Francis Drake, a famous British pirate during the Great Distance.

After being officially granted a privateer license by the British government, the privateer fleet led by him caused significant damage to the Spanish route.

Drake's privateer fleet even joined the naval battle between Britain and Spain, and helped Britain win, known in history as the Battle of Gravolinne.

After the war, Francis Drake was named Lord of England, becoming a legend in the history of pirates.

Many pirates and privateers who have risen later regarded him as a role model, hoping to make a legendary life of their own and gain a noble status and rise to the forefront.

Governor Swan was very skilled in giving out the spiritual chicken soup, but Xin Sheng didn't expect to keep doing private robbery. Governor Swan was so charming that he threw it to the blind man.

Xin Sheng said calmly: "Let's just share the content for the time being, and continue to talk about the main things."

"Which ship is my target? Which route will I take?"

Governor Swan smiled and handed over a private permission: "I like the cheerful people, take it and sign my name."

“All related matters are recorded on the license, you take them back and study them yourself.”

"Remember, time waits for no one, hurry up and act."

...

“Through the north of Santo Domingo?”

Herodotus touched his chin thoughtfully: "It's very bold. Tortuga Island in the north of Santo Domingo is one of the bases of pirates."

Santo Domingo, later called Haiti and Hispaniola, is the second largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba.

From the perspective of navigational supply, a merchant ship departing from Havana passing through Santo Domingo is the best choice.

But this route is not peaceful at all.

Tortuga is nominally governed by France, but in fact it is one of the bases of Pirates of the Caribbean, as famous as Nassau in northern Cuba.

Xin Sheng shrugged and said, "In fact, it is not safe to walk from anywhere in the Caribbean."

"Anyway, we will encounter pirates, so we might as well hope that the official Spanish fleet stationed in the Port of Santo Domingo has enough deterrence."

The target given to Xin Sheng by Governor Swan was an armed merchant ship called the Basques, which would set out from Havana, Cuba, and cross the ocean to return to Spain.

Xin Sheng's target was only the Basques, and the other four armed merchant ships accompanied would be responsible for other ships that received privateing permission.

With the firepower and maneuverability of the Jackdaw, Barnabas was confident of defeating the enemy ships.

After all, the premise of arming merchant ships is "merchant ships". In order to load enough cargo, the Basques will definitely give up some of their firepower and mobility, which is difficult to compare with the Jackdaw, which was born specifically for combat and adventure.

Barnabas was still a little hesitant: "Captain, unlike the wild boar skins of the Qing Dynasty, Spain should have no grudges against us, right? Do you really want to attack innocent merchant ships?"

"innocent?"

Xin Sheng couldn't help laughing: "Barnabas, European merchant ships running the Black Triangle route have been exposed to the slave trade, and none of them are innocent."

"The old rules are to sink a ship. You don't have to kill all sailors, you don't have to be burdened with it."

The reason why Xin Sheng attacked this fleet was to get closer to Governor Swan and to a rumor I heard recently at Howling Oak Bar.

It is said that some of the cargoes of this fleet are ancient treasures that originally belonged to the Aztec civilization.

Xin Sheng’s main mission is to discover treasures. Perhaps he can follow the clues of these treasures to find the treasure burial land.

The Spanish did not hesitate when slaughtering the indigenous peoples of the American continent. Xin Sheng'er would not be ruthless about these Spanish "rises" who were doing the slave trade.

"Set sail, set sail."

"Target, the northern seas of Santo Domingo!"

...

"boom!"

The last chain projectile accurately hit the main mast of the enemy ship. Amid the panic screams of the sailors, the broken mast fell down with a loud bang.

The Basque hull was not much damaged, but lost the push of the sails. The heavily drafted merchant ship could only be trapped in the middle of the sea, watching the Jackdaw gradually approaching in despair.

"Clang!"

The captain with a red beard gritted his teeth and pulled out his sword, and held a musket in his left hand: "Brothers, fight with them!"

"Swoosh!"

Unpredictable, the arrow flying from the enemy ship hit his forehead directly. The captain fell back straight with his eyes wide open.

Just as he had a little morale, the captain was killed in front of him, and the sailors of the Basques completely collapsed.

"Don't kill if you disarm! (Spanish)"

The Spanish that Xin Sheng got from the system played a role. When he heard his shouting, many sailors threw down their weapons and raised their hands on the spot.

"Swoosh!"

The God-Suitable Arrow hit a sailor who tried to resist stubbornly again. Xin Sheng first swung the rope from the Jackdaw's mast and landed steadily on the deck of the Basques.

"Squat down! Put your hands behind your head!"

"If you dare to resist, you will be killed."

The Jackdaw's charge sailors successfully controlled the entire ship. Xin Sheng used Hawkeye to scan the cabin, but found nothing.

A few minutes later, news came from the sailors who entered the lower cabin to explore.

"Captain, we found the cargo! We have some special discoveries."

Xin Sheng nodded: "Dahuang, look forward to them. Whoever dares to touch will bite to death."

"Wang!"

Leaving Rhubarb and Daedalus to help the charge sailors watch the deck, Xin Sheng followed the men who led the way into the cabin.

"Um~"

The unpleasant smell of feces and urine made Xin Sheng subconsciously reach out to cover his nose.

The sailor leading the way said, "Captain, be patient. The cabin of this ship has been transformed and humans should have been imprisoned not long ago."

"Slave ship?"

"80%."

Just as Xin Sheng guessed, there are many cages in the lower cabin, and the odor comes from here, which should be used to detain black slaves.

‘There’s really no wrong person, slave traders.’

"That's it."

The sailor leading the way pointed to an open wooden box and said, "Captain, we found several special gold coins in the cargo."

Xin Sheng leaned forward and took a look.

"This is……"

The special gold coins mentioned by the sailor are very valuable, about 2 cm thick, and a skull portrait is carved on the front.

"Hiss~"

Xin Sheng took a breath: "What a coincidence?"

If Xin Sheng remembers correctly, they should be Aztec gold coins.

In order to avoid massacre by Spanish invaders, the Aztecs, aboriginal people of the New World, cast these gold coins to bribe the Spanish colonist Hernando Cost.

But after receiving these gold coins, Cost violated his oath and destroyed the entire Aztec civilization with his backhand.

The Aztecs were not good at all, they imposed curses on these gold coins.

Anyone who takes gold coins from the treasure chest will be subjected to eternal curse from ancient gods.

The first Pirates of the Caribbean is a story centered around these Aztec gold coins.

In order to relieve the curse he was subjected to, the Black Pearl, led by Barbosa, has been searching for Aztec gold coins all over the world.

The cursed Black Pearl crew members had a special sense of Aztec gold coins. They spent 10 years traveling around the world and had collected the scattered gold coins.

"In other words, as long as you take these gold coins, the Black Pearl will come to you sooner or later?"

Xin Sheng lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and a smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth: "It saved me a lot of trouble."
Chapter completed!