foreigner's journey

Chapter 88 The Apprentice, the Story

"Mind ability (NEN)?"

The tense atmosphere on the deck had long since disappeared, and Heather had changed into a formal suit. At this time, he was sitting leisurely in the captain's room chatting with Jack and the others.

Jack read the word out of his mouth, obviously unable to understand its meaning.

"It's okay to call it SENSE, but I prefer to call it NEN."

Heather took a sip of a cup of lingering hot black tea, crossed her legs and sat on the gorgeous seat exclusive to the captain (or commodore), talking eloquently:

"This is an extraordinary ability I learned from the natives when I traveled somewhere, and you can think of it as a talent that everyone is born with. Ah, Governor Swan, Miss Elizabeth, please take a seat."

The door to the captain's room was pushed open, and Governor Swan and Elizabeth walked in one after another.Compared to the somewhat timid Governor Swan, Elizabeth unceremoniously found a chair and sat down. For some reason, she stubbornly believed that Heather was a kinder gentleman.

Raiding Royal Navy ships?Didn't they say it, [requisition]!Who wasn't in a hurry, besides, Heather didn't kill anyone, and all the sailors who were wounded by him were healed, and some of them even recovered from chronic diseases.

What a kind gentleman.

Jack, who was sitting across the table, made a meaningless gesture: "In other words, Mr. Hai, do you think I have the... qualifications to learn this ability?"

Heather raised his eyebrows slightly: "No, I'm just asking about your willingness to come under my door, not forcing."

Norrington, who was sitting in the corner of the room, was sitting upright, with a serious tone: "Mr. Heather, take the liberty to ask, what kind of effect does this so-called mind have? The beetle that treats the sailors' injuries also belongs to it. Is it within your ability?"

"Strengthen your body and stay youthful, isn't that enough?"

Heather put the teacup back on the table and shook his fingers: "If you can learn how to use your mind, you can naturally become immune to all diseases, and it's not a problem to live to be a hundred years old."

Not only Norrington and Swan's father and daughter, but even Jack gasped.What does it mean to be a hundred years old in this eighteenth century when the average life expectancy is less than 50 years old?
And Elizabeth's eyes were even brighter, she heard the [Permanent Youth]!Which woman can resist such temptation?

"Mr. Heather, do you think I have the potential to learn this ability?" Elizabeth asked impatiently.

Heather looked up and down at Elizabeth, and raised her eyebrows as she glanced across the white cliffs of Dover, what a beautiful girl, what a pity it's so peaceful, so peaceful!
"Miss Elizabeth, in fact, everyone has the qualifications for learning the ability to read."

Heather said gently: "But is learning in a month the same as learning in 50 years? If there is not enough talent, the learning process will become extremely dangerous."

"Dangerous? You mean, even learning this ability will bring danger to oneself?" Norrington didn't want to put his sweetheart in any danger, so he hurriedly asked Elizabeth for clarification.

Heather nodded slightly: "That's right. At the last moment of the learning process, as a psychic, I will pry the fine pores in the body for the apprentice, causing the psychic energy in his body to surge out. If you can't quickly grasp the trick, close the fine pores by yourself. , then the apprentice will lose all the life energy in his body, and thus enter the end of death."

The room was silent, especially Jack looked flustered, so dangerous you let me learn?

"Learning the ability to read is not a one-time job. Even if I really want to teach someone, I have to slowly examine the person's physical aptitude. But, Jack, I think you are very suitable for learning the ability to read. How about it? Do you want to learn it? "

Heather stood up and patted Jack's stiff shoulders: "Think about it, 50 years later, the legend of Captain Jack Sparrow will still be circulating in the sea. A musketeer team composed of dozens of people can't catch you at all, and everyone who is lucky enough to meet you will marvel at your youthful appearance that has not changed for decades..."

"Forever... Captain Jack Sparrow!" Jack's eyes gradually lit up.

"That's right, Captain Jack Sparrow forever!" Heather's voice was like a deceptive devil whispering in Jack's ear: "Will someone want to snatch the Black Pearl from you in the future? Sorry, they have to ask first Your fist. The Black Pearl will be with the mighty and invincible Captain Jack Sparrow forever, never to be separated."

It has to be said that Heather's words hit Jack's vital point.There are only two things that he loves the most in his heart - [Adventure Freely] and [Black Pearl].

If Hector Barbosa, the first mate of the Black Pearl, launched the crew mutiny ten years ago, if he had such a powerful force as Heather, how could he lose his favorite ship and be exiled to a deserted island?

"Uh...will the apprenticeship period be long?" Jack was a little moved.

"I believe that with your qualifications, you will be able to get started soon."

