Chapter 4502 Chapter 4504 [Proposal]
"By the way, since you have now inherited the priesthood of Quetzalcoatl, can the curse on these gold coins be changed into a blessing?" Xiang Nan took out another Aztec gold coin and asked.
This gold coin has the curse of Quetzalcoatl, which allows people to live forever, but they have to live in pain forever. Xiang Nan just wants to live forever and does not want to suffer, so he hopes to lift its curse.
"That's very simple. I just take back the curse." Cory Busso nodded, "But blessing 882 gold coins and making everyone who gets the gold coins immortal is a bit too laborious. Let me do this. Bless only one.”
"Only one?" Xiang Nan was stunned and said in surprise.
"This one is an artifact, and its effect is long-lasting and constant," Corybuso explained, "It's different from a curse."
Whether it is a curse or a blessing, it can be withdrawn at any time, but the artifact is permanent. Once it is made, it will be difficult for even the person who made it to take back the divine power.
"So, can you really live forever?" Xiang Nan asked curiously.
"Unless the person who killed you is a **** with a higher priesthood than me, then I can't help you." Corybuso explained, "But I think there aren't many such powerful gods in this world."
"Let's talk about it, can we change it to two?" Xiang Nan asked, "I can exchange it with you for other artifacts, such as the God of War Belt, Holy Grail of Jesus, Frost Bracers..."
Having only one immortal artifact is not enough for him. If there are two, he can give one to someone else.
"These artifacts are of no use to me, that's all, I'll give you two." Corybuso nodded and then saw him mumbling words and his body dancing continuously.
A moment later, she suddenly cut her wrist, and two drops of blue blood gushed out. The next second, these two drops of blood appeared in front of Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan could clearly feel that these two drops of blood contained amazing energy. He quickly took out two gold coins and soaked them in blue blood.
The gold coins quickly absorbed the blue blood and turned into two blue plaques, which looked sacred and weird.
Xiang Nan immediately reached out and took out the two signs, and the moment they touched them, he felt a warm current flowing through his body.
"It's so comfortable." Xiang Nan said happily, and then he poked his heart, and blood poured out in an instant. But there was nothing wrong with him. Apart from the pain, he had no intention of dying.
"Very good, it seems that you can really live forever." Xiang Nan said with satisfaction, "Thank you, Cory Busso, I will remember your kindness."
"Very good." Cory Busso nodded.
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Later, Xiang Nan left the rainforest and returned to Port Royal.
After returning to Port Royal, Xiang Nan prepared to propose marriage to Governor Wetherby.
Two years later, he is now a captain in the Royal Navy.
On the one hand, he did capture many pirates, protected the security of Port Royal and the surrounding waters, and protected British interests in the Caribbean.
On the one hand, there are people in the DPRK who like to be officials. His father, Lawrence Norrington, was an admiral after all, so his promotion was naturally very fast.
It takes an ordinary person at least four to five years from joining the army to becoming a warrant officer. It takes at least ten years to go from warrant officer to captain. And from captain to colonel, it takes less than twenty or thirty years, which is simply impossible.
In comparison, Xiang Nan had already become a colonel in the British Royal Navy when he was just over 28 years old, which is naturally quite remarkable.
Everyone can see that as long as Xiang Nan doesn't make any big mistakes, he will definitely become a naval admiral in his lifetime, and maybe he will be knighted.
All in all, his future is limitless.
Therefore, when he came to Port Royal from Xiang Nan, there were many local wealthy businessmen and wealthy people who showed their favor to him, and many of them hoped to marry their daughters to him.
But Xiang Nan didn't agree. Now he is preparing to formally propose marriage to Governor Weatherby Swann.
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For this reason, Xiang Nan first greeted Elizabeth.
Elizabeth is already eighteen years old this year. This age is not too old, but it is not too young either.
Because according to British law at that time, men could get married at the age of fourteen and women at the age of twelve.
However, the age of marriage in British society at that time was generally over twenty-five. Among them, the woman is twenty-five years old and the man is twenty-six years old.
The reason for this is mainly because at that time, financial interests were more important than marriage.
The woman values the man's family property, while the man values the woman's dowry.
Britain implements a system of primogeniture. Titles and wealth are usually inherited by the eldest son, and other children have no right to inherit.
Therefore, even if the man has a prominent family, if he is not the eldest son and does not have the right to inherit wealth, it will be difficult to find a suitable partner.
The same is true for the woman. Without a generous dowry, it is difficult to marry herself off.
This can be seen from the novel "Pride and Prejudice" and the British TV series "Downton Abbey".
In Pride and Prejudice, Bennett only has five daughters but no sons, so the family property can only be inherited by a distant relative, Collins.
Therefore, although the five daughters of the Bennett family are all as beautiful as flowers, it is difficult to get married because they do not have much dowry.
After his youngest daughter Lydia eloped with the officer Wickham, it was Darcy who spent a large sum of money to help Wickham pay off his gambling debts and paid a large sum of dowry money so that the two could get married.
In "Downton Abbey", although the second lady Edith was born into a noble family, she has no inheritance rights and does not have much dowry, so it is difficult for her to marry off. She can hardly find a suitable partner, either one with no title or too young. Too sophisticated.
That’s why “Little Women” makes it clear, “Marriage is an economic issue.”
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"Elizabeth, I have something to say to you." Xiang Nan looked at Elizabeth Swann and said.
"What are you talking about?" Elizabeth asked casually while reading the book Xiang Nanxin brought.
"Look at me, I'm serious." Xiang Nan emphasized.
Seeing how serious he was, Elizabeth couldn't help but be stunned and looked at Xiang Nan doubtfully.
"I want to say, we have known each other for six years, what is your impression of me?" Xiang Nan asked.
"Of course, why do you ask?" Elizabeth asked in confusion.
"Because I have a very good impression of you and you are the lover of my dreams, so I want to formally propose to you. Will you agree to it?" Xiang Nan asked with a smile.
Elizabeth was stunned for a moment, then blushed.
"Promise me, don't break my heart." Xiang Nan asked when he saw this.
Elizabeth took a few deep breaths, then nodded heavily.
"That's great, thank you, Elizabeth." Xiang Nan hugged her hard, "I'm going to formally propose marriage to Governor Weatherby now."