Was the Spanish Armada stronger, having completed the reorganization? Not necessarily, but certainly more obedient.

Little Alfred walked around next to me all day smiling, lamenting that the "prison meal" was of good quality, and insisting that the ransom I wanted was too low, and that I should extort more money from his father.

"More blackmail? Aren't you distressed? I asked, confused.

"If you divide me into 10, I don't mind." Alfred Jr. replied.

I couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake my head, what kind of son is this! There is still such a recommendation business.

Saying goodbye to Woodin, I continued my voyage south. After all, the Indian Ocean is not my goal, and eventually I still have to go to Europe and go to the new continent to see how my "new home" is going.

Woodin naturally didn't want me to go, but I can't spend it here all the time! And there is another important reason why I had to rush to Europe as soon as possible!

Arashi is about to give birth!

Yes, according to the due date, it will be two months at most!

I don't want her to be born in this place where birds don't, my child, not in my homeland, at least in a place like Paris or London.

So I'm fast, no, I'm going to Europe on a fast boat, but Africa is going to be there anyway.

I don't know how Rodriguez and Cristina are doing now, I haven't seen them for many years, I don't know if they're okay.

Thankfully, since we went out to sea from the Indian Ocean, it has been a smooth southerly wind. It would not be too beneficial for us to rush to Africa as soon as possible.

After about fifteen days, my fleet finally crossed the long East African coast and reached its destination, Sofala.

Before entering the port, we were strictly inspected, but from the moment we showed the sign of Blade Sea, we received the warmest welcome.

Rodriguez, who received the news, immediately rushed to the dock to pick me up. When I saw him, I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hey! Rodriguez, how did you become like this? I exclaimed, "I can almost tell the first two!" ”

Rodriguez scratched his head shyly: "Sir, this ...... It can only be said that the food after marriage is too good. After all, who knew that a girl like Tina was actually a top chef! ”

Everyone laughed. I asked, "Why didn't you see Christina?" Did she go to sea? ”

Rodriguez's face turned even redder and said vaguely, "Tina, she's going to give birth!" Yes, the second child. My second child is about to be born! ”

"Wow!" The people who followed me cheered: "Rodriguez, you cow!" Either you don't give birth, or you have to give birth to one life after another! ”

Rodriguez's face flushed with excitement, and he pulled me and let everyone into the carriage.

Accompanied by the sound of horses' hooves, we wandered the streets that turned in the corners of the Sofala song. It can be seen that this port is very prosperous, although it is messy everywhere, but the order is not bad.

"How's it going here?" I asked Rodriguez, "Are you still used to living there?" ”

"Of course, sir!" Rodriguez replied pleasantly: "I have never felt so relaxed and pleasant, here, we are tightly twisted with the English and the Portuguese, and the Spaniards have no choice but to us, so we have always been polite." Of course, we also gave them some small benefits, which was half the price of the supplies, you know, which didn't cost much, but it worked. ”

I pursed my lips and smiled, and sighed, "When I saw you in Nanyang at that time, you were a down-and-out middle-aged man who had been hollowed out of his soul. Congratulations on being able to stand up again now, Rodriguez! ”

Rodriguez's eyes were red, and he nodded heavily: "Sir, I thought my life was going to end like that, and you gave me a new life!" I...... I ......"

I patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "Don't talk about it, we're happy for you!" By the way, was your first child a boy or a girl? ”

"Ahh Yes! Rodriguez struggled to control his emotions and smiled with red eyes, "It's a girl, her name is Kirkri!" ”

We all laughed, and Hua Mei asked, "What about this?" Would you rather be a boy or another girl? ”

Rodriguez immediately shouted, "Boy! After saying that, he felt that it was not appropriate, and then added: "Of course, girls are also very good, it's okay!" ”

"Duducial!" The kite smiled: "Boys have to scream, girls can just be eccentric!" ”

The carload of people laughed, and Rodriguez blushed again.

"Yes, sir!" Rodriguez suddenly remembered something, and looked at me with a solemn face: "Some time ago, we received a call order from Queen Elizabeth I, and she is looking for you!" She asked the fleet to bring a message, if you come back here, go back to London as soon as possible! ”

"Oh? What's the matter? Did she say it? I asked, confused.

"No, no, she just recruited you to enter the palace as soon as possible, and didn't say anything else." Rodriguez shook his head.

"How long ago was that?" I asked.

