Barbosa thought Xin Sheng was crazy for a while, and his strong confidence made Barbosa difficult to understand.

After sailing on the sea with Xin Sheng for a while, Barbosa's idea became shaken.

Judging from his daily observations, Xin Sheng is not an arrogant person, but acts cautiously and meticulously.

‘That is, he really has the confidence to defeat Blackbeard?’

There are three of the most famous pirate ports in the Caribbean.

One is Port Royal in the UK, the second is Tortuga, and the third is Port Nassau, which is also managed by the UK in the northern part of Cuba Island.

Port Royal is equivalent to Xin Sheng’s back garden. Tortuga has been there, but there is no sign of black beard appearing.

Then Blackbeard may have only one base area left.

Nassau.

However, it happened that when Xin Sheng walked around Cuba Island and came to the vicinity of Nassau, Blackbeard happened to be out of his lair.

"Blackbeard? He left Nassau by boat two months ago, as if he was planning to go to Spain."

The atmosphere in Nassau Port is very similar to that of Tortuga. You can see drunken pirates everywhere from the port to the city.

Xin Sheng, Barbosa and others investigated separately, and only got information about the truth or falsehood.

"Spain? Why did the Blackbeard go to Europe?"

Xin Sheng scratched his head in confusion: "Is it too long for life?"

The situation in the Caribbean is quite special. It is far away from the European continent, which is now the center of the world. The long routes provide an excellent environment for pirates to plunder.

It is unlikely that major maritime powers will send their main fleets here, and they also need to be wary of competition from other major European countries.

Blackbeard can be domineering in the Caribbean, but when he returns to Europe and faces the powerful maritime fleets of various countries, he can only be a human being with his tail between his tail.

If it is not necessary, pirates who are used to being in the Caribbean will not return to their hometown unless they have made enough money and plan to return home in glory and be a wealthy man in the manor with peace of mind.

"There is no choice but to wait until Blackbeard comes back."

It just so happened that Barbosa also planned to return to England to meet her lover again, and by the way, he took back the Galileo notes from her.

Xin Sheng was temporarily separated from Barbosa in Nassau Port and sailed towards the Magellan Strait at the southern end of the New World.

When passing through Jamaica Island, Jackdaw stopped briefly at Port Royal to replenish supplies, and Xin Sheng also went to the Blacksmith shop to meet Will.

Perhaps Will's retreating action angered Elizabeth, and the relationship between the two still did not make any progress, but instead seemed to have entered the Cold War period.

Xin Sheng encouraged Will to take the initiative, but Will, who was in a sense of inferiority, always shook his head and did not dare to agree.

‘Forget it, let it go.’

...

In the spring of 1693, the Jackdaw returned to the Pacific Ocean and joined Mrs. Qing in Naha Port in the Ryukyu Kingdom.

As expected, the development of this world is not strictly carried out according to history.

Port Royal, which should have been completely destroyed by the earthquake in 1692, is still alive. Herodotus could only smile bitterly at this change.

Mrs. Qing, who returned to the Pacific early, has already prepared everything and prepared for Xin Sheng to enter Singapore.

At the same time, the great nobles from the native Spain also contacted the Philippine Governor.

The Duke hoped that the seller would deliver the goods to his door, transport the entire box of Aztec gold coins to the Port of Cadiz in Spain, and then follow the river transport system expanded during the Great Distance to Seville.

The Duke's messenger will wait for the seller to arrive at the "House of the Indies Trading" in Seville.

"Trading House?"

Xin Sheng turned his gaze to Herodotus.

“'Indies Trading House' is mainly responsible for trade with the New World Colonies.”

Herodotus introduced carefully: "The so-called Indian Islands here actually have nothing to do with India. The West Indies is the official synonym for the Caribbean by Western countries."

"Since the founding of the Age of Discovery, the House of Trade existed in Seville during the heyday of Seville, which monopolized Spain's overseas trade and provided Seville with a large amount of wealth income."

