63. Pirate Riddler, get out of the Caribbean! --【46/50】
The Black Pearl was still anchored off Turtle Island, and Mason left Zakang and Selena and two new team members there to count the harvest, and he and the kite man left early, relying on the chart in his hand to quickly find the small island where the mother and son were hiding.
Elizabeth Swan and Henry Turner, wives and only son of Will Turner, the current captain of the ghost ship Flying Dutchman.
But even without this status, Lady Elizabeth's fame on this sea is very high.
Guy was elected the "Pirate King" by the Second Conference of the Pirate Kings more than a decade ago, and led the pirates who had been cornered by the Royal Fleet and led the British fleet to a decisive battle at Shipwreck Bay, and miraculously won.
Although Elizabeth quickly quit the pirate scene after that incident and returned to her hometown to have children, even now, more than a decade later, when this matter is brought up, it is still a topic of conversation.
"Huh"
The Kite Man descended from the sky with his wings outstretched, landing on the island's sand, and behind him Mason, who was riding a skybike, was also staggering and landing.
But a gunshot rang out, and the flying lead bullets hit Charles's V-shaped helmet, splashing sparks and lifting the kite man's head upward.
Although he was protected from injury by his armor, the kite man with a buzzing brain still subconsciously grabbed the quasar gun on his waist that was given by the boss.
Pulling the trigger forward, the ultra-high rate of fire, which was completely unsuitable for the pistol, poured out more than thirty rounds of ammunition in one second, hitting the small cabin in front of him with sawdust flying.
"Smack"
The pistol was lifted into the air by Mason, and the young man was really startled.
If Lady Elizabeth had been killed by a stray bullet while hiding in the cabin, the Dutchman would have no way to explain it. Although with the current strength of Team K, even if it can't beat the ghost ship, it is a very important partner after all.
"There's no one in that room, boss."
Kite Man rubbed his helmet and activated a certain remote scanning mode of the helmet goggles, and he put away his powerful gun and said to Mason:
"It's a trap, that woman is really scheming!"
Mason frowned and stepped forward to find that there was no one in the cabin, a delicate flintlock pistol set up by the window, a rope tied to the trigger, and a vicious trap behind the door.
There was a secret passage on the floor of the room that had been opened, and it seemed that the former Pirate Emperor had just escaped with his son.
"Bring them back, Charles."
Mason didn't have time to play hide-and-seek with the female pirate on this leafy island, so he gestured to the kite man and said:
"Try not to be so rude."
"Yes."
Charles grinned, and the thrusters of the jetpack behind him kicked in and sent him into the air and flew down into the woods in the center of the island as the black wings popped out.
A few minutes later, Charles flew back with a screaming and struggling boy.
He circled around a few times and threw the boy in hunter's outfit at Mason's feet, who pulled out the dagger from his boot and tried to resist. But the next moment, Mason took out Captain Will Turner's forged codex and waved it in front of him.
The note from his father made the boy's eyes widen immediately. ….
"Your father asked my team to take you back, and you and your mother had to live under my protection for a long time.
So kid, I strongly advise you to calm down.
Give me the dagger."
Mason spoke slowly to the brown-haired, emaciated child, who looked twelve or thirteen years old but had eyes that shone with maturity that did not match his age.
He also reached out to Mason, handing over the dagger in his hand as the latter handed over his father's forged codex, completing an exchange.
Mason looked at the dagger in his hand, which was clearly a "toy" for children.
However, the forging technique is very high, and the handle is carved in the shape of a sea monster, which is a sharp weapon rich in weak magical power.
It was supposed to be a gift from Captain Turner to his son.
Little Henry didn't run away either, he glanced curiously at Mason, who was too young, and Charles, the kite man who could fly in mighty armor beside him, and then opened his notes to check what his father had written in them.
After ten minutes of peace between the two sides, Elizabeth Swan, dressed as a pirate and wearing a three-cornered hat, finally rushed back from the forest.
Armed with a sailor sword at her waist, two flintlock pistols stuck in her belt, and a Seiko musket with a bayonet, the pirate was as agile as a jungle warrior, but the blonde hair flying around her well-maintained face was a testament to her excellent pedigree.
Although he became a pirate emperor, he was indeed a big man with a Yingzheng rice flag, and his ancestors followed the conquering king into the hereditary aristocracy.
Her father was also the governor of the colony.
In short, there is a perfect fusion of luxury and wildness between every move, although she has become a mother, she still does not change the charm of the year. When Mason saw her, he was sure that the lady would be good friends with Big Sister Selena.
They all belong to the kind of beauties who walk in the crowd and have a 300% return rate.