"A month ago!" Rodriguez blurted out: "At that time, the Spaniards and the British came to Africa together, and I was nervously preparing for battle, and the British told me that they had reached a brief ceasefire agreement with the Spaniards, and we were no longer enemies!" What's going on? Mr. ”

"What's going on?" I snorted and laughed, with a look of disdain on my face: "The British used the Netherlands to restrain Spain, and also dragged down Spain, and now that the Netherlands is rising, the British want to use the Spaniards to restrain the Dutch." I don't know how to face these guys who have gone back on their word! ”

"I see!" Rodriguez looked solemn: "Then do you still want to go?" Mr? I always think it's not a good thing! ”

"Of course I want to go!" I replied, "What am I afraid of?" Not only am I going, but I'm also bringing with me a lot of valuables, and I'm going to take away a lot of gold and silver to build our new home! ”

"A new home? Where is it? Rodriguez asked, confused.

"In the far west! There is an empty land, and there we will build our own home! I chuckled softly and looked at the sun as it set in the west, and my heart was full of longing.

The future, in that direction.

When she arrived at the Blade Sea headquarters, Christina was sitting on a bench, quietly peeling fruit. She wasn't much fatter, but she had a big belly, which looked very exaggerated.

When the girls of Huamei saw Christina, they all ran over screaming, and Christina was also very happy to see these long-lost friends, and the four of them were tied together, chattering and laughing happily from time to time.

Rodriguez, Mo, Adicon, and the others walked to the other side of the small courtyard and sat around the small table, drinking the tea that Rodriguez had brought to us.

Rodriguez handed me a stack of ledgers and said, "Sir, these are the books of the last few years, look at them!" ”

I shook my head and smiled and pushed the ledger back to Rodriguez: "No! Don't look at it, I believe you. I'm just asking you, how much do you have at the moment? ”

Rodriguez replied proudly: "It's not too much, but I paid off the credit for the large-scale construction of ships before you left last time, and there are still nearly 10 million gold coins in the balance!" Sir, don't you know, in recent years, the war in the West has been fierce, merchants have come here to mine, our maritime trade is quite prosperous, almost every month has increased, the momentum is quite gratifying! ”

I nodded slightly, thinking about my own problem, and said to Rodriguez for a long time: "Dude, from today onwards, I want you to help me do something, long-term." ”

Rodriguez was puzzled: "You just arranged it, is there any difference from the past?" ”

I shook my neck slightly, my eyes narrowed slightly, and said, "No, I want you to start today, accumulate all kinds of ammunition, yes, guns, shells, bows and arrows, as long as they are bullets, and all kinds of things that can be ignited, you need them!" ”

Rodriguez couldn't help but be a little strange: "Sir, aren't we in the port for supplies?" Why collect it yourself? ”

I stared into his eyes and lowered my voice: "I'm worried that our territory in North America won't be peaceful for long, what I have to do is to prepare for a long-term war, and relying on the little supplies in the port is far from enough!" ”

"Long-term war...... Rodriguez muttered, and then nodded heavily: "I guess you have your own considerations, I'll just do it." ”

"Sir, are you worried that someone is going to attack us?" Laxon snapped.

I nodded slightly: "I always feel that the atmosphere of coming back this time is a little strange. Why did Elizabeth I look for me? I don't think it's a good thing. So we have to plan ahead and prepare all kinds of things in advance, no matter what happens, right? ”

Everyone nodded. I turned to Adicon again: "Reinhardt, I have something for you!" ”

Adicon straightened up at once, and listened to me, "I want you to make all kinds of supplies from here, and with a sufficient fleet of transports, set off at once, from the Green Corner to the west of Timbuktu, all the way to the vicinity of Timbuktu, and then north to Virginia, to New York." ”

"Understood! Captain! You're worried that the strength of the Nine Ghosts Masataka alone is not enough to help Mawei hold there, right? Adicon replied.

I nodded and said softly, "That's just one thing, I want you to bring a lot of materials and build the city from the day you arrive, and I'm going to be ready to fight a protracted war there!" ”

"Sir, who is the enemy in your heart? IMHO, I really can't think of anyone other than the Spaniards who deserves such vigilance. And the Spaniards are now in full contraction, so why be so cautious? Laxon asked.

I looked at the ocean in the distance and took a slight breath.

He stood up and paced two steps.

"In such a world, the boundaries between enemies and friends are very blurred. Maybe today it's a friend, tomorrow it's an enemy. Maybe today's angry eyes will come together tomorrow. I'm not going to guard against someone, or someone, but I'm going to fight for myself! I welcome friends, but never compromise with enemies! In my territory, I will establish freedom and peace by force! ”

"War and peace are always opposites, but they are inseparable. So tranquility and peace are the fundamental meaning of my preparations. ”