"Stupid pig! Stupid rebel! Because of you, now that I have changed from a proud Portuguese lieutenant to a rebel, I will serve hard labor for the rest of my life...... Oh my God, has God forsaken me? ”

It's just that, compared to those rude sailors, Andrew is just cursing in his heart at this time.

At this moment, however, Andrew apparently had chosen to forget how happy Captain Hawke had been when he had promised him a copy of the box of Spanish silver coins that he and the first mate.

But now, he sat on the deck of the Princess Casa in despair, oblivious to the people and things around him---- just now Captain Hawke had died a shameful death, and his share of money had disappeared with him.

Seeing that the tide was turning, Captain Hawke immediately carried the box of Spanish silver coins and tried to escape, and the beginning went well, and he and the first mate had even climbed into the lifeboat that had already been put into the water.

However, at this moment, a devilish *** directly hit the dinghy that had not rowed far, and after a violent explosion, the dinghy, Captain Hawke, and the first mate all disappeared, leaving only a piece of blood-stained sea water and a few broken planks.

Andrew, who witnessed all this, was glad that Captain Hawke only thought of running away with the first mate and did not think of pulling him, and he even felt a little happy after witnessing the fate of Captain Hawke and the first mate.

So he made a quick decision, as the second officer, ordered the crew to cut the sail rope and lower all the sails, he wanted to save his life, he really didn't want to die, especially he didn't want to die for someone like Captain Hawke, it was simply not worth it......

After lowering the sails, the other party's shelling really stopped, and Andrew suddenly felt relaxed, but this ease was fleeting, and Andrew, as the highest-ranking person on the Princess Casa, was afraid that he would have to be tried by a military court......

"Andrew! Look me in the eye Andrew! Have you been knocked out of your soul by a cannon? Look who I am! ”

I don't know how long it took, but a familiar voice sounded in my ears.

Nickerson ...... It's you......"

Andrew slowly glanced up at the person sitting in front of him.

"It's me, what's wrong with you, friend?"

The other party's friend cheered up Andrew.

"I ...... Oh, it looks like you made the right choice Nickerson, I'm your prisoner now......"

Andrew barely managed to squeeze out a smile on his face that was more ugly than crying.

"You've done a great job, Andrew, if you hadn't chosen to surrender in time, then the Princess Casa would have been reduced to a pile of scraps, and if this were the case, the Governor would have been distressed, because he needed the Princess Casa.

So, he sent me to take over from Captain Hawke, and to appoint you first mate, Andrew, cheer up! Your Excellency the Governor appreciates your wise decision, and he wants you to swear allegiance to him before God......"

"I swear! In the name of Jesus Christ! ”

Andrew immediately replied without hesitation.

Nickerson was pleased with Andrew's response, and then he ordered his men to tidy up the deck while chattering about what he had been through.

Nickerson turned out to be the boatswain on the Princess Casa, and instead of following Hawke when Captain Hawke decided to throw himself into Orne, he chose to leave, and there were twenty sailors with him, all of whom were now sailors on the Aurora.

Now, with God's help, they have miraculously triumphed – and they are convinced that if it weren't for God's help, how could such a miracle have happened?

And the strange ship, with whom she had just exchanged a series of friendly flags, now knew that the ship was called the Pride, and that it came from a distant land, and that the people who piloted it were said to be the descendants of a group of Han Chinese who had fled overseas to escape the rule of the Tatar kings.

Obviously, these Han Chinese ships have great power, and this is all that everyone knows about this group of people and this ship at present.

Now that Nixon has been appointed by the Governor as the captain of the Casa Princess, the Governor of Pimont is surprised to get the Princess Casa, knowing that as the real victor, the Casa Princess is someone else's trophy and has nothing to do with them.

Although de jure speaking, the Casa Princess is the property of the Portuguese Timorese Navy, and Pimont is indeed the governor of the Timor Viceroyalty of the Portuguese and Indian Company, but obviously at this time, Pimont did not dare to think about the ownership of the Casa Princess, and their own small wrecked ship was still stranded on the beach waiting for rescue.

Unexpectedly, however, the Pride, yes, now finally knew that the mighty ship was called the Pride, and they sent them another message in the flag.

She told the Aurora that now that the galleon had surrendered, you could go and receive the wrecked ship.

That's right, they say it's the wrecked ship.

However, the people on the Aurora did not consider the Casa Princess to be a wrecked ship, and despite the damage to her sails and the dilapidated buildings on the deck, she was still floating on the surface, and as long as it did not sink, the sailors on the Aurora had a way to get the Casa Princess sailing.

Immediately afterwards, another flag was sent - "Greetings from the Commonwealth of Australia to the Governor of Portugal".

It seems that they saw a red pennant on the mainmast of the Aurora, which fluttered above the lion and shield flag, which only means one thing, that the only person who could hang the red pennant on the emblem of the Portuguese-Portuguese East India Company was the Governor and the like, indicating that the little wrecked ship being pursued was the Governor's ship.

Then the two sides exchanged flags for a long time, and Pride said that they would give some help to get the Aurora back on sailing, and then the Pride would leave to complete its own mission......

While Nickerson was babbling to Andrew about their adventures, Pimont, the Portuguese Governor of Timor, had been invited to the deck of the Pride and was followed to the Pride by Captain Phillips. Austin.

A strong curiosity led him to the Pride to find out.

In this era, there were always many taboos and superstitions among seafarers, and the crew wanted to know if the strange ship that could move on its own without sails and oars was magical, or if it was a legendary ghost ship, and one of the captain's duties was to solve the sailors' doubts, so he had to go to the ship to see it.

Sure enough, his curiosity was greatly satisfied, for as he ascended the gangway to the deck of the Pride, he was shocked to find that the entire ship was made of steel, and that Phillips had never seen a ship built purely of steel in his twenty years of travelling at sea.

According to his knowledge, the Venetians and the Ottomans used to coat the wooden giddle boats with copper and iron plates, but on the ocean, all boats were always made of wood, or bamboo, rattan, or even straw, but they were never made of pure steel!

Although, according to his education, he was able to understand Archimedes' theorem about buoyancy, and also knew that iron would not necessarily sink if it entered the water, but would depend on the weight of the steel itself and the volume of water he discharged.

It's just that he was really amazed at what kind of process was used to make such complex steel parts, and he couldn't imagine how such a huge hull could be built of steel.

And the Pride didn't look like any rivets or beams on the outside, and he wanted to go down deck to see what was going on, but it was clear he didn't have that opportunity at the moment.