However, when the two rented a carriage and came to the Imperial Central Bank, it was already closed.

"...Captain, what should we do?"

The two were standing at the gate of the bank. The cold wind ruffled Gordon's robe, making a rustling sound. It was already a little cold.

"We have to think of a way again, and we can't delay."

The sailing is imminent, and it cannot be delayed in the slightest. It must start tomorrow morning. If the supply is insufficient, it will be obtained from the ports along the European coast. However, in terms of the ship's deposit, if the seller cannot be found, it will depreciate a lot for the animus.

"Go, go to the Duke's Mansion again!"

The only big man they could know in this place was Duke Strange, and he was the one who had the most hope of eating this gem.

The two turned around and got on the rented carriage again: "Go to the Duke's Palace on King's Road!"

The groom who was driving the carriage was a little old, and his voice was a little hoarse: "Okay sir."

With the sound of the whip twitching, the horses began to run, and the carriage moved away with the sound of shaking...

At the gate of the duke's mansion, kerosene lamps have been lit on both sides of the gate. Looking inside from here, the mansion is bright, and Gordon found the soldier on duty.

"Sir, we would like to ask to see Duke Strange."

The soldier glanced at Gordon, who accompanied the duke to meet the king today, but still persuaded him.

"With all due respect, the duke never receives outsiders at this time. I can only be responsible for reporting, and don't report too much hope."

After waiting for more than ten minutes, the butler led the two in.

"I hope you really have something important to do. The Duke is in a very bad mood for someone taking the liberty to interrupt at this time."

"Thank you for reminding me, sir."

This time, the meeting was not in the parlor in the afternoon, but in the study on the second floor, where the duke was sitting and reading a thick book carefully until he heard the door open.

"Captain Gordon, I hope you have a legitimate reason to see me, and, when is your ship going to set sail?"

"Salute to you, Your Excellency the Duke, my ship is being repaired at the Royal Dockyard and will leave early tomorrow morning. I came here to discuss a business with the Duke."

"Gordon, I thought I already gave you everything you wanted in the afternoon. It's not a good habit to be insatiable."

The Duke's attitude towards Gordon instantly cooled down. The captain always wanted to get more benefits from himself, but he didn't think about whether he had the ability at all.

"Small man, this time the transaction is literally. I have a batch of things, I hope you will take a look."

But Strange shook his head: "You should go to the merchant, not me, and leave if you have nothing else to do."

"Lord, please take a look."

Gordon respectfully handed over the bag containing the jewelry and placed it on the table that was made of solid wood.

And Strange obviously doesn't dare to be interested, just like a rag bag, how many things can be contained in it, and how many strange things?

When he opened the bag himself, he saw the exquisite gems inside, which looked so magnificent under the light of the bright candles.

"This is……"

"Twenty years ago, the Elizabeth sank in the Atlantic Ocean full of gems, and this is part of what was salvaged from the wreck."

The duke picked up a green gem the size of a pigeon egg. Under the candlelight, no flaws could be seen. It was definitely a treasure.

"These things are supposed to belong to the empire. Do you have more gems in your hands?"

"It's a pity Duke, we only found so much, and the rest of the gems almost fell into the hands of Davy Jones."

"Davy Jones? Haha, the legendary Flying Dutchman, are you going to use this to fool me?"

"It's a fact, Duke, the Flying Dutchman really exists, and you should have learned from Burton's letter that the legendary ship, the Black Pearl, also exists."

People are skeptical of legendary creatures or items they have not seen with their own eyes. Even if they have seen it with their own eyes, they will doubt whether they are dazzled. Strange does not want to talk about such meaningless things. Instead, he said to Gordon while playing with the gems.

"These things are really worth collecting, what are you going to get?"

"It's just the literal meaning of the Duke. This is just a very simple transaction. I want to exchange pounds for the manufacture of new ships."

……

This transaction is very simple. When Gordon left with Alan, he left behind the bag of gems, while Gordon carried a voucher from the Imperial Bank, worth 600,000 pounds, and a Spanish treasure hunt. Fleet specific information.

Taking the carriage back to the Captain's Daughter Tavern, the whole street was already noisy.

"Hahaha, cheers!"

The two drunkards held each other's shoulders, banged loudly with oak wine glasses in their hands, and then drank them all.

The woman who betrayed herself sat in the man's arms, was handed on and off, dressed in revealing clothes, squeezed her chest out of shape, and then let out a sharp and ugly laugh.

On the wooden stairs on the side, sailors played small guitars and sang those familiar songs loudly, attracting many people to watch and sing along.

The happy sailor threw a shilling or two without hesitation, which further contributed to the atmosphere of joy.

"Go to the shore - where the waves will come to kiss your feet, the mysterious and melancholy stars will shine on our heads..."

In this loud and raucous song ~lightnovelpub.net~ Gordon, in the southwest corner of the Many People's Bar, finds the sailors of the Jackdaw gathered together, drinking and starting to talk loudly about the captain at the Royal Navy's shipyard The manufacture of battleships has attracted many sailors with good deeds to come and watch.

"We once found those treasures in the Atlantic Ocean. The captain promised every sailor that we would have three Spanish ancient gold coins to share, and Captain Gordon used these to prepare a battleship..."

"Hahaha, Captain Gordon is a great captain, but he is very kind to a black cat, yes, the one running on the ground, named Quelin..."

"Hey, is the Jackdaw still short of sailors? I want to meet Captain Gordon, I'll measure, and I'll help with bookkeeping..."

Sailors' voyages are what they talk about best, and Captain Gordon is well known. Such a unique and legendary captain.

Coolidge sat on the side drinking wine with Jon and felt his last sailing career. Here, he will draw a perfect end to his twenty-five years of sailing.

"First mate, when will the captain come back? The brothers are all hungry." A sailor came over and asked.

"What? Isn't the rum enough to feed you? The captain is still running around outside, and he is also hungry..."

"Oh……"

The sailor was a little ashamed, then looked at Gordon and Allen who were walking slowly, showing a surprised expression.

"Damn it, what kind of expression do you have? Not only are you not ashamed, but are you proud?"

Kuliqi raised his glass and shouted, reprimanding the ignorant sailor.

"Morgan, it's been a long wait." Gordon found a stool and sat down, then bit into the cork of the rum and took two sips to quench his thirst.