In the evening, the three of them, Iron Slag, the captain and the accountant gathered downstairs at the bar, eating dinner and discussing ways to make money.

The accountant took the lead in making a suggestion, and they went to apply for the chef of the Horton family, and then they were passive and forced the old man Horton to give him a severance pay. The captain shook his head and said that the three major families are not easy to mess with, don't offend people for a few gold coins.

"By the way, go get the hairpin back!" The captain suddenly remembered.

"Forget it, it's useless to come back." Due to the problem of matching the gun, the accountant changed his words and analyzed that this hairpin could only be auctioned. However, the nearest auction house is in Boiler Fort, and they can't get into the city, and they can't get it back.

The captain hesitated for a moment, sighed, and said, "Well, we'll talk about it when she's older." ”

"The boss is far-sighted......," the accountant said, but he cursed in his heart, "Hooligan, investment is really long-term." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, how to make money, hurry up and discuss!" Iron Slag said with a frown.

"Brother Tie, you also have an idea." The accountant said.

"If there is no other way, try your luck on the island, and the military base in Silver City usually has spare supplies." Iron Slag suggested. The captain said that he could take the risk, but now the ship's problem has not been solved, and there is no way to go. Iron Slag leaned back in his chair and said, "I'll just fight, don't ask me anything else." ”

"Forget it, go to the Fisherman's House and see if there is a suitable commission." The captain spread his hands and said helplessly.

"We are the overlords of the deep sea, how can we mix with those fishermen." The accountant shouted.

"Bullying fart, nothing without money! Is there a hegemon as poor as you? The captain scolded.

After discussing, the three of them left the giant wooden barrel in the snow and headed south of the town.

There are seven large forces in Luoyan Town, which the fishermen call "three families and four associations". The "Three Families" refer to the Ling family of shipbuilding, the Horton family of shipping, and the Sima family of the scholarly family, while the "Four Societies" refer to the four organizations of the Fisherman's House, the Pioneer Guild, the Black Sea Craftsman Association, and the Deep Sea Alliance.

The Pioneers' Guild mainly collects nautical information, and fishermen usually go here to learn about the weather and currents in the target sea area before going out to sea. The Black Sea Artisan Association, on the other hand, is mainly engaged in marine products, such as black-backed fish scale armor and pearl hairpins.

The Deep Sea Alliance is a true pirate den, but very loosely organized. The pirates are usually constantly fighting and fighting. Only when foreign forces intervene strongly, will they unite and unite with the outside world. The existence of the Deep Sea Alliance is for solidarity and mutual assistance at necessary moments.

The Fisherman's House deals mainly in the distribution and sale of seafood, and occasionally issues some commissions, but most of them are related to fishing. To put it bluntly, Fisherman's House is a wholesale market. Deep-sea fishermen bring seafood here, register it, and then send it to the surrounding cities to sell it on their behalf.

Half an hour later, the captain walked into a shack area with iron slag and an accountant. It's a bustling and bustling place, with workers pushing carts full of seafood to and fro, and fishermen gathering in twos and twos to gesturing their fingers......

There was steaming water everywhere, the ground was a little wet, and the ice water was mixed with black mud, and the black mud was mixed with snowflakes, and the cold and humid environment made people feel particularly uncomfortable. There are many large trucks parked around the shack area, loaded with sharp-toothed sea fish, thick carapace shrimp and crabs, and the wheels are sinking to the ground. Near the truck, men in yellow hazmat suits, glass masks and electric bottles on their shoulders patrolled the truck, all holding charged harpoons to prevent mutated sea creatures from escaping and hurting people.

Deep in the shack area is a very large colorful dome tent, a bit like the stage of a wandering circus in a fairy tale.

Walking into the tent, there was a charcoal fire burning in the open space in the middle, and I felt much warmer. Around the perimeter of the charcoal fire were blackboards filled with messages written in various colors of chalk. There were dozens of people standing in front of each blackboard, some looking at the blackboard, some with their heads bowed and copying and writing.

The captain walked to the largest blackboard, only to see a line of big words written at the top of the list: "The Horton family invested 800 gold to buy a snow bear gallbladder urgently." He suddenly shouted, "800 gold!" Did I read it wrong? 800 gold! ”

"That's right, I heard that the only son of the Horton family is seriously ill and needs bear bile to cure it." Someone next to him replied.

"I heard that it was a man's disease, and it is estimated that it is useless to eat bear bile." "It is said that he is bent, and it is impossible to straighten up even if he eats bear bile." "I heard that the old lord was so sad that he was about to faint." Some burst into laughter.

The captain squeezed through the crowd of onlookers and came to a corner of the tent, where a few desks and a few clerks wearing reading glasses were seated.

"I'm going to take the Horton family's commission." The captain said.

"It's not a commission, just exchange snow bear bile for money." The old clerk glanced up at the captain and replied in a businesslike manner.

"This is obviously a commission, it will take more than two months to go back and forth to the snowy night icefield, in case when we come back, the commission is picked up by others, won't we run in vain."

