The chance encounter with Nelson was probably a surprise from heaven in Kingston.

When he heard that Lorraine was planning to declare war on Cottonjack, Nelson did not take his side to persuade him, but immediately volunteered to go to the Fleet Intelligence Office to transcribe relevant information for Lorraine.

The importance attached to intelligence work in contemporary Britain far exceeds the world average, and the number and breadth of its sources of information, as well as the professionalism of its spy personnel, are astounding.

How much of Cotton Jack's secret information is lying in the Fleet Intelligence Office in the New World?

Lorraine didn't know.

All he knew was that the surprise was likely to have a huge impact on the rest of the war, and that it was definitely worth stopping at Kingston for a while.

Of course, this worthiness does not go beyond the value of the pirate war itself.

There is no need to delay the smuggling work, and Wang Ye's Lunar New Year will not be postponed, so everything can be arranged as usual, as long as the relevant personnel adjust the itinerary slightly.

After thinking about the next arrangement, the carriage carrying Lorraine also drove to the water warehouse of the Drake Chamber of Commerce.

Lorraine jumped out of the car and saw the seamen gathered outside the barn talking and laughing, and there were actually quite a few of them.

What makes Lorraine? It's been different for a long time.

"What? What's smelling in the silo? ”

Karen smiled and said, "No, everyone is just expecting your reaction." ”

"My reaction?"

The doubts were quickly answered.

A group of people entered through the gate, turned the main warehouse, and entered the inner dock, where Lorraine was presented with a very different Golden Deer.

The bow mast has been lengthened, about 10-12 meters, and four large triangular bows are set.

The other sails on board were also adjusted in the Bermuda style.

The sails became narrow and elongated, and the number of sails on the mainmast increased to six, five on the foremast and three on the aftermast.

The tall stern syloner, which has been replaced by a bone-in soft sail with a height of at least 12 metres, is now tucked away in the stern, and the aft deck looks to be packed.

There are also winged sails, which are added to make the whole sail thicker, so that the four front and two back of the two masts become less conspicuous.

The change of sail suit led to the cable mounting.

The current cables are much more complicated than the original ones, and the thick cables are stretched straight and connect the deck from the mast, driving the sails all over the mast.

The changes in the bow cabin are not to be mentioned.

After the narwhal crossbow was destroyed, the upper deck lost its highly personal harpoon cannon and became flat. Instead, there are large elongated openings on either side of the bow statue, from which two large cannon muzzles loom out, and the black holes point straight ahead.

Lorraine's eyes sparkled.

"Leonard, you took advantage of this overhaul to overhaul the Golden Deer?"

Leonard nodded triumphantly.

"Captain, you asked me to buy a Bermuda ship at the Crow's Nest, and I knew that you were more and more concerned about high-speed ships."

"But the Golden Deer is an old ship, and although it is classic, speed has always been her weakness. In fact, with the exception of high-speed sail-mounted cutting-edge destroyers, most of the destroyers are no match for Corsair in terms of speed. ”

"So I tried asking Scott the boatman, and he gave me the design overnight. Listening to the master in charge of the transformation in Bermuda, although the current Golden Deer is not as good as the cutting-edge high-speed type due to congenital reasons such as the length-to-width ratio and bow shape, it has been able to climb up to 11 knots at the downwind speed, and more importantly, the headwind has been greatly improved, and it has stably touched 3.5 knots during sea trials! ”

"Perfect!" Lorraine excitedly slapped Leonard Sr. on the shoulder, because he couldn't control it for a while, and almost slapped the old thing on the ground.

Leonard was happy and had a sore shoulder, clutching his shoulders and grinning.

"Captain, although the renovation works well, it costs ......"

"How much did it take?"

"Tear down the old cloth and replace the bow mast, greatly change the mast and bow cabin, the overall renovation greatly exceeded the budget, and the other party offered a price of 5,300 pounds, and I can't pay it back at all."

This price is indeed high......

Clen had said that Haight would only need £5,000 to buy all the ship's outfits in Boston, but now it's only partially equipped and partially rebuilt, and £4,000 is the right price.

But well......

