Akon shook his head, "Let's go to that first, what's it called...... The St. Nicholas Cache ...... again"

Sure enough, the bay of St. Nicholas retains some of the dilapidated colonial buildings that look like no one has been there for at least a decade. But the stone and wood storehouses and houses of the early colonies were still able to withstand the Caribbean winds, and most of them were usable with a little repair. The harbor has a small pier that can barely accommodate medium-sized boats. Six large Karak galleons were able to anchor naturally in a sheltered bay deep in the harbor. I'm afraid the cargo on board will have to be transported in small boats.

The bay of St. Nicholas is in the shape of a flare, formed by an east-west isthmus-like peninsula, like a lobster's open claw. The bay is more than five kilometers deep and has a large mouth, three kilometers long. At the bottom of the bay is a headland with colonial docks and storehouses, a one-square-kilometre town that is ideal as a haven hideout.

Further down the harbor, there is a deep waterway bay with a depth of 1,000 meters and a width of 500 meters that turns to the northeast, and there is a white sand pier protruding more than 60 meters at the bottom, which is actually a natural pier. At the mouth of the bay there is a small protruding headland, and the exit is only a 300-meter-wide waterway, which is quite secluded and can moor large ships. Six large carrak galleons are parked here.

This small bay is not reassuring, because the deepest part of the bay, across a 500-meter isthmus to the north, is the sea on the other side, which is also an arc-shaped bay. If someone lands on that side of the coast, it will be easy to discover the secrets of this bay. The good thing, though, is that if there is any cargo from the coast on the other side of the isthmus, it can also be sent directly to the shore and then to the bay. Instead of going around the peninsula for fifteen kilometers and going around the bay.

"It's good enough to be an outpost. But if you do the same big deal this time, you are a little scared. It's an eyesore for so many galleons......" Akon sighed as he stood on the hillside of the harbor.

"There are no local natives and immigrants recruited to fill the harbor, and only a dozen of our big ships are anchored here, which is naturally an eyesore," Caterina said. When it's all built, it's no problem. "She also has her own hiding place, and it's rare to know that it's in a good location. You must know that the first and second pirate groups in the Caribbean have hiding places in this sea, and the location is not so good. So close to the Pirate Island of Tortuga and Port-au-Prince.

Captain Hook also nodded with some envy, "Yes, this place is abandoned now, it's too desolate. Although the concealment is a little worse, if the population is larger, it will be easier to do. Disguise a merchant fleet to dock here for a long time, and no amount of ships will be an eyesore. Moreover, there is a natural wharf in the deepest part of the bay, and a large dock will be built in the future, and the ships that have been stolen will be dismantled and transformed, who will be able to find it. On the other side of the isthmus, a wharf was simply built, and it was not bad to change to business in the future, which was convenient. A fort on the south shore of the peninsula and a small town on the headland would block the bay......"

Akon smiled helplessly: "The fort is still free, the other party landed and attacked from the other side of the isthmus, and your fort is still useless." This place is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and it is easy to get in and out, but it is easy to attack and difficult to defend. In fact, it would be good to be a transit port in the future...... Forget it, that's all for later, and now I finally have a place to stay, and I don't have to spend the night on a rocking boat. You clean up the buildings first and make a nest. I'm going to meet the Carthaginians with the baron......"

Caterina agreed, and went to work with Captain Hook and a group of pirate sailors. Akon couldn't wait for Zhang Fan and the Book Demon to take him to the hiding place of the 'Carthaginian Sunset' pirate group 60 nautical miles to the east. Coincidentally, Pirate Island of Tortuga is also 20 nautical miles east of the bay of San Nicholas. Even more interestingly, 120 nautical miles west of the Harbor of St. Nicholas, is Guantanamo Bay, the hideout of the 'Scarlet Dawn' pirates. Zhang Fan's team's hiding place is in the middle of the two pirate groups' hiding places and the pirate island, I don't know what the purpose of this arrangement is.

The speed of the wooden kite's 'Heavenly Fire' was much faster than the bone dragon carrying Zhang Fan and the book demon, and it flew to Captain Baka's hiding place in less than half an hour, and waited for another half an hour before seeing the bone dragon panting to arrive. Even with only two humans on board, the Bone Dragon's speed was still much slower. It's still a dark gold prop, and it's not as fast as Dornier. Akon was a little scornful, but he forgot that Dornier's old background was a bomber, and of course it was much better than the speed and stamina of the bone dragon.

