I had just been dismissed by the hook and the others, and I was in a very bad mood, so I sat in front of the bar with the mocker and drank alcohol. I didn't want to be rudely patted on the shoulder by someone in the back, saying that he wanted to apply for the job.

Before I could fully turn my head, I could smell the strong smell of alcohol on the other person's body. As soon as he spoke again, the smell was even more pungent, and even though I had drunk a few glasses of wine, I still felt that I couldn't stand his smell.

It was a drunken sailor, with a round belly of beer, a bottle in his hand, flirtatious and unsteady on his feet. Although he was large, his red and swollen nose and droopy bags indicated that he must be a frequent drinker, and I am afraid that he is usually drunk more than when he is awake.

I looked at him twice and asked, "Are you a sailor too?" How many years have you been running a boat? ”

The drunk slapped his chest. Loud voice: "Seven years! ”

"On which ship have you worked on before?"

"I've done it on every ship in this harbor!" The drunkard waved his hand and said, "I have eight ships that have been in the city, if not ten, who doesn't know me?" ”

The drunkard thought he was showing off, but when I heard it, I couldn't help frowning: this guy had only been a sailor for seven years, and he had changed jobs ten times and eight times, and he was so drunk that he knew what was going on on his knees.

I was just thinking about it in my heart, but the sarcasm on the other side sneered unceremoniously, "Did you get fired from the captain every time you changed jobs because you were drunk and mishapant?" ”

"What did you say?" When the drunkard heard this, he became angry, and rushed up to beat the mocker.

I hurriedly stood between a man and a ghost to separate them. This sarcastic ghost has committed the same mistake again, and he can't control his hurtful mouth, and he will make trouble for me!

"Get up! Otherwise, I'll cut you too! "Although the drunkard is big, he is not as strong as me, and he can never hit the ridiculer. He took advantage of the strength of the wine to take his temper out on me again, and threw a bottle of wine at me without hesitation.

"Boom!"

The bottle slammed into the wall behind the bar and smashed to the point where the bar owner was standing.

I dodged the wine bottle thrown by the drunk, and then pushed him away with all my might, and said angrily: "Hey, I'm a persuader, why do you even beat me?" ”

"Lao Tzu is in a bad mood, he can hit whoever he wants!"

The drunk man continued to chase after me unrelentingly. Except for the boss who was shouting and scolding but didn't dare to intervene in our conflict, the others didn't come up to interfere, and were obviously waiting to see the joke.

Originally, I was in a bad mood when I was scolded by the hook for no reason, but now there is a drunk who is messing around, and I don't want to cause trouble, but now I can't hide from it.

So I was forced to reach out, grabbed the drunk's hand and pulled it violently, and at the same time stumbled under my foot, causing him to fall hard backwards. Then I stepped forward and struck the drunk man with a gentle slap at the base of his neck, knocking him unconscious.

At this time, the bar owner saw that I had already settled the fight in three clicks, so he dared to run out from behind the bar and asked me, "Why are you fighting?" If you break something, you're going to accompany you! ”

I pointed to the drunk man on the ground and said, "He was drunk and wanted to cause trouble, I was just forced to fight back!" ”

"I don't care who you provoke, if you want to fight, give me a fight!" The boss exclaimed angrily.

Seeing this, I knew that it would be useless to stay in this bar any longer, so I pulled the mocker and walked away. The other spectators were laughing, laughing at the drunkard's embarrassed appearance. But other than that, no one was going to come over to me for trouble.

I let out a long sigh of relief, I guess this drunk is also a frequent mistake, and everyone here is used to it.

No, the bar owner was grabbing the drunk's hands and dragging him out of the bar door like a dead pig, leaving him lying down next to a garbage can. A couple of long-tailed rats foraging in the trash can jumped out in fright and stepped directly over the drunk's face, leaving rows of black paw prints, but he didn't notice it......

When I got out of the bar, I caught the sarcasm and said, "Why are you messing with him?" We newcomers don't need to be in this kind of limelight, and this kind of drunk flickered a few words to let him go, and you still can't change the problem of your stinky mouth! ”

The mocker also bowed his head and admitted his mistake, and said, "However, I am also telling the truth, people like him and the hook really can't be recruited on board, otherwise the Victory may be ruined by them!" ”

"Of course I also know that just now I just inquired about the situation first, and I didn't say that I had to recruit them."

"So what should we do next?"

"Well, what else can I do?" I sighed and said, "Try another bar!" ”

But the next recruitment work did not go well. The shipping industry in Mighty Waterfall is very developed, and generally experienced sailors do not have to worry about finding a job. Occasionally, a few idle and unemployed people are either old and infirm, or disabled, or, like the drunkard just now, who are not good at first glance, and who will find trouble for themselves if they are recruited to the ship.

