In the early morning, the pirates in the sailor's cabin were washing and making a fuss when suddenly someone rushed down from the deck, "We saw land! We're home!"
The pirates were stunned for a moment, then burst into cheers and ran towards the deck.
Zhang Heng and Marvin were also taken out of the cabin among the crowd. When they came to the bow of the ship, they also saw the harbor in the distance. During this time, they had heard the sailors on the ship mention it more than once. to this place.
They praise it, curse it, praise it, and despise it, but there is no doubt that everyone cannot do without it.
This is Nassau, later the capital of Panama. It is located on New Providence Island in the northernmost part of the Western Indian Ocean. It has the best harbor in the entire Bahamas. The indigenous people on the island are the Lucayos, who have lived their lives for generations. A life of fishing and hunting, Columbus discovered this place in 1492. Then in 1647, the first group of European immigrants set foot on the land and built settlements.
"You will fall in love with this place. If you love freedom and adventure, it will be difficult to resist its charm." Dewin introduced the two of them, "This was once a Spanish colony, and later it changed hands to the British."
"What about now?" the farmer's son asked curiously.
"Now, this place belongs to us." Goodwin showed his white teeth. "Welcome to Nassau, the hometown of pirates, the land of the free."
The merchant ship sailed into the bay with the Sea Lion. The pirates happily put the small wooden boat into the water, and then impatiently rowed to the shore. After more than a month at sea, everyone was exhausted, and now all they could think about was how to get ashore. After being released, everyone except those who still had responsibilities swarmed out of the boat.
Dufresne ordered more than a dozen people, including Zhang Heng, to start unloading the goods. Marvin looked a little nervous and couldn't help but look in the direction of the kitchen until the old pirate patted him on the back, " Don't worry about the barrel. When you finish what you are doing, come to the tavern to find me." After that, he also got on the boat.
Zhang Heng and the farmer's son worked until the afternoon before moving all the goods to the exchange on the shore. As expected, the person responsible for inventorying the supplies did not enter the kitchen. When it was over, Malvern went back to look and found the smoked fish container inside. The barrel is gone.
Dufresne called the two of them, "Supposedly, you have no share in this robbery, but it's definitely not okay to let you get off the ship penniless." He took out a money bag, "Here are 50 pieces of silver. The pesos are an advance payment to you. It should be enough for you to live on the shore these days. If you want to make money, you can find some work in the town, but don’t sign a long-term contract. Someone will notify you before you go to sea next time.”
Zhang Heng and Malvin thanked Dufresne and left the exchange. However, not long after they left, the latter immediately asked for the money with a shy face.
Zhang Heng knew what he was planning. On the way the two of them came here, the farmer's son was always peeking at the ships moored at the pier. Nassau is very close to the American colonies, and it doesn't take long to get to New York from here. , Boston, no matter how you look at it, being a young master on your own farm is more promising than being a cook on a pirate ship.
But Zhang Heng knew that he couldn't escape. If the pirates couldn't prevent such a thing, they wouldn't be so relieved to let the two of them disembark. However, Zhang Heng didn't mean to remind Marvin. Seeing that the other party wanted to They broke up, and he readily agreed. The two parties split the money, each receiving 25 silver pesos.
Malvin obviously didn't want to fulfill his agreement with the old pirate. Seeing the silver coins falling into his bag and having the money for the ship ticket, he hurriedly rushed to the dock.
Zhang Heng looked at the town where he was now. In the 18th century, Europe's productivity had developed to a very good level. The Renaissance had just come to an end. Especially in the upper class, the aesthetic level of architecture and decoration had reached a new level. the height of.
But here is different. The first impression of Nassau is that of chaos. There are no theaters, no towering churches and bell towers, no ladies and gentlemen in gorgeous clothes preparing to attend balls. Instead, there are low, shabby wooden houses and stone buildings. Houses, and countless palm trees, it's like a huge slum.
Scantily clad prostitutes are soliciting business on the roadside, baring their breasts to passing men, and little ghosts are running barefoot on the dirt road. At this time, every traveler must pay attention to his pocketbook, as there are pockets of money everywhere on the street. Pirates with weapons walked by in small groups, just came out of the tavern, and plunged into the casino. In addition, there were fishermen and vendors selling their goods in the market, and young priests in the open space. He talks loudly about how people can wash away their sins.
However, beneath its rough exterior lies a tenacious prosperity and vitality.
Zhang Heng is standing here now and can feel the prosperity of this town.
The time flow rate of this round of dungeon is the longest he has ever experienced, a full three hundred days. With the extra twenty-four hours, he will stay in this world for 3900 days, which is longer than the total of all previous rounds of games combined. More.
This will be an extremely long journey. Zhang Heng doesn't know what is waiting for him ahead. Now that the game has begun, he can only continue to move forward.
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Zhang Heng sorted out his belongings and took out all the props he had hidden under the floor before disembarking. In addition, he also had a short musket with the two abbreviations FH engraved on the handle. , but it is estimated that its owner is no longer here, a usable dagger, but even if it is taken out, it will not be sold for a few cents, and 35 silver pesos, which is a Spanish silver coin that is quite popular in the colonies. .
The above is his entire net worth.
In addition to these assets, he still has an unpaid debt.
Zhang Heng visited several taverns, and finally found the old pirate in the fourth tavern on the west side of the city near the reef. The latter was sitting there enjoying the dance on the stage. When he saw Zhang Heng at the door, he knocked on his left hand. "If I remember correctly, I seemed to have hired two people in the original agreement, so where is our fat friend? When will he come over?"
"He won't come over." Zhang Heng sat down and said.
"Tsk, tsk, this move is not very wise. It seems that he is not clear enough about his situation." The old pirate lamented, "I hope it is Owen who catches him and not Phoebe, otherwise he may suffer."
Zhang Heng was not concerned about the fate of the farmer's son and asked, "When will we start working?"
"Actually, we are already working. Have you seen the shirtless muscular man on your right? He is the armorer on the Ranger. He borrowed 200 silver pesos from me around this time last year. This amount is now It has been turned over to 300, go help me get the money back."
