Elizabeth's face was reflected in the dressing mirror, with fair and delicate skin, healthy pink cheeks, lipstick dyed lips, bright and light eyes, and a simple but beautiful hairstyle on her head. Obviously, it's no easy task to maintain so well on long journeys.

She looked at the mirror and felt self-pity, observing every detail, sometimes pushing her sideburns, sometimes posing in the mirror with all kinds of charm. She reveled in her beauty and felt that it was very pleasant to look in the mirror and dress up. During her boring voyages, she often used it for pleasure to kill time.

She spent more than a year at sea, crossing tens of thousands of miles of sea, passing through dozens of countries, and meeting people of different races, skin colors, and languages. With a huge caravan, she went through all kinds of trials, and finally arrived at the country of Wuzhou, which is depicted in the "Oriental Experience", which is an ancient and rich land - although not everyone has a lot of money, but the dignitaries and nobles are really very generous. The nobles of the Five Continents were very hospitable, and the merchants were warmly entertained in the palace of the Marquis of the Prince, and received many gifts, including very precious gold and silver objects.

Sicamun, the leader of the Clover Caravan, was even summoned by the king of the Five Kingdoms, and in addition to the royal gift, he was given a nominal title of nobility.

In Elizabeth's impression, the country of Wuzhou is a treasure land, rich in natural resources, flat terrain, fertile fields, the only drawback is that the technology is backward, can not keep up with the pace of this era, can not produce flintlock pistols and artillery. This is actually a very dangerous thing, but the nobles of the Five Continents don't seem to take it seriously. In terms of customs, she feels that Oriental people respect etiquette, are hospitable, and especially love face, which can be seen in many ways.

Like other merchants, she brought a large number of goods, all of which were Western specialties, which were very cheap, but they could not be manufactured here in Wuzhouguo. She made a huge profit of 40,000 gold coins with two ships of cheap gadgets, and the ship also carried back goods that were only available in the East, and after being transported back to the Greenland Empire, she could make another fortune by changing hands. She shipped back boxes of ceramics, the pottery process of the East is very different from the West, especially in terms of patterns, the ceramics she shipped back are called blue and white porcelain by the Oriental merchants, with beautiful cyan patterns, beautiful and generous, unique charm, and will be able to sell at a good price after being shipped back.

This is actually the case with maritime commerce, where merchants transport goods that are unique to one place to another where they are needed, and make a profit from the difference, so people call them sea coachmen.

On the way home, Elizabeth occasionally sighed when she thought of the cargo, in addition to being happy.

None of the merchants in the caravan would leave their ships empty, and each of them bought their favorite goods, and many, many merchants bought slaves along the coast with the intention of bringing them back to the five empires to sell. In this day and age, this is understandable, and even the laws of the empire are in favor of the slave cause.

However, Elizabeth hated the slave trade in her heart, and she felt that a merchant should not sell his soul, whether it was his own soul or the soul of someone else. The act of the slave trade is tantamount to reducing the merchant to the level of goods!

Elizabeth's father was also a businessman, and she heard her father say this when she was a child: today's businessmen have forgotten the two most important things in business, one is honesty and the other is conscience.

Because she remembered her father's teachings, she would never do business that burdened her heart, she wanted to make money, but she wanted to make clean money!

Thinking of this, she once again aroused her thoughts about her father, how is that amiable old businessman doing now? Have you been sinned in prison? Whenever she had this kind of worry, she would be desperate to rescue her father, but fortunately, the gods forbid, and the profit she earned this time was enough to pay the debt owed by the fraud, so that she could redeem her father. After experiencing these things, she clearly realized the power of money, even if she rescued her father, she still had to continue to be a businessman and earn more money. This is not only because she worships money, but also because of her love for the business of businessmen, and she likes business in her bones.

For the future, in addition to rescuing her father and continuing to be a free businesswoman, Elizabeth's heart is still vaguely spring-rising, she has just turned twenty-one years old this year, and she is already a big one, you know, some of the noble ladies of the empire are married at the age of sixteen. Thinking of getting married, all kinds of men she knew popped up in her mind, and these men stood in her memory in different postures, and the clearest figure among them was the Oriental pirate Donk.

"Bah, what do I think that rude pirate is doing?" Elizabeth blushed charmingly, and she wiped her cheeks, the feverish temperature lingering. She consoled herself, but it was just a little bit of an impression that Donk had given her, and nothing else.

