"No … No … I can't bring you there …"
The chief was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. He screamed with an exaggerated expression and wanted to refuse.
But before he finished speaking, he saw Ding Ning stretch out his hand expressionlessly. There was a bright red flame quietly burning in his palm, making him feel a strong threat of death. His screams immediately stopped, and his expression changed. Finally, he shrugged in frustration and said helplessly, "Alright, you win. I'll bring you there, but I want to know why you're looking for Blackbeard."
Ding Ning took out a cigarette and lit it with the flame in his palm. He took a deep puff and spat out a cloud of green smoke. "Don't worry, I don't have any bad intentions."
"No bad intentions? I'll be a fool if I believe you. "
The chief muttered in a low voice, but his eyes curiously and enviously glanced at Ding Ning's palm. If only he could do that, he wouldn't need to bring a lighter with him wherever he went.
Ding Ning smiled without saying a word. He was too lazy to explain to him. Under the threat of death, he believed that the chief would not dare to play any tricks.
Half an hour later, Ding Ning followed the chief, whose eyes were shining and face was full of worship, to a hidden island that was more than a hundred nautical miles away from Hobyo Harbor.
A crafty rabbit has three burrows, and the pirates have already reached the acme of perfection. This island was only a temporary stronghold for the Blackbeard Pirates, and not their main camp. Otherwise, the tribal chief, who still had some sense of loyalty in his bones, would not have brought him here so easily.
Of course, after Sui Xiong deliberately showed the water tribe a huge deep-sea cuttlefish to be their mount, the chief was completely convinced. He screamed "Kraken" again and again, his face was filled with fanaticism and piety, and he could no longer have any other thoughts.
It should be known that the Somali pirates were basically uncultured. Moreover, they made a living at sea, so they were especially superstitious.
In Norse mythology, the deep-sea squid was called Kraken, the Great Demon of the North Sea. It was a god who could summon the wind and rain, and bring disasters to destroy everything. In the hearts of the pirates, it was no less than the existence of the sea god.
But Kraken, who was like a god in his heart, actually listened to the words of this young eastern wizard. This made him completely unable to have any intention of resisting. He was full of reverence for Ding Ning, and even changed the way he addressed Ding Ning to "Sir".
"Chief, why are you here?"
Although the island was only a temporary base, it was heavily guarded. The moment the two of them went ashore, more than ten pirates who were on guard pointed their AK-47s at them as if they were facing a formidable enemy. When they saw that it was the chief, they asked curiously.
In particular, there was an unfamiliar Asian face next to the chief. Although they slightly relaxed their vigilance, they did not put down their guns.
"I have an urgent matter to discuss with Blackbeard. Put down your gun, this lord is my most distinguished guest."
The chieftain was very respectful in front of Ding Ning, but he put on airs in front of these pirates. He raised his head and puffed out his chest as he scolded them.
It had to be said that the Blackbeard Pirates deserved their reputation as one of the four great pirate crews. Even though the Third Boss of the Blackbeard Pirates had spoken, the pirates in charge of guarding did not let down their guard. Although they had put down their guns, they still did not let down their guard.
The leader of the pirates revealed an awkward expression and said apologetically, "Chief, I'm sorry. We didn't receive any orders from the First Boss. A distinguished guest is coming to visit. Please wait here for a moment and allow us to report to the First Boss."
The chieftain's expression was somewhat ugly, but he also knew that this was the rule of the crew. Even he could not break it. He subconsciously glanced at Ding Ning, afraid that Ding Ning would order Kraken to stir up trouble and drown the entire island in a fit of anger.
"It's alright. Quickly go and inform Blackbeard. We'll just wait here for a while."
Since Ding Ning wanted to get information from Edward, he naturally would not force his way in and cause the other party to become hostile. Thus, he immediately spoke in a light and breezy manner.
The chieftain's eyes revealed gratitude. Now, he finally believed that Ding Ning was really not here to cause trouble. Otherwise, with his ability, there was no need for him to follow the rules and visit Blackbeard. He could have ordered Kraken to directly destroy the entire pirate crew.
"What are you waiting for?"
Seeing that the pirates on duty were still waiting for his order without taking any action, the chieftain immediately became furious and scolded them sternly.
"Yes, chieftain, please wait a moment with this … distinguished guest. I'll go and inform him now."
Seeing that the chieftain was angry, the pirate captain secretly complained in his heart. He was afraid that he would make things difficult for him in the future if he angered the Third Master. Thus, he hurriedly responded respectfully and ran towards the island.
The other pirates in charge of guarding looked curiously at Ding Ning, who was standing with his hands behind his back. They really could not understand what kind of distinguished guest could make the Third Master expose their base and bring the other party to pay a visit in the middle of the night.
Especially when they discovered that there were no ships behind the two of them. It was as if they had flown over. Their expressions became even more perplexed.
Ten minutes later, the pirate captain strode over behind an especially tall and muscular black man. From a distance, the muscular black man shouted at the top of his lungs, "Chieftain, what the hell are you doing? Bringing an outsider to the island in the middle of the night? Tell me, are you a traitor?"
The chieftain's face darkened, and he angrily scolded, "Minister, don't talk nonsense. Am I that kind of person?"
The corner of Ding Ning's mouth twitched, and his expression became extremely strange.
