"Ms. Catalina Debo, formally introduce yourself to you."

　　 In the captain's room of the Golden Deer, Lorraine summoned Catalina for the first time in a downward attitude. When Pu spoke, people felt the solemnity of the conversation.

"My name is Lorraine, Lorraine Anason Drake, the abandoned son of the Drake family of England's hereditary baron, the president of the Plymouth Drake Chamber of Commerce, and the holder of a privateer license. We The Chamber of Commerce of Northwest Europe was established last year. Its subsidiary, the Northwest Chamber of Commerce, is a permanent member of the Offshore Association of England. It has more than a dozen ships and mature trade channels throughout the coast of Northwest Europe."

　　 "As I said, I am a legitimate pirate and a wealthy businessman. My right to do business is granted by the pound sterling, and the right to plunder is granted by His Majesty Elizabeth I. It is sacred and inviolable."

　　 Catalina listened quietly, this formal self-introduction not only allowed her to complete her knowledge of Lorraine, but also allowed her to successfully extract the core of the whole passage, "legal pirates" and "established last year."

　　 She heard the overtones of Lorraine.

　　The development of the Chamber of Commerce is like the growth of people. No matter how strong the capital behind it is, it takes time to nourish it.

　　 reputation, connections, business routes, etc...

　　 One year is obviously not enough for a new chamber of commerce to quickly grow into a leader in the industry, but the Drake Chamber of Commerce did it.

　　Its growth rate far exceeds the effect of the word "uprooting seedlings to promote growth".

　　If you want to do this, the main business of the Drake Chamber of Commerce can only be robbery.

　　 Lorraine must have a strong and well-competent fleet, which Katerina had experienced not long ago, and Amy Ferrard, who was waiting to die on the reef, had also experienced it.

　　 But he is completely different from the pirates of the Caribbean.

　　 Robbery is the only method used by the pirates. The reason why they indulge in joyous songs is largely because of precariousness. The so-called so-called born in atrocities, become atrocities, and will eventually die in atrocities.

　　 For Lorraine, robbery is just one of the means.

　　 His roots are still in the Chamber of Commerce. All the robberies and atrocities are, in the final analysis, to feed back the Chamber of Commerce and mature the Chamber of Commerce.

　　 The Drake Chamber of Commerce is not a pirate. The Code of Pirates cited as the bible by the pirates does not apply here in Lorraine. The inevitable and tragic future faced by the pirates does not apply to him.

　　 This is what Lorraine wanted to say to Katerina, to do pirates, not to think of pirates.

　　 Katerina took a deep breath.

"So, Mr. Captain? Whether to leave or stay, I have handed over the decision to you. If you feel that a woman who has been pirates is not suitable to be a member of your ship, you can put me down in the next port. , Or... hand me over to the local colonial governor."

"You misunderstood, Miss Debo." Lorraine smiled and looked at her. "I have a plan, but I haven't figured out whether to implement it. You are the key to this plan, so I need you to fully understand what the Drake Chamber of Commerce is. What kind of organization should rationally decide whether to dedicate everything to the Chamber of Commerce, rather than just for revenge for the crew."

　　 "Decide rationally?"

"The controversy of mood is beautiful, but it cannot give people the motivation to persevere. In case you regret it later, it is not a good thing for you, me, or this Chamber of Commerce." Lorraine crossed his fingers, "This conversation is about your boarding. For the formal inspection application, I hope to hear you fully and formally introduce yourself. If the matter involves privacy, you can leave it alone, but I never want to hear lies."

　　 "What if I don't want to say anything?"

　　 "I will send you to New Orleans. From now on, I will be like a passer-by and have nothing to do with it."

　　 "Is that so..."

　　 Maybe it was really tired of the life of the pirate. After a long silence, Catalina told Lorraine a story.

　　 She is the daughter of the ship king of Barcelona and Count Estanbar. She was born in Spain and has an elder brother in her family.

Under the love and care of her elder brother, her childhood recklessly followed her elder brother and learned horsemanship, swordsmanship, shooting, and boating like the heirs of the Spanish knights. thing.

