After the battle that took place at the beginning of the pirate camp, she did capture a large number of black slaves on the plantations of the Spanish men she had killed. Of course, in the process of capture, he killed the remaining white male overseers. Subsequently, while the black slaves were being imprisoned, she accidentally discovered the imprints on the black slaves' arms.

The slaves had a clear "C" on their arms, which was clearly the initials of their Spanish masters' surnames. If these black slaves were to be brought to the city of Santo Domingo to be sold, the brand might expose Isabel Walton's ranching of the plantations and cause her a lot of trouble. In this case, she can only choose to abandon these black slaves.

Now, the guard of the Duke's Palace, Fast mentioned these black slaves again, and she could only tell the other party the facts, "Fast, when you captured these black slaves, did you find any imprints on their arms?" ”

As Isabel stood up and walked towards the open space on the side of the house, Fast followed and walked beside her and smiled, "Captain, I seem to have seen this imprint on the arms of some black slaves. ”

"See? Well, I'm telling you, this brand is the surname letter of the black slave master. Isabel walked slowly as she looked up at the sunlight shining from between the branches, "What do you think I should do if other plantation owners found this letter at the time of sale?" ”

Probably Fast had never thought about so many questions, scratched his head and was silent for a while before saying, "Captain, uh, can you say that you have the alphabet of your last name?!" ”

Isabel glanced at him and spoke slowly and coherently, "Good idea. But the slaves always have to talk when they stay together, right? After talking, it was discovered that the owners of the slaves who were sold for the second time were actually plantation owners in the western part of the island. Guess we're going to be in trouble? ”

"Uh... Belch... Captain, I don't think there will be much trouble, right? In Fast's subconscious, the treasure obtained from the sale of black slaves was always the most important issue.

Isabel shook her head slightly when she saw his hesitation, "Forget it, we'll deal with this matter when we get back from São Tomé." ”

"Yes, Captain." Fast agreed without thinking. In his opinion, no kind of trouble could be difficult for the Duke of Richmond's Privy Counsellor. Either way, there are always a variety of benefits to be gained by following Isabel.

Looking at the back of the other party after leaving happily, Isabel thought alone, "More than 100 black slaves are indeed worth a lot of money, but the trouble of branding always has to be solved. ”

"It would be nice if I brought Beard Smith Jr. with me on this trip, at least I could find someone to discuss it."

"Well, it's better to sell these slaves to Diego Alvarado."

"As long as he is willing to do some behind-the-scenes deals with me, he can sell him all the best black slaves in the future."

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Early on the morning of Monday, December 10, Isabel and Captain Hawkins set off from the harbor of the "Pirate Paradise" camp with a privateer fleet for the second plundering and slave trade experience of their trip to the Americas. The route to the slave trading base on the island of São Tomé was longer than any previous one, and in order to shorten the voyage, it had to sail around the clock on the surface of the Atlantic.

During the voyage, the entire crew of the fleet spent the "Christmas Festival" on board from December 25 to January 6 of the following year. Later, under the guidance of Portuguese navigator Pedro Almeida, it took five weeks to reach the waters of the Gulf of Guinea, near the west of the island of São Tomé.

The lush forests that cover the mountains tell every visitor to São Tomé that it is a tourist destination that has neither heat nor winter, and that the mountain streams flow all year round, full of reckless greenery, misty scenes and intoxicating nature. In particular, the twists and turns of the coastline at the southern tip of the island, with waves crashing against cliffs and reefs, water washing over soft beaches, and coconut groves swaying in the sea breeze, are a completely tropical coastal scene.

Regrettably, the island of São Tomé, with its splendid natural beauty, is seen by a considerable number of Portuguese people as an overseas territory suitable for plantations. There is even a stone monument erected on a beach near the town of Neves on the north shore of the island, describing the number and course of the first Portuguese landing on December 21, 1470.

In 1493, there were Portuguese people who began to settle on the island; In 1499, the Portuguese established the first sugar cane plantation. By the first half of the 16th century, it was the main source of sugar in Europe. From the twenties of the 16th century, Portuguese merchants who settled on the island began to engage in the slave trade.

From the thirties of the 16th century, black slaves were directly transported to the Americas. From 1530 to 1560, it reached the peak of prosperity as the main transit point for the slave trade to the Americas, becoming one of the main overseas territories of the Portuguese Empire at that time.

When Portuguese Pedro Almeida told Isabel about these facts, there was not a hint of a smile on her face. After a long time, when he withdrew his gaze from the sea, he said to the navigator in Spanish, "Monsieur Almeida, you should be glad that God can protect you to stand here and talk to me about these Portuguese colonial matters. ”

Pedro had seen Portuguese sailors with whom he had been with him brutally killed, and merchant ships that he had been familiar with were sunk with gunpowder. Therefore, he absolutely believes that Isabel is a ruthless female pirate leader, and he also believes that he has survived to this day solely because of his position.

If one day this pirate no longer needs herself, will she disappear into the ship like the Spanish navigator? Now, his heart was completely bottomless, and he didn't even dare to imagine whether he would have a chance to leave the merchant ship alive. Timidly bowing his head, he turned his gaze to the sailors who were busy on the open deck, and replied softly, "Yes, Captain." I hope to do everything in my power to assist you in reaching the island of São Tomé, I... I can't imagine being able to return to Europe alive. ”

Isabel held her hand to the railing on the port side of the aft lookout and looked at the several Portuguese merchant ships sailing on the sea, "Almeida, tell meidian, do you want to go back to Europe?" ”

Pedro turned his head and glanced at her, his strength clearly lacking in his words, "Captain, actually, going back to Europe won't make much difference in my life, I'm still just a little better than a hired trader." ”

"What? Don't you want to be a navigator or explorer? Isabelle's tone sounded hostile.