When it was completely dark, the laughter of the crew and the aroma of barbecue could be heard from the camp of "Pirate Paradise". At this moment, several bison legs are roasting back and forth on the four huge campfires on the east and west sides of the camp.

Several cooks of the fleet stood by the barbecue grill, meticulously using the brush in their hands to dip the oil from the bowl into the beef leg from time to time, left and right. When the blazing flame shines on the cook's face, the cook's smile is so cute and satisfied, it seems to remind people of the upcoming Christmas.

At this time, most of the crew of the "Nemesis" was sitting around a campfire on the east side. Gunner Hall took a glass of ale and handed it to the artillery commander next to him, "Man, tell us about the afternoon hunt." ”

Fast, who had reaped the benefits of the ransacking of the plantation, glanced triumphantly at the other gunners and sailors. Took the glass from Hall's hand, "Goo-dong... "Guys, it's God who is protecting me and giving me good luck!" ”

A musketeer who had participated in the shooting of the Spanish plantation owner with Fast, gave him a contemptuous look at him and said in a joking tone, "Hall, don't listen to this guy's nonsense here. By the time the plantation owner appeared, the guy had already fired one shot, and he didn't have time to reload the second shot. ”

Fast glared, turned his head and shouted at the musketeers: "You are talking nonsense! If it weren't for your Excellency's desire to kill that bastard with a longbow himself, I would have reloaded the second shot a long time ago! ”

While the sailors sitting around laughed, one of the sailors suddenly asked him, "Commander, your Excellency is... Captain? Why do you call her... Excellency? ”

"That's right, the captain is Your Excellency. This was the title of the captain's position in the ducal palace, and others had to call her so. ”

"Commander, it turns out that the captain still holds a position in the Duke's Palace? However, why did she hide these facts when she went to sea with our patriarch this time? ”

The Duke's Chamberlain, who was also a gunner, glanced at the curious Hawkins sailor, coughed lightly, and told him with some seriousness, "Man, because Your Excellency is doing things for Your Highness, she doesn't want others to know that Your Highness will support the raiding at sea. ”

The sailor did not understand the meaning of his words, and when he tried to ask a few more questions, he heard Fast's voice, "Men, this matter is over, and no one is allowed to mention the captain's status, title, or position in the duke to anyone else." ”

In front of the platform in the middle of the camp was a campfire, which was attended by Isabelle, Captain Hawkins, and two other privateer captains, as well as the captain of each privateer, the adjutant of the sea, the adjutant of the sea, and other officers. Captain Hawkins' eldest son, John, and nephew, Brady, volunteered to serve as valets to serve the officers.

At this point, John walked over to the barbecue grill to take a few glances at the color of the roasted beef shank, and then used his dagger to cut a long hole in the beef shank. When he saw the slightly pink beef in the mouth, he quickly nodded with a smile, turned his head and said to Brady, who was greasing, "Brother, the beef is roasted, we can eat it later." ”

Brady, who was sweating profusely from the campfire, raised his arm to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and glanced at him rather proudly, "John, remember, this is what I baked." ”

A few steps away from the two of them, Isabel sat on a simple wooden bench, eating pickled grapes while looking at Captain Hawkins beside her, "Captain, are you going to leave some crew members to guard this camp?" ”

Captain Hawkins took the mouthpiece of his palm-fronded pipe out of his mouth and nodded at her, "Miss, you should know that this is the first camp occupied by the Kingdom of England in the occupation of the Spaniards, and we cannot easily abandon it. ”

Isabel looked up at the two older boys beside the campfire, pondered for a moment and whispered, "Captain, if you were to send a crew to guard here, what would you do with food, drink, weapons, and supplies?" ”

A privateer captain also hurriedly added, "Captain, Miss Isabel is right, these issues must be considered. ”

While Captain Hawkins was still thinking, Isabel said calmly, "Captain, I'm sure some of the crew's families are missing them all the time. When you've made the decision to stay, do you plan to rotate them back to Plymouth in a couple of months' time? ”

John put some of the roasted and sliced beef shanks into several metal plates, and then sent a few sailors to deliver the plates to Isabel and the others. When Isabel took the plate, she looked at him seriously, "John, can the sailors who stay on duty on the ship eat this beef?" ”

When John Hawkins heard this, he quickly glanced at Boatswain Brady next to the barbecue grill behind him, and thought, "Brady, this guy only cares about barbecue, and he even forgets his duty." ”

He hurriedly turned his head to look at the female captain, and said with some seriousness, "Captain, I will immediately send someone to bring some beef and pork to the ship." ”

"All the ships have to be delivered."

"Yes, Captain."

While Isabel and the others enjoyed the tender roast beef leg and wine, the more than 100 crew members in the camp gathered around several campfires singing and dancing, munching on beef and sipping ale. However, there was no smile on Captain Hawkins' face.

He admits that several of the issues raised by Isabel are factual and tricky to deal with. However, the meaning behind the "Pirate Paradise" camp was so great that he was willing to abandon the camp just like that. Eating the roast beef on his plate thoughtfully, he glanced at Isabel beside him, "Miss, you know, this camp was built by my sailors, and I don't plan to abandon it. ”

If the camp was to be secured, Isabel felt that the Spanish or Portuguese were feasible. Recruit criminals, thieves, fanatical religious elements, poor peasants, artisans, descendants of broken nobles, and some crazy adventurers from the country to occupy the land and settle the land. In this way, it is possible to maintain the place of residence and create wealth and tax revenue for the suzerain.

However, the resettlement of the western part of the island of Spain had to be approved by Henry VIII or Parliament. After the mass emigration, a declaration was issued declaring the land to be a colony of the Kingdom of England and signing a cession treaty with Spain.