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Chapter 4406 4408 [Port Royal]

"Everyone, take your positions and get ready to fight!" Xiang Nan shouted when he saw this.

He had recognized the black ship as the Black Pearl, which 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 Beckett who appeared in "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and was highly regarded by him.

But the East India Company led by Beckett plundered property, sold slaves, and smuggled drugs, which was deeply hated by Captain Jack. He let go of the slaves he was ordered to transport, thus offending Beckett.

Beckett branded his hand with the letter "P" for pirate, and set fire to and sank the Wicked Maid.

Later, Jack asked Davy Jones to cast a spell to fish out the Wicked Maid and renamed it the "Black Pearl". He also agreed that after serving as 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 salvaged, Jack was driven off the ship by Barbossa's rebellion. Now the captain of the Black Pearl is Hector Barbossa.

The purpose of his coming with the Black Pearl was to steal the Aztec gold coin from Will Turner. Once the coin came into contact with the sea water, it would send out a signal to attract Barbossa.

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Hearing Xiang Nan's order, the well-trained navy immediately began to act. The artillerymen prepared their cannons, loaded gunpowder, and prepared to aim. The spearmen also took their long guns, loaded gunpowder and lead bullets, and prepared to aim.

The atmosphere on the dreadnought suddenly became extremely tense, and a war was about to break out.

Governor Weatherby Swan was shocked. He did not expect that he would encounter such a terrible thing when he took office happily. If the war really broke out, he and his daughter would be in danger.

Elizabeth was not afraid at all, but stood on the deck and watched with great interest. She was looking forward to seeing an exciting and fierce battle at sea.

"Oh, Elizabeth, you can't stay here, go into the cabin and hide." Seeing this, Weatherby Swan immediately sent his daughter into the cabin, and then he pretended to be calm and came to Xiang Nan, "Captain, are you okay?"

"Don't worry, Governor, nothing will happen." Xiang Nan waved his hand.

Even after hearing what he said, Weatherby had no confidence at all.

But things eventually developed as Xiang Nan said.

The Black Pearl also discovered the HMS Dreadnought, but did not launch an attack rashly. Instead, it hoisted its black sails and left the area.

Xiang Nan guessed that the reason they did this was that the tonnage and firepower of the Dreadnought were stronger than those of the Black Pearl. Once a real battle broke out, the crew of the Black Pearl would not die, but the Black Pearl might be severely damaged.

Second, the Black Pearl attacked the merchant ship because it was inspired by the Aztec gold coins. Once it came into contact with the sea, it would release a signal.

But as Will Turner was rescued and left the sea, they lost the signal. In this case, it was really unnecessary to fight another battle with the British Navy.

So the Black Pearl hoisted sail and quickly left the place.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Everyone, raise the sails and set sail at full speed." Xiang Nan immediately ordered.

Then, the Dreadnought also raised its sails and sailed away at full speed.

"Captain, you're awesome." Governor Weatherby Swan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled happily.

Xiang Nan nodded.

Elizabeth looked through the cabin glass and saw Xiang Nan's confident and high-spirited command, and she couldn't help but be moved. ...

The Intrepid sailed quickly toward Port Royal.

Port Royal definitely existed in history. It is located on the island of Jamaica and is a shipping center in the Caribbean, producing a large amount of sugar, rum and coffee.

It once belonged to Spain. In 1670, the Spanish Invincible Armada was defeated by Britain and was forced to cede Port Royal to Britain.

Two days later, the Intrepid arrived safely at Port Royal.

During this period, Will Turner has basically recovered his health after treatment by the ship's doctor.

He also recounted the story of how the merchant ship was attacked. It turned out that the merchant ship had sailed from Scotland to sell cloth and groceries here, and he was also on this merchant ship to find his father.

However, when they sailed to the Caribbean, they were robbed by the Black Pearl. Although the merchant ship tried its best to resist, it could not withstand the bombardment of the Black Pearl.

In the end, everyone on the ship died, the cargo was looted by the Black Pearl, and he was the only one who managed to escape.

"Oh, poor child." Governor Weatherby Swan was very sad when he heard his story. "Captain, this child is British. We should help him and take him to Port Royal to find a guardian for him."

Xiang Nan agreed with this.

Although he and Will Turner had a grudge over who stole his wife, it would not lead him to lay hands on a child.

However, in order to prevent Elizabeth from coming into contact with Will and developing a secret crush on him, during the two-day journey, apart from asking the ship's doctor to keep an eye on Will and letting him stay in the cabin to recuperate, he spent all his time telling Elizabeth stories.

He knew thousands of stories, such as "Treasure Island", "Alice in Wonderland", "The Adventures of Oz", "Bride of Dracula", etc.

Each story was full of twists and turns and was so exciting that Elizabeth's eyes sparkled. She even skipped meals and kept pestering Xiang Nan to listen to the stories.

"Captain, your story is so interesting. It's the first time I've heard such a interesting 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. The journey took more than two months, and Norrington was always meticulous and serious, like a piece of ice that was difficult to approach.

She didn't have a good impression of this man, thinking he was too boring and stubborn. But in the past two days, her impression of him has improved greatly.

It turns out that Norrington is not just an old-fashioned man who only knows rules and regulations. He is also a talented writer, an elegant poet and a brave swordsman.

This made her feel a little moved by this man.

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Governor Weatherby Swann also strongly approved of Elizabeth's good relationship with Xiang Nan.

On the one hand, although Weatherby is the governor of Port Royal and has administrative power, judicial power, tax collection power, etc., he seems to be in power, but as the saying goes, political power comes from the barrel of a gun, the military power of Port Royal is controlled by Xiang Nan.

Therefore, he must get Xiang Nan's protection and support to be able to hold the post of governor. Otherwise, without strong military support, his position as governor is simply a joke, and his decrees are unlikely to leave the governor's office.

On the one hand, Weatherby has only one daughter, Elizabeth, who is twelve years old this year. Although she still looks like a child, girls grow up very quickly.

Parents who love their children should have long-term plans for them. Xiang Nan is not only young, handsome and talented, but also comes from a military family with a distinguished background. He is a very good candidate for a son-in-law, so he is also happy to see it happen.

(End of this chapter)