Chapter 276: Subduing 'Black Bone

Hendrik surrendered so quickly that the pirates who were halfway through their charge felt a bit awkward!

Not only the pirates, but even the nervous Duanmu Xing and Mei Pengcheng couldn't react.

The scene that was originally tense and about to, or rather had already, started a battle suddenly quieted down.

Nie Yingying was calm and composed, looking at the pirate captain in front of her who was holding the so-called treasure map high in one hand and gripping a flintlock pistol at his waist in the other.

Unknown when, three more feather flying knives appeared, flipping between her slender, fair fingers. Nie Yingying smiled and thought seriously; on the unknown sea, an experienced 【Pirate Captain】 seemed more reliable than a newly promoted 【Pirate Captain】.

But looking at his vigilant expression, he was clearly unconvinced, and using him would definitely not be as easy as using Mei Pengcheng, who was also a traveler.

As for that so-called treasure map, Nie Yingying didn't care.

Countless novels, movies, and TV shows have made it clear that this kind of thing is usually either a trap or a huge pit—everyone is the Pirate King!

But soon she realized that the pirates around were not right; their eyes were all focused on the treasure map in Hendrik's hand, even 'Skinny' Mei Pengcheng was the same.

Nie Yingying immediately realized that this treasure map might have some story.

"Kill you, and this treasure map will also be mine!"

The feather flying knives gradually became stained with blood red, and the atmosphere at the scene immediately became tense again.

Hendrik also realized that his situation was not good. He very simply pulled out the flintlock pistol and threw it on the ground in front of him, amidst the surprised eyes of the pirates.

"No, if you kill me, you won't get the treasure map!"

After speaking, Hendrik slowly opened the treasure map in his hand, and the pirates all looked over with glowing eyes.

But in the end, they only saw that it was a blank piece of parchment.

Facing everyone's surprised eyes, Hendrik smiled triumphantly.

"I knew long ago that these guys were all coveting my treasure. The treasure map had long been burned by me. All coordinates and routes are all here!" Pointing to his temple, Hendrik looked around disdainfully and continued: "This fake treasure map was just left by me to fish. Unfortunately, these guys are still quite loyal; only that idiot Duer was fooled."

Pirates naturally have no loyalty to speak of. The pirates on 'Night Skeleton' had actually already started to act, and 'Iron Lung' Duer was just the unlucky guy pushed out to test the waters.

'Skinny' Mei Pengcheng only then discovered that his good friend 'Iron Lung' Duer was not in the crowd.

Sigh! Originally, he wanted to promote his only good friend, but it was his bad luck!

"Big Sister, this treasure is real, not the kind of deceptive trick that is everywhere on the sea!" Although he didn't want Captain Hendrik to live, Mei Pengcheng still chose to tell the truth. "This treasure is actually the wealth accumulated by this guy robbing for so many years. Except for him, everyone on the ship would squander it when docked at a port. He is the captain, and he gets 40% of the proceeds every time he harvests, so all the crew members are sure that it is a huge amount of wealth!"

No wonder this group of pirates could be sure of the authenticity of the treasure; it turns out that this so-called treasure is their captain's retirement money!

Pirates are really pirates, even plotting against their captain's retirement money.

However—I'm plotting too!

Turning her gaze back to Hendrik, Nie Yingying pondered for a moment and nodded: "Hand over the treasure and you can leave alive. This is my promise. The premise is to serve me for the last journey."

A playful smile climbed onto her cheeks, and Nie Yingying continued: "Or go to hell with your treasure now!"

Hendrik had already prepared the idea of using his savings to save his life, or rather, using the news of the treasure to delay time and find a way.

So he immediately agreed: "At your command! Respected Excellency! Your will is my life!"

A seasoned pirate captain would naturally not say the title of 'Baron', because respected Excellencies would not deal with dirty pirates.

Slowly bending down to pick up the flintlock pistol he had just discarded on the ground, he gave the Baron Excellency plenty of time to object, but fortunately, Nie Yingying did not stop his actions, which made Hendrik breathe a sigh of relief again.

"Excellency! Then my... position!"

Turning his head and walking toward a grey-white house in the forest, he left behind only one sentence: "Before the journey ends, you are still the captain of 'Night Skeleton'."

Seeing that the matter was resolved, Duanmu Xing smiled and pulled Xie Yaoyao's hand and hurriedly followed.

Although 'Skinny' Mei Pengcheng didn't get the 【Pirate Captain】 entry as he wished, he finally got a promise that the future captain of 'Night Skeleton' would be him, so he wasn't too disappointed.

Only Hendrik, under the playful eyes of the crew, stared tightly at the backs of Nie Yingying and the four, his fingers gripping the flintlock pistol turning white.

In the end, he sighed and followed.

Immediately after, four half-rotten corpses struggled to crawl out from the position where Xie Yaoyao and the three had just stood, and they also followed crookedly.

These four corpses were naturally the traps set by Hendrik after he obtained the information that 'Skinny' Mei Pengcheng had betrayed him from Silvio, a private merchant who was an informant in Golden Port. But he didn't expect Nie Yingying's strength to exceed the pirate group's imagination. It was too late to save his life, not to mention that the rich Holy Light aura on Duanmu Xing also made this trap seem a bit ridiculous.

Now that he had decided to surrender, it was better to show it openly and sell a wave of favor.

As a dark-leaning creature, the 【Blood Clan】 naturally sensed the undead aura underground long ago, but these four zombies were too weak, so she didn't care at all.

"Keep those four things away, they are too smelly!"

This was the only evaluation the four zombies received.

Hendrik naturally followed suit immediately, and the group entered the grey-white house, with the four zombies just guarding the surroundings.

"Excellency, this is the stronghold of our 'Night Skeleton'. When we need to send personnel to Golden Port to inquire about news, we wait here."

Saying this, Hendrik also glanced at 'Skinny' beside him, and the meaning was self-evident.

Nie Yingying didn't care about these small actions, and she asked directly: "Where is the ship? Are the supplies ready? When can we set off!"

Not expecting Nie Yingying to be so anxious to get his treasure, Hendrik pondered for a moment and replied: "Hmm... the supplies have long been prepared, and we can set sail at any time! But... Heihudao is still too far from Golden Port, and we need to resupply once in the middle!"

"Heihudao?"

Everyone was stunned, and then they understood Hendrik's meaning.

Yorkshire, carrying a heavy iron anchor, laughed loudly.

"Hahaha, Captain, I didn't expect you to hide your savings on Heihudao! This is really something, we all guessed you hid it in Kandeli!"

Except for glaring fiercely at his subordinate, the pirate captain could do nothing else. ===== CHAPTER 277 =====