Chapter 64: A Narrow Encounter
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Luo Zhengdao led a group of pirates to rob the main 6 cities, they don't care what is forbidden or not, but everything that can be moved is eager to get on the ship, very few high-quality filaments on the market, including special jacquard satin made of filament as raw materials are also on the list of shipments, this piece of bait inadvertently caught a big fish. (Please search Bayi Chinese Net, the fastest updated novel website!)
The human dynasties that have ruled for thousands of years have declined, although Ya Ling and the elves don't say anything, they must still be happy to see it in their hearts, and one less competitor is always good news, and the problem now is that the new overlord is the old enemy Goblin Empire, and this matter is not very good for them.
In order to offset the geopolitical pressure brought about by the rapid rise of the Second Goblin Empire, support the human aristocracy in exile to plot restoration, and pour oil on the backyard of the goblins, a series of specific implementation plans, such as pouring oil and setting fires in the backyard of the goblins, are believed to have long been placed on the desks of high-level decision-makers in the two countries. I don't know who the intelligence officer of the two countries is, Will Needham, the Earl of Froes, is simply an incompetent fool to the extreme, and the information of such a key person has to be memorized even by the bottom spies who do the dirty work, so as not to inadvertently make an unforgivable mistake.
Looking at Luo Zhengdao, who had a smiling and unsmiling expression, the elf agent who was pretending to be confused let out an embarrassed laugh under the hood and said:
"Your Excellency, I am interested in the goods in your hand, please make a price!"
Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao glanced at the fat businessman next to him who was sweating profusely, and said quietly:
"It doesn't seem like a proper thing to do!"
It is estimated that he didn't expect Luo Zhengdao to express his position so solemnly, and the elf's cheeks hidden under the hood seemed to twitch a few times, and soon, he returned to his normalcy and said to the fat merchant who was stunned on the side:
"Sir, you don't mind selling this shipment to me, do you?"
Making a living by buying stolen goods in a pirate bazaar is undoubtedly a profiteering business, and if you don't have good eyesight, or if you don't have a hard background root, you still won't be able to get along. At this time, the fat merchant cautiously looked at the two parties involved in this business, and repeatedly weighed how many catties and taels he had, and said with a sad face:
"This ...... Lord Earl, you still have a good deal with this gentleman, I have no opinion, I really don't. ”
Seeing that Ken had already obtained a third party, the elven merchant returned his head with a smile and continued to negotiate with Luo Zhengdao and said:
"Look, Lord Earl, this will be fine!"
Seeing this scene, Luo Zhengdao rolled his eyes very gracefully, crossed his fingers and said:
"Oh well! What price are you going to pay, gentleman? ”
"Fifty thousand gold coins to buy all the goods."
Hearing this offer, Luo Zhengdao touched his chin and thought for a while, his face suddenly showed a malicious smile, tilted his head and said to the boatswain:
"Zola, what do you mean?"
Zola Hegel was annoyed by the fat merchant just now, this trip is to sell stolen goods not loot, there is no need to think too much about the rules of piracy, of course, the higher the price, the better. These trophies were the hard-earned money of the pirates, and each copper was stained with their blood and sweat, and Zola Hegel naturally did not think that the price was high, and said without thinking:
"Your Excellency, the price is okay."
Hearing Zola's tendencies, Luo Zhengdao immediately nodded, and then said to the elven merchant who couldn't see the characteristics of his appearance clearly:
"Alright! Then we will close the deal at this price. ”
"Happy working together! In addition, we hope that His Excellency the Earl will come as a guest at the right time, and that the doors of the Elven Federation will always be open for friends. ”
Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao waved his hand noncommittally and said with a smile:
"Oh, I'll think about this building, the specific time depends on how the shape is displayed."
In a new world of magic and swords, pirates are much better off than their counterparts in the old world, but they are still full of crises and pains, and most of the time, the romance of the so-called sea boy is purely a fiction plot that the bards try to create atmosphere in their literature.
There are very few examples of positive successes such as a group of pirates who have been recruited into the regular army by a certain country, or whether they have enough money to declare a gang and go ashore to become rich men. Most of the pirates either died in a fierce and bloody battle, or were hanged in a certain port. If neither of these tragices survived, they would have died silently during the long voyage due to diseases such as scurvy, plague, and yellow fever, and their bodies would have been wrapped in white cloth by their companions, and their feet would have been buried in the Aetheric Sea with stone bullets on their feet, and they would have drifted with the Aether undercurrent for eternity. Others were so badly disabled that they could no longer engage in piracy, and spent the rest of their lives begging on street corners in a city, eventually dying miserably in poverty. In short, the pirate profession is a short-lived glory forged with countless blood and bones, and the danger is not much lower than fighting on the battlefield, and of course, the high rewards are directly proportional to the extremely high risks.
