A common tavern that connects all fantasy worlds

Just like a holiday, there must be some corresponding atmosphere.

Then Finnegan began to ask who the guests in the tavern were and under what circumstances they came here. Of course, Xue Li had nothing to say, and told him all these in a nutshell. It's getting darker.

"I thought I was unlucky today."

Finnegan said, "I received an order two days ago, and I am scheduled to set off tomorrow to take a group of people and a group of goods to an uninhabited sea near a deserted island. But today, there is a sudden storm at the port, and I I'm afraid I won't be able to leave tomorrow... Then I will have to refund the money.

"But after listening to what you said just now, maybe I will encounter greater danger in the future?"

It's really hard to say.

The mechanism of this tavern is really like this. When you push the door and walk in, it often means that you will encounter the most important change in your life, and it is very likely that it will be a life-and-death crisis.

But Finnegan, a "captain" who sails a boat, can neither shoot in battle nor jump gang to chop people, what can he encounter?It can't be that there are ghosts on board, right?

From the limited information, he can deduce the "rules" of this tavern at some level. He must be a smart person.

The so-called smart person is knowing when to persist and when to give up.

He finished his drink with a heavy heart, said "thank you" to Boss Xue, opened the door and walked out.

This time the order... I think it would be better for him not to accept it. After arriving at the tavern, he felt more and more ominous.

Jack stared at him until his broad back disappeared from the darkness outside the door, then he turned around and continued to tap the glass in front of him with his fingers.

Xue Li knew what he was thinking just by looking at him, and said again: "I have a suggestion, which may be different from the one Barbaria gave you, but would you like to listen to it?"

"...Can I still stop you from talking?" Jack smiled wryly, pretending to be listening attentively.

"...If you don't know what you want for the time being, it's fine to go with the flow and get yourself busy with other people's affairs for a while. During this process, you will naturally think of yourself slowly and want to get back your own."

Jack raised his eyes, glanced at him, and asked seemingly indifferently, "Why do you always seem to be able to guess what I'm thinking?"

"It's easy this time..." Boss Xue pointed to the compass he placed on the bar, "When you were chatting with that 'Finnegan' just now, this thing slowly started pointing in his direction...you started Are you interested in going to another world, another sea? So this compass that always points to what you want is a faithful reflection of your thoughts.”

Captain Jack Sparrow nodded: "You're right, it might be a good idea to keep yourself busy first. But I'll have to wait for that man to come back anyway...if he ever comes back."

Different from the calm outside the terrace, in a small port town, Finnegan was rushing back to the hotel in the torrential rain.

His clothes were soaked by the rain, but he didn't have time to worry about these trivial issues. Instead, he rushed to the second floor, opened the door of his crew's room, and said straight to the point: "Guys, I decided to Go to Hanover and cancel this trip... Oh, sorry to bother you?"

"Damn it, don't you know who knocked on the door?" The naked mechanic Joey Pantucci clutched his vital parts, and hurriedly pulled a sheet from the bed next to him to wrap it around his waist, angrily protested.

"See you big-headed ghost, if you don't want to be seen by someone breaking in suddenly, you should at least lock the door behind you when you do this kind of thing!" Finnegan immediately retorted mercilessly.

On the other side, the pilot Laila, who was also pulling another sheet to cover her body, didn't have such a big reaction. She just took a few deep breaths to calm herself down from the shock, then stared at Finnegan and asked: "What's wrong? Don't you always like to make quick money like this? The heavy rain may not last until tomorrow. The weather forecast doesn't say there will be a typhoon or a tropical storm."

"This time is different. This time there may be dangers other than wind and rain. You two tidy up first, we quit, and leave overnight when the wind and rain calm down."

As the captain, Finnegan's decision is the final order, and naturally it cannot be disobeyed.

After explaining to his crew, he immediately turned back and walked upstairs on the other side to find his employer this time... that group of weird people.

Before long, he knocked on the door of his employer Hannover.

