Chapter Twenty-Three: I said, I can do it
West sighed in his heart, Polar Bears and Vikings had heard of it, but what was Longyearbin? He glanced at Zheng Fei, his flat expression didn't look like he was talking nonsense, could it be that this kid had really traveled farther?
In front of so many people, West cleared his throat in embarrassment and changed the subject to the bottom of the stairs.
"You want to marry my niece Teresa?" After a brief pause, he regained his superiority.
"Yes. Zheng Fei said and glanced at Teresa, only to see her smiling happily with her hands on her cheeks.
"Do you know the status of the Antonio family? Our family is a nobleman with a history of hundreds of years, and although it is now in decline for various reasons, it still has a fortune worth hundreds of thousands of silver coins! West said word by word, and after saying that, he shook his hand and dusted off his clothes, his words full of disdain.
Zheng Fei stood up, and his erected chest made West's body lean back slightly, thinking that he was going to make a move, but he didn't.
"Yes, I only have one ship now, but within five years I will be the richest man in all of Europe!" his resolute gaze moved everyone except West.
"Oh~" Vester said with a smile: "It seems that you are still dreaming of sailing and making a fortune, in that case, you might as well come with me." ”
Fifteen minutes later, by the sea.
Just two kilometres from the coast, Zheng Fei and the Antonio family arrived in a horse-drawn carriage and settled on the beach.
Layers of dark clouds obscured the sun, the cloudy air was so dull that people felt uncomfortable breathing, and the wind on the seashore was very strong, and the dampness hit Zheng Fei's face, making him feel an inexplicable panic.
He then followed West to a high ground, a hundred-meter-high sea cliff on which he could see the endless surface of the sea, jet-black, because its color came from the sky.
"What do you see?" said West, the corners of his mouth curled up triumphantly.
"The sea is not calm, maybe a storm is coming. Zheng Fei showed a trace of worry between his eyebrows, and the fear of the storm was the captain's instinctive reaction.
"No, no, no, don't look into the distance, look down at your feet. ”
Zheng Fei glanced down and was immediately surprised—there was a huge fleet of ships moored on the sea cliff, there were more than two dozen large ships, two of which were larger than the New World.
On the deck sat the resting sailors, about three or four hundred in total, some of them were singing, some were playing cards, and some were lying on the side of the ship drinking, completely unaffected by the ghostly weather.
"This"
When I looked down and saw a fleet of hundreds of people, the feeling was shocking.
"This is my fleet, just returned from England, and this trip will make about four thousand silver coins. Vest said, slamming his eyelids on the rocks with a cane and pestle, expecting Zheng Fei's response.
However, Zheng Fei didn't respond, and after a short period of surprise, he didn't think the scene was shocking. Why? Because the St. Hurens is bigger than all of them combined!
West was unhappy and sneered: "You are too young, you dream of making a fortune by sailing, but you don't know how difficult it is, I have been sailing hard for fifteen years to earn this property, you dare to say that you can become the richest person in Europe in five years?!"
"I'm not like you. Zheng Fei said lightly, looking at the sky in front of him, the wind and clouds surged, and the sun left a dim crimson color on the horizon.
"Don't be arrogant in front of me!" said West, grabbing him by the collar and gritting his teeth viciously, "You'd better remember that I'm the first navigator of Renaia!
"You used to be number one, and now I'm here. Zheng Fei stared at his eyes expressionlessly, and then said, "Let go of your hand, otherwise you will be ugly." ”
West is very self-aware, he knows that Zheng Fei can beat him well, and it is not a good thing to lose face in front of his relatives.
So, he let go of his hand, turned his head and shouted to Antonio, who was sitting on a rock not far away, "Dude, how do you decide?"
Antonio shrugged his shoulders and said, "Of course I won't marry my daughter to this poor boy!"
"Daddy!" Teresa, who had been silent, clenched her fists and said, "Aren't you afraid of me like this?"
"Don't mess around!" Antonio panicked, knowing that she could definitely do it.
After hesitating for a moment, he rolled his eyes and thought about it, and said with a smile: "Then in this case, I will give this kid two years, if he can earn 100,000 silver coins, I will agree to this marriage!"
"One hundred thousand!" Not only Teresa, but everyone in the family exclaimed, and West smiled with satisfaction.
What is the concept of 100,000 silver coins? It is the salary of an ordinary porter for 2,000 years! You can form a brigade of 100 ships! You can buy five Pars estates!
In their opinion, this is much more difficult than looking for a needle in the bottom of the sea.
Teresa looked at Antonio in astonishment, her lips trembling slightly, not knowing whether it was despair or anger.
"Forgive my daughter, this is already the minimum requirement, you must know that our family has hundreds of thousands of assets, and the Pixar family who came to propose marriage not long ago has millions of silver coins plus a noble title, and I am very lenient to ask this kid for 100,000. ”
As he spoke, he turned to Zheng Fei and said with a sneer: "How about the boy, can you do it?" He hoped that Zheng Fei would retreat in the face of difficulties and let his daughter die.
How much is 100,000? Zheng Fei has no idea, only knows a lot.
But he was not vain, not vain at all, and looked at the faces of Antonio and Vest and even wanted to say to them: "Ignorant poor worm, do you know how many gold mines there are in the Americas?"
However, he would not say it, because all the gold, spices, precious stones, etc., all belonged to him, all of them, and this was the first time that he had been treated coldly because he was poor.
He took a step forward and replied casually, "I can do it." ”
"What did you say?" Antonio was stunned, never expecting this to be the result.
Shout!
"I said, I can do it! You'd better promise not to marry Teresa off for two years, or I'll lead the fleet to blow up Pars Manor!" he raised his hand and pointed directly at Antonio, his eyes showing a few bloodshots, fierce as he had never been.
Antonio and West glanced at each other, swallowed timidly, and said, "Two years, not more than a day." ”
"Two years. Zheng Fei repeated, and finally glanced at Teresa, who was both beautiful and wise, and then left everyone without looking back, with a firm and powerful step.
"Is he crazy?" Antonio muttered to himself as he walked away.
"It's you, you'd better make good on your promise not to marry me to Pierce for two years, or he'll blow up Pars Manor." Teresa glared at him.