Captain Jack suddenly realized that it was not good, and shouted loudly, "Smith, Smith, Nelson, Erickson......"

At this time, the old captain Bai Haishan led all the officers and soldiers over and said in fluent Spanish: "Smith, Nelson and Erikson have surrendered according to God's will. May I ask Captain Jack, where do you go from here? ”

These orientals seemed to have fallen from the sky, I don't know when they arrived on their ship, and when they heard that the rest of his men had all surrendered, Captain Jack was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground with a crystal skull.

Captain Jack, who had lost his crystal skull, lay down on the deck, and slowly crawled to the side of the ship, trying to plunge headlong into the sea, when he was surprised to find another ship in his field of vision like a ghost, so he got up again, and said weakly: "Don't be too complacent, our people are back." ”

"Let them come back with us." Bai Haishan said that, laughed loudly, and shouted towards the command tower: "Zhu Gongzi, follow the prompts of the star-pulling board and return to Acapulco." ”

Suddenly, there was a cannon sound in the distance, Bai Haishan immediately stopped laughing, and looked towards the dark sea, only to see another galleon on fire, and two warships were besieging it......

"My silver, my gold!" Ma San shouted, knelt on the deck and wept bitterly.

"How much gold did you steal from Shen Daguan?" Zhu Hui squatted down and asked.

Ma San just cried loudly and ignored it, Zhang Gou'er came over and kicked him to the ground, snatched back the crystal skull, and took out the crystal finger from him.

"My gold is gone, I—I can't live without these treasures anymore...... Ma San shouted, and pounced on Zhang Gou'er like a madman, and was put down by Zhu Hui with his sweeping legs.

After the warship sank those galleons, the ship chasing them kept firing cannons, and the old captain Bai Haishan was very experienced, and immediately commanded the soldiers to extinguish the lights on the ship, adjust the direction of the mast sails, and bypass the pursuit of the warships and start to return.

The galleon floated like a ghost on the dark sea, everyone was exhausted, Zhang Gou'er was in charge of guarding the prisoners, Zhu Hui asked Bai Haishan to rest, he came to direct the sailors' operations, and wanted to return to Acapulco at dawn.

Han Xiaoyu brought supper to Zhu Hui and others, this was a rare opportunity for her to be with her sweetheart, so she accompanied Zhu Hui to help, but she was always silent and shy.

Looking at Han Xiaoyu beside him, Zhu Hui couldn't help but think of Qing Yang, who was his first woman, a cold and glamorous first-class killer, loyal and stubborn; Zhang Min'er, who is as beautiful as a fairy, is very guarded by women, cautious all day long, and looks forward to giving birth to a son to herself every day, but she has never been pregnant; Although Wu Lian, who is Bingqing and jade, is also very virtuous, and she loves her very much, after all, she has been a concubine for three years for Cai Dezhong, the old coffin scoop, although Cai Dezhong is an old eunuch, and he always feels very embarrassed when he thinks of this......

Suddenly, Han Xiaoyu screamed, and suddenly threw herself into Zhu Hui's arms, shouting, "Childe, there are many warships in front of you." ”

As the saying goes, men and women don't kiss. Zhu Hui, who was silently praying for Qingyang in his heart, couldn't bear to delay Han Xiaoyu's life, gently pushed her away from his arms, and comforted: "Xiaoyu, don't be afraid, maybe these warships are here to pick us up." ”

However, Han Xiaoyu continued to lie on Zhu Hui's shoulder, was silent for a moment, and asked softly, "But why did those two warships attack us just now?" ”

"Maybe they think we're Vikings."

The fleet was getting closer and closer, and Zhu Hui was about to stand up and greet the warship on the opposite side in his not very proficient Western dialect, when suddenly, a burst of heavy artillery fire hit and almost overturned their ship......

It seemed that the other party was full of hostility, Zhu Hui hurriedly pushed Han Xiaoyu away, ran to the command platform and ordered the soldiers to change course as soon as possible, at this time, Bai Haishan also woke up, he stood on the deck and watched the calm Zhu Hui is commanding in an orderly manner, nodded silently, knowing that he had a successor.

