Mrs. Setia's frankness surprised Captain Quirk.
"Uh... I really didn't expect that."
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".
"Um... which Pirate Crew are you in?"
Although it felt a bit impolite to inquire about someone else's past, especially a woman's past, curiosity still drove Quirk to ask this question.
Mrs. Setia did not show any displeasure and said directly, "Red Tooth Pirate Crew, Captain, have you heard of it?"
"Oh! It's Red Tooth Pirate Crew! That's the legendary Pirate Crew that people talked about every day when I was a pirate. Even the big pirate Edward who used to dominate Northwest Bay came from there, and later he became independent and went to the northwest to work alone! I heard that Regiment Commander Red Tooth Gerard later disbanded Pirate Crew to go exploring, and then disappeared."
Quirk's eyes are full of little stars, looking longing.
He suddenly felt something was wrong, "Wait! Red Tooth Gerard? Laddie Setia Gerard?"
During those few days in Jiaowan, he learned about Female Advisor's father's surname - Gerard. Now that he thought about it, he actually had the same surname as the famous pirate leader, and the Mrs. Setia in front of him was the mother of Miss Laddie, and she once stayed in Red Tooth Pirate Crew.
Quirk'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, "Red Tooth Gerard is my husband, and Laddie is our daughter."
"This... this is so unbelievable!"
"After my husband disbanded Pirate Crew, the family settled down in Independent Territory Messiah in Corner Bay, but I 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 Laddie became an adventurer when she grew up was that she wanted to find out about her father. However, Jingguo has not had any clues after so many years, so her idea must have faded away."
Quirk said with regret, "Please have your condolences, madam."
The sadness on Mrs. Setia's face quickly disappeared, "Thank you, Captain. I have adapted to it after so many years."
"Huh? I remember that the navy only had one ship out today? Why did two ships come back?"
"Silly! That's the Nanfang! The Nanfang is back!"
"Ah? Is it the Nanfang? There has been no news for so long, I thought..."
When approaching Franklin Harbor, people on the dock had already recognized the ship that returned with the Hope. It was the South that went south to open a new route one and a half months 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 Southern was anchored, a gangplank was placed between the ship's hull and the pier.
A loud voice came from the ship:
"Brothers and sisters of Northwest Bay, your Nanfang is back! Your Quirk is back!"
Quirk was the first to step on the springboard to the shore, spread his arms and shouted to the people, and the crowd who gathered responded to him with cheers.
"Captain Quirk, congratulations on returning to your hometown!"
Someone who knew him immediately came forward to hug Quirk.
Other members of the warship also stepped on the gangplank to the pier one after another. People they knew swarmed up and asked them questions. The pier was very lively for a while.
Soon, smart people rushed to notify the Navy Commander department, City Hall and the people at the shipyard.
So Navy Commander Austin led a group of officers, the town mayor Theodore led a group of Affairs Officer, the shipyard supervisor Rubin and the old shipwright Benjamin and other craftsmen all came to the dock.
"Our hero!"
Theodore hugged Quirk and several naval officers and four business representatives behind him. The crowd around him cheered one after another.
"You are the people who have traveled the furthest in Arda history!"
This Expedition Team team set out from Lakeheart Town to complete this "feat". This is an expedition worthy of being recorded in history, and it was during his tenure. How could Theodore be unhappy.
"And he still drove the entire Sailing Ship to conduct this great 'expedition' from the sea."
Rubin and Benjamin were almost crying with joy. Their efforts were not in vain. The successful return of Quirk and others showed that the ships they built were usable and easy to use. This was a round trip of thousands of nautical miles.
Among the crowd, only Austin was relatively calm. He encouraged Quirk and others, and then announced that all members on board the Nanfang would take a day off.
He saw Female Advisor Laddie and several people around her, walked up and asked, "Miss Laddie, I didn't expect your identity to be known. Are these two your family members?"
Female Advisor said with some embarrassment, "Well, I really caused trouble for everyone in the navy. Let me introduce, mom, this is the navy Austin of Arda. Austin Commander, this is my mother Shelah Setia, this is my... my god sister Lisa."
Austin saluted the two ladies. "Hello, Mrs. Setia. Hello, Miss Lisa."
The two girls quickly returned the gift. "You're welcome, Mr. Commander."
Theodore patted Austin on the shoulder.
"Let's go to the City Hall to celebrate our heroes! Arthur, notify the hotel chefs we have appointed and ask them City Hall to assemble. I hope the celebration banquet can start within three hours."
A Affairs Officer next to him immediately responded, "Yes, Mr. Mayor!" Then he ran away as fast as he could.
Austin reminded Theodore: "Mayor, don't forget to inform those merchants. After all, the purpose of the lord sending the Nanfang to Jiaowan is to expand business activities."
"Of course! How could I forget them? I sent someone to notify them before coming."
Theodore already knew that Female Advisor went south on the boat to pick up his family, so he also sent an invitation to Laddie's family and said that he would send someone to take them back to Lakeheart Town the next day.
So everyone gathered around the officers and sailors on the Nanfang and rushed to the City Hall.
At the same time, Theodore did not forget to send people on fast horses to gallop towards Lakeheart Town. The news of the return of the Southern Ship must be sent to the lord as soon as possible.