Chapter 155 Women in London don't need to breathe (fog)
, the end of the heavens
Corsets, also known as corsets, appeared in the Renaissance and were popular until the mid-20th century.
Bras are far from appearing in this era. In order to set off the curves of women's bodies, corsets came into being.
Elizabeth's clothes today can show her slender waist more clearly, and her originally a little sorry chest also forced a little under the constraints of her corset.
But the price is difficulty breathing.
A corset that is too tightly wrapped can seriously compress the wearer's lungs and affect the normal breathing rhythm.
In Victorian portraits, most of these women wearing corsets highlighting curves can hand-crank fans.
This is not because they are so hot, but deliberately divert their attention by fanning them and relieve physical pain.
It seemed that this was Elizabeth wearing a corset for the first time, and her discomfort was particularly obvious.
When she passed by, Xin Sheng could peek at her chaotic breathing rhythm.
If she continues to force herself to breathe like this, she will sooner or later fall into shock due to lack of oxygen.
Governor Swan originally wanted to invite Xin Sheng to accompany him, but Elizabeth's overly enthusiastic performance made him dispel this idea.
The Governor did not want to cause misunderstandings from Brigadier Norrington and turn the originally scheduled good things into bad things.
Xin Sheng was also happy to be idle. After seeing the governor away, he continued to close his eyes and "rest" and used Daedalus's perspective to observe Captain Jack.
The Black Pearl originally belonged to Jack. During a treasure hunt ten years ago, Jack was betrayed by the crew of the then-first mate Barbosa, and was driven off his ship and exiled to a deserted island.
Jack Sparrow inherited the position of Pirates of the Caribbean from his father Edward Teague, but his deterrence is obviously not as strong as Captain Teague.
Hector Barbosa is also one of the nine pirate lords and is the king of the Caspian Sea.
Although the Caspian Sea is called the sea, it is actually a large inland lake, far from the real ocean.
Barbosa, who had no money to make, left his lair and traveled thousands of miles to the Caribbean to join Jack's father Captain Teague.
A few years later, Teague took the initiative to retreat and handed over the position of Pirate Lord to his son Jack to inherit. He went to Shipwreck Bay, the headquarters of the Pirate Guild, to serve as the administrator of the Pirate Code.
Without Edward Teague's suppression, Barbosa began to make a small plan in her heart, and eventually successfully seized power with more sophisticated means.
During the past ten years, Jack has been wandering around, trying to find Barbosa to take revenge.
But that treasure hunt ten years ago left Barbosa and the Black Pearl crew all cursed.
In order to find a way to crack it, the Black Pearl sailed across the five oceans.
In the end, they successfully found a way to crack the curse.
If you want to break the curse of the Aztecs, you must recover all the scattered Aztec gold coins, put them back into the treasure chest intact, and then use your own blood to redeem your sins.
The Black Pearl has been searching for the whereabouts of Aztec gold coins around the world for ten years, and has recently returned to the Caribbean Sea to recover the last few remaining gold coins, and has contacted the Immortal Curse that lasted for ten years.
Although Jack lost his love ship Black Pearl, he also by chance avoided the curse.
In order to pursue the whereabouts of the Black Pearl, Jack went to Port Royal by chance and was about to reunite with his "old friend" who had been away for ten years.
Xin Sheng reached into his pocket and touched the last Aztec gold coin left on his body.
‘It’s time.’
...
While Xin Sheng was absent-mindedly improving his plan, Norrington's promotion ceremony ended successfully.
Colonel Norrington was officially promoted to brigade general, and the long-planned marriage proposal was time to be implemented.
Elizabeth was already a little confused under the torture of her corset and her breathing became more and more rapid.
Norrington mistakenly thought Elizabeth had guessed her thoughts and was nervous, and finally prepared to muster up the courage to propose.
"Brief General, please wait."
Xin Sheng appeared near the bell tower where the two were secretly talking, but was stopped by two soldiers.
After being interrupted by the proposal plan, Norrington stared at Xin Sheng in dissatisfaction.
"I know you, the owner of the Crown ship, what do you want to say?"
Xin Sheng spread his hands innocently: "I want to remind you not to be immersed in your own world all the time. Don't you think Miss Swan's situation is a little wrong?"
