"you don't need to fear. i have nither the reason nor the intention to kill you, so just get out of here."
They all nodded and left without making a noise...
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"I have sulfur, i need coal and potassium nitrate to make gunpowder."
prince murmured
"I don't know about any of these, I don't know whether people in this world have discovered them or not, if yes then what are they called?..."
"Hahhhh...i should find more clues about coal first."
...
One day, as they sat around the campfire, Prince had an idea.
"We need to find coal,"
he said. "It's a valuable resource that we need most. i can't tell you how."
The crew looked at him in confusion.
"we understand but, Coal? What's that?"
one of them asked.
"It's a black mineral that burns,"
Prince explained.
"It's found underground in certain areas, and it's used as fuel for fires, and it's same as a half burned wood but different and more effective."
The crew still looked unsure, so Prince decided to give them a crash course in coal mining...
He explained how to identify coal mines, what symptoms to look for in the ground, and how to mine for the coal safely.
The crew listened attentively, but when Prince asked if anyone knew where to find coal, they all shook their heads...
Undeterred, Prince set out with a few of his most trusted crew members to search for coal....
They combed the islands, looking for signs of the mineral, but they had no luck.
...
Prince stood at the helm of his ship, the Blakk Pearl, scanning the horizon for any signs of land.
His crew members were busy hoisting the sails and preparing for the journey ahead. They had been at sea for Days, searching for a source of coal, but so far they had found nothing.
"Any luck, Prince?"
asked kann...
"None," replied Prince, his eyes still fixed on the sea.
"We've searched every port and every island we could find, but nobody seems to know what coal is. We might as well be searching for Atlantic."
"huh...Atlantic? what's that? "
she asked with interest
"Ohh...it was a lost city in the sea. There are stories that it was a very developed city which got drowned in the sea due to some unknown reason, although everyone tried to find it but nothing was found "
She listened every word...It was very surprised to hear that.
...
The crew groaned in frustration.
They knew that Prince needed coal for a importent purpose but they had no idea what it looked like or where to find it, Although he had explained but they did not understand everything from just words.
"Maybe we should ask the locals again," suggested jack,
"They might have heard of it by now."
Prince shook his head.
"We've already asked everyone we could find. It's time to try a different approach."
He gathered his crew members on the deck and began to explain what coal looked like, how to identify a coal mine, and the symptoms that were there in the ground where the mine was found.
He drew diagrams in the sand and answered their questions patiently until everyone understood.
"Now that you know what to look for, I want each of you to take a small boat and search the coast for any signs of coal,"
said Prince.
"We'll meet back here in two days and compare notes."
The crew members nodded, eager to prove themselves.
They set off in different directions, rowing towards the shore with a renewed sense of purpose...
Two days later, they returned to the ship, tired and empty-handed.
None of them had found anything resembling coal.
"What now, Prince?" asked kann
Prince frowned. He had been counting on his crew members to find the coal, but it seemed like they were all searching blindly.
He knew he needed to find a different approach, but he wasn't sure what it was.
"i think we should search mainland instead of Islands"
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