Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 664 Blackbeard's Legacy

The phone's ringtone had a unique quality that instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Tang Zijun remained calm, as if he had expected this. He picked up the phone, pressed the answer button, and turned on speakerphone.

Immediately afterwards, an elegant, clear female voice with a unique British accent, as melodious as a cello, rang out clearly in the living room.

"Good evening, dear Mr. Tang. I hope I haven't disturbed you and... well, it sounds like a lively dinner?"

The owner of the voice seemed to be making a good-natured joke.

Upon hearing this voice, Tang Cao and Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up almost simultaneously. Afran, the elegant and mysterious magical girl from Great Britain, who seemed to have stepped out of a classical oil painting, was also the heir to an ancient noble title.

"Sister Afran." Tang Cao couldn't help but exclaim softly, a look of surprise on her face. Xiao Xiao also nodded slightly, her tense expression easing a little.

They had all fought alongside this ally and forged a deep friendship, knowing her capabilities and the profound resources behind her.

Chang Lei glanced at the phone, his eyebrows twitching almost imperceptibly.

He didn't have any particular fondness for these magical girls, but he had to admit that the British woman's voice did sound more pleasant at this moment.

"Miss Afraid, thank you for your call." Tang Zijun's voice was steady, with a hint of barely perceptible relaxation. "The timing is perfect; we need your help."

"Upon receiving your... well, rather challenging request," Avran's voice remained elegant, but her pace quickened noticeably, "I immediately set to work. After all, deep-sea treasure hunting sounds like a blend of classical romance and real-world danger."

She paused, a hint of smugness and the reserve of an old aristocrat in her tone. "While I can't obtain a modern product like the 'shipborne special deep-sea submersible' you mentioned, in a short time and without attracting too much attention..."

Upon hearing this, Tang Cao's face immediately fell.

However, Avran's next words were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, creating huge ripples.

"But! Dear Mr. Tang Zijun, and my friends, I have prepared for you a mode of transportation that is far more suitable, more legendary, and more in line with the theme of our treasure hunt than those cold steel bars!"

Everyone held their breath. More suitable than a deep-sea submersible? Legendary? Treasure hunt theme?

Avran didn't keep you in suspense for long. Her voice, with the rhythm of reciting an ancient legend, clearly uttered the name that resounded throughout maritime history, a name that symbolized fear and legend.

"I wonder if any of you have heard of—Queen Anne's Revenge"

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The moment they heard the name, the expressions on the faces of everyone at the living room dining table became incredibly interesting.

"Black beard?" Xiao Xiao reacted quickly.

"Edward Teach?" Su Siyao followed closely behind.

"Jack Spyro!"

This is Tang Cao. Her small mouth is agape in an "O" shape, and her big eyes are filled with a mixture of horror and extreme excitement.

Edward Teach's flagship! That was the most terrifying name she had ever heard in all the pirate movies and legends she had ever seen. The skull and crossbones flag, the scimitar, the gunpowder, and the legendary black magic and witchcraft—these images instantly flooded her mind.

Xiao Xiao's eyes widened, and for the first time, obvious astonishment appeared on her face. She knew better than Tang Cao what ghost ships meant in the occult—they usually represented restless souls, powerful curses, and unpredictable madness.

Chang Lei's reaction was the most direct; a bloodthirsty, excited smile spread across his face. "Blackbeard Edward Teach? Hehehe...interesting!"

Tang Zijun was also slightly taken aback, clearly unaware that this was something Afran had prepared. "Afran, are you sure Blackbeard's ship can accomplish something like this? We're on our way to find Poseidon's Trident."

On the other end of the phone, Avran seemed to be able to imagine the reactions of everyone on the other end; her voice remained elegant.

"Yes, everyone's reaction is as expected, Edward Teach, the name that makes the entire Atlantic coast tremble... I understand your concerns, Mr. Don, but what you may not know is that Blackbeard is no ordinary man."

