Chapter Sixty-Seven: The Banshee and the New Adjutant Your Majesty
"Well, August. As long as you pay loyalty, what do you want? Is it to inherit my fleet after I leave? Or come back to my hometown with me, buy a manor, and I'll give you another knighthood, and enjoy the days of being a noble lord?! Trust me, those ladies will love your bear-like body! You'll be a special guest at all the night salons! β
"Night...... Night salon, what's that? August's face flushed, a turn he hadn't expected at all.
"The gathering of the noble ladies, you know, is very lewd and promiscuous, which fully embodies the rotten and depraved nature of the aristocracy! You're going to love it there! Believe me. β
August surrendered, and his choice was obvious for the sake of the "salon of the night".
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Silver LV6 Adjutant: August
Identity: Boatswain.
Ship Capabilities: 43 Nautical, 25 Accurate, 17 Gunner, 66 Receiver, 31 Leader, 6 Repair, 11 Trade
Personal Effects: Advanced Combat Defense, Tree of Life, Critical Strike, Unstoppable, Terrifying, Swordsmanship, Musket Shooting.
Ship Stunts:
With a wide deck, I can fight anywhere with the guys! (Boatswain stunt, 15% increased range of broadside combat.) οΌ
Equipment: Spanish Armor, Toledo Greatsword
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When Lu Yuan walked down the stern with Auguste, Mike, the captain of the "Dugus", came over, and he hesitated with an ugly face. Or said, "Dear Lu, I think there is something I need you to look at, your rum, a full three thousand barrels...... It seems to have turned into water ......"
Well, he'd actually heard this kind of thing before, and there were always rumors of one kind or another in the Caribbean. Therefore, he was not sure if Lu Yuan was cheated by the wine merchant, or if the wine was really turned into water by some force.
"Of course", Lu Yuan Shi Ran lit a cigar and watched August persuade the sailors. He said to Mike. "I exchanged those wines for a thousand barrels of tobacco! As for the 3,000 buckets of water...... For you, Mike, as our side gift. Then he said in a strange tone, "Take a good shower." β
Mike's mouth was wide open for a long time. Shake your head and go! 3,000 barrels of good rum for 1,000 barrels of fine tobacco? This guy must be crazy! It's pretty much the other way around! Of course. Mike didn't know it wasn't tobacco. It's about producing a top-of-the-line Havana cigar that is truly more expensive than gold!
Still, it's okay...... If only those bigwigs intercepted the boat. When you find out that rum has turned into water, who will you vent your anger on?!
Auguste easily persuaded the sailors, and since he stayed as an adjutant, most of them stayed behind, except for a few of them, who said they did not want to continue and took their personal belongings with them.
Lu Yuan pretended to sign an agreement with these people. This agreement deals with the distribution of rights and benefits.
It's just different from the historical scheme of distributing evenly according to the rank of position, and the captain can get up to one-third. In this world, personal strength is prominent, and the distribution of spoils of war is more inclined to be divided according to strength.
Therefore, Lu Yuan directly divided the revenue into two parts. Part of it is the merchant's income, and the crew only receives a fixed salary, which has nothing to do with the difference between the price of the commodity and the sale. The second part is the proceeds of naval battles and expeditions, which are divided according to strength, and Lu Yuan directly divides half of them, and has the right to choose the spoils of war first; Then the adjutants and the logistics chief again divided the half, and in reality only a quarter was left for the rank-and-file crew.
[You got the five-star ship "Princess", do you need to rename it?] γ
"The Siren, I hope it's called the Siren!"
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Mike, with his "Dogus" and three thousand barrels of water, left ...... Maybe he could feel a little relieved, after all, 3,000 barrels were also a lot of money, but compared to the expected profits, and the possibility of the secret of his hookup with the pirates being revealed, he could only reluctantly accept it.
When the "Dogus" left, Lu Yuan walked up to the low stern, clapped his hands, and beckoned the sailors to gather. August hesitated, as if he still remembered his life after becoming a knight, so he spontaneously stood behind him.
Looking at the sailors below, some hesitated, some dismissed, and some were whispering. To be honest, they can't be tamed at all now. But Lu Yuan was not worried at all, he had a better way to integrate.
"You should know the way!" Lu Yuan didn't speak in a louder voice, compared to when he cast a spell, the way he roared with green muscles was simply gentle. But just like when Lu Yuan performed a drama before, no matter how far or near, everyone heard it clearly, and only then did he see a great difference from it!
After the men's acupuncture was untied, a few sips of rum went down, and the little wound from the bayonet cut was healed. Now that they had gathered below, they felt more and more mysterious about the new captain.
"The ship, despite being my personal trophy, still belongs to August! Of course, during the time I was using, I was the captain! I renamed the ship the Banshee. β
Lu Yuan raised his finger wearing a bronze ring, and in a flash of light, the words "Princess" painted on the bow of the ship slowly turned into "Banshee", causing another commotion among the crew. Although there have always been rumors of witchcraft in the Caribbean, this is the first time you have seen it in person!
This one looks even more amazing than the one that just lifted the person up.
"For me personally, I only have three basic requirements!
First, the salary and distribution of the crew are only half of them at each site. The remaining half will be distributed at the end of the month. If you want to leave, you can pick up the rest of the money every time the boat docks and leave. Of course, I will no longer be allowed to rejoin my fleet after leaving. If you are afraid of dying in battle, you can designate a beneficiary after your death, and we will definitely deliver it.
Second, when fighting, you must obey my command, and there is only one way to disobey the command - death!
Thirdly, I have what I need to do, and in my absence, the ship is in full charge of Adjutant August! Now, do you have any comments? β
"Captain......" An old sailor came over hesitantly, as if there was something unspeakable to say. But when he arrived, he suddenly took out a short knife and stabbed it towards Lu Yuan!
But Lu Yuan didn't have the slightest idea of moving all over his body, he just looked at this bronze-level LV9 old pirate coldly!
A cable leaped up from the side and slammed into the old pirate's face like a whip! Then, before he could react, the rope sprang through itself, tied a sailor's knot, and hoisted the old sailor up the mast, making his neck gurgle! All at once the tongue came out. The other young pirate exclaimed, and quickly climbed the mainmast, walking on the truss like an ape, trying to rescue the old pirate. As a result, I saw Lu Yuan's finger with the ring move, and another cable flew up, hanging the young man there!
After a while, both of them stopped struggling and turned into two fresh corpses!
"Just like you see! Don't try to resist me! Because...... I have a sorcery that you can't match! Lu Yuan's fingers seemed to be subconsciously caressing the bronze ring, tempting them to guess in other directions. There are a lot of magical things in the Caribbean, and it's not uncommon to see items that can perform sorcery - it's not the same thing as the captain himself being a wizard!
"Now! I want you to put the goods in the bottom compartment, wipe the cannons, and prepare your weapons! In a few hours, we may have a broadside battle to fight! β
What does it take to consolidate the crew? Talking to each other? Improved treatment? Bittersweet memories? Neither! It is enough to take them to a winning battle! They are pirates for money, and Lu Yuan can bring them money.
Let August go to the captain's room to pack his own things and make room for Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan stood on the stern and turned the rudder steadily, directing the cable to pull the sails like a dance, and the newborn "Banshee" crossed a huge arc course, turned around and headed for the way it came......
It quickly overtook the slowly returning "Dugus", then spread all its sails and rushed in the direction of Trinidad!
Mike's face turned pale on the "Dugus", and he knew what the ship was going to doβthere were pirate ships chasing after it on the way! The Princess is just the fastest one! (To be continued......)
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