Becoming Stronger After Death: I Keep Seeking Death in the World of the Universe.

Chapter 394 Pirates Attack the Island
The pub fell silent again.

The sailors in the tavern did not respond enthusiastically to Xu Wang's decision to recruit crew members.

Instead, they all took a step back.

Sailors at sea are not afraid of taking risks.

But they are not stupid and will not involve themselves in risks where the benefits are disproportionate to the risks.

The sudden appearance of the Xu Wang trio, no matter how you look at it, seems like the kind of people who will attract big trouble.

Don’t say anything else.

Just the Black Pearl, Blackbeard and the colonial governor's orders.

These things are enough to make people stay away.

Seeing this, Langdon turned his head and looked at Xu Wang: "I can help you get the ship and supplies, but it is indeed difficult to recruit crew members. Although our sailors here look fierce, they are all law-abiding citizens.

Maybe you can try Tatuga, in that free port, as long as you have money, you can recruit anyone you want."

The Tatuga in this world is also known as Turtle Island.

It was the first island Columbus landed on when he discovered the New World nearly two hundred years ago.

Over the years, it has become the first stop for many people from the Old World after entering the New World.

Originally they planned to build Tatuga well.

But as time went by, due to the huge population movement, it almost became a lawless area.

A large number of sailors, pirates, prostitutes and civilians were active inside.

To put it nicely.

It is a well-known free port in the Caribbean.

Only when I went there did I realize that there was only chaos and sin.

Langdon said he would be able to recruit a full crew by going to Tatuga, and he was right.

Xu Wang had seen the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie series, so he naturally knew what the so-called Tatuga was.

When Langdon told him that all the sailors here were law-abiding citizens, his eyes suddenly lit up!
"No need to say more!"

"Wow!"

Xu Wang took out a large bag of Spanish silver coins and threw it on the table: "What I want is law-abiding citizens! Dirty pirates, don't even think about dirtying my ship! Listen! I will pay you three times the market price! And I will pay you every month, no arrears!

As long as you perform well, I won't be stingy with the bonus.

I know you come to the New World just for the money, so you are very lucky, because the thing I have the most is money!

Standing before you is the richest captain on this ocean!"

As soon as Xu Wang said this, there was a commotion in the tavern.

The sailors were whispering to each other. The promise of triple salary made them look at Xu Wang with shining eyes.

The palm-sized puppet's body now looked much more majestic.

The benefits were enough that the sailors no longer cared too much about the identity of Xu Wang's magical product.

joke!

In this world full of curses.

Xu Wang is not the only one who is associated with witchcraft.

As long as he is paid enough, he is a great captain.

Under the temptation of high salary, a sailor stepped forward, stared at Xu Wang and asked: "So, Captain, where is your ship going? A merchant ship or a pirate ship?"

Xu Wang opened his arms and laughed, "It's an adventure ship! My ship is used to hunt sea monsters, explore treasures, and find magic. So it is destined to encounter bigger waves, stronger gunfire, and more dangers.

I hope you will consider your choice carefully.”

After saying that, Xu Wang looked at the silent people in the tavern, thought for a moment, and added: "Are you willing to be an unknown person and live a peaceful life? Or do you want to go down in history even if you don't live to be thirty?"

Be unknown or become famous.

Then why are you asking?

If it were in the Old World.

Xu Wang: The answer to this question is definitely not that easy to answer.

But this is the New World.

Who among those who can travel across the ocean to come here doesn’t have a little adventurous gene in his bones?
So all the sailors in the tavern were excited by Xu Wang's speech.

They raised their hands and shouted, "Nobody! Nobody!"

Xu Wang's face darkened: "Monthly salary will increase fivefold! And I'll pay for all the drinks today!"

"Leave your name in history! Leave your name in history!"

As salaries increased again, the sailors finally changed their tune.

Putting the risks behind them, they began to cheer and support Xu Wang, the future captain.

Seeing this, Xu Wang nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that my tavern speaking skills are not bad."

"No, you're just extra rich."

Langdon at the side couldn't help but complain.

Xu Wang ignored his complaints and said, "Please help me select people. If they pass the probation period, I will give you more compensation."

"No problem. Money makes things easier. I know all the sailors in this area."

Langdon nodded. He was just a businessman who would do the job for money.

