CH.145 Negotiations
Cross Scar was a little suspicious in his heart, but he was a little uneasy when he saw Tang Ke's fearless posture. Under the gaze of many eyes, it raised its binoculars and glanced over at the flotilla at sea, which was now lined up, and the flagship was supposed to be the white galleon in the middle. It noticed the Sky, then moved its gaze up, and three pirate flags appeared in view, the first dragon flag was nothing unusual, the second skeleton crown flag was also common, and the third flag turned out to be the golden-bearded pirate flag!
When he saw this pirate flag, Cross Scar suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and his heart jumped a few times, this flag has extraordinary significance at sea, if you dare to attack the ship flying this flag, it is equivalent to declaring war with Goldbeard!
"Pass my orders, all the bomb-spitting frogs are not allowed to move, let alone attack rashly!" Crossscar clutched the binoculars tightly and roared wildly, although the other bomb frogs did not know the details, they also hurriedly passed the order to the sea, and the ten thousand bomb frogs calmed down after hearing it.
Tang Ke's anger subsided slightly, and he glanced at the one-eyed person on the side, and the two looked at each other and smiled, understanding that the golden-bearded pirate flag had worked, and the purpose of this trip should be successfully achieved.
Cross Scar's face was cloudy, and it wondered a little, why did Donk get involved with Goldbeard? Could he be an impostor?
As soon as it thought of the impostor, it immediately dispelled this doubt, on the sea, no one dared to impersonate the golden-bearded pirate flag, the answer was very simple, because once the golden-bearded knew about it, it would send a fleet to kill, and the golden-bearded had dozens of very strong fleets under him, and it was easy to do this kind of thing.
Even if Donk had gone crazy and wanted to swindle with the goldenbearded pirate flag, he wouldn't have come to Toad Island, because it wasn't worth the risk to win over some bomb-spitting frogs, which wouldn't bring vested interests.
Cross Scar believes that Donk is really hooked up with Goldbeard, maybe just a pawn of Goldbeard, but that's enough! Even if it is an inconspicuous fleet under Goldbeard, it is not something that Toad Island can offend. If they hurt Tang Ke and provoke the powerful Goldbeard, it will bring disaster to Toad Island.
Thinking of this, Cross Scar completely wilted, lost its temper, and although its surname was very bastard, it didn't dare to take the surnames of tens of thousands of its kindred clan as a child's play.
"Dear Lord Tangke, those bomb-spitting frogs at sea are just a welcome team, please don't misunderstand." The proud head under the cross scar, prostrate at the feet of Donk, said respectfully.
"Oh? I remember someone just saying that Toad Island's attitude is the same as that of Death. Don Ke was unforgiving, staring at Cross Scar with great dissatisfaction.
"That's, that's just a joke. We spit frogs like dry humor the most. Cross Scar wiped a cold sweat and remembered all the evil deeds and legends about Goldbeard, and if Donk tore his face and found Goldbeard, it would be terrible.
"You also said that you want us to taste death, which is also cold humor?"
"The taste of death is a famous dish on the island, a famous dish made with raw fish roe, and you will enjoy eating it." Cross Scar smiled helplessly and made a nonsense.
"Oh, it turned out to be just a dish. If that's the case, I'd love to see it at dinner and eat it in one bite. Donk made a blank expression.
"There will be this dish, for the sake of our friendship with each other, this dish will definitely be on the dinner table." Cross Scar stepped down and nodded repeatedly, "Now, let's welcome you, a permanent friend of Toad Island, to the island and discuss the contract together." I think the Bomb King will like this fish. ”
Seeing that Crossscar had a good attitude in confessing his guilt, Donk was a little less angry, and said with a smile: "I wonder when the pirates became so educated? ”
"At this point, I'm prostrate at your feet as a member of Toad Island, not a pirate. Of course, I'm not prejudiced against pirates. Cross Scar endured the humiliation and pressed his head even lower.
"Alright, let's go." Donk snapped his fingers, "Besides, give it that fish bowl to carry it." I think it's better suited to a coolie role. ”
The pirate holding the fish tank triumphantly handed it over.
"Willing to help." Cross Scar reluctantly took the fish bowl and clamped it under his armpit.
Donk glanced at Cross Scar, then walked up to the front with his toes in high spirits. One-Eye snorted, withdrew his magic rifle, and followed closely. The pirates giggled behind, and one patted the head of the spitting frog on the side of the road in disgust. Thousands of bomb-spitting frogs made way for the few pirates. In the middle of the sea, tens of thousands of spit frogs also swam back to the shore, not daring to surround the fleet of the dragon pirate group anymore.