"Um?"
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Norrington looked back at Elizabeth, and happened to see her eyes rolling up and losing consciousness, leaning back and falling from the edge of the city wall.
"Elizabeth!"
Norrington reached out to try to hold Elizabeth, but he only grabbed a strand of the corner of his skirt, slightly delaying Elizabeth's whereabouts.
"Brother, let me go."
The two British soldiers who stopped Xin Sheng had a flash of sight, and a afterimage passed by them.
"Tear!"
The sound of the tearing of the fabric made Norrington's heart sank. The hem of the skirt that could not bear the pulling force finally broke, and the unconscious Elizabeth finally fell down.
"No!!"
"Huh~"
A gust of wind blew past Norrington, who stretched out his hand, leaving only a thick cable with a claw hook tied to the top.
"bite!"
The claw hook climbed on the city wall and made a crisp collision sound. Xin Sheng, who was holding the other end of the rope, gathered his limbs and quickly approached Elizabeth in a vertically falling posture.
The gorgeous dress spread out on Elizabeth increased resistance, and her whereabouts were far less than Xin Sheng who had been prepared.
"Catch you!"
He held Elizabeth's slender waist tightened by his corset with his right hand, and the strong cable stubbornly withstood the weight of the two of them.
"Huh~"
Although Norrington was a little dissatisfied with Xin Sheng's stubborn actions, at least he saved Elizabeth.
"Cruff~"
But the good times are not long. Although the cable can withstand weight, the claw hook may not be necessary.
To be precise, what cannot withstand the pressure is the stone wall that the claw hook climbs.
The weight of the two men and the huge force of the fall caused the claw hook to sink deeply into the city wall.
Under the sun and rain all year round by the beach, the stone material of the fortress was eroded a lot, and the force point grasped by the claw hook suddenly collapsed.
Xin Sheng and Elizabeth, who had just stopped falling, fell into the water again.
However, due to the previous pause, the power to fall into the water has been greatly weakened.
In addition, Xin Sheng specially adjusted his water-entry posture, and the two of them were not hurt.
If it really falls horizontally into the sea from a height of dozens of meters like in a movie, it is no different from shooting directly on the ground, Elizabeth has no way to die.
Norrington's heart could not bear it due to the ups and downs. Seeing Xin Sheng and Elizabeth falling into the water, he pressed his chest and took two steps back and breathed heavily.
"Soldier, go down and save people!"
Captain Jack, who was planning to snatch the Royal Navy Intercept, looked at the scene in front of him in amazement.
"Does this happen like this often happen here...women jumping into the sea or something?"
The two crayfish soldiers beside Jack who were stopping him from boarding the ship were also shocked.
"Of course not. It is the first time we have seen someone fall from the city wall."
Jack's eyes rolled and he shouted righteously: "Then why don't you go and save people? Have you heard the order from the commander above?"
The two soldiers looked at each other.
"Follow the order?"
"But it is also an order to let me guard the ships. Which one should I follow first?"
The two funny guys started arguing, and Jack glanced at the sea.
Xin Sheng has stripped off Elizabeth's dress that is in trouble. This thing will only increase resistance in the water.
He often sails on the sea, Xin Sheng has a very good water quality, and his excellent physique allows him to swim smoothly on the beach with a man.
"Tear!"
“Wow~”
Jack looked at Xin Sheng roughly tearing open the woman's corset, couldn't help but sigh, pointing at Xin Sheng with an orchid.
"Don't you stop that person from molesting the lady?"
The fat soldier swallowed: "That seems to be Miss Swan, the daughter of the governor."
The corners of the thin soldier's mouth twitched: "Brief General Norrington's fiancée booked?"
The two looked at each other again and considered the consequences clearly. They finally gave up their duty to guard the ship and rushed towards Xin Sheng, who was doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation for Elizabeth.
"stop!"
"Ha~" Captain Jack smiled proudly: "Now, this ship belongs to me..."
"Who?"
Norrington, who had just arrived from the fortress, panted and pointed at Jack in a sharp long sword.
"Soldier, take this pirate."
"yes!"
Chapter completed!