Just when she was struggling with this matter, suddenly there was a cannon sound, and then the cannon sounded more and more, and it didn't sound far away, it should be a ship in the caravan firing cannons.

Did you encounter a sea monster?

She muttered to herself, straightened up, and walked briskly to the door, her knee-high golden skirt fluttering. She walked through the corridor of the cabin, rubbing shoulders with the sailors, her delicate figure attracting the admiring eyes of many of the lads, but she was used to it. She knew that the sailors didn't know anything about the sound of cannons, so she didn't ask, but went straight to the deck, removed the binoculars hanging from her thin waist, and followed the sound of cannons.

In the distant sea, past the positions of at least six ships, two ships were bombarding a ship, and the bombed ship was not a pirate ship, but a ship inside the caravan. This is obviously a very strange thing, why do you want your own people to fight your own people?

With the size of one to a dozen ships, it is possible to use a lined formation to advance during the voyage, but a larger fleet will adopt a different formation as long as the sea is wide enough, after all, there are too many ships, and it is not conducive to joining each other in a line.

At present, the caravan is arranged in a formation, consisting of ships with strong firepower on the periphery, and is subdivided into the forward, left and right wings, and the left and right wings at the end. Within the protective circle of the warships, the first layer is the ordinary merchant ships and material ships, the second layer is the ships of some merchant bosses, and the most central is the ship of President Sikamon.

Sicamon cared for Elizabeth along the way, and acted in a way that clearly exceeded the president's obligations to the members. Because of this relationship, Elizabeth's two ships are mixed in the innermost layer, which is the safest place, even if it is attacked, there is no need to worry, because there are outer warships to resist the attack.

Elizabeth's ship was in the core position, and the position where the artillery battle took place was in the periphery position. Visually, the bombed ship was not large, about the size of the Mandela, between small and medium-sized ships, lonely, with no outside support. The two ships that were attacking, flying the flag of Sicamun, that is, the battle was inspired by the supreme leader of the fleet. Because of this, no one was the first to come forward to disagree.

The battle slowed down the fleet, and more and more merchants came to the deck to watch, and an atmosphere of unease enveloped more than one hundred and sixty ships. Fortunately, the battle was short, and the two ships carried out several rounds of artillery bombardment, and then attacked the paralyzed enemy ship, capturing the entire ship.

Elizabeth had a very bad premonition that this battle would never break out because of a small friction, and that there should be a deeper, more serious reason.

When the battle was over, the caravan continued on its way, and soon regained its original speed, and the wrecked ship was abandoned, but the prisoners and the gold coins on board were taken away by the other ships.

Sicamon claimed that the cause of the battle was the misconduct of the people on the ship who had stolen his treasures, so he would punish him slightly. He finally gave everyone an explanation, and the matter was quickly closed.

Although she knew the cause of the incident, Elizabeth could not dispel the worry in her heart. She was sure that she was the one in the caravan who wanted to return safely, and that only by making a successful return could she save her father. For this reason, she is very vigilant against all kinds of red flags.

In the evening, Sicamon sent someone to invite Elizabeth to dinner, and Elizabeth agreed to the feast, wanting to ask about it during the meal.

The Knight of the Waves, the ship on which Sicamon traveled, was also the command ship of the fleet.

This ship is a magic ship, when defining the rank, it has caused many disputes among shipbuilders, resulting in opposing ambiguities, some people think that this ship is a third-order magic ship, but another part of the people fiercely refute, insisting that the firepower of this ship is enough to be regarded as a fourth-order magic ship. It can be seen that this ship is stronger than ordinary third-order magic ships in terms of firepower.

One hundred and thirty yards long and twelve yards wide, the Wave Treader was covered in silvery-white metal, with trident-shaped ramming angles in the bow and up to six thrusters in the stern. Although the metal hull made the ship extremely heavy, with the help of five mast sails and six thrusters, the ship was able to reach a terrifying speed of eighteen knots! With its flying speed and sturdy ramming angle, this ironclad ship was able to easily ram into an enemy ship, breaking it in two. The ship also had a huge blade in its belly that could be stretched out, allowing it to pierce an approaching enemy ship if it attempted to engage in broadside combat.

