Chapter 4406 Chapter 4408 [Port Royal]
"Everyone is here, take your positions and prepare to fight!" Xiang Nan shouted when he saw this.
He has recognized this black ship as the Black Pearl. It was originally a merchant ship of the East India Company named the "Wicked Maid".
Jack Sparrow is its captain. He was once employed by the East India Company and served Lord Becket who appeared in "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and was highly regarded by him.
But the East India Company led by Beckett was plundering property, selling slaves, and smuggling drugs. It was deeply disgusted by Captain Jack. He let go the slaves he was ordered to transport, thus offending Beckett.
Beckett branded the "P" for pirate on his hand, set fire to and sunk the Wicked Maiden.
Later, Jack asked Davy Jones to cast a spell to fish out the Evil Maiden and renamed it the "Black Pearl". He also agreed that after being captain for another thirteen years, he would serve on the Flying Dutchman for a hundred years.
But within two years of the Black Pearl being raised, Jack was driven off the ship by Barbossa's rebellion. The current captain of the Black Pearl is Hector Barbossa.
The purpose of his coming with the Black Pearl was to rob Will Turner of the Aztec gold coins. Once this gold coin touches the sea water, it will release a signal, attracting Barbossa's arrival.
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Upon hearing Xiang Nan's order, the well-trained navy immediately took action. The artillerymen prepared cannons, loaded gunpowder, and prepared to aim. The spearmen also took their spears, loaded them with gunpowder and lead shot, and took aim.
The atmosphere on the dreadnought suddenly became extremely tense, and the war was about to break out.
Governor Weatherby Swann was shocked. He did not expect that he would encounter such a terrible thing after taking office happily. If a war really breaks out, he and his daughter may be in danger.
But Elizabeth was not only not afraid, but stood on the deck watching with interest. She was looking forward to seeing a thrilling and thrilling sea battle.
"Oh, Elizabeth, you can't stay here. Go into the cabin and take shelter." Seeing this, Weatherby Swann immediately sent his daughter into the cabin, and he pretended to be calm and came to Xiang Nan, "Captain, you can't Is something wrong?"
"Don't worry, Governor, nothing will happen." Xiang Nan waved his hand.
Even after hearing what he said, Weatherby didn't have any confidence at all.
But things developed in the end as Xiang Nan said.
The Black Pearl also discovered the Dreadnaught battleship, but instead of launching a rash attack, it raised its black sails and left the place.
Xiang Nan guessed that the reasons why they did this were that the Fearless's tonnage and firepower were stronger than those of the Black Pearl. Once a war actually breaks out, the crew of the Black Pearl can survive, but the Black Pearl may be severely damaged.
Second, the purpose of the Black Pearl's attack on merchant ships was inspired by the Aztec gold coins. As soon as it comes into contact with sea water, it releases a signal.
But as Will Turner was rescued aboard and out of the water, they lost the signal. Under such circumstances, it would be unreasonable to have another fight with the British Navy.
Therefore, the Black Pearl raised its sails and quickly sailed away from this place.
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
"Everyone is here, raise the sails and set sail at full speed." Xiang Nan immediately ordered.
Following that, the Dauntless also raised its sails and sailed away at full speed.
"Captain, you are really good." Governor Weatherby Swann breathed a sigh of relief and smiled happily.
Through the glass of the cabin, Elizabeth saw Xiang Nan commanding with determination and high spirits, and she couldn't help but be moved. …
The Intrepid sailed quickly toward Port Royal.
Port Royal exists historically. It is located on the island of Jamaica and is the shipping center of the Caribbean. It is rich in sugar, rum and coffee.
It was once owned by Spain. In 1670, the Spanish Armada was defeated by the British and was forced to cede Port Royal to the British.
Two days later, the Intrepid arrived at Port Royal successfully.
During this period, Will Turner was treated by the ship's doctor and basically recovered.
He also recounted how the merchant ship was attacked. It turns out that this merchant ship sailed from Scotland to sell cloth and groceries. He also took this merchant ship to look for his father.
But when they sailed to the Caribbean waters, they were robbed by the Black Pearl. Although the merchant ships tried their best to resist, they could not withstand the bombardment of the Black Pearl.
In the end, everyone on the ship died, and the cargo was looted by the Black Pearl. Only he managed to escape.
"Oh, poor child." Governor Weatherby Swann was very sad after hearing his story. "Captain, this child is British. We should help him and take him to Port Royal and find him." A guardian.”
Xiang Nan agreed.
Although he and Will Turner had a feud over his wife, they wouldn't let him take action on a child.
However, in order to prevent Elizabeth from coming into contact with Will and secretly developing feelings for him, during the two-day journey, besides asking the ship's doctor to keep an eye on Will and letting him stay in the cabin to recuperate, he also told Elizabeth stories.
He knows countless stories, such as "Treasure Island", "Alice in Wonderland", "Oz", "The Vampire's Bride" and so on.
Each story was full of twists and turns, bizarre and exciting, which made Elizabeth's eyes sparkle. She would pester Xiang Nan to listen to the stories without even eating.
"Captain, the story you told is so nice. It's the first time I've heard such a nice story." Elizabeth blinked her big eyes, looked at Xiang Nan in surprise and smiled.
Norrington was responsible for escorting the father and daughter from England to Jamaica. This journey lasted more than two months, and Norrington was always meticulous and serious, as hard to approach as a piece of ice.
She didn't have a good impression of this man and thought he was too boring and stubborn. But in the past two days, her impression of him had greatly improved.
It turns out that Norrington is not only an old-fashioned man who only knows rules and regulations, but he is also a talented writer, a graceful poet and a brave and fearless swordsman.
This couldn't help but make her feel a little attracted to this man.
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Governor Weatherby Swann also very much agreed with the good relationship between Elizabeth and Xiang Nan.
On the one hand, although Weatherby is the governor of Port Royal, with administrative power, administrative power, tax collection power, etc., he seems to have great power, but as the saying goes, power comes from the barrel of a gun, and the military power of Port Royal is controlled by Xiang Nan .
Therefore, he must get the protection and support of Xiang Nan before he can secure his position as governor. Otherwise, without strong military support, he would be a joke as a governor, and his government orders would probably not even leave the governor's palace.
On the one hand, Wetherby only has one daughter, Elizabeth. She is twelve years old this year. Although she still looks like a child, you must know that girls grow up very quickly.
Parents' love for their children should be profound. Xiang Nan is not only young, handsome and talented, but also comes from a general family and has a prominent background. He is a very good son-in-law candidate, so he is also happy to see it happen.
(End of chapter)