Chapter 1 The Beginning

The balding man spoke as he clambered onto the lifeboat left behind by Fang Senyan and his group. Of course, it was empty. However, his dismay was immediately replaced by joy as he happily saw the stone chest containing the Aztec gold coins overturned in the center of the lifeboat deck, surrounded by a mess and even bloodstains. Inside the stone chest were many glittering cursed gold coins.

"Wow! Looks like the enemy had an internal conflict, so they abandoned the gold coins and ran away before we arrived!"

The disheveled balding man shouted excitedly, "Quick, report this good news to the captain! Now we have to take this lifeboat to the Black Pearl."

In the midst of the pirates' surprise, even the most meticulous person would have focused their attention on the stone chest. They would have wondered about obtaining these gold coins so easily, thinking that the enemy might have set up a vicious trap on the gold coins or the stone chest.

Because of this, no one noticed a dark shadow clinging to the bottom of the lifeboat like a ghost, its five fingers deeply embedded in the wood of the hull. Then, this dark shadow followed their actions logically and quietly arrived next to the Black Pearl. When no one was paying attention, it clung to the bottom of the Black Pearl! It looked like a strange leech; this person was Fang Senyan!

Soon, the chest containing the Aztec cursed gold coins was brought before Barbossa. This cunning and ambitious old fox looked thoughtfully at the chest, picked up the gold coins, and let them slide through his fingers with a clatter: "I can feel that those who took our gold coins have already landed and are fleeing quickly. In that case, we must go ashore to catch up with them. They are like a group of cunning foxes, but I am the best hunter! I will personally go ashore to pursue them. Kano, you come with me."

The Kano that Barbossa called was a very tall and strong black man. He was naked, and the surface of his eye sockets and body had light brown, thumb-sized things, which looked like pebbles and insect eggs, connecting into strange lines that were deeply rooted in the body surface. This guy was very ambitious and extremely powerful in close combat, so Barbossa had to keep him by his side.

Then Barbossa glanced at the pirates and said, "This chase will probably not be short, so when I'm not around, what you have to do is simple: first, go to the nearest port to buy some materials, and then give our old buddy a complete overhaul from head to toe. When I come back, I must see her brand new, especially the damage to the keel, don't cut corners. Then go find those scattered gold coins. Those damned guys put the gold coins on fish or birds. As long as you put in some effort, you can definitely find them. While I'm gone, Sanderu (the balding, messy-haired man) and Siqiangke (the one-eyed man, sorry for making up names because I couldn't find their names) are in charge of the ship. You come here in seven days to meet us."

As Barbossa led a large group of people down the ship in a chaotic manner, Sanderu started shouting for everyone to raise the sails and sail back into the depths of the sea. During the sailing process, the entire Black Pearl swayed slightly, as if trembling with pain after being injured. There was absolutely no trace of the previous swiftness and dominance of the ocean. It seemed that the Black Pearl was indeed badly damaged.

And the closest place to here with enough valuable ship repair materials was none other than the pirates' paradise: Tortuga!

Even after suffering severe damage, the speed of the Black Pearl was still commendable. In just one day and one night, the unique appearance of Tortuga Port appeared in the eyes of the lookout on the Black Pearl.

As one of the three legendary warships, the Black Pearl would receive special treatment in every pirate port, and Tortuga was no exception... This should be because they can always bring some valuable and cheap goods... The unique shape of the Black Pearl also directly caused Tortuga to send out a pilot to guide the Black Pearl into the rear private port, avoiding crowding with those pirate ships, which was a symbol of status.

The pirates on the Black Pearl were cursed, craving everything but unable to be satisfied, so they had no interest in women, spirits, or food, and could only look forward to the life after the curse was lifted. For now, they were like machines, being commanded to move around. If they really had nothing to do, they would sit on the deck and recall the good old days.

The Black Pearl originally had a lot of manpower, even more than other warships, but now at least half of the capable guys have been taken away by Barbossa. This is because Barbossa believes that the strength of the person who took the gold coins is also extremely powerful, so in order to be safe, he has to take more people.

