Chapter 面对吉布斯先生的质疑

Facing Mr. Gibbs's questioning, Fang Senyan spread his hands and said frankly:

"I'm the third mate of the Flying Dutchman, you should know that, right?"

Gibbs nodded:

"I know."

"There's no need to talk about the curse the Flying Dutchman encountered. I used a mysterious method in the East to suppress this curse, but soon this suppression will become ineffective as time passes. So, according to the advice of the most famous sorcerers, I have to find an even stronger curse to suppress it again—after thinking it over, the Aztec curse that Barbossa and the others suffered is the only choice for me to survive."

"Then I have to take the source of the curse: the Aztec gold coins, back to the East for research, hoping that one day the sorcerers can break it and completely rid me of this nightmare. That's my ultimate goal... I'm very sorry, Mr. Gibbs, you know too much, so if you're not willing to cooperate with me, then I can only kill you. Do you think I don't have that ability?"

Gibbs said annoyedly:

"Damn it! I didn't ask you to tell me so much."

Fang Senyan stared at him and said:

"That's not the point. The point is you've already heard and remembered it, so now you can choose to come with me—continue living, or stay, which means death."

Gibbs scratched his scalp, smiled awkwardly, and said:

"If I can get the treatment a first mate deserves along the way, then I can go with you? By the way, I guess you should have a better ship, otherwise how are you going to Royal Port to save people? I'll declare first, I absolutely won't get on that damn single-masted fishing boat. A veteran pirate's self-esteem prevents him from boarding such a depreciating vessel."

Fang Senyan smiled and said:

"A third-rate ship I stole from the Royal Navy. There are also many old friends you might know on it. Most importantly, it's still being strengthened in the shipyard. Mr. Lohan said that after it's modified tomorrow, it might be as fast as the Black Pearl."

"That's impossible!" Mr. Gibbs said angrily: "The Black Pearl is the fastest ship in the Caribbean, period! Okay, in order to expose your bragging, I've decided to go on your ship and take a look."

At this moment, a contractor rushed in, panting. When she saw Gibbs, she immediately showed surprise. This was a woman with a beautiful face, her charm value should be very high. The robe she was wearing had a silver luster, obviously a silver storyline-level equipment:

"Dear Mr. Gibbs, according to your request, we got a third-rate ship. Please follow us."

Gibbs shrugged his shoulders and said:

"Oh, beauty, I'm very sorry. Because there is only one poor old Gibbs, and because I have already promised to go on his ship, I can only refuse your request."

The woman immediately turned to Fang Senyan, her eyes shooting out hateful light, and said:

"It's you again! So what if you're a reserve colonizer? You took Gibbs away, all the contractors in this world will be your enemies!"

Fang Senyan was too lazy to pay attention to her and made a gesture of "as you please." Soon, seven or eight contractors came outside, looking at Fang Senyan and the others with cold eyes, as if they wanted to engrave their faces in their minds, and then walked out. Fang Senyan suddenly said:

"Guess where their third-rate ship came from?"

Mogansha hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said:

"Could it be one of the two we sold before?"

Fang Senyan said lightly:

"That's right."

The black brothers thought for a while, and suddenly realized:

"I see, the reason why you asked Jin Kuang to squeeze the boss of that store was to increase the cost of that boss buying the third-rate ship. In this way, when he sells the ship, of course, the price will also rise... You are trying to exploit the gold pounds on those contractors as much as possible, weakening their potential strength!"

Fang Senyan smiled and said:

"I can say that I had a pretty good time in the Pirates of the Caribbean world last time, but when I came back this time, the wealth I inherited was only a few hundred pounds. Even if the strength of those large teams is very strong and they can concentrate the power of all the people, I initially estimate that the total amount of gold pounds they can use at this time will not exceed ten thousand pounds!"

"As we all know, it may take ten days to earn one hundred pounds with ten pounds, but it may only take five days to earn one hundred thousand pounds with ten thousand pounds, so in order to eliminate some unnecessary threats, I can only take some unconventional means. Besides... well, I still gave them a choice. If they don't know what's good for them, then don't blame me."

