Chapter 34: Target: The Black Pearl
Ethan was worried at first that Jack would not be willing to be this traitor, but he eventually overlooked the lower limit of a pirate, betrayal or something was not common for pirates, and there was no taboo about what means to use to achieve the goal.
In other words, as long as they can achieve their goals, they don't mind using any means, just bringing in a group of navies, which doesn't matter at all.
Jack Sparrow seems to be a more bottom-line pirate, but his bottom line is definitely not here.
"Any questions?"
"There shouldn't be any. ”
"Let's go, then!" Ethan stood up, he wasn't going to stay in this place any longer, the smell really made him a little unbearable, and he had the urge to change into his magic suit, put on his hood, and shut out the air here.
Thinking that I was going to see Norrington tomorrow, I would simply bring Jack back with me, so that I would have to spend time looking for him tomorrow. He could tell that Jack wasn't going to stay in this place honestly.
"I have a question before I go with you. ”
"What's the problem?"
"Do you have any alcohol where you live?"
"Yes. ”
Jack took the last sip of the wine to his mouth and stood up happily.
"Let's go. ”
These pirates were all drunkards, and the fundamental reason why many sailors drank alcohol in this era was that wine was easier to keep on the ship than clear water, but the result was to cultivate a large number of alcoholics. In the eyes of many people, these seafarers who have been at sea all year round, their biggest label is alcoholics.
One of the advantages of this kind of person is that it is easy to get rid of, Ethan doesn't even need to arrange a place for him to sleep, after giving him a bottle of wine, he will find a place to lie down, and then fall asleep with the bottle in his arms.
“......”
Looking at Captain Jack Sparrow, who had fallen asleep, Ethan was really worried that he would become like this after being at sea for a long time, and secretly said in his heart, 'Alcohol must be tempered', and then lay down on the bed to rest.
When he woke up the next day, Jack was still asleep, and when he had washed and tidied up, Jack sat on the floor with a dazed face, shaking the empty bottle in his hand.
"Awake?"
"Hmm!" Throwing the bottle aside, ignoring the splinters on the ground, Jack simply tugged at his clothes and put his hat on his head, "I'm going to see that now...... Brigadier General Norrington?"
"Yes. ”
Governor Swan had already sent someone to pick him up, and several Navy soldiers had been sent with him for Ethan's safety, and more interestingly, two of them were acquaintances, the two guys who had stopped Jack Sparrow and himself at the docks.
"See you again. ”
"Yes, it's nice to see you again, sir!"
This time the two soldiers didn't dare to question Ethan's identity anymore, this was a guest of their immediate boss, Brigadier General Norrington, but they didn't understand how he got mixed up with that weird guy, could it be that these big men had such strange tastes?
Not daring to show anything abnormal on his face, after a few casual words in his heart, the two soldiers obediently pretended to be dumb, only hoping that nothing would go wrong along the way, and prayed that this person who didn't know what was going on would ignore them as air, otherwise the two of them would be unlucky.
Ethan didn't bother to pay attention to the two tricks now, he wondered if there would be any accidents in the meeting with Norrington, whether Jack would suddenly have convulsions and make trouble, and what should he do if there was an accident?
After thinking about it for a long time, when he met Norrington, he found that his worries were unnecessary.
Whether it is Norrington or Jack, both of them have clear goals, and neither of them is an impulsive character, even if there is a little dissatisfaction in their hearts, they will not show it at this time.
So there were no surprises about the Black Pearl this time, and Commodore Norrington asked a few more questions about the Black Pearl after confirming Jack Sparrow's pirate identity. The only thing that upset Commodore Norrington was that the way to find the Black Pearl was different from what he had previously speculated, and that the pirate named Jack Sparrow did not know about the Black Pearl's habits, but only said that he had special means to track it.
Ennorrington's character, when he was not sure whether this method would work, would not have made such a rash move. However, this time was a bit special, so after hesitating for a while, I finally nodded and agreed.
"Considering the specific situation, the Interceptor will be sent this time, and the Intrepid will remain in Port Royal. Immediately began to load supplies and mobilize soldiers, and three days later in the morning officially set off. Norrington looked at Ethan: "I will also join this operation, do you have any questions?"
Ethan, of course, had no problems, and sending an interceptor was almost the perfect situation. Although the Interceptor was far inferior to the Dreadnought in terms of firepower, it was unable to suppress the Black Pearl's firepower even in a head-on confrontation. However, he did not need to engage in a cannon battle with the Black Pearl, and the speed of the Interceptor would greatly reduce the time spent at sea.
