, I don't have much ambition. I just want to take the lead on the ship, return to the Kingdom of Castile properly, report back to the queen properly, and get an honor and reward that can be passed down... After all, the captain has the right to execute the crew members, and it was too unsafe for you to be my captain before!... Tsk tsk! You are too easily excited! Look, aren't you excited again!..."

De La Cosa smiled and stretched out his finger to wipe the tears of the excited Columbus, and then wiped the blood. He glanced at the navigator Pedro, who kept his head lowered and did not dare to bandage, and let out a chuckle. Then, he took the piece of clothing with his own hands and carefully bandaged Columbus's left ear. However, this bandage seemed to be too tight. Even Columbus's eyes were tightly covered, and even wrapped in several layers. Darkness struck instantly, covering the blue sky, and completely enveloped the wise and wise commander of the expeditionary force...

"Mer...da...Hu...An...Minchi...uh!...uh...uh..."

"Oh! I forgot, your mouth must be tightly wrapped to avoid injury..."

After a moment, Dracosa wiped the blood on his hands, looked at the commander of the expeditionary force with only his nostrils exposed, and ordered with a smile.

"Pedro, send the commander to the captain's cabin to lie down! The commander's injury is very serious and it will take a long time to recover... By the way, find another rope and tie his hands to avoid injury..."

"Ah? Yes!..."

The navigator Pedro nodded in awe and lifted Columbus up as if he was carrying a freshly dug mummy. Seeing this, Dracosa shook his head again and gave a kind instruction.

"Be gentle! Don't touch the commander, lest you get hurt!..."

"Yes! Yes! I will not let the commander get hurt!..."

Pedro nodded repeatedly and was about to leave in a hurry. But after he took two steps with Columbus on his shoulders, he thought of something again, turned around and asked carefully.

"Dear Drakosa ship...commander...boss!"

"Um?…"

"Commander Columbus is seriously injured. Please tell me at Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com when he will recover? He still won't recover..."

"No, no! Treat him well, and try to make him recover as well as possible! ...As for when he will be cured...well..."

The new commander Dracosa touched the stubble on his chin and looked up at the changing sky of the Caribbean Sea. The sky was clear just a moment ago, but now it is suddenly covered with clouds. Seeing it, a heavy rainstorm at sea is coming again.

"Waiting for the rain to stop...waiting for us to set off from the Bahamas...and arrive at the peninsula..."

"Commander Columbus, you will get better and go to see the Queen in high spirits! May God bless you!..."

"Yes! God bless you! Commander! Boss!..."

(End of chapter)