Lakes and mountains, purgatory on earth.

Walking out of the sewers, the four of Lorraine came to a deserted lake on the edge of the fortress.

Lorraine had never paid attention to the fact that the tiny San Carlos still had this kind of place that resembled a private pier, with no width or depth, only a small piece cut out by the irregular walls of the commander's residence, completely separated from the daily thriving lakeside pier.

On the pier were several small fishing boats with a single sail, no more than five meters long, probably for the nobles who could use the secret passages to escape.

At this time, the whole city of San Carlos was terrified, the barracks of the Nationalist army and the pillars of smoke at the head of the Watergate Tower were reflected in the distance, and the drumbeat of the British army was still not heard outside the city, and Torrecia was still tirelessly lobbying Lorraine.

"Mr. Drake, I wonder if you're satisfied with my sincerity?"

"Your openness breaks my heart, Mr. Baron." Lorraine sincerely owes a debt to Torresias.

In any case, he provided Lorraine with the perfect passage out of the bunker, without the slightest thought, without encountering an enemy, and all the credit for Lorraine's comfortable walk must be credited to him alone.

He accepted Lorraine's thank you with his chest held high, and then said proudly, "Then what I proposed to you in the sewers......"

"I've been thinking about your actions all the way."

Lorraine straightened up, listening to the confusion and shouts of the city, and stared unfocused at the great lake and the fishing boats that were floating silently on the water.

"To say that you knew that Great Britain was plotting against San Carlos would be an act of disrespect to you and disrespectful to myself."

"Our actions are very secretive. The army hid quietly in the rainforest, and I infiltrated the fortress without seeking anyone's help. In this case, even if you have eyes and hands in San Carlos, there is no source of information to support you to know my purpose in advance. ”

"Again, I'm guessing you don't know that Marat commissioned me to blow up the arsenal of the Nationalist Army."

"This matter will not be seen in the light of day, Marat will not let too many people know, and even his real plans will be hidden from me."

"Do you remember Morey, the commander of your Civilian Army company? He's actually a spy buried by the captain of the fleet. Originally, according to Marat's plan, today's operation should have been carried out by him, probably only to create a small, controllable explosion, of course, with the purpose of dishonoring you, and my corpse would appear at the scene of the explosion, as the poor scapegoat. ”

Lorraine waved his hand disdainfully: "To get back to the point, you probably didn't know that I would appear in the bunker, and you wouldn't wait for me there, the most likely, you took refuge in the bunker because of Blackbeard's attack on the Watergate Tower, and ended up accidentally becoming my prisoner." ”

Torresias listened quietly to Lorraine's analysis, and the moment he heard the conclusion, he nodded indifferently: "Your analysis is reasonable, and the conclusion is completely correct. ”

Lorraine begins his second phase of analysis.

"If you are caught unexpectedly, your first thought is, of course, to protect yourself."

"I'm a vicious bandit, and I'm going to enter the bunker with a lot of intentions, and it's usually very unlikely that you'll survive. You have to show your worth to save your life, including driving out the guards to create the environment, time and space for me to set up the mechanism, and betraying this secret passage so that I can bring you out alive without risk. ”

"It's good for you and me to bring you out. As far as I'm concerned, I don't have to bear the notoriety of killing a nobleman, it won't affect the trade between the Chamber of Commerce and Spain, and for you, it's safe to get out of the blast range, and in the end, it's still a matter of survival. ”

"It wasn't until you got out of the secret passage and into the sewers that all the threats to your life were gone, that you had the energy to start taking stock of the resources you had, trying to seek something higher than living, such as freedom and even merit."

"Someone is terrorizing San Carlos. I tell you that the man is the pirate Blackbeard, and you might have preferred an Englishman. ”

"The British wreaked havoc in the fortress. They attacked Marat, who panicked and abandoned his duties. They attacked Watergate, and Colonel Oviere was killed on the spot. ”

"You are the only one, the terrorist attack also found you, the rock-solid fortress of the Gospel of St. Mary was invaded, and the arms and baggage on which the civilian army relied for war were destroyed, but you went deep into the enemy's lair to negotiate, and with your incorruptible tongue and Grenada's strong deterrence, you still succeeded in driving away the enemy."

"You will be the hero of Spain, the savior of San Carlos. The damage to a few thousand guns and fortress bunkers was nothing to mention before these exploits. Look, is my analysis correct? ”

Torresias laughed heartily, "Wonderful analysis, Mr. Drake, you almost guessed what I was going to do. ”

"But you seem to have overlooked something, Mr. Baron." Lorraine spread her hands in gratitude and reminded softly, "I'm just a mercenary, if my contract only ends in the fall of San Carlos, how can your plan guarantee my interests?" ”

"That's the part you didn't guess." Torresias was confident, "Even if I am free, I still plan to hand over to you the research materials of the Fountain of Youth, and perhaps a few hundred anise gold coins as a thank you to reward the hard work and dedication of the warriors under my command these days." ”

Lorraine raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Even if I set you free, you still plan to give me the information of the Fountain of Youth?" ”

"Just copies, but you have to preach that you took them all."

Lorraine suddenly realized: "So you planned for me to attract Blackbeard's attention. ”

"That's the fountain of youth! For the sake of this amazing object, you will of course have to take some small risks. ”

After saying this, Torresias Shi Ran straightened up his clothes, like a general preparing to surrender, and asked the oil painter to record his most heroic appearance when he took over the command sword of his opponent.

He looked at Lorraine, obviously looking up, but his eyes couldn't hide his condescending arrogance.

"It's all ready, Mr. Drake. You already know everything, and I see your intelligence. ”

"This talent will be the cornerstone of our collaboration. You should know that the British occupation of San Carlos is a futile move, and you can't stop Grenada's powerful counterattack, so why not let peace do justice for us? ”

Lorraine nodded in agreement.

"You are right, Mr. Baron. Peace is the key to stabilizing San Carlos, and if Grenada's army appears on the lake, we will have to abandon the fortress. So...... Barto, knock him out. ”

"Huh?"

Torresias still looked at Lorraine like that, and the victorious proclamation in his eyes never dissipated, for he didn't understand what Lorraine meant.

But Bartow understood.

The strong sailor grinned and walked over to Torresias, his only intact hand pointing at his knife, staggering for the best place to strike.

Torresias understood this action as a final blackmail.

"Mr. Drake, sanity. I'm not going to give any more, we're all civilized people, and you should know that I don't need to give more. ”

"Of course I know that." Lorraine smiled and said, "It's just that there are some differences in our thinking about pursuing peace, the way you see is for the British to withdraw their troops, but I see something else." ”

"The two nobles of Grenada have come for a change, just across the tiny Nicaragua Lake, and they will certainly not lead the army. As long as we capture them, although we will still not be able to capture the heavily defended Grenada, it will be impossible for the leaderless Grenada to send troops to counterattack the lost territory, and at least until the new governor arrives, San Carlos will not have to face the Spanish fire. ”

"This is also peace."

Torresias' eyes widened in disbelief: "You don't have a ship!" With those little assault boats, it is impossible to capture our governor on the lake, you have no ......"

Syllable!

Barto finally found his position and struck a knife right in Torresias' side neck.

Torresias fell limply in Barto's arms, who held him and asked Lorraine curiously: "Captain, what are we going to do next?" ”

"Grenada has two fifth-class ships, and the Governor and Admiral should come on one of them. If you want to capture this ship, only the San Carlos is not safe. Lorraine touched her chin and her eyes returned to the small fishing boat moored by the lake, "Torresias is a good item for the next battle, and to be on the safe side, we need more of something like this." ”