John's crew appeared to have stayed on board for too long, were suffocated, and no one returned until dawn. John didn't care, sitting on the lookout blowing the sea breeze and basking in the sun, whether he drank a sip of rum, not at all like a left-behind guard guarding the ship, but like a nobleman on vacation by the beach. It was almost noon when John saw the first crew members holding each other, bottles in their hands, singing as they walked towards the ship. Although John didn't mind that the crew didn't come back until now, he also felt that they should set a rule.

jumped down the lookout along the cable, and the "bang" woke up the crew members who were still drunk. Looking at John's face, the crew members also broke out in a cold sweat: it seemed that they had gone too far. John looked at them: "This time I didn't remember the time, so I won't punish you." Next time I will set a time to return to the ship, and if it is exceeded, I will hang it on the mast and blow the wind for the day. Remember?" the crew members broke out in a cold sweat and nodded their heads repeatedly. Seeing that they had heard and made sure they remembered, John waved them back to the cabin, and he disembarked and prepared to wander around the city. Speaking of coming from Gran Inagua, John hadn't seen it well here.

Unbeknownst to John, after he had left the ship and gone ashore, the crew members went into the cabin and did not fall asleep, but gathered together to discuss: "Do you think that the captain is more imposing today than yesterday?" "I thought so, too, I didn't feel that way yesterday, and I thought I was going to be thrown off the boat. ”

Whatever the sailors say, John has already made his way to the town on the island of Great Inagua. At this time, the prosperity of the town is slightly inferior to that of the small border town of Ter'ande, and it seems that if it is not too remote and no one has developed here, it is generally inferior to the mainland of Ter'an. It's not a big deal, John isn't here for fun.

Walking to the docks, he saw Edward discussing something with someone. Seeing John walking over, Edward stopped him, "Hey, John, come over here." Come, let me introduce you, this is the best boatman in the whole of Great Inagua, whether your boat is going to be repaired or reinforced, you can come to him. ”

The man said dissatisfiedly, "The best boatman in the whole Caribbean." Yes, as he said, whether you want to repair the post-war wounds or add artillery, or strengthen the hull and increase the ramming angle, as long as it is related to the ship, there is nothing I can't do, of course, provided that you have enough gold in your pocket. I'm not cheap here. Of course, if you dare to pay your bills, I'll shoot you all over the buckshot. As he spoke, he flashed the pistol he had placed on his waist.

John tilted his head: "Just like I want someone to check my boat, don't worry, the gold coins are indispensable for you." "After all, I just got a big box of pounds, and the repair cost should be enough.

"No problem, as long as I have gold, I can get even a dreadnought. When the man heard John's words, he agreed: "But you have waited a while, and I have just promised him to check his Jackdaw, and your ship is behind him." The man saw John's purse of money, and the gold glittered in it that made his eyes dizzy.

John remembered that he had made an appointment with Edward to go to sea together, so he looked at Edward. Edward said, "It's all right, John, I'll wait until your ship is repaired before I set off." It just so happens that I have a house on this island that is still being maintained, and if I let those fussy guys fool around and not look at them, I can't guarantee that I will find even a single plank of my house when I get back. ”

When John saw that Edward had agreed, he said to the man, "If you have time now, you can come to my ship and see if there is anything that needs to be improved, and if I have enough money, I will not be stingy and hide in the sea." The boatman first exclaimed "Wow": "I like you, including your money bag." It's been a long time since I've seen such a generous captain as you. Okay, no problem, no one wants to get along with money. Ah, now I feel like I'm hearing the crisp sound of the coins colliding with each other. ”

After that, John had the shipwrights reinforce the ship's mast and deck, installed a large ramming angle on the ship, increased the number of broadside guns from two on one side to five, added mortars to the bow, and purchased a lot of gunpowder for shells. By the time this had been done, the pounds in John's cash box had been reduced by half.

The boatman patted John on the shoulder vigorously as he left: "Remember to find me if there is any renovation in the future!" It seems that John's pound has completely charmed him.

It took John a long time to renovate the ship, but fortunately Edward was also tossing around his house so that it didn't seem too rude.

After Edward had finished tossing his house, the crews of the two ships began to procure all kinds of food and fresh water for the voyage in preparation for the voyage. Finally, after a two-month voyage, the two arrived at Nassau, what Edward called a pirate's playground.

It was evident that Edward knew a lot of people here. As soon as the two boats entered the harbor, someone came up to greet them before they could drop anchor: "Hey, Edward, where have you been hunting lately?"

Edward, who was standing on the dock with John and watched the sailors at work, turned his head: "Thatch, come and meet my friend, John, John Vulcan; ”

If it weren't for the eponym, this would be Blackbeard, the legendary pirate of the Rough World. John thought as he looked at the thick fishnet-like beard on the visitor's chin.

"Friend?" Thatch looked at John, who had thought that this was just an ordinary pirate, but he didn't expect that he could make the always arrogant Edward think of him as a friend, and it seemed that there was something outstanding about it. Thinking of this, Blackbeard said, "Welcome to Nassau, John. It's a free place where you can find everything you want, as long as you have the money, or the strength. ”

It was evident that Blackbeard liked it very much, and there was a sense of pride in his words, as if he were introducing his hometown to outsiders.

John naturally didn't say anything, even if he didn't understand the world, he knew that if he didn't pay attention to what he said at this time, he would probably offend people.

Edward saw that the sailors had sunk the anchor to the bottom. Say, "Hey, gentlemen, are we really going to talk here? Why don't we find a place where we can have a drink?"