"Fraser is the oldest pirate on the island. Before I arrived in Nassau, I heard that he was already very famous here. Some people said that he fought side by side with Henry Morgan and robbed Spanish settlements together. , robbed 2 million pounds in the last battle, making this old bastard extremely rich. After Henry Morgan was recalled to the country by the Queen and imprisoned, he also left Jamaica and came to Nassau, where he recruited soldiers and horses. At his peak, he The pirate group has eleven pirate ships, hundreds of cannons, and seven to eight hundred men."
"What happened next?" Zhang Heng asked.
"I don't know. There are rumors that he wanted to accept the Queen's pardon secretly. After the news came out, his men mutinied. He was voted out of the captain's position. The pirate group was also disbanded. This old bastard is now a man. The most ordinary sailor." The armorer gloated.
"But he is still your creditor." Zhang Heng reminded him friendly.
After hearing this, the armorer couldn't laugh anymore and couldn't help but cursed, "Okay, I have told you everything I know as you asked, and now it's your turn to fulfill the agreement. .”
Zhang Heng was not stingy after getting what he wanted to know. He left ten silver pesos on the table and said, "Last question, where can I rent a house in town?"
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Zhang Heng still had 58 silver coins left in his pocket. Of course he could choose to stay in a hotel, but considering that he would stay on this small island for more than ten years, Zhang Heng decided to find a place to stay. The place is a little further from the dock, closer to the center of the island, and is in a farmland. However, the advantage is that it is relatively quiet and the price is cheap. It only costs 160 silver coins to buy it, and 17 silver coins to rent it for two years.
But there is only one empty wooden house, which looks like it may fall down at any time. In fact, Nassau is full of such houses. There was a time when piracy activities in Nassau were rampant, and Spain and France once visited regularly. The navy was sent in to raze the place, so property isn't worth much here.
Zhang Heng paid the money, purchased some daily necessities and moved in. Early the next morning, he began to repair and transform the house.
During the time he spent alone on the desert island, he had built tile houses and wooden frames with his own hands, and he had some basic knowledge of construction. As long as it was repaired and reinforced, there would be no problem.
The Bahamas has a subtropical climate, with an average annual temperature of about 23 to 4 degrees. Although it is spring, the temperature is not low. Zhang Heng took off his shirt, rode naked on the roof, and used hammers and nails to repair the roof. Fix the loopholes one by one.
A little girl of six or seven years old from the next door neighbor secretly looked at him from behind the palm tree. Zhang Heng gave her a kind smile, but the next moment the latter hurried home barefoot.
But then a familiar figure appeared not far away.
——Malvern, a farmer, had been separated from Zhang Heng for less than a day, but his appearance had undergone earth-shaking changes. One sleeve of his clothes had been torn off, and only one boot was left on his feet. In addition, his body was covered in bruises and his eyes were swollen, making him look miserable.
He came outside the wooden house and forced a flattering smile on his face, "Um...can you give me something to eat? I've been hungry since last night."
"Don't you still have 25 silver pesos on you?"
"Lost, lost." Marvin said awkwardly.
The farmer's son tried to escape on a boat at the pier last night, but he obviously failed. He was beaten severely and his money was taken away from him. This was so embarrassing that even with his face, he was a little embarrassed to talk about it. After coming out, he was really desperate now, so he had to ask people about Zhang Heng's residence again, and eagerly came to seek refuge.
Zhang Heng and Marvin have been together for such a long time and have long known what kind of person the other is. He is selfish, thick-faced, timid and hypocritical. After breaking up in front of the exchange, he originally had no intention of caring about the latter's life and death anymore, but now Zhang Heng I changed my attention again.
The main mission this time is different from the past, requiring him to establish a force of his own in Nassau.
He still doesn't know what the so-called standard of power is, but this kind of thing is definitely not something he can do alone.
He needs a team, especially among this group of pirates who like to engage in democratic voting. Numbers often mean everything. Even a ruthless character like Fraser, after losing the support of his subordinates, the huge pirate group he formed fell apart.
No matter how useless Malvern is, he still represents a vote, and because of his escape, he will most likely be ostracized by other people on the ship, so he has no other choice but to turn to Zhang Heng.
Even a rag has its use, and a villain like Malvin also has his role.
Therefore, Zhang Heng did not expose the farmer's son's clumsy lie. Instead, he said calmly, "There is bread and cheese on the table. Go get it yourself."
The latter came to Zhang Heng with the attitude of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor. He had no choice but to do it. He didn't know many people to begin with. After something like this happened, he didn't know who else would take him in, especially considering that he didn't know many people. Considering his previous deceptive behavior, Zhang Heng had already decided to beat him up without adding insult to injury. However, he didn't expect that the other party not only didn't pursue the previous matter, but also gave him food.
Marvin devoured the bread in his hand, and tears burst into his eyes when he thought of his tragic experiences along the way.
Seeing Zhang Heng coming down from the roof, he could no longer restrain his emotions. He choked and said emotionally, "I'm sorry, I was wrong. Those things before were all my fault. I will never do this again. From now on, I will This life is yours, even if someone puts a knife on my neck, I will never betray you again!"
Moved? Zhang Heng believes that at least at this moment, the farmer's son is indeed grateful, but this gratitude will probably not last more than two days, and will then be excreted along with the food he eats. In fact, Even less than two days later, if someone puts a knife to his neck, he will choose to betray again without hesitation, because this is his nature.
But Zhang Heng didn't care about this. He never expected the farmer's son to be reliable at critical moments.
After the contents of the barrel were transported off the ship by the old pirate, the fate of the two was no longer bound. Zhang Heng wiped his hands and said to Marvin beside him, "You eat slowly, I'll go out for a walk."
The latter looked a little panicked, obviously worried that Zhang Heng would find out what happened last night. Zhang Heng had to add, "Don't worry, it's not because of you."
