A few days later, the Blue Banshee arrived on an island in the Bahamas in the evening, greeted by lush Palm Cove and beaches covered with white sand and shells. The boat rounded the low sand bank and entered the wide and dazzling blue Inner Ao. Inside the harbor are a few Pelaga boats and a sloop tethered to the wooden trestle in the harbor, and there are a few inhabitants on the beach.

As the Blue Banshee approached, more and more people gathered around the pier. Behind the trestle, through the dense palm forest, Chen Shouxu faintly sees stone bunkers and slightly simple forts. Some of the ship's veteran sailors, who had been to sea many times, were smiling, and this was the island of Eleuthera, a private harbor for pirates. Because the harbor is beautiful and the sky is blue, sailors call it the blue harbor.

The boat approached and approached the pier with the help of several longboats in the harbor. A few people in strange costumes in Chen Shouxu's opinion took the captain down, what kind of clothes were they. Colorful silks, African-style turbans, and even arabesque hats.

"The man who took the captain is a serious pirate." Fraser leaned over and said softly. "Captain's friend."

"What do you mean by a serious pirate?" A child next to him asked curiously.

"We have privateer warrants, mercenaries of the Dutch. It is legal for us to rob the Spaniards in Dutch-controlled areas, and the advantage is that if necessary, we can dock at Dutch ports to resupply supplies, and if we don't want to do it in the future, we can also bring money back to England. An old sailor said, "They are different, they are completely free pirates, not controlled by anyone, and they take what they steal." ”

The old sailor who spoke wore an eyepatch in his left eye, and everyone called him One-Eyed, but no one called him by his real name.

"Wouldn't that be great? Don't pay those Dutch vampires anymore, it's all your own. The child looked envious.

"Freedom is freedom," one-eyed sighed, "but no government port will let them ashore unless they are pardoned by His Majesty the King." They can only wander for the rest of their lives, until one day their souls return to the sea. No matter how much money you grab, it's just instant fun, and it's useless to save it. ”

As everyone spoke, the Blue Banshee had finished the work necessary for docking, such as anchoring, sailing, tethering and other work, and the boatswain ordered a few men to stay on duty with him on the ship, announcing that the others were free to move. The sailors who were not named cheered and dispersed in an instant, leaving only Chen Shouxu and a few other newcomers and a group of children.

The one-eyed man who spoke just now walked over with a smile, "I'm old, and I can't play with those young people, so I'll take you around Langang." ”

The novices were worried that they had nowhere to go, and it was rare for an old driver to lead the way, so they hurriedly agreed, and a few people took the children and walked to the depths of the island. The crowd bypassed the pillboxes and forts, which, although simple, had no less than 20 cannons in total, covering the entire beach and trestle. Chen Shouxu felt that unless a large group of government troops was transferred, this port would not be easy to fight.

Behind the palm grove is a market town. Hundreds of houses are crowded together, with a few stone houses around the central square, and most of the rest are wooden houses. They walked through the narrow alleys, and the streets were filled with drunkards, and from time to time one or two people were thrown out of the house, causing a lot of laughter all around.

One-eyed smiled and said, "It's all unlucky people who spend all their money on women, you kids are not allowed to go." The one who was thrown out in front of him was called Old William, an old pirate, and I heard that there was a warship before, and then he gambled with others and lost the ship. ”

"How can you survive if the ship loses?" Someone asked.

"In Langang, as long as you have the ability, you always don't have to worry about a bite to eat. The Captains' Council on the island sponsored him a Peliaga ship and made him a captain, but most of the spoils had to be handed over to the Captains' Council. "The Peliaga is said to be a ship, but it is actually a larger sailboat, usually with a small cannon in the bow. With only one sail and no deck, it could squeeze a maximum of thirty or forty people, mainly rowed by sailors. Although this galley may look unremarkable, it is very useful offshore.

One-Eye continued, "You certainly don't know what a captain's meeting is. Although this blue harbor is not large, no captain can control it alone. So more than ten years ago, several captains set up a captains' meeting to elect the consuls of the captains' meeting once a year. ”

It's really interesting, although this pirate harbor is small, it has everything you can think of. The most are the brothels, where scantily clad young women stand at the door, laughing when they see Chen Shouxu walking over, and some are holding the sailor's arm and not letting them go. It is rare that the women here have a complete complexion, black, Indian, and white, and Fraser was "unlucky" to be pulled into the house by a woman with an exotic Arab style.

Secondly, there are many wine shops, restaurants, shops, and even a church, which is very lively and energetic except for the church. The town was certainly not planned, but in the messy buildings and roads, Chen Shouxu felt that there was a faint order here. Although Chen Shouxu had seen several drunken sailors beating in a group of restaurants and restaurants passing by, it looked like they were beating into a pot of porridge, but no one used a knife. And they don't seem to have anyone to buy and sell, they all pay according to the rules. These are pirates who kill people without blinking.

Chen Shouxu asked his doubts.

"Actually, it's all thanks to the captains' meeting." Someone suddenly interjected on the side of the road and replied.

"Old William, you're not drunk yet."

"Ha, long time no see, old one-eyed. Rest assured, I will definitely die behind you. Old William stood up, "The person who can drink me down does not exist on this island, don't look at me I have drunk a lot now, I can still drink the three of you." ”

Old William turned to Chen Shouxu and said, "Gentlemen, you are new here. Although One-Eye is old, everything he knows is hearsay. I was a member of the Captains' Council, and if you are willing to pay some money, I will show you around. ”

Of course, Chen Shouxu would not object, he was listening to it with great enjoyment, "Mr. William, how much do you think the remuneration is appropriate?" ”

William glanced Chen Shouxu up and down a few times, "Look at your newcomers, it is estimated that there is not much money." In this case, just treat me to a drink in the evening. ”

"A reasonable exchange, I agreed." Chen Shouxu tilted his head and calculated, after beating the Spanish treasure fleet, although he didn't grab anything, the captain still gave each sailor a bonus of 6 guilders, and it was probably no problem to drink a drink.

Now, everyone listened to the old pirate who had been the captain of the ship talk about the ancients, "Actually, the reason is very simple, pirates can't grab everything." Neither pure pirates nor privateers like you can survive by looting alone. There were many merchants in the port, even quite a few Spanish merchants. We have money, materials, and women, and they exchange materials and women for our money, and we are so happy to do business together. To be a good captain, he doesn't have to have good seamanship skills, but he must be a qualified businessman. “

William pointed to a wooden sign standing in the central square, "That sign is engraved with the rules of the island, and it is okay to say that it is the law of Langang Town." In order to ensure the order of transactions in the port, the captain's meeting stipulates that the private property in our blue harbor is inviolable, and the laws in the port are enforced with reference to the ship. People who have bad rules are rare, and for us it's actually more like home, and no one messes around at home. ”

"Then what is the status of our captain on the island?" A child asked.

William pouted, "Your Captain Grover is also a member of the Captains' Council now, he just doesn't participate in the Archon election. ”