In the evening, the carriage stops at Sir Cod's Cliff Castle.

This castle is very small, a total of only more than ten meters high, an area of four or five hundred square meters, square, four corners of watchtowers.

It stands on a steep cliff jutting out of an island, facing the sea on three sides, only on one side, and less than thirty meters wide.

Standing on a cliff, the moon seems to be extraordinarily large, the castle seems to be extraordinarily high, the waves are crashing on the shore at your feet, and the boulders are pressing on the top in front of you, giving people a great sense of intimidation.

Lorraine saw Carmen waiting outside the drawbridge of the castle, dressed in a dark purple lace gown, embellished with gold trim and white gauze, which was custom-made in the style of the Pansy merchant flag.

Lorraine bowed her hand slightly, bent her elbow and extended an invitation to her.

She lifted the corner of her skirt and bowed, pulled it up, and pressed it intimately into Lorraine's ear.

"President, the Desai Chamber of Commerce has temporarily changed the negotiator, the vice president Elisby is not here, and the Admiral of the First Fleet, Viren, they are all surnamed Desai."

"Temporary?" Lorraine was slightly different.

"Yes, temporarily, without informing us in any way, according to etiquette, you can refuse to meet."

"Why refuse?"

Carmen bit her lip and stood on tiptoe, almost touching Lorraine's ear: "I heard...... Veren is arrogant, very arrogant. ”

"Let an arrogant man negotiate......" Lorraine smiled at the corner of his mouth, "isn't that just right, and we are not very short of the two thousand pounds of ransom." I prefer to stand on the side of justice rather than capture a nobleman...... Go and judge a pirate. ”

Accompanied by Carmen, Lorraine stepped on the cold and wet revolving stone staircase to the large terrace on the second floor of the castle.

This is the place where the negotiations are held, facing the sea to the west, with steep cliffs in front and behind, and the Strait of Dover as far as the eye can see.

In the middle of the terrace there was a long table, covered with a flannel dark blue tablecloth, and the table was empty, except for a cold young man in a tuxedo sitting on the south side, and two burly men with long swords at their waists and hands on their backs.

Lorraine smiled even more, pulling out a chair for Carmen on the north side of the table, while she sat across from the young man, her long umbrella leaning against her hand.

He comfortably cocked Erlang's legs: "Viren. Admiral Desai, sitting in the direction of France, does not wear bird feathers on his dress. ”

Veren lowered his eyelids: "Full costumes are a sign of respect for the noble bloodline, and in the face of an English pirate who lives by plundering, wearing a dress is enough." ”

"That's a bit of a distraction. It was your guild that hoisted the pirate flag and killed the merchant ships of England on the public routes, and now falsely accuses me of being a pirate...... Is this the cultivation of a French gentleman? ”

Viren raised his head slightly, his light blue eyes undisguised his disdain.

"I've looked into you, Lorraine. Arnason. Drake, a descendant of the pirate Drake, a half-breed, illegitimate child. Half a year ago, he was a black merchant in Elgin, and after half a year, he finally scraped together enough pounds to register the Chamber of Commerce, just a small person. ”

"Miss Carmen has an arrogant assessment of you." Lorraine leaned back in her chair and licked her lips, "I think she's wrong, you're not arrogant, you're just stupid." ”

"Oh?"

"A little guy defeated your Third Fleet and captured your cousin? Cousin? Or a brother? You begged me not to judge him for pirates, and I accepted, and I came here. And you don't seem to know why you're here. ”

"I always know what I'm going to do, barbarian."

Veren stood up, and with a clatter, popped out a golden louis, and landed in front of Lorraine.

"There is no fool like Acharin in Desai's blood, and Desai's reputation cannot be dishonored. This is your travel fare from afar......"

"If you get out alive tonight, you can hang Acharin. The next time you meet in Cantabrian, I will settle a hundred pounds for you privately, which will be counted as a reward. ”

He gave Lorraine a gentlemanly salute and walked into the deep castle with a long laugh.

