Reborn As a Pirate

Following the rope ladder, Lorraine climbed onto the deck of the Jackdaw.

Katerina obviously knew about Lorraine's cross-dressing in advance from Carmen and others, so she greeted her naturally with a full face, and stretched out her hand to Lorraine.

Her hands were a little cold, soft but full of strength, and the process of shaking hands was crisp and neat, just like those gentlemen with a firm mind.

Lorraine couldn't help showing a smile: "You have worked hard these days."

"Return the jade to Zhao, Mr. Captain, the Jackdaw has made complete preparations."

"Everything..."

Lorraine knew that what Katerina said was not an excuse, and that the Jackdaw was indeed ready for smuggling.

Through the Sloop model that Leonard purchased privately, the two sides established a relationship early.

Under Lorraine's remote command, Catalina registered the Spanish registry for the Jackdaw.

She is now a legal Spanish civilian ship, more precisely, a black merchant ship that does not have a legal business license like the Attis Beauty.

Her owner is Donna Linka, a second-generation immigrant born in New Orleans, and the current captain is herself, Edward Kenway, a third-generation immigrant from Baton Rouge.

All the related personal information is fake, and in Louisiana, where household registration management is messy and multi-party forces are entangled, it is difficult to even verify it.

To what extent can it be achieved?

Lorraine took a deep breath and patted the mainmast on the ship: "Take off the pirate flag, hoist the sails, and set sail! Gentlemen, let's go to the New World to pan for gold."

"Go digging for gold!"

"Go get rich!"

"Wow!"

...

The Jackdaw set sail, crossed the Yucatan Strait obliquely along the outer edge of the Cayman Islands, rested overnight at Perez Island, and went north across the Gulf of Mexico. After six days, it finally came to a huge sea swamp. .

This is the world-famous Mississippi Delta.

The raging Mississippi River is the father of all waters in the Indian population. She originates from the Great Lakes, flows through the vast land of New France, gathers tributaries along the way, carries endless sediment, and deposits this area in the Gulf of Mexico that is 24 to 80 kilometers long, with a total area of ​​more than 12,000 square kilometers. The huge impact fan.

The rivers disperse in this alluvial fan and turn into capillary-like rivers of different widths and depths, cutting out countless deltas, forming swamps and sand islands, reaching the Chandelour Islands, the outermost extension of the delta.

This arc-shaped island chain became the gateway to the delta, separating the ocean from the swamp.

This is also the only channel to enter New Orleans. The average water depth is only 6.5 meters. The navigator takes the lead and never dares to rush into this restricted area easily.

Lorraine ordered the Jackdaw to hang the "Blood and Gold" flag symbolizing Spain, moor at Breton Island off the southern edge of the Chandelier Islands, and drop the assault boat.

He called Yacharin over: "Acharin, protect Carmen and Catalina and go to the island to hire a navigator. We will enter the port from the northwest main channel."

Yacharin blinked: "Captain, I am the gunner."

"I know you're the gunner, but New Orleans is kinder to the French and Spaniards, and I hear they don't like to speak English."

"It seems the British are the enemy of romance, that's the consensus."

Yacharin shrugged helplessly, boarded the assault boat, and assumed the heavy responsibility of the flower protector.

Not long after, they boarded the ship with a pilot with a spear on his back. Carmen whispered to Lorraine: "The piloting is three shillings, but Mr. Charles is willing to sell the hydrographic map of the main channel hand-drawn by himself for ten pounds."

"you bought?"

Carmen nodded, and stuffed a roll of parchment into Lorraine's hands: "I only paid 50%,

As for whether to pay the remaining 50% after arriving in New Orleans or leave him in the delta to feed the crocodiles, it depends on the results of your verification. "

"I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders..."

The Jackdaw, which had obtained a navigator, set off again and entered the delta between Breton Island and Great Gorzi Island. With only one vertical sail, it sailed slowly and steadily into the offshore swamps of the delta.

The scenery on both sides of the Strait is picturesque, with water birds soaring, crocodiles walking, and snowdrift-like sandbars dotted among the green grass, like pearls, reflecting dazzling brilliance under the sun.

The most common one here is a large seabird called the brown pelican, which has a long blue-and-white beak, dark brown neck and gray feathers. It often walks in the shallow water and occasionally flies out in groups. Fly to the sea and hunt for a feast.

Lorraine put most of his experience on the newly acquired hydrographic map.

The map uses dark lines to outline five wide waterways with twists and turns like bird claws. The data on the waterways is dense, clear and accurate, not only marking the grounding points that must be avoided, but also marking the shallow water with a depth of three to four meters. Although the Jackdaw cannot enter the channel, smaller ships can completely use this map to play hide-and-seek with powerful enemies in this complicated waters.

