Reaching the stern, Raphael lifted his chin towards eight o'clock.

The two looked over and saw a medium-sized three-masted schooner approaching the Legend.

"That's the Galen, it's supposed to be a British's warship." Experienced Flio said.

The Galen was a structural improvement of the Carrak sailboat, in which the foreship was moved to the stern part of the bow and the bowmast (the mast protruding from the bow post on which the foremast was used to tie the foremast) was fixed to its forebow.

This design largely solves the problem of the high center of gravity of the Karak sailboat, and increases the wind area and increases the speed of the boat.

The disadvantages are that the soft sail is cumbersome to operate, requires a large number of skilled sailors, and struggles with sea conditions where the wind changes quickly.

Therefore, it is not suitable for merchant ships, and can only be used as warships.

"I guess I'm here to catch Jack Sparrow." Liu Zheng said.

The three of them looked at Raphael, who was the captain after all.

"Let's negotiate first." Raphael decided.

He also had an aversion to the slave trade, and although Portugal was the first country to engage in the slave trade, there were many black laborers on the Castello family's estate.

But his family treated black laborers much better than other estate owners, except that the wages were lower than those of white laborers, everything else was about the same, and even freedom was not restricted.

Of course, they can only come back if they run out.

After all, the ownerless black slave is an animal that can be killed at will.

He still admires Jack, who was arrested for letting go of black slaves,

If what Jack said is true, he can keep it.

The Galen ship came quickly, and in a short time it came to the vicinity of the "Legend".

Then quickly turn the bow and reduce the speed of the ship to ensure that it sails side by side with the Legend at about the same speed.

"The level on the other side is good." Flio commented.

"Listen to the ship opposite, this is HMS HMS Advancer. Please let me know who you are. A sailor was sent on the opposite side to shout.

In the days of sailing, when there was no telegraph and horns, each ship had a loud speaker who was responsible for shouting, and even gave them a shouting allowance.

The "Legend" naturally also has, of course, not Liu Zheng, and it would be too wasteful for the boatswain to be a shouter.

"This is the Legend, and the captain is Raphael Castello of the Castello family. On the orders of the King of Portugal, he went to explore the New World route. The Legend's caller shouted.

Hearing the shouts of the ship opposite, Lord Abbe, the captain of the "Forwarder", frowned.

Castello's surname is a nobleman at first sound, and it is an expedition ship appointed by the king of Portugal, so it is not too rude at this time.

After all, Spain is the common enemy of both countries.

He called the caller over and muttered, and the caller said he remembered.

"Captain Raphael, I am Lord Abbe of the Wilson family. I have been ordered to hunt down a prisoner, and I would be very grateful if you could provide some information. ”

"I don't know what the prisoner you hunted looked like and what crime he committed?"

"He is characterized by his hair full of braids and very severe dark circles under his eyes. His crime was the loss of other people's property without permission. ”

Losing other people's property without permission is also awkward enough.

Raphael was amused, and confirmed that Jack hadn't lied to him at least on this point.

"I'm sorry, I don't think I saw such a prisoner." Raphael instructed the caller to shout.

"I'm sorry, but out of duty, I hope to send someone on board to inspect it."

"Lord Abbe, this is not British territorial waters, the Legend is not a British ship, and Portugal and Britain are not belligerents, so we are not obliged to accept your inspection." Raphael's answer was tough.

"I'm sorry, it's my duty to hunt down the criminals, and I hope you don't force us to use force." Lord Abbe's response was equally tough.

As Lord Abbe responded, the planks of the Advance Forwarder opened, revealing rows of neat gun muzzles.

Seeing the other party's display of force, Raphael was naturally not to be outdone, and also ordered the artillery formation to be deployed.

"Advancer" is a new type of warship, although the tonnage is not high, but there is still a great advantage in the caliber and number of guns.

But Raphael was not worried, the two sides were very close, the load of the 'Advance' was not high, and the speed of the three-masted multi-sail structure was not inferior to Galen's soft sails.

As long as they were subjected to a round of shelling, as soon as the two sides were on board, Liu Zheng and Wolf Heart would be able to capture the "Forwarder".

