On July 16, the Jackdaw, which had its cargo compartment modified, was loaded with guns that scented the scent of engine oil, and set foot on the route to Baltimore for the second time.

This means that the original lack of firepower, the Jackdaw, whose speed can only be bragged about, is even more stretched in combat effectiveness.

However, there is no other way.

Packed rifles take up space, and light guns that are not on the ground take up more space. A cargo compartment can only hold 200 rifles/400 pistols/2 light guns.

The Jackdaw originally had 7 cargo compartments, and the old contract for a total of 10 cargo compartments was more than enough for two trips. However, it is completely wishful thinking to complete the new contract for 21 cargo compartments in the same round.

Transformation has become a must.

Lorraine and Karen discussed for a long time and removed the Jackdaw’s upper firepower, totaling eight nine-pound doors, and vacated two bays. One of the tanks was released, and one of the six fresh water tanks was finally squeezed out. It was hard to get 11 cargo tanks, which was considered to meet the requirements of the new contract.

Only in this way, the Jackdaw only has 8 twelve-pounders on each side of the fire, and the water on the ship has also fallen from 30 days to 25 days. The battery life may not have much impact, but the artillery combat strength has fallen to a terrible level.

For the sake of money, Lorraine can only comfort himself. The Jackdaw’s artillery battle originally belonged to the young children with the sledgehammer, and the whole battle accidentally wounded the hero. Now, it’s just going from a child to a baby level, as long as the sledgehammer is still there, there is not much difference in the actual effect.

In short, the young child holding the sledgehammer finally rushed towards the well-off with high ambition.

Considering that smuggling takes a long time, and he may encounter the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce that he can't get away from at any time, Lorraine started an internship as a reserve captain early.

The captain of this trip is Catalina, referring to Lorraine’s "Brother Treasures", all calculations and orders along the way are entrusted to her for implementation.

But they soon discovered that command and planning are not the only core values ​​of Lorraine on the ship. Compared with the status of the captain, the position of the navigator is a more serious deficiency on the ship.

The navigator, the sea guide of this era, is mainly responsible for chart operations, navigation orientation, and ship positioning.

They are often good at mathematics and painting, and can use professional tools such as sextants, compasses, compasses, and line pens. The excellent ones can also modify or make professional charts through limited coordinates and observation results.

It is their responsibility to convert the captain's wishes into the route on the map. It is also their responsibility to correct the course during the voyage to ensure that the ship will not get lost in the vast sea.

The navigator is the position that relies on professional knowledge the most on the entire ship, and it is also the position with the highest entry barriers.

Lorraine has always lacked a navigator on board.

For a long time, Lorraine has been the only choice for professional level, and only recently has Bell.

The rest such as Catalina, Acharin, Karen, Pierce, their skill system and talents are seriously lacking, not even amateurs, can only barely ensure that the ship does not deviate from course excessively during the voyage.

This is why in the sea of ​​fog in Hebassi, the Pansy has left a lot earlier, and finally relied on manpower to swim, and Lorraine, who dragged Henna, arrived earlier.

It's just that the environment of the sea of ​​fog is special after all, and other than that, Lorraine has never had a problem in an unfamiliar sea, so that the people on the ship have completely ignored this problem for several years.

But this time, the problem finally posed.

In line with the basic prerequisite of solving the problem without Lorraine, the three alternate smuggling captains got together and invited Lorraine to observe and discuss the big plan.

In the restaurant on the ship, looking at Lorraine who couldn't help laughing, Bell scratched his scalp depressedly.

"In the current situation, it is impossible for me and the captain to leave the Jackdaw at the same time. But my main responsibility lies in the handwheel, especially when super high-speed cutting wind is required. There is still no helmsman on the ship that can replace me."

Karen knocked on the table irritably: "The only pilot is you, and the only helmsman who can perform ultra-high-speed wind cutting is also you. Can't your energy be balanced?"