Lorraine was very satisfied with the professional level of the navigator, and let Carmen settle the final payment after successfully bypassing the fifth grounding point.

The navigator who had harvested a huge sum of money became even more diligent, pointing to the trees of various shapes on the sandbar, and taught Lorraine the know-how and experience of navigating without a map.

After sailing for ten hours, the Jackdaw finally sailed out of the delta and entered the wide and deep mouth of the Mississippi River.

The swell obviously increased, but the sailors on board all breathed a sigh of relief. The Jackdaw meandered along the river bank and approached, and finally slowly moored into the busy berth of the Mississippi River port before nightfall.

Standing on the towering bow, Lorraine looked at the prosperous scene of New Orleans by the afterglow of the setting sun.

This is a strange town, the city is built along the river, shaped like a crescent moon.

Right in front of the pier is a large church square with a circular fountain in the middle, and a majestic church with a towering bell tower at one corner of the square.

Outside the church square, every household is closely connected without gaps. On the mottled old walls, the small balconies with carved railings on the second floor are covered with green hanging flowers and plants, gorgeous and gorgeous.

Those more ostentatious homes should also hang colorful carnival beads in the green, with a few statues of birds and animals dotted among the flowers and plants, or hang a few strings of copper wind chimes swaying in the wind, making the original A city full of rich tropical atmosphere is more like small suspended tropical rainforests.

Another scene on the street.

The residents along the street cover their private spaces tightly. The gates are mostly protected by carved iron anti-theft doors, and the windows are often covered by brightly colored wooden boards to prevent people from peeking into the interior. It looks exclusive and closed. .

Most of the open shops are shops, guns, swords, clothing, food, and the most indispensable brothels and taverns in the dock area. Every family can't wait to replace every wall with glass, and expose everything indoors to the street view. People at a glance.

The streets are full of pedestrians.

Men, women, blacks, whites, especially, Lorraine can often see blacks in tuxedos getting out of the carriage like European gentlemen, accompanied by Indian attendants in bright national costumes, and whites. People talked and laughed happily.

This opened Lorraine's eyes, and he couldn't help but sigh: "I never thought that one day I would actually see black gentlemen in the world of white people..."

Carmen laughed from behind: "The essence of politics is compromise and integration. Too many blacks were trafficked in the New World, and most of the early pioneers were not of noble blood. It is not difficult for them to get together in the process of pursuing rights." thing."

"But the black people in New Orleans were not liberated by the early pioneers." Katerina walked over heroically, "It was only 10 years ago that they gained their rights."

Through Katerina's mouth, Lorraine heard a strange history of the city's construction.

In 1719, under the guidance of the Indians, the French built New Orleans on the only highland at the mouth of the Mississippi River.

They didn't pay much attention to this seaport hidden behind the delta at first, until the precious beaver fur set off a fashion in Europe, and it became the most important export port of leather goods in the New World.

During the hunting process, the French controlled the entire main stream of the Mississippi and established the most extensive colony in the New World, called New France.

But then, Britain rose.

France ceded nearly half of New France to Britain, and in order to seek allies, it gave New Orleans to Spain in the Danfonbleau Agreement.

Then the dog blood began.

The French in New Orleans did not know that they had been abandoned by their own king.

In 1762, New Orleans belonged to Spain. In 1765, Spain sent its first governor. In 68, the French and Germans in the city launched a peaceful coup and drove the governor out.

The treachery of the French made Spain very angry. The new governor was iron-blooded and decisive. He wiped out the rebellious French with a banquet, and shot 5 people on the parade ground in front of the church.

The French in the city were so broken down to sensuality that they didn't even call themselves French anymore, they called themselves Creoles.

The white people are White Clio, and the black slaves and Indians are Black Clio. They want to use this naive method to make the Spanish Governor let go of their vigilance so that they can initiate another peaceful rebellion.

Yet they still failed.

Now that both whites and blacks have become Creoleans, the governor followed suit and allowed the black slaves in New Orleans to buy their freedom. On the land of New Orleans, the first black slave liberation movement in human history was launched.

In the past ten years, quite a few Hecklers have owned properties, and some have joined the council. They were desperate for Spain, because of a title, the French completely lost this important port.

Lorraine and Carmen listened with gusto, and when Katerina finished speaking, Lorraine thanked with a smile.

"You have increased my knowledge, and what makes me even more happy is that you are willing to take the initiative to share stories with us. This is the way to get along with true companions."

"Actually, I didn't come to you to share the stupidity of the French..." Katerina bit her lip, "You have been busy with business a few days ago, and there is something I haven't had the chance to give you. It's Heiman The spoils of the Battle of Baba, or... the sequelae."