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Soon, under the offensive of a large amount of money, Domingo happily agreed to John. Hawkins' invitation to be their navigator.

Next, under Domingo's guidance, the group bought a lot of candy and ironware, as well as a lot of ropes and slave traps.

Then the group set sail for their destination, the Gold Coast.

The so-called Gold Coast is nothing more than the opening of new shipping routes, and the Portuguese heard that Africa is rich in gold, but they do not know the exact location.

As soon as they arrived in Africa, they searched everywhere for gold. Soon after, they discovered that the coast of Ghana was rich in gold sand, and they named it "Mina", which means "mineral deposit".

Later, it became known as the "Gold Coast", and countless riches were plundered from here to the European mainland.

As a first-time sailor, John. Hawkins chose the Gold Coast as the destination for his first slave hunt.

At the time, Spain did not allow people from outside its own country to enter the slave trade.

So, so to speak, John. Hawkins was the first person in England to eat crabs.

That's why he invited Domingo to participate, and as a navigator, he was the only one who knew where the Spaniards frequented, and he could avoid it.

The fleet of three ships caused the passing ships to evade, and often when they saw them, they hurried away, for fear of provoking them.

In this Age of Discovery, merchants and pirates are two sides of the same coin, and being a merchant and robbing can be done at the same time.

Therefore, the caravans coming and going will be afraid of them, after all, the three Galen ships are also a big force.

Hawkins and the others drove slowly along the coastline, and the reefs and wind and waves along the way made them tremble, and they didn't dare to sleep at night, for fear that one would die if they were not careful.

However, the scenery along the way was an eye-opener for them.

Mountains, deserts, rainforests, the same coast, but the scenery is very different.

After passing through a tropical rainforest and seeing a meadow, a large number of cattle and sheep are grazing with their heads down, and a river flows into the sea.

Domingo, the navigator, suddenly turned to John. Hawkins says:

"Your Excellency, let's dock! This is our destination! ”

"My friend, it seems that the destination has not yet arrived! It's still a long way from the Gold Coast. ”

John. Hawkins asked softly, frowning.

"Yes, it's a bit far from the Gold Coast, after all, there is relatively little or no gold here!"

As soon as the term gold came out, all the crew members immediately widened their eyes, opened their mouths wide, swallowed their saliva, and stared blankly at the land in front of them, without saying a word.

For Europeans, gold is the "sun that can be touched".

In Latin, gold means "shining twilight."

It can be said that gold is the power of the Age of Discovery, the engine, and the pursuit of gold allows Europeans to endure loneliness, disease, and storms at sea.

Therefore, as soon as they heard the word gold, everyone was not calm, including John. Hawkins and William. The Hawkins brothers.

Domingo, the navigator, glanced at the stunned looks of everyone, calmly touched his messy black beard, took a sip of the wine in his hand, burped again, and then said loudly.

"We are here to catch black slaves, not to make gold, this is a place that the Spaniards disdain, after all, it is the best thing to catch black slaves and gold at the same time!"

As soon as Domingo's voice fell, John. Hawkins looked at the meadows full of cattle and sheep, and the rivers that flowed into the sea, and immediately said decisively:

"This is it, we are here to catch black slaves, not gold!"

He raised his head, looked at everyone with an obsessed look, and hurriedly scolded:

"We can't fight with those Spaniards and Portugal, instead of risking our lives to catch gold, we should catch black slaves, this is our purpose!"

"Besides, not necessarily, among the black tribes we have conquered, there is a large amount of gold, and we don't need to dig it up and fish it ourselves!"

Seeing that his subordinates still looked concerned, John. Hawkins, couldn't help but say a lot.

"If you loot the gold, I'll only need half of it, and the rest will be yours, I promise!"

"And, everyone's commission for going to sea this time will be increased by three layers!"

As a superior person, Sir John Hawkins naturally knew how to summon the passion of his subordinates, and he hurriedly initiated an oath in the name of God.

Sure enough, with his words, the enthusiasm of the sailors was really high, and their noses were steaming, and their eyes were like fire as they looked at the approaching steppe.

Soon, the three boats sailed up the river bank, and when they found a place to dock, they set up a simple small pier as a dock.

The three ships numbered about one hundred and twenty people, leaving his brother William and twenty or so men to guard the ships, including, of course, the navigator Domingo.

Hundreds of other people gathered together to listen to John. Hawkins' order, ready to act together.

Of the hundred or so men, more than thirty of them had arquebuses, more than twenty longbowmen, and fifty pikemen.

John. Hawkins repeated his oath on the ship, and then walked forward with a group of people in high spirits.

Hawkins was unfamiliar with what he saw, and the Spaniard was reluctant to get off the ship after saying something to pay attention.

"Everyone follow me, don't run around!" After Hawkins said a word of warning, he was ahead, looking carefully at the terrain.

If there is a river nearby, then there is a higher chance that there will be people nearby, especially if there are herds of cattle and sheep, so there must be a black tribe nearby.

It was the first time for everyone, and they had no experience, so they all followed Hawkins very nervously, their eyes looking around.

At this time, Hawkins suddenly stopped, he bent down, looked down carefully, "This is the footprint of a man, the black people around here!" ”

"Yes, Captain, there are indeed blacks ahead, and it's a small tribe!"

At this time, a sailor behind him, pointing ahead, whispered.

Hearing this, Hawkins looked up, and sure enough, Shadow saw a tribe about it, and the figure was so large that he couldn't see the appearance on his face clearly, like a black wooden stick, thin and long.

"Guys, get ready and get moving!"

Hawkins turned his head and commanded softly, then he turned around and slowly approached the black tribe.

The people behind him also followed him with familiarity, and approached the black tribe step by step.

About a hundred feet (about thirty meters) away from the tribe, an exclamation suddenly rang out in everyone's ears.

“（?ò?ó?）（?ò?ó?）（?ò?ó?）！”

Hawkins looked up and saw a little black man of seven or eight years old, with his mouth wide open and a surprised expression, and the voice came from his mouth.