Time? Fate?
Brigadier General Norrington sighed deeply in his heart.
This short sentence of four words was a sentence he accidentally learned from the profound culture of that mysterious ancient eastern country when he was serving in the East India Company. Originally, he had no idea about these words. He didn't quite understand it, nor did he understand the connection between time and fate, but now, he suddenly felt deeply about it.
A person's current situation and destiny are always so uncertain!
Yesterday, he himself was a newly promoted Commodore of the Royal Navy with unlimited fame. He was still young, and he was preparing to marry the daughter of the veteran aristocrat Governor Swan. He was preparing to reach the pinnacle of his life and become a hot man with many prospects in the future. It is very possible to reach a higher position in the British Empire.
But now? In such a short afternoon, he suddenly became a prisoner? Lost everything? The changes in current situation and destiny are a bit too ups and downs, right?
well……
Norrington looked at the girls, big and small, who walked into the Governor's Mansion speechlessly, oh...no! They are no longer ordinary girls, but a group of terrifying witches!
If he hadn't experienced it personally, he would never have imagined that a brigadier general of the British Empire and more than a thousand regular royal soldiers before and after him would be defeated by such a few opponents?
If this matter spreads, I'm afraid no one will believe it, right?
A regular army of more than a thousand people, with advanced weapons, extensive training, and strict discipline, the royal soldiers actually surrendered to a mere six witches? If Norrington hadn't personally experienced this incident from beginning to end, he would never have imagined that such a thing would happen!
Presumably, in the future, once what happened in Port Royal spreads back to the mainland and Europe, he and Governor Swan will definitely become the laughing stock of everyone, right?
Those people will only blame all the reasons and faults on the incompetence of him and the Governor, instead of trying to verify whether the witch is really as powerful as the legend says! Moreover, Norrington also knows that his future may be ruined from now on...
However, fate is like this. Although it does seem cruel, sometimes, you can only choose to accept it!
"Aha~! I think you must not have thought of today before, right? Dear Commodore of the Royal Navy?"
When Captain Sparrow followed several witches and walked into the Governor's Palace, he saw an acquaintance again, so he walked up to him, grinned his big mouth with gold teeth, and looked at him with an extremely evil smile. other side.
"Let me think about it. Two days ago, the great Captain Sparrow accidentally became a prisoner of your navy and was imprisoned in your dungeon. What did you say at that time? You wanted to pick a good day to hang me? like this?"
Jack Sparrow pinched his neck with his hands and stuck out his long tongue, giving Brigadier General Norrington the appearance of being hanged.
"But what about now? Tsk! Look, you must not have expected it, right? Two days later, our identities were directly exchanged? Don't you want to say something about this?"
Jack Sparrow pinched his signature orchid fingers, twisted his hips and walked over and circled Norrington. He also frivolously took the exquisite short-barreled musket from the brigadier general's waist and stuffed it into his holster, and then , this was not the end, after he determined that the other party did not dare to resist, he actually reached out and took off the brigadier general's hat and put it on his own head.
"Or, could you express your thoughts?"
"..."
Norrington closed his eyes and took two deep breaths at the same time. His chest rose and fell violently several times, and he barely suppressed the urge to pull out the sword from his waist and stab the shameless pirate directly to death.
He really should have executed the damn Sparrow pirate leader directly at the beginning. If he had hanged him directly at that time, he wouldn't have to bear the humiliation now, right? I really regret it!
After a while, after he calmed down a little, he opened his eyes, as if he had made up his mind. Then, he resolutely took off the sword from his waist and strode to the head of the witch Charlotte. In front of him, he put his feet together and stood at attention, and then handed his beloved sword to the other party with both hands.
"I, Commodore James Norrington of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, on behalf of all armed soldiers and officers of Port Royal, officially surrender to you witches!"
