Chapter 1368 Dark Cross! Portugal Exploration Code

"Bang! Bang!"

"Kill! Kill the natives!"

"Bang! Ah!"

"Ah!"

The dim and sparse sunlight, through the layers of green leaves in the forest, fell on the loose ground, forming a crescent-shaped light spot. The sound of the Orinoco River was singing in the distance, and the gurgling of blood flowing into the earth accompanied the dying wail, and scattered into the invisible sky.

When Bruno heard the gunshots and came to the big ship for emergency support, he saw such a scene. A dozen naked natives were lying on the ground, and several sailors were fighting for the shell necklaces found on the natives. And Knight Silveira, with a bloody knight's cross dagger hanging down, returned from the forest with a sullen look on his face.

"Oh! These despicable natives, they run fast! Just like the monkeys in the forest, they disappeared in a blink of an eye..."

"Knight Silveira! Should you explain what happened just now?!"

Bruno looked at the fallen native bodies with a very bad look on his face. He didn't care about the lives of these natives, but he was very annoyed by Knight Silveira's unauthorized actions!

"By God's witness! We sailed along the coast for more than ten days, and finally met a group of natives. We were able to ask some local information... But you took the sailors and killed them all?!..."

"Uh... Captain Bruno... This group of natives approached quietly, holding bows and arrows and strange long tubes in their hands. They were not good people at first glance! Before they attacked us, I reacted decisively and killed them first! Pope Urban taught that yellow-skinned pagans like this are just like the Moors across the sea. The more they kill, the better. Killing them is salvation!..."

Seeing Silveira's meaningless explanation, Bruno's chest was filled with anger. Obviously, these natives did not attack first, and perhaps they had no intention of hostility at all. Silvera, in a fit of rage, treated the natives as enemies and launched a reckless attack, without even asking the captain for permission beforehand...

"Damn it! Silvera, you idiot! Who told you to attack the natives first?... You didn't find out whether there was a powerful tribe behind these natives that might take revenge... You didn't see the shining wealth of the natives, and you just killed for the sake of killing when you couldn't bring any benefits to the fleet!... You are an arrogant wild boar who is reckless to the extreme!..."

"Ah?! Foda-se! Bruno, how dare you insult me? I am the son of a baron, and you are just a..."

"Foda-se! I am insulting you! Kneel down!..."

Bruno drew out the rapier from his waist with a clang, and before Silvera could react, he put it on the opponent's neck. Silvera was shocked and tried to resist... The boatswain Haroldo took two steps forward, pressed Silvera's shoulders, and kicked him hard on the knee, knocking him to his knees!

"Silvera, I'm going to teach you a lesson today! Remember this! In terms of position, I'm the captain of the fleet, and you're just my deputy, an adjutant who must obey my orders! In terms of title, I'm a royal knight personally appointed by His Majesty, and you're just a baron's son, a bastard with no inheritance rights and no status!...

"Finally, in terms of relationship, I'm the exploration captain personally appointed by General Nuno, and I've personally listened to His Majesty's instructions! And you? You're just a wild dog barking everywhere without connections or a master! ..."

"Remember this! It's me, Sir Bruno Con, who is responsible for the entire fleet, the Lord and His Majesty! And you, Knight Silvera, you only need to be responsible for me! You must obey the orders of me, the captain! "

"If you disobey my orders and create trouble wantonly, ruining His Majesty's efforts to contact the native kingdom and open up a new route... I will kill you directly, and then report to His Majesty, report to General Nuno, and then notify your father the baron, and there will be no guilt! Killing you is in vain! ... Do you understand? ! ..."

Facing Bruno's ruthless rebuke, facing this murderous warning, feeling the cold sword on his neck... Knight Silveira's face turned pale, his knees became weak, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

As a noble captain who graduated from the Navigation Academy, he never thought that slaughtering pagan natives would be a crime. After all, the Kingdom of Portugal's development in the southern continent, the goods and gold that were continuously transported back by ships, weren't they all obtained in this way?

But Bruno kept holding on to this point, using His Majesty's mission to pressure him, and severely taught him a lesson... He really couldn't refute it. . According to the teachings of the Navigation Academy, the captains in the fleet must have a clear and strict hierarchy, just like in every ship, the captain is the king of all the crew members.

If Bruno is weak in character, or if he is concerned about his background, he will be given equal captain power and subsequent equal distribution of credits, that is his own ability! But if the other party is strict with the law, takes advantage of his fault, puts a knife on his neck, and forces him to bow his head and admit his mistakes... He can only swallow his anger and obey the other party's leadership!

"Yes... Captain Bruno..."

"Call me the respected Sir Bruno Con!"

".Yes! The respected Sir Bruno Con! I understand your instructions..."

"Do you really understand?! Then tell me, what should I do next time I meet the natives?!..."

“.According to the teachings of the Navigation Academy, first send a small gift to build a good relationship with the natives. Then find out if there is any powerful tribe behind them... Finally, find out if they have any valuable property to boost the morale of the crew..."

Silveira lowered his head, gritted his teeth in his heart, but his face was obedient. He honestly answered the standard response method according to the experience summarized by Portugal's navigation exploration.

"Don't offend powerful tribes when you are not strong enough! Don't plunder rashly before you are ready to set off! And when you confirm that the native tribe has no background and valuable property, you must reach a consensus in the fleet and conduct a decisive raid and killing. Leave as few people alive as possible! ... Then set fire to the traces of the incident, try not to let the news leak out, or delay the time for the news to leak out, and sail away as soon as possible. Finally, distribute the spoils fairly, don't cause internal strife in the fleet, and leave enough to hand over to the kingdom..."

"The Lord bless us! For the glory of the Lord, we obtain the wealth and rewards promised by the Lord. And all the sins of the pagans will be forgiven by the Pope's decree!..."

"Very good! Silvera, remember everything you have memorized! Always be cautious and sober!..."

Hearing the satisfactory reply, Bruno nodded. He looked at the adjutant who knelt down with his head down, and slowly retracted the threatening sword. At this moment, he imitated Captain Diogo in his memory and left an extremely serious warning.

"Bless the Virgin Mary! The Castilians have suffered a great loss here... According to their intelligence, there is a savage and powerful tribe, or a savage and powerful native kingdom, active on the large island in this area... And this native kingdom has connections with the East, and is also a dangerous target that we must contact when we open up new routes to the East!..."

"For this powerful native kingdom, you must be cautious, show enough goodwill and respect, and don't act recklessly! Just like the Songhai native kingdom and the Congo native kingdom that the kingdom encountered on the west side of the southern continent!..."

"Remember! The powerful native kingdom is a wolf that can sit on the table and eat with us... and only those weak and powerless native tribes are the meat we eat!..."

After warning Silvera, who bowed his head, Bruno looked around again and ordered the awed sailors.

"God is my witness! Everyone heard me! When you first meet the natives, smile at me! If something unexpected happens and we really fight, we must be fierce and decisive, and don't leave any survivors alive!..."

"Go! Check all the fallen natives! Stab those who are not dead and throw them all into the sea to feed the fish!..."

"After you're done, get on the boat! We'll set off tonight and won't stay here any longer! May God bless you!..."

"Yes!... May God bless you!..."

The neat prayers rang out in the dense rainforest. The voice was extremely pious, like some special declaration, which shook a flock of birds.

The bird stared at the seaside, looked at the blue and white crosses flying on the two Portuguese sailboats, and blinked in confusion. It couldn't see the "flowers" on the cross pattern, but it could clearly see that behind the flag were low and dark clouds, which were signs of the coming rainstorm. The dark clouds were very dark, very dark, and the dark cross had already arrived from that day! …