Now, in the prison of Port Royal, among the witches imprisoned here, except for the four who were bold enough to defect to Charlotte directly and swear to recognize Anne as their master, the other witches are slightly older and more knowledgeable. , dare not casually agree to join the team of witches.
Therefore, after regaining their rare freedom, they all quickly left this terrifying prison. Now, only the five unlucky pirates are left here.
"Hey! Man, how dare you hit me? Aren't we good friends?"
In this small cell, the dirty pirates were still fighting each other over who would give an arm, all for the set of keys that Captain Sparrow threw on the ground. The key to their survival.
"That's right! We are indeed friends, but I don't want to give up one of my arms. If you are willing, I swear that you will still be my good brother in the future!"
Before he finished speaking, the pirate kicked his friend back hard, knocking him to the ground. When he was about to pounce, another pirate next to him punched him again. Called over.
"Hey! Brothers, listen to me, maybe we should calm down and think of other solutions!"
This is the weakest pirate who has been beaten the hardest. Now, she basically has no power to fight back. If she doesn't think of a way, maybe his end will not be so good.
"Calm down? It's very simple. As long as you agree to lend one of your hands, we will calm down immediately!"
After catching the opponent who was beating him up, Hai Dao then punched him hard again. As long as one of them was knocked down first, the others wouldn't have to fight anymore.
"..."
At this time, two royal soldiers walked into the prison. They stood outside the pirate's cell door and stared dumbly at the five pirates who were tearing and struggling.
They were originally the guards of this prison, but after the witch caused trouble, they were transferred out to support other places. Now that the situation has calmed down, they have been transferred back to continue guarding the prison.
When they came here, they originally wanted to find the good dog with the key in its mouth, but unexpectedly, they saw the bunch of keys thrown away not far from the door of a cell, and the five people in this cell The pirates were actually fighting each other and beating each other to pieces. What on earth were these pirates doing? They couldn't understand it at all.
A soldier stepped forward, picked up the key, and hung it back on his waist. Then he took the butt of his gun and slammed the pirate's iron door.
"Stop it now! You bastards! Dirty pirates! What the hell are you doing?"
It was only now that the pirates discovered that two soldiers responsible for guarding had walked into the prison at some point. When they saw that the bunch of keys on the ground had been hung back by the soldier on his waist, they stopped immediately. He grabbed his hands and started wailing loudly.
Ocean goddess...the five of them actually missed another perfect opportunity to escape!
"I'm curious, what on earth were you doing just now?"
Another soldier was a little curious about the internal strife among the five pirates, so he approached them and asked.
He couldn't imagine that a group of pirates who knew each other were fighting each other like enemies in prison. Look at their bloody heads, they were all very cruel!
This phenomenon was relatively rare in the years they had been guarding the prison. After so many years as a prison guard, this was the first time he had seen this phenomenon. Therefore, he really wanted to know what the reason was. , that made them fight each other like this like enemies?
"There's no chance anyway, so it doesn't matter if I tell you... Because just now, the bunch of keys was under your feet and we couldn't reach them, so we started fighting!"
After the five pirates looked at each other for a while, one of them sighed heavily and said in frustration.
"If you can't reach it, just find a way! Why are you fighting?"
The royal soldier was even more puzzled. What was the logic of these pirates? If they can't get the key, they start fighting? Couldn't they think of other ways? Or is this the daily life of pirates? Start a fight over a disagreement? Risking your life?
"Because, some bastard said that as long as we take off one of someone's arms, we can hold it and reach the bunch of keys!"
The pirate who was beaten the worst and almost had his arm removed said angrily that the reason why the five of them turned against each other was all because of Jack Sparrow's fault! That villain! Get out! Scumbag who deserves to die!
"..."
After the two soldiers heard this, they were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other and started laughing loudly.
"Haha! Look at these idiots!"
