Chapter 204: Brotherhood of the Coast
The days passed like this, and another few months passed.
Those who participated in the siege of the fortress also returned to Nassau one after another, including Cotton Jack and the legendary female pirates.
A person who can become a pirate is not a low-key guy, and he doesn't know how to write the word 'financial management'. belongs to the type that has to be poor if you don't have money, and once you have money, you have to make it all to make yourself comfortable.
And a group of pirates with gold in their hands should naturally give full play to their excellent characteristics and show the best side of themselves to the world.
As a result, the harbor of Nassau began to stage a series of ridiculous scenes.
Pirates with money began to decorate themselves and their ships without scruples, and compare themselves with each other.
Who's got more rings on their hands, who wears better clothes, whose scimitars have more sparkling jewels, who spend a lot of money in a brothel to fight for the same woman, and who has a bad hand but has to bet to the last silver coin.
Later, when it came to comparison, the pirates were no longer content to spend money only for themselves, and they began to play with more expensive things—competing with each other to modify their ships.
Equipping your ship with a few more cannons is already the easiest and most basic thing to do, after all, there is a limit to the number of cannons that each ship can carry.
Give the boat a new canvas with its own logo painted with brightly colored paints.
If it weren't for the fear of affecting the balance of the ship, I am afraid that someone would really hang a circle of strangely shaped bow portraits on the bow of the ship to increase their deterrent.
As for the steering wheel, which captains come into contact with most often, it is even more varied.
Of course, in order to ensure practicality, the main body of the steering wheel is still wood.
As a result, all sorts of precious timbers were transported to Nassau, where they were transformed into magnificent works of art by the skilled hands of a group of craftsmen.
gold-filled, gold-plated, silver-filled, silver-plated, ivory, all kinds of precious stones, and all kinds of rare animal bones inlaid in them.
And so on.
However, none of these are the most eye-catching, and all of this pales in comparison after a person's return.
'Black Sam' Samus Bellamy.
He was the last of the pirates to return from the siege of the fortress, but he was also the most astonishing.
Not only did he lead his fleet back to Nassau, but there was also a particularly striking big guy in his fleet.
An old Spanish Navy battleship!
This battleship, which was named 'Watcher' by Black Mountain, is completely inferior to the current new warship in terms of sailing performance under the same conditions due to its design and manufacturing process.
But she has one of the most striking characteristics, and that is the tonnage!
As a result, she is not only large and thick-skinned, but also has an impressive firepower output, so powerful that she can not fall behind against the latest first-tier battleships.
When Black Mountain introduced her to the crowd, he said that it was a ship that Benjamin Hornigold had provided information on and that he had personally 'received' it.
As for the purpose of snatching her, it was very simple, not to let this behemoth go out to sea to plunder, her slow speed made it almost impossible for her to catch up with any ships at sea. Instead, she was stationed in Nassau Harbor and used as a mobile turret bunker.
I really didn't expect that Benjamin, as a pirate, would have such a big deal to do, which was entirely the intention to occupy Nassau for a long time and operate it as an ordinary port.
For this reason, in addition to being amazed, everyone really didn't know how to express their thoughts.
On this day, Benjamin Hornigold, 'Blackbeard' Edward Teach, 'Black Mountain' Samus Bellamy, 'Thunder Pirate' Wang Hao, 'Gentleman Pirate' Stead Bonnett, 'Cotton Jack' Jack Rickhan, 'Legendary Piratees' Anne Burney and Mary Reid.
Each one taken out individually is a famous pirate in the Caribbean.
Today, however, these pirates gathered in the 'Gunpowder and Sea' tavern, where they sat at the heart of the tavern, each occupying a table, either drinking to their own or keeping their voices down and chatting with others.
In addition, there are some ordinary pirates who can't be named at all, can only squeeze a table with other pirate gangs in the corners of the tavern, and some can even only obediently stand by the wall and listen to the news.
Benjamin Hornigold, on the other hand, was in the tavern and giving a speech to the captains, drawing a beautiful blueprint in his mind.
Finally, after an impassioned statement, Benjamin finally referred to the heart of the gathering: "...... I declare that the Brotherhood of the Coast, here, today, is officially formed! And all of you here are members of the Brotherhood of the Coast! ”
After speaking, Benjamin opened his hands and looked at everyone expectantly.
However, at this time, all the captains in the tavern looked at each other, not knowing what to do next.
In the end, it was Wang Hao who broke this embarrassment and took the lead in applauding.
After Wang Hao's reminder, everyone reacted, and there was sparse applause in the tavern.
Of course, more often than not, is the strange whistling of pirates, the crisp sound of wine bottles hitting the ground, and the loud sound of gunpowder exploding when a pistol is fired.
In fact, the main reason for this embarrassing situation is not that Benjamin did not explain the situation clearly to everyone.
On the contrary, Benjamin had already explained everything to everyone, and after some gambling and exchange of interests, the establishment of the 'Brotherhood of the Coast' was finally decided.
The 'Watchman', which was parked outside the harbor, was one of Benjamin's preliminary preparations for this.
So today, Benjamin gathered a group of pirates here just to go through the motions and announce the final results. The real distribution of core benefits has been completed long ago.
Although Benjamin said that the pirates present were all members of the 'Brotherhood of the Coast', the core members who controlled the voice were only the eight people whose names were mentioned earlier.
Eventually, Benjamin Hornigold gathered a group of pirate captains and established a pirate republic called the "Brotherhood of the Coast" in Nassau, sharing responsibilities and leadership with Sammy Bellamy the Black Mountain, Edward Titch the Blackbeard, and Wang Hao the Thunder Pirate.
The Nassau Pirate Republic is founded!