The study was dark.

Although the spring light outside the house is bright, but because of the curtains drawn, the light cannot penetrate into the house, and the candles on the chandelier are naturally not enough to replace the skylight, and what can be done is only to make the house "visible".

The Count of Galvez sat dignified on the sofa in the middle of the room, with his back to Lorraine, and behind him stood the bloodless Knight of Hero, with his arms hanging and his face, smiling at Lorraine.

Thanks to Daniel's medical skills, two of the six guards injured that day managed to avoid post-operative infections, and Hérault was one of them.

According to Daniel, his wound recovered quickly and could be removed in two months at most.

On the other side, the sailors who were treated roughly by Lorraine also carried it with their lives, and only one person had a slight infection, which made Lorraine sigh at the miracle of life.

That's off-topic.

Daniel's treatment pulled Hérault out of the ghost gate, and the loyal knight felt it in his heart, and rightfully regarded Lorraine and his party as friends, especially with the strict Karen, and the friendship progressed rapidly.

He smiled when he saw Lorraine enter the door, and hinted with his eyes that Lorraine was sitting opposite the Count.

This mildness further confirmed Lorraine's suspicion that the Count had called him to be in business, not for Caterina's sake.

Lorraine became more and more calm, tidied up the dress on his body, and bowed in front of the earl: "Lord Earl, I haven't seen you for two days." ”

"Bethany's tea is delicious, do you like it?"

Lorraine shook his head helplessly: "I heard that it is the latest Kenya, but unfortunately, I can never taste the quality of tea." ”

"Mr. Kenway, who doesn't drink tea......," said the Count, playing with the emerald on his thumb, "you have changed three dresses since you got up in the morning, and last night you refused the maid that Betherphone had arranged for you to sleep. May I ask you from which noble family you come from? ”

"People need to be packaged." Lorraine smiled, sat on the sofa upright, and hugged Erlang's legs, "Kenyan black tea has a bright color and a sweet taste, I like to add a spoonful of sugar and two spoons of milk to drink, so that it will not destroy the fragrance of the tea itself, and can effectively synthesize the astringency of the tea." ”

He spread his hands and put on a ruffian look: "Look, if I need to, I can also know black tea very well." It's just that the tea is in my mouth, whether I like it or not, it won't affect my respect for you and Mrs., it's not necessary. ”

The Earl looked at Lorraine for a long time, and suddenly laughed: "You have a point. ”

"Thank you for the recognition."

The earl waved his hand: "I heard that you have a beautiful first mate, whose name is ...... Donna. Linka, Spaniard? ”

"Yes."

"Why should a woman be given such an important position?"

"Because she's a good fit." Lorraine didn't want to answer, "She has a lot of sailing experience, she knows the Caribbean, and she has a ship that is not bad, and she is willing to treat me as a captain and keep to herself." ”

"Keeping to yourself?" The Count was amazed for a moment, "This is the most unique adjective I've ever heard for pirates,"

The atmosphere froze.

Lorraine calmly looked into the earl's eyes, and the count looked back without evasion, and they were all silent.

The Count took the initiative to break the silence: "What? Can't think of a quibble for a while? ”

"No, I just didn't expect you to be so straightforward."

"Because I don't like to beat around the bush." The Count stood up triumphantly and walked to the bar, "What do you want to drink?" ”

"Whiskey on the rocks, thank you."

Behind him came the sound of ice cubes and glasses clashing, and Lorraine sat peacefully on the couch, while Eero kept giving him a look on the other side, presumably to make him confess and be lenient.

But Lorraine didn't know what she had to confess.

He has a lot of secrets in his heart, and the count who can tell the count should know it, and what the count doesn't know, Lorraine doesn't plan to tell him.

With nothing to do, he began to speculate on the Count's reason for arranging the room so darkly.

He may not like the sun.

This speculation is unlikely, because human beings are born with the attribute of being light-oriented. What's more, the windows of the study are well positioned to ensure sufficient light and no direct sunlight.

Then he's avoiding something.

Pierce's shot 150 meters away had added one or even a few hunters to the Assassin gang, and the Earl had captured Assassins and the old tavern's men, which meant that he should have figured out by now that Pierce's shot was not missed, but deliberately startled.

Lorraine did not know exactly when the concept of the sniper first appeared, but the French and Americans had already elevated the threat of hunters to an infinite extent.

The Americans even have a dedicated Kentucky Chasseur squad, and on the battlefield in Saratoga, this squad's ace shooter Timothy Murphy. Murphy shot and killed Simon, the British general, 300 meters away. General Fraser, once and for all, the victory in this crucial battle was completely laid.

So most likely, Count Galvez was afraid of the hunters who might be hiding in the woods, so in order to prevent these elusive deaths from catching him, he pulled up the curtains and hid himself in secrecy.

Fear tormented him.

In this game, he couldn't hold out for long.

After a while, the Count returned to the sofa with two glasses of wine in his hand, and placed one of them in front of Lorraine: "Tell me, Mr. Kenway, what made you decide to leave the land and drift to the sea?" ”

"There's no particular reason, I just want to eat some clean food, buy a house that shelters from the wind and rain, and live a decent life."

"So you left everything behind and went to Port of Spain, and you were lucky enough to get a ship and meet a group of brave crew?"

"The Father says, Don't call him by his name." Lorraine abruptly leads to a passage from the Bible, "The Father has blessed my destiny, and has made my needs urgent, and to do what I want." ”

"All glory to the top?"

"Otherwise, I can't explain my good luck, after all, I haven't been at sea for long." Lorraine spread her hands, "I firmly believe that I have the favor of God. ”

"Divine ......," the Count muttered solemnly, holding his glass, "perhaps the so-called truth is so simple. We have the omnipotent Lord, who is the embodiment of all miracles. ”

The Count's faith was religious, and this was the information that Lorraine had received before.

Looking at it now, he took advantage of this just right, it is easier for fanatics and fanatics to communicate, and Lorraine's words of pretending to be a ghost are only valuable in the eyes of fanatics.

The atmosphere of the talks began to become relaxed and pleasant.

The Earl relaxed his seat and shook his glass to look at Lorraine, "Mr. Kenway, what do you think of me?" ”

Lorraine pondered for a long time, and gently spat out two words: "Joan of Arc." ”

"Holy Maiden?"

"The saint gave everything she had to France, but she was not duly rewarded. Her experience is very similar to yours, and from the moment I received the news, I was convinced that someone needed to stand up against the Duke of Badvotte, and not allow such a person to send you and France into the abyss of defeat. ”

"Why didn't you notify me before it happened?"

"I can't see you."

Lorraine pulled out a small piece of wooden plaque from his pocket, which he had taken out of the planning process, and it read [281], that is, on the Count's appointment schedule, there were 280 smugglers in front of Lorraine.

The Earl looked at the wooden sign in a daze, and took a deep breath: "If I hire you and your crew as my guards temporarily, what if...... What do you want? ”

"Charleville rifles." Lorraine said categorically, "I want my people to do their best for you, and I need a good reason." ”