Approaching the merchant ship, Captain Locke carefully straightened his military uniform.

As the vice-captain of the Intrepid and the real captain of the Royal Navy, he would not have needed to come in person for such a trivial matter, but he really wanted to meet the oriental.

In his many years in the navy, he deeply understands a truth.

The so-called naval glory is all false, and it is only real if you get the money in your own hands.

In fact, this is also the thinking of most naval soldiers, after all, soldiers are willing to give up the privileged environment and idle work experience in England and travel thousands of miles to the Caribbean, facing the most vicious pirates, risking death in a foreign land, not just to be able to pay several times higher?

Therefore, it has always been the regret of Captain Locke that he has never had the opportunity to meet the Oriental man surnamed Tang.

The ladder was lowered, and Locke asked the rowing soldiers to wait in the boat, then climbed aboard the merchant ship, where he was greeted by two sailors who reflexively saluted him.

"Darwin? Wallace? ”

Captain Locke was stunned for a moment when he saw two familiar faces.

"Aren't you supposed to stay in Port Royal?"

"Mr. Tang is waiting for you in the captain's room." The soldiers did not answer his question.

"......" Locke looked at their expressions, and suddenly his heart suddenly felt angry, but a little envious.

They were willing to become sailors on a merchant ship, even at the risk of breaking the precepts, because the Mr. Tang offered an unrefusable price.

Needless to say, it must be much higher than what you were paid on the Dreadnought.

Following the two soldiers across the deck, Captain Locke saw a number of familiar figures directing the operation of the ship, and they all seemed to be in a good mood, and the most eye-catching thing was that they were even very leisurely-

There were enough people on board that they didn't need to go to the mooring themselves.

Hell, as their commander, they can only endure the scolding of the brigadier general on the dreadnought, and they are busy every day, while these soldiers can enjoy a pleasant journey with a price much higher than their own.

"Mr. Tang, Captain Locke has arrived." The soldier knocked on the door, and a young voice came from inside: "Come in, please." ”

The door was pushed open, and Captain Locke finally saw the legendary Mr. Don.

In the barracks of Port Royal, Captain Locke had heard countless descriptions of Mr. Don -

A handsome and decent Oriental, with mysterious black pupils, amiable, friendly, and most importantly, never stingy with money in his bag, even if he just helps run errands, he can earn more than ten gold coins!

At that time, Captain Locke had only three words in his mind about Mr. Tang.

People are stupid, there is a lot of money, come quickly!

But when he actually met this Mr. Tang, Captain Locke found that his concept was not accurate.

The Oriental man stood in front of the window of the cabin, and he looked him straight into his eyes, indeed friendly and friendly, but with a scrutiny that made Captain Locke a little nervous.

The aggression is like a superior looking at his subordinates.

As a naval captain, Locke thinks that his status is no less than that of the nobility of any other country, but at this time, in the face of the other party's scrutiny, he does not subtly produce any disgust.

Maybe it's because the other party's hair dyed blonde by the setting sun is too dazzling like his wealth?

He lowered his head slightly and said, "Mr. Tang." ”

"Brigadier Norrington, please take a trip to the Dreadnought at once." He embellished his vocabulary: "I need to discuss with you about this cruise." ”

"Captain Locke, this is our first time meeting, please don't be so inhibited." Townsen's voice rang out, with a smile in his tone: "I don't think Commodore Norrington's tone will be as friendly as you describe." ”

"The brigadier general is indeed a little angry." Captain Locke hurriedly said, "He thinks that Mr. Tang's fleet is not in order. ”

"Rules?" Captain Locke heard Mr. Tang let out a chuckle: "Whose rules?" ”

"This is not Port Royal, Mr. Locke."

"At sea, my rules are the rules."

As the first lieutenant of the Dreadnought, Captain Locke had to raise his head and explain: "Mr. Don, I have to remind you that even above the sea, it is under the rule of the English royal family, and Commodore Norrington belongs to the English royal family-"

Click.

The small wooden box on the table was opened by Townsen, and the golden light inside made Captain Locke shut up.

"Captain Locke, what are you going to say?"

Looking at Townsen's smiling face, Captain Locke swallowed.

Damn it! Too much!

This Mr. Tang is much more generous than rumored! Compared to the grumpy brigadier general, the other party seems too friendly!

He organized the language and said, "I... I mean, for the sake of the royal family of England, Commodore Norrington is obliged to respect and guarantee the free choice of every citizen. ”

"Including Captain Locke himself?" Townsend Road.

"Of course I am also a citizen of England, Mr. Don."

"Good." Townsend patted the box and said, "Go back and tell Mr. Norrington that I am happy to meet him and let him wait on the deck for a while." ”

"By the way, please inform the citizens of England aboard the Dreadnought and the Interceptor." Townsend is particularly clear on the word citizen: "I'd be happy to offer them a short-term job." ”

......

"Let me wait on deck?"

Brigadier General Norrington said this with goosebumps as his teeth grinded.

"Who does he think he is? Lord? ”

Norrington slapped the table in the captain's room and yelled at Captain Locke, "He thinks he can do whatever he wants just because he has the support of Governor Swan? There is a limit to my patience! This is the sea, and the Governor didn't come with him! ”

"Brigadier General, be sensible." Captain Locke persuaded, "After all, Mr. Tang is a guest of Port Royal, and he has also made a great contribution to Port Royal—"

"Sanity? How sane do you make me! ”

Norrington glared: "His contribution is to take away all the manpower of Port Royal?" Believe it or not, even if Governor Swan was standing here, he wouldn't allow that to happen! ”

"Adjutant, now, right now, tell the soldiers to move."

He stood up and stuck the flintlock pistol on the table into his waist.

"I don't want to wait anymore, bring the boat over to me!"

At this moment, a shadow suddenly came from the window.

Norrington turned his head to see a ship's side slowly passing through the window of the captain's quarters.

"Soldiers! What's going on! Why are there ships approaching this distance? ”

Norrington quickly pushed open the door to the captain's quarters and stepped onto the deck, surprised to see the soldiers all standing still.

He hurriedly looked around.

The golden sea that was once illuminated by the setting sun is gone.

Instead, the Dreadnought was surrounded by ships with no end in sight.