Mogansha asked doubtfully:

"What choice?"

Fang Senyan smiled and said:

"You'll know later."

After taking Gibbs back to the ship, Fang Senyan handled the affairs on the ship a little, and then began to prepare a series of tasks, including obtaining information about the gold and silver island where the Aztec gold coins were hidden, investigating the whereabouts of the Black Pearl, and asking people about the information about Royal Port.

After a while, Black Sail suddenly knocked on the door outside, saying that he had something important to report to the captain. Fang Senyan thought for a while and let him in. He immediately saw that Black Sail, who had been injured, looked very good. After only a while, his pale face turned rosy. He didn't take it seriously, thinking it was the effect of the rum alcohol, but soon heard Black Sail's words:

"Boss, a pastor wants to join your command. He is a mediocre pastor, a terrible pirate, but an outstanding doctor. I have personally experienced the good effects of his medical skills. In addition, he also used some moldy bread crumbs (the mold on the bread crumbs is penicillin) to magically reduce the fever of several brothers, so I recommend him to you."

Fang Senyan knew that at this time, doctors often existed as a kind of secondary profession. And although in the Pirates of the Caribbean world, there are some unconventional supernatural means, such as holy water does work, the healing cycle after pirates are injured is still as long as a week or more.

To put it directly, if there was a reliable doctor on the Bell and Mug at that time, Fang Senyan really wouldn't have had much chance of taking down Scarface Henry. With this thought in mind, Fang Senyan nodded:

"Bring him in to see me."

Soon, this guy named Cato came to Fang Senyan's presence with trepidation. His dress was no different from other doctors at this time, but it was quite unconventional for doctors in the real world at this time:

Cato was carrying a leather black wide-brimmed hat under his left arm, a black robe, and leather trousers. These two outfits were coated with camphor and wax as a tool to isolate infectious diseases, so they smelled very pungent. Of course, the most striking and characteristic thing was a crow mask with a pointed beak, which was a doctor's symbol.

Choosing a crow as the characteristic of the mask was out of awe of death. Crows are a symbol of death in the West. The substantive meaning of this mask is to block bacteria transmitted through the respiratory tract, because the bird-beak-shaped pointed beak is hollow and filled with special medicinal aromatic plants and spices, which is used to play a role similar to a gas mask. Red glass eyepieces are set to protect the eyes, and it is believed to protect the wearer from evil.

However, Fang Senyan, who was good at observing details, still noticed the patches on the robe and the excessive wear on the leather pants, which was enough to show that Dr. Cato's economic situation was not good.

"Mr. Cato?" Fang Senyan said in a kind voice. "Welcome aboard the Sam, would you like some coffee or tea?"

Cato bowed very respectfully and said:

"Whatever you like, sir."

Fang Senyan did not directly mention the matter of medical skills, but poured him a cup of coffee and smiled:

"When my subordinates recommended you just now, they told me that you are a mediocre pastor, a terrible pirate, but an outstanding doctor. I would like to hear the story behind this."

Cato's face flushed slightly and said:

"Actually, the story is very simple, sir. A young pastor fell in love with a nun, and more importantly, the nun also fell in love with him. If they wanted to be together without being tied to the cross and burned to death, they could only choose the path of fleeing to the sea."

"People always have to live, but unfortunately I have no talent in swords and guns, so they call me a terrible pirate, but fortunately when I was a pastor, I also tried to heal some patients, and then I used this to support my family."

Fang Senyan's eyes lit up and said:

"Then that nun is your wife? And the mother of your children?"

Cato nodded:

"Yes, sir, precisely because I have a wife and four children—it is expected that in three months it will become five children—so my economic situation is very bad, and I hope to find a generous owner."

"Very good, Mr. Cato, your interview ends here, please wait outside for a while—at most two minutes—and then please call Old Sea Dog over here." Fang Senyan said.

Cato left with a nervous mood, and soon Old Sea Dog came to Fang Senyan's presence:

"Boss, what are your orders?"

Fang Senyan said:

"You follow Cato home to take a look. If his children's faces look like him or his wife, then let him come to the ship. Usually, no father or mother would risk their children to be an inside agent."