Volume 2 Honoring Robin Chapter 63 Pirate Riddler Get Out of the Caribbean!
The Black Pearl was still anchored off the coast of Turtle Island. Mason left Zha Kang, Selina and two new team members there to count the harvest. He and the Kite Man left early and quickly found the small island where the mother and son were hiding with the help of the nautical chart in their hands.
Elizabeth Swann and Henry Turner, wife and only son of Will Turner, the current captain of the ghost ship the Flying Dutchman.
But even without this identity, Ms. Elizabeth's reputation on this ocean is extremely high.
This is because this lady was elected as the "Pirate King" by the Second Pirate King Conference more than ten years ago, and led the pirates who were cornered by the Royal Fleet to a decisive battle with the British fleet in Shipwreck Bay and miraculously won.
Although Elizabeth quickly withdrew from the pirate circle and returned to her hometown to have children after that incident, even now, more than ten years later, when this incident is brought up, it is still a topic of discussion.
"Shua"
The kite man spread his wings and descended from the sky, landing on the beach of the island. Behind him, Mason, who was riding a flying motorcycle, was also swaying and landing.
But suddenly there was a gunshot, and the flying lead bullet hit Charles' V-shaped helmet, splashing sparks and knocking the kite man's head upwards.
Although he was protected from injury by the armor, Kite Man, with his head buzzing, subconsciously grabbed the Quasar sidearm given to him by the boss.
He pulled the trigger forward, and the extremely high firing rate that was totally unbelievable for a pistol fired more than thirty bullets in one second, hitting the cabin in front of him, causing wood chips to fly everywhere.
"Snapped"
Mason raised the pistol toward the sky, and the young man was really scared.
If Miss Elizabeth, who was hiding in the wooden house, was killed by a stray bullet, the Dutchman would have no way to explain. Although with the current strength of Team K, they can run away even if they can't defeat the ghost ship, it is still a very important partner after all.
"There's no one in that room, Boss."
Kite Man rubbed his helmet and activated a long-range scanning mode on the helmet's goggles. He put away his powerful pistol and said to Mason:
"This is a trap. That woman is really scheming!"
Mason frowned and walked forward, only to find that there was indeed no one in the cabin. An exquisite flintlock rifle was placed by the window with a rope tied to the trigger, and there was a vicious trap behind the door.
A secret passage on the floor of the house had been opened. It seemed that the former Pirate King had just escaped from here with his son.
"Bring them back, Charles."
Mason had no time to play hide-and-seek with the pirate girl on this lush island. He gestured to the kite flyer and said:
"Try not to be so rude."
"Understand."
Charles grinned, and the thrusters of the flying backpack on his back activated, allowing him to rise into the air and then fly down towards the woods in the center of the island as the black wings popped out.
A few minutes later, Charles flew back carrying a screaming, struggling boy.
He circled a few times and threw the boy in hunter's clothes at Mason's feet. The boy pulled out the dagger from his boot and tried to resist. But the next moment, Mason took out Captain Will Turner's forging code and waved it in front of his eyes.
The boy's eyes immediately widened at the note from his father.
“It was your father who asked my team to take you back. After that, you and your mother had to live under my protection for a long time.
So kid, I strongly suggest you calm down.
Give me the dagger."
Mason spoke slowly to the skinny brown-haired kid and held out his hand to him again. The latter looked about twelve or thirteen years old but his eyes sparkled with a maturity that did not match his age.
He also extended his hand to Mason, and when the latter handed over his father's forging codex, he handed over the dagger in his hand, completing the exchange.
Mason looked at the dagger in his hand. It was obviously a "toy" for children.
But the forging technique is very advanced and a sea monster is carved on the handle. This is a sharp weapon with weak magic power .
It should be a gift made by Captain Turner for his son.
Little Henry did not run away or make a fuss. He curiously glanced at Mason, who was too young, and Charles, the kite flyer beside him, who was wearing mighty armor and could fly. Then he opened the notebook to read what his father had written in it.
After more than ten minutes of peace between the two sides, Elizabeth Swann, dressed as a pirate and wearing a tricorn hat, finally came back from the woods.
This female pirate wore a sailor sword on her waist, two flintlock rifles on her belt, and a fine musket with a bayonet in her hand. Her steps were as agile as a jungle warrior, but the flying blonde hair around her well-maintained face also confirmed her excellent bloodline.
Although he became a pirate king, he was indeed a big man who always carried the British Union Jack. His ancestors were hereditary aristocrats who followed the King of Conquerors into the country.
Her father was once a colonial governor.
In short, her every move is a perfect combination of nobility and wildness. Although she is a mother, she still has the charm of the past. When Mason saw her, he was sure that this lady would definitely become a good friend of big sister Selena.