In the second half of the sentence, Herodotus came to Xin Sheng's ear and said: "The House of Trade should have moved from Seville to Port Cadiz in 1711, which directly led to the decline of Seville, but this magical world... I can't guarantee it."

Mrs. Qing didn't know what Herodotus and Xin Sheng said, volunteering: "If you are too busy, I can help you transport the gold coins to Spain and sell them."

‘Leave it to you? I’m not at ease.’

"No, no need."

Xin Sheng said kindly on the surface: "Mrs. Qing, your intermediary task has been completed. As long as the transaction is completed, I will pay you a commission according to the agreement."

"After finishing my trip to Singapore, I happened to go to Europe. I'd better transport the gold coins by myself."

Mrs. Qing nodded without moving, but she felt a little disappointed.

'pity.'

"Okay, but don't blame me for not reminding you."

Mrs. Qing warned solemnly: "Although Xiaofeng's sphere of influence is not large, he is definitely not a person who is easy to mess with."

"If something goes wrong, I will immediately clear my relationship with you. Don't expect me to take you out of Singapore."

Xin Sheng expressed his understanding of this: "It's enough. The transaction content does not stipulate that you have an obligation to take us out of Singapore. We will find a way for ourselves."

It was not until the Jackdaw sailed far away that Mrs. Qing, who had been standing at the dock, waved to her side.

The personal maid Liu Xin immediately walked up: "Madam, what are you asking?"

"Notify Xiaofeng that a thief intends to sneak into his territory and steal treasures."

Liu Xin looked up in surprise: "Do you really want to do this?"

"snort!"

Mrs. Qing snorted coldly: "This is just a normal pirate business. You don't think I really just want to take that little agency commission, right?"

"And that kid also has Baliyal, who is the symbol of my identity as a pirate lord. I said that I will get it back sooner or later."

“Now, it’s time.”

...

Singapore did not open its port in the 16th and 17th centuries, and it is still affiliated with the Johor Kingdom at this point in time.

The modern history of Southeast Asia is too chaotic, and Europe's maritime powers have finished their debut. Every once in a while, the colonists ruled the local area will change.

Xin Sheng was too lazy to listen to Herodotus' long-term discussions, such as Johor, Hurong, and Alauddin, which made him very impressed.

He only needs to know that Xiaofeng is in charge of all the pirates near the Strait of Malacca, which is enough.

Mrs. Qing arranged for the Jackdaw as a merchant ship.

After locking all the muzzles, the appearance of the Jackdaw looked no different from that of Western merchant ships, and successfully passed the inspection and entered Singapore Port.

Although the Kingdom of Johor was not open to the public, the Dutch colonized here were willing to open the door to trade.

This also gave Singapore pirates led by Xiaofeng the opportunity.

There are a large number of merchant ships coming and going in the Strait of Malacca every day, and relying on this Strait alone can support a large number of pirates under Xiaofeng.

Before disembarking from Singapore Port, Xin Sheng solemnly ordered Barnabas: "I'll leave the ship to you. Pay attention to the movements around you at any time. This port is not safe."

Since Jackdaw entered the port, Xin Sheng's sixth sense could sense that there were many people of unknown origins quietly looking at them around the dock.

"Sailors guard in shifts, load their weapons, don't let their guard down."

Barnabas nodded heavily: "I will not let anyone with bad intentions board the Jackdaws. Captain, you must act carefully."

After putting on the hood, Xin Sheng quietly smuggled into the dock and gradually disappeared from the gaze of the monitor.

In order to facilitate movement, Xin Sheng left the bulky Poseidon trident on the ship this time and replaced it with the Bow of Artemis.

In the southeast corner of the pier, a local man stared at the Jackdaw, which was replenishing food, and quietly murmured in his companions' ears.

"The suspected target appears, so the brothers are ready and they cannot relax their surveillance of left-behind people on the ship."
Chapter completed!