"Unbelievable! It's a cargo ship carrying coconut wine and iron ingots!"

"Hahahaha! We're rich!"

"Yes! Dozens of tons of iron ingots alone are worth a lot of money! I can't believe we have such good luck. ”

"And don't forget the coconut wine! I can't wait to open a barrel and drink it." ”

......

As soon as he landed on the deck of the merchant ship, Zhang Cheng heard the cheerful cheers of the pirates around him.

After all, not every attack on a merchant ship can be extremely rewarding like this one.

In particular, the wooden barrels piled up in the warehouse full of coconut wine are simply a fatal temptation for the boring life of wandering at sea for a long time.

Many old pirates would rather skip a meal for a day than take a sip and let the alcohol numb their nerves.

You must know that their lives are so difficult, they don't know when they will die because of a trivial matter, so alcohol has become an indispensable part of life.

Joanna glanced at the sailors and merchants who were kneeling on the deck, their eyes full of despair, and deliberately raised her chin to pretend to be haughty and asked, "Which of you is the master of this ship?"

"It's me!" replied, a middle-aged man who looked to be about forty years old and had meticulously combed hair, cautiously looking up.

"Which Chamber of Commerce do you belong to?" Joanna asked, looking at the other man.

As a famous lady, the biggest difference between her and ordinary pirates is that she understands the large and small chambers of commerce in this sea area, which ones can be provoked, and which ones cannot be touched, otherwise she will definitely die without a place to be buried.

In particular, there are several royal families in the western continent, and one of them has a large number of loyal and powerful abilities, and once they are provoked, it will immediately attract terrible revenge.

"Pelican Chamber of Commerce, please don't hurt me, I'm willing to write to the family to pay an additional ransom of three thousand gold coins. The middle-aged man's tone was full of fear.

Because he has recognized the infamous Sea Serpent, whoever the ship's current owner is, must be stronger than the undead captain Lines.

"Yes, I accept your terms!" Joanna nodded earnestly, and then ordered the pirate next to her, "Go, prepare a slightly better cabin for this gentleman, deliver food and water on time every day, and make sure that nothing happens to him." ”

"Hehe, don't worry, Captain, this is three thousand gold coins, and even if I go hungry, I will never let him go hungry. The strong man with a long beard grinned and grinned as he escorted the merchant to the lower cabin and locked him up.

As for the remaining sailors who could not afford to pay the exorbitant ransom, they had two options: either join the pirates and become part of the ship, or be locked up and sold as slaves to the merchants in the next port.

In fact, due to the extreme scarcity of labor, the slave trade is now very prosperous all over the world, and the vast majority of people are accustomed to it.

This has nothing to do with good and evil and morality, but is only an inevitable stage in the evolution of a civilization.

There is no doubt that almost all the sailors on merchant ships, without exception, chose to become pirates rather than become miserable slaves.

The reason is very simple, when a pirate can at least control his own destiny, but once he becomes a slave, he will have to live by the face of his master in this life, and if he is lucky enough to meet a master who is not so tyrannical, he may be able to live peacefully until he is about fifty years old. But if you encounter a pervert who tortures people, it is estimated that life will be worse than death.

Of course, pirates aren't that easy to do.

When the next broadside battle comes, they will be used as cannon fodder and be the first to board the enemy ship.

Unless you kill at least one enemy and survive, you will still be reduced to the lowest slave on the ship.

After getting the list of goods on the merchant ship, Joanna asked Zhang Cheng with a smug smile: "What do you think of our first ticket?"

"Not bad! When all the goods are sold, I believe that for a long time, you don't have to worry about money. Zhang Cheng responded nonchalantly.

Obviously, he had no interest in the raid, and he didn't care much about how much he would get a share of the benefits.

"What about you? That's half of your money. Joanna stroked her long fiery red hair and winked playfully.

"If nothing else, we'll be separated when we arrive at the port of Manchas. Zhang Cheng was straightforward about his intentions.

Hermitage!

This organization full of mystery has always given him an inexplicable desire to find out.

According to the information given by Adam, the place where the Retreat first appeared was in Puerto Manchas.

Although it continued to develop southward, it must have hidden some hidden secrets as the place where it first appeared.

"Why!" Joanna's originally smiling face suddenly appeared with a look of surprise.

"I have some important personal matters to attend to. What's more, haven't you awakened your own power, haven't you?" Zhang Cheng stared at the girl's eyes with a smile.

Joanna's face changed slightly: "When did you find out?"

"From the moment you awaken. Well, it's better to stop here on this topic, and we will all be embarrassed by the province. Finally, a word of advice for you, don't be overconfident in your beauty and intelligence, not all men only think with their lower bodies, and not all of them are fools who will be played by your little tricks. ”

After saying this meaningful sentence, Zhang Cheng smiled playfully and turned around and disappeared into the dark cabin.

An innocent, lovely, kind, beautiful aristocratic lady?

Don't be silly!

The elite education pursued by the rulers of the upper echelons of this world determined that their personalities may be crazy, greedy, cruel, cunning, but they can never be stupid.

Joanna's seemingly harmless appearance is actually the result of a deliberate creation.

Even in front of her faithful servants, she has been acting, disguising herself as kind, mischievous, and rebellious.

To put it bluntly, he made a character for himself, and then treated life as acting.

Only then will she be able to please her father and get her ambitious siblings to let their guard down and not make him a threat.

But it's a pity that for Zhang Cheng, who can directly read other people's thoughts, no matter how superb his acting skills are, it is useless.

"Bastard!

Joanna clenched her fists tightly, her eyes bursting with terrifying rage, and the sweet smile on her face became distorted.

Soon, however, she regained her usual graceful and charming expression, muttering to herself in a voice that only she could hear: "No one can refuse me! You will pay for it! A very heavy price......