Chapter 508: Tierra del Fuego
"Boom~" A pirate-like man poured a bag of gold coins on the deck, revealing a seductive golden yellow, which was intoxicating.
"Hey, Big Nose, how do you pour out so much money? I'm afraid I won't share it with us! ”
A large bucktooth bared its intoxicating teeth, grinned and picked up a gold coin from the ground and said loudly.
"Hahaha! Oh, yes! Big nose, do you want to give it to us! The pirates on the side also laughed and said happily.
"Get out of the way, I'm taking it out to dry!" Big Nose snatched the gold from the pirate's hand, laughed, and then looked intoxicated, "Didn't you notice?" Under the illumination of the sun, the gold coin is the most beautiful, and the yellow light is the most beautiful color in the world! ”
"Yes! Gold is the best thing in the world, like the devil, so alluring! The pirates nodded, their faces equally enchanted.
"Alas! It's been a month, and we haven't found the Strait of Magellan yet, so maybe we went by mistake! One of the pirates asked aloud, not hiding anything at all, even though Captain Drake was resting not far away.
"Even though the clothes are getting moldy, didn't we rob a treasure ship? Don't say it, the Spaniards are really rich! Hey, hey, hey! ”
Big Bucktooth showed a lewd smile, took out the pocket on his body and shook it, and there was a crisp sound, which directly accelerated everyone's heartbeat.
"Don't think that you only have you, I also have a lot, although I have been sailing boringly at sea for a month, but I have made a good gain, and it is not a loss!"
"yes, yes!" The pirates nodded their heads in agreement, and gold was the driving force behind their voyage.
On the side, less than ten paces away, Captain Drake and his first mate were constantly watching and patrolling with binoculars.
"Captain, what are you talking about?" The first mate put down the binoculars, rubbed his dry eyes, touched Drake's shoulder, and said **.
"Hey! No matter what they say, as long as they can hold on, a little complaining is nothing! Drake glanced back at the people who were discussing, then turned back in an instant, shrugged his shoulders, and said indifferently.
The first mate, who had followed Drake for several years, looked delicate, but with a deep scar on his face and the length of an index finger, which added a touch of ferocity to him.
However, thanks to this scar, otherwise in the long lonely sea, the delicate man would have lived a more miserable life.
"That's why you robbed that Spanish treasure ship? It's not that I'm lying, you're so bold! The first mate shook his head and sighed.
After following Drake for so many years, he always felt that Drake was bold, but he didn't expect that he was so bold that even the Spaniards' treasure ships dared to rob.
"Humph! What are Spaniards? We're pirates, and the treasure ships are robbing! ”
Drake snorted disdainfully, a little pretending, and said lightly.
"However, it's really good luck, let us meet a lone treasure ship, this is really a rare good thing, it's a pity not to do a ticket!"
Speaking of this, Drake still had a hint of happiness on his face, and he was very emotional.
Spain has been in business in the Americas for decades, and only in the last decade has it begun to make a profit, shipping a lot of gold and silver back to relieve its thirsty finances.
All, in general, treasure ships are carried by powerful armed merchant ships, and they sail in groups, with very few lone ones, and it is unimaginable for ordinary pirates to rob them.
This time, the reason why he was able to rob was purely because he was caught off guard, so as to fight more and less, otherwise it would be really more auspicious.
Of course, the most important thing is that England had a treaty of alliance with Spain, and peace had been made for a long time.
"My captain, not to mention the alliance between Spain and our country, but the huge navy of His Majesty Philip II, won't you be afraid?" The first mate tilted his head and asked curiously, as if he wanted to know how bold he was as a captain!
"Huh! Let's talk about it then! Drake picked up the binoculars to himself, looked at the undulating sea, and said with a smile, "With this gold, at least we can get closer to our goal, the charming Strait of Magellan!" ”
"However, the Spanish blockade is really strict, and no information about the Strait of Magellan has been leaked, so we can only try our luck!"
The first mate also looked at the endless sea and sighed.
In this regard, Drake was noncommittal, and the Spaniards blocked the Strait of Magellan, the land on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, and only the Spaniards set foot in it.
"Fortunately, His Majesty the King gave a batch of strange water that can be added to the wine, otherwise it would not last for a month!"
Compared with Magellan, Drake felt much luckier at this time, three ships, more than two hundred people, and a large amount of food and wine, enough for them to need for three months!
As time passed, Drake and the others gradually felt that the sea was getting more and more turbulent, and their hearts were also tugging.
The legendary Earth is flat and still prevails in Europe, while the Earth is round and not so easy for everyone to accept.
After all, only Magellan and his party sailed around the world.
Forty-five days have passed, and half of the supplies have been exhausted, Drake and the others have lost their patience, and the next supplies are to be prepared to go back.
"Drake, look, look, what's that? What a big island! Is this the island of Tierra del Fuego that Magellan once named? The first mate's exaggerated voice caught everyone's attention.
Although the specific route is not clear, the island of Tierra del Fuego, which Magellan once named, is still circulated.
"Yes, Tierra del Fuego!" Looking at the vastly wide and vast island, it was the largest island he had encountered since he sailed for so long.
There is no doubt that this is Tierra del Fuego.
"Yes, next, we'll find the Strait of Magellan!" Drake said with certainty.
Sure enough, in less than half a day, they found a strait hundreds of miles long, twenty miles wide at its widest point and only two miles at its narrowest point.
After crossing the Strait of Magellan and coming to the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, Drake did not continue on his way, but returned.
Then, not long after everyone was happy, Drake made the decision that surprised everyone, he would cross Tierra del Fuego.
At that time, it was believed that the south of the strait was the legendary southern continent.
Drake, on the other hand, wants to pass through the strait south of Tierra del Fuego to announce to the world that "the legendary southern continent does not exist!" ”。
So as to obtain greater honor and let the world remember themselves.