Governor Swan was a very qualified colonial administrator, very committed to his responsibilities, and he was very supportive of the fight against piracy.

The problem now is that Ethan's identity is unknown, and Brigadier General Norrington does not know what his attitude is towards it.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with eliminating a pirate, the point is that it's not easy to exterminate. ”

Governor Swan knew the Caribbean well, and he knew the difficult pirates to deal with, and he certainly knew the situation of the Black Pearl.

"Because of the speed of the Black Pearl, sometimes even if you find the traces of this group of pirates, it is not easy to destroy them. ”

Ethan shook his head: "I have a way to find the Black Pearl, and I don't even need the Navy in Port Royal to do it himself, as long as I can provide me with a ship." Of course, it would be better if you were willing to support some sailors. ”

"Only one ship?" Governor Swan didn't understand what a ship could do, dealing with a fast pirate ship like the Black Pearl, either with a faster warship for pursuit, or relying on multiple warships to ambush him, but looking at Ethan's appearance, it seemed that he only needed to provide an ordinary ship?

"A ship to get me near the Black Pearl, and there's no need for the Navy at Port Royal to do anything else. ”

Ethan's words were true, but he was deliberately misleading Governor Swan. What he really meant was that he could solve the rest of the matter himself, and at this moment, coupled with the status of Governor Swan, it was easy to understand that Ethan would mobilize another force to deal with the Black Pearl, and all he had to do was rush over.

Could it be that other Royal Navy warships have come to the Caribbean?

"So the Navy of Port Royal doesn't even need to be involved in the battle against the Black Pearl pirates?"

"No, you don't. ”

"Then the last ......" Governor Swan, of course, had to ask how this credit should be calculated? Could it be that the navy of Port Royal just went out to sea for a circle? In fact, the navy going to sea is not a casual thing, and a warship going around the sea consumes a lot of materials, and it also has to risk the lack of air defense of Port Royal at sea.

"All I need is the Black Pearl, I don't care about those pirates. ”

The pirates are a credit, and the value of the pirates is greater than that of the Black Pearl to Governor Swan and Norrington, and Ethan is deliberately giving away the biggest pie in exchange for the support of the Port Royal Navy.

"If that's the case, there shouldn't be a problem. Weatherby-Swan thought about it and found that it was good for him and Norrington, if it was really just a trip out to sea on a warship that could be rewarded with so much credit.

In fact, there really is no problem, Brigadier Norrington is in the prime of life, and he is determined to be aggressive. Hearing about the fight against pirates, he himself was quite willing. It's just that as a cautious commander, he needs to figure out all the details before he can actually act.

In the original plot, after Elizabeth was kidnapped by Barbossa, the little blacksmith Will Turner decided to cooperate with Jack to save Elizabeth because he was dissatisfied with Norrington's lack of speed.

So Ethan was invited to Norrington's office without eating dinner after leaving the Governor's mansion.

"Hello, I'm James Norrington. Reaching out and shaking Ethan's hand: "This is the second time we have met." ”

"Yes, I forgot to say congratulations to you at the time. ”

"Thank you very much. ”

Norrington always maintained a perfect gentlemanly demeanor, and did not show any superiority because Ethan was unidentified and young.

Thinking of his performance in the original story, this is really a good man, and Governor Swan wants him to be his son-in-law, proving that this governor has a good eye.

After a brief pleasantry, Norrington turned the conversation straight back to business.

"Can you send a battleship?"

"One will do. ”

For the most part, Governor Swan had already told him that there was no need to waste time making another determination, he just had to figure out what he wanted to know and judge whether the operation was worth it.

"With all due respect, the Black Pearl is the top clipper ship in the region, and the only one who has the potential to pursue the Black Pearl in Port Royal at the moment is the Interceptor, so do you want me to send the Interceptor?"

"No, as long as you can see the Black Pearl within visual distance, I don't even ask you to come near each other. So any ship can, not necessarily the Interceptor. ”

Governor Swan also said that compared with Governor Swan, who did not have a deep understanding of military affairs, the more professional Brigadier General Norrington had many more problems in his mind, because these demands were too unreasonable. But Ethan didn't mean to explain it to him, which made him very depressed.

"Leaving aside how you're going to deal with those pirates, I have to make sure of one thing now, otherwise I wouldn't have sent a warship out into the vast expanse to find a pirate ship that I didn't know where it was. ”

This request is very reasonable, so reasonable that Ethan can't give an answer, this plan to pull the Royal Navy into the water will be a complete failure.

