Volume 1 • Across the Seven Seas [001] Thinking Virus
In fact, Hawkins was not in a hurry to leave, and he enjoyed the feeling of talking to the two sailors.
He hadn't interacted with any living beings for 100 billion years, and the last time he discovered a living planet in the vast universe. He played the role of a god on that planet, guiding intelligent life to create its own civilization, and he also witnessed the destruction of the planet like Earth.
"Are you thinking if I'm trustworthy? Well, I can pay first, and then you can find a way to let me go. ”
Hawkins saw the hesitation of the two sailors, got up and walked to the cage, took the gold coin from his hair, and stuck it out of the cage.
His hair was long, messy, and dirty, but he had many little braids, and these gold coins were hidden in the braids, which were the little hole cards that his predecessor kept for himself.
Although money is not everything, it has a huge role in many cases, such as bribery.
This method was not original to Hawkins, but was created by his father, Huo Heidao, who was once arrested by the guards of Blackwood Island for drunken trouble, and he relied on his hair to hide gold to bribe the guards, so as to avoid a prison sentence.
The two sailors looked at the golden gold coin, subconsciously swallowed their saliva, and finally the two looked at each other, nodded slightly and reached a consensus, and accepted the gold coin one after another.
"Captain Hawkins, we'll find a chance to let you go, but not now. Tom accepted the gold coin, his tone softened a lot, and he whispered to Hawkins.
The pock-faced mariner denied: "No, it's just compensation for him killing my father." Unless you can come up with another twenty gold coins, we won't help you!"
"It's a shame that I don't have any extra gold to spare. Hawkins sighed.
The pock-faced sea soldier sneered: "Then wait to be hanged!"
"You know what?life doesn't really die, but every choice he makes will have a different result, and your encounter with me is a fate, but unfortunately fate ends here, you chose the wrong one. Hawkins looked at the pock-faced sailor regretfully, and said unhurriedly.
The pock-faced sea soldier sneered, "This is your last intimidation?"
"No, it's just a pity that you can't be my friends, that's all. ”
Hawkins showed no signs of being discouraged by the reversal, nor did he intend to continue negotiations to increase the weight, and after saying this, he looked back at the hull.
There are no windows in the cells, but there are very small gaps between the planks.
"The storm is coming. ”
Hawkins moved his nose and muttered to himself, then closed his eyes and simply lay down to sleep.
After about two hours, the pock-faced mariner went to relieve himself, and Tom turned around and whispered: "Captain Hawkins, you don't owe me anything, if I have the chance, I will find a way to let you go, please be patient." ”
"Aren't you afraid of being told by your companions?" asked Hawkins, opening his eyes and looking at Tom with amusement.
Tom shook his head and said, "Jaime won't tell him, he also received your gold coins, and once he denounces, he won't be pleased." ”
"Very well, then I'll wait for good news!" Hawkins smiled.
Tom turned around and smiled darkly, he didn't intend to let Hawkins out, but he knew that it was necessary to stabilize Hawkins, otherwise who knows what Hawkins would do in despair.
The big man has the wisdom of the big man, and the little man has the cunning of the little man.
Compared to the upright pock-faced marine, Tom often mingles in the wine market, he is more oily than the pock-faced marine, even if he collects money and does not do anything, he will not be easily exposed. In fact, he also never thought about letting Hawkins go from beginning to end, after all, he still has a family, and it is impossible to follow Hawkins to be a pirate.
"It's really a ...... of the world"
Hawkins lay in his cell, glanced at Tom, and sighed inwardly.
Everyone has an infinite number of destinies, but not every one of them is able to meet the same person and achieve the same result.
He is very willing to give anyone a chance, but unfortunately not everyone knows how to take it.
At this moment, a thunderclap sounded, and the Willalia Glory began to sway from side to side, and the amplitude became larger and larger.
Tom quickly blew out the oil lamps on both sides to avoid accidentally starting a fire.
It was pitch black in the cabin, and Tom glanced nervously at Hawkins' cell, wondering why James hadn't come back yet.
"Are you wondering why Jaime hasn't come back yet?"
Suddenly, Hawkins' voice came from the darkness, and although there was no change in his voice, for some reason, Tom's heart trembled.
"What did you do to Jaime?" he asked, horrified.
Hawkins closed his eyes and sighed, "You know what? The human body is actually very backward, if my consciousness is a computer operating system, then your consciousness is a calculator at best, sorry, you may not understand what I say, as for Jaime...... To do what we say is good, of course. ”
"No, no, no, how could Jaime help you, you don't want to lie to me. Tom realized the seriousness of the matter and loudly denied it.
But his instincts told him that Hawkins was telling the truth.
No!
Jaime must not be allowed to do anything stupid!
He turned to leave, but hit the pillar in the darkness and crouched down with his hands over his nose.
Too often, people don't know what they need, and they don't know what they're receiving.
If the human body is like a computer, then consciousness is the operating system.
There is no doubt that Hawkins' consciousness is like that of a top hacker, and Tom and James's consciousness is like an unguarded home computer.
Hawkins implanted the consciousness virus into Tom and Jaime through physical contact when they received the gold coins.
If the two of them let him go as promised, then he would remove the consciousness virus lurking in their bodies after leaving, but unfortunately both of them went back on their word and did not intend to fulfill what they had promised, so he had to activate the consciousness virus.
Different people are not the same as they are resistant to the Consciousness Virus, and it is clear that Jaime is not as resistant as Tom.
In fact, Jaime is not trying to free his hand, his consciousness has been taken over by the mind virus, and he has completely become a puppet of Hawkins, and now he has successfully stolen the cell key from the boatswain, and is rushing in the direction of the cell.
Still lying in his cell, Hawkins smiled, "Panic, unease, hesitation, these negative emotions will only bring you closer to death, Mr. Tom, it's a pleasure to meet you, then...... See you soon!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tom, who was squatting on the ground, was shocked, and his mind was completely occupied by the thinking virus.
Just as Jaime returned, he quickly stepped forward to open the door of the cell, and said respectfully: "Captain Hawkins, because the storm is coming, all the sailors have returned to their rooms, there are only a few sailors outside, now is the best time to escape, let's go quickly." ”
"Well, by the way, release all my lovely subordinates. Hawkins nodded gently.
He doesn't think he's killed anyone, because no consciousness is truly dead, and neither Tom nor Jaime still exists in the parallel universe and will continue to exist until one day they become like him.
Because of the infinite possibilities, there may be a chance for them to meet again one day in the future, but I believe that it will be a long time later.
Jaime quickly opened the other cells, and the first mate, second mate, and boatswain came out, their eyes glowing, and they all greeted Hawkins one by one.
"Alright, let's go. Hawkins smiled.
The Glory of Willalia shook badly, but it did not have much effect on the pirates who lived at sea all year round.
As Jaime said, because of the storm, all the sailors returned to their rooms, and the passage was empty, and Hawkins and the others made their way through the dark passage to the deck.
In the wind and rain, several sailors were trying their best to pull the ropes, and the wind carried huge waves to beat the hull of the ship, and because of the pull of the chains of the Black Knife, the whole ship tilted very hard.
"Pirate, the son of the pirate has escaped!!"
A sharp-eyed sailor shouted in horror when he spotted Hawkins and the others on deck, but the sound was quickly drowned out by the sound of wind, rain, thunder, and waves.
Hawkins noticed the other, smiled in the wind and rain, waved lightly to the cute little sailor, and then turned and walked away in the stern direction.