The next afternoon, in the lobby of a hotel in Iron Cannon Harbor.

The small hall was crowded with people, all of whom were crew members or sailors hired by Anrui not long ago, and they had received news from various sources that the new captain had come to talk to them. Due to the different time periods when everyone came, some came early, some came late, and it was not until the afternoon that they could be all there.

Everyone arrived, but An Rui, who was the convener, did not show up for a long time, and only Berego was alone to entertain everyone.

Many people have seen what happened yesterday with their own eyes, and even if they didn't see it with their own eyes, they have learned the general situation through the oral accounts of others. Everyone in the room knew that Bai Ge threatened to take away the Dragon Teng in front of An Rui. This is really a big blow to them.

Who is Bai Ge, everyone knows how vicious the Vikings are, and it is even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. A terrible guy like this can't be provoked.

In this way, the Dragon Teng will definitely not be able to be saved. Since there are no more boats, what are you talking about going to sea?

This incident caused panic, and after everyone came here, they have been discussing related topics, and people's hearts have been dispersed, and many people have threatened to terminate the contract with An Rui so as not to get into trouble.

After all, these people are just recruited by An Rui, and they don't have any feelings for each other, and some are just a contract. Now that An Rui has an accident, everyone is naturally scattered, and no one will be willing to accompany An Rui to tide over the difficulties, which is also human nature and understandable.

Berego sat on the windowsill, leaning against the wall, playing with the wooden bow in his hand, occasionally plucking the bowstring. The people in the hall would occasionally come and talk to him, but he didn't bother to pay attention to them, because the content of their conversations always came and went, and he got annoyed after answering a few times.

In fact, these crew members and sailors are most anxious to know what Captain An Rui thinks, and what they plan for the future. But Beregor couldn't answer this question on his behalf, but left it to Anrui himself to answer.

Everyone's waiting finally came to fruition, and the captain of Anrui was hoped.

There was a sound of footsteps on the stairs leading to the second floor, and An Rui walked down the stairs with two companions. His face sank like water, without any expression, and he looked very calm.

The originally noisy hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone turned their eyes to look at An Rui, who was walking down the stairs step by step.

An Rui nodded slightly at everyone, said hello, and then walked to the center of the crowd.

"Everyone is here, right?" An Rui took a deep breath and asked.

"It's all here, a lot of them." It was Berego who answered, and he had already counted the number of people in the hall.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's spread out everything that needs to be said." An Rui turned around in place, his eyes swept over everyone's faces, "Thank you for your support these days, you are willing to go to sea with me, and you are willing to be my crew and sailor, it is to give me face." Originally, I wanted to take everyone to the sea to make a lot of money, but I didn't expect that there would be a complication in the middle, and there was such an unpleasant thing as yesterday. ”

Everyone was silent, quietly listening to An Rui's speech.

"What happened yesterday, I think you all know it, and I won't talk nonsense anymore. Bai Ge took a fancy to the Dragon Teng and wanted to take it away, but I was not his opponent and agreed to it. In a few days, I will personally drive this ship and deliver her to Bai Ge. I have to say that this kind of thing is really a great shame for a captain. Don't say do it yourself, just saying it makes me feel sad and angry. An Rui laughed to himself and shook his head.

"But grief and anger are useless, I am not Bai Ge's opponent at all, and I can't count on others to help, everything can only be borne on my own shoulders. This Longteng will still be delivered to Bai Ge after all. In this way, I, the captain, have become the commander of the light pole, how can I be the captain without the ship? With my financial resources, I did not have enough money to buy another ship, and after sending the Dragon Teng, I was disqualified from being a captain. As for you, there's no need to follow me any longer. ”

An Rui paused, glanced around again, and then said: "I called you here today mainly to announce one thing, I want to break the contract with you, and from now on, we will no longer be an employer and an employee. This time, I took the initiative to break the contract, so I will compensate for the corresponding liquidated damages, but it will not be too much, I hope you don't pick it. I've had a great time with you guys these days, and if possible, I hope we can have the opportunity to work together in the future. ”

Everyone was still silent, their faces were not very good-looking, although the contact time was not very long, but they had a good impression of An Rui, thinking that this would be a good employer, but they didn't expect such a thing to happen.

"Captain," someone finally broke the silence, "forget the breach of the contract." You have lost such a good ship, how can we continue to fall into the well, that would be too inhuman. ”

"Yes, that's right, if we ask for liquidated damages at this time, it will be too unkind."

