Black sails

Chapter 26 XXVI. Settlement Expenses

The expressions of the sailors in the dark corridor were all uneasy. Someone died on the second day after boarding the ship. This was not a good sign.

Micah pushed through everyone and came closer, and touched the skin of the corpse. It was completely cold and rigor mortis appeared. He had not yet gone to sea and was not on shift. He died in the middle of the night when everyone was asleep.

"I found this."

A sailor picked up a piece of paper from the ground. The paper was pressed with two empty wine bottles, both of which had been drunk. He removed the bottles and pulled them out.

"give it to me."

Micah ordered, and the sailor came over quickly.

Micah looked over quickly, really not knowing what expression to put on.

At this time, Li Site, Fen, and Oaks also rushed over. They all looked at the corpse hanging on the lintel of the passage with ugly expressions.

Many people have died on the ship, but not many died while it was anchored. One more died today.

Li Site was about to ask for details.

"For you."

Micah handed the paper to Li Site.

Li Site looked confused. He took the paper and read it. Fortunately, this person had no education and there were no uncommon words on it.

[Dear Captain of the Black Ship:

I know that you are a benevolent person and have distributed the property of the lord of Blue Bay Port to the local townspeople.

This head of mine is worth eight gold dragons. Please cut it off, take it to the Legal Affairs Office, exchange it for money, and send it to Antilicia in Maple Leaf Town in the north of the Principality of Bema.

The great kindness will be repaid in the next life. 】

The content is very brief, there is no signature, and I don’t know who Antilicia is, but it should be a woman’s name.

Li Site had a severe headache, so he said that doing good deeds would lead to retribution. If he had known that he would not be divided, was that what I wanted to divide? It was left to the people in the town. The admiral led the troops and had reason to take the lord's money from the people. After transferring it once, it was equivalent to making money, rather than robbing it from the lord's house. If he didn't disperse, he would not be poor to himself. Chasing and fighting? The common people can keep some amount in their hands, earn a small amount for themselves, and a large amount for the admirals, and do business with each other. Only by being friendly can you make money.

"Damn, you really know how to choose a place. He's a nice person, but he has to risk his life in exchange for money."

Li Site lit up a cigarette and started smoking. He didn't know what the man was thinking.

Micah said: "This man came to me for treatment on his leg last night, but the wound was completely necrotic and had to be amputated. He probably thought that even if he survived, he would be a cripple, so he committed suicide."

Micah couldn't help but think of the prostitute's husband that day. In this world, he was short of arms and legs. If no one took care of him, it would be the same as being sentenced to death.

"So now the case has been closed and this person committed suicide."

Fen was extremely indifferent, and he glanced at the sailors around him. Fortunately, it was not a big deal, and it didn't have much negative impact. The coolie's drinking incident was over.

Li Site ordered to go down and pass the paper to each sailor, asking them to clarify what was going on and not to make random suspicions.

After all the sailors had finished reading.

The big man with a bald head and a skull tattoo was particularly positive, "What a man, he's quite a man! Captain! I'll help him cut off his head."

After saying that, the tattooed man picked up the machete and walked towards the body.

"Stop, what are you messing with?"

Li Site called this stupid young man to stop. He was doing nothing but harming himself. Wasn't he causing trouble? It must be that Sha Geliwei was established yesterday. He likes to make new people the most. Next, it is time to consider subjective initiative. Only when you do a good job will you be rewarded, and your life will be promising and your life will be auspicious.

The tattooed man was stunned, thought for a moment, and said, "Look at my pig head. Aren't our pirates throwing themselves into a trap when we go to the Justice Department? We might as well throw them into the sea."

Li Site's eyelids twitched and he wanted to kill someone. This person was positive, but he was careless.

"You should rest." Li Site took back the man's suicide note, folded it carefully and put it in the inner layer of his clothes. "Although he only stayed on the black sail for one day, since he trusts me, he is willing to sacrifice his life for money." Leave it to me, that person can be considered a Black Sail person. As the saying goes, it is best to put this guy in the grave. Carry this guy to the mountain, find a higher position, and bury him in a place with better scenery. The settlement fee of eight gold dragons, I'll give it to him."

Li Site smoked, this was the best solution. Besides, this guy was indeed a man, but he just didn't know if the woman named Antilicia was worth what he did.

