In the silence of the night, the evening breeze that blows gently is no longer a strong wind blowing from the sea, which makes people shudder. At this time, in the camp of "Pirate Paradise", the wood in several huge campfires crackled from time to time after it was fully burned. And the beef leg on the barbecue grill on the campfire continues to roast, constantly emitting an irresistible aroma.

Sitting around the campfire in the center of the camp, Isabel held a plate with her left hand and a large slice of roast beef from the outer plate with her right hand and glanced at it. Then, with his mouth wide open, he stuffed the roast beef into his mouth and chewed it in a big gulp. The other officers who sat with her by the campfire also laughed and tasted the crispy outside and tender on the inside, and the meat was delicious bison shank......

While everyone feasted on the barbecue, Isabel pondered Captain Hawkins' words and thoughts. Raising his chin, he glanced at Captain Hawkins beside him, and smiled lightly, "Captain, John and your nephew Brady roasted a great beef tonight." Why don't you eat some barbecue before you think about camp? ”

Captain Hawkins looked at his son John and his nephew who were roasting meat at the campfire, brushed his beard and looked down at the roast on his plate. Immediately, he looked at Isabel with a smile on his face, "Miss, what a wonderful picture. Coming from a noble family in Yorkshire in the north, you sailed to the beautiful island of Spain with members of the Hawkins family from Plymouth in the south, and established the first English camp in Spanish territory. ”

"Yes, Captain. Now, I understand what this camp means to you. Isabel ate two more slices of roast beef and stared at the campfire directly in front of her, "Captain, it's good that you plan to take this land for the kingdom or the Hawkins family in perpetuity. However, I want you to know what is behind the possession of this land. ”

"Oh...?" Captain Hawkins looked at her curiously, and several of the other officers and crew members also looked in her direction.

"To occupy this land, His Majesty needs to publicly declare this land to be a colony of the kingdom. It was also necessary to sign a cession clause with the Spanish Empire, an ally of the kingdom. If Charles V of Spain does not agree to the cession, then we will never be able to occupy this land. Isabel spoke eloquently about a whole bunch of theoretical things related to the colony.

Captain Hawkins blinked, then looked at the other two family captains, "What do you think?" ”

One of the captains nodded several times and looked at him, "Patriarch, Miss Isabel comes from a noble family, and she will not deceive us. ”

Another captain also interjected, "Patriarch, if His Majesty angers the King of Spain in order to occupy this land, it will inevitably affect the alliance between the two countries. You should know that the King of Spain is now the most powerful monarch in Europe, and there is no rival in all of Europe who can match him. ”

"But, fellows, this is the first camp of the Hawkins family of Plymouth in the Americas and the Caribbean!" Captain Hawkins' face changed, and he casually threw his plate on the grass and grabbed his small pipe to smoke some of the Spaniards' "holy medicine." ”

Isabel's mood was unaffected and she continued to eat roast beef. Squinted at the small pipe in Captain Hawkins' hand, and said calmly, "Captain, the pipe you used to take the holy medicine was also given to you by the Spaniards. ”

Captain Hawkins was slightly stunned, looked at the pipe in his hand angrily, and was about to throw it out when he heard Isabel's voice, "Captain, it is very difficult to get a part of the land of the Spanish Island at present. If you just see this as a pirate paradise, I can give you a piece of territory. ”

"Territory ......?" Captain Hawkins didn't throw his pipe out, but focused on Isabel's face.

Isabel smiled, put the plate on the grass and took a sip of wine from her glass, and said unhurriedly, "Captain, there is an offshore island on the other side of the harbor strait, called Tolti Island, which was discovered by Columbus. However, the Spaniards never occupied the island. ”

Everyone, including Captain Hawkins, looked at her with great curiosity, and one privateer captain blurted out in a hurry, "Miss, do you mean that this island has not been occupied until now?" ”

"Yes, when we landed on the island, it was occupied by the Kingdom of England, and when the Spaniards landed on the island, it became Spanish territory. Whoever it is, can immediately declare the island his territory. ”

As soon as Isabel finished speaking, it immediately caused a lively conversation among the officers present. Knowing that occupying the land of a camp cannot be generalized with the meaning of occupying an island, Captain Hawkins looked at Isabel excitedly after thinking, "Miss, actually, you... You don't have to tell us about it. ”

"Captain, I am only a descendant of a noble woman from Yorkshire, and if I were to declare this island a domain of the Kingdom of England, I am afraid that many people would regard me as an evil witch. So, I think it's up to you, the patriarch of the Hawkins family, to make the announcement. Isabel smiled at him and pouted a little helplessly.

Hawkins looked at Isabel for a long time, and in his eyes she seemed to have become the most beautiful court rose of the year, Queen Anne Boleyn. When Queen Anne was convicted, there were rumors among the people that she was an evil witch who used witchcraft to blind His Majesty and make him abandon his wife and daughter.

Even a queen can be fabricated as a witch out of thin air, not to mention that Isabel is just a noble lady. For a while, Captain Hawkins was a little upset for Isabel, raised the wine glass in his hand and saluted her, "Miss, no matter where you go or what you do in the future, the Hawkins family and the descendants of the family will always help you." ”

Isabel nodded, "Captain, I appreciate your help. Now, we're going to have to make some extra money to keep the Hawkins family alive, aren't we? ”

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The next morning, while the musketeers of the Second Musketeers were training near the camp, Isabel brought Captain Hawkins and other officers aboard the Nemesis. Under the control of the sailors, the privateer left the harbor and sailed towards the offshore waters to the north.

Accompanied by the clear blue sky and the quiet and fresh sea breeze, Isabel stood on the bow with her sword in hand, calmly watching the land appear on the horizon. Gracefully turned his face and smiled at Captain Hawkins and the others beside him, "Captain, look, the land in front is Tolty Island!" ”

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