With these two types of combat, the ship can be invincible in close collisions on the front as well as on the side. But the ship's builders were clearly not satisfied, and the ship was also equipped with several large, specially made metal-mounted crossbows, capable of firing long crossbows three yards long and as thick as a wrist, and with far more range and power than ordinary cannons. In this way, the ship also had considerable combat effectiveness in long-range combat.

In addition, there are two rare and powerful dragon eagles on the ship, and with these two dragon eagles to escort them, even enemies from the sky can easily deal with them.

With these attacks, the Waverider can already dominate the sea. Anyone who wants to fight this caravan should be prepared to face the Wave Treading Knight!

Elizabeth, dressed in full costume, came aboard the Waverider, and walked the red carpet on the deck with ladylike steps, and entered the brightly lit ship, which, apart from the slight swaying, was like a shore mansion, lavishly decorated and magnificent.

A tawny dragon eagle flew by suddenly, deliberately clinging to the sea, and the strong wind under the wingspan even opened up the waves. It swept by, bringing a cool breeze to the hallway, which poured in through a row of windows.

Elizabeth's hair was flying, and she stretched out her white hand to squeeze it, and she had just noticed that there seemed to be some red liquid on the beak of the dragon eagle, which made her have some bad associations.

Although there was a larger dining room in the shipyard, Sicamon chose a small room with a sense of comfort for Elizabeth. The long, moderately sized table in the room allows the two of them to be closer together during the meal.

Sicamon stooped down very gentlemanly, took Elizabeth's hand, and kissed her lightly on the slippery surface of the white glove, and in this short but sweet process, he kept looking up at Elizabeth with affection and affection in his eyes.

Elizabeth withdrew her hand and smiled politely.

"Miss Elizabeth, please be seated." Sicamon's voice was a little high-pitched, or his surname, and he was also very slender, with fair skin, and even pierced ears and diamond-encrusted earrings.

Elizabeth doesn't like Sicamon's kind of sissy man very much, she likes men's muscle mass, she likes men's slightly blackened faces, and because of this, she has always maintained a tepid attitude towards Sicamon's very obvious show of affection.

The two greeted each other politely, then sipped wine and ate beef in small bites.

Elizabeth felt that it was time, so she tentatively asked, "I wonder if the thieves on the Xiaomeng stole any valuables from you, and later found them?" There was a softness in her tone that had rarely been revealed before, and she thought that this tone was conducive to getting the truth of the matter.

Sicamon cocked his orchid fingers, took a sip of wine, and after savoring it, he said contentedly: "Do you think keeping secrets is a must for a lady?" ”

"I think so." Elizabeth said firmly.

"Oh well. You're very, very ladylike, so you're pretty good at keeping secrets. In that case, I will tell you the truth of the matter, and after you have heard it, you must keep the truth in your heart, and of course, it is better to put me in your heart. ”

Elizabeth smiled but didn't answer, her hairpin and blonde hair reflected the brilliant light, and her smile was as sweet as honey, and people couldn't help but want to sip.

Sicamon showed an intoxicated expression, and said in this half-drunk state: "Actually, the people of the Xiaomeng didn't steal my things, it was just a remark to reassure everyone, you are so smart, you must have guessed, right?" ”

Elizabeth tilted her head slightly and winked playfully.

Sicamon was even more intoxicated, and continued, "While those damned - sorry, I swore - well, they didn't steal my jewelry or gold coins, but they are guilty of more sin. They are actually pirates who sent them. ”

Elizabeth's pupils contracted, and sure enough, there was something else hidden!

"And the pirate who sent them here is a tricky pirate leader, his name is Christine, have you heard of this man? He was a notorious pirate, and no merchant would want to touch him. ”

"I know him, you can skip the part about him and the Ghost Pirate Group and get straight to the point."

"I really like your straightforwardness, and your inner drive, it's like a beautiful flame shining into my life and making it hard for me to extricate myself." Sicamon praised a few words without hesitation, and then turned back to the topic, "The point is that my dragon eagle caught the signal eagle they secretly released, and intercepted a letter, which reported our affairs in detail, and the most important thing is that they wrote the exact date of our arrival at the turbulent sea, and the error is definitely not more than half a day!" Think about what Christine would do if he knew where we were? ”

Elizabeth was not interested in the sensual compliment, but this important information made her heart tremble! Christine is a terrible pirate with a lot of ships, and if Christine keeps his men on the waterway, the Clover Caravan will be in danger. Suddenly, she lost all appetite and never wanted to touch the tender beef again.

