0046 Mirror image of the sailor
The setting sun reflects the sea where the battle has ended.
The sea was a mess, with broken wood, corpses, drifting cargo, and ships burning with green smoke.
The battle came to an end.
After a fierce three-hour battle, the English won a resounding victory, and Lorraine took the ship to capture the enemy's flagship Beam, and forced the landing of the Skuna-type mermaid Singing Horn, which had lost its mainmast.
Raven Chad received reinforcements, and with the combined force of the two ships, he fought a bloody battle with the enemy in front of him, and at the cost of heavy damage to his wingmen, captured the Gold Coast, and the other Skuna fled in despair.
Faced with this result, the Pure White Beach, which was busy extinguishing the fire at the time, chose to surrender sensibly.
Lorraine rendezvoused with two Kirk ships and received Raven on the deck of the Butterfly Flower while the sailors were busy cleaning up the battlefield.
"Dear sir, I am Admiral Raven of the Second Fleet of the Southampton Mindel Chamber of Commerce. Schogner, thank you for your help. I have a heartfelt admiration for you and your courage and strength. β
"Mr. Shogna, I am Lorraine, president of the Drake Chamber of Commerce in Plymouth. Drake. Our chamber of commerce is also headquartered in Southampton, to put it mildly...... What a coincidence. β
A good fight, close to a complete victory.
Lorraine and his Butterfly Flower were in complete control of the battle on the battlefield, and they rightfully had the right to decide on the distribution of interests after the war.
Raven was unmistakable.
This battle was very fruitful, and in terms of ships, one Brigantine-type was captured, the Yuanguang (slightly broken); There are three mixed sail Snaku ships, the Mermaid Song (Big Break), the Gold Coast (Medium Break), and the Pure White Beach (Medium Break).
In addition, Lorraine obtained Yacharin's sword, short gun, atlas, and worthless nautical diary, and looted nearly Β£1,000 worth of goods and nearly Β£3,000 worth of goods.
The total price of the cargo was well over Β£10,000.
Lorraine could have taken everything privately, even if it was moral, and could have only handed over the Gold Coast, which was independently captured by the Mindel Chamber of Commerce, to them, and no matter what he did, he would not have broken the rules of the game at sea.
But after careful consideration, he gave Raven a piece of the Gold Coast and the pure white sand beach that were not seriously injured.
Raven was quite surprised: "Mr. Drake, such an assignment is ...... to you and your crew"
"We were both English gentlemen, and close friends of a port. Drake may have killed two people and wounded seven, but your losses are even greater. β
Raven shook his head sensibly: "We are the prey, it is our duty to meet the battle, and you could not have been involved in this battle. β
"Impossible." Lorraine smiled lightly, "The French, Spaniards and Dutch have set up hunting grounds in this sea, and we need friends, not to fend for ourselves." β
"Hunting grounds?"
"This is important information from our manager in Bilbao, Miss Xavier." Lorraine pulled out a roll of parchment and handed it to Raven, "This shouldn't be a secret. Even if it's for my own sake, I don't want an upright gentleman who can be a comrade-in-arms to be out of the game early. β
Lorraine looked at Raven solemnly: "Mr. Shogna, please accept Drake's kindness." β
The ships were allocated up to this point, and personal belongings and goods did not need to be distributed to the Mindel Chamber of Commerce.
Lorraine generously distributed all the goods to the 120 sailors who had gone to war, and the wounded chambers of commerce gave a further 50 pounds in grants, and the bereavement of the war dead was up to 200 pounds.
Such a huge reward made the morale of the ship break through the sky and almost spread to heaven.
The rest are Acharin's personal belongings.
Logbook Lorraine gave it to Pierce to study, and he could ask Acharin for the code, or he could try to decipher it himself.
Sabre Lorraine was given to Ramos, it was a cadet sword of the French Navy, which was not only well-made, but also significant.
Acharin's short gun made Lorraine a little embarrassed.
It is a good gun, not only heavy, but also accurate, with an effective range of up to 10 meters, which is a sharp weapon for self-defense.
But it was not a weapon, the gold-clad barrel and ivory-adorned butt, inlaid with precious stones, were beautifully carved and could be called a work of extravagant art.
This gun was supposed to be a good fit for little Pierce, but because of the excessive redundancy, it was too heavy to fit a child, even if the child was strong......
It's really superfluous aesthetic.
Lorraine grunted and stuck the gun into her waist, officially claiming ownership of the firearm.
One last thing...... Chart Books.
It is a treasure with a black Moroccan leather envelope, a heavy, clear folio hand-painted page, intricate coloring, and silver lace and embellishments throughout......
The atlas contains a total of 44 charts, covering the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the islands of Britain and Ireland, the Strait of Dover, the Cantabrian Sea and the Celtic Sea......
Lorraine sees Lucas at the end of each chart. YANG Song. Wagenar's signature, and the name of this atlas...... It's called "The Mirror of the Sailor."
The Netherlands is the benchmark of cartographic in the world today, and from the 15th century onwards there were many top cartographers.
Mr. Wagenar was the absolute leader and true leader of the star-studded Dutch cartographers.
In 1584, he published The Mirrors of the Sailors, a collection of 44 maps of Nordic waters, including coastlines, landmarks, coastal contours as seen from coastal positions, and water depths.
Wagenar's atlases were so popular that the British adopted the term "waggoner" (a variant of Wagenar's name) to refer specifically to all atlases that depict coasts.
This is a Grandmaster's atlas, and it is also hand-drawn by Mr. Wagenar.
Lorraine is also surprised by the wealth of the Desai Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Wagenar has been working on it for many years, and such a well-preserved atlas, however useful it may be, would be worth a full Brigenting if it were put on the auction house...... That's 10,000 pounds.
Lose your marbles......
The biggest gain of this battle was actually in the cabin of Acharin......
Packing up her excitement, Lorraine returned to the deck with the atlas in her hand.
The cleaning of the battlefield was nearing its end, and the dead sailors were thrown overboard, and the living and unwounded, would be gathered in the dinghy.
According to the rules of the sea, they were to be exiled, and the victor only had to provide them with food and water that barely enough food and water for two days to be considered morally deserved, and Lorraine gave them three days.
The Beam, which basically had no major damage, assigned sailors, and the broken mermaid Song Horn also pulled the tow rope, and now it is floating behind the Beam, quietly undulating.
Lorraine watched the sailors row their boats to the French coastline, took the red and white flags, and waved the flag to Raven.
γSet sail, friendγ
Raven responded with a precise flag.
[I can't ask for it, and the wings are behind]
Lorraine laughed and raised her arms: "Butterfly Flower, target Southampton, set sail, go home!" β