After continuing to sail at high speed for two days, the Dreadnaught, which was fully sailed and fully powered by the magic sail, towed two Spanish warships that had not lowered any sails at all, finally arrived on time at their second destination after searching for the treasure. Place: Bailang Bay!
Whitecaps Bay, a once prosperous place on the Caribbean route and an important maritime transportation artery, has now become a deserted ruin.
At this time, it was already late at night here. Except for the quiet sea breeze and the stars in the sky, in this bay that had long been abandoned by the British, apart from the sound of waves, the entire port was empty, with only the people on the distant shore. Those dilapidated trestles immersed in the night still tell the story of the past prosperity here.
"See? There's nothing interesting here, Lady Witch. I think it's almost time for us to go back, right? Or, anchor somewhere else?"
Barbossa began to come closer again. When he saw the scene around him, he felt flustered.
Now, in this clear, moonless night, it was the time when those mermaids liked to float to the surface, and he really didn't want to meet them here. Therefore, Barbossa once again approached the little witch and tried to persuade her to change her mind, even if she could anchor somewhere else and wait until daytime to come ashore to look for treasures.
"Is this White Wave Bay? It's such a nice port. What a pity."
This was the first time Norrington had arrived at Whitecaps Bay. He felt that it was a pity that this place was close to shipping routes and was an excellent deep-water port. It was abandoned like this.
Is it really because of mermaids?
He looked at the dark sea beyond the edge of the ship. The three ships had been parked here for a while. He did not find any marine life that could be compared with the mermaid. Therefore, he still had some doubts about the real reason why this port was abandoned.
Norrington felt that the British were forced to abandon this place by the mermaid? How can this be? How could the powerful and arrogant British Empire be frightened by a group of marine creatures and abandon this excellent natural deep-water port?
Therefore, he felt that there should be some hidden secret that he didn't know about, and it definitely wasn't like what the rumors said, just because there was a mermaid scene here?
"Everyone, be on alert!"
Hilton, the Spanish captain on the other ship, began to give orders to his crew.
He knew a lot about the situation in Bailang Bay, and he even knew that these mermaids were definitely not good people!
Although there are many people in their own fleet, and powerful witches have guaranteed that nothing will happen, he still has no idea after hearing the legends here and witnessing some things. Looking at the calm sea, The more I watched, the more I felt paralyzed. I could only pray and cross myself.
"Is this Bailang Bay? Where are the mermaids? Where are the mermaids? I didn't see anything!"
Now, Little Annie's entire upper body was lying outside the railing of Chuanxuan. However, she did not see the legendary mermaids. The entire sea was pitch black. Where were the mermaids?
Annie is looking forward to these mermaids!
When she was fooling around in the world of Azeroth, she had only seen those Nagas and deep-sea murlocs. However, whether it was the ferocious Nagas or those murlocs with huge heads and eyes, they were all the same. The word "beauty" doesn't go with it!
Even for the female Nagas, except for their faces, whether it's snake hair or multiple skinny arms, they are uglier than her fire demons!
Little Annie has also heard that it is said that in the deep sea of their world of Valoran, there are actually mermaids! They are still a special race, with both males and females. However, she has never seen it before. Moreover, the world of Valoran is super dangerous. Her mother Amorin is very strict, and little Annie herself does not dare to be alone. Go and play in the deep sea privately.
"Where is the mermaid?"
With her eyes wide open, after searching the sea for many times without finding any trace of the mermaid, little Annie became a little angry, so she turned her head impatiently and asked about Jack Spy, who seemed to know a lot of things. Luo.
"Where are the mermaids you promised? Where are they? I didn't see anything!"
If these people lied to her, little Annie vowed to make them look good!
At this moment, Anne had completely forgotten that it was actually the three witches' own idea to come to Whitecaps Bay to see the mermaids, and most of the others were opposed to it.
"..."
Jack Sparrow didn't say anything else. He just walked carefully to Chuanxuan, then stuck his head out to look at the quiet and dark sea. After taking a look, he quickly retracted back.
"The mermaids are definitely in this sea area, I can guarantee that! Maybe they are sleeping now? Or... they need a little movement to lure them out?"
Jack Sparrow also said a little uncertainly.
"Anyway, their mermaids must be in this sea area!"
Of course he knew that there were mermaids here and had been to this place before, but he always came and went in a hurry every time he came here. He had never thought about how he would commit suicide to lure out those mermaids.
