Ever since the Jackdaw returned to port, Zhang Heng had not slept a wink of sleep. Once everything was settled, Zhang Heng and Anne went back to their place to catch up on their sleep. As promised, Zhang Heng announced that he would defend the fortress together with Honegg. After that, Zhang Heng and Anne returned to their place to catch up on sleep.
When he opened his eyes again, it was already dusk.
Zhang Heng looked at the red-haired girl who was still sleeping soundly. Her sleeping posture was extremely unnatural. One of her feet and one of her hands were placed on his body, and saliva was dripping from the corner of her mouth. The most amazing part was that Annie's feet were placed on Zhang Heng's chest, and her hands were placed on his thighs.
Zhang Heng had no idea how she managed to flip herself around unconsciously in her sleep.
The red-haired girl's legs were restless, and Zhang Heng only woke up when she kicked him in the chin.
Zhang Heng spent some time slowly moving her legs and hands away, trying not to wake Annie up. However, he was worried for nothing. The red-haired girl had always been a good sleeper. Even if someone were to knock on her ear, she would still be able to fall asleep.
On the other hand, she had a keen sense for danger like a wild beast.
Even when she was asleep, she would open her eyes the moment danger approached.
Zhang Heng had no idea how to explain this phenomenon. All he could do was attribute her behavior to instinct. Annie had an innate sense of wildness.
What the red-haired girl said to him that night reminded him of the little fox in the movie "The Little Prince."
Because the little fox fell in love with the little prince, it willingly allowed itself to be tamed even though it knew that they would have to part ways. It wanted to remember the color of the little prince's hair when it saw the wheat field.
Zhang Heng picked up his coat from the chair on the side and gently put it on Annie. After that, he walked downstairs bare-chested and went to his small vegetable garden to pick some vegetables and a few potatoes. Along the way, he saw the little girl next door and plucked a few cactus fruits for her.
Before this quest, Zhang Heng had never eaten this fruit. As the name suggested, it was the fruit of a cactus, native to North and South America. It usually grew on the top of a cactus, and its skin was covered with barbs. To eat it, one had to first cut off the tail, then peel off the skin and pick out the barbs.
As for the taste … it was a little sour and sweet. It was a little strange when he first ate it. It was said that the Native Americans liked this fruit very much and would even use it as medicine.
However, just like before, the little girl ran away before he could reach her.
Zhang Heng didn't mind. Girls this age were often taught by their parents not to interact with strangers.
Zhang Heng took the cactus fruits and vegetables back to the living room. Compared to eating them raw, he preferred to dig out the pulp and mix it with honey to drink.
By the time Annie got out of bed, Zhang Heng had already prepared dinner. He sprinkled salt on the grilled fish.
Life in the 18th century was not as interesting as it was in the future. There were no mobile phones, computers, and even books were scarce. Especially after every voyage, people would accumulate a lot of mental stress. Everyone had their own way of relieving stress.
For example, Annie could fight to keep her mood good, and Billy liked to spend time with his family. Zhang Heng also had his own way of regulating his mood. Taking care of the small garden and cooking were his two favorite ways to relax.
The former was a hobby he had developed during the first round of the Instance Dungeon. At that time, he was alone on a deserted island. In addition to the need to survive, he had to constantly find things to do to maintain his spirits. Repairing and expanding the vegetable garden not only brought him points, but it also gave him a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.
Watching the seeds that he had painstakingly sown grow strong and finally bear fruit was a very healing process in itself.
It was the same with cooking.
Unfortunately, the pace of modern life was getting faster and faster. Less and less people were doing things that required energy and calming down to reap happiness.
On the contrary, now that he was a pirate in the Caribbean, he had more time to spend on the trivial matters of life.
Because the game time this time was unprecedentedly long, after reaching Lv.2 in swordsmanship and sailing, Zhang Heng was planning to learn other things. Among them, language was his first choice. After a few rounds of the game, he fully understood the importance of language. Communication was definitely one of the most important human skills. In the Mannerheim Line quest, he suffered a lot because of language barriers.
Now that he had mastered two foreign languages (he only knew a few words in Finnish), he had surpassed most ordinary people. However, due to the uncertainty of each quest, it was obviously not enough.
This was where the advantage of forming a team came into play. At least each person could choose to specialize in one foreign language. This way, a six-person team could master six foreign languages.
As for a solo player like Zhang Heng, he could only rely on himself. Fortunately, he had enough time. Zhang Heng planned to use the next ten years to learn French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, and Latin. At the very least, he wanted to be able to communicate and understand words.
If Zhang Heng remembered correctly, the beginning of the 18th century should be the last glory of Latin. As the official language of the Holy See, it occupied a mainstream position in European countries since the first century BC. At that time, languages like French, Italian, and Spanish were probably equivalent to local dialects.
However, with the decline of the Vatican and the awakening of the nation brought about by the Renaissance, Latin gradually lost its international status. Until modern times, the Vatican was the only country that still used Latin.
Of course, there were still many differences between the language spoken in this era and in the future. However, basic communication should not be a problem.
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Zhang Heng was still waiting for Black Prince Sam to recommend him to join the island's parliament. The next morning, he unexpectedly received a system notification that he had completed his main mission.
After eliminating a few suspicious factors, Zhang Heng believed that Billy had just recruited a new batch of people. There were more than seventy crew members on the Jackdaw. Zhang Heng did not expect that the criteria for establishing a force on this island was as simple as the number of people.
It seemed like he had overcomplicated the problem. Combined with a year of normal game time, this was indeed a more realistic goal. However, since he had already come this far, Zhang Heng had no intention of giving up. After all, he still had to stay in this world for another ten years. Zhang Heng had done everything he could to achieve this goal.
Whether it was joining the parliament, supporting Karina against the black-market alliance, or forming an alliance with Honegg to help Laeli, he was also building a foundation for himself.
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