The Sea Lion returned to Nassau a month later. In addition to the lack of personnel and supplies, the mast was damaged in a subsequent battle and the ship's speed was greatly reduced. It had to return to port for repairs.
Orff originally did not intend to let everyone disembark, but as soon as this order came out, the whole ship exploded. He wanted the men who had been at sea for three months to stay on the ship when they saw land. This kind of thing is like putting a cage of teddy dogs together and expecting them to be merciless.
In the end Orff had to make concessions and revoked the ban, but only told everyone to keep the treasure secret.
The result was also very gratifying. Within an hour after the first group of pirates landed, news that the Sea Lion was preparing to search for Kidd's treasure spread throughout the island.
Nowadays, this matter is being discussed in every corner of the streets.
But this is not entirely a bad thing. At least the recruitment process of the Sea Lion has become extremely smooth since then. Generally speaking, if a pirate group loses more than 40 people in a short period of time, then when recruiting people, be prepared to join People have to weigh whether their life is tough enough.
However, this time was obviously an exception. The recruitment scene for the Sea Lion was unprecedentedly popular. Some small pirate groups with a small number even wanted to join the group. The beach was so flooded with applicants that Owen had to transfer ten more people from the ship. to maintain order.
When Annie heard the news, she ran out of the room in a hurry. She also complained that Zhang Heng and Marvin were not loyal enough for not telling her. As a result, they went out in high spirits, but in the evening, as expected, they came back with their heads hanging down. .
Due to the same old reasons, she didn't even pass the registration stage, let alone the subsequent assessment, and she even had a conflict with someone while queuing up. This girl was quite ferocious, and she didn't back away even though there were four people opposite her. She just had a fight with those guys with her fists. In the end, two of them were beaten to the ground by her. The other two were probably frightened and helped their injured companions to retreat.
Zhang Heng opened the door and saw Anne standing outside with swollen cheeks and bruises on her arms. He couldn't help but feel speechless. However, he could feel that the red-haired girl's mood tonight was obviously different from before, so he didn't say anything. He just said, "The food is ready, let's eat together."
The latter lowered his head and sat listlessly at the dinner table. He no longer had the good appetite of the past. He picked up a potato from the plate and held it in his hand, but he didn't eat it for a long time.
Then she suddenly said, "How about I marry you?"
Marvin, who was drinking soup, almost stuck the spoon into his esophagus when he heard this.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not completely discouraged by reality, and I don't want to be a little housewife. I just feel a little sorry that you have been eating and drinking for free for so long." The red-haired girl grabbed her hair and said depressedly, "I I originally thought I would be able to make money quickly with my skills, but now it seems I was a little too optimistic.”
She couldn't help but blush when she said this. She and Zhang Heng had agreed to give half of the spoils from their first trip to sea to the latter, but she only came back with a pot from her first trip to sea, and she really couldn't do anything with it. Technically, it's not easy to divide her into half. In fact, after she had a falling out with the Golden Swallow, she became unemployed again and gloriously became a freeloader.
During the day, he would go out and wander around, look for fights, and then come back to eat obediently when it was time to eat. He lived a regular life.
Moreover, she knew nothing except fighting, including housework and cooking. Every time Zhang Heng and Marvin had to prepare food and emergency change before going to sea, and when they came back, they couldn't help but suspect that there was a hurricane at home. , Zhang Heng has found someone's underwear under his bed more than once.
The red-haired girl now dreams of getting rich overnight, so she was so excited when she heard the news about Kidd's treasure. She felt that her chance to make a comeback was coming, but she didn't expect that she would be hit by the miserable life.
Although Zhang Heng has always advocated letting the girl go home and be her eldest lady, on the other hand, after being together for such a long time, he has to admit that the latter has indeed focused all his skills in fighting. Objectively speaking, the profession of pirate is really suitable for her. With her personality, it is not realistic for her to stay in one place.
But the problem is that after searching all over Nassau, there is no reliable pirate group that will accept women.
Zhang Heng heard this and asked the red-haired girl opposite him, "What about after you marry me?"
The latter couldn't help but feel discouraged again, and muttered, "...I don't know, but at least it's not like living and eating for free anymore."
Zhang Heng put down the knife and fork in his hand and said, "Well, if you can control yourself and not cause trouble, then I will let you board my ship."
"Your ship?" Anne was stunned when she heard this. "Where did you get your ship from? Wait, don't you plan to stay on the Sea Lion?"
"Well." This was the first time that Zhang Heng revealed his intention to form a pirate group in front of others. The farmer's son on the other side couldn't help but open his mouth, but he immediately thought of something and suddenly said, "Are you planning to split up? Why do we go it alone after we get to Kidd's Treasure? With this money, we can raise a team, but by then we are already rich, so why are we still pirates?"
However, Zhang Heng's next words left Marvin completely stunned.
"I don't plan to wait until I find the treasure before leaving. I asked Owen before that newcomers like us who came from captivity can freely choose to stay or leave as long as they work on the ship for one year, so once the deadline is reached, I will apply Get off the boat.”
"Then what if we haven't gotten Kidd's treasure by then? You know there are two copies of the treasure map lying around, right?" Marvin said, "Didn't you see the scene on the beach this afternoon? Now all the pirates in Nassau are thinking about how to join the Sea Lion and take a bite of the cake, and you tell me that you plan to give up disembarking at this juncture?"
Anne also nodded at this time and said, "Although I really want to go to sea, I am not in a hurry. Anyway, I have survived such a long time. It doesn't matter if I wait a few more months."
Zhang Heng was silent. His plan to disembark had nothing to do with Kidd's treasure. It was just due to his keen sense of danger. During this time, he could detect some subtle changes in Orff's attitude towards him. Except for the first time the two met, , there was almost no interaction. Before that, Orff didn't pay much attention to him, but for some reason, Zhang Heng always felt like he was being stared at on the ship recently, including in the previous battles. There seemed to be always a pair of eyes watching him silently from behind.
There are not many people who can do this, and Orff is one of them.
