Reborn As a Pirate

Lucie Estate, private dock.

On the newly built lookout platform, Hill was extremely loyal to his duties.

His binoculars were in front of his eyes, and his steady hands moved smoothly to the left, stopped at about thirty degrees, and then slowly pushed back to the right.

He has to do this kind of lookout every fifteen minutes today, starting at 9:00 in the morning, and it has lasted for three hours.

Finally, his binoculars caught a brigantine that broke through the waves lightly on the sea. The slender multi-sails and soft vertical sails with bones are the unique symbols of Bermuda sails. The extra-slender hull and obvious upper The upturned bow is the new darling of high-speed boats, and that one-eyed giant figurehead bust...

It's the Cyclops! Dylan, Barto, the Cyclops is back, get ready to pilot! Hurry up, hurry up, that girl can run faster than the wind!

The Cyclops is a new addition to the Bermuda plan at the last Crow's Nest meeting, the Bermuda Brigentine type.

In that plan, Lorraine asked Leonard to form a communication fleet consisting of two large ships, two small ships, and four ships. Cyclops was one of them, and he was usually stationed in Lucy.

In addition to her, the Three-Eyed Raven is based in Kingston, and usually travels around the world with Leonard; the Azure Waterdrop and the Blue Dewdrop are both parked in New Orleans, and they are used as tool ships for Lorraine to enter and exit under Edward's state.

This is Leonard's adjustment after careful planning.

In terms of covert operations, Bermuda has a unique advantage.

First of all, as a small bicycle-level sailing boat, the sloop does not have the requirement to configure a bow image, which means that unless you deliberately remember the small features, it is impossible to get a seat on the sea.

Secondly, the single longitudinal Bermuda is the fastest and most dexterous ship in the world, it cannot be tracked, and it cannot be intercepted in most cases.

The last and most important thing is that they have a natural appearance of poverty, and no one can be interested in embarrassing them when they are seen at sea.

Because of these advantages, Leonard believes that the single longitudinal Bermuda is a more suitable utility ship for Edward Kenway than the Bermuda Brigantine.

Lorraine originally intended to park a Brigantine in and out of New Orleans, but after this handover, he also had to admit that Leonard obviously thought better about this matter.

On November 9th, the Roadmark sailed out of Boston, carrying Boston rum, which was full of shares of the chief secretary of the second formation, and traveled southward unimpeded.

When passing the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Lorraine deliberately asked Noah to record the return time.

As a result, Dao Biaohao's speed shocked him again.

three days!

From the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to New Orleans, the road marker who is not afraid of the naval inspection only took a little more than three days to complete the entire journey.

More importantly, due to the larger hull and raised mainmast, the observation distance of the Dao Biao has surpassed that of the fourth-level flagship of the circular formation.

This allows her to easily detect and avoid in time when cutting circles,

The entire voyage was never discovered by the Navy.

It can only be said that the Daobiao is worthy of being a holy ship of talent for smuggling.

Lorraine made a rough estimate. As long as he sails along the coastline, it only takes four and a half days for the Taobao to run the smuggling route from New Orleans to Baltimore, and three and a half days to return. sky.

This speed is two days faster than Jackdaw's limit speed of 11 days, and three days faster than the average speed of 12 days, and the risk is much smaller.

The original contract period becomes inapplicable at once.

Back in New Orleans, Lorraine dragged Carmen and Katerina to review for a long time.

The final cargo hold of the Jackdaw is 11, and the initial cargo hold has 14 without special modification.

The total cargo volume of a contract ship is 21 cabins, which means that only three trips are required, and the original three-month contract can be completed by the road sign, plus one additional ship and two military-funded ships, it only takes six trips .

Running only 54 days every three months, this rest period is not sufficient, but excessive.

From the perspective of sailors, excessive relaxation will cause fatigue, and may even cause boating accidents, which will eventually lead to the capsizing of the gutter.

The contract must be adjusted!

Lorraine approached Earl Galvez and first negotiated with him on a draft contract adjustment.

The new contract can increase profitability, and Earl naturally agreed.

On November 23, the smuggling line was launched with full sailors and ammunition. After 9 days without any danger, it returned smoothly on December 2.

Lorraine and Adams formally signed a supplementary adjustment agreement to the smuggling contract in Baltimore.

