Adam, who was sitting across the round table, his hands and feet were firmly bound by chains, and at his wrists, two rings buckled him to the table, unable to move, but his complexion looked good, and even the dirty clothes on his body had changed, and the whole person was not only much more energetic, but also perfectly set off his face as if carved by the hands of the gods.

Seeing that the other party put a bowl of fragrant soup in front of him, he was not moved, but raised his head and looked at Jiang Dashao standing next to him with a calm expression, the latter immediately patted his head and laughed: "Hey, look, I forgot, you can't eat alone, but I can't do the work of these subordinates, so you wait a while." ”

Jiang Dashao was about to call a subordinate who was waiting outside to come in and serve Adam to drink soup, and then talk slowly, but Adam suddenly said: "No need, Brother Jiang, I'm not hungry, if it's okay, I want to go back and rest." ”

Hearing this, Jiang Dashao slowly put down the chopsticks in his hand that were serving vegetables to Adam, his face was slightly unsightly, but it was only a moment, and the next moment, he still smiled kindly: "Brother Adam, why bother, there will always be someone who is willing to agree to our conditions and cooperate with us, and why can't that person be you? You can't, no one can't, under the general trend, you and I, all living beings, are just ants, in this case, why don't you refuse to follow the trend and make yourself live a better life?"

Jiang Dashao's words are actually not unreasonable, there will definitely be more and more exchanges between the two continents in the future, and for the time being, they just need a process of getting acquainted with each other, and people who are willing to match people in the middle like their Qiankun Chamber of Commerce.

And with the wealth of the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce, if they are willing to fully fund a certain force in the Eastern Continent, it will definitely bring countless benefits to the other party, in this case, it is impossible for anyone not to be moved, even if it is known as having the same noble qualities as stones, perseverance, and abiding by their promises, it is no exception.

Where there is a conflict, there is business, during the period of great unification of the past dynasties, the life of the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce is not very good, because in the Western Continent, it is a tradition to emphasize agriculture and suppress business, from the emperor to the common people, everyone knows what kind of goods the merchant is, only in the chaotic place, there are unlimited business opportunities, because everyone still retains the most primitive desire.

Having said that, this Adam is burdened with a deep hatred, and at the same time, he has half Terran blood, he should be the one who has the least reason to refuse the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce's cooperation proposal, but he just refused it outright, and there is no room for maneuver at all, which makes Jiang Dashao very puzzled.

After all, he was born in a merchant family, and he always looked at problems from the perspective of fundamental interests, of course he didn't understand, and it was impossible for him to understand what was called principle and persistence, after all, in his opinion, these things were ridiculous, boring and cheap.

The ancestor of their Jiang family once said a very famous sentence: There is nothing in the world that cannot be bought with money, and if it can't be done, it can only mean that the price is not high enough.

In their opinion, everything, morality, and principles are full of flaws in the face of money, after all, a penny is difficult to defeat a hero, and only two things are inseparable from life, one is air, and the other is money.

Adam also understands that each other's truths are bullshit in each other's hands, everything is said by chickens and ducks, you think I'm a fool, I think you're a scum, so he simply closes his eyes and no longer cares about each other.

Seeing this, Jiang Da rarely smiled, then shook his head and sighed: "Poor, pitiful, the sea of blood has no revenge." Brother Adam, do you know that if the choice you make now is known, the happiest thing is actually your own uncle? It's really pitiful, no matter what, anyway, there are still a few days, Brother Adam can think about it again, and I can assure you that all my promises will be valid until I meet your own uncle. ”

After that, he took a deep breath, and then sighed again: "Hey, but, after seeing the main master, there is no way, we do business, there are no taboos, but the only thing to pay attention to is the word 'integrity', so after going ashore, there is no room for turning things around, Brother Adam, you have to think about it." ”

When Adam heard this, he opened his eyes suddenly, looked at Jiang Dashao obliquely, and said coldly with a disdainful expression: "What kind of goods the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce is, I actually know better than you, because my mother is a slave who was once sold to the Eastern Continent by you, so what do you expect me to do, are you willing to be your dog and support your slave trade, Young Master Jiang, don't waste your efforts in vain, even if you kill me, I will never cooperate with people like you!"

It's not that he didn't think about being false and wrong, ostensibly accepting the benefits of the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce, gaining the support of the other party, and when he has to return to the tribe, expel his own uncle, and return to power, he can naturally act according to his own wishes, and he no longer needs to deal with the other party.

However, he felt that with the foundation accumulated by the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce for so many years and various means, once he relented, there was a great possibility that he would embark on a road of no return, so this choice was destined not to be considered by him.

Rather than becoming a pawn in the hands of the other party and being supported by the other party to deal with his own people, he would rather die in the hands of his own uncle, even if the other party is in the hands and also holds the lives of his own parents, but it is better than being involuntary in the future.

Jiang Dashao's expression suddenly stiffened slightly, obviously he didn't expect Adam to say this, but his brows immediately stretched again, and he said softly: "I see, since this is the case, I really can't leave you behind, fortunately, although I didn't sell you at the best price, our Jiang family is not at a loss, and we can save a lot of things in the past two days." ”

After saying that, he clapped his hands, and immediately two Terran guards outside pushed open the door and walked in, all of them were their own soldiers raised by the Jiang family, who had been servants for several generations, extremely loyal, and only he was the first to look forward.