After handing over his sword, Norrington continued:
"I hope you can give us decent treatment consistent with our status! Or, you can also ask for compensation from our British Empire. I believe that our families or parliament will be happy to pay the ransom to redeem us!"
He actually had to surrender to a teenage girl, even if the other party was a powerful witch. However, Norrington always felt that this might be the biggest shame and stain in his life, right?
This incident will probably affect his career. Even if he is not dismissed from his post by the empire in the future, he will have no hope of taking another step forward, right? His career has just started, but it has to be announced that it has come to an end...
Charlotte took the opponent's sword with a cold face and did not speak immediately. Instead, she continued to stare into Norrington's eyes for a while before saying coldly:
"I accept your surrender! However, now I have another request for you. If you complete it, after three months, we will give you a boat so that you and all of you who want to leave can leave. Otherwise, You will all be executed!"
Charlotte's next plan will also need to use these British royal soldiers, which is crucial.
Therefore, she directly made harsh words. The other party must fulfill her request. Otherwise, she would probably follow what she just said and burn all the prisoners who dared not cooperate!
"As the victorious party, you certainly have the right to make any reasonable demands. This is customary and legal. Please speak up!"
The current situation is that people are fighting for each other. Since Norrington has decided to surrender before, how can he dare to act arrogant or refuse?
He is not afraid of the other party making demands or conditions, because since the other party still wants to make conditions, it proves that they will not kill people like him easily, which means that people like him are still useful; what he is afraid of is, In fact, the other party accepted his surrender without mentioning any conditions. In that case, it was the real danger and the real fatality!
"Very good, then, now I declare: You are all hired by our witches! And the commission is your life! I need you to organize your soldiers to completely quell the chaos in the city and maintain Port Royal before dark The order! It will last for three months. After three months, I will give you a boat to leave!"
After speaking coldly, Charlotte stretched out her hand again and handed back the sword that Brigadier General Norrington had just given.
This is the method Charlotte had thought of before, a transitional plan to capture Port Royal and completely occupy it.
After all, there are only a few of them now, and there is really no way to occupy and manage this place. It will take her some time to sort out these things and develop their witch power. After three months, she believes that the power they have is enough. Take over this city!
"Are you so sure that we won't take the opportunity to escape or cause trouble for you during this period?"
Although Norrington would not do that, he still frowned and joked.
This kind of thing of occupying an enemy's city and hiring prisoners to maintain law and order sounds quite novel, but Norrington has never encountered it before! Apart from them witches, no one would dare to do this, right?
Besides, these people only surrendered and became prisoners of the other party because they were defeated, instead of surrendering to the other party. The nature of the two is very different! If, in the future, the British Empire counterattacks and they want to be held accountable, it will be difficult to explain the matter clearly.
Therefore, Norrington was a little hesitant for a moment and did not dare to reach out to take the sword handed back by the witch.
"Hmph! I believe you won't do that, and we are confident that you won't do that, because we have this now..."
Before she could finish her words, Charlotte put the sword directly back into the opponent's hand, and then grabbed Norrington's arm fiercely. A burst of smoke instantly emitted from the palm of her hand holding the opponent's arm. .
"ah!!!"
Caught off guard, Norrington screamed. When he tried to break away from Charlotte's hand and pulled up his sleeve, he suddenly discovered that a strange flame had been burned on his forearm. A symbol of shape, it also emits bursts of red light?
"This symbol...what exactly is it?"
After Norrington saw it, he began to feel a little horrified. This thing obviously didn't look like a good thing! They witches actually have such a method? Is this a witch's curse? Or is it some kind of restrictive precaution?
But no matter what it is, it’s not nice to have something like this weird thing that glows red by itself branded on your arm! It’s true that these witches cast spells at every turn. Can’t they negotiate properly and sign a paper contract? Why be so barbaric?
"Hmph! This mark can ensure that you will not escape within three months. Remember what I said, Brigadier. Otherwise, the flame symbol will not just be a symbol, it will become a real flame. I’ll burn you to nothing, including your soul!”
