0129 Double-Blade Edward
A figure was reflected in the mirror.
Tall and strong.
He wore a brown fur trench coat, a wide leather hood under which his blond hair was shredded, and a short, dense beard on his young face, which added a lot of vicissitudes to his face.
But this vicissitudes of life are not abrupt, because the leather coat on his body is not brand new, seventy percent new, three parts old, with three new clusters of orange-red belts crossed and tightened, two shoulders, and one around the waist.
Three short knives were stuck diagonally on the belt of the shoulder, and on the other side of the belt hung a holster of Lorraine's barely used ivory gun.
On his waist hung two thick back Arabic scimitars, one on the left and one on the right, and the handle was less than a meter long, nearly half as light as the Finnish double knife that Lorraine was accustomed to, but with a perfect center of gravity, it was not difficult to get acquainted.
This is the new image of Lorraine.
He tilted his head and admired it for a long time, then removed his hood, revealing a head of blond fluffy shoulder-length hair.
"Captain, are you satisfied with your new look?" Carmen asked with a smile behind her.
Lorraine looked indescribably strange, scratched at her blonde hair, found a lock, and gently removed it, revealing the black hair of the deity covered with a net underneath.
"Is this the secret of wigs for ladies?"
"It's your secret now, too."
Henna pulled Lorraine over, pursed her lips, and tugged at the beard from his face.
The glue is very strong, and according to previous experiments, it can be easily removed with a little apple cider vinegar without damaging the skin.
She touched Lorraine's face and asked, "Is it itchy on your face?" ”
"It's like a little mud, but it's not itchy, it's a burden."
"It just doesn't matter." Henna nodded, looking into Lorraine's eyes, "Carmen, where's that blindfold?" ”
Carmen hesitated: "The captain often has to fight people, is it ...... to wear an eye patch?"
"You have to destroy the overall sense of the five senses." Henna stretched out her hand to block Lorraine's mouth, "Look, those who are familiar with Lorraine can recognize it at a glance." ”
"It's really ......," Carmen muttered, turning around and running into the house, bringing over three or four blindfolds in a short time, including plain black single eyelid masks, gorgeous gold applique eye patches, red fashion signs with skeletons, and even double eye patches in the style of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, "which one is better?" ”
"Just like those ordinary blind captains, Lorraine doesn't need to be noticeable now."
Lorraine slapped Henna's hand away, and couldn't help but take the most plain single eye patch, tying a leather rope to cover her left eye.
"Where in the world are there so many blind captains? Most of the captains of the pirate ships also served as navigators, and they covered their left eye not because of injury, but to maintain their eyesight so that they could use the compass and sextant more accurately. ”
Henna carefully covered Lorraine's blonde hair, looked left and right, and finally showed a satisfied look: "Then why don't you bring an eye patch?" ”
"Because I'm not a picky eater." Lorraine sighed, "Is this really necessary?" ”
"The captain and the ship are the hallmarks of a pirate regiment, and if you are recognized, it makes no sense for us to give up the Golden Deer."
"But when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, our ship is very recognizable, like you, Noah, and the king of the eastern face and the little Pierce......"
"There aren't many people who know us, and most of them are not in the New World, you are different."
Seeing Henna's insistence, Lorraine had no choice but to let it go.
Carmen threw away the rest of the blindfold and poked her head out of Henna's shoulder, "Captain, do you need me to name you?" ”
"Even the name has to be changed...... Lorraine put his hood back on, looked in the mirror, and slowly drew his twin knives, "Is this a fateful arrangement?" ”
"What?"
"Edward. Kenway. Lorraine felt a bad taste welling up in her heart, "My name is Edward. Kenway, captain of the Jackdaw, is also the new captain of the Rose Pirates. ”
Carmen whispered softly like a mischievous little devil, "Why did you choose to become a pirate?" Because of the money? ”
"It's not a question of whether you need money or not. I want clean food, I want shelter from the elements, I want a decent living......"