Chieftain? Minister? What kind of damn names were these?
The chieftain seemed to have seen through his thoughts. He scratched his head and laughed foolishly. He embarrassedly lowered his voice and said, "Sir, I've made a fool of myself in front of you. When we first formed the pirate crew with Blackbeard, we fought fiercely for the second, third, and fourth master positions. In the end, it was Blackbeard who said that we would be ranked according to our names. That's how the minister became the second master."
Ding Ning was stunned. He did not know whether to laugh or cry. "That's too casual."
"Hehe, Blackbeard has always been such a casual person. In fact, we all know very well that the entire pirate crew only needs Blackbeard, the First Master, to be there. We're just the helpers he randomly chose."
When the chieftain spoke of Blackbeard, his eyes flashed with worship and reverence. It seemed that Blackbeard's prestige in their hearts was really high.
Ding Ning revealed a look of sudden realization. It turned out that in the hearts of the pirates, only Blackbeard was the true spiritual leader of the entire pirate crew. The second and third masters were all people he randomly appointed to make up the numbers for the pirate crew. They were all the kind of existences that could be replaced at any time. No wonder the pirates in charge of guarding were unwilling to let the chieftain pass.
The chieftain did not feel any inferiority because of this. Instead, he said proudly, "Among the four masters, I'm the weakest one, but my name is good, so I became the third master."
"What's the fourth master's name?"
Ding Ning asked, amused.
"Village chief."
The chieftain replied proudly, as if his name was above the village chief's and becoming the third master was something to be extremely proud of.
Ding Ning did not know whether to laugh or cry. This African big brother's name was really casual. It was even more casual than Blackbeard, the legendary Pirate King's behavior.
However, he could also understand that black people were naturally lazy but extremely optimistic weirdos. No matter how hard life was, even if their relatives had just died, as long as they encountered something that they thought was worth being happy about, they would still sing and dance.
For them, death was often not a destination, but a kind of relief, so they were not very afraid of death.
Most people would start to slack off after receiving a salary that was enough for them to squander for a period of time, or even directly disappear. After squandering all the money in their hands, they would come back to work honestly. After earning a sum of money, they would once again go to indulge in debauchery …
Of course, this also had something to do with the rich natural resources that God had bestowed upon Africa. There were wild fruits, small beasts, and all kinds of insects that could fill one's stomach everywhere. It was enough to ensure that as long as they were not in a war-torn area with no guarantee of life or encountered an irresistible natural or man-made disaster, they would not easily starve to death.
This constituted their lazy habits of gluttony and non-production. Even if there was a good job opportunity, they would often not cherish it.
Although a large part of the reason for Africa's poverty, backwardness, and chaos was deliberately caused by some developed Western countries in order to plunder benefits, it was also related to their lazy habits.
Although Ding Ning did not comment on this habit, he still appreciated the optimism in the bones of the black people.
In the history of Anping, it had also suffered a lot of humiliation and suffering, but compared with Africa, where the black slaves had a history of blood and tears, those sufferings were simply not worth mentioning.
In 1441, black people were sold to Southern Europe, the Arab world, Persia, South Asia, and other places through the Sahara trade route, the Nile River, and the Indian Ocean.
According to statistics, the black tribe "Slave Hunting War"
In the process of 400 years of slavery, tens of millions of black Africans were killed. In the first half of the 18th century, 2.8 million slaves were imported to the island of Santo Domingo, but by 1976, there were only more than 65000 people left. On average, more than 40,000 people died every year.
According to the calculation method, at least 10 black Africans had to be sacrificed for every slave shipped to the Americas, the slave trade had caused the loss of up to 100 million people in Africa, which was equivalent to the total population of Africa in 1980. Blood and bones piled up. Who knew how many black slaves' bones were buried in the abyss of the turbulent Atlantic Ocean.
A man's wealth was his own ruin.
Africa's rich natural resources and rich mineral resources would naturally attract covetous eyes. A turbulent Africa was in line with the interests of more ambitious people.
"Hey, Oriental boy, are you the distinguished guest that the chief mentioned?"
The chief was a rare big man. He was 2.2 meters tall and definitely weighed more than 100 kilograms, but he was not fat. Instead, his body was full of muscles like rocks. Standing in front of Ding Ning, he was like a black iron tower, giving people a strong sense of oppression.
But who was Ding Ning? Not to mention that the chief was just an ordinary person, even a strong demigod would not give him any pressure.
On the contrary, the chief's face changed greatly. Although the chief was not polite when talking to him, they had a good relationship in private. He hurriedly stepped forward and said nervously, "Chief, don't talk nonsense. This is the wizard from the East. Even Kraken is obedient to him."
"Kraken?"
The chief was slightly stunned, and then burst into laughter. He poked the chief's chest with his carrot-thick finger, rolled his eyes, and said jokingly, "Chief, is your head squashed by a man's leg? How could you say such a ridiculous lie? What kind of existence is Kraken … Ah."
Before he finished speaking, a huge wave suddenly rose on the seaside. A deep-sea squid emerged from the sea, and its huge tentacles bared its fangs and claws in the air. The chief and the pirates were so frightened that they turned pale. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the deep-sea squid.
The chief stood respectfully beside Ding Ning, his face full of schadenfreude. "You didn't believe it. Now you're dumbfounded, aren't you?
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