Bell shrugged: "If there is a coast as a reference, I only need to pay attention to the compass, yes. If there is no corresponding reference object in the offshore environment, no."

"In other words, there must be zero errors in the calculations. We can't alarm any British people at other times except for the part of the entrance to the bay, right?" Katerina tried to conclude.

Karen and Bell thought for a while and nodded their heads.

"The problem will be solved." Catalina clapped her hands. "From today, Judea will only be responsible for steering the helm at super high speeds. The rest of the time will be the pilot position and there will be no substitute. In addition..."

She paused, turned to Lorraine, and solemnly suggested as the captain of this voyage: "Mr. President, in view of the irreplaceability of the two positions of Bell Judea, I suggest that he be officially transferred from the position of captain. Sequence of rotations."

Karen and Bell looked at each other and said in unison, "Second."

"Since the three captains agree on the bench..." Lorraine shrugged indifferently, "I have no problem."

The Jackdaw command sequence adjustment is over.

Bell called out the captain's sequence, and at the same time adjusted to the first navigator and second helmsman in the captain's practice round, Hina was transferred from the lookout to the first helmsman, and Pierce was replaced as the first lookout.

After completing the job change, the ship set sail again, but the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

After all, this place is also the flagship of Lorraine. Basically, from seafarers to backbone sailors on board, there are adults who have enough common sense and know how to maintain an optimistic attitude and predict problems with the worst situation.

Any probability that happens will eventually happen. This is the consensus of everyone.

Therefore, Lorraine may leave the ship temporarily for some reasons at any time, and smuggling cannot be stopped. At that time, they can only rely on themselves.

Everyone regards the internship round as actual combat, as Lorraine is really not on board.

Unfamiliar with the dynamics of the circular array, Catalina repeated calculations, but it was difficult to judge, so Bell delineated the route and detoured from the outside of the circular array.

With caution and sincere unity, they successfully reached the breakthrough point at the center of the sixth circle on the morning of the 7th day, only one day later than Lorraine's sailing plan, which greatly exceeded Lorraine's expectations.

Then, while waiting for the night, Katerina was lucky.

...

Lorraine, Catalina, Karen, and Bell stand side by side on the sails on both sides of the main mast-tip observation deck~lightnovelpub.net~ like a group of house-like sparrows, one by one holding the sight glass, not moving. The sail shadow in the distance.

There are three boats in the sight glass, one large and two small, slowly advancing in the shape of a product.

The big ship was a Galen-type destroyer of the same level as the Golden Deer, and the two boats were unified Brigentine. The whole combination did not conform to the mainstream formation principle, so it seemed somewhat strange.

They entered the view of the Jackdaw four hours ago, from east to west, crossing the entire sixth circle from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, and advancing toward the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in a nearly straight trajectory.

It stands to reason that they should find the Jackdaw waiting in the middle of the ocean during the voyage.

However, the mainmast of the Jackdaw was slightly taller than this type of five-level galen, and the current captain was stunned all the way, reluctant to encounter strange formations at sea.

As a result, Bell, as the navigator and helmsman, drove up without hesitation.

With the help of Hannah and Pierce, he drove the Jackdaw with a classic round dance maneuver on the sea to evade in a two-way way, that is, using the formations of the two sports as a reference at the same time, by constantly estimating the opponent's field of vision. A continuous arc, successfully bypassing the mysterious formation without disturbing anyone.

It was also in the process that Catalina recognized the other's flagship.

Lorraine decisively broke the restriction of not participating in sailing decision-making, frowning tightly.

"Katrina, are you sure? She is the Bloody Mary?"

"Although there is no pirate flag flying, but combining the three points of the 1740 type five French galenite, the blue and white stern sail and the red goddess ship bow, I am sure she is the Bloody Mary."

"It's really Bloody Mary..." Lorraine sighed for a long time. "The Pirate King of the Caribbean, Jack Cotton, did he even see the huge profits of this smuggling?"