People in the heavens are as rich as the enemies of the country

As he was about to approach the merchant ship, Captain Locke carefully arranged his military uniform.

As the deputy captain of the Dreadnaught and a powerful captain of the Royal Navy, he did not need to come in person for such a small matter as passing a message, but he really wanted to see the Oriental.

After many years of naval career, he deeply understands a truth.

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

In fact, this is what most naval soldiers think. After all, the soldiers are willing to give up the favorable environment and idle work experience in England, travel thousands of miles to the Caribbean, face the vicious pirates, and risk death in a foreign country. , isn’t it just to get a salary several times higher?

Therefore, it has always been Captain Locke's regret that he never had the chance to meet the Oriental named Tang.

The ladder was lowered, and Locke asked the rowing soldiers to wait in the boat, and then climbed onto the merchant ship. Two sailors met him and reflexively saluted him with a military salute.

"Darwin? Wallace?"

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

"Shouldn't you be staying in Port Royal?"

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

"." Looking at their expressions, Locke suddenly felt enlightened. He didn't feel angry, but rather envious.

They were willing to become sailors on a merchant ship, even at the risk of breaking the commandments, because Mr. Tang offered an offer that was irresistible.

Needless to say, the reward would definitely be much higher than what I got on the Fearless.

Following the two soldiers passing by the deck, Captain Locke saw many familiar figures directing the operation of the ship. They all seemed to be in a good mood, and the most eye-catching thing was that they were even very relaxed——

There are enough people on the ship that there is no need for them to tie the moorings themselves.

Damn it, as their commander, I could only endure the brigadier's scolding on the Dauntless and be busy every day, but these soldiers could enjoy a pleasant journey with a price tag that was much higher than themselves.

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

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

In the military camp in Port Royal, Captain Locke had heard others describe Mr. Tang countless times——

A handsome and decent oriental man with mysterious black pupils, he is approachable and friendly. Most importantly, he is never stingy with the money in his bag. Even if he just helps run errands, he can earn more than ten gold coins!

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

You are stupid, you have a lot of money, come quickly!

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

The Eastern man was standing in front of the cabin window. He looked directly into his eyes. He was indeed friendly and friendly, but with a look that made Captain Locke a little nervous.

That aggression is like a superior looking at his subordinates.

As a naval captain, Locke believed that his status was no lower than that of a noble from any other country, but at this time, facing the other party's scrutiny, he could not feel any resentment.

Maybe it's because the other person's hair, dyed golden by the sunset, is just as dazzling as his wealth?

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

"Commodore Norrington asks you to go to the Intrepid immediately." He modified his vocabulary: "I need to discuss things about this cruise with you."

"Captain Locke, this is our first meeting, please don't be so formal." Tang Sen's voice sounded, with a smile in his tone: "I don't think Brigadier General Norrington's tone is as friendly as you described. right."

"The Commodore is indeed a little angry." Captain Locke said quickly: "He thinks Mr. Tang's fleet is out of order."

"Rules?" Captain Locke heard Mr. Tang chuckle: "Whose rules?"

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

"On the sea, my rules are the rules."

These words went too far. As the deputy captain of the Fearless, Captain Locke had to raise his head and explained: "Mr. Tang, I have to remind you that even on the sea, it belongs to the jurisdiction of the English royal family, and Noling Brigadier General Ton belongs to the Royal Family of England——"

Click.

The small wooden box on the table was opened by Tang Sen. The golden light inside made Captain Locke shut his mouth.

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

Looking at Tang Sen's half-smiling face, Captain Locke swallowed.

Damn it! Too much!

This Mr. Tang is much richer than the rumors say! Compared with the grumpy brigadier general, the other party seemed too friendly!

He organized his words and said: "I mean, for the reputation of the English royal family, Brigadier General Norrington has the obligation to respect and protect the free choice of every citizen."

"Including Captain Locke himself?" Townsend said.

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

"Very good." Tang Sen patted the box and said, "Go back and tell Mr. Norrington that I will meet him and ask him to wait on the deck for a while."

"By the way, please inform the English citizens on the Intrepid and Interceptor." Townsend spelled out the word citizen very clearly: "I will be happy to provide them with a short-term job."

"Let me wait on the deck?"

When Brigadier General Norrington said these words, the sound of his teeth grinding gave rise to goosebumps.

"Who does he think he is? My lord?"

Norrington slammed the table in the captain's cabin hard and roared at Captain Locke: "He thinks he can do whatever he wants just because he has the support of Governor Swan? My patience has limits! This is the sea, and the Governor can Didn’t follow!”

"Commodore, be sensible." Captain Locke advised: "After all, Mr. Tang is a guest of Port Royal and has made great contributions to Port Royal——"

"Reason? How do you want me to be sane!"

Norrington glared over: "His contribution was to take away all the manpower in Port Royal? Believe it or not, even if Governor Swan is standing here, he will never allow this to happen!"

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

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

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

At this time, a shadow suddenly shrouded from the window.

Norrington turned around and saw a ship slowly passing by the captain's cabin window.

"Soldier! What's going on! Why is there a ship so close to this distance?"

Norrington quickly pushed open the door of the captain's cabin and stepped onto the deck. He saw the soldiers standing there blankly with expressions of surprise on their faces.

He looked around quickly.

The golden sea surface originally illuminated by the setting sun has disappeared.

Instead, the Dreadnaught was surrounded by ships that were so densely packed that there was no end in sight.