Chapter 201: A Difficult Choice
As time passed, the moon outside the window climbed higher and higher, and the bright moonlight became more and more transparent, so that all the dark haze could not be hidden, and at the same time, the atmosphere in the parliament building of the Golden Islands was pushed to a climax.
Bottles of rum were drunk as the pirate leaders tossed and changed, and the bottles all over the floor collided and jingled, and from time to time someone accidentally broke one or two, shattering the glass slag to the ground.
Arthur clapped his hands and signaled everyone to calm down first, but where could the pirates who drank on top listen, they were still full of foul language, Arthur glanced at the scar man guarding the door, the scar man nodded, and then took out a pistol and fired a shot.
This gunshot sounded like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and the originally noisy and noisy banquet hall instantly fell silent, and all the pirate leaders were stunned in place, looking at Arthur in unison.
Arthur smiled and said to everyone, "I can see that everyone is doing their best tonight, but I think something is still missing." ”
Leonard said to Arthur with a gloomy face, "So you let people shoot them to cheer everyone up?" ”
Arthur didn't answer Leonard's question, but continued to himself: "Why don't we play some games?" As he spoke, the man with the scar ordered someone to bring in a gambling table from outside, on which were placed dice and other gambling equipment.
Arthur said, "This table was brought back by one of my men from a merchant ship some time ago, and I will use it for fun tonight." ”
In fact, dice are not absent in the Golden Islands, but it is the first time that such exquisite table pirates have seen it, of course, no matter how beautifully the table is made, it has nothing to do with the gambling itself, but the pirates who drank it all surrounded and were inexplicably excited.
Leonard picked up the dice on the table and looked at it and said, "Since it's a bet, don't you have to make some bets?" ”
"Of course," Arthur said, "we are pirates, and we don't waste time on unprofitable things, but I don't know what you want to gamble on?" ”
"Gamble money!"
"Bet on women!"
"Bet on guns!"
"Gambling on the boat!"
For a while, the banquet hall was noisy again, and the pirate leaders were talking nonsense at the top of their voices, and Lin Ruyi asked me quietly: "What does this Arthur want to do?" How did you get the table out of the house?"
I said, "I don't know what he's trying to do, but it's definitely more than just blocking money." ”
Sister Hua on the side looked at the gambling table and asked me excitedly, "Do you have any money on you?" ”
I frowned and asked her, "What do you want to do?" You don't have itchy hands as a girl, do you? ”
Sister Hua asked me unconvinced: "What's wrong with the girl?" Who says girls can't gamble? ”
"I don't have any money, I'm going to bet on you to bet on yourself!"
"What a slam! Mother, how can I stake myself up, those old bastards are not going crazy? ”
We were talking in a whisper, and Arthur had a new idea, he said: "Money, guns, these things are too common, it's rare for everyone to be so happy tonight, why don't we play something big, how about taking out the parliamentary voting rights as a bet?" ”
"Voting rights?" As soon as Arthur finished speaking, the pirate leaders who were still moving forward unconsciously retreated, they didn't expect Arthur to propose to play so big, you can grab it again when the money is gone, and you can buy it again when the gun is gone, but if the voting power in the council is gone, isn't that equivalent to being kicked out of the island council? Although for most of the pirate groups, their votes are very small, and the voting on each major issue is just a formality, but as long as they have the right to vote, they are still members of the island council, and to put it more bluntly, they can be assigned to the sea area, no matter whether the sea area is good or bad, there is always it, but if the voting power is gone, then the sea area to which they belong is gone, and they can't even rob in the future, so the pirates are naturally very scruples.
Leonard said to Arthur, "Lord Arthur, this bet is a bit too big, isn't it?" Once anyone loses, they don't even have the capital to eat. ”
"Why, don't you dare?"
"It's not a big deal, it's just that I think it's unfair to some small groups, after all, we have several votes in our hands, and many people only have one vote in our hands, and we have room to lose, and they can only win or lose. Besides, if you bet on voting rights, who will sit in the bank? If the dealer loses, what will he pay? ”
"What do you want?"
"If you want me to say, let's take the two of us as representatives, one bet big, one bet small, and the others choose to call. In the end, the losing side will give the voting power to the winning side, and the winner will be determined by the winner. ”
Leonard's proposal once again caused the banquet hall to be buzzed, where he was gambling and betting, and it was all about letting the pirate leaders choose between Arthur and him.
Arthur nodded and said, "Very well, I think your proposal is very feasible." ”
Seeing that Arthur did not object, Leonard continued: "Okay, since you don't object, then we will follow this rule, so let's do it, you choose first." ”
"I'm older than you, so I'll choose the biggest."
"Then I'll choose small."
Leonard and Arthur made a decision very decisively and quickly, but the other pirate leaders were in a dilemma, first of all, it was very difficult to bet on voting rights, and it was even more difficult to choose between the two of them, but if they didn't call, although they could keep their voting rights and not offend either party for the time being, no one could guarantee that they would not settle accounts in the future, and the two elephants fought, and the injured ones were always ants.
As a small number of people began to bet, and the other pirate leaders who did not feel hesitant to start taking sides, after a toss, the people who supported Leonard and those who supported Arthur were basically equal.
The stakes were over, but it was a question of who would roll the dice, and because the stakes were high, the pirates naturally wanted to be absolutely fair and impartial, and after thinking about it, they decided to let the bearded man who was most likely not scheming to roll the dice.
The bearded man walked to the gambling table excitedly, picked up the dice and was about to stuff it into his mouth, but fortunately, Uncle Wei quickly snatched the dice away. Later, under the simple teaching of Uncle Wei, the bearded man learned how to shake the dice, and he was as happy as he found a new toy, shaking the dice and dancing at the same time, but the more he was like this, the more assured the pirates were, at least no one could cheat in this link.
When everything was ready, Arthur suddenly asked me, "Would you like to play with Mr. Han?" ”
I smiled and shook my head and said, "I don't usually like these things, and besides, you're betting on voting rights, so I can't call?" ”
"It doesn't matter, I can give you a vote, if you lose, you lose, but if you win, you are a member of the Golden Isles Island Council, and you can choose to keep the sea area you won, or you can choose to sell it to someone else."
"This doesn't work, how can I just gamble with your voting rights?"
"Is Mr. Han looking down on me? Or does Mr. Han think I won't win? As he spoke, Arthur's eyes suddenly became fierce and aggressive.
Leonard, who was on the side, also came to make trouble at this time, and he said to me: "I can also give you the same conditions, you can choose for yourself." ”
Your uncle's! These two bastards clearly want to drag me into the water on purpose! I'm not choosing anyone, I'm not choosing, I'm really in a dilemma.
Seeing that I had been hesitant to answer, Arthur asked, "Mr. Han hasn't made a decision yet?" It's not too early, and after gambling this game, everyone has to go back to rest early. ”
I frowned at Arthur and then at Leonard, and secretly made up my mind.
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