Qin Hao was locked up in the cabin with those hired people, and the dark cabin exuded a musty smell, mixed with the salty smell of seagrass and seawater. In addition to this, there is a faint blood.

Qin Hao frowned, leaned towards the hatch, stretched out his finger and pushed the door hard, "Bang bang!" With Qin Hao's gentle push, there was no gap in the hatch, and what was even more strange was that the outside seemed to be locked with a lock.

Slave ship! These three words were reflected in Qin Hao's head, making him remember that the ocean-going steamers carrying black people he had seen in history were also like this.

Qin Hao leaned on the cabin suspiciously, listening to the sounds outside. Accompanied by the howling of the wind, the raindrops the size of beans slammed down on the planks with a dull sound, followed by the shouts of the crew members throwing away their sails and running on the deck.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and the wooden boat began to sway from side to side, like ants tumbling from side to side in a frying pan. Someone in the cabin vomited, filled with a sour smell.

The men hugged the wooden pillars in the cabin tightly, and the little girl staggered over, glanced at Qin Hao, but did not speak, until now it seemed as if she could sense her fate.

"Come on! Come on! The hatch slammed open, and the shirtless captain with a short blade pinned to his waist yelled at the men in the cabin: "The storm is coming! Those who don't want to die come up and work! ”

"Increase the pressure! Affusion! With that, he raised his hand towards the first mate at the stern.

"Boom!" The mechanical motor was activated, and the black-blue spray of seawater poured into the cabin, and the waterline of the stormy wooden boat deepened significantly, and the shaking amplitude became smaller and smaller.

"Captain! There's a reef ahead! The second mate in the cockpit surveyed the sea with a telescope and reported loudly to the captain on deck.

The captain glanced at the group, glanced at the apothecary apprentice sitting in the cockpit, and snorted coldly. Then he yelled at the crew in the cabin: "Lighten the load!" Empty ballast seawater at any time!! ”

"Throw away the goods! Increase buoyancy! With the voice of the first mate, these newly recruited workers with pharmacists walked briskly towards the cargo compartment under the guidance of the crew.

"Hey! Hey! They shouted loudly and threw barrels of wine and sacks of grain into the sea.

With the white flowers rising on the sea, the wooden boat was lifted a foot upward, and the second mate controlled the rudder to hover left and right in the reef area.

"You! How can you do that! The host will scold! The apprentice stood up trembling as he looked at the bare warehouse, and shouted accusations at the captain with an angry expression on his face.

"He is your master, not mine! It's time to save your life! The shirtless man glanced at the apothecary apprentice with a mocking look with an elusive smile on his face.

"You stupid pig! The host will definitely sanction you! Seeing the captain so unruly, the other apprentice stood up sharply and pointed at the captain and yelled.

"Really?" The captain squinted at the apprentice, a strange smile on his face. Facing the fat man resting on the deck with a high fever, the short blade of his wrist had pierced his chest.

The newly recruited worker, with a dream of two gold coins a month, fell on his back and was kicked into the sea by the captain. He reached out and grabbed a worker's back to wipe the blood on the short blade, and the corners of his mouth were cold like never before: "It's a storm now, and then it will all hit the rocks and subvert!" I don't need a mouth cannon here! Those who don't want to die are all out of their way! ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the apothecary apprentice with a vicious and sneering in his eyes.

The two apprentice pharmacists looked at each other, seeing helplessness and bitterness in each other's eyes, because the pharmacists' association and the union behind the boatmen had signed an extradition agreement, the most important of which was the right to dispose of natural disasters and death indicators. He stopped talking to the captain's naked menace and turned back into the cockpit.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and the knocking sound on the deck made a "crackling" sound, and the rain quickly washed the blood off the deck. This bloody incident on a rainy night was as if nothing had happened.

Qin Hao watched silently from the side, and when he saw that the captain and the pharmacist apprentice were at odds, he guessed that they had no affiliation. It seemed to be just a partnership, and the crew were even less afraid of the three-star pharmacist. In addition to being surprised, I suddenly remembered the rumors of discord between the ferryman and the pharmacist association that were circulating in the streets and alleys.

Until now, rumors of discord between the two organizations have confirmed a few more points. He also became more interested in these two mysterious organizations, and thought that he might take advantage of this opportunity to get out of trouble in the future, so he listened carefully to the secret words of the sailors and captains on the seagoing ships, and silently remembered them in his heart.

Qin Hao hung his head and showed an extremely deferential appearance, silently tugging on the cable, but heard the second officer who planned the route as if to say, "The reef area has passed."

The captain suddenly relaxed, and there was a hint of a smile on his cold face. Walking back and forth on the deck, patting the group of recruited workers with their wide hands.

"The brothers were great! Don't lose money to make a lot of money! There was pity in his expression, as if he were looking at a flock of lambs to the slaughter.

When he walked up to the little girl, he raised the little girl's head with his fingers: "Girl?!" ”

In the little girl's gaze saw fear, horror and indifference. Then with surprise and anger in his eyes, he looked towards the pharmacist apprentice: "You pharmacists are really depraved! ”

"It's the master's," said the slightly older apprentice with a stunned expression, with an inexplicable sadness.