Lord Abbe didn't expect the expedition ship on the other side to dare to take an attack posture, I really don't know if that Captain Raphael had a bad brain, or if he had no fear.

"Captain Raphael, we are only conducting a routine inspection, please cooperate with your ship, and do not produce regretful results for both sides."

He gave an ultimatum.

Lord Abbe was reluctant to go to war if it could.

There is no good reason to attack the ships of other countries, or the noble expedition ships, the cost is very high.

If the culprit had not been found, the Castello family would have been able to demand huge damages from Britain and the surrender of the murderer.

Of course, Britain was not enough to hand him over, but his future ended there.

But what was on Jack Sparrow was too important for him to take that risk.

"We reiterate that we are under no obligation to accept your inspection. If you insist on using force, you will bear all the consequences. ”

Lord Abbe sighed and was preparing to prepare the crew for battle.

"Whoosh" three sounds sounded at the same time, and Lord Abbe felt three wisps of wind blowing in his ears, and when he looked back, three arrows with a metallic luster were nailed to the mast, lined up in a straight line.

"What kind of archery is this!" Walking past the gates of hell, even after a long battle, he sweated on his forehead and his heart was beating with horror.

Of course, it's the authentic Noldor pseudo-military archery.

Liu Zheng was very satisfied with this triple arrow, during this time, in addition to practicing martial arts in the water, he was shooting fish on the deck, and finally practiced archery to the realm of triple arrows.

The sailors of the "Legend" let out a burst of cheers, while the navies of the "Forward" looked at each other, such an arrow was beyond their imagination.

Lord Abbey's face sank like water, and unless he hid completely, he would definitely be shot to death by the sharpshooters on the opposite side as soon as he fired the cannon.

But it was impossible to hide completely, not to mention the problem of battlefield command, if he did hide, his prestige as captain would immediately be in jeopardy.

Unlike the Army, the Navy's personal prestige trumps laws, rules, and royalty most of the time.

Once a captain loses his prestige, even if he is appointed by the queen herself, he should not want to command a sailor.

He is only thirty years old, and he is in high spirits, and losing his prestige is no different from death.

After a few seconds of silence, he made a decision.

"Captain Raphael, we don't need to be so sabre-rattling. I propose that the two of us row a small boat for a captain's negotiation. The caller shouted.

Raphael was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect this Lord Abbe to be so persistent, is Jack Sparrow so important?

However, it is not bad that Lord Abbe is willing to talk privately, if it really fights, although it will not lose, the "Legend" will definitely be damaged, and the time to arrive on Karipamar Island will be greatly extended.

If a ship had rushed to the New World in this time, he would have regretted it for the rest of his life.

Both sides lowered their boats, walked opposite each other, and soon came together.

The two boats were tied together with ropes, and it was only then that the two finally took a closer look at each other.

With a tall figure, a serious face, and a sense of majesty that is deliberately maintained, at a glance you know that it is a naval captain of the Young Zhuang faction.

The face is delicate and the demeanor is elegant, but the eyes and movements are full of determination and determination, and you know at a glance that you will be an excellent captain.

The two of them had a good impression of each other, shook hands, and the momentum of the-for-tat confrontation was much less.

"Let me make it clear, Captain Raphael, I know Jack Sparrow is your captain." Lord Abbe took the lead.

Raphael smiled, noncommittal.

"I don't hate him, and I don't mean to get him back. However, there is one thing about him that is related to the continuation of my family's bloodline, and I will do whatever it takes. "Lord Abbe's voice is not high-pitched, but it has a gold-and-stone texture that makes one wonder the truth of what he says.

"Who is the original owner of that thing?" Raphael asked.

"It's a treasure that has been passed down from generation to generation in our family, and Jack Sparrow stole it when he fled, but I also confiscated his 'Black Pearl'. As soon as he gives me back, our accounts will be written off. Lord Abbe replied.

Raphael nodded and didn't speak, but Lord Abbe understood what he meant.

The two said goodbye, untied the ropes, and returned to their respective boats.