Lucy Manor, private dock.

On the newly erected high platform for observation, Hill is rare in respect and loyalty.

His sight glass was leaning in front of his eyes, and his hands as steady as brackets moved smoothly to the left, paused at about thirty degrees, and then slowly pushed back to the right.

He has to do this kind of look every fifteen minutes today, and it has been going on for three hours since 9 o'clock in the morning.

Finally, his sight glass covers a Brigentine boat that is lightly breaking the waves on the sea. The slender cross-sails and the bone-in soft schooner are the unique symbols of Bermuda sails. The extremely slender hull and the obvious upper The warped bow is the new darling of high-speed ships, and the bust bow of the one-eyed giant...

"It's the Cyclops! Dylan, Barto, the Cyclops are back, get ready to pilot! Hurry up, hurry up, that girl can run faster than the wind!"

The Cyclops is a new addition to the Bermuda plan in the last Crow's Nest meeting, the Bermuda Brigantine type.

In that plan, Lorraine asked Leonard to form a communications fleet consisting of two large, two small and four ships. Cyclops was one of them, usually based in Lucy.

In addition to her, the Three-Eyed Raven is stationed in Kingston and usually follows Leonard's world. Azure Waterdrops and Cangqing Dewdrops stop in New Orleans, exclusively as a tool ship for Lorraine to enter and exit and send messages in Edward's state.

This is Leonard's adjustment after careful planning.

In terms of covert operations, Single Vertical Bermuda has a unique advantage.

First of all, as a bicycle-level small sailboat, the sloop does not have a bow image requirement, which means that unless the small features are deliberately memorized, it is impossible to be seated at sea.

Secondly, the single longitudinal Bermuda is the fastest and most dexterous ship in the world. It cannot be tracked and cannot be intercepted in most cases.

Finally and most importantly, they have a natural appearance of poverty. Seeing them on the sea, no one can be interested in embarrassing them.

Because of these advantages, Leonard believes that single-length Bermuda is a more suitable tool ship for Edward Kenway than Bermuda Brigentine.

Originally, Lorraine had intentions to park a Brigantine in and out of New Orleans, but after this handover, he also had to admit that Leonard was obviously thinking more appropriately in this matter.

On November 9th, the road sign drove out of Boston, carrying a boat full of Boston rum with shares in the chief of the second formation, unimpeded, all the way south.

When passing through the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Lorraine deliberately asked Noya to record the time of the return flight.

As a result, the speed of the road marking shocked him again.

Three days!

From the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to New Orleans, it took just over three days to cover the entire journey without fear of the naval inspection track markings.

More importantly, due to the larger hull and the raised mainmast, the observation distance of the road marking has exceeded that of the four-level flagship of the circular formation.

This allows her to easily detect and evade in time when cutting a circle, and the entire voyage has never been discovered by the Navy.

It can only be said that Dao Mark deserves to be a gifted holy ship for smuggling.

Lorraine roughly estimated that as long as you sail along the coastline, a smuggling route from New Orleans to Baltimore would only take 4 and a half days, and 3 and a half days back. A total of 8 days, even if the speed fluctuations are added, it will not exceed 9 sky.

This speed is two days faster than the jackdaw's ultimate speed of 11 days, and three days faster than the average of 12 days, and the risk is much smaller.

The original contract period immediately became inapplicable.

Back in New Orleans, Lorraine dragged Carmen and Catalina to review for a long time.

The Jackdaw’s final cargo holds are 11, and the road markings have not been specially modified, and there are 14 initial cargo holds.

The total cargo volume of a contract ship is 21 cabins, which means that with only three runs, the road signs can complete the original three-month contract, plus one additional ship and two military ships, which is only a mere six. .

Only run 54 days every three months. This rest period is not sufficient, but excessive.

From the perspective of the sailor's condition, excessive relaxation can cause fatigue, and even ship handling accidents may occur, which will eventually cause the gutter to capsize.

The contract must be adjusted!

Lorraine found Count Galves and first agreed with him on a draft adjustment contract.

The new contract can increase profitability, and Piaget naturally agreed.

On November 23, the road markings filled with sailors and full of munitions were launched on the smuggling line. After nine days without any surprises, they returned smoothly on December 2.