Such a precarious and dangerous life has made the pirates develop the habit of drinking and getting drunk today, and no one knows how long they will live, maybe in the next second, a stray bullet from nowhere can end all ambitions and dreams, knowing this, it is better to live and enjoy the day.
"All the sailors have gathered and started to pay dividends."
It is hard for a layman to imagine that these pirates, who were sloppy and dirty in appearance and brutal in their speech, were a group that greatly respected democracy, and this thing sounded so full of so many points that one did not know where to start.
According to the unwritten rules of piracy, under normal circumstances, important positions such as pirate captains, quartermasters, and boatswains were openly elected by sailors, so they could only share a certain amount of spoils of war within their own scope of responsibility.
The situation of the pirate fleet under Luo Zhengdao is not much different from that of the traditional pirate group, and the two capital ships Yong and Yangwei are the private property of his personal name, which is really different from the stragglers who temporarily pooled money to buy ships to go to sea. Therefore, whenever it is time for the pirates to share dividends, the first thing is to deduct the part of Luo Zhengdao's assets, followed by those Qiongzhou sailors and technicians who voluntarily follow him to the sea, Luo Zhengdao also decided to give them the same dividend treatment as Zola and others, so as to avoid creating artificial divisions within the organization.
If it is true that in the future, the family will be too big to continue to maintain this simple and extensive management style, then it is better to wait until the contradictions have intensified to the point where they cannot be reconciled and reforms must be carried out.
In fact, Luo Zhengdao has never imagined that he can create a great system that will be immortal for eternity, and it is extremely absurd and funny to have such a foolish idea as a time-traveler. If someone has achieved nothing in their previous life history, and one day they suddenly become wise and powerful after crossing over, then who crossed over whom? Was he possessed by some great political family?
Failure is accidental, success is no fluke, a successful person must have some qualifications and characteristics that are different from ordinary people, and then can talk about how to excel. For example, the so-called self-made second generation of Bill Daimun, who will not sue those admirers, is willing to give a large contract to a small company because someone's mother is actually an IBM executive, his family background is very deep, and the first pot of gold came from related party transactions. It is conceivable that a hairy boy was reborn into the same era without knowing the inside story, even if he created the same software as the gate, or even better software, and ran to negotiate with the blue giant, it is estimated that he will be thrown out by the security guard as a madman, which is the cruel reality of stripping away the aura of legend, and no one can succeed casually.
"Hahahaha, we've got to go have a good drink and find a big-breasted hostess to comfort poor little Jack!"
"Hey, I said Jack, forget about Rose's chick sooner! You are not the same kind of people, come to a barrel of rum and you can forget all your worries and sorrows in no time. Hahahaha......"
The pirates who went out with a large amount of silver coins happily took their share of dividends to enjoy life, and Luo Zhengdao was not as leisurely as them, and immediately followed a group of professionals to the dock of the pirate bazaar to choose goods.
Drifting in the Aether Sea for a long time, pirates are hungry to grab ships and goods together, they have an excellent appetite and never pick fat and thin, if they encounter a pirate gang that is not very particular, it is not uncommon to tie up all sailors and passengers and sell them as slaves. All ships that pirates don't use end up in places like pirate bazaars for cash, and the selling price is like a new ship, but if you want to find good things from it, this is a test of the buyers' vision and bargaining level.
After negotiating a lucrative deal with the elven merchants, Luo Zhengdao then gave his subordinates a big vacation, allowing them to bring their share of the dividends to the pirate bazaar for fun, whether it was drinking and gambling or sleeping in the willows.
Luo Zhengdao himself was wandering through the flow of people composed of a hodgepodge race, preparing to find a suitable warship to strengthen the strength of the fleet, when his arm was suddenly pulled by the half-elf Vena.
"Will, don't you think that guy looks familiar?"
Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao looked in the direction that Vina pointed, about fifty meters away, there were several black-robed people standing at the door of a tent, one of them took off his hood, and from the side, the outline of his face did give Luo Zhengdao a sense of déjà vu.
Trying to dig out the relevant memories in his mind, after a while, Luo Zhengdao exclaimed and said:
"Ahh It's Najaf the Warlock! ”
The latter is often hated more than enemies and traitors, not to mention that in the eyes of Vina Dubov, Najaf, who had deceived the old Count into funding him with his rhetoric, was a standard traitor, and when she saw this bastard, she couldn't hold back her anger and reached for the bow and arrow on her back.