Heather patted Jack on the shoulder again: "I'm optimistic about you."

Jack grinned, revealing a mouth full of big yellow teeth.He knew very well that this mysterious oriental man would definitely not give him great benefits for no reason, and he wanted to grab even greater benefits from himself.

But according to Jack's character of taking one step at a time, the sky will fall and he will have a higher roof. At worst, he will run away after learning the ability to read, just like the bad debt owed to David Jones, the king of the deep sea, 13 years ago.

"From now on, your wishes will be my motivation, Master."

"Just call me Heather."

Heather smiled and shook Jack's outstretched hand.

If anyone in the Pirates of the Caribbean world can really learn to read ability, the absolute protagonist of Jack Sparrow must be the most qualified one.Just take him as an experiment to see if the ability of mind can pass in different worlds.

"So, you 'requisition' the Dreadnought to return to Port Royal? Or somewhere else?"

The impatient Brigadier General Norrington interrupted the warm scene of Heather and Jack's apprenticeship and filial piety.

"I'm going to travel the world as an explorer and occasionally make a cameo as a pirate, so I need a good ship for that, for sure?"

Heather looked at Norrington strangely, as if the other party had asked a very stupid question: "When you say 'requisition', you can also understand 'looting'. Well, all of you here including the busy navy on deck The soldiers must serve me as prisoners. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome for me to operate such a large ship by myself."

"Wait a minute, Mr. Heather, aren't you going to go to Barbossa?"

Elizabeth's already white face became even paler: "Will is still on the Black Pearl, if he doesn't save him..."

"Will? Who?"

Heather's voice was full of innocence: "Dear Miss Elizabeth, why do you think I'm going all the way with this ship that already belongs to me to get into trouble with a notorious gang of pirates who have no grudge against me? Especially? It's these pirates who have the so-called immortality."

Jack rolled his eyes and walked to Heather one step before Elizabeth: "Teacher, I have a small suggestion, could you please listen to it?"

"Oh, my dear apprentice, speak."

Heather stroked the long beard that didn't exist, like a kind elder.

"That Will is naturally not worth mentioning." Jack took small steps around the small captain's room with his orchid fingers: "But, my mentor, the Black Pearl is also in their hands!"

"Oh... the Black Pearl." Heather seemed to suddenly realize.

"Yes, the Black Pearl!"

Jack hurried up to Heather: "Caribbean... no, the fastest ship in the world! With her, you can reach anywhere in the world in a blink of an eye. That scumbag Hector Barbossa How can people be the opponents of mentor you and those four noble, elegant and spiritual insects? What's more, there are countless gold and silver jewels that he has plundered in Barbossa's hiding place over the past ten years. With this money, mentor you Wouldn’t it be smoother and more comfortable to travel?”

"and then?"

"Then I volunteered myself, hoping to be the captain of the Black Pearl and join your fleet!"

Jack grinned excitedly and pointed to himself: "I am willing to hand over 15% of all the looted materials for you and become a little captain under your command! Do you think this is feasible, my respected mentor?"

"Shut up! Jack Sparrow, you shameless scumbag! The Intrepid will never become a pirate ship!"

Norrington was furious, and regardless of Heather's presence, he immediately rushed in front of Jack, grabbed the latter's collar, and yelled.

He could understand that from the very beginning, this Heather planned to turn this Dreadnought, which is at the top level in both firepower and speed, into a pirate ship.And Jack Sparrow intends to add the Black Pearl to Heather's command to turn it into a powerful pirate fleet.

Intrepid is the trust given to him by the Royal Navy and the flagship of his fleet, the pride of Port Royal!Norrington would rather the ship sink to the bottom of the ocean than she would become a pirate ship.

Jack spread his hands to Heather and shrugged his shoulders innocently.

"Mr Norrington, the Dreadnought is now my property. Only I can decide her whereabouts and her future destiny."

Heather lightly pinched the wrists of Norrington's hands grabbing Jack's collar. Norrington only felt numb all over his body. He involuntarily stepped back and hit the wooden wall with a 'boom' sound.

Ignoring Jack's provocative smile on his face, Heather touched his chin and looked at Elizabeth: "...you have a little lover named William Turner on the Black Pearl?"

"Not a little lover..." Elizabeth's voice quickly fell, but she thought about it, it's not right!The old lady made an engagement with Norrington to save Will, and now that he is not the captain of the Intrepid, why should I care about him! ?
"Yes! Will is my sweetheart! He fell into Barbossa's hands to save me, and I must save him!"

The girl made a brave declaration.

Governor Swan next to her just felt dark, my God, what curse did that little blacksmith put on my daughter!Why does the dignified Governor's daughter insist on chasing after a blacksmith!

