Over the next few days, the sailors searched the surrounding islands and searched the surrounding waters with the help of diving bells, but they found nothing but a few scattered silver coins or cargo. Looking at the pitiful three taels of silver coins in their hands and all kinds of miscellaneous items that they had soaked for an unknown amount of time, Bonnet couldn't say anything like asking the sailors to hand in half of the harvest—especially when he glanced at John from time to time, thinking that he would be able to find a treasure of great value on this island, and how could people not be jealous that the sailors were tired and tired to find a silver coin?

Looking at the disappointed sailors on their faces, Bonnet did something to make everyone happy: he decided to increase everyone's commission by 30% after arriving at their destination, a decision that caused everyone to cheer and be full of energy, and the original decadence had long been thrown away by them. It seems that although Bonnet is not suitable to be a captain, it is still good to be a qualified businessman.

With Bonnet's financial encouragement, the fleet soon reached his hometown of Barbados. But John could see that Bonnet's face didn't show much joy, as if he had just docked at a resting port. Arriving at his hometown but not feeling happy is a far cry from Bonnet, who refused to become a pirate, saying that "as a husband and a father", and there is no trace of joy in his eyes to be reunited with his family.

John saw that there was Bonnet's own element in this, and that these things were inconvenient for outsiders to ask, so he did not ask, but watched Bonnet direct the sailors' doormen to carry his tobacco and the pirates' booty from John's ship.

"John, you wait here for me. At this moment, a man was waving on the dock not far away, and Bonnet saw it and said to John and ran to the man waving. Naturally, John would not disagree, and after watching Bonnet's back walk away, he took over Bonnet's task and began to direct the sailors.

Not long after, as soon as the goods were loaded off the ship and piled up on the dock, Bonnet came over with a team of men and horses pushing small carts. In Bonnet's introduction, he learned that these were his partners, and they were all businessmen who had helped him. Since they were good friends of Bonnet, John asked them to take their booty with them. These merchants looked good, and they didn't have the same scheming as the others, and they counted every penny, probably because of Bonnet's affection. In this case, John didn't want to spend too much time on these trivial matters, and now he just wanted to go to Nassau as soon as possible, and it was best to go to the legendary "Observatory" with Edward, only then could John get a glimpse of the truth of this world, and probably only there could he reason about this unreal world.

Of course, John's bag of treasure was not something that could be displayed on the docks at will, and after discussing it with Bonnet, the two decided to bring the merchants into the cabin to see the goods and trade in the cabin. When John dumped the sack of gold and silver on the deck, the merchants' eyes lit up. There are many legends in the Holy Roman Empire, and if you can buy these jewels back and wrap them in a plausible and imaginative story, it will be a lucrative deal! Think about it, what a fairy tale story you found a treasure from the Holy Roman Empire while sailing.

With this in mind, the merchants were not stingy with the pound, and soon offered a price that pleased John.

John watched as the merchants used the money they had to pay for the treasures to Bonnet, and he couldn't understand why they could pay far more than the price of the jewels, as if they could sell their property at any time if they didn't have enough money, a frenzy that neither Ash nor a sailor could understand.

"It looks like there's something going on that we don't know about. Bonnet, too, sensed that something was wrong, and quietly walked over to John's side and said.

But whatever it was, John didn't care.

Looking at the pounds that the merchants had brought from his house, John could no longer fit all the pounds into the small box, so he had to buy a box and put all the pounds in it. The box was much larger than John's original, almost five times the size of the original, and even so, it was still full. No wonder they say that the treasure is in the sea, and just by going to sea like this, they earn money that many people cannot obtain in their lifetime.

Then it was time to separate, and Bonnet had invited John to his family's estate, but John refused. John didn't want to go anywhere else, so he set off now while there were still crew members willing to follow him to Nassau.

Yes, John told the sailors of his plan after they had received their payment from Bonnet, and most of them were willing to follow him to Nassau. This is good news, everyone has already sailed together, and it is easier to manage.

As for whether the sailors are willing to be pirates, in this era, pirates can be regarded as militias, just like the naval war between Britain and Spain for the dominance of the sea two years ago, behind which the pirates fought against the Spanish logistics transport ships; if they become a big pirate, they may be reassured, pardoned for their sins, and return home with a lot of money. As a result, sailors who are willing to go to sea mostly don't mind becoming pirates.

Since neither side had a problem with the other, when John proposed to go to Nassau, most people thought that John was going to be a pirate, and many people signed up.

Bonnet was aware of John's decision, and he thought that if it weren't for himself, John would have arrived in Nassau on another ship. Therefore, when he heard that John was ready to sail, he used his connections in Barbados to prepare for John all kinds of supplies for his voyage, such as fresh water, rum, cured meats, and bread.

John remembered the bean sprouts carried by Zheng He's fleet in the Rough Stone World, so he asked Bonnet to find a lot of beans for himself.

"Oh, you're such a genius! How could I not have thought of that!" Bonnett jumped for excitement when he learned what John was doing with beans. It is important to know that nautical diseases are a big problem for sailors, and if you can make sprouts, you can solve many problems.

John watched as Bonnet carried a large bag of chickpeas into the cabin, and looked up at the sky, which had begun to brighten. When Bonnet disembarked, it was time to part.

As the crew lifted the anchor and lowered the sails, the ship rode the wind and slowly sailed out of the harbor.