~~ When Barbossa said that only the Great Emperor of Pirates had the authority to declare war on foreign powers, Jack, playing the straight man Hao Shuai had arranged, immediately stood up and said, "Did you just make that up?"
"Did I make it up? Let's hear it from Captain Tig." Barbossa announced loudly, "Let the keeper of the Code explain."
As the legendary pirate who guarded the Pirate Code—Tia Dalma—made her entrance, the Pirate Kings present immediately fell silent and sat down.
This old fellow's no ordinary man~~ He can guard the Pirate Code and make all the Pirate Kings this afraid of him.
Hao Shuai watched with curiosity as the retired Pirate King entered, dressed in an elaborate red captain's coat, with smoky eye makeup and a braided beard. He looked exactly like Jack, as if they'd been cut from the same mold. He was also Jack Sparrow's father, and the only person in the world who could make the unpredictable Jack behave.
With Tia Dalma's entrance, a huge Code was carried into the room.
Tia Dalma opened it with practiced ease and searched through its pages. At last, she pointed to a line and declared, "Barbossa is right. The Great Emperor of Pirates is responsible for declaring war on foreign powers and negotiating with our common enemies."
Now that the legality of electing a Great Emperor of Pirates had been established, Barbossa stepped forward at just the right moment. "Now, in accordance with the Code, we'll vote to elect a Great Emperor of Pirates. He'll decide whether we fight the East India Company or negotiate with them."
Just as Hao Shuai had expected, when it came to Barbossa's turn, all the Pirate Kings had already chosen to vote for themselves without hesitation. Hao Shuai had voted for