Black sails

Chapter 37 XXXVII. Gambling

Everything has been negotiated, from the pick-up location, precautions, and specific remuneration.

There was no longer any doubt on either side.

During the banquet, the waiter gave the Earl and his family the two-copper-gold rum that Li Site brought to drink. The expressions on the four people's faces were quite wonderful. This was the first time they had tasted such spicy and low-quality food.

Li Site was not a person without discernment. He and his group of fugitives could not stay at the earl's house. After dinner and dessert, it was time to leave.

This is the first time I meet this count, and it may also be the last time.

Li Site and his party took the golden dragon to leave. If there is a fate, they can cooperate in the future.

After Black Sail and his gang left.

The earl's son stared at the long empty table in shock.

Treating guests to dinner here in the Western Continent is the same as in Li Site's hometown. It doesn't matter whether you can finish the meal or not. The noodles must be filled up. It is normal for a big noble to treat guests to twenty or thirty dishes.

Li Site insisted on not losing money and packed it up directly. The cattle and horses on the boat were standard civilians of the Principality of Beima who were only willing to eat meat during the New Year and the holidays. They couldn't give up after this meal.

"Is it really appropriate? One hundred golden dragons a day..."

The earl's son thought that his father was a little too generous. In addition to the thirty gold dragons given to them by the Sheriff before, the hundred gold dragons yesterday, another hundred just now, and a thousand gold dragons will be sent over next. For the common people, this is It's an astronomical amount that can't be used in several lifetimes. Even for the entire family, it is a huge expense, and a piece of thigh meat is cut out.

"No one who can reach their level is not smart. They understand in their hearts that this is a life-or-death mission. This is not money for them to work, but money to buy their lives."

The Count walked to the window. There was still half of the low-quality rum in the glass. He tasted the spicy taste carefully. The so-called pirates are such wonderful creatures. The soil and water support the people, and the sea is completely helpless. The zone has also created crazy people who dance on a tightrope that cannot be seen from the perspective of the land environment.

"A pirate's life...is it worth this money?"

The earl's son also understood that this matter was of great importance, but the privateering license was not a matter of friendship. He had already prepared gifts in advance, and the total of everything was really not worth it.

"You still have a lot to learn. You should know that the secret port we have opened has been losing money. The berthing fees for smuggling ships and pirates are only a drop of money, and the tariffs that can be avoided are also quite limited. It is not as good as my efforts to manage relationships and The money I sent to the admiral is a lot, do you understand why I keep driving it?"

asked the count to his son.

He guessed for a while, "Because... the other nobles in Linden City also have secret ports. If we don't open them, it will only make them bigger and bigger?"

"Well...it's pretty smart, but that's just one point. Just like a big hotel in the inner city, if they grow all their own ingredients and raise them in captivity, they will save a considerable amount of money, but only fools would do that. You have to understand, When a business becomes big, there will be big difficulties. Some things must be left to others to handle, some money must be earned by outsiders, and some unjust money must be spent. What is not spent on the steel blade is spent on the steel blade. The steel blade is on."

The Earl said no more. He was young and didn't understand what it meant. Even if the gentleman arrived in Lavender Town safely without any pursuers, he could never send him out on his own ship. He had to completely remove himself. If it doesn't matter at all, the whole family's lives will be at risk.

Besides, it's impossible without pursuers, and Black Sail and the others must understand that.

The earl's son was confused. Should he spend it on the steel blade or not? Do he have to buy a probability or something? After all, what the count said most often is that the world is a completely chaotic gambling game, and all people can do is to continuously improve their probability of success in the game and the trial and error cost accumulated by the chips.

The latter is sometimes far more important than the former.

More than an hour later.

Secret Harbor.

The meal on the ship tonight was very bad. It was cooked by the moor chef Wollman, and the complicated cooking process was also very particular. First, boil a large pot of water, then pour the uncut vegetable leaves into it, sprinkle some seasonings, and finally Junk ingredients often require only the simplest cooking methods.

The process took Master Wollman two minutes.

Since they had a rather luxurious time at noon, they were suddenly brought back to reality. The sailors on the ship looked at the boiled vegetables in the bowl in confusion.

"You were raised by force, and you're still picky about food, right?"

Walman is not feeling well, and Archer has collapsed into mud again. He drank too much fruit wine brewed by the wood elf and is still a little weak. He is now lying in the ship's hospital with the infusion to sober up.

"How is Archer?"

Seeing Micah come out, Wollman asked, "It's best to die so that we can recruit a chef on board. Archer is a bit like the kind of roommate with cerebral palsy he met in school. Daily necessities such as soap, rolls and paper towels." I don’t buy it myself, I only use other people’s. I can’t say how bad it is. It’s just disgusting. Plus, I’m a drunkard. I love to show off and don’t know what the occasion is. I hate people and hate dogs. The stack of talismans is almost full. .

"Fortunately, I don't know how his liver grew."

Micah used a special diuretic to check Archer's liver function. The indicators turned out to be quite normal. He was born to be a drunkard.

At this time Li Site and his party came back.

"Fuck it! It's done!"

Ren was yelling, because no one came to kill Li Site and the others, they were all jumping up and down, knowing that the matter was settled, the big job was about to start!

"Why are you coming back with something?"

Xia Di took a closer look and found that they were carrying drawers for packing meals.

"Isn't this brought back for everyone to have a try?"

Li Site and his team put down the drawer and called all the sailors to gather over.

Although it was already cold, it was still enough to eat. After opening the drawer, the people on this boat had never seen such aniseed ingredients before, and their eyes almost popped out.

A few people volunteered to make some mashed potatoes to go with the meal.

"There seem to be more people."

Li Site looked at the people on the first deck. Because the big bunk at the bottom of the ship was not very ventilated, he liked to stay on the deck before going out to sea.

"We took in eight people today. They were part of a group. They were bandits from the north. Their home den was raided by the local viscount. Only eight of them survived. They have experience of escaping from death, so they should be reliable in killing them."

Oaks said to Li Site and briefly tested the skills of these people. They are the most capable among the small characters. There is no problem in being a silver-level adventurer.

"Captain! I heard there is a big job coming next. Whatever you want to do, you can do whatever you want!"

The sudden appearance of a tattooed man with a skull on his bald head confused Li Site.

Li Site was quite impressed by this bald man with tattoos, he was very energetic.

"It's still early, don't be in a hurry. You guys have been going to Linden City to load the goods in the past two days. You should be familiar with the process. Starting tomorrow, keep an eye on the goods on the order that have not yet been shipped. They must be made up within ten days and all shipped. Once on the ship, we will go to sea within half a month. This is not a joke, it is a big deal. If there is any lack of supplies during the voyage, people will die. If you can do it well, you will be promoted. Just like the navy, the rank of private is eight. One month of silver coins, ten silver coins for a skilled first-class soldier, thirteen silver coins for a first-class soldier, twenty silver coins for a captain with ten sailors, you should be able to be a captain at your size."

Li Site made a judgment. Next, the core members will have to deal with the big job. No matter how many of these small characters there are, they can't hold up to Brother Sha. He leaves the chores of loading goods to this tattooed guy. This is a very positive comparison. Look at it. I came out and wanted to work as an official.

The tattooed man immediately laughed.

"If it doesn't work out, please behead me."

So he said.

Li Site was in awe, "Fuck, this young man."

"Then I'll leave it to you. The ship doesn't just have dead wages. Like every pirate ship, there are dividends. That's the Golden Dragon. You know what I mean."

Li Site patted the tattooed man on the shoulder.

Next, we have to compete with the backbone, the Heavenly Punisher and the Moon Swordsman.