Reborn As a Pirate

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12:05 pier 17.

It was windy and the waves were big, but the waves had nothing to do with the Valkyrie.

Pier 17 has the best wind shelter conditions in the entire Wai Rust.

Two ridges extending to the sea isolate it from the No. 16 and No. 18 piers on the left, and embrace it deeply in the middle.

The 270-meter-long wind reduction belt and the average water depth of more than 12 meters make it a pocket-sized deep-water port. Even in the current severe weather, the port can still be generally calm.

rumbling rumbling...

Western thunder.

Bell snapped his pocket watch shut, and glanced strangely at the cloud-covered sky.

"Isn't Lei a bit weird?"

"I think so too." Yacharin walked out of the cabin and looked in Lei Ming's direction, "Should it be 20 minutes?"

"18 minutes." Bell raised his pocket watch, "However, neither lightning nor thunderclouds were observed."

"Maybe the bombing point is far away?" Wang also came out, stretching his arms and moving his body.

Bell and Acharin shook their heads in unison.

"no?"

"On the contrary, it's very close, frighteningly close." Yacharin frowned deeply, "If I hadn't been looking for gunpowder smoke, I would even have thought it was the sound of naval guns."

"Huh?" Wang Ye sighed in a different place, "What about naval guns?"

Bell took out the chart from the box on the bow of the ship, swiped it open, and said, "For naval guns, it can only be Pier 1. However, the piers in Wyrust are all wooden buildings, and the location is close to the jungle. If there are warships bombarding the land , will catch fire, catch fire."

Wang couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "This way of judging is too..."

In the middle of speaking, he suddenly caught the watchman jumping in mid-air.

"Really, it seems like we were thanking God for the existence of the pair of shelter ridges last night... Isn't there a more reliable criterion for judging?"

"I've dispatched the Scarlet Maple Leaf. With her speed, she will be able to tell us what happened at Pier 1 in about 15 minutes."

"The Scarlet Maple Leaf..."

Considering the needs of Lorraine, Valkyrie abandoned the standard configuration of six assault boats in the design, and adopted a special configuration of two large and two small.

Both of them are 5-meter-class pointed-bottom paddle-driven longboats. The raised bow and stern are a bit like Viking longships, but they are still ordinary human-powered assault boats.

The two are the 15-meter-class Bermuda Sloop transformed into a detachable mast, the blue dewdrop and the bloody maple leaf.

Among them, the Scarlet Maple Leaf is a newly built ship with a maximum speed of over 20 knots. It is the fastest and most reliable scouting and communication ship on the Valkyrie.

From this, Wang also clearly felt Bell's uneasiness: "The captain and the others haven't come back yet?"

"Yesterday's auction lasted 3 hours and 17 minutes, the longest night session. Today, with Fury appearing, even if it takes 4 hours, it is normal."

"We're going to leave the island after the furious auction is over, right?"

"Well, no matter whether we have to shoot or not, we will leave the island after the rage. The pirates have not shown a trace until now. I discussed with Lorraine yesterday, and he also said that we must not wait until the end of the conference and let those guys wait for work."

"If we leave the island soon..." Wang also pondered for a while, "I think we can pull up the anchor first, so..."

Yacharin suddenly squeezed the hands of Bell and Wang Ye: "The thunder has changed!"

Bell's expression tightened, and he quickly pricked up his ears to listen.

The sound of thunder has changed. It used to be far away in the sky, like a stuffy cloud, but now it is suddenly mixed with sporadic and very close roars, intermittently, like a heavy hammer hitting a person's chest.

"Scarlet Maple Leaf!" The three exclaimed in unison.

At the same time, the lookout above hissed and shouted: "The Scarlet Maple Leaf is home!!!! It's at the mouth of the bay!"

"God, someone is chasing her! It's shelling! Enemy attack!!!!"

boom!

Thick smoke rose from the direction of Pier One...

...

"260,000!" The master of ceremonies screamed hoarsely,

"No. 2, No. 7, and No. 16 are lit at the same time, 260,000! Master Renisso's auction debut is 260,000, and the group painting Xianghai is 260,000!"

"This auction will go down in history! The greatest painter after Leonardo da Vinci... No! A painter greater than Leonardo da Vinci has been born! It is hard to imagine that this is Ibias. This is the first time Mr. Renisso landed at an international auction, how high will Xianghai's final transaction be? Let us wait and see!"

"The next round of auction..."

Carmen gritted her teeth tightly.

Drake's funds have bottomed out, and the money left in his hands can only be used to support the lights once more, but Lorraine has not sent back good news so far.

There are auction rules in the auction, especially the secret auction. Once the auction is stopped, the master of ceremonies will announce that Drake has abstained.

Although it is not impossible to join the war again, doing so is tantamount to trampling on etiquette, which is not only rude to the master of ceremonies and competitors, but also a denial of Drake's integrity.

In the final analysis, socializing is etiquette, and etiquette is the rule. In a civilized world that lacks rules and regulations, the upper class pays special attention to the conventions of the social field, because this is the absolute core of their self-proclaimed nobility, which is different from the inferior civilians and barbarians.

Breakers of the rules will be expelled and violated. Once they are publicized by those with a heart, Drake will pay an inestimable price.

So, is there going to be a lot of hype?

Carmen's mind was racing.

Seeger's men have proven that Morgan's Chambers of Privacy protection is the king's new clothes, but even when naked, a covert shot is a covert shot.

