Pirate Kingship.
Chapter 70 Treasure Map: Treasure Island
Chapter 70 Treasure Map: Treasure Island
When Byron walked into the combat command room, the pirate officers of the Nemesis and the captains of Red Beard's direct pirate fleet were all there.
Apparently, Bill wasn't very popular on the ship, so the sailor in charge of delivering the message was the last one to notify him.
Someone raised his eyelids and said sarcastically:
"Isn't Mr. Executioner the most disciplined person who always mentions the Ten Commandments? How come you are often late?"
In Bill's usual style, Byron ignored the intelligence that showed the captain's name was Hayden.
After taking off his hat to Captain Edward Redbeard, he sat in the third seat to his right.
The officers' seating arrangement on the [Venemy] is from left to right, and the closer they are to Red Beard, the higher their status.
以船长的一号位置为中心,两侧的座次分别是.7、5、3、1、2、4、6
Executioner Bill's previous position was probably seventh in this pirate team.
They are considered to be the core circle, but they are not Red Beard’s indispensable right-hand men.
At this time, Red Beard, who was sitting in the main seat, seemed to have not heard the disagreement among his subordinates at all.
While leisurely eating breakfast, he flipped through the "Lighthouse Weekly" which had been carefully ironed by the servant so that there was no ink on his hands.
"The new King Edward IV of Hattings was recognized by the Magna Carta and the church, was crowned at Oasis Palace, and gave a speech to the House of Lords."
"The Bantaan Islands have encountered several strong storms. A large number of merchant ships have missed the window of opportunity and are stranded there this winter and unable to return. The prices of spices, sugar, and furs from mainland countries will continue to rise!"
“In the Kingdom of Castile, which has the strongest overseas shipping routes, a colony was attacked by indigenous supernatural beings, causing heavy casualties.
The Governor urgently requested assistance from the nearby garrison.”
"The Rhine Alliance discovered a huge volcanic silver mine somewhere in the Sapphire Sea south of Bantaan. Naturalists have inferred that the reserves are astonishing."
When Red Beard saw the last piece of news, he waved the newspaper to everyone and sighed unintentionally:
“Tsk tsk, it would be great if we, the Nemesis, were the discoverer of this large silver mine.
Even if we cannot consume it ourselves, we can at least get a 10% to 20% long-term profit by reselling it to some big power.
Money will no longer be a problem for us.”
Harvey, the first mate who was already worried about the budget, also echoed:
“Indeed, Sir Captain, after you issued the order to recruit free pirates.
Last night, another ship, the [Golden Deer] and the [White Sand], took the initiative to join us.
Although they were all unknown small pirates, the 100 pounds each of them spent was real money.
We have been spending money like water recently, and we don’t have much money left to prepare for the event.”
In the past half month, they have been buying up goods and recruiting people to expand their strength in Anchor Bay; they have accepted all comers and bribed various free pirates; and they have been secretly communicating with congressmen.
The crew of the privateering alliance were strictly prohibited from going ashore, which made the atmosphere on the ship increasingly tense.
Red Beard knew that the loyal Executioner Bill was using him as a target to attract fire.
If the money is available, none of these things will be a problem.
But in order to accomplish that earth-shattering event, they arrived at Anchor Bay a month in advance, and due to lack of money, they had no chance to plunder.
The new lord, the House of York, has already supported more than a hundred privateering ships, so it is even more impossible to give them more money.
"Even if White Rose promised to send the 'natural disaster' that could harvest everything.
There will definitely be a fierce fleet-level battle.
The free pirates are a group of money-hungry villains. The resettlement fee is just a deposit. The subsequent war funds must be in place before they are willing to take action.
Do we still need to borrow money from those cannibalistic Remit people?"
Even though this great pirate killed people without blinking an eye, he was somewhat afraid of talking about this business that the Remit people were best at.
War has always been one of the most expensive activities, otherwise many kings would not have to borrow usury when fighting.
There are many people who don't even want to pay back the money and even want to kill their creditors.
Red Beard pinched his forehead and glanced at all the pirate officers present from left to right, but no one dared to look him in the eye.
These old sea dogs could more or less see that the captain was taking the opportunity to join the first mate in crying poor.
But whether they were rich or poor, they were reluctant to donate to the captain's cause.
Donate money to pay your own salary?
