Chapter 011: Sponsorship

The next day, when Jack Sparrow woke up, he found his whole body aching terribly.

After all, having lain on the floor all night, this reaction was not surprising.

But he didn't complain to Wang Bo; he remembered that after getting drunk in the past, he was often thrown out of bars, and occasionally even into trash heaps.

Having had such experiences, compared to that, Wang Bo letting him spend the night on the bar floor was already merciful enough, so Jack Sparrow felt he shouldn't ask for more.

Of course, whether he complained inwardly, Wang Bo wasn't too sure.

After all, Wang Bo wouldn't be idle enough to read his mind.

"What time is it now?" Jack Sparrow asked, sitting back down in the chair.

Wang Bo told him the exact time.

Jack Sparrow said, "I should be going. Also, boss, your rum is really delicious. I hope next time I visit Port Royal, I can still drink your rum."

"I can't guarantee that." After all, Wang Bo had been considering changing his business recently.

Jack Sparrow sighed and said, "That's a real pity."

With that, he turned and left.

Wang Bo didn't stop him.

However, not long after, Jack Sparrow returned and stood at the bar, saying, "Boss, I remember you're quite rich, aren't you?"

Wang Bo nodded, somewhat surprised, and said, "It's impressive you can remember that; I recall you were already drunk at the time."

He remembered that when the two of them were talking, Jack Sparrow was already tipsy.

Even if he had blacked out from it, it wouldn't have been strange.

Jack Sparrow flashed a delighted smile, pointed at his head, and said, "I have a very good memory."

"So?" Wang Bo asked.

"To be honest, boss, I'm actually a merchant, but my cargo ship met with an accident in a storm and sank into the sea. However, I encountered something very interesting because of it."

"What thing?"

"You might not believe it, but that unfathomable sea out there connects to a vast and mysterious world. I have an idea, boss. I hope you can sponsor me with some funds. I'll buy a big ship, recruit some sailors, and sell your rum far and wide in that other world, making your rum famous there. What do you think?"

Hearing Jack Sparrow call himself a merchant, Wang Bo couldn't help but find it amusing. He looked Jack Sparrow up and down and asked, "Have you been to that world?"

"Of course." Jack Sparrow puffed out his chest and said confidently, "I'm a merchant who roams the seas; I've seen the big world."

Wang Bo said, "A big merchant? I think you mean a big pirate."

Jack Sparrow showed no embarrassment at being exposed. "Actually, I occasionally moonlight as a merchant."

Wang Bo knew this wasn't a boast; Jack Sparrow had indeed done merchant work.

For example, he had once been hired by the infamous East India Trading Company to transport a batch of goods, but when Jack Sparrow found out the goods were slaves, he inexplicably freed them.

The East India Trading Company flew into a rage, captured Jack Sparrow, and branded a "P" on his arm.

This was the first letter of the English word for pirate; once branded with this mark, one was essentially a pirate.

Not only did the East India Trading Company brand Jack Sparrow as a pirate, they also destroyed his ship, threw him into prison, and planned to execute him, but Jack Sparrow still managed to escape.

Not only that, Jack Sparrow had also made a deal with Davy Jones, the sea devil, trading his soul for Davy Jones to use magic to repair his ship.

The Black Pearl.

The two agreed that after Jack Sparrow served as captain for thirteen years, he would work on Davy Jones's ship for a hundred years.

But the guy was too unlucky; before he could be captain for even a few years, he was marooned by his first mate, Barbossa.

Now, he had probably just escaped not long ago, with neither ship nor crew, so he planned to trick Wang Bo into giving him an investment to make a comeback.

"Alright." Wang Bo thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. "I can give you an investment, and even give you a magical ship no less than the Black Pearl, but from today on, you must work for me."

Jack Sparrow's expression turned serious. "You know about the Black Pearl?"

At this point in time, Barbossa and his crew were already cursed, and the Black Pearl had gradually become a legend of the sea.

Even fewer people knew that Jack Sparrow was the captain of the Black Pearl.

"Is it strange that I know about the Black Pearl?" Wang Bo looked at him with a half-smile.

"No, how could it be." Jack Sparrow could now be certain that Wang Bo was definitely not an ordinary bar owner; he might not even be human, but a monster in human skin.

But what did that matter?

Who was he? He was Jack Sparrow, who dared to trade with even a figure like Davy Jones, a true pirate who yearned for freedom. Even if he now traded with a strange bar owner, what did it matter?

If the other party also wanted to take his soul, that would be great.

After all, he had already given his soul to Davy Jones. If the other party wanted his soul, he could simply introduce Davy Jones to this bar owner.

Then, let these two monsters fight it out.

No matter which one died, Jack Sparrow would clap in delight, at most placing a flower on the grave.

If the two monsters could kill each other, he would laugh even in his dreams.

"So, when do we make the deal?" Jack Sparrow asked cheerfully after calming down. "I'm very curious to see what a ship no less than the Black Pearl looks like."

Although the Black Pearl was irreplaceable in his heart, since it wasn't in his hands now, he was still looking forward to getting a ship no less than the Black Pearl.

Seeing Jack Sparrow's eager expression, Wang Bo knew the guy had no good intentions, but Wang Bo didn't care; after all, Jack Sparrow was just an ordinary person.

Even though he was the protagonist, he was still an ordinary person.

Wang Bo only needed the other party to obey.

He issued tasks, and the other party completed them.

If he dared to be tricky, Wang Bo wouldn't mind teaching him a lesson.

With that thought, Wang Bo pulled a palm-sized magical ship from his fourth-dimensional pocket and handed it to Jack Sparrow. "This ship is for you."