"They can't reach them directly. Don't they know how to use belts, clothes, etc. to make ropes to tie heavy objects and throw them over? Hahaha! This is the first time I have encountered such stupid pirates!"
"That's right. If you're so angry that they can just dismantle the small table, you can still reach it, right?"
"Ha! Okay, okay! Let's go outside and guard. If all pirates are as stupid as them, our Royal Navy can save worry!"
The two soldiers walked out while laughing.
Although these soldiers are still nominally prisoners of the witches, their treatment is obviously not comparable to that of this group of pirates who are locked up and waiting to die.
When a person is unlucky, if he cannot get better, he only needs to compare himself with those who are more unlucky to get some small psychological comfort. At this moment, this group of stupid pirates are obviously those who are more unlucky. people!
"This... seems right..."
After hearing the words of these two soldiers, a group of pirates started to look at me and me, and they finally came to their senses.
yes! Such a simple thing, why didn't they think of it just now? You actually wasted so much time fighting here? In the end, a precious escape opportunity was missed for nothing?
"it was all your fault!"
"Asshole! You started the fight first!"
"..."
"It's all that Sparrow raised by XX!"
"That's right! It's all his fault!"
"We curse him! He must die a good death!"
So, after the fight ended, a group of pirates began to curse each other again. They used all kinds of vicious language to attack each other and shirk their responsibilities. After cursing and cursing, they began to change their targets and collectively ignored the one who abandoned them. Jack Sparrow, who had obtained the key and misled them, began to curse and curse. It was all Sparrow's fault!
It's a pity that their curse is destined to be so feeble.
Because Captain Sparrow, who was being cursed by them at the moment, was lying comfortably on the sofa in the Governor's Mansion, drinking the best wine that they could never afford in their lifetime, and living a life of intoxication.
…
At the port of Port Royal, a large group of rioters who participated in the riot and were caught on the spot by royal soldiers were squatting in the port's loading square with their hands tied behind their backs, waiting for their sad fate to be pronounced.
After hundreds of elite royal soldiers began to appear to quell the chaos, the riots that affected half of the city were quickly quelled. The momentum of the rebels was quickly suppressed back to the port by the elite soldiers advancing layer by layer. Then, except for a very few people who were able to grab the boat and row it out to sea, the others were either shot dead or captured and tied up here. Here, there are enough people captured There are as many as two to three hundred people!
"Your Excellency Brigadier General! Most of the thugs who participated in the riot are already here! Now, the soldiers have begun to divide into groups and start searching the city for those who slipped through the net."
Norrington's adjutant, Theodore Groves, stepped forward and reported loudly to Norrington.
This short battle has shown that the fighting power of these royal soldiers is still very strong. As long as the opponents are not witches with extraordinary abilities, opponents like these thugs are not their opponents at all. Just now, just It was a charge, and these people were all destroyed!
Brigadier General Norrington looked at the rebels in front of him with a cold face. His eyes were a little uncertain, and he didn't know what he was thinking. At the end, he took a deep breath.
"You can find some nearby residents and officials to screen them. Anyone with a criminal record, or anyone who was seen committing murder, arson, or other crimes during the riots, will be hanged directly! If other crimes are not serious, they will be sent back to prison first. Deal with it slowly!"
After calming down and getting rid of some unrealistic thoughts in his mind, Norrington waved his hand and quickly gave the order to the adjutant.
"Yes! Your Excellency, Brigadier General!"
The adjutant responded loudly, then saluted and quickly turned and left.
After a while, various curses and crying began to be heard from the unloading square of the dock, and occasionally a few gunshots were heard. It was actually soldiers who shot and killed the prisoners who were trying to escape.
As for other prisoners, as long as they have blood stains on their bodies and no wounds on themselves, they will all be hanged! Anyone who looks wretched will be hanged! Anyone with a pirate mark tattoo on their body will also be hanged! Those accused by citizens and officials of participating in riots and committing evil acts were also hanged!