"That's right, they will stay in front of the turbulent sea, waiting for us to deliver it to the door, and it is estimated that they will treat us as fat sheep."

"But luckily, you intercepted the letter, so we can change course and avoid the Ghost Pirate Regiment." Elizabeth breathed a sigh of relief and exhaled a faint fragrance.

"No, I'm not going to change course." Sicamon chuckled a few times, and said mysteriously.

"Why?"

"Because I have a more brilliant plan," said Sicamun, clapping his wisdom for his own wisdom, "after I took the men of the Dawn of Dreams prisoner, I forced the captain to rewrite a letter in which he said that we had changed course and told Christine to move his position quickly. In this way, Christine and the others will leave the turbulent sea and run to the empty sea and wait. And we can continue to the Turbulent Sea without changing our course and according to the original plan. You know, if you go through turbulent seas, you can save a considerable amount of sea distance, and you can avoid several thieves' dens. ”

"This plan is not safe." Elizabeth was visibly upset, she didn't like the gambling-style plan.

"This expression of yours is even more charming."

"We're down to business, Mr. Sicamon, please be solemn."

"Elizabeth, what's wrong with you? Why is there so much anger all of a sudden? I thought you would be amazed and impressed by my wise decision. ”

Elizabeth closed her beautiful eyes, and she adjusted her attitude, telling herself that a smile was far more effective than a question against Sicamon.

"Mr. Sicamon, I'm really impressed with your resourcefulness, but I've always felt that your plan was a little too risky, didn't I?"

"You can rest assured, nothing will go wrong." Sicamon said confidently, "I deliberately compared the handwriting, the letter written by the thief captain under my pressure is the same as the letter I intercepted, and Christine will not suspect anything when she receives the letter." ”

"What about Xunying? Xunying is very smart. ”

"I picked one of my Eagle Hawks, and the two Eagle Hawks are almost identical."

"Almost?" Elizabeth smiled helplessly and pointed out the problem.

"Anyway, you can rest assured that this plan of mine can make those pirates go around and make our way through the turbulent sea!" Sicamon showed a hint of impatience, and kept sharpening his tone.

Elizabeth maintained her previous gentleness, and tried to persuade Sicamon to adopt a safer plan, but Sicamun did not listen to her advice. She scolded in her heart, Sicamon is usually such a girl, why did she become stubborn at this time?

Although Sicamun is interested in her, Sicamun has always been a leader in the caravan, and he has always changed the minds of others, and his ideas are not allowed to be changed. He looked forward to the thrill of his plan succeeding, and changing his plans would make him feel like he had admitted defeat.

"Well, Elizabeth, thank you for the reminder, thank you for your concern, I am very touched. However, this is not a good topic because I have already decided and I am not going to change it. I think we should talk about something else, something I'm willing to talk to you about, like ...... I have a deep love for you. If you wish, the sea and the sky can testify, and I can marry you when I return to the Greenland Empire. When Sicamon spoke of the subject, he reverted to his previous excitement and looked at Elizabeth expectantly.

Oh! Oh my God, here we go again...... Elizabeth pretended to have a headache, rubbed her temples, and waved her hand: "I'm sorry, I've been in poor health for the past two days, and my head has always been foggy, let me say goodbye first, and thank you for your hospitality tonight." She held her head, stood up, and bowed politely.

"What's wrong with you? Is your head confused? Did you hear what I just said? Sicamon also stood up and wiped the grease stains from his mouth with a napkin, revealing a suspicious look.

"What did you just say? Oh no, my head is so bad, I'm really sorry, I've got to go back and lie down for a while. Elizabeth waved her hand and walked away with her head in her hands, walking with a firm stride so that Sicamonon would not be nosy enough to come up and help her.

Sicamon caught up, and Elizabeth lied about dizziness, continued to perfunctory, and refused to accept the ship's doctor's diagnosis. She returned to her new ship, free from Sicamon's entanglement. Despite Sicamon's confidence, she was worried that the forged letter would not deceive Christine, who was known for her cunning by the name of the sea loach.

"Phew, Sicamon, I hope your little trick will succeed this time." When Elizabeth returned to her room, she prayed to the moon outside the window.