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Chapter 4502 [Proposal]

"By the way, now that you have inherited the priesthood of Quetzalcoatl, can the curses on these gold coins be changed into blessings?" Xiang Nan took out another Aztec gold coin and asked.

The gold coin has the Quetzalcoatl's curse on it, which makes people immortal but they have to live in pain forever. Xiang Nan only wants to be immortal and doesn't want to suffer, so he hopes to lift the curse.

"That's easy. I'll just take back the curse." Colibuso nodded. "But blessing 882 gold coins and making everyone who gets them immortal is a bit too much effort. So I'll just bless one person."

"Just one?" Xiang Nan was stunned and said in surprise.

"This is a divine weapon, and its effect is long-lasting and constant," Kolibuso explained, "It's different from a curse."

Curses or blessings can be taken back at any time, but artifacts are permanent and constant. Once created, even the creator will have a hard time taking back the power.

"So that's how it is. Is it really possible to be immortal?" Xiang Nan asked curiously.

"Unless the person who killed you is a god with a higher rank than me, then I can't help you." Kolibuso explained, "But I think there shouldn't be many gods this strong in this world."

"Then let's discuss whether we can change it to two?" Xiang Nan asked, "I can exchange other artifacts with you, such as the God of War Belt, the Holy Grail of Jesus, the Frost Wristband..."

Only one immortality artifact is not enough for him. If there are two, he can give one to others.

"These artifacts are useless to me. Well, I'll give you two." Kolibuso nodded, and then he was seen muttering something and dancing continuously.

A moment later, she suddenly cut her wrist, and two drops of blue blood gushed out. The next second, the 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 the blue blood.

The gold coins quickly absorbed the blue blood and turned into two blue plates, looking sacred and weird.

Xiang Nan then reached out and took the two signs, and the moment he touched them, he felt a warm current flowing through his body.

"It feels so good." Xiang Nan said happily, and then he stabbed his heart, and blood gushed out instantly. But he himself was fine, except for the pain, and he had no intention of dying at all.

"Very good, it seems that I can really live forever." Xiang Nan said with satisfaction, "Thank you, Kolibuso, I will remember your kindness."

"Very good." Colibuso nodded.

……

Afterwards, Xiang Nan left the rainforest and returned to Port Royal.

After returning to Port Royal, Xiang Nan prepared to propose marriage to Governor Weatherby.

After two years, he is now a captain in the British Royal Navy.

On the one hand, he did capture many pirates, protected the security of Port Royal and the surrounding waters, and protected Britain's interests in the Caribbean.

On the one hand, it was easier to be an official if you had someone in the court. After all, his father, Lawrence Norrington, was an admiral, so his promotion was naturally very fast.

It takes at least four to five years for an ordinary person to join the army and become a warrant officer. It takes at least ten years to go from a warrant officer to a captain. And it is impossible to go from a captain to a colonel without twenty or thirty years.

In comparison, Xiang Nan had already become a colonel in the British Royal Navy when he was just over 28 years old, which was naturally a very remarkable thing.

As the saying goes, one quick step leads to every quick step. Everyone can see that as long as Xiang Nan does not make any major mistakes, he will become a naval admiral in his lifetime, and he may even be granted a title.

All in all, his future is limitless.

Everyone in Port Royal can see this clearly.

Therefore, ever since Xiang Nan arrived at Royal Port, many local wealthy businessmen and big families have shown goodwill to him, and many of them hope to marry their daughters to him.

But Xiang Nan didn't agree. Now he is ready to formally propose to Governor Weatherby Swan.

……

For this purpose, Xiang Nan greeted Elizabeth first.

Elizabeth is eighteen years old this year, which is not too old, but not too young either.

Because according to British legal law at that time, boys could get married at the age of fourteen and girls at the age of twelve.

However, the marriage age in British society at that time was generally over 25 years old, including 25 years old for women and 26 years old for men.

The main reason for this is that at that time marriage was more focused on economic benefits.

The woman values ​​the man's property, while the man values ​​the woman's dowry.

The UK practices the system of primogeniture, and titles and wealth are usually inherited by the eldest son, while other children have no right to inherit.

Therefore, even if the man has a prominent family, it will be difficult for him to find a suitable partner if he is not the eldest son and does not have the right to inherit wealth.

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The same goes for the woman. Without a generous dowry, it is difficult for her to get married.

This can be seen from the novel "Pride and Prejudice" and the British TV series "Downton Abbey".

In "Pride and Prejudice", the Bennet family has only five daughters but no sons, so the family property can only be inherited by Collins, a distant relative.

Therefore, although the five daughters of the Bennet family were all beautiful, it was difficult for them to get married because they did not have much dowry.

After the 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 also gave a large sum of dowry to allow the two to get married.

In "Downton Abbey", although the second lady Edith was born into a noble family, it was difficult for her to get married because she had no inheritance rights and did not have much dowry. She could hardly find a suitable partner because either the partner had no title or was too old.

So "Little Women" clearly points out that "marriage is an economic issue."

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"Elizabeth, I have something to say to you." Xiang Nan looked at Elizabeth Swan and said.

"What?" Elizabeth asked casually while reading the book Xiang Nanxin brought.

"Look at me, I'm serious." Xiang Nan emphasized.

Seeing him so serious, Elizabeth couldn't help but be stunned and looked at Xiang Nan in confusion.

"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 puzzledly.

"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 me?" Xiang Nan asked with a smile.

Elizabeth was stunned, then blushed.

"Promise me you won't break my heart." Xiang Nan asked when seeing this.

Elizabeth took a few deep breaths and then nodded heavily.

"That's great, thank you, Elizabeth." Xiang Nan hugged her tightly, "I will go and formally propose to Governor Weatherby now."