Lohan appeared to be engrossed in his conversation, after speaking so much, he was obviously thirsty. Lifting up his coffee cup, he blew on the froth and drank several mouthfuls before continuing.
"I'm not afraid to be frank with you. The reason why I can guarantee that your ship's speed can be increased by more than 20% is because your ship also has several precious accessories. It's just that the installation and allocation of the accessories are not very good, so you can't fully display their attributes. Without those few precious parts, it would be difficult to increase the speed by 10%. "
Hearing till here, Sheyan nodded and fished out 10 gold guineas and placed it on the table.
"Very splendid Mister Lohan. Your story, eloquence and coffee are all worth this price. Furthermore, to expedite the construction of my ship, I don't intend to continue wasting your time. "
Lohan then escorted them out.
"I'll send someone to start work on your ship. Tomorrow at this time, you'll see a warship soaring above the sea, mister."
"I'll be looking forward to it." Sheyan smiled.
The four of them continued strolling around Tortuga, this unnaturally flourishing place. Sheyan was even surprised to see a general store here. Yes, it was that unique 'Chicken and Dog' general store. That old profiteer Mole Waller was comfortably lying on a deck chair, using a languid expression to observe the passersby. After the decline of Tortuga port, the Chicken and Dog general store had once again flourished from the ashes.
Jinkuang had long heard of Sheyan's history of being swindled by this old man. Hence, he immediately planned to rush up and clamor to 'teach him a lesson'. Instead, Sheyan stopped him, saying that it wasn't time yet. Instead, it was Brother Black and Reef who personally experienced the wretchedness of this old man. In the end, Reef unfortunately fell victim.
After entering the store, Mole Waller immediately tugged at Reef. With tears and snot, he claimed that Reef was too careless, and trampled to death his pet ant that he had relied on for many years. Tears streamed down his face as he choked with sobs. Hence, the gentlemanly Reef had no choice but to purchase the treasure of the Chicken and Dog general store – a toothpick made from the whiskers of a white holy tiger. Only then did he successfully escape.
Facing such a situation, the distant Jinkuang had already furiously roared out his slogan of 'Bankrupt him!'. Instead, he was stopped by Sheyan, who told him to first record the debt, and slowly seek justice after the debt has risen …..
If one came to Tortuga, then the best place to visit would definitely be the 'slaughterhouse'. This place had no relation to butchering knives, fatty meat and greasy burly men. Instead, it was a medium scale auction market.
Many pirates would hope to quickly sell off their loot after plundering. Hence, they would often be able to obtain good and cheap items there. However, it seemed like they had arrived at the wrong time. The auction market was filled with stalls selling random goods. After inquiring, they found out that an 'official' auction would be held every ten days. The rest of the time, the market was in a state of dispersal. The next auction was held the day before yesterday, they still had to wait for 7-8 days.
Sheyan strolled around this scattered market, but didn't manage to pick up any scraps. Finally, he spent 3000 guineas to purchase a blue grade composite wooden armour, which could provide an additional 25% durability for the ship. Apart from that, they didn't manage to find anything good.
Worth mentioning, Reef instead obtained an unexpected harvest. He actually found a scabbard. Yes, it was a scabbard that could accommodate a lightsaber.
The material of this scabbard was extremely strange, similar to stone. On its surface, there were extremely peculiar patterns. This object couldn't be considered an equipment, but a tool. Its usage was exceedingly direct. After storing a weapon for 120 minutes, when the weapon is pulled out again, its explosive strike rate would increase by 3%, lasting for 60 minutes.
After strolling around Tortuga port for a while, Sheyan checked the time and announced.
"It's about time."
Reef curiously asked.
"What do you mean it's about time?"
Sheyan chuckled and replied.
"Those contestants should've bumped into a wall."
Reef was even more puzzled.
"Can you explain it more clearly?"
Sheyan nodded and replied.
"That's fine too. It's time to explain my plan to you guys. While you're at it, take a look and see if there's anything missing. Firstly, our mission is to obtain an Aztec Gold that was the cause of the Black Pearl's curse right? "
Reef and Mogensha nodded in agreement. Sheyan then continued.
"Right now, we are extremely fortunate to have obtained the coordinates of Treasure Island, which is also the location of Barbosa's hidden treasure. That is to say, as long as we want to obtain the Aztec gold, we can directly obtain it. Therefore, the difficulty of obtaining the gold is close to zero."
"However, the problem before us is this – once we touch the Aztec Gold, Barbossa will sense it and incur his frenzied pursuit. Unfortunately, we still have to hold onto the Aztec Gold for at least 3 days! "
At this moment, Reef added.