After Charlotte signed a contract with the Shadow Bear Tibbers and could use its power, she also gained some strange magical knowledge, and this flame curse contract is one of them. This spell is particularly suitable for enslaving someone. For some humans or humanoid creatures, as long as the caster activates the flame rune, the shadow flames can instantly burn the caster to ashes, and even the soul will not be left.
You know, Tibbs has been with little Annie for so long, and the two of them are basically together all the time. Therefore, it is natural for him to understand a lot of magic, and now, these magics are also taught to Charlotte through the contract. few.
"Okay, now, Brigadier General Norrington, you can go out and lead your soldiers to quell the chaos! Remember, you have to act quickly. It's best to go now!"
After casting the curse on the other party, Charlotte looked at the other party with a half-smile. With this thing, she was not afraid that they would play any tricks. Later, when she was free, she would give it to those important officials. Make this mark with the generals one by one, no matter if they dare not cooperate!
"By the way, I forgot to tell you, even if you cut off the muscles in that hand, it will be useless, because the curse actually affects your soul!"
When she saw the other person looking at her arm as if thinking about something, Charlotte added in time that she knew Norrington was thinking about something and was not afraid of the other person doing that.
The reason why magic is called magic is that it is not understood and mastered by mortals. Charlotte now begins to understand a little bit why the church spares no effort to fight against witches. One is for their beliefs; the other is , then they are afraid of this kind of power!
However, understanding is understanding, but this cannot be the reason for her to forgive the church. The revenge of their witches has just begun!
"you……"
Norrington suppressed his anger and looked deeply at the witch in front of him for a while, then turned around and walked straight out of the door. Now that it was like this, let's go to work honestly.
When passing by Jack Sparrow, he stepped forward and snatched his hat back from the pirate's head, then kicked open the door and walked out. After a while, on the lawn outside, Then came the rapid whistle sound of gathering soldiers.
"Aha! Congratulations, Brigadier General, you got a beautiful tattoo!"
Sparrow, who had his hat snatched away by Norrington, was not very angry. Instead, he just made a strange gesture towards the other person's back outside the door, then turned around and went into Governor Swann's special luxury wine cabinet. , where a variety of fine wines are stored, which is his favorite!
"Um...you can do whatever you want, don't worry about me."
When Captain Sparrow came back, he had a bottle of rum in his mouth and two or three bottles in his hands. He soon lay down on the sofa and started drinking. He didn't mind when other people looked at him. With that look in his eyes, he was lying on the sofa waving his hat with one hand.
Little did he know that his behavior made Weatherby Swann grin in pain!
These are good things that Governor Swan has collected for many years, and every bottle is of high quality. Now, they have been ruined by this rude pirate. This feeling is really terrible.
"Governor Swann?"
After making arrangements for Norrington and seeing that the other party had begun to gather soldiers to suppress the riot, Charlotte began to turn around and look at Governor Weatherby Swann who had been staying nearby and dared not speak.
"Ah! I'm right here. What are your orders?"
After hearing the witch's words, Governor Swan cheered up and walked over quickly.
Now, after the other party has arranged Norrington's work, it should be his turn to deal with him as the governor. He feels a little uneasy. He hopes that her next arrangements for him will not be too bad, right?
"Did you hear what I just said? In the next three months, you will be responsible for the government affairs of Port Royal. We will send people to take over slowly. During this period, I don't want anything to happen in Port Royal." Trouble! Especially the material warehouse and the treasury!"
Charlotte looked at the governor fiercely, trying to make her expression look stern.
"Otherwise! I will hang you at the port, just like those pirates!"
Charlotte was not too worried about quelling the riots and maintaining order in the city. After a while, when their witches grew stronger, she would be confident to intimidate and manage order in the city with her own people.
But for government affairs, she had to learn slowly. During this period, she would have to rely on the highly respected Governor Swan, so the necessary beating was still necessary.