A large group of sailors in the corridor were also sighing. Every powerful force in the underground world of the Western Continent has a settlement fee. This is a complete lawless zone at sea. This should not be the case. No pirate ship has such a rule. Li Si He is a truly benevolent and righteous person.

Fen knew that Li Site was trying to buy people's hearts. It was worthwhile to exchange eight golden dragons for a certain degree of sincerity. It at least showed one thing. As long as he died a worthy death and was willing to devote himself to his career, he would also make arrangements for his funeral. Just work hard.

Oakes has been a poker face for thousands of years. The Principality of Bema is now infested with bandits, the palace is powerless, and the nobles have ugly faces. It is infinitely close to the edge of collapse and is only just a step away.

Boatswain Ren arrived belatedly at this time and asked about the situation.

"It's really unlucky. You guys took this guy and buried him. Don't do it half-heartedly. It's better to make the scene more beautiful and make the base more beautiful. Today at noon, I asked the chef Archer to kill some sheep. He used to be a palace chef. The craftsmanship is ranked high in the Western Continent. A good meal is auspicious and auspicious. Don't cry all over the face. This guy sacrificed his life to make a living. On the sea, it is a joy and mourning. Okay, it's all gone. Let's go clean the deck for me. , I’ll check it before lunch, if there’s a little bit of dust or oil stains, don’t even think about eating the mutton.”

Ren yelled that he had to settle the matter quickly. It happened that he also hired a few sous chefs yesterday, so Archer could start cooking.

Li Site was speechless, but you still know how to brag. The joys and sorrows are coming.

A group of sailors' eyes widened when they heard about the slaughter of sheep. They were still palace chefs. This was such a proper aristocratic treatment. They were really happy and sad.

This group of people were so excited that they kept shouting "Awesome", thanks to this man, and walked to the deck with their mouths open from ear to ear.

Several people, led by the tattooed man, also untied the hemp rope on the door lintel of the passage, put the deceased down, and found a stretcher plank from the main store.

"Be careful, don't knock this man down. This is the only condition on the ship, so we should try our best to make him look good."

The big man with tattoos walked in front and carried it the hardest, and together they moved it to the mountain above Secret Harbor and buried it.

ten minutes later.

The navigation room at the end of the bow and stern lines, and the chess and card activity room for adults in black sails.

Archer and the new sous chef Dunzi were working on lunch, while Wren and Morrison were supervising the work outside.

The expressions of the remaining people were all gloomy.

Although Wollman has a degree in secondary history, the cultural legacy of the swamp is not easy to eliminate, and he is relatively the most superstitious person on the ship.

"It's unlucky for people to die before we go to sea." Wollman hesitated for a moment. He hated all nobles, and added: "Maybe it's an ominous sign. We should quickly recruit some capable sailors and go to sea quickly. Forget about the so-called big job, the money on the ship can make you happy for a long time now, and even the big guys in Tianguo Port can’t get the privateering license, so I think it’s still a matter of trickery.”

Oaks objected: "Everything can be perfunctory, except for the sailors on the ship. Even though they are just minions, if there is an encounter at sea, the sailors will not control the sails, the cannons will not fire the cannons, and the old, weak, sick and disabled will be directly frightened." Otherwise, we will sink with the ship."

Swann was far more ambitious than Wollman, and he could be regarded as Fen's mouthpiece. He said: "The things I stole are on the ship. Now we have more capital than the big guys in Tianguo Port. What kind of pirate overlord is just a blockbuster?" On to bigger things.”

Everyone was shocked by Swann's words. The snitch was usually relatively silent, but when he spoke he was explosive. He was determined to get this job, and he was extremely ambitious.

Li Site was also a little hesitant. Although he was a materialist warrior, he was really unlucky this time. Besides, he still didn't know what the big job of the Duke was.

At this time, Heywood opened the door, looked at the gloomy faces of everyone present, and said cheerfully: "It's a surprise. The earl has come with a gift. He said he wanted to reward us and let the brothers improve their lives. The carriage carried boxes of boxes. Yes, I don’t know what he is pretending to be.”

Xia Di slapped his forehead, and Ren really got it right. He couldn't wait for five days, but now people have arrived. It's really a big job. Are they going to assassinate the Emperor of Alan or something like that?