Quick Wear: Reversing Life

Chapter 286 The Imprisoned Mermaid (5)

Anyone who goes out to sea knows the name of Prince Reg.

Because his childhood goal was to conquer the ocean, he voluntarily gave up the throne of Castile and was made a prince by his brother, the current emperor.

From then on, they lived on the sea for many years and trained a strong and powerful sailing team. They burned, killed, looted and made huge profits from merchant ships of other countries, which frightened the sea merchants who came and went.

The captain, unwilling to die in such a manner, shouted, "We are a royal merchant ship, personally appointed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth! Are you, Castile, planning to openly defy the Queen?"

He originally wanted to use this to intimidate the other party, but he didn't expect that these words would make the murderous intent in Reg's eyes even stronger.

"You're such a stupid groundhog."

The captain trembled with fear, yet he still fought for a glimmer of hope: "Sir, for God's sake, please let me go! All the gold, silver, spices, and unique Oriental silk and porcelain in the cargo hold are mine!"

Hearing this plea for mercy, Reg raised an eyebrow.

"Oh... God?"

"To hell with God."

When the captain heard what Reg said, his eyes widened.

How dare he...Castile is the most loyal supporter of Catholicism!

It was precisely because England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and founded Protestantism that the conflict between the two countries became increasingly serious.

Even though there are differences in religious concepts between the two countries, Catholicism has always believed in Jesus, but it regards the Roman Catholic Church as the supreme leader and has a clear class and hierarchy system.

But this does not mean that Catholics can blaspheme Jesus at will!

And this man who had almost secured the throne of Castile, Prince Reger! How could he say such terrible things!

What a trampling on God! Traitor!

"you you--"

How dare you disrespect God!

Reg sneered at the various emotions that flashed through the captain's eyes.

He drew the scimitar from his waist, squatted down, pointed the tip of the knife at the captain's navel, and slashed the other's chest little by little along the central axis of the body.

Under the other party's horrified gaze, it finally stopped at the captain's collarbone and hooked the cross necklace around his neck.

The copper chain was cut in an instant.

"Foolish cultists."

Reg's lips curled up, and he said slowly: "If God could save you, he would not let you meet me."

As someone who has lived on the sea all year round, Reg only believes in the sun in the sky and the compass in his hand.

Just as he was about to deal with this idiot, Reg suddenly heard a faint and distant chanting voice.

It seemed to come from the deepest part of the ocean, soft and illusory, yet with the power to bewitch people.

...

Mermaids have excellent underwater hunting abilities, with excellent vision and hearing being the two most important aspects of their hunting abilities.

So Molly could hear everything that happened on the merchant ship next door from just her bedroom.

She even heard the conversation between Reg and the merchant ship captain clearly.

When Molly heard the merchant ship captain mention Castile and Queen Elizabeth, she understood.

It is probably the 16th century now, and Castile is Spain.

After Elizabeth I came to power, she consolidated the status of British Protestantism internally and supported Protestant countries such as the Netherlands to achieve national independence externally, resulting in more and more conflicts with Spain.

At this time, Spain and Portugal made a fortune through colonial expansion, making countries like Britain and France really covetous.

As early as the beginning of the fifteenth century, seeing the gold and silver treasures plundered by Spain in the Americas, King Henry VII of England also learned to hire navigators to explore the New World.

But it is not known whether Britain's navigation technology was too poor or its luck was too bad, but in the following decades, British navigators went to various parts of North and South America in search of gold, silver and treasures, but returned empty-handed again and again.

Not only that, but I also lost a lot of money.

These unfortunate British people felt jealous as they watched the Spanish ships carrying their fully loaded cargoes plying the Atlantic.

So he became more and more evil and started to kill and rob in order to make money.

From the end of the 20th century to the beginning of the th century, Britain sent one or two hundred armed merchant ships out to sea every year, specifically to rob Spanish transport fleets in the Atlantic and Caribbean Seas, and the average amount of spoils taken each year reached pounds.

Originally, this kind of piracy was purely an individual act.

But for political purposes, Queen Elizabeth issued "privateering licenses" to these pirate captains.

At that time, pirates who were captured would definitely be hanged, but if they had a "privatizing letter", they could claim that they were acting on orders and enjoy the treatment of prisoners of war.

In other words, Queen Elizabeth openly allowed her own pirates to rob the Spanish of their wealth.

Dog-eat-dog dramas are common on the ocean.

These pirates were later called "Royal Pirates".

At that time, the Royal Pirates could even become national stars. From the Queen to the common people, everyone cheered for their victory and beat their chests and stamped their feet when they lost. The enthusiasm was comparable to watching a star football game in later generations.

Moreover, the noble landlords would also fund their looting activities.

Even the most outstanding pirate captain would become a national hero who was loved and admired.

Events that once existed only in history are now playing out before Molly's ears.

This so-called English royal merchant ship is probably also the legendary royal pirate.

Reg is just a thief robbing another thief.

Neither side is a good person.

Reg took the lead and went to the next ship to enjoy the fruits of victory, leaving only a sailor at the door to guard Molly.

A small role.

Molly seized the opportunity, opened her mouth and began to sing a bewitching song.

The sailor outside the door was indeed confused. He pushed the door open and staggered in. Following Molly's instructions, he picked up Molly from the water tank.

Out of the bedroom.

Going down the stairs.

Arrived at the first floor deck.

Just steps away from the ocean!

Damn it! Hurry up!

Seeing that she was only one step away from the boat, Molly reached out to grab the wooden fence.

Suddenly, heavy footsteps were heard behind me, and the wooden boards seemed to be about to break the thick deck.

...

Hearing the singing, Reg felt something was wrong.

Turning around, I saw that the crew members behind me all looked dazed, and the weapons in their hands fell to the ground.

Even the captain of the merchant ship beside him became obsessed.

Reg realized something, cut the captain's throat with a sharp knife, and returned to his ship quickly and nimbly.

Relying on his height and long legs, he crossed the deck in two steps and saw the damn sailor holding his mermaid and trying to throw her into the sea.

Reg flew into a rage and pulled the sailor by the shoulder, causing Molly to fall to the ground.

Her fish tail had long since turned into legs. Seeing this, she ignored the pain, quickly climbed up from the ground, grabbed the fence and tried to flip out.

But Reg grabbed her waist before she did and held her in his arms.

At this moment, Reg's voice, filled with rage, rang out from above his head:

“You are very brave, little mermaid.”