Chapter 28: The hand owes
After a brief introduction and greetings, Elizabeth joined in the chat.
But most of the time she sat quietly next to her, listening to Ethan and her father talk about how to better build a port city, occasionally asking a few questions of her own.
Although it was only a brief contact, Ethan made the impression that Elizabeth was young, erudite, and eloquent.
As for the appearance, Ethan's appearance can only be said to be decent, it doesn't look annoying, and it's quite far from the level of handsome women falling in love at first sight.
It was just that years of training and practicing magic had gained a wealth of knowledge, and the experience of many adventures had given him a special temperament, and it was this temperament that made Elizabeth sit down and listen to the two men discuss topics that seemed 'very boring' to her.
When it came time for dinner, Ethan's manners at the table were very proper, which made Governor Swann more certain of his assumptions, for which Ethan needed to thank Tony Stark, who had learned these things from him.
In short, it seemed to be a dinner for the guests and the hosts, and after the dinner, Governor Swann directly asked his subordinates to lead Ethan to rest in a place prepared in advance, and as for the inn where he was staying, it had been withdrawn by Governor Swan.
This does not require an impromptu decision, in fact Governor Swan has prepared more than one residence for Ethan, and then decides which one to take him to based on his performance.
Of course, none of them would be in the Governor's mansion, and Governor Swan hadn't had the heart to leave a stranger in his home who hadn't yet fully figured it out.
"Thank you very much Your Excellency the Governor for your hospitality. ”
"Nothing, that's what I'm supposed to do. Whether Ethan is a descendant of a domestic noble, or an official sent by the country to conduct a secret assessment, Governor Swan wants to make a good impression on the other party: "By the way, tomorrow is the promotion ceremony of Colonel James Norrington to brigadier general, if Ethan you are interested, you can watch it together." ”
"Tomorrow?" "The biggest surprise of the day is to get accurate news, Norrington's official promotion means that the plot begins, and his target Jack Sparrow is finally about to appear, and he can sleep well tonight.
Following the people arranged by Governor Swan, Ethan came to a very good residence, which was not far from Governor Swan's mansion, and the location was no worse than the Governor's residence, and the living environment could be said to be the best in the whole Port Royal.
From this it can be seen that Governor Swan has put a lot of thought into it, and even the salute he has placed in the inn has been taken.
Ethan didn't even have to check it to know that his salute must have been overturned. Thanks to the storage ring, I was able to put some of the more private and important things in the ring, and only put some very ordinary things in the backpack.
It's just that there are some modern clothes in it, and I don't know how the person who checked his package should report to the governor when he goes back.
What Ethan didn't know was that the person who checked his package couldn't check it in detail, and after finding that most of it was clothes, he could only judge that the fabric of the clothes was very rare and precious, and it was by no means something that ordinary people could afford to wear, so he carefully sorted out the package back to its original state.
Ethan didn't know about this, knew and wouldn't care, and now he could conclude that he was considered a British nobleman by Governor Swan, otherwise he would not have invited him to Norrington's promotion ceremony.
After a brief tidying up, Mimi Esen had a good night's sleep, and when she opened her eyes, it was already the next morning. Today, Jack Sparrow will also be present in Port Royal.
He had thought of several options before.
Directly at the docks, waiting for Jack to get acquainted with him as soon as he docks.
This plan was quickly rejected by him, and Jack, a cunning pirate captain, would not believe himself at all.
In addition, from the governor to the ordinary poor in Port Royal, they all regard themselves as nobles, and they have also proved some of their dress habits, and they are not the same as Jack at all, and Jack, as a pirate, is afraid that he will be full of wariness of himself.
The second option is to wait until Jack is captured by the Navy and put in prison, and then rescue him himself, so as to build some relationship with him.
This is a more suitable choice, and if there are no accidents, Ethan will continue to choose this plan.
There is another plan left, which is to attack Barbossa when he attacks Port Royal, first rescue Jack, and then defeat Barbossa and his group of crooked melon crackers, and at the same time grab the Black Pearl, and use the Black Pearl as a bargaining chip for Jack to help him find Blackbeard.
This is a very extreme plan, which means that you will offend a lot of forces.
Whether it's Barbossa or Jack Sparrow, they're trying to figure out how to calculate themselves in secret. Barbossa can be killed directly, but he still needs Jack's help, which is more embarrassing.
