Chapter 229: The Second Ship
But the Dreadful Whip had no hostile intentions at all, and they craned their sails near the beach and dropped anchor, and Captain Wilson boarded the Jackdaw with a sailor in the dinghy.
"It's been a long time, Captain Wilson, but if I'm not mistaken, the last time we met, you were part of the Spanish Navy, and you were with the Templars, and it seems that you were bombarding the Imperial Navy. ”
Wilson no longer had the sharpness he had before, and just put on a very low posture: "Of course you remember correctly, sir. ”
"You can call me Captain Gordon, then I'm thinking about a problem right now, if I take you down now and give it to my friends in the navy, I think I might even get a promotion, get a battle merit or a knighthood or something, maybe you don't know very well, the British Royal Navy has issued a reward of a thousand gold coins, whether life or death. ”
Gordon cracked his mouth and smiled, his words full of threats, he had obtained Wilson's voyage diary, he knew a lot about the person in front of him, and to be honest, he couldn't say sympathy or hatred for the poor man in front of him.
"Because I feel like if you listen to me first, you'll change your mind. ”
"Oh, the last person who spoke to me like that was stabbed in the heart by me, are you sure?"
Wilson was stunned for two seconds before he nodded.
"I wanted to join the British Navy and become a privateer. ”
"Why? Revenge on the Spaniards? That's the only thing that comes to my mind, but even as a pirate, you can plunder their merchant ships and sneak up on their warships, rather than being cannon fodder on the battlefield. ”
Wilson had to admit that Gordon was astute and discerning, and that what he said was very likely to happen, but he didn't hesitate.
"I'm not a pirate anymore, not anymore, and as a matter of all sincerity, I want to start by telling you the news: pirates throughout the Caribbean are almost all looking for your tracks, because there is a huge treasure on your ship. ”
"Haha, what treasure can I have on my ship, if there were, I would have bought a big house in London a long time ago, and then lived in luxury, instead of bothering to make a living on the sea. ”
Gordon laughed, and even the sailors around him, but Wilson's arrival was genuine, and he decided to give it the respect he deserved.
Tables and chairs were moved to the deck to become a simple negotiating table with rum on top, a pirate negotiating table.
"Tell me, what do you want me to do, and what good will it do me? ”
"Introduce me to the British privateers, and I will give you a satisfactory reward, as well as important information, an important piece of information that will enable you to ascend to the sky in one step. The initiative is in your hands, and if you feel that this information is not worth it, you can re-behead me and send it to the Navy at any time. ”
"Are you so confident that I won't get the news and behead you for monopoly?, and I must tell you that privateering permits must be signed by His Majesty George, not by your will, and only if the Imperial Navy feels that you can have equal value. ”
Wilson got the answer but didn't care.
"You can all be privateers, my ships are bigger, my firepower is stronger, and we can defeat more Spaniards on the battlefield......"
Gordon shook his head: "It's impossible, they won't accept a person who was originally an enemy when the war comes, even if it is me, it is absolutely impossible to introduce you as a privateer during this period." ”
Wilson felt like he couldn't deny what Gordon had said, but he didn't want to be a pirate for the rest of his life.
"Is there no other way?"
"Absolutely. ”
Gordon poured himself a glass of rum and took a sip.
"What's the solution?"
Wilson glanced at his ship, which was pretty much all he had.
"I still have one ship, but unfortunately it's still in London harbor, which means that I should actually have two ships in my fleet. ”
"You want me to join you and be your subordinate?"
Wilson gritted his teeth, the young man in front of him was completely trying to eat himself and his boat cleanly.
"That's the only way, and you'll need to get rid of your outfit, your sails, your ship's name, and you're not allowed to use the Redbeard title outside. Oh, and remember to shave your beard as well. ”
Wilson held his hands on the table, stared at Gordon for a long time, but could not say anything, he looked around at the sailors of the Jackdaw, clutching his scimitar or musket, if he dared to jump out of his mouth, it could really be a thousand gold coins in his pocket.
And the Whipmark of Terror can't even get together the gunners, it's just a live target, and it's more likely that because of his death, the sailors surrendered without hesitation, and their own ships belonged to the man in front of them.
No, no, no, he can't watch his life's work become someone else's trophy, and if he can really choose, he still thinks it's better for him to take care of the boat.
He finally closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and squeezed a few words out between his teeth: "I agree." ”
Jon, who had been on the ship for a long time, was also found by Gordon, who wrote an agreement for the two of them, which detailed everything they had discussed, and left their names behind.
Of course, this agreement does not stop those who really want to rebel, the so-called anti-gentleman does not guard against villains, and there is still a long way to go if the sailors of the Terror Whipmark are really subdued.
Jon was in an awkward position on Gordon's ship, and although he was a second officer on the ship, he only did the job of a quartermaster, and in order to regain his image in the navy, Jon went to the Terror Whipmark as a supervisor to help deal with and ensure that the ship had no intention of rebelling.
To that end, the Jackdaw spent the night in Grand Cayman, giving the spare sails to the Dreadful Whipmark, and then rebranded the entire ship and changed its name to the White Shark.
The Cayman Islands are very quiet at night, except for the sound of the waves, only the sailors sing and play the piano loudly, and the noise of the day seems to be just an illusion.
"Captain, to be honest, I don't think the name is very good. ”
After Jon left for the White Shark to become an officer, Harry had a smile on his face, because if nothing else, he would be the second officer of the Jackdaw in a few days.
"Oh, Harry, do you think there's anything wrong with the name?"
"Captain, the legend of Baisha Bay is that there are man-eating mermaids. ”
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"Mermaid!"
Gordon suddenly thought of the legendary Fountain of Youth, if he could really find it, not only would he be able to live forever, but he would also have a huge capital to take it out.