It is a spacious, abandoned church, the walls of which have been mottled and covered with a thick layer of dust by the erosion of time, and the collapsed canopy casts pillars of light on the shoots that grow in the cracks of the stone slabs. The church was destroyed by other pagans, and there are still strange bloodstained drawings on the walls. An ignorant crow landed on the broken neck of the icon, blinking at the hundreds of people in the hall.

Tang Ke sat on a wooden table that resembled a podium, knocking on Erlang's leg and holding a parchment scroll nautical chart in his hand. He casually glanced at the crowd, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes. The group of people in front of him was like refugees after the city was destroyed, and they were all old, weak, sick and disabled.

There were sick people who had been coughing up blood, unkempt beggars, little children with snot, old men with gray hair, women who were too fat to look good, and old pirates who were blind in both eyes.

Although pirates are a rabble, they also need to have plenty of energy and a physique that is immune to all diseases. Even if they don't know any combat skills, they have to capture the enemy ship with a ruthless force. But the group of people in front of them can't even meet the most basic conditions, at most they can organize into a traveling circus.

The Dragons had recruited a full eight hundred men in three days, and even more if they hadn't started raising the bar the next day. Because there were no requirements for the initial recruitment, the number of people recruited was mixed.

Tang Ke has already selected outstanding talents, and all young men with good physique have also been left, but the more than 500 unsuccessful people in front of him, even if they go to the sea, they are still mixed characters who eat and drink, and they have no combat effectiveness at all. He didn't plan to take these people in, but it was difficult to explain if he drove them away like this, so the surname Suo would be wrong, and he would use this gang of miscellaneous fish to help him do something small.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for choosing the Dragons Pirates. Your arrival has given the Dragons and Pirates new powers. You will become the minions and fangs of the dragon. Tang Ke said incorrectly, "Let us work together to snatch our dreams on the vast sea!" What are your dreams? Wealth, fame, treasure, or woman? Whatever it is, it's all found on the vast sea! ”

"Oh oh! Long live the Dragons! I'd love to join you! The blind pirate shouted at the stained-glass window, and he thought he was facing Tonk.

The others looked at the blind man, and some burst out laughing.

The corners of Donk's eyes twitched, and he knocked the table twice helplessly, and the hall was quiet again. He continued: "I will not beat around the bush with you, I have called you here today because I have something to inform you. Although you have signed a contract, you are not yet an official member of the Dragon Pirate Band, and if you want to officially join us, you will have to pass a test. ”

"Test?" The people below looked at each other with blank expressions.

"Yes, a test, and an extremely dangerous one. If you are a person who is not guts, you can leave now, and this can be regarded as a happy person. If it's a guy who isn't afraid of death, you can stay and hear what this test is. ”

"There are no cowards in pirates!" The blind pirate shouted again into the window, full of energy.

Since they didn't know what the truth was, only a few people left immediately, and the rest wanted to wait and see, and of course some people really wanted to become pirates.

Tang Ke was silent for a while under the gaze of more than five hundred people, and seeing that no one was willing to leave the scene anymore, he went straight to the point and said: "The so-called test is very simple, I will give you a boat and let you take a boat to the sea, and in order to prove your strength and courage, you will help me go to several places to find out the news." With a shake of his hand, he unfolded the old nautical chart, which marked several ports, "The places you are going have been marked, and when you get there, you will find out for me the news of the cannibal pirates, whether useful or useless." I know the cannibal pirates are terrible, but I just let you find out the news, and I didn't let you go head-to-head with them. After you find out the news, you can tell me through Xunying. Although the so-called test is just running errands, I don't need to elaborate on how dangerous this sea is, right? ”

The people below began to talk a lot, some of them were talking to each other, and some of them showed thoughtful expressions.

"Aren't pirates supposed to be robbing money? Why do we have to look around for news? Commander, let's go and grab the money. I still have to save money to get a wife. The runny kid asked loudly.

Tang Ke looked at the dirty child with a smile and replied, "I will give you the boat, and if you can complete the task for me, I will naturally give you a reward." In addition, if you come across a suitable target during the voyage, you can also grab it yourself, and I didn't stop you. ”

"That's pretty much it." The child nodded in satisfaction.

After some psychological struggle, only more than 50 people left, and the remaining old, weak, sick and disabled formed a team with the weakest combat effectiveness at sea.

