Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 60 Barbossa Begins to Become Afraid
Captain Barbossa "waved goodbye" to his sword and turned around, only to find that his pet undead monkey had suffered a similar fate as his sword, and was being bound in mid-air by an unknown force; although he waved his four claws around in panic, he had no leverage, and was tossing up and down in the air following the direction of the tip of the gloomy wooden staff.

"I am much kinder and more forgiving than you are, Mr. Barbossa; so I will give you ten seconds to think of a reason that will convince me not to throw you overboard... Start the countdown!"

The Caspian Sea Pirate King did not hesitate at all: "Calypso asked you to take me to find the trident. This is a mission from the goddess of the sea."

Lin You couldn't help but laugh out loud; this was indeed the style of pirates, they could always take back the farts they let out and then put them into their mouths again.

"So what? He's not here now?" Similar words were spoken by the same two people, but they just switched the scripts.

Barbossa’s face immediately turned purple like an eggplant, and the countdown continued: “Five, four, three…are you going to jump down by yourself, or wait for me to drain your blood before throwing your body down? Two…one…”

The desire to survive prompted the old pirate's brain to work at high speed; "I am the only one who can find the diary the fastest. There are only a few pirates left who know the location of our treasure on Death Island. You don't want to waste time!"

When the old pirate said his last few words, the sharp tip of the stick was already pressing against the carotid artery in his neck, so that he almost screamed.

"That's a very reasonable reason." Lin You retracted the tip of his staff at the last moment. "You saved your life, Mr. Barbossa—temporarily."

At this time, Barbossa had no courage to refute and obediently played the role of navigator. Even the undead monkey was wilted and curled up at his master's feet, not daring to move.

At the time when the second Pirates of the Caribbean film took place, although longitude and latitude were already available to help sailors with their positioning, the sextant, which was used to conveniently measure longitude and latitude, had not yet been invented. Even the sextant's predecessor, the octant, would not be installed on ships for the first time until another two years later by the British Royal Navy.

Therefore, when Barbosa was navigating, he still adopted the most common method used by sailors of that era: using prominent landmarks such as islands and reefs to help determine the direction.

Coincidentally, this sea area has a landmark that Barbossa is most familiar with - Port Royal.

Just a few months ago, the former Caspian Pirate King had just sailed from Port Royal to Isla de Muerta; at that time, he was the captain of the Black Pearl, and on board was Elizabeth Swann, the heroine of the first trilogy of Pirates of the Caribbean.

Now, he is just a "diligent" navigator on a flying carpet.

The flying carpet was given "safety guarding" and "universal protection", forming an invisible barrier that blocked the sight of ships on the sea; it arrived at the Death Island safely all the way.

When they were about to land on the island, Lin You and Barbosa both felt that something was wrong when they saw a pirate ship anchored in shallow water close to the shore.

Under the faint moonlight, the pirate ship in the distance can be vaguely seen with its mottled hull and broken masts. There is no light on the ship and it is dead silent. The white moonlight shines on the hull, and human bones can be seen nailed everywhere. The remains of these victims are formed into the figurehead and hull pattern.

"Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard is coming." Lin You slowed down the flying carpet and slowly moved forward.

Barbossa also looked at the hull uneasily and asked, "You also know that Blackbeard likes to decorate the Queen Anne's Revenge with human bones?"

"Never heard of it. The legend of Blackbeard is too far away from me... so far away that it's already vague." Count Goff was referring to time here.

“Legends can get distorted.” Barbossa obviously didn’t understand what the other person said. “Then how did you recognize this ship?”

"Isn't that where the name of the ship is written? It's right at the stern."

Barbossa looked in the direction of Lin You's finger, but could not see any words under the pale moonlight. "Can't see? That can't be helped. Young people have good eyesight, and you are already old."

The former pirate king couldn't help but roll his eyes, and then continued to ask: "What is Blackbeard doing here?"

"He does what we do here." Lin You thought the question was ridiculous. "If we want to open Poseidon's tomb and find the trident, the ruby ​​in the diary is essential."

Barbossa was shocked and angry: "How did he know that the diary was in my hands? How did he know that the diary was hidden here? Who betrayed me?"

"Although it seems ridiculous to use the word 'betrayal' in a pirate group, no one should betray you this time." As the flying carpet approached the pirate ship, Lin You lowered his voice, "Blackbeard must have been guided by some god to find this place."

"God? Are you kidding me?" Barbosa was stunned.

Lin You teased, "Are you really surprised? I have called Tia Doma the name 'Calypso' more than once, and you didn't show any objection or doubt, which means you already knew that the witch was the goddess of the sea. Calypso asked us to find the trident, and this matter involves a fight between gods - do you understand it now?"

Barbossa couldn't help but take a deep breath, trying to calm himself; in all his years at sea, even the time he encountered the curse of the Aztec gold coin was not as exciting as the news today.

"So... now can you tell me which god was fighting with Calypso?"

"This is exactly what Calypso asked me to investigate." Lin You looked at the old pirate's face, which was whiter than powder, and said, "Why, are you scared?"

"Although I really want to tell you that I'm not afraid, but after thinking about it carefully, I think it's better not to lie about this matter." It was rare for the Pirate King to admit his weakness.

But the boy still put pressure on him: "It's normal for you to feel scared, but it's too late to be scared now."

"Thank you for your comfort, I feel... worse." Barbossa tried several times but was unable to open his mouth to smile.

Lin Youke didn't care about the old pirate's feelings, and then asked: "With your many years of pirate experience, what should you do in this situation? Should you board the ship first, or bypass this ship and go directly to your treasure?"

"Of course we have to go up and take a look. If Blackbeard is still on the ship, we should hurry up and find the diary. If not, we should find a way to kill the remaining personnel, and it would be best if we can destroy the ship; in this way, when we meet Blackbeard later, he will not get any reinforcements."

Lin You agreed decisively: "Good idea, let's do it! Are you ready?"

"But I have lost my sword..."

"let's go!"

"WHAT?"

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