At that time, Leonard did not know the existence of the Haight shipyard, and he himself did not know how to build ships, so he went to the shipyard with Clen's renovation plan, and it was strange that the shipyard did not promote the value of high technology.

In general, the other party did not open his mouth.

The only problem here is that Lorraine knows Leonard's family background, and he may be able to handle two or three thousand pounds, but five or three thousand pounds...... Far beyond his bearings.

"How did you settle the account?" Lorraine asked with a smile.

"......No," Leonard blushed, "I still have some credit in Bermuda, so I asked the shipyard for installments." Two thousand pounds in advance, and the remaining three thousand three hundred pounds in three months. ”

"The vice president of the dignified Caribbean branch is actually out on credit......," Lorrington felt crying and laughing, "In this way, in the future, I will directly withdraw money from the Crow's Nest for the things I assign, and I will explain to the place, and the application will be postponed." ”

"Yes, Captain!"

"Okay, let's stay overnight today, and tomorrow except for the war-related personnel, the rest of us will go to the crow's nest on the cyclops, and they will be busy with their own things. Leonard also went, settled Bermuda's debts, and then came back to join me. ”

"Yes!"

……

The days of peace flickered for seven days.

While Lorraine sorted out the navigation routes of the Bahamas, she conceived a simple and practical formation formation.

Information about Cotton Jack came one after another, not only from Nelson's copy from Naval Intelligence, but also from Caterina Sr. Barth.

These intelligences with different concerns were pieced together and integrated in front of Lorraine, and gradually formed a plump and real image of the pirate king, which has long been far beyond the military.

As we all know, the honorific title of Cotton Jack comes from the first generation of Cotton Jack John. Kleham, his private life is talked about, and his lucky Lorraine has long been heard of.

But it wasn't until this time that Lorraine learned that the Bahamas, where Turtle Island was located, had been a public hunting area for pirates in the Morgan era and even in the post-Morgan era, and it was not until the first generation of Cotton Jack proposed the pirate flag that this "hub" was first awarded by the Maritime Brotherhood.

In recognition of the dedication of the first Cotton Jack, the pirates gave this honorific title a distinction similar to that of the Guard.

Although this guard does not have a greater advantage than other pirate kings, and even since Morgan's death, the pirates of the Caribbean have not had a second emperor, but the honor is the honor.

This generation of Cotton Jack is the seventh generation, whose real name is Alejandro. Dillabi is a Portuguese-American, third-generation pioneer.

He was a gentry in Virginia, with a lot of property and a large estate, and a happy family.

Under the undue competition of the British, he went bankrupt, his wife was separated, and his family was ruined, so he went to sea with hatred, and his fleet was especially cruel to British merchants.

But there is another version from Naval Intelligence, which states that a progressive aristocrat in England had invested a huge sum of £30,000 in him under his clever tongue to reform production capacity and introduce steam engines.

But he failed.

In order to avoid the blame of the English nobleman, he quickly sold his property and estate, hid his wife and children in the countryside, disguised himself as a victim, and became a pirate.

It is now difficult to explain who is right and who is wrong in these two statements.

But Alejandro was 37 years old when he went to sea, and he had never sailed before.

In just six months, he became the captain of the Bloody Mary, and with two Brigentines and a loyal and brave crew, he began to compete for the honor of Cotton Jack, and won the final victory.

"It's hard to explain that this sentence is very expressive......"

Lorraine slapped her mouth and continued to tidy up.

After more than three years as the pirate king, Cottonjack VII established himself in the Bahamas and grew his power.

There is credible information that his lair is hiding in Bimini.

There are a total of eight warships under his command, including two standard destroyers [Bloody Mary] and [Saint Anne], as well as four Brigentine and two Brigg.

This is the data for October of this year, and it is clear that the two Brigentines sunk by Shaq have been ruled out.

"The combat power is quite interesting, but Bimini ......"

Lorraine swiped his fingers to find Bimini Island, and rummaged through the stacks of charts, quickly finding detailed maps of Bimini and dozens of surrounding islands and reefs, and carefully studied them.

"If those legends are true, this battle ...... Maybe it's easier than you expected......"