If you are lucky enough to travel to the medieval sea and see the pirate ship on the opposite side raising a black skull and crossbones flag, please don’t be afraid. At least your life is not in danger yet.
Raising a black flag is a way for pirates to identify themselves, intimidate their prey, and express their intention for a peaceful settlement.
The translation is: I am a pirate who only cares about money and not life. If you are sensible, don't resist, then there will be no bloodshed.
And if what is raised is a red skull and crossbones flag, then I suggest you dress up as soon as possible, at least to ensure that you look handsome when you leave.
Red symbolizes death.
It is often more frightening than black, because in medieval pirate culture, red represented blood, and blood represented killing.
When a pirate ship raises a red flag, it is clearly announcing the death of the crew on the other side.
Violence and killing are inevitable. After attacking the merchant ship, we will leave no one alive.
This meant that no one on board would survive the ensuing plunder.
The skull with the flame logo in front of Huo Yu was dyed red all over.
Decorating his tombstone in red is definitely not a bad thing for this pirate captain.
Although Huo Yu doesn't know much about the pirate culture in this world, judging from the history of China in this world, at least before the Ming Dynasty, there was not much difference from the original Chinese history.
This shows that the ancient historical pattern of this world should not have undergone major changes.
So the symbolic meaning of the red skull is definitely not beautiful.
If it were just an ordinary red pirate flag, Huo Yu could only take a second look at it and then hand it over to a historian who studies the history of pirates.
But this skull is unusual because the flame pattern is exactly the same as the flame pattern on the golden sword and the drone.
This shows that there may be a connection between the illegal organization near the 249 scientific research station and this mysterious medieval pirate.
Huo Yu pondered for a long time in front of the tombstone.
He had a feeling that he was about to touch a corner of the world's greatest secret.
At this moment, he was very glad that he did not turn on the live broadcast.
If such a secret is revealed to the world, no matter how great his contribution is, the icekeeper will most likely end up taking the blame.
After a while, he bypassed the tombstone and swam straight into the captain's cabin.
The furnishings in the captain's cabin surprised Huo Yu.
Rather than saying this is a room, it is better to say this is an entrance hall.
Because the entire captain's room was empty, and a huge stone door appeared in the direction facing Huo Yu.
The stone door connects to the stone wall outside the pirate ship.
The direction of the stone wall was exactly what Huo Yu had seen, and the direction where the muzzles of all the cannons on the deck were pointing.
All these clues told Huo Yu that the stone gate ahead was the resting place of the pirate captain.
Huo Yu secretly laughed, what's this captain's habit of wanting to be bombarded even after he dies?
After thinking for a moment, he understood.
A pirate captain chose to be buried on a ship after his death and was buried in a rock wall on the seabed in the Arctic.
No matter how you look at this matter, it seems extremely strange.
The captain's mind is indeed strange.
The entire stone door is covered with green moss. There is no handle and no keyhole is visible.
Huo Yu briefly wiped the stone door and finally saw an obvious carving mark.
It looks like a larger keyhole, flat as a whole and at least ten centimeters in length.
How big of a key does it need to have such a big keyhole?
Huo Yu looked at it for a long time, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.
The next second, a dark red corroded gold sword appeared in his hand.
Lift the golden sword and slowly put it upright into the keyhole.
Feeling the feeling of unimpeded passage, Huo Yu nodded slightly.
Just right.
Aiming the searchlight above his head in the direction of the keychain, Huo Yu carefully tried to stab the golden sword deeper.
Until the entire sword was completely submerged into the hole, a 'click' sound was heard.
Huo Yu took a deep breath and gently turned the hilt of the sword, as if it was still possible to turn.
The hand holding the sword hilt suddenly stopped.
He opened the lock so easily. It was probably a trap and he needed to test it.
A barrel-shaped prop appeared in his free left hand.
Air cannon!
There are only a few types of mechanisms, and there will always be flaws when trying to remove them. It is better to just give it a shot and break it with force.
Exhaling slowly, Huo Yu held the air cannon in his left hand, grabbed the hilt of the sword with his right hand and twisted it to the left.
. . .
Nothing happened.
Huo Yu frowned and twisted to the right.
. . .
Still nothing happened.
Huo Yu leaned over to observe the keyhole with some confusion.
Is it rusty?
Click——
Suddenly, the sound of a mechanical valve was heard in my ears, and the stone door in front of me began to shake violently.
Huo Yu subconsciously took a step back and looked at what was happening in front of him in disbelief.
Is it really open?
Was this the level of technology that humans could achieve at that time?
The next moment, a huge suction force came from his feet, and his whole body staggered involuntarily.
A sound of water flow like a beast's roar suddenly sounded, and the seawater in the entire captain's room surged wildly. The water level dropped rapidly, and the seawater flowed rapidly downwards.
A hole suddenly appeared on the floor of the captain's cabin, swallowing sea water.
Huo Yu felt that his body was being continuously attracted by the huge hole, and then a huge vortex in the water was generated under his feet.
He cursed secretly and quickly looked around for a place to fix his body.
It's a pity that the entire captain's room is empty. Except for the hilt of the sword inserted in the stone door, there is no protruding place.
But due to the effect of the current, Huo Yu was already far away from the stone gate, and it was impossible to swim past it under such circumstances.
He couldn't control much, and he would be sucked into the big hole if he delayed any longer.
"bump!"
He raised the air cannon and pointed it in the opposite direction of Shimen, and shouted a little shyly.
A powerful airflow rushed out from the muzzle, and under the reaction force, Huo Yu's entire body flew backwards towards the stone door.
"Migusa! Doraemon, your uncle!"
Huo Yu imagined that the air cannon was very powerful, but he didn't expect it to be so powerful!
The whole person slammed against the stone door, and Huo Yu felt his eyes go dark.
Even now in the sea, Huo Yu still heard the muffled sound of hitting the stone door.
Click——
There was a crisp muffled sound from the bones of the shoulder, and Huo Yu's face showed a trace of pain behind his mask.
This kind of sound is either dislocation or fracture.
Regardless of checking the injury, he quickly put the air cannon back into his space backpack and grabbed the hilt with his free left hand.
Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, the hand holding the sword hilt suddenly felt relaxed.
The attraction of the whirlpool in the water is so great that it pulls Huo Yu's body as if it is being stretched and torn apart.
Under the huge attraction, the golden sword was pulled out by Huo Yulian again.
Huo Yu's face froze, and he held the golden sword in his hand, floating in the water like a kite with a broken string.
The next second, the man and his sword were pulled straight into the huge whirlpool.
