Turtle Island, the temple of pirates.

This pirate island hanging at the exit of the Windward Channel is the South Pole of the Bahamas, and geographically it should be regarded as the land descendant of Hispaniola.

It has a long and narrow island, 32 kilometers long and less than 5 kilometers wide, stretching on four legs, hugging the bay.

The stretches of beaches and cliffs give it the appearance of a turtle crouching on the sea, and the occasional fog looms over its position, even near the more developed colony of Saint-Domingo.

Islands like this are everywhere in the Caribbean, and Turtle Island is chosen by discerning pirates only because it has the most precious fresh water on the sea.

In the center of the island is a silent volcano, and at the southern foot of the volcano there is a source of water, like a gift from nature, outlining a miraculous silver belt in the island, so that the whole island is constantly watered.

The abundant freshwater resources shape the island's lush vegetation, which in turn feeds the tropical ecology that spreads all over the mountains.

Lorraine has always wondered how ocean-fearing species have taken root on islands.

Although the knowledge of later generations clearly told him that most of the terrestrial animals migrated in ancient times, before the land passage was submerged by the sea.

All in all, it's magical.

In contrast, the people on the island are not as magical.

Because humans can build ships, and pirates can sail ships.

Seabound pirates settled on this island hundreds of years ago, and the history of human settlements is no different from the time when the Spaniards conquered the New World.

But even after such a long period of time and prosperity, the unproductive wanderers of the sea have not been able to leave a civilization on this island, and even a decent dock has not been built on the twisted coastline.

"Pirate...... What is the value of this species to humans? ”

Leaning against the sea breeze on the new bow of the Golden Deer, Lorraine muttered to herself with a playful smile.

"Collect the sails!"

"Watch out for turbulence, be careful of bumps, and inform the wingmen to pay attention to coordination!"

"The Admiral has an order! The wingmen did not dock and anchored on both sides of the flagship. All maintain three levels of alert, three levels of alert! ”

"Now that the tide is low, be careful of running aground. Right full rudder, horizontal! ”

At the sound of the signal, the Golden Deer slowly and smoothly turned the bow, and the iron anchor sank with a clatter, smashing into the floating sand at the bottom of the water, fixing the whole ship on the sea surface more than ten meters from the beach.

Lorraine saw the Eros and the Three-Eyed Raven.

They stayed at a position of about 20 meters on the Golden Deer in a symmetrical way, and were turning around in order to turn the bow at a 45-degree angle towards the open sea area and give full play to the density and power of the gunfire on the side of the ship.

Seeing their appearance, Lorraine smiled dumbly.

"The transverse Golden Deer and the oblique wingman, are you going to bombard Turtle Island? Too nervous. ”

Dylan, who is responsible for coordinating the overall operation of the fleet, has seriousness and seriousness written on his face.

"Admiral, be prepared! Barto has prepared fifty guards for you, all armed with long and short guns, and he will personally lead the team......"

"Look at the rainbow-pupiled skeleton on the tip of our mast, old Dylan, and don't ignore who we are." Lorraine smiled and pointed to the pirate flag flying high, "This is a temple, even if it is decorated a little badly, but as pirates, we don't need to be nervous here." ”

Dylan didn't let up on Lorraine's advice: "Admiral, you're going to Tortuga. Everyone there is filthy pus-shedding scum and scum, who has nothing but life, and you are completely different from them! ”

"I always think you're scolding me......" Lorraine rolled her eyes, "but it doesn't matter, huh...... Fifty guards don't have to. Let's each step back, I'll take henna with me, and you ask Barto to reduce the escort to thirty, and at least make one of the dinghys more spacious......"

……

The dinghy was lowered and Lorraine, Henna, and the guards were driven to the beach.

It's just that the boat is still a little overloaded.

Although the number of temporary seafarers was agreed upon, Barto conspired with Dylan to stuff people into the boat in a different way.

The escort is the escort, in addition to the escort, each boat also needs four oarsmen, two escort sentinels, so that there are 12 more people, plus 33 on the island, the assault boat with a load of 40 people is forced into 45 people.

Thankfully, they took care of Lorraine's pride and 30 of the 45 men crossed the side boat in a canned sardine arrangement, while Lorraine's main boat had only 15 people, barely meeting the requirement of spaciousness.

For this kindness, Lorraine could only laugh at it.

The place they were going to was called Tortuga, which literally translates to Turtle Island in Spanish.

As the origin of the name of Turtle Island, it has now become a special name for pirates, referring to the pirate mecca located in the depths of the jungle, where the Maritime Brotherhood House is located.

Catalina said that it was a wooden domed hall built by a small lake, which enshrined the first copy of the "Pirate Code" handwritten by Morgan and the "New Codex" written by the black baronet Pavlomew, the "pirate puppet emperor", just like the meaning of the "Old Testament" and the "New Testament" to Christians, which is a sacred relic in the pirate world.

They are guarded by the Brotherhood of the Seas and the spirits and fame of the kings of the seas.

That's just the way it is.

The Maritime Brotherhood is a 12-member senatorial organization known as the Codex Guardians, each of whom has been exposed to the Morgan charts, which carry on pirate honor.

Whether it's the lucky ones who turn in the map to the Brotherhood, or the careerists who join the Brotherhood's race, their names will be recorded by the Brotherhood.

When there is a vacancy among the 12 people, they will be approached in order and asked if they would like to sacrifice their pirate ship to the grave at the east end of Turtle Island, and from then on, they will come ashore and become the guardians of the Code, who will accept the worship of all pirates and remain neutral forever.

Most pirates could not resist such a simple temptation, especially the legend of a pirate who swore on the gallows to become the guardian of the Codex, only to be released on the spot by the executing navy.

In Lorraine's view, rumors like this that are obviously gilding themselves have no credibility at all, but he is here to report his qualifications today, and since he wants to use others, he is willing to support the other party's political propaganda.

That's right, navies all over the world wear the same pants as pirates.

These outlaws, who could not even build a dock, were widely respected all over the world, such as King George of England and King Louis of France, who did not dare to touch their whiskers.

Or...... Killer whale baleen?

Walking along the beach, Lorraine and her guards walked slowly to the middle of the island.

Along the way, he was embraced by the waves and the dense forest, and except for the pirate ships that could be seen from time to time on the sea, there was almost no trace of people.

Only here did he see two oak trees that had been clearly manipulated, one bent to the left and the other to the right, with intertwined branches and foliage, forming a towering door.

On the bark of the tree, someone wrote messily in blood-like lacquer.

【BLOODWAY】

The bloody trail, the blood-stained trail, also has a special meaning in China, that is, the other name of the livestock road.

Lorraine couldn't help but laugh.

"Gu is mysterious, but the name of the road is appropriate. It's a pity that the person who came up with the name probably won't understand the meaning of the name, and it's a bit wasteful to simply use it to intimidate people. ”

Henna, as usual, was interested in these oddities, raised her hand and tightened her wide gown, revealing her face and asking, "What is wasted?" ”

"Bloody way, I think it's too wasteful for such a domineering name to hide on a desert island."

Henna pursed her lips disdainfully: "Even the holy mountain of Assasin does not dare to call itself a bloody path, just a pirate ......"

Lorraine laughed: "It's as if you've been to a holy mountain." ”

"When I was a child, my father and I went to the Holy Mountain, but it was already corrupt. After the fall of Eagle's Nest, no one remained there. ”

"That's to be expected." Lorraine shrugged, "Cheer up, gentlemen, we're on our way to visit the fabled Brotherhood of the Sea, don't let anyone look down on Drake's descendants." ”