Chapter 33: Landing on the Island!
The sea was shrouded in a white mist, and as far as the eye could see, rotten masts and broken flags could be seen on the surface of the sea.
Every crew member of the Intrepid was drenched, with the horror of the aftermath on their faces, and occasionally glanced at Jack Sparrow standing at the helm, and had to admit that the pirate had made the right decision, and not long after the chaos in the storm, the Intrepid had crossed the storm and came to this foggy and unknown land.
Of course, if Mr. Tang had not sent Tom to give a decisive order, I am afraid that the soldiers would not have been able to obey the words of a pirate in life and death.
No one had the heart to remember the people who died in the storm, not including Captain Locke, who tried to remove the sails, and steered the sails in fear, avoiding reef after reef.
"What a scary place."
The soldier's hand holding the gun next to Jack Sparrow trembled a little, although the gunpowder in the gun was soaked and could not be used, but this was the only way to make him feel a sense of security.
"This waterway has killed a lot of good sailors." Sparrow shook the rudder and said slowly, "Pirates, adventurers, merchants, navies, if they lose their courage in the storm, this is where they will be buried." ”
"This is the Island of Death."
In the fog ahead, the dark shadows finally became clearer and clearer, and a rocky island appeared in front of you.
"Drop anchor, change to a small boat, the next route, the Intrepid can't get in."
As the Dreadnought approached the island, Sparrow tightened his rudder and ordered.
The soldiers ignored him and turned their gaze to Townsend as he came out of the captain's quarters.
Apparently having cleaned up and regained his decency, he took a look at the scene on the ship and said, "Soldiers, you have done a good job, for each of you has been rewarded with ten gold Gini coins for your courage in navigating the storm. ”
The soldiers immediately cheered, and the sluggish atmosphere was swept away.
"Don't rush to cheer, there are bigger surprises waiting for you next." Tang Sen paused for a moment, then continued: "The premise is that you have enough courage and determination not to fear death. ”
"I don't want the storm to happen again, you must know that my orders must be carried out without reservation, and I will not show mercy to anyone who tries to disobey them."
“aye!”
The sailors shouted: "We will do whatever Mr. Tang says!" ”
"Good." Townsend ordered: "Release all the ships of the Dreadnought, the necessary people stay on the Dreadnought, and all the others will follow me to the island!" ”
Townsend looked at Sparrow again and said, "Captain Sparrow, please take your hands off my rudder, the captain's experience time on the Intrepid is over." ”
He gestured with his eyes to the two guards next to him, and they skillfully tied Sparrow with ropes.
"I knew it!" Sparrow said, "For the sake of me helping you through the storm, at least give me the most basic respect for a collaborator!" ”
"Hey! Tap! ”
Townsend looked at Sparrow, who was tied up with rope and grinned, and smiled, "Being my prisoner is also part of the cooperation, Captain Spyrlo. ”
"Rest assured, this is the last time."
Boat after boat was lowered into the water from the side of the boat, the soldiers were ready to go, and Townsend sat in the middle of the flotilla, Tom, Jack Sparrow, and, of course, two guards on board, in addition to the two soldiers who were rocking the oars.
Mr. Turner was not on the Dreadnought, and he should have been waiting on the merchant ship beyond the storm.
No other ships were seen at the entrance to the island, and as Townsend had expected, the Black Pearl was not there.
The previous fluctuations of the Aztec gold coins soaked in the sea must have been sensed by this group of cursed living dead, but it is not known if they are coming from the island of the dead through the storm at this time, or if they are coming here from a distant place.
The fleet had passed through a long, eerie and narrow cavernous waterway, and at the end of the waterway, where a small black boat was parked.
"Has anyone been here?"
The soldiers at the front were shocked.
"It looks like a secret stronghold of some pirate gang." A soldier looked at the rotten human bones on the road and said slowly.
"And a very rich pirate." The other soldier looked beneath the surface of the water, and through the light leaking from overhead, he could see the glow of gold coins shining underneath the water.
"This is Mr. Tang's destination? Mr. Tang claims to be a traveler, does his wealth really come from exploring treasures? ”
"Soldiers, concentrate." Tang Sen stood up, stepped onto the corridor, interrupted the soldiers' discussions, and raised his voice: "That's right, this is a pirate stronghold. ”
"Have you heard of the legend of the Black Pearl?"
"Black Pearl?!"
The soldiers were stunned.
"She's real?"
"Apparently so." Tang Sen looked at this cramped rocky road, and could see that the front of the road was leading in all directions, and there was a faint fire.
"Next, you'll be able to see the crew of the Black Pearl." He patted the black boat on the side.
Obviously, it is impossible for the Black Pearl to be left without personnel in such a critical treasure spot as it is.
"Go ahead, and don't be blinded by the treasures of this place and ignore the dangers here." Townsend ordered.
The group followed the firelight along the road, and soon came to a wide cave.
At the top of the cave is a large cavern, and the light seems to fall like a substance, making the hill in the middle of the cave full of gold coins and gold artifacts stand out, and at the top of the hill is a boxy stone chest.
All around, countless treasures were piled up in a mess, and it could be seen that they came from different places and different times, the top ones were still as bright as new, and the bottom ones were covered with dirt.
No one had ever seen such a huge treasure, and all the soldiers stared at those golden radiances, their eyes full of desire.
Only the eyes of Townsend and Jack Sparrow remained on the stone box on the hill.
"Hair... Get rich! ”
One soldier cheered, and the other soldiers suddenly woke up like a dream, and the unprecedented treasure directly penetrated the sanity of most people, they cheered, roared, and scattered to hold all kinds of gold objects in their arms, and some even threw their flintlock pistols aside, and buried the whole person in the pile of gold coins.
"What do you want to do! This is Mr. Tang's trophy! ”
Tom was in a hurry and roared angrily: "Whoever dares to hide it privately, die!" ”
Many of the soldiers hesitantly returned to their positions at this time, but a few of them completely ignored Tom's shouts and even tried to sneak out with their treasures in their arms.
After all, it's just money to maintain the relationship, and under the greater temptation of money, not everyone can hold it.
Tom stared at the men, and was about to pull the trigger with his gun, when suddenly a dark shadow came from a certain passage, and only the sound of a sharp blade piercing into the flesh was heard, and blood stained the gold all over the ground.
At the other Yongdao crossing, a person also came out at the same time, skillfully cutting the throat of the soldiers who wanted to escape.
The corpses of the soldiers were thrown to the ground like sacks, stained red with gold.