In the end, after preliminary screening, only dozens of prisoners were left who barely escaped the fate of hanging and were escorted back to the prison. It depends on what kind of fate awaits them. It depends on the mood of the witches.
"Report! Your Majesty, Brigadier General, the prisoner has been identified and dealt with! Please give instructions!"
After the soldiers began to form the team, the adjutant returned to Brigadier General Norrington's side again. His mission had been completed. Next, it depends on the arrangements of the Brigadier General.
"..."
Norrington did not speak, but turned to look outside Port Royal in silence.
Night had begun to fall. After the riots were put down, the entire Port Royal finally began to quiet down. The sea breeze gradually dispersed the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke on the pier.
Norrington just looked at the two warships, the Intrepid and the Interceptor, which were looming over the military port. After touching the still aching wound on his hand, he could only sigh helplessly.
"Glovs, maybe you can leave now, just drive away the Dauntless and the Interceptor, and never come back again..."
Norrington knew that he could not escape. He had been cursed by the witch, so she planned to work for the other party for three months until the contract ended.
Besides, his Norrington fiancée, his beloved Elizabeth, was still under the control of the witches. He would never abandon their father and daughter and run away alone.
"What about you? Your Excellency, Brigadier General!"
Adjutant Groves did not make any statement. As Norrington's adjutant, he had been through life and death for so many years, and he could be said to be loyal to the brigadier general.
"Ha! Me?"
Norrington raised his right hand mockingly and rolled up his cuffs. There, on his forearm, was a flame-shaped magic mark that was still glowing red.
"Where do you think I can escape in this situation?"
This witch's magic is a terrifying existence that Norrington cannot understand.
And now, with such a strange magic mark branded on his body, he could imagine that if he dared to escape, those witches would definitely have a way to kill him, right? As they said, being swallowed up directly by the flames, burning the body and soul together? By then, it will definitely be painful, right?
"I'm sorry, but if you don't leave, we won't leave either! Your Excellency, Brigadier General! Since we are prisoners now, we will strictly guard the last honor of the soldiers until they keep their word and let us leave!"
Groves stood at attention and said, saying he didn't want to leave was actually a lie. However, since the Brigadier has no way to leave, he can only follow him to the end! Besides, who knew that you would be able to escape after setting sail on the sea? Who knows if the witch has any other means to kill them?
When he thought of the witch's methods, Lieutenant Groves felt a chill in his heart.
For example: They used those terrible witchcraft to directly cause huge waves to overturn the sailboat they were riding on? Or, could they simply fly over and burn the entire ship they were on?
After having seen the terrifying methods and witchcraft of witches, Groves felt that the probability of happening these things that he was worried about was quite high. In this case, it was better to continue to stay here honestly.
There are only a few witches anyway, so they always need help to maintain order in the city, right? Thinking about it, they would never take the lives of their own soldiers easily. Maybe, after three months, they would really abide by the agreement and let them leave?
Those witches don't seem to be murderous and cruel people. For example, Charlotte, Groves has known before, is a well-behaved and smart little girl who works in the library. Before, he didn't even know that she was Where's the witch?
Finally, although people like myself are nominally prisoners of the witch, look at it now, they still have guns and cannons in their hands, but the person who issued the order has been changed from Governor Swann to a witch. For these low-level people, For officers and soldiers, there doesn’t seem to be much change?
"..."
Norrington patted the adjutant on the shoulder, pursed his lips, and said no more. He really did not misunderstand this subordinate, and he only showed his true feelings in times of trouble!
Now, Norrington's only worry is that after they are released, will they be mistaken for a party of witches?
Although it was forced by the situation, after all, I and others were working for the witches. According to the witch leader in the Governor's Mansion, they probably wanted to completely occupy the city of Port Royal.
And once they start to officially announce the news, presumably, the entire Caribbean and even the UK will know about it soon, right? So, soon after, the royal fleet will definitely come to raid and regain this important city. By then, what kind of fate will be waiting for people like me?
