The impact of the strong flashlight on him was far greater than the shock it caused to the natives.
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Seeing the brown-haired fellow already in the same "shocked" state as the natives, Chen Zhou didn't give him a chance to recover and immediately began the interrogation.
He first attempted to communicate with the brown-haired guy using "broken English."
It was clear that the man had some understanding of English and seemed to comprehend parts of it, but the difference between 17th-century and 21st-century English was simply too vast.
It was as if a thousand-word article was placed before him, and the reader only recognized a few words, making it impossible for him to summarize what the article was about.
Werner, being unlearned, could only understand English because he had lived at sea for many years and had interactions with the British, learning some nautical terms and swear words.
