Two Hundred and Thirty Second Crow's Nest

"Catch the lighthouse!"

"Ask for pilotage...the light has been seen!"

"Lower the sails, enter the channel slowly!"

"The pole is ready, the Charon enters the reef beach."

The Charon sailed on a rocky beach, and the destination was a treacherous beach one kilometer away.

It is also the property of the Drake Chamber of Commerce.

The last time they smuggled out to sea, there was no such link between Charon and Jackdaw. The two sides met outside Little Cayman Island, and Lorraine completed the transfer and disguise at sea.

But this time it's more troublesome than last time...

Lorraine waited too long for news from Carmen, and made the decision to go to sea as soon as he heard the news, so that the reply letter was not delivered to Carmen in time.

There is still some distance between Lucy and New Orleans, and the Charon is not the kind of maverick fast ship. It will take time to cross half of the Caribbean Sea where pirates are rampant, and it will not be able to guarantee the safety of Lorraine.

No matter how you say it, he is also a big businessman with tens of thousands of net worth, with hundreds of lives tied to his body, no matter how willful and adventurous he is, he has reached the age to figure out the difference between meaninglessness and fearlessness.

Going to New Orleans on a ship like the Charon?

Little Cayman, by contrast, is the appropriate meeting point.

On the one hand, although it is isolated overseas, the Cayman Islands is still a British colonial area.

This means that from Jamaica to the Cayman Islands, the vast sea area monopolized by the United Kingdom is much calmer and safer than the rest of the Caribbean where forces are intertwined.

The pirates took the risk of offending the Royal Navy to attack here. The reason could only be that the prey was fat and oily, not [I want to eat fish, but I don’t really want to catch it].

Another aspect also has to do with geography.

Little Cayman is located between Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac, in the middle of the island chain that protrudes outwards, relatively close to the Yucatan Strait leading to the Gulf of Mexico.

This is a must pass from Jamaica to New Orleans. As a middle choice, it prevents the Jackdaw from penetrating into the British sphere of influence and effectively reduces the exposure rate.

For the British sailors who are inevitably guilty of guilt on board,

This is important spiritual comfort.

Combining all the above, Little Cayman Island has become Drake's phone booth in the hearts of everyone. Clark Kent can transform into Superman through the phone booth, and Lorraine Drake can also transform into Black Flag through this island.

But they still need to face a problem. Cross-dressing can protect the chamber of commerce, and at the same time, it will cause a gap in the connection of the itinerary.

Just like now.

In Lucy, Lorraine met a suitable departure time. If it was later, he might be delayed by the Anglo-French joint talks in Havana. If it was earlier, New Orleans could not complete the smuggling preparations.

However, the decision to set off was to be sent to North America via a communication ship, and it would take 3 to 4 days for the Jackdaw to arrive at Little Cayman Island. During this period, it was impossible for the Charon to remain afloat in the dangerous sea.

Pirates, storms, navies or merchants passing by who happen to be in a bad mood... There are too many dangers on the sea, and the Charon is too weak.

It is necessary to prepare a suitable landing place, even if there is not much time to use it, it will be the key to connecting the two lives of Lorraine and Edward at critical times.

So from the moment the smuggling contract was signed, Leonard undertook a secret mission to socialize with gentlemen in the Cayman Islands, select locations, and set up relays.

This private beach sunken deep in the reef is his result.

Commercially, the beach has no visible value.

Located on the northwest coast of Little Cayman Island, there are many reefs, shallow water and rough waves.

But it has villas, a lighthouse, fresh water, a small private pier big enough to accommodate a Sloop boat, and a nice coastal market town more than ten kilometers away, which can supplement basic living supplies.

No one would pay attention to this place. In fact, this place was originally one of the secret places for an English nobleman to spend his vacation and escape from the hustle and bustle of the world.

Lorraine was very satisfied with this place. After receiving Leonard's secret letter, he entrusted him with a set of ancient gold utensils in exchange for its ownership, named it Crow's Nest Manor, and asked Karen to send people to manage everything in the manor. It remains ready to use.

This is the first time the Crow's Nest has been put into use.

After half an hour of entering the port, the Charon stopped and anchored. Lorraine and others disembarked from the ship and glanced at the peaceful seashore with the stars and moon in sight.

"When I retire, it seems good to spend my twilight years in this kind of place." Lorraine stretched comfortably.

Yacharin spat in disgust: "I'm going to live back in Paris after I retire. It's meaningless to lose a prosperous life."

Pierce gave Yacharin a white look: "Even I know what you want to say is that life without a woman is meaningless."

"Tch, you're still young."

"Tch, old thing!"

Lorraine scratched his head in embarrassment.

After the action of the arsonist, the relationship between the age-disparity collaborators has been very tense. Even Lorraine didn't know what they were arguing about, or whether the two were originally at odds with each other, but they accidentally crossed over through actions. Overcoming the hurdle of strangers, they suddenly became people they hated...

Haina stepped on the beach and stuck to Lorraine: "Should I warn Desai? He is older and should do more to maintain peace on board."

Lorraine thought for a while, and finally shook his head.

"Little Pierce had too many good teachers and helpful friends during his growth. Having Acharin is good for him. Even if he can't learn to compromise with others, he can still know that people have all kinds of attitudes."

At this time, Daniel pushed the unlucky Bell and finally got off the plank road.

He threw Bell's stroller away, took a deep breathing stretch like a spell, and evaluated himself.

"There is an abstinent fragrance in the air. I guess a potion can be found here. If you refine it, it should have the effect of impotence."

"Impotence... impotence?!" Yacharin and Pierce said in unison, pale with shock.

...

Life in Jackdaw Manor is very comfortable.

The so-called impotence medicine is of course Daniel's illusion. These days, he has collected more than 60 kinds of properties near the pier, but in the end he did not extract any special potion.

It's just that Bell suffers, and falls into a high fever in hallucinations every day, unconscious and unconscious.

The Charon left after unloading the luggage of Lorraine and others and the supplies of the manor. Three days later, an assault boat slowly docked. There were not many people on board, and the leader was the long-lost Ke Lun and Wang also.

Wang also burst into laughter.

"My lord captain, without the company of great Cantonese cuisine, how can you find something to eat these days?"

"Although I don't want to be too serious...but the Cantonese food you cook is the kind of hard to swallow. As a model of forgetting your ancestors, your French food is much more delicious."

Wang Ye slammed his mouth: "Never forget your ancestors... Captain, your Chinese is really the biggest mystery of the Drake Chamber of Commerce."

"Perhaps..." Lorraine was reluctant to delve into this topic, and immediately turned away, "Is the Jackdaw ready?"

"The ship is full of Charleville and dragoons, as well as some supporting ammunition. I believe that the Americans will fall in love with you at first sight, captain."

"Then you have to meet the Americans first..."

Lorraine turned around and saw the sailors lift Bell out of the villa, put it on a stretcher and send it directly to the boat.

Karen glanced curiously: "That's our new partner? Your boy? The world's top helmsman in the letter?"

"His identity is a bit complicated. In order to be responsible to you, I think he must be convicted of a crime before telling him the truth."

Karen nodded in agreement.

Among the sailors, Karen is trusted by Lorraine for his rigor and rigidity. The opinions of him, Carmen and Henna have always been the most important to Lorraine, and they are also very popular among sailors.

Seeing that he supported his decision as always, Lorraine laughed.

"The long rest is over, gentlemen and ladies. Are you...ready for adventure?"

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