Chapter 25: The Way to Escape
Gordon, who had seen the Pirates of the Caribbean, certainly knew how terrible it was when the Black Pearl was cursed, the pirates were not afraid to die, because they didn't feel any pain at all, and the musket hit their heart was only a hole in their body, and no matter how terrible the wound could be restored after the moonlight.
And the Black Pearl has thirty-six 16-pounder cannons, and its firepower is extremely powerful, which can be described as the most powerful fourth-class sailing ship at sea, and there is no one.
His expression was very serious, if he really met the Black Pearl in the mist, it would be no different from waiting for death.
"The Black Pearl is not a legend, but it is real, I saw it with my own eyes. ”
Kuric's pale face was a little desperate, the first time he escaped from the fog was entirely due to luck, if he tried again, there would be no hope.
"Hey, man, look at you, you're Morgan, the same name as the legendary pirate who wrote the Pirate Code, how can you die here. ”
Gordon's comforting words seemed to have played a small role, and Kulich had been through so many things, countless winds and waves had come, how could he give up when he was about to retire.
He reinvigorated: "What should we do?"
Gordon led him back to the captain's quarters and spread out the map.
"Where are we now?"
Kuric found the location of last night's last measurement.
"At latitude 25 degrees 57 minutes north and longitude 80 degrees 13 minutes west, we were heading west, and by speed, we should be in this place. ”
He pointed to the sea area on the map and marked a location.
"Heading southwest, we're not going to Port Royal anymore and stop at La Guairah first. ”
If there is no miscalculation, La Guaira is only 52 nautical miles away, and it is the closest place to stop.
After having a specific direction, Kulic picked himself up and walked quickly out of the cabin.
The specifics of the fog were not told to anyone, and the sailors on the ship had long been unaware of how many rounds had been changed, and the sailors were not informed about this matter, so as not to cause panic.
"Lay down the sails!" the helmsman turned, and headed southwest at full speed, and we will not go to Port Royal, but first to La Guaira, and the sailors will all go down to the bottom hold for me, and put out the oars, and go at full speed. ”
Kuric was calm and showed no flaws, and Gordon stepped out of the cabin, took over the helmsman's position, and began to head southwest.
The Pearl sailed through the fog, and at full speed, with the help of the wind, reached nine knots, and in six hours they were able to reach the port of La Guairla.
Some of the sailors were terrified of this situation, fearing that they would run into the reef and other ships, and even some had begun to protest Gordon's decision, but these protests stopped at the sight of the stern face of the man at the helm, whose life was serialized with all the people of the ship, and it was absolutely impossible to be so fateful if it were not for some terrible reason.
Eventually, they chose to obey Gordon's orders and continued to paddle in rotation, trying to get out of the fog quickly.
Alan was chosen, the man who seemed to be very much used by the captain, after all, he was given thirty silver coins to buy supplies for everyone.
"Captain. ”
He hesitated to stand next to Gordon Land, looking at the young captain who was piloting the ship, Kulich had already climbed the watchtower at this moment, although he couldn't see far under the fog, he still had to personally observe the surroundings, and the time warning of the appearance of the Black Pearl.
Gordon didn't look back, stared at the front of the route, and asked directly, "What's the matter?" ”
"Everyone knows what must have happened, and I think the sailors should have a reason to know the truth of the matter. ”
Alan mustered up his courage and spoke.
Gordon shook his head and stared at him, "Knowing the truth of the matter will only make this matter more confusing, and even if it is, do you still want to know?"
Alan was stopped by this question, looked into Gordon's eyes, and was speechless, but if he didn't ask anything, how could he explain it to the others?
He gritted his teeth: "I think we should have the right to know, and everyone is not so vulnerable, we must obey the captain's orders." ”
Gordon began to appreciate the man a little, a little tactful, and knew how to speak.
"The Black Pearl. ”
"What?"
Alan didn't hear clearly, so he took a step closer.
"This fog is the hunting ground of the Black Pearl, and we must get out of it as soon as possible. ”
Gordon said and then kept silent, while Alan stayed in the original earthquake for a few seconds, the Black Pearl, the legendary fastest sailing ship in the Caribbean, also known as the non-existent sailing ship, because it never docked in any port, and no one knew if it really existed, only a crazy sailor told its story, and Allen, who had seen the sailor before.
In Puerto Cayenne, he was only fifteen years old at the time, his father was a man at the port docks, and he had squandered his money for a long time, and of course his family lived in a thatched house by the sea, and that day, a shipwrecked sailor washed up on the shore, and Alan thought it was a corpse, so he quickly informed the guards.
But it turned out to be a living man, but he had gone completely insane, and he was constantly talking about the Black Pearl: the dead sailors, bound to that dark ship and never to be reborn, ignoring swords and cannons, killing everyone who saw them, and then sinking their ships.
No one believed his words, except Allen.
For the sailor ended up staying in Cayenne, and after begging for wine from elsewhere, he returned to where he had washed ashore, looking at the sea.
Sailors weren't crazy all the time, and when he was drunk, Alan would speak calmly and tell him that the Black Pearl really existed, what happened to them, the pursuit, and the vicious captain Barbossa.
Even part of the reason for Allen's voyage was the story told by the sailor, the mysterious and dangerous sea, which made this still rebellious boy start to have the idea of sailing.
"I knew, I knew that the Black Pearl really existed, he didn't lie, but he was considered a madman, a liar by everyone. ”
He was a little excited, even excited, which was something Gordon hadn't expected at all, the first time someone could be so excited about a powerful and vicious pirate ship approaching.
Eren ran back into the cabin, he wanted to tell everyone that they might have to fight the cursed pirate ships on the sea, and everyone had to sharpen their blades and show the courage to die.