Chapter 456: An Unexpected Encounter

You may ask: where exactly is the Fountain of Youth?

Then I will answer in the affirmative: it does not exist in reality!

At least, as far as the current information goes, the Fountain of Youthfulness is just an ethereal legend. Ponce de Leon spent the rest of his life searching for the Fountain of Youth.

In fact, the local natives who told him the legend of the Fountain of Youthfulness were just false rumors, telling some legends similar to Penglai and the abbot. (Although Shandong's two overseas islands bear these two names, they are very different from the mythical overseas fairy islands.) I mean, the scenery is good, but there are no legendary fairies~)

But this is the world of Pirates of the Caribbean, a place where countless legends and wonders exist.

So the question is, where is the location of the Fountain of Youth, in the Pirate of the Caribbean world?

The answer is: in the rainforests of southern North America, to be exact: where Florida is located in the southern United States on the world map today.

You may know very little about Ponce de LeΓ³n and his person. I guess, like me, heard the name for the first time in the movie, and then my head was full of wonders, "Who is this?" ”

Then, there is no need to work your fingers to check the encyclopedia! Let me briefly explain:

Ponce de Leon, an unlikely explorer of the Age of Discoveries (compared to his peers, of course, Columbus, who discovered America, and Magellan, who first traveled the globe), is at least not as famous as to be heard of by us far-away Orientals.

It is worth mentioning that part of the life of Ponce de LeΓ³n coincides with that great (or evil, invasion of the natives) Captain Columbus. He participated in Columbus's journey to discover the Americas and witnessed this historic moment as a spectator.

Since then, he has embarked on a broad road to earn honor and fortune - adventure! And the most remarkable achievement of his life (leaving aside the ruthless suppression of the natives) was the discovery of Florida! And the reason he discovered Florida was to find the Fountain of Youth. (In fact, Poncey de LeΓ³n could be called the discoverer of North America, when he thought Florida was a long, narrow island.) But people are actually peninsulars~)

Poncey de Leon's map only marked a few key locations, but fortunately, the compass pointed out the direction for Han Xing - which meant that Han Xing didn't need to bother to check these places one by one, just follow the compass's guidance and head towards Florida in the upper left corner of the map.

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In the dense rainforests of southern North America, a group of people are making their way through the thorns. Far off the coast, the Black Pearl is quietly anchored in a fjord.

This is naturally Han Xing and his party, this time, the [Seaside Area] is pouring out! Almost all of them joined the adventure, and of course, in fact, most of them saw it as a leisurely hike, trekking.

But actually, walking through the rainforest is actually a bad feeling! The rainforest here is rarely inhabited, and the dense foliage blocks the sunlight and even blocks the way and view. The air was damp and filled with the smell of earth, and the severed leaves and branches gave off a sour smell of tree sap. It's like the smell of a freshly mowed lawn!

They managed to leave the rainforest and find themselves on the shore, where the humidity of the rainforest made their clothes so wet that they felt like they could squeeze out water.

"Phew~Whew~ Oh my God, I suddenly felt that the job of an explorer was not so suitable for me!" Louis XVI gasped, twisted his sleeves, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"That's not what you said just now: what a wonderful life an explorer is, as if the whole world is at my feet, and countless treasures and wonders await my discovery!" Han Xing learned the heroic tone of Louis XVI before.

"I'm getting blisters on my feet! To hell with the discovery~" Louis XVI took off his boots and rubbed his calf.

"That mermaid is so pitiful~" Lyanna suddenly walked over and said with her big eyes.

That's right, Han Xing caught a mermaid and put her in a wooden barrel for the Devil Terminator to carry away.

"Pathetic? She was carried away, where was the pity? Does she have me pitiful? I'm getting blisters on my feet! Louis XVI muttered whimfully.

"Correction, Lyanna, she's not a mermaid, she's a siren! A man-eating monster that can sing and confuse passing sailors~" Han Xing selectively ignored Louis XVI's muttering.

"So, don't be fooled by her beautiful appearance!" Lyanna turned away indifferently and continued to admire the beautiful creature.

"But~ what are you going to do with that mermaid? We don't have a shortage of spare dry food! Louis XVI asked suddenly.

"I can answer this question! Your Majesty~" Jack Sparrow seemed to be in a very good mood, perhaps because the shadow of the Black Pearl sails in the distance made him feel distracted.

He came to Louis XVI, bowed with a hippie smile, took off his hat and saluted: "In the ritual of the Fountain of Youth, the mermaid's tears need to be used!" ”

"Captain Jack, can you be sure we're not going in the wrong direction?" Han Xing looked up and asked Jack Sparrow.

"Nope! According to the direction of the compass, I think Poncey de Leon's ship is not far ahead, but we have to cross this canyon first~" Jack Sparrow took out his compass and glanced at it.

"Let's get around!" Han Xing doesn't plan to do such thrilling actions as jumping off the cliff in the original plot, even if there is water at the bottom of the canyon~

Sure enough, in a small boat, paddling a few hundred meters along the strait, I saw a semi-open natural cave, and an old Caravel clipper stopped on the edge of the cliff in violation of the law of powerlessness.

"I'm curious how Ponce de Leon managed to park his ship in that place!" Looking at the crumbling ship parked on the cliff in the cave, Han Xing couldn't help but admire Ponce de Leon's boat skills.

"I guess this cave will be flooded by the sea at high tide ~ Look!" Captain Jack Sparrow wiped his finger across the wet dirt on the ground.

Of course, Han Xing would not rush to this boat swaying from side to side as recklessly as in the movie, he let the Devil Terminator pull the boat to a safe position with a rope, and then walked up calmly.

The dilapidated, dusty cabin was stacked with gold and silver jewels, and in the middle of the large ship lay the remains of Ponce de LeΓ³n, who held in his arms a map indicating the exact location of the Fountain of Youth.

Han Xing rushed to the bottom of the bed and took out the box containing two silver cups from inside. When I opened it, I found it empty.

"Damn, is there anyone else looking for the Fountain of Youth? Could it be that Blackbeard is still here according to the original plot? It doesn't make sense! Barbossa is still galloping across the Caribbean Sea at this time! Han Xing was suddenly a little confused.

After making a copy of the map, Han Xing left Ponce Leon's ship and continued to walk towards the fountain of youth.

Soon, he was sure that he was close to the fountain of youth. Because, the water droplets here are floating upwards and upwards in violation of the laws of physics!

It was at this moment that he heard a voice in front of him!

He quickly motioned for the group behind him to stop, then glanced at Captain Jack, and the two of them crept through the bushes and cautiously touched the way.

But I saw that there were three figures standing in front of me, with their backs to Han Xing, looking at the rock wall where the Fountain of Immortality was located, and they were talking:

"You told me clearly before that the Fountain of Youthfulness is in this place!" The voice was made by a bald man in a black robe. His voice was cold and excited, and more importantly, he spoke ancient Egyptian!

"High Priest, don't be excited! According to Shao Feng's map, the Fountain of Youthfulness is here! A brown-haired bearded man said.

Han Xing, who was in the grass beside him, heard this title, and his heart trembled: "High priest? Could it be Immorton? How did he end up here? ”

"Maybe we still need that compass from Jack Sparrow? The locations marked on the map are so vague that we can only narrow down the area to within 200 kilometers of here! Another voice said. The owner of the voice has a black bandana on his head, which looks like a ***.

"This sound sounds so familiar! This back is so familiar! Han Xing: Suddenly, the images of these three people began to coincide with the figures of Ali and Dionysius in his memory.