Reborn As a Pirate

　　 Henry VIII holding the legs of a chair founded the academy, and Thomas Navier, the dean in the early seventeenth century, designed the academy.

　　 Stepping into the gate, Lorraine saw a vast Gothic courtyard with green grass. There was a fountain in the middle of the courtyard, and the spire of the auditorium was towering in the middle.

　　 Hierro introduced to Lorraine that at the beginning of the Trinity Institute’s Independence Institute, an interesting tradition was retained. Freshmen must try to ring the clock at the bell tower at noon on the day of the school banquet and run a circle around the giant courtyard.

The circumference of 　　 Giant Court is 367 meters, which is almost equivalent to a standard stadium, and the noon bell lasts only 43 seconds. Every new student who completes the challenge will become the most watched star at the welcome banquet.

　　 He suddenly took out his pocket watch and looked at Lorraine with a smile: "Little Drake, today is also your orientation party. Don't you want to try to challenge the glorious tradition of Trinity College?"

　　 Lorraine looked at her dress weirdly: "You plan to let me wear a tuxedo to challenge a sport?"

Hierro was startled, his smile gradually awkward: "Yes, the challenge of a group of philosophers, poets, scientists, and theologians is not a challenge at all for you. Please, your banquet is in the Naval courtyard in front of the Lane Library. We have to go through the auditorium."

　　 Passed through the auditorium and came to the courtyard. Lorraine saw the long rows of square tables in the courtyard. The square tables were full of exquisite food.

　　 Dozens of men and women scattered in groups in groups, keeping a proper distance, whispering, but chatting and laughing.

　　 Including Lorraine, the Offshore Association has 27 member chambers of commerce, 13 of which operate the Cantabrian route.

　　 This number only occupies half of the guild members, but its transportation and combat power account for 70%.

　　 They are the leaders of offshore guilds, and among them, the current president, the Roy Chamber of Commerce in Liverpool, is the most powerful.

　　 The Roy Chamber of Commerce is a veteran chamber of commerce with a history of nearly two hundred years. It has 30 ships, two of which are Karak-type destroyers of the same level as the Reindeer.

The 　　 Karak is the predecessor of the Galen, and is also known as the Spanish galleon. With the prosperity of the Galen, it has gradually faded out of people's vision over the years.

　　 The two destroyers of the Roy Chamber of Commerce are both aging ships over 80 years old. History has proven that they can compete with the Galen type in terms of firepower configuration and number of decks, but nothing else is worth mentioning.

　　 The essence of the buffet is social.

　　Men and men, women and women, the meeting before the banquet is often more important than the banquet itself, and the topics discussed are more real and can better represent the true mentality of the participants.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Hierro's niece took Carmen from Lorraine with a smile, and said to Lorraine: "Mr. Drake, I will take Miss Xavier to meet the guild lady, do you mind? ?"

　　 Lorraine knew this was what Hiero meant, and nodded slightly: "Carmen is a free unmarried lady, Miss Mindel, you don't need to ask my opinion."

　　 "I want." Freya wrinkled Carmen's nose, "My best friends say that God kissed my eyes softly, and I can see through everything."

　　 "You can't see through the seamen, we are wrapped in mirages." Lorraine gave them a please gesture, "I hope you have fun."

　　 politely watched the two women merge into the circle of ladies. Hierro took Lorraine to a corner of the courtyard, a small circle of gentlemen.

The Roy Chamber of Commerce, the Sbrendy Chamber of Commerce, the Shachlin Chamber of Commerce, the Samuelson Chamber of Commerce, and the chambers owned by the four presidents are all outstanding offshore guilds. Like the Mindel Chamber of Commerce, they are all members of the board of directors. The Roy Chamber of Commerce is the president of the guild.

"Gentlemen." Hierro greeted everyone in the circle, "I would like to introduce you today's protagonist, Lorraine Drake, the president of the Drake Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Tavistock Drake family, The young gentleman in England is also a brave, strong, and trustworthy admiral."

　　 Lorraine nodded to the presidents: "Lorraine Anason Drake, I am just the abandoned son of the Drake family, a student who dropped out of the sea school, and Mr. Mindel should not be so complimented."

"Don't be presumptuous, young man." The serious gentleman, who was held in the middle by the presidents like stars holding the moon, took the corner of his mouth and stretched out his hand to Lorraine, "John Roy, I am the president of the Roy Chamber of Commerce. "

　　 Taking the opportunity of shaking hands, Lorraine carefully looked at his face.

At fifty or so, with gray hair and green eyes, the old gentleman in front of him gives people a strong and rigorous feeling. Every strand of hair is attached to his head, covered with a wig, and there are no folds in the dress, which perfectly fits England. People’s traditional definition of aristocracy.

　　 From his tone, Lorraine couldn't hear much welcome. He dismissed Drake as a new small chamber of commerce, and he did not value Lorraine's fighting will and fighting ability, which Hierro valued most.

　　 This kind of neglect makes the small circle embarrassed.

　　 Hierro coughed: "Gentlemen, what are you talking about?"

　　Odilan Shaklin, president of the Shaklin Chamber of Commerce, smiled and said, "We are talking about a new news."