Heather is not incomprehensible about this. Although her appearance is somewhat different from that in the movie, Elizabeth's appearance can vaguely see Keira Knightley's appearance.In the same way, other people are slightly similar to the image in the movie.Thinking about it this way, which girl can refuse the elf prince version of the blacksmith Wil Turner?

But Brigadier General Norrington is not a black, but a green.Happiness comes and goes quickly, if this is a dream, please wake up this nightmare earlier!

Heather looked at the father and daughter in a leisurely manner:
"Then, Miss Elizabeth, Governor Swan, if I save Mr. William Turner and kill the Barbossa gang, what will I get paid?"

"What kind of payment do you want?" Elizabeth asked directly before Governor Swan could start to bargain.

"Weapons, cannons, living supplies... I will have everything I need for sailing at sea."

Heather said bluntly that he didn't hide his intention to be a pirate at all, and he didn't seem to be afraid of being wanted at all.

"In the name of the Governor of Port Royal, I agree to deal with you."

How much supplies can the two ships hold, Governor Swan, who was relieved, reluctantly adjusted his collar and said solemnly: "The specific content still needs to issue a written contract. I wonder if you need me to do it for you?"

"It would be great if you wanted to." Heather stroked her chest and bowed slightly.

"Teacher, do you need me to go to the helmsman's side to guide him? The reefs where Barbossa hides are messy, and apart from him, only I can navigate the boat flexibly." Jack jumped in front of Heather, his eyebrows trembling. Like a seagull's wings flapping up and down.

"Go, my apprentice." Heather stroked the long beard that didn't exist, and overcame the addiction of the white-bearded grandfather's mentor.

Soon, the Intrepid turned and sailed towards the direction of the island where Barbossa was hiding.

........................

At the bottom of the Black Pearl's cabin, one cage held the innocent sailor Jack had hired before, and the other cage held Will alone.

Outside the cage, two of Barbossa's pirates were mopping the floor.

"I'm curious..." Will put his hands in the gap of the cage and looked at one of the pirates who were mopping the floor: "Why did you betray Jack Sparrow before?"

The sailors in the other cage also showed gossip expressions. Jack Sparrow's name was well-known in the sea, but few people knew about the grievances between him and the former first officer Hector Barbossa.

The short bald pirate who was asked about was named Pintel, and he was probably a nagging mouth that couldn't hold back his words. After giving Will a vicious look, he couldn't help but say, "What you're asking is exactly what we used to be. Only the old sailor of the Black Pearl found out. Seeing that you're going to be in trouble soon, it's okay to tell you."

Pintle leaned on the mop and stood in place, lost in memory:

"Ten years ago, we admired the name of Jack Sparrow and joined the Black Pearl, the most famous of which was Captain Barbossa."

"First mate, he he he was still first mate then." Ragerty, a lanky pirate with a fake right eye, stammered.

"Shut up! I know!" Pintle yelled fiercely at his friend, then wiped his nose and continued to fall into memory:
"Barbossa was the pirate king of the Caspian Sea at the time, and Jack's father, old Teague, was the pirate king of the Caribbean Sea. How poor the Caspian Sea was, it was a lake, and Barbossa couldn't stand it and ran to old Teague. Unexpectedly, old Teague abdicated directly and gave up the position to his son Jack. Barbossa also willingly assists Jack as the first mate of the Black Pearl."

"In all honesty, Barbossa is much more competent as the first mate than Jack as the captain. Jack Sparrow, as the pirate king of the Caribbean Sea, did not rob merchant ships without hurting people's lives, and even prevented us from doing pirate activities, Just looking for treasures, exploring, and doing things I don't know."

"Wait, was Jack like that back then?" Will gestured at Jack's sissy orchid fingers and crazy steps.

"No, young and impulsive, but Jack was normal back then."

Pintle shook his head and continued:

"One day Jack said to us with a treasure map - 'Guys, we're going to make a fortune!' The guy was a brilliant navigator and led the ship in the direction the map pointed. On the third day after the voyage, Barbossa led the crew to find Jack as chief mate—'Captain, as the crew of the Black Pearl, we at least want to know what the destination and goal are, not so confused. Sailing, it's going to have a huge impact on morale.'"

"Hey, hey, there is the style of Captain Barbosa." Lagerty is Barbosa's loyal valet, hehe laughed.

"I'm telling the story!"

Apart from roaring, Pintle has nothing to do with his buddy with a funny head, so he can only continue to say:

"Jack was young at the time and foolishly revealed the destination, which was the treasure of Cortés, a mysterious treasure chest containing 882 Aztec gold coins. He even showed us the treasure map and declared I want to share this huge treasure with everyone equally."