They are all the kind of beauties who get 300% of the attention when they walk in the crowd.
"Henry! Come to Mommy!"
Elizabeth was not afraid of the two strangers. She aimed her musket at Mason and shouted to her son, but little Henry waved the letter in his hand and quickly explained the identities of the two guests to his mother.
The former pirate king looked at them suspiciously until he personally deciphered his husband's handwritten notes, and then he felt relieved.
"No need to be so nervous, Mrs. Turner."
Mason waved his hands and said:
"The Dutchman is nearby. You can call your husband to verify my identity. You can call him, right? I guess he has been protecting you and your son in the nearby waters for the past few days."
"Henry, go play over there."
Elizabeth glanced at Mason, touched her son's head and said:
"Mom wants to talk to this uncle about something."
"Charles, little Henry is about the same age as your son. You might know how to take care of him."
Mason also instructed his younger brother:
"Take him over to the side and play. I want to talk to Mrs. Turner and her husband about something ."
"Uh, Boss, that's a weird way of saying it."
The Kite Man curled his lips, as if he was thinking of some inappropriate plot for children, and with a weird smile he stuffed a piece of "chewing gum" into Mason's hand, leaving the captain with a bewildered look on his face.
Sometimes he really couldn't understand what kind of bizarre thoughts were in the minds of his players?
But before Mason could think about it, the kite man picked up little Henry, turned on the thrusters and flew into the sky, then soared to the other side of the island amid the little boy's surprised screams.
"My name is Mason. Mason Cooper."
Mason took the initiative to extend his hand to the pirate's wife in front of him. The latter put on her exquisite rifle and brushed her hair. Instead of shaking hands, she extended her left hand towards Mason and said:
"My name is Elizabeth, Elizabeth Swan Turner."
"All right."
The young man was embarrassed for a moment, then he gently held the fingers of this graceful lady, leaned over and gave her a standard hand kiss, which was the social method that was in line with this era.
"I did learn from Will that he had prepared a way for Henry and me to escape the apocalypse, but I didn't expect that the man he made the agreement with would be such a young man."
Elizabeth looked Mason up and down, and as she walked toward the beach she said:
"You are at most eighteen years old..."
"Seventeen."
Mason corrected:
"But in our line of work, age is the least important thing. For example, when you were nineteen, didn't you go out to sea with a group of pirates?
Compared to your story, mine can be considered a late bloomer.”
"The boy is quite good at talking."
The Pirate King laughed like a married woman, took off his boots and stood barefoot on the beach. He then took an emblem from his slender and smooth neck and threw it into the sea.
Just a dozen seconds later, the calm sea surface in front of him became turbulent, and a huge black shadow emerged from the water and rose from under the tide like a whale emerging from the water.
The tattered hull, which looked as if it had been soaked in water and rotted for a hundred years, looked like the "corpse" of some marine creature, while the tattered pirate flag fluttering on the withered mast proved its origin.
A rusty inscription on the stern confirms its identity.
The Flying Dutchman!
The most famous, vicious and terrifying ghost warship on this sea, the ship of the dead that transports souls between the human world and hell.
"Every time I meet Turner, I will not let Henry see it. My lover doesn't want his son to see him in this cursed state."
Seeing a small boat like bones being lowered from the ghost ship, Lady Elizabeth took off her tricorn hat and whispered in the sea breeze:
"But I have a feeling this might be the last time Will and I meet, right, Mr. Mason?"
"Who knows?"
Mason stood on the beach where the sea was invading him. He said:
"I only have a vague idea of the 'end of the world' your husband has been claiming. But if my idea is true, you should be able to see each other again in the future, although you will indeed have to make a living in another strange world with your children.
But this will always be your hometown.”
"My hometown disappeared when my father was assassinated by his colleagues."
The female pirate replied casually:
"I call this sea my home just like other pirates, but I hope my children can stay away from this disaster world."
"I advise you not to commit suicide to be with your husband at the last moment."
Mason whispered:
“The place your son is going to is a chaotic and dangerous city. Without the protection of a strong mother, he won’t survive more than a month there.
Or do you want your kids to grow up with a jerk like Jack?
Aren't you afraid that your unkempt friend might lead him astray?"
This sentence immediately had a miraculous effect, causing Elizabeth to loosen her fingers on the dagger at her waist.
She glared at the young man who was almost twenty years younger than her, and her impression of Mason remained that of a sharp-minded bastard.
A few minutes later, the skeleton boat came ashore, and the real Will Turner jumped into the sea and walked onto the beach step by step, but he could only stay where the sea was and could not leave the range of the sea.
