People are in the heavens, wealth can rival a country

Chapter 45

Tetuga Island is not an independent small island as people think. From the map, it is more like a circular island chain. Except for the main island where the port is located, the reefs above the water stretch to form a regular circle.

The inside of the circle is the inland sea belonging to Tetuga.

Compared with the name Tetuga, the old pirates prefer to call it "Turtle Island".

Not only because it looks like a turtle on the map, but also because it is a natural sea fortress, and there is only a small opening for ships to sail into the inland sea and reach the port, so Tetuga can do this special.

It is like a tough bone, stuck in the Caribbean Sea, and no navy has ever been able to conquer it, which is why it can become a paradise for pirates.

In the eyes of the pirates, Turtle Island is the most free place in the Caribbean. Here, they can have anything they can imagine, of course, provided they have enough money.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Turtle Island is undoubtedly a dangerous and chaotic area, full of desperadoes, desperate businessmen, downcasts, slaves, and spies in the undercurrent.

There is no doubt that Koh Tao welcomes anyone, and no one cares what kind of ship pulls into the port.

Of course, there is no law here, no rules, and life here is as cheap as moldy brown bread.

Therefore, when the crew members heard that the fleet was about to sail into Tertuga, most of them even preferred to stay on board, even though they had been drifting at sea for a month and a half, eager to step on the stable land and find a Have a good meal in the tavern, and then find a woman to relieve the loneliness.

"It's really sad for them." Jack Sparrow said of these cowards: "A man who has never tasted the variety of Tertuga, then his life is like rum soaked in water. .”

He plausibly said: "Don, let me tell you, if every town in the world is like Tertuga, then no one will ever feel lost."

"I'm looking forward to it, Captain Sparrow." Townsend was dealing with Sparrow, who was constantly talking about the beauty of Tertuga, while looking at the port of Tertuga, which was getting closer and closer.

Obviously, the least number of boats docked at the pier are fishing boats, and almost no one in Tetuga relies on fishing, the most common way of life for island residents.

What they live on has always been the shillings in the pockets of consumers--

Don't talk about pennies, the price of Tertuga is not Port Royal, why do you think the pirates are always poor, here, a bottle of better quality rum may cost a shilling.

But the pirates are always happy, these guys who are drunk today don’t care, the money should be spent, spent on food, rum and women, and after spending it, go to sea, create wealth with knives and muskets, of course, if Given the chance, they wouldn't mind doing the same in Tertuga.

Therefore, the most docked ships are basically pirate ships with black sails and hideous muzzles on their hulls.

As for the merchant ships, there are quite a few of them. They are also refitted goods. They even have more guns than most pirate ships. This character transforms into a pirate.

The entry of the fleet attracted the attention of everyone at the dock, especially the Dreadnought at the front, which was densely packed with several layers of gun holes, which affected the sensitive nerves of the pirates. And the soldiers on board had already changed into their navy uniforms, so the alarm might sound.

The warship, and the main first-class battleship, has not appeared in Tetuga for a long time.

Townsend did not land on the island with much fanfare. Except for Jack Sparrow and Tom, there was only a small team of entourage responsible for carrying the boxes. Among them were former navy soldiers and sailors who boarded the ship from Port Royal, without exception. All elite.

After the boat was tied to the stakes on the pier, a group of people stepped onto the pier. Jack Sparrow took a deep breath: "The long-lost breath of freedom, damn it, I can't wait."

Tom ignored him, looked around cautiously, and whispered to Tang Sen: "Mr. Tang, how do we arrange it next, like in Port Royal?"

In the past half a month, Tom has learned about Tang Sen's plan, and naturally he also knows the purpose of Tang Sen's coming to Tetuga.

"Those stupid games?" Tang Sen shook his head and smiled, "Of course not, Tom."

"Tertuga is not the same as Port Royal, what was done in Port Royal won't work here."

"It's all pirates here, Tom. You can't recruit pirates the same way you recruit citizens of Port Royal. They are more greedy, crazier, and more reckless. The bait of those games can't fill their stomachs at all, and they try to pass the game. Asking them to respect me is nonsense."

"I see." Tom nodded and said, "However, I think Mr. Tang must have a plan, right?"

"It's not really a plan." Townsend shrugged. "In my opinion, getting along with pirates is much easier than getting along with the citizens of Port Royal."

"What do you think, Captain Sparrow?"

As the victim, Sparrow was obviously unwilling to answer this question, humming a tune and pretending not to hear.

"Where are we going now?" Tom asked again.

"Go to the place where there are the most pirates in Tetuga." Tang Sen said, "Captain Sparrow must know exactly where I am going."

"Oh! Old Bernie's tavern, the liveliest place in Tetuga." Sparrow's eyes lit up: "The best rum, the most powerful women, the most spacious venue, and most importantly, there will always be Fighting."

"Then go there." Tang Sen nodded, "What's the name of this tavern?"

"Old Bernie." Sparrow explained: "The shop in Tertuga doesn't need to have a shop name like other places, does it? After all, it's too difficult to remember every shopkeeper's name."

"So we are always used to calling the owner by his name directly. Oh, old Bernie is the seventh owner of No. 20. The previous one was Albert. This unlucky guy was watching the excitement on the second floor, and half of his ear was knocked off by a pistol that went off. .”

"Half an ear can't kill a man," put in Tom.

"Of course I can't die." Sparrow shook his arm, "He picked up half of his ear on the spot, ate it, and then choked to death."

Seeing Tom's constipated expression, Sparrow smiled and said:

"Very Tertuga way to die, isn't it?"

(End of this chapter)