Tia Dalma, a Voodoo sorceress living deep within the jungle.
She was quite famous among pirates; Barbossa had learned the method to break the curse from her.
"Tia Dalma? What are you going to do with her, Captain?" Jack Sparrow looked up in surprise, not understanding why this mysterious Eastern sorcerer wanted to find a Western witch.
Was he planning to exchange pointers?
"Just do your job, First Mate!"李清远 didn't answer his question, instead, he lightly raised a finger.
"Understood! Understood! I'll go and direct the course right away!" Jack Sparrow immediately jumped up as if electrocuted, and scurried to the bow to direct the ship's course.
He didn't want to experience that excruciating pain again.
'Follow him!' Li Qingyuan thought to himself with a smile as he saw Jack Sparrow running towards the bow of the ship.
'Buzz, buzz, buzz!'
A tiny insect flapped its wings and quietly followed, unnoticed by anyone.
After all, it was a fact of life that any ship these days would have all sorts of insects and rats, even if the HMS Interceptor was a British warship.
On pirate ships, in particular, there would be at least a hundred rats on board, along with countless fleas and other insects.
After getting close to Jack Sparrow, the insect gently folded its wings and landed in his dreadlocks.
Jack Sparrow frowned slightly, feeling as if something was watching him. He looked around, but saw nothing.
Was he just being paranoid?
He couldn't help but cross himself, wondering if he was just dizzy from the sheer number of things that had happened to him in a single day.
The insect that had just attached itself to him was a Spider Wasp, said to have the second most painful bite in the world. Supposedly, a single bite would cause the victim to convulse as if electrocuted.
Jack Sparrow had already experienced the actual effects firsthand.
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When Li Qingyuan first obtained this skill, he also thought it was useless.
What use was there in summoning insects?
Furthermore, he could only summon a limited number of them, making any attempt at a swarm strategy impossible.
However, when he returned to the main world and posted this question online as a story, he was instantly stunned by the creativity of the internet's "silly" users.
Indeed, insects might seem insignificant, but when utilized properly, they're definitely a powerful weapon.
Take the Spider Wasp he summoned earlier, for example.
The three soldiers who tried to ambush him were bitten by the Spider Wasps, causing them to scream and drop their weapons, and the punishment for Jack Sparrow was the same.
As for the Bullet Ant, which is ranked number one in terms of painful bites?
That thing is too big and can't fly, so it's naturally not as useful as the discreet Spider Wasp.
The only pity is that the toxicity of these insects isn't very high. Even the Tsetse Fly and Kissing Bug, which are known as the deadliest assassins, would take at least a month or two to poison someone to death. They're okay for plotting, but useless in a live situation.
And what about the Funnel-web Spider and Deathstalker Scorpion, which can kill with a single bite? He couldn't summon those, which really made him want to... well, you know.
Why aren't scorpions and spiders considered insects?
"Aren't they all from the insect family?"
Having dealt with the troublesome Jack Sparrow, Li Qingyuan turned to Governor Weatherby Swann, who was standing beside him, trembling.
As for the female lead, Elizabeth Swann?
She had already fainted.
Admittedly, after two years of trials and tribulations, the young lady would even become a Pirate Emperor, but she hadn't suffered much mental trauma yet.
Seeing so many severed limbs suddenly, and even the blood spurting from Norrington splashing onto her face, fainting was the most logical reaction in this situation.
Governor Swann had wanted to faint as well, but his daughter had already collapsed. He could only brace himself, nervously dealing with the devil in front of him.
"Your Excellency, you are opposing the British Empire. Although you are strong, the British Empire is currently the number one power in Europe. Your actions can be considered a declaration of war!"
Governor Swann carefully considered his words, wanting to preserve both the image of the British Empire and his own reputation, without angering the ruthless demon before him.
If he were alone, Governor Swann felt he could disregard life and death. But now, his daughter was lying behind him!
For Governor Swann, the most important thing in the world was his daughter, followed by the country he served.
So, he decided to be accommodating for now, to stabilize the situation.
"Governor, what you say about Britain is just that it has just defeated Spain, and it's far from being the number one power in Europe!" Li Qingyuan pointed out the error in Governor Swann's words.
If it were twenty years later, after Britain had won the Seven Years' War, then it might be close to being the number one power in Europe. But now, Britain had only barely surpassed Spain with the help of its allies. What right did it have to call itself the number one power?
Moreover, Britain was tens of thousands of kilometers away from the Caribbean Sea. At the current sailing speed, it would take at least two months to get here. Coupled with the terrible communication technology, even if he took over Port Royal, it would be at least half a year before Britain could react.
Keeping Governor Swann served two purposes: using him to restrain Elizabeth Swann, and also because of his extensive social network in Port Royal.
A true Pirate Emperor wouldn't just wander around aimlessly; that's what the lowest-ranking pirates do. You need a base of operations.
Port Royal would be the perfect place to make that happen.
It took the British army over twenty years to seize it from the Spanish, transforming it into an impenetrable fortress.
Compared to pirate havens like Shipwreck Cove and Tortuga, Port Royal was the most dazzling location in the entire Caribbean.
Shipwreck Cove and Tortuga were essentially remote islands. Their main advantage, aside from their difficult terrain, was their distance from shipping lanes.
Any important island or strategic point along the shipping routes had already been claimed by the governments and armies of Europe. What pirate would dare to challenge a regular army for territory?
The stories of the Pirates of the Caribbean were, at their core, tales of thieves. Even if these thieves were famous among ordinary people, to the rulers of Europe, they were just stray dogs.
In the fourth movie, when King George II of England learned of the Fountain of Youth, he immediately dispatched people to capture Jack Sparrow and, incidentally, enlisted Barbossa to help him find this precious treasure.
The so-called Nine Pirate Lords were utterly insignificant in the face of true royal authority!
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