Seeing Langdon start to call the sailors in the tavern to line up, Xu Wang asked again: "I'm new here and I'm not very familiar with this place. Try to find me an experienced navigator. It would be even better if he is very familiar with the legends of the sea."

After Xu Wang finished speaking, the first sailor who lined up to sign up immediately interrupted with a smile: "The most experienced navigator around is of course Langdon, why don't you just hire him."

When Xu Wang heard this, he felt that this made sense.

But the tavern owner shook his head decisively: "No, I don't sail anymore."

He is old now and has a wife and children, so he really doesn't want to take any more risks.

Langdon then asked, “From what you said before, it seems that you hate pirates?”

Xu Wang chuckled: "I not only hate pirates, I also hate the navy. They are essentially the same."

Xu Wang's words surprised Langdon a little.

The tavern owner immediately reached out his hand and shook Xu Wang's puppet's arm: "Great minds think alike."

Then Langdon added: "Although you hate pirates. But if you really want to recruit a good navigator, I recommend you go to Tatuga and find a man named Gibbs.

He was my friend. He once served in the British Royal Navy, but later quit and went to Tatuga to become a free sailor. I heard that he later worked as a pirate under Jack Sparrow for a while.

As a result, not long after following Sparrow, a coup seemed to have occurred on the Black Pearl.

He is still in Tatuga now, and with his abilities, he may be able to meet all your needs."

Xu Wang scratched his head when he heard that.

Gibbs is indeed a suitable candidate.

Capable and faithful.

But his loyalty was entirely to Jack.

Gibbs is a good friend of Jack's father and has watched Jack grow up almost since he was a child.

The feelings between the two sides are naturally deep.

"It seems like a good idea to lure Jack's loyal crew members to my ship."

Xu Wang thought this was interesting, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go find the navigator myself, and you can help me recruit the rest of the crew."

Seeing Langdon start to help recruit crew members, Xu Wang jumped off the bar again, came to Teddy, put his hands on his hips, and said mockingly: "Look, this is the Teddy who always yelled at me. Why is he so cowardly now?"

"That's enough! This has been nothing like the adventure I imagined. I want to go back with Bean now."

Teddy seemed really shocked and was about to leave by dragging the sleeping Mr. Bean.

But at this moment, there was a loud "boom"!
A cannonball suddenly broke through the wooden wall and rushed straight into the tavern, smashing the cabinet next to the bar to pieces!

This is a 24-pound solid shell.

The shell smashed the cupboard and continued to move forward, heading straight for Langdon!

Fortunately, Xu Wang acted quickly.

The spider silk shot out and made Langdon stagger, allowing the tavern owner to barely avoid the attack.

The attack came so suddenly that the sailors in the tavern were visibly stunned.

But they reacted quickly, and someone shouted loudly: "Artillery fire! Enemy attack!"

Almost without any orders from anyone.

All the sailors have found their own hiding places.

Xu Wang also quickly pulled Teddy and Mr. Bean and hid under a table nearby.

"No! My locker!"

Teddy was dragged away by Xu Wang, but the only thing in his eyes was the cabinet that was blown to pieces.

It was afraid that it and Mr. Bean would never be able to go back.

"It's pirates! Everyone, stay hidden!"

Langdon had already hidden himself, and was quietly looking out through the hole made by the shell.

Suddenly, I saw a pirate ship floating on the sea in the distance, with a black flag with a skull fluttering in the sea breeze.

On the sideways hull, two layers of cannons have been extended, ready for a second round of bombardment at any time.

This is the pirates who are robbing the port.

"Clang clang clang!"

As the pirates' first round of bombardment ended.

Finally, someone around the port sounded the alarm.

As a small port in the Caribbean.

The resources here are not abundant, nor are there many specialties.

Even the garrison on the island consisted of only a few dozen people.

This is actually very common, since the resident officers have the power to recruit soldiers locally.

They can recruit sailors, fishermen and farmers for military service at any time.

Just like now.

With the pirate raid.

The soldiers in the garrison have already begun to take action.

They were fully armed and their eyes were solemn and dignified.

Before the pirates' second round of bombardment arrived.

Three of the soldiers had already run to the Tuna Tavern.

"bump!"

The wooden door of the pub was kicked.

Three soldiers in red British uniforms rushed in.

"damn it!"

When Langdon saw that the soldiers did not run towards the defense line but ran here instead, he immediately felt something was wrong and started cursing!

