James Cook was the captain of the Leviathan.
Charlotte had once met the captain of the White Sea Dragon, Francis Drake, and Captain James Cook here in Cappadocia City. With the aid of their warships, he had routed a slave trader fleet. They had even exchanged Gold Pounds in business.
Incidentally, the two thousand Gold Pounds Charlotte had entrusted Julian to bet on him had quadrupled after he defeated Ban Lamorak, becoming more than eight thousand Gold Pounds. Added to what he already had, he now possessed over nine thousand Gold Pounds. Even in Inglima, that made him a wealthy man.
When Charlotte saw James Cook, he warmly embraced him. James Cook was equally delighted to see Charlotte.
He had enjoyed his time in Cappadocia City immensely. After returning to Briton, he learned that Charlotte had not only delivered Chatham's head and those of his key subordinates as promised, but had also described Francis Drake and himself in the official documents as heroes who had rescued foreign envoys, recovered Cappadocia City, and defeated a pirate fleet.
He had also heard that His Majesty Alfred Guillaume greatly favored Charlotte, summoning him several times in succession and granting him both a post and a governmental identity within the Empire of Inglima. This made him feel that he ought to cultivate his friendship with the young man.
Charlotte arrived at the harbor early. James Cook invited him aboard the Leviathan and arranged for him a guest cabin second only to the captain's quarters.
Around noon, Aurora arrived with a party and boarded the Leviathan. When she saw Charlotte and James Cook chatting and laughing together, she could scarcely believe her eyes.
James Cook was thirty-five this year, a fifth-grade warrant officer of the Empire's twentieth rank and a High-Order Transcendent in his own