87_87057Bai Qi's search soon paid off, and he found a large box under the wooden bed. ⊙

Hit the box, which contained half a box of copper coins, several weapons and armor, and the two swords that Bai Qi paid to the captain were also among them, but unfortunately these weapons and armor were all white items, and there was no enchanted equipment, which was what the natives called divine grace equipment.

In addition to the weapons, there are several bronze vessels wrapped in linen cloth and elaborate pottery made of zuò.

Bai Qi thought for a moment and pushed the box back under the bed.

He really doesn't look down on these things, and he doesn't believe in a dignified God-chosen warrior, only this little bit of belongings.

Bai Qi quickly confirmed his thoughts, and he found a hidden compartment at the bottom of the cabinet, which contained a small box.

When I opened the box, I found half a box of dazzling gold coins.

Satisfied, he put the small box into the storage space.

Bai Qi carefully searched around the cabin again, but found nothing more.

He sat behind his desk, opened the desk drawer, there were several letters in it, he picked up one and was about to look at it, when there was a knock on the door.

Bai Qi put down the letter and said, "Come in." ”

The hatch slowly opened, and the young man who had just been promoted to first mate by Bai Qi walked in cautiously, holding three bone spears in his hands, which were the bone spears that Bai Qi shot when he shot the former first mate and the two diving sailors.

Bai Qi pointed to the table, the first mate stepped forward, put the bone spear on the table with both hands, and was about to withdraw, Bai Qi suddenly said, "What's your name?" ”

The young man hurriedly bowed and replied, "Your Excellency, my name is Gunde. ”

"Who did this ship belong to before?"

"This ship was formerly a merchant ship of the Ranmel family of the Sumean city-state, Your Excellency."

"Are you from the Rummel family? Let's talk about the Rummel family. ”

"Your Excellency, I am not a member of the Rummel family, I was originally just an oarsman slave, in an attack of pirates, helped Captain Du Bo repel the pirates, and operated the ship to get rid of the tracking of the pirate ship, after returning to Sumea, I was given the status of a civilian by the Rummel family, and became a sailor on this Barracuda merchant ship, and then I made many meritorious contributions, and last month the second mate was sick and could no longer run the ship, and I was promoted to the second officer."

Speaking of this, Gunder paused, hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "The Rummel family is a high-class noble family in Sumeia City, within the family, there are five Chosen Warriors, a priest, the family is mainly engaged in commerce, and has a total of three large merchant ships, the captains of the three ships are all Rummel Family's Chosen Warriors, the Barracuda is the smallest of the three large merchant ships, and it is said that Captain Du Bo is also the weakest of the five Chosen Warriors of the Rummel family. ”

After listening to Gunde's words, Bai Qi knocked lightly on the table and muttered for a long time, and just when Gunde was sweating from Bai Qi's silence, he finally spoke again: "Who are the remaining members of the Rummel family on this ship?" ”

Gunder hurriedly returned: "Except for Captain Dubo, only the first mate on the ship is a member of the Rummel family, and the others are recruited civilians. ”

At this time, Bai Qi suddenly stared at Gunde for a moment, and asked in a slightly playful tone, "If I want to keep this ship for myself, are these crews under you reliable?" Or is it unreliable, even including you? ”

When Gunder heard this, he bent deeper and said: "Your Excellency, these sailors are civilians recruited in Sumea City and Stya City, and their families are all in the city, especially the sailors in Sumeia City, they will never dare to truly betray the Rummel family, otherwise their families will be reduced to slavery." ”

Bai Qi chuckled: "Then who do you think is more reliable?" ”

Gunder seemed to hear something from Bai Qi's question, and sweat began to break out on his forehead.

After hesitating for a moment, Gunder gritted his teeth and said, "Only Boatswain Bird, Sailor Lenka can be trusted. ”

Hearing Gunde's answer, Bai Qi let out a noncommittal "oh" and asked again, "What is the relationship between these two people and you?" ”

Gunder did not hesitate this time and said, "Bode is my father's cronies, and Lenka is his son. ”

Without waiting for Bai Qi to ask, Gande continued: "My father was a general of the Stya fleet, in the last change of power in Stya City, my father chose the wrong ally, after the new consul took office, my father was sent to conquer the water thieves of the Blackwater Lake, the waters of the Blackwater Lake are very complicated, it took my father three months to find out the topography of the waters of the Blackwater Lake, he was recalled by the consul, and then he was executed for the crime of fear of war, and my family was reduced to slavery. ”

"Bird used to be my father's personal bodyguard, and after I was sold as a slave to the Rummel family, he came to me with his son and found a way to become a sailor on the Barracuda, and I was able to become second mate because of Bird's support."