"No problem. ”
The plan was thus decided, and the rest of the matter was Norrington busy, and there was no one present who could compare to this orthodox commodore from the navy.
The only trouble may have been that Governor Swan was complaining to Ethan that he shouldn't tell his daughter Elizabeth about these things, and now Elizabeth was always talking to him about joining him in the operation.
"When we leave Port Royal, she won't bother you anymore. ”
"Hopefully. ”
Elizabeth behaved very ladylike most of the time, but as her father, Governor Swan certainly knew what kind of character his daughter was, and he always felt that this matter would not end so easily.
Sure enough, not long after watching the Interceptor sail away from Port Royal from the docks, his butler reported to him the news that caused him a great headache: Elizabeth had left him a letter telling him that he was going to see how the heroic Royal Navy was catching the murderous pirates.
Looking at the letter in his hand, Governor Swan was angry and speechless, he couldn't chase even if he wanted to chase now, because it was the fastest warship in Port Royal, what did he send to chase? He could only hope that Commodore Norrington and Ethan would be able to take care of their daughter.
On the Interceptor, Ethan found Elizabeth not long after she went to sea, although she disguised herself well (self-thought), but in the eyes of Ethan, who is not blind, it is still full of flaws.
"How did you get involved?"
Is it so easy for the Royal Navy's warships to sneak in? Is it because the navy is so wasteful that he thinks pirates in the Caribbean are so rampant now?
"I am the daughter of the Governor. ”
Well, the Governor's daughter is so domineering, even if it is not the Governor himself, no soldier dares to offend her, not to mention that many of the Navy soldiers in Port Royal know Commodore Norrington's thoughts about Elizabeth, and it is estimated that they all think that Elizabeth is here to find Norrington.
In addition, there are many unclear contents of this operation, and it is not even explained who it is going to deal with, and when Elizabeth appears, some people suspect that this voyage is actually a play, which makes Elizabeth successfully mixed up.
But when Norrington and his men revealed that the attack was against the Black Pearl, Elizabeth had already made it to the ship - her presence gave Norrington a bit of a headache and she didn't know what to do.
"Turn around and send her back. ”
Ethan wasted his time, but Norrington wasn't very happy about it, because it meant that the operation would be leaked, and who knew if the pirates would hide when they learned about it - he took it very seriously and didn't want to make a trip in vain.
"Vacate my captain's room for her to live in, and send someone to follow me at ordinary times. ”
Life on board is not so comfortable, there are a lot of inconveniences - not allowing women on board is not only due to superstition, it is true that there are many objective troubles that cannot be solved, especially in this day and age.
Seeing Norrington's decision, Ethan naturally didn't have to object to him, anyway, he didn't care who had more or less on this ship, as long as Jack Sparrow was here and the ship could successfully send him to the Black Pearl, it would be enough.
Back on deck, Ethan saw Captain Jack standing at the bow of the ship, using his pointer to locate the position of the Black Pearl.
Coming to his side, Ethan glanced at the magic pointer, which made Jack quickly put things away, he was worried that Ethan was thinking about his treasure.
Then he looked at Ethan carefully: "You are very comfortable with life on the ship. Ethan only walked around the ship a few times, and Jack, the old fritter, saw some of his details: "Like a sailor who has been adrift at sea for many years." ”
"See?"
"Yes, you don't have the kind of immaturity that a rookie has. ”
Ethan smiled very happily, did he get the old captain's affirmation?
"If you praise me like that, I'll have the urge to pull you aboard. ”
"Boat?" Jack is particularly sensitive to boats, "You have your own ship, what kind of ship is it?"
"A large battleship with three decks, called the Goddess of Aurora. Ethan simply reported some rough data about his ship, but these were enough for the old captain to make up the specific outline of a ship.
Some parameters of the Dawning made him directly misunderstood: "You are also an officer in the Royal Navy?"
Ethan shook his head: "That's my personal belongings, but unfortunately I can't bring them." ”
Jack also felt a pity, and he would love to see every detail of the ship with his own eyes. But compared to it, he wanted to get his ship back now.
Perhaps it was the topic of the ship that cemented his mind, and Jack immediately took the pointer out, and the pointer that had wobbled before finally locked in a direction.