"Victor, why do I feel like you haven't changed much over these past ten years? If anything, you seem quite a bit younger?"
Jack Sparrow stood aboard the Black Pearl once more, stroking the warship as he stared curiously at Barbossa beside him, who looked almost twenty years younger!
Back when Jack Sparrow had come to the Eastern Empire in search of Qing Mo, Barbossa had happened to be sent to the Japanese islands to haul back slaves. He had only barely rushed back two days before the navy set sail!
Because of his fondness for the Black Pearl, Barbossa had not allowed the Ming Dynasty, already entering its industrial age, to refit it into an ironclad warship. Instead, he had merely had the hull improved and enlarged!
Though the new Black Pearl was still a wooden warship, both its speed and sturdiness had improved enormously compared to before!
Moreover, in terms of fighting enemies, the ship had been fitted with quite a few advanced cannons!
It could fire shells such as explosive rounds and incendiary rounds. In terms of firepower, it was only the tiniest bit inferior to those ironclad warships!
Standing at the bow and letting the sea breeze wash over him, Barbossa had changed back into his favorite pirate attire. Upon hearing the question from Jack Sparrow, whom he had not seen for years, he smiled smugly!
"Ha ha ha! Jack, if I told you I not only hadn't grown old, but had actually become twenty years younger, would you believe me?"
"Impossible! Victor, that joke isn't funny at all!"
Hearing Barbossa's words, Jack Sparrow curled his lip. He did not believe a word of that nonsense!
Back when Barbossa had still been Jack Sparrow's first mate, he had already been over forty!
Then he had seized