Lucy Estate, private jetty.

On the newly built lookout platform, Hill was rarely faithful to his duties.

His scope was in front of him, and his hands, which were as steady as stands, moved gently to the left, paused at about thirty degrees, and then slowly pushed back to the right.

He had to do a round every fifteen minutes today, starting at 9 a.m., and it had been going on for three hours.

Finally, his binoculars caught a brigentine that was light on the waves, the slender multi-splintered sails and the soft sturgeon sails with bones were the hallmarks of Bermuda's sail outfits, the extraordinarily slender hull and pronounced upturned bow were the new darlings of high-speed boats, and the bust of the one-eyed giant......

"It's the Cyclops! Dylan, Bartow, the cyclops are 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 program at the last Raven's Nest meeting, the Bermuda Brigentin.

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

In addition to her, the Three-Eyed Raven is based in Kingston and usually follows Leonard around the world; Cereal droplets and pale dewdrops were all parked in New Orleans, and were used as tools for Lorraine to enter and exit and communicate in Edward's state.

This is Leonard's careful adjustment.

When it comes to covert operations, Bermuda alone has a unique advantage.

First of all, as a small sailboat in the bicycle class, the dhow does not have a bow statue, which means that unless you deliberately memorize small features, it is impossible to sit in the right seat at sea.

Second, Bermuda is the fastest and most agile ship in the world, untraceable and in most cases unstoppable.

Last but not least, they had the appearance of natural poverty, and no one could be embarrassed when they saw it at sea.

Because of these advantages, Leonard decided that Bermuda alone was a better fit for Edward than Bermuda Brigentine. Kenway's tool ship.

Lorraine had intended to anchor a Briganting in New Orleans, but after this handover, he had to admit that Leonard had clearly thought better about it.

On November 9th, the road sign galloped out of Boston, carrying a ship full of Boston rum with the shares of the secretary of the second formation, unimpeded, all the way south.

As she passed through the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Lorraine deliberately asked Noah to record the time of the return voyage.

As a result, the speed of the road mark shocked him again.

Three days!

From the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to New Orleans, the road marking, which is not afraid of the Navy's inspection, took just over three days to complete the entire journey.

More critically, due to the enlargement of the hull and the raising of the mainmast, the observation distance of the road marker has exceeded that of the fourth-level flagship of the circular formation.

This allows her to easily detect and avoid the circle early, and the entire voyage has not been detected by the Navy at all.

It can only be said that the road mark is worthy of being a gifted holy ship for smuggling.

Lorraine roughly estimated that as long as he sailed along the coastline, it would only take four and a half days to run a smuggling route from New Orleans to Baltimore, and three and a half days back, for a total of 8 days, and even if the speed fluctuations were added, it would not exceed 9 days.

That's two days faster than Jackdaw's ultimate speed of 11 days, three days faster than the average of 12 days, and much less risky.

The original contract cycle suddenly became inapplicable.

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

The final cargo hold of the Jackdaw was 11, and the road marker number had no special modifications, and the initial cargo hold had 14.

The total cargo volume of a contract ship is 21 cabins, which means that only three trips are needed to complete the original three-month contract, plus one additional ship and two military ships, which are only six trips.

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

From the perspective of the sailor's state, excessive slack can cause fatigue, and may even lead to boat handling accidents, which will eventually lead to the overturning of the ship in the gutter.

The contract must be adjusted!

Lorraine approached the Count of Galvez and agreed with him on a draft of the contract.

A new contract could increase profitability, and the Count naturally agreed.

On 23 November, the first smuggling line was launched with a road marker filled with sailors and full of munitions, and after nine days without danger or danger, it returned smoothly on 2 December.

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

First, the contract period is shortened to one month, calculated in 30 days, and both up and down.

Second, the contract maintained the original delivery volume of 2,400 Charville, 1,200 dragoons, and 12 land light guns, and the price was settled on a rotational basis from the original agreement.

Third, the original additional round was cancelled.

Fourth, the military allowance was adjusted from the original proposal to a fixed seven-cabin ship.

Fifth, the new contract rounds began on December 1, 1779, and the arrival of November 28 was carried over to the December rounds, and November was not counted.

By the time the shipment arrived, a copy of Jefferson's Boston Report and a private message 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 had used the power of the United States to force Lorraine to accept a rapprochement with Cotton Jack.

If this happened, he naturally felt that Lorraine owed him, but now not only did it not work out, but the mediation of the United States seemed to have worsened the situation......

The face of the United States is the business of the United States itself, but the face of Lorraine and the safety ......

That's why Jefferson said to Lorraine, "America is worthy of you."

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

On the other hand, the Jackdaw was destroyed in Boston for obvious reasons: the Continental Army chose an untimely ally.

The Continental Army and the Saints were supposed to take full responsibility for this incident, but Lorraine repaid her grievances by not only failing to claim compensation from the responsible party, but also using her active performance to eliminate the slave crisis, weaken the trade unions in the South, and even deal a blow to the British spy force......

If Lorraine was American, he should have taken the stage in Philadelphia, to the applause of all the members of the Continental Congress, to receive Washington's honor.

But Lorraine is not.

As a smuggler, from the moment he restarted smuggling, Lorraine had become a true friend of Adams, a true friend of the United States of America.

Of course, there are the most important reasons.

For the sake of the victory of the war, for the Continental Army and Washington to grab 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 into Baltimore, as many as the Americans are willing to take.

The contract changes increased the amount of arms smuggled and accelerated the formation of elite troops, and Adams had no reason to refuse, even without the emotional impact of the first two.

So, on December 2, Lorraine brought back a new contract, and Galvez persuaded the Habsburgs on the same day to change the replenishment cycle to the same 30 days.

After all the preparations, the road sign took advantage of the trend to the rhythm of Christmas, and after only a day's rest in New Orleans, he left for Baltimore, and ended his first contract on the 12th, bringing back the payment for the December contract safely.

Share the stolen goods, settle, issue year-end bonuses, and give all employees a holiday.

This Christmas break lasts for 25 days from December 13th to January 8th.

In addition to receiving a special allowance, all the 100 crew members who voluntarily work in the bunker on a two-day off shift are allowed to stay ashore for a long time and move freely.

Arrange the end of the hand, and the so-called Kenway merchant group is officially closed.

On 13 December, the Blue Drops sent to Lucy to report the news, and the Palazy Dewdrop, whose cabins had been renovated to greatly improve comfort, galloped with Lorraine and his sailors to the Crow's Nest, where they returned to Drake's rightful identity.

On 16 December, the Cyclops anchored off the coast of Little Cayman, and Lorraine and his party boarded the ship and returned to Lucy that afternoon, where they were put into Hill's goggles.

"Finally back......"

As the coastline draws closer, the Cyclops has put away its sails and entered the skilled anchoring process.

Lorraine lazily stretched her waist and soon found Dylan and Bartow on the docks, as well as Old Hill who was busy climbing down the watchtower.

Bell kept rolling his eyes around the pergola, and his mouth was broken: "It's strange...... Didn't the news of our return to Hong Kong arrive a few days earlier? Why didn't Miss McCarthy come to pick up the ship? ”

"Aoife?" Lorraine thought for a moment and smiled, "I guess I know why." ”

"What is the reason?"

"Hmm...... I don't want to tell you right now. The Christmas surprise comes only once a year, and even as a heathen, I have the right to enjoy the holiday. ”

"What's the trouble...... Surprise？ ”