The shirtless captain sighed helplessly, let go of his fingers with fear of the master, turned his head and shrugged his shoulders and walked to the bridge.

"It's landed!" The sailors in charge of the lookout shouted in surprise.

Facing the storm, the huge wooden ship slowly docked on this dead island. On the simple dock made of wood, the flag of the Blue Apothecary Association was hung, and in the center of the flag was a golden elixir.

Nearby, a blood-red flag hangs from a tent with a white unicorn spreading its wings to the upper left. Qin Hao stared at the pattern and remembered that this was the banner of the Xihe mercenaries.

More than a dozen mercenaries with big shoulders and round waists were leaning against the tent and napping. Seeing the wooden boat coming in the distance, with a cruel smile on his face, he grabbed the weapon beside him and greeted him.

"All stand! This is the territory of our mercenaries in the West River! If I find that there is that stunned young man running around, talking nonsense, and looking around! Don't blame our brothers for being heavy-handed! A square-faced mercenary at the head glanced at the recruiters who walked down and said coldly.

In a circular stone hall, heavily armed mercenaries stood around, weapons in their arms. In the middle of the hall are the recruited workers, handcuffed and shackled, strung together in a row.

The workers were amazed, frightened, angry, regretful and other emotions, and several workers scolded. And what awaited them was a mercenary with a cowhide whip and beat them fiercely. In their shouting and wailing, the flesh and blood of their upper bodies were blurred.

"Rael-sama has arrived!" The mercenary at the door shouted loudly, and the hall fell silent. Only a few worker ninjas were covered in pain and gritted their teeth and whispered.

As soon as the voice fell, I saw a man wearing a silver-white apothecary robe and a high crown in the shape of a tripod walk in. The chubby old man walked up and down in front of the group of slaves behind his back.

"Well, that's good!" The robe was embroidered with three purple stars, and the three-grade apothecary slapped the indentured slaves who had been deceived under the guise of recruiting workers.

"Huh? Good material! Rael, the third-grade apothecary, stopped beside a slave. His eyes narrowed and stared at Qin Hao, who was naked and his upper body was exposed, revealing his demon armor.

His eyes flashed with excitement, and he stretched out his withered talons to caress the demon's skin and slapped it vigorously. He turned around and took the short knife of the mercenary next to him and stabbed him a few times. When I saw only a white dot left, I was very satisfied with the glint in my eyes.

Then he came to the little girl, and her eyes flashed green, like a hungry wolf staring at a little sheep. Again he stretched out his talons and swiped lightly across the little girl's smooth face.

He turned his head to the two apprentices with appreciative glances and whispered a few words. Two apprentices came and took the little girl away.

"Do we count two gold coins a month?" A contract slave, with fantasy and reluctance, asked again.

"Hahaha," the mercenaries on either side chuckled, as if they had heard a joke. He looked at the slave like a fool.

Rael, the apothecary, was sitting in a chair and touching the jade in his hand, and when he heard the slave's words, he raised his hand to stop the mercenary; "We are certified by the Royal Pharmacists Association, a formal medical institution! Not a small clinic, a black-hearted hospital! It does not restrict any of your freedom, and you are doing this only for the convenience of management.

You have an agreement with us that you must complete any work unconditionally before you are paid.

We are open and free here, and these mercenaries maintain the rules and order, as long as you strictly abide by them, there is nothing to fear.

You can always communicate with relatives, friends, family, and you can go home at any time! You can go now. Of course, in exchange, you have to introduce your friends and family to us for a visit.

For each person you introduce, you have a gold coin to take.

Last year, our best sales champion here was able to get 300 gold coins a month.

Of course, if you are afraid of tiredness, you are afraid of hardship. We also have a job here, tailor-made for everyone.

That's the pharmacist, who tests the medicine by himself. A rare job in our Pharmacists Association, as great as we pharmacists..."

"Bang!" The door was slammed open, and a mad woman with an abscessed body ran in, undressing as she ran, stretching out her pale hands and pulling her hair hard, letting out a cry of fear and horror as if from hell.

“... It hurts! It's uncomfortable! ...... I am..... Sales Champion! ..... Haha, champion...."

"Hey, hey, hey... Good baby... Hehe, heh, "The crazy woman saw so many people, as if she had triggered a certain nerve in her heart. She peered down the hall, staring at the men, and finally took aim at Rael, the pharmacist sitting on the high platform.

"Hmph... Boss, good baby...", the crazy woman had a little warmth on her face, and touched the pharmacist's cheek with her hand, "The good baby has lost weight again... Woo, don't cry... Mommy hug... Hmph, hum...".

Then the door was slammed open again.

"There it is!" Several women dressed in gray coarse cloth ran in. Without saying anything, he pulled out the rope and tied up the crazy woman, and dragged her out like a pig and a dog.

"Woooooo My gold coins... I have a lot of gold... Hey, hey, hey... It hurts... It's uncomfortable! ... I'm the sales champion... Hmph, hmph..."The mad woman struggled to break free, and let out a terrible cry.