48 Hours a Day

On the blue sea, the Royal Scarborough is patrolling its territory like a lion.

With 2,000 tons of drainage, 90 cannons and nearly 700 sailors, this second class warship, attached to the British Navy, is as horrific as a maverick in the Caribbean Sea.

At regular intervals, the Scarborough cruises out of the port to maintain order on several nearby maritime trade routes, as ordered by the Navy Department, where pirates flee without a trace.

In fact, just hearing the name Scarborough is enough to frighten the most powerful pirates.

So the battle that the Scarborough really encounters every time it leaves the port is rather rare, unless you count the one-sided beating across the street.

Captain Elmer is now sitting on the deck tasting wine while listening to the musicians play the violin.

He was interrupted shortly after he was immersed in the music, and suddenly the overhead gazer shouted, "Southwest, find an armed merchant ship! ”

Elmer frowned, revealing a discomfort on his face.

The first mate heard that he was walking to the side of the boat, took over the copper telescope, and looked for a moment, “The mast is flying the French flag, eating water very deeply, the speed is only about three knots, should pull a lot of cargo. ”

Captain Elmer finally dropped the wine in his hand and slowly walked over.

Europe is now at war with the Spanish throne, and the two sides are at war in order to prevent the annexation of Spain by the Bourbon dynasty and to unite the new coalition, including the United Kingdom, against France and its allies.

At this time, the French armed merchant ship was hit by the Scarborough, only to blame for its bad luck.

Elmer glanced at the sailor on the deck and saw his eyes filled with desire, smiling and saying, “If this is a gift from God, why reject it? ”

The sailors cheered when they heard the words. Waiting for the Navy Department to pay their wages, the big guys are already starving. Such an extra trophy is the only incentive to support them sailing. Even if the big heads end up in the pockets of Elmer and the Navy Marshal, people are used to this kind of thing long ago, and a little soup makes them happy.

As soon as the captain spoke, the Scarborough began to redirect towards that “unlucky” armed merchant ship, while opening the cannon's mouth and revealing the black tubes of the dense numbness inside, like a shark showing its teeth.

Despite the war, the atmosphere on the deck is generally relaxed and violinists who play are still performing with due diligence.

There is a wide disparity in the firepower gap between the two sides, and there is no suspension at all in this war. If the opposite side of the ship knows each other, they should surrender soon and hand over the cargo so that Elmer may be able to spare the lives of those on board.

The sailors of the Scarborough were immersed in the pleasure of receiving them, only one officer on board was slightly worried, and he said to Elmer, “Sir, wouldn't it be a little too simple? Our route is no secret. Why would a French merchant ship dare to appear at this time? ”

His words were interrupted before he could finish, “There's no conspiracy in front of absolute power that works. Relax, Bernett, we're on the Scarborough, and we have no natural enemies in this area. ”

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Unlike the joyful atmosphere on the Scarborough, the pirates on the side of the Sea Lion are generally silent, as they will face the greatest evil war of their lives.

Half a month after their departure from Nassau, with the betrayal of Goodwin, the prestige of Olf on board has increased dramatically, and even those who are dissatisfied with him are now totally afraid to reveal themselves.

It was in this state, however, that it was difficult for even the most zealous pirates of treasure hunting to continue to stand by him when Olf said that he needed to seize the Royal Scarborough first to obtain the fifth treasure map.

Because it has nothing to do with courage, it's completely insane.

All pirates operating in the Caribbean know that the Scarborough is untouchable, and although there is no explicit ban, pirate activity generally chooses to avoid the navy, which was already a very risky move to attack naval supply ships, and the Sea Lion paid a heavy price for it.

For the sake of Kidderborough, you barely accepted the operation at the time, and the fire and sea lion of the supply ship were no different. With proper command, the battle hero could be won, but the Scarborough… that was quite another matter.

The oldest gunner on board was the first to say, "The Scarborough is three times as powerful as we are, and it's farther in range than we are, and this battle is simply impossible to fight. Not to mention the fact that our hull is far less solid than a warship, and that we are completely separated as soon as one round is fired, Mr. Olf, and I have always trusted your leadership, but this time I have to object, because this act is a suicide. ”

His words were also supported by an overwhelming majority of pirates.

Olf had to raise his voice, “Gentlemen, I agree with you that we are indeed downwind in terms of fire, in terms of frontal engagement, and we certainly do not have any chance, so our only hope is to get on board. ”

“Boarding? I know we got a lot of good guys this time, but even if we count technicians like cooks and boat doctors, we're only 173, so how do we fight 700 people? And most importantly, with the fire of the Scarborough, I'm afraid we'll be sunk before we get up there.” Sailor Owen also questioned.

“Yeah, you're right, that's normal.” Alfton, “unless we don't have to get close to the Scarborough, but let it get close to us."

“How is that possible?! ”

“When the Black Sail is raised, of course, it's impossible. Once the Scarborough finds out we're pirates, there's only one option to fire, but if we can convince them that we're just a merchant ship, things will be different. No one can get past a ship of porcelain, can't they? ”

Olf swept the table apart and laid out the charts, "I got word on the island that a Dutch merchant ship pulled a boat of porcelain for sale in New York, and we stopped it halfway through, took it aboard, and then flew the French flag and waited for it on the route of the Scarborough. ”