"Take him down, find someone to take care of him strictly, and don't give him anything to eat for the next two days, save it from being wasted, go." ”

After saying that, he waved his hand, and was about to turn around and go to the back room to have a good time with the beauties he brought, but after thinking about it, he commanded the two of them again: "Don't waste these things on the table, it's the last few days, take it down and reward those who ask for food." ”

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On the other side, on the deck, Gu Xuan was lying on the railing alone and leisurely basking in the sun.

He relied on his excellent performance these days, with a physique far superior to ordinary people, and after leaving the windless belt, the sun was shining brightly, the sea breeze was pleasant, and there were not many things on the ship, so he could have some free time.

"Smack!"

Gu Xuan felt that he suddenly received a light and heavy kick on his buttocks, and when he looked back, it was the old steward on the ship, and the kick just now was naturally taken by him voluntarily, otherwise the other party would never have been able to kick it.

This steward is an old servant of the Jiang family, so his actual status is not ordinary, and it is precisely because of his favor that Gu Xuan's identity has become superior on the ship.

"Bao. ”

He didn't call him by a normal numeric number, but called Gu Xuan by the pseudonym that he took the initiative to expose, and then taught him a little hatefully: "If you have time, just learn more things, so young, with one less eye, and a bad face, if you don't work harder, will it be possible to really want to live on this sea for the rest of your life like those people?"

When Gu Xuan heard this, he hurriedly bowed deeply, clasped his fists and thanked, "Thank you for your guidance." ”

The old man stretched out his hand behind his back, gently patted Gu Xuan's shoulder, and continued to accentuate his tone: "Don't patronize Xie, I also know that most of your kid is not sincere, but these words must be remembered in your heart, it is rare to have a good seedling, even if you want to help you, but you have to work harder yourself, do you say, don't say this, I heard that you can speak Eastern Continent?"

Gu Xuan raised his head suddenly, straightened up, showed a smug smile on his face, and said proudly: "I'm not afraid to tell you, adult, I'm a person, I'm very smart when I'm young, there were many people on the boat before, I thought it was interesting, so I secretly learned from them, hey, guess what, it's only been a month, I've learned it all, that's absolutely no problem!"

This appearance is naturally deliberately pretended by him, because if he has been acting very honest and low-key to the outside world, then the old man who has read countless people, seen and knows how many winds and waves and conspiracy calculations, and suddenly betrayed the old Jianghu may subconsciously be suspicious, but Gu Xuan deliberately put on such an arrogant appearance that does not know the height of the sky, but it can make the other party feel that the kid in front of him is still in control, so as to relax his vigilance.

Seeing Gu Xuan patting his chest as a guarantee, the old steward sneered, and then deliberately struck: "Don't blame me for not reminding you, Bao, in this life, don't say too much, otherwise it won't be as simple as flashing your tongue when the time comes." ”

After a pause, the old steward whispered quietly, "When the time comes, even I may not be able to help you keep this tongue of yours." ”

Gu Xuan's originally proud face suddenly became a little frightened, and he made an embarrassed look of being frightened, and asked cautiously: "This, this, Lord Steward, no, no, no, I'm 。。。。。。 ”

"Hmph! You kid is scared too. Seeing Gu Xuan's frightened look, the old man said the truth with satisfaction, "When you go ashore in a few days, the old man will arrange for you to go along, and then you will be the translator for Young Master Jiang, remember, it will be of great benefit to show your face more." ”

Gu Xuan asked with some confusion, "Young Master Jiang?"

"Shut up! Listen to me!" the old man quickly scolded, looked left and right for a moment, and then continued to whisper, " It doesn't hurt to tell you, this whole fleet, it is all the old master, that is, Young Master Jiang's, and the Jiang family behind the young master, it is an insult to describe it as a rich and rival country, the wealth of the Jiang family, even if it is all piled up and burned by fire, it may be until you die, you will not be able to see the day it is burned clean, as long as you climb up to Young Master Jiang and become his confidant, you will be in the atrium in the future, even if the princes see you, they will give you a good face, understand?"

When Gu Xuan heard this, his breathing suddenly became heavy, and even a flush of excitement appeared on his face, of course, this was just a deliberate appearance he pretended, in fact, not only did his heart not have any waves now, but he even felt a little ridiculous, and secretly said that this old man was really trying to deter himself, and he said everything.

But not mentioning what he thought in his heart for the time being, he nodded busily on the surface and said: "Yes, Lord Steward, thank you for your suggestion, I will definitely behave well when the time comes, and I will never let you down!"

The old man stroked his beard with one hand, and said with great satisfaction: "The son can be taught, okay, get ready to go, don't hang around here, I have divided your work with others in the past few days, you can just wait patiently in the house, remember, don't lose someone by then, the old man can't save you!"

"Yes, I remember. Gu Xuan nodded again, and then asked with some hesitation, "Hey, my lord, I just don't know, hey, how many days will it take?"

The old man was obviously too lazy to answer, and while turning around, he waved his hand and said, "It's not a few days, let's go and prepare." ”