The anger of No. 2 and No. 16 is a risk that can be taken, because their publicity is "speculation", and Drake's public relations can deny it to death.

What really worries Carmen is the organizers, the Morgan Chamber of Commerce.

The Maritime Group is the largest and most difficult competitor in the shipbuilding industry of the Morgan Chamber of Commerce. Compared with the Maritime Group, Morgan has been completely defeated in shipbuilding and marketing, and there is no room for turning defeat into victory.

The abandonment of the bid and the resumption of the auction will make Morgan catch the handle, and want to seal Morgan's mouth. The Maritime Group may have to withdraw from Boston and even the entire northern United States. If not, Drake is likely to lose more.

Then, will Morgan use this trick to blackmail Drake?

Will!

The essence of commercial competition is the balance of interests. The organizer’s disclosure of the privacy of the bidders will certainly damage the image of the Shelter Heights auction, but the Morgan Chamber of Commerce’s profits in the shipbuilding industry are obviously greater, and no one will hesitate.

"The price is too high..."

As the auction entered a new round, Carmen murmured and turned on the yellow light, and simply and neatly raised the price of the design drawing of the Fury to 263,000 pounds.

"Probably, this is the last..."

"Free! Free! Bid! Bid!" The emcee's soaring shriek completely covered Carmen's voice, "263,000 pounds, box 2 has put forward a free bid, and the auction is suspended!!!"

Carmen shook slightly, dropped the shade, and sat back on the sofa wearily.

Sig looked at her thoughtfully: "Escaped?"

"It's more appropriate to say lingering." Carmen took a breath, and reluctantly found Henna, "Yesla, the boat... how long has Lorraine been out?"

"10 minutes." Henna stepped out of the shadows and put a glass of water in front of Carmen with a thud. "There is no sound on the stairs. I guess Lorraine needs a little more time."

"I hope this point can be shorter..." Carmen held up the cup and took a sip, "It took 3 minutes for No. 2 to bid for free last time, this time is likely to be his last blow, the time will not be long, it will only be more... ..."

"Hush!" Hana suddenly pressed Carmen's lips, frowning and listening.

The whole box fell silent in an instant.

They didn't have Hana's fine-grained hearing, and they couldn't hear the outside through the sound-proof door, but under the background of the atmosphere, everyone felt that something was approaching.

Boom!

Edley knocked open the door, before he even had time to take a breath: "Ms. Xavier! 400,000! The chairman asked me to tell you that your current budget is 400,000!"

"400,000..." Carmen couldn't believe her ears, "That is to say, including the round trip, the captain only took 10 minutes to borrow 140,000 pounds from the Americans?"

"It's 150,000." Adrey excitedly corrected, "The total amount of this loan is 150,000."

"Interest?"

"15% off your next Navy order."

Carmen got the so-called 15% discount answer in the blink of an eye: "With an interest of 70,000 to 150,000 pounds, he really did a great deal... But fortunately, he can finally fight!"

The bidding for Box 2 is over.

The master of ceremonies held the fluffy note in his hand as if offering a sacred object, and opened it tremblingly.

"Three... 320,000 pounds! God, the price of box 2 will be increased by 57,000 pounds! Master Renisso's group picture offers 320,000 pounds to the sea! There are even higher..."

"350,000!"

The clear and confident female voice suddenly spread throughout the audience. Carmen stood in the middle of the box, leaning on the guardrail, with red and yellow lights shining on the left and right.

Red and yellow are the signals for free bidding, but in four consecutive auctions, this is the first time someone skipped the delivery of the quotation list and directly shouted their own quotations, just like traditional auctions.

The master of ceremonies stood in the center of the stage blankly, holding a note symbolizing 320,000 pounds in his hand like a sacred object, and actually forgot to respond to Carmen's offer immediately.

350,000. Does the organizer agree with other bidders?

The answer is obvious.

Carmen's [350,000] had just landed, and the No. 2 box not far away immediately responded with a rough and low flick of the tongue.

"360,000! Is it the little girl from the Drake Chamber of Commerce?"

"Manager Xavier or Miss Carmen, President Dukov, or do you want me to call you an old guy? 370,000!"

"380,000! Little girl, no matter how aggressive you are, little Drake will follow the Assassin girl."

"That's a matter between young people, don't bother Mr. President! 390,000!"

"400,000!" Old Dukov laughed like a bell, "There are 362 presidents waiting to attend Drake's wedding banquet, and Europe will see the power of capitalists there! Until I die?"

Carmen nearly gritted her silver teeth.

Dukov's offer was too fast and decisive, and the yelling was the same as Carmen's words, which was to use unreasonable means to build self-confidence and leeway, so that the opponent retreated.

Good swimmers drown!

Lorraine's hint to Carmen has been broken by Dukov, and Drake only has the last 10,000 in his hand, but can this 10,000 really crush Dukov?

Carmen was deeply suspicious.

She hesitated, and in the moment of hesitation, she suddenly felt something against her back.

Hannah silently stood behind her, back to back, legs to legs, light and shadow drew light and dark lines between the two, just like the countless days and nights before, they stood firmly in Lorraine Beside, unwavering.

"410,000!" Carmen said loudly, "Old guy, this is my last offer. If you bring more, Xianghai is yours!"

silence……

The master of ceremonies swung the hammer on the stage like crazy, once or twice, under the noise of trembling eardrums, the venue fell into inexplicable silence and tranquility.

One even heard old Dukov's sighs.

"Baltic... This time, Drake won again..."

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