"According to the original storyline analysis, Barbossa and the rest are akin to living undead existences. They are simply unkillable. Hence, it's basically impossible to fight them head-on. Those savage bastards don't even feel pain or fear. If we were to engage in a battle of attrition with them, the one to perish would definitely be us. "
Sheyan nodded and replied.
"Therefore, the realm has given us an entire month to prepare! Think carefully, what do we need to prepare? "
Mogensha revealed a pensive expression and replied.
"Since our opponents are basically unkillable existences, then hiding and fleeing is our only choice. In fact, the mission only requires us to hold onto the Aztec Gold for 3 days, that's also the feedback. However, our opponents possess the fastest ship in the caribbean sea! Obtaining the Aztec Gold and fleeing is completely unrealistic! "
Sheyan nodded and replied.
"Therefore, after receiving this mission, I've been pondering over this problem. Without a doubt, our enemies possess two great advantages. Firstly, they are unkillable. Secondly, they possess the fastest speed in the caribbean sea. Unkillable is an advantage that cannot be negated. However, the advantage of speed, can be circumvented through certain reasonable methods. "
Reef muttered.
"You mean ….. we should go ashore?"
Sheyan clapped his hands and replied.
"That's right! Indeed, we should go ashore. The Black Pearl is an ocean ship and not a flying ship. Once we reach land, it would be equivalent to negating the greatest advantage of Barbossa's side! But here comes the problem. Barbossa can clearly sense the location of the Aztec Gold we brought away. Therefore, that tiny little island of Treasure Island isn't suitable for us to hide and maneuver around. Furthermore, according to my coordinates, the closest continent to Treasure Island is 1300 nautical miles away ….. "
Speaking till here, Sheyan's eyes flickered with brilliance.
"Therefore, what we need, is a ship. An extremely fast ship. This ship must traverse 1300 nautical miles to land in the shortest amount of time. Moreover, during this process, it must not be overtaken by the Black Pearl, the King of Speed of the caribbean sea! Therefore, I've racked my brains to obtain a fast sailing ship. This ship may not necessarily be faster than the Black Pearl, but it must at least guarantee that we can successfully reach land without being overtaken by the Black Pearl. "
"After listening to Mr Lohan's explanation, do you understand why the realm has given us a month's time? Naturally, it is to give us time to plunder other ships. Allowing us sufficient time to plunder more top quality components, and finally assemble such a fast ship! "
"A month's time ….. this is sufficient to illustrate, the speed of the Black Pearl is much faster than our imagination! As the saying goes, know thyself and know thy enemy, and victory is assured in a hundred battles. Therefore, what we need to understand now, is how fast the Black Pearl is! Of course, it would be even better if we know of its weak points. "
At this moment, Brother Black's eyes sparkled.
"The current owner of the Black Pearl, Barbossa, obviously wouldn't accept our interview. However, in this world, there is someone who understands the Black Pearl better than Barbossa. I don't need to elaborate on his name right! The one who has been exiled by the rioting crew, Jack Sparrow! But …... what does this have to do with your earlier words of hitting a wall? "
Sheyan smiled confidently and said, "That's right.
"I only had a brief encounter with Jack in the previous world. Moreover, it was a meeting filled with many suspicious points. Moreover, Jack had just been betrayed by his crew. Do you think he will trust me and confide in me? That is completely impossible. Therefore, we need a middleman to introduce us. This middleman's identity must be unique. Firstly, Jack Sparrow must trust him. Secondly, we must be able to obtain his trust ….. "
"Coincidentally, there is such a person in Tortuga. Moreover, he is currently so destitute that he can't even afford to drink the cheapest rum. He is so destitute that he can only sleep in a pigsty! His name is obviously Mr Joshamee! The reason why I said to let those contestants hit a wall, is because those bastards definitely wouldn't let go of such an obvious clue. Yet even if their reputation amongst the pirates is higher than mine, they definitely wouldn't be able to produce something that could move Joshamee. That is a ship!! A ship that could allow him to brave the winds and waves of the seven seas! "
Speaking till here, Sheyan paused.
"Apart from that, if possible, there is another person we must interview. Because the only time the Black Pearl sank was due to him. That is the East India Company's supervisor, Beckett. For the sake of rescuing the Black Pearl which had already sunk to the depths of the sea, Jack owed Davy Jones a debt, and had to serve on the Flying Dutchman for a hundred years! " If you like this work, I welcome you to cast your recommendation votes or monthly votes at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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