The captain was reasonable, and the old clerk did not deny it, so he said, "Then even if it is commissioned, I will record it, and you will go bear hunting." ”

"Entrustment requires a down payment." The captain reminded.

"Please ...... later," the old clerk took out his thick notebook and began to look through the records. After a while, he raised his head and said, "Captain Xia, your credit in the Fisherman's House is not enough, according to the regulations, not only will you not get the deposit, but you will also have to pay the deposit." ”

"What is my creditworthiness right now?" The captain asked.

"Minus three hundred and fifty." The old accountant replied.

"What! Why? The captain shouted, "I don't usually have any contact with you, why is my credibility so low!" ”

"I'll take ......a look," explained the old clerk, looking down for a moment, "yesterday you were minus three hundred, but someone saw you blackmailing another captain in the Lisbon bar, so your credibility was lowered by another fifty." ”

"Damn!" The captain scolded, took out a large pistol and slapped it on the desk, "Tell your stewards to come out!" What bullshit rules! It's your turn to take care of my personal grievances with others! ”

The old clerk was so frightened that his glasses almost fell off, so he got up in a hurry and ran away with a smoke......

After a while, under the leadership of the old clerk, a man in a black suit walked over. He was followed by two mechanical modifiers. The two transactors exude a metallic sheen all over, with thin pipes at the joints, and their chests covered in a single piece of tempered glass. Through the glass, you can see the precision gears running inside and the pressure pump that rises and falls. With such a design, there is more deterrence than combat, after all, the protection of tempered glass is not as good as that of steel plates. This is to clearly tell the other party - this is a new model, not an ordinary road cargo.

The captain involuntarily took a step back, and Iron Slag reached out and shook his shoulder, signaling that he didn't need to worry. The captain suddenly gained confidence and stood up straight to meet him. But in fact, the iron slag was ready to retreat. It's barely enough to hit one, and you can only escape if you face two at the same time. As for the captain, he is not yet his partner......

"Captain Xia, don't come unharmed." The man in the suit warmly held the captain's hand, but his eyes swept around, always vigilant.

"What's going on with your creditworthiness, why am I minus three hundred and fifty, even if I don't have a deposit for an entrustment, I have to pay a deposit, what is the reason?" When the captain came up, he asked the master to ask for guilt.

"Fisherman's House has always had its own credit system, which is a comprehensive evaluation of a person's creditworthiness according to the assets, social status, reputation, and rumors that each person has." The man in the suit paused, strengthened his tone and said, "Captain Xia, this is our rule, please cooperate." He spoke in a respectful tone, but the content was very strong.

"I'm the first mate of the Ichthyosaurus!" The captain stepped out and threatened, "Okay, that's the credit that your Fisherman's House has given to our captain, I remember, goodbye!" With that, the captain made a gesture to leave.

The man in the suit hurriedly stepped forward to grab him, and said with a smile, "Deputy Xia, don't go, your credit is at least 100 points." ”

In the eyes of the Fisherman's House, "Captain Xia" and "First Officer Xia" are not the same concept at all. Captain Xia represents a rogue pirate, who is not strong in combat, deceived and abducted, and has no bottom line. And Xia Damate is completely different, representing one of the overlords of the Black Sea, the second person under the "poisonous spider", no one dares to offend. In this Luoyan Town, a little thing can reach everyone's ears. The grievances between Captain Xia and the poisonous spider, although not known to passers-by, have also heard a little. The poisonous spider has never denied on any occasion that Xia Yihan is the first mate of the Ichthyosaurus. Therefore, when Captain Xia called himself First Officer Xia, they could only change their attitude and treat them differently.

The old clerk made a record and immediately reported to the man in the suit, "It's registered, the client of Snow Bear Bile is the first mate Xia of the Fish Dragon." ”

"Half of the deposit." The captain reminded.

"This ......," the man in the suit couldn't think of how to answer for a moment. If it were the usual rules, they should have paid half of the 800 gold first. But this rogue captain got so much money that maybe he would cross out the town of Luoyan from the nautical chart and forget about this place from now on......

Afterwards, the two sat down and discussed for a long time, and finally agreed before lunch, and finally the Fisherman's House paid 50 gold in advance. During this period, the man in the suit took a bite of "Xia First Mate", and the captain was so unhappy that he almost couldn't help but jump on him with a shot.

After withdrawing the money, the captain went straight to the Armed Flying Goose Shipyard, and now there is a total of 219 gold, and he can go to pick up the ship. When they arrived at the VIP room, the old accountant greeted him, and the captain threw away the money bag and said that he was going to pick up the boat.

"Not enough." The old accountant counted the number, and with the money deposited here, there was still a difference of 21 gold.

"Haijiao is not here, call her." The captain said.

"The eldest lady went to the boiler fort to buy the goods." "Where's the real rain?" "Today is Wednesday, Miss Er is at school, and she won't be back until the weekend." "Mashino......" "The third lady is also at school."

Listening to the old accountant's answer, the captain suddenly had some bad premonitions......