Four Hundred and Forty-Fourth Cloud of Eleuthera

Bahamas, Eleuthera Island.

Eleuthera Island is Edward Blackbeard's lair, more precisely, it was the new headquarters that moved in after two consecutive large-scale association wars from June to September 1782.

Association wars have changed many traditional things, and perhaps the most dramatic change is the order of the pirate world.

Looking back at the past, the pirate emperor Henry Morgan injected a fire called order into the Caribbean Sea where the demons danced wildly. After him, the uncrowned Pavlomy further strengthened the fire, and eventually evolved into a hunting ground system that was later similar to enfeoffment.

The seven pirate kings share the vast seas of the New World, from the Atlantic coast of North America to the Atlantic coast of South America, from the hurricane-ravaged Gulf of Mexico to the Windward Islands where the trade wind blows. Its country is clearly divided.

This order lasted for a full 50 years, until a ferocious dolphin named Lorraine Drake was killed among the sharks.

Lorraine took one of the titles of the Pirate King, and still held two tokens of the second title in his hand.

On Turtle Island, he embroidered a rose and laurel wreath that symbolized the kingship of pirates on his skull flag, and then... rejected the hunting ground designated for him by the Brotherhood of the Sea like a scrap of paper.

This incident became the symbol and beginning of the collapse of the hunting ground system.

But because Lorraine's declared hunting target was too different from the pirates' prey, at least at that time, Lorraine, who had no hunting grounds, was only regarded as one of the many maverick pirates in Caribbean history, and no one really knew him. Even Lorraine himself couldn't think of the great significance that [Rejection] could be given.

In 2010, he steadily played his ordinary maverick, while displaying the pirate black flag painted with rose laurel crowns and colorful pupil skulls, while having a long and unrelenting battle with the two pirate kings who were old enemies and new enemies. It is a fierce battle of kings.

He managed to manage himself as a fringe figure in the pirate world, jumping repeatedly between the two identities of "rebel" and "traitor". To the pirates, he was both his own and not like his own.

Next, the jihad declaration.

Pavlomy accurately grasped the uniqueness of Lorraine's identity, not only abolished Lorraine's identity in one fell swoop, but also almost allowed himself to successfully bypass the Brotherhood of the Sea and become the new pirate king of the Caribbean.

For a time his prestige was unparalleled.

However, it may be a blessing in disguise. Pavlomy only used Lorraine as a bargaining chip, and did not destroy the power of the Drake Chamber of Commerce in the Caribbean Sea when it was at its most prestigious. Lorraine and the Caribbean merchants gave him a big surprise.

The largest and most unified system in the history of the New World, the Hundred Merchants Association was established, and overnight it gave the merchant class a force no less than that of the pirate empire, a stronger command, a more complete system, and incomparable logistical capabilities.

This is the standard structure of human society. 90% of people create wealth and 10% plunder wealth. Once those who create wealth unite, even if only a part of them, they will gain the great power to fight against evil.

1782 was called the Year of the Association. Two consecutive association wars smashed the old Caribbean order to pieces.

Lorraine completely drew a line with the pirates. He abandoned the skull with colored pupils that symbolized the traditional black flag of pirates, and hung a white pirate flag of pansies and rose osmanthus on the mainmast. Become [the natural enemy of pirates].

Pavlomy suffered a disastrous defeat in the First War of Association,

The fall of Turtle Island lost most of the prestige he had painstakingly created, and since then he has lost the possibility of ruling the Caribbean.

Blackbeard rose again, and became the new protector of the Brotherhood of the Sea with his strong performance in the second association war. He successfully ruled the sea with Pavlomy, and established a towering third party in the world of pirates. pole.

Since then, the Caribbean has entered an era of confrontation between one superpower and two strong ones. The old hunting ground system is no longer mentioned. The Caribbean Sea has been designated as a public hunting area.

It was at that time that Blackbeard moved his lair from the Virgin Islands to the Bahamas, the guarded place of the Maritime Brotherhood, and deliberately chose Eleuthera Island.

This long and narrow island is separated from New Providence Island, where Nassau is located, by the sea. It is like a barrier wrapped in the northeast of Nassau. It is like a confidant of Gyeonggi, and it can best demonstrate Blackbeard's current power.

The only pity is that most pirates are not good at building.

The exceptions in this group, such as this generation of Cotton Jack and every generation of Pavlomy, may be able to create the prosperity of Gyeonggi in the old nest, but Blackbeard is obviously not among them.

Like every generation of his predecessors, Blackbeard's title advocates strength and destruction, and often dismisses construction, and it is difficult for his subordinates to find special talents who are good at construction and proficient in management.

In this regard, Blackbeard can only comfort himself by saying that he has only controlled Eleuthera Island for two short years...

