The Ultimate Live Superstar

"But if that's the case, then in the end, it was these two people who took away the treasure?"

Lu Yu shook his head.

Nothing more to say.

This kind of reasoning makes sense from beginning to end.

But the most direct evidence is still lacking.

The reason is simple.

In this case, why didn't these two good friends fly away in their own pirate ships?

Instead, the ship ran aground here?

During this period, did any unforeseen accidents happen?

Is the treasure not on the ship at all?

I thought about it for a long time.

Lu Yu was still confused.

Can't figure it out.

then.

Let’s put the question aside for now.

Then, he pushed open the door of Thomas Tu's room.

The next second.

The door just opened.

An unpleasant stench.

Then it floated out from inside.

Although centuries have passed, the appearance of the room has not changed much.

And the noble room in the castle.

Very similar.

Luxurious and classy.

All the furnishings were covered in dust.

Among them, the most eye-catching thing is a huge, faded oil painting hanging on the wall behind the solid wood desk!

The person in the painting.

Wearing a black cardigan windbreaker.

Wear a shirt and vest underneath.

A revolver was strapped to his waist.

The face is thin.

Sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks.

It's so ugly that it's hard to talk about.

The mustache on the mouth.

Extremely dense.

It goes without saying.

The identity of the person in the painting is probably Thomas himself.

"Hang your own portrait in your bedroom."

"This guy is really narcissistic..."

Thomas Figure.

The most famous Greek privateer captain and pirate in the 17th century.

In 1692, he became a shareholder of the 70-ton clipper Friendship, became the captain of an armed civilian ship, and obtained a privateering license to attack Faguo ports by bribing officials.

But this guy.

But he didn't play according to the routine at all.

As soon as he went to sea, he made up his mind to go against the agreement in the letter of appointment and recruit the crew to sail to the Indian Ocean along Vasco da Gama's route.

Therefore he is also known as Vasco da Gama among pirates.

Later, Thomas Tew also hijacked a Mughal Empire treasure ship in the Red Sea, subdued 300 Indian soldiers on board, and obtained many treasures on board.

However, compared with Avery's shocking robbery, the crimes he committed are still nothing worth mentioning.

Treasures were robbed.

Thomas Tew, leading the crew, launched a 22,000-nautical mile crazy plunder along the coastline of Arabo and Indu, doing all kinds of bad things.

Murder and arson.

Robbery of women.

Kidnapping the feudal lord.

Extort large quantities of ivory and spices.

In April 1694, Thomas Tew returned to Greece with a full load. The trainee sailors on the ship alone could receive a huge profit of 1,200 pounds. This move made Thomas Tew become a well-known figure in Greece.

The success of Thomas Tew made the pirates of the same period realize that the eastern coastline was more profitable, which made the East India Ferry Company under the jurisdiction of the Ying Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the Fa Kingdom, which originally monopolized trade with the East, and the Mughals in India. The empire became a fat sheep in the eyes of pirates and launched plundering attacks, changing the development map of world pirates in one fell swoop!

Later, Avery was inspired by Thomas Tew.

Another hard fuck near the Red Sea.

Of course.

The last one to suffer was the Mughal dynasty.

Only, compared to his predecessors.

Avery is even crazier.

At that time, if he had an army in his hands, this guy would have wanted to attack the Mughal country...

…

Walk slowly to the desk.

Lu Yu searched it.

A logbook was found.

A quill.

A sheepskin belt.

A bottle of gun oil and a world map from the Age of Discovery.

Open the logbook.

On the title page.

There is a sentence like this:

"I am a man of fortune, and I must seek my fortune (I was born for my treasure, and I must seek my treasure)"

This sentence should be after Thomas Tu became the captain of the armed democratic movement.

The motto I wrote for myself when I first went to sea.

Ambition.

It can be seen.

This famous saying of Thomas Tu has been widely circulated.

It was passed down by word of mouth among many pirates.

Historically, pirate biographers all agreed that this shameless remark came from Avery.

Because Defoe had a similar description in his "Pirate Captain".

But now it seems.

Thomas Tu may be the original author of this wise saying...

"I was born for treasure, and I must seek my treasure..."

"Even if the country is incredibly rich, I'm afraid it can't satisfy the pirates' greedy appetite..."

The famous quote on the title page was translated for the audience.

Lu Yu continued to explain while looking at the logbook:

"Like many low-class pirates, no one knows the exact date of birth of Thomas Tew."

"All we know is that he was born in Rhode Island around the middle of the seventeenth century."

"He was the first captain of an armed civilian ship. Speaking of armed civilian ships, this is a very interesting name. At that time, European countries used all means including 'encouraging pirates to attack other countries' ships' in order to compete for maritime hegemony."

"To put it simply, although on the surface, all countries have righteously declared that they are incompatible with pirates, on the other hand, they recruit these pirates for their own use. It is against this background that the armed pro-democracy fleet was born."

Good idea though.

But the result is that there are policies from above and countermeasures from below.

On the surface.

Pirates accepted royal commissions.

Perform the task of protecting merchant ships.

But in fact, these guys often use "protection" as an excuse to rob non-resident merchant ships!

These people are compared to pirates.

There is no clear distinction in behavior.