The battle off the Isle of Thunder had cleared three days earlier, but the rumbling sound of cannon still echoed over England.

The Roy Chamber of Commerce was defeated, and the old Carrak destroyers were once again defeated in a battle with the new Galen destroyers, revealing a bloody fact to the shallow offshore merchants.

Even with similar firepower, Karak is far from Galen's opponent, and he doesn't even qualify to be called an opponent.

At the same time, the alliance of the three chambers of commerce became famous.

They were the closest Englishmen to the battle, far from strong enough to intervene in the war, and they bravely came to the aid and broke the First Fleet of the Yodel Chamber of Commerce in a bloody battle.

The victory became the only fig leaf for the English, and to their despair, the Roy Chamber of Commerce used the Viscount's connections behind them to keep the Channel Fleet anchored in Plymouth more focused on the small war that was so close at hand.

Lorraine. Drake was right, in the eyes of England they were not worth mentioning at all.

In the past two days, Lorraine has been very busy, and the merchants who are seeking to visit one after another, leaving people and ships, giving up control...... They all hope to join the camp of the alliance of the three chambers of commerce.

The conditions given by many people were so generous that Lorraine was so generous that Lorraine was moved, and it was all up to Henna to watch from the sidelines, so she didn't make a decision that she regretted.

He's got to hold it.

After the battle with the Yodel Chamber of Commerce, he had an open and honest conversation with Hierro and Odilan.

It's time for the mission of breaking the fleet to end, and defeating a fleet of the strength of the Yodel Chamber of Commerce is his limit.

To take on greater responsibility, they need to truly integrate the forces of England's offshore business districts, rather than slowly developing their own small alliance and isolating the battered Roy Chamber of Commerce.

Because the Roy Chamber of Commerce also has a Karak-type, looking at the entire offshore business district, this old destroyer named the Red-Haired Sultan is still the best choice against the Reindeer, and no one can replace it.

Turn...... How long will we have to wait?

Lorraine waited quietly, both for news from the Roy Chamber of Commerce and for news from Carmen.

There was a knock on the door.

Lorraine straightened up, straightened his vest and shirt, and whispered, "Please come in." ”

Miss Zhenna at the front desk opened the door and came in and bowed to Lorraine: "Mr. Drake, the next guest with an appointment has 5 minutes to arrive, and I have reserved 30 minutes for you." ”

"In other words, I have to turn him down for 25 minutes and coax him into putting pressure on the Roy Chamber of Commerce...... This is the ninth of the day, right? ”

Miss Zhenna sighed helplessly: "You have such a good memory, you are the ninth." ”

"Which chamber of commerce is the president this time? Or their manager? ”

"Neither." Zhenna took out a small notebook from her pocket and flipped through it until she reached the middle page, "The visitor's name is Bell. Judea, I made an appointment three days ago. He said that he was your old classmate, and because he always refused to explain his intentions, he had a priority of 0, which was why he was ranked behind all the presidents. ”

"Judea...... What is he here for? ”

Five minutes later, Lorraine met Bale in her office.

Blonde, blue-eyed, dressed in a spirited lieutenant's uniform, with a cynical lazy smile on his face.

I haven't seen her for two years, and Lorraine's best friend at the sea school is still the same lazy look, and it doesn't seem to have changed at all.

Lorraine stood up with a smile: "Bell. Judea, I heard that you went to serve on Lieutenant Colonel Drake's Wanderer, but never thought you would come to me. ”

Bell took off the tricorne hat on his head, raised his hand to cover the clock in the office, blocked the dial, and said with a wicked smile: "It's not easy to see an old classmate who has made a fortune, your beautiful secretary and lover made me wait for three days, but only gave me 25 minutes." By the way, your brother is already a colonel, the new captain of the HMS Lion. ”

"The Lion?"

"It's the Lion, the captain of which will carry on the unfinished business of General Elijah and go to the New World."

"Boring persistence." Lorraine shook her head and walked to the bar, dropped Bell's three-cornered hat on the hat rack, re-exposed the dial, and asked, "What do you want to drink?" Whiskey? Or Bordeaux? ”

"Coffee, preferably Jamaican, I'll have to get used to it."

Lorraine glanced at the needle and said to Miss Zhenna by the door, "Brew a glass of Valentineford's Blue Mountain for Captain Judea, two spoonfuls of milk, no sugar, if I don't have a record......"

"Warren Ford Farm?" Bell's eyes lit up, "No milk, no sugar, I'm ready to face the bitter sweetness of the Caribbean!" ”

Zhenna looked at Lorraine in embarrassment.

Lorraine laughed and waved his hand: "Follow Captain Judea's advice, but please hurry, he only has 20 minutes left to savor this bitterness." ”

Zhenna answered, closed the door and went to make coffee, and there were only two people left in the room.

Bell threw himself into the soft couch, crossed his legs, and let out a pleasant moan: "The life of a rich man...... Lorraine, for the first time, I feel that you have made the wisest decision in my life to abandon the Navy. ”

"A minor ward has no right to voluntarily leave the army, and I was ordered to drop out of school by the Drake family."

"Is there a difference? The captain gave you Francis's privateering certificate, and you accepted it, and at least on that point, you still have a tacit understanding. ”

Lorraine poured herself half a glass of whiskey, added ice, and shook it gently: "You came here just so that I could throw you out of the window?" ”

Bell shrugged helplessly: "Actually, it's for business." ”

"Business?"

"The cause of the incident, my good sister chose a church school. You know, my family was just a small aristocrat who fell into the Glorious Revolution, and they couldn't afford the expensive tuition. ”

Lorraine nodded.

"After the incident, the Lion is in the period of changing guards, and the management of the material warehouse is chaotic. As a close associate of the captain, I was instructed to assist in the inventory clearance, and as a result, I found a batch of spears that were not included in the supply list. ”

"Spears, how many?"

"43 Type 1756 Brown Bess Maritime Commuter Fusiliers, newly made at the Royal Small Arms Foundry in February this year, with numbers and inscriptions on their barrels."

"A new maritime commuter?" Lorraine frowned, "Do you know that once this kind of thing is exposed, your military career will be over." ”

"Who made me a good brother who loves my sister?" A self-deprecating smile appeared on Bale's face, "The unit price is 80 pounds, do you want it?" ”

"Three times the ex-factory price......," Lorraine muttered for a moment, "when will I see the goods?" ”

"The next night after receiving the money, you can have someone go to Plymouth Bay at one o'clock in the morning to salvage, and I will give you the specific location."

"Where's the ammunition?"

"A thousand rounds per gun, and if you want more, you'll have to pay more."

"Add five thousand rounds, and I'll give you nine pounds for each gun. Tomorrow the money will be delivered to your mother, hopefully it won't scare her. ”

"I seem to be starting to understand why you've only been rich enough for two and a half years to treat guests to the authentic Blue Mountains......"