　　 In order to make her more like a qualified noble lady, when she was 13 years old, her brother was sent by the earl to join the army in the New World, and she was also thrown into the monastery to serve God and cultivate her character.

　　 She hated this arrangement from the bottom of her heart.

　　 After staying in the monastery for less than a week, she made a major life-changing decision. She escaped, cut her long hair, disguised herself as a man, and went to the New World to be her brother.

　　 However, although she managed to escape to the New World in the cargo hold of the family, she didn't know where to find her brother, so she could only start her long wandering life in this strange land.

　　 In order to survive, she worked as a waiter in a bar when she was young, a postman at a post office, a gang of thieves at the pier, and a part-time job as a sailor.

　　 When she was 15 years old, she joined the Spanish colonial army in Peru. With her superb martial arts and marksmanship, she soon became a non-commissioned officer.

　　 Her boss is a bastard, corrupt and cruel, and shows no mercy to the soldiers. He often beats and scolds soldiers for no reason after being drunk. There have even been tragedies where soldiers were beaten to death by his whip.

　　 One night, this happened again. The one who was beaten was a 13-year-old boy, a young man who admired and trusted Katerina.

　　 Catalina initiated a mutiny, and took advantage of the darkness to assassinate the boss with a sword, but was stopped by his adjutant.

　　 The two sides fought fiercely in the dark, and they were evenly matched. Catalina was seriously injured. At the moment the sun rose, through the sudden absence of the adjutant, he was successfully stabbed to death on the spot.

　　 Lorraine found a trace of sorrow under Catalina's calm expression.

　　 "That adjutant... is your lost brother, isn't it?"

　　 Katerina gave a wry smile: "Yes. The sun rose from behind him, and he saw me clearly, but I couldn't see him clearly."

　　 "Sorry..."

"It's my crime." Catalina's voice was low and without fluctuations, "Brother and sister smashed the wall, but my really **** boss escaped in the chaos. I became a wanted criminal and escaped on a pirate ship. Since then began my pirate career."

　　 She has become a unique pirate, brave, fearless, self-defeating, without asking for it, and with these robbed lives of many companions from the death, her prestige is getting higher and higher.

　　 One year later, her captain was killed in a raid. She was elected as the new captain. She has since recovered her daughter's body and made her name in the Caribbean.

　　 The red rose of the Caribbean, the red-haired Katerina, the stigmatized saint, the pirate queen...

It is ridiculous that she has never forgotten the spirit of chivalry. Her ship never attacked Spanish ships, and even fought almost all the pirates of the Caribbean who became famous in order to rescue Spanish ships. A month ago, one of the seven pirate kings of the Caribbean died unexpectedly. She, Amy Ferrard and another prominent new pirate force were selected by Turtle Island as candidates for the pirate crown. They received tokens and began to compete. , And then so many things happened, let her meet Lorraine in the town of Bahiba, and now...

　　 The story is over, Katerina looked at Lorraine and said nothing.

　　 Lorraine frowned and thought for a long time: "Miss Debo, I can hear that the accident of Brother Hand Blade has been torturing you. I want to know, how long will it take you to get out of your guilt?"

　　 "Forever." Catalina replied without hesitation, "Until I go to hell, this sin cannot be cleared away."

　　 "It seems we need to change the way of thinking, are you still begging to die?"

"I have to live." Katerina closed her eyes. "When I first boarded the pirate ship, I did want to die, but I didn't die. I knew countless times that I was alive and my brother wanted me to live. He is a noble knight who only wanted to protect the people of Spain when he was alive. Now that he is dead, I need to do this and I need strength."

　　 Lorraine nodded slightly: "The last question, if our ship collides with the Spanish warship, which side will you be on?"

　　 "My brother has sworn to protect the king and protect the people. Will you take action against Spanish merchant ships?"

　　 "If she doesn't take the initiative to provoke, I can give up the right to rob them."

　　 Katerina laughed: "If this is the case, I will always be your loyal crew member."

　　 "It seems that we have reached a consensus." Lorraine stood up and reached out to Katerina, "First officer Ms. Katerina Debo, congratulations, you have been admitted."