Having said this, Pintle sneered on his face:

"Captain Barbossa and his crew rebelled that night, we took the Black Pearl and exiled Jack to a desert island and left him a musket with only one bullet in it. Yes, that's right, that one. A desert island, a desert island where Little Beauty and Jack were exiled."

"...Is my father also a member of the rebellion?" Will's face turned pale.

He has always believed that his father was a good sailor with integrity and kindness, and the gold coin he sent him was also a manifestation of his father's love.When Will received the gold coin ten years ago, his mother had been dead for many years, so little Will took a merchant ship to the Caribbean Sea to find the trace of his father. No one survived.

The lucky little Will was rescued by the warship Norrington was on at the time, and little Elizabeth was also on it.Elizabeth, who found that Will was carrying the pirate gold coin, hid the gold coin and begged his father and Norrington to bring Will back to Port Royal. The fate of the two began from then on.

Until I met Jack Sparrow, Elizabeth was captured because of the gold coin, and I also learned his true identity from Jack Sparrow—the son of a pirate.

Will was very confused. He subconsciously refused to accept the fact that his father was a pirate, but he looked forward to hearing that his father was a good man.

"'Bootstrap' Bill Turner, huh, you look exactly like old Bill, so handsome, what the hell!"

Pintle spat at Will fiercely: "Old Bill has been nagging since Jack was exiled, and then we found out that if we took gold coins from that stone box, he would be cursed into an undead monster. Even more dissatisfied. He always said 'this is not in line with the code', regretted the exile of Jack, and publicly accused Barbossa. So..."

"So Captain Barbossa tied 'Bootlace' Bill's bootlaces to his cannon, and hurled him, cannon and men, into the ocean, and let him sink to the bottom of the sea (Davy Jones' Locker)! Boot laces on the cannon, hey hey hey..."

Ragerty was still laughing at his witty presence at first, but when he saw the angry face of his friend Pintel, he immediately lowered his head and began to obediently wipe the floor.

"It's a pity, we didn't know until later that if we want to eliminate the curse, we must return the gold coins and pay the price of [blood]."

Pintel shrugged his shoulders, his expression gradually grim:

"But by then we have lost a gold coin and Bill's [blood] forever, and there is no way to remove the curse. Fortunately, you brought Will to the door yourself. Bill always said that we deserved the curse. , and can never be freed, but at this time he is probably still sinking to the bottom of the sea with the cannon, and because of the curse of the immortal body, he can't beg for death, haha! He is a fool!"

"No, he's a good man!" In the cage next to him, Mr. Gibbs, Jack's current first mate, couldn't help saying.

Will, who had his head down, raised his head when he heard this.

Pintle said angrily: "Don't be complacent, you're going to suffer soon. Tell you, Captain Barbossa he can..."

pedal!pedal!pedal!
The sudden footsteps interrupted Pintel's words. He knew who was coming just by hearing the footsteps, and hurriedly stood up straight.

Barbossa's figure appeared on the cabin stairs, holding a bunch of keys in his hand:
"Take him out."

After a while, Will is led out of his cell in a shackled state, while the sailors in another cell are desperately waiting to be sacrificed at the murderous banquet of Barbossa's gang after the curse is lifted.

In the dark night, the Black Pearl moored beside a small island shaped like a skeleton. This is the hiding place of Barbossa's group and their treasure.

Barbossa, wearing a wide felt hat, hummed and walked through the long and narrow cave tunnel, tossing green apples in his hands.Apples are Barbossa's favorite, and not being able to taste juicy apples for ten years is a cruel punishment for him.

But it doesn't matter, just this evening, right here, he will soon be able to taste the sweetness of apples again.

Behind him were the pirates of Wuyang Wuyang, who held torches and followed Barbossa in step.

Pintle dragged Will, who was heavily tied up, and told him as he walked, "Don't worry, it's just a cut finger and bleeding..."

At this moment, a burly pirate in a hood behind him pushed Pintel away, grabbed Will's back collar, and said viciously, "Don't make another mistake this time. He can only count as half [Bill]. Turner], we need to bleed him again!"

Looking at Will being escorted away, Pintle and Ragerty looked at each other and shrugged:

"Looks like there's a reason to worry?"

　PS: Two-in-one chapters, [-] words, I can still write when I have a lot of free time on weekends (proud!) Then it’s a weekday, and I can only say that I try to use my spare time at night to write more , at least one update can be guaranteed, as for two updates...it depends on the status
PS: Guess Jack’s ability to read, it’s very interesting
　
(End of this chapter)