Carmen watched in amazement as Viren left, stunned as the two strong men who stayed behind sneered and drew their knives, and watched in amazement as Lorraine stood up and lifted the long-handled umbrella leaning against the side with a blank face.

"The last time I fought in a dress was in Bermeo, but luckily I remember ordering an umbrella sword from Mr. Martini."

Boom!

The umbrella sword is unsheathed......

Moments later, with blood on her face, Lorraine walked out of the castle with a smile on her face, holding a terrified Carmen.

To his surprise, Viren, a barbarian in savage skin, remembered to drive away the carriage he had hired and replaced it with a dozen dirty guides dressed as sailors.

Lorraine was helpless, sighed and untied her tuxedo, and solemnly handed it to Carmen.

"Carmen, stand a little farther away, I don't really like my clothes splashing dirty blood......"

The sailors pounced with a shout.

……

Set up a bureau, plot to assassinate, and block the killing......

The cliff castle is separated from the West Bank Pier by more than ten kilometers, and all the way is inaccessible dense forests and cliffs, and from time to time killers will emerge from the shadows and attack Lorraine.

These only strong sailors were not a qualified threat in Lorraine's eyes, but he was so sick that he carried an umbrella sword and couldn't help but carry Carmen faster and faster.

Carmen couldn't keep up......

"President, wait...... Yes! ”

With an exclamation, Lorraine actually picked her up and started running.

He held her in his left hand and his sword in his right, and with the difference in height and strong and powerful arms, she sat and half leaned on his body, and ran wildly.

Carmen felt as if she had been kidnapped by a steed, the shadows of the trees on either side of her rapidly retreating, and her body undulating with Lorraine's steps

In order not to fall, she could only use all her strength to wrap her arms around Lorraine's neck, and the whole person almost fell softly on Lorraine.

Her pretty face was flushed, and her voice was like a mosquito: "President, I can ...... by myself"

"You're too slow." Lorraine was not polite at all, and with a stretch of her arm, she hugged Carmen tighter, "Veren is a madman, I'm worried about the Butterfly Flower ......"

"How dare he attack an English merchant ship in a port sheltered by the Royal Navy of Great Britain?"

"I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm only afraid of ......"

As he spoke, a sailor jumped out of the fork on the side of the tree, raising his knife and slashing straight at Carmen in Lorraine's arms.

Lorraine didn't have time to dodge, turned sideways, and took the knife hard with his back!

Burst! The blade tore through his waistcoat and shirt, leaving a long wound on his back, and the bright red blood instantly stained out, and half of his clothes were already stained through his breath.

Lorraine frowned, took a half-step forward, and stabbed back.

The slender umbrella sword pierced the sailor's throat and nearly severed his head with a swing of the sideways.

Carmen panicked: "President, your wounds ......"

"Shouting doesn't help stop the bleeding and stop the pain!" Lorraine gritted her teeth and forced herself to move on, "If you're afraid, close your eyes." ”

All the way, all the way to kill.

In just ten kilometers, Lorraine killed more than 20 people while holding Carmen, and was accidentally stabbed in the back, and after more than two hours, he finally saw the First Fleet quietly moored on the dock outside the port.

Everyone...... Safe.

Lorraine let out a long sigh of relief, and the exhaustion of the night and the pain in his back hit him, causing him to almost fall to the ground.

The hand holding Carmen loosened.

Carmen landed and hurriedly supported him, and it took a lot of effort to meet the stunned eyes of the whole ship, and carry the bloodied Lorraine back to the Butterfly Flower.

The deck became chaotic as it landed.

Henna flew to catch Lorraine, her emerald eyes overflowing with murderous intent.

She stared at Carmen, "What's going on?" ”

"Vilen...... Veren. Desai is a madman. He arranged for many people to rob us on the road...... President to protect me......"

"Henna......" Lorraine suddenly spoke, "issue an order to let Ramos take over the command ...... immediately"

He leaned feebly against Henna and shook his head weakly to sober himself up.

"Tell Ramos that the fleet will not leave port offshore, and that the lookout will have someone all night...... Beware of Viren's Reindeer...... Survive tonight and wait for the dawn ......"