Crossscar walked at the end, and whispered to the other spitting frogs, "Quickly report the news that Donk is Goldbeard's subordinate to my brother, and let him greet the guests honestly, and stop playing tricks." ”
After the spit frog received the order, he jumped far with an arrow and ran quickly to pass the word.
Although Cross Scar was unwilling, he had no choice but to obediently lead the way in front. Its huge body makes a dull sound when it hits the ground. It jumped more than fifty feet at a time, stopping for a moment with each jump, waiting for the Tonk to wander and catch up.
Donk had no worries, and as he walked, he enjoyed the scenery of the island, with round stones everywhere on the ground, and a few small groves as far as the eye could see. After walking some distance, they came across some of the island's spitting frog civilians, some of them catching birds and small fish with their long tongues, and some of them croaking there.
They also passed by a large pond on the island, which was enclosed with large stones to prevent marine life from swimming in. In the sea pond, there is a group of fat tadpoles swimming around, and there are round eggs on the stone wall, which are connected into a large area, a scene full of life.
Cross Scars led the pirates to the island's "palace", a cave with seawater flowing in, with huge stone slabs on top of it, and the inside was dark and not very well lit. There was no road leading to the cave from above, so the pirates had to walk down cautiously to avoid falling.
Crossscar jumped out of the cave first, splashing a wave of water, and then motioned for the pirates to come over. Donk then jumped, and the sea water flooded his ankles, but he didn't care.
The cavern reverberated with the sound of "crackling" footsteps, and the pirates walked in one foot deep and one foot shallow, the deepest part of which was enough to drown their knees, but not too deep. Occasionally, a pillar of light will shine down, and when you look up, you can see that the pillar of light comes from a hole in the hole. The smell of the sea inside the cave is very strong.
Finally, Donk heard the sound of sea beasts talking from the depths, and after a few steps further, the space was much wider, and he could see several fat figures, and in the middle sat a round spitting frog with an orange crown on its head.
The Spitting Emperor stepped down from his throne and rushed to Crossscar in a huff, lowering his voice and scolding hatefully, "Damn fool, your bad idea almost killed the people of the whole island!" ”
Cross Scar was holding back a breath of anger in his heart, and he put the fragrant fish tank in his arms on the open-air stone, and said sullenly: "Okay, I admit my recklessness this time, and I acted rashly without finding out the identity of the other party." But now, put on your smiling face and make business with this pirate. ”
The Spitting Emperor glared at the younger brother again, and when he saw Tang Ke and them approaching, he hurriedly shouted with a smile on his face, "Welcome, warm welcome." ”
Tang Ke walked closer, although he was wearing long black leather boots, the soles of his feet were also full of seawater, and he felt slightly uncomfortable. He walked up to the Bomb Emperor, stroked his hat, and asked, "Do you want me to give you a hat ceremony?" ”
"No, all etiquette is waived. I hate red tape the most, and the free and unrestrained life of a pirate is what I yearn for. The Spitting Bomb Emperor said incorrectly, and besides, how dare he let Tang Ke salute.
"Oh, I see, it looks like we're going to talk a little more." Donk let go of his grip on his hat.
"I've got a belly on the subject, and the island-specific joke about the spitting frog, do you want to hear it now?"
"Not for the time being, let's get down to business first." Donk pointed to the fish tank on the rock, "Your favorite golden doll fish is here, I think I can get something from the island, like Harold got back then, right?" ”
"Of course yes, I promise you that you can let the spitting frogs on the island serve you for ten years, and you can take the warriors of the island to the sea and purge you of all enemies. Of course, we will have a small control over the number of fighters, set a ceiling, and if you take tens of thousands at a time, I'm afraid I'll get a headache. The Spitting Bomb Emperor readily agreed.
"The upper limit can be set at 3,000 per year, and as for the number of years, I think it should be extended to 15 years. In addition, I ask you to cut off all contact with the outside world and not to help anyone but me. Donk suddenly became serious and said with a straight look.
As soon as this statement came out, all the spitting frogs in the hall stared at Tang Ke, thinking that something was wrong with their ears. 3,000 spit frogs a year, serving for fifteen years, and cutting off contact with other forces, this is simply an overlord clause!