Lorraine and Adams formally signed a supplementary adjustment agreement to the smuggling contract in Baltimore.

First, the contract period is shortened to one month, counting on 30 days, both up and down.

Second, the contract maintains the original agreement for the delivery of 2,400 Charville, 1,200 Dragoons, and 12 light ground artillery.

Third, the additional round of the original proposal was cancelled.

Fourth, the bonus military funds have been adjusted from the one ship originally proposed to the fixed seven cabins.

Fifth, the new contract round started on December 1, 1779, and the credits on November 28 were added to the December round, and November was not counted.

When the cargo arrived, a copy of Jefferson's Boston report and a private letter to Adams had already been placed on Adams' desk before Lorraine.

On the one hand, as a young politician with a surviving conscience, Adams believed that he used the strong position of the United States to force Lorraine to accept the reconciliation with Cotton Jack.

If this happened, he would naturally feel that Lorraine owed him with peace of mind, but now not only has it failed, the US mediation seems to have worsened the situation...

America’s face is America’s own business, but Lorraine’s face and safety...

That's why Jefferson said to Lorraine that "America is ashamed of you."

This is not only his personal feeling, but also the common feeling of politicians such as Adams and Washington who want to keep both the military and civilian smuggling lines at the same time.

On the other hand, the Jackdaw was destroyed in Boston. The reason is obvious. The Continental Army chose an untimely ally.

This incident required the Continental Army and the Saints Regiment to take full responsibility, but Lorraine replied with virtue. Not only did he fail to claim compensation from the responsible party, he also used his active performance to eliminate the slave crisis, weaken the Southern Union Union, and even hit the British The power of espionage...

If Lorraine were American, he should now be in Philadelphia, to the applause of all the members of the Continental Congress, to accept Washington's honor.

But Lorraine is not.

As a smuggler, from the moment he restarted smuggling non-stop, Lorraine has been regarded by Adams as a true friend, a true friend of the United States of America.

Of course there is the most important reason.

For the victory of the war, for the Continental Army and Washington to capture as much prestige and merits as possible in this victory, the Continental Congress has long been aware of paying the price, as long as Lorraine can send the arms to Baltimore, how many, the United States People are willing to collect as much.

The adjustment of the contract increased the smuggling of arms and accelerated the formation of elite troops. Even without the emotional impact of the first two aspects, Adams had no reason to refuse.

Therefore, on December 2, Lorraine successfully brought back the new contract, and Galves also persuaded Habsburg on the same day to change the replenishment cycle to the same 30 days.

After completing all the preparations, Dao Mark took the opportunity to switch to the Christmas music, and set off for Baltimore after just a day off in New Orleans, and ended the first contract on the 12th. Enron brought back the payment for the December contract.

Divide the spoils, settle accounts, issue year-end bonuses, and all employees have a holiday.

This Christmas holiday will last from December 13th to January 8th, lasting 25 days.

In addition to receiving special allowances, all crew members are allowed to stay on shore for a long period of time and move freely.

The so-called Kenway Business Group officially went out of business after the end of the hand was arranged.

December 13th ~lightnovelpub.net~Weilan Dewdrop went to Lucy to report, and the cabin was renovated and the comfort level of Cangqing Dewdrop was greatly improved. Lorraine and his sailors galloped towards the crow's nest. , Where he returned to Drake's identity.

On December 16, the Hundred Eyes Giant berthed off the coast of Little Cayman. Lorraine and his party boarded the ship. They returned to Lucy in the afternoon and were caught in Hill's sight glass.

"Finally home……"

As the coastline gets closer and closer, the Hundred Eyes Giant has put away the sails and entered into a skilled mooring procedure.

Lorraine stretched lazily, and soon found Dylan and Barto on the dock, as well as Old Hill who was busy climbing down from the watchtower.

Bell stood on the pergola and kept rolling his eyes, saying, "It's strange... Didn't the news of our return to Hong Kong arrive a few days earlier? Why didn't Miss McCarthy come to pick up the ship?"

"Ofi?" Lorraine thought for a while, and smiled, "I guess I know the reason."

"what reason?"

"Well... I don't want to tell you now. The surprise of Christmas comes only once a year. Even if I am a heretic, I have the right to enjoy the holiday."

"What's wrong... Surprise?"

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