Most importantly, Barbossa's position was obtained through riots, and Siqiangke and Sanderu, who were loyal to him, were mediocre in strength, so he was afraid that these two confidants could not control the situation, and even more wanted to take away the guys who might riot.

So after such a division of troops, the remaining pirates on the Black Pearl were not all old, weak, sick, and disabled, but they could only maintain the ability to drive the ship away. The tasks that Barbossa gave them can be summarized as repairing the ship, killing birds, killing fish to find gold coins. In fact, it does not require too much force at all.

At this time, after the Black Pearl entered the port, Sanderu took many people to the dock to buy materials. At this time, the remaining personnel on the Black Pearl did not exceed ten. They were completely losing their vigilance because they were staying in the pirate port. They were either sitting blankly in a daze, or venting their frustration by futilely chugging rum...

...Although they could never taste the mellowness of rum in this state.

So at this time, a figure quietly climbed up from the bottom of the Black Pearl, his movements were very light and slow, and the sound of the sea water was also quite noisy, so although his actions seemed a bit stiff and mechanical, it still did not affect anyone.

Looking at this person's appearance, it was Fang Senyan!

During this day and night, he hid on the side of the Black Pearl's hull, taking the Black Pearl directly to the familiar Tortuga. Although he had to carry at least one Aztec gold coin, because he was latently staying on the Black Pearl in disguise, for the sensitivity of these pirates, the gold coin that Fang Senyan had happened to overlap with the gold coins loaded on their ship. Therefore, it was difficult for the pirates to detect it.

For Fang Senyan, this process of stowaway was a bit boring and suffering, but he got used to it. He was quite patient, and waited until he could confirm that he was safe before getting on the ship and showing himself.

Fang Senyan quietly sneaked into a cabin on the Black Pearl. Because most of the people here were out, it was easy to find an empty cabin. It was night now. Although there were dark clouds in the sky, the moon was still dimly bright behind the clouds, as if it would come out at any time. From a distance, it looked like an egg yolk soaked in diluted ink.

Fang Senyan stayed in this unmanned cabin, silently for a while, seemingly hesitating about something, but finally slowly took out a square thing from his arms, a bottle, and placed it on the table.

The square thing was a beautiful diary, although the diary was covered with mottled dark brown bloodstains.

The other bottle contained water.

Holy water from the Vatican!

Fang Senyan's face seemed even stiffer at this time. He picked up the bottle, didn't hesitate at all, and simply poured the clear liquid inside on the diary.

...The diary written by Morgan Fogg, the fourth-generation direct descendant of the Fogg family!!

...The diary sealed by the powerful Lord Fogg!

When pouring the holy water, Fang Senyan's movements were also a little careful, seemingly avoiding being touched.

Fang Senyan actually unlocked the seal at this time, on the Black Pearl, when the ship was docked in Tortuga!

A lot of foam immediately appeared on the surface of the diary, and there was a sizzling sound as if something was being fried in a frying pan. A black gas could be seen emerging from the surface of the diary. The gas was tumbling and twisting in the air, its face was very ferocious and terrifying, but vaguely could be distinguished as Morgan Fogg's appearance. His sharp shouts echoed in the air: "My soul has been tortured for so many years, I hope to be relieved! I yearn for the happiness of eternal sleep. Lord, please redeem me, a sinner!"

But at this moment, a series of clear and cold crackling sounds rang out in the entire room. Fang Senyan was no stranger to this sound. He had heard it in the Golden Tent. This was the sound of water vapor in the air being rapidly condensed. This was the sound of ice layers rapidly freezing and condensing. This was the omen of the imminent arrival of the powerful Lord Fogg!

"Damn ant, I finally caught you!" "Sinner who destroyed my seal, your remaining life will be spent in torment beyond hell!" "I chant death, enjoy death, dominate death!" "Anyone who attempts to peep into the secrets of the Fogg family will suffer fatal punishment!".