Unlike the handsome image that Mason met in his dream last time, the Will Turner in front of him still maintained his human form, but his body was covered with strange gray coral-like embellishments unique to marine life.
White barnacles also grow on the cheeks and neck, and even octopus-like tentacles appear on the chin. The left hand holding the sword will be transformed into a lobster-like claw, while the right hand will shrink into a tentacle.
This attitude makes people feel cold.
Such was the price of commanding the Flying Dutchman; he and his ship had long since become one with the ocean and were eternally cursed by the land.
"Elizabeth..."
A low, whimpering and turbid voice came from the mouth of the ghost captain in front of her. The female pirate stepped forward and wanted to hug him but was rejected by Will Turner.
He shook his head and said:
"If you get close to me, you will become unfortunate, my wife and lover, this distance is good. It allows me to see your face clearly and smell the fragrance of your long hair, but it will not extend the malice of the sea to you.
I heard Henry laugh.
It seems my son is getting along well with his new friend.
Mason..."
Captain Turner turned his head and looked at the young man. His gray and lifeless eyes made Mason feel as if his soul was being examined.
"Take them away from this world and never come back, and I will give you the reward I promised."
The ghost captain waved.
Ten huge bronze boxes covered with seaweed , barnacles and even fish jumping on them floated up from the swirling sea water and were washed onto the beach by the tide.
Turner pointed to them and said:
"Great treasures from the abyss, the most coveted gifts of the sea for spellcasters, and lost treasures from ships that sank in storms of countless years past.
This is the most precious legacy you can find in this world.
I believe they are sufficient to support my wife and children in the afterlife.”
The young man nodded.
Tactfully, he did not interrupt Will Turner and Lady Elizabeth's farewell conversation. He walked to a large box as high as his waist and reached out to push open the damp and rusty bronze lid.
What caught the eye was a whole box of large, round, sky-blue pearls, which made people feel happy.
Mason reached out and touched the pearls, and soon an information label popped up:
Heart of the Ice Sea
Quality: Epic crafting material
Item Effect: Any branch creation made with this item will be endowed with magical effects of the water element domain such as [Freeze], [Slow Down] and [Bitter Cold].
This item is classified as "jewelry" and can be used for high-level jewelry processing.
This item is a source of magical energy that can be used to charge ice energy creations. When the magic power is exhausted, placing it in sea water will automatically restore the magic power.
Item Description: Obtaining an Ice Sea Heart of such high quality means that at least ten giant clams of the abyss will die. There is no killing without buying and selling!
"Um?"
Mason looked at the attributes of this precious item in surprise. He took out Mr. Freeze's freezing gun from his bag and picked up a deep-sea pearl of suitable size and stuffed it into the "ammunition compartment" of the freezing gun.
That was supposed to be the place where the freezing liquid was injected, but after this pearl emitting endless cold air was put in, the freezing gun that had been exhausted of energy could actually be activated.
Of course, if Mason wants to use this thing as "ammunition", he has to modify the freezing gun.
But this was indeed a pleasant surprise!
This box of pearls alone is enough for Mason to upgrade the jewelry processing branch, which has been unable to find good materials, to at least Lv4.
He put the box into his bag and opened another smaller box, which contained some strange things that looked like some old garbage dump had been thrown in.
The young man picked up a pirate telescope and looked:
Blackbeard's Gold Tube
Quality: Excellent enchantment/inscription/jewelry processing and craftsmanship
Item Effect: Pull open the gold cylinder and observe the most valuable item within your field of vision. This effect can penetrate any obstruction.
Producer: Edward Teach
Item Description: The most important thing for a pirate is to have good eyesight!
"interesting."
Mason fiddled with the telescope in his hand and glanced at the dozens of similar items piled in the box.
He knew that these must be magical items that Will Turner found from the bottom of the sea. It was incredible that this ghost captain could find so many interesting things in this weak magic world.
There is no need to look at the other boxes. If they are all of this quality, then Mason will definitely make a fortune.
He put the other boxes into the suitcase, estimated that the time was about right, and walked forward to Will Turner, who was kneeling on one knee and affectionately putting a very simple white bone ring on Elizabeth's finger and said:
"Captain, I have one last question before we leave!"
He stared at Will Turner and said:
"What is this inevitable doom you keep proclaiming? This time I must get an answer, don't fool me with riddles anymore."
"It's on the way and will arrive soon."
The ghost captain kissed his wife's hand with his mouth parasitized by marine creatures, and said briefly:
"We're all going to see it, Mason, and I'm expecting it, and I'm ready for it, and I'm not going to turn away like a coward.
Perhaps you should make the same preparations in your world, or perhaps you feel that you are strong enough to ignore all these threats.
But believe me, you should be more cautious in this situation. "