As soon as Akon arrived at Baka's hideout, he didn't have time to greet the pirate leader of the Caribbean. So he plunged headlong into the sea to check the thrusters of the ironclad ship. Fortunately, Captain Baca is also a fellow traveler and doesn't care. However, when he found Akon at the bottom of the ocean for an hour, he couldn't hold back......

"Your friends aren't going to drown...... are they," Baca wondered.

Zhang Fan Shudemon smiled, "Don't worry, captain, this kid can't die." But it's your auger thruster that fascinates him. ”

As he spoke, there was a splash outside the dock, and Akon jumped out of the sea to the shore, shouting, "Good thing! I didn't expect it to be in this era. There is still a lot of room for improvement in boat performance! ”

Baka's eyes straightened when he heard this, and he asked loudly, "Can you tell me how to improve?" He couldn't believe that this jishu he had worked so could be improved by this little man who watched it underwater for an hour. How did he know that Akon was mainly to see what level of prop the propeller was and what function it had. Although such a jishu is a leader in this era, it is really not worth mentioning in the eyes of a high-achieving student majoring in modern machinery.

Akon wiped his face and said impatiently: "There are many improvements, when I dismantle this ship, I will draw you a sketch." However, the casting of that thruster is not easy to ...... in this era."

"I have a team of craftsmen, and the thruster casting is a bit more difficult, but just give me time...... "Bacca's eyes widened, and he said with some disbelief.

Akon saw that there was another ironclad ship being built not far away, and it seemed that it was only half built, so he said to Baka, "Hurry up and stop the new ship, don't waste materials." I'll wait until I get the detailed drawings out before I move on......"

"Why are you ......" Baca was furious, but he froze the next moment as Akon drew a sketch of a propeller on the ground. Baca knew at a glance that the effectiveness of such a thruster must be much stronger than his own screw thruster. Moreover, Akon continued to draw the mechanical transmission mechanism connecting the propellers, and Baka couldn't even understand some places, but it didn't prevent him from knowing that this little guy's mechanical manufacturing level was definitely above him! Akon painted only the mechanical power systems that were roughly capable of being built in this era. Even if it is driven by human power, it is much less labor-saving and more efficient than the transmission system designed by Barka.

When Akon saw Baka's head sticking out, he kicked the sketch away from the beach with his foot, and Baccar stopped him in a hurry. "Don't be so stingy, let me see clearly...... How did you solve the problem of water seepage in the joints? ”

Akon threw away the branch and clapped his hands, "Don't worry, I'll draw you a detailed construction drawing." But only if ......"

"How much do you want?" Baca said hurriedly.

"Money?!" Akon smiled, "We have two Spanish golden treasure ships, will we still be short of money?" ”

"The Golden Treasure Ship?! You actually robbed the Spanish golden treasure ship?! Bacca's eyes widened in shock, his eyes were full of envy and helplessness, you must know that the route of the Golden Treasure Ship is the top secret of the Spanish royal family, no one knows when they will appear, and most of the time, the Golden Treasure Ship has close ties with the Spanish Caribbean Fleet, and if you want to plunder, you are likely to encounter the siege of more than ten Spanish warships!

Seeing that Zhang Fan Aken was smiling calmly, Baka knew that what 64 might say was true, so he asked helplessly, "Then what do you need?" Can I help perfect the auger ironclad ship? ”

Akon smiled and leaned in, put his arm around Captain Baka's shoulder, and whispered something in a low voice. Captain Baka's face slowly changed with Akon's whisper, from anger to confusion to hesitation, to smile to admiration, and then he took a deep breath, exhaled, and said in a slightly tired voice, "I want to say, you are a devil!" Always use temptations that I can't refuse, and let me fall into your trap. Well, I decided to accept your offer and pay tribute to my ancestors - Hannibal. Baka swears allegiance to you, but only if you help me finish this ironclad ship first......"

That night, Zhang Van Akon returned to the harbor of St. Nicholas, and six Spanish galleons rushed to Captain Bacca's hiding place under the cover of night, escorted by Captain Caterina and Captain Hook......

Three days later, a group of pirates and marauder captains called the Caribbean Alliance was quietly formed. However, the organization appears to be engaged in legitimate business activities. Moreover, they were a regular company with the support of the orthodox aristocracy of England, which owned six large carrak galleons of seven or eight hundred tons, for trade and transportation. Among the investors are both English barons for life and royal knights. But their partners seem to be mysterious......

Captain Baka was a pirate leader who was a good pirate leader, and his hiding place was not only a timber processing factory, a brick production kiln, but also a large dockyard that was well-established for the manufacture and maintenance of large ships. He even built a small factory for the design and production of mechanical hardware, and recruited a group of ingenious European craftsmen, which was his greatest hobby.