Bai Qi thought for a while, and then asked, "Can the three of you control this ship?" ”

Listening to Bai Qi's question, Gunde's face suddenly turned pale, and he hesitated for a moment before he said with great difficulty: "Reluctantly." ”

Bai Qi knew that he thought he was going to kill the other sailors, and he didn't say anything.

In fact, Bai Qi may not have this idea, but he really can't convince himself to kill those sailors who have no ability to resist.

Bai Qi touched his chin and asked, "Where can I recruit qualified and ...... How so...... Won't betray my sailors? ”

Gunde hesitated for a long time before he said abruptly: "I think there is only Blackwater City, the city of water thieves." ”

If he could, Gunder would rather be a slave than a water thief.

Bai Qi shook his head when he heard this, and seemed to say to himself: "Water thieves can't do it, if water thieves are recruited, won't this ship be able to dock in the city-state port again?" I'm not interested in being a water thief. ”

Gunde's hope suddenly rose when he heard this, he thought for a while and said: "Not everyone in Blackwater City is a water thief, I have heard that there are many poor fishermen there, but Your Excellency, if we want to be a legitimate merchant ship, the biggest problem is this ship. ”

Bai Qi nodded, of course they thought of this and asked, "Do you have any way?" ”

"There is also a shipyard in Blackwater City, so you may be able to sell this ship there and order a new one...... However, Blackwater is a lawless place, and if you don't have enough power, you won't be able to buy a new ship there, and you risk losing your money and life. ”

Bai Qi nodded and said, "I see, are we the closest to the city-state of Stya now?" ”

Gunde shook his head and said, "We are the closest to the city-state of Heras on the south bank of the Sara River, which is the trading city on the banks of the Sara River after the city-state of Stia, but this city-state is hostile to the city-state of Suemia, so the merchants of Suemia dare not go there. ”

Bai Qi smiled with satisfaction: "Very good, you go out to organize it now, and we will go to Heras." ”

Gunder bowed and said, "Yes." He said that he would go out.

After Gunder left, Bai Qi followed him out of the captain's cabin, and called a random sailor and asked him to call Bird and his son.

Bai Qi questioned the father and son separately, confirmed Gunde's words, and then he called all the sailors to the captain's room to inquire one by one, and he could learn more about the world.

These sailors traveled north and south, but provided Bai Qi with a lot of useful information.

At last he instructed the sailors to bring in the slave girl who had served him food and drink and had kindly reminded him.

Slaves in this world are tattooed with slave marks, and the potions used in this tattoo are specially concocted and can only be washed away by priests with special magic techniques, so it is a very troublesome thing to free a slave.

Generally speaking, the slave mark of the male slave will be tattooed directly on the face, while the female slave will be tattooed on the neck in order not to affect the appearance.

The slave girl walked into the cabin, and her eyes were full of hope and fear in her eyes when she looked at Bai Qi, and on the other hand, from the fear of disappointment.

Bai Qi didn't disappoint her, he smiled and said, "To thank you, I will find a way to remove your slave mark." ”

Bai Qi's words suddenly filled the woman's eyes with tears, and she slowly collapsed to the ground.

What could be more desirable for a slave than freedom?

This slave girl was able to take a huge risk to warn Bai Qi, a person who had helped her, which shows that she is a person who knows how to repay her kindness, a person who knows gratitude, and her character is not too bad.

And Bai Qi gave her the greatest hope in this life at this time, he believed that before she was completely free, the possibility of this woman betraying him was very small, at least she was much more trustworthy than Gunde at this time.

After a long time, the female slave returned to normal, and Bai Qi said to her gently: "From today on, you will be in charge of my diet, pay attention to the kitchen, I don't want to be poisoned." ”

Listening to Bai Qi's words, the slave girl suddenly showed a serious and firm look, and saluted Bai Qi and said, "Your Excellency, I'll go to the kitchen and watch, and let them prepare dinner for you." ”

She was about to go out, when Bai Qi suddenly said, "Wait, you haven't told me yet, what's your name?" ”

The slave girl said, "Your Excellency, my name is Lilith. ”

Bai Qi nodded and said, "Lilith, go and call my first mate Gunde. ”

After Lilith returned with Gunde, Bai Qi pointed at Lilith and said to Gunde: "From today on, this woman is my personal maid, you go and sue all the crew, she has the right to supervise everyone on my behalf." ”。