In two years, Lorraine was able to build the bustling Lucy and San Dyna, and turned the barren land of Miami into a construction site full of people, but Blackbeard could only build a limited amount of land on the long and narrow beach of Eleuthera. And a few scattered plank roads, by the way, built a few clean two or three-story small buildings for himself and the cadres on the edge of the jungle, to distinguish their status from ordinary pirates in the shantytowns.

This is Eleuthera, the executive court of the famous pirate consul Edward Blackbeard.

Eleuthera at the end of April is particularly lively.

All kinds of armed gunboats were stranded on the gentle beach, and farther away was a deep-water anchor point sheltered from the wind. The Queen Anne's Revenge and seven or eight other large ships above level 5 were undulating with the waves.

Looking towards the island from the stern deck of the Queen Anne's Revenge, there are sandy beaches, grassy beaches, and several lakes and pools where people gather. The edges of the lakes and pools are full of dirty thatched sheds and simple wooden buildings.

From these shantytowns to the inland, you will reach the edge of the jungle. There are several pure white or colorful "luxury houses" standing on the bank of a crescent-shaped lake by the edge of the jungle. Rich, but once matched with the slums ahead, it looks extraordinarily magnificent.

A group of people rushed into the only three-story wooden building in the mansion area. The leader was Zaniin, who was as thin as a child. Muyam, followed by other cadres, and the captains of the other four detachments.

Zaniyin knocked on the door with a low expression.

"I've been tricked, haven't I?" Horror suppressing anger floated from the door.

"The wind from Morro Castle stopped suddenly, and the battleships gathered in Havana and Port-au-Prince dispersed overnight." Zaniyin replied softly.

Naxien spat heavily: "I have long felt that there is a problem. With the response speed of the group of war-crazed merchants in the Associated Press, how could it be possible that there were only twenty-two nearby chambers of commerce and less than seventy ships in place in a whole month? That's just..."

"Naseen!" Zaniin gave him a cold look, and his thin body erupted with murderous intent, which scared Naceen into silence, and he didn't dare to utter a single syllable.

Blackbeard still did not open the door.

He said through the door: "The pirates who gathered to defend the Brotherhood, have you calmed down?"

Helmsman Freeman stood up from the crowd: "There are 28 pirate regiments in total, and each family gave a lone pirate 300 pounds."

"We paid a lot of money, but everyone in the family got a very limited amount. And not everyone is willing to accept the compensation. For example, a certain His Highness, it can be seen that he is tired of it."

"You're talking about Bellamy..." Blackbeard gasped heavily, "That prince with chivalry in his heart doesn't look like a pirate, and after Drake put on a white flag, his attitude is also the most disgusting." Worrying."

"The pirate world can no longer tolerate new traitors. I will discuss his problem with Pavlomy."

"Yes." Freeman lowered his hand and retreated back to the queue.

"Eluthera is a scam, Anegada is a scam, and this time Drake played me around and let me put Delici in his net."

"This is a disgrace..." Blackbeard's voice trembled, like anger, more like fear, "I want revenge, do you have any objections?"

Pilot Samuras, the brains of the pirate group, stabbed Chamuyam quietly.

Chamuyam was blessed to the heart and stood up with one step.

"Captain, we can rob the execution ground in Bridgetown. Zaniin said he added an iron boat, but the iron boat can't get to the shore, and the shore is still our world!"

"But we can't guarantee that Drake will bring Dricky to shore alive!" Zaniin retorted, "Freeman and I have studied the new iron ship, and her firepower is still not as good as our Anne Queen, and Drake's configuration is too extreme, as long as she is 300 meters away, she is an iron turtle with no claws or teeth."

"Are you sure that the sea test materials are real?" Samras went off in person, and confronted Zaniin, "The difference between the sea test and the delivery is a full year, and I can't think of any other options except for modification reason!"

"It may also be to eliminate hidden dangers. He is a businessman, and there is no way to get a long gun weighing more than 24 pounds..."

"He's a pirate too!"

"You guys... stop arguing." Blackbeard opened the door with a cry, and the skylight illuminated his cheeky face, which was pale and haggard, "Zaniin is right, we must save the living Delici, then I owe him."

"And that new ship called Valkyrie is the flagship of Lorraine Drake, and Lorraine Drake is our enemy. No matter what is on that ship, we need to figure it out, avoid it... can't solve it any problem."

"Tomorrow, the Queen Anne's Revenge will be dispatched to the Windward Islands. This unit will join us in the Leeward Islands. The other units will return to the hunting grounds to teach those merchants who join in the fun."

Blackbeard made his decision in a sonorous tone, and everyone restrained their hands and feet.

"Yes! Commander!"