This matter of yours is really difficult to deal with!
In the midst of this deep silence that gradually embarrassed Red Beard, someone suddenly spoke up:
"Captain, I have an idea.
Please take a look at this."
The person who spoke was "Executioner Bill", who was not very noticeable among the group of pirate officers.
Listen to others' advice and eat a full meal. After receiving the intelligence tip from the "Know-it-all", the things Byron spent a night preparing in advance came in handy.
At Red Beard's signal, he stood up and walked forward, placing the "treasure map" that still smelled of fresh ink in front of him.
The above is marked with rhombus lines, compass dials, wind roses and scales in a delicate way that is not comparable to the common ones.
It's almost like hand-drawing a whole new nautical chart.
"This is.?"
When people who live on land all year round want to go to an unfamiliar place, the first thing they look for is a conspicuous landmark, and then describe the direction based on the landmark as the origin.
But there is no such thing on the ocean where there is water everywhere.
Therefore, when an experienced old captain looks at a nautical chart, he will not look at any conspicuous landmarks on the overly abstract nautical chart.
Instead, we use these route elements on the nautical chart to form an accurate route in our minds.
Rhumb lines are used in conjunction with a compass to plot a navigation route.
The wind rose diagram shows the frequency, average wind speed and maximum wind speed of various wind directions, and has various identification types such as year, season and month.
When Red Beard looked through the navigation data and saw the coordinates that the nautical chart ultimately pointed to, he stood up suddenly.
He placed his hands on the nautical chart and stared at the destination with wide eyes.
That is the legendary Treasure Island!!
He turned his head in disbelief and looked at the trusted general beside him.
Yes, from now on he might deserve this title, as long as he could prove that this thing was not a fake or a doodle.
Bill looked righteous:
“Captain, actually, ever since I got on board, I have been sorting out the logbooks and various nautical charts from my past service in the Kingdom.
Recently, I have seen you and the first mate busying around for the future of the Nemesis, and I am worried about it.
I just want to give my best, think about what you think, and worry about what you worry about.
But I am just a servant-level [Executioner], and my power is really insufficient.
So after much thought, I compiled and organized all the valuable drawings I had ever seen.
Then I found this nautical chart that I had seen in a confidential document, which should be able to alleviate the pirate group's urgent needs."
Seeing the captain's overreaction, the first mate also looked out of curiosity and immediately exclaimed:
"Is this the treasure map leading to the legendary Treasure Island?"
The pirate officers nearby could no longer sit still and swarmed over, talking among themselves:
“The legend of Treasure Island has a long history on the sea and is ranked among the top ten legends.
At least six out of ten pirates know its story.
That is the treasure place of the legendary pirate Flint, buried with countless gold, silver and various jewels.
But the Treasure Island is elusive and can only be found successfully at a specific time and through a series of complex route calculations.
The most amazing thing is that every time Treasure Island appears, there are more treasures on the island than the last time, as if the treasures grow on their own. "
"That's right! In the beginning, there were only legends about it, and no one had ever seen its true appearance.
It was not until a few years ago when the identities of Flint's wealthy descendants were exposed and their entire family was surrounded and killed that the treasure map of the legendary pirate was scattered.
Although it was copied several times later, few people had the chance to climb it, and even fewer returned with treasures. "
“I know why.
Because Treasure Island must have a prime number of years interval before it appears in a corner of the ocean. The first time was 2 years, and the second time was 3 years.
接着是5、7、11、13、17
It is said that the current prime number cycle is 11 years, and the next Treasure Island will appear next year.
At this time, let alone the Treasure Island itself, just a treasure map would be enough to make countless pirates fight for it.
I heard that a copy was sold at an auction house in Florence two months ago, but I didn’t even dare to look at the number of zeros at the end.”
A group of pirates pieced together the legend of "Treasure Island".
The few newbies who had never heard of it all widened their eyes.
However, not everyone was dazzled by the treasure map. A pirate suddenly said:
"impossible?
Even if Bill was lucky enough to see the treasure map in the confidential files of the Kingdom of Hattings.
But could he be so kind as to give such wealth that could rival a country to the captain for free?
Will you deliver it?"
Such a straightforward question immediately made everyone silent.
Everyone only dared to answer silently in their hearts:
'Well, no!'
(End of this chapter)
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