"Captain, we won't ask for a penny, you can tear up those contracts yourself."

Others chimed in, and no one was embarrassed to ask An Rui for that insignificant amount of liquidated damages in this situation.

An Rui nodded, his heart warmed slightly, since this is everyone's heart, don't refuse. He thanked the crowd, then took a bottle of wine, poured himself a glass, raised it to the top of his head, saluted them, and drank it all.

With this sip of wine, the relationship between An Rui and these people was completely dissolved.

Everyone left one after another, and a few people patted An Rui's shoulder and comforted him before leaving. If they suffer this kind of loss, they will have to jump into the well in a hurry.

The hall, which was still overcrowded just now, suddenly became empty, as if An Rui's career had just improved a little, but it suddenly fell to the bottom.

At the end, in addition to An Rui, only three henchmen remained, Shafi, Berego, and Sam.

Everyone left, but An Rui's words were not completely finished.

"These people have no friendship with me, it is impossible for them to share the weal and woe with me, even if I really want to give the boat obediently, they will not be able to stay, not to mention that I have other plans, it is impossible to really give the boat to Bai Ge. Therefore, these people can only be dismissed, and there is no other choice. After they're gone, it's time to get down to business. An Rui put on a more serious expression than before, and stared at the three companions.

"Anrui, say whatever you want. No matter what plan you have, I will give my life to help you. Berego immediately said aloud.

Sophie nodded, but Sam didn't say anything.

"I have a plan, but it's not a foolproof solution, and there are still great risks. Bai Ge's gang of pirates are very powerful, I asked someone to inquire, and they brought ten ships this time, including several 'Viking special ships'. Whether we are competing for the strength of a single person or the strength of a fleet, we cannot be the opponent of Bai Ge's group of pirates. This huge gap in strength cannot be made up for by playing some tricks. An Rui said in a deep voice.

As soon as they heard the term Viking special ship, the faces of the Berego people suddenly changed, and their fighting spirit decreased a little.

On the sea, special ships are synonymous with strength, far surpassing ordinary ships in strength.

There are many types of special ships, the more common ones are magic, sanctuary, ghost, fishman, biology, hell, druid, flying, mechanical, Viking, and so on.

These factions have their own characteristics, as well as their strengths and weaknesses, and when fighting, they have different tactical approaches and form restraints against each other.

Among them, the Viking special ships have two main characteristics.

First, there are totems attached to the shaman, and the totems have various effects, close to the magic circle.

Second, the ship will house some domesticated monsters, such as bipeds, storms, and sharks.

Relying on these two advantages, the Viking ship can burst out with quite strong combat effectiveness, which is in no way inferior to other special ships of the series.

Bai Ge has been galloping on the Blade Sea for many years and has experienced countless battles, and can give full play to the tactics of the Viking special ships. Not to mention that Anrui only has one ship, even if there is a whole fleet, it is very difficult to compete with it.

Berego and the others more or less knew something about the Viking special ship, so their faces changed slightly.

As for Anrui, he is more aware of the combat effectiveness of the Viking special ships. With his eyes closed, he could imagine a battle with a Viking special ship.

Shamanic totems with mystical powers shone on the canvas and hull, cannons rumbled and rained cannonballs, bipeds circled and fluttered in the air, orcs with blades in their hands, and sharks galloping across the sea......

It is this kind of formidable opponent that Anrui is about to face.

"Speaking of my plan, it is actually very simple, on the day of the voyage to send the ship, I will use some means to create some favorable conditions, and then take advantage of the chaos to break out of the Viking fleet's encirclement network and escape from their encirclement and pursuit. This process is easier said than done, and even if I don't say it, you will know the danger in your heart. For this plan, I am only 60% sure, which is not very high. If you fail, you will be buried in the sea. So, I don't force you to gamble with me. An Rui's eyes burned, "If any of you want to leave, you can just leave, I won't have any complaints." Life is precious, you don't need to accompany me on the adventure. However, I will only give you one chance to quit, and you decide for yourself whether to leave or stay. If you choose to stay with me through the tribulations, don't regret it in the future, I don't like people to go back and forth. ”

An Rui put a serious problem before everyone, and the danger of this operation was far more dangerous than what they had experienced before. What misty forests, spider caves, lightning mountains, and sea graveyards cannot be compared with this operation at all.

Shafi, Beregor, and Sam were all silent and did not answer immediately.

An Rui slowly raised his fist and asked solemnly, "Are you willing to lend me your life?" ”