"Then how can we lure them out? Where are they? I didn't see anything!"
Annie felt that she was going to be angry. She came to see the mermaid, not the sea water.
They had parked the boat here for so long, and she saw nothing except the dark water. If there are no more mermaids after a while, she will go back to the captain's room to sleep, and she doesn't care about the life or death of these people!
"Uh... Well, it is said that they like to listen to the songs sung by the sailors... Maybe you can try and let the sailors sing?"
Jack Sparrow thought for a while, and he felt that this should be a good idea.
Of course, the solution is to speak out, but the person singing must not be you! Therefore, he inadvertently took two steps back and stood a little further behind the witch, hoping that she would not notice him.
"Singing? This is easy!"
After knowing how to attract the mermaid, Anne nodded and turned to the sailors on the other side who were also watching the excitement.
"Hey! Talking about you! Who of you can sing? Come on and sing!"
Anne didn't want to stay on the deck all night. Now, her patience was running out, so she began to urge the sailors to follow her instructions.
"No, no, no! Dear witch, we don't know how to sing, we are just vulgar sailors!"
Seeing the little witch looking at themselves and the others, the sailors were so frightened that they immediately moved away from the guardrail of the ship. They all shrank back and waved their hands in rejection. They were definitely not the ones who used to sing on the deck to kill time!
Are you kidding me? They have heard a lot of mermaid legends! They all know that if the mermaids really come out, the first ones to be caught will definitely be those who sing. The current situation is: whoever sings will be unlucky!
They are just a group of sailors living a casual life. They just made a windfall of ten gold coins not long ago. Now they don't want to die so quickly. Whoever likes to sing can sing, but don't come to them!
"..."
"That's right! That's right! We can't sing! Lady Anne, we really can't sing. Whoever came up with the idea is the one you ask to sing."
The other sailors caught by Anne's gaze also hurriedly agreed.
It was already very difficult for them to accompany the witch to White Wave Bay. Now, they are asked to sing to attract mermaids? You can't even think about such a terrible thing! They would rather be burned to death by the witch than be dragged to the bottom of the sea by the mermaid and drowned, and then be eaten like food, bite by bite!
"Humph! You are so useless! Isn't there anyone who can sing?"
After seeing all the sailors retracting, little Annie could only retract her gaze in boredom and looked at Jack Sparrow who gave the idea: "So, what about you? You should be able to sing, right?"
"No! Dear Witch! I can't sing either! I really can't! Look at me now. Do I look like someone who has the art of singing?"
Jack Sparrow shook his head and grinned, showing his gold teeth.
"They can't sing, and neither can you! Then tell me, what should I do?!"
Anne looked at Jack Sparrow with a threatening look. If he couldn't think of other ways, she was going to throw him to the sea and then try to see if this method could attract the mermaid.
No matter what, she must be here tonight. She must see those mermaids in Bailang Bay Port. She cannot be allowed to come all the way and not see anything!
"Ha! Yes! I suddenly remembered that it is said that mermaids like the white moonlight very much!"
In order to get rid of the entanglement of the witch and to avoid being ordered to sing forcibly, Jack Sparrow thought hard and suddenly clapped his hands and shouted.
Then, he pinched his orchid fingers, trotted to the side of Annie, half-crouched down, and leaned next to little Annie, pointing to a small hill on the port, where there seemed to be some tall building?
"Have you seen that lighthouse? There is a British whale oil navigation light there! As long as you send someone to light it, when its bright white light shines on the sea, I believe it will definitely attract mermaids!"
It turns out that mermaids are nocturnal magical marine creatures like cats. Most of the time during the day, they hide and sleep deep under the sea.
Because if they rise to the surface during the day, the direct blast of the scorching sun will cause their delicate skin to dry out. Under normal circumstances, they will only come out of the sea to move around at night.
Therefore, on a moonless night, if there is no loud singing to attract them, you can also use the light of the navigation light to attract them to this sea. This is also the reason why the mermaids were attracted to Bailang Bay in the first place. The oil acts as a navigation light for the fuel, which is just too bright.
"Is that a lighthouse?"
Anne looked up and looked in the distance. There was indeed a broken lighthouse on the dim port.
She just wanted to see the mermaid, it was a strange thing! Never thought that it would be so troublesome? Are we still going to send people up to light that lighthouse now? Isn't that too much trouble?
"Is it enough that there is enough light to attract them?"