The steeple-bottomed galleon quickly got rid of the tracking of the warships and headed towards the west quickly, and an island appeared in front of it, Zhu Hui was worried that it might run aground, and hurriedly adjusted its course, and suddenly found that two warships were still chasing them, and they had no choice but to continue to sail deeper into the sea......

Captain Jack, who was tied up by five flowers, woke up, and the first thing he cared about was the crystal skull, and he writhed his body and pounced on Zhang Gou'er like crazy.

The dog hurriedly dodged, and Captain Jack threw himself into the air and lay on the deck, his eyes just on the crystal skull that glowed blue in the dark, and he tried to crawl over and pick it up with his mouth, and squirmed forward two steps like a big worm, and suddenly his eyes widened.

When it was dawn, Captain Jack couldn't pick up the crystal skull with his mouth, and he was lying in a daze recently, when Bai Haishan came to their cabin and asked in Western, "Captain Jack, is there anything new to discover?" ”

"Yes, according to the instructions of the skull, on the islands in the southwest sea, there should be the body of this crystal man, after recovering it, my soul will be able to attach to the body of the crystal man, I will rule this world, I will rush into this vast universe, and become the real master of the world, God, I am the god of this universe......"

Before Captain Jack could finish his addiction to God, Zhu Hui kicked him in the ass and asked in a somewhat stiff Western dialect, "The navy of the Spanish Empire that is chasing you, don't they know the magic of this skull?" ”

"Of course they know that we have received a revelation from the Virgin Mary, and we have traveled thousands of miles to the ruins of the temple of the Aztec Empire, risking our lives to find this skull from the bottomless cave, half a month ago, according to the hint of the skull, there is a crystal hidden in the Basilica of San Diego in Acapulco, unfortunately, we arrived one step late, this crystal was snatched by you, it is really hateful!"

Captain Jack's words are quite emotional, if it weren't for Tian Youcai's own cleverness and sending Ma San to steal this finger from Che-Roy's body, wouldn't this group of pirates want to bloody San Diego Cathedral, and Che-Roy and Father Mendoza are all murderous.

However, what puzzled Zhu Hui was that since the authorities of Menacapulco knew the magic of the crystal skull and sent a warship to pursue it, why did they still open fire and sink the pirate ship, did they want this magical treasure to sink to the bottom of the sea forever?

So, Zhu Hui continued to ask: "Why did the navy chasing you open fire, didn't they want to get the crystal skull?" ”

"These stupid pigs!" After scolding, Captain Jack sat up, laughed loudly on his back, paused for a moment, and then said: "We didn't want to be an enemy of the Spanish Empire, but after we got the Crystal Skull, we reported it to the Governor of New Spain, and he deceived us into the Austin Church, but those stupid priests and missionaries always thought it was the devil's skull, and ordered it to be destroyed, and we were forced to take this skull and embark on the road of resistance, those foolish Spanish Navy, I just want the crystal skull to sink to the bottom of the sea forever! ”

Bai Haishan, who was listening carefully on the side, suddenly showed a shocked expression, he covered his face with his hands and quietly walked away, standing alone on the side of the boat looking at the sea, unable to calm down for a long time......

The warships of the Great Spanish Empire were chasing after them again, and the soldiers were speeding westward, and they had already passed the waters of Cleon Island, and Bai Haishan couldn't help but sigh: Could it be that this is providence?

At this time, Zhu Hui came to his side and asked softly: "Senior Bai, as long as those warships see us, they will open fire, and we will go farther and farther, what should we do?" ”

"Zhu Gongzi, you go and see, the food and water on this ship are enough for us for a few days, come back and tell me." Bai Haishan said and let out a long sigh.

About half an hour later, Zhu Hui came back accompanied by Han Xiaoyu and said, "Senior Bai, if you save a little use, there is no problem in supporting it for more than ten days. ”

After hearing this, Bai Haishan closed his eyes and raised his head, revealing a very painful and helpless expression, pondered for a moment, and asked: "Zhu Gongzi, I promised you to tell you some past events on the way to Acapulco, I'm sorry, I broke my promise." It seems that all this is providential, accompany me to the Gulf of Papua, you will understand everything. ”

"Senior Bai, are we going to find Wang Zhi's treasure?" Zhu Hui asked in surprise.

