"President Drake."

The messenger wore the American Army's lieutenant colonel uniform, with a blank expression and a straight military posture.

"The President's Office invites you to drive the Valkyrie patrol ship of the Chamber of Commerce to berth No. 1, New York Harbor at 10 a.m. on June 1."

"Invite? On standby?" Lorraine thought about this sentence with obvious grammatical sympathy. The more she thought about it, the thicker the strange color on her face.

"Yes, invite and standby," said the messenger. "The President of Washington appointed you to visit Boston on your warship, and even though the Defense Department strongly objected, he insisted that you arrange the crew on board."

"In order to keep us as pleasant as possible during this short journey, I will convey to you some of the requests from our position."

The sound is far away and noisy.

What disturbed his hearing was Lorraine's mood. He was full of doubts and rushed left and right in a restless manner, as if he would blurt out if he was not careful.

President Washington is visiting Boston?

The first time this year? Or the second time?

If it was the first time, wouldn’t his itinerary end on April 13?

What is the reason for the sudden change of the itinerary? What happened again?

Lorraine wanted to be a straightforward person, but rationally kept reminding him that asking this question would not produce any value except causing trouble.

Whatever the reason for Washington to change its itinerary, the result will be the same for Lorraine.

The key now is that the opportunity that should have been missed has suddenly come back, and all he has to do is hold it firmly.

Thinking of this, he suppressed the excitement in his heart, spread his hands and lips.

"Lieutenant Colonel, please speak."

The messenger took out the paper from his pocket without any harshness and spread it out.

"First, the Defense Department hopes that you will submit the crew list and basic information to us 15 days in advance. We respect the President's opinion, but we also do not want people who are hostile to the United States to appear on the ship."

Lorraine nodded: "The list will be handed over tonight before 9 o'clock. You can take it back on the return trip. Just a first statement. I will not accept any opinions on personnel."

"Of course, this is your right."

The messenger's eyes twitched.

"Second, there are 47 presidential escorts and security personnel. We promise not to exceed 20 security personnel, which is also the president's request."

"Two hours before the president boards the ship, most of the attendants will board the ship in advance. We need to take over the ammunition compartment, equipment compartment, kitchen compartment and the presidential special compartment on the independent first floor. This is to ensure the President's safety and I hope you understand."

Lorraine closed her eyes and thought for a while: "In half an hour, you can go to Valkyrie to select the presidential cabin. Except for a few functional cabins that cannot be adjusted, including my captain's room, it is within your choice."

"Walkiri has 4 kitchen cabins, you can choose one of them to take over. You can bring your own diet for the president and the escort, and we can bring your own diet for the crew."

"In addition, for the sake of trust between the two sides, the equipment and ammunition compartment can be handed over to you. However, the ammunition and crew members' carry-on equipment are not within your security, and Valkyrie must maintain a minimum defense need."

The messenger's eyes twitched even harder.

"You don't need to worry about Valkyrie's safety, Mr. President, because during the journey north, the American Navy will arrange six destroyers to escort you intimately."

"Whether to escort is your own business, and I don't need to ask for my opinion," Lorraine said. "I said that retaining the arms and ammunition in the air chamber is to maintain the trust of both parties. If Mr. President is willing to trust me, I have an obligation to ensure the safety of Mr. President."

"Do you doubt the loyalty of the Defense Department?"

"If you suspect, I will directly refuse your unreasonable request to take over the ammunition pole..."

The atmosphere of debate was intense and powerless.

The messenger probably never thought that this time the condescending mission would have so many differences. After reading all the contents on the paper like a formula, he directly offered to say goodbye.

Before leaving, Lorraine asked someone to sort out all his feedback for the messenger. As for crew information, they chose a cabin, and the messenger did not mention anything, as if they were in a panic.

Two days later, the messenger came again, and the lieutenant colonel was surrendered to the deputy envoy, and the trumpet was replaced by a lieutenant general, and he was also an acquaintance who had met several times during the Edward Kenway period, General Robert Smith.

The lieutenant colonel still looked as expressionless as two days ago, with less arrogance and more alertness.

He introduced General Robert Smith to Lorraine: "Because of the fact that we have many differences on the defense of Mr. President, Mr. President, this time the President's Office has appointed a higher level of messenger to Miami."

"This is General Robert Smith, Senator of Maryland, Lieutenant General of the American Navy Baltimore Fleet, and he is also the commander of this northbound escort mission. I hope you can establish good communication."

Lorraine raised her lips indecisively and stood up: "Lorraine, General Lorraine Yanason Drake Smith, I'm glad to see you."

Smith raised his head arrogantly, but unfortunately with his height, even with his head raised, he could only look up at Lorraine's chin, which made him very unhappy.

"President Drake..." he said, "You may not know that your Valkyrie adopted my opinion extensively in designing that she should have become a legend of the American Navy, rather than a pitiful privateer."

