Seven days later, her first ship was built on the Yatis Beauty.

Kron's skills are undoubtedly superb.

He built a three-meter-long, five-meter-wide and nearly two-meter-high upper deck at the bow of the ship. The turntable of the fishing fork cannon and the large winch that collects the entire arrow cables are installed behind the deck side, and the bow mast of the beauty pointing the sky is independent and does not intersect with the deck.

This unique design allows the fork cannon to basically maintain a wide shooting angle of 90 degrees in front of it.

More importantly, by fine-tuning the position of the triangular bow sail, he vacated the operating area of ​​the bow sail at the front end of the deck, successfully retaining the standard Kirk-type limited sailing ability against the wind.

This is important for a sail-powered sea boat.

After completing the adjustment of the bow, he aimed at the stern of the Beauty.

Lorraine and Henna captured a paddle-powered fishing boat in Cherbourg Black Harbor and hung it on the starboard ferry of the Attis Beauty.

The charge boat is of course important, giving seafarers the right to land in almost all types of natural harbors, whether it is shallow and silted or densely covered with reefs.

However, its weight also destroys the overall balance of the Beauty.

Kron's response was very simple.

He created more than a dozen wooden barrels, filled with sand and gravel, and fixed them on the port side of the Beauty, so that they would not affect the normal passage of the crew on the deck, and would also pull back the center of gravity of the hull.

The only regret is that the stern of the boat has become much heavier.

But neither Lorraine nor Kron cares much about this side effect.

The standard Kirk type has never been a high-speed ship type. Even if the sail is full, the speed of eight to ten knots is not enough to make the bow rise when breaking the waves, and thus create the risk of the ship capsizing.

All the renovations were completed without spending money, and the energetic Kron aimed at the mainmast again.

He suggested to Lorraine: "Captain, I plan to move the main mast of the Beauty five meters forward, and then ten meters apart, and add a fifteen-meter-high secondary mast."

While drawing a nautical chart, Lorraine asked absent-mindedly: "Why?"

"Why?" Kron choked for a long time by this answer, "because double-sided sails can make the boat faster!"

"I have calculated that after the transformation, the speed of the Beauty can reach about ten knots, and it is basically the same as the same level of Brig in full sail. We can also install full sail cables in one step, pull the jaws and catch the sails. Even if it is a headwind, the Beauty can maintain a speed of two to three, which is perfect!"

Lorraine put down her quill helplessly: "Mr. Scott, do you know how much it costs to make such a modification?"

"Uh... I can preside over the construction, if there are only materials and labor, it will be about eight hundred pounds."

"Eight hundred pounds." Lorraine smacked her lips, "Good design, rejected."

Cron clutched his hair in disbelief: "Why!"

"It's very simple, I don't have money."

"You tell me that the famous Herald Baron Drake has no money at home?"

"Drake is Drake, Lorraine Drake is Lorraine Drake. Didn't Ramos say that when he introduced me to you, I am the abandoned son of the Drake family?"

"He said it! He also said that the English nobles have always been hypocritical, old-fashioned, arrogant, shameless, and abandoned children like you, and there are several families with a long history!"

"He was pretty much right. As far as I know, the Drake family does have two nominal abandoned children, who are responsible for operating routes in the Americas and Asia, respectively, and earn profits for the family."

"What about you?"

"I'm sorry, I happened to be the first real abandoned child in Drake's history, and I deserve it."

Cron suddenly had a bad premonition: "I'll ask, what is the salary you pay for the seafarers?"

Lorraine recalled carefully: "Drake Chamber of Commerce is still in its inception. For the time being, the salary of sailors will be controlled at 20 to 30 pounds a year, which is generally the same as the market price. As for seafarers... they will include food, housing, and with me, they will share the brilliant prospects of the Chamber of Commerce."

Kron was shocked: "I don't have a salary?"

Lorraine shrugged in embarrassment: "Young people, having a future is enough, what are you doing if you want money..."

Cron took a deep breath: "What do we eat!"

"Grandma Rowling's Secret Food."

"Where is Grandma Rowling? I've been on the boat for seven days, and I haven't seen any cook come to cook on the boat!"

Lorraine replied seriously: "It is a good thing that you didn't see her, because she had happily seen God seven years ago. Before she went, she gave the recipe for her life-than-loving recipe to our dear little Pierce, whose craft is authentic."

"Then where do we live?"

"Didn't the dormitory be assigned to you seven days ago? The stern cabin."

"But my room is in a haunted watertight cabin!"

Lorraine frowned: "You are a boatman, and I even prepared an independent work cabin for you. Apart from the watertight cabin, where can I find such a large space?"

Cron stared at his shameless captain, and murmured to himself: "Why do I feel...I'm getting on a pirate ship?"

"It's true." Lorraine patted her butt and stood up. "Although there were only four of us and a poor fishing fork cannon on the Yatis Beauty, she was indeed a real privateer. The privateer license is now in my captain's room, and it was issued by the Queen himself."

"Queen?"

"Don't eat fish on Friday." Lorraine said in a London accent, "That queen is our great and wise virgin queen, the co-master of England, France and Ireland, Elizabeth I... Her Majesty the Queen."

...

Don't eat fish = support the leader.

Cron heard Lorraine's voiceover, not to mention that he had really gotten along well with this outstanding and talented young captain these days.

He eventually chose to stay on the Yatis Beauty, even though the Drake Chamber of Commerce shamelessly deprived the seamen of their salaries, even if Lorraine had no money to satisfy his desire to modify the ship.

Just as Lorraine said, they are still young, aren’t they?

[As young people, it’s enough to have a future, what do you want to do?]

The arrogant Cren obtained the consent of the ship owner Pierce, and wrote this sentence completely on the mainmast, and announced that he had officially completed the entire modification of the Attis Beauty.

So, on a calm and clear afternoon, the Beauty raised the anchor.

Henna was at the helm, Kron was driving sail, Lorraine was wearing a windbreaker, holding her arms with both hands, and stepped on the guardrail of the bow deck with one foot, looking straight ahead with her eyes firmly.

He shouted, "Left full rudder!"

Henna immediately pulled the handwheel, and the Beauty retreated and drew a beautiful arc in the open Mary Bay, heading east.

"The wind is going east, the wind is three festivals, the breeze is full of sails!"

Cron took action, put away his bow sail, and with the assistance of Pierce, he quickly pulled the wide sail to the top.

Lorraine raised her arm and pointed forward.

"The Yatis Beauty, targeting Stavanger, leaves port and sets sail!"
Chapter completed!