If we want to talk about why the pirates dare to discuss attacking the naval fortress, it is because the Caribbean is under the control of Spain at this time, and this group of pirates can be regarded as the maritime militia of England that competes with Spain for maritime supremacy. In order to obtain this gold and show their loyalty to the British court, this group of sea outlaws naturally prepared to take on the fortress of the former sea overlord on a pirate ship.

"What a bold plan. John sat on the sidelines and tugged at Edward, Blackbeard, and Vane as they discussed how to capture the fortress of a maritime power with three pirate ships. "Well, why am I more emotionally turbulent than I was before?" suddenly John began to think about it. You know, before it didn't seem to interest John, but now John will be moved by other people's things, "It seems, more and more like a human." Thinking of this, John only felt a little change in his heart, but he couldn't say what it was.

Seeing that the discussion was over, John stepped forward: "Hey, gentlemen, what is my mission?"

Edward saw John and pointed to the map spread out on the wine table: "We discussed just now, John, you need to wait for reinforcements from the fortress at this position, yes, this is the location of this strait." We will have to procure all kinds of supplies by noon tomorrow, and if we set out at noon, we will be able to reach the vicinity of the fortress in the early morning two days later, when the morning dawn star will come out, and most of the officers and men in the fortress will still be asleep, and only a few navy on duty will be able to detect us, of course, whether it is the warships in the fortress harbor or the reinforcements of the navy in the distance. Therefore, we had a lot of time to attack while the officers and men were not up, first destroying the turret of the fortress with the guns of the ships, and then going ashore to occupy the fortress. Speaking of this, Edward gestured his hand to the map again: "The nearest reinforcements are here, if they are going to come in the shortest time, they will pass through this strait, you just need to block the reinforcements at this end until we take the fortress." ”

John touched his chin: "It's more dangerous than I expected, I'm not sure I'll have all the boats stuck there." You know my ship, Edward. ”

John looked at Blackbeard and Vane for a moment, and said, "Then do your best, of course, if you keep all the reinforcements out of our sight before we take the fortress, we can give you an extra share of gold." ”

"That's it. John pondered his chin for a moment, and agreed to their request.

Seeing that John also agreed, Blackbeard picked up his glass: "Well, for gold!" Everyone raised their glasses together, and drank them all.

That evening, John told his quartermaster about the plan, and George was more interested in the gold he would receive. As a quartermaster, George had to be in charge of pre-war procurement and battle damage assessments, and it was evident that he was busy today. Looking at George, who walked into the cabin and began to check the quantities of various supplies, John naturally would not stop him.

It's ridiculous to say, there are only four ordinary ships, and there are pirate ships that are not designed for naval warfare at all, but they dare to challenge a naval fortress with a lot of support, and its own firepower and protection are also outstanding, even if the national strength of the country to which the fortress belongs is not as good as before, it should not be a few pirates who dare to flirt with the tiger's whiskers. However, the result was unexpected, and Blackbeard's battle plan was very feasible, provided that John could hold off the reinforcements coming from the open sea for a while. It seems that the burden on himself is still very heavy.

It's just that John, who was lying in the hammock, was not thinking about the possible naval battle the day after tomorrow, but the sentence that Edward said, "All things are false, and all things are allowed". This sentence is like magic, whenever John thinks about it, it comes to mind and is unforgettable. John always felt that if he studied this sentence well, he might be able to find out the rules of the world.

But no matter how much John thought, he didn't have a clue, and he didn't think of any valuable information after thinking about it for most of the night. Just ignore it. John stood up and walked out of the captain's room. There were still some crew members in the cabin who hadn't returned, apparently ready to use the last silver coins in their pockets. Fortunately, when they decided to follow John out to sea, they were ready to die on the ship at any time, and they did not see anyone who escaped for the time being.

Early the next morning, more crew members poured into Nassau, waving their purses, buying glasses of wine, plates of food, and girls. John didn't care, as it seemed to him that the crew of this era could learn that they were going to take the fortress without escaping. However, John still made them have to go back to the ship at noon to rest, and those on duty were forbidden to drink alcohol and leave the ship. Before noon, all the crew members had already returned, with smiles on their faces, as if they were not going to sea to fight but to go on an ocean trip. It was good to have such optimism, and George returned with a pile full of various supplies, including not only food and drinking water, but also all kinds of shells and gunpowder. It seems that this quartermaster is still very competent.

Once all the crew members were back on board, John took a well-preserved scroll from his original backpack and opened it in front of everyone. As long as the crew knows it, they all take a breath of cold air: they didn't expect their captain to have a privateer license. That is to say, they can go to sea without fear of the hostility of the emerging maritime hegemon Britain, and can concentrate on plundering Spanish merchant ships. This news is definitely good news for the pirates. And John took out the permit at this time, which gave the crew an illusion that they were "giving orders to attack", which had a good effect on improving morale, at least not to worry about the morale of the crew during the voyage these days.

Unfortunately, the reality is that the Peace of Utrecht signed in 1713 made it impossible for Britain and Spain to destroy each other's shipping routes and trade by privateers, which means that John's license is no longer valid. However, for the crew members, who did not even know a word and could not get news from the British mainland, they were still immersed in the excitement of 'fighting for the emperor'.

"It turns out that I was a liar at times. John remembered Patch and smiled self-deprecatingly.

Soon, John's ship sailed out of the harbor with four ships, including Vane's Curiosity, Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge, and Edward's Jackdaw, heading for the Navy Fortress. By the evening of the next day, John's ship had left the fleet and headed for John's Strait.