Chapter 652: The Fountain of Youth, the Root of the Trouble
After spending several months in the New World, Zheng He not only saw the Fountain of Youth, but he and the strange people in the fleet successfully studied the many restrictions and uses of this spring.
The Fountain of Immortality actually does not make people immortal, it can only transfer the rest of a person's life to another person's body, although this method of increasing life expectancy is very cruel, but this is definitely not a problem for Zhu Di, who has thousands of people.
In order to successfully transfer life, a blasphemy ritual is also needed, because everyone's life is fixed and artificially changed, which has violated the dignity of the gods.
Fountain water is so special that it cannot hold anything except in a specially refined container made of sterling silver, and it cannot be stored for a long time.
If you want to successfully transfer your life, you need something special, and that is the tears of the mermaid. A cup of immortal spring water, a cup of spring water and a mermaid's tear are added to the cup, so that the person who drinks the cup with tears will take the entire life of the person who drank the other cup of spring water.
After fully understanding the use of the Fountain of Youth, Zheng He and the others killed those who participated in the experiment, because this secret must not be leaked.
The mission was completed, and Zheng He led the rest of the fleet back, but when he was about to return to Daming, an accident occurred.
Zheng He was absolutely loyal to Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, but the rest of the fleet was not.
No matter what country it is, no one wants an immortal emperor to appear, especially Zhu Di's eldest son, the crown prince Zhu Gaochi.
When Zheng He went to the West for the sixth time, he actually learned about the existence of the Fountain of Immortality from the mouths of the natives, so he was full of confidence to lead the fleet to sail again on the seventh time.
There is no impermeable wall in the world, although Zheng He kept this secret very well, but it was still known to the crown prince Zhu Gaochi.
Should he be the prince for the rest of his life, or let his father die? It didn't take much time for Zhu Gaochi to figure out the answer to this question.
On his seventh voyage to the West, Zhu Gaochi bought off a large number of crew members, so when the fleet returned to the sea, the sixty-two-year-old Zheng He "died of illness" in Guli, India, due to overwork.
Then things went on the right track, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di did not drink the spring of immortality, and passed away, Zhu Gaochi didn't know why he didn't send a fleet to find the fountain of youth, and the matter was finally buried in the dust of history.
In search of the elixir of life, Zheng He led his fleet to explore the Seven Seas, not only to Africa, as the official record says.
Therefore, in addition to recording the matter of the Fountain of Youth, there should be other locations of rare treasures in this "Crossing the Ocean and Pulling the Stars", but Li Nan can't solve other mechanisms for the time being, so he can only give up.
The footsteps disappeared, but a familiar aroma wafted into Li Nan's nose, and Li Nan laughed when a snow-white little hand touched the "Crossing the Ocean and Stars Map" on the table.
"Hehehe......" Li Nan looked at the beautiful little Spanish beauty and said with a smile: "Next time you steal something, remember not to wash the fragrant one." ”
Angelica, who was caught red-handed, said confidently: "I didn't steal it, this thing was obtained by the two of us, and I also have a share!" ”
"You have a share, too?" Li Nan smiled evilly and teased: "I remember that in the cabin at the time, you didn't make any efforts, and it was me who worked hard." ”
"I hate it!" Angelica sneered.
This is the mansion where Li Nan temporarily lives, and outsiders are not allowed to enter this beach, so Li Nan pulled it lightly without any estimate, and dragged the interesting Angelica to his lap.
Angelica straddled him, her gorgeous Spanish court dress covering Li Nan's waist, this kind of skirt looked very complicated and wide, but there was no concealment inside.
Li Nan's hands explored inside the skirt, and soon found that there was nothing, and immediately looked at Angelica in surprise, and smiled meaningfully: "You are not good." ”
"Bad guy, I'm not here for you." Angelica leaned over, leaned in front of Li Nan and said aggrievedly: "Xiao Qingyan is always making trouble, people haven't been so close to you for a long time." ”
Since the beauty intends to seek pleasure, how could Li Nan refuse, and immediately the hands hidden under the skirt became busy, and after a while, Angelica's painful and happy cry sounded on the beach......
After the stormy sea, everything returned to calm, Li Nan gently stroked Angelica's delicate cheek, and asked, "What are your plans in the future?" ”
"I... I do not know. Angelica said a little confused.
Li Nan then picked up the "Crossing the Ocean and Drawing Stars" from the table and handed it to Angelica, "That's why you came to China for this, right?" ”
"Will you give it to me?" Angelica's eyes widened and she asked in surprise.
"Hehe......" Li Nan chuckled, "This fountain of immortality may be a good thing for others, but I don't need it." I don't think it's a good thing to take someone else's life, not to mention that endless life is a curse in itself. ”
Angelica was stunned Li Nan, she really didn't expect that the man in front of her would give such a valuable thing to herself.
After a moment of silence, Angelica did not pick up this treasure map that she thought about day and night, but hugged Li Nan and whispered: "I came to the East, not for this picture, but to save my father." ”
"Your father?" I've never heard Angelica mention her family and origins, so Li Nan is a little curious.
Angelica sat up and said proudly, "My surname is Teach, and my father is Edward. Titch. ”
The name may be famous in the West, but Li Nan has no idea who she is talking about.
Noticing Li Nan's puzzled look, Angelica explained with a little embarrassment: "My father is the overlord of the Western Seas, whether it is those pirates or the Royal Navy of various countries, they will be terrified when they hear his name. ”
"Oh." Li Nan nodded clearly, "So, your father is with me?" ”
"Yes, but his ship is much better than yours, and he has a powerful battleship, the Queen Anne's Revenge!"
There is no need for Angelica to remind her of this, Li Nan also guessed it, after all, his Sea King was still snatched from the hands of this little Spanish beauty, and her ship was already very good. Not to mention Titch's battleship.
Since the ship was mentioned, Li Nan also remembered his main mission, he must have a Legendary-class battleship.
Having been at sea for so long and having a powerful fleet under his command, Li Nan also had some knowledge of the warships of this era.
The Chinese ships are stronger than the Western ships in terms of load and voyage, but in terms of attack power, they are much worse.
Since the Ming Dynasty banned the sea, the shipbuilding industry of the Ming Dynasty has not been able to develop, and if it continues at this rate, the gap between the East and the West in ship technology will become bigger and bigger.
It is ironic to say that gunpowder and compass were invented by the Chinese, but they were not carried forward in their own country, but after they were transmitted to the West, they were carried forward by foreigners.
Shipbuilding is definitely not a simple matter, and Li Nan does not have the talent for this, so if he wants to complete the task, he can only think of other ways.
"Apart from your father's 'Queen Anne's Avengers, do you have any other famous warships there?"
"There are a lot of them." Angelica stretched out her small white hand and counted carefully: "The fastest sailing speed is the 'Black Pearl', the strongest firepower is the British Royal Navy's 'Dreadnought', the most terrifying ship is the 'Flying Dutchman', and there are many other powerful warships. ”
When Li Nan heard so many powerful warships, he couldn't help but look to the west, and said thoughtfully: "It seems that I am going to the west." ”