The man who was written all over his face as not to be messed with, who seemed to be of Indian blood, opened the door and asked him, "Finnegan? What are you looking for? Is there a problem?"

"There is a problem, I..."

As soon as Finnegan opened his mouth, he looked over the other's shoulder with sharp eyes, and saw a pile of black firearms on the bed... He also served in the army back then. It can be judged by the length of the tube, the caliber and the ammunition load, and the firepower of this thing is not much weaker.

His heart skipped a beat, the thoughts in his head turned quickly, he quickly looked away, and continued: "...I think the weather might get worse. If it rains harder tomorrow, we won't be able to go to sea."

Hanover raised the corner of his mouth and said to him: "You must set off tomorrow. If you are worried about your ship... I can add another 50% to your salary."

"I said, in such bad weather, no ship will work... Our ships are not large enough to withstand the wind and waves!"

Finnegan said feigned dissatisfaction.

"That's why we hired you, everyone says you're the best in the business...I think you'll figure it out."

After speaking, Hanover closed the door.

Finnegan wiped the rainwater dripping from his hair, gritted his teeth, turned and left.

Now he really didn't dare to refuse this business anymore... He just said that there was something wrong with this group of people.They are clearly a group of desperadoes with heavy weapons!

If he said no, it is estimated that the other party would point a gun to his head and force him to go.But now he really feels that this business is getting worse and worse. I am afraid that if it continues, it will not only lose its head, but it is even more likely that people will not be able to return with the boat!

The sense of crisis in his heart became more and more intense, and then he suddenly remembered that tavern.

Chapter 38 To the End

The next morning, Joey and Lila, who were spoiled by the nasty captain, adjusted the equipment on the ship with depressed faces.

Yesterday they were halfway through packing, and Finnegan suddenly came to tell them, my friends, I'm afraid we still have to finish this job... because we might be shot if we don't finish.But everyone, don't panic, and don't let those people see the flaws.

What is this!

How could you not panic!

And in the morning, the captain actually brought a person back, and asked the two of them to pretend to be familiar with each other.

The guy with the baggy clothes, braided beard, and rings all over his hands is so weird, he looks like some kind of reggae singer from South America, he always walks with a twist, and the neck There is also an old-fashioned nautical compass hanging.

Not only that, but he also spoke upside down, causing people to misunderstand, and people called him "Captain Sparrow"... Later, Finnegan said that it was easy to get out of the way, so he could just call him Jack.

At this time, Jack was standing aside, scratching his butt boredly, and had no intention of coming to help the two of them at all.

The clothes on him were bought by Boss Xue specially by asking Max to buy them. They are a color-block sweater and ripped jeans that are in line with modern aesthetics but also fit his temperament.

At this time, the rear hem of the overly bulky knitted sweater was fastened to the modern weapon he brought from the tavern. The barrel of the gun was a bit long, which made him itchy.

At that time, he only tried shooting once, and he realized that he seemed to have missed something before, and he didn't play the true role of this tavern leading to various time and space at all.

Just like this gun, if there is a weapon in the future...that can kill the entire fleet on the opposite side, why should I avoid Davy Jones, and why would I be afraid of Beckett?If I save Governor Swan, I can directly bring down London, right?

But I hadn't seen this kind of thing at the time, and of course I couldn't imagine what kind of weapons and equipment humans would invent in the future.

When he was invited to help Finnegan this time, he also heard keywords such as "desperado" and "heavy firepower" mentioned by the other party, so he couldn't help being curious and wanted to see it.

Finnegan on the other side took this opportunity to debug the electronic equipment on the ship.

His ship is very old, just like himself, it has experienced many battles, but it is still strong; this kind of military-grade speedboat, its structural strength can be guaranteed, no matter it encounters wind and waves or other conditions , the first problem must be the electronic system or the power system.

While making preparations, Finnegan also looked at Jack.