"Henry! Come to Mom!"
Undeterred by the two strangers, Elizabeth grabbed the musket in her hand and aimed it at Mason, shouting to her son, but little Henry waved the codex in his hand and quickly explained to his mother the identities of the two guests.
The former Pirate Emperor looked at them suspiciously, and it was not until he personally recognized her husband's handwritten notes that he was relieved a little.
"Don't be so nervous, Mrs. Turner."
Mason waved his hand and said:
"The Dutchman is nearby, you can call your husband to verify my identity, you can call him, right? I guess it's been him protecting your mother and son in the nearby waters for the past few days."
"Henry, go play next to you."
Elizabeth glanced at Mason, touched her son's head, and said:
"Mom wants to talk to this uncle about something."
"Charles, little Henry is about the same age as your son, and you probably know how to take care of him."
Mason also commanded his younger brother:
"Take him to the side, I'm going to talk to Mrs. Turner and her husband about something."
"Uh, Boss, that's a weird thing you guys say."
The kite man pursed his lips, as if he had thought of some inappropriate plot for children, and with a strange smile, he stuffed a "chewing gum" into Mason's hand, and the captain looked dazed. ….
He really can't understand what kind of bizarre thinking is in the minds of the team members under his command sometimes?
But before Mason could think about it, the kite man picked up little Henry, turned on the thrusters, and flew into the sky, and soared to the other side of the island to the scream of surprise from the little boy.
"My name is Mason, Mason Cooper."
Mason took the initiative to stretch out his hand to the pirate *** in front of him, who picked up the Seiko musket and brushed his hair, and instead of shaking hands, he stretched out his left hand towards Mason, saying:
"My name is Elizabeth, Elizabeth Swan Turner."
"Okay."
The young man was embarrassed for a moment, gently grasped the finger of the downright lady, and leaned down to give a standard kiss, which was the way of communication in line with this era.
"I did learn from Will that he had prepared a way for me and Henry to escape the apocalypse, but I didn't expect to make a pact with such a young man."
Elizabeth looked Mason up and down, and as she walked to the beach, she said:
"You're up to eighteen years old..."
"Seventeen."
Mason corrected:
"But in our business, age is the least important thing. For example, when you were nineteen years old, didn't you go to sea with a group of pirates?
Compared to your story, I'm a late bloomer."
"The boy is quite good at talking."
The Pirate Emperor let out a ***&a royal sister laugh, take off
He stood barefoot on the sand with his boots and took an insignia from his slender and smooth neck and threw it into the water.
Just a dozen seconds later, the calm sea in front of me was surging, and a huge black shadow emerged from the water and rose from under the tide like a whale out of the water.
The tattered hull of a ship that had been soaked in water for a hundred years resembled the "corpse" of some kind of sea creature, and the tattered pirate flag fluttering on the withered mast testifies to its origins.
Rusty inscriptions confirm identity at the stern.
The Flying Dutchman!
The most famous, vicious, and terrifying ghost warship of the seas, the ship of the dead that transports souls on earth and in hell.
"Every time I see Turner, I don't let Henry see it, and my lover doesn't want his son to see him in this cursed form."
Seeing a bony boat being lowered from the ghost ship, Lady Elizabeth, who reached out and took off her tricorne hat, whispered to the sea breeze:
"But I have a hunch that this might be the last time Will and I will see each other, right? Mr. Mason."
"Who knows."
Mason stood on the edge of the sea-invading beach and said:
"I don't know much about what your husband has been proclaiming, 'The End of the World.'" But if it is as I conceived, you should be able to see each other again, although you do have to take your children to live in another strange world.
But this will always be your hometown."
"My hometown was gone when my father was assassinated by his comrades."
The female pirate replied casually:
"I call this sea home like other pirates, but I want my children to be away from this world of disaster."
"I advise you not to commit suicide at the last minute to accompany your husband." ….
Mason whispered:
"The place where your son is going is a chaotic and dangerous city, where he will not survive more than a month without the protection of a powerful mother.
Or do you want your kids to grow up with jerks like Jack?
Aren't you afraid that your raunchy friend will spoil him?"
The words had an immediate effect, causing Elizabeth to release the fingers on the dagger at her waist.
She glared at the young man, who was almost twenty years younger than her, and her mind was stuck with the idea of a sharp-minded bastard.
A few minutes later, the bone dinghy landed, and the real Will Turner jumped out of the sea and walked onto the beach, but he could only stay where the water went, and could not leave the confines of the sea.
Unlike the last time he met Mason in his dream, Will Turner was still in human form, but he was covered with the strange gray coral-like embellishments that are characteristic of sea creatures.