"what news?"

"The four fleets of Cantabrian have become closer together. Two days ago, they announced the formation of a joint fleet in the port of La Rochelle. Veron Desai became the admiral of the joint fleet, and the French destroyer became a joint fleet. The flagship of the fleet."

　　 Hierro frowned: "They actually solved the problem of the distribution of loot?"

"It seems, yes." Ottiran shrugged helplessly. "A powerful fleet consisting of a Galen-type destroyer, eighteen Brigentin-type frigates, and sixteen mixed-sail Skuna-type armed merchant ships, Our opinions are somewhat divided."

　　 "Differences?" Lorraine didn't understand what the news was worthy of disagreement. "Could the guild's overall combat effectiveness be inferior to the first fleet of the four major chambers of commerce?"

"If you gather all the members of the guild who operate the Cantabrian route, of course it will be comparable." Odilean's voice sounded somewhat helpless, "Our firepower far exceeds them. There are two Karak-type destroyers and Thirty-two Brigentin-type frigates, the problem is..."

"The problem is that we don't need to spend a lot of time." John interrupted with a sneer. "Those privateers shouldn't form a combined fleet. That fleet has already ruined the strength of Cantabrian. The Strait Fleet will never sit back and watch. Ignore it. In my opinion, the Cantabrian blockade is about to end and everything will be restored to the way it was before."

　　 Lorraine gave John a strange look: "Do you think at this point, the Royal Navy will declare war on the privateers on the Cantabrian route?"

　　 "It's obvious, isn't it?" John stroking his chest to sue everyone, holding his goblet and a silver fork and walking slowly to the north of the courtyard, facing everyone.

Ding……

　　 The conversation was over, everyone gathered, regardless of men and women, all lined up in an arc and stood in front of John.

　　 John cleared his throat: "Yero introduced us a warrior."

"On the 4th of this month, he fought the Reindeer off the coast of Cantabrian. Not only did he use a Brigentin frigate to protect his teammates from escape, but he also saved his own lives. Let us warmly welcome our new Member, Lorraine Anason Drake!"

　　 There was applause.

　　 Amidst the applause, Lorraine paced out of the crowd, took over from John, and stood in front of and in the middle of the crowd.

　　 His look is not.

　　 Hierro reminded below: "Little Drake, introduce yourself to everyone."

"Introduction?" Lorraine chewed his vocabulary, and suddenly began his initiation speech without end. "By chance, my ship once cooperated with Mr. Mindel's fleet and defeated the third fleet of the Desai Chamber of Commerce. I also captured the successor of the Desai family, Mr. Yacharin Desai. As a result, I was able to meet Veron Desai."

　　 "He is a lunatic. He set up an ambush at the conference venue, on Guernsey, where the king of England belongs, with the intention of killing me."

"I can stand here, naturally it proves that he failed." Lorraine raised his wine glass and smiled. "Later, west of Yoo Island, I saw Velen again and saw the Caribou, and fought a battle by the way. "

"The fighting time was not long. My artillery hit the Reindeer twelve times. The biggest gain was that she burned her stern sail. She hit me three times, once at the bow, and penetrated two decks, once. At the stern, half of the stern compartment was cut off, and another shot was below the waterline. It pierced through two of my watertight compartments, almost damaging the keel."

　　 "He chased me for 30 hours and didn't give up chasing until the western edge of the Celtic Sea... This is Velen."

Lorraine was silent for a while: "I was a person who didn't want to lose money since I was a kid~www.wuxiamtl.com~ I suffered a big loss this time, and I must ask Velen to get it back. However, the Drake Chamber of Commerce alone is fighting alone. It is difficult to threaten Velen's First Fleet. Now that the First Fleet has become a combined fleet, it is even more difficult to create threats."

　　 "I need comrades in arms."

　　 "I need comrades-in-arms, so I entrusted Mr. Mindel to join the powerful offshore guild. However, I did not expect to meet a group of nerds, a group of naive middle-aged and elderly people in Trinity College."

　　 "The Royal Navy intervenes in the war?" Lorraine smiled disdainfully, "My name is Drake, and no one here should know the Navy better than me."

　　 "The current situation is that England and France, the Netherlands, and Spain are fighting in the New World. It is only with restraint that the European mainland can barely maintain the existing, superficial peace."

　　 "No one dares to disregard national interests and start a war presumptuously, and no one will drag the British mainland into the abyss of war for our small offshore businessmen."

　　 "Does England need the Cantabrian route?" Lorraine looked at the gentlemen and ladies in front of him with disgust, "Actually...no need!"

　　 "The vast Atlantic Ocean and the high winds of the Celtic Sea are the core routes for the flow of goods from Asia, Africa and the New World to the British Isles. England does not need Cantabrian at all, it is only us who need it!"

　　 "Stop imagining the Royal Navy. In the eyes of England, we are not worth mentioning!"

　　 Lorraine raised the wine glass in his hand high: "Gentlemen and ladies, I am Lorraine Drake, now please allow me to toast."

　　 "The first cup, let us respect those who will eventually gain the enemy, or will sleep on the bottom of the sea...our wealth!"

"cheers."