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Facing your doubts, Tia Dalma told you without hesitation: Yes. The compass will only point the way when one desires something with a clear heart, just as she does for you. Are witches these days all so flirtatious? Faced with this sudden cheesy pick-up line, you actually didn't realize at first that she was teasing you.
You have seen pirates of the caribbean and know that Tia Dalma is actually Calypso, the sealed Sea Goddess, a typical Sea Queen. Davy Jones, the King of the Deep, is one of her many admirers. He was once a brave Dutch Sailor, who loved women and the sea. But the woman he loved was Calypso, the Sea Goddess with divine power. Calypso saw that Davy Jones was very capable, loved her, and loved the sea, so she decided to make him the captain of the flying dutchman.
But agreements with gods are usually accompanied by restraints or curses. This curse was that Davy Jones could only step ashore once every ten years. He also had to use the ship to gather those who perished at sea, making them Sailors of the flying dutchman. Of course, as the Sea Queen, Calypso tricked Davy Jones onto the ship, and when ten years were up, she unhesitatingly stood him up. This led to an enraged Davy Jones, in league with eight Pirate Lords, jointly sealing her in a mortal body using nine "pieces of eight." From then on, the dominion of the sea fell into human hands.
Calypso's current appearance is that of a black woman with black-painted teeth. Although you don't mind having a friendly match with a goddess, your taste isn't that strong, and besides, Calypso probably wants you to deal with Davy Jones. Isn't this a joke? This guy is not only immortal but also possesses the legendary Kraken, a giant octopus 155 meters long and weighing 300 tons! So you decisively rejected Calypso's advances, saying "next time for sure."
On November 30, 1718, you met Jack Sparrow in Port Royal. You learned that his beloved ship, as in history, had been burned and sunk to the bottom of the sea by the East India Company owner Beckett, after releasing the African slaves transported by the East India Company. He then made a request to you, wanting to borrow a ship to search for Davy Jones.
Although your personality is cold and ruthless, that is towards enemies; you are always quite generous with friends. You agreed to Jack Sparrow's request without a second thought, giving him a top-of-the-line sloop. But this guy is a typical troublemaker. As you set sail again, preparing to head to Tortuga, you just happened to encounter Jack Sparrow summoning Davy Jones and the flying dutchman on the not-too-distant sea. Amidst huge surging waves, a tattered ghost ship, even draped with seaweed, emerged from the seabed, predominantly dark black, glowing with a rotten green light. Many undead Sailors, covered in barnacles, were busy on the ship.
This is the flagship of Davy Jones, the King of the Deep, the "flying dutchman"! The bounty on this King of the Deep in England alone reached 60,000 gold coins, 18 times that of the Atlantic Pirate Lord Joccard. He does not indiscriminately kill and has always diligently carried out his work of ferrying the dead. However, no ship that provokes the "Dutchman" is spared; they are all torn to shreds and dragged to the bottom of the sea by his pet sea monster, the Kraken. They only have hope of survival if they stay far from the sea.
Then, just as in the original plot, you witnessed Jack Sparrow making a deal to serve 100 years on the ghost ship 13 years later, in exchange for Davy Jones helping him retrieve the wicked wench. You also witnessed the scene of a huge, pitch-black ship rising from the seabed—Davy Jones's immense power made you extremely wary.
No one expected that three of the four legendary ships of the future seas would gather here.
Immediately after, Davy Jones looked at you again and asked if you were willing to work on the flying dutchman. You:???
Through Jack Sparrow's mediation, Davy Jones did not make things difficult for you. He only asked you to help the Sailors on board send messages to the shore and their hometowns—which was not a difficult task. But what surprised you greatly was that among these Sailors, you saw Blackbeard. After he died by your hand and was thrown into the sea, he somehow became a crew member of Davy Jones through a certain ritual—of course, this was not a good thing. He would forever wander the deep sea with the flying dutchman, never able to reach shore.
On the afternoon of November 30, 1718, after retrieving the wicked wench, Jack Sparrow hoisted black sails on the wicked wench and renamed it the black pearl. You witnessed this scene firsthand and felt a great deal of emotion.
In your opinion, the black pearl, like your pineapple, seemed to be alive, and its speed was much faster than your pineapple, making it the fastest ship in the world. Both heading to Tortuga, departing at the same time, it was actually 1/3 faster than you, for reasons unknown.
Upon arriving in Tortuga, Jack Sparrow began recruiting Sailors to search for the legendary Cortés treasure in South America. He told you that Hernán Cortés, wielding the sword of cortes, conquered the aztec Empire in 1519. This sword is rumored to possess infinite divine power, enough to conquer an empire, and it is hidden within the Cortés treasure. How about you two team up? You provide the compass, and he provides the effort.
To be honest, you were slightly tempted by the Cortés treasure. You weren't a loyal fan of the pirates of the caribbean series, only vaguely remembering a plot about the aztec treasure in the first movie. The aztecs offered Cortés a stone chest containing 882 aztec gold coins, using blood-stained coins to appease his bloodlust. When Cortés refused to stop his conquest, pagan gods placed a curse on the treasure; anyone who took a single coin from the chest would be cursed and turn into an undead skeleton. This was also the beginning of the first pirates of the caribbean. But after much consideration, you still declined Jack Sparrow's invitation. You temporarily did not want to participate in such an adventure. Moreover, you had more important things to do than Jack.
From November 30, 1718, to September 7, 1723, during this period, you remained active in the Caribbean Sea as a privateer. With the revived pineapple and about twenty other ships, you successively defeated many Spanish and French merchant ships and warships, vaguely earning the title of the tenth Pirate Lord. During this time, you heard no news of Jack Sparrow, but you did hear that his first mate Barbossa was sighted near the Caspian Sea, presumably Jack, that unlucky fellow, had been betrayed by his crew and had once again lost his black pearl.
In 1723, through your own means, you raided a large Spanish naval port, sinking four warships and capturing seven, including one of the largest warships of that era.
This achievement once again earned you an audience with the British Governor Weatherby Swann. He stated that your merits were already sufficient to receive the kingdom's commendation—it just so happened that Britain was preparing to declare the Bahamas as its own colony, but Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, was known as a Pirate Kingdom and would not allow other forces to interfere, making it very difficult to subdue.
Britain intended to send a privateer to become the Governor of the Bahamas, to use pirate law against pirates. Previously, he had intended to recommend another adventurer, the Welsh privateer Roger Wood, as Governor, but considering your achievements, it seemed you were the best choice.
You smiled at this without speaking. In fact, you had long intended to break away from Britain. You became a privateer simply to get started easily. Now, you were already fully fledged, possessing not only the legendary ship pineapple but also a considerable fleet. Whether to stay or not depended on their sincerity.
Ultimately, they did not disappoint you. On November 6, 1723, which was your birthday, you were knighted and successfully appointed Governor of the Bahamas. However, this was only a nominal title for now; your next goal was to drive all pirates out of Nassau and become a true Pirate Lord.