"I found someone. Ethan sorted out his thoughts and explained things as clearly as he could: "He has some special means that can lead us to the Black Pearl. ”

"Someone?" Norrington thought he had found an intelligence dealer or a pirate who knew the rules of the Black Pearl's movements, which was the most plausible guess in a reasonable situation: "A pirate?"

"It's a pirate. Ethan nodded: "The original captain of the Black Pearl, but this guy was betrayed by his first mate not long in time and threw him on a desert island alone." The first mate was now Barbossa, the captain of the Black Pearl. ”

Norrington nodded, this information is quite reliable, this former captain of the Black Pearl knows the whereabouts of the Black Pearl, it is not incomprehensible. And the pirates are doing everything to get revenge, and it is not incomprehensible to link it to the head of the Royal Navy.

The only thing that upsets him is that he may have to get a pirate aboard his warship.

Fortunately, the Royal Navy has had a very complicated relationship with pirates for a long time, and Norrington, as a commodore of the Royal Navy, has a very good opinion of pirates, but he will not refuse to use them.

"I need to meet this person. ”

"No problem. ”

When it comes to this, there is basically a consensus, as long as Jack Sparrow doesn't do anything angry and offends everyone in the future, then Norrington will send a warship to help him find the Black Pearl.

At this time, Ethan could rest well, but considering not to waste time, Ethan did not rest and directly found the guy Jack Sparrow.

It's easy to find, and you can find him in the tavern closest to the docks.

"Look at you, you should have solved all the problems. "Jack sat in the corner, where he had a good view of the whole tavern, and was at the right distance from the back door, so that he could slip away at any time if there was any disturbance.

"It's basically settled, tomorrow you need to go somewhere with me, after which you can get ready to go. ”

Jack looked curious: "I know you can get it quickly, how did you solve the problem of the ship?"

He spent a day on the docks, and he had almost touched the situation of the ships in Port Royal, there were no ships to sell idle, no new ships to be launched, and he even thought that he would have to steal only one Royal Navy warship in the end.

"The Royal Navy will help us. ”

Ethan looked at the wine glass in Jack's hand, and finally gave up on settling his own dinner here.

He didn't hide his disgusted expression, of course, he was also looked at by Jack, coupled with what Ethan said before, Jack felt more and more that this guy was a nobleman.

"I'm curious. ”

He didn't want to ask Ethan how he managed to get the Royal Navy, and he didn't bother with Ethan's suspected aristocratic status, what he was really curious about was Ethan's purpose.

"What exactly are you looking for Blackbeard for?"

He had suspected that Ethan was trying to take Blackbeard as his own exploit, but now he might have guessed wrong. Although Blackbeard is strong, no matter how strong he is, he is just a pirate, and he will not choose to face the Royal Navy head-on.

For example, the Black Pearl and the Queen Anne Avenger, although they are both famous pirate ships, if they really want to fight head-on with the battleships of the Royal Navy, they are simply looking for death.

Coupled with the Royal Navy's intelligence capabilities, it doesn't seem like Ethan necessarily needs his own help?

"I'm a little interested in some of the dark magic that Blackbeard has mastered. ”

It makes sense, this young man has magical magic, so it's not unusual to be interested in similar abilities, but the target he chooses happens to be a pirate. And this is different from simply capturing and hunting pirates, and it is estimated that it is precisely for this reason that he is not ready to borrow the power of the Royal Navy to find Blackbeard.

Although there are still a lot of problems, Jack is not ready to continue to struggle, anyway, the most important thing is that he can recapture the Black Pearl, regardless of why he asked himself to help him find Blackbeard?

"But ......"

"What?"

"You think the Royal Navy will let me on their warship?"

Ethan looked at Jack's uncomfortable expression and thought it was particularly interesting: "So you are going to meet with me tomorrow with the local Supreme Military Commander, Brigadier General James Norrington." ”

Jack's face became even more exciting, as a pirate, he was naturally resistant to the navy, not to mention that he was still an admiral.

"Can't you go if you don't go?"

"If he doesn't, Brigadier General Norrington may abandon the operation. Ethan paused, and suddenly remembered some things that he hadn't explained to Jack: "By the way, the condition of the Royal Navy's dispatch is that the pirates on the Black Pearl will be the fruits of their victory." ”

Jack's face was even more ugly, it was like Jack had wiped out his peers with the navy, and he seemed to have become a traitor among the pirates.