"Will you form an alliance with me?"

When he first said this, she just thought it was too windy.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, you mean—"

"Would you like to work with me? Quiet? The other party didn't care at all, and said it again.

She paused, frowned, and said, "Why us?" ”

"Because you are already an alien force that cannot be ignored in the South China Sea." He pointed it out directly.

"But what about your team?"

"Haha." Brent laughed, "But everyone knows that I'm from the Western Continent. As he spoke, his smile slowly narrowed a little, "So if you want to gain the power here, in the eyes of the old-school forces, it is particularly conspicuous." ”

She suddenly thought about it, and tentatively, "Some time ago, I suddenly bought first-class goods to shops in various places, and signed a fleet of ships with a one-year agreement......"

"Ah, you guessed it." He didn't mean to hide it in the slightest, and nodded happily, "It's us." ”

"It's just—"

He shook his head helplessly, "In the end, the forces in other regions are more fearful, and even if we do this, we will get very little more power than we imagined." ”

"So you found us?"

"Not bad." He said lightly.

She pursed her lips, "Your Excellency seems to have forgotten that our fleet also wants to gain power here. ”

"Ha, of course I won't let you suffer, you can just let go and do yours, and you can even borrow my Bertram's shipping privileges in the South Sea." As if seeing her doubts, he explained, "Our contractual relationship is only for the sake of the smooth business of the Bertram fleet here in the future, not for the current blockage. ”

An Ningning somewhat understood.

"Your Excellency has real confidence in us." She smiled generously, "Still, I'm just as optimistic about our fleet, and I promise I won't let you down." ”

In business, thinking of this, she carefully worded it, and said seriously word by word.

"If it does come to that day in the future, we will do our best to provide you with business convenience."

"Haha, that little girl is going to come on."

"Speaking of which." Brent paused, "There's a piece of news, I don't know if Miss An knows about it. He quietly changed her name.

She was aware of it, but she also pretended to be fine, "Please also ask Your Excellency for advice." ”

"I heard that your fleet came to the South Sea from Heinrich's pursuit, but I don't know if you know that Heinrich has been operating at the southeast junction recently."

"I've heard of it."

"Actually, I probably still know a lot about Heinrich, you are now in the limelight in the South China Sea, especially the hot sales of popular products these few times, I'm afraid you have been remembered by him."

She smiled, waiting for his next words.

Really.

"In view of our alliance, I cordially invite Miss An and your crew to come to the Western Continent once - we will return once in the near future - there for the blessing of war." He made a joke that was not very funny, and there was a slight disgust in his eyes, "There are already a lot of good weapons appearing, I think Miss An may be interested in this, and with the small thin noodles under it, I think the price is much more appropriate." ”

"It's really exciting." She paused, "Isn't that a hassle, though?" ”

"Of course not, you know, I've always thought Heinrich was a big problem."

Hearing the meaning of his words, she also pursed the corners of her mouth shallowly, "I will carefully consider your proposal with my crew." ”

"No rush, take your time, I've been in Reading Bay for the last week."

"Oh, no matter what you think, for the sake of our future alliance, I'll give this to you." As he spoke, he handed her a small wooden box and motioned for her to open it.

"This—" She looked up, a little incredulous and surprised, "this is too precious, we can't-"

This is one of the tokens of the South China Sea!

"It's okay, keep it, we can't use this thing in the South China Sea. I'm sure you won't let me down. He leaned closer to the railing, blowing in the wind, and pulled out a cigar, "Mind that?" ”

"No, no, in fact I'm ready to go back." She said.

"Well, then you can go back, lest your companions be in a hurry."

She nodded, holding the small wooden box in her hand, paused, hesitated, and said.

"Thank you for the gift, but the next time we meet—I'd prefer you to call me Captain Ann."

The light of the cigar flickered in the middle of the night, and Bertram was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing, not caring about her offense.

"It was my negligence." There was still an unfinished smile in his tone, "Then Captain An, I hope to get your affirmative answer to the invitation next time." ”

"I will, now—just take my leave."

She re-entered the brightly lit hall, and silence returned to the corner of the remote terrace.

Behind the red curtain next to him, a man with a coat in his hand had been standing for some time and seemed to have heard a lot, but there was no emotion in those blue eyes, and finally turned away with an indifferent face.

……

"Avis, Avis!"

In the restaurant inside the ship, the girl pulled her hair a little frantically, and shouted to the person opposite who was eating slowly.

"I'm in—Captain." His hand holding his knife and fork paused, speechless.

"Why did you say Noah ignored me again? What am I doing wrong again?! She remembered the man's lukewarm expression in the dining room earlier, and it had been four days since the last banquet, and he had been like this. However, whether she found out in hindsight or cautiously tested, the other party was exactly like this!

"I didn't do anything wrong?!" She couldn't think about it anymore, she couldn't think about it anymore, and she finally slapped the table in anger!

"Yes, Captain, you have done nothing wrong—and yet if you do not restrain your expression, which is more ugly and frenzied at the moment, and restrain your shouting on the table—I think soon the sailors on board will think that their captain is insane, and that the first captain cannot be saved, and then abandon the ship out of fear!"

"Avis." Her voice lowered suddenly, her eyes were full of confusion and helplessness, but she looked a little pitiful, "I really can't guess, what did you say happened to Noah?" ”

Avis sighed, holding his chin, and was also helpless, "I don't know, over the years, I often feel that sometimes Noah's mind is more difficult to guess than the aristocratic ladies." ”

Is there a poke in the heart?!

So, she nodded seconded and added one with affection.