"Three thousand? Fifteen years? Oh, my God! I'm starting to have headaches right now! Even Harold hasn't received so much help from Spitting Bomb Frog in the past ten years, and he only has a ten-year deadline! The Bomb Titan Emperor couldn't sit still now, and moved his body in the shallow water.
"Originally, I also wanted to make this deal with you kindly, but what you did disappointed me, you know what I am talking about, this is a punishment for you." Donk didn't back down, and he didn't intend to change his mind.
"Punishment? You have to understand that getting the help of the island's spitting frog is already a precious thing, please don't be so greedy. The Bomb Emperor was almost speaking in a crying voice, and he was in a dilemma, not daring to offend the Goldbeard behind Donk, but also unwilling to make such a big sacrifice for his island.
"This condition will not be changed, you must agree, I am a condition on behalf of the Golden Beard, if you don't agree, I can leave now." Donk said with a calm expression, his words implied a threat, he was scaring people, although he was protected by Goldbeard, he was not able to mobilize Goldbeard to attack Toad Island.
The Spitting Bomb Emperor didn't know the details, and was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, in his opinion, Tang Ke was the Great Plague God who didn't dare to offend. It was afraid of provoking Donk, but it couldn't be aggressive against him, because he was probably at the behest of Goldbeard, and if he "stayed" on Toad Island, Goldbeard would raise an army.
The Spitting Bomb Emperor was in a dilemma, and he was so angry that he stomped his feet and said: "This is really too bullying, even more cruel than the treaty of the beast tribe moving north back then!" ”
The northward migration of the beast tribe is a small part of the long history, after the defeat of the beast tribe, was forced to have no choice, signed a treaty, and then went all the way north, settled on the hungry and cold ice field in the north, and still does not dare to go south in the warmth. Although this treaty was cruel, the orcs were completely to blame for receiving such treatment, and it was a punishment for the instigators of the war.
"Maybe it's not as bad as you think," Donk shook his finger, "First of all, three thousand is just the limit, and I don't necessarily need as many spit frogs in a year." Besides, I don't have a ship capable of holding 3,000 spit frogs. The bomb-spitting frog on your island is just serving me, and it won't involve Lord Goldbeard, and you don't have to worry about being taken by Goldbeard to fight in the north and south. Secondly - and you will love the subject - I promise to supply Toad Island with five thousand gold coins a year, or give you goods equivalent to five thousand gold coins, which I think you will need to improve life on the island. ”
After Tang Ke finished speaking, he stared at the Spitting Bomb Emperor with burning eyes, he believed that this was a good stepping stone. He saw in the system that Toad Island has a certain degree of commerce, which proves that the Spitting Bomb Frogs will also have various needs, and if they want to meet this demand, they must have Huang Cancan's gold coins. Five thousand gold coins a year is not a small amount! He also did this in order to use both soft and hard, trying to make the spitting frogs dispel some of their resistance, and then willingly go on board to serve.
This passage was another bombshell, and the bomb-spitting frogs in the hall looked at each other in amazement, they did not expect things to turn so sharply. In recent years, the island has been in contact with several major empires, and has also made a little money by serving, but the high-ranking officials of the empire are very stingy, and always fool them with some worthless goods, treating them as food!
The Spitting Bomb Emperor asked with a happy face, "Are you really so generous?" ”
Donk opened his arms and said, "Bold is synonymous with pirates, and five thousand gold coins is a small amount in my eyes. ”
"I think I'm starting to like pirates, you're so much more generous than those Imperial officials!" The Spitting Bomb Emperor rejoiced, "I announce that this deal is closed!" ”
Donk smiled brightly, reached out and shook the sticky claws of the Bomb Spitter. This event, which greatly benefited the pirate group, was finally promoted, and One-Eye and the little pirates were also shocked, and their eyes lit up.
Because of the deterrent power of the Golden Beard, this deal could not be refused, plus Tang Ke promised a lot of benefits, and the other Spitting Frog elders in the hall also quite agreed, and even Cross Scar had no complaints.
Next, Donk talks to the Spitter Frogs about the details, and then engraves the details of the contract on the wall. The Bomb Emperor was the first to engrave his name under the contract, and then looked back at Donk with a grin.
Tang Ke pulled out the Fishy Moon Scimitar with a "clang", carved his name on the wall, and made an oath with Toad Island. He carried a scimitar and admired the name he had carved with the knife.
At this time, Cross Scar on the side saw the scimitar in Donk's hand and exclaimed, "This is Harold's knife!" Where did you get that? ”