Rhodes and Ye Qing were stopped by a man, he looked to be in his early forties, short blond hair, blue eyes, some stubble on his chin, wearing two swords, one long and one short, at his waist, his face was very haggard, as if he had not slept for several days and nights.

The man nodded at Ye lightly, then looked at Rod and said, "My name is Adam, and there are fourteen people in our team. ”

As soon as he said this, Rod's brow furrowed.

"Maybe you want a team of about ten people, but I've heard that you want to go in search of the Lost City, it's a long way to go, and a few more people aren't necessarily a bad thing." Adam made a gesture to the two of them to go to the other side, and as he went, he said, "You can take a look at our team first, and if you don't think it's suitable, you should make a friend." ”

Rod glanced at Ye Qing, and the two followed Adam into another alley.

"To get to the Lost City, we need to go all the way south, through Rose Bay, to Victoria Island in the south, and further south are the Poison Swamp and the Ghost Domain, in Rose Bay, we can get lost, and in the vicinity, there are either pirates or cannibals, and the base camp of the Fifty-Four Pirates is also there."

"If you want to reach Victoria Island, you need at least a medium-sized trading ship, you only want a crew of about ten people, you should have modified the ship yourself, you have your own craftsmen?" Adam looked sideways at Rod.

Ye Qing also looked at Rod and saw that his brows were no longer furrowed.

Rod's face softened: "Yes." ”

"Do you have a pharmacist?" Adam asked.

The reason why it is called "Poison Swamp" is because there is a large amount of poisonous gas in that sea area, and if you want to leave the Poison Swamp alive, you must naturally be equipped with a pharmacist who knows how to detoxify.

"Yes." Rhodes smiled and continued, "Our pharmacist is from Naples. ”

"Very good." Adam seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "If there is no medicine man, we don't dare to go with you, the Poison Swamp sea is a windless zone, when the time comes, we will need to use wooden oars to leave, my crew is strong, they exercise every day, their arm strength is enough, my team has been to the Poison Swamp three times, and there are no casualties." But if it's a heavier boat, or an old-fashioned oar, I'd recommend getting a few more freelance samurai to go with you. ”

"Have you ever been to the Ghost Domain?" Rhode was a little surprised.

"Been there once." Adam didn't elaborate on what happened when they went to the Ghost Domain, and as he walked forward, he gave them a general introduction to their crew.

About a quarter of an hour Adam led them to a hut.

Before they could get inside, several men walked up to the three of them.

"Adam, is this your new employer?" One of the men laughed a few times and said to his companions, "Adam actually found an employer?" The sun is coming out in the west! ”

"Interesting?" Adam's voice sank.

The man walked around Adam in a half circle and stopped in front of Rod and Ye Qing.

"Your Excellency, Ma'am, you may not know how ominous Adam's party is! His last employer and his last employer both died at sea, and the two trading ships, except for a few of them, all died, and the ship sank to the bottom of the sea. They are messengers of death! ”

Adam's face turned pale.

After the man finished speaking, he left with his companion.

Both Rod and Ye Qing looked at Adam.

He explained: "We met pirates, they were too strong, and three of us died. ”

The door to the hut suddenly opened, and behind it was a boy.

"Adam, you're back! Have you found a captain who is willing to use us? ”

"This is Captain Rodriguez."

"Hello Captain!" The boy looked excited, and he invited a few people in.

Rod looked at the people in the room, half young, half middle-aged, and among them was an old man.

Ye Qing counted the number of people, plus the old man and the boy, there were only fourteen people in total.

"The old man and the boy are going too?"

But the boy said, "Madam, we are born to be the soul of the sea, and we are all the people of the sea god!" ”

Out of the hut, Rod said, "Adam, let's think about it again. ”

"About the first two voyages, I ......"

"We'll get back to you tomorrow."

"The price can also be negotiated again."

Rod didn't talk much to Adam, and what he could understand was already understood by now.

The two walked out of the alley, and Rod said: "Adam's asking price is not high, I believe he has been to the southern seas more than three times, and his team is quite suitable for us......"

"And what are you worried about?"

"I feel like he's hiding something from me, and the place we're going to is dangerous, so why are they going?"

Ye chuckled: "Let's go." ”

"Huh?"

"Just ask him." Ye gently pulled Rod back.

Back outside the hut, the two saw Adam crouching on the side of the road, staring at the gap in the stone pavement, with no look in his eyes.

Ye Qing squatted down and asked about Rod's concerns.

"Why?" Adam paused and said, "Most of the people in our team are orphans, James was our new crew recruit last time, he is unfortunately gone, and his mother still needs a sum of money......"

For Ye Qing, Adam's story did not have much appeal, but Rod made a decision.

"We'll leave in ten days."

Rod's words meant that she agreed to hire Adam's team, but Adam's face didn't immediately show a smile.

"If you agree to hire us, you want to be able to pay us half of the deposit upfront."

"Half the deposit?" Rod's eyes widened.

It stands to reason that the hired crew only needs to pay a symbolic deposit and sign a cooperation contract, while the average crew does not need to pay a deposit, and the employer pays 30-50% of the fee when officially going to sea, and pays the remaining amount after returning to the sea.

Even the most sought-after gunners do not have the idea of paying half of the hiring fee in advance.

After all, Rhodes didn't ask them to board the ship and set sail immediately, there were still ten or so days in between, who knows if they would run away halfway?

"I need to pay this money to James's mother, and the rest of them can stay where you live, not in the tavern, in the alley outside the tavern, in your sight. Every one of us has registered with Wendy's Marine, and we won't sneak away unless we never want to go to sea again. ”

Rod hesitated, but Ye Qing glanced at him: "Give it to him." ”

Ye Qing had already memorized Adam's scent, and as long as he was still in Wendy, she would be able to find him quickly.

"Thank you, ma'am."

After receiving Rod's gold coin, Adam took Ye Qing's hand and made a gentlemanly salute - kissed the back of her hand.

"Captain, let's go to the Maritime Affairs Office with you to check your identity first."

That night, except for Adam, his crew all went to the tavern where Ye Qing and Rhodes lived, and thirteen people sat in the alley opposite, Ye Qing and the two only found out about it the next day, Ye Qing ordered two rooms for them to live in, but they refused, and in the end Rod ordered them to live in the tavern as the captain.

Hu Yingfeng, Rong Sheng, and Shi Yin all stayed in Merlin Bay to see how Juan modified the ship, and Rhodes solved the crew's problems, they were going to Naple Island, and Rhodes had a lot of confidence in their pharmacist.

Early in the morning, the two went to the port to take a boat to the island of Naples.

When boarding the boat, someone blocked Ye Qing's way.

The man moved half a step forward and smiled: "Don't you know each other when you put on your clothes?" ”

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