Chapter 1 Branches of the Task

After obtaining the "Still Beating Heart," a mission item with a black rarity, Fang Senyan was somewhat perplexed. Clearly, two mission branches had appeared, each pointing to important characters on the two legendary warships: First Mate Old Barry and Captain Blackbeard. Once he gave this mission item to one of them, the other branch would be closed off. Logically speaking, although First Mate Old Barry on the Flying Dutchman also held a key position, he was inevitably less wealthy than Blackbeard, the captain of the Queen Anne's Revenge. Therefore, the mission reward given by the latter should be better.

But Fang Senyan suddenly recalled the plot of Pirates of the Caribbean 4. It was clear from that movie that Blackbeard was a selfish guy who could even use his own daughter's life as a bargaining chip! To expect him to be generous would be counterproductive. If the price were too high, he might even forcibly seize the mission item. In fact, even Jack Sparrow, the protagonist, had been played by him with a voodoo doll, let alone himself, a mere temporary boatswain?

The sea breeze blew gently, and the black smoke in the distance continued to rise, setting off the azure sea even more vividly. The setting sun in the distance was a deep red, like embers about to die out in a furnace. The huge merchant ship under his feet was slowly sinking into the bottomless abyss of the sea, seemingly foreshadowing the final outcome of this regional naval battle. Fang Senyan took a deep breath, returned to the Bell and Mug, simply bandaged his wounds, felt his strength gradually returning, and then walked steadily into the captain's cabin.

Several people had already gathered in the captain's cabin. Captain Armand, Navigator Charles, and other core figures were naturally there. Temporary First Mate Robben stood timidly in the corner, while First Mate Scarface Henry was also present. Despite the bandage around his head, he spoke with a booming voice, full of laughter and cheer, and could not conceal the heroic spirit within him. However, Fang Senyan still noticed the suppressed pain in Scarface Henry's occasional frown. Perhaps it was just his imagination, but Fang Senyan even felt a faint silver light flickering around Scarface Henry's body from time to time, eventually solidifying. These people, plus Fang Senyan, the boatswain, made up the entire decision-making level of the Bell and Mug.

Armand first cast his usual sinister gaze around the room, then said faintly:

"Before that, let's announce two personnel appointments. Blind Matt!"

As Armand spoke, the curtain in the inner room was suddenly lifted, and a man with small, narrow eyes that seemed to be squinting all the time walked out. The man had a head of flaxen hair, covering the front of his forehead, wearing an ocher patched vest, and a Damascus scimitar at his waist. Only occasionally did a glint of light flash between his glances, making one feel that he was by no means an easy person to deal with.

"From now on, you will be the assistant boatswain of the Bell and Mug."

Blind Matt responded with a slight lift of his head, as if to "stab" Fang Senyan with his gaze, but Fang Senyan focused on looking at his toes, as if there were countless gold and silver treasures under the floor, seemingly not caring about this highly targeted appointment.

"Robben!" When Armand called out these two words, he seemed to squeeze them out from between his teeth, with even more coldness. Robben couldn't help but shrink back, leaning closer to Fang Senyan without anyone noticing. But Armand continued, word by word:

"You've done a good job as first mate. Keep doing it, and remember to consult Henry more often. Otherwise, if you make a mistake, no one can protect you!"

"As for Sailor Rock, I'm very disappointed in you! You have let down my trust in you!" Armand finally roared out his anger:

"What were you doing! Why did you lose three entire elite just to besiege a mere Rotting Soul Corpse! Sea Wolf Shali, Hermit Crab Zeer, and Lamar were all elites who followed me in battle for many years. Why did they all suffer a tragic fate and none of them survived? I need your explanation!"

Fang Senyan bowed slightly, neither humble nor arrogant, and then said faintly:

"Your Excellency, if I remember correctly, this 'mere' Rotting Soul Corpse had previously slaughtered as many as seventeen elite sailors! Including my predecessor, Caron, a powerful warrior. I am honored to have your trust and attention, Captain, but I must honestly say that eliminating that damned monster that had been chewed by hell without losing anyone at all is a very good idea...but it is beyond my ability...especially while ensuring that all the valuable things on that merchant ship can be looted."

