Chapter 4405 Chapter 4407 [Aztec gold coins and the cursed black ship]
"Someone fell into the water. Put down the rope, take the hook, and rescue him." Xiang Nan immediately ordered, and then the sailors on the ship immediately tied the hook to the rope, then dropped the hook and hooked Will Turner up.
"He's still breathing." Xiang Nan took a look and nodded.
When Elizabeth heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief. But at this moment, she looked into the distance and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Oh my God~"
"What's wrong, what happened, my God~" The crew members heard her cry and turned around, and they were all stunned.
I saw a large merchant ship on the sea that was broken into two parts and burning with raging fire. Broken wood, wine barrels, merchandise, and dead bodies were scattered on the sea.
The crew members were all shocked by this tragic scene, and Xiang Nan took the opportunity to use his "wonderful empty hand" to take off the gold pendant from Will Turner's neck.
He knew that this gold pendant looked like a necklace, but was actually a cursed Aztec gold coin.
That year, the Spanish Hernan Cortez led an army to conquer the Aztec Empire and captured its emperor Montezuma II.
In order to redeem the emperor, the Aztec Empire presented Cortes with a large amount of gold, including these 882 gold coins.
But after Cortes received the ransom, he broke his promise and killed Montezuma II, thus offending Quetzalcoatl, the **** believed by the Aztecs.
Quetzalcoatl issued a curse. Anyone who took out the gold coins from the sarcophagus would be cursed with immortality and be tortured by the desire for eternity. Only by paying blood for blood and returning the gold coins can the curse be lifted.
Of course, only those who take out the gold coins from the sarcophagus are cursed. Others who come into indirect contact with the gold coins will not be cursed.
These gold coins and other treasures were later collected on the Island of the Dead. Captain Jack got the treasure map and prepared to retrieve the treasures, but later gave up the plan after learning that the gold coins were cursed.
But his crew quit. They were eager to get rich and money, so under the instigation of First Officer Barbossa, they rebelled, seized the Black Pearl, and exiled Jack to a desert island.
Barbossa became the captain of the Black Pearl and led the crew to find the Island of the Dead and obtain the gold coins. They were overjoyed and then used the money to have fun.
As a result, although their desire for pleasure was extremely strong, they could not be satisfied no matter what they did. Only then did they realize that the "curse on the gold coin" was not groundless.
In order to lift the curse, they can only get back the gold coins they spent. Otherwise, they will never be able to calm down and will always be in the pain of unsatisfied desires.
Will Turner's gold coins came from his father, Bill Turner, who also participated in the rebellion that day, but regretted it. After getting the Aztec gold coin, he did not spend it lavishly, but sent it to his son Will Turner.
Bill Turner's head-rattling enraged Barbossa, who chained him to a cannon and sank him to the bottom of the sea.
Although Bill Turner was cursed and became immortal, he was unable to break free from the chains and could only endure endless pain at the bottom of the sea.
Later, he met the Flying Dutchman. In order to relieve the pain, he could only agree to Davy Jones to serve on the ship for a hundred years.
Will Turner did not know that his father was a pirate. After the death of his mother Arabella, he came to the Caribbean to find his father.
As a result, he was attacked by pirates. Fortunately, he climbed up on a wooden board in time to avoid sinking to the bottom of the sea.
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Xiang Nan knew that the reason why Elizabeth Swann was interested in Will Turner stemmed from this gold coin.
Just like a girl who is in her second year of middle school and has no experience in the world, it is easy to be attracted by those frivolous yellow-haired boys. All love comes from curiosity.
So Xiang Nan secretly took away the Aztec gold coins to prevent Elizabeth from becoming curious about Will. "Merchant ships are usually very well armed. To be able to smash this merchant ship like this, it must have strong firepower." Xiang Nan put away the gold coins and came to the side of the ship. Looking at the tragic situation in front of him, he said, "Send a warning to the captain. Put down the boat and check if there are any other survivors!”
Xiang Nan gave the order and the lifeboat was immediately lowered. The crew rowed close to the bombed merchant ship and saw only wood chips, wine barrels, destroyed goods, and a large number of dead bodies left on the sea.
While the crew was carrying out the rescue, Weatherby Swann came to his daughter Elizabeth and said, "Elizabeth, go take care of that poor child and do a good job."
He wanted to find something for his daughter to do to distract her attention. Otherwise, she would definitely have nightmares at night if she continued to stare at the miserable situation in front of her.
Elizabeth nodded and went to take care of Will Turner.
When she walked over, Will Turner just woke up. Seeing Elizabeth, she suddenly felt nervous.
"Don't worry, my name is Elizabeth Swann, what's your name?" Elizabeth saw this and quickly comforted him.
"Will Turner." Little Turner replied tremblingly.
"Will Turner, I will take care of you." Elizabeth nodded.
At this time, Xiang Nan came over and asked, "Did he say something?"
"He said his name was Will Turner." Elizabeth said immediately, "He said nothing else."
"Well, take him to the cabin and hand him over to the ship's doctor." Xiang Nan immediately ordered the sailors, "The lifeboat failed to find any more survivors. After they come back, we will set sail at full speed."
"Oh God." Elizabeth couldn't help but cross herself, feeling sorry for the dead.
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By this time, the lifeboat had rowed back to the Intrepid.
Xiang Nan immediately announced to raise the sails and sail away at full speed.
When the Dauntless broke through the thick fog and advanced rapidly, everyone was surprised again.
Because they vaguely saw that in the thick fog, a ship was completely black, and the sails were also black. Only the black flag hanging on the mast had a white skull drawn on it, and there were two knives underneath. "X" shape.
"Oh my God, it's really a pirate!"
"The cursed black ship is unbelievable!"
"Did it attack the merchant ship? It is indeed the devil's ship."
The crew members all saw this scene and were stunned.
Because they have all heard the legend of the Black Ship. It is said that it is cursed and is completely black, but it has extremely fast speed. No ship can outrun it.
It is controlled by a group of ferocious pirates and evil captains, active in the Caribbean Sea, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil. Their souls are so depraved that **** will not accept them.
Therefore, if you encounter it, it often heralds the arrival of disaster. It's just that everyone has heard a lot of rumors, and this was the first time they saw the black ship itself, so everyone was a little scared for a while.
(End of chapter)