He knew that this person was a "pirate", and Boss Xue had reminded him, but he could tell whether a person was trustworthy or not.Whether it was intuition or sixth sense, in short, it was the same as the reason for recruiting Joey and Lila on board, he felt that he could leave his back to Jack with peace of mind.

This Jack Sparrow is not from this world, and he has no conflict of interest with him. In other words, the only criterion for judging whether he is credible is his personal feeling. Now that he has made a decision and made up his mind to bear the responsibility All the results from this, then there is no need to look forward and backward.

Therefore, Finnegan brought Jack directly, and hoped that this man would be as lucky as Boss Xue and himself said, and he was extremely good at fighting, and could save himself from danger in various situations.

"...Jack, you should do some work...otherwise the employers will be suspicious when they arrive later."

"I'd like to, but your ship... I don't understand."

Jack shook his head helplessly, saying so.

He is a veteran navigator, but all his skills are focused on judging the wind direction, reading the chart, calculating the angle of the sail, tying the cables and other sailing skills. If you ask him to help with the work, he doesn't know what he should do. .

That being said, when he saw a group of people in black with long guns on their backs walking towards this side from the pier, Jack quickly jumped onto the upper deck and pretended to check the hull.

In his mind, this should not be revealed... No matter what era or material of the ship, checking the hull for any leaks or cracks is a must.

Hanover had already walked over, looked at Finnegan who was strengthening the radar antenna, and asked loudly, "Can we go, Captain?"

Jack raised his head and wanted to agree, but suddenly remembered that he was not called this time, so he quickly lowered his head.

Finnegan glanced at Jack secretly, and when he raised his head, his usual smile was already on his face: "Leave in half an hour. I still have to persuade you, although the wind and rain in the port are calm now, But at sea..."

"It's impossible to change the itinerary, Finnegan. There's no room for discussion here, and I advise you not to make any further comments on it, just keep your mouth shut and get to work."

The employer, Hanover, said, waving his hand, and told the people under his hand to start lifting heavy and large boxes onto the ship and loading them into the lower cabin.

As soon as a box was loaded, the waterline of the ship was lifted up a few centimeters almost immediately, and it was unknown what the group of people put on it.

But Finnegan wasn't about to say anything more about the dubious move...that wouldn't help either.

Hanover stood on the pier, watching his soldiers board the speedboat with the "cargo" without blinking.

He and the subordinates he brought this time are indeed private mercenaries... earning rewards by doing some dirty work for people who don't want to do it themselves.Similar to the captain Finnegan in front of him, he is also the kind of person who only cares about the amount of money, not how it is obtained.

This time, the rich man gave him enough remuneration to enjoy the rest of his life without having to work, and he could do anything for it... If it weren't for the team, no one would be able to drive in this uninhabited sea He doesn't want to hire another person if the ship arrives near the target at the scheduled time.

But after the mission was done and the men returned from the target...the man Finnegan didn't have to stay, and neither did his crew.

Thinking of this, he raised his head again, and saw Jack walking towards the bow of the swaying boat as if walking flat.

He has seen that cheap pilot yesterday and that Korean woman, but who is this person?

"...Finnegan, is that your crew too?" he asked.

Finnegan looked up at Jack, and replied with no abnormal expression: "Jack, the buyer and security officer on our ship. He went to prepare supplies last night, so he wasn't here."

Hanover didn't doubt that he was there, but just nodded, remembering Jack's very distinctive face in his heart.

After completing the task and returning, this person will also be killed, so I have to remember him now.

After all the personnel and goods were on board, he stepped up and said to Finnegan who was still fiddling with the radar: "You said it for half an hour... Hurry up."

After speaking, he also got into the cabin.

Jack Sparrow leaned over and said in Finnegan's ear, "That man...he wants to kill us. Maybe he won't do it now, but after we finish this 'task'... you got it."

"Aha. But if we refuse, they will kill us in no time."

Finnegan replied, put the screwdriver in his pocket, clapped his hands, and continued: "It's not as good as it is now. We are prepared. No matter what they want to do, we will follow."