"We can't go back to Acapulco for the time being, you see, as long as those warships get close to us, we will open fire, and it will be a dead end to go back to Acapulco, and it may also bring great trouble to Shen Daguan, now we go straight to Honolulu, I believe that these warships will chase us for two more days, and they will have to return." Bai Haishan replied.

Being able to be with Zhu Hui was something Han Xiaoyu couldn't ask for, but at this moment, she was also worried and asked, "Senior Bai, what should I do after I get to Honolulu?" ”

"Fill up the supplies, according to the guidance of this skull, we went to the Gulf of Papua, to find the crystal skeleton back, the only regret is that the corn and sweet potatoes purchased from the New World were transported back to our Daming, I'm afraid it will be a year late, these high-yield crops are promoted and planted in our Daming, which can greatly solve the problem of famine in disaster years, in the eyes of the old man, this is much more valuable than Wang Zhi's gold and silver treasures." Bai Haishan replied.

"Could it be that the crystal skeleton once fell into the hands of the pirate king Nao?" Zhu Hui asked in surprise.

Bai Haishan shook his head and replied: "No, when I was young, I joined the Society of Jesus in Japan, and was commissioned by St. Francis Xavier to participate in an expedition formed by missionaries to the New World, but we did not go to Acapulco, but Guatemala in the south, and bought the crystal skeleton from the natives. On the way back, our galleon was blown by a hurricane to the legendary southern continent, which is very vast, probably because we went deep into the hinterland, so we did not see any humans, but we saw many amazing animals, and I suspect that it is the Hung Kingdom described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. After leaving the southern continent, after more than a month of wandering, passing through a strait (now Torres Strait), we met cannibals, and after being defeated and captured, the whites were eaten by the cannibals, probably because I was different from the whites, and they spared my life for the time being......"

When they heard about the cannibals, Zhu Hui and Han Xiaoyu couldn't help but exclaim......

"Hehe, don't be afraid, cannibals are not unreasonable." Bai Haishan smiled slightly, and then said: "I escaped that night, returned to our ship, and found that everything was robbed by them, and the only thing left was the crystal skeleton that was tightly hidden, and I couldn't leave anyway, so I took this skeleton to their leader, gave him this artifact, and began to reason with him......"

"Senior Bai, can they understand what you say?" Han Xiaoyu asked.

"Of course I don't understand, but I'm not timid, but fortunately, what our ancestors left behind is hieroglyphics, and if we can't communicate with words, we can draw, and their leaders finally understand that I am different from those missionaries, and have no ambitions for their territory. Strike while the iron is hot, I use the way of Confucius and Mencius to reason with them, hehe, it seems that 'benevolence loves people' is a universal truth, and their leader not only did not kill me, but also recruited me as a son-in-law......"

"Senior Bai, you, you married a food and a human race?" Zhu Hui asked in surprise.

"Cannibals are also people. I used to say that we capsized on that expedition and all the missionaries we were traveling with were killed, and I never dared to mention this sad past. Bai Haishan said and burst into tears......

Extra: On Australia's "Discovery"

With the exception of the Aborigines of Australia, who first "discovered" Australia is a mystery, and the traditional version is that in 1606 A.D., the Spaniard Torres sailed through the strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea, which is the same strait crossed by the old captain Bai Haishan in this chapter, so it is known today as the "Torres Strait".

After that, it is said that the Dutch (the Dutch mapped the coasts of northern and western Australia, known as the "sea guerrillas" in this book (for their legends, see Volume 4 "The Maritime Silk Road"). The Englishman William Dampier landed on the northwest coast of Australia in 1688 AD, and it was not until the 35th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1770 AD) that another Englishman, Captain James Cook, drew a map of the east coast that was once called "New Holland" and declared it British land.

According to the records of the historical document "Tang Ship" and the recent research of the "Redwood Boat Committee" initiated by the Australian government, the first to draw the route from Australia to Japan was Hong Zhenren from the Ming Dynasty; The detailed mapping of the route from Papua New Guinea to the Philippines is the old captain Bai Haishan in this book!