Chapter 277: Blackbeard's Memoirs
There are seven species of sea turtles, namely leatherback turtles, loggerhead turtles, hawksbill turtles, olive green-scaled turtles, green turtles, liley turtles, and flat-backed turtles. Among them, the leatherback turtle is the most huge, which can be up to three meters long and weigh nearly a ton.
However, it is clear that this turtle is not a leatherback turtle, and the leatherback turtle is not that huge. In appearance, this should be a hawksbill turtle.
Hawksbill turtles, vertebrates, reptiles, turtles. There are two pairs of forehead scales on the top of the head, and the upper jaw is hooked. The cuticular plates on the back are arranged in a tile-like pattern, with a smooth surface and alternating brown and yellowish patterns. The limbs are pinniped-shaped. The tail is short and usually does not show the shell.
And in mythological stories, the tortoiseshell also has a very noble identity, the turtle prime minister. However, hawksbill turtles are not as good as leatherback turtles, which are generally about 0.6 meters long and can reach 1.6 meters in size, which is far from this two-foot giant turtle.
In the end, everyone could only think that this was a mutated tortoiseshell. After all, the environment here is unique and full of vitality, so it is not surprising that individual animals have mutated.
Not only is this hawksbill turtle a little outrageously big, but it also has an outrageous temper. The average tortoiseshell has a very violent personality, but this tortoiseshell is very peaceful, even very enthusiastic, and even welcomes the arrival of humans, and soon plays with Ouyang Xiaomei, and is even willing to let Ouyang Xiaomei sit on its back and take pictures.
No one can figure out what's going on, but it's a good thing anyway, and it avoids the killing of humans and animals.
"Little sister, come down, let's go look for treasure!" Qin Xuebing didn't have to worry about leaving Ouyang Xiaomei here alone, even if there was no problem with the tortoiseshell. But other monsters could pop up in this place at any time. Ouyang Xiaomei is not as thick as tortoiseshell.
Ouyang Xiaomei jumped down from the tortoiseshell's back, walked over and patted the tortoiseshell's head: "Big sea turtle, let's go find the treasure first." I'll play with you when I get back. ”
Something unexpected happened, and the hat seemed to be able to understand Ouyang Xiaomei's words, and shook his head. I actually want to follow Ouyang Xiaomei.
Qin Xuebing was stunned for a moment, walked over and put his palm on the tortoiseshell, and felt the slightest fluctuation of vitality, and couldn't help but understand: "This tortoiseshell is already psychic, just like a little dragon." In that case, let it follow. ”
When they reached the ruins, it was empty, with nothing left but a few staggered logs and a pile of stones. However, Qin Xuebing had already sensed that there was something underground. said: "There is no way, we can only dig up this place, if we haven't found it, it can only mean that the treasure has nothing to do with us." ”
The warriors moved quickly, and it didn't take long to dig up the ground and find a stone slab, only a little irregular in shape. The workmanship is very rough.
Qin Xuebing asked the soldiers to lift the stone slabs, and a basement appeared in front of everyone, the ground and walls were paved with stones, and the space was also very large, equivalent to a two-bedroom house.
The crowd rushed down. Disappointingly, there are no piles of gold and silver jewelry, just a box, the size of a toolbox, that can be carried with one hand.
"Is this Blackbeard's treasure?" Ouyang Zhanjun held the camera, and he was very unwilling, such a small box, unless it was full of gems.
"Could that big blue diamond be in there?" Delphine's heart was drumming, and there was only a small box, most likely not left by Blackbeard.
"Just like that, you found the treasure?" Rhys felt a little dizzy, in his fantasy, to find this mysterious island, it should be a magical story. Wouldn't it be a shame if nothing happened?
"Don't guess, just open the box and you'll know!" Qin Xuebing was also surprised, and always felt that things should not be so smooth, which was too different from the previous two treasure hunts.
The box is unlocked and can be opened at hand. But there were no dazzling jewels in the box, no blue diamonds, just a pen, a bottle of ink, and a largely yellowed diary. On the cover of the day basic is a pattern, the logo of the Blackbeard Pirate. …,
"This guy is well fed, and when he is a pirate, he also keeps a diary, for fear that others will not know about his great achievements." Ouyang Zhanjun couldn't help but scold, putting a few silver coins in the box was better than these diaries.
Qin Xuebing picked up the diary, turned the first page, looked at the English on it, and said, "It's not a diary, it's a memoir, maybe it will leave clues." ”
There are three memoirs, the first of which chronicles Blackbeard's journey from a pirate sailor to Blackbeard. There is a passage worth pondering: "I am a pirate, but in my opinion, the British Empire is a pirate, burning and looting everywhere, and plundering like crazy, so they want me like a joke, it is the big robber pointing at the little robber and shouting thief." But because the big robber has guns and cannons, and his soldiers are strong and strong, he has this qualification. ”
"When the British see this, they are afraid that they will be mad. However, there is nothing surprising that in times of war, powerful countries always turn into bandits. ”
Ouyang Zhanying pursed his lips, pointed to another text and said, "Blackbeard is really perverted, he has developed to kill people for fun. ”
"I'm becoming more and more addicted to the thrill of violent killing, and the taste is like tasting a good wine."