Donk clapped his hands and said, "Okay, let's all disperse." When the ship is ready, I will gather you again. ”

The illegal assembly was declared over, and the crowd withdrew. Donk and a few of his men stayed at the end, before leaving, he glanced at the black crows flying away, and secretly thought about the old and sick people, he did this purely wrong, if these people can bring back a little useful news, it can be regarded as making the best use of everything, if they are unlucky enough to die at sea, there is no pity, the ship he gave these people will not be a good ship, just second-hand goods bought in the shipyard.

…… Every time Donk recruits people in the port, he likes to do it late at night, because it will avoid the eyes and ears of people, so as not to scare others if the recruits suddenly appear on the surface of the sea. In view of the growing number of management problems and red tape as the pirate group expanded, Donk was determined to recruit a manager.

Tonight, the moon is only half exposed, like a cold scimitar. The stars fall on the surface of the sea and dance with the waves, which is dazzling. Two dolphins suddenly burst out of the offshore area and screamed twice in the air.

Due to the fact that several important people in the pirate group were busy with work, Tang Ke only brought a few ordinary men to the beach tonight, and he closed his eyes, feeling the gentle touch of the sea breeze on his face, and different images flashed in his mind one after another. He was looking for a talent with a "stewardship" profession, and there were three people listed in the system, two men and one woman, the first was an old butler with white hair, the second was a thin male elf with a gloomy face, and the third was a young and beautiful female steward.

Among the three stewards, Tang Ke's favorite is this woman with a white-collar demeanor.

Donkeben didn't like to recruit women to be pirates, but the profession of steward was civilian, and he didn't have to charge into battle in naval battles, and more importantly, among the three stewards, only this woman was a dual profession.

Name: Iona.

Occupation: Steward (2nd Order) Diplomat (1st Order) Race: Human.

Title: None.

Special surname: A woman's luxury (she has a soft spot for jewelry, furs and other luxury goods, and has studied the method of wearing these luxury goods, and the amount of charm increases after wearing it is 2 times that of others, and the capital consumption is +3) Management ability: ★★★★ Commander's power: ★★★ Diplomatic ability: ★ Charm: ★★ ☆ Equipment: Ordinary - ledger.

Skill: Mental arithmetic (she can calculate the amount of pirate group expenses, credits, etc. with her brain without any calculation tools, and there are no errors) Language: The lingua franca of the Light Alliance.

Physical condition: monthly leave.

Bounty Amount: 0.

Loyalty: 95.

Required bonus points: 450.

Maintenance fee: 1 gold/month (because of the special surname, she needs a high monthly salary, otherwise she will lose her temper with you) Tang Ke first looked at the woman's various values twice, and the most satisfying thing for him was that the two professions were very compatible, the steward could take over all the chores in the pirate group, and the diplomat could also deal with the port staff when he docked, and if he grabbed the goods and sold them, he could negotiate a good price, and even the only special surname was also more attractive, which was very useful for diplomats. He then took a closer look at the woman's appearance.

With her black pearl-like hair, her elegant silver-rimmed glasses, her bright eyes, and a small mole on the left side of her lips, Iona has a shrewd and capable appearance, and her figure is also very straight, and she is dressed in a proper suit.

"A female white-collar worker with a loyalty of 95, the system is a bit evil this time." Tang Ke smiled evilly, feeling a little strange in his heart, because this woman was created by him in a sense, and the more he thought about it, the more awkward he felt, "Forget it, whatever!" I'll choose you, butler, and let me come out of the sea." ”

It didn't take long for a delicate cry from the sea to make a man tingle: "Donk, where are you?" Can you hear me? ”

The newly recruited seafarers only remembered Donk alone, so their first reaction was to shout Donke's name.

Donk and his men drove the boat and followed the sound to find Iona, and Donk paddled and reassured Iona so as not to scare the people of the vast sea, which shows that he still pities the jade most of the time. The boat rowed in front of the raft, and Donk and Iona glanced at each other, and from close quarters, the woman was in her early twenties, about Donk's age.

When Iona saw Donk, she felt very close to her, and she suddenly realized that she seemed to be the only one person she could remember.

"Please get on board. My beautiful housekeeper mother-in-law. Donk smiled slightly, made a gentlemanly gesture, and held out his hand to Iona, signaling to help Iona over.

"Thank you." Iona whispered in response, and put her white and soft hand on it. Her beautiful eyes reflected Donk's uninhibited face.