Are you trying to win the lead?

Lorraine unexpectedly raised her eyebrows: "Heter told me about your friendship and also about your relationship with Valkyrie. I remember... At that time, you seemed to be the admiral of the Charles River formation? Hater firmly believed that you were humble at that time and did not need to be responsible for the death of the old naval revitalization plan. Did he guess wrong?"

"I'm talking about Valkyrie's design draft..."

"It's a pity that Valkyrie's design draft is far from the design draft of the micro battleship in the old Navy's revitalization plan."

Lorraine said in a teasing tone.

"Valkyrie's design draft is the main reason why I decided to acquire the Hatter Shipyard. Although Edward Kenway is the enemy of Great Britain, his vision is worthy of appreciation in terms of ship design at least."

"It was his harshness that made Hayte's design team abandon a lot of compromise details suggested by you, which prevented Valkyri from becoming a mediocre work. I am grateful for this."

The predecessor of the word obviously failed.

General Smith sat down in a muffled voice and looked at Lorraine without saying a word.

Lorraine sat down opposite him and called Monica to serve tea.

It was not until the fragrance of tea filled the study that Lorraine finally spoke.

"General Smith came with Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, right? The distance here is not close to Baltimore, and no matter how fast the boat is, it is impossible to travel back and forth in two days. As for New York, it is even further..."

"There is no need to hide this matter. If you cooperate enough, I don't need to come forward at all." General Smith said coldly.

Lorraine smiled clearly: "That is to say, America is ready to accept my request in full."

"I don't know how you approached Secretary Hamilton, nor why Mr. President trusted so much in a British man, and firmly believed that your request would not exceed our bottom line." Smith gritted his teeth, "You are right. I was authorized before coming, and unless you show your intention to murder the president, you will accept your conditions in full."

"So, do you think I want to murder the president?"

"I don't want to. It's because I know you don't want to, that I need to know why you are obsessed with the state of combat readiness."

"Probably because the current American Navy cannot give people a sense of trust?"

Lorraine used a question, but she was talking about rhetorical questions.

"The close protection on the ocean must maintain a distance of at least 15 meters. Considering that we do not have experience in formation navigation, most of the destroyers of the American Navy are modified by the old French and Maritime Group. There is a big gap between speed and Valkyrie, and the distance between our safe formations must be roughly expanded to 50 meters."

"I have no less than ten ways to divide the escort and Valkyri in a short period of time for a 50-meter ship distance. Although this delay will not cause Valkyri to sink directly, it is better to have less than more things. It is better to have more insurance for Mr. President's safety."

...

After the talk was made, even if the Presidential Defense Department of the United States was dissatisfied with Lorraine's attitude, the escort plan was finalized in the shortest time.

Lorraine was deported this time.

On the Valkyrie, Lorraine was the captain, Caterina was the first lieutenant, Farramin of the Secret Service formation, and Cao, who was also the third lieutenant, and Lef continued to manage the stormtrooper.

The main helmsman and the navigator are responsible for Bell during the observation period. Although he was temporarily out of the decision-making level due to suspicion, Lorraine still trusts his skills, and from his performance, he is really not like an exposed spy.

In other positions, Henna is responsible for the watch, Kron is in charge of the ship, Sifan, Yacharin, and Wang is also in charge of the kitchen and deck.

Noah's divination room has always been a spiritual authority on Valkyrie, while Carmen's staff room is an intellectual authority. This time, Sharon was also transferred to the ship and was the second staff seat.

In addition, the first formation, which was greatly damaged in the Indian War, is under reconstruction and is expected to not undertake any sailing missions within half a year.

Their elite seafarers were temporarily transferred to Valkyrie in large numbers, mainly filling the vacancy of three and four seats in the post.

Fafna's assistant Anne stayed in Miami to host the reconstruction, while Fafna herself was transferred to Valkyrie for the first time because of her superb drawing and tactical skills, serving as the second seat in the pilot and the chief of the tactical room.

Everything is ready.

On May 17, 1786, Valkyrie, who was fully equipped, finally pulled her anchor from the anchorage in the Jackdaw District and left the port.

Lorraine stood at the bow of the boat with great enthusiasm, watching the pure white shore retreat further and further.

"Rise the flag on the foremast and turn the bow!" he shouted loudly, "This time we are going to New York to welcome a noble passenger."

"Perhaps some people will wonder how noble our passenger is... I can only tell you that when he gets on the boat, he will live in my captain's room, and his flag will hang on the mainmast of Valkyrie."

"Please try to control your curiosity, you can guess, don't talk, and don't try to inquire about the identity of the distinguished guest from our new friend. This is the most important rule of this voyage."

"Let us look forward to smooth sailing. I order Valkyrie, set sail!"
Chapter completed!