Chapter 207 Homecoming 2
Captain Quaker was very surprised by Mrs. Setia's frankness.
"Uh...I really didn't expect it."
He didn't know what to say. No wonder Mrs. Setia said that she had been a sailor at sea before. It turned out to be that kind of " "Seaman" ah.
"Um...which pirate group are you in?"
Although it felt a bit impolite to inquire about someone else's past, especially a woman's past, curiosity still drove Quick to ask this question.
Mrs. Setia did not show any displeasure and said directly: "The Red Fang Pirates, Captain, have you ever heard of them?"
"Oh! They are the Red Fang Pirates. That's the legendary pirate group that people talked about every day when I was a pirate. Even Edward, the great pirate who used to roam the northwest bay, came from there, and later he became independent and went to the northwest to work alone! Tooth Gerrard later disbanded the pirate group and went out to explore, and then disappeared."
Quick's eyes were full of little stars, looking longing.
He suddenly felt something was wrong, "Wait! Chiya Gerald? Ladi Setia Gerald?"
During the few days in Cape Bay, he learned about the female consultant's father's surname - Gerald. Now that he thought about it, he actually had the same surname as the famous pirate leader, and the Lady Setia in front of him was La Di. The young lady’s mother once served in the Red Fang Pirates.
Quick's face was full of shock: "Could it be...could it be...you guys?"
"Haha, you guessed it right." Mrs. Setia covered her mouth and smiled: " Chiya Gerald is my husband, and Ladi is our daughter."
"This...this is really unbelievable!"
" After my husband disbanded the pirate group, the family settled down in Messiah, an independent territory in Cape Bay. However, we didn’t expect that he disappeared when he went out to explore alone.”
Speaking of this, a look of sadness appeared on Mrs. Setia's face.
“My daughter was still young at that time, and I raised her up alone. One of the reasons why Ladi became an adventurer when she grew up was that she wanted to find out about her father. However, Jingguo There is no clue after so many years, so her idea must have faded."
Quick said with regret, "Please forgive me, madam."
Mrs. Setia's face. The trace of sadness quickly disappeared, "Thank you, Captain. I have adapted to it after so many years."
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"Huh? I remember that the Navy only had one ship out today? Why did two ships come back?"
"Stupid! That's the Nanfang! The Nanfang is back!"
" Huh? Is it the Nanfang? There has been no news for so long, I thought..."
When approaching Fulan Port, the people on the dock had already recognized the ship that returned with the Hope. The Nanfang went south to open a new route a month and a half ago.
The news quickly spread throughout the small dock area, and people gathered to watch the return of the Southern Ship.
The Nanfang furled its sails and slowly approached the berth. The sailors threw the cables from the ship. The trackers on the pier pulled the cables together, slowly dragged the Nanfang into the berth, and then tied the cables firmly to the wooden stakes.
After the Nanfang anchored, a springboard was installed between the hull and the pier.
A loud voice came from the ship:
"Brothers and sisters in the Northwest Bay, your Southern is back! Your Quaker is back!" Quaker was the first one. He stepped on the gangplank to the shore, opened his arms and shouted to the people, and the crowd who gathered responded to him with cheers.
"Captain Quick, congratulations on your return home!"
Immediately someone who knew him came forward to hug Quick.
Other members on the warship also stepped on the gangplank to the pier one after another. People they knew swarmed up and grabbed them to ask questions. The pier was very lively for a while.
Soon smart people were running to notify people at the naval headquarters, city hall and shipyard.
So Navy Commander Austin led a group of officers, Mayor Theodore led a group of affairs officers, shipyard director Rubin and old shipwright Benjamin and other craftsmen all came to the dock.
"Our hero!"
Theodore hugged Quick, several naval officers and four business representatives behind him, and the crowd around him cheered one after another.
"You are the people who have traveled the furthest in the history of Arda!"
This expedition team set out from the town in the middle of the lake to complete this "feat", which is enough to be recorded in The expedition in the annals of history, and on his watch, how unhappy Theodore was.
“And we conducted this great ‘expedition’ from the sea in a full-sail vessel.”
Rubin and Benjamin almost cried with joy. Their efforts were not in vain. The successful return of Quick and others showed that the ships they built were usable and easy to use. This was thousands of nautical miles away. A round trip.
Among the crowd, only Austin was relatively calm. He encouraged Quick and others, and then announced that all members on board the Southern had a day off.
He saw the female consultant Ladi and a few people around her, walked up and asked:
"Miss Ladi, I didn't expect that your identity was known. These two Is this your family member?"
The female consultant said a little embarrassedly: "Well, I really caused trouble to everyone in the Navy. Let me introduce you, mother, this is Navy Austin from Alda. My lord. Commander Austin, this is my mother Sheela Setia, and this is my...my god-sister Lisa."
Austin saluted the two ladies: "Hello, Mrs. Setia. Hello, Miss Lisa."
The two women quickly returned the salute: "You're welcome, Commander."
< br>Theodore patted Austin on the shoulder.
“Let’s go to the city hall to celebrate our heroes! Arthur, inform the hotel chefs we have made appointments and ask them to gather at the city hall. I hope that within three hours Can we start the celebration banquet?"
A steward next to him immediately responded: "Yes, Mr. Mayor!" and then ran away like a whirlwind.
Austin reminded Theodore: "Mayor, don't forget to inform those merchants. After all, the purpose of the lord sending the South to Cape Bay is to expand commercial activities."
"Of course! How could I forget them? , I sent someone to inform them before coming.”
Theodore already knew about the female consultant going south on the boat to pick up her family, so he also sent an invitation to Ladi’s family and expressed his concern. Tianhui sent someone to take them back to Huxin Town.
So everyone gathered around the officers and sailors on the Southern and rushed to the city hall together.
At the same time, Theodore did not forget to send people on fast horses to gallop towards Lake Town. The news of the return of the Southern Ship must be sent to the lord as soon as possible.
(End of this chapter)