First, the contract period is shortened to one month, counted as 30 days, and both up and down are omitted.

Second, the contract maintains the delivery volume of 2,400 Charlevilles, 1,200 Dragoons, and 12 land combat light guns as originally proposed, and the price will be as originally negotiated, and will be settled by round.

Third, the additional round originally proposed is cancelled.

Fourth, the bonus military resources were adjusted from the original proposed one ship to a fixed seven cabins.

Fifth, the new contract round began on December 1, 1779, and the delivery on November 28 was added to the December round, and November was not counted.

When the shipment arrived, a copy of Jefferson's Boston report and a private letter to Adams had already been placed on Adams' desk before Lorraine.

On the one hand, as a young politician with a surviving conscience, Adams believed that he used the powerful position of the United States to force Lorraine to accept the settlement with Cotton Jack.

If this matter is resolved, he will naturally feel that Lorraine owes him with peace of mind, but not only has it failed now, but the mediation of the United States seems to have worsened the situation...

America's face is America's own business, but Lorraine's face and safety...

That's why Jefferson said to Lorraine at that time, America is ashamed of you.

This is not only his personal feeling, but also the common feeling of Adams, Washington and other politicians who want to keep both military and civilian smuggling lines at the same time.

The Jackdaw, on the other hand, was wrecked at Boston for the obvious reason that the Continental Army had chosen an untimely ally.

This incident required the Continental Army and the Saints to take full responsibility, but Lorraine retaliated with virtue, not only did not seek compensation from the responsible party, but also used his active performance to eliminate the slave crisis, weaken the southern trade unions, and even hit the British government. spy force...

If Lorraine had been an American, he would be in Philadelphia by now, to the applause of all the members of the Continental Congress, to be honored by Washington.

Caroline is not.

As a smuggler, from the moment he restarted smuggling non-stop, Lorraine has been regarded by Adams as a true friend, a true friend of the United States of America.

Of course there is the most important reason.

For the victory of the war, and for the Continental Army and Washington to gain as much prestige and merit as possible in this victory, the Continental Congress has long been prepared to pay the price. As long as Lorraine can send arms to Baltimore, how much will the United States How much people are willing to charge.

The adjustment of the contract has increased the amount of arms smuggled and accelerated the formation of elite troops. Even without the emotional impact of the first two aspects, Adams has no reason to refuse.

Therefore, on December 2, Lorraine successfully brought back the new contract, and Galvez also persuaded Habsburg on the same day to change the replenishment cycle to the same 30 days.

After completing all the preparations, Daobiao turned to the rhythm of Christmas. After only one day of rest in New Orleans, it set off for Baltimore, and ended the first contract on the 12th, and safely brought back the payment for the December contract.

Loot distribution, settlement, year-end bonus, all staff holidays.

This Christmas holiday lasts from December 13th to January 8th, which lasts for 25 days.

In addition to receiving special allowances, the 100 people who voluntarily take turns in the water tank in the order of two days off and one day off, all crew members are allowed to stay on shore for a long time and move freely.

After making arrangements, the so-called Kenway Merchant Group officially went out of business.

On December 13th, the Azure Water Drop reported to Lucy, while the Cangqing Dew, whose cabin had been renovated and greatly improved its comfort, took Lorraine and his crew to gallop to the Crow's Nest, where they returned to Germany. Rick's identity.

On December 16, the Hundred-Eyed Giant moored off the coast of Little Cayman Island. Lorraine and his party boarded the ship and returned to Lucie that afternoon, where they were caught in Hill's telescope.

Finally home……

As the coastline got closer, the Hundred-Eyed Giant had already folded up the sails and entered the skilled anchoring procedure.

Lorraine stretched lazily, and soon found Dylan and Barto on the pier, as well as Old Hill who was busy climbing down from the watchtower.

Bell put up the awning and kept rolling his eyes, thinking in his mouth: It's strange... Isn't the news of our return to Hong Kong delivered a few days earlier? Why didn't Miss McCarthy come to pick up the ship?

Opheus? Lorraine thought for a while, then smiled, I guess I know the reason.

what reason?

Well...I don't want to tell you now. Christmas surprises come only once a year. Even if I am a pagan, I have the right to enjoy the holiday.

What's going on... Surprise?

Reborn as a Pirate