Qin Xuebing read according to his diary: "I like to tie the passengers' hands, blindfold them, and use a sharp sword to force them to jump into the sea one by one on the side of the ship, until all the passengers on the ship are dead. The picture of struggling with death but powerless is really perfect, like the sunset sinking and sinking.
Of course, there are also tourists who do not jump ship, I remember one captain resisted, I cut off his nose and ears with my own hands, and forced him to eat his bloody ears and nose on the spot. ”
"It's really perverted enough!" Qin Xuebing was speechless about this person's behavior, and in this memoir there are also many methods used by Blackbeard to torture the captives to death, each of which is appalling, making people feel that hanging this guy is light and should be executed by Ling Chi.
Qin Xuebing slowly turned to the last page, which read: The sacking of the British Royal Harbor is my first battle, and I believe that the whole world will know that I am Blackbeard Edward? Titch. However, I was unlucky enough to come to the mysterious island and spend a long time here.
"After Blackbeard sacked the British Royal Harbor, Blackbeard became famous all over the world, and people in the maritime community were terrified, believing that even the Huangjia Harbor was not safe, and there was no safe sea in the world. However, over the next two years, Blackbeard suddenly disappeared, knowing that it would take two years before he appeared in Virginia. ”
Delfina said: "It seems that it is not that Blackbeard is afraid of being pursued by the British Navy, but that he has no choice when he comes here. ”
"He came here by accident, and he is really fatal."
Ouyang Zhanjun was a little envious of Blackbeard's good luck, they had a knowledgeable Qin Xuebing to lead the way, and they also lost five yachts on the way: "But how did he get out, open the second book quickly." ”
Mysterious Island, a magical island. The Blackbeard Pirates were inadvertently strayed here, and were attacked by various powerful monsters, and finally they dug this basement to effectively escape the monsters.
But even so, there are often people who are used as rations by monsters. It can be said that almost two years of life on the island became a nightmare for all pirates.
Of course, that's for the average pirate, Blackbeard is an exception! This guy is a true lunatic, and if he weren't a madman, he wouldn't have ransacked the British Royal Harbour.
Blackbeard is able to survive optimistically in this environment, and he meets a new friend on the island, a giant sea turtle.
"Tortoiseshell!" Seeing this place, everyone looked at the hawksbill turtle at the same time, no wonder this guy was close to humans, it turned out that he already had human friends three hundred years ago. …,
But everyone still felt incredulous, and the two years when Blackbeard disappeared were 1716-1717, nearly three hundred years ago. In the memoirs, it is recorded that the tortoiseshell was already six meters long at that time. That is, the hawksbill turtle has not grown in these three hundred years. So how many years did this tortoiseshell live? Let's just say that this is a living fossil.
The second memoir chronicles Blackbeard's life on the island, but does not mention the treasure. Qin Xuebing immediately opened the last book and finally saw the record of the treasure.
"Mysterious Island, an island that humans can't find. If I had kept the treasure here, no one would have been able to find it. Yes, only the devil and myself can find it. ”
Reading this, Qin Xuebing couldn't help laughing: "It seems that we are all devils. But as long as you can find the treasure, it doesn't matter if you become a devil once. ”
Blackbeard did hide his treasure on the island, and gave him a treasure map showing the treasure hunt: "This is an island full of death, and whoever wants to get their hands on my treasure will pay a great price." Even, before he saw the treasure, he was already dead. ”
"This route is probably the most dangerous route!"
Qin Xuebing chuckled and said, "But Blackbeard, a lame man with one leg, can take this route, let alone us?" ”
Blackbeard hid the treasure and left the island, and even the way to get out of the island was magical, it was the tortoiseshell that led him. In addition, he made an appointment with the tortoiseshell to meet in the sea outside the magnetic field on September 9 every year, and would bring in the financial reports that were snatched up later.
The tortoiseshell is already psychic, and it is not a problem to meet at the appointed time. Blackbeard did come back once, as he added in his memoirs. But that's about it, because shortly after that, the Blackbeard Pirates finally ended their infamous pirate career.
Blackbeard is not a stranger, but his experience is definitely a strange thing. Ouyang Xiaomei suddenly touched the tortoiseshell's head and said, "Big sea turtle, three hundred years have passed, you won't wait for Blackbeard to come back every year, right?" Hearing this, everyone's hearts trembled and looked at the tortoiseshell.
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