In the end, curiosity overcame his fear of danger, and Axiang agreed to explore the island where the treasure map pointed.
Of course, not all the sailors agreed to explore the unknown. Most of them had merely followed Nagamasu to make money. This trip had yielded enough of the pirates' treasure for many of them to squander several years ashore before going back to sea.
When a person's needs were satisfied, they became content to loaf around.
In other words, they had made enough money.
Nagamasu did not make things difficult for them.
The sailors willing to follow him boarded the ship, while the rest stayed on the island and waited for their return.
At the same time, Nagamasu made an agreement with the sailors staying behind: if he did not return after a month, the ships and treasure would all belong to those who remained.
After all, if there was no word from him for an entire month, there was a good chance he was already dead.
Of course, those sailors might also flee as soon as Nagamasu and the others departed, taking the treasure home. That was why Nagamasu took the nautical chart with him, and the crewman responsible for navigation went along as well. Without those two things, it would not be easy for the remaining sailors to cross the ocean and return home.
At most, they could wait for a merchant ship that passed through the area once a month and call for help. Only then might they find a way home. Therefore, no matter what, they would have to stay on the island for two or three weeks.
Not to mention that if Nagamasu found the treasure and returned to discover that all the sailors had betrayed him, those traitorous sailors would definitely be arrested