As rumored, Sam, the Black Prince, did not embarrass the sailors on the ship after emptying the cargo on the Goddess Spear, but only dismantled half of the guns on it to confirm that the latter had no ability to fight back, and then moved some wood to repair the Vader, and let them go.

But the sailors were not grateful to him, they had been at sea for so long and had found nothing, and they looked at the pirates with hatred and anger in their eyes.

Sam looked indifferent, he said to Zhang Heng, "We are robbers, it's normal for someone to hate, I didn't expect them to be grateful to me when I let them go, just because I didn't want to do it myself, if any of them became pirate hunters later, I also welcome them to round me up, life is too short, the most important thing is to stay happy, there is no need to always worry about what will happen later." ”

Zhang Heng didn't expect that the black prince Sam was obviously not much older than him, but he was so free and easy, maybe this is why other people like him so much, Zhang Heng was still a little wary of the righteous thieves because of the Black Business Alliance at first, but after contacting Sam, he found that the latter was indeed a friend worth making.

Especially in the cruel and cold-blooded world of pirates, it has to be said that it is a miracle that he can maintain this character.

However, Zhang Heng was still a little strange, when he was on the Vida before, the friendly attitude shown by the Black Prince Sam towards him was obviously beyond the scope of the first meeting, so he took this opportunity to ask the question he had always wanted to ask, "Have we met before?" ”

"Oh, that's what you say," Sam the Black Prince smiled, "you and the red-haired Miss Anne did me a favor, though you don't know it, weren't you commissioned by Fraser to catch a thief and kill him, and I had been looking for him for a while." ”

"Huh?"

"I have a friend, not from my ship, but a very good friend, he works on another boat, he has just become a helmsman, and he was very happy that day, so he had a few more drinks, but when he left the tavern, he found that the money bag was missing, it was full of pearls that he had just exchanged, and the money he exchanged for pearls was a common asset on board, and the crew entrusted him with something more convenient to carry and store because they trusted him, and the next morning his body was found on the shore of the reef."

Sam also had a look of sadness in his eyes when he said this, "The guy you killed, he is a repeat offender, and he likes to do things like pearls the most, and usually wanders around the pearl merchant's residence, looking for prey, but I only learned about these things later, and my friend is a very brainless man, and he can't think of any other way to prove that he didn't embezzle those pearls, so he can only use the stupidest method in the end." ”

Sam, the Black Prince, shook his head, "I don't hate the guy who stole his pearls, because that's his way of survival, just like us, but I also want to avenge my friend, but it's just my own personal vendetta, I didn't use the power of the pirate group, and as a result, the guy was slippery than I thought, and I couldn't devote much energy to land because I still had to go to sea, and then I came back and heard the news that he was dead." ”

"Fraser only recently told me your name, anyway, this matter is over now, and my friend can rest in peace." Sam Road, the Black Prince.

At this point, Zhang Heng finally figured out the causes and consequences of all this.

In order to prevent Hutchison from coming to trouble again, he offered to let the Jackdaw accompany the Vader back to Nassau, and the Black Prince Sam naturally did not refuse, because the relationship between the two was much closer.

On the way back, the latter would often come to chat with Zhang Heng in a small boat, and Zhang Heng learned a lot of secrets from him that only the captain knew.

On this day, the two talked about the distribution of power on the island, and the black prince Sam raised his eyebrows, as if he was a little surprised, "You want to join the council on the island?" ”

Zhang Heng nodded, this is about his main mission, he didn't have a ship before, and he wasn't famous enough on the island, so he didn't think much about it, now the Jackdaw and his name have spread throughout Nassau, although a large part of this is because of the contradictions between the Black Merchants Alliance, but many times crises coexist with opportunities, and now he has withstood the pressure and led the Jackdaw through the initial troubles smoothly, and he has become more famous, so the matter of joining the council can also be put on the agenda.

"Actually, that council is of little use," Sam scratched his head, "It's an organization where everyone works together to maintain order, but it hasn't actually met a few times since it was founded. Nassau is a borderless land, and no one on the island likes to be managed, those big landlords don't care about other things except their own land, and the pirates have pirates' ways of dealing with things, and as for the black market merchants, they seem to have their own set of rules, and after the black merchant alliance is established, they will not solve conflicts through the council. ”

"The last time we sat together for a meeting was two years ago, because someone got the news that the Spaniards were going to attack here, and the island was nervous for a while, but then the matter was over, and since then there have been fewer people who want to join, mainly when they first enter the parliament, they have to take an oath, which is to defend Nassau and other things, everyone didn't take it seriously before, and now they find that it is really possible to fight, and there is no practical benefit in joining the parliament except for a name, and there are fewer people who are interested." Sam, the Black Prince, shrugged.

"Are there any requirements for joining the council?"

"There are no hard requirements, generally speaking, as long as you have strength and prestige, and contribute to the island, the only threshold is that you need to be jointly elected by more than seven members of the council," Sam, the black prince, said, "Clay, the owner of the house, because of his good service, has made an indelible contribution to the stability of the island, and is said to be the first group of people to be elected to the council, what, are you really interested?" I can help you get the seven recommenders jointly recommended, which can be regarded as a reward for helping me kill Jacob before. ”

"Then it's going to be a trouble for Captain Sam." Zhang Hengdao.

Black Prince Sam didn't take this little thing to heart, he was very interested in the battle of Queen Anne's revenge bombardment of Charleston, and was about to learn a little more details from Zhang Heng, an eyewitness, but at this time, the light outside the porthole suddenly dimmed.

The two of them looked up together and saw a dense cloud overhead.

"Has the sky changed, so fast?" The Black Prince Sam touched his nose, "Obviously it was fine before, but this damn weather is simply more fickle than a woman." ”