At the same time, after mixing with pirates, Port Royal will not admit that he has saved the entire port. This means that when you come to this world in the future, you will also be like pirates to avoid the capture of various regular armies.
Considering the plan to find Blackbeard and the Fountain of Youth, it would be difficult to complete his plan within a year even with Jack's help, so he didn't want to be full of enemies, so this could only be used as a final alternative.
If there is no time limit and he is not ready to come to this world again, then this is the most efficient solution, but unfortunately the current situation makes it impossible for him to make this choice.
When Ethan finished his appearance and appeared at the door, someone sent by the Governor was already waiting for him to take him to the barracks of Port Royal, where the ceremony was held.
The ceremony of Norrington's promotion to brigadier general is not accessible to everyone, and the location is so special that ordinary people can't see it even if they want to peek - the barracks of Port Royal are waiting for the defensive fortress of Port Royal.
After entering the inside, Ethan found himself the most eye-catching person on the scene, and although the clothes on his body were close to this era, there were still many differences.
What's more, the formal occasions of this era were completely inconsistent with Ethan's personal aesthetic, and he naturally did not prepare similar clothing.
Governor Swan happily greeted Ethan when he saw him, and also mentioned Ethan's clothes: "I was negligent and forgot about my clothes." ”
"If that's too rude, I can just leave. ”
"No, no, no, how can I let the specially invited guest just leave. Governor Swan looked at Ethan's clothes again, and found that the fabric was good, and the production was very exquisite, which was not too rude, but it was more different from the clothes of everyone present to be eye-catching. "There shouldn't be any problem. ”
He still had to go up to preside over the ceremony, and he couldn't keep chatting with Ethan here, and after explaining a few words, he finally said: "After the ceremony, there will be a small celebration reception, and we will talk when the time comes...... By the way, I would like to introduce you to a few friends. ”
Ethan nodded to indicate that he understood, and then obediently watched this boring promotion ceremony in the corner of the side.
It wasn't until the party started that Ethan noticed that Elizabeth had come to her without knowing when.
"You don't look very comfortable. ”
Elizabeth had been writhing around, and her face was a little pale, and her breathing was not very normal, and Ethan seemed to be in a trance when she spoke, and she didn't respond at all, just kept waving the small fan in her hand.
"I suggest you find a place to unravel a little bit of what you have to shape yourself up. ”
This time he did not use the way he spoke, but conveyed his words with spirit, and Elizabeth finally gave a reaction: "I...... Yes...... Would love to ...... too."
Seeing that she couldn't even speak, Ethan's left hand moved slightly, and a simple magic: the mage's hand was cast.
He is now very proficient in the small magic of the mage's hand, but because he doesn't have much magic power, he can only carry some relatively small things.
Of course, it's okay to use it to unlock one or two latches.
Elizabeth didn't know what was going on, she just felt that she could breathe smoothly all of a sudden, and she stood there and took a long breath, her mind was no longer dizzy, and her whole body was comfortable.
"Whew~"
As soon as she breathed a sigh of relief, she saw that today's protagonist, Brigadier General Norrington, came to the front, and Elizabeth immediately returned to her ladylike posture and smiled at Ethan next to her and nodded - she didn't know what was going on, but she wasn't stupid, Ethan must have done something.
"Elizabeth, can I talk to you alone?"
Although Norrington didn't know who Ethan was, and seemed to be very close to the woman he liked, he still kept his demeanor perfectly, and greeted Ethan before sending an invitation to Elizabeth.
Next, it should be that Norrington wants to take advantage of the promotion and salary increase to marry Bai Fumei directly, just because a shapewear makes this marriage proposal a little funny.
Looking at the two people walking in the direction of the fort, Ethan suddenly thought that his previous impact seemed to be quite large.
If Elizabeth hadn't fainted and fallen into the sea, Jack Sparrow wouldn't have rescued anyone, and naturally wouldn't have been caught as a pirate.
This is nothing, more importantly, if Elizabeth does not fall into the sea, the gold coin around her neck does not touch the sea, and Barbossa and others, who have been looking for the last gold coin, will not be able to find the whereabouts of the gold coin, and hurry to launch a sneak attack on Port Royal.
If Barbossa hadn't come, Elizabeth wouldn't have been taken away, and Will, the little blacksmith, wouldn't have been bent on running out to sea, and nothing would have happened. Ethan's previous plan was naturally in vain......
"Why do I owe so much?"