Chapter 950: Single Journey
The Madeira Islands are more than 300 nautical miles from mainland Morocco.
There are two reasons why the two ships went to the Madeira Islands: the first reason is that there are many shipwrecks nearby. The coordinates of the ten shipwrecks that Xiao Peng gave to Ma Xiao are basically north of the Madeira Islands and near the Strait of Gibraltar.
There are quite a few shipwrecks here. After all, the route between Madeira and mainland Africa has been a major shipping route since ancient Greece, and it was even a necessary route during the colonization of South America. It's also a high-risk area for piracy. Madeira, the Canary Islands to the south, and the Azores to the west were essentially pirate hideouts. The triangle from the Azores to the Strait of Gibraltar to the Canary Islands contains at least several thousand shipwrecks, if not more.
Of course, how much is worth salvaging is another matter.
Many people today still picture pirates as gigantic ships, like the Black Pearl from Pirates of the Caribbean. In reality, 99% of pirate ships are small boats, filled with just seven or eight men who dare to rob—desperate criminals.
Who would become a pirate if they weren't incredibly poor? How could someone so poor afford a large ship? If there was a large ship back then, a pirate crew could be formed in a matter of seconds. But even pirates with large ships wouldn't risk their entire fortunes on a robbery, would they? That would be like sending yourself to death!
As I said, although there are many shipwrecks in the sea, there are actually not many worth salvaging.
Another reason they went to Madeira was that although it was right on Morocco's doorstep, it belonged to Portugal. And Xiao Peng had to make the process of sending the maids back to Europe much simpler.
They went to Funchal, the capital of the Madrid Islands, and put the maid on a plane to Lisbon.
No one knows the place Funchal, but if you mention 'Cristiano Ronaldo', or 'C Ronaldo' as everyone calls him, many people know him, and Ronaldo was born in Funchal.
After Xiao Peng arranged the work again, he left the fleet and embarked on his journey with nothing but his backpack.
Walter and Khedira wanted to follow him, but he rejected their proposal and asked them to be responsible for catching illegal fishing. The "Luna" was later called the "White Raven" and they were said to be "pirates".
In fact, they can indeed be called "pirates." After all, they have the legal right to seize ships, and they hold the moral high ground—after all, we are arresting illegal fishing! The EU has granted us law enforcement authority. However, this so-called "law enforcement authority" is actually illegal. How can there be so many laws on the high seas? To put it bluntly, it is "black robbing black."
But that wasn't Xiao Peng's concern. He had more important things to do. Why didn't he bring anyone along? Who doesn't have a little secret?
To go to the South Atlantic Anomaly, you should actually go to South America.
Although the South Atlantic Anomaly is called the "South Atlantic", it is actually shaped like a pear, with the big belly in South America. The area from the coast of Chile to the coast of Namibia all belongs to the "South Atlantic Anomaly".
However, the place Xiao Peng wanted to go was close to the coast of Namibia, so he flew back to Morocco and planned to fly to Namibia from there.
He had originally planned to travel stealthily, keeping his whereabouts secret. However, he overlooked one point: a visa was required to fly from Funchal to Morocco. Thus, the Chinese ambassador to Morocco learned of Xiao Peng's whereabouts.
Didn't this ancestor just leave? Why is he back again? Has he caused some trouble again? No, we have to keep an eye on him!
So when Xiao Peng got off the plane, he saw Ambassador Chen waiting for him there with a smile on his face. As soon as he saw Xiao Peng, he curiously asked him what he was doing back and why he didn't even care about the fleet.
He wanted to say he was just passing through and wanted to go to Namibia, but Ambassador Chen would definitely think wildly: You sailed to Africa and threw people into the sea, and then you went to Namibia alone? With so many people watching Xiao Peng now, some would definitely doubt his motives - no one is stupid these days!
So Xiao Peng changed his words: he said he had never been to Africa before and planned to have a good time in Africa!
There is nothing wrong with this reason, but looking at Xiao Peng's lightly equipped appearance, it doesn't seem like he is here to "have fun" as he said!
Xiao Peng blurted out: "Why not just buy whatever you need?" He said he was planning to buy a car for a road trip.
Ambassador Chen had no doubts about this statement. After all, everyone knew that Xiao Peng was rich. However, he gave Xiao Peng two suggestions: the first was to hire armed bodyguards, the second was to choose a good car, and the third was to carry more "small umbrellas".
Xiao Peng directly denied the first point. It was not like he didn't have bodyguards himself. Why would he hire one if he didn't even bring his own? As for the second point, he humbly accepted it. After all, the infrastructure in many parts of Africa was poor, and not having a good car was indeed necessary. As for the third point...
The way he looked at Ambassador Chen changed. He couldn't believe you were this kind of ambassador!
Although he knew that there were many cases of AIDS in Africa and that many young African girls had incredible figures—but! But! But! Important things must be said three times!
Xiao Peng isn't the villain in the novel, okay? He's not the one who goes around having sex everywhere... Uh, let's just ignore the last part.
Ahem, even if Xiao Peng is a bit lustful, he wouldn't have to carry more "small umbrellas", right?
Ambassador Chen also understood that Xiao Peng had misunderstood, and hurriedly told Xiao Peng: The main reason for asking him to bring more "small umbrellas" was the sealing performance of the "small umbrellas".
When many people think of Africa, the first thing that comes to mind is "dry" and "hot." In reality, this isn't the case. With the exception of the Sahara Desert in the north, the rest of Africa isn't like that.
Although most of Africa is around the equator, it is never too hot. Even during the hottest time, the weather is still humid and cool due to the rainy season.
When I read the news about Africans suffering from heatstroke in China, many people thought it was a joke, but it is actually true. Although we are close to the equator, the temperature here is only around 20 degrees Celsius.
It's rainy season in Africa right now. Further south, it's almost always rainy in the morning and again in the evening. It's not noticeable in the city, but in the wild, it's essential to be waterproof and moisture-proof. This is why Ambassador Chen asked Xiao Peng to bring extra "small umbrellas." They're naturally waterproof.
When Ambassador Chen learned that Xiao Peng was planning a self-driving tour, he volunteered to help Xiao Peng find a good car so that Xiao Peng could have a great time in Africa.
Huh? You're going to get me a car? You're not planning on keeping an eye on me, are you?
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