At this time, the Pride was indeed doing a motorized voyage, the purpose of which was of course to dock, but Li Sanduo agreed to Pimont's small request before sending Pimont on the Nicole---- Pippont asked him to put away the sails, just like in Xiangzhangshu Bay, using the word "power of science", -------- this word was taught by Xu Zhi to drive the Pride himself.

Pimont said with some indignation, I must open the eyes of these hillbillies in Macau, lest they always think that I am always making up stories to cheat them out of their money!

At that time, Li Sanduo looked at Pimont's expression as he looked at the dock in the distance with hatred, so he had to nod and agree......

Well, the people of Macau were indeed shocked, and they finally realized that the adventures that Pimont and his crew told were not the babbling of the sailors after they had drunk in the bar, but the real thing!

At this moment, thousands of Macao citizens have witnessed a miracle:

There really are boats in this world that can sail on the surface without sails and oars! And this boat can also swim against the current in the Xijiang River!

When the Pride swept in front of the Macau Deepwater Pier at a high speed of ten knots, and then her high-pressure gas tank spewed out a stream of air from the water on the side of the hull, making the hull of the ship take a sharp turn, and then turned over the bow of the ship and went straight to the pier, the high-speed rushing hull pressed against the dock crowd with a huge shadow, making the onlookers think that the wooden pier would definitely be smashed, and many people began to run away, but the side side of the Pride suddenly set off a wave again, and the high-pressure air in the gas tank was instantly discharged. The huge rear thrust caused the Pride to drift on the water, and it actually made another sharp turn of the hull, and it landed on the dock beautifully and stylishly!

Of course, the resulting wave crossed the pier trestle, and the sea water overflowed the insteps of the onlookers, causing a burst of exclamations from the onlookers......

"It's really impressive magic, oh no, it's sailing......"

When the Governor of Macau Bucano greeted Captain Li Sanduo on the Pride, the Governor couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

However, before Governor Bucano's words fell, a long whistle suddenly sounded from the distance between the sea and the sky.

Although Pimont's men had already described the shocking hull of the Nicole as a precautionary one, everyone was stunned when they actually saw the Nicole coming in the muddy waters of the West River.

At this time, the crowded dock square became silent for a while, and people half opened their mouths and stared blankly at the sea in the distance.

At this point, no one was screaming, and it would be more accurate to say that people were frightened than to be so shocked that they couldn't speak.

Seeing this scene, Li Sanduo stood on the foredeck of the Pride, which had completely lost public attention, and smiled at Hu Xiaolin and Peng Qiang next to him:

"Hey, what about the Nicole that said it would drop anchor at night? Entering the village in the middle of the day is a bit in line with the spirit of 'quietly entering the village'......"

"Hehe, we also want to keep a low profile, but our strength doesn't allow it!"

Hu Xiaolin replied proudly beside him......

After another hour, Governor Bugano and his entourage finally approached the massive hull of the Nicole, the legendary magically powerful iron ship, by ferrying the Pride.

At this time, Pimont stood proudly by the iron gangway of the Nicole, looking condescendingly at the small ant-like crowd on the sea, he was in a very happy mood, and he was very excited, he knew that today would be a turning point in his life.

On the foredeck of the Nicole, after the protocol whistle, Pimont stood at the front of the welcoming crowd, greeting Bugano, who had climbed the gangway with trepidation, and the councillors who followed him, and meticulously performing all kinds of aristocratic greeting etiquette.

Obviously, this meaningful performance made the other side feel some kind of alternative demonstration of the Governor of Pimont......

After completing this set of etiquette, Pimont turned around and enthusiastically introduced the guests who had just boarded the Nicole to the "big guys" of the Australians standing behind him.

"President of the Australian Federal Parliament, Mr. Sun Shaoxing!"

"Commander of the Australian Combined Fleet, Mr. Gu Jin!"

"Mr. Xu Zhi, Federal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs."

"Mr. Zhu Beiguo, Federal Trade Representative."

"Federal Councillor Mr. Lee Chun Ming ......"

"This is Her Excellency the Duchess of Margaret...... Yes, Mr. Governor, you heard you right...... Yes, this honorable lady is from the Habsburgs......"