After thinking about it, Annie decided to find a way to save time and effort. She didn't want to light that lighthouse. It would be too much trouble! If it was just to create a light source, she could do it herself.
"That's right, as long as there is enough bright light and the color is like moonlight, it should be fine. That lighthouse is a good choice."
"Ah! Well... I suddenly feel uncomfortable in my stomach, so... you'd better send them up!"
Jack Sparrow replied affirmatively, and then he quickly reacted and immediately added while holding his stomach. After saying that, he specifically moved his position so that the little witch could see Norrington and Barbossa who were watching the show behind him.
"Well... my legs and feet have never worked well. It seems a bit difficult to climb up that lighthouse? So, I think Brigadier General Norrington is a good choice."
Barbossa is not stupid, he will not take a trip into this muddy water!
He didn't propose coming to Bailang Bay! Besides, rowing to the shore in a small boat would mean a narrow escape, it was very dangerous! Who knows if a mermaid will suddenly appear out of this dark sea? And then pull the people on the boat directly into the deep sea?
"I am the captain, and I also need to direct the sailors and soldiers to deal with emergencies!"
A cold light flashed in Norrington's eyes, and he looked at the two pirate leaders who wanted him to die with an expressionless face. He had remembered this Liang Zi today. If there is a chance in the future, there will always be someone with these two pirates. A day of reckoning for pirates.
"..."
Seeing the three of them shirk each other, it seems that there is no hope, so the others must be the same as them, right? These people are very naughty! Although, she herself never thought about asking them to light the shabby lighthouse.
Sure enough, when Anne looked at the other sailors who were watching, they were so frightened that they hurried back and shrank further away, looking at her with frightened faces.
Look! Seeing how bad they were, Anne felt that she had better not count on them.
"Forget it, I don't need to trouble you for this kind of thing, I'll just do it myself!"
Little Annie turned her head and looked at the sea angrily, didn't she just need some light? She herself has ten thousand ways to create bright light, and she is a super powerful mage.
However, now she needs to think about which method is better? There are so many magics that can create light. Almost all fire spells can emit fire light. If it is a fireball spell, it is usually just red light. It seems different from moonlight?
If that's the case, then just try another spell.
"Sister Cecilia, and sister Christina! Watch out, I'm going to teach you a new spell!"
After speaking, Annie stretched out her finger, pointed to the sky, and whispered in her mouth: Fluorescence flashes!
I saw a white ball of light spurting out from Annie's fingertips, slowly expanding as it flew high into the air, and stopped when it reached a diameter as long as the length of a small boat. A strong white light began to erupt, directly illuminating the entire Bailang Bay as if it were daytime.
The soft ball of light, like the moon, floated high in the sky out of thin air. It looked extremely beautiful, just like a miracle when God came to the world.
"this……"
"This is incredible!"
Jack Sparrow, Barsab, and Norrington, like the sailors, looked up blankly at the white ball of light in the sky.
Although it was not the first time they saw a witch casting a spell, this time it still made their hearts tremble. This was a common fear among mortals towards extraordinary powers. They had always thought that witches would usually set fire to people, or Those weird enchantments?
"God...this is such a beautiful spell..."
Spanish Captain Hilton was on the other ship, also muttering in Spanish. Then, he looked at the little girl on the other side of the Dauntless... Was she really a witch? Could it be...a little angel sent to the mortal world by God? Is there any misunderstanding in this?
This was the first time he saw a witch cast a spell directly, and he finally had a deep understanding of the witch's power. Before that, he only knew about witches from the magical battleship Dreadnought and Jack Sparrow's enchanted props.
"Hmph! It's time for those mermaids to come out by now, right?"
Anne said proudly that after she improved the lighting spell she saw in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry a little bit, it immediately turned into a little sun-like existence. It was used for lighting and so on. It was useless. Too easy.
"Hey! Sing to me right now! Whoever dares not to sing, I will burn him to death!"
Little Annie waited for a while and felt that the bright light alone seemed a bit unsafe. Therefore, in order to ensure that she could see the mermaid tonight, she began to grab a big fireball in her hand and cast a spell on those who were shocked by her. the sailors threatened.
Well...the little angel has turned into a little witch again...
In this quiet night, when the voice of the little girl on the opposite boat came over clearly, Hilton quickly corrected his wrong idea: the one on the opposite side was indeed an evil little witch! Angel? nonexistent!
God, have you abandoned mortals...