——He brought Jack from the tavern, and the so-called "future weapon", and he was already preparing for that moment; Pass Hanover and tell him to let his guard down.

These bastards still have their own mission to perform, and it's impossible to give them full attention, which gives them a chance.If things change, a few people flee directly by boat, leaving this group of people at their mission destination, no matter how strong their firepower is, so what?

Having made up his mind, Finnegan greeted Joey and Lila who had just untied the cables, pulled Jack, put away the boarding steps with them, opened the hatch and got in, and sat in the pilot's seat.

The speedboat exited the dock in the drizzle, turned its head slowly, started the propeller engine, and sailed towards the depths of the sea, leaving a white line in the waves at the stern.

Just when this modern speedboat started to set off towards the goal, in another world at the other end of time and space, a three-masted sailing ship that was much slower and larger than this ship was heading towards the "untouchable" land. Heading into the sea.

On the Interceptor, the lower and lower temperature has already made Luo Sanpao, who likes to go bare-chested, put on thick clothes to keep out the cold.

The crew on this ship is also diverse, and many of them still don't know the names of their companions... If Luo Sanpao hadn't spoken, the two groups of people who spoke different languages ​​would have been unable to communicate at all.

Fortunately, at sea, the only thing to do is to follow the captain's order and ensure that the ship moves on the course; for these skilled old sailors, it is completely possible to do it even if they do not communicate with each other.

Luo Sanpao stood behind the helm with a serious face, staring ahead.

He knew that Jack probably hid in the tavern...but he couldn't get that man back, the rules of that tavern were like this, he was not from this world, so he couldn't open that man from "this side". door.

Unless Jack himself, Boss Xue, or his employees know what happened here and come and take him to the tavern in person, otherwise he, like the people on this boat, has nothing to do about the current situation.

Barbosa was walking over at this time, and whispered to him when no one was paying attention: "Mr. Luo... I am very interested in you, you are not from this world, are you?"

"Why do you know that?" Luo Sanpao asked back.

"First of all, it's impossible for a man like you to remain unknown at sea...Secondly, when Tia Doma mentioned Jack's whereabouts, you seemed to immediately think of something we don't know." Barbossa smirked "You don't mind satisfying the curiosity of an old man like me?"

"Hmph, old man..."

Luo Sanpao snorted, but still focused on the tavern.Not for anything else... the journey to the "end of the world" is really lonely, and it's great to have something to talk to.

Chapter 39 Straight into the Abyss

[73. No. 73]

In the increasingly cold air, the Interceptor sailed lightly across the snowy sea.

Frost had already formed on the ship's side, and occasionally small pieces of ice slag passed by the side of the ship and were pushed away by the waves on the water.

The nautical chart that "records all the secrets" given by Xiao Feng is really too imprecise, but he also used rotation, cutting, and splicing techniques to turn these severely distorted land and ocean images into a large-scale Riddle disk.

The result is that, unless one has sailed along these untrodden routes and seen them in person, very few people can actually rely on the instructions on this chart to guess what they should do to reach their destination.

For example, now, Luo Sanpao is staring at the chart, turning around, and only a few words related to "the end of the world".

One line reads "Cross the edge, again and again" and the other reads "Sunrise comes and releases a green flash".

This is what he is least good at dealing with, just like a fortune teller, how can such vague and ambiguous words be explained?

"Barbossa, where are you taking us?"

He couldn't help but looked up and asked.

Barbossa, standing behind the wheel with frost on his beard, smiled and replied: "How do you do something that no one else has done without going where no one has been? Davy Jones's Of course, not everyone can go to the Demon Prison, nor can it be reached so easily... Ah, we have arrived at the location marked on the chart."

While speaking, the Interceptor passed through the ice floes and came to the bottom of a giant iceberg.Things like icebergs...are usually floating around in the sea, and I don't know how the person who made this chart marked it on the route, so that Barbossa can still find it.