Disappointingly, after the last bar in the port area, the sarcasm and I ran out of ideas again, and walked aimlessly down the street. The ambitions he had made when he left the fishing village were dealt a serious blow at once.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Get out of the way! ”

At this time, several fierce ghosts walked in front of us with a group of ghost slaves, violently driving away the pedestrians along the road. One of the big ghosts also stared at the mocker viciously a few times, as if to confirm whether this was a ghost slave who ran out of the team, but it scared the mocker.

Obviously, there is also a ghost slave trade in the Great Waterfall City. And judging from the situation on the street, there are really few "free ghosts" who can show the identity of their owners without wearing any chains or collars like mocking ghosts, which shows that the status of ghost cultivation here is not high. In particular, we went from bar to bar without meeting a ghost sailor, which was surprising to me.

I said to the sarcasm, "There's no point in wandering around like this, let's go back to the boat and discuss other options." ”

But the sarcastic ghost shook his head and said, "No, let's follow these ghost slaves and see where they go?" ”

I wondered, "Why?" ”

"Those big ghosts should be the leaders of a certain ghost gang, and the ghost slaves they are holding are probably going to be pulled for sale. Follow them and you might find the ghost slave market in the city. The sarcaster explained.

I could probably guess its intentions, and hesitated, "What do you mean......"

"I mean: since we can't recruit suitable living sailors, I suggest that all the ghost slaves on your ship be bought as sailors!"

"Is that possible?" I exclaimed.

"Of course it works, and there are several benefits!" When the sarcastic ghost said this, he folded his fingers and analyzed it for me: "First, ghost slaves don't need to be paid, just pay the cost of buying them out in the first place." The second is that ghost slaves are easy to manage centrally, and whoever is disobedient will smoke them, which is much better than serving those living sailors who are like big masters! ”

I couldn't help frowning and shaking my head when I heard this, and said, "You are a ghost yourself, how can you have such thoughts?" Demons are also changed from people, so you can't abuse them! ”

"It's even better to have your words!" The sarcastic ghost cracked his mouth and smiled, "The third advantage is that as long as you give them a little sweetness and hope, it is enough to buy people's hearts, no, it's a ghost heart!" And to maximize their loyalty to you! ”

After such an analysis by the sarcastic ghost, I couldn't help but be moved. Thinking about it, it does make sense to ridicule the ghost, although all the ghost slaves are used as sailors, and they are certainly not comparable to human sailors in terms of experience and ability, but isn't I, the owner of the ship, also a novice on the road? Instead of being bullied by a bunch of old slippery sailors, it's really better to recruit a bunch of obedient ghosts to do the work, at least it's a lot easier!

So, I nodded in agreement, and walked far behind the group of ghost slaves with the sarcasm. After a few streets of twisting and turning, we arrived at a square. Sure enough, there are several ghost gangs auctioning off ghost slaves.

But as soon as I arrived at the slave market, I couldn't take a step, let alone stand in one of the auction houses and deal with the slave traders, bargaining for business.

Since ancient times, the slave trade has been an inhumane practice. When man is dragged like an animal to the bazaar, and is transferred from one slave trader to another slave owner at a marked price, he has completely lost his dignity and freedom as a human being, and has become a commodity that can be traded at will.

The same goes for ghosts. After all, every ghost is a soul detached from the physical body, and it is no different from a living person in terms of thinking, and the humiliation and abuse it suffers cannot be reduced in the slightest.

I'm most resistant to this scenario. Especially after witnessing the tragic fate of the dancing female ghost and her husband in the right market of Zuoqiu City, I have always deliberately avoided this kind of ghost slave trading place. Now I want to take the initiative to participate in the ghost slave trade and buy slaves back as slave owners, which is very unpleasant to think about.

The sarcastic ghost saw my appearance and came to make fun of me again: "I can't imagine that the boss is still a bodhisattva, how can you choose a suitable ghost slave?" ”

I sighed and said, "Alas, my biggest weakness is that I am soft-hearted, otherwise I would not be in the current situation!" Otherwise, you can pick it for me, and I will definitely trust your vision. ”

"That's not going to work!" The sarcastic ghost shook his head like a rattle, and said, "If you don't go over, maybe they will arrest me in a few minutes and sell me as an escaped ghost slave!" ”

"What then?" I scratched my head helplessly, torn between a dilemma.

The sarcastic ghost thought about it, and suddenly had an idea, and said, "I have a way!" ”