01 - Imagine My Surprise | Sequence 9 AC IV: Black Flag Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
OPTIONAL OBJECTIVE- kill four brutes
OPTIONAL OBJECTIVE- sabotage two alarm bells
Right after you start, run into the nearby plantation and hide among the bushes. You will find the first brute here and an alarm bell. Deal with both and make sure that the other two soldiers around do not spot you. Then, go into the middle of the plantation by moving from cover to cover.
Somewhere in the middle, you will find another brute. Walk up to him from behind and jump at him from the bushes next to him.
A bit ahead, there is one more.
Remain among the bushes where you have killed the most recent brute, activate the eagle vision and locate your targets. They will start going towards you. Once they pass you by, run up towards the alarm bell, to complete the optional objective and follow Hornigold and Rogers. If there are any soldiers around the bell, either wait for them to walk away, put them to sleep, or simply kill in fight before you activate the eagle vision, which will start the next part of the mission.
When they come close to the plantation's exit, use take the hole in the wall on the left and get out quickly. Then, follow the two. After you jump down, you will not have to bother with the soldiers guarding the plantation's entrance. You will be already outside of the restricted area so, they will not react to your presence.
Blend in with the crowd, use side alleys and covers while following your targets. Soon, they will be joined by two soldiers, but this will not change the situation too much. Simply, do your job and go ahead. Also, remember that neither the regular soldiers, nor the gunners on the rooftops, will react to your presence out in the streets if only you simply walk along the street.
When they reach the restricted area, take the hole in the fence shown in the screenshot, on the right of the entrance. Right past the hole, there is a patch of bushes, with the last brute next to it, who you need to kill to complete the optional objective.
You will have to eavesdrop on the group. They will go to the back of the facility but you, instead, follow the marking in the screenshot. The eavesdropping range is very big so, you can easily allow yourself such a shortcut. Once there, you will find some thickets where you need to hide immediately. Around, there is one more brute patrolling, if you have missed any earlier.
Once the group enter the shipyard building, go ahead towards the pile of rubbish at the fence. Over that pile, jump onto the building's rooftop. In a moment, a cutscene will start.
Finally, you will be attacked by several guard waves. You can escape into water and swim away to lose them, but you can also fight them , which should not be too difficult, especially if you are packing smoke bombs. If you decided for the former, swim towards the Jackdaw. If you decided for the latter, you can use the nearby boat after you killed all of the enemies, to leave the restricted area and complete this mission.