White barnacles are also grown on the cheeks and neck, and octopus-like tentacles appear even on the chin. Its left hand, holding the sword, dissolves into lobster-like pincers, while its right hand shrinks into tentacles.
This gesture makes people's hearts chill.
This was the price of the Flying Dutchman, who and his ship had long since become one with the sea and were eternally cursed by the land.
"Elizabeth..."
A low, murky voice came out of the ghost captain in front of him, and the female pirate tried to hug him, but Will Turner refused.
He shook his head and said:
"It's unfortunate to be close to me, my wife and lover, this distance is good. I can see your face and smell the fragrance of your long hair, and I won't extend the malice of the sea to you.
I heard Henry's laughter.
It seems that my son is getting along well with his new friend.
Mason..."
Captain Turner turned his head to look at the young man, his gray, lifeless eyes that made Mason feel as if his soul was being scrutinized.
"Take them out of this world and never come back, I'll give you my promise
of remuneration."
Captain Ghost waved his hand.
Ten huge bronze chests covered with seaweed and barnacles, and even fish bouncing on them, floated from the swirling waters and washed onto the beach by the tide.
Turner pointed at them and said:
"Peerless treasures from the bottomless abyss, the gifts of the sea that spellcasters crave, and treasures lost in the storm-sunken treasure ships of the past countless years.
It's the most precious gift you can find in this world.
I believe they will be enough to cover the expenses of my wife and children to spend their lives in peace in another world."
The young man nodded.
Without further disturbing Will Turner and Lady Elizabeth's farewell, he walked over to a large box as high as his waist, and reached out to push open the damp and rusty bronze cover.
What catches your eye is a whole box of round sky blue pearls, which makes people happy.
Mason reached out and touched the pearls, and soon an information label popped up:
Heart of the Ice Sea
Quality: Epic Crafting Materials....
Item Utility: Any branched artifact crafted from this item will be granted Hydro Elemental magical effects such as [Frozen], [Slow], and [Freezing Bone].
This item is a "jewel" and can be used for high-end jewelry processing.
This item is a mana energy source that can be used to recharge ice energy creations, and will automatically restore mana when placed in seawater after mana is depleted.
Item Description: Obtaining a Heart of Ice Sea of this quality means that at least ten Abyssal Giant Mussels will die, and there is no killing without trading!
"Huh?"
Mason looked at the entry properties of this precious object in amazement, and he took Mr. Freeze's Freeze Gun out of his bag and picked up a deep-sea pearl of the right size and stuffed it into the "ammunition bay" of the Freeze Gun.
It was supposed to be the place where the freezing liquid was injected, but after the pearl that emitted endless cold air was put in, the already depleted freeze gun could actually be activated.
Of course, in order to use this thing as "ammunition", Mason will have to modify this freeze gun.
But it was a bonus!
This box of pearls alone is enough for Mason to rush the jewelry processing branch that has been unable to find good materials to at least Lv4.
He put the box in his bag and opened another, slightly smaller box, which contained something strange and looked like a dilapidated garbage heap had been thrown into.
The young man picked up a pirate monocular and looked at:
Blackbeard's gold cylinder
Quality: Exquisite Enchantment/Inscription/Jewelry Processing, Craftsmanship
Item Effect: Open the vault and observe the most valuable items in view. This effect penetrates all occlusions.
Maker: Edward Titch
Item description: The most important thing to be a pirate is to have good eyes!
"Interesting."
Mason played with the telescope in his hand and glanced at the dozens of similar items stacked in the box.
He knew that these must have been magical items that Will Turner had found from the bottom of the sea, and it was hard for this ghost captain to find so many interesting things in this weak demon world.
You don't have to look at the other boxes, if they are all of this quality, then Mason will definitely make a profit.
He put the other suitcases in his suitcase, estimated that the time was almost up, and stepped forward, and said to Will Turner, who was kneeling on one knee and placing a very quaint white bone ring on Elizabeth's finger, affectionately:
"Your Excellency, I have one last question before we leave!"
He stared at Will Turner and said:
"What is the inevitable end that you have been proclaiming? This time I have to get an answer, and stop fooling me with those riddles."
"It's on its way, and it won't be long before it comes."
Captain Ghost was sent by sea creatures with himself
Raw mouth kissed his wife's hand, and he said in a short tone:
"We're all going to see it with our own eyes, Mason, I'm looking forward to it, I'm ready for it, and I'm not going to turn around and run away like a coward.
Perhaps you should do the same in your world, or you feel that you are strong enough to ignore all these threats.
But believe me, you should be more cautious in the face of such a state of affairs."
Handsome dog Frank