Fang Senyan adopted a humble posture, but his retort was as sharp as a knife, vaguely pointing out the fact that it was Armand who had schemed against him first. Although Armand was very wary and fearful of Fang Senyan at this time, he could not deny that this sailor Rock from the East was a rare talent, and he had not yet given up the idea of subduing him for his own use. Therefore, after using words to beat Fang Senyan, although he knew that the deaths of the three confidants were suspicious, he still snorted coldly and folded his arms across his chest, no longer speaking. Scarface Henry, however, observed the situation and changed the topic to talk about business:

"Although we have gained the upper hand at this time, sinking one enemy warship and two large trading ships, those damned Spaniards have sent out a fleet of reinforcements, so we can only give up the pursuit. It is expected that this naval battle will end soon, and then all the pirates will hold a meeting together, and take out the spoils for statistics and distribution. We were the first to launch a boarding battle among all the pirates, so this time the manpower loss was heavy, but we also won great honor, and got a considerable amount of benefits, and also made the name of our Bell and Mug famous!"

Speaking of this, Scarface Henry laughed wildly, his expression flying, and with a few hints of regret that others did not notice. Obviously, he was annoyed that he had missed the opportunity to go into battle himself, but if he had been there, Fang Senyan would not have been able to show his advantages in dispatching and organizing, and perhaps the Bell and Mug would have really been defeated on the battlefield.

"The captain and I estimated that the entire battlefield among the spoils, our ship to occupy a full 40%, that is to say, before the alliance, even the three legendary pirate ships have to look at our faces! So have to discuss a way out, be sure to let the name of the Son of the Black Sea resound throughout the Caribbean Sea!"

The people present were naturally quite excited after hearing this. The greater the reputation of Armand, the captain of the Bell and Mug, the higher the status of the pirates on this ship. It was just like the fact that headhunting companies in the real world would offer higher prices to poach employees from the global Fortune 500 companies. However, although Fang Senyan was no less skilled than anyone in terms of scheming, he also knew that he did not understand many of the rules and customs of the Caribbean pirates at this time. If he rashly opened his mouth, he might make a fool of himself, so he simply stood aside and remained silent, which gave the people next to him the impression of knowing what to do and when to advance or retreat.

Just as a group of people were discussing enthusiastically, seven consecutive cannon shots suddenly came from afar on the sea. The sound of the cannons was very regular, as if they were drumbeats stepping on the beat. Then, similar cannon sounds came one after another. Soon, the Bell and Mug also fired seven cannons in response, echoing for a long time on the vast and beautiful Caribbean Sea. Seeing that everyone in the captain's cabin had relaxed and sighed, Fang Senyan also received a prompt from the Nightmare Imprint,

"Contractor 1018 has obtained access to the historical script battlefield: The Defeat of the Invincible Armada (Prologue) is over."

"Number of ships participating: British Allied Forces (2 British warships + 13 pirate ships), Spanish Invincible Armada (7 Spanish Invincible Armada warships + 3 merchant ships). Three Spanish warships were reinforcements that arrived later."

"A total of eight teams and thirty-nine contractors participated in this battlefield."

"Entering battlefield statistics."

"Statistics in progress..."

"You directly killed three Spanish Invincible Armada sailors, and indirectly killed eighty-four Spanish Invincible Armada sailors."

"You inflicted 38 points of direct damage and 698 points of indirect damage to the Rotting Soul Corpse's chewing ears." (Only damage caused by using one's own abilities and equipment on the body is recognized as direct damage. If the flame that burned the Rotting Soul Corpse to death was Fang Senyan's ability, then it would be included in direct damage.)

"Your battlefield contribution is: 1139 points."

"Your personal battlefield contribution ranking is: First."

"Your total battlefield contribution ranking is: Sixth."

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