"The key to using flintlocks is skill and stability."

　　On the outskirts of Southampton, in a private estate in Hierro, Lorraine is carrying a brand-new maritime commuter flintlock, training forty selected sailors with sharp eyes.

"Familiar with your gun, familiar with the fired smoke and recoil of the gun, familiar with the loading process. By doing this, you will become the most powerful suppressing firepower when connecting to the ship, and you don't have to worry about lining up. Lie, like an army, listening to the drums, was killed by a lead bullet flying from the opposite side!"

"Our opponents are pirates, privateer merchants, wild beasts and uncivilized natives in primitive areas! They are not the armies of European powers. We searched the entire offshore business district, and we couldn’t find a ship like ours. Have 40 brand new military lances!"

　　 Lorraine raised the gun in his hand high: "You, will be invincible in the world!"

　　 "England! Long live!"

　　 Dispelled the sailors' fear of queuing to shoot, Lorraine pushed the gun to the ground, took out a yellow long paper tube from the ammunition bag on his waist, and raised his hand again.

　　 "This is your ammunition, the paper shell bullet is set, everything is ready for you, you only need this..."

He flicked his fingers to tap the lid of the fire pool, bit open the tail of the paper shell with his teeth, poured gunpowder in, covered the lid, bit open the bullet, poured the lead bullet and another part of the gunpowder into the barrel, and pulled out the cleaning rod. , One pass to the end.

　　 After doing this, he raised the gun, aimed at the ring plank 20 meters away, and pulled the trigger.

　　 Only a bang was heard, and white gunpowder gushed out from the ignition pool, and the smoke was filled with smoke for a while, obstructing the vision.

　　 When the smoke cleared, a huge hole was added to the eighth ring, revealing the Yinyin meadow behind the board.

　　 The group of sailors remembered the sparse applause.

　　 Lorraine knocked the barrel of the gun seemingly dissatisfied, discarded the remaining medicine slag, and continued: "Everyone shoots a hundred times a day. Our time is very tight. I hope..."

　　 Boom!

There was a gunshot in the distance, almost a hundred meters away. Lorraine stopped talking and looked in the direction of the gunpowder in amazement. He actually saw little Pierce lying on the grass, holding a musket almost as high as him, and rubbing it. Grinding his shoulders and grinning.

　　As a teaching assistant, Acharin looked at the ring-shaped plank and was dumbfounded: "Target... bullseye?"

　　 Lorraine tossed the gun to the nearest sailor and said dumbfounded: "It seems that after losing his kitchen status, Pierce Jr. quickly found himself a new full-time post. It's really good..."

　　……

　　 "Hunter?" Holding his new toy, little Pierce blinked with a blank face, "Brother, do you want me to be a hunter on the ship?"

　　 "That's right, in addition to the deputy post of the second deputy intern, I hope you will take an additional part-time job as a hunter."

　　 "What's that for?"

"The hunting soldier. Earlier it was a term for infantry. It specifically referred to the elite musketeers who moved quickly and had precise marksmanship. They had the privilege of not entering the line and were free to choose their shooting positions. Later, they developed into the Navy and were used to refer to ships on board. Sharpshooter, responsible for sniping and killing each other’s seamen and officers."

　　 "Full-time shooting, arbitrarily sniper?"

"That's it." Lorraine nodded, "If you are willing to accept this position, I am going to ask Karen to transform the fore mast observation deck into a special design table, dig out the gun buttress, and wrap the iron sheet. You can stand or stand in it. It's squatting and shooting, which can help a lot."

　　 "Can you help me a lot?" Pierce's eyes sparkled.

　　 "Yes, an excellent hunting soldier is no less effective than an artillery in the battle, and it is an artillery controlled by Yacharin."

　　 In an instant, little Pierce found a new value in life.

He readily agreed to Lorraine’s request, and at the same time received a task to ask Hannah to help him sew a thick shoulder pad and a pair of comfortable earmuffs. At the same time, he can shoot two hundred bullets per day. Shooting frequently, develop and stabilize your talents.

　　 Little Pierce happily went to Hannah, Lorraine stretched a lazy waist, and slowly went under the umbrella and chatted with Raven for tea.

　　 Levin's face is full of envy.

"You can actually get a short-barreled gun for the Marine Corps..." He licked his lips. "Our entire chamber of commerce has only a dozen old one-type rifles. The barrels are too long and they can't be used on ships. The value it deserves."

　　 "If you like it." Lorraine smiled and took a sip of tea. "I also have a gun. This is a gift from a friend."

　　 "Really?" Levin couldn't help rubbing his hands.

　　 Lorraine laughed blankly: "Raven, you have been my wing ship since the day the fleet was broken. I am a friend in my heart. Like my seamen, I am a friend worthy of life."

"I am also willing to sacrifice my life for you." Lei Wen solemnly said, "From the time you rescued me at sea, I knew that a warrior finally stepped out of the offshore business circle. It was me who could become friends with him. A lifetime honor."

　　 The two drank tea and laughed and talked, Lei Wen solemnly took the gun and matching bullets and bayonet that Lorrain had asked for, and stroked the inscription on the gun with intoxication like a lover.

　　 After being intoxicated for a while, he embarrassedly put the gun back into the box.

　　 "Lorraine... can I call you that?"

　　 "Always do."

　　 "Lorraine, my daughter will be baptized three days later. I hope you can become her godfather and grow up with her."

　　 "Godfather?" Lorraine was stunned.

　　 His reaction fell in the eyes of Levin, who was misunderstood by Levin as rejection~lightnovelpub.net~ could not help but darken his face: "If you are embarrassed..."

"It's really embarrassing..." Lorraine put down his teacup and considered his words, "First of all, thank you for your trust in me. This invitation is a tribute to my personality. I am very grateful. Then... you know, my faith. It is his ancestor Niald. This belief has affected many things, and most of them are not good things..."

　　 Levin was surprised: "Aren't Drake's Puritans?"

　　 "This is also the main reason why I was expelled from the family..."

　　 Now it's Raven's turn to smile wryly.

　　 "Unexpectedly, sorry..."

　　 "Nothing to be sorry." Lorraine smiled and offered tea to Lei Wen, "Unfortunately, you have to find a godfather for my niece, a godfather who believes in God."

"Yes……"

　　 The two were chatting, Carmen and Hierro’s niece Freia came together, and from a distance, Lorraine saw the smile on Carmen’s face.

"Captain, the Yordel Chamber of Commerce has officially responded to our request. They are very willing to negotiate with us about the return of the Freedom Tulip and the handsome admiral. The time is set three days later in the Prussian Kingdom of Hamburg in Friedrich. The manor, and Baroness Yordel came to talk in person!"

　　 "It was the baroness who came to talk in person?" Lorraine looked strange, "I remember... she is not the president of the chamber of commerce, right?"

　　 "No, the chairman is Mr. Almünde. She is only the investor of the Chamber of Commerce, and the actual beneficiary."

"The baroness who should have been hiding behind the scenes attended the meeting in person..." Lorraine murmured, staring at the amber tea in a playful manner, "It seems that we underestimated the things we captured... the handsome man Admiral Wange, you have concealed a lot of things from us."