Chen's fame in the Caribbean soon reached the ears of King George II.

Of course, Chen Jing was not known to George II because of his mere fame. Pure fame, even if it is the reputation of the three legendary pirate ships, the real impact is only on the level of the East India Company.

For the British Empire, which had already mastered maritime supremacy, what Caribbean pirates were never in the interest of the gentlemen of the House of Lords. Including George II, the warlord who had made great achievements during his time as a prince and would go on the front lines in the future to defeat the French army at the Battle of Dettingen, paid very little attention to the pirates who could only plunder a few merchant ships on the sea. He was more concerned with the Spaniards, who were dead but not stiff, the Dutch who were on the rise, and the old rivals, the French.

The only reason why Chen Jing was concerned by these bigwigs was because of his rampant ironclad battleship. This was completely beyond the knowledge of the British Empire.

"Dear Caroline, I know that you have always been fond of associating with intelligent people, and that you have even met the Sir Newton of ours as a girl, Mr. Leibniz, and now you often receive gentlemen of the Royal Society. So I want to ask, what the hell is going on with that steel battleship. George II said to his favorite queen.

Queen Caroline knew that her husband was a standard gentleman, whose greatest hobby was to go to war and kill, and he knew nothing about science, art, or politics. She had expected him to ask her this question. Such inquiries occurred almost every day after they got married. And George II never shied away from such inquiries, and as a result, almost everyone in the world knew that most of George II's policies were the work of her, the queen.

It's a pity that this time she couldn't give her husband a precise enough answer.

"Dear George, the gentlemen of the Royal Society have many speculations about this, but it seems to me that two are the most likely." Queen Caroline said.

"Which two?" George II asked.

"One, that ship is a magic ship, and since it is a magic ship, it is not surprising that steel is used." Queen Caroline said.

"Magic? What a surprise to me was those gentlemen in blue clothes, who I spent a lot of pounds a year on them, rather than letting them deal with me with the rhetoric of the church three hundred years ago. "George II doesn't have a good air.

"Oh, George, of course they have other speculations. But this speculation is a little scary. Queen Caroline said.

"What is the speculation?" George II asked.

"That is, it's a product of pure engineering. And in this case, the country that can build such a ship, their engineering skills are at least a hundred years ahead of us. Queen Caroline said.

……

The East India Company, Lord Beckett, stared at the letter in front of him in a daze.

Sink the Iron King at any cost.

It was George II.

Beckett didn't expect that the British Empire would be so interested in a strange ship in the Caribbean. In Beckett's view, Chen Jing's battleship was nothing more than a magic ship. At best, a little stronger than the Flying Dutch, but not much trouble for the British Empire.

"Brigadier General Norrington, what the hell is going on?" Beckett couldn't help but be humane to the man who brought him this letter.

"The Royal Society considers the ships of the Iron King to be a product of engineering that was a hundred years ahead of us. This advanced technology was in the hands of the British Empire, not a wealthy shipowner. Brigadier General Norrington said.

……

"Rich shipowners? What if it's a country? Like the legendary Atlantis? "It was Elizabeth who spoke. Swan, the daughter of the Viceroy in India, was also the woman of Brigadier General Norrington's favor.

This possibility was eventually ruled out by the Royal Society. If there was a country that was more than a hundred years old in the science and technology of the British Empire, it would be impossible for the British Empire to gain supremacy at sea. That kind of steel ship, our artillery fire can barely hurt. According to the opinion of the Royal Society, with the artillery technology of the British Empire, in order to sink it, we need to keep bombarding it until the steel ship is tired of metal. If it were a country, only ten such steel warships would be enough to crush the sea power of the British Empire. Therefore, the other party must be just a rich man who built an advanced ship by himself. Brigadier General Norrington said.

"Maybe they're peace-loving." Elizabeth said.

"If they were peace-loving, they wouldn't be equipped with that kind of artillery." Norrington smiled with an indescribable, eeriely gentle smile, "Elizabeth, you don't know, the pirate ship that met them didn't even have a whole plank left. That kind of cannon is ten times more powerful than the largest cannon of our navy. ”

"But they didn't attack ordinary merchant ships." Elizabeth said.

"They have attacked some African merchant ships and some warships." Norrington Road.

"Hmph, it's a slave ship and an escort warship. Let me say, Norrington, this Iron King is more righteous than many gentlemen in the House of Lords. Elizabeth said.

"But he challenged the majesty of the British Empire, Elizabeth." "This is a dangerous man who has a disgruntle with the British Empire, and if his technology is acquired by other countries, such as Spain, the Netherlands, or our old adversary, France, the British Empire is in danger of collapse." So no matter what, I'm going to do my best to sink him. ”

"Then tow his steel battleship back to study. Once the technology of the steel warship was understood, the British Empire could completely defeat Spain, the Netherlands, and France and become the sole hegemon in the world. At that time, whether it was Europe, the New World, or even the Far East, it would tremble under the iron heel of the British Empire. Most importantly, the gentlemen of the House of Lords can finally have more inputs. An average of £10,000 a year is not enough for the lords of the House of Lords. Norrington, the idea of the House of Lords, I understand better than you do. Don't forget, my father was Governor Swan, and the House of Lords had seats. Elizabeth said.

"Well, Elizabeth, that's it. However, we are part of the British Empire, and we should fight for the British Empire. Norrington said.

But I prefer to fight for eternal truth. Elizabeth was tempted to say so. But she didn't say it.

She knew very well that if she said that, her conversation with Norrington would end unhappily.

Although her ambitions are different from Norrington's, Elizabeth still respects her as a big brother.

She didn't want to quarrel with him.

Norrington didn't know what Elizabeth was thinking. He also thought Elizabeth approved of his words. It made him happy.

He had an urge to tell the other party what he had always wanted to say, but had never been able to say.

But in the end, he was still reserved, and only said this:

"Elizabeth, I'm leaving. When I get back, I have something to say to you. Can you wait for me? ”

Elizabeth knew very well what her brother was thinking.

She was tempted to refuse. But thinking of the expectations of his father, Governor Swan, this refusal could not be directly spoken. Of course, she is even less likely to give the other party any hope.

She was very struggling and didn't know what to do.

"Wow-" Suddenly, there was a loud commotion outside.

"What's going on?" Norrington subconsciously thought that there was a rebellion here. No way, it's all too common in the colonies.

"Elizabeth, hide. I'll go out and have a look. He strode away.

saved...... Elizabeth smiled wryly.

I'd better hurry up. She thought.