Avran's voice was like turning the pages of an ancient nautical logbook soaked in blood and curses. "Based on the strictly sealed secret records passed down through my family, and the analysis of the negative energy remaining on that ship itself..."

She paused, then spoke slowly and deliberately.

"I have reason and evidence to believe that Edward Teach... is actually an extremely powerful and extremely cruel glutton!"

"A greedy person?!"

Chang Lei's pupils suddenly contracted, and the excitement on his face turned into a kind of scrutiny from someone of the same kind.

Tang Cao and Xiao Xiao also showed shocked expressions. They knew Chang Lei's identity, but they did not expect that the infamous pirate king in history was one of them.

"The core of his power lies in the extreme craving and exploitation of negative emotions such as fear, greed, and despair," Avran continued. "And his flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, is a meticulously modified 'mobile altar' that carries and amplifies this power."

"Using the reverse channel, his ship can pass through the mirror-like surface of the sea," like a ghost leaping between reality and illusion, appearing and disappearing unpredictably across the world's seas. Today he might be plundering merchant ships in the Caribbean, and tomorrow he might be appearing off the coast of Africa. He uses this ability to unleash endless carnage at sea, creating the ultimate panic and despair, feeding on this to fuel his terrifying power of greed."

"Power often comes at a price, especially the filthy power of greed, corroded and soaked by such immense negative energy over the years... The ship itself, and its crew, already controlled by Teach with fear and madness... all underwent a terrible distortion."

"They are no longer human, not even undead in the usual sense..." Afran's voice carried a hint of barely perceptible disgust. "They have become some kind of... 'monsters,' existing somewhere between life and negative energy, twisted by endless resentment and pain, knowing only killing and plunder."

"The Queen Anne's Revenge has been completely transformed into a ghost ship, drifting between reality and illusion, exuding an ominous curse!"

The temperature inside the restaurant seemed to drop suddenly, but everyone's face was filled with excitement.

Useless magical girl knowledge has increased.

"The one who ended this endless fear and chaos was a great magical girl from my family's history. She followed the cursed traces left by the magic ship and, on a full moon night shrouded in storm and darkness, in a core sea area occupied by Blackbeard, she engaged in a thrilling and legendary battle with Teach and his cursed magic ship, a battle that was enough to rewrite the history of navigation and mystery."

Avran didn't overly praise her ancestors, but skipped that part.

"In the end, with unparalleled courage and wisdom, and at a great cost, the senior successfully killed that powerful, greedy being, and used powerful purification and confinement magic to successfully contain the deeply cursed demon ship—the Queen Anne's Revenge."

"Since then... this legendary and dangerous ghost ship has been under the strict supervision and layers of seals of my family. With the help of each generation of our clan, we have continuously strengthened the seals, purified its residual negative energy, and attempted to utilize its unique spatial properties and sensitivity to mysterious energy to transform it into a controllable tool."

She concluded.

"Therefore, it is not the completely out-of-control undead ship you imagine. It is a tamed, legendary vessel imbued with immense power and a dark history... used to search for the equally ancient and powerful relics of the sea god. Perhaps... it is a destiny-bound journey of redemption bestowed upon it..."

After the phone call ended, the living room fell into a long silence.

The neon lights of the city outside the window still flickered, but the people around the table had already let their thoughts fly to the deep, dark ocean, to the legendary ghost ship that carried endless bloodshed, mad curses and magical redemption.

Tangcao's eyes were filled with boundless anticipation for adventure as she muttered to herself, "Magical girls versus pirate gluttons...how cool!"

Xiao Bai licked its paws and turned its gaze to Chang Lei, who hadn't said a word.

Chang Lei crossed his arms, a dangerous yet excited crimson glint in his pupils, as if assessing just how exciting the legacy of the "Greedy Predecessor" really was.

He glanced at Tang Zijun and grinned.

"It seems Langya has a rival."