A month has passed, and all the crew members on the Jackdaw have almost had a good time on land. They have spent a lot of gold coins in their pockets, and what's more, they are already in debt when they come back.
Zhang Heng didn't know how that guy did it. Last time he went to sea, everyone got at least forty gold coins. This amount of money is enough for ordinary people to live a good life for two or three years. But on the bright side, These guys are now becoming hungry and thirsty again, and they all miss the smell of the sea.
And it happened that Karina also brought back some valuable information this time, so the Jackdaw set sail again after a period of repairs and personnel replenishment.
At the same time, the businesswomen and black gladiators who remained in Nassau also took action.
Before the Black Merchant Alliance took action, Karina launched the offensive first. She rented a warehouse by the dock, and then sent a message to the small and medium-sized pirates on the island, expressing her willingness to buy them out to sea at a more favorable price than the Black Merchant Alliance. Get the loot.
This news has attracted the attention of many people on the island. Although Karina is a female and has just arrived on the island, but with the help of Jackdaw’s last dream maiden voyage, she has begun to be recognized by more people as a partner. Know.
Especially among small and medium-sized pirates, everyone knows that there are other channels outside the Black Merchant Alliance that can also sell loot. The Black Merchant Alliance is not as polite to these people as it is to those powerful pirates, because they themselves can't steal anything. There are valuable things, so the acquisition prices given are very low.
Moreover, there was no agreement signed between the two parties. Karina's choice of them as a target quickly yielded results, but Malone, the captain of the Breeze, looked at the long queue in front of the warehouse and felt a little dumbfounded.
Most of those guys were dressed in rags and had a variety of weapons. Although they all called themselves pirates, to Ma Long, they looked more like beggars and hoodlums.
One can imagine what kind of trophies these guys can provide.
An old pirate walked tremblingly to the table. Malone even suspected that the man was older than his great-grandfather who had been buried for many years.
The old pirate put a basket of crabs on the table under the bookkeeper's puzzled gaze.
The latter had no choice but to point to the sign behind him that said Secondhand Goods Trading Office, and said politely, "Sorry, sir, we don't accept seafood."
"Be careful what you say, kid. When I was your age, no one knew about me in Nassau. Even Henry Morgan had to be polite when he saw me. This is the trophy I grabbed this time. " warned the old pirate.
"But... this doesn't change the fact that they are seafood, sir." The young bookkeeper said bluntly.
Malone knew the young man, whose name was Jim. He personally recruited him to the ship last year. It is not easy to find people who can do arithmetic and literacy these days, and the latter has been working hard. The news of Mr. Fagan's accident came out some time ago. , most of the crew members on the Breeze ran away, but what Malone didn't expect was that Jim, the best person to find a job, stayed behind.
After making money this time, the first thing Malone did was to ask Karina to give the South Carolina guy a salary increase, but now he was leaning in front of the warehouse door, watching the latter's hard work I was unable to explain the difference between seafood and trophies to the other party.
"I snatched it from the hands of those fishermen, so it is a trophy. Your boss said you buy trophies. This is my trophy." The old pirate stared and said loudly, "What's the problem with this?! "
Jim's forehead was beaded with sweat. "I think there may be some misunderstanding, sir."
The businesswoman on the side couldn't stand it any longer. Seeing that the other pirates behind the team were all impatient, she said to the bookkeeper, "Give him five copper sops. We will accept this thing and let the next person go quickly." come over."
After hearing this, Jim also showed a look of relief on his face, and sent away the old pirate who was muttering about vampires and was somewhat dissatisfied. The next pirate who came over took out two more glass balls from his pocket.
"This is really a complete disaster." Malone murmured to himself, and then he said to Karina, who came over to take a breath, "Do you know that no matter which colonial port we take these things to, they will definitely not be sold. ?Didn’t we discuss this when you first arrived in Nassau? We couldn’t make any money on these guys. I thought we had reached a consensus. Why are you starting to spend energy on these guys again now?
The captain of the transport ship sighed and continued, "With all due respect, I feel that what we are doing now is just a waste of time. With all this money, it is better to let poor hard-working children like Jim live in the island's magic house." So happy and happy, by the way he looks, I bet he’s still a baby.”
"Thank you for reminding me, I know how to tell whether the goods are valuable, Captain Malone." The businesswoman said, "If you can find a second Jackdaw on the island to cooperate with us, then I will be happy to kill all those guys over there. Drive away, if you can't, just shut up. If you are really bored, you can either go to the charade and find a girl to fuck you, or come here to help."
"I still prefer the former." Ma Long put down his hands on his chest and prepared to run away, but he took a few steps and stopped again, "Is there something wrong with my hearing, or did you really say fuck yourself just now? These three words.”
"Is there any problem?" Karina asked.
"I just remembered the scene when Mr. Fagan took you aboard the Breeze for the first time. How old were you at that time, eight or nine? You were dressed like a porcelain doll. You held up your skirt and didn't let it go. When I touched the deck of the ship, it was as if it was dirty. I frowned the whole time and just wanted to end it quickly. I couldn’t imagine that little lady back then would become what she is today. You really did it, Miss Karina. , and began to accept and integrate into this place faster than anyone imagined. Your father will be proud of you." Ma Long said with emotion.
"It's still early. It's not easy to survive in this place. Especially our current opponent is still a behemoth. I have to rack my brains to get a chance to breathe."
The businesswoman paused, "But thank you, Uncle Malone, for not leaving our house even after what happened."
Malone waved his hand, "Mr. Fagan gave me this job when I was at my lowest. I will never forget this kindness, but now, I don't want to waste energy on meaningless things, so Let’s go to the court first and find a prostitute to fuck ourselves.”