"Quick! Hand over all the valuables to me!"

The leading soldier shouted the pirates' lines.

"puff!"

A spider web flew out and directly covered the soldier's mouth.

Xu Wang stood under the table and shouted, "Brothers, the pirates want to rob us, these soldiers want to rob us, kill them!"

Following Xu Wang's order.

Immediately, several people rushed up, held the soldier's gun, and started to wrestle with him.

Once someone takes the lead, the rest will soon follow.

They surrounded the three soldiers and started beating and kicking them.

"Me, me, me! I'm coming too!"

When Teddy saw this scene, he couldn't help himself for a moment.

He threw all his fear and confusion behind him and rushed forward shouting.

He squeezed into the crowd, waved his cotton fists, and punched the soldiers on the ground wildly!
Don't underestimate Teddy, he's just a rag doll.

But it is quite strong, not much different from an adult.

It's just that because the fist is not hard enough, although the impact is strong, the damage is not enough.

A series of punches came down on him.

The soldier was hit so hard that he was dizzy, but he didn't feel much pain.

"Boom boom boom——!!!"

At this moment, the pirates' second round of bombardment began.

The Tuna Tavern was apparently not so lucky this time.

More shells rushed into the tavern.

Wood chips flew everywhere.

Some people were unlucky and were hit in half by the shells.

The blood even sprayed onto the teddy bear.

This tavern built on the seashore was almost completely demolished in an instant by this round of shelling!

Xu Wang is like a little Spider-Man.

It continuously shoots out spider silk that shuttles through the crowd, pulling them to one side to avoid harm.

By the time the gunfire stopped, Xu Wang had already rescued many people.

"Thank you, Captain Xu Wang, we owe you!"

The survivors in the ruins of the tavern all thanked Xu Wang.

Although Langdon also felt sorry for his tavern.

But now is obviously not the time.

He got up from the ground and looked at the sea again.

It was discovered that the pirate ship had begun to enter the port.

Two boats were lowered from the ship.

It was packed with pirates showing off their might.

What made the sailors even more angry was the garrison on the island.

Instead of fulfilling their duty to fight the pirates, the colonial soldiers even talked and laughed, and waved and greeted the pirates.

It's obvious that these guys have already colluded with each other!
Although Xu Wang had just arrived, he did not find what was happening strange.

It was just that the army colluded with the pirates and then looted their own garrison.

What a big deal.

There are many more outrageous things.

However, if they did so, they would be in danger.

Xu Wang immediately said: "We can't stay here anymore, we have to leave quickly."

Langdon looked a little unhappy, but he knew that this was the only way.

So he raised his hand and pointed to a small merchant ship parked at the harbor and said, "That's my ship. We can leave on it."

Xu Wang's eyes turned to the galleon driven by the pirates: "No, we can leave on that ship."

Langdon was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect Xu Wang to be so bold.

But he didn't hesitate for long, and nodded in agreement: "Okay, then follow your plan, we just need to survive, and I have to pick up my wife and children."

Xu Wang nodded and ran to Mr. Bean.

This guy sleeps really well.

It was a mess outside, but this guy was still sleeping so soundly.

Xu Wang was a little envious.

He jumped onto Mr. Bean's chest and pulled up his upper body by his collar: "Hey! Get up! Wake up!"

Xu Wang called out several times, but Mr. Bean was still sleeping soundly and didn't respond at all.

"You're useless. I'll do it."

Teddy ran over, grabbed Mr. Bean's ears, and simulated the sound of an alarm clock to him: "Ding-ling-ling!"

"what!"

Mr. Bean's eyes suddenly widened and he stood up in panic.

He ran around bewilderedly, trying to find something.

It was not until he saw his surroundings that Mr. Bean finally realized where he was.

So he happily found Xu Wang again and said in strange English: "Adventure!"

Xu Wang nodded and pointed to the port: "Mr. Bean, we have to seize that ship. I will be the captain and you will be the first mate."

Mr. Bean instantly got into the state and saluted Xu Wang: "Yes, Captain!"

Mr. Bean looks like an ordinary person.

But as we all know, funny people are invincible.

So Xu Wang is looking forward to his performance.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the cape.

A galleon with a black hull and black sails seemed to have sensed something and was also heading towards this side quickly.

That is the fastest ship on the sea with a favorable wind.

The Black Pearl!

(End of this chapter)