Listening to Pimont's introduction, Xu Zhi resisted the urge to laugh while translating for everyone, okay, except for the Duchess Margaret who is a genuine nobleman, some of these other titles are Pimont's own understanding, of course, there are also many of Xu Zhi's intentional or casual explanations to him when they first met, uh, it's okay to say it's a fool......

Except for Elder Sun and Captain Gu, who greeted people with a smile on their faces, the other people on the deck who were introduced couldn't help but laugh a little, but the brothers also knew the severity, and on the occasion of this formal introduction, they also tried to maintain a certain solemnity.

Of course, these people were also very emotional in their hearts, saying that we didn't have any sense of disobedience, and obviously everyone present recognized these titles on the slope......

At this time, the deck of the Nicole entered the greeting period, and there were all kinds of hat salutes, hand salutes, bows and bends, and the unique Australian handshake ceremony, and after these busy periods of time, everyone finally sat down under the pergola again.

Then, to the astonishment of the guests, more than a dozen glasses containing pale red tomato juice drinks were placed in front of the guests......

"Conditions on board are limited, please have a drink first."

Sun Lao smiled and picked up the glass and took a sip, and everyone carefully picked up the glass to follow up, well, this sweet and sour drink tastes really good......

At this moment, Sun Lao and Zhu Beiguo were secretly observing with interest the Governor of Macao, Bugano, who was sitting next to him.

Because, this person is considered a historical figure.

There is not much official history of Bugano, the 10th Portuguese governor of Macau, in the computer library of the Red Chamber, but there are some interesting records of him in some travelers' notes and other wild histories of this era.

According to these notes, Bugano was a man of all sides, he took office four years ago, when the Qing court and the Southern Ming Dynasty also alternately controlled the area of Xiangshan and Guangzhou, Bugano actually retained the special status of Macao in the complex external environment, he had a good relationship with the Ming and Qing Dynasty, he is said to be a scholar of Sinology, and he is very good at dealing with mainland officials.

It is said that Governor Bugano was well aware of the official mentality of these magistrates of His Majesty the Emperor, and he even knew that in public, for the officials of the Celestial Empire, the problem of face was definitely greater than that of the inside.

In a word, as long as these officials are given enough face, and then some private benefits are given to the officials, then Macao's position is absolutely stable, and as long as this point is in place, His Majesty's stronghold in the Far East will be impregnable.

Therefore, whenever he met an official of the Ming or Qing Dynasty who "patrolled the place" and came to the city of Macao, he would salute and play music to "lead the crowd to kneel down to greet him", and proclaimed that "I am grateful to the emperor for his kindness and cannot repay it, but I wish to pay tribute and pay taxes to repay the ......".

In short, these humble attitudes and rhetoric fooled the local officials very comfortably, and treated the Portuguese of Macao as the likes of Yungui Tusi.

Therefore, no matter how the flag changes on the land, Macau has always been a stable place, which has a lot to do with the "pragmatic diplomatic strategy" of Governor Bugano.

Of course, Bugano in front of him did not bow down to greet the visiting Nicole and Pride everyone, but the courtesy of receiving people and things was still very thoughtful, he had already learned some basic information about the Australians from Pimont and his captains and sailors, and he also vaguely knew that among the Australians, it seemed that the Tatar prince in the north generally did not like the Tatar prince in general, and many people were dissatisfied with the status quo of the young Tatar prince ruling the inland of the Central Plains, and even quite sneered.

Yes, it is now known to Europeans that not so long ago, a major event took place in this rich, mysterious, thousand-year-old Far Eastern continent:

That is, an ancient empire with a long history and a developed civilization was once again invaded and collapsed by the Tatars from the north.

In the end, a Tatar prince and his members of the nobility became the alien rulers of the Far Eastern continent, and it was precisely because these rulers were alien that there were still many rebellious forces active within the continent.

Sadly, however, the glory of the old empire is a long time ago, and the flames of revolt have become embers.

Today, even outsiders can see that almost all struggles are hopeless struggles, and that the brave men, despite their resilience and sympathy, are generally considered in Europe to be in vain......