"You may be a born liar...... Perfect. ”
The three of them were busy cosplaying, and Pierce suddenly pushed the door in: "Brother, it's time for lunch...... Hey? Sister Henna, where's my brother? And this strange gentleman......"
"My name is Edward, little Pierce." Lorraine turned around and smiled and took off her hood, "Edward. Kenway, the man destined to become the Pirate King. ”
Little Pierce grew his mouth: "Edward...... Captain Kenway? ”
……
Preparing all this, the four of Lorraine stayed in the manor for another three days.
By the night of the fourth day, without any explanation to the servants, they swaggered out of the villa, carrying small suitcases full of drag materials all the way to the private dock on the northern waterfront.
It was the only facility in the entire estate that had been cleared by Lorraine, and had been given the care of three loyal and somewhat elderly sailors more than ten days earlier, and the former Indian servants had been transferred to other posts.
The sailors lived in a hut by the dock, and when they saw Lorraine coming, someone immediately came out of the hut and carried the lantern to the end of the pier.
In a few moments, a slender, ghostly Slupp fishing boat slid into the berth.
Seeing the wind lights on the ship flick rhythmically a few times, the dock sailor ran to Lorraine's side: "Captain, our ship is coming." ”
Lorraine stood there expressionless: "If anyone asks where we went......"
"The captain and the seafarers went on an expedition to the Gulf of Mexico to find the ruins and riches of the Maya."
"It doesn't have to be that detailed." Lorraine patted the sailor on the shoulder, "I don't need to tell anyone about my whereabouts. ”
"Yes! Only those who get to the bottom of the matter will we sell them the right amount of information. ”
"That's right."
The four of them boarded the boat and rode the Caribbean breeze all the way to the vicinity of Little Cayman, where they found the moonlit Jackdaw on the edge of a lonely reef.
She was quietly anchored on the edge of the reef, pirate flags fluttering on slender mainmasts, two stabbing swords, one long and one short, under the white skeleton, with roses in their mouths and withered petals.
The sailman knocked on the door of the cabin and whispered, "Captain, the Jackdaw." ”
"Signal, lean in."
A disguised Lorraine stepped out of the cabin, followed by Henna, Carmen, and Pierce, all looking up in unison to admire the silhouette of the Jackdaw.
As the Slupp ship approached her, Lorraine saw the peculiar dim light of the wind lamp on the bow of the ship, three short and two long, then two short and two long, exactly the opposite of the signal sent by Slop.
This is the light signal set by Lorraine.
The two ships joined the board, the jackdaw lowered the rope ladder, and Clen stepped on the rope ladder to get off the ship, looking at Lorraine's new outfit, and was stunned for a long time before reacting.
"Captain, you're ......"
"Henna and Carmen's kindness, don't care. What was the condition of the Jackdaw? ”
"Yesterday, Ms. Dipo temporarily recruited a group of freelancers, using commercial contracts."
"Commercial contracts?"
"Yes, commercial contracts, and Ms. Dipo believes that commercial contracts help to maintain the absolute authority of the captain, unlike pirate agreements, which give sailors the right to elect their captain and helmsman."
"Then our business scope is ......"
"Smuggling and robbery." "I really don't understand these pioneers, Ms. Dibo just allowed each person to carry five kilograms of smuggling, and they signed up for the ship with a roar, scrambling to be the first to sign the life and death certificate. ”
"This is the Caribbean, my friend." Lorraine sneered, "In their eyes, pirates are no different from black merchants in northwestern Europe, just a means to get ahead. ”
The seamen followed Cren aboard the Jackdaw, and Lorraine fell last, calling Captain Slop to his side.
"Tell Daddy Leonard that the Slupp boat should not be in a hurry, and that it should be used as his personal fishing boat. When I'm looking for you, I'll have someone inform Daddy in advance. ”
"Yes, Captain."
"Let's separate here. The Caribbean Sea is windy and rough, so don't stay at sea for too long at night. ”