The lakes and mountains are beautiful, and the sky and the sea are boundless.

The lake and the sea have different scenery, even if it is as vast as Lake Nicaragua.

Just around the corner is the island of Ometpe, a large island in the middle of the lake with two towering volcanic cones that surround the tips of the cones.

The remains of these two volcanoes are the parents of Lake Nicaragua, and the eruption of the volcano thousands of years ago created the Isthmus of Rivas, which separates the lake from the sea, and also created the verdant green islands on the lake, which make the lake look picturesque.

The San Caroline's lake tour has been going on for half a day.

The sun hung high in the middle of the sky, and Lorraine and the others had lunch with Marat, and it was finally time to talk about business.

Parasols and deck chairs were erected on the deck, and Lorraine and Marat were seated on the left and right, and Marat was anxious to see Henna on the back deck, and from that alone, Lorraine knew that he was not good at stealing from rats and dogs.

But Lorraine still cooperated with him, letting Henna go to the back deck, and also asked Leif and Barto to take care of them so that the ship would not bump and Henna would fall.

Marat let out a long sigh of relief.

It took him a moment to regain his dignity, beckoning two glasses of wine, and giving Lorraine a nudge.

"The white rum of Havana is one of the best in the world."

Lorraine raised her glass in thanks.

In terms of social etiquette, this is Lorraine's speaking wheel, and he should be just right to thank Marat, while being flattered by the attention and hospitality of these two days.

In this way, Mara can say the classic opening line, "I am very optimistic about you".

Lorraine, however, said nothing, sipping his wine, leaning back in his chair, perhaps because the parasol was not angled, and he even closed his eyes comfortably.

Mara was a little difficult to ride, and hesitated for a long time before trying to open: "Ruhl, don't you wonder why I am so attentive to you?" ”

"Huh?" Lorraine opened her eyes differently, "Isn't it because we hit it off at first sight?" ”

"Uh...... Of course, we hit it off at first sight......"

"Great." Lorraine patted her chest exaggeratedly, "I thought I was wishful thinking we had a friendship. ”

"Friendship is real!" Marat confirmed in an emphatic tone, "Friendship is real, but ......"

"But?"

Mara sat up straight: "Ruhl, do you know why I was sent to San Carlos?" ”

"Isn't it a normal assignment and transfer?"

"Assignments and transfers?" Malahaha laughed, "My dear Ruhl, my uncle is the admiral of the garrison fleet, how could a normal transfer send me to the desolate city of San Carlos!" ”

"Your family is rich and a plantation owner. You probably don't know very well what is going on in the army. ”

Lorraine straightened up as well, looking at Marat with interest.

Mara finally found the rhythm he had imagined, and with a wave of his hand, he pointed in the direction of San Carlos.

"It's San Carlos, a fortress in the middle of the rainforest, a deserted town, and an inexhaustible gold mine in our hands."

"Every year from June to November, in just five months, millions of anise worth of gold coins travel across the two oceans through the tiny San Juan River. They all had to pay taxes in San Carlos, taxes of tens of thousands of anise coins, half of which belonged to the king and half remained in the place. ”

"Who will have at their disposal the sizable money? Theoretically, of course, it's the local people's army. The waste was the force of the town, responsible for the defense of the city and the order of trade on the San Juan River. ”

"The truth is, however, they alone could not protect the fortress and this important tax card. Just like last October, it was our bloody battle with the grenadiers that locked up a group of pirates intent on plundering at the source of the San Juan River, and the forts of the city walls had a chance to send those vicious pirates to the bottom of the river and feed the piranhas, who will never be fed! ”

For the first time, Lorraine heard unexpected information: "Pirate group? You wiped out a pirate group last year? ”

"Yes! A powerful group of pirates composed of five ships, I heard that they are still the pirate kings of the Caribbean, and from the information captured on their flagship, that pirate is the famous [Thomas the Fly]. ”

"You've quietly exterminated a pirate king...... Isn't there a canonical punishment? ”

"We haven't even found the corpse, and we can't even publicize it." Marat shrugged regretfully, "But we captured the fifth-class flagship named the Shengshi, and she was docked in the port of Grenada. We took the boat, the grenadiers took the gold, and San Carlos took the rest of the ship's harvest, and everyone rejoiced. ”

"That's really...... It's a pity. ”

Lorraine struggled to digest the unexpected news.

Thomas the Fly, the only one of the six surviving pirate kings, died silently on the San Juan River, and the Brotherhood of the Sea seems to know nothing about it.

Lorraine's first thought was Thomas's Pirate King token.

No publicity, no announcements, this thing that was enough to make the pirate world crazy is still probably still lying in a corner of the Commander's Mansion and no one cares about it.

In other words, it won't be thrown away as garbage, right?

Lorraine felt the urge to wipe his sweat, and he looked at Marat with his eyes enthusiastically, and his mind had already drifted to the clouds.

"Ruhl? Dear Ruhl? My friend? ”

Lorraine was startled for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, a smile cut out: "I'm listening, Mr. Major." You didn't say it explicitly, but I know you want to do something with my face, why...... Presumably related to the considerable income of San Carlos. ”

"Hell, you're smarter than you look!" Mara cleared her throat, "Ruhl, you know?" Since the three armies were the guardian of the peace of San Carlos, there was an agreement between us from the very beginning of the establishment of San Carlos that the commander of the fortress would dispose of the profits belonging to the locality, and that the commander would be appointed for one year, on May 5 of each year, by the governor and the admiral according to the state of the three troops. ”

"May 5th? That's not ......"

"Less than a month to go!" Marat approached Lorraine and lowered his voice, "Last year's appointee was the People's Army, and this year, because of his contribution to the eradication of pirates, it is not surprising that he will be re-elected." ”

"That's why my uncle sent me here, and I need to make them go wrong, some innocuous little problems, to show their stupidity and incompetence."

"For example?"

"For example, a company commander played with fire in a warehouse where ammunition was stored and accidentally caused the ammunition depot to explode......"

Lorraine raised an eyebrow: "This will cause a lot of casualties, right?" And the ammunition depot ......"

Marat waved his hand indifferently: "Some lowly pioneers, it is easy to replenish, not to mention their own accidents, if they die, they will die." ”

His eyes burned: "And detonating the ammunition depot does not necessarily cause many casualties." There were two ammunition depots in the fortress, one in the center of the barracks and the other in the eastern city, at the corner of the southeastern city wall. ”

"You're very thoughtful......," Lorraine hesitated, "Mr. Major, I want to know what I can get out of it." You know, if this comes to light, my behavior will be treasonous. ”

"You will gain my friendship, dear Ruhl." Marat smiled coldly, "The friendship of a future fortress commander, the friendship of a young officer who has plenty of room to grow and is highly valued. ”

"Looks like I have to agree."

Lorraine closed her eyes again, both moved and helpless, like a helpless pawn who had been tempted and threatened.

"Don't hesitate, Ruhl, it's easy for you, I never get people wrong."

Marat ordered the man to replace it with a new wine, handed it to Lorraine with his own hand, and touched it lightly.

"Cheers to our friendship in the future."