"Ah? Of course, as you wish, I will arrange everything!"
Governor Swann is more knowledgeable than Brigadier Norrington. He is just a nobleman. He does not have the courage to resist the witch at all. He does not even dare to say a harsh word. What's more, he has a precious daughter. For Elizabeth's sake, For safety's sake, he didn't want to die here so easily.
Therefore, after agreeing, he quickly withdrew and took a few guards to the direction of the city hall not far away. He needed to summon other officials to reorganize the chaotic city and announce the royal The port has changed hands.
call……
After seeing that all the important things had been arranged, Charlotte finally relaxed and took a breath.
This is really too difficult for her who was just an ordinary girl half a day ago!
If she hadn't been supported by the confidence brought by faith and extraordinary strength, she would never have reached this point, right? Now, if nothing unexpected happens, as long as proper arrangements are made and the layout continues, in three months, this city will be completely controlled by their witches. She is very confident about this!
Charlotte believes that as long as she persists, everything will be fine, for sure!
"housekeeper!"
After thinking about everything, Charlotte finally shouted to the housekeeper who had been standing silently in the living room.
"Excuse me, what are your orders?"
The butler of the governor's house walked over quickly. He lowered his head and did not dare to look at him.
After all, this is a living witch, a witch who can perform witchcraft! Even Brigadier General Norrington and his master, Governor Swan, gave in. As a small person, how could he dare to make a mistake? The current situation is such that there is no room for him not to serve the other party with all his heart.
"Now, go prepare dinner right away!"
Then, Charlotte turned around and saw Anne who was sitting on another sofa and starting to take a nap. After being stunned for a moment, Charlotte quickly added:
"Also, go prepare the best room right away, go now!"
Night has fallen, and little Annie has begun to doze off after a busy day. She even missed her nap today.
"But…..."
The old housekeeper looked at Charlotte a little embarrassed, and finally replied bravely: "The best room belongs to Miss Elizabeth. She should have rested now..."
"Then let her vacate the room and give her another one!"
Charlotte looked at the housekeeper with dissatisfaction. Is it important that they are the master of witches? Or is Elizabeth more important? Now, they witches are the masters of this city, not the original Governor Swan!
"Yes, as ordered! Lady Witch!"
Seeing the witch getting mad, the old housekeeper lost his composure and quickly called a maid to follow him up. He asked Miss Elizabeth to vacate the room first.
After watching the old housekeeper lead a maid away, Charlotte took a blanket from the other maid's hand and gently draped it on little Annie who had fallen asleep on the sofa. .
"Take good care of our master, do you understand?"
After instructing the maid to take good care of the sleeping Anne, Charlotte led her four sisters and followed the other maid to the bathroom. They now needed to take a hot bath and take care of themselves. Those wounds, and then change into a quick set of clothes.
Of course, before leaving, Charlotte glanced dissatisfied at Jack Sparrow, who was lounging on another sofa. She hated the pirate captain very much. This bastard was still drinking in front of her? If Master Anne hadn't wanted to use him, she would have burned this pirate on fire!
"Ha! Cheers to victory, everyone!"
Jack Sparrow didn't mind Charlotte's cannibalistic eyes at all. He even raised his bottle to salute Charlotte, and then continued to drink it with his head raised, drunkenly and dreamily, living day by day. , this is the daily life of pirates like them.
He hasn't lived a good life for a long time. Ever since his Black Pearl was snatched away by those traitors, he has been living in abject poverty. In fact, even the broken ship he came to Port Royal this time was deceived from a friend by all means!
Okay... Let's just assume that the person he stole the ship from is his friend. Anyway, the ship sank after arriving at Port Royal.
"snort!"
Charlotte quickly turned around and left with a dark face. She was afraid that she would be unable to resist throwing a fireball directly at the shameless pirate captain and burn this dirty guy to death.
