A figure was reflected in the mirror.
Tall and strong.
He was wearing a brown leather windbreaker and a wide leather hood. His golden hair was scattered under the hood. His young face had a short and dense beard, which added a lot of vicissitudes to the face.
But this vicissitudes of life is not abrupt, because his leather clothes are not new, 70% new and three parts old. They are cross tied with three new orange red belts, two shoulder and one waist.
Three short knives were inserted obliquely into the shoulder belt, and a holster was hung on the other side of the belt. In the holster was Lorraine's almost unused Ivory short gun.
Two long Arab machetes with thick backs are hung on the waist, one on the left and one on the right. The length of the handle is less than one meter. It is nearly half lighter than the Finnish double knives used by Lorraine, but it is not difficult to get familiar with them with a perfect center of gravity.
This is Lorraine's new image.
He tilted his head and enjoyed it for a long time. He took off his hood and revealed his golden fluffy shoulder length hair.
"Captain, are you satisfied with your new shape?" Carmen asked with a smile behind him.
Lorraine scratched her blond hair, found a lock, gently took it off, and revealed her own black hair covered with a net bag.
"Is this the secret of ladies' wigs?"
"It's your secret now."
Haina broke Lorraine over, pursed her mouth and pulled the beard on his face.
The adhesion of fish glue is very strong, and according to previous experiments, it can be easily removed by dipping some apple vinegar without damaging the skin.
She touched Lorraine's face and asked, "does it itch?"
"It's like a bit of mud. It's not itchy, it's a burden."
"That's no effect." Haina nodded and looked into Lorraine's eyes. "Carmen, where's the eye mask?"
Carmen hesitated: "the captain often has to fight with people. Do you wear eye masks..."
"It's necessary to destroy the whole sense of five senses." Haina reached out to block Lorraine's mouth. "Look, people familiar with Lorraine can recognize it at a glance."
"Really..." Carmen muttered. He turned and ran into the house. Soon he brought three or four eye masks, including simple black single eyelid masks, gorgeous gold Decal eye masks, red tide cards with skeletons, and even ninja turtles. "Which one is good?"
"Just like those ordinary blind captains. Lorraine doesn't need to be noticed now."
Lorraine slapped Haina's hand, couldn't laugh or cry, took the most plain one eye mask, tied the leather rope to cover her left eye.
"There are so many blind captains in the world. Most of the captains of pirate ships are also pilots. They cover their left eye not because they are injured, but to maintain their eyesight so that they can use the compass and sextant more accurately."
Haina carefully covered Lorraine's blonde hair, looked left and right, and finally showed a satisfied look: "then why don't you wear an eye mask?"
"Because I'm not picky about food," Lorraine sighed. "Is it really necessary?"
"The captain and the ship are the symbols of a pirate group. If you are recognized, it will be meaningless for us to give up the golden deer."
"But when it's time for hand to hand combat, our ship is easy to recognize, such as you, Noah, Wang Ye with Oriental face and little pierce..."
"Not many people know us, and most of them are not in the new world. You are different."
Looking at Haina's persistence, Lorraine had to let it go.
Carmen threw away the remaining blindfold and leaned out his head on Haina's shoulder: "Captain, do you need me to name you?"
"Even the name should be changed..." Lorraine put on his hood again, looked at the mirror and slowly pulled out his double knives. "Is this the arrangement of fate?"
"What?"
"Edward kenwy." Lorraine's heart filled with evil interest. "My name is Edward kenwy, the captain of the Jackdaw and the new head of the rose pirate regiment."
Carmen whispered like a naughty little devil, "why did you choose to be a pirate? Because of money?"
"It's not a matter of money. I want to eat clean food, I want a house that can shelter from the wind and rain, and I want to live a decent life..."
"You may be a born liar... Perfect."
While they were busy cosplay, pierce suddenly pushed the door in: "brother, it's time to have lunch... Eh? Sister Haina, where's brother? And this strange gentleman..."
"My name is Edward, little Pierce." Lorraine turned back and took off his hood with a smile. "Edward kenvey, the man destined to be the pirate king."
Little pierce grew up and said, "Edward... Captain KENWAY?"
……
Ready for all this, Lorraine and the four stayed safely in the manor for another three days.
At night on the fourth day, without any explanation to the servants, they swaggered out of the villa, carrying small suitcases full of cross dressing materials all the way to the private pier on the north coast.
This is the only facility in the whole manor that Lorraine has identified as the administrator. It was handed over to three loyal and some elderly sailors as early as ten days ago, and the original Indian servant was transferred to another post.
The sailors lived in a cabin beside the wharf. When they saw Lorraine coming, someone immediately walked out of the cabin and went to the end of the wharf with a wind lamp.
After a while, a slender, ghostly slup fishing boat slipped into the berth.
Seeing that the wind lights on the ship shook rhythmically, the dock sailors ran to Lorraine: "Captain, our ship is coming."
Lorraine stood there without expression: "if someone asks where we went..."
"The captain and sailors went to the Gulf of Mexico to explore and find the ruins and wealth of Maya."
"It's not necessary to be so detailed." Lorraine patted the sailor on the shoulder. "I don't need to tell anyone about my whereabouts."
"Yes! Only those who have a thorough understanding will we sell them intelligence in an appropriate amount."
"That's right."
The four got on the boat, rode the Caribbean sea breeze, drove all the way near Little Cayman Island, and found the Jackdaw in moonlight near a lonely island and reef.
She moored quietly at the edge of the island and reef. The pirate flag was flying on the slender main mast. Under the white skeleton were two stabbing swords, one long and one short. The skeleton had roses in its mouth and the petals withered.
The sailor knocked on the cabin door and said softly, "Captain, jackdaw."
"Signal, get up."
Lorraine, who finished the cross dressing, came out of the cabin, followed by Haina, Carmen and pierce. Qi Qi raised his head and enjoyed the slim silhouette of the Jackdaw.
Sloop approached her slowly. Lorraine saw the unique dark light of the wind light on the bow, three short and two long, and then two short and two long, just opposite to the signal sent by sloop.
This is the light signal set by Lorraine.
The two ships joined the side. The Jackdaw put down the rope ladder. Karen stepped down the rope ladder and looked at Lorraine's new dress. He was stunned for a long time.
"Captain, are you..."
"The kindness of Hannah and Carmen doesn't matter. How's the Jackdaw?"
"Yesterday, Ms. dipo temporarily recruited a group of free sailors with commercial contracts."
"Commercial contract?"
"Yes, commercial contract. Ms. dipo believes that commercial contract helps to maintain the absolute authority of the captain. Unlike the pirate agreement, it also gives sailors the right to elect the captain and helmsman."
"Then our business scope is..."
"Smuggling and robbery." Karen opened his hand. "I really don't understand these pioneers. Ms. dipo just allowed everyone to carry five kilograms of private goods. They signed up for the ship and scrambled to sign the certificate of life and death."
"This is the Caribbean, my friend," laughs Lorraine. "In their eyes, pirates are no different from the black merchants in northwest Europe. They are just a means to get ahead."
The sailors followed Karen aboard the Jackdaw. Lorraine fell to the end and called slup's captain to his side.
"Tell Leonard Dad that the slup boat should not be handled in a hurry. It should be used as his private fishing boat. When I want to find you, I will send someone to inform dad in advance."
"Yes, captain."
"Let's say goodbye here. The Caribbean is stormy. Don't stay at sea too long at night."